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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1912-9-12, Page 3NOTES AND COMMENTS The president a the Beitish. Me- dical Association, Sir James Barr, has expressed himself as favoring Praetical eugenica. In his annual addreas he expressed, regret that same physicians had advocated Ig e families, regardless of the .quality of those born. If every parent would consider, as Sir James paid, moral responsibility first, we might in a few geuera- tons Italie pure, moral and high- ly intellectual race." It is certairt that the duties and responsibilities a parenthood are more appreciat- ed now than formerly-perha,ps more than ever before, The efs forts of the real race feeprovers should be to increase the moral sense in. old and yonng. With that fully developed the question of po- pulatetan will take care of itself. r ewer babies 44-0 being borrf all civilized laude, but more are rowing up to maturity than in the last generation. The average life has been prelouged, and it will still urther lengthen with the 44\914'00 of knowledge and zeal for right liV444. Race improvement is eoria In, but itmuet be sought by every !individual as well as by statesmen, seientists and moralists, Lovers of the beautifal in znd- scene will eigh over the discovery of coal in Kent, one of the fairest inties in England, This land of mg gardens and picturesque gee ie to be prefaned by mull- eroas blaels pits, heaps of tioal and refue; indnetrial railweye an ACCgraing to the present eutiook, for its coal meas. auras have been found te be extee- sive and valuable. They contain not less than ten billion tons g ooal el high value, enough to eup- ply the whole United Kingdom for thirty-seven years at present rate of production. Moro coal, of course, mean greater wealth for Britain, paid he etamemists -will rejoice, for the peoblem of teal eximustiort,has been a serious one in the national mind. The new field is thirty miles nearer London than any other, and it is predicted that it will capture he London market and supplant South Wales in a large part of the export trade. Though coal has long been sus- pected in Kent, none was disoov- ered until 1906. Subsequent bor- ings have revealed such a wealth of the mineral that shafts for min- ing are now being sunk and pro- duction will begin within two years. Touriste and artists have but lit- tle time in which to see Kent un - despoiled. iITY DIE POOR PEERS. Court Dress 'Regulations Do Not Allow Trousers. Although Lord Sandhurst has not yet occupied the office of Lord Chamberlain for snore tb.an a few months, he is having a busier time than ever fell to the lot of his pre- decessor, says a London correspon- dent. He has not only lived through a fierce deadset against the dramatic eensorship vested in his office, but has struck at such abuses as the sa,le of special permit's to the Royal Enclosure of Ascot. His depattment has also been busy in revising dress regulations for the royal household and the Court. The officials of the orders of chivalry and heraldry are partic- ularly pleased with the result, as the new regulations will deck them more brightly than ever. Geld mountings are to be pro- vided for ebony staves, and the 'tabards of all the Kings -of -Arms are to be of - veliret. " 'Lord Cole- brook, captain of the Gentleman-, at -Arms, together vvith his men, will have to submit to the novelty of haying two silver portcullises on the back skirts of their uniforms instead of one. But the new dress reforms not only concern courtiers and officials, but such oversee magnates as at some future day aspire to be pre- sented to King George. Black vel- vet trousers and patent leather hoots have been banned by the Lard Chamberlain in favor of black velvet breeches and black leather' shoes. King Edward permitted trousers to be worn it is said, out of deference to the susceptibilities of courtiers whose legs looked lean stockings. But the new regime ditowls no mercy to the spindle- shanked, who henceforth will have to keep away from the royal pre- cincts if they are unduty sensitive About their nether limbs LIFE IN TIIE PERSPECTIVE Beyond are Remaining Parts of Knowledge to b nade Complete for Us in Years to Come. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face; now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.- /. Gor. xiii., 12. We eannot see very far. We do not know very much. The dense mystery of the world veils our vis- ion like a fog. The universe wears an inscrutable face. It is not pos- sible to predict the 00111'S0 of hu - Man history. We are forced to ae- eept the limitation of short vision and partial knowledge. One way to aecept the limitation is to chafe under it. There are men Who can do nothing but rebel when they cannot comprehend. Partial knowledge exasperates them. They have not learned that the half loaf is better than no kat at all. Fretful children, impatient with the revelations of God, tbeY pour out their souls in a long wail- ing "Why'?" The -other way is to make the most of partial knowledge. This is the way of faith, It recognizes the measure ef vision and knowledge we poseees to -day as the promise f larger visien and knowledge NOW WE KNOW IN p.A.ET. The young peasant, climbing for the fi.ret title out of the seeluded valley where he was bore, reaches a spot from which he can look oft at resighhering hille, From loftier !ovations his ey04 rest on yet Ilion distant ranges. Finally from a sum- mit his vusion sweeps an unimagin- ed expanse of hill and dale, moun- tain, platea,u, plain and valley and catches glimpses of remotest peaks, Henceforth he will always view life in the valley as part of a larger life extending beyond the eneHn hills. And he will beeonse ALTH itaitiest aaeliesavieseataatastasotageoess INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM Acute inflammatory rheumatism attacks people of all ages and con- ditions, and is dreaded not only because of the intense pain that accompanies it, but also because it often leaves behind it a perman- ently injured heart. This compli- cation is especially frequent in children. Severe pain, with red- ness and swelling of the joints, makes the diagnosis easy in most cases of inflamraatory rheinmutism in adults, but in young children these sysnptoms may be too slight to be observed, while at the same time the heart is suffering serious damage. So-oalled "growing pains" may be the beginning of an attack of acute rheumatism; or a child, al- though it does not give up it's play, xuay complain that there is pain in the soles of its feet when it stands. If these pains are accompanied by the least redness or swelling of any joint, and if there is also fever, the diagnosis of inflammatory rheuma- tism is clear. The child should be put at once to bed, and kept there all through the acute stage of the disease. In this way the attack may sometimes be shortened, and the shorter -it is the less danger there is of the heart being affected. The medical treat- ment of the case should be in the hands of a. competent physician. Fortunately, there are to -day re- medies for the quick control of rheumatism that were unknown a few years ago, when it sometimes ran a course of many weeks. While the pain is severe, the Zlothing should he arranged with a view to the greatest possible com- fort for the patient. The night- dress should be of soft flannel, and should fasten all the way down the front, because the profuse sweats charaeteristie of this disease make frequent changes necessary. It is well to have a soft blanket under the patient, and the bedclothes must be light, as well as warm. Where the jointS are much swollen and very painful, the clothes will have to be lifted away from the body by a wooden cradle. The nurse must be deft and careful, be- cause in the acute stage the least clumsiness may cause the most acute agony, so that even a heavy footfall is dreaded by the patient. -Youth's Companion. POWER OF THE COMPRESS. There is nothing in such bad odor now -a -days as old-fashioned health - remedies. In the country `lierbs" are still the cure for _every ail- ment. But in the towns folks seek the doctor at once should illness overtake them. And 0110 of the simplest and least known of the bygone cures, in the opinion of many, is the cold com- press. This is siniply a piece of lin- en dipped in cold water and placed on any portion of the anatordy af- flicted', over the wet linen a strip of flannel is pinnedato keep in both heat and moisture, a larger man for the broader vis ion, You ought to live, in the present. In religion as in every vital sphere absorbing interest must centre in the things of to -day. But your pre- sent life ought not to be detached, It will be full of dignity and of more than transient value in the degree that you know it to be coin- prehended in the eternal purpose of God, But now -a -days the temptation for men is to become detached by narrow attention to the present. They wither up because the petty triumph and the puny satisfaction of the hour cannot nourisb the soul. When, through faith in a life which you now know in part only, you have realized at once the momen- tary and the eternal character of your present, you will begin to live with ealm sincerity and tranquil earnestness. CONSCIENCE WILL SPEAK. Its judgment will be affected by your training and prejudice, But you -will know it 06 an echo from the Eternal in your soul, Sorrow will come. You will not perfeetly understand it. But you will take it as part of that :ministration of toil and pain by which th Heav- enly Father redeems and discip, Hues and attests to the human soul it immortal value to Himself. Death will arrive, His summons will not dismay you. For it will release you from a life where you have known in part faith with fear, love with shame, loyalty with per- fidy, and usher you into a life where you shall keow faith and love and loyalty without shade of de- ficieney or shadow of defeat. -Rev, Dr, Henry AL Brown, A compress to the head will cure a headache quicker than any pow- der; while oue to the throat on go- ing to bed at night relieves a sore throat, swollen tonsils, and huski- ness in double -.quick. time. Well wrapped round the centre of the body, the compress is an absolute- ly reliable cure for indigestion and its attendant evils, including spots and pimples. The eold rag when first applied will cause something of a shock to the patient; but this soon passes, as heat generates with extraordin- ary rapidity. A used compress should be thoroughly washed be- fore applying a second time. The beauty of tills simplest of all cures is it can only do good, becauae it does not harm. NOW SEE HEART BEATS. The Device is in Regular Use in a London Hospital. A device by which one may see the heart beat is now in regular use at the London (England) Hospital Medical College, It is the invention of Mr. H. S. Soutar, one of the registrars of the hospital, and records every move- ment of the heart and the muscles' of the heart of a patient a hinidred yards away. With electrical con- nection the same result could be obtained a hundred miles away. All the patient has to do is to place his or her hands in a solution of warm salt water, and the electric current from the hands, which are the posi- tive and negative poles, is carried by wires to the instrument which shows the heart -beats. This consists of a. very fine capil- lary thread of tube glass, silvered to render it a conductor of electri- city. The thread is,suspended be- tween the poles of a very po-werful electric magnet. The minutest cur- rent passing through the suspended thread deflects the thread. Thus, as the heart beats the thread "kicks," and the movement is shown on a recording apparatus, the shadow of thread being thrown by a powerful are light. By means of a chart the heart -beats are permanently and accurately- recorded, without any distress to the patient, wlio may re- main in bed. DISTINCTION. Mrs. Nag --I suppose now you wish you were free to macry again? Mr. N-agg N . Ju RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS WITH AUTUMN SOWN CROPS THROUGHOUT ONTARIO. " Three hundred and twenty-eight farmers throughout Ontario con- ducted experiments with autumn - sown crops during the past year. Reports have been received from thirty-one of the mintiest of the Province. The average results et the earefully conducted experi- ments with autuntn-sown crepe are here presented in a very coneise form. Winter Wheat, -Five varieties of winter wheat were distributed last autumn to those farrners who wish- ed to test seme of the leading varie- ties on their own farms. The av- erage yields per acre of straw and of grain are as follows: Imperial amber, 1.5 toes 24.3 bushels; Am- erican weeder, 1.5 tons, 21.8 bush- els; Crimean red, 1.9 tons 21.5 bushels; I3anatka, 1.4 tons 21.2 bushels, and Tasnaania red, -$ tons 21.0 bushels. It will he seen that the Imperial amber has given good results throughout Ontario as well as at the Ontario Agricultural College. The American wender, which gave an average of 2M, bushels per acre less than the Imperial Amber, is white grained variety resembling vory cltisselY the Dawson's Golden Chaff. The Orimean Red winter wb.eat has been grown at the Col- lege for ten years, and is one which yields very well indeed. It posses- ses wheat of exeelleet quality, but the straw is somewhat weak, The Banatka producee grain a excellent quality for bread production, Winter Rye, ---Two varieties 01 winter rye were distributed in the autumn of 1911, The results show that the Mammoth White variety came at the head of the list in yield of grain with an average of 23.9 bushels per acre, In experiments throughout Ontario for the last six years, the Mammoth White sur- passed the common rye by an an- nual average of fully lour bushels per acre. Fertilizers with Winter Wheat.-- In the co-operative experiments with different fertilizers applied in the autunm to winter wheat, the average yields of grain per acre for eight years are as follows: Mixed Fertilizer, 23,5 bushels; nitrate of soda, 22.5 bushels; muriate of pot- ash, 21,5 bushels, and superphos- phate, 21,2 bushels, On sirailar land, cow manure at the rate of twenty tons per acre, gave an av- erage yield of 25.8 bushels per acre, and the land which received nei- ther fertilizerv nor manure gave an average of 18.1 bushels per acre. The superphosphate was applied at the rate of 320 lbs, and the muriate of potash and the nitrate of soda each 160 lbs. per acre. The mixed fertilizer consisted of one-third of the quantity of each of the other three fertilizers here mentioned. The usual cost of the fertilizers, as used in this experiment, is between four and five dollars per acre. In another experineent it was found that nitrate of soda applied in the spring gave 1.3 bushels per acre more than when applied in the autumn. Nitrate of soda in- creased the yield of wheat more than common salt when applied ei- ther in the autumn or in the spring. Winter Emmer and Winter Bar- ley. -A comparative test of winter emmer and winter barley was made throughout Ontario in each of the past three years. The average re- sult for the three years show that the winter emmer gave 1,830 and the winter barley 1,812 pounds of grain per acre. Satisfactory results from -this experiment were received frona -only four fermis in 1912, and according to each of those reports tr the winter enier surpassed the winter barley in yield of grain per acrea Hairy Vetches and Winter Rye for Fodder. -Three good reports have been received from farmers who tested hairy vetches and win- ter eye as fodder crops. In each instance the. hairy vetches gave a considerably larger yield of green crop per acre than the winter rye, the average for the hairy vetches being about 25 tons of green crop. This large yield is due principally to the comparatively wet, cool sum- mer. Distribution. of Material for Ex- periments in 1912. -As long as the supply lasts, material will be dis- tributed free of charge in the order in which the applications are re- ceived from Ontario farmers wish- ing to experiment and to report the results of any one of the following tests: 1, Three varieties of winter wheat; 2 two varieties of winter rye; 3, five fertilizers with winter wheat; 4, autumn and spring appli- cations of Nitrate of soda and com- mon salt with winter wheat; 5, win- ter rye; 6, hairy vetches and thin - ter rye as focloler crops. The sire of each plot is to be one, rod wide by two rods long Material for numbers 3 and 4 will be sent by ex- press and that for the other by mail. A. ZAVITZ. 0. A. C., Guelph,' Ont., August 30th, [912, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON INTERNA,TIONA.L LESSON, SEPT. 15. Lesson XL -judgment and inercy. Matt. 11s 20.30. Golden Text, Matt. 11, 28. Verse 20. Then began he. to up- braid -Matthew records this re - preach as occurring immediately after his charee preparatory to sending forth' the twelire, while Luke places it, perhaps more cor- rectly, at the close of the, Galilean nested, after he had "steclfastly aet hie face to go to Jerusalem" (Luke 9. 51). Most of his mighty works -Or, powers, Perha,ps a closer render- ing of the Greek would be "those very numerous mighty works" or miraeles. The synoptists use the terra "mighty works" frequently, while John avoids it. 21, Chorazin - Situated. about two miles north of eapernaum. There is no record of miracles per- formed here, though John states that many things were done by Je- sus which were net reseeded (21. 25), Betheaida-The home of Andrew, Peter, and Philip, situated a, short distance north of Lake Galilee and east of the Jordan. Tyre and Sidon--ifeathen eities situated on the. Mediterranean eoast, Jesus anel his disciples seem to have been well received on their visit here (Mark 7. 31). Sackcloth and ashes-Syrahols of extreme grief. For examples see Jonah 37 6; Dan, 9. 3; Isa.. 58. 6. 22. More tolerable -The heathen eities had received very little of the gospel would be held less responaible than the Jewish cities which had been enlightened by both teaching and miracles. 22. Capername -A flourishing city on the northwest shore of the lake, This was the borne of Jesus during Inc Galilean ntinistry (Matt, 9. 1) and the scene of many ex:lea- k:a, Shalt thou be exalted unto hea- ven ?---This question reveals the haughty and self-sufficient attitude which the prosperous inhabitants of the eity assumed. Their self- satisfaction permitted of no accep- tanee of the important spiritual truths which Jesus presented. Go down unto Hades - Some manuscripts read he brought down The men of Capernaura were proud of their flourishing city but failed to appreciate Christ's teaching. Their humiliation, therefore, will be oqual to that of the heathen cities (Ise,. 14. /3-15). Condemna- tion of the inhabitants as well as the desolation of the city is pro- phesied. For a discussion of "hades" sec introduttion to Lesson Text Studies for May 5. Sodom -A city situated near the Dead Sea, destroyed because of its wickedness (Gen. 19). Wherever this name appears in the New Tes- tament it is cited as an example of the execution of divine judgment (Luke 10. 12; 17. 29; Rom. 9. 29; 2 Peter 2. 6: Jude 7). 25. At that season -In Luke's re- cord (10. 21. 22) this paragraph de - euro after the return of the seven - These things -This refers to the `'mighty works,' which were not understood in those Jewish cities which would not receive -them as evidences of divine wisdom and power. Wise and understanding -The re- ference is to the orthodox Jews, and especially to the scribes and Pharisees, who were versed in every detail of the Mosaic law and observed it faithfully, but failed to grasp the principles of the gospel because they did not comply with the condition of simple faith which Jesus imposed. - Babes - The disciples of Jesus were thus cbara,cterized because of their acceptanee of the gospel by simple faith, In contrast with the learned doctors of the law, they were ignorant men. The implica- tion is that if the erudite interpre- ters of the law are to become dis- ciples of Jesus, they must approach him with the same simple faith as his humble followers. 27A11 things have been delivered -unto me of my Father -In verse 25 Jesus has declared that the Father is Lord of heaven and earth, which serves to reveal the nature of the things committed unto him by God. At the creation Christ, was given supreme power over the universe, and even &tring his earthly exis- tence he exercised his authority in some degree (John 3. 35; 13. 3; 17. 2), while, after the 1' esurrecbion full aalulthiotsritayocwomasp aangyaig gryma-innreTotoredeitttb. 28.18). The possession of such pow- er by Christ verifies thEepaetslieims t ()01. of John (1. 3) and the is 1. 16-17) that he is the °seater and sustainer of the universe. The phrase involves the consciousness ofJesusratheCb{,oriclishitsXiSteaThelywia,t1he d1 vten and' the fullness of his revelation and authority . No one knoweth the SOD -No one is fully able to recognize or under- stand the Son except the Father. This is especially true .since Jes as enjoyed personal fellowship with the Father from the beginning (Jon ow1horn2)Seever the Son wilicth to reveal him -One phase of the 41110' sion of Jesus was to make known the character of God to men. He, as Son, alone ha,a the power to do this, and he will reveal him only to those whorn he deems worthy. 28. Come unto me -The invita, tion represents Christ as Mediator between God and men, and as hav- ing all the necessary authority to relieve them of their burdens, The section which these words introduce is peeuliar t.o Matthew. Rest -Refreshment. 29. My yoke -The figure is that of an ex drawing a heavy load which, is lightened by another sharing the yoke. The yoke is made for two, thus jestie shares the burdees of his disciples, 30. Easy ---Rather, 'kindly; it doea not ehafe. As compared with the ordinanees prescribed by the, law, the programme of Jesue was ex- ceedingly ,simple. He was also a sympathetic teacher, having none of the liarehness and arrogance of the Pharisees and scribes. POTATO ROT. (Potato Blight.) (By Dr. J„ B. Dandeno, Bowman - vine.) Poteto blight is the most serioue disease whieh affecte the potato, It is smelly firet noticed in August and en cool, wet seasons. Whet+, the season is favorable to the growth of this fungus the whole erop is generally destroyed, and many farmers think there is no re- medy, simply let thetn rot in the field. The disease has made its ap-t pearaeee in this locality this year, and it is with a view towards sav- ing the crop that thia note is pub - Fished, because the erop can be saved if taken in time. Life History of the Fungus. -This fungus is a, parasite whish attacks ehietly the leaves a potatoca, and later OD, the tebers, It produces spores in great aloundanc,e on the greyish structures developed en the surface of potato leaves, These spores are transferred from plant to plant by any motion, such as ivied or eultivation. In a few days, if the weather be damp a, whole field may become infested. The, destruction is very rapid. Many of the spares are washed into the soil and if they come into contact with the tubers these are liable to in- fection, and when once infeeted a rotten tuber is the result. Appearance. -The fungus ap- pears first on the leaves as a grey, downy substance, on the under side of the leaf. This changes the leaf quickly (a few hours) to a dirty, brown color at first, not crisp, but flabby and wilted. The disease has been called "downy mildew" be- cause of its appearance. Remedy -As soon as the disease appears en the leaves prepare to harvest the crop. There is no direct remedy. Some potato growers cut down the tops with a mower and rake up to burn, This does not al- ways save the crop, although it prevents further infection frorn the leaves and will check the influence of the rot to a certain extent until the pptatoes are harvested. Of course the potatoes are not yet fully mature, arid premature dig- ging is not the best method of har- vesting, but it is much better than losing the crop, which will undoub- tedly result if the tubers are left in the ground. When the crop is harvested, mar- ket them if possible. If not pos- sible or not convenient the tubers should be dried thoroughly in the sun, then spread out on the barn floor and sprinkled over with slaked lime. They should be covered over to keep out the light, because sun- light causes a bitter taste. Summary. --Glance over the crop every day, and at the first signs dig the crop. When onee the tub- ers -commence to rot it is too late. Those farmers who use a good fun- gicide, as bordeaux or lime -sulphur along with the Paris green or arse- nate of lead, will not be troubled with the "Rot." If you ean not re- cognize the disease from the above description send freshly diseased leaves to those who can. - at DON'T GET UP INA HURRY. Don't jump up the first thing your eyes are open Remember that while you sleep the vital or- gans are at rest. The -vitality is lowered and theeirculation not so strong. A sudden spring out of bed is a shock to These organs, especially to the heart, as tt starts pumping the blood suddenly. Don't be in such a hurry. Stretch and yawn and yawn and stretch. Stretch the arms and legs, stretch the whole body. A good yawn and stretch is better even than a cold bath. Take time. It will keep you young and add years to your life, ANXIOUS TO PLEASE. Shopper (after thirty minutes' III spection of the stock) --Well, don't intend to buy to -day. I was lust looking for a friend. Tired Clerk -Well, please wait a moment, madam. There is one more blanket left on the shelf. May- be you'll find your friend in it.