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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1936-06-04, Page 6COMMENT FROM .- THERE AND ,. ■ EDITORIAL HERE, EVERYWHERE. Problem of The Cities Everywhere our cities ar’e our weak ; spots. The rural population’s propor­ tion o^ relief, is only a third of the <?jty ratio. It Is in these city areas -that, municipalities default as ’rule. The -urban areas can’t deny themselves anything. The'problem of. the cities needa attention!. -Almost without .ex?.' ■ ception they are overcrowded with women from the rural sections;. so that today there is a ,shortage Of fe­ male farm population and an overplus /of males- People in search of a ‘‘good time” crowd into them. There isn’t ’’the same easy relief back home, ’ip'here work, is-required, ;or s.o many diversions. — Sault Star. All For Canada’s Good Miss Anna Buchan, who. is. visiting her brother, the Governor-qieneral, IS an authoress, using the pen name of O. Douglas. She expects to secure some material while in the Dominion, and as it is anticipated; that he will also bring Canadian -color into some • of his future writings the new regime _Ja...lil£ely_±o.. result _ih__som.e. line. Jiter.- ary pictures of this Dominipn.; — Brantford Expositor. -Less Severe Punishment A study of criminal reedrds made -by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reveals that in the last five years the average number of death penalties ex­ acted in Canada has been 22 per cent. This is a smaller number than. 20 years ago despite, the increase in po­ pulation and accompanying growth of crime. r' " . . -—As'thenumberofdeath-penaltieg- ~ has/decreased-the number of life im­ prisonments has increased. In the opening/years of the present century . there was only one sentence of life ■ ’ ■ ■ ■ • •■■■■. ■ ■ ■■ ■ • imprisonment to seven death penal-J ties whereas now thQ ratio is one to three or less, « Another way of indicating this ten­ dency is’io. say that the number 1 Of these two severest penalties combin­ ed constitutes only about half as large a proportion of all sentences as they did 30. years ago. Similarly with other long terms of imprisonment, they re­ present a declining proportion of to­ tal sentences.? —- Kitchtener Record-. ’ ■ V ■ ■ HI . '■ ' ‘‘ ■ The Rqce Goes On Graduation is these times is .not-as happy an occasion as we' could wish, but it does emphasize one obvious fact that which the professional pessi­ mists often overlook — the race is still going.on, the world is not com­ ing an end, the young are still ^bwiiii^m^na^^lT-hdt^remain--idle7“ They will find work to do in their own way .4 They will - not be;; content with the world that .we leave to them/ —Victoria. Tinies. majority of people who view such hair-raising spectacles would teal more comfortable if the risks were , not so great, This! is evidenced by i the long drawn, out “ohs” taht em­ anated from the horrified crowd when the ill-fated aerialist dropped to the ground beneath. . Commenting on this terrible acci­ dent the Stratford? Beacon-Herald asks: “Is there' not a law in this country that disallows trapeze ate*“J istS; to operate without a net ? And then goes on to say: “If . there is no such regulation, the death of the girltrapeze artist at the show irr - kitchener should stir the authori­ ties to quick action/’ The. coroner’s jury has given its carefully considered recommendation. Is that the en dof this regrettable episode?—Kitchener Record. They Will Profit . A’London worker for peace , asks, r‘What possible, profit can come out of another' European war?” Well; for one thing, Vickers, DuPont, Krupp and' Schneider might pay 20 per cent, or more, and probably would.—^Kingston Whig Standard. The Empire Australian^ Immigration The needfdr a larger p_opjilatioxL.i^, so clamant tliat political leaders can­ not continue indefinitely to push it aside with politely vague references or to talk...rhetorical nonsense- about it. A bold policy is needed, and it should be a policy wh’ch facilitates rather than regiments. Australia can­ not afford to repeat her disastrous experience in incurring onerous ob­ ligations’ to unsuiteble ?jsettlCTS?_.in- duced to come to Australia by mis­ representations. The only, type of im­ migrant that will gver be successful in Australia is the type thatTs ^pre­ pared to make his own way in a land which offers him. reasonable freedom to do so. Make Australia attractive- attractive to th,e man of, energy, and initiative, riot to the poor creature who crave to be spoonfed’ and cod­ dled by a paternal Government—and immigrants of the best class will come of their own accord. — The Australasian. • ■; - •-______,' No Age Limit- for 1 -— This Summer^ Frock Hospitals in Modem Life It is to the great institutions of the city that the flood of modern life brings the mpst raided cargoes of ^patients ill with all manner of trou­ bles. That is why the great city in­ stitutions arp outstandingly further­ ing medical knowledge, not only train­ ing thosei specified 'departments where they, provide clinical material , for students of medical colleges and the nursing forces, blit for every last doc­ tor, no matter how renowped, who walks their wards. Hospitals are be­ coming more and more aware of .their responsibility in this regard. They have developed while they have re­ tained their first purpose of shelter. ^TheyhavebecomecentresoLhealth “teaching not only through tlieir out- door clinics but through their social services, which, when advisable, fob. lo^ their patients to their.1 homes. They have become ta- part of the edu- cational system of the country in the , -education of- at least-two of-the-pro- mented- that^—Britain—through Repairing Revered British. Vessel' . H.M1S. Victory, Nelson’s famous flagship, is undergoing repairs at Portsmouth dockyard, England. The bowsprit is rotten and is being removed. Not since 1859 were repairs made to the historic vessel, which was built in 1765. This picture’ shows the removing of the bowsprit. The top-gallant-mast is off and the topmast has been “Towered; ....... St. Louis Dentist Deplores Use of Plates by 5 o-y ear-olds. - TORONTO—False teeth should not be necessary for- anybody under TO provided proper treatment had .been given the person’s teeth when, he or she was a child, Dr., .Clarence O,.. Simpson, of St. Louis, told the 67th annual meeting of the Ontario Dental! Association here recently. People begin to fetel old when they/ lose their teeth, the doctor remark­ ed, >.nd ygt the average man or wo-! i map of 50 was today wearing ani, 1 artificial plajte. There. was ntf neces­ sity for such, a condition to exist and a person should live for another 20. .years before Josing his teeth if only care had been taken during child­ hood. . Dr. Simpson advocated the import tance of periodic X-ray examinationi to commence when the child had reachedtheageofsix.—Itwas tho — only way of finding diseased teeth, he pointed out. fessions. The growing science of bio­ chemistry which every year discloses ■Jiftwr wonders is turning its eyes to- wards the hospitals. The hospitals are becoming, if they are ndt already there, highly important medical lab­ oratories. 1869-S . A slender sports dress with a nautical hint is today’s model, crisp and young, with height giv­ ing lines and a^ promise Af happy days ahead. A style/of equal charifi for motherjM daughter, there is a wealth^of ease tucked away in a fulF skirt via a well- placed inverted pleat. It has other excitements too—the deep point­ ed yoke and. raglan ,sleeves de­ mandin" their snare of rfecogni- • tion. Easy to make and easier to wear,-there is no end to the ver- . satility of this select summer mo­ del. - Try a printed cotton, silk pique; shantung,' or linen for , sports wear, or a monotone Crepe or sheer .in one of the latest neu­ trals for the office. .Send for 'Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1-R-69-B.' available in Sizes 12. 14. 16. 18, 20 and 20../ Corres­ ponding bust measurements 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and' 40. Size 16 (.34) requires just’ 3% ’ yards of 39-inch fabric. I \ HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred). wrap it carefully and address your order to Barbara Bell, Room 230, 73 West Adelaide St.. 1 orOnto.v. 5ad But Nice ! So many nations in Europe are go­ ing about with chips on their shouK ders one almost is made to wonder where they get all the chips- — Ot­ tawa Journal. It Took Courage . ■ That press photographer who went down to the 141-foot level of the Moose River mine after its occupants had been removed also; had a bit of daring about him. Brockville corder and Times.. ‘ I____ Cricket a$d the. Empire - With the approach of summer thoughts of many British-born in Can­ ada will turn with nostalgic longing iowards cricket. The future of" a well founded empire, as of a nation, lies in the hands of its youth. The influence of sports and.games is immeasurable Th contributing to the solidarity of any commonwealth of nations. Cricket is essentially a British game, as Aus­ tralia, South Africa, New Zealand and some of the lesser members of the Empire have demonstrated. Even lit­ tle Bermuda with itsF population of 30,000 managed to send a first-class cricket team to Cdn^da last summer. Th^questlon arises, What about Can­ ada? It may be that up to the present Canada has not been able to put an intra-empire team into the field ow­ ing probably to. the fact that-she was late /in developing the game. She is, however, making strides in this dir­ ection; and itmay .be that soonetf or later we shall see a Canadian team testing the prowess of her sisters of the Empire on their own soil. — Win-, nlpeg Tribune. . Britain’s Tourist Trade Great Britain’s total income from foreign and British visitors in 1933 was estimated to amount to bver £25,000,000, and Lord Derby coni- _ ____.'??-?--/- !?/_'„’i—its- tourist visitors had an invisible ex­ port . worth £25,000.000 annually, Bot. far below the £28,000,000 . received from woollen exports or the £31,000,- 000 received/from overseas sales of coal. Properly developed, the tourist industry in Ceylon should take rank not far behind the three staple in­ dustries of the country — Times of Celyon, Colombo. Callander. to Hqve Large Parking Area In U. S. Are Sterilized • ST- LOUIS — Two California psy­ chiatrists reported to the American Association on—Mental—-Deficieney- that 23,166 persons have been steri­ lized so far in 23 states legalizing ,sti;ch procedure for the feeble-minded. A third, Dr. Harry H. Laughlin of the eugenics branch ipaintained by ! the Qarnegie Institute at Cold Springs Re- the CALLANDER, Ontt—Parking space for more 600 automobiles will be pro­ vided, at the Dafoe Hospital here for motorist visitors to the Dionne quin­ tuplets. Highway department .work­ men hope to complete the work soon. The parking area will comprise gpace occupied last year by a refresh­ ment booth and a strip to the south of the road opposite the hospital. A few narrow places on the road from Callander to the hospitla are also being widened and will be treated with a dust-proof solution!1 A main­ tenance crew will-be kept on the, road during the summer months to keep it in the best of shape for thousands of tourists expected to use it Tfarbo^TTmgTsland,. N.Y.,-' declared a needed advance in eugenic sterili­ zation was a way “to secure and ev­ aluate in more systematic and Unim­ peachable fashion the biological evi­ dence of hereditary Inadequacy!” Dr, Paul, popenoe and Dr. Norihan Fenton of the Human Betterment Foundation at Pasadena, Calif., recog­ nized the inability “to make positive claims in favour of the stabilizing ef­ fects of sterilization,” in a report on the study of 966 sterilized women paroled from two Calfornia state in­ stitutions for the feeble-minded. Of the 966 women observed, they reported: Forty-six per cent became socially adjusted, self-supporting and happy, 28. per cent became partly adjusted, mostly self-supporting with occasion­ al minqr social problems and; no of­ ficial complaints regarding sexual be­ havior; 24 per cent were somewhat., mal-adjusted, needed continual super­ vision, performed work poorly and were sexually delinquent; two per cent were seriously maladjusted with criminal behaviour .and typed as in-, corrigible and anti-social. .Pointing out the parole and social service systems of the state were im­ portant factors, they said, “although we are not in a position to make pos­ itive claiiqs in favour of stabilizing effects—of. sterilization,-nevertheless, these data ire important from the negative angle.” Increase in Horses More Than 400 Per Cent ’ OTTAWA—Pronounced gains in exports Ot the United States of lead­ ing commodities affected by the Can­ ada-United States trade agreement were recorded during the first four months of 1936, as compared with the corresponding period of 1935, accord­ ing to a statement issued recently by Hon. W. D. Euler, Minister of Trade and Commerce. Gains in exports of agricultural products and lumber were noted particularly. Following the decrease of the duty on horses from $30 to $20 per head, According to the statement,, the num­ ber of animals sent across the border rose from/1,600 to 8,700 and the value from $199,000 to $l,025>000, or over 400 per cent. Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL / with the co-operation of the various departments of ) Ontario Agricultural College. How the Callander quintuplets are getting along. Marie has a black eye, and the solemn telegraphed explana­ tion Is that she collided with a door- What an old1 excuse for so young a victim 1 —Toronto Globe. Reduce The Risk A coroner’s jury investigating fatal accident which occurred at midway in Kitchener recommended that performers In such daring stunts should have the protection of a net.. •The female trapeze artist- who hurt­ led to the ground eighth feet b^low when a rope broke would have had at least some...chance of being alive to­ day if a, fairly safe lauding, had been provided. Such reasonable protection would take care of any undetected flaw in the equipment. Comparatively .few spectators would be willing to exchange places with aerialists who put-oh thrilling stunt? even though they had proper protection just in . castf wont whong. We fancy the the something the, ‘Vast The bustnest of farming is yearly becoming more and more dependent, upon facts that have been gathered regarding livestock and livestock management, crop production* soil management, disease and insect con­ trol and business organization of the farming industry. Individual prob­ lems involving one or more of these* and many other phase* of agricul­ ture, engage the attention of Ontario farmer# from day to day.. Through this column farmers #may secure the latest information pertain­ ing to their difficulties. To intro­ duce this service Professor Bell has prepared, the following typical prob­ lems to indicate the information which should be given in order- that a satisfactory answer can be made. If answer is desired by letter en­ close, stamped and addressed- envel­ ope for reply. Address al! inquiries to Professor Henry G. Bell, Rohm 421, 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronio, Opt. ANSWER:—First—The protein con­ tent ?of soya bean straw Is 5.6 per cent. Second — There is a slight loss in the protein content of hay as the result of weathering. Much, of this loss occurs through leaves being left in the field. Henry and Morrison give the following fig­ ures on the composition of alfal­ fa: 7 ‘ ■ V- Crude protein content hay,all analyses .14-9% hay.beforq bloom .. 22.0% hay in seed .. .... 12.2% leaves ...................22.5% stems ...............6.3% , A. N. It-., Halton Co. Qt'ESTION: —: What percent pro- the straw or stark from Soy Beans after the grain has been threshed? How is the,best way to feed Soy Beans to in ilk cows ?z Has alfalfa hay lost any protein on ac­ count of the leaves being brown, caused by at hayfng being caught tn the rain time?'’ Alfalfa Alfalfa Alfalfa Alfalfa Alfalfa ___ Third—In feeding tfie^soya bean straw, I would be tempted to place a , certain amount in the mangers and'let the cows pick it over and use what they refuse to eat as bedding. It might be well, in some cases,- if en up, to that the settled. In all .analyses figures on rough­ age feeds, one should keep in mifid that there is great variation in composition. The figures given are the average of a number of ana­ lyses vary nres.- the straw is badly brok- mix it With the silage Sb ■dost wteuld be partially and individual’ samples may considerably from these flg- ’E. Raithby Hii -bandfy Canadian Crop Suffers Heavy Annual Toll From Disease The potato disease commonly known; as “stem canker*” “rhizoctonia,” “rhizoctonosis” and on the tuber u “black scurf,? probably ,contributes more to reducing the yield than any other malady affecting. this crop in Canada. The black scurf on the tub- ers, as is the..case-w-ith -common-scab,, makes them unsaleable. An attack on the root' stepis bearing the tubem reduces their size and deforms their shape, the degree depending on thn earliness of attack, and on the extent of injury. “Howevterrit is^thte’-damagertor^ tter?" stem that appears of greatest econ­ omic importance. The young sprout ■* as it leaves the set on its^-way-tq— the surface is more easily attacked then, with greater resulting <thrqia'ge- than at anytime later. Indeed, the attack jon this area appears to occur almost wholly during th' -Bproutihg period. This point is very significant, for should .the soil be very*^ry dur­ ing this time, the .plant may escape serious attack, or, on the other hand, if the moisture of the soil is adequate, be severely injured. It also empha­ sizes the danger of the.living patches of the “sclerotia’,* or “scurf” on the planted set. Thus, under favdpible conditions, the parasite quickly grows from these patches of scurf to the sprout, which it may entirely destroy, or delay it to cause “misses,” and stunted plants in the field. From studies of this disease by the Dominion Laboratory^of Plant Patho­ logy, Edmonton, c6-opbrating with the University of Alberta, it has becomes quite clear that scurfy potatoes should’ be treated before they are planned. Of course, there is no point in treating material which is free from scurf* but one must bear in nlfnd that only a slight qmount of scurf is just as ef­ fective in transferring the disease as a laj’ge amount is. In treating, how­ ever, one may, if not careful with, the time which the tubers are immersed and with the strength of the solution, injure the germination and vitality of t-he plants, even as much as that caused by the disease. The experi­ ments at the Eclmonton Laboratory have shown that the corrosive subli­ mate method is effective in killing the sclerotia Four ounces are dissolved and. the 'Soak period is 1% hours, hut­ half an hour would be quite, sufficient if ohly a slight amount of small scurf is present. In fact, it is proper to USe the shorter period where advis­ able. - ( - - • - '-I - - New Apparatus May Be Epileptic Cure Recall How Late Spring Was In Arriving Sixty Year Ago LONDON, Ont. — Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Macfie, of “Ardaven,” South Lon­ don, on May 4 celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The stately old housfc which .ha^ been their home for nearly half a"-'century, and fti which Mr. Macfie lived, with his par­ ents, prior to his marriage, is one of the oldest in London, having been built, originally as a cottage, 102 years ago. Mr. Macfie? is 85 and one of the few pioneer Londoners still living. •Mrs. Macfie is American by birth. Their marriage took place in Steu­ benville, Ohio, May 4, 1876. Mrs. Mac­ fie, the former Lilly Means, was ac­ claimed' as “the prettiest • bride who Over came to London”.’ The honeymoon was spent in Phila­ delphia, at the Centennial.. Mrs. Mac­ fie recalls the heat of that early May Weather and the sharp contrast of their’arrival in London May 15, to find frost stilt crunching under foot* ndt a leaf bud visible, not a flower fto be seen. or scurf oh the tuber, of corrosive sublimate in 25 gallons of water good, but'“V'ealth in Christ is wealth in temporal goods is terrible. I wish none of you qet rich. Got love. It’s bettor.” "> Toyoh iko Kngnwa. "Going ’West’ to a Canadian, is like going after the Holy Grail to a Knight of King Arthur.”-Stephen Tteaeock. *21 A ’ KANSAS CITY, M’o. — An elMri;- cal detective device which points to brain surgery—the removal of what seems'- to be a >paro” part of the brain-!—as a possible cure fo^ eri’i1j”Fy, was reported to-the American Medical Association hero recently. For more than sa year at TKrvafa Medical School rj).bot detective has been tracing \ho rieCtfliar, wave- .' lik’e electrical currents flowing from the brain during the epileptic attacks.. In them it has found clue after clue- to-the place where epilepsy ■ seem to be. generated, - This pla'cc now appears to he the “frontal lobe,a section of gtej* mat­ ter in tht? Tonyard part of the btein, Which can be safely removed by sur­ gery. Moreover, due to other brain diseases or head accidents, it, has been this. the . dom-futet rated' that removal of area dors not Seriously affc *t mind'.