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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-6-24, Page 3ti .�, solo OED BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS C WHY SHIPS AREOF THE i;,. �$ H ii t FEMININE GENDER. Flag at Half - Mara Leaves Space for Banner of Angel of Death. when settle 111W41rnus person dies, - flags are lowered to half-mast. If ilio• averego man In the street was ham, regaled for an explanation he would l:rchably say it was jtt,t the usuai cur. tunh. I]owCver, there is a distinct Meaning in this, for the spare above left for the flag of the Angel of Death. Agmu, a :hip is invariably %^p''t en of 1(e of the fclti n!ti0 gender; this is trace:] - to the antic• It Greeks, who cancel all ,slaps feminine Ila lhhea nut cf rested to Athena, Goddess of the Sea. Friday is believed to be an unlnrky day by those who are saperstitieue It is mi.erivecr"from the fact it was th day of Our Lord's Crucifixion, as wet as the one on which Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Few, perhaps, are aware why a weathercock is frequently attached to a chu:'rh steeple. This is believed to remind people of Peter's denial of our Sevieur, "The Fourth Estate." NEW SUMMER FROCKS 5014:. 4 26 0034—Child's Dreta. Price, 20 cents. In 7 rizca, 2 to 111 years. Size 8 re- quires, tigm'ed, -2 yds, 30 ins. wide; 0 plain, ?i; ycl. 80 ins, 8520—Girl's Dress. Price, 25 cents. 1 In 5 sizes, 0 to 14 years. Size 8 re- quires 2�'% yds. 30 Ins. wide; sash, 3e yd. 36 Inc• wide. J1 urnaliets are spoken of 1(e "mem hers of the Fourth Estate." Burke is gel1C1 !Ily credited as behlg the origin attar of the phrase, foe while address- ing Parliament one day he said there were three bratieltes of Government., the Bing. the Ilou:e of Lords, and the Iic:nse of Contn10-n:,, the 'three Ee- t.ates: -but, turning round to the re- porter,' gallery, he added, "There sits the Fourth Estate, far more Important than the others." The barber's pole ha: abet a curious history, In other thnee betters were also serve -me, and pea/niece the art of Lhl(ocl(nee and 0 pole v;(1 given to the 1. et to held in his hard in miler to k't the blood run mere freely. '1111 brie ehncld have n lire of blue ]ceet one 62 res and cur, of white, t.lntl,ll(, rr..ln;l its length, 1,1)1.0 lepre- hll;t!mg the blood in the veins, rod the 1 toed in the t ,tries, and white the bendages. "Uncle" adopts his familiar sign of three balls over his shop becsuse the balls forth part et the old Arms of Lombardy, the people there being the Met pawnbrokers in existence. It is a common belief that pea- t:oche' feathers aro uuhteky. This is dee to the tradition that the bird open- ed tee Gate of Paradise to the Serpent. The nick in. a coat has been a puz- zler to manly, It is said to date back to the time of Napoleon. A general named Moreau hod many followers, lea they were afraid to openly express sympathy with him, It was therefore eprecft to put a Wink on their coats as 0 secret sign. Trio latter einem be seen In the lapel, representing the iuit(:l letter of the general's 0010. The word "Up" finds its origin in the fact that restaurant keepers used to pines) a box with 'the words, "To insure promptness," the initials of which spell the now familiar term for grate ity. - Care of Farmhouse Telephone. e. Much of the poor telephone service of which we hear is due to ignorance as to how to use the telephone. This is particularly true of rural subscrib- ers. There is no one who is more de- pendent on the telephone than farm- ers, except the farmers' wives. When the telephone is out of order, both are isolated from town and from their neighbors. This condition lasts some- times for weeks because of lack of knowledge of how to care for the tele- phone. The following simple rules, if followed, will not take much time 11nc1 will avoid many service troubles: Keep the telephone clean, inside and outside. Dust and moisture permit leakage of current and make conver- sation over the telephone less clear. Do notremove the mouthpiece from the transmitter. The mouthpiece is carefully adjusted to feed the sound waves to the transmitter most effec- tively. Do not leave the receiver off the switch hook. It ruins the dry bat- teries. If the telephone fails to operate satisfactorily do not try to make it work by jarring or pounding It, This will not accomplish the result, and may stake the trouble worse by break- ing some of the delicate parts of the Instrument. If the ringing generator crank will nc,t turn easily, do not force it. It la probably due to a ground on the line and forcing the crank is likely to Injure the generator. ' The line should be well insulated with glass insulators, should be kept clear of the ground, and should not touch branches or leaves of trees. If these precautions are not taken it will he impossible to talk in wet weather. •T or ate 1 ts}1bs rjj2 . n R rr vritclt- boar line,'r pi's the $nablitoi11 bf the central office the shall amount, in addition to the switching charges, necessary to cover the cost of main- taining tiro telephone and line. It is well worth the stoney as the atten- tion of a trained telephone lineman will make it possible to got good ser- *ice at'al1 times. Buy Thrift Stamps. Lift off Corns! Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezone costs only a few cents. �1 ter j0• Uj JOY AND GLADNESS FOR THE CHILDREN Every ehlhl--whether }l be poor Or rich, la entitled to joy and gladness. Health le the 1Jl'thn'irht of all and there is ale:Mutely no dc.ltht that the healthy baby 14 a happy batty. It }a the baby's nature 10 be happy—not cross. Only the slckly heby 1s prose. The well child is tt jay to the home— it le a laughing, giirgliug, happy little piece of Immunity which (Mem dull earn from the lemeelin'.d. The elek}y • baby l;: the opposite --'-he Is metes and peov!r11; (t'Ies a great deal and is n 0011ree of constant .worry to the Mather. But nuttbere there le ro pend of your little One; Lein~ e;b lily. Tie• gelate the baby's bowels and sweet,:) his etc:math 1,1th a it nlle 1011 thorough soon of laxation and h,by will .t,,1( be well and happy tigele, Thou hmrl . of mothers havo l revea this through their nee of Baby's Own Tablet.,— them is a smile, in every time of the Tablet?. Give then to your baby and make hint happy, The Table!:, are sok] by medicine dealers or by mall at 25 cattle a box from The Dr. Wil - name Medicare Co., Brockville, Ont, Telescopic Photography. Once upon a time, presumably, the planet on vvltiell we dwell was very. Hunch larger than it Is today. It was still hot, and all the waters of what are now the oceans were sospeedecl in the atmosphere in the form of vapors. As the earth has cocaed, it hos shrunk; and, doubtless, the same thing will happen In the course of ages to Jupiter and Saturn, which aro in just such a hot and steaming condition 1(e that ahave described. They aro main - felled worlds, incapable of supporting Inhabitanto until they have lied time to cool and solidity. hc:vr 1'ecple have hal an oppn1int:fty to leek .:t those huge, far-tbistaut 'detects with a lirst•elnea modern tele- scope. 1t le now possible to cbt.,',n pllotagraphs of Jnpitee and Sateen, seen 05 one beholds them tbroagb mach aa1 instrument. They are, of conree, telescopic phetegrapli i This is) leng•eleteuee plettegrapee with a ve:tgence, censidcring the a ,ct that Jupiter (nearer to 14 t t,ta Witt ;, s lingers) Yeti can Eft off turn) is on the further verge of the any }hard ecru, suet corn, Or corn be- enormous gat) of space That eepateees tween the toes, and the hard skin ca:- the inner group of phulets (Mercury, ]uses from bottom of feet. Venus, Earth and Mars) from the 101- A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs er group. little at any drug store; apply a few All the other seven planets put to - drops upon the corn or callus. In. t gether would not make a mass ee great as Jupiter. That planet's equatorial -diameter Is eleven times that of the earth; but the distance between Ile poles is 5,000 miles less, becalfse Its rapid whirl causes it to bulge at the middle, giving it it pneeptin shape. As viewed through the teteecope, Jupiter look:1 es if belted with rosy stoutly it stops hurting, then shortly you lift that bothersome corn or 001112s right off, root and all, without one bit of pail or soreness. Truly! No hum• bug! The glory of work—yours, aline, everybody's—is the chief glory of life. It is not gold or silver, or education and gcldcn clouds. It is, indeed, hid - or culture; it is not honesty or virtue, den from sight by masses of vapor or anything which we may possess, thousands of miles (llicit. The giant which makes our lives worth living. planet, or lather its clouds, can actual. Our success or failure depends on ly be 50011 to whirl, revolving as it what we do with what we have. 1 does once in ten hours. r Jupiter, relatively to size, is much Ask for reinards cud take no other. lighter than the earth. The lerrestial , A Tyrjoon Hong Keg Harbor I had been anxious to see a ty- phoon," says a tourist, who has spent some years in the East, "and I had my wish gratified in Hong Kong more than once. The strength of the wind at such times is greater than one would have thought poestihie. It wellies ships helplessly adrift from the firmest moorings and with sudden blast takes away the corners of houses and sends projecting verandahs flying across the street. "During the night of one gale the residents for the most part shut them- selves closely in their houses, care- fully securing their doors and win- dows, and so remained with constant apprehension and dread lest the dwell- ing should be swept away and them- selves be entombed, in the ruins. "Once, w=hile the storm was at its worst, I ventured down to the Prays to see the crowd of Chinese boats that had been blown imohore-and piled up in a mass of wreckage just below the city. The sky was of dark leaden color, and the wind 0001;111 up the crested waves and sent them in long, white streaks of vapor ae10ee the scene, through which the dismantled ships were dimly descried drifting from their moorings. 'Me heavy, stone -faced wall of the Freya had given way, and the great granite blocks had been washed in up- on the road. half -blinded by the waves as they leaped over the road and dash- ed in angry foam against the houses, and buffeted by the wind, I made slow headway to the east end of the settle- ment, where a number of foreigners were attempting to I'e30tte two women from a small Chinese boat. "We had to cling to the lampposts and stanchions and seek shelter against the doorways and walls. Ad- vantage was taken of a sligh lull in the storm to fire off rockets, but these were driven back like feathers against the houses, Then, loug lifeboats were t dragged to the pier, but the first was brolteu and disabled the moment it touched the water, while the second met a like fate and its gallant crew were pitched out into 1110 sea. "In short, every effort proved abor- tive, and as darkness set in the un- happy women and their boat were re- luctantly abandoned to their fate, "Next morning, the whole length of the Praya presented a scene of wreck-� ago and desolation. Many of the Chinese, notwithstanding then' shrewd- ness in predicting storms, had been taken quite iulawta'os and hence the fearful sacrifice of life and tllo toss of property which ensued," FPhere is Inc and a half 1111101 Ps heavy a water, bulit fey bulk, tvhele- �� �" YOU as Jupill.r is only one 101 it hilt Ulnae as heavy. Saturn is pettedly Ilei :,r ASTHMA? thalt a globe of water of n'util,l be, Th' you entities) 1210 21e:eery Sateen, lihrv.!,,e it 0nvc'!upetl by a r% i ettu, watA „ma�1less night,. ttra. eil"! tet breathing tithe.. elnnit of vnpms. iter rings lura rad 31• 01:41enttr'1How- Nill, to eine 0,..,,-,5 t, th m^n ter' Let rrtl t .d t 1 car:, (Ialek leiter eelerenteedbytlw th013 ecce, to lie LO dctul.t that tbry 12,:(3 (I are composed of !lying moo orlr manic. ec�ft'a'; Jf• LciT�(i;ft1,'Rs1� Jr.. frF Ad':.n' 5 A A1( -Y One of Pekin Gates This rr'1,17 . Int2eVI. Fp 1 lt)( )' i1 -' f .nt- alls. 11 11 e 11.1 , it 1. n l.lert i r.'1 • 4',. ,..d the ( cat h,h 1.'.. 1tou,t,;il fin uta, \+rico for ilio be-'' Illr I.e 'J'11;itet0";, 102 1:-isafa t',:, n'-nto. The llalamon, one of tin 1hrer P.M! ga1tus 10 )',lila, cellae:ed recenrl;, killing four 1101'sr,111. Amine!: the int jurily of the Ctrl -c .r, who are on 0. trill:ely separs/iln.u.1 )teople, 1110 no lapse. i, an tenet: of dire recap u, 111 'I'lte al jet ty of tli,' cities of China are t'i u ! 1 Id,.'I } i r'cu tally of !erre hlt(cut et 1, , The city eaten as0 rin,.rrl 01(1'31 111011, in ttcord:tnee \rills ibe ol.l caf,i?:Itl, hr 1•un,, cities Naris c:f the wall, ore falling and be• Ing toric dowi', w•i:ile 1110 01 1111,M 1)1ic1 bricks are being utilized for b111111ug 11(115 1 3. The new buildings of the Nanking University, Nanking, are being built out of brick taken from the Tartar city walls—walls which were built within the outer city walls as a symbol of the ])ow'er of the C011quernt'9. BUSINESS GIRLS AND T E CH S Suffer From. Overtaxed Nerve and Often a, Complete Breakdown. There .nds 02 esetteet, intetligen young women who earn their liven hood sway frcin Ranco, in the echob room, tit public 021511(5 and in Jere c ire 1 ustne. a e:ltnblishmer v rare .•n. h il. . c It euffering victims of oyer -lir.' 1 11(00 and deficiency of strength. \Veale breutilleee and nerl't,ue, they work against time, with never at rest whet J unteeve t,ul bacicu1he: make every hour seem like a day. Little Wender their 111et'11 lose the glow of health and grow pale and thin; thea eye:; are dull and sunken and beiuty slowly but surely fade,. lltt•inees women and girls, became cf their work and worry, look cider than their. rear:. Weet they nee, 13 the frequent help of a true. strengtientrg remedy to carry them 11(111182 the day. Dr. Williams Pint: fills are like actual food to the starved nerves and tired brain of the business girl. B7 malting rich, red blood they supply just the kind of help ghee nee, to preserve theirllea1111 and energy, and their good looks. Dr. \Villiaurs .P11111 rills bring bright 0700, may cliceltr.. high spirits, and tints snake the day's duties lighter, - ,11=1 Mary 51. hunt says: "Arany people think of the life of a school teacher' as one of cnutptir too ease, with short ]lours and Itoll.11,., Metal - But the reverse be the ct1:e. When one has to steed da)' after day, year in and year out, with the worries great and small, from 11im11!ng children, it begins to tell upon even the strongest and especially upon the nerves. 111ad been teaching about live years, and was then located int Springfield, Ont., when I found I was far from having the vitality I ,"t:u'ted out with. Before my term vet Gut I had a complete nervous brcaltdee n. - I tried doctor's medicine and 11 helped, but only for a while. I then tried ()steepatltie treat- ment but with no better results. I suffered froth toes of appetite, slept Moody, was nervous and troubled with severe headaches. 'Holidays came and I tried a change of schools, but got in- to a harder 91:ice 'where I had over fifty pupils under my care. There were days when it seemed impossible for me to carry on my work. At this stage my sister, who had also beeu a eacher, strongly advised me to try Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, I took the adult,, and by the time I lead finished my second box, I felt shpt the pills were helping rte. I was on my ninth box 1011611 I decided there was no nocessity for continuing the treatment, as I had never felt better, and had gatued twelve pounds it weight. Dr, Williams Pink Pills, with plenty of fresh air, worked wonders in 111y case, 22nd I should advise the use 01 1110111 to any other rue 20wu teueller," You can get Dr, Williams Piuk Pills front 577 dealer in medicine, or by 01011, post paid, at 50 cents a box, or six boeoa for $2,50 21'010 l'he Dr. Wil- liama clue Co., Brockville, Ont, t 1- 1;1', firs. ot3 overywI nru,,, r ,1.er- d 104, TE lAPLETON'S RN iyU6MA•'I'!O CAPSULES For fl le f onyears the tan speelAo for h standard tthcumatlsm, Neuritis, Gout Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgic Mary doctors Pro: crib° them. r:rtlu t i , it '..ox, 142 RID, St. W., Tarr,Dtry. 1(,1 Yluj 15nhab1D aru1aateentywlerorue r„ No Hurry About It. A Scotch minister one misty even- ing fell Into a deep mndhale from w'hic'h he conhl not climb out and c:heute,l for help. A passing laborer ilearll:g him, look- ed dower and ;e kelt who he was and then remarked: weer, ye neetlna kick up sic a Boise. Yell no be needed afore Saw - bath, an' this is only, Wednesday night." S MONEY ORDERS. It is always sere to send a Dominion Express 111112Cy Order, Five dollars costs three 111,ts. Quite Clear. "Now, '1'olumie. what -do we get fro1 m cheep:" the teacher asked• rnviowhng e vestet ry s leesen. . "Letter?" Tcmnle <uggeeted doubt.. 0 ft111y. "Oh. nu! Try to think. What is 71110 coot made front? Now tell me, what de 1..i0 r1t front sheep?" "Fathee's old trouser:.•" Teiutriu re- spceeled eagerly. .11001130144:3..: Still 541,1d at the Sam„, Fair *rice and appreciated by more and more families where tea or coffee has been displaced — I, STA T P Atrial of this healthful economical. table drink soon demonstrates the cause of its popularity. Bade in. tar try in the cup. No Work. Better. Health. '‘There:5 a Reason” Consecration. "In tall and glad submission I give myself to Thee, Thine utterly, and only, Aad ever more to be. Reign over me, Lord Jesus, Olt, snake my heart Thy throne; It shall be Thine, Iny Saviour, It shall be Thine Alone:" Looked Inteillgetlt. "Describe the man you saw tenting to the prisoner," said the judge to the witness, "I don't know how 10, sit." "Did he look like any of these law- yers?" inquired the judge. "Did he look like hoe?" "0h, no, sir," said the witness; "he looked like an intelligent gentleman,' All living creatures except; plants are grouped by science as animals, The flea is really a fly, the glow- worm a i1)0011e, and the black beetle n cockroach. ED. 7 ISSUE No. 26--'20. MINAI1D'S LINIMENT is the ruby Liniment asked for at my store and the only one We keep for sale. All the people use 11. • 1IARLIN FULTON, From Their Own Ashes. 'lila-e. ar t \. i ,- s n he vicinity of St. Quen- tin, Prance, are literally rising, Plume nlxlike, from their own ashee. Con- fronted by a larlt of stone and build- ing materials, the tirtisane have es- tablished a big grinding machine in which 113e debris of he shell.shtutored houses is remade into mortar. DAY ABAD CASE OF EES On Ana%Faye and limb& Itched. eticara e . "My baby hada very bad cavo of ecseln0. 1t started in email plmplee and emend on her Isms and Paco and 1.0:11•,, ns erren her hips; The shin wee 11re and red and rbo breve:Mg out itchnd co for -t she wanted to (;0:^1.011 all the time. i3hc was erose cud fretful and could not sleep dray or night. "Tion I need a:acme, end when $ had aced Ccs 02.10 c: Sorp red four bores cf Cemeeut she wee heeled." (Ceeeee1 Pere. Geo) go l5ielor, i2. I', 1?, 2, Ilex 44, Coopers Milia, Me., May 0, 1510. Give Cuticura Soap, Ointment raid Talcum the care of your skin, 1 Soap 25'1, Oinemect 5w and SOc. Sold thruu?houttheDcmintaa. CenadinnDceet: Y.vm_hs, Liudtcd. St. Feel 5L, Mcntrcal. i]I113-Cnticura Soap shaver, wilhontmue. BUTS OF FROM HERE fr11lERE ---/ Right at That. "What 1s ubeeurity, 'Tommie?" the leacher aided, "It's at Altace, 1 hltras;' 'fontntic 210.2p Mod. "No, Ne! Why do you say th:ct :" "'Must Le. lo—rause unit's where a lot of 0andld110(0 p.t. bark to after an tilec- tleh." A I3100(ing Reversed. An 1 i liW( 71:111, looking For a 1bp !twee ., 1' 01501 becgon showering bless- ings en ]lin time: "Allyy the ble2,1115 o' 1r: �' o r;world ! 1 t o 1; f l fonow nil Then, a4 the Tip vete rut fertllcoln- ing, she completed fle sentence illus: "Mgt tatty it 110 c oeoitaks ler!" All That. "Oh. Paul, if only you were like the Wale knights of rid --if yon would do etanetlung reclles-4. daring, with n^ thought of consequence, to peeve your love for ore!" "Great Scott. Mabel! Haven't 1 asked you to marry me, and my salary only $22 11 week?" MIna rd's Liniment for sale everywhere For Sca•Going Craft. For sea -going craft a window has been invented contaieinge a disk of glass which is revolved by an electric motor, throwing ed; rain or spray that falls on It and affording clear 1'101011 at all time,• MOTHER! '"California Syrup of Figs" Child's Best Laxative Classified Advertisements. leeillertneeelre ly TLOVIONS' COMPLIOA'7] leIOI(Tlt.I'Znlrf 1'elerborough Ontario. George Stevens, 1'010 SA,ZZ WTF;1,s T.QtitI'1'sn N70SrSS'APID IT and 3s1 -printing plant in Easterig tt1�n�,0,10, Insurance carried 21,500. 171111 le. Box 524 R�t:non 1 eblIsh1ng quick 5.14, Toronto. 505T 51.18 W4:1TB13. 1�2112' 1:1.14 WANTkD, 2 IN. AND ttdoker, shipped green from 'ea% Os set roll until you comma -eats ,vlth us, Keenan Tiros, Limited. ()wan Sound. Ont. T.xralsrzrrei scsxoox. 5,010 nroms28. )N'OISTI:RIU TltAiNING St:l,ut/1, 8, for Nurses: St, Ellzabeta 7-10.+l.ltal, J"04 Bouch Broad Street. I;llzaheth, New ersey, Complete course. :deathly al- lownnce: first year 05.00. second $10.00, third 510.01). Addrer;s $uperlol u,1rnt. =Mace WANTED. ,, rA TESD. Lichee' -(:'14A58 til^ilv4it carpenters to w"rlc en interior fltrings. 'teed wages, steady wuflt• i t 1v Laidlaw Lumber Company, 2220 I onulas 10. Tomato. LET "DANDERINE" SAVE YOUR HAIR Get rki of every bit of that ugly dandruff and stop falling hair To stop felling hair at (11100 and rid n a the .cal of every particle of dandruff, p I , get 0 :mall laittla of D neeriee" at. any drug or toilet ,.runic- fn1' a few eents, peer 0 little in y nr' hand end rub well into the ,c:llp f,_r e1a1 appilciatiGns all 00111111122 1101113 5015 OA hair sto., ocininu out Every hair in your head coon n 11 5 net, life, vigor, b irLt he , thiel;1l, ,a and more color. Cmo._ee'o ZIolheer 2001 romcalcs 3300Y, ext DOG DISEASES and imow to Recd Mailed Sre,, to any Ad - arcs:, by the Author. 7W. Clay Glover 0o., %no. 118 West 31st threat New York. U.S.A. Accept "Cullforr.ia" Syrup of Figs only ---look fur the name California on the package, then yen are sure your child is 17; 01115 the best and most barmleee 1iheeic for the 1!ttie Stora aeh, liver and bowels. Children leve Its fruity 'este. Fu}i directions m7 each bottle. You must say "Cali- fornia." P.;1'7''''''''401-, ti .s1: .;ff= S1NCE 10'/0 err" .;3. • 4i:r, rf' �� lr,L`a 1(2: ",3t'"��' +:Li G1 ,ia 3 ,eine .TQI's 3,r "tv,a led en 0"34 ee ONLY TABLETS MARK "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross" For Colds, Pain, Freadache, Neural- gia, Teethnehe, Earache, and for Rheumatism. 1-unl:agn, Sciatica, Neu- ritis. take Aopirin narked with the name "Arcot." or you are not taking Aspirin at AI1, .Accept only "Bayer Tablets of .Aepirin" in an unbroken "Bayer" package which contains complete di- rections. Then you are getting real Aspirin—the genuine Aspirin pre- scribed by physicians for over nine- teen years. Now made in Canada. Handy tin boxes containing 12 tab- lets cost but a few cents. Druggists also sell larger "Bayer" packages. These is 01117 ono .Aspirin "Bayer"—You must sag "Bayer" Aspirin le the trade merit (registered In Canada) of ]Bayer 1ram,tactnrn of bfono- aretleaeld... ,r ,.5 SSalrej-neaeid. white IL to W,11 known that Aspirin mans Bayer manufacture, to ossist the public against imitations, the Tablets or Bayer Company will be stamped with their general trade mark, the "Bayer Cruse," ANCHOR PLUG is the chewing tobacco of superlative excellence. Try a plug today, ,s4w.a .r