THE GUARDIAN. cnAauofr'rE'rowN

I DECEMBER 31. 1951'

Strange But True

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White raspberries are not white. they are ivory in color. and the so called white ant is brown in color

and belongs to the order of "or- thoptera." i" All trees are protected by na-

ture. But in lreail. where the rubber trees grow. the boring beet- le is poisoned by a Juioe which the tree manufactures. The Juice iills up the hole made by the beetle and the tree keevl on growing.

It is interesting to note the way rubber is gathered. (It comes from , the tree in the form of a milky

juice). Armed with a tomahswk- like axe called a "macheadino" the natives out into the tree almost

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let otothetreewith a piece or soft clay. and the juice runs in- to the sup. some of the larger trees have so cups and their ever- ege yield is to pounds of rubber in the harvesting season.

New timings have to be made every two hours as the tirst flow ceases after that period. one sum can tap 100 trees in s forenoon e.nd then cover the same ground after dinner.

when sufficient ise ia gdthered it is boiled until a rubber "biscuit" weighing about six pounds is formed. Nowadays more up to data .boiling methods are used But this is the way crude rubber first went to market and the way it comes today.

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Vuicanfaation was not discover- ed till 1830.

The sandwiches which we enjoy

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WINTER FIELD TRIP!

A winter field trip olten brings the bird watcher s most unex-

' pected thrill. It may be a flock of

Redpolls flying low in the sun- shine. then coming to rest on a snowy road where weeds are pok-

so much at picnics are named for the Earl of sandwich who always

to the wood. A little cup is then

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ate his meat between two slices of bread.

The phrase "quick as a cat can wink her eye" originated in an old play from a description of one of the leading characters in the play, "John Cat" Eye Wink."

About half of all the newsuap - published in the world are printed in Canada and the United states. It was customary in the days of the single sheet papers to print the points of the compass at tit: top of the page. Why? To indicate that happenings from all over the globe were recorded.

Every trade. organisation. pro- fession and science now has its representative Journal. besides the actual newspapers and maga- zines of literary character.

A person five feet tall, standing on the sea-shore. is able to see 2 3-4 miles away - toward the skyline. If he were six feet tall he could see a quarter or a mile fur- ther. But if he climbed onto the roof of a. building 100 feet high he would be able to see is miles sway on a clear day, and a 4.2 mile view may be enjoyed from the peak oi a mountain 1000 feet high. The pilot who flys one mile above the earth is able to see 96 miles away and the farther up he goes the larger the earth's circle becomes to him.

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Long before our scientists har- nessed and controlled sources of boundless energy. our sc ool teachers accomplished the e results in kindergartens - Burton Hillis.

when Germany's poct. l-lens Wilhelm Von Thummel died his body was laid inside's giant oak which the poet admired in life. That was in 1824. The tree still stands; and the poet's ashes and dust have been kindly hidden from the eyes of passers as the cavity or tomb. has gradually healed. It is the only tree in Ger- many to have entombed in its heart the remains of a human.

Hidden under the Golden Tem- ple in Bcnarea, the Holy City oi India. is the Brahma pyramid, wrought in plates of pure gold. each plate or disc iitting into its fellow like the disks of a separator. This unique pyramid is still unfinished though the Brah- man priests have worked on it for 3,000 years.

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Local tradition says god Siva has charged the with the task of taking the py- ramid apart and replacing it on

that the priests

ing up their heads; a pair of gor- geous Cardinals at a feeding tray: a flock of Golden-eyes resting on s pebbly shore beside fast-moving. blue water: or a majestic Hawk soaring overhead. i

Some fortunate people live in a locality where different types of country Join; but rarely has any- one the opportunity on one excur- sion of leelng birds of the forest, birds of the meadow. and water birds. so today let us choose the unoleared land. and start off suit- ably equipped for a snowy walk.

let us enter the forest quietly. with eyes and ears alert. Pale sunshine slants between here branches. but mixed with elms and birch there are some fir trees. we hardly reach the outskirts be- fore we are greeted by a hoarse v ice shouting. "Helloi" This is fdllowed by a whining noise. as made by a dog. Just then we my the fairly large bird. which by this time is saying to us in a con- fidential tone, "Ks-ya? Queck. quack. kwe-wa." A front view presented to us, we fancy the bird is mostly white. Then. as it shifts its position on the low branch to come nearer us. we get a side view for a moment, and discover that it is mostly grey. The startlingly white, high forehead is off-set by black at the nape of the neck. Cheeks. collar, throat and breast are also pure white. or course, this is a Canada Jay, down from the north on a spree.

We hate to leave so unusual a visilor, but a nasal "yank-yank" announces that I Nuthatch is not too far away. No sooner have we moved forward than a flash of brilliant blue crosses our path. and a Blue Jay shrieks. "Jay. Jay,” so close to us that we jump. This rumpus will never do. we. must stand still until all is calm.

Then deep in the woods we come

upon an pld pine. and there. twen- ty feet up. sits a large dark ob- ject. As we gaze intently. the

Great Horned Owl opens one eye to look us over. and when we circle the tree that eye follows us. But we must leave him in peace and turn homeward before the sun be- gins to sink. in a few hours he (will be lively enough -- too lively to suit the neighboring squirrels.

cream'.No wonder they run at the sound

'0: his deep-toned voice. He is

L their deadly enemy.

Do city sparrows migrate? 1 BURGESS IEIITIME

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Banflli;-MaoPlIereon Wedding '

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A quiet but pretty wedding took place at the home or the bride's sister. Mrs. Alex MacKin- non. Arlington. Mass.. on Oct. Inn. 1861. when Evelyn Irene MacPhereon. daughter of Mrs. Lauchlin D. MscPherson and the late Mr. MacPhel-son, Klnroaa. P. E. I.. was united in marriage to Walter Herold Banfill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Banfill. Lsconia. New Hampshire.

The ceremony was Perform” by the Rev. George "L. Murray. D. D.. of the United Presbyterian Church. Newton. Mass-

The bride was attended by Mrs. Phemle Bartlett and the lll'00m waslsupported by Ml" 1495"” Bart ett.

Mr. and Mrs. Bantill left on a short honeymoon trip 10 NUW York. They are residing in Bos- ton. Mass.

M, W” mun warm and comtort- .b1g, but his crop was no longer full. Right away I" beu" I” think, or breakfast. Where should he go this morning? It would be u.e1e.qg to go where he had work- ed yesterday. He rnust.go in an- other direction. for I.ilI:I.ie while he lay there lastly Iirylnl I-0 "13" up his mind which way iao'K0- Finally he started up for his little round doorway. a doorway iusi big enough for him to slip through. That is the kind or a doorway Drummer likes best.- It won't let anyone bigger than

himself in. Q

But what had happened to that. just-right doorway? It was C105-i ed. Yes. sir. that doorway was: closed. all but a small hole near, the top. It was closed with ibe. Oil course this was the work of Jack! Frost. Wet snow had filled the doorway. and than Jack Frostl had turned it to ice.

Drummer was a little startiedn but at first not really frightened. opening that door meant just a. little extra work. This is what he? I-houtlht. and being a good work-i or he didn't mind that little ex-l tra. work. He peeked lightly at that ice in the doorway. it was hard. it was harder than wood. That stout bill of Drummcws was of lltlvle use against such hard ice- When he was cutting any hole lnj wood. he took out a tiny chip! with every blow. Now he couidn'I:l do that. Little by little as he worked uselessiy. he began toi understand what had hsppenedw He was a prisoner in his own. home. Yes. Sir. Drummer was at prisoner. . .

He REVS up trying to cut away that ice to open his doorway. i-lei went down to his bed. and tried? I-0 E0 to sleep. He couldn't go to. sleep. No. air. Drummer couldn'iii sleep. Worrying and sleeping do. not go together. and Drummer

was worryind. k

"lirn a prisoner. whispered Drummer to himself. "I'm a prisoner. and I cannot help my- self. What shall 1 do? What can I do." .

no one at all. He was Jack Frost's prisoner. and Jack Frost wouldn't give him anything to eat. It only he had food there he would not have been so worried. But there

But there was no one' there to

tell Drumrner what he could do;iwss no food. There you,

scrap of food. Drummer up" 3.: od in. He must find a wsy of getting out. or he would starve to death. He must help himseit, 10,. thu-e was no one else to help h.-m Poor Drummer! I i

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When the Foils peai out across the City tonight

and the wings of the old your. departing. shadow the moon, accept please our iiesi wishes for a happy I952. May it Be a fuii iweive-months of peace and prosperity. oi satis-

faction and accomplishimeni. of joy: Both spiritual and ma-

anothcr stand. the divine will being he hm c.:f'g5,-h;.m3,1g tn . E; that its 64 discs must be put either mi" dead gm, in the Green For- on an empty D9! Or on one which a es; 3:, was getting dark. and he larger disc had menu placed. be- knew . storm was on its way.b lac! fore. It's worse an our lasaw didnvt, worry in that snug e -I puzzles for according to mathetnn- mom or his. He was warm and ticans, a total of billions of chnngeydry and iry ccimfortabie.hRou8h overs will be necessary before the 13;-other North Wind mig t roar job of transferring the pyramid to't,hrough theiGrecn Forest all he a second peg will be accomplish-ipleased, and it would not dis- ed. The rub -- and there is a rub. tur'o Drummer in the least. or so;

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