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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Star, 1936-04-23, Page 7HERBAL '2A M N B U K OINTMENT "It comms to me as the wonder of wondert, these sprang' -days, • how Surely everything proceeds -.out of the earth." ' . °David Grayson. Have you ever thought of that,?' The miracle of Spring. All the long winter months plants, trees and flow- ers were as though. dead, there• seemed -to be no life anywhere, But with the passing of winter every- thing springs to new iife, flowers ap- pear f e the ground, trees put on their 've dant coverings, and in gard- en, . fie d and forested food for both our body and senses "proceeds out of the earth." What can compare 'with a walk through the woods in the morning of the'ear (even_.if 'it is dangerous when the trees are shoot- ing!) - when the. ground is a> eted with wild flowers, and all nature is , .,actitrs,Tleep-haa picture this comy must have pre- •eented to ,the early settlers before they started on the indiscriminate destruction •of the forest. As the bush was cut, so began the wild flowers to decrease, and as our woods continue to be. depleted, many kinds it least' very i I7. Scotland chose.* wild; 'flower *r deed. when the' people of 'that cool.. tryadoptediia their floral ambient,' the Thistle, with the. motto,®,"Nemo me im. ane lscessit, x whit* in Scotch means "Ye ntautnt',n> ieddle wi"ine' , See the point? The' Shamrock. of Ireland must have been, a -wildflower that St.Patrick picked from the field tai )mykato to the pagan Irish, -the stery of the Trinity, three, leaves on one stem, It is a remarkable coincidence that the trefoil *Arable is oiled Sarna �lih, which- h- nu n e seenie identical With the Irish name `Shamrock. The Leek has been. the Welsh .. ble ever since adwallad- er, King of Wales, gained A victory r ever the Saxons 04 a St. Davids Day, I March lst, 040, when each soldier picked a 'leek from, a nearby field .,and aced it in his cap, in token ,.of trh. p All our wildflowers are, not ,desir. able as many members of the family 'have formed objectionable' . habits, -just like us human--, and the cont; monists of the family are called. weeds. Some of these areat op= portunists, and "when eon a the " sweet o'` the year", : at whichtime we feel that we can forgive and forget much, do we find the--- "Dandelion, with globe of down, The schoolboy's clock in every town." However as there is good in the worst of us, we will overlook many shortcomings in this weed and try to think of • it as the "rustic oiiacle,s' We alP`remember when we used to blow the seed globes of this plant. "Are you separated `from the object of your love?, carefully pluck one of these feathery spheres; charge each of the little feathers composing it with a tender thought; turn towards ills -atiott" wliei the '1"avecl onediVells blow, and the little aerial "travellers Will -faithfully -convey- your secret. ,anessage.-to..his..;Ox-: dam,feet, ..Do"�- you, wish to know ' if that dear, one is thinking of you? blow again; and if there is left upon the stalk a single , aigrette, it is proof that you are not forgotten." But do notblow too hard, else you will be forgotten. Anw flower that can, even in the imagina- tion of youth, carry such tender love tokens must be forgiven much. Then again we are told that it is one of the oldest .plant families . ton this earth; that it has come through mil- lions of years of the earth's trans- formation. and is considered "one of the most interesting `sand perfect spe- cimens of the floral kingdom.' `(Think of that when trying to tidy the lawn). It produces a great deal of honey, and entertains no less than 93 different kinds of insects. Not without reason is it called a clock as it opens at 7 in the morning,- and closes at -5 in the evening. If -rain is coming it closes its shutters to pro- tect its store of honey. Each leaf is so arranged that dew fir rain is care- fully conducted to the root, which, in some places is still used as a substi tute for coffees. Three of our Canadian wild plants are meat eaters, and according to :he Dominion.. Department of Agriculture while they "can live for a time at least without organics food, it has been shown by experiment that some 'of them thrive better and increase more rapidly when supplied with small pieces of -animal flesh-" Mese plants get nitrogen from the soil, but the Pitcher Plant, Sundew and Blad- der -wort use the bodies of small , in- sects for this purpose. The Pitcher Plant collects rain in which the in- sects are drowned. The leaves of the` Sundew are covered with sticky tent- acles which __hold --the. -insects-- then - digest them, when the leaf absorbs them. The Bladderworts, mostly' water plants, have a sort of valve op- ening inwards, like a trap door, fringed with bristles that are so sen- sitive that the slightest touch causes the 'bladder to expand, thereby auek- Jng.....i.n,..the-small aquatic.. --insects, which are the completely absorbed by the plant, ` Fxederich :J TeafteT of... flowerswill, in time, entirely dis appear.^ sas s. ;n.d mo vital', to therm.hade.: Ma Many garrdeners,isture aarela-. preciating the beauty sad growing scarcity. of the `flowera of the forest,' are makino a place for them, in their gardens anJ• transplanting them, tak- ing care 'not to disturb their roots. andgiving them plenty of the earth to which thoy have 'been. accustome'l. It is right that the native'flowers should bepreserved, as most of the floral emblems are chosen`' 'from the plants native to theirparticular country, and in that respect they can Abe excused if they assume an air of superiority over their exotic. sisters. The Trailing Arbutus, found in the woods of lova Scotia, has, been • the emblem •of that province for many years, and in pre -confederation day.; when the province issued their own currency, this flower appeared`on the copper coinage of Nova Scotia. For many years Nova Scotia was the only province in Canada to have an offi- cial flower, bulin 1930, Alb .rta pas- sed the Floral Emblem Act by which "the flower-. known botanically'' Rosa-. - acieularis and popularly called the 'wild rose' shall be adopted and deemed 'to be the floral 'emblem of -the -Province `oft -Alberta: a.. ___ .�,�., For Ontario, the White ,Trillium. has been suggested, and most appro- priate it would be. An effort should be made to preserve this plant, as it is in danger of becoming extinct, and it is classedas one of our wild- - flowers that should not be picked, or HYDRO STORE If you ever had an idea of installing an Electric' Range, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY! The Goderich Public Utilities Commission is offering the following: "A consumer installing a newthree-wire service, with an Electric Range, from now up to ,July lst, 1936,' will be allowed TWO MONTHS ELECTRIC CURRENT FREE of charge." COOK WITH ELECTRICITY Quick Clean Cool Economical. Public Utilities Commission GODERICH, ONT. t New Monurnents Arrived M ti • -Terms if desired --No interest. S P E C it L PRICE FOR IMMEDIATE_. ,ORDERS. All New Stock. 100 to choose fiom. Largest -in Western • Ontario. ° if not colivenient to call at Monument Works, a post card Will bring us personally to your - home or -office. Inscription Work. WILLIAMS &SON PHONE .921-W. 147 ST, *PATRICK ST. ave -Money repayin Town of Goderich 1936 Taxes TAXPAYERS MAY PURCHASE TAX PREPAYMENT RECEIPTS FOR 1936 TAXES -AT FAVORABLE DISCOUNTS , COST AMOUNT Atay 1 to 15 $10.00 $ 8.93 50.00 .... c. 49.65 Prepayment Receipts must be presented ;along with 1936 Tax Bills during the first stallment period. - ' in - Bank interest is only 2 per cent. Purchase' your Prepayment Receipts early and have , your money earning 5 per cent. interest. - June Discounts will be allowed in addition. NEIL R. MacKAY, Tax Col tor. y Roy Norton PnteTed according to Act of Parliament by George J.. McLe+ad, 'Lliniteda King St. West *orol tQ ,at the Dept. of Agriculture. (Continued)' "'h . of the nnillmen know their busine s, ` mumbled Bill, as if alt the time he- had bee mentally appr'ais- ing •his force. . 'Two are rumdunns. The ship isn't bad. He could carpen- ter Anywhere, a nd'it he's as smart a tint rmanaaaa he• is 'mnillwrigbt, will make' good. The engineer that's to relieve Bells ain't so much„ but 111 leave it ` to Bells to cuss him. '. into line. •. That goes. Two of the Burley men are all right, and I fired the third in. the first hour because he didn't know what was .the nut and which, the wrench. Smuts is a gem, of her her sex, W'ell, she. said, forcing him, as if ho had voiced his sentiment, "what Would you have? Women are what men make them, no better, no,wor;:e'� have a tcas - e w made no cr i i t�, h.� torted, "No, but you thought one,'" she as- sorted. "But shawl 1 didn't come here to airguo. alt eama up to toll yott that the dance -hall giri. will 'recover and has friends • who will see that. she doesn't starve, even .if she no longer works in my place. Also, 1 +^anise to see how Mister -- what ,is your name, anyway? -1s." He put the pigeon -blue temper on a "Mathews, ma'am. William Mat - bunch of drills as fAzt as any man hews. My friends call me Bill. 1 could have done it.�. don't allow the others to call me any. Dick did not answer, bus concen- thing." traced his mind on the work ahead. The temporary and threatening The whistle blew, and he .compelled Cu ublin was sus hpated by nd they miner's s Bill to submit to new bandages, fol- I v'm 1, ay , a y across theyard, the ibay horse look- ing after them, but standing as firm- ly as if the loosened reins were tied to a post instead of resting on the ground. A swamper, carrying a lowing the doctor's instructions, and smiled at his steady swearing as the wrappings were removed and the blisters redressed. They walked across to the hoist, entered the cage, bundle of drills, trudged across the and felt the sinking sensation as they yard to the blacksmith shop, as they were dropped, rather than lowered,• stood in its doorway. to ' the ' six -hundred -foot level. The (.I sent celerity of the descent almost robbed you the best men X could him of breath, but . he .� thoWgh�, r ; pick up; The Lily said. You did me sturdy old Bells' boast. that ..e had I good" turn, and T did my best to pay it back. That blacksmith is all right. "never run a cage into, the sheaves, LSeme o,£ the. -o.. ers .I.know but .I -nor dropped it to. the --sump in -forty--_ dont know him Never taw him be - years of steam,." fore. You'd better wateh him." ` Lights glowed ahead otthem; and She 'pointed at__ the swamper as ey.�h earcza)n mera„auk,e- .-of_-- aa1 1 ,,t cs•)f-ie se atn m ite:.o- fresh air -under pressure, • vapare3 like steam, whirled eternal l them in then 'dropect, and ped -glared a at her in return, gusts, and the water oozed and rip- "I t;oid you 1 didn't t run an employ - pled begside their feet as they went ment agency,” -she went on, "but if forward. The carpenter was - putting any of these fellows get fresh, let .ne in a new set of timbers, and his task know, and I'll try to get you others. was nearly finished, while beside him How does the Cross look, ,anyway?" waited a drill man , ind a swamper They turned away and accom- with the cumbersome, spiderlike me- panied her over the plant ab.ive chanisni ready to set. The carpen- ground, and heard her greet man ter gave a few more blows to a key block, and methodically flung his hammer into his box and hurried back out through the tunnel -toward the cage, intent ' on resuming kis work, at the mill. after man on a level of comradeship; as if slie were but a man among men. Her hard self -possessions , and com- petence impressed the younger . ma i fs a peculiar stilly. It seemed to hi he lk d besid her thous ht m Bill .tentatively inspected • the fully, that every womanly trait had timbers, tapped the roof with a pie c been ground from her in the stern taken from the swamper's hands; mills of circumstance. He had a heard the true ring of live rock, and vague desire to probe into her mind backed away. • The drill was drawn and learn whether . or not there still up to the green face of ore. a dwelt. within it the softness of her "About there, I should says" Dick sex, but he dared not venture. He directed", pointing an. indicatory -fin- stood beside the bandaged veteran as ger, ai`i the drill runner nodded. she rode away, a graceful, indepen- The swamper, who appeared to dent figure.- know his business, came forward "Is she all tiger, or part woMan a'' with the coupling which fed con -1 he said, turning to Mathews, whose pressed air to the machine, the run- � eyes had a singularly thoughtful ner gave a last inspection of his drill look. turned his chuck screw, setting it I The latter turned to him with a against the rocky face, and signaled quick gesture, and threw up his un - for --the air. With a clatter like a t bandaged hand. discharge of a rapid-fire gun, the I My boy, she s not a half 'of any - steel bit into the rock, and the Cro-s thing. She's all tiger, or all woman! was really a mine again. . Spattered God only knows!" with mud, and satisfied that the new; '" drift was working i1 pay. the paf't_ I CHAPTER VII. triers trudged back out. Tho Woman Unafraid • They signaled for the cage, shot They . were to hate another. oppor- upward, and emerged to the yard tunity to puzzle over the character near the blacksmith's tunnel in time of The Lily .before a week passed, to see a huge bay horse, with a ivor i- 'when, wishing to make out a new bill an rider, come toiling up the slope. of supplies, they went down to the There was something familiar about 1 ramp : The night.was fragrant. with the white hat and- as --selie neared' the spring of the mountains, stun - them theyrecognized The Lily. Be- ; mer elsewhere—down in the levels fore they. could assist her to dis-' where other occupations than niiu mount, she leaped from the saddle, i ing held rule. The camp had the landing lightly on her toes, and drop- I same dead level of squalor in. appear - ped the horses reins over his head•1 ance, the same twisting, wrigg: ng• Douglas' Egyptian Linin nt it .unariv- Good-day --- never mind he'll I re.r.kless life in its streets. stand," she said, all in a breath stli:i- i - s• 1c:t for speedy relief in muu t.Ioir rheu- "1+'uneae._..new...Iot_.. at_ _stip'ff i.n. " thr ra��..:11), Jame ba.:,k, donammltion horns. hand.wards them"with `aai-exteirduci-� trader said, pushing -his goods ins ani, felons, hand. „®__ . i 1 tri -k wny_ -Neuer been-, .finer tut "I Dick accepted- it with a firiYr g.raj,, tit corium he 014n7k,.00 to iv-try' that k thevast 4tpast ,e or )bars e Ba'it►atldnx .may has found, s,t eaE cd wortdt, to !�i ( u�m��{,�syt 1ent� y'uflylndi 'kV \'iA��" 9 *i Its .'FI�.R 44MN4�t!-R v.pi nctert - utgs, Tho AkAW lis bun Vie• to'maintain the standard and extent et its settees pr pally be ,use , of two factors,, yi Extra h Oen a mutt r,ot fang's who tettd the ArtOrs dith4liltie''s, ( � The *tonal ;swift of its einem and workerst Anoi teki k at home cur . gmen, t� Our ' or abroad, would, mean sycsuttant it - ct'c'ase h'm *atom and stiMedzw to the n lu, our . midst, 1 Waite. the pct wish onlc' sttvto to continue unim�, and it t'% w"lth eo ce that i make thia at • to you to give the aVOrit et The Ayaref special thsttaht- and Bassist ance this year, Ilia few dve a pamplea and !contri- bution envelope will be lett at your door. This twill te called for by. a . ,un4ormed coneotor within three days. 'Return your conh.ution to a uniformed collector on - ay. 'thanking you, Yours Sincerely, J. 1NYVEL'CRROe'1t .aEt. Captain. ,CANADIAN PACIFIC WILL FORWARD TICKETS .Montreal.—Opportunities for out- of-town sons and daughters to enter- tain their mothers on Mothers' Day, Sunday, May 10. or Fathers' Day, a little later, are being given this year by the Canadian Pacific Rait- , way, according to announcement by G. E. Carter, general • passenger. !company. -..For 'rheas .agent • of �-the two 1'mportant days in the lives of all patents,. the. _ Canadian Pacific 'n u _d li year -se i:ur). e i ea u Lvat �,_f _•�l, ll� ti , vice of railway tickets,- wherebyia son or daughter can pay' for the, transportation at the nearest Cana- dian Pacific office in the municipal- ity where he resides, and the order will be sent by telegram to the par- ent's home -town office and delivered directly to the home without extra charge. This service proved very popular last. Christmas and New Year's and is expected to provide r happy. holiday for parents with out, of -town children, on .'Mothers' o' Fathers' Day this year. LUCKNOW DRIVER • FOUND FALLEN LADY Wilson Armstrong, Lucknow had a peculiar motor accident last week in London Aceom_panied by 'his uncle. he was driving. in the Mount Pleasant district in that city and :n manipu- lating an S turn on a ice -glazed street, his car skidded off the road- way across a sidewalk and went backwards down a 40 -foot incline, with. practically no damage done to the car and no injuries received by the occupants. Climbing back to the level again, they diseciovered a lady lying on the sidewalk at the point where they had careened down the slope. n This led to a report that she had been run over by their car and had suffered a brok- en leg. However this was incorrect, an it turned out that the lady. had fallen at that particular spot a moment af- ter the motorists had slid .down the bank. She was taken to the hospital, v; here the extent of 'her injuries wan found to be a ahead wound. Wilson, after having his car haul- ed- back on the rarad, visited the hos- pital to find the lady had returned `-+ her home. Ile reported the pecu liar incident to the police and was not held. nor any charge laid. e4 QUIET', WALL t.I01N.OUCTEO, e)ONVIIfENT $ODL*$ 10U R11 OM $OTat,-.0% ,NITS 1*110 WM* talk . voi.octat TAKE A e1 1.U)tiE TAXI;•, rEOPA oEP('Y oat WN11Rr-»i r I and lifted his''ltat, while Billy merely } $tuff --brought into • canna than- - I've shook, hands and tried to smile. It got here new. Canned tomatoes, can- stuff an- �--�avaa�--to` tously. 1 "I'm glad you are out," she' re - marked, without lowering her eyes w1nich swept over the bandages on his face. "You're all right, are you7" "Sure. But how's that girl? It don't matter much tibout an old cuss like me. Girls are a heap scarcer." The owner of the High Light' look- ed troubled for a moment and remov- ed her gloves before answering. "Doctor Mills says she will live," she said quietly, "but she is terribly berried. She will be so disfigured l that she can never work in a dance hall any more. It's •,pretty rough luck-" Dick recoiled and felt a chill at this bard, cold statement. The girl could never work in a dance hall any morel And - this was accepted as a calamity! Accustomed as she was to the frontier, this matter-of-fact ac- ceptance of a dance -hall occupation as something desirable, impressed him with its cynicism.. Slot that he ' doubted the virtue of many of those forlorn ones who gayly tripped their feet over rough boards.` and drank tea or ginger ale and filled their poe. kets with bar checks to make a living as best they might, but because the whole garish, rough, drink -laden,' eursebegrimed atmosphere of a camp dance hall revolted him. Mrs, Meredith had intruition, and read men as she read books, under- standingly. She arose to the defense AI !Mill , ; , . is To elhuiiri ice wash day nevi-corxi, canned-beans,-ean .meat earl canned tripe, canned salmon.. That's • a pretty big layout, eh? And I rock-Ur4Cl Launr on there � never was no Betterdried prunes and dried apricots evar thrown across a mule's back than I ' got. Why, they taste as if you was eatin' 'em right off the bushes! Ant Mexican beans; Hey, look at these! Talk about beans and sowbelly, how would these do?," He plunged his grimy hand into a sack and lifted a handful of beans . aloft to let them sift through his fingers. clattering, on ' those below. 'The partners agreed that he had everything in the world that shy ono could crave in the way of delicacies, andave him their orders; then, that hour's task completed, sauntered out into the street. (To be continued) for prices on your family wash. You will be surprised how little it costs to have your laundry Washed, Ironed and Mended We call fpr and deliver Phone 224 Gederleh South St. That Stab*Like Pain In the Small of the Back Thole sharp pains, those quick twinges, thosd dull, arhin pains are a warning your kidneys are weak and sick - a warning that should not go unheeded. Do not delay when your back starts to ache Ina pain. 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