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40 MILLION DEATHS
DUE TO WORLD WAR
12,000,000 WERE LOST ON
THE BATTLEFIELDS.
Birth Rate Decline Represents
Thirty -Eight Per Cent.
of Normal.
Forty million persona are dead to-
day who would have been alive had
there been no World War, says a Lon-
don deapatch. That ie the announce-
ment of the Society for the Study of
the Social Consequences of the War, a
Capenhagen organization, which has
lust issued a report on the human war
oases.
The report is based on exact ma-
terial obtained from the Central
Powers, Franco, Italy and Great Bri-
tain, whose popplations represented 00
per (.001. of those engaged in the
struggle. It was impossible to secure
complete date, frau the smaller states,
and especially from Ituseta, and the re-
port is therefore in small part based
on computations deducted lrum the re-
sults obtained for other countries.
But in these cases the calculations
wee- so cautiously made as to repre-
sent a safe nrhlirlinm.
The period covered by the report,
which was concluded at the end of last
October, stretches from the beginning
of the war to the middle of 1.919. It is
based OR detailed inquiries into the
changes of the populations of the six
great powers (excluding the United
States) and of the four small belligo-
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the actual war casualties, but the de- frons your local McCall dealer, or
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the death rate as well. Tile report Toronto, Dept. W.
thus gives the rent loos the war has
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tries engaged,
Report, on War Casualties.
Statistics of war casualtie3 and
changes in birth and death rates fol-
low:
Decline in births, 20,250,000; rise in
deaths, 15,1 30,000; war casualties,
9,8e0,000; total losses, 35,380,000.
Percentages: Decline in births, 5,0;
rise in death, 3.8; war casualties, 2.5;
tutal losses, 8.8.
Birth-rate 38 Per Cent. of Normal.
The decline of the birth-rate repre-
sents 33 per cent. of the normal. If
the lessee of Turkey, Greece, Portugal,
Montenegro, the United Statea, the
British dominions and the other non-
European belligerents and colonies
are included, then the total loss to the
world must be putt down at forty mil-
lion lives, the report says. Of those,
twelve million have been lost on the
battlefieids.
And, In addition to these direct war
casualties, there are daily further
deaths in the fighting still raging all
around the borders of Russia. Further-
more, as a result of the social upheay.
al bequeathed by the war, internal
struggles aro taking a daily toll of
lives in Rneeia, Germany and Hungary.
In addition, there are appalling large
communities in central and eastern
Europe and in Siberia, which are slow-
ly falling prey to hunger, cold and dis-
ease.
One of the most graphic results of
the war casualties is the remarkable
numerical change iu the relation of
the sexes. In the ten countries men -
boned in the statistics the surplus fe-
male population has risen from about
five million to about fifteen million,
Ancient Cornerstones.
The custom of laying the corner-
stone of a public building with cere-
monies waspracticed by the ancients.
At the laying of the cornorstone when
the capitol of Rome was rebuilt a pro-
cession of vestal virgins., robed in
white, surrounded the stone and conse-
crated it with libations of living water.
A prayer to the gods followed, and
then the magistrates, priests, senators
and knights laid. hold of the ropes and
moved the mighty stone to its proper
position. In a hollow out In the stone
were placed ingots of gold, silver and
other metals which had not been melt-
ed in any furnace.
With the Jews this cornerstone was
considered an emblem of power, and
they also performed ceremonies at its
laying. In medieval times• the rite was
_taken up by the Order of Free Masons
and has by them been brought down
to modern days, the Moselle ceremony
of laying a cornerstone being symboli-
cal.
The "Half-Begani."
Among the Filipinos, apparently, it
Is the custom to base your position. in
Society on the number of men you
have killed. If you have slain flue or
more, you become a "Half-Bagani"
and are entitled to wear a fancy dress
costume every day in the weep. If
you reach the magnificent record of
ten killed, you are a fall Sagan' and
may wear a still fancier dress cos
tume, Since the American occupation,
however, 111e (lumber of candidates for
Bagani distinctions has very rapidly
decreased, and it Is only in the rel
mote interior places, nowadays, that
,_211e �eoltQlapps a glimpse of the
LtiSorable scat eG.
Whale's Teeth as Mohs'
Whales' teeth pass e' cit`r&ncy in
the mil Islands[ , .."I'hoy aro painted
White : red, 1110 red teeth being
.vurtif about twenty times as muoll tett
tete white.
.
Buy Thrift stattlpe, .. !PL. .
Serene, I fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea;
I rave no more'gaii:st time or fate,
For, lo! my own shall come to ale.
I stay my haste, I make delays,
For what avails this eager pace?
I stand amid the eternal ways
And what is mine shall know nay
face.
Asleep, awake, by night or day,
The friends I seek are seeking me;
No wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tide of destiny.
What natter if I stand alone?
I wait with joy the coming years;
hlyheart shall reap where it ]las sown,
And garner tip its fruit of tears.
The waters know their own and draw
The brook that springs in yonder
height;
So flows the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delight,
The stars come nightly to the Sky;
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time, ncr space, nor deep, nor
high
Can keep my awn away from me.
-John Burroughs.
Greasy frying pans or saucepans
should be well rubbed with plenty of
soft paper while still hot. The papers A piece of old velveteen .is an ex -
will absorb every particle of grease, cellent substitute for chamois leather
and will be useful for lighting the fires for all polishing purposes, and is much
next morning. cheaper.
Love,
G•ctil scatters love en every stile,
_Freely among his children a11,
And always hearts ere lying open wide
Wherein some grains may fall.
--Lowell.
NEURALGIA AND S(IiTIC'A
Caused by Starved Nerves Due
to Weak, Watery Blood.
People generally think of neuralgia
as a pain in the head or face, but
neuralgia may affect any nerve of the
body. Different names are given to it
when 1t affects certain nerves, Thus "Pop!"
neuralgia of the sciatic nerve is called "Yes, my snit."
sciatica, but the character of the pain "What 13 a gardener?"
and the nature of the disease is the "A gardener Is a loan who raises a
same. Tho cause Is Lhe same, and the few things, any boy,"
remedy, to he effective, must be the "And what is a farmer?"
same, Tho pain of neuralgia, whether "A man who raleee a 101 of things"
1t takes the form of sciatica, or whcth- "Weil, what le a middleman, I'np?"
er it affects the face and head, la "Why, he's a fellow who raises
caused by etarvod nerves. The blood, everything."
which normally carries nourishment
to the nerves, for some reason no long- A Pertinent Question.
er does so and the excruciating pain
you feel is the cry of the starved
nerves for food. The reason why the
blood fails to properiy nourish the
nerves is usually because the blood it-
self is ivealt and thin, ain't you?" "Yes." "Travelling man?"
'When you build up the thin blood said the barber, No, said the per-
son. "Don't live here, do yon?" "No."
"1,Vhere are you staying?" "Over at
X—." "Whatcha data' over there?"
supplying the pulpit," said
r
FiT oda
IM d
R(»1 HEiRE&IMRE
There Was Hope.
Aged Aunt, deepondenily—"We11. 1
eltan't be a nuisaniie 10 you much
longer,"
Nephow, reassuringly --"Oh, don't
talk Jit:o that, Auntie; I'm sure you
will.'
Lesscn in Business.
A young minister away from home
went for a shave, The barber was
talkative, and showed a fide'dly inter-
est in the stranger, who was not dress-
ed in clerical attire. "Stranger Here,
with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, you are
attacking neuralgia, sciatica and kin-
dred diseases at the root. As proof
of the value of these pills in eases of
this kind we give the statement of the parson, "Supplying the pulpit?"
Mrs. Thomas NorthMcGuire, Maiden, asked the barber, who had never heard
Ont„ who says: "I have been a severe this phrase before. "What with?"
sufferer from sciatica, which attacked
the sciatic nerve In the left leg. Al
times the pain was most excruciating
and as a result of the trouble there
was a distinct shrivelling of the leg. I
could only hobble about by using,. a
cane, and if I attempted to walk to
the fields I would have to sit down
WHEN BABY IS SICK
When the baby is sick—when he
is cross and peevish; cries a great
every little while to ease the agony deal and is a constant worry to the
I felt. I was under medical treat- mother—he needs Baby's Own Tab -
anent, but ns there was no improve- lets. The Tablets are an ideal niedi-
ment shown, I was getting very des- clue for little ones, They are a gen-
pendent, as the trouble was affecting Ile but thorough laxative which regu-
my general health. Finally',a friend late the bowels, sweeten the stomach,
advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink banish constipation and indigestion,
Pile and I decided to do so. I took the 'break up colds and simple fevers and
pills faithfully for several months, matte teething easy. Concerning them
finding a gradual and increasing im• airs, Philippe Payen, St. Flavien, Que.,
provement In my case, until finally writes: "Baby's Own Tablets have
every vestige of the trouble had gone, been a wonderful help to me in the
and I was again enjoying the blessing case of my baby and I Can strongly re-
ef good health and freedom from pain. commend them to other mothers." The
What Dr. 1Viliialns' Pink Pills did for Tablets are sold by medicine dealers
me seems almost a miracle and I hope or by mail at 25 cents a box from The
that my experience may benefit some Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
other suffe"er." Ont,
1f you are suffering from any ail-
ment duo to weak Pict d avail yourself A Good Excuse.
at once of the splendid home treat- The excuses offered by schoolboys
meat which Dr, Williams' Pink Pills aro often laughable, perhaps none
so easily afford, end you will be among more so than those of two pupils of a
country school, for being late. Asked
why he didn't ecine when he heard the
bell, one boy said, "Please, sir, I was
dreaming I. wee going to California
and I thought the school bell was the
steamboat I was going on."
those who rejoice in regained health.
These pills are sold by till dealers in
medicine, or may be had by mail at
50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50
by writing The Dr, Williams' Medi-
cine Co., Brockville, Ont.
"You did, eh?" said the teacher.
An Island of Sulphur. "And now sir, (turning to the second
There is an island in New Zealand
nearly three utiles in circumference
that is almost entirely composed of
sulphur, mixed with gypsum and a few
other minerals.
"English Spokes Here"
Acquiring a working knowledge of "Thus the other afternoon I went
the German language presents a into a large emporium to purchase
thorny problem to the thousands of birthday gifts for loving hands at
British soldiers who fortune—or anis- hone. My German not being cora-
fortune—picked for duty in the occu- pletely understood (sheer impudence,
pied area of Germany. One of them, this) the 'house interpreter' was sum -
signing himself "Tabs," writes to "The mons(,
London Daily Mali": "When I inquired if he could send
"There are two approved methods articles to London and manage the
et grappling with the Teuton tongue. customs formalities he blinked help.
The official method is to attend the lessly through his spectacles. When
classes held by the Rhine Arany Edn- he pulled himself together and made
rational College. The unofficial meth- an effort.
od 18 to put one's self in the hands of "'Good morning, Herr Captain. Fine
a private tutor. day' (it happened to be raining like
"A conversational knowledge of the clickens at 'the time). 'What you
German is very useful, and leads to want, please, sir?'
promotion, staff billets and other " 'I've Met told you,' I returned,
pleasant things. For ordinary inter- Then I repeated my demand.
course with civilians it is also ad- " 'Yes, no. Certainly, very well, not
vantageoue, as even lu the biggest at a11,' was the answer. Everything's
shops in Cologne it is the exception quite all right here,'
to find auy one speaking English. Car- "I gave up the unequal 00n1051, and
thinly several of thein display the le- the 'interpreter,' looking more fright.
gend, 'Here English Spoken!' but this ened than ever, hastily took cover be -
has to bo taken on trust, hind a showcase,"
Instead of tea
a cup of that healthful
bevera8e
`rye favor -this pile sant table 'I
dt'ink is constantly_yy�'vit ni
'rc�m,, termor u 1�fs, eartiaen a
to alltxth 'whorl tea:*or' .
fee_dis9"Ores re,es p g �r�p�i�p ,
a c2.vftA�%o 50
Bd Mrtif,
boy), "what have you to say for your-
self
ourself 1"
"Please, sir, 1—I was just waiting to
see 'rom off," stammered the other.
A Health 5avhig
Re X37 i i d e r-. Don't Walt
until you get the Spanish Influenza USD
Mallard's Ullman'
At the first sign of it. Ito Reeling
Qualities aro amazing. THE OLD
RELIABLE.
MINARD'S LINIMENT CO. L1ncited,
Yarmouth, N.S.
Nothing Lost.
"My darling," said a fond mother,
who believed in appealing to children's
tender feelings instead of punishing
them, "if you are so naughty you will
grieve mamma so that she will get ill
and have to lie in bed in a dark room
and may die and have to be taken to
the cemetery and be buried, and you
—" The child had become more
solemu, but au angelic smile over-
spread his face at his mother's last
words, and, throwing his arms about
her neck, he exclaimed: "011, mamma,
and may I sit beside the driver?"
MONEY ORDERS.
Remit by Dominion Express Money
Order. If lost or stolen you get your
money back.
France Repairing War's
Ravages.
What labor can accomplish 14 in-
spired by the patriotic desire to re-
construct its wrecked homeland sup-
ported by an efficient system is shown
by the figures issued by the French
Government in connection with the
work done on the railroads in the
north of France since the armistice,
On armistice day more than 1,800
miles of railroads, including every
bridge, tunnel station and workshop
were completely destroyed, but to -day
communica ll'..o�>t ppYOr all these lines has
been i't-estllblr5hed.
The Germans wrecked more then
000 railway bridges, of }ahieh 476 hi
been reconstructed, while 80 more will
b ton idol alb month, F've great
pp acs g 11'01» 1 0 to 74 feet high and
8 P J'3O,) s load, desblbyed by explo-
fi lrei;,', lea 'e Item repaired, as well a
the tunnel qf 'Vauxaillon, Lafere 'and
Which blown tap by the
departing enemies.
Mexico etas glad fifty-nine revolu-
tions within sixty -ono years.
OD 7, 18512E No, 23--`20.
ASTHMA
MA
If you have Asthma, don's
imwayyagine that you must ayl-
coffer ntold
Rsifof quloltu sure and safe
1e guaranteed in even the
worstceeee by usiug
TIM
P LETON 'S TON'S
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CAPSU LES
We are s0 certain Of re-.
sults we will send you a
free sample of these cape
sules, confident that you
will land them all we have
claimed. Write to Tem-
Meton5, 142 King St. W..
J'oronto.
Bold by reliable druggists
everywhere for $L04 a005,
TEMPLETOS'I'S
RHEUMATIC CAPSULES
For !liken years the standard
specific for
tihcumatlem, rroouritls, Gout
Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgia
Adany doctors proscribe them.
write1 'I'rrnpl't' King et. w., Taranto. fnr
fn-, tstt.M.. 5,11 1.51,1,41.1, drugglnts over/yam-.(0r
41.W Prr l•nx.
ael.teoalatuamrlilmarwatoar......mot an.
Lift off Corns!
Doesn't holt a bit and Freezune
costs only a few cents,
Blinded Soldiers Publish
Magazine.
A magazine for the blind which may
possibly become one of the foremost
I3raillie periodicals of the world, is
being printed once every two weeks
by a group of blinded and badly dis-
abled soldiers in the Phare do France
(Lighthouse of France), according to
the annual report of the committee
which has just been anode public, The
output of the plant for the last. year
was 3,365 books in Bralllfe, 200 copies
of English magazines and 8,400 of La
Lumiere (The Light), the magazine
for the blind.
Miss Winifred Holt, who founded
the committee and has been directing
the reeducation work among blinded
soldiers in Franco for the last five
years, describes the workings of the
printing plant in the annual report.
The staff includes a proofreader who,
aside from being blind, is deaf, has
only one leg and all but the index fin-
ger of ono hand been amputated. An-
other proofreader suffered head
wounds in battle which physicians
declare will never heal. The book-
binder is deaf and one legged.
•
Nllnard's Liniment for sale everywhere
In France, as in other countries,
city -bred politicians are prone to con-
trast hone agriculture with German,
to the detriment of the home industry.
A French agricultural society, irri-
tated by such statements, and skepti-
cal on the subject, has been making
investigations, with the result that
the German statistics as to yields are
said to have been grossly exagger-
ated to satisfy German pride!
"SYRUP OF FIGS"
CHILD'S LAXATIVE
Look at tongue! Remove poi-
sons from little stomach,
liver and bowels•
ACcept "California Syrup of Ings
only—look for the name Culltornia on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
ilttle stomach, liver and bowels. Child-
ren love Its delicious fruity taste. Fan
directions for child's dose on each bot.
tle. Give it without flax.
Mother! You must say "Califarnia."
Wl h 5eui lingers! You can lift oft
any hard acre, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the tees, and the hard skin cal-
luses f1'onl bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Preemie" costs
little at any drug More; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In-
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all. without one bit
of pain or soreness. Truly! No hum-
bug!
"All true friendliness begins with
fire and food and drink and the recog-
nition of rain or frost."—G. X. Ches-
terton.
Tokio, the capital of Japan, is to
have an underground railway.
FACE IJISHGURED
%VITM PIES
itched and,Buned, Scarce-
ly Slept, Cuticura Heals.
"Pimples affected my face. They
Fere large and alwcye feeler -a& and
they were o=1taoiui ail aver
my face. They aftcrrr-s::>s
turned Sato scales and
when they fell off they
left big mn_ke until rzy
face wee disfigured. T eey
itched and burned so that
I scarcel,, slept at eat.
"I had been bothered for nearly
two months before 3 started Leine.
Cuticura, and after I had used three
boxes of Cuticura Ointment c,'it'a the
Cuticura Soap I was ceranletely
heeled." (Signed) Mies L. Burns,
St. Beetle, Que., June6, 1918.
the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Talcum for all toilet pe rpcees.
Soup 25c, Ointment 25 and SOa. Sold
throughout thetiomi::ion. CanadianDepat1
L us, hemitec, So Paul St., Montreal.
I CeticorcScap ahavca without mug.
l.xoczd-car's P1ozose- Dog named -10o
Book on
DOG DISEASES
and =eta to Fsel
Mailed Free to.any Ad -
areas by tits Author.
r8. Clay Glover co.. Ina.
111 that 31st Street
New York, t'.1.,0.
00
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(o; OFT 20L25 WANr21p, 2 1N. ANA.
iZ1 thicker, /shipped green from saw,
llo not sell until you commut:neje with
us. Keenan Bros. Limited, Owen Sound,
Ont
truzzaltzzzeQ• scuoox, Rolf zaolesEB.
5y 111(11STEBBM) TRAINING SCHOOL
AA+ for Nurses: St Elizabeth Hospital,
204 South Broad Street. Elizabeth, Now
Jersey. Complete course. Monthly al- .
lowance: first year 55.00, second 110.00,
third 015.00- Address: Sui'erintandent.
)EELP WANTED.
AN'1'1•.i,, b'1Jt$T-e1,AS13 J31+NCF1
carnet.tt•rs to work en interior
fittings. (;,,.,d wages, steady work,
Apply Laidlaw Lumber Company, 2280
Dundas W., Toronto,
A blunted sewing machine needle
may be sharpened by stitching
through a piece of sandpaper for
short distance.
Ask for Minard's and take no other.
A bluff on the Virgin River, Nevada,
more than 26 miles long, is composed
of 60 per cent. salt.
1
DH! EACH DAY
A LITTLE MORE
Hurryl Let "Danderine" save
your hair and double
its beauty
!J
To step Mills; hair at once and rid
the ;;chip cf every particle of dand-
ruff, riet is small bottle of delightful
1 "Danri'•rine" at any drug or toilet
ecaiter ler a few rents, peer a little -
in your hand and rub it into the scalp.
After several applications the hair
usually steps coming out :nil you can't
find any dandruff. Help your hair
grew long, thick and strong and be-
come soft, glossy and abundant.
SINCE - I0.10
bra 030333' 'STv�s,' �5
30-R- Pec 6i ,5dts•
ONLY TABLETS MANED
"BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN
Not Aspirin at A11 without the "Bayer Cross"'
The name 'Bayer" identifies the contains proper directions for Colds,
only genuine Aspirin,—the Aspirin Headache, Toothache, Earache, Nou-
prescribed by physicians for over nine- ralgia, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Newt -
teen years and now made in Canada. tis, Joint Pains, and Pain generally.
Always buy an unbroken package Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but
of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" which a few cents- Larger "Bayer" packages.
hetre is only one Aspirin-e“layer".—Sou must say "Sayer"
Aaplrin fo the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono-
ncetleacl5eotor of Salloyllcaoid. While it is well known that Aspirin -moans. Bayer
manufacture, to Armlet the public against imilatloee, the Tablets of Bayer Company
spill bo stamped with their general trade marls, tho 'Bayer Cresol”
HE freshness, and flavor,
of ANCHOR PLUG is
not equalled, nor approached by any
other chewing tobacco. That is why
'ANCHOR PLUG is supreme.