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THURSDAY. OCT. 24, 1918
INFLUENZA.
Influenza. which is now sweeping over
the c m inert. is a very old disease. It was
kno vn in ancient times, and as early as
1510 it overran the whole civilized world.
For centuries it has periodically swept
over various parts of the world. The last
great world epidemic wa s in 1S$9-90,
when it was generally known by the
French narne of "la grip,te." The disease
has always travelled from east to west.
The symptoms are similar to those of a
heavy cold: more or less severe headache,
cold in the head and throat. fits of sneez-
ing. flushed fate, chills, aches and pains in
the back and limb;, pains in the eyeballs
and behind the eyes, general physical de-
pression, and temperature rising to be-
tween 101 and 101 degrees.
Preventive measures are to keep away
from those infected. and to build up the
germ -resisting prwers of (he bdy by
eating nourishing foods. dressing comfort-
ably. getting plenty of sleep, and living
as much as possible in the open air and in
bright. well -ventilated rooms. Quinine,
used as a gargle or taken internally, is
valuable as a preventive.
When a person is taken with influenza.
the best thing to do is to go tdlbed
and stimm an a doctor. Rest, war t and
quiet are three sovereign remedies of the
primary disease. and the best preventives
of its more deadly complications. of
which pneumonia is the most frequent.
Careful attention should be paid to the
diet. regardins whish the rules which ap-
ply to any fewer should be observed.
Common sense and the doctor's instruc•
tions should be the two great guides in
the treatment of the disease.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
This :one tali weuher bueht to knock
oat tae t Wein
The war rows is becoming monotonous.
The Allies are winning every day and pledge has been kept is indicated by the
everywhere. s I fact that Canada s contribution in tree• 5,
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Economy!
AD
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is not only the most economical on account of
its great strength but you have the refreshing
and delicious qualities as well. sass
Ask your Grocer. In Sealed Metal Packets.
the paper absolutely no credit, is the
running down of false rumors. The re-
porter may spend three-quarters of his
time making sure that "happenings"
which are common report around town
never happened; he gets credit with the
public only for the product of the one-
quarter of his time which he empbys in
reporting actual events.
One Hundred Dollar Victory Bond Will
Pay S0 men for one day, or.
Buy 3 rifles and their bayonets. or.
110 bushels of oats, or.
K 75 -mm. field gun shell, or,
200 hand grenades, or,
T. N. 'P for the bursting charge of
a 14 -inch shell. or,
5 incendiary airplane bombs, or.
Provide 2.5 lbs. of ether for anaes-
thesia. or,
145 hot water bags, or,
Pay Canada's war bill for 9 seconds.
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Canada Appreciated.
Chicago Tribune.
Our entrance into the war has served
to bring us into bonds of closer friendship
with Canada, our northern neighbor, w th
whom we have lived on terms of peace
and amity for more than a hundred
years. The Canad ans may feel that our
decision was belated, but they cannot but
realize that we intend to stand by the
great cause to the end. Itis perhaps not
generally understood that Canada's eflor t
was voluntary; that she was under no
compulsion from the mother country to
send an, army overseas It was entire ly c f
her own free will that Canada cabled her
pledge to take part in the defence of the
Empire and civilizannn. How well that
Here in Canada we are having quite a
time with the Spanish '•ttu." while "over
there" the brys are seeing the German
Bee.
The Canadians were "first in" at La
Coteau. and also at D,uei. .1( there
were mare of them they nomad be first
'3R everywhere.
.
The Brussels Post advocates t he doubling
up of chur.:h congregations for the winter
'Months in order to save fuel. and believes
there will not be much danger of over-
crowding any of the churches even then.
The war news is knocking the specula-
tive element out of commix' ty values,
many of which may decline from now on;
but foodstuffs and other articles of general
use will remain where they are for a long
while yet. or make only a gradual decline.
The world is short of supplies, and it
takes a long course of months to grow
wool slid beef, and even what. Farmers
wili get good prices for their products for
a good many years yet.
The Orillia Packet endorse a suggests an
that local newspapers be "preserved in
every commun tr as vital war history for
future generations." The suggestion re.
wives force from the present conditions of
the country press, which appears to be
dwindling away under the stress of high
costs. Another acres has fun been turned
by a further increase in the price of white
paper, and if things keep on local news -
Rapers or the present day in iy b_ pre-
sved n relics of a bygone era.
An exchange in commenting upon the
approaching close of the "daylight-saving"
period remarks that during the ,winter
months the clocks wil be regulated "ac-
cotdirlg to the sun." This is a misconcep
tion. Next Sunday Canada goes bask to
"standard" time, under which system all
the territory- io a wide sone has uniform
time. It is apparent that only One point
in this zone can have actual sun time. As
a matter of fact. standard time in Gode-
rich is about twenty-eight .minutes ahead
of sun time. At present the clocks are
nearly one hour and a -Hal( in advance of
the sun.
Someone writes to a Toronto paper
protesting against the publicity given the
influenza epidemic. It may be that some
people with morbid imaginations are in-
fluenced to their injury by what they read
and hear and get themselves unnecessari ly
into a state of sickness: but on the whole
it must be conceded that publicity is a
great protection to the public health.
Without newspapers to give accurate and
reliable information. all sorts of rumors
would be abroad unchecked; groundless
fears would give rix to panics, and. on
the other hand. scientific methods of
treating the disease and of preventing in-
fection would be generally unknown and
disregarded. The plagues of past cen-
turies, when newspapers were unknown,
were vastly more destructive of life than
those of the present age, and to a large
extent the difference is due to the general
diffusion of intelligence through the
medium of the modern newspaper One
of the greatest services rendered
by a newspaper. and one for
which the average newspaper reader gives
including those about to sail, is 411.
representing 6.4 per cent. of the popula-
tion. In order to equal that proportion
we should have to put 6,400.000 men in
the field. and even now we do not con-
template raising so great an army.
Canada's record is also written in the
heroic struggles at Vi$ty R dge. around
Lens. and hundtech of other bloody
battlefieids. It was the Canadians who
first were gassed. and their splendid re-
sistance in spite of the terrible effect of
this new instrument of warfare will never
be forgotten. The casualty list of 160,533
men. of whom nearly 4',.were k I ed
or died from wounds, bears effective wit-
ness of the sacrifice Canada has made.
The Canadian border is not fortified he -
cause each country has faith in the peace-
ful intentions of the other. All Ameri-
cans must now (eel a new appreciation
for their Canadi in neighb yrs, and it is
not too much to hops that peace and
friendship and cooperation will mark
their relations for future hundreds and
thousands of years.
What About Parliament?
hinntreat witness.
Why did we go to the trouble a year ago
of electing some two hundred and twenty
representatives to look after the interests
of Canada during the succeeding five
years. when all that w as necessary was
to select a group of a score of men. to act
as a sort of secret group, who would do a
great dal of travelling. and occasionally
melt in small sections at Ottawa to put
through orders -in -Council' To be sure,
our representatives did meet at Ottawa in
the form of a Parliament. hut without
either freedom or responsibility. Nearly
all important measures were got out of
the way by order -in -Council. and other
difficult problems were reserved to be
dealt with after Parliament had been dis-
banded, and then put through by order -
in -Council. Indeed, even while Parlia-
ment was in session. weighty matters
were thus decided. A few matters were
brought to the attention of Parliament.
but, even in these, discussion was limited
an never before in the history of the
Howse. Thellt:nvernment—thatfis to say,
Sir Robert Borden and Itis Cabinet —
seem to have'no more trust, or confidence
in the people elected as our representa-
tives to Parliament than they had in the
Canadian people b'fore the election.
Having signalized their distrust of the
country by arranging a franchise to suit
themselves they have continued to mani-
(est their distrust by failing to ask for
any help from the Parliament. In al-
most every other country outside of
t.ermany and Austria. parliaments have
been in nearly continuous session. The
United States Congress. the French Parli-
ament. the British Parliament, and the It-
alian Parliament have been hard at work
on the internal and the external prob-
lems raised by the war, but our Parlia
ment is evidently looked upon by Sir
Robert Borden as either a dangerous or a
useless group of men. We do not know
whsh aspect it presents to him. We
think probably, however, from his treat
ment of Parliament that he considers it
in both lights. fearing that if he brought
it together and allowed it openly to dis-
cuss measures for the welfare of the
country, it would develop differences that
might lead to political friction, or opinions
of its own that would hamper jhis action
as dictator. He seems to (eel no need of
its aid. or. in t he slang of the day. "Ile
has no use for Parliament." We are not
convinced, however, that the country is
of one mind with him on this point. We
think it would like to see Parliament as
ambled and set to work on the prob-
lems of the day. There is a great oppor-
tunity hefore it to do valuable work. We
cannot hut wonder how the men who
have been elected se Mir representatives
regard the manner in which they are
being slighted. Pncsibly some of them
merely secured election Inc the honor of
putting M. P. after their name, but there
are among them a considerable number
who really desired to get into Parliam`tit
to do something, and they have been
given no chance whatever. They are at
(east ignored. if they are r..,t intention-
ally treated as one treats a leper. Possi-
bly they are tainted with that noxious
disease, •'independent thought.' We
have some hopes that there is a little of it
smouldering among them, and that the
future holds in store some progressive ac-
tion i( they ever get together without a
check rein buckled to the last hole.
Use Your Dollars toted the War.
i( my dollar will drive the enemy back
from despoiling Europe and threatening
America, here it goes! I wail put all 1
can spare into a Victory bond. to help
old Canada finance its own war burdens
or secure For G -eat Bntain a plentiful
supply of foodstuffs.
For it is not the rich mgt's pile' that
counts most. It is the accumulation -o(
purchases made by farmers and rural
business men from every corner of Can-
ada that swells the total and strikes ter
ror to the heart of our enemy.
When dollars can fight, let us wheel
every one of them into line and sir hasten
the peace that must come when our gol-
den impact strikes the front line He is
a patriot and helper indeed who saves for
Victory bonds.
DID A GOOD TURN FOR AN OLD
FRIEND.
How Two Men Proved the Worth of
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Fox Valley. Sask.. Oct. 21 (Special).—
"•1 tell everyone that suffers from kdneX
trouble to take Dodds Kidney Pills,
These are the words of Mr. Henry Burk-
hart. of this place.
"I took Dodd's Kidney Pills (x eieht
months," Mr. Burkhart continued. "and
now i feel as well as ever I did in my life.
I also sent one box to a friend who lives
in Dakota, and who I knew suffered from
his kidneys. My friend wrote me to get
him some more of Dod I's Kidney Pillss as
the doctors could du nothing to help him.
He said Uodd's Kidney Pills sere the best
medicine he had ewer taken. I would of
be a ithou; Dodd's ikidney
In the' sparaety4lettled parts of the
West, where doctors are few, Dodd's
Kidney Pills have long held an honored
place in the family medicine chest.
THE GENERA!. CONFiRENt:E.
The Methodist General Con(erencta-hich
has just:concluded its sessions at Hamilton
has been described as a "demarcrtftic as-
sembly." with a decided progressive ten-
dency. Its more important things are
summarized as follows:
Call issued to raise $ ,O)3,03) far mis-
sions in five years.
Minimum salaries of pastors raised 25
per cent.
Allowance of superannuated preachers
increased 83 a month.
Women admitted to church courts, but
refused right to preach.
Church committed to policy of demos
racy in social and irdustnal life
Pew rent system put under the ban.
Churches advised to be kept open dur-
ing the week.
Million dollars to be raised for super•
annuation fund.
Church union approved again; Metho-
dists await action by others.
Course of study for ministerial students
revised.
More power given to laymen in election
of church officers.
Department of finance created to handle
church funds.
Military tervise of applicant for minis-
try to be accepted in lieu of circuit work.
Reconsidered and killed motion asking
that smoking in public be made unlawful;
substituted milder motion.
The conference just closed brought to-
gether374 delegates from Newfoundland
on the east to British Columbia on the
west.
CRiSP NEW STYLES
IN
FOOTWEAR
FOR FALL
There is such a wonderful
assortment of the very finest
Shoes for men and women
that you are sure to find
among the many models just
the pair to your liking. It
is a style show worth coming
a long way to see, and we ex-
tend to you a cordial welcome
whether you intend buying
or not. We are prepared to
help you solve any footwear
difficulties.
All styles of Rubber Foot-
wear are now in stock. Prices
are most reasonable.
—REPAIRING—
Geo. MacVicar
North side Square, Goderich
ENEMY IS FORCED BACK
Allies Continue to Sweep Across
Belgium.
British Forces Are Now Approaching
Ileac lenses, Which Is the Key
of the Present Garman Line of
Defence — Invaders Are Now
Reported W Be 1'rs paring the
Evacuation 4.1 Brussels.
LONDON. Oct. 22.—The great bat-
tle in Flanders and Northern France
pawed into itAseeontl phase on Mon-
day. The first phase was completed
when the Lille salient was eliminated
and the Germans were driven out of
Western BeIgtum, se that the line all
the way frem the frontier of Holland
to the Oise L nal is practically a
straight one.
This having been accomplished, the
Belgian, BNtisli and French in the
north started a sweeping movenient
pivoting on point about east of
Courtrai. The object of thia appears
to be the eleering of the enemy from
his front la Northern Belgium end
at the same time to threaten bis ex-
treme right dank.
The key position at the south is in
the region below Valenciennes. At
both places the exhausted German
divisions, whose tank, have had
great holes chopped into them by ter-
rific blows, are fighting with the
greatest desperation The German
commanders are sacrificing many sten
la their endeavors to hold their
ground, but in both 'sections the Al-
lied troops have encashed into the
enemy and made appreciable gaits.
Scores of additional villages have
been reclaimed, and numerous pris-
oners and large quantities of supplies
have been captured.
Zeebrugge. which for years has
been a German t' -boat base, is defi-
nitely in the hands of the Allies.
When Belgian troops entered It they
found Germans had destroyed the
batteries and virtually all the intri-
cate coast defences built at great cost
during their occupation. Three steam-
ers in the port were sink.
A Boating dock in the Bruges har-
bor was burned and sunk by Ger-
mans.
"Ghent Is practically surrounded."
says Remolds' newspaper late yes-
terday. The newspaper adds Ertvelde
and Sleydinge have been captured
and the Allies are nearing Aloat. Ert-
velde lies 22 miles east of Bruges and
eight miles due north of Ghent, while
Sleydinge lies a little less than five
miles to the aorthwet;t of that city.
Aloat is 14 milds southeast of Ghent
and midway pstweea Ghent and
Brussels.
The Belgian
ed coon pl elsly
Severs! 1
eaught bet
and the D
Sea were for
coast has been cies--
of enemy forces and
German troope
fie advancing AIUes
rder and the North
1 to Cross Into Dutch
territory, This' fore. apparently was
unable to eacape sentheastward in
the d$reetion of Antwerp, owing to
the stupidity of the Allied advance
from -Bruges. •
Allied troops are reported near
Eecloo. 15 east of Bruges and
the same d tante northwest of
Ghent. and al are approaching the
Dutch frontier near Sluts. Allied
troops In Flanders have regained 800
square miles of territory In the past
tour days.
The evacuation of Brussels by the
German troops already has begun,
according to 15. Heinrich, an Activist
Belgian deputif. The deputy is quot-
ed thus by the correspondent of the
Nieuw Van Dorn Dags at Roseadaal,
on the Dutch frontier, who says the
deputy himself has arrived from
Brussels. Indications received at
British headquarters are to the effect
that the German army believes that
It Is being withdrawn entirely from
France and BsOgium. _
GOVERNMI3NT IS FORMED.
Csecho-Slovaka Establish Head.tuar-
ten In Paris.
PARIS. Oct. 22. — A provisional
Czeeho.Stovak Government, with
headquarters in Paris. has been oM-
clally constituted. according to a let-
ter written to Stephen Pichon. the
French Foreign Minister. by M.
Banes, the Csecho-Slovak. Foreign
Minister.
"By the declaration of the United
States. Rept. 3, ISIS," says the let-
ter, "the National Csecho-Slovak
Council sitting at Paris has been re-
cognised as the detacto Csecho-
Slovok Government.
"This recognition has been con-
firmed by the Governments of Groot
Britain. Sept. 3; France, Sept. 23.
and Italy. Oct. 3.
"I have the honor to transmit. in
view of these successive recognitions,
that the provisional Csecho-Slovak
Government 1 constituted, with a
seat at Parts. �s follows:
"T. G. Masgryk. President of the
provisional Government: Eduard
Beres, Foreign Minister, and Milan
Stefanik, Minister of War."
M. Pichon, in response to the let-
ter of le Bene,, assured the Foreign
Minister of the sympathies of France
with the Caeoho-Slovaks. He said
that In recognizing the new Govern-
ment France and her Allies had
shown their admiration of the pa-
triotism and valiant spirit of swerifee
both of the Csecho-Slovek nation and
Its armies.
May invade Turkey.
SALONICA, Oct. 21.—The last re-
maining territory In Macedonia In-
vaded by the Bulgarians has been
reoccupied by the Allies In the shape
of tb. Greek forces. A strong Greek
army is now ready for action, and It
is announced, can be utilised from
now on. The whole Greek nation
and press ask that the fight be kept
up; it Is th• desire of the Greeks to
march Immediately ageisat Turkey.
Wm Taylor, a daring Toronto
thief, ran oil with as ■ntomoblle be-
longing
o-longlag to a detective.
Elected Director.
At a meeting of the board of directors of
the Sterling Bank of Canada on October
ltith. at the head office, King snd Bay
streets, Toronto. W. A. Matheson of Win-
nipeg was elected a director
Mr. Matheson is general manager for
Western Canada and director. Lake of
the Woods Milling Co. Ltd.; president,
Sunset Manu(acturingCo. Ltd.: vice pres-
ident and director, Monarch Life Amur-
anceCo.; director, Stan lard Trusts Co;.
director. Royal Canadian Securities Co.
Ltd.: member of the executive, board of
grain supervisors; member of the council,
Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
The Moose and the Lily Pad.
The moose's love for the lily pad that
boats on the surface of the northern
lakes makes him appear reckless and un-
afraid. In summer, even in September.
the fishermen often cut him off from the
shore. drive hien into deep water and
have (un with him. Sometimes, when the
moose reaches shoal water and gets his
hind feet on the bottom. he has fun with
the fisherman, smashes his canoe and
makes him swim for his life. However.
after the shooting season opens the
moose becomes more cautious. There
are thousands of moose around Lake
Timagami. Any Grand Trunk agent can
tell you h w to get there. or write to
C. E. Horning. D. P. A.. G. T. R. Sys-
tem, Prion Station. Toronto.
The Bathroom
What a luxury is a nice
bathroom in your home! The
cost is repaid many times
over by the added comfort
and convenience. Let us give
you prices on° fittipg up a
bathroom in your residence.
FRED. HUNT
"THC PLUMBER"
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Let YonrLight Shine!
Dant stumble around in
the dark. It is cheaper in
the long run, and vastly more
pleasant, to have your home
lighted in the modern, sensible
way—with electricity.
We should be glad to kite
you as estimate on the wiring
of your borne and can assure
you a good job, because
WE KNOW HOW
We have a full line of
Electrical Goods
for lightingcooking, heating,
etc.
Yh ROBT. TAiT Phone
193 TIIE F.1-Er'TRte'(AY/12
West strict—next to Piet OR1ex
JUST ARRIVED
AT
WALKER'S
A SPRING SHIPMENT OF
Linoleums and
Congoleum Rugs
in different sizes.
Also a new stock of Rugs
worth seeing.
A call at the store will con-
vince intending purchasers
that Walker's is the place to
deal.
W. Walker
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Women's Combinations
of winter weight
They are of Penman's best natural wool. beaut-
iful quality, are made with high neck, long
sleeves and button front. Drawers are ankle
length. Sizes 34 to 44. Special $4.50
Women's Vests and Drawers, same qualify as
above mentioned. Drawers in open or closed
make. Medium sizes per garment, Vest or
Drawers, each $2.25. Extra large sizes $2.50
Children's Underwear
Of heavy knitted winter -weight cotton. Have
high neck, long sleeves, button -front. Drawers
are ankle length. Sizes 6 to 14 years, Special
at , .. .3.5c
Men's Underwear
Natural wool. spring needle knit, heavy weight
and of beautiful quality wool with cotton mix-
ture. Sizes 34 to 44. Worth $2.50,_at per
garment $1.5
Grey Blankets
Extra large size, double bed, grey union Blankets,
cotton and wool, nicely whipped, and with neat
blue borders, weights are between 7 and 8 lbs.
Special bargain, per pair .... $6.SI
Stanfield's Underwear for Men
Genuine Nova Scotia wool, heavy rib, unshrink-
able. Probably the most satisfactory brand of
heavy warm Underwear made in Canada.
Every garment bears the maker's label. Sizes
34 to 42. Shirts and Drawers, at per garment
$2.00
Dress Serges
All pure wool genuine F
and quality not to be had
browns, greens. 40 to
price
Fr
Serges, old dye
today. Navy, black,
52 -inch. At special
$1.90 and $2 50
Cotton Blankets
Large double -bed size. heavy quality, white,
with pink or blue borders. Special sale, per
pair $2,75
f Grey Flannel
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27 -inch, old-fashioned standard grey Flannel,
bought over two years ago by us. Suitable for
dresses, shirts, underwear, middies, blouses.
Price is about equal to what we pay for cotton.
This Flannel is today worth 50c. At per yard 35c
Cotton
36 -inch heavy twill bleached sheeting or night-
gown Cotton. Free from dressing and beauti-
ful quality. Worth 35c, at per yard , .. .....28c
A large and varied array of
• Women's Coats
NE at $18, $22, $25
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It's certainly the time to procure your wi nter
Coat. for to be warmly clad is of greatest im-
portance these days. Dozens of new sple ndid
styles, heavy checks and beautifully lined and
trimmed. Sizes 34 to 46.
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