Life Knows No Let-Up
Roses Bloom in the Negev,
And Cactus Becomes Food
The following items selected
from the Palestine Library Guild
Bulletin show that, despite the
political unrest, daily life pro-
ceeds at its normal pace in Pales-
tine. • • •
in whatever language it is written
is sure to be translated within
a few months of its appearance.
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A case of rheumatism has re-
cently been cured in Jerusalem
by a dowser. The sufferer was a
famous pianist and the cure was
made by one of the most inter-
esting personaiities now living in
Palestine, Dr. Rudolph Pollak,
the oldest dowser in the world.
Dowsing is the art of divining
the presence of water or min-
erals by means of a forked twig
held in a certain way. But. not
every one can dowse. One must
be born with a gift for it.
Dr. Rudolph Pollak was born
in Prague and is now 74 years old.
Dr. Pollak is a geologist, a
mining engineer, and a dowser all
in one. Very early'in his life, he
developed a zapacity for the di-
vining rod. His reputation spread
over Europe and he was in great
demand by estate owners anxious
to ascertain what wealth of min-
erals their properties might con-
tain. Thanks to his divining rod,
oil production in Romania rose
in one year from 2,000,000 tons
to 5,000,000. Dr. Pollak early gave
up the exclusive use of the
forked twig and invented a radio
detector of his own.
Austrian scientists became in-
terested in his dowsing capacity.
Dr. Moritz Benedikt, professor of
electrotherapy at the University
of Vienna, and Prof. Chiari, the
court physician, joined Dr. Pol-
lak in exploring the possibilities
of dowsing in medicine. In the
Vienna hospitals cures were made
in cases of rheumatism, scelerosis,
skin diseases, and nervous ail-
ments.
The pianist who had been in-
capacitated by rheumatism is
completely cured by Dr. Pollak's
dowsing. A lead container full of
water was placed on the ground.
By means of his dowsing instru-
ment, Dr. Pollak produced vibra-
tions in himself. Placing his hand
on the arm of the patient, the
'Pipes prepared by Britain after
Dunkirk to ward off a possible
Nazi invasion are now being used
in Palestine to bring water to
the Negev — the desert of south-
ern Palestine. The desert has lit-
erally blossomed forth as a rose.
The first consignment consisting
of 500 roses grown in Revivim,
one of three experimental sta-
tions. has been sold in Tel-Aviv.
It is expected that next year
roses from this desert will be
flown to Europe and America.
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Trees on Sand
The Department of Forestry of
the Palestine Government has
under way a vast project of re-
clamation. Not only will the
further encroachment of the sand
dunes be stopped, but 90,000 acres
of sand will be converted into
trees. (Incidentally, hundreds of
Arab laborers have found em-
ployment by the scheme). The
novel plan consists of planting
trees in the dunes. Comparatively
large saplings — about 40 inches
in height — are used. They are
put half under the ground and
half above. In this way they are
protected from being uprooted
by winds. and strong enough to
withstand heat. Acacia, eucalyp-
tus and pine 4ave been found to
be the best kind for this method
of planting.
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Cactus as Food
In the Negev, experiments to
10 to 15 pieces, to the usual
breakfast_bf,..uggs, toast and cof-
fee.
•
Rut the cactus season is short.
only two to three weeks in July.
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Sheep Shearing Record
The Palestine shearing season
vibration was passed on to the
affected part and in a few hours
the rheumatism was gone.
As a result of researches over
many years. Dr. Pollak has pro-
duced a new material, Rupo,
w hich is as hard as diamonds.
He is undertaking a journey to
Texas where industrialists are in-
terested in the piety material
which will revolutionize the man-
, ufacture of ceramic products.
is over. This year the cup award-
ed to the quickest shearer was
won by a shepherd from the Belt•
I(ashitta settlement. He clipped
a sheep in two minutes and 15
seconds. The weight of the wool
was three pounds and 12 ounces. '
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608,2 30 Jews in Palestine
Latest statistics show that the
population of Palestine at the
end of 1946 was 1,912,110. The
Jewish population numbers 608.-
2:30: the Arab 1,143,330 and the
Ian 145.060.
The largest
city in Palestine is Tel-Aviv with
it, all Jewish population Of 183,-
200, the second largest, Jerus-
a leo!. ;);is 99,320 Jews: 33.680 Mos-
lem.: :aid 31.330 Christians. Haifa
is the third largest, with 74.230
J•w 41 .1)00 Moslems and 30,000
Chr ist
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Metal Plant in Palestine
Mi. \,%in Leer, the Dutch Jew-
ish millionaire and the greatest
manufacturer of metal containers
in the world (he owns 25 factor-
ies in various countries, some of
them in the Far East), stayed a
few days in Palestine. He is tak-
ing definite steps to set up a
metal-container factory in Pales-
tine. "But what about the diffi-
culty of obtaining metals?" he
was asked. "Difficulties there
have always been, everywhere,"
he replied, "it is my business to
surmount them."
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Oldest Dowser in World
Roses in Desert
produce a thornless cactus for
use as a cattle food, has given
excellent results. Palestine has no
grass )ands and this new cattle
food will be a boom to farmers
who have hitherto found the
question of fodder their greatest
worry.
Cactus fruit is delicious. Many
people prefer a plate of cactus.
Friday, September 12, 1947
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Forty-Eight
1947
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Jewish Congress Asks
Clark Fight Restriction
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Pointing
out that the Department of Justice
is charged with enforcing the
civil rights law, the American
Jewish Congress urged the De-
partment to file amicus curiae
(friends of the court) briefs in
two restrictive covenant cases
now pending before the U. S.
Supreme Court.
In a letter. to U. S. Attorney
General Tom Clark, the Con-
gress cited President Truman's
declaration of June 29, 1947, that
"the extension of civil rights to-
day means not protection of the
people against government, but
protection of the people by the
government."
The two cases before the Su-
preme Court, one in Missouri and
the other in Michigan, result
from injunctions upheld by the
respective State Supreme Courts
restraining white men from sell-
ing property to Negroes because
the homes involved were subject
to private covenants barring oc-
cupation by Negroes.
Russians Re-Interpret
Jewish Property Status
VIENNA, (JTA)—The Russian
delegate to the Allied Treaty
Commission here, said that all
Jewish property turned over to
the Germans without compensa-
tion must be returned to the
former owners or heirs. However,
all property which has been com-
pensated for, should be considerel
as German assets, making them
subject to confiscation by the
Allies, he added.
Except for a few known cases,
the delegate stated, the Germans
acquired all Jewish property in
Austria by purchasing it from
the owners. The exclusion of
such properties from the tally
of German assets would be un-
just. and contradictory to the
terms of the Potsdam Agreement.
Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th Cen-
tury-Fox production chief, who
planned to leave for Europe,
called off the trip in order to
speed the completion of "Gentle-
man's Agreement" so that it can
be given a November release.
Habima Theater Offers `Dybbuk'
Recently the Habima Theater celebrated the 25th year of the
production of the classic, "The Dybbuk." Roving, celebrated Pal-
estinian actress, is portrayed here in the part of Leah.
431 Belsen Survivors
Join Palestine Colonies
NEW YORK—A group of 431
Jews, survivors of the German
concentration camp Bergen-Bel-
sen ranging in age from 5 to 22
years and including a group of
25 orphans who arrived in Pal-
estine recently, are becoming in-
tegrated into the life of various
farming settlements, according to
a cable received by the United
Palestine Appeal,
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According to statistics, Pales-
tine imported last year books
valued at 118,261 pounds and ex-
ported books valued at 35,690
pounds. The best stocked book-
shops in the Near East are in
Jerusalem. Books from England
and America are on display at
every nook and corner of the
main streets. Every best seller,
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