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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-2-19, Page 7TREY WERE ONLY ABSENTMINDED! AMUSING STORIES OF LAPSES OF MEMORY, If You Are a Forgetful Per- son You Are At Least in Good Company. Lord Fisher, in his latest volume of memories; tells us an amusing story of the famous ,Lord Kelvin,` the groat Scientist. of Glasgow. Lord Fisher says that Kelvin was always very keen on saving time, and so used frequefitly, whilst, doing one thing, to be thinking about the next he meant to do,. His busy brain thus often got ahead of his hands, so to speak,, and one day, whilst dressing, and being engaged in thought,, Lord Kelvin actually tied his pocket -handkerchief around his neok and went off to world with his necktie in his pocket! It was only when he wished to use his handkerchief that he discovered what he hacl done. Oxford still delights to tell the story of one of its leading professors before the war, whose—forgetfulness often led to most laugha%le results. This clan, who was blessed with sever- al young children, one day met a nursemaid in Christchurch Meadows, wheeling a beautiful child in a bassi- nette. The professor admired the baby very much, and finally asked whose child it might be? The girl looked at him in some sur- prise, for it was his own, anti she was the nurse employed in his home!. How- ever, she replied smilingly: "Why, sir, don't you know little John?" The don stood irresolute a 'moment, trying to remember the name. Then laughingly he said: "0h, yes, of course!" and passed on. But at lunch he mentioned the meeting to his wife, and said: "Do you know, niy dear, I met such a beautiful child being wheeled by a nurse hi the Meadows! The nurse said his name was Littlejohn, and that I knew his father. But I can't say I do. For the life of me I can't remem- ber any Littlejoluis! Cau you?" Waiting For Daddy. Lord Fisher had another friend whom he suet one morning immacu- lately dressed—so far as his clothes w But, as Lord Fisher mentions, the reran had his trousers thrown over his arm instead of a light overcoat! t At any rate, whatever had made him overlook the fact, then were not ant x Sir Henry Havelock -Allan, M.P., need to relate an interesting story concerning himself when a child, and famous father, the great Havelock of Inman Mutiny renown. It seems that the celebrated general one morning went out for a walk to- wards Westminster Bridge, taking the little boy with hien, the latter being some .six years old at the time. Just as they came to what is now the cor- ner of Whitehall, a friend came up to the general and told him he was want- ed for a few minutes at the House of Commons. Ordering the boy strictly to stay just where he was, under the lamp- post, and not to move away at all till he returned, General Havelock ac- companied his friend. By the time this interview was end- ed, Sir Henry had altogether forgotten the shall boy he had left under the lamp -post! He had lunch, and went to a club, where he stayed till tea- time. Getting back to his home in the West End about half -past five, Lady Havelock 'immediately- desired to know where little Henry was? "Great' Heaven's!" exclaimed the general. "Why, I told him to wait for me! I'll het he's there yet!" They hurried off, and found the boy waiting patiently, though very tired and hungry. A policeman was care- fully watching over him. "Yes, sir," said the bobby. "We tried to get him to come with us to the station. But he said his daddy had gone into the Ho__i�se of Commons, and told him to wait.'Ehere till he came back, so he wasn't going to leave till daddy came for him!" A Recollection. I like to think about the place Where as a child I played. In fancy often I retrace The paths where ono° I strayed; As cherished memories I recall Amid the haunts of yore, I seem to prize above them all' The good old grocery store— Where you could . sit and take your ease. 1 . .And eat the crackers and the cheese, ' ,jand browse around the bounteous shelf And when inclined, just help yourself! see. the shadows in the pool, I hear the distant bell, Which, with its summons back to school, I heeded none too well, Yet whatsoe'er may be the spot I linger to explore, My dreaining cuts across the lot To that old grocery store -- 1 ,Where bacon from the rafters hung And fruits in gay festoons were strung; Where you could get without a thrill Some change back from a cloilair ,bill! To Identify Criminals. For i`attire identliloation of crimin- als' a Paris • physician Das suggested suboutaneous injections of wax to form permanent membraneous cysts, HOW TQ TREAT STOMACH TROUBLE A Tonic Medicine is, Needed to Build Up the Digestive Organs. The old-fashioned .methods of treat- ing reating stomach diseases are being dis- carded. The trouble • with the old- fashioned methods was that when the treatment was stopped thetrouble re- turned in an aggravated form. The modern, method of treating' in- digestion and other: forms of stomach trouble is to tone up the stomach and glands to their normal work. Every step toward recovery is a step gained not to be lost again. The recovery of the appetite, the disappearance of pain after eatil.g, the absence of gas, are steps on the road to health that those who have tried the tonic treat- ment remember distinctly. Dr, *Wil- liams' Pink Pills are a tonic every constituent of which is helpful in building up the digestive organs, and therefore. the very best remedy for simple or chronic cases of stomach` trouble. The success of the treat- ment is best shown by hundreds of hases like the following. Mrs. Chas. Conner, Picton, Ont., says:—"For up- wards a two years 1 was a ghat suf- ferer from indigestion. Food would ferment in my stomach, and I would belch gas with a burning sensation. Often I would be troubled with nau- sea, sick headache and dizziness. Notwithstanding that I was under medical treatment the, trouble grew so bad, that I would only eat when absolutely forced to, and I was in con- stant misery. I was finally advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and had only been using them a few weeks when I found they were help- ing me. I very gladly continued their use and the result is they have made me a well woman, every vestige of the trouble having disappeared. I am so grateful for what Dr, Williams' Pink Pills have done for nue that I strongly advise any who. may be suffering from stomach trouble to give them a fair trial, and I believe that like myself they will find a sure cure." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail, post paid, at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. Dimensions. I took a turn be Frostland (There—on the window pane), Where picture vales and mountains Are in the self -same plane, And where the pleasure gardens. Are bathed in argent light, And leaf and stem and blossom eAre all one candid white. Those gardens have their music, Through tubes of crystal blown, Or picked on tense strung viols— But all is monotone! I dreamed that Frostland dwellers Were with this lot content, - Save one—a'sage or prophet, Whose thought far roving went. He said—but none attended: "If I have deemed aright, There is, though past our vision, A ray beyond the white; And, past our audient threshold, Are tones of rare delight!" And I, who knew the rainbow, --•The octave's singing flight -- How well I could have answered, If any answer might! But—aa a warm breath smote it! That scene dissolved away— My three spaced world enclosed me, Where int content I stray— I who have heard the rumor (Which • I cannot forget) A ray has been detected Beyond the violet, • ' And tones (perchance elysian) By us ungathered yet. Is there in Space Outlying, One who would answer me— Whose ear those tones can gather, Whose eye that ray can see? The "fire" of an opal is due to the presence of water in the gem. . Thirty years ago Ontario farmers, killing hogs on the farm and peddling them to local consumers, got $3.50 a hundred pounds for the dressed meat. Now the live hog, under modern packinghouse methods of marketing, brings them $16 a hun- dredweight without the trouble of doing a butcher's job! NEW STYLES IN BLOUSES 9238 9251, No. 9282—Ladies' Kimono Blouse Price, 25 cents. To be slipped on over the head; short sleeves, or with lou gathered sleeves. Cut in 6 sizes, 34 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inch bust mea sure. Size 36, with I-.thered sleeves, h 2 yards 36 or 45 inches wide; with short sleeves, 1% yards 86 to 4 inches wide. No. 9238—Ladies' Waist. Price, 25 cents. Two styles of front and sleeve. Cut in 8 sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inch bust measure. Size 36 requires, with pleated side—front, 1% yards, 36 inches wide, or 1', yards 54 yards, inches wide; with plain side - front, 1si'g yards 36 inches wide, or lx/s yards 54 inches wide. No. 9251—Ladies' Waist. Price, 25 cents. With or without yoke; two styles of sleeve.' Cut in 7 sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 iirch bust measure. Size 36, with `"collar, 1% yards 36 inches wide, or 1% yards 40 inches wide; without collar, 1% yards 36 inches wide, or 1% yards 40 inches wide. These patterns' may be obtained from your local McCall dealer or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto Dept. W. War Ell ninate Piaster Cast, I The war bus almost cornpletciy eliminated the age -Old plaster'cast• from the instruments of surgery. The! surgeons at the front were working first of all for speed in healing men i and -.gutting them bath to the front. They found that the plaster cast, by keeping the patient almost rigid through the we of. bone knitting, made nebessary a long period of con- valesceuce to get rid of the, stiffness resulting from the inactivity. An ingenious surgeon invented. a system of frames, splints and braces, whereby the bone actually fractured is held firmly set, and at the same time the patient isoenabled to move the rest of his body. For instance, if the upper armis fractured the patient is able, with the" help of carefully balanced pulleys and weights to move his arm at the shoulder, the elbow and the wrist. When the bone is knit the patient has full use of his arm, and the tedious period sof exercising the stiffness out of . the limb is elimi- nated. The elimination of the plaster cast is but an example of the changes which the war has wrought in sur - CC 9,JT...l��Y �AT� g, In the Firelight. I love the firelight's ruddy glow, A. comfy chair that's soft and low, And 'cross the hearth, within my view The lovelight in your eyes so blue. I love the crackling of the logs, To w tch son playing with his dogs— The Things of horde so warm and dear— And hear our children's laughter near. Ask for =flares and take no other. British Roads to Stay Under Control. The British railways will continue under Government control for another year at least. General Sir Henry Thornton, a member of the Railway Advisory Board, the other day made this statement: "Nationalization df the railways is now only a remote possibility. Ou the resumption of normal conditions Bri- tish railways will be operated upon a plan that lies between nationalization and private. ownership. The individ- ual companies will continue to ad- minister dminister the separate lines with re- presentatives on and acting in con- junction with a central board, com- posed of Government representatives and representatives of railway labor. The new scheme will come into operation in about eighteen months. Although the• Railway Advisory Board still is debating the personnel, the power of the board of control prob- ably will follow some of the lines of the present board. The effects of the change from this system to the new will not be felt for some time. Reduction of fares or freight charges cannot be anticipated for some years to come. The present board acts merely in an advisory ca- pacity, decides disputes, arbitrates be- tween companies and their men, and managers of individual lines only re- fer to the board in times of emer- gency. Three things are needed to develop the Dominion livestock industry on permanent [:fines: first, improved quality in our meat animals; second, a marked increase in breeding ani- mals; and third, a steady supply for the abattoirs year in year out. A ileal h-Buildiri8 Cereal ts ez• A satisfyinq food. greatly p16asirl� to taste, full of rich nourishment and ready to eat without cookin i1 111i> r3. l i:fa l`° + 3reo )1c44 1 C.1 eo a . '17'e ' a ".,• re M,. A HARD ON BABY The stormy, blustery weather which we have during February and March is extremely hard on children. Con- ditions make it necessary for the mother to keepthem in the house They are often confined to overheated, badly 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 keeps his 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. The Tablets are sold by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. The Sandman. When the long, hot day is over, And the sun drops down the west, And the childish hands are weary, And the childish feet must /est, The Sandman steals through the por- tals Where the dying sunlight gleams, And touches the tired eyelids And lulls then/ into dreams. Even so, when life is over, And the Iong day's march is past, ,We wait in gath.ering,-sltadows Till the Sandman comes at last; Sad are our hearts and weary, And long the waiting seems; Lord, we are tired children, Touch Thou our eyes with dreams, Take from the slackened fingers The toys so heavy grown, Give to Thy tired children Visions of Thee alone; Then, when at length thy. shadows Darken adown the west,. Send to us Death, Thy Sandman, To call Thine own to rest. The publisher of the best Farmer's -'paper in the Maritime Provinces in writing to us states: "I would say that I do not know of a medicine that has stood the test of timeilike MINARD'S LINIMENT. It has been an unfailing remedy in our household ever since I can remember, and has outlived dozens of would-be competitors and imitators." A Precise Private. :In one of the camps, an officer was making a round of inspection when he came upon a big, round -eyed private with red hair and a gun that he held In anything but the approved fashion. "Don't you know better," demanded the officer, "than to point an empty gun at me?" '"But it ain't empty, sir," protested the private. "It's loaded." MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money-"' Order. Five Dollars costs three cents. English to be World Language. In reply to the question addressed by the Northern Peace Society to pro- minent linguists in various countries as to which language would be the most suitable for world-wide use, M. Carnoy, professor of Louvain Univer- sity, writes: "English w.ould undoubtedly be the most suitable. The German and French languages have lost their place through the war. The English language is a hospitable one, being a kind of compro'mise between the Latin and Germanic ytongues; also it is,r simple and is spoken by most progres. ¶ ? m sive nations of the world, acid has one of the most beautiful literatures of modern tildes." The dynasty of Japan is, the oldest inthe world, the present ruler cl.aim- ing to be the 122nd monarch of an un- broken line dating from 700 I3.C, OId newspapers folded about 9 x 12 inches and hung on sidle of kitchen table are handy hien a little food is spilt on stove or floors. If it is wiped with as piece, of Paper first, then with the holrsccloth, or stove - cloth, mur'h work is :ayeti. HAVE YOU ASTHMA? Do you endure the miseaY of Astinma with ;,ieenless nights, difficult breathing endless of strength? How over bad your case quio!k relief is guaranteed ley the use of TEMPLETON'S RAZ -MAH GAPsul.ES This preparation isthe re- sult of yearsofexperiment. Ing ancf stud ,. Thousands have derived the greatest benefit through its 1,160. Write for free sampie.to, Templetons, 142 King St. W., 'Toronto, Sold by reliable druggists everywhere for 41.04. eghox. TEMPLETON'S RHEUMATIC CAPSU LES For fifteen years the standard ,specific for Rheumatism, Neuritis, Gout Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgia Many doctors prescribe them, writs to 'i'cmpletoa,, 142 in St. w., Toronto. for • free ample. Sola by reliable ttramlet0 eVorywhor for 41,04 per box. To -morrow. To meet to -morrow fearlessly, This much I have resolved to do, Though what the year ahead may bring, Is still unknown to me, to you, The sky is dark, the sages say. Old standards fell before the new, Gone are the thiugs• men died to save, ' The many suffer for the few. While youth gives answer, "This may be, But have v you lost the faith to see To -morrow is no waning light, No coward's hopeless prophecy, To -morrow is my book to write Your brightest dream, our glorious fight, And what we make it, it will he— So face the future fearlessly!" Seep Min' era's Liniment 118 the house. There are over 60 known varieties of the banana, with as great, or greater, variation in character as in the different kinds of apples. No man's abilities are so remark- ably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity, a patron, and even the praises of a friend to recommend true': to the notice of the world.—Pliny. "SYRUP OF FIGS" CHILD'S LAXATIVE Look at tongue! Remove poi- sons from little stomach, liver and bowels 1 r Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless laxative or physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Children Iove its delicious fruity. taste. Full directions for child's dose on each bottle. Give it without fear. Mother! You must say "California." With the Fingers! Says Corns Lift Out Without Any Pain 0 Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can shortly be lifted right out with the fingers if you will apply directly upon the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. It is claimed that at small cost one can get a quarter of an ounce of free- sone at any drug store, which is suii9- cient to rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or soreness or the danger of infection. This new drug is an ether compound, and while sticky, dries the moment it is applied and does not inflame or even irritate the surrounding tissue. This announcement will interest many women here, for it is said that the present high -heel footwear is put- ting corns on practically every woman's feet. ed AY' SYRUI RED SPRI For Coughs; Colds, and the relief of ins • fiainmatory conditions of the throat arising from Bronchial, Asthe math affections and cierangvnents of thel :Respiratory Organs,' Prepared from Spruce'. Gum and other mcdi, dinar agents. Success . fully used for(30 years. Always buy thta Largo alto tier loin 11_9 ISSUE Mo, 7—'20 He Didn't Suit. Tenth: "Cau you take back the en- gagement ring I bought her.tc'day':" Jeweller: "Didn't it suit?" "I don't know. I didn't." A Schoolboy Expounder. Teacher--t-"What are the proper- ties of heat and cold?" Small Pupil --"The p:9perty of beat is to expand and cold to contract," Teacher—" Give ine an example," Small Pupil --In summer', when it is hot, the days are long; in winter, when it is cold, the days are short." He Was Beaten. "Look here!" stormed the proprietor of the travelling menagerie angrily. "Are those your children over there in front of that cage?" "Only about three of them," replied Farmer Johnson, whose family was large and plain. "Well, get 'em away from there, quick! They have been 'making faces at the gorilla for twenty minutes, and the poor beast's having one fit right after another!" 1.e-e•.o.•J•.J••J•.i••J•,LJNJ-J,.M...�..r.r.l..J..,Y..O..J..YM.,O,NrM ":ROSY -FIT" If Bilious, get your Pep and Color back �. with "Cascarets" v ±'urreu league, Bad Taste, Indiges- tion, Sallow Skin, and Miserable Head- aches come from a torpid"liver and sluggish bowels, which cause the stomach to become filled with undi- gested ndigested food which sours and ferments, forming acids, gases and poisons. Cascarets to -night will give your bili- ous liver and constipated bowels a thorough cleansing and have you feel- ing clear, bright and as fit as a fiddle by morning. Cascarets never sicken or inconvenience you like nasty Calo- mel, Salts, Oil, or griping Pills. They work while you sleep. A Quick Relief for Headache A headache is frequently caused, by badly digested food; the gases and acids resulting therefroraare absorbed by the blood which in turn irritates the nerves and causes painful symptoms called headache, neuralgia, rheuma- tism, etc. 15 to 30 drops of Mother Seigel's Syrup will correct faulty digestion and afford relief. 8 CUTICURA HEALS BABY'S FACE Coidd Not Sleep Eruption Itched and Burned So. "I noticed a little pimple on my baby's face. I thought it was from the sun but it kept getting worse and the akin was red and very hot. He could not sleep or rest the eruption itched and burned so, and it caused him to scrawl. I was quite dis- couraged. "I caw an advertisement for Cuti- cure Soap and Ointment and sent for a frees sample. I bought mare and after using two calces of Cuticura Soap andtwo and a half boxes of Cuticura Ointment he was healed." (Signa:) Mre, 8. D, McGuire, Clarksburg, Ont., Dec. 18, 1914. Use Cuticura Soap„Ointment and Talcum for every -day toilet purposes. Soap 25e, Otnereent 25 and 50e. Sold throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepot Lyman, Limited, St. Paul St.. Montreal. Culleura Soap shaves without ®us. CYT er Advertisement*.. 414731IfTS- W4Dis,111D- UKT1t4ZL' AGENTS W.kNTtN'gi mood printer and finishes----ioweM pricer on frames -044c for gatuic ue, United Art Co.. 4 Brurt8wick *Ye. Wit ionto, Z'oB SALT; ikri 'WSPAPFR, WEEKLY, IN B1 UCll LL vv fiounty, Splendid opportunity, i� rtt�l 7' Box , Wilson Publishing Oo., L 190.. 73 Adelaide St, W., Toronto,, IV"ELL EL,L IBQTJIPPED Naews1'AP 1* v and joh printing plalrt in EoAtt9ra 4ntarto. Ineuranoe carried *1,1100. •Will ga foe' $t,250 on quick sale. Box 1*. Wilson Publishing Co., Ltd„ Toronto. MXSCELLAZZEO'05. COTCEFSILVER BLACKB10EEDINe V :Foxes, Also, we are buyers of Ravi Fora. What have you—what Detest Reid Bros., Bothwell, Ont. p OFFIN STOCK WANTED: IF 'rOti EJJJ are able to supply, advise us, as we will pay the highest prices, dry or green' from the saw. Keenan Bros., Limited.. Owen Sound, Ont. .LACER, TUMORS,' LUMPS, ETC.. 11.1./ internal and .external, cured without. pain by our home treatment. Write us before too late Dr. Beaman Medical Co., Limited, Coliingwood, Ont. d;merlcaioneer Dog I eaiediee , Book on DOG DiSE1SES aua Most to ''eed Mailed Free to•any Ad. dress by the Author, B. Clay Glover Co., Ina 118 West 31st Street New York, U.S.A. DARTING PIERCING SCIATIC RAINS Give way before the pene- trating effects of Sloan's Liniment So do those rheumatic twinges and the loin -aches of lumbago, the nerve inflammation of neuritis, the wry neck, the joint wrench, the ligament sprain, the muscle strain, and the throbbing bruise. The ease of applying, the quickness of relief, the positive results, the cleanliness, and the economy of Sloan's Liniment make it universally preferred. Made in Canada, 35c., 7Oc., 51.10. FALLING? HERE'S WHERE IT SHOWS Don't worry! Let "Danderine” save your hair and double ' its beauty To stop failing hair at once and rid the scalp of every particle of dandruff,. get a small bottle of delightful "Danderine"• at any drug or toilet counter for a few cents, pour a little in your hand and rub it into the scalp. After several applications the hair usually stops coming out and you can't find any dandruff. Your hair will grow strong, thick and long and ap- pear soft, glossy and twice as beauti ful and abundant, Try it! ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at Aid without the "Bayer .Cross" INV Colds, Pain, Ileadache, Neural- package which contains complete c'itd gra, Toothache, Earache, and for reotions, 'Then you are getting real Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- Aspirin --the genuine Aspirin pre ritis, take Aspirin marked with the scribed by physicians for over nine. name "Mayer"' or you are not taking teen years. Now made in Canada. Aspirin et all, Mandy tin boxes containing 12 teb- .Ac'c'ept only "Bayer Tablets of lets test but a low cents, Druggists Aspirin" in an unbroken "Bayee sell larger "Bayer" packages. These ars only o e t alp ,,,a „ :.fie yer>, ou mast sal `Llk3sa5ac7e's. Aspirin is the tr "i rt .:1,t r,• l i'1 ''091(6a) of 'S-.yar Iststnt'oeturn of Mend, oecttmenic t 1 of ;•;e1,..,1.. \•,'i'11, ft is won knows, that .iarailnh 111•ane 11ced•":•$ mer:ufacturo to t ut , t t iu,itations, the 1 ut is of 1.raycr vo;:ntlauy, will by ataulpc,d 1,•:01 eh:ir 4 .. ;,1,.:„ , „11ie, Lilo "12,., .1 ,:r,,u,"