HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-08-30, Page 6SURIV.CAEINES AND 0131•MEETE
RIMS.
Discussion of the eoMpalative came
foe the Steel ship and the wooden ship
has. raiSee the miestioe. Whether any
More uovel form ot Marine conatruc-
tion °fret% improvements. A Rostoe
expert in Construction engineering hes
advanceil the claims for the iship of
reinforced concrete, his argument
being that it is quickly on:eructed, of
large cerrying capacity, and proOf
against destrtiction from torpedo at-
tack. He saya that it is urgent titer
every effort be made by inventors and
specialists in 1110dern oonstruction to
bring alma 4 strong sea -going ship
that Can be built quickly aud be prouf
against the torpedb. A number of end
O f Inventive minds are working on tee
problem, and with lige aid ot.special.
lets, eaeli in their own line, the tor.
pees -proof ship will soon be afloat.
The plan makes little it any change
In the outward appearance ( our
modem steel ship, except that the
structural part of the seip le of a
apecially prepared emulsified concrete
reinforced with a fabricated network
oe steel rods that bonds the ship
together in every part, glvine great
strength -and =Wee the structure one
eolitinuoue monolith. All tieeks, bane
heads, partitions,'etc, are interwoven
together in one eontinuous mans of
eteel and concrete. The selp has tier
hullo and a donble bottom; the double
hull runs to aboet the water line all
around the ship. There is a space of
3 feet between. the outer and inner
hull, which is divided every 12 feet
Making a contthuous number of water-
tight compartments 3 feet e 12 feet
girding every part of. the ship to
above; the water line. In the centre
of this 3 -foot space is a system of
fabricated steel rods looking somewhat
like a heavy wire fence. Thla space
between the double hulls and double
bottom is not wasted, but being water-
tight Is used as storage tanks .for
carryfng oil cargoes and for storing
fuel Per the ship's engines, the vessel
being driven by 011 epgines. requiring
a. much entailer crew than a steam-
drieen vessel and giving more space
for freight.
The designs and methods of fabricat
Ing the steel' reinforcing rods in such
as to make a shlie strong enough to
resist the heaviestesort of a gale with-
out straining herself, yet no attempt
Is roade*In this plan to build the outer
hull heavy enough to resist the ex-
plosion of a torpedo; so let 1.18 suppeee,
such a ship le struck by a torpedo
fired from an enemy submarine; the
force cf the explosion is so greet that
a hole two or three feet in diameter
may be shattered in the Outer hull, aee
now ttepeare the use for the fabricated
rode or •strong wire fence) inside the
space between the two bulls.
Theserods work on the aame prin.
ciple as Mr, li,faxim's gun silencer, tliey
dissipete, or In other word e break up,
the etliece of the explosion, at the same
time they petted the walls of the
inner hull Yr* being damaged bY
flying pieces of 'the concrete; thus a
section 3x12 feet is earaaeed and its
cargo of oil le thrown against the
force bt the explosion, but this of itself
helps to cool the *hat gases caused by
the explosion; each 3x12 fOot section
vented at the utiher 'deck with a
hatch that opens outward to let the
explosive gasee escape. The torpedo
has So* done its worst, and the ship
has Idiet a few hundred gallons, maybe,
of euel oilebut the damage can readily
. be repaired in a few hours ou arrival
at her deetthation„ or even while at
sea if tlecetuearY, as conceete will set
In water without decteneleg its
etrenetif. It will also be seen that if
a vessef of this kind should be dam-
aged by coilision or by striking 4. rock
Or erefeeberg, only her outer hull could
be daeneged, while her freight and pas.
sengerie are carried ta their destina-
tion in :safety.
, Mothers.
How `-tiiners have changed! No more
tireee sit
Weide the tearth and gently knit,
Not With deft fthgera mix icl bake
The -"plea thee mother need to
'make,"
Nor eny shawl or cap permit.
Ithenow from golf to dance they flit
$a (strenuous and lithe and fit.
Thet daugetent weary In their
wake—
lyout timee have changed!
Paraare they lead with glee and grit,
And ebie their nimble, seething wit
On bOarde, Wham there Male mem-
bers quake
At their dentande "for women
.611te"--
They're n'ot afraid Of in a bat
tioiro have ehanged!
--Charilotte Beeirer.
Lot His Luggage.
A.berdonienwellt to• spend a few
days In Loodon, with his sou, who
had 'done exeeptionally weli in the
greei Metiopolia. After their first
grecitinge at Xing's Crate" .Fltation, the
young fellow remarked:
"Teeether, you ere not looking *eel.
•there etlytiling the Matter?"
The obi mat replied: "Aye, lad.
letve lead ib11t en aceident..1
lleit Was that, leo there"
"Mon," be said, "oil title journey
free bonnie Seotland I lost tuy
gege.",
"Dear, dear, that's to bad! Oo
It happen?"
"Aweel," replied the Aberdonian,
"the cork eerie obt."
"Cottle, crime," cold the impatient
condueter to the matt who Wert cl,areit-
ing h1 peetkete, "you couldit't have
leat' your ticket, you kootv," "Couldn't
eh?" eaid the %Sanger. "1 lost a luteg
diet* ence."---Eiverybodyt !tfagaeine.
Unhappiest Woman Woman
In All of Europe
Why Wily Willie' Stole His Wife's.
Wealth.,
These eataeing diselosuree concern-
tng the hidden lite of the Crown Prin.
cess of Geemany are peened by 41. nen-
041lady, who was or many yeat'S
confidential cenapartion to "The leithelie
pipet Woman In Europe." leo more
Moving story has ever eeen the light
et day.
Benet of a lausbahd's love, berett of
'lope in the future, bereft of wealth --
how desolate, indeed, Is the lot of (3
eine, Crowe Princees of Germany, one
My beloved mistress, and to MY life'
end ruler of my heart!'
look over the pages of my diary,
The past calls rne. I think of the bye
gone days when Cecille might have
stood before the world as a symbol ot
haPPluess even as she now statute be.
fore it as a symbol of Wae, awl rn
heart burns with Indignation againe
the man whose callous selfishness an
unbridled Dassioue Wrought this tra
gic change,
When Cecilia became affianced. t
Prince Frederick William ot Rohm
zollern elle was one of the wealthies
Royal brides ha all Europe. Her pa
trimony was valued at the time at th
figure of a million pounds—au tte
proximate estimate only of the actua
cash her father had left at her dispo
sal,. th the years of her minority tb
sum had increased Wonderfully, and
lte brought perhaps half as mewl
again to her marriage teeth the scoun
drel who was to ruin, her life,
The greater part of this huge for-
tune has been squandered since her
marriage, and "should the expected re-
verse overtake the House of Hohen-
zollern, the Princess Cecilia will retire
into ,private life a comparatively poor
woman,
The means by which Cecilia was in-
duced to part with huge portion e of
her fortune were various. In the ear-
ly daps of the marriage the Prince
traded upon her overflowing love for
his unworthy person, using it as a
means to relieve her of collo:mai sums.
Innumerable are the stories that I
could tell about the matter.
In this year, it may be remembered,
there was a, great formal interchange
of courtesies between Germany and
its ally, Austria, This took place in
Berlin, and though the old leastrian
Emperor we's too =firm to take part,
he was represented at the German
Court by his ambitious heir, the Arch-
duke Francis Ferdinand, who was ac-
companied by the brilliant and equally
arabitious woman whom he had mar-
ried morganatically, and 'who after-.
wards shared his death, as she had
shared every ambition and hope of his
life.
ZITA SPEAKS HER MIND.
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aubjeet, But wileu the Price* Zite
haa gone she was very thoughtful, for
inaaY or the words uttered had an
echo in her own elteerielice.
She eetermieed to take the Priecese
ZIte at her word, and to repeat to
her hu$band all that her friend had
said. She meant to press bias, for his
reasons for being so readily Made the
tool of the War Party.
"Certainly Ile is always talking
about war," she oath, to me; "belt I
cannot believe that even he would go
willingly iota such a great crime as
Princess Zlta outlined, if he were not
under eolne I Must find
out whm
et it is; I ay even gave hint
frotn mime great folly or sin,"
The opportunity she eouglit was uot
long in corning.. The Prinee was more
than temally 'bellicose at this time, and
his loud, indleereet speeches, and foole
tell, boastful writings were attracting
the attentiort of all thoughtful Ger-
mans, many of whom objected very
strongly to the tone of hies remarke,
end the provocation they gave to
neighboring and ostenalbly friendly
nations,
A HEART-TO-IIFIART TALK,
1 Thecae speeches on "Willie's" pert
- gave offence to the Kaiser, but nOt
e nearly so much offence as did the pub-
lication of a biography of the Crown
Prinee, written by a well-known en-
thor named Leman, and Published at
the expense of the Crown _Prineeet
warlike friends. •
The book created a sensation on.
its appearance, becauee it cunningly
compared father and an, and that
very mueh to the disadvantage of the
Kaieer, .An the ICaiser knew that the
material of the book had been wipe
Plied to the writer by the- Crown
Prince himself he blamed that young
man for the whole book, and showed
himself very angry indeed.
ThePrince waa accustomed to
stormy
scenes with his father, but. the
scene which followed the Kaiser's peru.
sal of the book and the notices which
appeared in the German press must
have been more than usually terrible.
"He says he means to send me away
on another of those artocioes tours,"
William whined to Cecilie one eveze
Ing. I *as sewing in the adjoining
room, and heard all that passed, "He
means to get me safely out of the way.
I swear I Won't go. 1 had enough of
it in India, where- there was some-
thing to do and see. 1 will not go out
to .. those abominable, unhealthy col-
onies in Africa; a man might die .of
fever."
"But why do you enrage and crass-
. him so?" asked.Cecilie, gently. "Surely
it would be much better, and yeti
would be ever so much happier, if you
let him raake all the speeches and
'write all the books? You know how
he loves that kind of thing."
"One cannot always do just what
one likes," muttered the Prince, gloom.
11Y. "It is a matter of state, you see
Cecilie. You cannot expect to under-
stand such things,"
"One thing I do understand," she
replied, "and that is that you do a lot
of things which melte great and ma
necessary trouble for yourself. It
eeems to me sometimes as though
somebody was Influencing you to
behave as you are doing, Tell me,
have Von Heydebrand and Krupp von
Bohlen any hold over you that they
always seem to be pulling strings
Which set you in action?''
"Whatever makes you think that?"
he stammered,
4Listen," said the Prineess, very
earnestly. "When the Archduke Kari
was here you were very eude to him;
and the Archduchess Zita was very
hurt about it. She spoke to nee at'
'very great length, and explained the
reasons which made her • think yoe
were intentionally unkind to her and
her husband."
Cecilie then went on to repeat the
whole of her conversation with the
Princess Zita, to which the Prince
listeneain angry arid disturbed silence,
"What is ft?" she pleaded. "1 lit-
plore you, by the love we once shared,
and by the children whom We have
brought into the world, to tell me why
the heir to the throne must be the tool
of men such' as these. You will tell
me, will you not?"
Stilt the Prince maintained a sullen
stlence,
"WE MOST PAY THEel."
"Surely you will tell me," she Ott -
served, with a touch of bitterness in
her voice. "What is there that I have
not overlooked or condoned?"
"It is money," replied the Prince,
with a Jangling Taub. "They hhve
been buying up my debts ever since 1
wa.s a, boy and holding them over me.
They have adeenced me money in
great auras, when I was ready to please
them, until 1 do not know how much
I owe them. They hold the . perste-
strings. I can't get on without money.
You know that!"
"We must pay thern • back," said
Ceeilie, cheerfully, and withOut a word
of reproach, although more than onee
she had iliselisyged from her own
resources what he positively affirmed
was a oempiete list 'of the whole of
his debts.
He shook hie head,
"firiDossible," he muttered. "You
have no idea how it has mounted up;
,daren't even look at the figures."
We shall look at Meth together,"
bite said, With unruffled eheerfillneas,"'
"and then we shall see about dischtteg-
lug them without toes of time., The
Crown Prince of Germany must not
owe large aunts to his future subjects;
and such subjects:" she added, *with a
shudder,
"It is very good of you, Cilli," be
Bald, with stomething faintly ap-
proaehing gratitude in his volee, "but
YOU Will get a shock when you see the
total, 1 ant afraid."
"1 get a shock," the returned, "ev-
ery time 1 read one ot those fierce
war -like speeches of yaws. When
these people are paid, promise me you
VIII' have nothing more to do with
Buell wicked plots as that for proved -
Ing kingdoms for the children of the
Archduke Francle leertlidand."
STAOCIEILING
"There is notlaitig itt what that Ital-
ian Written liald," he began; but he
put her fingers upon ble.lipe,
"Promiee," she insisted. "PrOthiee
to put aelde ell this terrible talk of
war, and making War. It war thould
con% at any Mae; let It eome throutth
the fault of &het' people; do not de-
liberately scheme to. make Clermarty
begin it, •Prefab* Mt thie, and 704
Ameng the guests of honor were al-
so the present Emperor Karl, though
ostensibly 'second heir to the Austrian
throne, was an obscure cavalry cap-
tain, poor and unconsidered, a state
of affairs which did not at all Wealth
his brilliant and acute' helpmeet.
Always the soul of courtesy and
consideration, Cecilie showed no little
attention to the Archduchess Zita.
Perhaps she was moved to an extra
display of kindness because of the open
slights which the Crown Prince seem-
ed to love putting upon the young
Archduke, her husband. The two
Princesses got on very intimate terms,
ho intimate, indeed, that during an
informal couversaticn they held in
Cecilia's boudoir Cecilia ventured
gently to allude to the behaviour of
the Crown Prince, speakingapologeti-
cally and excusingly, of it.
"I• quite understand," said the Prin-
cess Zita calmly. "It is sweet of you
to bother about it, but we are both
used to being disregarded in this way.
Karl quite realizes his position: and
we are fully informed of the wicked
plots the Archduke is forwarding to
deprive him forever of his succession."
"But what can he 'do?' asked Cecilia
In genuine suienise. "He has sworn
that his own children shall make no
claim to the throne of Austria-Hun-
gary, He is bound by the oath."
"For years," said the other, bitter-
ly. "he has been importuning the Pope
to absolve him from his oath, and the
senile old Emperor'has supported him.
As the Pope Stands firm, he is now
turned to this terrible war scheme, with
the Keiser and the Crown Prince."
"I am afraid I do not understand,".
said Ceeille, a little coldly perhaps.
"What have my husband and my fa-
ther to do with it?"
"Have you not guessed? One day,
when all is ready, and it will be very
soon now, they intendto make war
upon Russia and France. Germany
will crush. the life out of France while
Austria holds the Russians back; then
the two countries .will spring upon
Russia and beat her to the ground."
"My mother's country!" exclaimed
Cecile,
"What does it matter?" said the
other impatiently. "They will take
Poland, they will take Serbia, and any
other countriee that stand in their
way; Belgium and nolliatid perhaps,
ale Well as the north of France,
"Then but of Hungary Francis Zan
dinand will make a great kitedom-for
one et his eons, and out of Polahd 55.
other. When he dies, perhaps, Gerefeen
Auetria will be swallowed up by Ger-
many, which by that time will have
stretched out to the English Channel,
aud Perhaps have set its iron foot on
England as 'well. Who know's?
"In that great ischeme," he con.
eluded ,bitterly, "there le no place for
learl and for me, and your hoeband
may well afford to be rude and insult
Ing to us both. He is encouraged In it
by the Archduke, and the woman the
Archdoke calks his wife. So now you
me, dear PrinCess, why Karl and I
are used to slighte and even, Insulte.
We are ntit necessary to the great
plot!"
"I ,eleiST SAVE HIM!"
But Ceeille was gazing at her wife
eyee dilated with horror,
"A great wart" she exclitmed, "a
war made wantonly to gratify the am-
bitious sehemea of one or two printes!
Surely You deceive yOutaelfi"
"Tell your husband what I have
said," flashed bolt the fiery Italian
girl, "end dare Ithefe deny it. Ask
him why he Is bound head and foot
to neydebrand and Xrupp, end all the
other rierman nobles who 'wish for a
great turopean war to ftirtheie their
Own objeete and ambition! Ask hied
Whether he has not been made the in-
etrunient for mashing the Xaleer him.
(self tato thole Wicked plote, And tell
him," eoncluded, "that for every
deliberate slight he puts neon me and
1211116 1 Shall etellte back tSOMe day And
In SOMe way!"
Cecilia soothed her now eVelted
friend; ta4 by the Omelee of her well
3024Yeie feet Contrived 30 intents the
te:411., nave aa malb. MOneY
prolate," he said. "I am etch
the life 1 NW'S been and
not want to be sent to -4,triea. I n
epologize to papa, lend we'll try
plop:e 1111u, and nave Ati eeeier ti
It is Very gOOd of you, Cilli,"
wound ,up, meekly,
A day or two later 1 learued t
the Priace had come to her with a 1
of the obligatIons which he eald w
held against hini by the rich mot tit
wanted to provoke a Ettrepean war
Tbe total was an immense ot
ri,ait,m4et4h010n,og000lver 8,00,000 nearks—th
"The mooey to discharge the
debts shall be placed to your ere
withatit delay,' she told bine et
then went on to talk of other matte
"Let us never mention the subJ
egein," she said; It belongs to a b
Past, which you and I have torgotte
In the end, the reising of the gre
surn of money involved necessitated
Journey on Cilll's part to Altolia,
1 understbod, some conflict with h
brother. All obstacles were, ho
ever, set aside by her, and the mon
.Was. duty piaeed to the credit of t
Crown Prince, ,
For a few weeks ail seemed to
very amoothly. The quarrel with t
Kaleer was patched up, as many
Drevious quarrel heti been, by t
Prince eatiug tumble pie. The Prin
enactee the part ot loving Moho,
and devoted father for quite a mont
wizen, as usual, it began to bore hi
The symptoms of this boredom we
familiar enough to ate. He made 11
,entry into the nursery for Knee dis
vocable practical Joke which ma.
the children cry; and then he lost h
ternper with the little fellows for b
lug what he called "Namby-pembles
Cecilie noticed it, too; but she pro
ably expected something of the kin
The angelic mood of the Crown Prin
novel- lasted for any length of time,
A HATEFTJI. INSULT.
But the one thing upon' evhich eh
set her heart remained. She told he
self that, The Prince was now ere
from the influence of the party whic
had tilled him as a tool, and as a thee
to force the Kaiser in the direction o
great schemes of aggression. WW1
he kept out of the toils of these pee
Die, she was content. ,
Fer a time alt went well; then th
Crown Prince was recalled from Dant
zio, where he was still nominally eta
tioned—thougb. he roved about mite
as leis fancy gelded hine—to an arm
post in Berlin. He wrote a letter o
farewell to his regiment, the Death'
Head Hussars, which rapg throUg
'the world because of the war-lik
naenace of the terms in which it wa
eouched,
'If some day the Emperor calls,'
ran one historic sentence, "and th
signal 'March! March!' is blown, the-.
think of him whose most yearnin
wish it always was to experience a
Wour side this moment of 'highest sot
Merle, happiness."
When Cecilie read those words ah
burst into tears. But that mood di
not endure for long. Her mouth se
firmly, and she despatched at once a
message demanding that the Prim
sb.ould see her without lose of time.
It -was night before the Crown Priuce
put in an appearance. A cigarette was
between his lips, and he was hilarious
with wine.
Knowing that when he had a cargo
ot liquor on board the Frince was
capable of the wildest freaks, -I re.
vraliatirn37 In the corner where I was sit -
mood of irresponsible mirth- should
ehange to a mood of cold-blooded de.
ting. lest, as was quite possible, •his
"Well," he eried, slapping his chest
and swaggering across the poem, "here
I am. I hope you're in good humor.
No cant' please. No preacb.ing, Cecilie
hic—I'm going to be jolly!"
Cecilie's lips curled,
"Ave you sufficiently sober to un-
derstand what I say to you?"
"Sober? Of tourse. I am. Sober as
a judge," He gripped a, chair to steady
himself. "Where are those whelps of
mine? Tell 'ern to get up an—hie—
greet their father—if I am their -fath-
er" he added, leeringly.
,Cticitie flushed scarlet.
"Kindly refrain from insulting me,"
she said.
'Pooh!- Don't be so thin-skinned.
-We're all human. know I tem," he
hiccoughed; "very human indeed, my
dear, You're flesh and blood the same
as I am, aren't you?"
"GOD HELP GERMANY!"
"I want to know," seed Cecilia, ig-
noring Aide issues, "what you mean
by breaking your promise to ine?"
The Prince waved his hand 'airily. •
"Couldn't keep it without breaking
my—hie—word," he -grinned, through
a cloud of tobacco smoke
"I fall to folloW Yoll."
"She—hic—said to me, 'Big smash
coming untees I get lot of—hie—mon-
ey. They'll sell my—hic—racing stable,
everything.' I Pay to the Baroness:
Put yotit faith in me. I'll get you the
=they. Don't you—hie—worry, my
dear.' "
"What?" cried ,Ceeilie, livid with
rage. "You hal% been using my money
to pay another woman's debts'!"
'Why not?" guffawed Willie, drunk-
enly, "I would do anything—hie—'
Ianiyatvhelpe in the world tor the woman
• "Who is she?" Cecille lance the
Wards,
"Th ct Baroness von Arnheine" he
answered, giving the name of a no-
torious divorcee, whose disorderly life
had led to a boycott ellen from that
least Squeamish of fashionable coteries
the Berlin "Smart Set."
"What exquisite taste yoti ha-ve in
women!" said Cecille, With wither-
ing scorn.
"Don't you—hic—dare to say a .word
against her reputation!". There Was
an ugly gleam in his eye,
'That would be itnpossible," said
uttiliglY. "Her reputation
eeased to exist long ago."
The Prince staggered to his feet, an
Oath on his lips,
"'You 'cannot terrify Ine With your
pot house latiguage." said Nellie,
towering above him. "Have yon paid
the money you owe to Xrupp and his
friend?"
"Yes, With my eloquence," grinned
'Willie, "With werde that will fire the
Wised! They can have as inane—hie—
speethes as they like, But if they
want -cash out ot Me they' must whistle
tor it!"
It wet en older and eatider CetIle
Who at oppoeite Me at the breakfast
table on the nterning after this test
piece of treachery had been made
dear,
11 believe ant married," isles tald
me,to the worst liar in the world.
God help Me" alte added. "and 'Clod
help this uthappy country!"
"What wilt happen if A -Medea
doesn't feed the world?" demanded the
eetious man. "Oh, let the werld etiew
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halation of dust generated in mairing
certalu high explosives ot whtch ip
forms a -constituent.
Ithusual drowsiness, frontal head-
ache and eczema are the first Vine"
toms of T. N, T. poleoning, and work
-
erg so affected are promptly given
some other occepation, when the finale
toms quickly disappear.
Less dangerous, but Yore trouble-
some, is tetryi poisoning. Manipula-
tion of this explosive produces 4 light
dust, which gete into the molithanose
and eyes ank sets up a painful sore-,
nese, accompanied by headache, nau-
sea and almost an intollerable itchlug.
Curiously enough, individuate vary
very eoneiderably th their susceptible,
ity to tetrY1 poisoning, Some workers
are not at all affected by it, or only
In a very slight degree, 'while othere
can hardly enter a room in which it
is being handled without stuttering se -
Luckily tetryl poisoning does not en
verelY,
danger life, nor are the Bymptoras in
any case so severe as those due to T.
N. le poleaning. Tetryl p0500855e Alm
annoying property, however, of stain-
ing the skin and bair yellow, but
means have been found of largely
counteracting this if the workers care
to avail themselves of them.
Other industrial diseases of a simi-
lar nature more or Less prevalent in
munition works are due to handling
fulminate of mercury, to exposure to
the fumes of a substance known as
tetra-chlorethane, to inhalatioe or
various other noxiods fumes end dust
generated in the workshops by the dif-
ferent prooesses carried on there and
also from lead poleoning.
Yet another danger the munition
worker is exposed to is acute poison-
ing due to the accidental micelle ot
nitrous fumes into the work places.
Many of these cases are apt to termi-
nate fatally, for the gas is extremely
deadly.—Pearson's Weekly.
Minard's Lieliteent Cures Garget in
Cows.
HEALING OF WOUNDS.
Wound Cavity Must Be Free
From PlEerobes.
In a recent issue or La Nature, Dr,
A. C. Guilfauzne gives a description
of average wounds occurring in bat-
tle and how they heal. It Is known
hY all surgeons that when, the flesh
and bone of a man is injured the in -
Jury must be put In a eondition of
cleanlinees, so that it can heal itself.
The extent of the injury determine
the time needed tor the repair work
to be done.
There are three typee tit bullet
wounds: 'Phose caused by bullets fly-
ing straight and at high speed; those
caused by low-seeed bullet.% such as
shrapnel, and those caused by frag-
ments of shells or bulleta that have
richacheted or broken.
The Met. are clean and generally
unaffeeted; they heal quickly, "by first
intention," if no deep-aeated bone or
organ. has been hit. The aecond raaY
behave like them or like the • third
clam, according to their gravity, The
third class is the eolamonest and roast
important,
Sueh a wound has a small, ragged
entrance through the skin, the cellular
tissue underlying it a hdthe envelope
of the muscles, ail of 'which are elas-
tic and may close immediately behind
the ball, When this strikethe -mus-
cles it tears them and forms a cavity.
Reaching the bone, the ball smashes
It and stops.
The cellular tissue is infiltrated
With blood and debris of garments and
dirt. The cavity in the muscleids filled
with a mixture of smashed rauecular
tissue, clots, serum, shreds of fibrous
tissue, ouch foreign subtance a may
have been driven In by the ball and
plintere of bone, The =ocular walls
of the cavity also ere infiltrated with
blood,,
tia to about five hours after it has
been received nothing happens within
the wbund; that is, nothing Which
(Wen the microscope eau reveal. But
the microbes -.villa have entered with
the foreign aubstanfie are getting ready
for an attatk In a medium whic h is
Ideal for their operations. The tette
of the body are also preparing their
realstanere
Abotzt the eighth hour the micrObes
sally forth, and the great white car-
Pluicles rnueter te receive the charge.
By -the fifteenth hour the rathrObes
have epread throughent the tontents
of the Wetted Meetly, and the whole
cella are rapidly degeneratiog, But
the white corpuscle are now devour.
Ing the elicrobee, after which they,
too, degenerate. Thie breaking down
of the pus, which is 110W Oozing from
the wound.
TAII hew depends on the virulence of
tha microbea and one the resititenee
Of the army of white eoreusclee is able
to put up. There are Many different
1
kinds of microbe% ,some far more den,
genies than others, The Meet dreaded
of all is that to which Dre. Weinberg
atid 'Seguin have given the name of
hietolyticue, for it le ul-
tra-noisonous and is the cause of gas
gangrene and blood poisoning that
etereads rapidly through the bcely,
weeIti there thoae pus-produeera, the
streptommei and the staphylococci,
and generally vneuntococei, colon ha
cilli and dtplococci as well, 'Phase are
all ralcroscople plants, Whieh IsPeeed
with the rapidity of yeaet in warm
dough until they are devoured by the
white corpueeles,
T140 trot steps .talon by surgeons 15
to try to wash out all the fdreign mate
tay as early as possible, so int to make
the wound cavity entirely free from
microbes, 11 they on do thies and keep
It eleaa, the tissues proceed to repalt%
the damage. The obleet of all antisep.
ties is to kill and wash away the mi-
crobes without injuring the body cells.
fn healing the injured cells die and
are cut off from the living ,cells by a
beerier of white torpusiles and cast
out front the wound, The white cor-
pueeles act as an advance guord to
prevent the entrance of more male -
robes ;they also eeerete ferments
-which dieeolve the poisonous proteins
whicli are the prodnct Of the disinte-
gration of the tissues.
Behind this barrier a seemed layer of
cells forme. Therm are sent by the eur-
rounding tissues ,and their businee is
to temair the damage ana gradually till
up the hole. They bud and divide like
any other protoplamic eelba,, eorumenc-
Ins th the depthe and gradually reach-
ing the surface.
A wound is kept open in order that
the ltin may not heal over until the
disintegrated cella have been cast out.
For the same reaeon eurgeons nut
drains into deep wounds,
The most effective treatment of
wounds so far found Is the continu-
ou.s irrigation with normal salt solu-
tion and without any antleeptice as de-
vised by the great English eurgeon.
Colonel Sir Almott 'Wright. For Might
wounds iodine has proven the most
effective thing yet discoVered. This
kills the microbes or prevents their
entrance into an injury and allows
healing to take place froxn within and
below.
41*
TRADE BRIEFS.
The decrease In Holland'output of
dairy products is due to difficulty ex-
perieneed in getting proper fodder.
Eighty-five per cent. of the butter Pro-
duced is being reserved by the Gov-
ernment for domestic coneumption
Bounties will be paid to growers of
hernp and sisal in Costa Rica, The
Government will also aid planters who
wish to establish fibre factories.
Experiments are to be made in Bo-
livia to determine the value of agave
as a source of fibre.
French officiate are studying condi-
tions at Brest with a view to making
that port a large transatlentic termi-
nal. It is probable that the ports of
Calais, St. Nazarre and Celte will also
be improved. '
Tests made of the clay deposits in
the vicinity of Moncton, N. B., show
that the shale Is suitable for many
kinds of clay produce, • Natural gas,
which is found in that district ;would
be available for clify burning purposes.
.A. company has been formed to
mine the salt reCently disbovee0 at
Anse La. Gas and oil found in propor-
ties adjacent to the salt depositwill
meet the requirements of fuel uheded
for the new enterprise.
.A. firm th Petrograd, Bessie., his an.
nounced its intention of htelorting
automobile goods, including automo-
biles and accessories, electrical appli-
ances, wood and iron working ma-
chinery, railway supplies. Catalogues
are requested.
Prizes have been oefered to fanners
In several sections of Italy to encour-
age the cultivation of cereals on land
which have not been tilled on a long
period. Farmers who manure such
lade will also be reimbursed for one.
fifth of the cost of chemicel menures
used,
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited.
!oentlemen,—I have used MINARD'S
LINIMENT on my vessel and in my
family for years, and for the every
day ills and accidents of life I consider
it has no equal,
I would not start on a voyage with-
out it if it cot a dollar a bottle.
CAPT. F. R. DESSARDIN.
Schee "Storke,' St. Andre, Kamou-
raska,
The Outdoor Woman.
When that husky brute, man, goes
into the big woods for the good time
at the year So longer does he leave a
bundle of frills and taxes at home or
the shore, with nothing to assuage her
grief at parting with her thrd but a
stack of the latest fiction, a fond kiss
fled, perhaps, a hyDocritleal "Wish YOU
could go with me," No, indeed! Now
She goes with him, .and he Is finding
out that he is Very glad she does.
Whether either he or She is glad,
howaver, depends, In a measure—In
fact, rather largely—neott her tjoth-
!sig. She must be vvarni in cold wea-
ther, tot too warna itt hot Weather,
not be bedraggled tee helplessnesa
when it rains, nor snagged
every few minutes in rough going by
'steeping on her Skirt Or getting caught
oft a stttb. If she is to be a real cons-
panicet to a Mall she Must not hold
hilt back to adding to her natural
handiettp, leek of Strength, the un-
neeessary and exasperating unsuitable
costume. ---Outing.
Iaoxdsning for All.
The barber is now a tohnbarber, they
aid;
The scholar drops roe for potatoes to-
day.
The 61d Malt drops cribbage for eabbege,
I'm told;
The loWeler parks thingei "eighteen -car-
rot gold.'
The denote le learning what corn le, at
length;
The housewives have batiners, "In On
-
len There*" Streagthe
rtani cueubera tetora are taking their
cue,
Arid tseariteettetims for the waiter muat
dot
.-Ortee AfeKinittrg,
MO 001v1PIAX AWL
the Key of "0" Alone There
Are 4 82 Dig&inet floales, tvANT4D PROBATION:VR..0 .
w train for nurse*. ApPtY. Waitangi
Minitel, St, Ciethatincis, Lint.
_RV NO. . 1917
t=nessea=nemeisateetnesia
HELP 'INANT40..
With 382 eeparate and distinct ocalee
a tite key of C alone, it is no more
than natural that the realm of iltire
Mony should be considered atil
Yet few laymen are tamiliar with this,
according to Carl W. Grimm, of CIA"
epeaking. on "The Realm at
Scale," Kr. Grimm lamented the IS,
nOrartC0 Of the millions who pet -81st in
the eontentIon that music is no louger
easceptible et a eiagle original nete—
tliat in a shot titne no new tunes will
appear Dentist, every possible "varig,
WM will him been made nee of.
"No great composer"—Mr. Grinun,
Palmed a moment and then repeated
by way of ernphesis—"no really great
composer, I gay, has yet complained
that the resources ot music nave been
exhausted. The present day vorapozier
fails to realize that any scale may be
Mimed into a, monetroeity through im-
Proper treatment, whielt explains the
great majority of our popular music.
Scales are not the product of Magili.
alive inepiration; each must be con-
sidered as a scientific achievement,
and its pitch should be carefully and
exactly determined through the appli-
Cation of certain fixed laWs which
form the backbone of all true gawk."
Mr. Grimm made it clear that music
instead of being the most primitive
has evolved into the most complex art
known to twentieth eentury
clvlllza-
tIo-w York Post,
BABY'S GMT DANGER
DURING HOT WEATHER
More little ones die during the sum-
mer than at any other time of the
year. Diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera
infantum and stomach disorders come
without Warning and. when a mediebae
Is not at hand to give promptly the
short delay too frequently means that
the child has passed beyond aid.
Baby's Own Tablets should always be
kept in the home where there are
young children. An occasional dose
of the Tablets will prevent stomach and
bowel troubles, or it the trouble eoznes
suddenly the prompt use of the Tab-
lets will euro the baby. elle, Chas.
Anderson, Mincla Alta., says; "Baby's
Own Tablets are the best medicine for
little ones who are suffering tram a
weak stomach. They cured my baby
when suffering front stomach com-
plaint and have made her a fine
healthy child." The Tablet e are sold
by medicine dealers or by mail at 25
cents a box from The Dr, Williams
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
•*
Brave Enough, Anyhow. •
"Raisull, who is giving the allies
trouble," said a globe trotter, "is a
brave man, anyhow. In Tangier 1,
once saw Raisull, fat and magntficent
In Silks and jewels, enter a shooting
gallery where a Tuniaian was practic-
ing.
"The Tunielan was an excellent
shot. He broke glass bailee rang bells,
splintered pipe -stems and penetrated
bull% eyes without number, At each
shot a polite murmur of applause
arose. The man was puffed up with
triumph.
"Raisull exclaimed in a loud voice:
'In a duel this gentleman wouldn't
shoot so well.'
"'We'll eee about that,' growled the
Tunisian, and he challenged Baleen,
Ten Minutes later they were on the
"They were to fight at 12 paces,
each to fire one shot. Lots were drawn
aa to who should shoot first, and Rais-
uli lost, Be took his stand before the
Tuneelan calmly, and the latter Weed
his weapon, took careful aim and —
missed,
"Raisuli smiled. 'What did I tell
You?' he odd.
"And he thrwat hie pistol in his belt
and strode away humnaieg a song."—
Waelxington Star.
hithard's Liniment cures colds, etc.
Words Which Have Strayed.
Hardly any words in the English
language have strayed farther from
their original meaning than the terms
of forestry Thus a forest was origin.
ally a great tract ot country, which
might include woods, cultivated lands,
pastures and even towns and villages,
all the hunting rights over -which -were
reserved to the monarch. A. _chase dif-
fered froin a forest mainly in the fact
that the hunting rights were vested in
a subject instead of a king. A park
was a fenced preserve, either in or out
ot 5. forest, while a warren was a piece
of waste ground over vthich the right
to hunt the hare, the rabbit and the
fox, the pheasant, the partridge and
the woodcock had been granted by the
King.
In the same way the term afforesta-
tiou had nothing to do with the plant-
ing of trees. It meant the subjection
of any tract Of country to the forest
laws—in other words, it was the set-
ting aside of this tract as it forest. A
forest might apd commonly did IncluBe
vast estates of landowners and large
towns whose rights remained un-
touched except as to game.—London
Mail,
Fashion Features.
One of the handsomest spring wraps
10 ef nersey cloth, with the loveliest sum
lining, and hand embroidery done in two
shades to harmonize with the coat.
* 4,
For spring gowns there are very pleas -
Mg silk and wool fabrics in plain colors—
poplin, groegrain,*orms and fatties.
New sports bleu -Sea of handkerchief
linen are usually in white With colored
collar, cuffs and bandings. Ruse, blue,
green and gold ars thebestliked colors.
IColinsky and Georgette erepe and er-
mine and moire are two of the combine. -
Mlle used for summer furs—and you've
no Idea, tin you see them, how fascinat-
ing they are:
*
New divas trimmings from Paris are
of braids—intricate and remarkable tom-
bmations of silk bratds in different
widths and colors to form designs that
are charming, Buy them by the yard,
Or singly—and lute them for girdles, Doe-
kets, bags and no end of other trim-
aeodereow aiie,ch.),bfvs C't NTA A 01.
*or
Minard's Liniment Cures DisteMper.
• e
Inertia of Bodies.
Lay a visiting card on the tip of the
left forefinger end on it plaee a penny.
A. quick flick of the tiara with the light
&woad finger will remove the card with-
out disturbing- the toin. Another trick
which illustrates the inertia of bodies
Is to knock away the bottotil of a pile
41 cheekers without upsetting the pita
This is effected quite eaany with the
help of a flat ruler. The remaining
eheekere are rettoved successively by a
number of smart blows.
more speetatular end apparently
risky triek consiatS of drawing a. news -
mew awe/ from under a alase fined
ith water. Provided, hoWever, that the
table is eznootit and•the paper be pulled
away smartly and horizontally there hi
210 danger el the wider bchag Spilled.
L Arnett WN'-'To,DO Pf.4AiN.
Sev/ilig at . , wlioie rsr spr
time; geoil Pay; wore sent any dletenve;
charge prepaid. fiend stamp lor pare
tieware. National Manufaeturing Vo.,
4lontreal, qua,
W ANTED --LOOM VINEat ON OROMPe
ten and Knee -lee' Looms, GOO
opportunity to right man. Apply, stating
age arid experience, to the SlingsOy
14d., Vrentford, Ont,
MONEY onGEITS.
nozolivax FiXPRKS14 MONEY OR,
^0' dere are on sale in five thoUSand
offices throughout Canada.
FOR SALE
A OilOIOLI D.A.TRIC FA.IM IN TIM
'rk County of Brunt. Bulltlingti No, 1,
with plenty of water. Pull particuarm,
Apply te F. /Surber, Kelvin Ont.
OLD PLYNOIITH.
Neutral Ships Sarred from, Bur -
or Used hy 0141 Freebooters,
'The reecnt notice served on the
American consul general in Lond
Britieh and Entente allied ships. :Ili
Quit for the remainder of tee war on
be permitted to enter the port of B
most historic towns of England, seey1
mouth, mile attteention to one of he
ond to Sone in the influence which it
has exerted on tee history of our own
country. The towu is located near
the southwest career of England, at
the mouth et the River Ply. The 'fete
is on. a series of natural terraces slop-
ing south to the sea, and foisting part
of the foothills of Dartmoor, The
harbor, one of the finest and largest
In the kingdom, opens to the south,
Some interesting bits of Plytnouth's
hietory are given in tbe following bul-
letin just prepared by the if. S. Nat-
ional Geographical Society and issued
from its headquarters In Washington:
" 'Tie a notable old town'. eaul
Longfellow, and ovary patriotic Am-
erican who bas visited there has trod
lightly and with reverence. Out of
the harbor of Plymouth sailed Sir
:John Hawkins and Sir e're,ncis Drake
to meet and conquer the Spanish, Ar
made, a feat which wrote 'finish' to
the sea -power 91 Spain, Had Philip
succeeded in his design to crush the
British lion in 1588 •the history of this
republic would have borne little of the
English impress. Sir Humphrey Gil-
bert sailed from here to take posses -
'Won of Newfoundland; Sir Walter
Raleigh to colonize Virginia; and in
1620 the Mayflower spread its sails at
the barbican of Plymouth on its W..
Ing expedition to the new country.
"To Plymouth men was given the
first charter for treding with America
and to Plymouth men, also King
James gave a charter whereby the
region which has been called rthe
North Darts of Virginia' was to be the
domain 01 the council established at
Plymouth in the County of Devon, for
the plantingguling, ordering and gov-
erning of New England in 'America.'
The first colonists of Australia (not
.the Botany Tay convicts) took ship at
this port for their home beyond the
seas. Here also embarked the brave
troops which fell in the Crimean war,
and a year or so later the troops sent
out to quell the Indian mutiny.
"The principal sights of interest
in Plymouth are St. Andrews churcb,
M the center of the town, built in
the thirteenth century and restored by
Sir Gilbert. Scott in 1875; the old
Guildhall, now a public library; the
old town hall, now a museum of old
books, drawings, printings and poe-
,traits, among vvhith is to be found
Earl of Edgecumbe, built in the reign
of Henry VIII; the' Eddystone light-
house; and the Citadel, on the eastern
portion of the Hoe, constructed ia
1616. Most interesting of all is the
Hoe, a hill 110 feet above the sea, the
top of .which is laid out to parks and
gardens, and the most wonderful pro-
menade in the kingdom: It was on
this hill that the fabled wrestling
matches between the Trojan Corinaeus
and the Giant Goemagot (Gogmagog)
look place. To Corinaeus, who held
it a diversion to encounter giants'
was reserved the priediege of 'wrest-
ling with We being 'twelve subits
high,' after the Trojans had killed all
his tribesmen. The Trojan apparent. .
ly took little interest in the encounter
until the giant had broken three of his
r
ibs, which so provoked Corinaeu
!
ethat, taking the giant on his should
rs he ran with him to the shore, and
h'getting upon the _top of a high rock,
;tried down the savage monster into
the sea, where falling on the sides of
cragged rocks he was torn to pieces,
and colored the waves red with his
song"Tothe world of arms, art, and
rig Plyd mouth has made large con-
butions. • Three Royal Ae
cadem
clans anone president of the Royal
It.ricademy were born there. .Aniong
the painters, are Sir Charles Eastlake,
Samuel Prout, James Northcote, Ben-
ismin etobert Haydon, Solomon -Hai.,
s
nd many others, while Sir Joshua
Reynolds was born four miles away
In
the little town of Plymton."
Minard's Liniment Cuees Diphtheria.
4 • 4,
What a Kan Never Forgets.
The first time he ever kissed a girl.
The first time he chewed a piece ot
tobacco.
The first time he asked a girl to
marry hire.
What his wife said the first time he
stayed out at night.
How he felt when the turse stepped
out Into the hall and said, "It's a
giell"—Macon (Gad News.
Lighten the Day's
Work by eating food that
does not use up all the vital
powers in an effort to digest ,
it. Zvery particle of
Shredded Wheat 13iscuit is
digested. and converted into .
healthy tissue tre'l caloric
energy. In the present food
crisis every housekeeper and
mother should demand bread
that is 100 per tent. whole
wheat. Shredded Wheat
Biscuit is made of the whole
wheat grain prepared in a
digestible form. Zetter than
meat, or eggs, or potatoes,
and tosts much less. For '
sliced bananas, berries or
breakfast or any meal With
other fruit.
Made in Canada,