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The Brussels Post, 1929-1-16, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST An Ideal Use for Money Received at Christmas THAT Christmas Cheque you received—was not its real purpose to make sure your Gift would be useful as well as beautiful ? And where are these qualities so perfectly combined as in a fine Watch ? Proud indeed will be the gift -giver when vnu dis- play as your choice one of our distinctive time- pieces. Come in ! We'll gladly help you select a suitable design for just the amount of your Gift -cheque. J. R. WENDT .JEWEL -ER WROX F.TER 11M111.1611.51•111•1•11,14.1111 The Car Owner's Scrap -Book (By the Left Hand Monkey Wrench) TO KEEP FEED LINE CLEAR. , Remove drain plug or drahi valve , from gasoline tank and carburetor occasionally to drain any sediment, The dirt in the gasoline does not pass into the cylinders along with the gas vapor, but collects a'c the bottom of the tank and carburetor, and may . clog the feed line. WHEN THE LIGHTS "POP OUT" ' A poor connection between the generator and battery will cause headlights to flicker and "pop out." The tendency of the generator to build up an excess amount of energy and deliver an overload of current!, when connections happen to make good contact can be avoided by care- fully checking the wiring and Ugh - telling all connections. IMPORTANCE OF OIL FILTER : The oil filter is an effective device for removing from the oil the metal particles Which have been worn oft the operating parts, and takes out any dirt which may collect in the oil through careless filling. It also , cares for the hard particles of cur.! bon which drop off the underside of the piston. These are caught in the filter- This dire can be taken, out of the filter. After a year's use or so the filter cat be easily replaced, if n ecessary. ATTENTION to IGNITION SYSTEM Overhauling the ignition is a sim- ple job that consists of the follow- ing: Inspect starter, Clean and ad• I just distributor points. Check all i Ignition wires to see that they are not oil soaked. See that battery connections are tight, and not cor- roded. Set up generator charging rate to take care of increased load in winter driving. Inspect spark Plugs, adjust gap. Replace plugs it old ones have gone 10,000 miles Cheek lights; see that coltnectiona I are tight, ensuring good service, as lights tyre used oftener in winter. rtepiace bulbs if they are dim. RADIATOR REGULATIONS A. radiator is the "temperature control" unit designed 'co keep an engine in the pink of condition. Proper radiation means good engine performance. Impaired radiation means loss of power, knocks and everything else that checks the effi- cient operation of a car. To fun- ction properly, an engine should operate at the highest possible tem. perature under the boiling point, and the radiator is so designed as to keep the water at the proper temperature. That is, the radiation space between the top and bottom tanks should be just enougrk to dissipate sufficient heat units so that the temperature of the water will not mount above a given point as it passes through the water jackets of the engine. By do. ing this 'che radiator saves gasoline, prevents excessive use of oil, and reduces the danger of tight or "frozen" pistons. It saves gasoline because in an engine operating con- sisteetly at the proper temperature the combustion is more perfect. 11; saves oil by keeping the pistons at just the right snugness through maintaining en even heat. See that the radiator is not only properly cleaned out at least 'cwice a year in a special manner that removes all sediment from the radiator itself, but clean out all he accumulated rest, silt and scale from inside the water jackets. If this is done, one may expect to have a perfectly func- tioning temperature control system and Al performance of the engine, provided, of course, that as good car is taken of ocher parts of the ear. Check up on the wheel alignment of the car twice a year to increase tire mileage. The braking power of a car is soon weakened when attempting to Make a quick stop after the car is going at full speed. Be extremely cautious when driv- ing over streets where ice has bcao formed. in spots. Traction is un- equal, and skidding is likely to be unexpected. There are two things that will help bring a car safely out of a skid. One is to turn the front wheels hi thc dir- etion of the skid. The other is to remove the fool from the brakes at once. Warm up the engine when trying to get the car out of a snowbank. A cold engine stalls if not run fast, and the wheels spin if the engine runs fast. when the clutch is engag- ,libion.1.10011m101•••••••• Special Announcement Having been appointed Distributor for the hrysler Corporation We offer Cars at $.695.00 and up, including six different models, viz, : Plymouth 4 ; De Soto .6 ; Chrysler 62.6 ; Chrysler 65 6 ; Chrysler 75.6 ; and Chrysler So 6. All with the. longest wheel base of any small car, also hydraulic 4 -wheel brakes. Come in and look them over. E. O. CUNNINGHAM BRUSSELS ed. ••••••••••••••• Watch the upper radiator hoe( eonnoction, It gives out first because 't carries hotter water than the low- er hose connection, and hotter water is more destructive in its ef- fects on hose lining. To bang the wheels of the car 0- gaInst the curb when stopping Is likely to throw them out of line and cease damage to steering knuckles and drag links, Somethnes the dam age is orious; sometimes it only re. sults in bad alignment and e01180, queet extra wear on the front tires. WITH THE FL! • • 0 esameaceesstaseas......... Not Included. The Governor of a Spanish prison has been charged with sending his 'prisoners borne to 'their wives every evening. We understand that the prisoners have been complaining that this was not included in their sentences, es es -ts A New Theory He: "Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?" She: "The chicken comes first, then some egg follows her!" * * ' Back t othe Farm. Successful Business Man—"Well, I am rich enough at last to retire from business." His Friend'—."What will you do?" S. B. M.—" I shall buy the little farm I ran away from and go there to live." • Only With the Dog "With whom wns your wire quarrelling last night?" "Oh—er—she was scolding the deg." "Poor beast -1 heard her three's - en to take the front door key away from him." et. * Well, Nurse! Father (awaiting news): "Well, nurse, will it use a safety -razor or a lipstick?" •I• •It• The Judge Was Married, Too The Judge (sternly) "Well, what's your alibi for speeding sixty miles an hour through the residence section?" The victim: "I had just heard, your honor, that the ladies of My wife's church were giving a rum- mage sale and I was hurrying home to save my other pair of pants." The Judge: "Case dismissed." * es Lazy. "So Brown married an heiress?" "Yes, he always was a great be liever in labour-saving devices." Bicycle Gone. George, whose only means of sup- ' port was his rich father, was :being married. Everything went well un- til 'the bridegroom had to repeat the words: "With all my worldly goods I thee endow." The congregation was then startled to hear a moan from the old man. "Heavens!" mut- tered Pa, "there goes his bicycle." ' et es e• There's a Reason I Of the 1,094 women who fainted last year, 1,091 fell into the arms of men; two fell on the floor and the other into the kitchen sink. * 6 6 The Family Would Wait. Tommy was meandering borne - ward much later than his usual sup- per time. .A friend of the family who happened to meet him said: "Why, Tommy, aren't you afraid you'll be late for supper?" "Nope." replied Tommy: "I've got the rneat." * elk Embarrassing Question Proud Parent (who solved in the A.E.F.)—"And that which I have just told you, son, is 'she story of my experience in the World War," His Son --"But, papa, What dui they need the rest of the army for?" * + Crime Wave. She-13ill, why don't you go straight? He—I can't. I've just been to an osteopath. There's a Reason. "I shay, conshtble, will you open my door for me?" "Can't you, open It yourself?" "No, I can't, First of all, I can't remember which house it is, end secondly, I liaven't got is keyl" A Das -Saving Device. Don't go'c married. Mineral Production It is gratifying to Canadians to learn that the Dominion . not only ee tablished a new record in wheat ens ductio» in 1028, but also reached 0 new high record in the produetien of minerals, which aggregated $27e, 000,000. This repreaente a gain of *23,644,000 or about 10 per cent,. compared with the total output for 1927. Perhaps tic no time in the history of the mining industry In Canada has there been such extents), (Unary progress as there was in 1928. The increase in production was general in all the phase of min. Ing, including metals, non-metals and structural materials. In making up the aggregate gain, 15 individual Products established new recorde. A gain of nearly U5,000,000 took place in the production of the metals. The output of copper age gregeted $91,944,000 pounds, white: shows a gain of more than one-third compared with that of 1927. It to interesting to note that about one- third of the entire mineral product. ion was in the Province of Ontario, in the production of fules com- prising coal, natural gas and crude petroleum, there was an increase of about $2,000,000. The produet- ion of coal was greater than in nay previous year, showing that Canada by degrees, is developing a doust sec supply of fuel, and gradually h tst• ening the day when Canada will he independent in this regard. The mineral indus'cry now ranks third te importance in the Dominion, being; surpassed in the value of output only by the great basic industries a agrioulture and forestry. Canada now ranks first in the production of nickel and asbestos, second in cobalt third in gold and silver, fourth m lead, and sixth in zinc. Without doubt the Dominion enjoys an en- viable position in the mining world, which is destined to improve as the years pass by. HARDHACK AND •ITS ERADICATION Harclhack (Spiraea tomentosa, L.) which occurs commonly from the Maritime Provinces to Ontario (per- haps sparingly in Manitoba, and also rather sparingly in Prince Edward Island), is one of our native shrubs which is only of importance as a weed when it invadee pasturer. in unclieturbed pasture land it enreads rapidly, and by reason of it size oc- cupies a good deal of space. It has been reported to the Division or Botany of the Dominion Experimen- tal Fern,* as troublesome quite a nuniber of"timmmns• g 111, Pnst few years, one correspondent, pro- bably from conviction, ratline it "heart -agile" instead of hardback. Hardhack is ofeenest seen in rong) and swampy land. bat no doubt because better land adjitiTling is broken up oreasionally, if not re- gularly.'" A crop rotation with re- gular ploaghing aml ettlfivat:on, pre - Cede 1 by a summer of fallowing, if necessary ti) go, the lend into arahle condition, will keep it from being a weed. In other land which must be left unbroken, the problem is more difii- ucit. Mowing with scythe, or with machine if possible is necessary at least once to prevent seeding; to kill or weaken the plants would re- quire repeated cutting. Sometimes considerable can be done by hand - pulling, Which removes more or less of the underground parts. The young growth which comes again after either cutting or pulling, it is claimed, will be eaten off to some extent by sheep if other pasture is not too good. In a scattered stand, or when somewhat reduced by the above measures, individual roots may be killled by application of a handful of salt in dry weather, Pro- bably the amount of salt necessary as a general application would he such as to injure the soil, but ex- perimental work on this and other points seems to be lacking. Two other native Spiraeas, the American meadow -sweet occurring chiefly eastward, and Narrow -leaved meadow -sweet chiefly from Ontario westward, are very similar to hard - hack in size, habit and abundance, and are frequently found with it. They may be distinguished from it by their smooth herbage as contrast- ed with the felty sterns and under surfaces of 'the leaves of bardhack. Their control would be along similar lines. A new glass has been invented that withstands preesure, heat and acid better than any yet known. Nearly 140 delegates from 42 countries attended the recent trien- nial congress of the International Spiritualists' federation at London. Ono million wasps, weighing 84 pounds were trapped in three weeks by A. Jones, a candy mantafacturer of Northampton, England, COCOA. .eierenati Joitatines van Houten t cut Preoess. so 11,10. A Ihtle over a d yars, ago royal ontvn, rani meted by Ibe 'eine el Ile- Neill, Hauck: to a young chocolate nutnufuela rt FL. CO, -.11.1111141 Joht.nu.,s van 011 invert - which atijo:5,.0 ti.e 'Gr c,te butter in the c<c-,a-lwan and by WW1' means perfected as pree1114 tor the iiinnufitAttre of de.''a.p-wder as 5,1 ItaUW it to -day. This product, li quality of which has it .n.,ioett unchatmtel, laid the foultil.illon of the lleurishing Manse Of O. J. yen Houten and Zoom The business was actually estab- lished at Amsterdam in 1815, but its greatest development has been since 1850, when 14111 under the auspices of the inventor a tactoty was itatab- llsleel at the nearby and picturesque teen of WI.VF), Whore 11 bus since been continuously developed. It was here that the centenary of the inven- tion Was UO1.4/1114.41, 14.0..111b,VB of the cocoa and chocolate industry froin ell parts ot the world attending to usty (loran,' 1. the Meal orr of the great inventor, The festiviiles last- . ,1 and were honored by the utt;nclti:utttDute...,_liuster of Laiuia:dt.ah,.ILiiitioiiliti. WORLD'S (111EATEK1', ------ Oeyser In Yellowstone Park Is in a State of Activity, Furious and expllsive activity has • been manifest roc+ ntiy by the world's greatest ge,t set'. It is in Yellowstone Park, and, with the t•xception of the now extinct Excelsior geyser, it is the biggest ever known. It i2 0 Titan of its kind, hurling water in all directions and reaching an at epee- height of du to 70 feet, while occasioual spurts reach 100 feet. Its crater is a huge ellipse, 100 by 120 feet. in 11.5 two diameters, and 8 feet deep. The volume of hot water It ejects is tremendous, and the run off pours through a four -foot gap to a depth of eight inches at a rale. of 125 feet per minute. The spurts continue at fif- teen or twenty-second Intervals for three or more hours, and it stages two of these long eruptive periods every twenty-four hours, When an eruption 'eases the gey- ser crater It dry, with the exception of a small assure and several boiling mud springs along the north edge. The end of the eruption comes as suddenly as the beginoing, and the last of the violent steam explosions seem to be as energetic as at first. MOVIE STARS. Said to Ile the Clutmplon Letter - Receivers of the World. Cinema stars are said to be the champlen io ,..Y -Yr -c, 1Yoys• Pt" the rel',rtS from Hollywood, the "1011 mail" shows no signs ot It has I(' 11 r.,eltoned over 22,250.00o le. t..rs trent melt year to screen favorites from their admir- ers. The postage on these letters ex- ceeds $4;45,1.1,0.00. mid tin- replies, with the photographs tinet cr. nearly always i' (((1(10 co,t. $1,1,:;`,•"eo• A larg... peec:•181e, of 111. fetters COMP from i 111501, a et` 1,11141Z ti) the secreted, s '0 ,'1U ecen artiste is obliged to employ to ilol \FL!: thiF correspondence. Few are 11,4011— and this is what the stars rind most regrettable. Howt,ver bik., their mail bags may be, tiny m, 110 untnys glad to reeeive (go. 21(8(8 11011:et 50000 11011 asrist them- in their work. cm -HAY To visit? German Judge Decrees That Fish Have No Feeling. Do fish suffir whi-,,aught on a book? AGrnm8 jtmd oohits 1.1,..i'VeFd that ash have 00 t..:,111L,s elm vial WA sifter 1(1(111 An,, her authority dtelar,s that fish undeubtodly have a sense Of tonsil and, therefore, a S)1$' feel- , ing, althowth an0t.0, are 00 Ow opin- ion that they do not suffer pain. Flult are cold-blooded, which is probably the reas,,n why their feelings are d iff emu t. Proof is impossible, but it is known that they have a highly - organized sensory system. TM- faet that they dance about after being caught seems to suggest pain. The R.S.P.C.A. have obtained sev- eral convictions iu the Old Country against persons for cruelty to tish. Concert in a Cavern. A. concert was given recently in the famous subterranean eaves of Poe- tumia, fifty miles from Trieste, in which a choral society and a band drawn from fifty towns and villages took part. The caverns of Postumia meander under the earth for ten or twenty miles, and among many pecu- liarities contain a subterranean river. In the centre of the subterranean galleries there is a vast hall called the Mythological Hall or the Elysian Fields, nearly a quarter of a mile in circumference, and which can hold probably from 10,000 to 20,000 per- sons. The dome or the hall rises more than 300 feet, and is decorated with crystals of huge size. Fantastically - shaped stalactites Illw veils and cur- tains hang over the various passages of approach, Possibly True. A commercial traveller calling up- on a WOW C051011101' 1/1",e0at'OCI by mis- take a snapshot of his fiancee instead of his business card. "That's the arra 0 represent," he said. The customer examined the some- what determined -looked features of the young woman. and returned tbe photograph with the remark: "I'ra afeald you'll never be manager of that firm!" African Lung Men. These fish have the power of filling their air -bladders and burying theta- setees in mud, thus escapieg the et- feeli oZaroionaca dronithtzl. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1929 ICELANDIC PARLIAMENT A THOUSAND YEARS OLD Canadians to Join Excursion to Ancient Land of Their Ancestors. Montreel, January 14—New that the has turned into 1929 and, con- sequently, 1930 has come a step closer, the Icelandic people of Cana- da, in common with their compa- triots scattered in other lands away from the little island in the North, are beginning ‚so look forward more eagerly than ever to the millennial celebration at Reylcjavik a year !rem next june. Iceland, tho' fountain head of mod. ern democracy, organized the world' oldest functioning parliament in June 930, and there is not an Iee- landliheart that does not beat with pride at the thought of comMeenerat- ing the coming of the millennial. The Icelandic government has plann- ed fitting celebrations and is issu- ing invitations to representative bod- ies the world over to send delegates, The Canadian National Railway and the Cunard Line are coeoperitt- Mg in the 'transportation of hue - deeds of Icelanders and people of Icelandic descent, and a special steamer will be prepared for the ex- cursion, sailing from Montreal. The service on board the steamer will include Icelandic dishes of popular favor, games and sports, and a news- paper. While most of the functions will take place at Reykjavik, there will be a ceremony at Thingplaine where the original parliament was organized, and there will be minim: sus excursions inland, revealing to some for the first time the rugged, austere beauty of Iceland, and to others bringing back happy mentor -fee. SUMMARY OF FIGURES SHOW INCREASE Accidents Are Still Mounting for 1928 — Compensation Board Hard Hit by Manassoo Wreck and Hollinger Mine Fire. The summary of figures for The Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario for the year 1928 shows that there has been awarded in benefits during the year $7,0e7,946.93, as compared with $6,084,654.87 during the prier year, the present year's figures being .made up of $5,901,- 439.39 compensation and $1,166,- 507.54 medical aid. The accidents reported numbered 79,398, as compared with 71,979 accidents during 1927. The fatal accidents showed an increase from 429 during 1927 to 553 during 1928. In December there were 6455 accidents reported including 3.6 fa- talities whieh was somewhat lower than November when 7021 reports were reeeh'eti including 51 fatalit- ies. Commenting on these figures It B. Morley, general manager of the Industrial Accident Prevention Asso- ciations has called attention- to the Flashing Eyes Laughing Eyes Downcast Eyes Eyes tell Your Character The prettiest of dimples—or lisp or et sigh, Neer can compete with the charm of the eyes Brawn eyes for strength—Blue for generosity—Gray eyes for jealousy—Sparkling eyes indi- cate beauty, yes, and good health, tooi Do your eyes sparkle? Are the whites clear or are they tinged with yellow —indicating an our -of -sorts condition.— due to constipa- tion? if so, you need stoAcya.VELLOW11,40614.1yff • Pist-r; Try a regular daily course for a short period. Your eyes will soon tell the .4 VegetaGle story 00 improved Produet health. Read about Character tram the Eyes in futurr Be ',a, 4,ry v.^.•e. 5.11 411111=11111POYamiomiPMMEIS=AMilla division of employers by the Com- pensation Act into Schedules 1 and 2 and Crown Cases. The Crown cases are those of the Federal and Provincial Governments. Schedule 2 includes the steam and electric rail- ways, the telegraph and telephone companies, school boards, munici- palities, etc, In Schedule 1 there are approximately twenty-five thou- sand industries, these being by pay- roll largely the manufacturing in- terests of the Province in which there has been a remarkable in- crease in employment over former years. The plants included in Schedule 1 showed an increase in the number of accidents reported during every month of 1928 except in January only when the figures were lower than in 1927. The total medical aid awarded in 1921( shows an increase of over one hundred thousand dollars and total eonapereation awards over six hun- ried thousand dollars. The accident fund of she Board received several heavy blows daring 1928 including the Manassoo disaster and the Hol- linger fire. Records now available indicate an inerease in 1928 over 1027 of eight pee tent in employment, an increase of eleven per cent in total number of accidents reported to the Work- men's Compensation Board and an increase of sixteen per cent in total awards by the Board. The Cost of Living. Helen: "So Peggy's new boy's a Scotchman? How does he treat her?" Mabel: "Very reluctantly, I be- lieve." New Things Are "News" VERYlmember of every family in this com- munity is interested in the news of the day. And no items are read with keener relish than announcements of new things to eat, to wear or to enjoin the home. Yon have the goods and the desire to sell them. The readers of THE POST have the money and the desire to buy. The connecting link is ADVELTISING. Give the people the good nolVs of new things at advantageous price!. They look to you for this "store news" and will respond to your messages. Let us show yon that "An Advertisement is an Invitation" , • .