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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1922-8-3, Page 6LUE WATER A TALE OF THE DEEP SEA FISHERMEN BY FRE; ERIcK WILLIAM WALLACE. l the weight of the wind blowing, and Frank called the gang together for a, tussle with the lee -filmed, slatting devil. "Take in yer mains„i! Set th' ridire 1 sail! Aft here, 'all hands!” And tug- ging with the strength of desperation at the main -sheet, the .oileitinned mob dragged the big boom aboard and 'snapped the crotch and iron turn - buckle guys in place, w'i'le the young When a Strict Diet Is Needed. commander at the w•lieel watched sea, When 'the 'activities of life slow vessel and men with eyes whieh snap- down,food needs slow down cures - „,e., ped alert ands wakeful through their J swollen, red -rimmed lido Poudingly, This fact is difficult i:o Copyright by the !!arson Book Company It was 'big Jules, who proved' realize- because 'appetf:,e< hale t has .,.r The Zxbared breathing stopped for Shorty's tenet valuable lieutenant dur- been formed and appetite does iiot al- a..,, .. How the Story Started. i Me the wild man killing passage to* ways .eorrespond to hunger which Frank Westhaver, known as space. "Westhaver- bust—blood- •T Dock, It was Jules who havered• answers' body requirements only. We "Shorty,” lives at Long Cove on Bay vessel in •chest—goin' out soon --I cal"- jealously around his• old dory -'slate, - too often eat to satisfy the taste or of Fundy coast with his mother and late. The dying man paused' and ready to give a band at the bunking palate when the body needs call far his uncle, Captain Jerry Clark,. He breathed he.ivily Are ye that', `slice!, or to execute an order., It vasi different food or abstinenceThe and his chum Lemuel Ring drink a Westhaver?—can't see, ,'know" -._the the Frenchman who hurled 'Himself on . bottle of rum, whereupon Frank's words Caine in gasps : "gat vessel, the bellying, thunderously slatting I elderly person, who' doers aro heavy uncle tells hint the story of his fatly home-- Boston of ye kin no'-wester:lege=i)', and with wild oaths and. work, is a veal* frequent sufferer from or's fondness for drink and how the comin'r-be careful—shoal t' laa'ard ,F' whirling fits set the example to the "too ni Ich" food or #oad of the tit ng "Grace iesesthaver" went down off He broke off in a spasm of coughing hack -weary, liatl•esa men. "Git her in, kind. This is especially true if a Shale Island with ten of her crew and and blood oozed from the corners of de defil!" he yelled, "Come on, boys,; narrow diet has been the customary her skipper. This has the desired ef- : his l9 "Git vessel an' me home-- 1" s ps• c„ beat de hell out of been', And they one, Meat er eggs, potatoes and feet upon Frank. He finishes sehooi tell wife it got nie-•-so long, "boys, trolled; that heavy, ice -coated Sail UP' bread for breakfast; meat and pate.. with credit to himself and spends the And, with a sailor's valediction, the , , p surrine: as an apprentice to "Long soul of Tom Watson "Driver Tom" i 1n Under! the triangular riding roll, toes, bread and a dessert for dinner; Dick" Jennings. In August his uncle —the hardest and most daring skip-4whole fora -sail and jumbo, they came Erred potatoes, bread, cold meat and takes him on -a fishing .trip as spare per item Grand to Georges- went out about somewhere off Cape Ann, and sauce for supper is a diet by no means hand aboard the Eastalia. While at to his long home. in the whirling snow -squalls the Fan- uncomraon, It looks very •trionotonous anchor in Canso after the first fishing "He's gone, boys!" said Frank, xis- nie B. Carson dragged her lee ran on- paper -but by varying the kind trip, Frank reseues a.Frenen boy from mg to his feet. It was a simple sen -under as she swan off on a longbread,the method of preparing th ill-treatment by his, fellow -sailors. `tense, but it meant much, and thea slant for Boston Ligh, Men lllepotatoes and having diernt eat The two boys try their hand at dory words caused strong, hard-bitten men l in their bunks•, oiled up and sea'boot- with seasoned •giytvies and sauces, th th fi:lring with success. A storm bursts to sob like children. It was a strange' ed ready' for a 'call. Sleep was snatched a ciou5 es a avi n ith sudden fury. Franks" presence scene. Outside the wind whined in the i in fitful dozes, and they wolfed their ns nee h ng always os of mind saved the vessel from col- main -mast rigging; the roar of the means• and drank huge mugs of steam iosamfepar does not occur to tlsos lision with a steamer" When Frank i8 Sea dominated all other sounds, and ing oof'ee standing uta at the shack `1h° prepare and eat it. Physicians count among their pa- tients man mature y °f n orate years who have, lived day after day and year after year upon such a diet, often called, "good plain food," In the first place, this diet is eon- atipating• as the foods are too com- pletely digested to furnish a supply of "roughage," In the second place it is an acid-forming diet: the potatoes do not contain enough of the acid Man vs. Brute. neutralizing elements to offset the A horse can gallop twice as fast as meat and the bread. Third, it is a tr over, sung out frena the wheel: ing upon his shoulders, Watson, a man can run, and can beat a human diet lacking a sufficiency of Time and, "\aoa tl'ar', you number five dory'. knowing that Westhaver was probab- it 'al in any race up to about sixty this is manifest in the teeth if, when Vs hy'n ;heal don't ye hist her gout? Iy the only man aboard competent to miles, advanced years come, there are any! D'ye think I'm a -groin' to Brut all day navigate the vessel home, had saddled Beyond•that distance a well-trained natural teeth left The health pro -1 for yez?" ,,, him with the charge, But what a athlete begins to hold hes own, and, teetive substances are also lacking' Dory s stove, sir. replied Frank" charge for an untried boy! A Febru- when it comes to distances above a and there is great concern because the' Tire stouts saturnine Watson slipped a7y nor' -wester brewing; the wind Hundred Willes, fire horse is, simply not muscles ache in the morning. The the wheel ;n the hacker and came l- owing stronger and colder every min- in it. joints work stiffly and there is gen- " t' :stove? 0 shoal- - 3umloering for'ar�d. "What's that you ate• the water of Georges:to A man has covered a Hundred miles eral consciousness of one's body --i say?" he sr..apped. "Dory's Love , . leeward; while twenty: -torn Wren, re an foot in rather less Wan 13 hours. li�iiell. It is oe1`talalla joyto be per did that happen, eh? Why did !laved at having no responsibility, No horse has equalled thin feat, '!inch 'Witted to forget Y P i 1 ye, let her gat stove?" l were looking to him for orders. g So, the doctor s, la aal, answered Shorty respect- I Westhaver pulled' out the chart- less has any horse, or, for that 'natter, conwulted•, He advises a vegetable: fully, "Ir cal'late it ain't our fault, ° drawer and glanced over the grimy, any land animal ever touched such; a diet for a time with milk as the repair Some fader must ha'left this rock _ +s ce as that of the English food and too frequently the patient is' brine -stained sheet. Take a cast performait kickin" 'round in th' scuppers, an' in one of you!" he whispered, and when man, P. Fitzgerald, who, so long ago as disgusted because the . doctor has ad - them dive las' night th' blame'<th�ng' a man had quietly hailed the water 1884, did 500 miles in 109 hours, 18 vised foods which "I never did like hoz bin 'hell!' agin our dory— i he pricked off the position and ptaral- minutes, 20 seconds• and how can I begin them now?" "'Aw, !tell." rasped the skipper sash' leled off a course for Gape God, Then there was another Englishman, Another dietary fault after fifty is sagely" ' .� dory aness business with Closing the drawer, he drew the William Gale, who walked 1,500 miles1 yet cursed carelessness Some o' you dear of the skipper's berth and stag- in the quantity ,of food eaten. Actrvi-, gurnn,y,_ need a blame nurse t look,g in 1,000 consecutive hours, This again Ties require uire ower or energy. As one he after ye! Kaln't ye patch � her up? ' i oxeca le; gered hethwe ent Bowen and d tideck to ned was a feat which no four -legged area- task after another is laid down 01 Don't stand an' goggle at it. his oilskins. "I'm a- > tare could possibly match, The fact' transferred to the shoulejrs of young i you l:i Frank reddened. "'4"hy, skipper' night of it," he murmured. "• '•es!en is that man has powers of endurance or members of the family, the quantity n see for yerself that nawthin „ with which are unmatched by auy other lav- y• !tin fix that. Th' whole plank is` a night of ii And a determined ilii; creature. The mere muscular of food taken, especially of the energy smash•ecl --" iglint an his grey -blue ayes and a grim foods, should• be correspondingly low Watson turned an him in a blaze et . set to jaw and mouth }he swung on strength of the lower animal • simply ered, "But," says the eater, "1 ge temper. Ye don't want t' make th' , deck. "Reef th'mains l an'set it! does not count against mans deter- hungry if' I don't eat just about sa set, eh?" i he roared to the gang gathered in the ruination and brain -power. much!" Surely—for the stomach ha "How kin we in a stove dory?" cabin. The dead was forgotten in the In swimming tete same thing holds grown accustomed to caring for a ser "Waal, stay' aboard then," 'snarled cIwelan"rliar sea out, andresent mindswith good. Although a dog can beat a man tain quantity. It has been trained to the skipper. Stay aboard, but devil a only u on the in a ,.,bort distance swim, where would th' share e'll draw when we rt fn - agency, they piled up on deck to a habit. And the mouth has been y >, git Frank cool -with frozen canvas haul out you find a clog that would even attempt trained to a taste: Some of the food ly;"an'devil th, hand's turn urn o work g uponprecarious boom foot,- to swim gay, twenty miles? There is used have been of little bulk and high earrings eindeed no land animal which eau cone - we'll da aboard' here of that's th' way ropes, and tie, with many anathemas food value. ye leak at it, Come on, Jules, let's and ebjurgation's, reef -points stiff as pare with lain in the matter of swim- A one -inch cube of cheese gives as turn in!" And both left the stout steel wires rnirg. much energy as an apple or a potato skipper stamping and cursing with :Plains Is reefed, skipper. Frank A man ca•n walk taster tbam a horse, i;largeegg, yet the p g or: an orange ora rage. gave a start a_t the •title, for whereas four miles an hour is quite cheese -lover will eat several such Frank knew that Watson would calm { make lhirn elf heard. abhe oveirtherdin of. der to a goad, gait for any horse, a pian has : cubes.. Two cubes of sugar yield as down in a day or so. He was a very wind and sea.. "H'ist away easy now! walked over eight miles within sissy much •ener:gy as a slice of whole wheat short-tempered, irascible man, with Get th' bonnet off th' jib an' •stand by minutes. bread or as two cup's of cranberries nerves always on edge with the big t' set it when I sing out. Ready?" Jumping is rather a matter of or as three or four onions. or as three chances he was forever taking, and; Ali ready!" came a voice out of the strength than endurance, yet, taking er four dates- And they sweet -tooth murh.given to bursts of unaccountable darkness. And it was dark—black relative size into consideration, a man fury over trifles. . , consumes sugar in coffee, on sauce, in "Well," remarked Jules when they dark: Men felt one another's presence cake—many cubes. The habit -hunger entered the fo'c'sle "I'll catch u• on by sense of touch. They groped for g d ng s- „ ' p the halliards �b bind:.. instinct d makes away with cream, butter, fats. in gravies and pastry. Fats are very concentrated foods. Whenever it is desirabi•c to give up, some energy -producing food, we should substitute a bulky one for it -- fruits, fresh or dried or such vege tables as celery, beets, carrots, ruta- bagas, greens—ane watch the results. There will be amazement at the feel- ing of comfort ,and the return of youthful color and good looks. o e to be held in the Dairy Theatre on s. the last afternoon of the Exhibition., e• Silver trophies will then be awarded•' e by the Canadian National Exhibition' e Association, representation of women's work in the Women's Building at the Exhibition this year, an innervation . which will doubtless attract many vistters frbm far and near. This is a typewriting contest, _with. classes for the experi- enced atencggrapher, the more reccut graduate, and the girl who is just be- ginning. Each clasia will compete every afternoon and evening through- out the Exhibition and there will also be a daily contest in the operation of adding machines and a daily friendly 'competition between the winners and the champion typist of Canada, Mr. Fred Jarrett, who will be the compe- tition judge. Attached to the circular is an ap- plication form so that typists wishing to compete nay settle their day and hour and class in advance. The winning of a medal or prize in the daily competition will entitle contestant1 the is the to a ace in Tina p twenty -ane and Jules nineteen, they the vessel lurched and dived over the locker in the forecastle. Ice formed engage for a season with Capt. Wath • cresting surges, In the reeling cabin quickly over the spray drenched bows. son. Frank calls on his boyhood sweet- -gi were collected a mob ,of rough -look- The cable box, fishing hawser, wind-' heart, Carrie Dexter, now nurse in , ing, sea bronzed fishermen, and the lass and bon eptit were shrouded in a training in a Boston hospital, who in-' flickering light from the lamps swing- solid mass; the lower portions of 'the. trod:eats him to the matron as Captain ing in their gimbals illuminated their sails <sealed and crackled like 'sheet-, W es.laaver. When the ship reaches the tense faces as they gazed in on the iron with every slat, and the rigging' fl.hing banks, Jules and Frank find ; silent body outlined in the feeble glow and blocks were festooned• char to their dory damaged. of the candle stuck into 'the bulkhead. the cross trees, (To be continued.) "Gimme a blanket, some o' you!" CHAPTER EIGHT.—(Cont'd.) 'whispered Frank. "I'll cover him up." While the two dry -mates were ex -i After he had dosed the staring eyes arur-ing the damage, the skipper, mi..' and covered the silent form Westhaver itient at the de'.a•y in getting the : felt the weight of responsibility rest- WhenBabyCries. A new-born baby needs to cry 'to expand his lungs. Fora very young baby fifteen to thirty minutes a day is not taco emelt erying. Infants get red in the face when they cry; they scream loud and strong. This is one of their daily forms of exercise, It is good: for them. If ran infant cries too long or too often it is not 'normal•, This cry will be a feeble whine or a weak moan.. It niay be caused by pain, temper, hurls ger, illness or habit, A cry of pain is.usually strong and sharp and spasmodic. Baby may on tract his features or draw up his legs,, or show other signs of distress. A cry of hunger is usually a con- stant, fretful cry, rarely strong and.; lusty, A cry of temper is long and atrong g g and violent. It is usually accompanied by kicking and 'stiffening of The body. A cry of illness is fretful and moan- ing.. A cry from habit is often heard even in very young babies. It stops 'when he.gets what he wants. Let him "cry it out," It may take'an hour, and it may take two or three, but if you are sure your baby is comfortable and rot in pain, it is better for his sake, as well as for your own, to train. him rather than to "spoil" him. This rule applies at night as well es during the day. yt Curing a Bad Habit. s. My boy had the very bad habit of eating too fast, He would sometimes empty his plate before I had finished getting everyone started. I cured him s by bringing in an a alarm clock and giving him a specific time in which to finish his plateful. If he took all the time, he got a reward in the form of something he liked especially well for dessert. If he "bolted" the food, he had to snit in a corner with his face to the wall while the rest of us finish- ed the meal.—R. W. can beau a horse et jumping. Many men lave jumped heights exceeding p, Y , an six feet, and widths exceeding twenty - sleep, 1 I 1 do a little readinn"said strung along the brine -drenched alleys four feet. Eight feet is, I believe, Frank "T bought some hooks in Bee - they heaved upon the •ice -filmed, ropes, something like the ,record height for a ton last time an' I ain't even looked while the sail went up with a snap -horse to clear,, and twenty -saran feet then! ever yet." And• they rolled into p?` g of canvas .and banging of sheet is the longest known jump by a horse. theirbunks—Jules to sleep, and Frank As yet jumbo! 1 fat yer lib' for starving, ?were again Nie man to fsrget his troubles with the ex; Draw away!" And= Westhaver spun shows liis superiority. Professional plaits of John Ridd in "Lorna Doone. ; the wheel over chile the schooner fastershave gone as much as forty Thele epr carried his temper far side -wiped a cresting surge. into a days without food. No horde, dog, the whale sax days they were on the burst of spray and: rodded down to the ghee grounds. He never spoke to them, nor e p, or ox can match thus. The only pressure of the breeze. "One liar''- creatures, teat, can emulate this feat would c ne look J them. As faas he dred good miles t' Race P'int," he mutt- are those which hibernate during the w•as e�ncern,ed Jules and Shortywere not aboard. This state of affairs con- tered as he schooner untilh'theedthe eomp�assplunegdle winter, such.as the bear, badger, or tinned unrt'_•1 one night, when, with ae wavered at north; `an' it'll be'tack, squirrel, and these, we must reniem nor' -wester making up, they were tack, tack all tie way with this blame•• lying -to. Ince-wasted bbl•owin' dead in our teeth." It was after midnight, and Frank .mood he shouted. "Aft here to th' was rt, '•4.1y awakened by one of the wheel, sorneone! John Simms, you bet= men who bunked aft in the •cabine ter take her for a spell while I wind his voilaverl Wes haver!" he said, and th' log and put it over. Keep her his voice was. shrill with fright "Side- :chose-hauledshe'11 look up 'bout peas takenbad in his berth .an is no'bh.witih a gc,od full." ask'most fur n ye. Hurry! for I think he's. The tardy daylight came at.last and "I have," was the 1'eply;• "a doctor 'most gone."would be� foolish to let a good custom - revealed a. chilly expanse of wind_ Frank was out in an instant and lashed black -green sea. Streaked and &like nie die." pulling on his boots. "What's td.' mat- laced with foam the V4Te,stexn Oceaii ter with him'? What happened?'' { *� The man answered: and the heads combats creamedi -: n white -watered craning out of the tiers ,of hunks' crests and the wind whipped the listened• for his reply in half fear:: wave lips esti, in a whisk of frorsen, "Burst eoli'rethin' Mills innards. Ihail-hke ,shot, which'slashe'd• across the woke ,staggeringch l-1 h A New Contest at the National Fair. ter, are an a state of suspended anima A circular just issued by the Cen- time - adian National Exhibition Assacdation Business Tactics. in the Lumsdien Building, Toronto, herald's a striking innovation in the "You seem to have a good deal of faith in doctors,"' said Bronson to his invalid friend. up t'hear him gaaspin' in his berth an' lve . schooner like e whip of o lash th' bloodt was pourin' out. his mouth are which slaveebite l ke the �sithere of sanwinter nose. Hurry, : Frank! He was jest g ga'sgisi' your name when Heft him t'' wind—a wind laden. wish' particles of tome fer'arda" {frozen spray which cuts the face until 3 t In less. time than it takes to relate Frani starts,',andi which the men in Frank was elbowing his waythrough i their •w'atk have to 'bu'tt into, glancing : Lost. ---A silver -mounted comb by a the silent crowd of fishermenstanding for. their own safety at the cresting youngleclyAwith rubber teeth. in the cabin. A candle inserted in a 11)i11ow's under the,. sou' -wester thatch - in th sticking-tommy was burnin • 'inside the' or tbe,upr used ,arm. skipper's g i The cold was cruel, and men s+tainp; Nearly one-eighth of the surface of pe partitioned -off berth, and by, ed bellow vriGh dine icicles farm.iitg ori :Sweden' is covered by lakes. its feeble glimmer Frank could see the old pian lying upon a huddle of Isloodt- stained blankets and breathing heav- ily. Kneeling down beside the bank, he took the skipper's limp hand in his "Skipter," lie said quietly, "here 1 em Westhe er.' Microscopic Writing. A Frenchman has written on an or- dina,ry..postcard 28,7.54 words --125;000 letters. The writing is said to be leg- ible to the naked eye. It isn't where a man starts but what a man stares that gives him status. alk and Cotton Clippings 1tuitathle for Patch -Work and Fa'tcy-Werk. Large Package sent for fifty cents, or three dor a dIo1- lir; s'tanl+ps or honey order. 1,1. J. 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