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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-04-22, Page 6isliesesuissuradrielolusesiiiinesislarsasiseminiso t I. EASE IN MARCHlNt; Foot Comfort Is. Essential to the Soldier In Warfare. �E GERMAN MILITARY SOCK. K is in the Form of a Large Napkin, Is the Result of Years of Study and May Be Folded About the Foot Thir- ty Different Ways to Relieve Pain. The famous field marshal, Von Moltke, once said that the Anglo -Sas - ons are a warlike people, but that the Germans are a military people. The Anglo-Saxon tights to the death when war comes, careless of his previous preparation. After the war is over he drops his arms, dismisses all thoughts of war from his mind and returns to his civil pursuits. The German, on the other hand, feels in time of peace as keen an interest in war as be does in the midst of a conflict. He takes note of his errors in one war and when peace comes devotes himself to reme- dying these errors. A German officer who was visiting America spoke of the way in which his people addressed themselves to war problems in time of peace, "Here is an excellent illustration," he said, and, lifting his foot, he took off his shoe. From about his foot he then took, not the ordinary sock that men wear elsewhere, but a sort of napkin or handkerchief, which was carefully folded about it. "This," he said, "is the German mili- tary sock. It is the result of years of study and experiment by the best minds, not only in the German army, but in German science and medicine. 'During the Franco-Prussian war of 7870, when our armies were making forced marches around Metz and on to Sedan, our infantry was much im- peded by sore feet. When it came to having a certain number of men at a certain point at a certain time for a decisive stroke we were usually from 510 to Si) per cent short, because so many men had fallen out of the ranks from sore feet. "We got through the war all right, for our enemies were as badly off in ',that respect as we were, but as soon as the war was over the government ;ordered every man in the service to turn his attention to contriving a form of footwear that would be more serv- iceable to the man of peace when sud- denly called to war. It was years be. fore the present sock was adopted. Thousands of dollars were spent in experimenting. Thousands of soldiers 'marched in all kinds of footgear, test- ed every possible kind of sock and stocking. After years of trial this form was chosen. Here are some of the !ways in which It can be worn." • Thereupon the officer took the nap- kin, which was about eighteen or twenty inches square, made of cotton ,and linen and folded it about his foot with the deftness of a Turk winding 'his turban about his head. Then, un- wrapping it, he folded It about his "foot in a different manner and then :In still a third way, "There are about thirty different ways of folding this sock about the toot," he said. "and during his three years in the army the soldier is taught to become expert in using them all. E ach manner of folding it has a differ- ent purpose. One will relieve a sore- ness of the beel; another a weariness of the instep; a third will protect an Irritated corn, and a fourth will re- dteve the inflamed ball of the foot. At the same time that the Soldier is taught these different methods of .;wrapping the sock he also learns the anatomy of the foot, and just why the different wrappings relieve the differ- ent foot ailments. "After serving his two years in the army," continued the officer. "the sol- dier goes back to civil life and be - *mete let us say, a clerk at a desk. 'For ten years he doesn't walk a mile a day. At the end of that time war breaks out and he is called to the eel - ore. He goes to the depot of his regi- ment and there finds among his other accoutrements two pairs of these mill- tary socks. "Next morning he starts to march with his regiment. At the end of an hour, when he has tramped two or three miles over a country road, he is allowed ten minutes for rest. Now, the chances are that that Soldier has a pair of very sore feet. He sits down, takes off his shoe; diagnoses his sore piaces, and, recalling his early train- ing, folds his sock back on his foot so as to give immediate relief. When, a few minutes later, he falls into line, lie has 'Virtually a new pair of feet, 'And this he does just as often as new feet: troubles appear. "The tremendous advantage that an army thus equipped has over one that Seats the old fashioned sock is obvi- etts. If 'getting there with the Moet *en prat' le the science of war the exmy with the German sock is at least Ise -third more effective than the oth- ' ' Youth's Companion. Submarine Ridges. The Norwegian sea iib separated grow the north Atlantic by what may be regarded as a continuous ridge mu- tating from Greenland to the Rritislt Mantis plateau, of Which Iceland and the Ft's* island* are emerged port 'idem. The Mediterranean is cut ofd' OfrOM the north A51011le br a ridge at the strait of Giibrai1tsr, over which the ireeteat depth Is only i,Th fathoithst, melds steep elopes o1► either fide. There's *0 Work * thin' as denglialt *boat an' seam' act' not rightir kklow* 1*met* ifioht' t* du allot.. - T THE WINGHAM TIMES YOUR POCKET,* ..�.. or the MIDDLEM,EN'S? Between what you pay theioaler and whct you get ln fence, thers sat least 60 per cent, ceiling -expense, Which can't add one cent to VALUE -but does add several cents per rod to cost. You put the several cents PER ROD in the middleman's pocket, when you buy fence through the dealer. You put that saving in your own pocket when you buy Paget Fence.-Direct-.1Freight Paid Because you buy direct from factory to farm. You pay only a sin le small profit over and above the actual cost. You save the 50 per cent. "selling -expense," in the shape of IlIGI ES'T QUALITY FENCE. . Whenyou're offered "other"fence at PAGE mice, -hear this fact inmind: You Must Pay the Selling -Expense, So that fence, sold through the dealer at PAGE prices or less, -must be of lower quality to make up the "selling expense." PAGE FENCE stile at the Lowest Price for which High-grade Fence can be sold. It represents the biggest actual dollar -for -dol- lar VALUE TO BE HAD IN FENCE. When you boy through the Dealer --• You 1)0 ONE OF TWO TEUINGS -Either you GIVE MORE - r GE r LESS. 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Staples ,80 FREIGHT PAID ON ORDERS OF 810.00 OR OVER Uyou lutist make nloa°v for someone-51AKF, IV FOR YO1.'14 n LF: Mail your next order to 51W nearest BAUR Branch, Remit in call, oheek. money or express order, or hank draft. (hoc im- mediate whipment of LIFI.TI\IF. Fence. Freight paid on 810 and over. 8S4t PAE WUE FENCE CO Lirndo 8,Church St, West, K WALS VILLE TORONTO , PAGE FENCES WEAR BEST STOCK. TAKING. "Fierce,' Cheap stuff at the best, now utterly worn out, `Magnificent.' If you use your best china every day, I you will find yourself put to it when you want to set a holiday table. 'Per- fectly lovely.' A color that grows monotonous if used very often. `Mutt' -absolutely without any excuse what- ever-" "Gail Greenwood, what in the world! Are you compiling a topsy-turvey dic- tionary? Or is that English as she is taught nowadays?" Gail sprang up, laughing and confus- ed. "I'm caught in the act," she con- fessed. "Take that' chair -it's the easiest. I was deep in my semi-annual stock -taking. I find I can judge better a if I do it aloud. We all do it, but Jimmy and I suffer most in the process. Being a boy, Jimmy can't be expected to take kindly to the most careful English at thirteen, ' but I -well, I'm really ashamed at the quantity of stock I have to clear off my mental shelves." "You forget that I didn't take for- eign languages," Nell reminded her. "But it's so much easier to say it that way!" Gail protested. "However, Ill explain. You remember my Aunt Betsey?" Nell nodded. "As if anyone could forget her! She is delicious." "She is. I am her greatest admirer. But she doesn't a.waN consi•ler the feelings of her relatives. One day she gave me a tremendous castigation on the score of my English, She told me in unmistakable terms that it was adis- grace to a girl of my years and intelli- gence; that I wore certain words to shreds in no time at ail -that I mis- used others, and showed the worst taste in using certain ones at all. The family talked it over, and we decided to have a quarterly criticism- written. Really, it's a splendid thing. It makes you overhaul your vocabulary as you do your wardrobe, you know, and throw out the threadbare things and those that never were worth anything any- way. I gather, from the family's kind hints, that my stock of adjectives is low and badly chosen. I'm at work on it now." Nell nodded thoughtfully. "Is your plan copyrighted?" she asked. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A IRIMIIslaatCCOLOF Build Up The Home Town * I F YOU want to live in the kind of a Town, Like the kind ,of a Town you like, You needn't slip your clothes in' a grip And go on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you left behind, , For there's nothing that's really new, It's a block at yourself when you knock your town. It isn't your Town -it's YOU. REAL Towns are not made by men afraid, Lest somebody else gets ahead. When everyone works and nobody shirks,. You can raise a Town from the dead. And if, while you make your personal stake, Your neighbor can make one, too, Your Town will be what you want to see. It isn't your Town --it's YOU BE LOYAL TO YOUR OWN COMMUNITY ABIONSINNISISMSO April 22nd, 1915 - PATTI STOOD PAT. Oh. Wanted Her M y Before She Sang, and She Got It, One of ,9.delina Patti's peculiarities was that she never sang a note until she had her salary either paid or so fully assured that there was no doubt as to Viler getting it, When she sang at the Academyof Music,ie New York, at 0310 time the manager was sorely put about to find money to pay her, but she always stoutly refused to sing until she had her salary. One night at a quarter past 8 her representative went to him and said: "Madam is all dressed except her shoes. She will put those on when she gets the money." The manager, half distracted, rushed about the house and succeeded in rais- ing one-half the amount due the prima donna, which he hastily sent to her. But another quarter of an hour passed, and, though the audience showed great impatience, there was no Patti, where- at the manager ran to her room. "My dear madam, why do you not go oft? I have sent you half the mon- ey, and the rest will reach you before the end of the first act." Patti smiled dolefully, exhibited the tips of her feet and said: "You see, I have only c.ue shoe on. I cannot go an the stage without the other. It would be quite impossible." Almost crazed, the manager rushed out and discovered that the other half of the money could be raised. --New York Tribune. NERVES AND WATCHES. When They Don't Agree There Is Sure to Be Poor Time. One of the troubles of 'watchmakers is the man who gets on his watch's uerves, There are lots of customers on whom a good watch is wasted. A. good second hand watch that has kept perfect time for other people will with certain other people go irregularly when it is not standing still. It is common knowledge 'in the trade that watches are greatly Influenced by their owners. Nobody knows the reason, but two explanations have been offered. One is that watches are sensitive to per- sonal magnetism, the natural electrici- ty that human beings contain in vary- ing quantities. The other is that a watch may be disturbed by the vibrations set up by a footstep which is heavier than the ordinary. The man who puts his heels down heavily usually needs to set the regulator toward slow to keep it from gaining. One of the mysterious sides of the subject is that watches seldom keep good time on people of nervous, excite- ble temperaments. -Pearson', Weekly. Gestures Part of Talk. There is a man who from a very early age has lived in countries where Spanish is the almost universal tongue. Prom force of this training he speaks Spanish perfectly. He has not the slightest trace of an English accent, and persons who do not know that he is of American parentage are willing to believe he is a Spaniard merely from hearing him talk. He is so per- fectly bilingual that it shows even in his gestures. When talking with Eng- lish speaking persons he its quietly and does his conve>=sing with his mouth alone. Only in case of making a point most emphatically does he use a gesture. But the moment he drops into Spanish his every word is accom- panied by a movement of the hands or arms. It is interesting to watch the change from the English to the Span- ish side of him, because it comes so. suddenly. He really can't speak Span- ish without gesturing. -New York Sun. Training a Dog. It may surprise some people to be told that dogs have a strong sense of justice, so, unless you want your pup to gain a poor opinion of you, be care- ful when you punish him. Never pun- ish unless the pup can associate the punishment with the offense. The cir- cunistantiai evidence may be very strong, but you had better wait and catch him in the act, Common sense is about all that is required to rear a pup- py into a dog Which will be a faithful, useful, steadfast companion -•-common sense and consideration. Whenever I find one of those "anything will do for the pup" kind of people I can see in my mind's eye what the humans in that family look like. -Outing. THE WEAK SPOT IN THE BACK. When the kidneys get ill the back gives out. But the back is not to blame, The ache conies from the kidneys, which lie tinder the small of the back. Therefore, dull pain in the back, or sharp, quick twinges, are warnings of sick kidneys --warnings of kidney trouble. Plasters and liniments Will not cure a bad back, for they cannot reach the kidneys which cause it. Doan's Kidney Pills reach the kidneys themselves. They are a special kidney and bladder medicine. 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