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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1909-10-28, Page 6NOTES AND COMMENTS liepreseive figure recently pub - fished showed bow sestentatieatly Germany was training her indns- tiuil army, from the rank and file up to the generals. The Teutonic cxautpie has ibeen etudicid by Brit - 1x11 educa,ters and officials, and a voluminous report has `l,• en issu plain In sheer self-defense the m - pd 'ay a department of tee govern stinet of self-preservation ought to compol government& to federate in- to one international World -state, with international tribunals inter- pretiug the laws of an internation- a1 parliament, whim decisions would be enforced by an executive without whose command appeal to force on earth, or air, or sea would be absolutely forbidden. This may read like Utopia. But it is the only alternative to the destruction of civilization. If we refuse to recog- nize that the aeroplane will soon render war impossible, human so- ciety may -find itself hurled with hideous ruin and constbustion down to bottomless perdition like Lucifer and his hosts in "Paradise Lost." ------------- ! their absoluSely fatuous habit of preparing fur war with cath other they may find themselves confront- ed by forces of disorder armed with new and invincible weapons, against which they themsleves will be powerless. Should they let hell loose by making war upon each other heaven itself would rain boil fire upon the modern cities of the Pent recommending far reaching improvements of the present schools and methods of public in- struction. 1" e committee tied, lack of technical and industrial training to be one of the more prolific caus- es of idleness and misery. Thou- sands of young people, it says, drift from job to job, learning nothing well and unlearning something every year, until at 20 they defi- nitely enter the ranks of the un- Ailled "casual" laborers. Mean- time industry is hampered by lack of dexterity, efficiency and skill, iend trade that would naturally go in England seeks other markets. Here are some of the changes the committee recommcuds: Increased attention to the connection be- tween day schools and evening ecle els vied evening "continuation schools; exemption from attend- ' nee at school between the ages of 11 and 10 only when the children are employed in suitable establish- ments; municipal and other regis- tries to give advise to parents aid others as to proper employment of children ; the establishment of con- tinuation schools where they do not exist and compulsory attendance up to the ago of 17, employers to tee required to allow children hired them to attend such schools; statutory protection o'f children, working and studying, from ev'er- •train ; the adjustnnent of educa- tion to local needs and callings both in the day schools and the ev- ening continuation schools. The committee further recom- mends the training at public ex- pense of teachers for the contine- ation schools. This, as well as the other reforms, would involve great additional expense, but the com- mittee holds that there in t -rue eco- nomy in liberal expenditures on education, general and special, in- dustrial and technical. Taxation xtug:it be higher, hut there would be more wealth and income to tax, and the burdens would be felt less than they are now. On this ques- tion. at any rote. there should be no difference of opinion between the government parties and the elements of the opposition. The minds of men, especially of ruling men, are slow to perceive the signs of the times. But the ae- roplane, which renders armaments obsolete, will probably open their eyes to its significance by abolish- ing frontiers. The smugglers of the air mil! have everything their own way. I't will be impossible to enforce the payment of customs du- ties on any goods save those which are imported by the ton. The dry- ing up of the customs revenue may predispose governments first to re- duce and then to abandon their ar- maments. But meantime all the more thoughtful among us will do well to fix our minds upon the su- preme question: When the acro - plan comes and the old order goes what is to take the place of ear? It does not require much presci- ence to foresee that armaments mill soon go the way of armor, and that twelve -inch gens will soon be as obsolete as the six-foot bow. The coming e,f the aeroplane will rev() lut•innue eters thing. Austria, tt it raid, is about to launch out into a huge expenditure on Dread - relights. The king of Italy showed a kee er insight into the probe - dines of the future when he said two .ears ago: "Why ehould we epend two millions over a huge ironclad when there is evers rea- bon to believe an aeroplane cost- ing no more than a motor car may reduce it to old iron before it 'caves the sticks t" The aeroplane dashing through the air at 100 mile' an hour cepa ble of dropping 100 peends of high explosive or of asplexiating shelle to any point from ens height is the neatest approximation which man- kind has made to the discovery of tri(, It was by the invention of s i it --that potent compound of elec- tricity and dynamite by which a child could de -troy an army by waving a wand ---that Lord Lytton prophesied the ultimate extinction of war. The aeroplane is the next step to v ril. For it places illim- itable forces of destruction rat the disposal of any one who can raise $30.000 and find half a dozen des- peradoes to do hie kidding. What this mean, is that the human race which ha* hitherto organizra it- self fir defense fr"m enemies on or below the world-" surface i• ab- solutely unprotected from attack from above. The opportunity whie.t this gives to the anarchist and the desperad•s ons percei, ed years age by M. Azeff when he rrco:r•men- " 14 THE SUNDAY SCHOOLT T FashionITRBE LIFE IIAS ITS SORROWS 7 t 1\ 1 Llt\.t'l lO\.tt. 1.l:set)\, Ii Il i n ts. iOCT. sl. *I411-1-i--t••I.•1••i-l-•I I•i•4-1.i••$14 b Lesson V.. Paul a Prisoner - 1 ' FADS AND FANCIES. Voyage. (:olden Teat, -_---__-- s A CLEAN MOUTH. Now and then one hears incred- ible stories of persons, otherwise apparently intelligent and cleanly, going round for ,months, and even years, with their mouths full of germ -laden, aching, decaying teeth. These persons will give the most ridiculous reasons for their un- cleanly folly. They are too busy, ')r they have an insane dread of tho dentist, or some such nonsense. In the very poor and very ignorant all this may be understood and forgiv- en, but in other classes it is unpar- donable. Luckily their number is small, and tl:eir punishment is sure. Very few of those who are chil- dren to -day will be able to say by and by that they suffer on account of neglect of their teeth in youth, nut many adults can honestly say se, now. The science of dentistry and the mechanics by means of which that science is applied have, made ennrmens strides of late, and will undoubtedly continue to ad- vance in the future. The modern germ theory of dis- ease as applied to the mouth and teeth has brought about so touch exact knowledge of prevention and cure that soon a decayed tooth should be a disgrace to any civiliz- ed .man. It is universally accepted that a clean surface does not decay. All decay is caused by germs, and the germs cannot multiply and work evil unless particles of food are left on, under or between the teeth. When these particles are so left they first become softened by the saliva, and then afford lodgment for certain germs which excite an acid fermentation. The ac -td so termed attacks the enamel of the teeth. an'iI this is finally perforated. Now the door is opened for the germs of decay to enter. In this minute opening in the enamel they find a sheltered spot where they can increase, and by their action cause the de+traction of the vulnerable dentine, This whole process of the fr'rma- tion of the dcatructive acid may take place within a single day, if the toilet of the mouth is neglected. Seeing how easy it is for this de- structive work to be sta rted, one should stake tripe to .the dentist very regularly. that tl:unage al- ready done mny be repaired, and that the deposits which eettte on the teeth in the form of tartar may he cleanest away. This tartar dere serious damage as l.•ilg as it is at• lowed to stay. and it cannot be re- moved by any home treatment. - Youth's Companion. Just as the Sky Would be a Pall Without Clouds and Showers The prevailing hat is the large black velvot. The days of the black and white: hat are numbered. The wired net bow s_ a hat trim- ming is revived again. Lynx is scarce and is generally Phoenu•ta ; thence northwest. to the replaced by black fox. lee of Cyprus, stopping at Myra in The new greens are the most vied r,yciu, fur a change ofl ships; con - that fashion has ever known. tinning close to the hure until off Shepherd's check continues in all ('nidus in ('Rria ; then south and its vogue for little girls' frocks. west, around ('ape Salutone, on the Short wrap- are still in tire style, extreme eastern end of ('rete, until but not a great inane- of then) aro seen. Newest skirt.) are somewhat wid- er, but the same straight silhou- ette continues. Blues inclined to peacock are 'taking the place of the gray and Copenhagen blues. Plain taffeta blouses are made effective by the addition of small black baktons. The pronounced feature cf the au- tumn is the separate coat worn with the princess gown. Stripes prevail in the latest French flannels, and some of them are highly effective. Black will indicates t,'hat 1t means to rule in tailor us well as in afternoon gowns. Fur is to be generously used on many of the afternoon as well as the tailor males. Among the colors that will be much worst are the hlues, pink, brown, and a great deal of green. Jet embroideries are used as a trimming on pale colored satin as well as on all black foundations. Olive green is a new shade bid- ding for favor, and leaf green, a delicate grayish green, is chosen second. The newest outing (rat of the year is made of soft brown leather, triturated with a wing and a leather strap and buckle. Even in children's clothes the ever present note of black is found, either as piping, revers, or trim- ming of some slight kind. Skirts, while cut on broader Pea. 37. ,. hound to shrink, to become less THE LESSON11'Ultl) STUDIES. under the narrowing preeeure of 'fiure : From late summer of A. 11. that ideal. Ware idetect betill &{,out November 1 of the mined in no smaallll measure by is hat we think the highest is; we net er same sear. Course of the Journey g4, beyond our c.w•n highest. to Rome: ('aesarea to Sidon in What is thts traditional god (if the average man but a being possessed of unlimited powers, engaged in the sole business of restriction, venge- benelieences found its reflection in ance, and ruling with ftnnickv exec - the smiling face of nature, in the titude our lives, waiting fel. the me. gladness of sea, and field, and nient when, after death, he can (-alt wood. Such a judge and judgment es to account ler our failures to do reaching Fair Havens, half way was to be longed for, rather than to his will' That makes life either a along the southern shore of the is - laud ; thence, out to sea, south of the little island called Cauda, be- ing driver) by a fierce wind. Links: Paul was pronounced itncondemned by Agrippa, and might have gone free had he not appealed to Hume. Point of the Narrative: Journey - toward Home, with other prisoners, in charge of Julius, a centurion, Puul is accompanied by Luke and Aristarchus. He warns the master of the ship not to leave the shel- ter of a certain Harbor, called Fair Havens, as the autumnal storms were approaching, but is unheed- ed. The ship encounters a terrible storm, and is barely saved by throwing overboard the luggage and cargo. Paul, receiving a v is- itn at night, reassures all on board c,f deliverance. Verso 1. We should sail for Italy -This story of the voyage to Rome goes into minute detail, and is the best account we have of the art of navigation as practised by the anci- ents. Julius -This narrative gives us our only information about him, and shows hint to have been affable, open to religious influences, appre- ciative. The Augustan band -A detach- ment of Imperial troops stationed a' Caesarea, and named from Oc- tavianus Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar. 2. Adramyttium-An important commercial seaport of Mysia in ''Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth he glad -before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth."--- I'a. xevi. 11, 13. \1'iren the ancient Hebrew thought of his god conning to judge the world Ito thought nut of the thunders of au awful countenance before which trembling mortals shrank in fear, but of one whose Asia Minor. In going thither, sev- lines. still retain more or less the eral ports would be touched, from sheath effect. The silhouette is a hich it would be possible to take almost exactly the same as it was another ship for Italy. last winter. ' Aristarchus--Mentioned in Acts Many of the most elaborate 19 29, as seized by the hostile mob wraps are assuming draped tunic r, Ephesus, and in 20.4, as a com lines, and have taken on the knelt- pa»ion of Paul. From the Epistles sings and fussiness at the bottom we learn that he was R'11i1 Paul dur- which distinguished tunic original ing the first iurprisonmeut• models during the summer. 3• Sidon --The important sea Perhaps the newedt note in even- ing gowns is the appearance of the girdle. It is h:gh and gives a con- trast which is arts-tic•ally neces- sary to the fullness appearing at the top of the skirt. The swathed turban effect, which had been promised a vogue, will, it row appears, be little in evidence, as they suit only a limited type and are lacking both in smartness and picturesqueness. Women everywhere rejoice over the definite reinstatement of the c:•ith gown, since silks, satins, and velvets cannot be made to show the chic effect of a well made and smartly deigned cloth dress. Many of the new cuirass gowns are designed to honk under the left arm• This leaves an unbroken lino at the front and back and it helps to carry out the idea of armor plate, which formed the original cuirass. HEALTH HINTS. A bag of hot east relieves nett ralgia. It rests you, in sewing, to change your position frequently. For cold in the head. nothing ? better than powdered borax, snid- e(' up the nostrils. ('ure for Croup -One teaspoonful of va'eline given internally- about twice a day. That a teaspoonful of ground town twenty miles north of Tore, toward the east. has been taken to and they oldest of the Phoenician indicate the direction in which the cities (Gen. 10. 19). It figured in wind blows. and this here would be the shafting fortunes of Assyria, northeast and southeast. Babylon, I'ersia, Greece, and Honte, and during the Crusades 13. The south wind blew softly- - A complete turn about of the wind. was a continual bone of contention. in shore -((lure, overhaug- Often mentioned in the Bible. The kg Close Close in protected then(. modern town has about 10,000 poo 1.1. Euraquilo-A wind blowing plc' , fr 5. Glide (1 aid's native country)om the northeast. and Could not face the wind- Lit - and Pamphylia formed the const erally, could not look the wind in country of Asia Minor, opposite the eyl'e. (cprus' lei. auda-The modern name is Myra --A noteworthy harbor in G 16 (' or C,ozzo. The island lay the corn trade between Egypt and (tome. directly south of Phoenix, so that 0. A ship of Alexandra sailing fur they scudded before the wind about Italy -Rome •was dependent, to a twenty tl+ere miles. great extent, upon t he corn The boat --Small rowboat carried hiouhht from Egypt. As verse 38 to tow and filled with water by the of this chapter shown, this was one sudden storm• of the corn -ships from Alexandria 7. Sailed slowly -Retarded by the l7. Helps --Strong cables, passed its way to Ostia or Puteoli. around the hulls to keep vessels from foundering. This process of strong west winds. "trapping'. i3 now -a -days abandon - ('nidus --In ancient timee. a fam. eel• sluts seaport tenon, seat of file mor The Syrtis -The "Greater Syrt p of Aphr•xtite. Paul had sailed is," or quicksands, lay to the south these waters in closing his third west of the island, on the north missionary journey (Acts 21). Under the lee of Crete -The rood- coast of &fele&•Lowered the gent They probaf+- ern island of Candia. They passed iy thew down the mainsail tart to the East, past Salmons, the ex way, but left up the store sail So treme promontory of ('rete, and us to take advantage of the wind. then to the south of the island, so that they were partly sheltered from the wind. mustard in a cut fol of waren wa- 8• Fair Ila,ens- So called to this ter is a prompt and reliable erne- day, though unknown in literature. to and .should be resorted to in Lasea--Also unknown until dis- covered recently ((see” by its ruins, ease of poisoning To prevent accidents with bot- Five miles east of the !ravens. lief( containing poison buy a dozen TheFast gone I y tiny bells and every time a bottle of poi*on is brought into the house 1,0 a hell to the neck of bo.tle. Even it, the dark the bell will tinkle its warning. l''r Sleeplessnt '.-To those who stiffer from sleeplessness. Repeat the fire( two verses of psalm 127: F,xcetit the Lord build the house, be feared. serf's subjection to such an oppres- That may have been a benighted ser or an exciting game of getti,+g age, but it knew a freedom, spon- taneity, and rejoicing in its relig- Hew blind we must be to the ion that we have lost. They may many glimpses of the great face have worshiped only a local deity, ever to have allowed the spiritual - the god of the Hebrews; but we le astigmatic ecclesiastical leaders, have made for ourselves a lesser to substitute such a bogey for the being, hedged about wi.lh our no- reality of the divine.' Why should tions and restrictions, and hint we we hear the voice of the infinite cull the god of the universe. only in the thunder and not when it All our thinking and speaking of speaks in the song of bird, the bil- a god must be in terms of parables and figures of speech; such a being roust transcend our vocabularies. Our definitions signify not what such a one is, but what our lines of approach and apprehension are. lows of the sea, and the forest, and the beauty of the blossoms nn the weeds, and the glory of the face of a child; THE WHOLE WORLD The importance of our cr,four ion calls to man to rejoice. The fields lies in its results on us, in our liv- manifest joy and gladness: no pian ing and attitude to life. can open his heart in the out of We may no longer believe in a doors and stay disconsolate. The deity of the Hebrew type. localis- ed and dealing directly with men, but still all then who took below the artificiality of the ntan-made mon- archial deity disappears from the mind amidst the glory of the au - surface believe in a life in which tunun woods or the glow of spring - all lives are gathered up, tide flowers. Only in our crowded streets. where man's work prevails, does life seem to preponderate iu misery and pain. 11 you can set your heart free to faith in the infinite goodness, even the deepest (sorrows have their com- fort ; they lead to deeper joys. to larger life, to a more spendid faith. Unless our god means to us good- ness, life can never be good; un- less religion means a (sappy free- dom for larger living, life can never grow; unless it means a vieiou that inspires with hope for the future, and giveS confidence •,f the werth- whileness of present day endeavor, it can save neither us nor our age. HENRY F. COPE. A MORAL CENTRE and spiritual energy to the universe and the matter of just how we think of this life is of no little concern to us all. Does the universe in its higher significances turn to us a face of blessing or of terror? Is that law which reigns through all our friend cr foe? Is the will that eternally expresses itself with us or against us1 Shall we think of our god - the Life that explains all living - in terms of large life or less, with fear or with glad confidence? If that life in which we live and love and have our being is less than our own, then our own lives are west and northwest•" It is a nau- tical phrase, meaning, "to look down the southwest wind," which ening to the fact that Lutro looks "They plant the seeds. Don't( they, Aunt Ruth?" "Yes, and this is a brand-new farm. I want it well stocked. :tp pies will be all right."' '•Plant sarne asparagus,'' said Alice. "And apriccee," added Norton. ''1 was just going to say that,' said Bertha. ''Now 1 can't think of anything else." "Artichokes'" cried Carl. ''i think I.11 plant sone anise," said Aunt Rnth, at that moment. "Ob. do'." replied Alice. "Ani- se candy is so nice:•' "Well, what shall I have in my 11 field 1" "'Beans and beets," answered Bertha. "Brussels=prouts," said Carl. "And halm, for halm tea." ad- ded Aunt Ruth. "There isn't mueh in 11. We'll begin on the ( land. 'Cabbages, celery. corn :•' cried Alice. "Oh. atop' You're getting them all! Cucumbers. crews, carrots, caraway-" and Carl paused for breath. Chicory, cauliflower, catnip. raced Alice, '`and coriander, and--" -Chervil." puf in Carl. ' - \\'hat's chervil queried Nor- 1nn. Oh. eon:�•thi:rr to use in enure) and selnds.' answered Carl. ' •l ;seer:" cried Alice. 19. Tackling -- Either spiv•• U.,n't believe there''s another repot, etc., or articles of furniture. „n.•." said Bertha. .itch as beds, tables, etc. Any. l ,+rrants," said Aunt Ruth, thing which could he removed from quietly. tht decks and hull. q int y all laughed. while t heir 21 Without f..• d 1n enforced aunt said she thought her ( field ah.tinrnce, due to the excitement was full enough, and asked for the ar h 1•t f the vessel ul the condition :ono 1)',<. g, as was . r 22. And now --in spite of their re- "Dandelion." began Carl. The day of atonement. which tenon lection of his venose( formerly. "Dewberries," responded Ber• the tenth day of the seventh month 01• God hath cranted---Imply ing th:t. .,f the Jewish year. that Paul had l,e'•n earnest in ••Di11," said :lfie0. 10. Thr voyage will be with in- i'rayer, though the fact had not l)'s seemed to be scarce. so Aunt jury and much loss -Paul had bar been mentioned. island-Paul Beth proceeded. They went •,n much experience as a gra traveler, 0 Upon total the S field was reechexf. Red had already written to the has spoken in the tone of a Pre'- ••Mrlttashes. Do bare pleats r,f shipCorwthinns. "Thrice i suffered phrt• aiidl these w•orels show to that squa+hr•s, ser t•rr .snce I can hair a!1 s).ipwreek, 1( was now time for the anthe details ofl the wilted the squash pie I want "' cried Net - the of14,11. they labor in vain that build it ; ex- cept the autumnal equinus, and mann I c,f their Preservation. "Sage," added Berths. rept the Lord keep the city, the ers reckoned it a period of great �,- ':Sininner savory," said Alice. watchman waketh hut in vain. It peril. 4,br•dy spokes for a moment. is vain for you to rise up early. to 11. Owner of the ship He would Pi•.tNTt\l3. Then Carl hasten�•cl ta, ray. t. s,1 op late, to eat the bread of sor- go with his cargo of cern in order ser if you'd rows; for so he giveth his beloved ti. sell advantageously upon their it ens un a se rrny winter even- thought 1'd wait and sleep. Repeat slowly and thought- arrival in Italy. incl that Aunt Huth is -as called up- think of it,s butit is left �for Ame to ---- fulls 12. To winter in -Fut about fuer on for a new gante. teepee() big, big When a woman feels blue she Mil tard Plastct. -Tr►1n the crust months from this time navigationy 1 think I will plant an} farm, bed h " they cried. "the idea of from n thin slice of light bread, was suspended.weep,; when a man feels blur he then sprinkle it thickly with ground Phoenix- - Professor Rxnt•ay idea she responded.ded.'•Nice weather for it: !aidl'arl. cur torgctting ttrawberiiea: ' "smiles."_ mustard- Spread a thin cloth over tifiea this harbor with m.-dern l ttt- "•1 raging blizzard. and germane- stairs-that t"There ar some then have fr ere the mustard and dampen with vitae- 10. (See article in Hastings's to at zero:' Chapin, enol Sonie girls sing outwardly in vivo Kar or water. Vett- Walter is all Bible Dictionary.) Paul feared the ''it is the finest time tor plr.nt gotten,"said Mrk• ir. this kind of farm," said let- ingly, parlor kitchen- scold inwardly in the err n,al,vingr:l,�slndtiiiii tc hcbeltern itrhan terrih it sec on thrsto titter sedgeea is le ( Ruth. smilingly. "My fields are So, amici Hoch laughing chztter, de•d the Rus•ien revolutionist` to What the rr.rnainrler ul the tarot plat,) the old •sticky hatter plaster. A tl,e golf of Messaria, which wr,n}d an named n.pnabetically. resort to the aclojvlanr as theyin most { bread well dampened is hese t.' be c rossed. Fhc:il.l you edyise me to plaid . n inn was pnstp ,nod until another \Ir Bra re -•''1 .'K rnieethrng piece c,•otlthe.tst ' ) - p effective mean; of de`tr,ying the 1.0 in dresses to day." Mrs, hotter a- a poultice than either I.•,••,•ttle tiertheset and env' a Innd, edvisxly to )plaid . rvrs;ir • Ylestpenth'e Corn anion. Itral)sr+--"Oh, what i 1- it. Jelin f'' Ila'.�'ccl or slippery elm• and win - Th .- is the accepted 1renslatic•n "Apples..' cried (.'ars. Mr. Breasts1 • sr s:. •'P ! ' • •a•d Misfertanes often put ee v i e to - r s baby-- neither sirs out nor sour so reelske e; the w, ld• whir+ fernierls w, Tr ''t',,,1 den 1 Plant af'f ' our own CarC:ettnCia. • tent'. red '"iieth toward the south -,Bertha. • 1f the governments do not cease its just t,e., days t -d. 17.