- Buried Alive Then Brainwashed Most visitors to the Tower of London, or the Bastille in Paris, shudder at the sight of the old truments of torture designed to loosen thé tongues of those suspected of treasonable activi- ties, "Thank God, people- are : civilized to-day," they murmur, But are they? In Hungary, when the more "usual metheds of "softening" a suspect's resistance have met with failure, he is liable to be taken before what he believes to be a secret Court of Justice. - Here the president tells him that despite his denials, his guilt is known and the verdict of the court is that he is to be buried 2 alive. The unfortunate prisoner is. then dragged away to the * dungeons below the Secret Po- 'drugged. lice headquarters and is shown a 'catacomb, with niche after niche of named coffins. He is then compelled to select his own coffin and to paint his name and the date on the out- side." A guard "persuades" his colleagues to "let the poor devil have cnough brandy to knock him right out." But the liquor is One sip, and the prisoner is out cold for about half an-hour. When he recovers consciousness he finds himself in the inky blackness and utter silence of "he sealed coffin. It is useless to struggle as his hands and feet are tied. Imagine the agony of mind in such circumstances as a man realizes he is to die slow as- phyxiation! ' : But fastened to the outside of the coffin is a glass tube, like a _| thermometer, in which the fluid changes colour according to the oxygen content of the air in- side. When the oxygen talls to a certain percentage, a further supply is secretly pumped in, and the prisoner revives. Then the mental torture begins all over again, ' After the third infusion of "oxygen, and asphyxiation point approaches for the fourth time, the coffin is opened. By this time _ even the strongest character, assuming that he is still sane, is usually willing to confess any- thing true or false, The mediaeval practice of bricking-up erring nuns and their illegitimate babjes within the convent walls was more civilized. At least they were al- - DIFFERENT--It's Sputnik, not St. - Nick, charming French children .In this Paris depariment store. Keeping close tabs on current events, Santa Claus-is display- ing an earth satellite toy and __a little dog representing "Laika", Russian space dog. lowed to die once consciousness was lost. They were not revived periodically to prolong the agony, Another form of modern tor- ture, known as "The Widow," is practised. to-day in the prisons and coneentration camps be- of which has a swiftly revolving wheel attached to" it. To the |. spokes of the wheels are fixed scores of powerful electric lights . of violently contrasting coluors, The prisoner is fastened to a " chair, his 'eyes are injected with atropine to -enlarge the pupils and make them more 'than usulaly sensitive to light, The lights are switched on and the wheels are set revolving at @ terrific speed. Closing the "eyes brings no relief as the lights are bright enough to pentrate the thin flesh of the lids. In addition to appalling pain in the optic nerves. The Widow produces hideous nausea. Few prisoners subjected to this form of treatment have been able to resist questioning for more than an hour, ; An equally devilish contrap- tion is called "The Bee" because it produces a -faint, persistent buzzing through earphones clamped to the prisoner's head. uch is th® peculiar pitch of fhe buzz that it results in the _ most agonizing hgadache. ~ Even the that questioning is u the victim has prescribed a certain quantity of, heroin, The threat of 'a second session with The Bee is generally suffi- cient to make a prisoner talk. Unlike the tortures inflicted during the Middle Ages, none of the more scientific modern va- riety leaves 'any permanent physical trace -- crushed bones or deformed, -dislocated joints -- to bear witness of man's. in- humanity to man. There is, how- ever, one method of "soften- ing". a prisoner 'in Central Eur- ope which produces effects mot easily distinguishable from rheu- matoid arthritis, Thé prisoner's. hands are forced into "gloves" not- unlike those worn by deep-sea divers. By means of a machine the at- mospheric pressure is slowly in- creased -- and then suddenly ~ lessened to below. normal. In- creased again, and again sud- denly lessened, 'thé process be- ing repeated for about a quarter of an hour. : Only those who have suffered - (or witnessed) the pains of "Div- er's Cramps" can imagine the agonies produced by such a dia- bolic device. y Is the world more civilized than it was 500 hundred years ago? Or has the knowldege that "progress" has brought made it even less s0? Make Money That Can't Be Spent Gold sovereigns are still being made in small numbers at Brit- ain's Royal Mint, although the minting' of gold coins for public circulation ceased in 1917, They are being made so that the Mint can preserve the in- herited knowledge and crafts- « manship of gold coining which requires a different technique from coining in other metals and greater precision in workman- ship. There is na question of issuing these sovereigns for cir- culation; they will remain part of the gold reserves. When the soverélgn was first issued during the reign of Henry its value was sometimes as high as 30s., but under Charles 1I the value was fixed at 21s, The sovereign, which our par- ents and grandparents used, dates from a royal proclamation of -1817 "that certain pieces of gold: money should be coined which should be called 'sover- "| "eigns of 20-shilling pieces'. "CROSSWORD PUZZLE ~. Anclent 31, Remain too eek city ong 10. Opinion 33. Mohammedan 11. D scriptures TACROSS 2. 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Exceedingly 4 49. Fanned away b | warm 3 5, Plerce " 3 pe Smaflest ] £9, Distant DOWN i, Harvest gnddess Answer elsewhere on this page. ! inquisitors realize -- FOUR YEARS IN FIRST--Like the fellow who got tossed out of Wi not shaving when he was in the third grade, "Susie", mxEnglish springer Spaniel, is having a tough time getting past the first grade at Blessed Sacrament School. The pooch, patiently sitting alongside Martha Donnelly, first visited the school by following his young-master, Martha's older brother, John. But when John moved on, Susie decided td stay in the first grade, and though she's had an almost perfect record for attendance, she just can't seem to master those doggone lessons. It seems she'll never be promoted. (N2) Xe - has had a checkered career, part- ly because it has never adopted a standard practice for the .pro- duction of high quality market lambs 'similar to that long fol- lowed in Scotland, and other sheep-raising countries. The use of cross breds by breeders in s these countries to obtdin the maximum of hybrid vigour is probably the chief factor contri- buting to a profitable sheep in- dustry. 3 * * J ; At about the end of the last war, Canada's sheep population was roughly four million head. Very shortly afterward, this fig- ure dropped to about one-and- one-half million. In addition, 40 per cent of the lambs coming from the surrounding territory to Montreal, one of the country's largest sheep and lamb market- This was an economic loss not easily overlooked. * * LJ As the first step in initiating a program to reduce the large number of culls, J. W. Graham, of the Livestock and Poultry Division, Canada Department of Agriculture, went to Scotland in 1949 and purchased a small num- ber of sheep for use in cross- breeding. This was followed by a joint program with the Quebec Department of Agriculturg. Since then, increased interest has been shown in both that pro- gram and the industry generally. LJ * Ld For example, a high level of performance was-revealed by the recent annual inspection of the North County Cheviot sheep --flock -at- Normandin, P.Q. - This flock, owned by the Canada De- partment of Agriculture, is used to multiply breeding stock for the Quebec cross-breeding pro- gram, Ram lambs used last fall for project testing had not only developed" into excellent shear- lings, but had also indicated their worth as sires. A similar program is. being followed with top performers for the current breeding séason. Selections of ewé sfock were mdde for the breeding flock, which now con- =tains 87 females, with the objec- tive of 100 head to be attained next year. L - & Satisfactory progress with the use of cross-bred ewes for im- proved market lamb production tricts in the province where the program Is developing. Several selections of rams were made for breeders outside of Quebec and the balance of the current year's Quebec Department of Agricul- ture to augment the program. LJ * LJ Increased interest in sheep in Saskatchewan, 'is indicated by inquiries from farmers wishing to buy ewes. The first 4-H sheep club In Saskatchewan, consist. ing of 18 members, was recently formed, Each member will re- The Canadian sheep industry ing centres, were grading "cull". - is reported from the many dis-~ ram crop will be sold to the: tions, ceive 10 range ewes. The Cana- dian Co-operative Wool Growers are financing purchase of the sheep, and rams will be loaned by the Department through the Sire Loan Policy. ~ | . . . In the Bluffton and Rimbey districts of "Alberta, a new ram club has been organized. This Is a marginal farming area and sheep production is important to the economy of the area. About 20 farmers have sheep flocks and deposits were received for eight rams' of the North Country Cheviot and Corriesdale breeds for use in crossing with the ewe. flocks, which are predominant- ly Suffolk. These farmers had been convinced, at a meeting held earlier,. of the value of cross-breeding in market lamb and wool production. oo FREY N Members of a ram club or- ganized in Sangudo, Alberta, in 1055 were pleased with cross- breeding results. Corriesdale and North County Cheviot rams were used on grade and pure- bred Suffolk ewes. Most of the lambs from this cross went to market at four and months, weighing an average af 95 pounds. Some members of the club are now exchanging their rams among themselves or with farmers in the surrounding dis- trict. . * LJ The "broiler-fow!l™ competitive price relationship has tended to focus attention on the wider use of the Leghorn breed for egg pro- duction in the Maritime Provin- ces. Comparative egg-production performance tests conducted by the Kentville N.S. Experimen~ tal Farm, have shown some strains of Leghorns to be def- finitely superior in egg-produc- tion. These superior Leghorn stocks are not pure strains but dre crosses of one kind or an: other, which have been develop- ed by crossing specially bred- pure strains. These special beed- ing methods for the production of commercial stock are being - "conducted by relatively few breeders, all of whom are work- ing with large poultry popula- tions. * - - In the test work at Kentville unculled flocks of these superior. Leghorn stocks gave perform- ance records of 240 eggs per hen housed, in" 350 days, with a feed efficiency of 4.5 pounds of feed per dozen eggs laid and laying house mortality in the vicinity of 5 per cent. Admittedly these birds were kept under good housing and management con- ditions; nevertheless these yec- ords should be attainable under commercial production condl- * LJ * MN Some of the other advantiges of Leghorns are that they. re- quire less floor space per bird than birds of the heavy breeds .and their white shelled eggs may - be more adaptable to "electronie one-half . scinating reading in egg candling" if this system of candling is adopted by the in- dustry ;in the future. But it should also be recognized that the raeat salvage value of the Leg- - horn is generally lower than that of the heavy birds (current. ly amounting to about 50 cents per bird in the Kentville area), and small egg size can be a prob- lem with some Leghorn stocks," particularly 'when the price dif- ferential between Large and Me- dium eggs becomes as wide as it was this past summer. 'Leghorn chicks also appear to be more sensitive to. adverse temperatures than birds: of the 'heavy breeds and more. atten- tion must be given to, this detall of management. » . * . Intensive breeding ttechniques are being used on some large populations of the heavy breeds as well, but, in most instances the emphasis is on the develop- ment of stock for the production of broiler chicks. As in egg pro- duction stock, the commercial 'broiler stock is also usually the progeny o! crossbred parents. of crossbred parents. It would seem that heavy and' light poultry stocks are each be- coming more 'specialized, with the heavy breeds being develop- ed mainly for meat production and the Leghorns for commercial egg production, MITE AND MANE--Dwarfed by a lion-like "big brother" this toy poodle musiers just as much: of .a fierce attitude as its pro- tector in London. The giant French poodle, named Tzigane Angah, and tiny but tough Tzigane Dee, are awaiting the beginning of a kennel club show in the British capital. Painted A House In Four Minutes Painters in a German city ac- cepted a challenge to show how - quickly and efficiently they could work recently by painting an eight-roomed house with one coat of paint in an hour and a quarter, Ten painters were em- ployed on the job. ) A record? No. In 1940 a nine- roomed house in Omaha, Neb- raska, was painted in 4 min. 14 secs. by a gang of 110 painters. Swift work records make fas- 1957 when controversy men and there is so much concerning whether women are working hard enough. Some critics say our grandparents worked much fast- er and better. Are you a fast worker? Not long ago a Bristol. man was call- ed one when he proved that he could strip a car wheel of its tire and inner tube in 19 scc- onds. And there's a Hampshire girl who used to plant 5,000 ~ cabbages in a day. She worked like a machine and got through : EAPSE gL SEARLS FE ey eh A a REPU RLS NT RN ALAA brooding: 47 minutes: by (£15.48 5 Shr, FAIRE a . 4 Pi the job without overtiring her- self. ' Years ago there was friendly rivalry between Britain and the United States in railway engine building. In 1778, at Crewe, a standards freight 'engine was erected, in 25 hours, 30 minutes. : Ten years later the Americans beat this record by erecting an - engine in 18 hours, sbut thei feat was put int the shade by the old Great-Eastern Railway Com- pany which, in 1899, assembled an engine and tender in 9 hours Eighty-five hands were employed on the job; 39 fitters, 44 boilermakers and two boys. . Pretty Chirsti Hofer, an Aus- triantrian housewife, claimed to be the world's fastest typist in 1946 after achieving the fantas- .tic speed of 640 letters per min- ute -- and no mistakes. George _L. Hossfleld, an American, typed 8,656 words in an hour, making only 31 mistakes, He tapped the keys 43,282 times in all. A good average tying speed is 60 to 70 words a minute. Other fast workers? In the Midlands a pair of shoes has been made in 20 minutes. A man named Webb, at a cookery ex- , hibition, peeled 28 lbs. of pota- toes in 9 minutes, 18 seconds. Visitors to the Royal Academy of 1932 saw a portrait in oils which took the painter exactly one hour to complete. Another artist, C. Goldesborough Ander- son, was also timed to paint an excellent portrait in one hour, five seconds, Barbers occasionally claim re- cords for very swift work. An Italian, Allessandro Costariole, shaved a customer and dressed his hair in a minute and a half. The self-styled world's cham- pion shaver, James Churchill, of Virginia, U.S., removed a cus- tomer's whisketg eleven years ago in exactly oné minute. "You women make me laugh," remarked a husband to his wife. "You say you've been shopping but you haven't bought a single thing." that you said you had been fish- ing" Upsidedown to Prevent' Peeking tJ|2Z j=l] ' >-i|ONN ZIWZ ow IR-D-0 if Rw| loo iu ATT] E3ES \') i S 2 3 A N O | 1 A 1 0) S | wine JZ - Z| Z-EO- Wi JI{--N N p-} le) L%) N | Nd 3 S WZ Zw Zit -- w= |<|X [0 LZ |-jld ola. jv nig n - "It was only yesterday, a By Rev. R, Barclay Warren B.A, B.D. Ai Living With Christan Joy | Philippians 4:1-18 gg Memory Selection: My Gods shall supply all your need ae cording to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:10, | | I said to-a_ doctor friend as wi "drove to the hospital, 'I presu many of your patients are psy« chosomatic." His reply wag "About 90%." Perhaps his estime, ata was high. At any rate, mi of the illnesses today, -- real imagined, -- are emotionally ine duced. People become sick bes cause they are unhappy and theg, remain unhappy because are sick. But the origin of fllness is in the mind rather tha®§ in the body. Their stress tolege ance Is low. Small frustration upset them, } Our lesson Is one of the fines Scripture portions to read whe . life seems to be getting too much for you. Remember that 'Paul i8 chained to a Roman guard as he writes from prison. He calls fog the workers to cooperate. Fallure to do this is one of the mala causes of mental uneasiness, Then 'he calls for rejoicing in all circumstances and for sweet reasonableness. To say to people, 'Don't worry," only aggravates -unless you say or do something further. Paul urges prayer with thanksgiving. The result is God's peace keeping heart and mind. We must carefully guard our thinking. We should concentrate on the things that are true, hon- est, just, pure, lovely and of good report. That will free us from the sordid and obscene that is featured in many magazines and on the radio and TV. | We need to learn contentment. It takes constant learning but Paul was enjoying this state of restfulness even in prison. But how can we achieve this happy tranquil state. The answer is, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me. 'We need Jesus Christ. We need Him to redeem us from our guilt and our sin. We need Him to Cleanse us from impurity of heart, We need His strength mo- ment by moment. He will give us His joy and we can live happily in the midst of a troubled world. Jesus Christ is the answer to our need. GIVE IT TIME Neighbor--"How is that incu- bator doing that you bought?" Mrs. Newbride--"I suppose it's all right but I'm a little worried about it. It hasn't laid a single egg yel," the beauty of Olga Orozco, who pauses in native costume by a relic. of pre-Spanish culture in Medellin, Colombia. One of many in the country, the statue was erected long before the Conquistadors as a memorial to a tribal chieftain of the Andes. SMILE FOR THE, CAMERA--TRIs 21 foot reticulated python must be camara shy because seven ema men are needed to make it pose during a science television show. The big reptile held the spotlight as "Animal of the Month" ot 'he program. jg