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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1925-2-12, Page 3Soinetirne! Why Lot this „ me? 03 The ORANGE PEKOE is. ext! a.a-g• Try it 1 Mother.of -Pearl and Pearl,ba, lives an Melina' like the oyster. It is Mother-of-pearl, that pretty sub- a mass of slime in which you would fi nil: stance that ehines,.with all the colors of the'oa,inbow, Crimes from certain h. shells: •' We u3e for delicate ornamen-' tatlpn:wlat was once the dwelling of a glairy aninflel, near relation to the opeter. Truly, this dwelling is a verit- able palace in'riehness. It shines with all imaginable tinE'sr, as if the rainbow had .deposited its color's there. "This is the shell that furnishes th most beautiful mother -of -earl. It i called the meleagrina n argaritifera Outside it is wrinkled and blackish green; inside it is smoother tha it diii cult to recognize an animal. It digests, however,eand breathes, ,and is, sensitive to pain, PO 'sensitive that a grain of duet, a mere nothing, ren ders: existence painful to it. What does the animal do when it feels itself tickled by some foreign substance? It beginsto sweat mother-of-pearl around the place that itches. This mother -of - .pearl piles up in a little smooth ball e' and there you have a pearl made by the sick, slimy animal. If it is of any ' coneiderabie:size, it will cost a fine hag .of crowns, and the person wh o rhvi�ndtlni. Behold! a giant awn. I, Aloft here in toy tower, With my :sranite Awe.14evuwwr The 'and the". wheat,` and the And grind theca into flour. 1 look down over the farms; In the flelde of grain I see The harvest that is to be, And 1 fling to the sir way arms, For I know it is all for me. I hear the sound. of flails Faroff from the threshing floors %n .barns,, with their open doors, And the winds, the wind in my sails,, Louder and „lender roars. I stand here in my place, • With My -feet on the rock below, :And whichever way it may blow I meet itface to face, As a brave, man meets his foe. .And while we wrestle and; strive,. My master, the -Miller, stands, And feeds me with his hands, For he knows who makes him thrive Who makes him lord of lands. On Sundays I take my rest; Church -going bells begin Their low, melodious din; polished marble; rielier in color than the rainbow. All tints ,are found there, ,}fright,: ,but soft and; changeable, ac cording to the point cf view." "That superb ellell is the house of a .miserable,,, slimy animal! In fairy tales the fairies themselves 'have none to equal it: Oh! how beautiful, how beautiful it is!" ^ ."hl'very one has his portion in this world..The slimy animal has for his a splendid .palace of: mothereof-pearl." "Where does- the meleagrina live?" "In the seas' that wash the shores of Arabia." i"Then those shells are very pre, dens?" . 'You shall judge for yourself. First the inner 'layer of the shell; sawed in- to sheets and tablets, is the mother-of- pearl that we use for fine ornameuta- tion. Jules' pen -knife handle is coy- ered with a sheet of mother-of-pearl that was part of, the inside of a pearl shell But that is `the least part of what the precious ` s' all produces. There are pearls as we:!." "But pearls are not ver; dear. With a few sous I bought a whole boxful, to embroider you a purse." "Let us make a .distinction: there are pearls and pearls. The pearls you mention are little; pieces of colored glass pierced with a whole. Their price is very. moderate. The pearls of the tooleagrina are globules of the richest and finest mother-of-pearl. If they are unusually large, they attain the fabulous price of the diamond, up to hundreds of thousands• and millione. of francs.. . . "It is well to knave how they are pprodnced. "Between the two parts; of the shell 1. There Were No Kids in Eden Wifie—"This is, the best apartment we've ever had, John. If children were allowed it would be a perfect Para- dise." Hubby—"But the landlord know'bet- ter than that." • Habit of -Gulls. It is a well-known habit of gulls and some other birds that feed in part on, shellfish to carry clams to a consider-" able -height and then drop them some hard surface to break the shell. A man on the Board Walk at Atlantic City was struck on the head with such force by a :clam that a gull had drop- ped that he was knocked down and for a little while was unconscious. It is an interesting `question whether in- P stinot or intelligence impelled the gull b to drop She elain just at that' ;monient. h wears it arorind her neck will, be very proud of it." --from "The Story Book I cross mer arms upon my.breast, of Science," by Jean Henri Fabre: And all is peace within. —H, W. Longfellow. MAKE E CARE OF -BABIES EASIER Stomach disturbances and constipa- tion are responsible for •much of the peevishness of babies and young child- ren. When the baby is cross or irrit- able the .mother should. not resort to so-called soothing mixtures to correct the trouble, for in the majority of cases these mixtures simply drug the ,child into an unnatural sleep. What is needed is' a gentle laxative that will sweeten the stomach and regulate the bowels. Such a remedy is, found in Baby's Own Tablets, 'They are easy to take and are guaranteed to be en- tirely free from opiates and narcotics. Concerning them, Mrs. Jos. Tousaig- pant, Ste. Sophie, Que., writes:; -"I would like all mothers to know that I feel there is no other medicine to - equal Baby's. Own Tablets. I always keep a box in the house' and their prompt use never fails to restore my little • ones' to health." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from. The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Bull -Fights in Britain. Bull -fighting, which is declining in favor with the Spaniards, was once a opular sport in England, though in a omewhat different form. It has only een forbidden by lav;, within the last undred years. The bull was tied to a stake, after aving the pointe of its horns protect - d. Fierce dogs were let loose on it, nd a terrible battle would ensue. Bulldogs were bred specially for the port. Their peculiar jaws gave a rip 'so strong that the buil could not. hrow off its attacks once their teeth -had met i nits shoulder. Bear -baiting, too, was popular at one time. Both Queen 1Vlary and Queen Elizabeth were fond of bear -baiting and bull -fights. Great men kept "rings" and there was one, in nearly every, place of amusement "Bank- side," was a noted place for the "sport" in London. .The charges for admission were a penny to enter, an - ether penny to go in the "grandstand," and a third penny for the equivalent of reserved seats. Thursdays. and Sundays were the favorite days for 'baiting bears and bulls. At one time the theatres were ordered to • close down: on the former days so that competition should not interfere with the baitings. •A?nbition Awakened. HOST TO A •HOST OF GAME • .; •'•h' - `xfT3�.1i�f�n1. .... _ .a �....-._.�MI,f - :.' _ ":'+: fi�"y�k$"�-`"+..NM'N�fM;'�+r. From the dining room of the Miner .home. An appreciative gander, inset: What is, perhaps, the most wonderful hotel, in the world, is' located on ,Jack Miner'sfarm at Kingsville, Ontario. The guests come from as far north. a the Arctic Circle and from as far south as the Gulf States. They carry no baggage, are not required to register, pay nothing for board or lodgine', stay as bong as they wish, and when they get ready to leave, they take the elevator 'bor the sky—and off they go- in beautiful winged flotillas, honking and Quacking their happiness and gratitude: ,This is Jack Miner's wild goose: andduck'wanotuary, and it is one of the • sights of Canada. The birds learned that he was t friend of theirs, oommuni- gated that fact to their acquaintances; and now' thousands of them, in their :spring and autumn migration& visit. his - little watering resort for : a few weeks' lay-off and recuperation; ,Tack's• feed bill runs pretty high. It takes from 1.000 to 2,000 bushels of corn per year to satisfy his feathered visitors and not slight anybody. But he loves the bird.sand the birds love him, and where mutual affection exists, he figures the matter of expense doesn'tcount h e a s g •t Five-year-old. Freddie - "Another penny for my birthday! Oh, grandpa, I'm going to try to live a hundred years, se's I'll have a dollar." • If this be a happy year, a year of usefulness, a year in. which we shall. live to make this earth better, it is because God will direct our pathway. How important, then, to' feel our de- pendence upon Him!—Bishop Mathew Simpson:— The impson: The unfinished task not only robe one of the joy of achievement, but it reacts sharply on one's character. Id. C. Spillman. •• Work and \T o ryThe demands upon a mother's Strength are many and severe; hes' own health trials and her children's welfare exact heavy tolls, while broken rest and much indoor living Weaken -Many tend to weaken her constitution. . No wonder that the Women ,woman at home is often indisposed through sick headache, - backache, and, nervous troubles. , But varied as her health troubles are, the cause 'is simple, and relief near at hand. NEW' HEALTH CAN BE HAD When well, it is good blood that keeps a woman well; when 111, she most make her blood rich to renew her health': and' THROUGH the nursing mother—more than any other—needs rich blood and plenty of it. ' Dr. � T! ie >y _ , Care of diet, sufflefent rest, fresh air, and Dr. Williems' P. ink 1'i11e will keep a woman's health robust and regular; and because these pills make new blood abundant1 r,, thou sands of weak wives and mothers have derived prompt a health -help from there.. p1 1'11 'lis, Stewart (leant, 19tewiacke N.$., says: -" After the l , birth of MY first baby I did not regain my health. I could sly i,414++ w.w. retelp walk across,th,e room because of the.pains in m Olt. I beian , taking 'D�. Wiliiamq Pink PIN arid through Sir IP regai>Ixad. it00d. health* Lateran attack of influenza t leve very' Weak,; and again the fjilIs •fully reebored me, 1 can recommend them to any one who le weak or run-down.", Iii VGi' i kl]�'It'1Cfr@. More kGood Turns. B.very .:Boy Scent is ,expected at least one Rind action --or " turn" as he calls,'it---every. days T is ample evadenci: that Scouts do t best to live, 'up to • this •oblige There is' also- ranch evidence whole troops often cooperate to "good turns" which it would not possible for " individual Scouts to Here are a fw typical examples these "'community good turns" w hove been g"lean,kd from annual ports of troops• °;to Provincial 1I quarters, Toronto: Did lots of woad cutting, artd's shovelling."—ist•‘ Delhi Troop. ",Helped shape up Cornmu Park. -1st ,>Thornton's Corn Troop: -:'> "Presented a Wolf Cub Pack with totem pole." -18th, Hamilton Troop. "Conducted a "Lost Children's Tent' at Fall Fair;' -2nd Sarnia Troop. • "Dug potatoes for a poor woman. Rendered Pilot Aid at boys' sports." ---1Oth,Lonilon Troop. - `"Acted as ushers on decoration day." lst Uxbridge. Troop, "Sent out flowers and fruit to sick." -1st Whitby Troop. "Took part in search and fo missing woman." -2nd Kincard Troop. . "Helped to find lost child. Took care of Motor Tourist Camp." -let Huntsville Troop. "Acted as Fire Patrol at show. Were messengers at Fall Fair."-- lst Essex Troop. "Very active in putting out; town fires." -1st Keewatin Troop. "Discovered •and helped to .fight bush fire."--lst Galt Troop, ""So many can't count them. -9th Hamilton Troop. And we are sure that the 9th Ham- ilton Troop isn't the only one which -has so caught the "Good Turn" habit that it really cannot enumerate all those it has been doing. Surely old Ontario is just a little brighter and happier place to live in because of the many little deeds of kindness perform- ed daily by its 15,000 Scouts. Wanted for Important Position— ABoy. He must have a clean face and a clean heart. ;Ile need not know ho to roll a cigarette nor how liquo smells or,tastes—and if ho is not up- to-date on dirty language and stories h to do good:` here heir tion, that do, be do. of hick. re- eadt. now nity era OGDEN'S LIVERPOOL EASY T EA� ` . RICK One Hundred the This is a figure puzzle that is not and so well known as it should be. The ine problem is to arrange one digit in such a way that repeated four. Aimee It will equal one hundred. The stunt is easily donee and, tortunately, is easily remembered: Figure 1 shows how It is done, .A second stunt is to arrange the nine digits in their order in such a manner that the total will be 100. Figure 2 shows how this is done. This stunt is particularly interest- ing because the digits must be used in their order. Several ways of doing this are possible if this fa. not required. Perhaps you can dis- cover some of them. (Clip this out and paste it, with Other of the aeries, in a scrapbook.) "The Call of Untrodden Ways.” "The Call of Untrodden Ways," re- cently issued by the Canadian Nation- al. Parks Branch, is a spirited account of, a summer outing in Jasper National Park in northern Alberta:.: The writer, Rev. G. D. Kilpatrick, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; Ottawa, is a w Iover of the mountains and an wive - is ignorance will be overlooked. , H ust be a bey who treats his own mother and sister and every other boy's mother and slater with absolute respect, and he ate x ". not refer to his own •mother and father as. 1"the of Iady" and "the old man." He need not be brilliant at school— but he must be studious—always per- severing; never a cheat or sneak, for tie world hates them; always master- ing each problem as he meets it. 11 most be prompt, obedient, truthful industrious. His school "spirit" must be as unselfish as it is constant, and he must make_. his employers' in- terests his interests. - This boy iswanted everywhere—in law, in medicine, in Municipal, Pro- vincial and Dominion service—news- papers want him and merchants spend money to find him. The people who pay big salaries have\plenty of room • for him. The Whole World calls for suck a boy. Boy Scout—can you measure up to these qualifications? Scouts. Never Say "Down." cate of the great outdoors. He has succeeded in conveying this, spirit in a e striking manner to the readers of this publication. In form this booklet rises to the standpoint of excellence useally set by the National Parks Branch of the d Department of the Interior in its pub- lications. The cover design is strik- ing and harmoniously blended in color. This delightful little booklet offers something different, in contrast to or- dinary scenic descriptive literature. It leans towards the humanitarian and e the spiritual, embodying in a marked Scouting seems to be unfamiliar with the word "defeat." Reports come from all the world of boys handi- capped• by blindness or deafness mak- ing the most of life and enjoying themselves by taking part in the var- ied activities of the Scout Movement. Even Ontario has its troop of blind boys --at the Ontario School for the Blind at Brantford. Recently anoth- er story has reached us of a troop of Boy Scouts who are in a sanitarium in a Connecticut town making a game fightagainst tubercular trouble. A Plain ` Talk. , The man whose happiest day is To- morrow is not living To -day.` He is only anticipating. To -morrow never comas. It's always to -day! To -day is all that matters. maternity itself is made• of a series of to -days. Certainly Life is, so it is well to take care of To- day. To -morrow will take care of it- self. Procrastination 18 the thief of life. It postpones living till to -morrow. The A judge of the Bombay Hill Court, "living present" is the time to live inwho le pompous in manner and never Get busy now. Fill the present min- • forgets that he is a judge, was walking ute up to the brim. How? Work •is 1 up and down the platform of a railway the best, Pastimes do not pass time station, just before taking his scat cin well if persisted in. They are only a the train. At that moment a hot and. change. perspiring ,,Englishman rushed onto, No one ever did anything to -morrow. the platform, and said to the judge; Flvery good bit of work has been. done "Is this the Bombay train4" The judge to -day, It always -will be so. The coldly remarked. "I am not the eta- sooner you start and make the most of tion master," The other man at once. to -day the better for everybody, and retorted: "Then confound'' you, Air, especially for yourself, why do you elvagger as if you were?" degree the motive prompting National Parks inception. The text deals not so much with the outstanding scenic features 'of this na- tional reserve or the individual points of interest, as with the benefits that are to be obtained through direct as- sociation with nature. It is a splendid effort at bringing home to Canadians the realization that the ' wonders of their native Iand are lying unappreci- ated at their very .doors. The reader is taken on a trail trip through the mountains, and a •vivid de- scription is given of the beau ies of the everchanging panorama attending such a ourney. The daily routine of the pack -train is set forth in a des- cription that draws and holds interest and inspires a desire to participate in. Bach an outing. Even the inclusion of a description ; of one of the terrific, though brief, mountain storms adds' to the wonder of the journey. The illustrations are excellent as re- presenting the primeval scenery of the unblazd trails in this, one of our great- est and most extensive wonderlands, The references- to the flora and fauna will prove of great interest to all nat. tune lovers. Avoid loss when sending money by mail—Use Dominion Express . Money Orders—tire safe, convenient, Inez. penelve way. Breathes Though its Tait. The young frog has a special breathing organ in -its tail, • Far Every IiI-Mrnard' Li I Deceitful Appearances. Quite All Right. •-- "Helen, did that young man smoke When Egypt wore the crown oC", in the parlor last night? , I found, civilization; the Egyptians :Were ire' burnt nia,tches..there." : quant bathers,= when 'Greece wa§: the „Oh, no, father: h.e ust if glory of the; world. batltin' was +lie , j tone or , g two. to see what time'. ti ,was'' Obey the Greeks; when all roads •_. .. - .... led to Rome all'feet led to the Roman M. Herriot, the li'rerich Premier, baths. and M. Theunis, 'Premier of Belgium, are bothsores of Military officers. ISSUE No, What interested Percy, Tbe teacher had been lecturing his class on the wisdom oftendisplayed by animals and birds. Re compared it with that of human beings, to the latter's disadvantage. Having finish- ed his discourse, he invited his pupils to ask questions on the subject. Percy held up his hand:' "Well, Percy," said the teacher, "what le it you want to know?" "I want to know, sir," replied Percy, "what makes chickens know how big our eggcups are?" For First Al-=Mlnard's Liniment Telling H•im. Harker--"1'dy wife doesn't under- stand me. Does yours?" Parker—"I ' don't think so. I've never heard her even mention your namei" et 75 per cent. of the world's output of rubber is used in the manufacture of automobile tires and inner tubes. No British dreadnought was sunk by torpedo in the Great War, and only cne was seriously'da—caged by a mine. W. embiey's first new exhibit for next year's exhibition is a huge stuffed buf- falo, the largest ever seen in this country, which recently arrived in London. It is for the Canadian Pa vilion. Strong Nerves Pure h organic g' phosphate, known to most druggists as Bitro-Phosphate, is what nerve -exhausted, tired -out people must have to regain nerve force and' energy. That's why it's guaranteed. Price el per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St. East, Toronto, Ont. C. it cora Heals Pimples On rising and retiring gently smear the pimples with Cuticura Ointment on end of the finger. Wash off the Ointment in five minutes with Cuti- cura Soap and hot water. Continue bathing for some minutes, using the Soap freely. Sample Each Pre by Stall. Address 0pemadfpii Depot:Onticare, P. 0, Box 2014, Stoatrral. Price-. Soap 25o, Ointment 25 and 50e. Talcum 25o. OW"Try our new Shaving Stick.' 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The doctor said I should have ano at ha t time. My but I as ne ot in a fit neighbor said, condition'Why don't you try Lyia E. Pinlchams. Veg- etable e etable Compound? I am sure it will do you good and will save those doctor's bills. So I was advised by my husband to try it after I told him about it. I am very thankful to say that I was soon able to take a few boarders for a while as rooms were scarce at that time. My baby is 17 months old now and I have not yet had an operation, thanks to your medicine. I have recommended the Vegetable Compound to a few people I know and have told thein the good it had done me. I know I feel and look a (life ferent woman these last few months and I certainly would not be without a bottle of your medicine in the house. You can use this letter as you see fit, as I should be only too glad for those suffering as I have to know what it has done for me, "—Mrs. ROBERT G. MAC-, GREGOR, R. R. No. 2, Sarnia, Ontario. A recent canvass of women users of the Vegetable Compound report 98 out of 100 received beneficial results. This is a remarkable proof of its merit, Si Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Headache Pain Toothache 'Neuritis Colds Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism .rsece It onl ."Baver'? f10 which con fillsr'oven directions. 5 Ran "Bayer" boxes of i2 tablets. Seise 'bottles b of 24 anal 100— T rtrggsts. .Achiria is the trade mark freetetorrtt in Oeris"Ial et layer Monufaottire of Ittono)cetlo- eeideater of 3slteyitoactd (Acetyl 8nlleylie ,Aid, "A. 5.4."): whin/ It Io well Weft!that Aaptrin means Sayer cnrtoefaeture, to sealer the pu rte egaleet itnitatIont, the Tablets 02 sinner Ceopeay will be stamped with :their geaerel, trade marl:, On) "Beyer OO'41." i