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The Brussels Post, 1929-11-27, Page 6lil'ial?NES AA"Y, NOV. 27th, 1929, THE BRUSSELS ;PAST HAS A TEMPTING FLAVOR— AND HIGH FOOD VALUE SHREDD WHEAT With all the bran of the whole wheat The crisp, crunchy shreds of whole wheat have a delicious flavor when heated in the oven and covered with hot milk. Here are vitamins and mineral salts and everything the body needs for perfect nourishment. Delicious for any meal An Unknown Benefactor The Evolution of the Red Cross Movement. The name of Flounce N:ehtingale is known and blessed in every coun- try of the world ; but how few knew the name of Henri Dunant, the o°nder of the Red Cross Mev ^tent" There :s a vers direct connection between the En:-lish nurse and the Swiss doctor : for Dement himself teIle us that it was Miss Nighting- alee work for soldier- in the Crimea that inspired him to walk over the battlefield of Solf,:,rnio, so that he might judge for himself the condition of the wounded after a battle. The tortures which he wit- nessed determined him to devote his life to the establishment of an international agreement by which it might be possible to remove and care for the wounded without dan- ger of attack. By Convention of Geneva in 1863-4 this agreement came into being ; the sign of the Red Cross was adopted as its sym- bol ; and the movement, inspired by Florence Nightingale, and planned by Henri Dunant, was crystallized into international law. Underthis agreement, both the medical servie- es of armies and the voluntary so- cieties of the Red Cross, are rend- ered "neutral" in the war zone. Whereever the Red Cross goes—on persons, places or property —there is eace. y a series of conventions, the spire of the Red Cross has been extgnded to include naval and aer- ialiwarfare, so that hospital ships and ambulance planes are able to carry the sacred symbol. It may be used- to protect communications between prisoners of war and their friends ; and the lives of many Can- adians in enemy prisons were saved in the Great War by food parcels of the Canadian Red Cross. When whole populations became refugees as their lands were laid waste by war, the Red Cross was called into action to feed and clo- thes them ; and when, at last, the Treaty of Versailles and the Cov- enant of the League of Nations ended active warfare, the Red Crest was named in the Covenant as a means of healing the wounds of war. From service in war to service in other disasters, is but a short step. The American Red Cross has blaz- ed the trail of disc: ter relief ; but the people of Ontario experienced the value of this service in the Great Fire of • Haileyhury in 1222, and the Cochrane typhoid epidemic in 1923, But pity is not content with re- lieving suffering ; it seeks also to prevent it ; and s0 the most recent development of the Red Cross move- ment is in the direction of prevent- ive work. It is an active auxiliary of Departments of Public Health where they exist, and where they do not, the Red Cross prepares the way for them. The Junior Red Cross enlists the children in the Crusade for good health and good citizenship. Through its various types of nursing service, the Red Cross car- ries on both besides nursing and health teaching in the homes, as in Outpost service with which the peo- ple of Canada are familiar. Where there are no training schools for nurses, the Red Cross is establish- ing them ; where they are efficiently conducted, the Red Cross co-oper- ates with them. Always preserving its connection with the wounded and handicapped soldiers, the Red Cro continues in peace, to visit them in hospital and to render a thmzsand services of rememberance. The inspiring example of Flor- ence Nightingale, and the organiz- ing genius of Henri Dunant, have built up a mighty superstructure on the foundations of PITY, PEACE PREVENTION. We do well to cele- brate, this 1928 year, the Centen- ary of the birth of the unknown benefactor Henri Dunant. 9 HAS UNIQUE HONOR• A close-up of Bugle Major C. A. Day, M.M., of Ottawa, who was chosen this year again, for the eleventh time, to sound the "Last Post" and "Reveille" at the Arm- istice Day ceremonies in front of the Dominion Parliament Build - ince. irerepliele There are a great many ways to do a job of printing ; but quality printing is only done one way—THE BEST. We do printing of all kindsf and no matter what your needs may be, from name card to booklet, we do it the quality way, P. S,—We also do it in a way to save you money, lite Post Publishing .Douse11 PXCICT,IIYtI `nflra 19I,I910P211if , Deecrlption. of How New Sleepers Are .prepared, ,Although steel sleepers are uezzig experimented withouu 13ritish rall- ways, the balk of the track is still, laid on wooden sleepers. The follow- ing describes ;tow the new sleepers aro prepared. At the sleeper creosoting and chairing depot, huge square stacks of sleeper lengths meet the eye, and railway linesare spread out fnnwise. amongst these turrets of timber. The wood Is first allowed to ma- ture, the stacks being specially con- structed so that air may circulate freely around each individual timber and dry it. Buttoomuch exposure may cause the wood to warp and split, so the stacks are erected with narrow alley -ways between the rows. Small truelts, hauls -d by a powerful petrol engine, are loaded with soason- ed lengths when tltc' time arrives for creosoting baptism. Hauling Its heavy load of timber -piled trucks, the pe- trol engine contrasts strangely with the powerful steam freight Ioeomo. rive and loaded train which has just arrived to augment the thousands of sleeper lengths already in the stacks, In the first workshop the small trucks are run alongside a sawing and boring machine, which cuts the wood Into the required lengths, and bores two, three, or four holes througb the sleepers. Endless chains pick up the finished lengths, and trucks or cradles, accommodating forty-eight sleeper lengths each, then proceed to the cylinders, Three long cylinders, with bolted doors at either end and fitted with steam -heating pipes, receive six load- ed cradles of sleeper lengths at a time. The doors are closed and bolt- ed, and an inspector in an adjacent office carefully watches by means of three gauges the conditions in the interior of the cylinders. The temperature is first raised by the steam -heating pipes to about 170 degrees Fahr., and a partial vacuum created by pumping out some of the air. This process thoroughly dries the wood and evaporates stray mois- ture. Liquid creosote is then allowed to run into the cylinders from ser- vice tanks below, .and fills up the space created by the partial vacuum. Finally, the crosote is pumped in- to the cylinders until a pressure of 130 pounds to the square inch 1s reg- isteredon the gauge. By this time the creosote has penetrated into the very core of the wood, but different types of timber require varying treatment. When pressure Is released the unabsorbed creosote Is allowed to run back into the tanks, and after the cylinders have been allowed to cool for an hour the sleepers are taken out• The next operation, which tabes place after the sleepers have cooled down, is to affix the steel chairs or rail grips. This is done In a neigh- boring shed, where electrically -oper- ated chairing machines rapidly screw down two chairs at once into the boles previously made, large squares of felt being placed between the chairs and the sleepers to ensure smoother and better running of the trains. NOVEL FISHING CRAFT. Will Search as a Research Boat at Alexandria. A boat of unusual form and con- struction is to be launched from the ways at Fraserburg, Scotland. The vessel, El Hoot, is to serve as a re- search boat under the direction of the Fishery Board at Alexandria. The ship is to be equipped with a beam trawl, a seine net winch, her- ring nets, and sprat nets, so that the seasonal fishings in the Mediterran- ean may be followed. A peculiar feature of the boat is. a Ash -well, measuring seven feet by nine feet and a depth of thirty 4nchea. The top of the well is completely sealed over save for a small hatch, sufficient to allow a man to enter to remove live fish as required. .When the trawls are hove in, it is intended to pass the live fish to the well, and it is thought that a littiq over a ton of live fish may thus be brought to market. The vessel is 47 feet in length, with beam of 14 feet ? inches and draft of six Feet aft. A 36 h.p. Petter engine, burning crude oll, has been Installed, from which a speed of eight knots is expected. Like British fishing boats, El Hoot will carry a small mizzen and a email foresail. It is not intended that these sails should aid much in propelling the vessel, but rather to serve as steady- ing factor whilst working in rough seas. To give increased deck accom- modation, the stern is eeniahed off in cruiser style. Puzalesome Pr'onnnclations, I wondered why, when Mr. Hough- ton was here as U. S. Ambassador, he was called Hooton, writes Looker -mi in the London Daily Chronicle. I thought the usual pronunciation of his name was Howtnn. But now. I am informed by a representative of the English branch of the family (whish dates back to 1100) that the proper way to speak of it le` Hawtnn. Here Is yet another puzzle for the unfor- tunate foreigner trying to learn Eng- lish. He knows plough, cough, dough, enough, through. Now he finds that "ough" may also require him to say "ave." But Lord Houghton. I believe, was addressed as "Rowton." Originator of Income -Tax. It Is a curious fact that income- tax was "invented" by an Oxford don Dr, Henry Beeke, a fellow of Oriel College, who afterwards became Dean of Bristol. Beeke was proreeeor of Modern History at Oxford, though his real forte was finance, and he fre- quently assisted Vansittart with the "budget" during that statesman's long tenure of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. Disgruntled tax -pay- ers will learn with, grim satisfaction that Dr. Beeke lame to a sad end. ;He died In eine at Torquay, whither he had fied for refuge from the "Bris- tol riots" at the time of the first Re- form Bill. INGHAM Monumental 111"1" --WORKS Has a ,Largeand oanpiete stock of Family Menoriais in newest designs at very reasonable prices, Call and see us before piao- ing your order. R, A. SPOTTON Phone Offico12e Wingham Hol+eo.259 Lamb Consumption Increases The consumption of lamb and mutton in Canada is evidently rap- idly increasing, During the year ending wibh last March ; upwards of 40,000 more sheep and lambs were slaughtered in inspected prick ing houses than during the previous year, This statement which appears in the Report of the Veterinary Director General for the past fiscal year is accompanied by the less favourable statement that there was a decrease in the number of cattle and hogs slaughtered at these abat- toirs. According to Robert Barnes, the! Chief of the Meat and Canned Foods Division, the packers are making increased efforts to im- prove the guality of the products they turn out. These institutions looking to the development of the home market are manufacturing more and more of the finished and prepared meats ready for the table. According to the Report which is published by the Department ofp -Agriculture at Ottawa there were! slaughtered at fifty inspected estab- lishments during the year tinder re- view 1,008,835 cattle, 649,994 sheep and 2,453,704 hogs. Besides a few head • of goats almost 200,000 head of poultry were also given in- spection within the Meat and Can- ned Foods Division •of the Health• of Animals Branch. RETIRES FROM LEADERSHIP 4. A. McGillivray, 1(.C., of Cal- gary, who has resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party in Al- berta ,according to an official an- . nouncement. He swill retain ,his seat In the Legislature. The Journey's End (Grenville Kleiser) The long road, the short road, • The road we all must wend ; The road that leads to Somewhere, Leads to the journey's end, The plain road, the vague road, When men and women go With eager, hopeful, rapid pace, Or leaden steps and slow. The high road, and, the low road, The path of joy• or pain ; The pilgrimage to Somewhere That never turns again. The path of flowers and sunshine, But few will tread that way ; For most the path is stony, The 'sky o'ercast and grey, By long road or short road, A road that we roust wend, We'll surely meet at Somewhere That marks our journey's end. O Morgue Melodies Here Lies The Form Of Hector Smear, He Thought The Mushrooms Tasted Queer. TWO 'LITTLE SLAVES isle Government, After Strong Representations, Abolish Hai Tsai In Hong Metrix, The sound of a littio girl sobbing as 1f her heart would break mime to the ears of an Englishwomen new to Hoag a Honggh9,. Slive,p" was told it was "onlysla .Slavery under the British flag! The slavery of defenceless little children in the Crown' Colony of Hong Kong; The Englishwoman could hardly be- lieve such a thing possible. • Ole yes, she was told, .it Is a Chi- nese custom,Poer people sell their girl chlldren to become household drudges and worse. They aro called Hui Tsai; Sometlines they aro 11I - used, but sometimes their' masters are kind. So why Make la fuss? It was the custom out there and the Chinese would resent any interfer- ence., Ilut the Englishwoman insisted on making a' fuss. The cries of the girl Clave in the next house would notlet her rest. In her efforts to get some- thing done she Offended etiquette and broke red tape, and her husband's career in the navy was ruined. He stood by her in her battle for the de- fenceless girl sieves, a battle which broke her health. Private representations were mada to Mr. Winston Churchill. Seven Years ago he promised that the Mui Tsai system should cease. But the other day we heard that this terrible stain still rested on our honor; In a Britian crown colony little children were slaves. .Although it was a Chinese custom the best Chinese opinion was opposed to it, and the Nationalist Govern- ment's program provided for its abol- ition. So Chinese opinion was ahead of British opinion in this matter. Hong Kong was administered by men called Christian and little girls were bought and sold there. At last public opinion would en- dure it no more. The British Govern- ; ment in 1923 made an order pro- hibiting the Mut Tsai system. After some months the House of Commons wanted to know what steps were be- ing taken to enforce the order. Now we hear, the 'Hong Kong Govern- ment has notified the girl slaves that they are free and warned their mas- ters that they must let then; go. The 1923 order has been repeated and this time it must be carried out. Let us always remember 1929 as the year of the freeing of the Mui Tsai under the British flag •- for if our British word Is once more broken every woman in Britain will want to know the reason why. We must as- sume that it is meant to be kept this time. The pity is that for hundreds of children it comes too late. Some of them are dead, some are ruined. But there shall be no more of them. In rejoicing over the victory let us not forget the Englishwoman who paid so heavy a penalty for defending the little slaves more than seven years ago. A gentle, genial little wo- man, conning from a country rectory, and shrinking from disputes, she yet had the• courage to defy officialdom for the children's sake. Nor let us forget the Englishman who was told, "If you do not stop your wife mak- ing these protests you will have to resign or be dismiseed Prom the ser- vice," and wno answered: "I uphold what my wife Is doing." Their sacrifice has not been in vain. Compulsory Car Insurance M>.toh diversity of opinion exists thing of value, for the fees that are eon'ipelsory automobile accident in- sei'ance .law, But 'the prevailing view, probably, 'Is that greater pre•' taction should be provided for those who suffer injury to their cars or persons through the negligence of careless' drivers, 1n England b compulsory insur- anoe law has been drafted that is of a drastic character. The penalty for not carrying insurance against injury to others is t , A fine of $2.60, Three months' imprisonment, Suspension .of driving license for at least one year. In addition to this punishment a' penalty of a fine of 3100 is propos- ed for failure to carry the 'certifi- cate of insurance. A measure of such severity would be given a rough passage in this country and it may be questioned that the British parliament will al- low a bill containing the provisions quoted to pass without making im- a portant modifications. If m compul- sory insurance bill were to be put through in Ontario license could not be secured until an automobile license could not be secured until an insurance certificate was pro- duecd. It might also call for the fur- nishing proof that the brakes and lighting equipment were in good working order. ;The provincial government in- tends to reduce motor license fees. ENGLAND'S ANCIENT INNS. Houses of Entertainment Which ('ln;lnt Long History. The Chandos Arius, Edgware, which has just been closed, was one of the oldest inns in England, and had been in operation continuously from the eleventh century. Other houses of entertainment claim even a longer history. The casual traveller might think that, if signboards do not lie, the Fighting Cocks, at St. Albans, is in- disputably the oldest inn, not only in England, but in the world. For it claims to have been established "be- fore the flood." Inquiries, however, will reveal that this was not Noah's local affair. Still, there are portions of this inn that are very old, being part of a building that was standing while England was divided into a number of little independent king- doms, long before the Norman Con- quest, n Another inn, the Bell., at Findon, in Northamptonshire, is said to date back to the tenth century; and the George, at Norton St. Philip, Somer- setshire, claims to be the oldest li- censed house in England. It is a fif- teenth century building, and,a fine example of the old English inn. Ches- ter also has more than one fine old inn, and may furnish another claim- ant. • Great Tea Drinkers. English folks probably load the world as tea drinkr•rn, Teti tuns first publicly put up for sale In London in 1651 as a novelty, and fetclied 50s. a pound. China tea was almost rxcln- sitely eunsutned until about 1820, wle n the plant wits accidentally els- covered growing wild in the Hillside forests of Assam, From that time lit- d(a became the greatest producer of the tea best enit,,d to the I.'ingiiah palate. They are tell te'a-drinkers now, and even the "strong silent man" will File his afternoon cup with grate Mi - mess, though It was race considered a very effemluute drink, Takaltlenw Falls. The stream which cuiminates in the famous Takakkow fella in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, is fed by the melting waters of the Wu- pui:k 'tceflild which heir upon the summit of the Great Divide• Flowing down the mountain for over half a eine it reaches pile precipice that walls the east side of the Yoho valley, Here it takes an lhitial leap of 15,0 feet over the edge, then, gathering It- relf together, falls in a glorlous tui•• take 1,000 feet down the face of the 11111, and finally tumbles in a mag.. •"fieent cascade of 000 feet into the ,'aho river. VISITED JAPANESE EMPEROR. Hon. N. W. Rowell, who is on the Canadian delegation at the Conference, at Kyota, was one sel- ected for special honer from the Japanese throne, The honor was regarded as a signal mark of Jap - nese esteem for Canada and the indication of the prestige already achieved by the new Canadian leg- islation in Japan. O • Ypres Salient To -day Silent and Overgroy., Reapers have been busy in the fields of Flanders. Where the God A reduction of fees is always ac- of War for more than four years ceptable, but automobile owners )gathered his awful harvest stood would be Tess eager for it in this yellow with corn. case if they were receiving some- The stolid Belgian " peasant sil- thing of value for the fees that are ently gathered the fruits of the charged. Much might be said in earth wih scythe and hooks, erects favor of the operation by the gov- his . tale group of sheaves, and ernment of an automobile inspection plows afresh the cleared ground fn branch that would test brakes be- preparation for a new sowing. fore and the annual license issued Even the soil is not allowed to lie and whenever in doubt about their idle for long in this frugal efficiency. The average driver is t country. averse to driving with defective I And while the men and women equipment and would test his car, labor at the more arduous tasks of more frequently if he knew where the fields the children lead grazing he could get quick and reliable ser-, cattle along 'narrow strips of herb - vice at a minimum of cost. (Toron-, the character of the implements of to Star.) age. A picture of simple rural life 1 receives its finishing touch from COUNT MICHAEL KAROLYI . The Count, who was head of• the People's Republic of Hungary in 1313, will visit the United States and Canada early next year on a lecture tour. Re has been grant- ed permission to enter the United States after a controversy with the State Department lasting four Years. WE WONDER WHY Little Bobby (studying hymn- book) : "Auntie, why does the lit- tle saint sit on Satan's knee? The hymn says, "And Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees." husbandry in use. Modern machin- ery is a thing unknown. Every- thing is Bone by hand or horses, the latter harnessed to the most_ primitive contrivances by means ,of rope. Perhaps it is because of the ceaseless industry of the people and the fertility of the soil, which enables a rapid succession of crops to be grown, that the traces of war have been so effectively re- moved. Except at Hill 60 and in ruins of the Cloth Hall at Ypres there is not to be found over the whole of the Ypres salient to -day a trace of the devastation of 1914-18. A truly wonderful recov- ery. Trim cottages stand where there were blackened ruins ; gone are the shell holes ; German dug -outs, built to resist the fury of shell fire and equally impervious to the rav- ages of time, peep here and there from the yellow corn as it waves in the summer breeze, and' look— and are—as innocent as sheep. shelters. There is not even anything sin- ister in the appearance of Hill 60 on a bright summer day. It might be on the annexe of an English fairground. Stalls have been set up for the sale of war souvenirs, and, on the crest of the hill. No Man's' Land canteen blazons the an- nouncement that here may be ob- tained those bottled beverages which are peculiar to the English taste. Bluebells never ring. Cowslips •• never slip. Crocuses never grow. trwr.LOOK AT YOUR LABEL ream Wanted We pay Highest Cash Price for Cream. 1 cent per 1b. Butter Fat extra paid for all Cream delivered at our Creamery. Satisfaction Guarlinteed Brussels Creamery Co. Phone 22 Limited 1,