Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, June 5, 1947
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THE HURRICANE CANDLE
By EDWIN R l’TT
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room. The old man never stirred.
The candle flame wavered again.
"L e t’s take that candle away
from the window.” I said. “ Hie
wind must be getting at it through
the chinks.”
"How can it with that glass
dingus?” said Hurlow
"Ah ha
here's a news commentator.”
The news commentator came cn
crisply. A strike in Minneapolis I
listened without much interest. Sud­
denly, unexpectedly, the news com­
mentators voice rose higher.
"P ort of Spain, Trinidad. A vio­
lent hurricane struck Trinidad this
afternoon, destroying properly val­
ued at half a m illion dollars. But so
far as can be learned only one life
was lost and tile man, unfortu­
nately. was an American. Able Bod­
ied Seaman Thomas Hendrickson
was swept to his death from the
tanker Pocohontas when the gale
struck Port of Spain harbor. . . ."
' I 'H E words seemed to crash like
* strayed lightning into the room.
For a second we stared at one an­
other in stunned silence. Then
Hurlow gasped, "Hendrickson" and
snapped off the radio.
r | 'H E landlord was very old. He ten, twenty—Tom’s thirty-five now
* moved with slow, tentative steps, if he's a day. He ain't been home
as if afraid that his legs might for seven years.” Something like a
buckle and collapse under the sigh sounded. "But he’ll come. The
weight of his great, shrunken body. Hendricksons always come back.
His hair was the color of bleached He 11 take the inn here when I'm
silver; the backs of his hands were gone. He'll m arry and have sons.
mottled and the veins stood out, ! And like as not he'll burn the candle
starkly blue. But his face had the for 'em when they grow up and go
somber dignity that the sea stamps away to sea.”
upon those who follow her You I " It s a nice custom.” I said inade­
couldn't discount this man because quately.
he was old. He had presenee.
“ Custom?" said the old man.
Hurlow and I were on our way to i \ es, that's what it is. A custom.
Narsett Banks for some fishing and I Always done it. And I expect we'll
the old inn had appealed to me.
go on doing it. U ntil we don't own
We had a creditable dinner, this old inn any more or, maybe,
cooked and served by a Portuguese until all the Hendricksons are gone.
woman.
I don t know.” His voice trailed " I
"She’s a white Portygee." Mr. don't know.”
Hendrickson, the landlord. ex­
plained. "Couldn’ t get along without
her. She comes early and goes
late.''
We were the only guests. Indeed.
I gathered that people staying the
night there were few and fa r be­
tween. After dinner we sat in a low.
beamed-ceilinged room that over­
looked the sea. Far below we could
hear the Atlantic snarling and rav­
ing at the foot of the bluff.
Presently the old man got up and
went out. He returned shortly car­
rying a lighted candle. I'd never
seen an arrangement just like it be­
fore. The candle was set in a
candlestick, but the flame itself was
protected by a high chimney blown
in the shape of a gigantic drinking
glass. The purpose of this was ob­
vious. The large chimney would
protect the flame against being
snuffed out by wind.
TJU R LO W was interested.
■* “ What’s that?” he asked. You
had to raise your voice when you
spoke to Mr. Hendrickson.
The old man set the candle in the
The old man was still in his ch air-b u t his head seemed to have
window. It cast a dull, livid light.
dropped further on one side.
"T hat’s a hurricane candle.” he
explained.
"They use ’em in the
"Have you any other sons?” in­
3 wheeled around then. The old
tropics. My grandfather brought quired Hurlow.
man was still in his chair. But his
this one from the West Indies. That
"No. No more sons and no daugh­ head seemed to have dropped fu r­
wa.i a long time ago now.”
ters at all. Just the one. Just Tom.” ther on one side and he had
“ But why put it in the window?”
Outside the sea was banging the slumped down.
Hurlow pursued.
cliff with more force. Ponderous,
Suddenly Hurlovg darted across
For a moment the old man looked smacking blows. There was a whine
the room and took hold of his wrist.
at him blankly.
in the wind.
But he straightened up presently
“ Why?” he said at last. "Urn. I
" I t ’s getting rough out there.” and turned to me, a puzzled, half-
don't know as I rightly know why. Hurlow said.
frightened expression on his face.
Because it always has stood in that
I looked at the old man. He had
"Something’s wrong, Jim m y,” he
window at night, I expect. For four fallen asleep in his chair.
said. 'I—I can’ t find his pulse. And
generations. As long as we’ve
“ He's pretty ancient,” I said.
he—he isn’t breathing.”
owned this inn. As long as there’ s
Hurlow was walking around.
I leaped to my feet, but stopped
been Hendricksons at sea.”
"This is an feerie place.” he said. before I could take a stride. A
“ And are there Hendricksons at
All at once the candle flickered.
queer, gray shadow seemed to steal
sea now?" I ventured.
"That candle's getting low,” I re­
The old man's eyes lighted. marked. "Think we ought to wake across the room. There was a faint
flicker of light, a faint hiss. The
"There’ s one. My son, Tom. Been him?”
hurrican candle guttered and went
on boats since he was eighteen.
"W hy?"
out.
Same as me. Same as my father
" I don’t know. But he m ightn't
and grandfather before me.”
want it to go out.”
I didn't like to pry into his busi­
Hurlow began exploring in a
ness. But I was curious about this corner.
queer custom of burning the candle.
“ Hello,” he said presently. "A
“ How old would your son be now, radio.”
Mr. Hendrickson?” I asked.
“ Turn it on and you w ill wake
He reckoned on his fingers. “ Let’s him ,” I said.
see! I was forty-eight when Tom
“ I doubt it.”
Hurlow spun the
was bora. That would make him — dials. Low silky music stole into the
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NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS
Handmade Rugs Are Lovely
Cool, Wing-Sleeved Nightdress
Proper Fly Control
Eliminate« Disease
Proper Equipment and
Application Important
Many diseuses and cases of con­
tamination arc traceable to flies.
Spraying with DDT and other new
chemicals presents the first truly ef­
fective means of controlling flies.
DDT is amazingly effective for
several weeks.
Flies landing on
treated surfaces die In a few m in­
utes from a condition sim ilur to de­
lirium tremens. The main steps to
a good fly control program are:
First:
Clean up the breeding
places where flies lay their eggs
Second: Spray DDT on all sur­
faces where flies gather. For this
work a sprayer developing some
pressure is needed. A burden type
compressed air or larger sprayer
w ill do the job efficiently. Around
the home, spray the doors, windows,
the back porch, out buildings, et
cetera. On the farm, the ceilings
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Butterfly Nightie
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* fo r sum m er nights.
Pretty
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trim with two-inch lace banding at
Pinwheel and Square Hugs
the
neck, self-m aterial or em broi­
Y Y ^H ETH ER you a re a crochet dered
ruffling for the "butterfly”
er or a knitting fan, you can sleeves. The apphqued bow-knot
use your skill to m ake some love­ 1 can be of lace or ribbon.
ly rugs for your home. At top,
• • •
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B u tterfly N iith tg uw n (P a tte r n No.
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address and pattern number.
'
Compressed air sprayer devel­
ops 40 pounds pressure for barn
and livestock spraying.
• • •
Due to an unusually large demand and
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S F W IN O f l a t I E N 'E E IIII WORK
70» M l u i a a Ml., Dan EraarUco Calif.
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and walls of barns, poultry houses
and hog houses should be sprayed.
Two or three sprayings a year
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w ill provide excellent control.
DDT is positive but slow in its . 11- 6. M i. ft. (u 6. ft. ft. ft.ft.ft.ft.ft.ft.ft. ft. ft- I*-
action. Dairymen still are using
T h e Q u e s tio n »
hand sprayers for a quick knock­
down of visiting flies at m ilking time.
1. How far below the surface of
The hand sprayers also are conven­ the earth do earthquakes start?
ient for spraying again those areas
2. What is white gold?
exposed to rain, where DDT may be
3. How long does it take an or-
washed off.
'¿•hid to bloom?
The types of sprayers for fly con­
4. Did the Italians invent m aca­
trol include: (1) hand atomizers; (2) roni?
hand pump action — knapsack,
5. What word in the English lan­
wheelbarrow, and bucket pump guage has the m ost definitions?
sprayers; <3) compressed air—usual­
6. Bobby F eller was clocked as
ly 2 to 4 gallons in size; <4> engine- throwing a ball a t what speed?
operated sprayers from % to m
7. When was the Dominion of
H.P. up in size. At least one of 'Canada established?
each type should be available.
8. Which Italian city is known as
r ;
the “ Bride of the Sea” ?
Flavor and Value of
9. What is the area of the Sa­
hara desert?
Milk Can Be Retained
10. Is a peacock's beautiful train
In recent months small unit pas­ of feathers his tail?
Name
Addrrw»
.Xf’cil King tt Con .»mt
Until 25 years of age, the royal
princesses of England cannot m a r­
ry without the consent of the king.
After this age, they m arry without
it, provided that parliam ent, with­
in a year after notification, does
not disapprove of the proposed
consort.
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KEEP A GOAL IN SIGHT
4TC RO C
In one of the largest cities in the
United States there is a doctor who
has had considerable success in put­ teurizers have been placed on the
ting distrait and unhappy people
The Answ er»
market. Tests con­
back on the right track to happiness
ducted by state ex­
1. No m ore than 6 or 8 miles
and success. His method is beauti­
periment
stations down.
fully simple.
and research or­
2. Gold combined with nickel
Whenever a person, feeling he
ganizations h a v e and zinc.
needs a doctor’ s advice, comes to
proven
that
the
3. Ten to twelve years.
this doctor, the doctor puts pieces of
taste, quality or
4. No, the Chinese did. It was
plain white paper and a sharpened
value of m ilk pas­ introduced into Europe by the Ger­
pencil in front of the patient.
teurized by these mans, who taught the Italians how
units is not dimin- to m ake it.
“ Before we start with your case,”
he suggests, “ I want you to write ____________ ished—but on the
5. The word " se t.” In W ebster’s
other
hand
the New International dictionary it has
down on that paper your goal in life.
When we get it down in black and health factors are greatly increased. 235 m ajor definitions.
There is a serious milk-borne dis­
white I believe we can really go
6. At 98.6 m iles per hour.
ease danger of using raw milk. This
somewhere.”
7. July 1, 1867.
may be entirely eliminated
With
8. Venice.
Nine persons out of ten cannot
many cities, counties and districts
9. Approximately 3’.4 million
define their goal at all, much less
demanding pasteurization of m ilk to
w rite it. In other words, nine out of be sold, the small units w ill prove square miles.
ten men and women lead purpose­ of value to owners of a small num­ | 10. No. The "ey e ” feathers that
less, goalless lives. The doctor be­ ber of cows who desire to retail their m ake up the fan are technically S
OOP^Ot/nd—Looks everywhere
lieves they can't find happiness until excess m ilk supply. The only cer­ called tail couverts. They grow
for a bite to eat—except in his feed
their goal is clear and in full view. tain way to avoid disease from m ilk over the bird ’s real tail.
pan. If only his mistress would fill
“ I f your goal in life is clear, you is to heat it sufficiently to kill all
it with Gro-Pup Ribbon! Crisp.
w ill adjust yourself to the goal, but disease-producing bacteria—this can Rigid Arm Punch on End
Toasted. Made with 23 essential
if your goal isn’t clear or if it’s an only be done properly by pasteuriza­
Of Swing Barred in Boxing nutrients. Economical, too. One box
unworthy goal, how can you expect tion. Boiling w ill k ill bacteria.
supplies as much food by dry weight
to be very effective or attractive to
A punch never used before nor as five 1-lb. cans of dog food!
others?” he asks.
Hurdle for Hogs
since by a professional pugilist Gro-Pup also comes in Meal and in
I realize that what I have said
36
m
.
was
employed by George Le Pel-Rtts. For variety, feed all three.
here might sound a little bit theo­
Blanche in a bout with the first
retical and academic to you. I as­
Jack Dem psey in San Francisco
sure you, however, that it is nei
in 1889, says Collier’s.
ther. Setting the goal and keeping
With his right arm held out
it in sight is one of the big secrets
rigidly from the shoulder, Le
of attaining the kind of personality
Blanche
whirled
completely
Mstls by
and winning the kind of success and
around and knocked out Dempsey
happiness that you most want.
with such force th at the brutal
Suppose your goal is the general
punch was th ereafter barred for
goal of a business and social suc­
» • I t i * C r e .h * n d O m a ft*
all tim e.
cess. That’s a very common goal.
A ll right It's worthy. Write down
Much time can be saved in herd­
exactly what you want to get out of
life —write down your goal boldly. ing, moving or catching hogs by
To attain that goal you’ve just use of the easily constructed hurdle
written down, you know that you shown above.
have to make yourself acceptable
to certain persons—perhaps to cus­ Hot Possible to Make
tomers in your business or to the
kind of men and women you want to Hay While Sun Shines
associate with in society.
Too often rain comes before the
4HB PUBLIC nature o( advertising bene­
To be acceptable to them your hay can be field cured or placed in
personality must be the kind which the barn. Barn-drying is a system
f fits everyone it touches. I t benefits the
they w ill approve. It must include designed to overcome the weathei
public by describing exactly the products that are offered I t
certain traits—generosity, charm, hazard in making hay. New York
benefits employees, because the advertiser must be more fair
graciousness,
magnetism,
other station specialists point out that it
and just than the employer who has no obligation to the public.
positive qualities.
is possible to produce high quality
The next thing you have to do is t.ay with barn dryers when they
These benefits o f advertising are quite apart from the obvious
spend an honest half hour in self­ are used wisely Unless drying can
benefits which advertising confers— the lower prices, the higher
inventory, trying to decide what, in be accomplished in 7 to 10 days,
quality, the better service that go with advertised goods and firms.
the final analysis, you have to do to moldy hay or a product of low feed­
attain the goal which you set tor ing value may result.
yourself.
Dogs Ive Know».
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