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mit to themselves that they need help, It might
be that the individual doesn't Want 'to subject
himself to possible ridicule. Or it could be that
the average person doesn't know how to. call
for help,
Asa result of the study, the Red Cross
conducted, a personal' survival experiment and
found that an individual requires a great deal
of effort to overcome embarrassment in calling
for help, even in,, a pool-side experimental s'it-
IlatiQ11. -If embarrassment is present in an ex-
perimental situation, surely it's bound to play
some part in the real life-and-death situation.
It seems, now, that learning to call for
help is just as much of a drowning preventive
as water safety knowledge. Incorporating it in
regular Red Cross safety courses may eventual-
ly help individuals call for help freely without
embarrassment in every risky 'situation.
So, when in trouble in the water, use
your voice. And here's .a tip if you're in an
accident with a companion or a group. Call for
help in unison. It helps.
A study was ..done by the Red Cross on.
82 clrownings. that occurred in 1961. The and,
ings: of the study show that out of 82 victims,
.68 were individuals who, for some reason, en-
tered. the water unexpectedly, They fell from
boats, river banks, wharves, jetties and in a few
instances, through the ice.
One of the most significant findings. .of
the study is that almost all of the 68 victims
were within a few feet of some sort of safety
and that in. almost every instance; no call for.
help was made.
This is somewhat of a surprise, for al-
most everyone assumes that when a person is
in trouble, he naturally calls for help, Appar-
ently, this isn't always the case, A feW reasons
„ are suggested.
First, the individual may be in a state
of panic. Second, he may not be 'aware of the
seriousness of the situation. Third, he may be
too embarrassed to call for help.
This last reason may be the result of
self-pride and independence. Some people feel
it's beneath them to call for help or won't ad-
The outlook's rosy there's OCEANS of
HOT WATER
instantly... In Canada, the seeds of continued 1963
growth can be seen in key trends, reported by
Dalton Robertson in The Financial Post,
Business inventories appear to be very
low. This is a remarkably healthy situation in
the mature stages of a business expansion—
the point where inventory buildup is usually
the rule. It portends a steady rate of growth
in the months just ahead, The underyling
strength of Canada's present economic situa-
tion can best be seen in industrial production.
The rise since the beginning of the expansion
has lasted for 30 months and the gain in out-
put is almost as big as that in the major ad-
vance during the 1954-56 boom.
The Canadian dollar devaluation of the
past year, and apparently more effective cost
controls, are putting a new competitive edge
on the prices of many Canadian products. By
contrast, rising costs in 1957-61, compounded
by a high exchange value for the dollar, worked
against Canada's manufacturing industries dur-
ing that period. This suggests that many plants
and factories are now operating closer to ca-
pacity than in the shorter, weaker 1958-59
expansion—one excellent reason for expecting
substantial upward revision in 1963's business
spending on new equipment. This is a bright
portent for a lengthy expansion, more jobs and
'higher incomes.
AfallaXel;
If it is true that Montezuma's
gods have already wreaked their
revenge upon those peoples who
destroyed the Aztec Kingdom,
this vindication has undoubtedly
been achieved in the form of
tobacco.
For, it was Spanish conquis-
tadors returning from Mexica
who reportedly introduced the
practice of smoking rolls of to-
bacco to the European com-
munity.
To-day in Canada alone, there
are about six million persons
smoking tobacco with an es-
timated 150 to 200 thousand
teen-agers added to the ranks
here each year.
Reputable scientific research
from many parts of the world
establishes cigarette smoking
as the major cause of lung
cancer. Unfortunately, this
form of cancer has a very slow
rate of cure, about 1:20, and is
difficult to diagnose in early
stages. It is estimated that
each year this disease kills
about 4,000 Canadians, of whom
3,000 acquired their cancer
through cigarette smoking.
It has been found that the in-
cidence of the disease increases
with the number of cigarettes
smoked and the length of time
the smoker has smoked. Con-
versely, lung cancer death rates
decrease among those who dis-
continue smoking, and the de-
crease is roughly proportionate
to the length of time since last
smoking.
While lung cancer is found
occasionally but very rarely,
among nonsmokers, the type of
cancer which is most common
occurs almost exclusively in
cigarette smokers.
Air pollution which is often
it IS no mean feat to 'kick'
the habit. While most people
find it easiest to quit all at
once, others extend the with-
drawal by cutting down or
Switching to low-nicotine, low-
tar cigarettes. Many people ex-
perience the need for some kind
of substitute for smoking, as for
example, chewing gum or eating
candy.
Youth leaders are alarmed
about the smoking tendencies of
young people. Among high
school age boys and girls, the
number who smoke cigarettes is
twice as high if their parents
are cigarette smokers as it is
if their parents do not smoke.
If only one parent smokes, the
proportion of children smoking
is intermediate. Children of
parents who have stopped smok-
ing are more likely to, smoke
than the children of parents who
have never smoked.
An expensive habit, smoking
costs the modest user about
$100 a year. It is impossible
to measure the savings that
would accrue if everyone were
to stop smoking because no
human life, or a year of it, has
a price tag. More than three out
of five lung cancer victims are
under 70 years of age and most
are heads of families.
The foibles of mankind being
what they are, the tobacco and
advertising industries should
have no worrie s about the
consequences of a sudden mass
abstinence from smoking. I sin-
cerely urge every smoker, how-
ever, to appraise his habit in
relation to the risks that apply.
To every smoker who has a
persistent cough, I say 'see
your doctor'.
P.S.-- The author is a non-
smoker.
cited as a primary cause of
lung cancer actually plays only
a minor role. There are cer
tain ocpupations, ho wev er,
Which carry a risk of lung can-
cer and these involve radio-
activity in, certain mines, dust
from gas generators, hot gases
from tar and a few chetnical
operations in industry. It still
remains that 75 percent or more
of lung cancer could be pre-
vented if cigarette smoking was
eliminated.
There are other fatal dis-
eases for which c i gar ett e
smokers show higher death
rates than nonsmokers. An
American Cancer Society study
revealed that cigarette smokers
had death rates 57 percent high-
er than those who did not smoke.
Of the excess deaths, about half
were caused by heart disease,
about 13 percent by lung cancer
and the rest by other diseases.
Of men aged 35, 41percent of
tWo-pack-a-day smoker s, as
compared with 23 percent of
nonsmokers, may expect to die
before the age of 65. The chan-
ces of a man dying during the
peak years of his career and
family responsibilities are al-
most twice as great for a heavy
cigarette smoker as for a non-
smoker.
Many cigarette smokers
hesitate to quit because they
have smoked for a long time.
For them, there is good news
in the fact that stopping is bene-
ficial even to them. Persons who
use only cigars and pipes should
be encouraged to learn that their
over-all death rate is only
slightly higher than for non-
smokers.
Since smoking in most per-
sons is actually an addiction,
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REPRINTED FROM THE ORANGE LODGE'S PUBLICATION, "THE SENTINEL" Miracle of St. Joseph
Hostile propaganda covering years has left many
Protestants, and practically all Roman Catholics, under
the impression that the Orange Association was organiz-
ed to oppose the Roman Catholic religion. So far from
that being the case, it is one of the cardinal principles
of the Order that every person should be protected in
practising the religion of his choice. That being directly
contrary to the principles and practices of the papacy,
the defence of Protestantism is an essential part of the
duty of Orangemen. There cannot be civil liberty unless
we have religious liberty. So civil and religious liberty
became the watchword of the association from the very
beginning,
But the cornerstone of the Orange edifice is loyalty
to the Crown. As the Order has spread to other coun-
tries, this loyalty to constituted authority has been its
distinguishing characteristic. In the United States, for
example, it is not to the Crown, but to the constitution
that Orangemen pledge their loyalty. And it is because
the Constitution guarantees to them, and to all, civil
and religious liberty.
When the Order was founded in British North
America, the motive was to keep this half of the con-
tinent under the British Crown. The danger that threaten-
ed at that time was not the domination of the papacy,
but the possibility of annexation to the United States.
Radical elements were agitating strenuously for Canada
to become part of the republic.
The journals of the Order in New Brunswick are
full of resolutions against that movement. And as Orange-
then made their loyal principles known, the membership
grew rapidly as the best means of defeating the radical
advocacy of separation from Great Britain. That is shown
by the obligation that the members took, and still take,
to maintain the connection with the Mother Country.
Defeated 1837 Rebellion
Conditions, similar to those in the Maritime Prov-
inces, existed in Upper and Lower Canada. Papineau or-
ganized a rebellion in Quebec and Mackenzie in Ontario.
They drew together every element that was dissatisfied,
and the movement became formidable. The Order took
root in what is now the Province of Quebec, and still
carries on, although the British stock there has almost
been submerged by the French Roman Catholics.
The Province of Ontario was fruitful soil for this
loyal institution. The concern of the founders was to
keep Canada British and Protestant. As the early settlers
were almost solidly of British origin, the response to
the efforts of Ogle Robert Gowan was immediate and
overwhelming. And at Brockville, Ont., in 1830 he was
elected the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
British America,.
William Lyon Mackenzie was a fiery agitator, with
a gift of eloquence that enabled him to inflame a large
section of the population who clamored for responsible
government. The Orangemen wanted it as ardently as
Mackenzie, but they refused to countenance or support
revolutionary measures. They held that it could be
secured by constitutional methods, in which they were
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deavored to bring educational
facilities to his growing city and
had succeeded in interesting a
religious order from Lyon,
France, to establish their
American Mother House in St.
Joseph. Mounting oppositio n
sent that order of nuns to the
United States.
Finally it became too hot for
Narcisse Cantin. Men were pro-
testing loudly that the creation
of a city at St. Joseph was a
gigantic swindle! Why, the y
knew men who had invested in
the scheme and had gone broke!
They said that Cantin had exer-
cised an hypnotic influence on
the people.
Realizing that he had come to
the end of his tether, he sold
his interest in the place to a
company financed by Canadian
and American capital. For a
while building operations con-
tinued under the new ownership
but finally came to a standstill.
Alas, the proud hotel never en-
tertained any guests! Its empty
halls echoed to none but the
crowds of curious sight-seers
who flocked from far and near
to view the white elephant. La-
ter, buildings were sold and
some of them were torn down.
Let it be said that more money
was taken out of the walls than
ever was put into them. The
bricks used cost $4.00 a thous-
and. When sold they brought
$20.00 a thousand.
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noticed at the station a beauti-
ful, well-matched team of hor-
ses. He decided then and there
that he must have those horses.
He bought them at the man's own
price, agreeing to make pay-
ment on delivery. The horses
were driven over to St. Joseph
and the owner was duly paid in
gold.
On his way back the man
stopped in Zurich with his mo-
ney and some of the men in that
village persuaded him to believe
that he had been duped and that
the gold was of no value as
money. Back to St. Joseph he
went in a great rage and lost no
time in finding Mr. Cantin.
"You cheated met" he ac-
cused him hotly. "That stuff
you gave me isn't money. I
want my horses back." "All
right," said Cantin agreeably,
"you may have them", and he
proceeded to make the ex-
change. Of course everybody
made a laughing stock of the
man, and when he discovered
that the joke was on him, he
tried to make the sale a second
time, explaining that he did not
know any better. But Cantin was
not to be cajoled. The man had
not trusted him and so lost his
chance of a profitable sale. Can-
tin bought his horses elsewhere.
In spite of all his efforts to
make progress with the St.
Joseph enterprise, Cantin met
rebuffs at every turn. He en-
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fully justified by time. When the rebellion broke out the
• members of the Orange Order aligned themselves with
the Loyalists and, as Mackenzie himself later testified,
they did more than any others to suppress the outbreak,
and thus kept this country loyal to Britain and the Throne.
The Orange Association today is the same firmly
loyal institution that it was in 1837. It stands now as'
the chief opponent of separation from the Common-
wealth and Empire, and it will continue to resist to the
utmost any movement that would lessen our British con-
nection and character, as it resisted the rebels 126 years
ago.
Our Heritage Recognized
This is not the outcome of blind prejudice, but
comes from a deep-rooted conviction that the mainte-
nance of our British traditions is the best guarantee of
a prosperous and happy future for our country. The
truth is, that what we are today is due to the fact that
we have been able to grow, and develop under the free-
dom and assistance Britain freely gave to us. In other
words, we are Canadian, with all the rights of self-
government and independence we desire, because we
have been British. And, by the same token, the contrary
is equally true — we are British, because we are
Canadian. The Hon. Vincent Massey, former Governor-
General, put the Canadian and the Orange Order's
view-point on the value of our Dominion's link with
Britain when he stated in his book, "On Being Canadian":
"All great Canadian Nationalists have believed
in the British tradition as something essential to our
nationality. They believed in the British connection be-
cause they knew full well that without our legacy from
the Old Country and our links with her, we would sur-
render those things which serve to give us meaning in
North America, and, indeed, our existence as a
separate state."
Religious issue over schools
The anti-Romanist note of the Order developed'
after 1840, when that church kept the Province of Upper
Canada in a turmoil over its extreme demands for con-
cessions for the separate schools. That agitation was,
thought to have been settled in 1867 by the Confedera-
tion Act, But, notwithstanding the final settlement agreed
to by the Roman Catholic bishops, they have, kept alive
their agitation for more and more concessions for their
religious schools, And the issue was never more imminent
than today with the Separate Schools in Ontario getting
larger grants than ever before and the Roman Catholic
bishops maintaining their demand for their own high
schools and teachers' college.
This is not essentially a religious question, except
as it is made so by the efforts of the Roman Catholic
leaders. It is purely a question of civil rights. The essence
of that dispute is whether one form of religion — Roman
Catholicism — shall be subsidized by the state to teach
its dogmas in the primary schools. And there the Orange
Association is true to the original purpose of the founders
— to maintain in this country the priceless privilege of
civil and religious liberty, and equal rights to all.
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(In his dream of a deep water-
way from the head of the Great
Lakes to the ocean, Narcisse
Cantin envisioned a canal from
Lake Erie to Lake Huron which
would mean a saving of 350 nau-
tical miles for each return trip.
The Lake Huron entry, he plan-
ned, would be at St. Joseph and
he succeeded in interesting pro-
minent U.S. and Canadian capit-
alists in investing heavily in the
development of St. Joseph as the
first step.)
PART THREE
The mushroom growth of St.
Joseph was steeped in colorful
incidents, revealing the dyna-
mic personality of its founder.
An interesting one took place in
connection with the erection of
the sawmill.
Late one afternoon Cantin de-
cided that his lumber was cost-
ing him too much and that he
must have a sawmill of his own.
Thirteen miles from St. Joseph
stood a sawmill in full opera-
tion, with a capacity of ten
thousand feet a day. Cantin went
over and the deal was made at
seven o'clock in the evening. By
nine o'clock the purchase price
of $900.00 was raised and paid
over.
That very night he set about
getting men and teams to move
the sawmill to St. Joseph. By
four thirty the next morning 42
teams with bobsleighs had been
engaged and over 100 men were
on hand ready to dismantle and
transport the mill to its new
location.
By two-thirty that afternoon
Cantin had accomplished that
seemingly impossible task.
Boiler, engine, machinery, and
building were all in St. Joseph.
A short while after, the mill
was in full operation and for
years supplied the community
with best quality of white and
black ash, maple, beech, hem-
lock, elm, cedar and pine lum-
ber.
Such activity called for the
expenditure of large sums of
money. Stores had to be sup-
plied and replenished. Cantin
was getting a great deal of the
necessary money from Mon-
treal so he bought most of his
merchandise in that city.
The local business interests
frowned on Cantin's outside
purchases and efforts were
made to destroy faith in this
Man. In fact, opposition to the
entire St. Joseph enterprise
became so pronounced that Can-
di' found financing the deVelop-
ment of it increasingly difficult.
There were times when his
hired men had to Wait for their
pay and some lost faith in him.
Sometimes, however ; he went
away and came back with a bag
full of gold and then he paid
generouSly. At such times, too,
those from whom he had bor.,
rowed were re-paid handsome-
ly. Even his worst enemies ad-
mitted that when he was in funds
he was generous to a fault.
Those Who refuSed to
lieVe in him occasionally had
"reason to regret it. In this con-
necti011 rather an andtising in-
cident is told. Cantin was a great
lover of horses. One day he was
returning to St. Joseph with a
bag full of gold. As he Stepped
eft the train at geaforth,
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