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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-09-09, Page 8THURSDAY. SEPTEMER Otlj, 1037THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE EDITORIAL Winter’s coining. ****** * * And now those brand new pumpkin pies. * * * $ * * » ♦ Been nominated for the Provincial Parliament? ******** The inventor of evergreen corn was a public benefactor. ******** And what’s the issue for the approaching general election * ******* How welcome that North breeze was after the sizzling heat! ******** How the patches of golden glow have brightened the landscape. *. * • ♦* » * Brother politicians, there’s nothing so uncertain as a dead sure thing. * * * ** * ** The Japanese are attempting to make rayon from soy bean (husks. ♦ * * ** * *• of the benefits bestowed upon China and Japan through their ceiving western civilation. We wonder what China has to say about the matter. The following clipping from the New York Times is instructive: Only a century ago shanghai—now the world’s bloodiest field, of battle, before that battle China’s busiest port of commence— was inaccessible to the Western world. The proud rulers of the Celestial Empire would not permit its use ifor the “petty com­ merce" of “outside barbarians." In 1842 a British fleet moved op the Yangtze River (through which a Japanese fleet sailed last week). At Nanking (upon which Japanese planes dropped bombs last week) a treaty was signed opening to foreign business and foreign residence five seaports--— most important of them Shanghai. Thus originated Shanghai’s International Settlement, around which Japanese fought last week in a biter test of strength with the armies of the Chinese Republic. LUCKY LITTLE CHAP .SEAFORTH—Two-year-old Tom­ my Grieg, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Grieg accidently performed a most unusual feat ’ at his home recently. He fell from an upstairs window some twenty-five feet, landed on the ground and is little the worse for his experience. Tommy was taken to the Scott Memorial Hospital, but there didn’t seem to be anything really wrong with him and he was taken home again. The lad was at­ tempting to open a screen in an up­ stairs window when suddenly the screen gave way and so did Tommy and he fell earthward. SEVERS CONNECTIONS Mr. William Lamont, one of our popular elderly citizens, has severed his connections with the Hay Mut­ ual Fire insurance Company after being associated with th© company for some 42 years. It was in the year 1895 that Mr. Lamont first be­ came a Director, which position he held until 1922 when he took over the agency, and has given his atten­ tive services to the work till a few weeks ago when he unfortunately sustained a leg fracture while on the farm of his son, Mr. Roy |La- mont. Mr. Lamont undoubtedly has had the longest experience of any of the present officials and is to be congratulated to 'be alble to do this work so long. He is now in ,iis blst yea", and as bright as twenty years ago. His condition looks very promising, and .in the matter of a few weeks, we hope, will be up and around again as usual. It is with regret of his many friends that Mr. Lamont is suffering this affliction.—Zurich Herald, Mother—No, you can’t have any more cookies to-night, Junior. Don’t you know you can’t sleep on a full stomach? Junior—Well, I can sleep on my back. I <1 ONTARIO There’ll be no secession on the part of Alberta. There’s an easier way. “To feed a horse requires as much land as is required to feed a human being.” „ A fine index to a man’s character and citizenship is the condi­ tion of his back yard. ******** Japan must have been surprised to learn that city-bombing is a game that two can play at. ******** And now comes the word that a Swiss scientist has found a way of de-iiictinizing tobacco. Those hot muggy days reminded us that proud man cannot have everything his own way. ******** And still another thing worth while that grandmother ;knew>— modesty in people is a noble quality. ********* Those dry blistering hot days followed ‘by the high winds remind us once again of the necessity of tree planting. ******** Absolutely pue alcohold has no smell. A whole lot of people gloriously drunk evidently did not become inebriated through the use of pure alcohol. , ******** War-torn Spain is a reminder of the unhappy lot of any nation that permits outside interference in As governmental matters. A nation that’does not hoe it own row willl soon be eff the map. Two military log bridges believed to have been constructed by Ceasar during one of his military campaigns have 'been brought to our attention. We were not present at tihe construction of these bridges, but we'are willing to admit that a good job of construction was done. ******** And here comes information to the effect that they have invent­ ed a tree-moving crane that will dislodge a tree 45 feet.in diameter which together with its ball of earth weighs 18,000 pounds. There’s still hope that some men may be induced to get over the sitting­ down habit. ♦ ♦»****♦ After all it took an epidemic of infantile paralysis to remind us that grandma knew the essentials of medicine—get plenty of rest, don’t go too near people, keep your fingers away from your nose and have good manners when coughing or sneezing. Grandma knew her stuff. “STILL OTHER EIjEAS” Those investigators are telling us that there are bandit beetles that attack ants as they are making for their little hills laden with their spoils for winter consumption. AN OLD PRACTICE Egyptian laborers working on royal tombs staged a sit-down strike in 1179 B. C. when their wages were overdue. ******** THERE’S HEALTH IN IT We mean that there’s health in a well nourished kitchen gar­ den. In far too many instances the quality of the soil of the gar­ den is not protected. In fact it is away ’below par. In addition to an annual enrichment with tihe best of barnyard manure, the garden should be given a good carpeting with fresh virgin earth from the woods. When this is not practicable, the soil should be replenished from a compost of leaves, garden grass, sods and almost any form of decayed organic matter. The greater the variety of such decayed matter the better. As soon as the vegetables are taken from any part of the garden the soil should foe liberally spread with the compost referred to, thoroughly dug and sown to some quick-growing seed. The growth -from this sowing should be dug. in late in the fall, Work? Of course, but that is the way good gardens are won. ’ ■♦**♦*••• WHAT WOULD BRITAIN BE DOING? A prominent speakei' in Toronto told the Kwanians of that city that British cities could foe demolished in a few hours by enemy War planes. The only thing for Britain to do, it seemed according to this speaker, was to pack iher kit and to hike to Toronto. Still we cannot but wonder what would happen should a nation undertake to bomb Manchester or Old London. What would Bri­ tain be doing in such an event? Meanwhile we know what Britain is doing, She is doing her utmost by fair dealing to prevent war; to make it very mu,ch con­ trary to tihe interest of any nation to go to war with her. The last thing Britain wants is war. But if she is compelled in the interest of what what men regard as worth more than life itself to go to war, she is preparing to wage war successfully. Bombing British cities is not good for any nation’s well-being. The nations Of the world know this and are doing less tail twisting. # ♦ * * * * * # HAS IT PAID? ' Decades have passed since Anglo Saxons has been told 4 ’ * fo* ■ 2 t The Ontario Department of Health Presents a Statement by The Academy of Medicine, Toronto, on INFANTILE PARALYSIS'A 'A’ (POLIOMYELITIS) Realizing the anxiety which exists in the public mind today with respect to the increased prevalence of Poliomyelitis ("Infantile Paralysis”) in Toronto and other parts of the province, the Academy of Medicine of Toronto, which represents more than one thousand physicians, called a special meeting of its Council, September 1st, to review the whole situation. To this meeting were invited representatives from all departments of medicine interested in this subject. At the conclusion of the conference, during which time all of the pertinent facts of the present situation were presented and discussed, it was felt that, in fairness to the public, an official statement should be made to set forth the facts exactly as they exist. To this end, a committee was appointed to prepare and issue an official statement, which follows: 1 Poliomyelitis ("Infantile Paralysis”) is a communicable disease. It is definitely known that it is caused by the entrance into the body of a minute form of life known as a virus. It is known also that this virus enters commonly through the upper part of the nasal tract. There is no evidence that the disease is con­ veyed by flies or domestic animals. When an outbreak of the disease occurs, healthy persons as well as those ill with the disease are found to harbour the virus in the secretions of the nose and throat. The disease is, there­ fore, spread through the contact of persons one with another. Usually the virus occasions only a mild illness but some­ times the virus enters the central nervous system, which may result in paralysis. The majority of adults are -not susceptible to the disease. Present Situation While the number of cases reported in Toronto is greater than in any previous outbreak of this disease, and there is no reason to presume that the incidence rate is likely to decline within the next two or three weeks, it must be borne in mind that not 25% of these cases show any evidence whatever of paralysis. Furthermore, among those developing paralysis, the majority eventually will recover complete use of their paralysed limbs. It would appear, therefore, that while there is every reason for the public to view the present situation with concern, there is no justification for undue alarm or hysterical behaviour. According to figures computed by the Department of Health, Ontario, to date, there are estimated to be 750 cases in Ontario, of which 285 have occurred in the City of Toronto. Of this number, 212 cases have been admitted to the Riverdale Isolation Hospital, only 54 of whom developed some degree of paralysis. There were 11 deaths in this group. Statistics of a similar nature apply to the Hospital for Sick Children, which has received its cases not only from Toronto but from other parts of the province. Control Measures These include the strict isolation of all persons ill with the disease and the quarantine of those who have been in imme­ diate contact. 0 a In as much as it is not known who are or are not carriers of this disease, it is advisable to reduce to a minimum, contact with other people. In other words, keep out of crowds. As children are particularly susceptible, it is most important that they be kept as far as possible from mingling with other per­ sons. For this reason, the opening of the schools of Toronto has been deferred and the Department of Health of the Pro­ vince of Ontario has recommended to parents that they see to it that their children avoid attendance at theatres, playgrounds, bathing pools and beaches and other places of amusement where children congregate. The Academy agrees with the pro­ vincial and municipal health authorities that the responsibility for the control of the activities.of children is primarily the duty of the parents. The Department of Health of Ontario has completed within its own organization plans whereby serum for the treatment of this disease is available in any part of the province upon the request of the attending physician. Nasal Spray Experimental work with animals indicates that Poliomyelitis can be prevented by spraying the extreme upper part of the inside of the nose with a harmless solution of zinc sulphate. This was discovered during the past year. To date, its value in the prevention of Poliomyelitis in humans is not known. To be in any degree effective, the spray must be applied high up inside the nose. This can only be done with a specially con­ structed atomizer and by a physician thoroughly familiar with . this type of work. The application of this or any other spray by an ordinary atomizer or to the lower part of the nose is quite useless. The possible value of the nasal spray properly administered is being determined at the present time in Toronto. The Council of the Academy of Medicine of Toronto endorses the attitude adopted by the provincial Department of Health and the local Board of Health in respect to measures designed to control the present situation. We would respect­ fully suggest that the general public will best serve its own interests by endeavoring to follow the advice which is being given by these health authorities. 1 PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE TORONTO 0 Hd