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The Brussels Post, 1920-1-1, Page 6Car Kept Clean Has Longer Life. stronger the butter the better, It "The engine of a car can be mts- 1 s'hould be laid over the spot and be Ment tear leaders, Lloyd George, treated frequently before it begins to; permitted to stand for half an hour, Clemeneeau, Wilson and Orlando are complain, but the finish can be mis-♦when ,it will soften the material and all of mature or advanced age, omier treated once or twice then there is allow it to be removed with a piece along among the great managers be- nd finish left to mistreat," says an' of cheesecloth' ing as young( as forty-five. The same expert. I Holders --Loops made of webbing " The lack of washing' antithe es -1 and fastened to the bows beneath the was true of the Boor war, all of the 1 distinguished Eng,:slmten in command Old Men in Recent Wars. The world war has been called a NO RELIEF FROM young man's war because young men filled the ranks, but it was also an old man's war because old men were in _ command hardly one of the distill- PRESENTH. C. L. guished military leaders having been under', while most of them were over fifty. Foch, Joffre, Pershing, Haig and Hindenburg are all in the neigh- borhood of sixty. Among the .govern- sential knowledge of not knowing how i top near the sides with small screws at the front (with the exception of to wash a enr will go further towards I and big washers make admirable hold" Kitchener), as well as in charge of ruining the .appearance than any other' ers for parasols and fishing rods or the government at home, ranging in thing, The varnish of a new ear ,7s similar rharaphernalia, age front sixty to seventy, On the benefited and hardened by washing' Keep the Hands Clean ---A little Boer side Kruger was seventy, the. with clear void water, but mud that as' vasel7n° rubbed on the hands :before same age es Von Moltke when he won: allowed to dry upon the body takes ! commencing any machine 'work evrEl the oil from the varnish and leaves the greatly facilitate cleansing the hands finish mottledl, and streaky. Dirt is with soap and water when the job net the only enemy, for gases from i is done. ferent story.Grant was most success-; the ,garage and even the :atmosphere' Increased Mileage—A veteran ful at forty, Sheridan at thirty-threat some towns attack the finish of the, motorist who has achieved a remark - Stonewall Jackson at thirty-seven.' car that is not frequently washed, f able reeord for tire longevity claims t "Begin by cleaning the top. Take a: that he has done so by the use of over - of was thirty-nine at the victory Eared stiff brush and remove the dust,' size tires, fitted with interliners and of the Nile, Wellington thirty-four at then either sponge or use a soft cloth the common size inner tubes. The ex - with warm water and pure soap. A' periment would not be very costly at chamois kept especially for the pur any rate. ' pose will tend to hasten the drying, I Glycerine for Slipping Clutch— and the top must not be folded until Glycerine of the best quality applied it is thoroughly dry.I to the leather facing of cone clutches "The upholstery, if of cloth, is lest' gives the "take hold" Which is often cleaned by sponging with water con -;lacking. If the eluteh is' fierce in tak- taining a little salt and alcohol. If of ing ]told add a little graphite to the the Franco-Prussian war. The poet,e warrior d'Annunzio is fifty-six. Going. further back, however, we find a dif- leather a woollen cloth dipped in clear water to which a few drops of am- monia has been added is beet glycerine. Radiator Lealas—Radiator leaks are often very hard to locate, especially when they are little ones.I n these Assays and the Duke of Cumberland only twenty-five when he became com- mander-in-chief. Napoleon was a re- nowned military figure while yet in the twenties, as were Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and other war- riors of ancient tines. Although the the food situation of the future, in present is supposed to be pre-eminent- view of the fact that the whole ecouo- ly the age of young men, the more into structure of the world has been recent wars have witnessed a major- so badly dislocated. There is hardly ity of men of advanced age in supreme any factor of business that is stable, command both at home and in the and we do not know what wages are In cleaning the body, be surd to re- field, to be. As a result of these conditfous MOW the nozzle of the ?rose and flow circumstances empty the radiator the regular channels of distribution thewater over every part of the body. completely and blow smoke into lit are disorganized, and until they are This will serve to wash off most of through a jeweler's blow pipe. This normal it will be impossible to tell the dust and also loosen the mud. In will discover the location of the leak. what effective supplies there are as cases where the car is very dirty it is A little soft solder on the end of a compared with the world stocks. best to do this and then let it stand wire will enable you to reach places "While it is true that America, for a few minutes before going over it where common soldering cannot be Great Britain and some other coup. again with the hose. Then take a soft i carried out. tries are sutficiently supplied now so sponge and fellow the Bose ever the — ;,---- that there is no distress among the body. If certain portibus are .grease- people, yet this comparative abnn- spotted these should be washed sop-, arately with pure water and Castile The principal causes of colliery dis- soap. but except in this one instance; asters are inflammable gas and clang - soap cf any kind should be avoided on Brous dust, says an English writer. the hetes. 1 A coal mine is often a very dry "Tit -e road oil and grease that col place, and the fine coal dust which leer on the running tear require diff - floats in the warm dry air makes, with Brent Methods of removal and also; it, a highly explosive mixture. other tools. Special brushes will get. When a coal seam is being mined, at the grease in i:t;i ecsibie eorners.I only the best coal is cut. The inferior In the ease of the wheel hubs, care stuff is left, and so are spaces called should be used to prevent water and "goats" or "gobs." gn't working into the bearings. The The inferior coal gives off gas, and chamois used on the body should never as the timbering gets rotten and gives be usteI on the running gear. a separ-j way, parts of the roof of the "gob" fall in, causing cavities. In these NO PRICE DROP IN SIGHT, SAYS BRITISH EXPERT. Normal Production is First Necessary Before Balance Can be Reached. The world ran expect no relief from the high cost of living and the short- age of commodities until the wide- spread social and -industrial unrest has disappeared and the war shatter- ed economic machinery has been put in order, according to Charles A. Mc- Curdy, parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Food, says a London des- patch. Mr. McCurdy expressed this view during an interview with a ern respondent of The Aseoclated Press, and added that he was not particular- ly optimistic over the chances of any marked betterment of the situation in the near future. "We have Bolshevism at one end oP the world and widespread strikes at the other," said Mr. McCurdy, "and not until society resumes its normal course can we right economic condi- tions. "It is difficult to prophesy regarding Wise Men Say-. That the worst thing you can do for some men is to praise them. That it is as easy to buy experience as it is difficult to sell it. That experience is a dead loss if you don't sell it for more that it cost you. That none are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep The Deadly "Gob." ate chamois being kept for this lone purpc:re. A heavy accumulation should) cavities gas accumulates until they never be tteken off by ducting. It become regular gasometers. Mean- ohould be made to flow off with the time, on the floor of the open parts 9icse. I^ yr rt wi"h to age a body polish of the "gob" coal dust accumulates'' in beware of the many inferior grades great quantities. on the market. If any, you should use In the "gob" there is not only waste the very beet grade nbtainsble." coal, but also waste timber, so if by chance one of the men should slip into Practical Paragraphs. the "gob" to indulge in a quiet smoke, S51', .: Cireaited Plugs --The short here are all the materials for a ter- tereue ire. of a spark plug that causes rible explosion or an awful fire, mfsti re is seldom at the spark gap, Needless to say, sntolcing in a mine Oily euefaees el the porcelain collect' is a most serious offence, entailing and retain metallic wear porducts not only dismissal but also heavy which invite the current to avoid the punishment. Yet, even if none of the gap and prevent the spark jump that' men are guilty of such carelessuess, is ncoJed to get ignition. The quality o£ spark plug makes no difference, The surfaces must be cleaned to res- tore peeper aet'on. A Dust Cover—A dust cover made of unbleached muslin, large enough to eotrer the car with the top up, is a good investment. When proper shel- ter cannot be obtained you can depend upon this cover to protect the car from rain, sun er dust. It may be folded and placed under the rear cushion. Spays en Varnish—The best sub- stance with which to remove spots from Tarnish, such spots as ate made Nature herself may take a hand. Coal left in pillars is liable to take fire, either through grinding pressure, by the absorption of oxygen, or by real spontaneous combustion of carbon and iron pyrites. The only remedy is not to leave any "gob." The newest system is to work all the coal clean out, and to flit the space created with ashes, sand, slag, cr any similar material which is avail- able. The etuff is carried down through pipes, mixed with water, and the water, after it has done its work, is pumped up and used all over again by road oil or tar, is butter. The to carry down a fresh load of material. How Brides Are Crowned The custom of crowning the bride with a wreath of some kind is ob- eerved in nearby all parts of the world, the usage varying but little, even though there are few other common customs berauee of variaition of ideals and degrees of civilization: Whore flowers are readily obtainable, flowers are used for this purpose, but quite a variety of fto'wers are used, the choice being dependent on what the particu- lar nation regards as most symbolic of the renewing life and fruitfulness of spring, England, France and America find orange blossoms the ideal flowers for their brides, while pink carnations and red roses (lock the brides of Spain. The bridal wreath to the Ionian isles is made from vine leaves. in Germany the wreaths are of myrtle, though in the Black Forest hawthorn is used, and in Bohemia rosemary is the favor- ite. In Pesch ribbon and artificial flowers are blended in a gay mass. Switzerland makes Its bridal wreaths of white roses. A few flatlets use crowns rather than wreaths, and the Norwegian, Swedish and Serbian crowns of silver are sSinetimes very handsome and even beautiful. In Bevatia and Silesia there may be seen bridal crowns of fine wire, gold, glass beads and tinsel, while in Athens fine filigree work is used. dance is in reality a fictitious one, and them. Such persons covet secrets as may not last. Great sections of the a spendthrift covets money—for the world are actually hungry because of purpose of circulation. the impossibility of distributing sup - That existence is the privilege of plies properly. If the channels of (Ifs - effort, and when that privilege is met tributiou were open and the economic like a man, opportunities to succeed conditions wore such that foodstuffs along the line of your aptitude will could be purchased by those countries come faster than you can use them. which need them we probably would find ourselves faced with a shortage in That the best help is not to bear the troubles of others for them, but to in- spire them with courage and energy to bear their burdens for themselves, and meet the difficulties of life bravely. That the first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself; all sin is of several million tons. It isprole easy after that. Always bear ,in mind able that they will be able to buy, but this worth saying: „To thine own self y it is impossible to predict so far in u be true, and it must follow, as the advance. I believe that a year from night the day, thou const not then bo false to any man." That the art of give-and-take is one of the greatest accomplishments of life. To interpret the words and deeds of others at their best, to be slow do take offence, to give generously of ourselves—this is to make daily life a stream that blesses as it flows. Beavers Are Increasing. People in the Maple Creek and Kamsack districts in Saskatchewan, where beavers have increased so rap- idly as to become a nuisance, captured 132 animals whose skins sold for $804.35. This proves that trapping as a profitable side -line in Canada is not confined to the taking of muskrats. As beavers live in established houses they are easily hunted and were in danger of extermination when the law for their protection was passed.. The (beavers have increased very considerably clueing the years of their protection. and the permission to hunt them in the north country has been a tremendous help to the Indians, to whey the lean rabbit years usually moan famine. Rabbits usually die off with come scourge or plague peculiar to their kind every six or seven years and as they are the chief food of the fur -bearing animals—the coyote, fox, lynx, wolverine—this seriously affects those whose living depends on trap- ping. The first winter after the rab- bits die off, fur is abundant. The ani- mals which have lived on the rabbits are made reckless by hunger and are easily trapped. Tho second year, those that have not :been trapped move to new fields and the trapper must move his line of traps. Some- times title is a drifficult matter, and always to the Indians the second year of the rabbit scarcity means famine, The camel has been known to pull 100 pounds at ten miles an hour for twelve hours. many things. "For example, if the peoples of Cen- tral Europe should be in a position next year to purchase the meat they need there would be a world shortage now things will have been brought to a head, and that the world will be fac- ing its most critical time. "There are those who tell me that I am wrong in my outlook and that there will be no shortage, but I can figure it no other way. There certainly are many countries now which are secur- ing far below what they need in the way of foodstuffs, and whereathe time comes for them to buy it will be ing possible to refuse them their fair share of what the world produces. We cannot let one part of the world starve while another section has plenty. THE COST OF THE GREAT WAR WAS 5337,946,179,657 THE HEAVENS , VAGABONDS OF Loss of Life in the Four Years Estimated at 10,000,000— Indirect Costs of the World Struggle Were as Much as t he Direct. It is now possible to bring together in soma eases very serious, northe the final figures so far as they can be loss of human life, nor of subsequent ascertained for all the belligerent burdens such as penelons and allow- eouutriee and to estimate the total chow, direct cost of the war, it will, how. Loss of Human Llfe, over, probably never be possible to The loss of human life and the rape state precisely how much the world deterioration resulting from war aro has spent in prosecuting the Great the most appalling and permanent World War, since the break-up of costs of the war, for they affect not states like Austria-Ilungary, Russia and even Germany, and the limited Participation of countries like Brazil and Portugal and some of the smaller belligerents, have made it ail but im- possible to secure complete figures,, Even the expenditures of the principal belligerents are far from exact, as the accounts have not been closed and ex- penditures are still being made which may properly be credited to the war account. But in such a gigantio sum as that presented by the final aggre" gate cost of this war ne great differ - once will be made if some of the smaller items fait of exactness. The conclusions of this study are present. ed as an approximation to the truth, which it is believed is probably as exact as can be made at this time. Must Return to Normal. "There is another factor to be con- sidered also. Where production has been stimulated during the war It must ultimately revert to normal. It is not natural as it stands. In the United States, for instance, the meat production has been artificially stiA- Iated, and it is hard to estimate when this temporary condition will vanish. America next year may be an importer of meat instead of a big exporter. See what that would mean to the rest of the world, '«;l "On the other hand, production Inas been crippled in many countries. In this case the process of getting back to normal is likely to be Blower than in the case of the war -stimulated pro- duction, "In Europe as a whole there is an actual shortage of 11 per cent. in sheep and a larger shortage in pigs. Be- cause of this, Europe would have to import 3,500,000 tons of meat this tont- ing year, if it were to return to its pre- war consumption, "In regard to wheat, the exportable surplus of the world is down, com- pared with that before the war. Im- port requirements at the same time are up. The sante thing is true of butter and in some countries its consumption has been increased by the lack of mar- garine. There is also a sugar short- age. The beet sugar production has The total money costs of the war for all the then belligerents have been competently estimated by the Copen- hagen War Study Society at 918,785,- 000,000 18,785;000,000 for tire flrst,year and 933,065,- 000,000 for the second year. For the third year the costs were estimated by another authority at 939,247,900,000, giving a total for the three years of $91,097,900,000. According to figures compiled by the Swiss Bank of Geneva, the fourth year of the war cost as much as the other three together, or about 990,000,000• 000, so that by August 1, 1918, the four years of war had cost the world 9180,- 000,000,000. 180;000,000,000. Tho average (tally ex- penditure on war for the first four years was 9123,000,000; during the year 1918 it rose to 9244,000,000. At this rate the war was costing More than 910,000,000 an hour. It must be remembered, however, that the world- wide inflation of the currency which was taking place immensely increased the money Costs of the war with each succeeding year. It should be noted tltat alt the fig' ures thus far given cover only the direct money otttlays of the countries involved and do not take into account the indirect cost, such as the destruc- tion of property, the depreciation of capital, loss of peoduction, interrup• tion to trade, and similar items. It has been estimated that these would amount to as much as the direct cost. If this estimate, which was Horde early in the war anti is undoubtedly too high, be accepted, it would bring the total cost to all tate belligerents to about 9370,000,000,000. And in this stagger- ing total there are not included the ex- penditures or losses of neutral itch tions, which have been very real and merely the present but are traceable through future generations. Reliable information as to the death toll is dif- ficult to secure during the progress of the war for military reasons, but after the smoke of battle has cleared away and the necessity for secrecy come• fairly accurate data are t0 be had. Owing to the large number who even yet are listed as "prisoners or miss- ing" a certain element of conjecture will probably always he present, even is the most carefully compiled official statistics. The best information at hand gives a total death roll for all beligerent countries of approximately 10,000,000. Froren a purely economic standpoint the presence of a large number of dis- eased and maimed entails a greater burden than the loss of life itself. It is too early as yet to procure informa- tion sufficiently accurate and detailed to permit of classification of the "wounded" in the range from total disability to slight injury. It probably will be years, possibly generations, before the full cost of the war in suffering and race deterioration eau be measured properly. Summary of Property Loss, Belgium 97,000,000,000 France 10,000,000,000 Russia , .. 1,250,000,00D Poland 1,500,000,000 Serbia, Albania, Monte- negeo 2,000,000,000 Past Prussia, Austria, Ukraine ..... 1,000,000,000 Italy 2,710,000,000 Rumania 1,000,000,000 British Empire 1,750,000,000 Germany 1,750,000,000 STRAY COMETS APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR. Total 929,960,000,000 Loss of Merchant Shipping. Shipping losses during the war have been carefully reported and official statements have from time to time beech given out. Tha British Admiralty office has published accurate statistics on the losses of British and Allied and neutral tonnage, but that al the Cen- tral Powers is less exact, as official announcements are either lacking or eles,coufuse seized and interned evith sunk topnege. As seized and intern- ed vessels do not represent a loss, but merely a transfer of possession, those should not be counted in estimating the property lessee resulting front the war, The direct costs ware estimated at 9186,000,000;000. The indirect costs are now seen to have amounted to al- most as much more, DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS OF GREAT WORLD WAR: Total direct costs, net " $186,333,637,097 Indirect costs: - Capitalized value of human life: Soldiers $38,551,276,280 Civilians , ... 38,551,276,280 Prbperty losses: On land 29,960,000,000 Shipping and cargo 6,800,000,000 Loss of Production ....a45,000,006,000 War relief 1,000,000,000 Loss, to neutrale 1,750,000,000 Total.. $151,612,542,560 Total indirect casts These Celestial Visitors Are Still Surrounded by a Veil of Mystery. The IIurvurd astronomical observa- tory announces the appearance of two new cowls. in the skies. Such celestial visitors are always in- torosting, if only for the reason that there -le se lunch of mystery about thein, Thoy emerge from the depths of outer space, and most of them pre- sently depart. Now and then there le one that swings for a while about the sun in an elliptical orbit, but sooner or later it breaks alp ur takes flight in- to the cosmic void, disappearing for- ever. Undoubtedly Jupiter, the largest of the outer Mallets, catches a good many comets, drawing them Into our system, Attracted hy the sun, they sweep around that luminary, and then out and away. When held for a while, they move along oval paths so as to come back again and again with re- gularity. Thus Halley's comet stakes a circuit of the sun every seventy-six year's. Its last appearance was in 1910, wbea it proved a disappointment, being a mere remnant of its former self. Terrified All Europe. In 1006 Iialley's comet had an as- pect so terrifying that all Europe was alarmed hy the blazing portent in the sky, its head being as blg as the full moon. That was the date of the Nor- man invasion of England, and the marvel is pletered on rho Bayeux tap- estry then woven. Again in 1456, when the Turks started t0 overran Europe, it hung in the heavens like a scimitar of tire. Many people now living in our own country remember the great comet of 1861, which extended above the hori- zon to within a short distance of the pole star, epanuing once -sixth of the shy. Even more remarkable was Do- n ati's comet, three years earlier, ,whose tail stretched clear argues the heavenly vault. It had a entailer sup- plementary tail projecting from tlto head above the main one. A cornet usually contests of a bright nucleus, or head, surrounded by a luminous envelope, with a tail that streams off into space. In 1311 there appeared a huge one, with a head at least 1,000,000 miles In diameter and a tail more than 130,000,000 miles long. But some comets have no heads, and others possess no tails. The comet of 1744 had six tails, spread out over the sky like at vast fan. What is a comet made of? Nobody knows, At all events, its structure 18 a mystery. The spectroscope has proved that comets contain hydrogen, carbon, sodium and iron. Their tails are probably gaseous, but even tele is uncertain. The head quite possibly is en aggregation, of widely separated 3110nure moving as one mass. 151,612,542,560 Grand Total $337,946479,657 dropped off 4,200,000 tons in Europe since 1914, The cane sugar produc- tion of the world meantime has in- creased only 1,800,000 tons. "In discussing prices, we must con- sider the meaning oP the phenomenon in North America, where there is no food shortage, but an exportable sur- plus, The food supply ie above nor- mal, and yet the prices have advanced almost proportionately with the crease hi Great Britain, which is large- ly an importing country' Thie cut'iotts situation makes one realize that in estimating food prices the economic effects peculiar to foodstuffs aro not the determinating factor. but ecouo• mio conditions as a whole, t "There seems to be a tendency itt many countries to expend war wages and profits on consumption of goods— food, clothing, etc., to a, greater ex- tent than on the purchaee' of raw ma- terials for the extension of industry. It may be partly due to this consump- tion that goods on the whole have such an upward trend since the armis- tice." Medical fees all over the United Kingdom are being raised, the increase averaging 60 per cent. The white inhabitants of Papua aro protesting against taxation without probably weighs many millions of tons, representation in the Australian par- Suppose that one of these tramps of liamett, the skies were to enter our system Fragments of Nebulae The surmise has been ventured that cornets may be detached fragments of nebulae—tlfose patches of brightness In the sky which are imagined to"be fields of meteoric matter; Possibly des- tined to maize suns and planets some day, A comet's tall is of such tenuous mac teriel that faint stars can be seen through it. It does tot necessarily trail behind the head; indeed, it may be at right angles wish the course the head is pursuing. But always it streams directly away from the sun, as if driven off by some electrical or other force. It has been said that the tails of half a dozen cornets could be packed' in a dress suit case. What makes the comet so bright? The sun mainly, whose light it re- flects. But undoubtedly it gives out a light of its own. It has the appears ance of being incandescent, Professor Young, of Princeton, has suggested that each particle contributing to the make-up of a comet's head may carry an euvelopo of gas—in other words, that the celestial wanderer Is actually gas -lit. -- The same authority says that the head of a comet of respectable size The new Royal Mail steamship Al- and strike the earth. Such a thing manzora, the largest on the route, alight happen. leaves on her maiden voyage for Bra- Tha earth tahe ally passed through.tnos the tail of the comet of :1.801., but nos zil in January. BRINGING UP FATHER body noticed. 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The earth night literally blow up, the Oreatis instantly conttortcd into clangor nPsteattt anii the continents dlesolving into fiery liquid. 02 Etta world of outs naught might be left bat en fueaadescent cinder. Tsveage may be sweet in the takittgt but it leaves a :bittert:esl tike ante watt.