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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-11-25, Page 3The Discovery Wale. The call of Mrs. Dixon's dragged Cut and on. It was not only; the length of it --that would have been a Joy with some people. It was because every minute that Mrs. Dixon stayed the big things of lite were crowded farther and farther away, and the • little things—the worries and vexa- tions,,,the •,price of butter .land shoes, the sugar shortage, the wretched car service and the indifference of work- amen—all the things that Mrs. Faye determined afresh every morning should not swamp her soul—grew big- ger and bigger and. bigger. It was like something in Alice in Wonderland, Mrs. Faye thought to herself, fighting heroically against the depression that. Mrs. Dixon always carried round with her; fighting Heroically, but about as successfully as one fights an ocean fog. Suddenly Mrs, Faye had an Inspira- tion. Three times already Janie's small eager face had appeared at the doorway to see if mother's visitor had gone, and now once more the eager steps were coming across the piazza and - "Come in, Janie!" her mother cal- led, "Come and tell us about your walk.... Perhaps first you'd better ex- plain to Mrs. Dixon what kind of a walk it was." "Why, it was our discovery walk," Janie explained, her brown eyes full of surprise that it needed explanation. "`When we discover things, you know. And it's to see who discovers the most nice things, like flowers and autumn leaves, and when things get cheaper. And,mother," pturning ex- citedly "I saw the most! There was a window over the milliner's—you know?—and there were some roses there, and I saw them when Kathleen didn't, and we guessed maybe the mil- liner had had a party or birthday. And the big yellow chrysa.nthenums uo the corner are out; and, 0 mother, there's the beautifulest tree over an South Street! And the grocer has a window all full of fruits, with a barrel of apples tipped over on its side and the apples all rolling out. And I saw a real poor little girl, and her face looked so smiling and I asked Kathleen if I could ask her her name, and she said 1 could, and it was Nancy. And I told her about the roses, and she told me about a new shop with rabbits. in the window, and we went where site said they were—just the darlingest rabbits! And we pretended the white one was named Snowball and the other Fancy. Oh, yes, and, mother, eggs ate down two cents! Isn't that nice?" "b„Tenie danced away her "discovery" title all told, Mrs. Dixon's face wore an odd expression; she stayed a quar- ter of an hour longer,but she said pushing about the price of butter. THE FALL'WEATHER llAIU ON LITTLE ONES Canadian fall weather is extremely harddonalittle ()Aim One day is Egypt and Spain. Columbus, on bis bright and the next wet second voyage in 1493, brought it and cold. These sudden changes I into the New World, Where it was bring. on Colds, cramps 'and colic, and destined to become one of the most unless baby's little stomach is kept important crops. right the result may be serious. The first sugar exported to Europe There is nothing to equal Baby's Own was grown on the plantations este.- Tablets in keeping the little ones well. bushed by Cortez in Mekico. The They sweeten the stomach, regulate soil and climate of Cuba are pecu- liarly adapted to the cultivation of sugar cane, and it has been gown on that island in greet quantities. The first plantations in Louisiana failed, but the purple variety of cane has been found to grow well there and also in other partsof the South. Sugar cane requires an abundance of sunshine and water and a deep, fer- tile soil. In planting, the stalks are laid lengthwise in the farrows, and each joint sends up a shoot. When ready for harvesting, a field of sugar cane resembles a cornfield, but the plants are somewhat larger and have neither tassels nor ears. The stalks at that time have been growing about twelve months and have changed from green to reddish; most of the lower leaves have fallen away. A fire in a field of ripening sugar cane is a ter- rible thing and much dreaded by planters. There are also hurricanes, white ants, ratsand other pests to be reckoned with wherever cane is grown. The stalks are surprisingly heavy and contain eighteen per cent of sugar. The sweet juice is obtained by crush- ing them between rollers; it is then boiled down to a point where the sugar separates as brown crystals. The resi- due is a syrup that is known as molas- ses. Pure white sugar is made by washing the crystals, filtering, decol- orization and repeated crystallization. Many other plants contain sugar and have been used for its manufac- ture. The bamboo was used for that purpose in India even before sugar cane. In China sorghum has long been a favorite source of syrup. In Can- ada and the United States the Indians tapped the maple trees and made maple sugar very much as it is made to -day. In Mexico the century plant was formerly a source of sugar. Na- ture alone seems able to form the sweet crystals that the chemist has tried to matte in his laboratory. For the bulk of the supply mankind must depend largely upon cane and the sugar beet. Cane Sugar. So far as we 1 wove, says .a contra- bntor to the Scientific .t znerican, sugar cane was first cultivated in India, and was introduced from that country into the valley of the Eupbartes, ,Arabia, Secret of Silkworm. tiThe biggest kind of fortune awaits Miffs man who shall succeed in repro- ducing in the laboratory the silk se- cretion of the silkworm. The a ilk -spicing caterpillar is hard- ly more than a spinning machine. Nearly all of Its body is occupied by vessels wltich contain a fluid of gluti- nous consistency. In some paces of silkworms this fluid is colloriess; in others it is yellow, orange, red or greenish. The silk they •spin is corre- spondingly colored or white. The vessels in question are con- nected with a spinner on the silk- worm's tail, which has a number of small apertures. The fluid, emitted through the later, hardens immedi- ately on contact with the air, forming threads to wrap the cocoon. The threads are raw silk. The composition of the fluid is no mystery. On the contrary, it is well known. Surely, then, the chemists ought to be able to reproduce it. Up to now, however, they have not suc- ceeded though they have tried hard. If this seemingly simple problem were solved, the worm would be dri- ven out of business, and silk would become comparatively cheap. For the humble caterpillar's method of spin- ning has been successfully imitated with a machine. The machine, patterned after the worm's apparatus, is used for making artificial silk. It spins threads of collodion, which, contained in a tank, is forced by air pressure through glass tubes with apertures smaller in dia- meter than the finest hair. Thus are obtained threads, which are caught and reeled by contrivances resembling the reels on which natural silk is wound from cocoons. Artificial silk is less strong and siactic than natural silk, and fabrics woven from it do not wear nearly so well. If you can find out how to make the caterpillar's fluid, you can sell the secret offhand for any price you care to name. Can the Dead be Raised? Can the dead be brought back to Iife? Dr. Tuffier, the well-known Paris surgeon, declares that it is not im- possible. "Injections of andrenalin in the car diacal cavity" ho says, "may restore life to a heart already dead. The heart may also be kept beating arts- Acially for a certain length of time by meals of massage or certain ehemi- oat excitants." Dr. Tuffier also believes in the pos- sibilities of saving lives by artificial heart stimulation just as is now pray it(sed by artificial breathing. About 200 rdW1r's flow into the Bd. tie Seta. • More than 25,000 reindeer were shot yearly in C reenianer between 1P44 and 1849, but the &ni7nebi era' Beare. #Lays the bowels, break up colds and make baby thrive. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Did Not Expect it Would Spread The Provincial Forester of New Brunswick, Mr. G. H. Prince, in his report on forest fires during 1919, makes special reference to the losses caused by Battlers' clearing fires and camp fires. In 36 cases, action was taken against parties for violation of the fire laws. •The officials of the Forest Branch made it clear to the offenders that they did not wish to deal harshly with them but that the fire laws must 'be obeyed, in the in- terest of themselves, their neighbours and the timber owners. The presid- ing justice severely reprimanded the offenders, pointing out the danger of neglecting slash fires, in which many of the delinquents had lost their hones. None of the defendants pleaded ignorance of the slash-burn.- ing law, but each claimed he did not expect his little fire to spread so rapid- ly. The losses due to these small beginnings exceeded $100,000. Would You Believe It! The world's consumption of sugar is estimated at between 14,000,000 and 15,000,000 tons a year. The costliest watch in the world is a jewelled timepiece owned by the Pope, and valued at $3,000,000. South Sea Islanders have a curious method of salutation, which is to fling a jar of water over the head of a friend. Experts are considering the possi- bility' of bringing lumber from British Columbia to Europe in the form of rafts to contain from fifteen to twenty million feet of timber. Mlnard'a Liniment Relieves Distemper Surnames and Their Origin BOWYER Variations—Boyer, Bower, Bower- man. Racial origin—English. So irce—An occupation also a lo- cality. In the family name of Bowyer and Boyer we have another relic of an in- dustry or occupation now obsolete, but one of the most important in England. In some cases the name of Bower is from the same source, and in others it is not. The industry or trade referred to is. that of making bows. The bow was the all-powerful weapon of me- dieval England's yeomanry, and was responsible for many a victory of the English arms over the standards of France in the wars which marked the late middle ages. The archers of old England, with their six-foot bows and their three- foot arrows, have been rivalled in the skill, distance and deadliness of aim only by one race, the American In- dians. The cross -bows of the French, the Italian and other European races were perhaps, more (destructive at close range, but the iron bolts they shot did not carry so far as the light, keen, truly feathered arrow of the English. In the old English records we find entries of such names as "Adam le Boghiere," William le Boghyere," "'John le Bower," "'Roger le Bowyer" and "'George 1e Boyer." When the names Bower and Bow- yer's craft, they are traced to the earlier form of "de la Bore," or "atte Bore" ("of the bower," and "at the bower") respectively. This word ori- ginally meantrustic ;dwelling !place. Two of our modern words coming from it denote the very opposite characteristics of the countryside. A "bower" to us has the meaning of a beautiful rustic spot or pavilion, while we heap contempt onto the word "'boor' as applied to a person o1 low- ly and uncouth manners. MAGEE Variations—McHugh, Mackay, Mc- Kee, Pugh, Hughson, Hewson, Hughes. Racial origin—Ancient Celtic; also Teutonic. Sources—Given names. StrictIy.,. speaking the family names mentioned are traceable to just two separate and distinct sources one Cel- tic and the other Teutonic. Yet the names have become so inter -woven in their influences on one another that it is more convenient to discuss them all together. Lost in the antiquity of Celtic my- thology there is a name so old that even its meaning is not clear, though apparently it developed in reference to the pagan gods. In the Gaelic di- vision of the Celtic race, that is, the Irish and the Scots, it runs through history as the came "Aadh," which,' despite the difference in spel- ling, is quite close to the pronuncia- tion of the Cymric (Welsh, Cornish and Bretbn) "Hu." Naturally, when the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans came along with the name "Hugh," a development of the old Teutonic "hugur," meaning "thought" or thoughtfulness," confu- sion resulted. From the Gaelic form of the Celtic name ("Aodh") have come Magee, McKee and the anglicized form Mc- Hugh, in Ireland, and in Scotland, Mackay. The Welsh Pugh is a con- traction of Ap-Hugh. It ought to be "Ap-Hu," and then "Pu." Hughes and Hewson, of course, are variations of the Saxon and Norman "Hugh's -son," or Hughson. Some of the Irish McHughs, how- ever, trace their names back to the given names of Norman invaders of Ireland, who dropped Norman customs and formed family names after the Irish fashion from their given names. When the Coffee Drinker makes a change in his table beverage, he n .turally turns to T A drink that reseanblPst coffee, with none o f coffee's harm, and it costs less, WILY ANAEMIA PREVAILS FOR THE HOME The Strenuous Conditions of Life DRESSMAKER To -day Are Responsible. Mothers who remark that girls to- day are more prone to anaemia than. the girls of a generation ago, should look back at the surroundings In which they„ and "'i'a'oir companions lived. They woiiid easily see the rea- son in life's altered circumstances to- day. Now the school -girl's life is more strenuous; her more numerous stu- dies are a severe tax upon her strength. Also, girls enter business soon after leaving school—at an age when they most need rest and out- door life. Their womanly develop- ment is hampered by the stress of working hours, hurried and often scanty meals. Girls are more liable to bloodlessness toelay. but there is this consolation that, whereas doc- tors formerly regarded anaemia as often incurable, the cures are now counted in tens of thousands. Such medicines as Dr. Williams Pink Pills have restored to good health thou- sands of weak anaemic girls and wo- men, simply because they contain the elements necessary to make new, rich, red blood which means good health and vitality. When your daughter's strength fails and pallor, breathlessness and back- ache disclose her anaemic condition, remember that you can make her well and assure her healthy development by giving her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to make good' red blood. Remember, too, that for women of all ages Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are especially helpful in the many ailments that result from watery blood. They make women and girls well and keep them well. This is amply proved by the case of Miss Eva MacKinnon, Glammis, Ont., who says: "As a school girl I grew very pale and would take dizzy spells and sometimes vomiting. My condition was such that I was not able to attend school regularly, and my mother was very much worried about my condition. Finally she de- cided to give me Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I took these for a consider- able time, ;;gradually gaining strength until I was perfectly well. It is some years since I took the pills and I gave enjoyed the best of health, and I am certain pale, sickly girls will find new health if they give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial," You can pro"ure Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or they will be sent you by mail at 60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.60 by writing direct to The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 4, The Shop of Dreams. Gentlemen and ladies fair, Who will buy, who will buy? Silken shoon and dainty wear, Who will buy? Who wil buy a smile, a tear? Who will buy a hope, a fear, A. look of love, a word of cheer Who will buy? Gentlemen and ladies fair Who will buy, who will buy? Silks of Ind, and spices rare, Who will buy? Who will buy what none may sell, Who will know what none may tell, Who will read where none may spell, Who will buy? —William Fraser. For years I have never considered my stock of household remedies Aomplete unless a bottle of Minard's Liniment was included. For burns, bruises, sprains, frostbites or chillblains• it ex- cels, and I know of no better remedy for a severe cold in the head, or that will give more immediate relief, than to inhale from the bottle through the nasal organ. And as to my supply of veterinary remedies it is essential, as it has in very many instances proven its value. A re- cent experience in reclaiming what was supposed to be a lost section of a valu- able cow's udder has again demonstrated its great worth and prompts me to re- commend it in the highest terms to all who have a herd of cows, large or sma1L I think I ant safe in saying among all the patent medicines there Is none that covers as large a field of usefulness as does Minard's Liniment. A real trueism good for man or beast, CHAS, K. ROBBINS, Chebogue Point, N.S. The Puddle. I cursed the puddle when I found Unseeing I had walked therein, Forgetting the uneven ground, Because my eyes Were on the skies, To glean their glory and to win The sunset's trembling ecstasies. And then I marked the puddle's dace, When stili and quiet grown again, Was but concerned, as I, to trace The wonder spread Above its head And mark and mirror and contain The gold and purple, rose and red. We seek our goals; we climb our ways With hearts inspired by radiant thought, And hate the luckless with who stays The upward stream Of viaiion's beam; Nor guess that we have roughly wrought A like hiatus in his dream. —Eden Phillpotts. Tooth Bottles. A new invention Is a miniature heed. water bottle for toot!+ ^chs. it holds only h5.lf SJI entice, and is just big enough to be comportably retained between the cheek and a painful tooth. All toothaches are not curable by application of heat, but in many in, s'tances this metaled is successful,• The pith oi' ordinary com,Tnerc'iai use to obtained from elder. 9747 9735 zr'.: oleleer imbretdery Au,tga Dedra 4410. 100i No. 983 9725 nmbroIdeelr7� Sego Na 1089 97¢7-'-lylisses' Dress. Price, 35 cents. Blouse with kimono sleeves, short or lengthened by bell sleeves; two piece skirt, in two lengths, alt- aohed to lining. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 t� r years. Size 16, with short sleeves, 8% yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 64 ins. wide; contrasting; 1 yd. 36 or 40 Ms. wide; with bell sleeves, 8% yds. 40 ens. wide, or 2% yds. 64 ins. wide; one material with short sleeves, 3% yds. 40 ins. wide. Width, Ira yds. No. 9735—Ladies' Dress. Price, 35 cents. Two styles of sleeve; two-piece skirt, attached to lining at low waist- line; 87 or 35-dn. length from waist- line. In 7 sizes•, 84 to 46 ins. bust. Size 38, with long sleeves, 3%. yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2r/a yds, 54 ins. wide; with short sleeves, 3 yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 6d ins. wide. Width, 1% Yds. No. 9725—Ladies' Dress. Price, 85 cents. Two styles of sleeve; with or without loose side panels; 87 or 35 - inch length from waistline. Out in 7 sizes, 34, 36, 88, 40, 42, 44 and 46 ins. bust, measure. Size 36 requires, with side panels, long sleeves, 8a's yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 54 ins. wide; up- per front, Ye yd. 18 Ins. wide; without panels, without cape collar, 2% yds. 54 ins. wide. Width around bottom, 1% yds. These patterns may be obtained from, your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Her Picture. It may be just a little print, Quite faded out and old— Or it may be a costly thing, Cut into burnished gold. It may be spotted up a bit, With tears that stand for pain; But it's the shield that guards a man And brings him tome again. Perhaps it's just a bit of tin, The likeness may be slight; But it can be the truest star, Ashine through terror's night! Perhaps the bulk of it is small, A tiny paper square— But it can be the sword of mighty That makes a man fight fair! It may be just a memory, Of voices through the dark; Or it may be the glimmering, Of faith's undying spark— Oh, it may be a breath of prayer, A symbol or a charm; But it's the love that walks beside— That keeps a man from harm! —Margaret E Sangster. Check that Cold with CASCAR ETS 0`Theyr Work while you Sleep's Do you feel at "'sixes and sevens" to- day? You are bilious, constipated! You feel headachy, full of cold, un- strung. Your meals don't tit—breath is bad, skin sallow. Take Cascarets to -night for your liver and bowels and wake up clear, rosy and cheerful. No griping—no inconvenience. Children love Cascarets too. 10, 25, 50 cents. Roses Make You Dizzy. The perfume of most flowers has some efftct on human beings. Pop- pies, for instance, cause headaches, and roses, if inhaled freely, lead to dizziness. Singers don't like violets, for the perfume from that little flower causes huskineets 'and, sore throats. If a professional singer is handed a bou- quet she nearly always glances at it before burying her face amongst the flowers. If violets were included their perfume might ruin her voice for the evening. MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. For a man doing the hardest day's work 10 oz. of meat, 1 1b. of bread, 1b. of potatoes, and lb. of vege- tables is sufficient food. The Pacific walrus is found on the mainland only rarely. "DANDERINE" Girls! Save Your 'Hair T 'Make It Abundant! Classified Mdvertilsg lne WANTEti VIT V Y and prl i e; - 4o fresh sg , Knipe, 444 Logan ,Ave., Toronto. Vast Crater on the Moon. The moon of course, is pitted all over with so-called craters, and sew eral of the biggest ones are neer the center of the lunar hemisphere which faces the earth. One of these, about 100 miles in diameter, might bede- scrfbed ase. huge ring of lofty moue tains surrounding a ccular plain. Mlnard's Liniment For dandruff. Teacher; "Give me a sentence and we'll see if we can change It to the inoperative mood." Pupil; "The bores draws the cart." Teacher; "Very good,. Now please change the sentence to an Imperative." Pupil; "Get upl" MOTHER! :`California Syrup of Figs' Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only look for the name California as the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little atoms ach, Iiver and bowels. Children lova its fruity taste. Full directions as each bottle. 'You must say "Call - ferule," Immediately after a "Danderine" massage, your hair takes on new life, lustre and wondrous beauty, appear- ing twice as heavy and plentiful, be- cause each hair seems to fluff and thicken. Don't let your hair stay life- less, colorless, plain or scraggly. You, too, want lots of long, strong, beauti- ful hair. A 35 -cent bottle of delightful "Dan - (Urine" freshens your scalp checks dandruff and falling hair. This stimu- lating "beauty -tonic" gives to thin, dull, fading hair that youthful bright- ness and abundant thickness—All druggists! ORM WINDOWS &DOORS SIZES b suit pour openings. Fitted with glass. Safe de- livery guaranttepeed. Me Cet donwnn f ....1,..e —4. , hills)). insure winter comfort. IThe FIALLIDAY COMPANY, Limited HAMILTON FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS CANADA BAUME BENGUE Highly efficient in colds and Catarrhal affections of the nose and throat BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES 51.00 a tube. THELEEMING MILES CO., LTD. MONTREAL Agents for Dr. Jules Bangui RELIEVES PAIN -1 SINCE 0 1870 1 tif; IL ®saasa�ssaaasss.saaaearsas®s�s� A Kidney Remedy Kidney troubles are frequently caused by badly digested food which overtakes these organs to eliminate the irritant acids formed. Help your stomach to properly digest the food by taking 151to 30 drops of Extract of Roots, sold as Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and your kidney disorder will promptly die. appear. Get the genuine. 3 1.... er s Nays.•4raNw!',s11 America°is Pioneer Dog Remedies Book on 000 DISEASES and How to peed Mailed Free to any dire attAd - byy ee A.ubor Xa.o.gifeet Atet Street New York. V.S.A.. JOSUE No. 47—'20. Liniment is always ready to ease rheumatism. ie A TT the very first twinge, down. 4 comes my bottle of Sloan's; then quick relief, without rubbing, for its stimulating and scatter congestion. The boys use it for stili muscles, and it helps Sally's backaches, too." 35c, 70c, $1.40. IMINIesusscruaseeersteneoz=mueasaceses Touch Tender Spots With Cuficura After Shag After shaving with Cuticura Soap the Cuticura way, without mug, gently rub tender spots on face or dandruff on scalp with a bit of Cuticura Ointment. Then, wash all off with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse with tepid water. Soap 25c, Ointment 25 and 50c. Saki throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepota enCcmurita St.p.PIuwcSstw.,thoonuttr. meaFug ^ 30S-8PsCOUGHS I ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross's Par Colds, Pain, Headache, Neural. packagd which contains complete die ea, Toothache, Earache and for rection. Then you are getting real Rheumatism Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- Aspirin—the gg�enuine Aspirin prisehysINow made in It'ltin, take Aspirin marked with the ac bed b lrians for over nine" Canada. risme "Bayer" or you are not taking teen years. Aspirin at all. Handy tin boxes containing 12 tab,- Accept ab.Accept only "Bayer Tablets of late cost but a few cents. Druggists 'Aspirin" in an unbroken "Bayer" also sell larger Bayer" package*. There is only one Asplrin--"Saler*-Yaps mast say "Bayer" .Aspirin is tato trade maria (relria_ter`ed 10 Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono- acettoaeidoster of SallcylieaCld. White It le well 'known that Aspirin moans Bayer manufacture, to armlet the publto *seinen imitations, the Tablets or Bayer Cennitan7: will be stamped with their *central trade mark, the "Bayer' Cross." t 1