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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-2-28, Page 7or particular people. Pure! No chicory or any ,a4oiteraot in this choice coffee C-2 The Social Service Council of Canada. By Dr, J. G. Shearer. training schools for neglected and de- linquent children, and of training schools and special classes' for the care and education of the mentally What is it? What are its ideals? deficient whose need of protection is so great, and who, by no fault of theirs What is it accomplishing? It is not a constitute so great a social menace. society It is a council. In it are It alone has framed and promoted the federated the various churches and new law compelling illegitimate Fath- othe-r bodies sympathetic with. Chris- ers to support their children until 16 tian social progress. Each body is re-' years of age, already in operation in presented by ten delegates on the four provinces. It is promoting also Council and one on the executive. facilities for the education of the These are of their own choosing. Na- blind and the deaf, and the cure, care turaily each body elects its strong and education of the crippled, leaders, This gives a high average of A great work has already bean done. ability, strength and sanity in the A yet greater remains to be done. It Council membership, goes without saying that the thirty Its object is the study and solution units, church and others, that cause - of any or all of the moral, social and tute the Council are entitled to the ecnnomic problems with which the credit for all it has accomplished and community, the provinceor the Do- that in many of its undertakings it minion is faced. Its considered judg- has had the support and co-operation meats are respectfully listened to, of other bodies outside its units of Governments not only welcome but membership. seek the advice of its, representatives. In its seventeen years of history and service it nae seen many great evils overthrown or greatly lessened. The white slave traffic, that is the traffic in girls for immoral purposes, has practically ceased to be. Red light districts and tolerated houses et shame have clooed their doors, except in Montreal and one or two small centres. Gambling, except on race tracks, has been made much more difficult. The disreputable traffic in mental and moral poison in the form of bad books, salacious literature, and ob- which says that after whistling it scene pictures bas been driven into a. takes a man forty days to cleanse his few dark corners and reduced to very !mouth. They earl it "the devil's small proportions as compaed with the i music." early days of the Council, and, as it In Iceland the sound of whistling Is A Bread Superstition. Denied Food to Starving At times" bread is put ,to. curious Explorer. Ada Blackjack, Eskimo worrlau, and Sole survivor of the• ill-fated Arctic ex- pedition under Allan Crawford, the Canadian explorer, probably saved her- self and. refused . to aid Lorne E. K.night, a member of the party, accord - Mg to an interview with Harold Noice published in the New York World. Noice led the rescue party that reach- ed Wrangel Island only to find Knight dead and Allan Crawford, Milton Galla and Frederick Mauer missing. Ada Blackjack was rescued. Early stories paid tribute to the. heroism of the woman. These stories, Noice said, were based on her own statements and on parts of a crude diary she kept. Some entries in this diary, thought to have been unread- able, have been deciphered by Noice and his wife. These, the explorer said, revealed that Ada refused to aid Knight as he lay dying on the island, andprobably saved herself on food that would have saved Knight from starvation. Ada was taken along with the Craw- ford expedition as a seamstress and cook. Tho diary kept by Knight re- veals that she had other plans, Noice said, and proposed marriage to Craw Chorea, or as it is more generally ford, and, when he repulsed her, de - known, St. Vitus dance, is a trouble clared she had left Nome determined uses. It; ,was reported recently that some bread had'been °thrown 04 the water in the hope of locating•a drown- ed man, which it is commonly sup- posed to do. The most extraordinary of all super- stitions in regard to bread' was ex- pressed in the old-time custom of sin - eating. It was usual to have poor people at a funeral "to take on them the sins of the deceased." When the body was brought out of the house and laid on the bier, a loaf of bread was given to , the sin -eater over the corpse. Also he was handed a bowl of maple full of beer, and a silver sixpence, in con- • sideration whereof the sin -eater took upon himself all the sins of the de- ceased, and freed him or her from walking after they were dead. Where Whistling is Wicked. The head plaster of a school hi the occupied area of Germany was recent- ly arrested by the French because a boy in his charge whistled a Teutonic melody while a French regiment was passing, In Leicestershire coal -mines whist- ling is strictly avoided by the miners. They consider it to be a sign of im- pending disaster. Whistling superstitions are, in fact,. very common all over the world. The Arabs, for instance, have a proverb reappears on news stands or else- where, it is banned by Customs and Post Office Departments, or its vend- ors and distributors made to pay the penalty of continuance in a crime among the lowest, most despicable and odebasing that depraved minds have ught to live and profit by. The deadly traffic in opium and other, strong narcotic drugs, that is the illicit traffic, is being steadily re- duced as the Council co-operates with federal, provincial and municipal auth- erities for its suppression. But its positive and constructive work is more important and far reach- ing than its destructive and restrictive efforts in suppressing the great evils that are continually preying upon the weak, the foolish, and those unable to defend themselves against the insidi- ous , and terrible influence of these 'evils,. ' The voice of its leaders was ever heard in advocacy of full orbed de- mocracy in the enfranchment of wo- men that means so much on the aide of moral issues and the welfare of , children. It supported the establish- ment of the Federal Department of Health that is doing so much in pro- tecting the public against venereal and all other disease, and against physically, mentally and . morally de- fective immigrants from all lands and in the promotion of maternal and child . welfare. - The Council also put the full weight of its influence behind the abolition of the partizan patronage system in fed- eral and provincial politics that has in days gone by has done so niuch to sorrupt the electorate and debase .pc- , litical life and waste the people's money. But perhaps the greatest woe:keit is doing is in behalf of underprivileged children in the various provinces. - It has supported the effort to establish mothers' allowances for the support of lependent widows and their children, Per the establishment of . industrial Mother! Give Sick Child "California Fig Syrup" Harmless Laxai:ive for a Bilious, Constipated Baby or Child. Constipated, bil- ious, feverish, or sick, colic Babies and Children love to 'take, .genuine "California F 1 g Syrup." No other laxative regulates. the` tender little au...see seas howeis so nicely. )t sweetens the stomach and starts the liver and bowels acting without griping, Contains no narcotics or soothing drugs. Say "California" to your druggist and avoid counterfeits! insist upon genuine "California Pig Syrup" which contains directions. seldom heard, for it is against the law. The champion whistlers of the world are the natives of Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. Their whistling is used, for signalling, and can be heard four miles off. No fingers are used, and only two or three notes are em- ployed. A sceptical Englishman once doubted the power of the whistling, and got one of the natives to whistle in his ear. He was deaf for fifteen days afterwards. STORMY WEATHER HARD ON BABY ST. VITUS DANCE Shows Through a Twitching, of the Muscles, of Face and Limbs.. that usually attacks young children, though older people may be afflicted with it. Its most common symptoms are a twitching of the muscles of the face and limbs. As the disease pro- gresses the twitching takes the form of spasms in which the jerking mo- tion may be confined to the head, or all the limbs may be affected. Fre- quently the patient is unable to hold anything in the hands or to walk steadily. In severe cases the speech is often affected. The disease is due to debility of the nerves and relief cameo through an enriched blood sup- ply, which feeds and strengthens the nerves. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have Leen most successful In reaching this trouble through their specific action on the blood, which it enriches and purifies. The following instance will show what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can do in this trouble. Mrs. S. E. Makins, Parry Harbor Ont. says:— itae a young girl I was badly stricken with St. Vitus dance. My parents tried several medicines but without avail, I was steadily growing worse and could scarcely walk without falling. I had to quit school and had no control of my nerves or actions. Finally a neighbor advised the use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, and the use of these for a couple of months restored me, and I have had no attack of the trou- ble since. I have, however, taken the pills at different times since, when I felt out of sorts, and find them all you claim for them if given a fair trial." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medcne, or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ontario. The stormy, blustery weather which we have during February and March Is extremely hard on children. Condi- tions make it necessary for the moth- er to keep them in the house. They are often confined to overheated, bad- Iy ventilated rooms and catch colds which rack their whole system. To guard against this a box of Baby's Own Tablets should be kept in the house and an occasional dose given the baby to keep its stomach and bowels working regularly. This will not fail to break up colds and keep the health of the baby in good condi- tion till the brighter days come along. to marry one of the four white men in the party. None could see Mrs, Black- jack as a mate, however, and eventual- ly the diary spoke less and less of her. When Crawford, Galla and Maurer left on a dash for Siberia to get out- side aid Ada was left to look' after Knight, who was sick with scurvy. The three men were never heard of again. Knight's diary tells of the woman refusing to look after the traps, which were set near the tent, and of her washing her hair and making beads for herself when. Knight was dying. When the Noice expedition reached Wrangel Island late last summer they found Knight's emaciated body., weigh- ing only 90 pounds. Mrs. Blackjack was well and fat. The party's original supply of food had not run out. There were 12 pounds of hard -tack, tea and blubber, Noice said. Mr. Noice said he intended to bring the facts before the Explorers' Club ens% start some kind of an inquiry which would establish the facts offi- cially. Where Do Elephants Die? One of the great mysteries of the natural history world is where ele- phants go when they die. Curiously enough the body of an elephant that has died from natural causes has never been discovered either in India or Africa. Among native races there is a widespread belief that, when the great beasts feel the 'end approach- ing, they make their way to some sec- ret hiding -place in which to die. The whole question is just as big a mys- tery as ever, In spite of the fact that many attempts have been made to solve the problems. The districts where elephants occur in a wild, state have been scoured in all directions in The Tablets are sold by medicine the hope of discovering the last rest - dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brolrville, Ont. Their example. The inspector was, paying his an- nual visit to the village school, and was putting tho children of Class III. through their paces. He tried them with arithmetic and geography, and elephant's graveyard will certainly Hien came on to testing their know- have made a fortune. On this spot ledge et English words. there must be a huge accumulation of They did quite well until he asked ivory, a commodity which is oontinu- them the meaning of the word. "epi- ally increasing in value.—Scientific ing place of the huge animals, but without any result. Quite recently an- other determined 'attempt has been made to penetrate the mystery, but, up to the present, nothing of any value has been discovered. As a matter of fact the problem has more than a scientific interest to it. Any individ- ual who is so fortunate as to find the deistic," Nobody knew, and so he had to help Buy your out-of-town supplies with them out. Dominion Express Money Orders. "An epidemic," he explained, "is any- thing that spreads. Now, can anybody give me an example o4 an epidemic?" There was a long silence. "Can no one tell me?" asked the in- spector at last. "Remember, anything that spreads." They .lied it this time. Like one voice canie the reply: ":Jam, sir." American. Qgwn From a Tree. Kapok, used in making mattresses, is white down found surrounding a tropical tree in Java. Pen and Pencil. A combined fountain pen and me- chanical pencil, the size of an ordin- ary fountain peu, is one of the latest pock -et writing conveniences. The pen portion is self -filling. Pencil points 'can be replaced. Musical Story -Telling. Many people object to the idea that music should be made to represent a picture or a story, and think that it should be merely a succession of plea- sant sounds. The greatest musicians, however, including Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt, as well as many only one degree down in the scale of composers, like Mendelssohn and Sterndale Bennett, have written their most inspired works for the piano or for the orchestra with the definite in- tention of telling or illustrating a story. Beethoven, the greatest of them all, in fact, said that he never composed without having a picture in his mind. But he did not always. tell us what that picture was. Ask for Minard's and take no other. Jade Music. Jade is employed by the Chinese for making certain kinds of music gongs used in the temples. The tone of these gongs, which are not bell shaped, is said to be very beautiful. We all know of the tremeudous eost of jade, and we can imagine the value of a jade gong shaped like a carpenter's square, with one end of two and a quarter feet and another one and a half feet. Such a piece of fine green jade would hold its own with a Stradivarius violin 17:1 cost. Some folks in Looks taste so much pride they don't think much on what's inside. Well, as for me, I know my face can ne'er be made a thing of grace, and so I rather think I'll see how I can fix th' inside o' me so folks'll say,, "Ho cooks, like sin, but ain't he beautiful within." — John Kendrick Bangs. Keep Minard's Liniment In the house. The world is. so constituted that whatever wo do. conies back to'us, in kind just is a boomerang will circle back to the paint from, which It Is throem. Bad habits, foolish indul- gences, fault-finding, fretting, and i11 temper reappear in disappointed, dis- contended, sourred mind in cynicism, • pessimism, melancholia, and impaired health, IS FOUR rif &ice of uktlerwwishes pm, par ewer ihtrvJdGr Q'd. Chum -wrapper mopingnam and ir,r,;femera., The heavy tin Tait 'e OLS SP':ALEl) The hearty manilla paper to bring you the full richness and mellow sweetness of this— "Tobacco of ' *umiltr p Manufsctured by IMPERIALTOBACCO CO. OF CANADA LIMITED A Human Cow. There are a lot of complaining peo- ple in the world who strongly remind me of an old cow my father once owned. She was never oontent with her situation. If you pat her with the rest at the cattle she desired to be alone. If you turned her ottt by herself she would stand by the fence and bawl herself hoarse. When she didn't have either of these causes for complaint, she would stand and bawl and bawl, apparently from no other cause than force of habit. I have seen her standing knee deep in nice, freest clover, take a bite and atop to bawl' before ewe/lowing and let the whole bunch drop out of -ger mouth, thus losing what she already had by bawling for something` she knew she couldn't get. I have repeatedly. thought of her peculiarity and find she was almost human in this one partieular trait. Lots of people are continually com- plaining that others have things just a little more plentiful and a little bet- ter than they have, and in their dis- content they make not only them- selves, but others about them, irrit- able and unhappy.—A. E. Stewart. It does not matter what feelings of revenge and jealousy a person may have toward us, if we hold the love thought, the charitable thought toward him, hie javelins of bate will glance from us, fly back and wound only him- self. ' a "If thou canst for a while, but cease from all thy thinking and will- ing, then thou shalt hear the unspeak- able words of God."—P.oehme. AS I I Beware of Imitations! Unless non see the name "Bayer To be conscious that you are ignor- ant is a great step to knowledge.— Disraeli. INDIGESTION, GAS, STOMACH TROUBLE "Pape's Diapepsin" is the quickest, surest relief for indigestion. gases, flatulence, heartburn, sourness, or stomach distress caused by acidity. A few tablets give almost immediate stomach relief. Correct your stomach and digestion now tor a few cents. Druggists sell millions of packages of Pape's Diapepsin. It adds nothing to my satisfaction that another man shall be disappoint. ed. --Lincoln. Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius,—Israeli. Rheumatic Pains Are relieved In a few days by taking 30 drops of Mother S& - gel's Syrup after meals and on retiring. it dissolves the lime and acid accumulation In the muscles and Joints so these de- posits can be expelled, thus re- lieving pain and soreness. Sei- gel's Syrup, also known as "Ex- tract of Roots," contains no dope nor other strong druga to kill or mask the pain of rheumatism or lumbago; it removes the cause, Ask your Druggist 11 Classified Advertisements FOR SALE N*r OOLGROWERS, YOUR OWI' r wool manufactured or exchang- ed for yarn or blankets. Woollen Mills, Georgetown, Ontario. LADIES BATED TO DO PLAIN and light sewing at home, whole or spare time; good pay, work sent any distance, charges paid. Send stamp for particulars. National Manufacturing Co., Montreal. 1JP1N NIGHT f,' MORNING 1.7' KEEP YOUR EYES CLEAN CLEAR AND HEALTIid Wa • or Mall RTa CAMS vac's, Militia CO.CU MCALL0 ACNE ON FACE CUTICUR,A HEALS Hard, Large and Red Pim- ples. Itching Was Terrible. "Had been troubled all my life with acne on my face. My forehead was a mass of pimples. .They were bard, large and red, and the itching was most terrible. My face was disfigured. 1 sent for a free see and sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after using them got instant relief. I bought more, and after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Oint- ment I was healed." (Signed) Mrs. G. S. Miller, Box 14, Marshall, Wash., Jan. 9, 1922. Use Cuticura for every -day toilet purposes. Bathe with Soap, soothe with Ointment, dust with Talcum. Semp1oSeehint b Man. Address: "Lynam,Llm- tted, Bbd St. Paul Et., W, Men`.rsid." Sold. every- where. Soa&25c. Ointment 25 and60e. Talcurnnc. 'Cutiieura Soao shoves without rang. Minard's will ease the pain stiffness. The old reliable remedy. 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While it .is well known: that Aspirin means Bayer Manufacture, to. assist the .public against imitations, the Tab- lets of Bayer Company will bo stamp- ed: with their general ,trade mark, the "Bayer Cross." . If you are weak, thin and nervous let your drugglst supply you with Bitro- Phosphate. It is guaranteed to 'in- crease weight and strength and re - EXCRUCIATING PAINS, CRAMPS Entirely Remedied by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Eberts, Ont. - " I started with cramp and bearing -down pains at the age o eleven years, and i would getso nervous I could hardly stay in bed, and I hadl such pains that I would scream, and my mother would call the doctor to give me something to take. At eighteen I mar- ried, and I have four healthy, children, but I still have veins in my right aide. I am a farmer's wife with more work than I am able to do. I have taken three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and I feel that it in helping me every day. My sister-in-law, who has been taking your medicine for some time and uses your Sanative Was told me about it and I recomriend i • now, as I have received great reli e from it.".—Mrs. NELSON YOTT, R. R. jy Eberts, Ont - Lydia E. Pinkbar a's Vegetable Contra pound is a medicine for ailments come nion to women. It has been used fog such troubles for nearly i 1ty years, and thousands of women have found relief as did Mrs. Yott, by •takingthissplendi medicine. . ` If you are suffering from irregularity.; painful times, nervousness, headach backache or melancholia, you should a once begin to take Lydia E. Pinkharre* Vegetable Compound.. I' is excellent to strengthen the system dist help to per... form its functions with ogee and eeente store energy, iigot-' and nerl'e force. laxity. &i Price $1 per pkge. Aare*, Chemical 15&UE No. Co., 25 Front St. East, 'Toronto Ont. i --`z74.