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JOCK'S TE MS
A Tale of the Malta Hospitals.
By ALBERT G. MACKINNON.
CHAP. I. IIIS TASK. I They were Bulgars prowlin' shoot lice
"Jock, we have a case for you in ghouls, robhin the deid an' wounded.
Ward 10,' said the surgeon cheerily I"was lyin' in a hollow, art' sae weal
as he drew up at M'Gowan's bed,
,The,ulredan' aIle mon had hie back tae
man is ,in the dumps and he will not. P aced on without turnip'. I'
give us a chance to make him well. saw the shadows o' several eftor that,
Try your hand on hint, like a good an' I heard gasps an' cries, an' kenned
fellow, and find out what is the mat -I fine what they were up tae; sae I keptter." ' verra quiet. Then the pain began in
re -
It was not the first time Jock 11,1c-, my throat an' legs, an' I eudna Gowan had been entrusted with such maul silent ony Langer. I pied twa
commissions. He had a wonderful three cries, though my voice didna
way with him, and no probing of the seem like rim, I thocht the Bul-
surgeon's knife could go so beep as; gars mid hear an' search for me, but;
Jocks artful questions and tact£n„ I was in that state that I didna care'
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1i.nt•; 1'cr llama Nerc;ertl•
In the care o1 the sloe as in every -I
thin„ dee in the world, there .are t5;ol
mollis -the d.iflt o;t and thee
So much depends upon the ear . of the•
sick, that the average housekeeper,;
with lam Meroa_td work. ae r..lLlluy
and anxiety, is prune to forget how
much ::he owe,. to herself both in care;
and eunsidcr•ttion, She owes this rare
for her own sake and the sake of those
depending on her.
One cannot caro for the siek unlees
one is physically fit. The woman who
sits up night sifter night with her
patient is 'doing herself a grave in-
justice. She is also being unfair to
the patient. A nurse, however thor-!
oughly trained, must have a regular'
amount of sleep, fresh air and nourish-
ment. This assertion is contrary tot
very current ideas on the subject of
nurses who are "trained" and there-
fore—some suppose—do not require;
sleep. Only cases of the gravest and
most unlo.lsed-for emer•
what happened. Weal, I kept o m gency snoniUI
sympathy. Few secrets could defy histsts eP P y cut a nurse off from her rest.
methods. It was geyionesome, everyroans can tell 'ye, to
Every person requires enough sleep
`Ay, weel, Il'1 dae my best., I'll find; feel that there was nane to heed. It to keep the brain from becoming be -1
oot what the niaitter ,1's, onywey, h
replied in tones of confidence.
"His name is Roderick Macpherson
He has been seriously wounded, and
unless you can buck up his spirits
chit, it may go hard with him. He ha
got something on his mind that i
troubling bin. His moaning an
groaning are caused by mental dis
tress, not physical, You must draw
out his worry—"
"Like a poultice," Jock interropte
with a laugh. "Weel, I'll get it oot
never fear; an' maybe that'll reliev
him.'
"Thank you, Jock;' said the surgeon
as he turned away. "You are working
your passage in this hospital. I think
we shall have to get you put on th
permanent staff. You are the most
useful man in the place."
Jock smiled. He never seemed t
need encouragement, but a word o
well -merited praise is always a stim
ulant. Getting into his invalid's cheir
he began to wheel himself through
the ward, greeting the various pa
tients with a cheery sally ns he passed
along. Out into the corridor and the
adjoining ward he steered his way
and pulled up at a bed above which
hung a Scotch bonnet.
"Hee they gie,in' ye caster -oil
mon?" he asked in his quizzical way
A face that was like a map of Scot-
land, or, rather, a photo of its moun-
tains on one of those cloudy days when
its scenery is a study of shadows,
looked up at him from the pillow. Rug-
ged, weather-beaten, darkened by a
perpetual frown, it was that of a man
with a grievance, or something worse.
The heavy eyebrows intensified its
sombre aspect, though they did not
hide the keen scrutiny of eyes very
much alert.
I has been clothe' response,
car-
bolic," was the glum response, though
it dud not lack just a bit of humor.
Maepherson had caught the mood of
his questioner,
"Gey strong stuff, that. It'll burn
ye, mon," said Jock, feeling for a clue
o the liatient`s real malady.
"Ay, it does that; but it canna burn
e' the rottenness that's in heee"; and
the wounded man pointed tragically to
his heart.
It was evident that Jock had won
his- confidence.
"Tell me hoo ye got yet' wound,"
aelsed Jook.
"Which?"
"Weel, we'll begin wi' the ate in
yer leg, an' then ye can tell me t.boot
the deeper ane in the heirt."
"There's• a connection atween the
twee, began Macpherson. "Il; was
durin' the attack on the Bulgur lines
that I got knocked• ocrt. We had ta'en
the third trench, an' then had to retire.
A shrapnel burst beside me, an' emp-
tied itself intil my legs. The doctor
has lost coont o' the bits he has ex-
tracted. I lay there unable to move,
juist lookin' up at the sky, 0 watched
the day breakin', for oor attack had
been at nicht. Never afore had' I ob-
served sae intently the sun risin'. I
had naethin' else to dae, an', strange
to say, I didna feel ony pain, but only
a numbness. I cudna move my legs,
and sae I lay on my bads. Sune I got
near o' the sun•than I wanted, It had
the range o' me a' richt, an' it didna
miss its mark. My lips got pairched,
an' then my tongue began to swell.
It felt juist as if I had a piece o'
red-hot iron in my mooth•. There was
only ae thocht in my mind, an' that
was water. I thocht o' a' the drinks;
T had ever drunk, The vision o' the
well in nay miner's hack-gairden cam'
afore me. Aince or 'twine as I dozed
aff I ,imagined myself workin' as hard
as T end at the haundle, but the water!
didna come. I tried to turn ower on'
my side, but the moment I 'attempted
to move a hundred spikes ' seemed
driven intil my legs, an' sae I had to t
gin that up. I longed for nicht. It
prayed for it, but it looked as if my
prayers wed never be answered, an'
the sun had forgotten to move on, i
as it did i' .the days o' Joshua.
got tired o' my thochts, hut I cudna e
get awa' free them, Then at dust it
egan to get cooler, an' never hae I
blessed a sunset mair. X didna ken
that there was waur in store. For a
while I felt cool an' contented. The
stars cam' oot, an' it was nicht, an'
'wi' my held on the grand I lay guzin'
up at them wi' moray a queer faney
in my mind."
"Ye didna feel feared.?" interrupted
Jock.
"No at the time," answered M'ac-
iplterson. "Xlut it wasne Tong afore I
Wgot o stun; that sat my hairt'thrunpin',
hen it was quite dark 0 began to ee0
figure, movin' abnot 1' the nicht..
At first I thocht tb.at maybe I was
d'`^ t t n ; hot nnr, e' (hent came quits
eke reel 1 ceci bells hen o.:t,
o wud be .1' the sma` 'oors o' the mornin
that I pricked up my ears. I heard an
• answerin' ca' free the direction o
the British lines. It wasna loud,, bu
a; mair like a whisper, an' had a note o
s caution aboot it."
s! "It wud pit fresh courage intil yo,'
d; said Jock.
-I "Ay, I'll never forget the music o
;that ea' i' the nicht. Mony's the tine
'; fogged. The danger that may result
by a person who is half asleep .and,
' utterly weary, measuring and adtuinis-'
t tering a medicine cantaining poison,
t
cannot be over-estimated. The gravest
, results have followed suety mistakes,:
all because physical endurance was
overtaxed.
• It is a well-kncwn fact that patients
i I hae heard the human voice in son
d an' speech, bot never did it soond sa
welcome as then. I forgot a' aboo
el the Bulgars, an' shouted back, Neare
an' nearer cam' the answerin' voice
Then a' o' a sudden it ceased, juin
when I thocht relief was at haund.
called again an' again, but there wa
e' nae response. Then day bean t
' dawn, an' 1 kept the chance was lost
1 I dinna like to think o' the awfu
o horror o' the next day. The sum wa
f mair poetiless than afore, an' m
- tongue seemed to burn the inside o
my mooth. I prayed far daith to end
nay misery. Then as nicht cam' of
- again, an' darkness gathered coon
me, a new fear seized me. I feared
then I was gsun to dee, an' a' o' an
instant the thocht gripped me that
wasna ready, The sin o' my pas
rose up afore Inc. Whiles I think m
, mind wandered, for I thocht I saw
. the deid bodies mond me movin' an
crawlin' up taa Inc, an' their deid
eyes lookin' intil mine, an' eemindin
Inc o'a' the evil I had done. I began
to realize hoo wicked I had been. Then
ae sin stood oot frae the rest."
"What was that?" asked Jock with
intense interest.
(To be continued.)
g who should know better, have a way
e of imposing upon mothers or others
t whom they love and who ?ire trying, to
✓ care for them. They refuse medicines
• and nourishment; they will not follow;
the doctor's instructions. The doctor!
s is constantly discouraged—oftentimesi
o • unkindly criticized. j
But let a nurse who is an absolute!
' stranger come into a sick room and;
s the patient obediently exits tip and
y swallows medicines and eggnogs! The
' very gruel which was refused after a!
weary mother had climbed the stairs'
d with it for the fortieth—m• fiftieth!
—time that day is cheerfully drained -1
when the hand that holds it is a'
1 stranger's. This is unfair all around
t and nurses realize exactly hely the loss:
y of sleep, aching feet and tired hacks
, can undermine one's nervous system' t
until the poor. over -wrought body is
"too tired to sleep." But if one plans'
one's work, observes eunetnality and
insists gently lent firmly, that the ea -
;
tient observes punctuality --in rareiv-j
ing medicines and treatment—there
would he time for the hone -nurse to' d
rest. •She should ander tand how! c
simple it is to do one's w&rk the easy;
! way and thereby obtain better and; e
greater results. t
In almost every home there is a' o
• medicine chest. Just how carefully or e
carelessly it is stocked never occurs:1
' to one until the moment of emergency; c
COMM• r o
If the contents of otr medicine cup-�
board were checked up occasionally
there would be less confusion in the
household when accidents occur,
First, place your medicine chest
where you can reach it quickly—and
keep it locked, or, at least, place it
beyond the reach of childish hands.
Keep a supply of perfectly clean,
soft old linen and flannel on hand; tear t
the linen into long strips and roll it t
! up tightly; pin it securely. Thus you t
are provided with bandages. A few c
narrow ones for cut fingers; thine
sl
often end you will get a similar effect
to tato use of en ice bag. ('1, even a
toted, fee/meetly wrung out of cold
water, answers for a cold application.
Only, he some to wring .it very dry for
the sake of the patient's comfort.
'reek up, hid inside the door of your
medicine chest or cabinet or emer-
gency cupboard, whatever you wish to
call it, the name of the doctor' or hospi-
tal to which you turn in case of need
•ani any telephone numbers that would
be used in case of emergency, It is
wise to be prepared.
When Little Tad Will Not Frat.
The statement is often made that
children should learn to eat whatever
is set before them.
In the case of the two-year-old baby
lust learning to partake of solid food,
this may be true. Take his nmilk.awa
and leave him with his dish of egg o
baked potato or milk toast, and, whe
finds the milk is not forthcomin
in nine cases out of tea he will e
the new food and like it. But with
older child such a practice is more ap
to be harmful than helpful.
Let me event: of my oven case. I d
not like bread. As a child I did no
care especially for it and at mealtime
I much preferred potato. From moth
e1', father, brothers, aunts and cousin
it was drilled into me—that I inns
eat it, that it wee good for ate, tha
it would make Inc etrong. In the en
I grew rebellious and did not cat as
touch bread as I formerly had eaten
end ever Mace I have had to force m,
self to eat it.
I knew two children who had ion
been the dese:tie of their mother be
cause they world not eat oatmeal, Sh
coaxed and pleaded, but to no ara.i
Finally she stopped mentioning tat
cereal they so disliked. Then on
morning at breakfast the children
found around each of their plates thre
dainty new dishes --n deep cereal dis
filled with steaming oatmeal, a tin
pitcher full of cream and a small pret
ty sugar bowl containing' sugar. I
was great fun for each to prepare 'hi
own cereal from his own individual,
bowl and pitcher! They had not done
this before. Neither child thought of
expressing dielike. They ate with
•elfish. Mother, wise as she was, ap-
peared to take no notice. The next
morning she pieced another food be_
fere them and they set up a clamor
for their oatmeal set --they wanted
oatmeal!
My oldest little lad decided that he
id not like baked custard, and so, of
ourse, baby brother refused .to eat it
One day while baking, my eye rest -
d on a row of small egg cups, attrac-
ive with their simple gold stripe dee-
ration. I had an inspiration! Every
hild loves tiny things, so, I thought,
f I bake the custards in those wee egg
ups, the little lads will eat them with -
et a question. And that is exactly
what they diel.
House Ventilation,
ntiltttion,
The aim id any ventilation system
-shottitl be to at'hiere a eonetant circu-
lation of ail', without musing a direct
cold draught There intuit be au ell.
t1•ant'n for fresh air from outside and
a leans of egress Inc the fou! air.
Chculutl111 is rapidly aecomplishod by
the difference e in temperature between
the inside and the outside air. The
greater the difference, the stronger is
the current, no that n very 050511l aper•
Lure in winter may secure as rnneh
ventilation as a witie.(Inen W111(1(ll5' in
summer,
b4 i,lrglie}t houses, with their open
fire grates, the chimney serves as un
excellent channel for the removal or
foul air. In ('anada. where we have a
ftlr,rnt:e i15 the cellar and eoek by gas,
we have, while immensely improving
the efficiency of our heating systems,
not generally provided any Means by
which ventilation is combined there.
with, Every furnace ought to have n
pipe connecting with the outside air,
which would bring in fresh air and
waren It Inc distribution tllreugll the
house. Tlleu, If exits for the foul air
were also provided, we should have
an ideal ventilation system.
Unfortunately, we lmtst, in the nta-
jorfty of existing houses, fall back on
the windows to let in clean aur. Al-
y though they are, at best, unsatisfac-
tory, tory, they can very often be improved.
To begin with, the type of doublo win-
g' dew which has no aperture except
at throe little }rales or a silt, invariably
an choked with snow and ice, should be
discarded. A sliding or hinged pane
should always be provided. Then, if
° the upper inside window be opened,
t the air must circulate between the
S two windows before entering tate room
and thus a direct draught is avoided,
s while the vohune of new air is readily
t regulated to suit the coldness of the
t day and the strength and direction of
cl the wind.
y'
Herbert Samuel, former British.
Postmaster General, believes that a
g great emigration to Canada will take.
place in the near future.
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1. The "Silver City" .is the name given
o to Algiers, the capital of Algeria, in
e North Africa. This city, which rises
in terrace form from the sea, is built
e of stone and the buildings are white -
h washed. Seen from the ocean in the
11 brilliant tropias] sunehine, it gleams
like silver.
Poise.
There are certain traits that people
are unwilling to admit they lack—even
though they secretly suspect a defi-
ciency. Courage, generosity, sym-
pathy are some of the most obvious
of these; few persons will acknowledge
even to themselves that they are
cowardly, ungenerous, or hard-heart-
ed. So, too, with humor. What men
was ever heard to deny that he had a
sense of humor?
But the quality of poise is one that
some persons covet quite openly, Ex-
citable people realize as clearly as
those with whom they have to deal
tate disadvantages attendant upon
their -excitability, When they are in-
dignant, they sputter and lase effect-
iveness. When they are confronted by
a situation that demands their best,
efforts, their intensity of feeling,
which ought to stimulate them, throws'
then a little out of gear; their men-
tal machinery does not respond to the
most urgent cranking. Afterwards
they lament the poor showing that
they made under stress and attribute
.it, rightly^enough, to lack of poise.
Even though they covet poise, they
like to console themselves by thinking
that no one can have poise and humor
both; but they derive consolation from
a fallacy. Some excitable people lack
humor as well as poise; some humor-
ous people have poise. After all,
poise is not a solemn ponderosity. It
conies from self-control; and often a
sense of humor is invaluable in ase,lst-
ing one to maintain or to regain self-
control. The people who show poise
in the ordinary relations and trans-
actions of life are those who do not
put an exaggerated value upon them-
selves or upon others rather than
those who overvalue themselves and
undervalue others, Egotism and self-
depreeiation alike prevent the acquisi-
tion of poise; one leads to sulkiness,
he other to facile surrender.
Employer's Time.
A plumber and a painter were work.
ng in the same house. One morning
the painter arrived late and the plumb.
r ;said to him
"You are late this morning."
"Yes," said the painter. "I had to
stop and have my hair cut."
"You did not do it on your em•
ployor's time, did yeti?" said the
plumber,
"Sure I did," said the painter; "It
grew on his time."
Long Distance Lens,
With a French inventor's camera
lens for long'dihtanee work it is pos-
sible 10 got a picture of a Man 860
yards away large enough to 1111 a
plate,
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tdlaard'o Y,inimout Gama Ytitaitltsria,
Three Favorite Salad Dressings.
Salad dressing, well made, is a sec-
ret every housewife should master.
These recipes are first class in every
regard,
Boiled Dressing—i;, tbsp. salts, 1
sp. mustard, speck of red pepper, ti
bap, flour, 2 egg yolks or 1 egg, 2
bsp. melted butter. 1-3 cup milk, 1/1,
up vinegar. Mix dry ingredients, add
ightly-beaten eggs and mikx well.
wider ones for arms and legs. The ee
pieces of old flannel are useful for ad
compresses or fomentations. Fold
them neatly; keep them in a small box
with the bandages and soma oiled
muslin or oiled sills, which will be
necessary in the event of fomenta-
tions.
Get a. bottle of antiseptic lotion from
your druggist, for cuts and scratches. b
Tell him what it is for and he will give P
you the right thing, for that is his ch
business. Keep vaseline, olive or Pr
sweet oil on hand and a simple lini- an
ntent for sprains or to rub on rheum- g
atio limbs. These your doctor will be
glad to prescribe or advise you about °n
when you tell him what you wish, Ab- 10
sorbent cotton in a little packet is al
necessary too,I g
A corked bottle ter covered tin of ; £1's
sodium hi -carbonate (ordinary baking
sada); a beetle of castor oil; fruit
salts; a bottle of Carron oil for burns'
(this is prepared by any chemist, be- 1h
ing a mixture of Iimewater and linseed ne
oil); all these are useful. A can ofm
mustard and one of flour, a large w
spoon and a bowl, if ]sept in a medi- Sli
cine cupboard, will greatly facilitate m
the preparation of a mustard plaster, cu
Linseed meal for poultices, a little no
camphor, smelling eats and a bottle w
of toothache drops should complete the
list.
Do not keep aspirin tablets or any
"headache tablets" or other drugs on
hand as they should only be taken
when /prescribed by a trustworthy
physician.
A. paper of sanity pins, a roll of
adhesive bandage and a pair of sharp
acisaors are good to sdtl to your fiat.
A wise woman will provide herself
With an lee bag anal a hot•ewa*ss bag,
Even though a woman living in the
eeentry cannot always get lee, there is
bound to bo very cold water id the well
or the spring. 11i1l1 your iiot-water bag
wale it and wrap it with a thin towel
or cloth, as oold robber le moist and
unpleasant to the touch. Renew this
1a otttter, teen mix gradually, and
d •vinegar very slowly. Cook overs
boiling water until the mixture slight-
ly thickens or coats the spoon. Strain
if needed and use cold. If the mixture
shou'Id curdle from cooking too long,
it can be made smooth by beating with.
an egg beater,
Thousand Island Dressing -1 cup
ottied salad dressing, 2 tbsp. chopped
arsley, 2 Veep. chili sauce, 2 tbsp.
opped sweet pickles2 tbsp, chopped
mento. Chill all ingredients, prix
d serve over lettuce, or other salad
•Bens,
Tartar Sauce—'I% cup bottled may
naieo dressing, 1 tbsp. chopped on -
n, 1 tbsp. chopped pickle, 1 tbsp.
topped olives, Chill and mix all in-
redients, Serve with canned or fresh
h.
Wet Rubber Cuts.
Wet rubber cuts much more easily
an clry rubber, and this suggests the
ed for extra careful driving of the
otor truck duffing tate winter months
hen the roads are in bad condition,
arp stones, car tracks, stray bits of
etal or what not, will inflict serious
is on wet rubber, when they might
t bother the same tire at all it it
ere dry. Drive earofully over wet
made.
If the little d'aughter's winter set
of white fur has turned dingy from
wear it is easily cleaned at home. Put
a :gallon of cornmeal into a deep pan
and set in the oven to get very hot;
put the furs into We and rub just as
if washing in soap and water, keep the
meal hot while doing this; then with
several good shakings the fur will be
Olean,
The first woman to travel in an
aeroplane was hdadame Paltierr, who'
ascended with a Male pilot at Turin
In 1908,
asleard'e tlniment Cocos Gorda. as
Striving For Success,
The ambitten to suceecd in what we
undertake, to rise lttglt :old go far is
r n ttru'.'1 one, and n worthy one, But
tt rthcr the naturalness or the Worth!•
nese tv111 (1)Zeiln the lien of ;to'lli::h or
tutftiir nssithetls in ntuonrp}is}ting the
001 le.
1f -our stanclerds are logia enough,
our outktok wide enough, our purpose
ooneentt•ated (a n dcr;ndcc,+,;tit'd I
enough, we have 11 lie t° our front out
side forces.
What we are in ourselves marks the
limitations of (5151' rncleavet ., mums
gunntly of our stic t s os.-- d, an ltlt,w.
el t.
C<
Iu India military bands are forbid-
den to play "Homo, Sweet plane" be-
cause of its pnthoe having so potent
an effect on the Itlnglislr people who
may hear it.
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When you get up late
A rapid brushing up of
the soap, a few turns on
the strop while the .
lather is getting in its
work; followed by a
once-over with your
AutoStrop Razor and
the job's done. Three
minutes altogether by your
watch. You can't beat that!
And you have a cool Blick
shave into the bargain.
To clean, you simply put the
blade under the tap, wipe it
off, then it's ready for the
next shave. No precious
minutes lost fumbling with
parts. That means more
time for breakfr:st, and a
smile for thc day's work.
Razor •-- Strop — 12 blades — $5
in a scat, compact case.
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AutoStmn lSuitdice, Toroata, Canada t
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AIRCRAFT FOR
Fid ►, �F }T PATROLS
EXP P ,NCE OF SEASON
JUST PASSED,
Proves That Improved Meth-
ods of Coatser'-� ai.ion Are
Still Necessary.
Otto direci s1t in which forest pro.
tection will probably be iutproVOd le
thrm,Ii the a+e of nircruft. During
the paet see:Ain, an experiment along
this lino has been maintained by the Maurice lee Forest. Protective Associa.
Hon, in cooperation with the Quebec
Government. using seaplanes loaned
by tiro Royal Canadian Naval Air Ser-
vice. Similarly, 111 the North-western
status, forest patrols by aircraft have
been maintained, through cooperation
of the U.e. War 1)eparment with the
National i s rest Service,
While these experiments have not
yet produced absolutely conclusive
(rosulia, they at least indicate' clearly
that aircraft will have un important
Place in forest protection in the future,
provided the gee -ellen of expense can
be met, One peiut seems very clear,
and that 10 that no ;natter what the
cost may be, within reason, It will be
much les;r then the average annual
loss sustained by forest fires. In the
United States, the proposal to that the
Federal Government adopt definitely
the, policy of fell co-oporation with
state asci private agencies. It being
assumed that a National Air Service
Is to be nuaiutuinod in any event, as.
signntcut to forest patrol would con-
stitute an extremely morel activity
when personnel end equipment are
not needed for national defense.
Aerial Patrol Ostsblisbed.
Under such an arrangement, with
tate Federal Government a€sisting,
through the assignment of aircraft
and aviators, the additional cost for
an effective aerial patrol could be
brought well within. reason. Existing
agens es can well afford to Incur more
expense in forest protection than they
are now doing, provided the. results
are eommensnrate with the increased
costs, and that twig would be the case
With aerial patrol now scorns reason-
ably well estr,bll •heti It is probable
,.
that smaller r elutes than These thus
far used fur this purpose -would prove
preferable, became rma'h cheaper lu
first cost air well as in maintenance
cud operation. Full co-ordination be.
tweed the air forces and the ground
emir would of course he a primo ei•
scntial. Li.ol: mit tower,; have minty
lanes prove;! their value in the detec-
ion of fire.; an sere/dans or seaplane
would take the place of many -such
elvers.
The systematic m ipp;ng of the
oantry, by aerial photography, is 00.
titer cloeely relates] activity, the pos•
ibilltlea of which are recelviug con
ldoraLion in both Canada and th
United States. In Canacin, it is re-
eivinl.the attention of the Royal Cana -
Ilan Naval Air Survive, the geodetic
urvey and the Geological Survey.
The St, 3iaurice Forest Protective As•
sedation, using the machines loaned
by,sthe Naval Air Service, mud with
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The. Corning of Winter.
Across the Northern hills he cane,
O'er frozen marsh and leafless wood,
Where yesterday bright Autumn stood'
With high uplifted torch aflame.
But yesterday those bare, brown trees,.
While yet Itis shrilling winds were
hush'd--
Felt bis Iean fingers touch—and.
biush'd
To drop their golden draperies.
Yet strangely where the wild rose gave
I -ler life upon a fragrant sigh,
His herald winds had piled high
Tho brooding leaves upon her grave.
With icy breath•upon the morn,
A frosty mantel white he weaves,
O'er stubble of the gathor'd sheaves,
And silver'd tassels of the corn.
Ilis dirges by the river's edge
He plays on broken pipes of Pan,
The shlveriug ripples heard and ran
To hide affrighted 'mid the sedge.
The rabbit too pslek'd up his earn
Within the swamp grass where he lay,
And woke to make his trembling way
Among a million frosted spears,
Within her home the meadow moose,
Upon the -North wind heard his shriek
Above her own affrighted squeak,
Nor dared to loots from out her house.
For pie --I smiled, Inc well I knew
Ole reign at mast could not be long,
Again shall lift tate lar'k's sweet song.
From meadows where his eaursera
Ilow,
Again a shy, sweet living thing,
A Dryad 'neatlt the loaves asleep,-
, Front out some violet shall peep,
And erarth sllttll wake and call it---•
Sistlugs
1,Vltat wonder then I smiled, although
lie swiftly ehergod adown the hills,
Actors the frozen marsh and rills,
Ant} gave sty cheek tt stfuginrg blow?
For alter Mini cants daffodils,
Aird plaintive strain of bluebird trills,
'file glaclnet's in i.ho air that thrills,
TIso robin's warbllug Moto --and so
1 welched with uuttllrii9hted c' o
ilia shrilling steede go flying by
From out a (Milling, leaden sky,
r-I1'q +i, q;;g, y-,;•;; 1 rd ftukos of snow,
t
Joe
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