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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1924-11-20, Page 3e 1f{1*8tson for the Detours` i'hcs' pro feller was a "tenderfoot." He hied -beau a city man until his thir- tietll yea~; then. he had gone to ,tho, niountain,;, • Next,to putting saddle and bridle on a• ule he found the hardest job for a tenderfoot was to keep to the road. In that country there wore, strictly speaking, no roads at ail. A road Might Start cut all right, but in a little while road and creek bed became one. Then perhaps;• leaving the creek, the • T•9 rand extra , ood is ''the . 'road• . .....:. r {j iV 011ld QCGUpy a�,a)IdGe I7e�l,de ...the, ,.. ... ; creek tor ta, while only to lose . itself OR,ANQ�� again in 1:he bed. • Frequently 'too the way tutted—lip over a,mountain where the inex,periensced eye would bo likely. to lose •i tentirely. One Sunday the tenderfoot 'was ,to preach twelve 'miles from houle: An ,elder el of u ee. tier of the church, v u t zed to act as guide for thoR reacher, and at the same time to notify the people of the neighborhood, Ile started almost at" daybreak, After morning service in the /noun- twin village the, preacher set out for. his afternoon a ointment. Two miles les. up the creek :was, the juncture of a sthall banCh that :Was now entirely dry, There the•preaclier saw a bit of • ..w1 ito rag tied to a.busis; theelder had left if as a signal far' him• toturn off and go up the branch. So it Wont for ten' miles • ,a strip of white marked' eacli' turn-off. Imagine the minister's perplexity when lie -cadre 'upon a forked stick stuck in the:niidclle- of the road.. On the prongs pe, the stick was, a square of paper, on which was printed in pen- cil: "Take 'trail up mountain ;through notch. 'Sure! Dangerous! The minister turned' his ruffle uii the. pnountain side.' . It' was a hard climb: After' belied passed through the notch. he saw with amazement that the trail only led, down' to the road that he had just' left. A little`' .farther .on, how- ever, the reason beanie, 'blear, The path led along the edge of a bluff, and a slide had• made part of the' way im- passalile The incident gave the preacher an illustration for the 'afternoon's sermon on the text, "Which leadeth;'thee by' • the way, that tlibu shouldst go." It is true that in the pilgrimage of life we sometimes come to a place where the road is ,,blocked, but, if a man keeps, his 'faith and courage,' he:. will find the way round and afterward will see that One wiser than man has marked the path for' him. The Apple Tree. It stood far down in the corner of. the orchard close to the stone fence, a beautiful old 'apple tree. Its feet were firmly planted in the earth; its 'huge trunk easily supported' its far- reaching spread of branches. To the Casual 'stranger it was, a tree that would awa tern admiration and perhaps invite hopes of fine' fruit. --in the autumn.. Whenthe first spring day's arrived it never failed 'to ; shake forth ' its myriad leavesrlustrous and shining in the warm sunshine. Then came the blossoms, thouand of them, pink and white .and billowy, round which the • sunbeanss played and the bees droned in never-ending chorus. • Nevertheless,—and it's too bad that "nevertheless" has to be written :into so Many promising lives•,—neverthe- • iess, despite its irreproachable conduct a great deal of the year, its brave ar- ray of 'blossoms, its. never -failing ap- pearance of promise, the old tree was to those who knew it well, like Charles. 'Lamb's poor relations, "a perpetually 'recurring nontification." None ,of us could refer to it without an apology. As an apple tree it totally failed inits mission in life. Leaves, yes, in abund- ance! Blossoms, plenty of them! But as -for apples, the thing nature :had fas-. hioned it to bear, it might as well have: " been a cornstalk! It never bore. The old tree is gone now. It Liras. cut down more .than ten years, ago when the old farm changed hands, but its most characteristic ' trait seems to- have communicated itself to, many of its human associates,. Ilaven't you- known folk•just like it? Leaves, -yes! Blossoms in abundance! Life, vigor- ous and abounding, always in evidence: Yet- all mere promise—empty , pro- ., raises ! • When the old tree finally fell it was consigned ignominously to ',the brush heap. 13ut it wouldn't even make good fire wood. The fact is it was not right at heart; it was only•a Shell, outward y fair toy book upon, but inwardly, full of decay. As we looked at It some words ' of Scripture, .slightly para- phrased, came back, to us. "As a tree is in its heart so is it." A Children's Music Story. A little more than one hundred years ago, in the, year 1813, to be exact, there was a war in Italy, and the sol idlers raided a little village called Ise Roneole. .A poor -woman hid with her •.little baby` in the belfry of the village church' until the :soldiers had.. gone away. The little baby wail none other than Giuseppe •Verdi, whogrew up to boa very famous coniposser. Giuseppe, like all famous musicians, was corn - yelled to' work very hard in order to : succeed Eventually, however;•, he was appointed as an or,anist, and later,, tinieu he reached the age a2 twenty-six pears, 'his first successful - opera was roduced in Milan. Doubtless' you have heard mother :and' father taut ' about the opera "II Trovatore," and ,;"possibly you.have heard some of the well-known gins ondthe plane or player piano in your home. Other o1 Guisep.; re's operas are. °'Ai&i," "Ri,goletto" and "La Tras'.hta.". Gulseppe Verdi died in 7961. ION *pIDD T.ON 8 iAIdBJ,VT.�e Y i�. .,,. YDR.J:J provtnolai Board of Health,,Ont,arie Health. ter. ,�Efiddleton lad to answer uestiaa4 on &etlbtie; idea Will 14e glad wi .,.: ten. through this column, Addreee hist at Ei 6di ti li1}{owse, Ebadisn Crescent,' Toronto. What„of o a leu d 1 oz.. are is y due, in some measure, to heredity, but en- vironment also plays a great part in your -disposition and general charac- ter.'; If you are surrounded by uplift- ing andennobling influences; the ten- dency is forou to become ebetter Y man or evoman. It, on the other hand, your;surroundingsare mean, squalid or debased,'there is little likelihood of your leading. a '`life above, or even equal to. that •bf ,the average mortal. "Show me the people' you associate with,” says one ,authority, "and I will tell you what you are." .Of course' there are exceptions to this, and in our mind's eye we can recount at,least a few great Men who have brushed aside their , forbidding environment and -risen toheight fame,. but.as a general rule our surroundings and' ex-' ternal 'influences play a great part in 4115419.11,6011 what kind of people we really are. There is little need of . emphasizing the importance of heredity. We do in herit traits of character from our 'brothers P, arents but • `'sometimes there are ,great differences even among and, sisters. One may have generous traits, the other mean and hard as - We have. s'ent millions that you may go to--- -steel equipment —double "track , —rock ballast. powerful locomotives 4.daily California trains; including the exclusively first-class California -Limited. —Fred •Harvey meals Throe h Pullmans : g via Grand Canyon' - Natibrial:Park: open all the year 281 - • ' detail B'. T. Hendry.antaFe . GenR. Agent S, 404 Free Press Bldg., Dyetroit, Mich. Phone: Main 694/ ,a nails. Brothers and sisters may not even resembleeach other in'looks. We are strange, nervous mechan- isms, we humans, fearfully and won- derfnil'y made. T: Ballenger of New' B. g York, at a convention of paint and varnish- makers, told this remarkable story of the effect of such a commonplace thing as wallpaper: "A y oung soldier, mentally wrecked by shell -shock, was experimented on by doctors. Taken to a room where everythingw .as 'a baskets and tris etriega for 11sir g nets., x The wood l,tSelf Ira ices in btulcliuf . � ITE C L E An oil pa1n1 Will bear fruit within seven years after the ,young tree is • From a Lady Ma0 Y'7e11 by Dr. planted.- 'Ihe -fr•uit; comes in what is called a regime, which' recetahies a huge hunch Qf fzapee;,each fro, t the cluster` Is aI>pr°oirately the gigs of a large date. The outer part, which is callea the pericarp, Is almost en- tirely yellow oil inceced in a tlrlck Skin. imbedded in the oil' is the ker- nel, which contains a finer ail. The. fruit is boiled flown, and the kernels are drteeeanci exported in bags to Eng,' land, where they'ire broken open and - the oil in them used for making mar- ga,rine: For, hundreds of •years the ,natives d the gatli ere fruit of the palm and have" extracted the oil, The waste at first was enormous; the blacks ; threw', away the kernels' because they were unaware- of the ;.valuable . sub- stance inside. London :Erid The folk, that live in London; They.`cross with little heed t a The bridge their, fathers budded To carry tb_esu at need, The four that collie toLondon, n r Hotfoot from everywhere, They loiter •bY the arches,. And lift theu..eyes and stare. And, London -born or strangers, Men ariras before they die The famous ..bridge of London, - Beneath the London sky. --Eric Chilman. THANKFUL vivid red, he shrieked with agony. Oncenanmother has used Baby's Own Then they led him to a primrose yel- Tablets for her little one she would low room. He sighed heavily and use nothiu,g else. The Tablets give drifted, into deep sleep. Kept in this such results that the mother has no- room, he rapidly recovered to normal. thing but words of praise and thank - Ballenger says scientists have dis- fulness for them. Am covered that a rooin furnished in a s ong the thous dark color tends to cause melancholia ands' of mothers throughout Canada andan aversion to work. A red room who praise the Tablets is Mrs. David temporarily stimulates, then reacts in A. Anderson, Now Glasgow, N,S., who nervous headaches. Blue induces calm. writes: -"I. -have used Baby's Own Green .seems to impart happiness and Tablets, for my children and from my vitality. Yellow makes people ami- experience I would not be without able, contented,' soothed. This is a them. I would urge everyother good tip when ,you redecorate your home. mother to keep box of the Tablets in the house." The Tablots are a mild Too often en we are the. victims_ `of en- vironment, ' What a lot of harm can but thorough laxative which regulate be wrouht in .a familybya hard- the bowels and sweeten the stomach; g hearted and thoughtless parent! How drive' out constipation and indigestion many children have left the old home- break up colds and simple fevers and stead because they did not receive any affection or even consideration! Lack of sympathy and lack of interest among membersof a family are the cause of many a wrecked home. Theri too, the common practice of nagging or fault-finding is bad and often leads to dire results. An environment •that is pleasant and helpful makes for a higher and better standard of` living and the re- verse ,tends ,only: to .produce .unhappi- ness, lack of. interest in' things ;worth while and'',a •,general disposition to take.,,a distortedevieau.offlife,,;.: The Oil Pall. ,IInlike .the .date and the ,coconut palm, the oil palm is. not at all well known.. Nevertheless, it' fs exceeding ly_useful. ,' In the Congo,; writes IMIr Isaac F. Marcosson in An':A.frican Ad- venture, and , for that matter in vir tually all of West Africa, it is the staff of life. Thousands02 years ago 'the Egypt- ians used the sap for, embalming the bodies of their kingly dead. To -day ,the oil palm ,not only represents the most important agricultural industry of' the colony,—it has long since sur passedrubber as the preniierproduct -but it has'an almost bewildering variety of•,uses. It is food and drink and shelter. From the trunk the na- tive his wine; tivo extractsfrom the fruit comes oilfor soap, for salad dressing and for margarine; with the leaves the native 'makes a roof .+for his house; with. the fibre he makes his mats, his The CORN STARCH that for sixty-iiye years has faithfully res. pposewlie.nded o every demand of the hou Rita far aho BDWARDS6 URC'Rklpe Roddr� TIM CANADA STARCH CO., LIMITED MONTREAL psa6e s aho of ' Edwardeburg Sliver doss Starch make teething easy. They are sold by medicine dealers, or by mail at 25e. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Cross the Atlantic on the "Paris.'' "The liner, she's a lady," wrote Kip- ling, and he must have had in mind this namesake of the world's 'enchant- ing, capital, the "Paris." • At -first sight of this thorothbred of; the seas, the grace of her dekign iiupressei`you even more than the immensity of her pro- portions. a The "Paris" is French in every line and detail. The furnishings, the cuisine, the conveniences, the com- fort, the ,atmosphere of culture and luxury are essentially French.' When you walk up the gang -plank you are in France! You enjoy ,six days of your visit to France before ,you ever set foot on her soil. Famous Parisiandecorators: have made the cabins de luxe as fascinating as the rooms of any great chateau. In the magnificent dining salon one recognizes the same Old. World'cour- tesies that make dining so delightful in fanitus Parisian cafes and hotels,. and the same masterpieces of culinary artara ef r o fe ed for the .traveller's os joyment. The kitchens of the "Paris" are a marvel ranges of polished steel and gleaming nickel -long rows of steam 'serving tables -devices for tiaieing the cooking of delicacies -white -clad chefs who take pride` in their work ;of converting raw material into tempt- ing dishes. On the "Paris"children' have the happiest of voyages. Governesses who speak both English and French-, take entire charge. They teach French, or- ganize games and supervise the child- ren at mealtime. Plenty of 'toys and a Punch and Judy show every day! So entertaining is it that the grown-ups love to visit this happy haven and, join in the merriment of the fortunate lit- tle folk. • The gymnasium is equipped with every contrivance for the maintenance of physical condition. The promenade deck and the sundeok. afford,oppor- tunity for healthful exercise, The fresh ocean air gives lest ,to the morn- ing` walk, and you rimy •play deck ten- nis, shuffleboard,`golf,,or 'a variety of other e orfs rep You do not need ten -Wait until yon reach Paris to enjoy the novelty of the Boulevard meal od'the cafe ter- race, with its trowel's and, shrubs'' and tiny tables, you may sip.luxurioirsly, while looking out over an ivory -crest- ed, •jade -hued sea. For the evening there is the music of a famous..orchestra for Glancing in the Grand Salon; concert progranunes and often the impromptu appearances. of internationally known artists, Tho Anglo-Saxon • visitor acquires something. of the French capacity' for enjoyment, for the care -free laughter that makes one young again;', this re- mains an unforgetable inspiration; One of the French Line ()Muss is situated at 61 Adelaide :Street west, Toronto, where information is prompt. 1Y suppiiod Minard'e Liniment for Rheumatism. "1 wish frou} my iteal•t.1, could 'per - suede every tier so 1 who is }gun down -in .health "to give Dr: GVilliarns` Putt Pi ls'a.trial."' Time: writes, Mrs, Louie Mitchell, Oak 1'•nt, 1wr- tlfc r tee) -"Abouoit a. ,e tr ago ho 1 was a weak woman, sulfei•!iig lrpiu a run uown system and it 1"l:pveriehecl'blood. Any little eyg3'libn, would cauae my legs totremble end cny healrtto throb violently. 'I could not -sweep -a room' or' walk fifty` feat' ay ithout being ex- haunted' Then began taking Dr. Wil• liknis'.Pink Pills and after takipg'only 6bo.et 1 am"as well and strong tee ever. . X canwalk a.ndl run." witroutstopping ev, 5er' few seconds gasping tor breath as previou`a1ys • Dr. Williams'',Pink. Pills Will, be, nvy standby in the future' if; ever my bided needs, building up again," and 1 s•hali °always' find 'plea- sure in r'ecorninending thein to anyone neeua tonic.m" Therine: are any :troubles, due_ to weals', 'watery blood which can easily be overcome 'by a fair use of Dr. s' Pink Pills. The sole mission of 1iam i$ ine is to enrich and ri this 'medic 1 u z?'y the blood and when. that is done all the varied symptoms, of ,anaemia dis appear, and good healtii returns; Yon can get these pills through g any dealer in medicine or by nail^at 50 cents a box by writlng The Dr. Williams' 11Iedi- eine Co., Brockville, Ont, Vast Store's of Food "hat ,e Neglect. c Why don'tyou eat insects Nearly vegetable getable and animal- Y ever Y g contributes something to the world's food store, yet insects are neglected and-Laccording to some authorities- wasted. I Why is this? It is not because sects are not good to eat. In'.past times they were eaten and relished by many races, and even to -day some tribes: in Asia and elsewhere' make them a part of their diet, Europeans eat snails and frogs, and crabs and lobsters, which are not very different from insects but the onlyarticle of food we : actually obtain from insects is honey. In the Bible there are several in- stances of insects as food. Moses teller us of the Jews eating four kinds of crickets, and John the Baptist lived on ldcusts and wild honey: The an` cleat Greeks also ate locusts;` and to. this day many of the peoples of Africa and Arabia regard this insect as a great delicacy. In North Africa the natives collect huge' numbers of grasshoppers, which are eaten raw, as well as boiled or fried. Insects not consumed ^ -,^0 are dried in the sun and store.' fcr future use. , The ancient Romans used to eat the larvae of beetles. I'abre, the famous I entomologist, tried the experiment I himself. ``Roasted," he said, "they are juicy, tender, and tasty. There is a certain flavor of roasfied; almonds, with a vague aroma of vanilla." The oborigines of Australia .eat moths, which they catch at "night by . means of torches, while in Mexico there are certain tribes which make bread from the eggs of water -bugs. In Central, America., also, honey -bugs are • a popular sweetmeat. During a famine in Ireland about (three hundred years ago cockchafers were cooked' and eaten, aA sectine I x ;in' 'vs Interesting fa t6e( talks on the pfRadfo swift -moving progress of science and the arts are sent into the air nightly from radio sta- tions by world-famous authorities. ` As a means of •keeping posted on the progress of mankind, radio is unequalled. For re- ception so clear that you seen tobe in the room with the lecturer use a CONIPITCA Radio Receiver.` Write for, descriptive booklet PD TEE ' :MARcONI Wii2ELESS TEL CGRAPI3! co. or ' CANADA MONTREAL EASY TRICKS No, 341 ,. Mind Reading, .. A pack off cards is shualed by the spectators and the : performer is blindfolded, t 'n folded, He' takes the cards, in : hie hand, face downward. He names a card and turns the top card, face. upward. It is the card he :named. In a like manner he names halt 'a dozen or more cards, The tricky depends upon theex- but of. much ereises of little skill old-fashioned. "nerve." In the per- former's pocket are eight or nine. cards arranged in a definite order which, the performer has memor- ized.' In the .same, pocket is a handkerchief. After ,the cards "in thep ack are shuffled, the performer pats them in a rather untidy heap on the table. He reaches into ,his pocket and brings out tile .handker chief, and: hidden by the,hanker d chief, the pre -arranged cards. He places the handkerchief carelessly on the table. With a little care he can manage that the hidden cards will fall onthose which have been shuffled, While he is being blind- folded he picks up the cards and squares them neatly. "Reading" the cards :is then simplicity !tself. Ile should never "read" all that he has pre -arranged. (Clip this out and paste, it, with other of the se?•tee: Inc• scrapbook:) A Bac1 Giiess. Two artistswere wandering about Spain. One day, after a long walk, they arrived at a shabby little posada In a village near a big town. • They -mild not tall[ a word of Span- ish, and were half- dead with thirst. The sun was so hot that they didnot dare to drink wine, so they decided to try to get some mirk. One of them drew on asheet of paper a picture of a cow. .The other jingled' some -coins in his pocket. 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