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Miss Elva Morley visited with rel
atives in London during the past
week.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Foster in their recent sad bereave
ment.
Ronald Squire and Emerson Wal
lis of Granton, spent Thursday and
Friday of last week with the latter’s
sister Mrs. Hoyle, of Woodstock.
Mrs. Geo. Squire was in London,
on Saturday seeing Mrs. Wm. Brad
shaw, of Elimville, who is a patient
in St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Friends, of Mr. Clarke Sherwell,
of Norwich, wil be pleased to learn
that his condition is much improved.
Mr. Norman Brooks, of London,
was a recent visitor of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morley re
turned to their home on 'Saturday af
ter a two weeks’ vacation with the
former’s parents.
x The policy of a closer trade rela- family by the sudden and unexpected ^onsmp, between the colonies of Bri-
death of Mr. McNeight on Tuesday of. Africa and Canada has re-
. . . ’ - - ’ —,last week when he was about to
butcher a pig fell over dead and was
buried on Friday last.
Mr. and Mrs. John Selves celebrat
ed their golden wedding anniversary
on Sunday last. All the family were
expected to be present on
Mrs. (Rev.) Laing is
proving from her illness
confined to her bed.
Friends of Mr. Jesse
sorry to hear of his illness. We hope
it will not he of long duration.
Miss Margery Laing, school teach
er out in Stephen Township spent the
week-end at her home here.
Miss Norma Finkbeiner, of Credit-
on, spent the week-end at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hern.
Mr .and Mrs. George Wheeler and
family have moved to their new
home on the Brethour farm on the
Base Line, Blanshard.
The Woodham Short Course which
was held in the Orange Hall during
the month of February ended last
Friday evening by a lovely banquet.
The members of the W. M. S. and
the W. A. of Woodham United church
catered. Over one hundred and fif
ty sat down to tables which look
ed so enchanting. The toast-master
for the evening was Dr. G- H. Jose.
The guest speaker C. D. Graham, of
Brampton, Ontario. The agriculture
our
the
El-
Re-
that day.
slowly
and is
iin-
still
Jaques are
Fore When Staffa
i speaker, J. C. Shearer. “To
Guests” by R. E. White; “To
Staff of Instructors” by Ronald
ford reply by Miss E. Muir, Miss
gan and Chas. Newton.
CELEBRATE 10TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Fair Saleslady: “Could I interest
you in one of our new cars?”
Prospect: “Madam you could inter
est me if you were in a second-hand
flivver.”
Mr. and Mrs. William Charters
highly esteemed residents of Tuck
ersmith, observed their 40th wedding
anniversary on Thursday last. They
spent the day quietly and in the ev
ening entertained a number of their
friends and neighbors to a euchre
and dance.
Service
fl AR ETTES
Miss Anne Morgan’s secretary was
on her way home from a vacation
and between trains in Chicago dashed
off a postcard to her sister: “I
hope I make this train,” she con
cluded hurriedly, and handed the
card to a Red Cap, asking him to
mail it. When her sister got the
card it bore a neat pencilled post-
cript: “She made it. Respectfully
yours, Red Cap.”
suited in reciprocal preferential tar
iff arrangements between Canada
and the two smaller colonies Sierra
Leone and the Gambia; but prior ar-
angement between the United King
dom and France; and also between
the United Kingdom and the Nether
lands, rendered impossible any pre
ferential treatment for Canadian
goods in the Gold Coast and Nigeria.
There is a moderate volume of
commercial traffic between the Do
minion and the four colonies, but
imports from Canada have never
been outstandingly large due prin
cipally to the cheapness required of
the quantity lines. During the next
few weeks we shall have something
to say each Saturday about these
and other countries with which Can
ada has trade connections. The col
onies of British West Africa are in
themselves quite small, the greater
part of the area being comprised of
protectorates ruled by African chief
tains acting with the advice of resi
dent officers. We shall talk of
Gambia first, our imports from
which are very small.
The West African river Gambia,
which is navigable for some 3 00
miles from its mouth, was discovered
by the Portuguese in 1447; and in
1588 the year of the Spanish Arma
da, Queen Elizabeth, being then at
war with Spain and Portugal, gave
a charter to a British Company to
trade there, but the effort was not
successful. The English merchants
had formidable rivals in the Portu
guese and French and it was not un
til the Treaty of Versailles, in 1783
that the river was recognized as Bri
tish.
The colony had no regular politi
cal institutions until 1807 when it
was put under the government of
Sierre Leone. The colony of Gam
bia was created in 1843 and was
constituted a separate government in
18S8. It is about twice the size of
Prince Edward Island and has a po
pulation of 210,0:00. The climate
is unhealthy during the rainy season,
but during the rest of the year it is
less unhealthy.
The chief exports are ground nuts,
from which an oil similar to olive
oil is made, palm kernels, hides and
beeswax. Canadian exports to Gam
bia last year were valued at $57,000
and imports $39.
Was Springhill
By J. McTavish in the London
Free Press
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Pamela: “Why, dear, what hap
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Out for Record
note an American has claim
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“I
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parachute jump.”
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It was back in the late 60’s when
Dr. Archibald MacTavish tacked his
“shingle” in front of McCurdy’s store
in the village of Springhill, now
Staffa. The community was the very
centre of a prosperous district.
Twenty years passed
doctor weighing
and standing more
his bare feet, on
health, transferred
Dr. Nasmith, who
dapple-grey horse,
the dark bay, named Jack, which the
entire countryside had learned to
know and to associate with Dr, Mac
Tavish.
Dr. McTavish was graduated with
honors from Victoria College, Toron
to, in 1865 and practiced for a short
time in Wallacetown before locating
in Springhill. He was born in Yar
mouth Township, a few miles north
of St. Thomas, loved country life for
that reason, perhaps, had no inclina
tion to open an office in any large
centre. His was the lot of every
“country doctor”. When the
duty came, be it from some
afoot, horseback, in a sulky,
democrat or light-wagon; be
or night, in sunshine or blizzard; to
set a broken bone, bandage a sprain
ed ankle, bring added life to the
community or ease the sufferings of
some dying person, the doctoi’ was
always prompt to respond.
Dr. MacTavish had a striking per
sonality which inspired confidence in
his patients.
His was the oldtime office with its
shelves loaded with the “this and
that” of medicinal nature and with
a counter behind which the larger
vessels'— pithers, bowls, jugs, jars,
crocks — with their contents, were
stored. The professional equipment
considered adequate at the time con
sisted for the most part of a hand
made leather case, containing his
surgical instruments, sticking plaster
forceps, bandages, bottles of medi
cine, etc.
Always at hand were shingles and
cotton for bandaging and binding-
broken bones, a walnut board and
flat knife foi’ mixing salve and roll
ing pills, a mortar and pestle, scales
etc., together with various drugs and
compounds for medicinal purposes.
Lard, rendered at home, was the
basic element in obtaining ointment
and salves, made up Sts.occasion de
manded. Incidentally, sugar-coated
pills were unknown at the time.
'Of course, the older folk had a re
course. Teetotallers could resort to
the addition of lemon or orange juice
while others preferred a dash of malt
or brandy in the bottom of a glass;
then they took their pill or medicine.
ILiquor was always obtainable but
sometimes did no good. (For instance
there is the story of the man who
was engaged to prune Dr. MacTa-
vish’s fruit trees. About the middle
of the afternoon, temptation caused
him to enter the doctor’s office to
see if he could place his hand on a
certain bottle in which the whiskey
was contained. Believing that success
was attained, the cork was removed,
and preparations made for a liberal
drink.
Carbolic acid, however, acts quick
ly. So didi he, in attempting to get
rid of it. But not soon enough to
avoid having the good physician, who
had just returned, get busy, in saving
his life. The doctor succeeded but
the patient suffered excruciating
pain and remained under treatment
for some days.
Once during a midwinter blizzard
a call came for the doctor to hurry
to the bedside of a man stricken with
typhoid fever. The roads for horse
and cutter were considered impas
sable while the distance to be cov
ered was more than four miles.
The doctor, with his satchel or
leathei’ case, went afoot, accompan
ied by two men Angus McDonald and
Hugh Brown who made use of
scoop-shovels to clear the way when
ever the going got too difficult. The
ailing farmer recovered. He is still
living today, nearly 90 years of age.
Dr. MacTavish, did not return to
his home for three days. In the mean
time there were persons seeking his
attention, so hurriedly partaking of
food, he started out on other errands
of mercy.
Humor also entered the story.
Once a young husband dashed madly
in to announce. “Come quick or she
is a ‘goner’ ”.
Arriving at the home, the doctor
was greeted by the young wife who
invited him to enjoy a cup of tea,
which she had prepared while her
husband was away. It was explained
that she had had a nightmare, and
that before she had awakened her
husband had dashed out t.0 secure
assistance.
Fees in those days were small. Foi’
pulling a tooth the charge was 25c.
consultations leading to a bottle of
medicine or a box of pills, ■ came to
about 5 cents, or If charged on the
book might be recorded as $1.
The stork had a busy week which
brought smiles to Mr, and Mrs. Ri
chard Masse, a girl;
Mrs. Leonard Ravelie
ing fine.
The fishermen are
fish but expect to get in a few moi’e
nets this week.
Messrs. Dave and Tom Webb, are
spending a couple of weeks in De
troit.
Miss Marjorie Desjardine, who
spent most of the winter in Port
Huron returned home on Sunday,
The heaviest snow fall of the seas
on fell on Sunday when about six
inches fell in ten hours but there
was not much wind so it did not pile
up.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Finnin visited
over the week-end in Pt. Huron.
Mr.
moved
m er.
The
ing held each Wednesday evening are
being well attended and all are in
vited.
Miss Amos spent the week-end
with her parents at Brinsley.
Mr. Walter Statton expects to
start a gang of men cutting wood
this week. He intends to put
about 200 cords.
and Mrs. Dave Sturgeon and
into the village for the sum-
community prayer services be-
up
o---o—o
“You don’t like my pastry? Why,
I was making pastry before you were
born.”
“Maybe, but why serve it now?”
o---O---o
Bride: “Did I look nervous dur
ing the ceremony?”
“Bridesmaid: “No, darling—not
after Jack said ‘I do’.”
O---0—o
“They call my girl a ‘Golf Bug’.”
“For what reason?”
bition to
possible.”
“It’s her am-
go around in as little as
O—— 0—o
Will Wait
“Mr. McPherson, howl
‘ afIna9”
Clark
about buying the latest atlas?"
Mr. McPherson—“Not noo mon;
I’ll wait until affairs in
more settled.”
Europe are
o---o—o
“She thinks no man is
enough for her.”
“She may be right.”
“Yes, and she may be left,”
call to
person
buggy,
it day
good
WINCHELSEA
mother
Exeter,
parents
Visitor: “Is this a
for rheumatism?”
Native: “Oh, yes, sir,
here.”
good place
I got mine
o—o—o
Mr. and Mrs. John Prance visited
on Friday with the latter’s
Mrs. Bullock of 'Greenway.
Miss Marion Pooley, of
spent the week-end with her
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Pooley.
Miss ‘Greta Fletcher, of London,
spent the week-end with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert McBride, of Zu
rich, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Coward, of
Lumley, visited on Sunday with
George Coward.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher
Audrey attended the funeral of
late Mrs. George Pring, at Lucan on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton 'Clark
Burdene spent Saturday with
in Lucan.
■Mr.
and
the
ELIMVILLE
you mean
and
friends
theEilene Johns spent
with their aunt and uncle
Gardiner at
Employer: “What do
by telling me that you had had
seven years’ experience in a bank
when you never had a, job before?”
Youth: “Well, you advertised
man with imagination.”
for
a
0---O---0
Sidelight on Democracy
“There’s a boy in Europe who
won a philosophy degree at the
of fourteen.”
“Well, in these times they all
philosophical at an early age over
there.”
has
age
get
o—o—o
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-eases muscular
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—relieves local con
gestion.
< Often, by morn-
ing the worst ofV VapoRub the cold is over.
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VITAMINS FROM SEAWEED
Canadians who live
and who never lived
sea, look in strange
times at their fellow
hail from the salt ■
when they gloat over a little package
from home. The package may con
tain dulse, or even periwinkles, or a
kippered herring, or other dainties
in which they enjoyed as children.
But it is dulse, or the like, in which
we are more interested today in tell
ing of ‘A Fact a Day About Canada.’
That seaweed contains iodine has
for a long time been known to
science. Various types contains
other
for
ing
the
ing
we
i away inland
or visited the
wonder some-
citizens who
water shores,
Misses
week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Farquhar.
■ A number from here attended the
funeral of th late Verna Foster, of
near Granton on Thursday afternoon
last.
Mrs. Foster in this community
tend sympathy.
The World’s Day of Prayer
observed in this church last-Fi’iday
afternoon. The W. M. S. from the
Zion church were visitors at the
meeting.
Quite a number in this community
have been confined
with the flu.
The Mission Band
of Patsy Johns on
noon.
'Church services were
church on Sunday after
for several weeks due
break of Scarlet .Fever.
The. many friends of Mr.and
ex-
was
to their homes
met at the home
Saturday after-
held in this
being closed
to the out-
Mrs.
ill is
been
CREDITON EAST
Mrs. Harry Lippert and two sons,
of near London, are visiting the
former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Glanville.
Mrs. Jos. Jacques, of Thornloe,
is visiting her cousins Mr, and
Ed. Penhale.
Mr. Job Sims, who has been
somewhat better.
Mr. Henry Dearing who has
confined to his bed these last few
weeks is improving and sitting up.
Mrs. Wes. Wein, of Sharon, spent
Monday with Mrs. Aaron Wein.
Mrs. Elmer Kellar and children
arc visiting her mother Mrs. William
Snell in Exeter.
Mr. Isaac Sims and son Mervin, of
Exeter, visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Job Sims.
HONEY IN INFANT FEEDING
Following is the latest in scienti
fic research work regarding hon
ey. It is quoted from "Physical 'Cul
ture Magazine.”
“Honey is the best carbohydrate
for use in infant feeding, according
to a report in the “Journal of Pedia
tries’ for June 193 8, The report is
based on extensive blood sugar stu
dies made by Drs. F'. W. Schultz, J.
L. Gedgoud and I. jLoewenstramm,
and also by E. M. Knott, Ph. D., all
of Chicago.
“The sugars studied were dextrose
and levulose, sucrose (cane sugar)
lactose (milk sugar) and also corn
syrup and honey. With the excep
tion of dextose state the investigators
honey, which is composed of dex
trose and levulose, was absorbed
mots quickly of all sugars that were
tested during the first 15 minutes
after ingestion, and it did not flood
the blood stream, with exogenous
(foreign) sugar,
“Honey also maintained a steady
and slow increase in blood sugar till
th fasting level was again reached.
It is pointed out that honey is so
easily obtainable, and is so palatable
and digestible, that it should be more
widely used in infant feeding than it
is.”
Good to Hounds
“Is your father good to hounds?”
asked the squire of the fresh-faced
young daughter belonging to the
new and newly rich neighbors.
innocent
I’ve
“Oh, yes,” replied the
thing. “At least, I think
him giving them biscuits.”
O---0—o
UNHAPPY F8
T8,
seen
Weep to the tale of Willie
Who met a girl whose name was K8.
He courted her at a fearful R8.
And begged her soon to become his
M8.
“I would if I could,” said lovely K8.
“I pity youi’ lonely, unhappy stS.
“But alas, you’ve come too L8.
“I’m married already. The mother
of 8.”
been
Various types
“ingredients” Irish seaweed,
example, being used in the mak-
of blancmange and jellies, for
clarifying of ale and for the siz-
of textiles. “Sea moss” is what
usually call the Irish seaweed.
Now comes the news that Cana
dian seaweed has been proved to be-
remarkably good for cattle meal, and
far away New Zealand has actually
come into the market as a buyer of
Canadian “kelp” as it is called. It
is an ancient word that is still used
for certain kinds of seaweed in the
British Isles, particularly in Scot
land. A shipment has been sent to
the Antipodes.
These farmers of New Zealand,
some of them descendants of the
men who long ago built a ship and
sailed for that country from Nova
Scotia, know quite a lot about cattle
and about dairying, and we know
very well that when they asked for
Canadian seaweed, made into meal,
they are asking for something that
wil be a benefit to their already po
werful and efficiently conducted in
dustry of dairying.
o—o—o
Gradual Renovation
“I’ll soon have a new car.”
"You’re lucky.”
“Hardly. You see I’m simply
busy replacing the i.wornout parts on
the old one, and a couple of more
bumps and it will even have
streamline effect.”
An eloping young couple from Syden
ham
Found that father had strictly for
byenham,
But the young lady knew
That he dare not pursue—
For she’s pinched all his trousers
and hydenham.
kept
the
O---0---O
Back to the Land
a couple of
from the
destroy them just
to his wife be-
“1’11 get rid of
back.” A little
Bobby came in
D. L. & W
Scranton Blue Coal
Dad had spent
collecting worms
“I’ve no time to
now,” he explained
fore he went out.
them when I come
later, four-year-old
with the air of one who had done
■his good deed for the day. I’ve
got rid of all the worms for daddy,
mum. I’ve dug a great big hole in
the garden and I’ve buried the lot.”
o--0—o
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hours
lawn.
The solid Fuel for Solid Comfort.
The Blue Color is your guaran
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A. J. CLATWORTHY
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A tourist on his way to Europe
was experiencing seasickness for the
first time. Calling his wife to his
bedside, he said in a weak voice:
“Jennie, my .will is in the Florida
National Bank. Everything is left
to you dear,
you will find
box.”
“And
side,
alive
My various stocks
in my safe-deposit
he added, fervently:
bury me on the other
stand this trip again,
or dead.”
Then
Jennie,
I can’t
Children’s Coughs
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it is to keep the children from taking,
cold. They will get overheated ana-
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