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The Wingham Advance, 1916-11-16, Page 3Polish and purify your Cooking Utensils with -1` Old Dutch The Hygienic Cleanser Citriscs 'Art - ••••••601.101.•••••• BRITAIN'S FORtSIGHT SAVES WORLD FROM BIG INCREASE IN THE PRICE Of RUBBER PRODUCTS FINANCING AND FOSTERING OF RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN HER COLONIES NOW PROVING A BOON TO THE CONSUMER IN KEEPING PRICES DOWN. To -day South America is produeing about the samequantity of erutle rub- ber and it constitutes only 23 per cent, ef the world's supply. While the Un- ited States uses about 50 per cent. of the rubber of the world. over 75 per cent. of the crude rubber is marketed and controlled by Great Britain, In 1910 the demand for rubber be- gan to increase materially. The world's production, both wild and plantation, for. that ycer was 70,500 tons, and the coat three dollars a pound. The esti- mated crude rubber to be , used in 1916, based on preview Years, wile be approximately 202,000 tons, put to Naried uees, yet the, price is now be- tween 00 and 70 cents a pound—just about half what it was at the begin- ning of the war. Such conditions are in a measure a godsend to the coneumer—to the man who walks and wears rubbers and overshoce; as well as to the man who uses the rubber for his motor car tires. And the rubber -wearing indivi- dual can thank the British Govern- ment for this. While Ieritain has just given a single order for 2.000,000 paire of hip length rubber boots for her euldiers, taking 14,005,000 pornds of rubber, and other material* etill the price is kept down by that mysterious force known as "government control." In the meantime that other staple— leather—has increased in price since the war started, until to -day a single cow hide is worth as much an was paid for the whole cow a few yeare ago. This is due in a large measure to the quenelles of leather used for the army, the cutting -off of the Euro- pcsn supply, which, came largely from Ruesia, and other euieltly recognized factors, including the fact that there ie no "government control" concerned. With leather up and rubber down it Is ziaturally following that rubber is fast becoming a substitute for leather, With winter and the Sheehy weather setting in the man in moderate eir- cumetances finds an opportunity to save the costly leather of his boots— so quickly ruined by water, and par- ticularly snow water— by wearing rubbers and overshoe* that, thanks to the British Government, cost little or no more than formerly. Whatever increase there may be hi the cost of rubber goods, slight as it is, is. due solely to the chemicale and fabrics which enter into the manu- facture and ale° the higher prices paid to labor. So it would appear that this winter—thanks to Britain'e fore- eight—the patriotic man will wear humble goloshes to nave the • coatly leather of his ehoes. The beneficial results accruing to the eagacity and farsightedness of the Britieh Government in its promotion of the rubber industry and its sub- seiuqnt cornering of the crude rubber market are just now making themsblves manifest in the manufacturing end of the industry. With other staple products soaring in price, and the consumer faced on ev- ery side with the augmented cost of raw materials, it is gratifying to know that ene article of common use, at least, is not only not increasing in DRS. SOPER & WHITE SPECIALISTS Plies, Eczema, Asthma, Catarrh, Pimples, Dyspepsia, Epilepsy, Rheumatism, Skin, Kid- ney, Blood, Nerve And !Madder Diseases. Call or send .history for free advice. Medicine furnished in tablet form. Hours—SO a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays -10 am. to 1 am. consultation Free DRS. SOPER dZ mans - 25 Toronto St., Toronto, Oat. ee Please Mention This Paper. ••••=waYonsmoclminommilmo. Price, but has decreased even under the extreme preseure of war orders. When Great Britain began the fos- tering and financing of rubber planta- tions in 1893, the rubber world did not stand aghast, but smiled cynically. South America—Brazil, to be exact— was then producing practically all of the world's supply, and the rubber, crude indeed, that was coming from the wild trees of that country, was coneidered quite enough, Great Brie' tain foresaw conditions, however, and aided the eetablishing of plantations in her tropical colonies, with the re- sult that when the motor industry and affiliated and allied manufactor- lee demanded an increased supply Croat Britain was there with the pro - 'duct, to* Many a man lcses what little repu- tation he has gambling for a bigger one. Teee'OtF ee. .e•-e7a.ea roe lee•terea eye a?' • 1.11 11 fLfjjj 11 4 1/ 41 dee AS, 1. ee, et5 i re rTHE desolation and A hardships of war, and the worst of winter l''''''''', •/4,9= ,--it weather, cannot damp the spirits of our Canadians when the Christmas boxes S'hY•`' arrive from "home". -V As you plan the parcel for I / HIM who is dear to you, don't forget that Gillette ' shaving equipment is just as keenly appreciated on active service as are sweaters, mitts and "eats". If he already has a itH. it Saftety. .R,alzor send him a generous supply of Gillette Blades, for probably. he is sharing the razor with his pals who are not so fortunate. Clean shaving is in high favor among our troops— because it is sanitary—because it makes the dressing of face wounds easier—buimost of all because �fi1. bracing effect. The Gillette is best for the job—and the man who has one is most popular in his platoon. Whatever dse you put in his Christmas box, be sure there's a Gillette Safety Razor or a supply of Blades. You can buy from yOtIr Mardware Dealer, Druggist, Jeweler or Mens Wear Dealer—"Bulldogs" and Standard Sets at $5.00 — Pocket Editions at $6.00 and $6.00—Combination Sets at $6,50 up4 Cillette Safety Razor Coe of Canada, Ilmited (Ace. end Pactorr—THZ GILLETTE BLDG, MONTREAL 2l/ eel "Kissing the Boll." When. did "It toeing the Wok" eOme to be recognized as a part of the Eng- lioh Oath? Master William Theree, a priest, who wee tried for heresy be- fore the archbiehen of Canterbury in 1407, bee in an account of hie own trial related a conversation between a "man Of lew" and a "master of dis vinity" on the subject of (tattle. The Man of lew epoke of a witness merely laying his hand oa the book, where- upon the =toter of divinity said, "He that ehargeth hint to lay his hand thus upon the book, 'Witching it and swear- ing by it, and hissing it, promising In this forM to do this thing, will say and witness that he that toucheth thus a book and Itisseth it hath sworn upon that book," So the practice to at least 500 years old. "Kissing the book" must have been a familiar practice in Shakespeare's day, for in "The Tempest" there is more than one jocular reference Mt it. "Swear by this bottle how thou cams est hither," says Stephan° in Trinoulo. "Here, wise the book," offering him his bottle of sack. There is also legal proof that the 'practice was well known in the seventeenth eeatury.— London Opinion. No Cure Guaranteed Never knn. owto More fail; acts without pain in 24 hours. Is ae. soothing, healing; ULU" the etklg Cornb right ot. No mites dy so quick, eafe and sure as Pets nam's Painless Corn Extractor. Sold everywhere -25o per bottle. 49 QUEER LIVELIHOODS. ' rfi!liff1110""i Curious and Weird Ways Some People Earn a Living. As a watcher of corpses a Jew stat- ed court recently that he sometimes earned as much as $10 a week. His business was to remain by the side of dying or dead Jews till their burial, "tips" from the relatives often amount- ing to this shin. it reminds the writer of the busi- ness of the funeral tout against which protests were made some time ago in the Provinces. There is a largo business done by undertakers' touts and runners who, as soon as the blinds intimating a death in the house, are down, rush off to the un- dertaker in order that he may secure the order for the funeral. Instances have been known of these touts prov- ing so smart in their work that the undertaker and his assistant have been in the house asking for the order for the funeral with- in a few nainutes of the breath being out of the person's body. The funeral tout has all sorts of peo- ple in his confidence—barbers, grocers, little shopkeepers, etc, upon whom he waits daily to receive reports of persons who aro ill and likely to die. Equally gruesome is the trade of the "sham faker,"- who prepares beggars in order to make them look pitiable objects. That it is easier to be crip- pled than it is to work is the maxim upon which this particular trade is established and this indieldual fakes people who wish to be lame, halt or blind in order to arouse the sympathy of the public Needless to say he does not advertise his business, but he ex- ists all the same, chiefly in London.— Tit-Bits. Be Bright; Well; Strong; Restore Youthfui Looks! Let your 'fight for better health be- ,gln nowl Before you feel any warning of physical collapse, cleanse and strengthen and build up your system. The one remedy for that tired, droopy feeling is Dr, Hamilton's Pills, the acknowledged king of all tonic medi- eines. Thousands of men and women in the late years of life retain their Youthful looks and feeling simply be- cause they regulate their system 'with this old reliable family remedy. Noth- ing so good for the bowels, stomach or kidneys. Cures headaches, prevents biliousness, Stops aching pains in the back and limbs.' Get a 25e box of Dr. Hamilton's Pills to -day. Killed in Action. Thou art gone and 1 eannot recall thee, I gave thee with heart all aflame; —Though dreading what might befall thee -- For God's glory and Germany's shame. Thou art gone and thy feet uhreturn- ing, Echo still in my grief-stricken heart; Thou did'st go all fearfulness spurn- ing, In the battle to play a man's part. That are gone, and the love that I gave thee I a drowned in thy blood on tho plain; All my agonized prayers could not save thee, They have numbered thee with the slain. Thou art gone and with patienee X wait thee, Por I know I shall zee thee again; With pride and pain did .1 dedicate thee, Atd 1 knew thou died'st not in vain. Iror the bleed of the slain will still bring healing, To thaenation they sought to relieve; And ney tears in the sunshine re- vealing A rainbow of promieo. Why grieve? A, 1). M. Bockfield, P. Q. 4 1 • PTOMAIXES. Most common cause. But the development of ptomaine (which, by the way means "derived from a dead body") is not dee to ittlY tielalities in the tootle themselves, but to lack of care in handling them, Some persons think that contact with tin or galvanized surfaces Is the cause, as in ice cream, This has not been defi- nitely settlede-The chief and acceeted cause is change of temperature in food products before they are used and careless storage either on the part of dealer or housewife, In spite of all that lute been said on the subject of care of the refrigera- tor, sahitary handling and cleanliness many of us are not 100 per cent. rigor- ous in the way we treat foods be- fore they reach our table, Probably the reason why shellfish are most fre- quently the cause is because these are very aeldom subjected to complete re- frigeration, but are allowed to stand about in bags in whatever temperature happens to prevail. In order to prevent the decelopMent and danger from ptomaines we must first oversee and insist on state and municipal strictness in all handling of food products, particularly Milk, The Second step is to handle food when it is within our own four walls that our own horn.e conditions cannot en- courage this poisoning. Food. left lying even a half hour on the kitcheu tante, a refrigerator which registers above 50, unclean utensils— any One of these may be the cause of the ptomaine developing. • Especially With all canned goods and canned and smoked meats should we exercise the greatest care. Remove the contents from a can as soon as it is opened. Place at once in refrigerator, or, bet- ter, allow the can to stay in the re- frigerator some hours before it is op- ened, It is wortla noting that the bacteria that develop the ptomaines do not al- ways develop putridity or decay—that Is, we can eat a food in a high state of preservation and still be eubject to ptomaines. Scrupulous care and as perfect refrigeration all the way from the time the food was first handled until the last are the only preventives. PILES CURED at HOME By New Ahsorption Method If you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind or Protruding Piles, send Inc your address, and I will tell you how to oure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references from your own locality if requested. Immediate relief and permanent cure assured, Send no money; but tell others of thii offer, Write to -day to Mrs, M. Sum- mers, Box P. 8, Windsor, Ont. • e The Ballad of the Saint. The Little Cherubs whispered, "What strange, new soul is this Who cometh with a robe besmirched Unto the Place of Blise?" Then epake the Eldest Angel, "The robe he wears is fair— The groping fingers of the poor Have held and blessed him there." The Little Cherubs whispered, "Who comes to be our guest With dust about his garment's hem And etains upon his breast?" Then spake the Eldest Angel, - 'Most lovely is the stain— The team of those he comforted, Who may not weep again." The Little Cherubs whispered, "What strange, new soul is he Who cometh 'with a burden here And bears it tenderly?" Then spake the Eldect Angel, "He beam his life's award— The burden of men's broken hearts, To place before the Lord. "The dust upon his garment's hem— My lips shall bow to it; The stains upon the breast of him Are gems thrice exquisite, , , Oh, little foolish Cherubs, — What truth is this yet mise?— There comes no <mint to Paradise Who does not come like this." —Theodosia• S. Garrison, in Every- body's. What the Housewife ShOuld Do to Prevent Them. 'Jho hot and often meggy days of atimmer seem just the ones to devel- op in, certain foods definite basteritt which cause sYinetenis of pain, chilli. WW1, subhormal temperature and thirst. These inay contintte for a somewhat extended period and are particularly dangeroua becallet the afs ter effects of the poisoning are often severe. Ordittary colic or intestinal fermen- tation is not the true poisoning, Whieh Is due to fermentation or imperfect digestion. There are eortain • foods espetially Stieceptible to the &Vele/intent of pte- ettch tts enact, genie, fish and milk or ite PrOdttettl. Shellfish, and Partiettlarly clams, are possibly the ..•••••eortoosia. 111112114BialgiSTAKINNIZIK1 The hest sugar for the sugar bow1 is c Sugar Its purity and "fine" granulation give it the highly sweeten- ing power. It dis- solves instantly in your teacup or on yourbreakfast tend« 2 and 54b Cartons 10 and 20-113 Bags 101,138. Pure 01110 Aso,* eratteeted Ira Qatar nulated a 'The AMPurpow Sugar" imenamomplummoveiosisomme Just Jottings. Milk is BOW in brielte in Siberia. London inhabitaute Include 471,000 flat dwellers, A good deal of Shark meat is eaten in the eastern Milted. States by oeople whet think they are eating Seractiling else. New VOrk city has a very fastielioue. appetite, taking the hest et the produce from all the (attire country. Most of the lead proanct of the butted States is smelted in three States, Mieeouri, Idaho and Utah'the. emounte in 1915 bottle. respectively, 195,634 tone, 106,6e0 tons and 106,105 tons. P•04140•••••••,..•••••%•••••••=.••••••••••era4. HISTORY IN A CAP. nftworlown. What the National Headdress for War in Montenegro Tells. The round cap, or "Ica,pa," W01`11 by Montenegrin soldiers iz a Watery of their country In miniature, The people ref Montenegro, indeed, have a saying that "tape," talks, and they are not far wrong, It is the national headdress for war, and it is the same for prince and peasant. In color It Is a vivid crimson, but it has a deep Meek border, which only leaves a small envieof the foundation color visible, The black border is a eign ef mourn- ing for the terrible battle of Koesovo, *when the old Montenegrin and Serb empires were overthrown by tlre Turks and their armies annihilated. Tho red crown signifies "the tield of blood" of the same great figbt, . Cot the red crown, in one corner, aro five semicircles in gold. These have a double significance. They symbolize first the five centuries that lave elapsed since Kosovo was fought, and, secondly, the five colors of tho rain- bow, the sign of hope that one day the glories of the old Montenegrin empire will be restored. Furthermore, the different insignia of army rank are worn on the rim of the lcapa, from the difeerent combine, - tions or crossed swords of the officer to the simple lea.dan star of the cor- poral. Again, the Montenegriu soldier wears his medals, if he Possesses any, on the front of the cap, instead of his tunic, as with the eoldiers of all other nations. Chlbride-of-lime will remove mildew, but care must be taken not to have so- lution so strong that it evill burn the goods. A heaping tablespoonful of the lime added to pail of water is suffici- ent. The liver gets slugglah, the bowels constipated AB:Lthen comes nS e.edsbilious sPell w t headah ce ad tomach trou- L Dr. Chase's • 210y -Liver Pins /re- lieve this tondi. tiuu most prompt- ly and thoroughly mn by reason of their combined action on liver, kidneys and bowels. One pill a dose, 25 ,ets. a box,. an dealers. ANCIENT SIGNALS, Various Methods That Were Em- ployed to Transmit Messages. Considering the amount of thought and attention bestowed on the art of war by the ancients, says the United Service Magazine, it is strange that so 1141e information regarding the methods of transmitting orders among their armies and fleets should have filtered -down to modern times, rot, as the Greek historian,Polyblus, who lived in the second century, 13. C., very justly observed "opportunity Is of great advantage in all ehings, but es- pecially in war; and among the sev- eral things: which have been Invetted to enable Mat to seize it, nothing tan be more conducive to that end that signals." The earlicet recorded means of con- veying intelligetce rapidly' over great distances was by the human voice. Thus, when the King of Persia in- vaded Greece (480 D. 0) he is stated to have Misted sentinels at suitable distancen apart, the whole way from. Susa to Athets, by which means heal could be transmitted at the rate of 450 Inileet in 48 hoUrs, According to Caesar, the same method was in use amen? the Coale, who, Ise tells us, when desirots of transmitting important intelligence, or in need of help, shouted the news from place to place; and that tints the mas mere of the Romans in Orleans, at sunrise was known at Auvergne, 120 miles away, between 8 and 9 o'clock the MUM evening, Obviously, such a method would be liable to interruption by weather. Mt, as human life was little accounted among the ancients, the normal litie of Shouters Would, doubtless, be sup- planted when need arose. 11 A propoeat is meld to have been made to Alexander the Great (35'6422 R. O.) by it native of Sidon for establishing tl,n "infallible Method" of communire- tiert betwon Greece and his remote tonquests in India within the 'Vete ot five dam The king, however, re. minting the Proiniseras an. inspoetor, decliteed Oven to cOnsiller it, the tate of many a Valuable seggestion In can' Mvielleat;itillit(71.8;metliod, which originated in the It ot antiquity, was by means of Pigeene. It is related by Pliny that when the city of Modelle was besieged. by Anthony he eoualie to preveat all communication with the outelee world by drawing lines around it and stretch- ing note acrose3 the river. DeeiMus Matta (d 43 13. C.) who was in charge of the tlefense, woo able to laugh at these precautlone by using pigeons, to whose feet Jotters weee fastened, which Only reached. their deitinations. "Of what Use were Antony's intrenchments and sentinels,. an of what service were all the nets be spread," asked Pliny, "when the new courier took his renal through the air?" - Egg s in Different Ways. One tires of eggs. Different waye. may he utilized. funroub:alted eggs after the following Put a round piece of stale bread and a bit of butter in the bottom of boll- vidual bakers. Stand the baker e eliallow water; bate in a. moderate even for eight minutes, and see how p..cod they taste! Delicious steamed omelet is 'Tiede of three eggs, three teaspoons of milk; butter the size of a walnut, and a heated the double -boiler; the beaten piolcelea oil salt. yolks are added; then the whites are The milk, salt and butter are THE DOOR TO HEALTH Is Through the Rich, Red Blood Dr, VVIlliams' Pink Pills Actually Make. The blood is responsible for the health of the body, If it is good, dis- ease cannot exist. If it is bad, the door is shut against good health, dis- ease is bound to appear in age form or 'another. One person may be seized with rheumatism or sciatica, another with anaemia, indigestion, heart pal- pitation, heedaches or backaches, un- strung nerves, or any of the many other forms of ailment that comes when the blood is weak and watery, There is Just one certain, speedy cure —Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They make now, rich blood, and this good blood strengthens the whole system and brings good health and happiness. Thousands owe their present good, health, some life, itself, to the pills. Miss Devine. Lalibertl, St. Jerome, Que., says: "Last year I seemed gradually to grow weak and rum down. I did not sleep well, had a poor appetite, and grew pale and gen- erally languid. I consulted a doctor who told nee I was anaemic, and gave me a tonic, Thls 1. took faithfully for some time, but it did not help me, arid I appeared to be growing worse, and filially I was hardly able to go about the house and almost wholly in, capacitated for work. While in this condition a friend advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I got several boxes. It was not long after I began their. use when I could seo an improvement, which Just manifest- ed itself in an improved appetite and better rest at night. From this on „the improvement was rapid and I was not long in regaining perfect health, I think Dr. Williams' Pink Pill& are a real blessing for all weak girls." You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. t Sr THE BRITISH WAR. How Interned Germans Are Used by John Bull. An exceedingly interesting White Paper is published by the Foreign Of- fice containing. reports by American Embassy officials on their visits of in- spection to vazioue internment camps in the 'Coiled Kingdom. In all 23 camps were visited between March and July in the pr3sent year by these independent investigators. Their re- ports are very detailed, and the in- spection appears to have been thor- ough and exhaustive. It is highly gratifying to find that, with only one exception, the reports are unreserved- ly appreciative. The exception relates to a camp in the Tele of Man, in which 20,563 persona are accommodated. The 6ry magnitude of this camp probably explains the defects in the sanitary arrangements of the hospitals to which the American officials call attention; bat they report that the whole tone of the camp is mull better than at the time of a previous visit paid four . months earlier, in January, 1916, that the prisoners "seem much more con- tented," and that in the kitehens and food there was nothing to criticise. As for, the other reports, commendation of the conditions and the abandance and quality of the food is almost un- qualified. oGreat neatness and ctearilinees and the general good health of the men" ore the features of one camp. Of an- other "no criticism can be made, and the prisoners appreciate their comfort and good treatment." "The general emeseemwe .0111a•m•m•O 1.10W IS E TI to send aue Eam-xtuIt to your moldier trieud at the trent, With the coMhag of coid Weather, VS men in the trencheS ahlsurrero more or leas, with chapped hands, cold creche, chilblains and cold SOreme and the soldier who hall veva° Zam-Bult ort hand to apelY isronedis ately any et these painful ailment iamite their appearance, Will be saved hours of ouffering, Pte. 11, Westfield of "0" 0on1; panY, 8rd Worcester Regiment, writes; "We wish mu' friends would send u� Out more ZanaBulc. It is oplendid ter sore hands, cold Creche, 'cold sores etc. Nothing ends pain and heals 80 quickly as ZanieDuk, an4 being germicidal, it prevents blood -poison- ing, " 50. box, 3 for 41,25, ell artege gists or Zara-Buk Co., Toronto, feeling of the camp was excellent" -ii the verdict et a third. Of another, "the interned officers looked In good health and seemed contentee, They have ample opportunity for exercise, and the situation of the house, in 0 romantic valley among the WeIsb mountains, is fine and healthy." Other reports are epitomized in Euell terms as these: "No criticism of aele hind to be made"; "everything in ex, celleut condition," Of it camp in thq Channel Islands, "A model or Iti ltiucl, and the men appeared to be in extraordinarily good physical condi- tion," In regard to Donington Hall camp, about the alleged luxuries oi which a vast amount of rubbieh haq been published in some disreputabis newspapers, the American visitore write: The system of taking walks in ihe surrounding country has lately been inaugurated, and on every fine day about: twenty-five officers go for walk lasting from one to two hours, aecompanied by an officer and an or. derly of the guard. On the day 01 our visit one of UiS went out with -the walking party, and enjoyed a pleasant walk through beautiful country. There enay be an outcry at this measure of relative liberty from the same perzons who made themselves ridiculous about Donington Hall. It so, it will not be heeded, for we are convinced .that the action of the ate thorities in this matter, as in the hu- mane and gen6rous treatment of other prisonere of wan or every condition, whether military or civilian, will be approved by the solid good sense of the British people. Compassionate treatment of prison- ers of war has for centuries been a British characteristic. At the best the condition of prisoners of war is a hard one, and it is the duty of a elide lized stato calllng itaolf Christian to mitigate their irksome lot by every means in its power. Whatever the enemy may do or not do, it is not for us to imitate his bad example. Let it suffice that our own duty is being per- formed in the right spirit by the eom- mandants of the interment camps In Great Britain and Ireland. In so act- ing they are maintaining a noble Dri- tish tradition of which we have a right to be proud.—London Chronicle. and recoJv higheat cariti priceo. We rend money the same day the furs are reoeirod. aSatio 100 0uulluiralou9--an5 pay all charges. We hare paid out millions of &Ala* to thou. Banda of trappers in Canada who send their forst° robot:must they know they got Rattnere deal, end receive more money fee their furs. You Yfille.180. Vte buy more furs from trappera for cash than any other flee flans In Canada. FREEliallam's Trapper Guide COtipares) Fiallane's Sportsmen's Catalogue Liallarn's Saw Fur GuoiaAloruS liallarn's Fur Style 1100(0 (02 pages) Sant fres on request • Address ea follows: JOHN HALLAM Limited 201 Hallam Building, Toronto. IIINOMMOVIEMW .0.111.111100012•531 Leggings of the Marines. The stout leggings worn by members of the United States marine corps are not a purely decorative adjunct to their very natty uniforms, as popularly supposed by civilians, but are a pro- tection for the men against tropical diseases while ili foreign service, naval surgeons say. Many of the most dan- gerous tropical diseases are transmit- ted by the bites of insects. Among these are malaria, yellow fever, bu- bonic plague, hookworrn, elephantiasis and tropical ulcer. Fleas and mosqui- toes are the prime carriers, ad they make their first attack upon the ankles, thence Working their way Over the whole body. The leggings worn by the United States marines afford splendid protection to the ankles against fleas", mosquitoes a,nd infected dirt, WANTED FOR THE OYAL NAVY Two thouaand Canadiant are wanted for the Royal Naval tan. mlian Volunteer Reserve thwards znamiting the now ship* of the Imperial Royal Navy. Immediate Overseas service. Only Men of good character and good physique accepted. Pay $1.10 Minimum per day—Free Kit 320.00 per Month SopanitionAllowance Apply to the nearest Naval Reerult- ihg Station, or to the Dept, of Naval Service, OTTAWA. a 4" Itod,w,..4.4e,40- THE IMPORTANT POINT. (War/Weaken Star) "la your daughter learrituar 10 sing?" "That la'n't N.hut' s bothering Ate. What remains to be Betz IS whether 1. cart learn ta listento Ittr without Starting a fain., ily row., SILLY QIRL. (Beaten TratleCript) First (1111—"1atle into doesn't Under,. stand baseball, at all". Etafonti (11r1—"Ehe doesn't?" Vitra Ohl ---"No, Why, the WIN. day :41.• went to, a game arid fell in leVe With, Pat' umpire. ' A NATURAL .PEATH. (Boston Transcript) Visitor (noticing eninty eagel—Did your canary die a natural. death? • BobbY—Yee'm; the eat ate Itinl• 011611 trA A DIFFERENCE. (judge) Visitor—I suppose Earths, the poet, is the best -posted num In the Club. Member—Well, I wouldn't say best. -but most. 4 • BOBBIE'S EXAM. (Lite) "1 hope you will come out ahead. Bobble, What are you being examined at tide time of tile Scheel year for?" "Por adenoids." 4 .1 DANGER OF ORATORY. (Washington Stet "Da you pay eno lah attention to the art of oratory?" "I think ro," replied Senator Sorghum. "I don't want to be too good an orator. There is danger 01: pot being able to tell whether people are applauding what you say or the way you eay It" EXTREMES WILL MEET. (Louisville Courier -Journal) "Do you think you will ever own a car?" "Why not? The controlling circum- stances are bound to meet," "What do you mean?" '!.Autos keep coming down and 1 IteeP saving un." CANDID. (Boston Transcript) "So you think that we were made for each other, do you?" she said. "Yes,' he replied; "I'm heavily In debt, and you've .got all kinds of money,' TOMMY'S PROOF. (Puck) Tommy—Why don't baby talk, papa? Papa—He can't talk yet, my boy. Young bies never do. • Tommy—Oh, yes, they do, Job did. My Sunday -school teacher read to me out of the 13ible how Job cursed the day he was born!" A POSSIBLE DANGER. (Washington Star) "Do you think bur republic is In clan, ger?" "Certalnly not," replied Senator Sorg- hum. "It Is reasonably safe now, All I say is that I shudder to think of what may befall it If I should happen not be re-elected." o - NATURALLY FITTED. (Washington Star) "The American Indian has proved his ability to excel in some of our national pastimes.' "Yes replied Miss Cayenne; "I should tlink that the way he naturally toes Ir teould give him peculiar facility In go) and modern dancing." THEN HE QUIT. • (Baltimore ,Am erlean), IIe"1 believe in every man's standing on lils own feet: She—I wish you Would carry that be- lief into your HIS OFFENSE. (Washington Star) "What became of that tenderfoot who said he didn't know how to piny poker?" asked Broncho Bob. "Lynched," replied Plute Pete. "Fur winnin'?" "No. Fur lyin'." QUITE CORRECT. (Washington Star) "You say you owe your succesa in business almost entirely to early rising?" "Yee. I'm a manufacturer of alarm clocks." A LUCKY MAN. (Courier -Journal) "Blacksmiths seem to have a reputa- tion for honesty." "Deservedly so; but due party, per- haps, to the nature of the business. No- body eneumbers a blacksmith with trust funds. There is nothing to adulterate in his line. Compared with some of us, a blacksmith has few temptations to re - ALL VERY BUSY. (London Opinion) At it house party at a nobleman's ecuntry house a guest said to the little daughter of the host; "Your oldest krother is at the front. Of course?" "Oh, yes; he's got the Victoria Cross," she answered. "And your second brother—how about him'?" "He's at the front too. He's been twice wounded." "A.nd is your youngest brother, the 17 - year -old: Harold, also in tbe trenches?" She shook her head. "No," she said, "He's minding India." KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY. (London •Tit -Bits) I se4asolandYtiel Thies t°ria cttedt tflot er tiuhnveayt,o loosne Ittlei or eame evening she had a call from two boys, the elder of whom at once handed her the lost ticket. Tile lady, delighted at prompt return of her property, offered the boy a shilling for his trotible. The lad refused to accept it, telling the lady' hseervui.caos raonBdoeyredS.cout, and that no inern- boe.roiust tn allowed to accept any return for a :lust as the coin was about to be placed back in the purse of the lady, the box, looIiagiupy ‘eintoeher face, suddently blurt- "Butbrither's no' a Scout." a* 4. • . The yotithful orator came down trom the platforne at the Close of his ad- dress and spoke to a certain man who lingered in his- seat. "I want to thank Sou," Ito said, "for the close attention you gave My remarks. Your upturned faco was au inspiration to me. I ara ettro you never changed your earnest attitude during my lecture." "NO," Cain the man; "I have a stiff neck," - A cabinet found a dead eat in hist eab, and in his auger he was going to throw it on the street, when he saw a policeman corning along, Then the following conversation took place: Constable --'What is this Yon are tin to now? Cabby (holding up the cat) —Look here, this is how I am in- sulted. What am I to do with it? Constable—Talte it to the police sta. tion, and if it is not claimed in six Months, it will become your own pro- • 1)°:"}t:O4. w did you recognize the ;Ming mart yott were after when he was so ele-terly disguised?" we asked the • great eleteetive, "Vete simple," he replied, "1 recOgnieed his voice." "tut YOu said lit Was sitting ell alone in a reetauratt whet. you Wale the artesti Was he talking to himself? If not, bow did yoe reeognin itis volee?" WO thought we bad lulut there, but the great deteetive smiled a superior sort of smile, anti SAM "Quite elementary, my dear Watson. I heard MM. outing "I7v.e"ry Maud has 8, (diver. lining. The people who stutter have time to think twice before they Speak,