Burials and Totems Mark Coast Indians in British Columbia
Historic practices shift as Canada funds Indian improvements while aging traditions fade. Descriptions cover grave houses in Hazleton and Shalath, cedar box coffins, tree burials on Haida Kwakiutl and Nootka lands, and totem grave markers in Stanley Park. Museums in Vancouver preserve artifacts and works by Macdonald, Robinson, and von Engel-Baiersdorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew
Bella Coola
Canada
British Columbia
Hazelton
Shalath
Vancouver
Kitsilano Beach
Quatsino Sound
West Coast
Stanley Park
Skidsgate
Charlotte Islands
Skedays
Thunderbird Park
Victoria
Vancouver Museum
Public
Hastings
Main Sts
North American
Agnes Macdonald
F.R A
Carl Robinson
E. C. von Engel-Baiersdorf
F.R.A
Handy Take-Down Ladder For Orchard Work
Article by H. D. McCrae describes a take-down tripod ladder designed for apple picking. It highlights flat rungs for comfort and safety, 21 foot length, light weight, adjustable leg and cross-arm, and how independent legs improve stability among high limbs, with testimony from users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. McCrae
Childhood Prayer View I pattern 7251 for needlework
Instructional pattern 7251 titled Childhood Prayer View I offers a 16x19 inch transfer with easy charts photos and directions. Send 25 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg to obtain the pattern including name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Helpful Hints For Garments And Home Care
Practical tips from an era guide: avoid direct heat on wool, align corduroy pieces with the nap, rub furniture scratches with walnut oil, let dry, repeat to fill, and smooth with polish. Reuses old bath towels as double thick hair drying mitts.
Canadian powder neutralizes odorless carbon monoxide
Dr. Morris Katz of Ottawa reported at a San Francisco ACS meeting that a silver permanganate powder coating can neutralize carbon monoxide. The compound, used in ventilating systems and gas masks, would enhance safety in mines tunnels garages aircraft and submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Canadian National Department of Defence
Morris Katz
Ottawa
American Chemical Society
Katz
Gastronomic map promotes Canadian dishes for tourists
The Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada funds a gastronomic map featuring ten provincial recipes to entice American visitors. Dishes include Newfoundland cod with salt pork and British Columbia Lion's Gate Pancakes. Radio broadcasts and paper place mats will spread the concept to restaurants and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Canada
Chamber of Commerce of Canada
Canadian National Railways
Chatelaine Institute
Chatelaine Magazine
Maclean-Hunter
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Lion's Gate
Kate Aitken
Mme
Jeanne Benoit
Canadian Restaurant Association
Migratory Bird Population Survey Under Way in Regina
The third annual cooperative migratory bird survey for North America runs five months in Regina with two crews. Aerial observers John Lynch and Floyd Thompson from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service use a surf boat to trap and band ducks. auto survey by Rae Sjostrom, D G Colls, and Marvin MacDonald tracks duck populations along established transects to aid wildlife management decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
North America
Government Bureau of Publications
United States Wildlife Services
Cecil Williams
Washington
America
John Lynch
Floyd Thompson
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
No. 2
Rae Sjostrom
U.S
D. G. Colls
Dominion Wildlife Officer
Marvin MacDonald
Smile of the Week Departure To India
Club members bid farewell to a member headed to India. A friend jokes that the climate might disagree with his wife. The man replies with a reproachful quip that the climate would not dare.
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India
Garden Notes on Staking Tools and Summer Care
Practical tips on staking tall plants and perennials to prevent wind or rain damage. Advice covers using thick stakes, tying loosely, and preinstall hoops for peonies. Emphasizes sharp tools, weed killers like 2 4 D and DDT sprays, and summer care including watering deeply, thinning, cultivation, and mulching for nursery stock.
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F. M. Cowlin
Merritt
B.C
George L. Stewart
Imperial Oil Ltd
Mr. Stewart
Henry H. Hewetson
Wallace Gillespie
Financial Post
Horne
Stirling Case
James
Charles Bird
Harold V Somerville
Taymouth
N.B
Summer Care
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