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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-10-14, Page 2Preventing Automobile Accidents. Automobile accidents are increasing With alarming speed and nun x r;,. A large number of the aecldents in cities are duo to the earelessness of pedestrians. But automobile accidents are by no means confined to cities. The country districts probably have as high a rate per person. In the country, too, the accidents are often caused by carelessness or neglect. There are many accidents that can be prevented by the exercise of a little care and attention on the part of the motorist to the mechanical side of the ear. A large percentage of automobile accidents is caused by driving a car • that has a broken steering gear—usu- ally a preventable cause. An accident due to this cause is likely to occur when rounding a sharp curve, which adds to the seriousness of the conse- quences. Extra strain on the gear, caused by malting the curve, may prove too much tension on a worn piece and an accident follows. The fact that the steering gear is situated beneath the car where it accumulates dust and mud is responsible for the fact that the car owner does not often examine it, and the gear receives but little or no attention. The steering gear of every car should be inspected at least' once a week—tightened, and examined for worn or weak places. The ability to stop a car quickly is just as important as ability to con- trol the direction of the car. Your brakes should be tested each week. Testing is so simple and inexpensive that there is no excuse for not doing it. Jack up the rear of the car so that both wheels are off the ground. One person should sit in the driver's seat and manipulate both the foot - brakes and the emergency brake, while a second person tries to turn the wheels with the brakes set. The hoidilig power of the breaks can he detertnined by the difficulty with which the wheels can be turned. Necessary adjustments can be made! and any accumulations of grease or, oil should be removed from the drum' or band facings. Do not make the! brake -dr'•-:, too tight. or it will stick. Both wncels ehould turn freely with the brakes released. Absolute dependence on brakes is a felinity that is often responsible for a serious accident. While going down a long, steep hill, do a part„if not all, of the braking with the engine, by dropping into low speed and cutting off the imritior- ••Thus yon ran effec- tually check t aped of your car t. s reasonable rate and stili have the brake:, to Le meed in a zud,,en emer- gency. When making a sudden atone or right-angle turn, be sure to venal by extending the arm in the direction you are about to turn, so that the machine behind is warned of 'veer in- tentions in time to prevent a reor-end or side -swipe collision. Every car driver will agree that the dazzling head -light is an abomination. Consider the driver faring such a blinding light; the very brilliance that helps guide the man hehind it blinds the driver facing it. A proper regard for the safety of others should influence every driver to put on the dimmers when he sees another head -light approaching, lights ehould -be kept in good condition at all times. The use of an approved lena is urged, as the use of nearly all approved lens means better anti clear- er visibility, wider range of vision, and safety plus - all of which are es- sential for night driving. Towing a motorist in has some dangerous paints. Before starting, a prearranged series of signals should be agreed upon; otherwise, h' the lead- ing car should stop suddenly, the tow- ed car may smash into the car ahead. The fire danger is always present but this hazard can be almost elimin- ated by the purchase of a small chem- ioal fire -extinguished which should ba placed on the ear where it will be easily accessible.' In case of an auto- mobile fire where gasoline is the fuel that feeds the flames, never use water to put out the flames; this will only serve to spread them. If there is no chemical fire-extinguisher, use sand or dirt to smother the flames. Above all, carry insurance on your ear. Many car owners carry fire and theft insurance, but hesitate to take out personal-injury dr property -dam- age insurance—yet these two foots are far more important. If you lose your car by theft or fire, you simply lose your car; but if you axe held liable for somebody's injuries or for the destruction of somebody's pro- perty, you may be confronted with a huge unexpected loss. Collision in- surance is growing in popularity. These three forms a£ insurance are not so very expensive, considering the scope of hazards covered. Personal-injury insurance takes care of any suit for damages brought against the motorist by reason of per- sonal injuries to one or more people, caused by his car. The insurance company will defend the case, in the name of the car -owner, and will pay damages. A policy is continuous, the insuring company protects the insured through the whole policy period of one year, no matter how many accidents may occur. Property -damage insurance is a contract in which the insuring com- pany indemnifies the car owner for damage done the property of others up to a certain sum. Your ear may bump into a buggy, or into another ear. A series of these minor acci- dents soon causes a depletion of the bank account. Prevention of accidents comes only by using caution ,in driving and giving proper attention to various mechani- cal details about your car, but the most sensible driver who is driving a car that is mechanically perfect can not guard against the recklessness and carelessness of the other fellow, For this reason, if for no other, it is advisable to carry the various forms of automobile insurance. The cost is not great, and if the insuring company carries the burden you are reLteved of worry and saved money. Your accident may be waiting just around the corner, A"Grateful Wren. The most•wondetful thing that I ever knew an' animal to do, says a magazine writer, happened several years ago when we were living on the southern slope of the Ozarks. .4. wren had built her nest on the plate railing of our front porch and had reared,"00 partly reared, a very hungry buuch of youngsters, Site, with her brute; was kept busy hunting worms for her always ravenous brood. One day, when I was sitting on the porch, elle flew through 00 open screen across the living room and hanged into the glass of the back win- dow. The impact stunned her and she fell fluttering to the floor. The mistress of the house lappeu- ed to be sitting near the window; so she reached tate wren almost as quick- ly as' the cat did oral succeeded in reeetltug Jenny. Besides being stunned the wren was terribly frightened, and lay panting with outspread wings in the woman's hand.' The mistress took the wren in- to the kitchen, moistened her hears With cool water and dropped a Iitile into her hill. As soon as the wren seemed sufficiently recovered she was carried out and placed on the grass. Then happened the most amazing thing I ever saw. The wren ]hopped up and caught the woman's dress and by a series of short hops reached her shoulder. Then the bird began to sing. She sang madly, joyously, hop- ping to the top of her head, to her. shoulders, to her arms, back to her head, singing al the time. Presently the wren flew to a near- by shrub, still singing, then back again, and perched once more upon the woman's head. ;after a minute or two, seeming to conclude that site had eniiciently expressed her gratitude, she flew over into the garden and be- gan busily hunting for norms. Before the war Serbia hod f>37 wo- men to each 1,000 men. To -day she has 1,010 women to each 1,000 men, Milclety marks can be taken out of linen atter a paste hoe been applied made from unslaked lanae, salt, and starch Moistened with leucon ,juice. O OVt'R P\l"U3 -TELL Jiti "'t,2. ice. MAN -ro to'rZltst me„"Cel-t caw-% ee-waw �` BLIND SOLDIERS HOLD ATHLETIC MEET Inmates of Pearson Hall, Toronto, conducted a very fine sports program at the grounds of the institution recently, end although all of the contestants were blind the performances were very creditable. Picture shows potato race, Pte. Purkiss, R.C.D., winning, A Man Is Poor Though He Have Millions -- If he is without friends. If he has lost his honor, If he has low-flying ideals. If he has a guilty conscience. If he has lost his self-respect. If his morals are questionable. If he has lost his grip upon himself. If he lacks education and refinement. If he is selfish, uncharitable, or cruel. If he has forfeited his health for wealth. If his mind and soul have been neglected. If he has traded away his character for his money. If his wife and family do not love and respect him. If he has a disagreeable disposition that makes enemies or repels people. If making money has crowded out the cultivation of his aesthetic faculties. THE BOLSHEVIST MARAT By J, 11. Ronny-Aine. J ' "During the war," said the sculptor Peter Vladimirich, I frequented for a time the little Saviuoff restaurant, whose habitues were a sorry -looking lot. But things were not going well with me. My patrons had either left Petrograd or lost their interest in art, Rubles and kopecks were scarce. "The Savinotf restaurant was a picturesque place, however, full of half -lights, like Rembrandts, and its customers gave me an inspiration for more than one bas-relief, from which I expected to make a little money and reputation if art ever came back to its 01011, 'Among the regulars there was a hideous man in the forties, whose heard grew luxuriantly on the right side of his face, but was vett' scanty on the left side. This jaundiced fel- low, with a visage like a frog's, a dis- tended mouth and eyes of verdigris, refrained for a long Lime from speak- ing to me. I am a silent man, .and also a little deaf, and since my interest is chiefly hi what I see, I don't talk much. "Finally this strange -looking crea- ture decided to break the ice, He made advances to me and gradually confided to me his impreseicrs and thoughts. Ile had some frightful doc- trines, which didn't repel 1110, how- ever, since I am rather indiilcreut to ideals• and ant, in the bargain, a fatal- ist. He said that the world WEIS rot- ten to the core and that It would hare to be revolutionized. front top to bot- tom, 'What is this war?' he grumbled. 'Only child's play. The social war will be far bloodier. We must sup- press 0111110ns and millions of para- sites: "Once they are intoxicated with lehrases my countrymen usually go the liniIt. I have met many of them who wanted to destroy everything and who have never ever killers tare. "1 listened benevolently watclting meanwhile the picturesque vagabonds who gathered in the cavern -like room. Now and then I nodded niy head or murmured: "It's astonishing! What a head you have, little father! There's a whole world of ideas in 111' "1 had touched his weak spot. Though professing to serve humanity, be was ail swelled up with pride and vanity, Moreover. I thus avoided dis- cussion, which I abominate. "In 1907 I changed uty residence and also my restaurant. I no longer saw the jaundiced philosopher. "Then the revolution broke. Iie- reneky was supplanted by Leniue, The Bolsheviki setzecl power and the reign of terror began. There was nothing to do. All those who 001)51100 were either killed or were forced to hide ar to go into exile. The lied Terror- ists shot melt down like rabbits; they drowned officers in the Neva like kit- tens, I realized that it was necessary to wait for a reaction to sanity—and I waited. "That was hard. Provisions were scarce. I spend my days hunting for a crust of bread or a herring. I thought teat at least I was safe on politics. I have never mixed in poli- tics, 1t disgusts me. I have no faith in men.' 1 am eure that whatever they do, they will establish a regime of in- justice, deceit, hatred an wickedness: "By holding everybody at a polite distance, accepting inevitable disap- pointments and never disputing any- body else's opinion, I Lived almost tranquilly, I counted on getting along all right, if only bread and herrings beanie stare plentiful. "But I deceived myself. Quito un- intentionally T. happened to offend a revolutionary dvornik, who denounced me, along runts other suspects.. The process didn't drag. Three Red Gttercls, who looked like leaimulcs and jailbirds, came to urea use, "As this was at a time when many people were being shot, the jurisdic- tions of the tribunals were vague. There was a court in my quarter, pre- sided over by a certain Govlov, nick- named 'the Bolshevist ilIarat,' IIe held sway in a big building which the people called the Hotuse of Blood, The Rod Gourds took m0 there. With thirty other prisoners 1 found myself ,mm,a„nmmtmeamr .1,,.nom--ax:- ... -., laEGLAR FELLERS—By Gene Byrnes H� WNSH'-r Tl ZRE- MOM so • .6 WRzn-TE. l -f' Ae3viN ON -ii'U= Sl fivfc.,.� FOl3 Mt'tl1 '-let C .h1TS \'1oR-rt,:k Or 101" A Village Where All Hay Chess 1r, a Wahl of the Marr mountains, a few miles from 1110 town of Halber- stadt, Germany, lies the Tillage of Stroebeeit. The history of Stroebeolt and Its people hue for hundreds of years been associated with the llama of chess. It is a veritable chess vlb loge, a nursery garden fur that all - 010111 game, It appears that from earliest ('1111d- liood the boys and girls are made fa - miller 101(11 board and men, At school chess is treated as alt obligatory sub- ject, and 15 taught systematically. As soon as pupil» have mastered the moves and the rules of the game they are encouraged to undertake the ohs. Owl of chess problems and to iuveut new ones, just as another schoolboy is set to malting Latin verse, At Easter there are chess examine - in: a low-ceilinged room, where it was very cold, because a window had been broken out. Wo shivered while we awaited at sentence whiolt would al- most certainly be death, T110 Rocl Guards constantly stood up victime In the passageways outskle. Wo heard fusillades, followed by cries, and some- times by applause, w * 0 'Finally, with litteen associates, they took mo into a long hall, where we wore thrust on a bane/1 alongeldo the wall, This was the court. A screen separated us from the judge's tribunal, Every three or four minutes a voice—the voice of Govlov, 'the Bol- shevist Marcor'—croaked hoarsely: " 'Death! Shoot him!' "We didn't hear a single acquittal. I saw most of those who had accom- panied me disappear. "My time came. Two Red Guards dragged me roughly to the other side of the screen. I coufess that my whole body trembled. I have a great fear of death—especially of a violent death. A mist elvered my eyes. Through it I saw dimly three human forums. The first was writing; the second spoke; the third listened or put questions. "I knew at 01100 that the second was the dvornik, IIe was accusing me, without stint and in the most violent phrases, of having conspired against the Soviets My vision cleared a little, My eyes were fixed on the dvornik, and then on the judge. Astonishment almost overcame my terror. I recog- nized that irregular beard, full on the right, scanty on the left—that frog's face and that interminable flat mouth. "It seemed to one that the verdigris eyes also recognized me. They were bent on me ferociously and my tremb- ling conte bacle again. "When the dvornik had finished the croaking voice asked : ” 'Well, is he lying?' " 'He is lying,' I said, with all the vehemence I could command. "Suddenly the atrocious face was distended into a smile. Then it burst into a laugh. 'Come here,' cried the Bolshevist Marat,' "He put his hand on my shoulder. Theo, full of satanic pride, he said: " 'See! Yon knew that I had a world of ideas in icy stead? And this dvornik 1a a plg of a liar. You under- stand, dvornik? You have accused an innocent man. In that case the ac- cuser is guilty and, in consequence, de- serves death. You are condemned to die. Take him away and shoot him!' "Two Red Guards seized the dvor- nik, who bellowed with fright, - and led him away to the plate of execu- tion, " 'If I had let him off,' said Govlov with a grin, 'he would have gone somewhere else and denounced you. And you would have been condemned. Shake hands, brother. The Reaction is frightful. I have to work like a dog. But 1f anybody annoys you again, insist on beteg brought before me for trial.' " Why Glass Is So Brittle. The brittleness of glass is due to the quick cooling of the hot substance. IC is known that constant motion tends to rearrange the molecules in any - substance, and similar effect le ob- served when glass is boiled In a weak solution of salt in water and permitted to cool gradually. The toughness of the glass is increased very much and the effect of quick heating is less dis- esteem to it, This Is easily applied to articles such as glass tubes for lighting purposes, and preveuts much breakage, 'IP `,oil ,PUT `IME-. A©PR-ss Mons and tournaments among the sellout children. Three awards of bm1ur1' In the shape of chessboards bearing the inscription, "The Reward of Industry," are given by the village community. These tournaments are attended by lovers of chess front :.t1' and near. During the last 1'.atf 00i- Lu1y several chess eonattesses of whit, tit010e:t have else been hold at Strce' beck. From a very early thne the Strop. backers have boll the privilege of chal- lenging to a game of chess any great peramnag() who happens to pass through their village. In tine year 1051 "Great &hector" of Brandenburg was challeu.ged 1(1 this way, and In memory of 111e event presented 10 the villagers a carved board and a eet of silver chessmen, still preserved. Timber to Burn, Yet Prices Go Sky High. Two-thirds of Canada's forests have been destroyed by fire In tho last sev- enty-five years, according to figures of the Forestry Department. The amount of timber burned would have supplied the world for 950 years at the present rate of consumption and represents a loss of a billion dollars, Canada still has 1,900,000 square miles of forests, the forests oe 1lritlsh Columbia constituting one of the two greatest tracts of commercial timber in tho world, the other being in Rus- sia, rarest fires in this country are de- signated by Col. W. 13. Greeley, For- ester, orester, as "the chief cause of forest de vastation,' and he urges most eln- phatically the immediate need of a nation-wide drive aguinst the forest fire. Not only have great forest Ores vis - 'tea this country since the landing of Columbus, hut large tracts were swept clean of timber before a whJe man ever used nn axe here, An eminent scientist and historian, according to the American Lumberman, states that it the discovery of America had been postponed llvo centuries the discover- ers would have landed on a treeless continent. Indians and lightning set these fires. The Indians were burn. (ng the woods to melte pasture for deer and buffalo. Most of the forests had been destroyed in the region be- tween the Rooky Mountaine and tlto Mississippi River before the advent of the white man. Inadequate Fire -Fighting Equipment There is still much to bo done In the way of organizing The Companies throughout the province. The lack of a properly trained fire- fighting organization with the neces- sary apparatus and equipment is a. serious menace to any commuuity, Tho Fire Marshal's Office recently received a communication from a Municipal Official slating: "we have no Chief at present. The Engineer of the engine is paid S50 a year to have it in order, and the Constable las charge 01 the rest of the fire apparat- us. The fire company has always been voluntary and more or less difficult to ]seep together, The Council have the matter under consideration." Mayors, Reeves and Councils fre- quently do not realize the r0sponsibill• ty that rests on then as representa- tives of the people. To safeguard and protect from fire the lives and pro. perty of the citizens, is paramount, To Protect largo industrial institutions on which the growth and prosperity of a community depends is simply ordinary common sense. A Child's Garden. A pitcher of migonette, In a tenement's highest casement; A queer sort of flower pot, yet That pitcher of mignonette, Is a garden in heaven set To the little sick child in the base- mout, Just a pilcher of mignonette in the tenement's highest casolneut, The worst evil to be apprehended from the perusal of novels is that the habit ds apt to generate an indispes ilt+ion to read real history and useful literature; and that the best which can be hoped is that they may some- times dnstruct the youthful mind by real pictures of life, and sometimes awaken their better feelings and sym- pathies by strains of generous senti- ment and talk of fictitious woe,—Sir Walter Scott. ,t.tWr: l'',• Y�l�t1i/� l 0.4el ( c 4 't1 n . ,^^*""""•"^" -. -,.we-. 1. t. By Jack Rabbit 17.1 It Typhus Fever, This disease was and still le one of the greatest see -ergo of eastern Ewe ope. Haring the late wtlr it attacked not only the fighting troops but the civil populations nn well. Few ages it has always prevailed where large nentbel'n of people were con0ret;aled. espeolni.- ly when poeerfy, mi:eery and sturva- tion were also prestir The pre feronre of the disease for crowded Pincer is 1initrtea by the Maines It. formerly Imre- • ;:4!1 fever, ship fever, (.amp ('eget, hospital fever, ifs scientific name Is deriee:l from a Greek word that means steppe; 111(1 name is significant because stupor is one of the most charuot'2('istic symp' tome of the disease, Typhoid fever, a matte that suggests a disease rosembliug typhus fever, le an enttt'ely distinct dlseaso, Typhus is au acute 11110(ton dis- ease that lo the result of the action of a specie! germ, the identify of wlticlt Is believed to have been established by an Amerlc•aa physician. It prevails espeobtlly 1n northern climates during the winter, when people are crowded together ludoorn, and it 1s very rare in the troples, except. 111 elevated re- gions where the climate fs like that of the Temperate Zoe. The disease usually begins soddenly with chills and high fever, pain in the head and in the back, which extends down luto the arms and legs. The strength of tho patient fails rapidly amt delirium sets In early; the eyes are euffusetl, the face is flushed, the mouth is dry, and the tongue is heavily coated with a brownish fur, About the fourth day an eruption appears In the term of spots on the ltltin of the obdomeu, chest and back, et ilrst pinkieIt in col• or, but soon becoming dusky and livid, Bronchitis 1s present, as 1s shown by cough end more or less profuse expec• torntion streaked with blood. The patient is greatly prostrated, mentally and physically, lying limp in rite bed in a deep stupor; occasionally this is preceded ar followed by wild delirium. The disease is very serious, and death occurs in fifty per cent. of those at tacked in some epidemics. Venally, however, it is not more (bail 110(0eu or twenty per cent. 'there is a mild form. :sometimes called Brill's diseases, is which the symptoms are slight and the outcome is usually favorable, Both forma are probably due to the came germ, which is carried from the siert to the well by verntln;.-.body lice 0)111 Perhaps else hedbugs---so that the prevention of the disease is simple, though often it is very difficult when large slumbers of vlrnlln-Infeeled Persons ere thrown together•. Treatment consists of Melte tion in the open sir and careful nurs- ing. A vaccine has been (110dc tram the supposed germ, hut itis onto:toy is not yet eatabiWent As a Man Believeth. If you betterthat 1 eelay is an ue lucky day to beget) things, i1 you be, lieve that Friday, the J3tle to still worse; if you believe it portends ill to see the now moon aver your left shoulder, or fur thirteen to sit at table; if you dread to 00011p7 a room on the thirteenth flor of ail hotel; 11 you are convinced that ell these things have eu ominous influence and that in defying them you ore going to bring about dire results, such will probably be the ease, The sailor's superstitious tegardhig a hoodoo ebip are real to It!111 ',mouse he thinks they are, and consequently. he does not take the same precautions for safety and protection -which he would but for his better that 501110 danger will come to the ship which nothing could waren off. TIok is the way our superstitious affect ns. The fatalist does not make the same effort to do what ho altempte its do others. He thinks that everything is foreordained, prearranged, and that nothing he could do would change the restdts; that if he is going to lie killed In battle he will be, or if he is going to be killed iu a railroad wreck he will be, that nothing 11e can do will 01151183 the event, It is our belief in tae evil inherent in certain things that (Linda to bring the evil to us, not the things them- selves, You know perfectly well that certain markings arranged in the shape of the figure 13 have 110 power over anybody; it is Only in our im- agination that they are 0011110110- Tiha 1)01501' 01 evil le in our belief h• It, Something Will Come Up. 311116ous of young People are welling right 11015, x1111 older ones too, fee something to 111111 115 which will 'bet- ter their condition 111 life, They have 1111 idea that, eeme11ow, something will occur to c'laus'e things to their advantage, if 11107 have patience and wait long enough, 011011 if they 110 not make a suprettrc. effort. Now, my friend, there is nothng that will turn rip sines somebody turns it lip The farmer might 1(9 well Any, lookirg out over itis tient, and without making nee' attemet to plow, or cultivate, 01' plant, 01 row,- "I be - neve that this 4011 will Wee 11(': setne- thing this fall; I can (1e eeed 011Un 1Ohte kind bf n 111015031." \Vo bm w that tlto soil will give 1110 Lutures 110th' lug unless he gives it eontctiting filer. If you are deluding 1)111'etalf with the belief that, (4(10001(115 ;;011rething Will t1101) up to improve your Pontiff on without ally effort on your part, yon are inelcing a. great mist, leo, mei las- ing precious time. No 10,l've: r will Colne t0 you except tl11. whist comes from your own sowing, and it will die Pend upon the seed you peer and how you cnitivltto the soil Pito better seed you planet, the better you milli, nate the soil, the better harvest yet Will reap, r.