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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-8-11, Page 3} • a • .v. World's largest Annual Reposition. poo acreo-8o pet. manent buildings,—Attendaneeq f935, i,4q:•3oo. Left— New ()Mario Government Building to be opened this year. CANADIAN NATIONAL TOR 1926 Dates—Aug. 28—Sept. 11 More About Dr. Sunlight Radiant Health—Wet Weather Nat- ure's Cruellest Blow at Holiday Time—Scientists Can Afford No Relief Modern science is coming gradual- ly round to the belief that in the rays of the sun is the answer to the riddle of life and health. Many as- tonishing new facts have recently come to light which illustrate in an astounding way the power of sun- light. Take the recent experiments con- ducted at the Lister Institute, Lon-- don, on-don, upon a number of rats. Two groups of similar tats were divided off for the purpose of a sunlight ex- periment. One group was placed in darkness and provided with an am- ple diet containing every element necessary for perfect health. The other group was placed in a light pace. and radiated with ultra -violet rays each day. The second group was given only orange peel, Light Is Food The result was convincing. The well-fed rats in the darkened roots developed rickets and became enfeeb- led. The rats exposed to the light battery put on weight on the orange peel and enjoyed perfect health and vigor. Similar experiments were carried out with foods. The results were equally intriguing. Foods left in dark places for any length of time lost their nutritive power; while, milk, butter, and cheese, after exposed to sunlight, gairind in nutritive value: These expeliments are now held to have proved conclusively that light is actual food. When it was established that sun- light made for health, the problem of how to bridge over the sunless months presented itself. The two most im- portant rays given off by sunlight are or heat -giving rays, and the invisible ultra -violet rays, which vitalize the food we eat, and our bodies when they are exposed to the sun. Making Sun Lamps Very powerful electric lights sim- ilar to the ordinary lamps used in our homes, but of some two -hundred candle-power, were found to shed a certain amount of the sought-after ultra -violet rays. But it was discov- ered that glass stopped these rays, so that only five per cent of them got through it. Sorne transparent substance which would • allow of the passage of the ultra -violet rays had to be 'found to take the place of glass. This was found in quartz, which, suitably treated, becomes as transparent as glass, but does not hinder the pas- sage of the essential ultra -violet ray. Armed with this knowledge, tech- nical experts set about the invention of a lamp. which would net as an ar- tificial stn during the wintermonths. The modern sun lamp, which is the result, of that work, consists of a tube of transparent quartz, with a cup -like bulb at each end. In one of these little receptacles mercury is placed. When the electrical current is switched on the operator turns a handle which swings the tube up and clown again. The mercury is thrown along the tube, caught up by the electrical current, and tuned into a white -heat are of dazzling white. e Great Recruiter ' This light is not .true sunlight, but merely a single part of it. Very few heat rays are given off by the sun- lamp, and its curative powers aile derived from the immense percent- age of the ultra -violet rays. Let us see what happens when the body is exposed to this light. In the blood -stream there are always, present germs of deadly diseases. They gain access by the mouth, the nose, the lungs, invisible but terribly powerful are these soldiers of death. But they do not have it all their own way. They have to contend with the army of life patrolling the blood -stream. The trillion soldiers which make up this army are the white, opaque, glomular cells known as phagocytes. They fall upon the bodies round there, and perish in the act of killing the enemy. The great recruiting sergeant of this invisible army upon which our lives depend is the sun, or his effic- ient substitute—the sun -lamp. Consult Dame Nature When the skin is exposed to light the phagocytes come rushing into the tracery of veins and tissues beneath the skin surface. There they grow strong, suck up the mysterious life- giving property of that white light and stream back, cleansing and re- vitalising every organ of the body. Not so very long ago the doctors treated many diseases by methods directly counter to common sense. Patients were muffled up, confined to heated and tightly -sealed roots:, de- prived of fresh air, light, exercise. They were bled, so that their blood- streams were depleted of the very forces that armed them to combat disease; they were burdened with use- less drugs. And so, very often, they died. Nowadays doctors know that they must consult a universal partner— Dame Nature—and that they will succeed in their work just so far as they can direct their patients to obey her rules. AGAIN WE PUBLISH THE NEWS- PAPER LAW ' 1. A postmaster is required to give notice by letter (returning the paper does not answer the law) when a subscriber does . not take his paper out of the office and state the reason for its not being taken. Any neglect to do so makes the postmaster re- sponsible to the publisher for pay- ment. 2. If any person orders his paper discontinued he must pay all arrears or the publisher May continue to send it until payment is made, and collect the whole amount, whether the paper is taken from the office or not, There can be no legal discontinuance until payment is made. 3. Any person who takes a paper from the post office, whether direct- ed to his name or not is responsible for pay. 4. If a subscriber orders his paper stopped at a certain time and the publisher continues to send, the sub- scriber is bound to pay for it if he takes it out of the postoflfce. This follows the sound principle, that a man must pay for what he uses, Alaffro-LOOK. AT THE LABEL ESTE R N "A II R LONDON' - ONTARIO September 11th tol8th Interesting exhibits of the finoot of Canadian Agriculture and In. dustrlal products., Entertaining• Grand Stand Performers. An Amusing Midway full of fun. everything in a larger and higher class scalp than over bttoforo. $40, 00 in Prizes and Attractions Print, List and fuU•information an request, mooing Dato September 2 Fares cia Seduced W. 4ondon,r On'tarlorD. SAONN7Ekte, PresidentWW. . JACkIBCN, Sdcretary THE BRUSSELS POST HOW TO KILL WEEDS UILEMICALS VERY EFFECTIVE FECTIVE FOR THIS PIDIPPOS1i. Common Salt and More Expensive Chemicals May Be Used But You Should Understand Proper (ondi- tlons•--Iloty (Chemicals Act. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agrleu,ture, Toronto.) During the early summer frequent requests reach this ollico asking for gays and means of killing obnoxious plants without applying the general methods of soil tillage. Poisoning, poison oak, poison sumac, and poison hemlock are the most frequently men- tioned plants. The usefulness of chemicals as weed killers is lhnirtii to the follow- ing cases: - 1. When the obnoxious weed oe- curs in limited areas and is to be destroyed regardless of the effects of the chemical on the soil or nearby plants. 2. When it is desired to render the soil sterile, as on tennis courts, paths, roadways or gutters. 3. When the plant that it is de- sired to kill is more sensitive to chemicals than the other plants oc- cupying the same ground, as in the case 01 mustard in oats, or orange hawk weed in grass. How Chemicals Act. 'Some preparations, as arsenic and carbolic acid, used M. weed killing act directly and quicicly as plant poisons, others such as common salt may draw the water from the tender green growth, or by holding the soil mois- ture so that it cannot be used by the plant roots, Young and tender plants inactive growth se -climb to tae plant poison much n readily than do the older plants. Chemicals Used. Couimon Salt,—If applied 1n quans tity in dry hot weather, in very strong solution or dry is effective and not expensive. Must suited against road way or path lveede. Copper Sulphate.—Used In solu- tions from 2 to 10 per cent. It is effective against rough leaf plants as the mustards. More powerful in its action than salt, it is expensive. A 3 per cent. solution is used against mustard in grain. Such a solution can be made by dissolving 10 pounds of copper sulphate in 40 gallons of water, and 40 to 50 gallons of this spray are required for each acre treated. Sulphuric Acrd. This weed killer is rather dangerous to handle. It is destructive to all vegetation to which it may be applied. It must be han- dled in glass as it destroys metals, Owing to risks in handling, it is not generally recommended. Caustic Soda.—A strong solution of caustic soda while rendering the soil sterile, is very effective as a weed killer and is used with success against poison ivy and other hardy deep-rooted plants. For best effect it is applied during hot dry weather. Carbolic Acid.—Crude carbolic acid diluted with 11 to 20 parts of water makes a cheap and effective weed killer, It can be handled with safety and will not injure the spray pump. It is best applied by spraying on the plants, or saturating the surface soil. Arsenate of $oda.—Arsenate of soda, us•ad at the rate of 1 pound to 3 to 6 gallons of water, is very effec- tive as a killer of obnoxious plants. It may be applied as a spray to the plants or soil. It le very durable, in that it is not readily washed from the soil. Most useful on roads and paths. White Arsenic and Washing Soda. —These two substances mixed in the following proportions, white arsenic 1 pound and washing soda 2 pounds, with 5 or 3 gallons of water, make a very effective herbicide. Lawn weeds such as chickweed or orange hawk weed or other juicy leaved weeds can best be combatted by heavy applications of salt. Such should be applied on a hot bright day in July, broadcasting at the rate of two or even four quarts of fine salt per square rod. (Try it out on a square yard first to Ond out what your soil and grass will stand). Rake out the dertd weeds, sprinkle on come more grass seed and water well.— cloudy weather. Summer Priming, Watering anal' Fertilizers for Roses. Summer pruning of roses is essen- tial for best results, says. Prof, A. H. Tomlinson, of the Ontario, Agricul- tural College. Old flowers should be cut away, and dead growth or weals shoots should be treated likewise. Old flowering shoots, immediately after the flowers have done should bo cut back, especially early iu the season to a strong prominent bud. With Teas and possibly Hybrid Perpotuals new flowering wood will develop very quickly. When pruning 15 done a quick acting fertilizer should be dis- tributed over the surface,—nitrate of soda, acid phosphate or blood meal, After fertilizing, should the season be dry water the plants well, Early morning or early afternoon aro the best periods for the watering of roses, never water late at night except in very hot weather, Mildew and fun- gus diseases spread rapidly under cold, moist conditions, so do not ere - ate such by watering during cool, cloudy weather,—Dept. of Extension, 0, A. Colloge. Chicks Doing Well, Four thousand 0, A. C. chicks, on range, aro doing well, Their dry mash is as follows: - 700 pounds yellow corn meal 600 " wheat middlings 200 " oat Chop 46 " bone Meal 45 '" fine oyster shell 30 " alfalfa areal. 1 pint of cod liver oil to oath 100 pounds of mash.—Dept, of Exton-• eion, 0; A, College. Do not sell good laying hens ---cull carefully, . we a •r 11. L Io Io {' (l dry r Diamond 9 Ing PI __ -- -We have a— Large display of Diamond Ring's All new up-to-date mountings COME Now and make your selection while our stock is complete, s. The Diamonds are chosen by experts—they have that exquis- ite biuo white color and distinctive beauty found only in Diamonds of high quality, Whatever the size Diamond in a Princess Ring, you may be sure of its superb quality and You may buy it anywhere with implicit cohfidence. Prices are very moderate. Look for the name Printers, and be safe,/ .1. R. J' V .ENT JEWELER WROXETER SEED SELECTION BY THE FARMER The terra "seed selection" neces- sarily includes a choice, of variety as well as the selection of seed of that variety. Every farmer should ask himself these two questions: Aur' I growing the best variety? Am I using the best possible seed of that variety? Some varieties are more suitable for certain districts than others; will return greater yields; will produce a quality of crop which will demand. a better market; or will be more suit. able for feeding requirements. It pays to solicit the advice of the near- est experimental station, agricultur- al college or agricultural agent re- garding the varieties which are like- ly to give best resuits and then test out a few of these beside the old sort. Once a really desirable variety has been located the next important ques- tion to settle is how to obtain and maintain a supply of good seed of that variety. It is sale to use only pure seed of high vitality, plump and uniform in quality, free from disease and well matured. When a change of seed is neces- sary it should be obtained from the best source available. Registered seed should be secured if at all possh ble as this is the highest grade of seed recognized commercially. If it is desired to improve a variety, a simple method is to go through the field at harvest time and select a large number -of heads from plaints which are strong, vigorous, free from disease and uniform in type. It is very impoltant that the selection of identical heads be observed oaths re- sulting crop may not be uniform. These heads may be threshed in a bag using a round stick, and the seed carefully cleaned and graded with a fanning -mill. The seed should be sown in a special plot of about one- quarter of an acre on clean land to increase the supply. It has been de- monstrated many tines that seed pro- duced by this method, with careful and effcient use of a good fanning mill, may pay for the trouble many tittles over, A FIXED EASTER The Christian Easter has always been a movable 'feast, so 100511 so that there is a period, of thirty-five days during which it may occur, That is owing to an early attempt to con- nect it with the Jewish Passover, which was traditionally determined by the phases of the moon; for the first Christian, who were, of rousse, Jews, began by identifying Christ with the Paschal Lamb, which was sacrificed at the Passover in memory of God's protection of the children of the Israelites when the angel of death slew the first born of the Egyptians: The complicated- method of reck- aning Easter—it falls upon the first Sunday after the first full moon fol- lowing the spring equinox ---has puz- zled a good many worthy Christiana and often inconvenienced therm. There Inas seethed to be no good rea- son why Easter, which celebrates a definite historic event, should not fall regularly upon a fixed day, as Christmas does. Of course, 8ine0 it must cone on a Sunday it cannot be set for a precise day, but it can :at least be fined for the same Sunday in each year, and there are many excellent reasons for so doing, Hitherto there has been no agency capable of bringing the v,arr 1. ion; and chur'che • of the work! Into agreement on this point, lite eon' the Leath" Of N:ttion heti taken >t Muni; its commission on the reform of the calendar has recommended 11rat th.. :s:won,l Sunday in April i,;•.,,.t,l,•11 up- on a< Easl.e1' clay, and tht-r,' :,pps i'e to be a vary good drone, h„t Orli reconmundation will actually be opted by the Christian world, The movement in favor of the . has not rolae from tit. churches themselves so much inc from member,. of the laity, who for businses and perIsonal reasons dislike the exlr,me,- ly movable eelebr tion of thc f ut at present. I1ut there is i Honer :runty within the rhll c h that supports the plan; and, though the inertia of tradition is again,1 it, the probability is that the change will eventually be made. Tie, Rom- an Catholic Church would be the most likely of all to held out against it, but it is said at Geneva that then: is good reason to believe that the Vatican is not irreconcilable on the question. , A WARNING Carbon Monoxide Leave your garage door open, while tuning up your engine, prepar- atory to taking the family out for an automobile ride. Poisoning from carbon monoxide, the gas which comes from the exhaust, is insidious in its action and once theeinngs are thoroughly dosed with it, results an fatal. It is easy to swing the door to, shutting off ventilation, and con- tinue to work around the car with the engine running, without thought of consequences—especially a, no ill effects are apparent until seized with the dizziness preceding• unconscious- ness and death. Leave the door open —its the only, safe plan. There are far too many deaths of strong healthy men from this cause —deaths which are all the more trag- ic because they could be so easily pre vented. Just the other day a Winni- peg business man and policyholder left the house after breakfast, in holiday mood, to bring around the car to take his family .out. As he did not appear after a reasonable time, the little girl was sent to the garage to find out what was keeping father. She opened the garage door and found hint under the car. She ran for aid when he did not answer her call, but her father was dead-- poisoned ead—poisoned by carbon monoxide. TIPS FOR NEWLYWEDS (St. Thomas Times -Journal) In registering at a hotel, the bride- groom should always sign his own Finger prints mar the suefar • of name first, and then, after gettingheadlight reflectors; use a soft cloth, half -way to the elevator, return and when handling them: write "and wife” after it. Don't tell strangers that you're just 'tarried. Unless they're blind, it will not be necessary. Before shaking -yourselves and opening your umbrellas and club bags spread a good sized sheet on the floor. Any reliable cook bock will contain several excellent recipe; for preparing rice. Don't become too affectionate in the hotel dining -room. Remember that the other guests have to - pay for their steals when they develop sudden attacks of nauseau, 1 The bridegroom should carry a fake telegram or two, ordering him hone at once, for use in case his money runs short.. The bride should send picture post cards of the hotels in which sir, stops to all her girl friends, with crosses indicating the general location of her and Harold's room. Don't give the officiating clergy- man more than twenty-five dollar,. He doesn't expect more than ten, and the shock might prove too ranch for him. 'Besides, there's always a ten- dency on the part of bridegrooms to over-estimate the services that prea- chers perforin, Wait until the first quarrel and you'll wish you had slip- ped hint two bits. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST l,ltlr, .1920 - Build plies WE HANDLE - All Kinds of Lumber, Interior Finish, Doors, Sash Gypreio Fireproof Wallboard, Lime, Hard Doors, ll Plaster 0. and Quebec Shingles Bransford Asphalt Roofing E';" ' All golds delivered on short notice 111 Phone at ulu' expense fop prier it Corrie 6 r 3: Wroxeter 826 r 9 R. J. Huesi-or, & Son GCRRtE - ONTARIO The Car Owner's Scrap -Book (By the Left Hand Monkey Wrench) Patching the Balloon Tire Tube In the patching the tube of the balloon tire, do not make the patch too thick. This type of tire is balan-• ted very carefully so as to prevent front wheel wobble or shimmy, The tube used actually is thinner than those used in the conventional cord,' A patch, thus, makes more of a diff- erence in the weight distribut'on. Oil Brakes Regularly - Regardless of the type, kind or make of brakes used on the car, it is well to oil all operating plates reg. ularly, even if it is just a matter of putting a few drops of oil on the threads of the adjusting nuts or on the anchor pin., This will greatly simplify the work of adjusting the brakes or of removing the bands for relining. To Ease Work of Tire Changing The nuts and threads on the rim lug bolts should be oiled every time a tire is changed, to that they will tighten up readily. If they become too clry it may be thought that the nuts are too tight when they are not. with the result that the driving lug, which holds the rim in position, may pall out, allowing the rim to shift , and cut off the valve stem. Harmful to Clutch The practice of racing the engine and then letting in the clutch will re- sult in serious damage to the rear end and force the clutch plates to slip and burn. Coe,sting down a steep hilland suddenly letting in the clutch, in order to permit the engine to 'help slow down the car, is just as harmful. The thing to do after coasting is to speed up the engine before clutching, Going Through the Mud Failure to get through a Hooded section of roadway often is due to lack of proper traction which, in turn in due to lack of weight in the rear of the car. The same applies to get- ting stuck in the mud, The more the weight on the rear wheels, the less they are likely to spin. When at- tempting to pass through a bad spot in the road, it is worth while to load up the back of the car with rocks and have the other passengers sit back there. When Ammeter Flickers Having learned to watch the am- meter and to consider the flickering of its pointer at Iow-car speeds as evidence of uneven firing, it is well to be prepared against mistaking a natural flicker for the kind indicating trouble. There is one point in the range of the indicator that tells when the current used for the ignition is switching from the battery to the generator direct. This is due to the action of the cut-out on the genera- tor. Naturally there must be a flick- er or a 'series of them, if the speed of the engine is -kept just over the edge. Regulating Spark and Gas on Hills If the engine starts to knock, or "ping" when climbing a hill, better results will be secured by letting off on the gas than by retarding the spark. The car always loses speed when the spark is retarded, but it may he a positive aid to the engine to let off on the gas. It is best to try feeding more gas the moment after having let off enough to stop. the "pinging." As the engine gains speed it naturally will take more as with less complaint. If retarding the spark must be resorted to, however, retard slowly. Too sudden, or too extreme retarding, will "kill" the en- gine quicker than anything else. ream Means radin ETTER CREAM ETTER BUTTER ETTER PRICIES rtiLtl We are nom prr'pnted to (;fade your (`r enm h, nealy. gather it leviee a week alai deli vee at 1•511 ('5' awes y o::r•Il- lin c' we lift it. i'ti a gather with c„a•et•e11 look In h.—ipso!! , fi Ne pity as Premium of 1 reel net. lb. lam eni;a1 for Spec- ials ever that of N". 1 I; '" te, and 3 tying pet 1h. 115541,'5 1.+5 for No, 1 grade over that of No 2 grade. The baste principle of Ili,• improvenrver ir, the gn'llite ,d Ontario hatter is the elimination of S. 01.11 a, 11 , 11 glade cream. This rmic he accomplished ba puciear 1151' pn'dnret• or grlorl evenly) a hettel pal,..: pet' pound cif 'VI -141 1Ilan p•aial la IncIpi oducer of root 'renin Wi' ar!kik - polar Patron- age and 00.;-peratiorl for betnet Market. 4a We will lean you 1 earl, See our Agent, T. C. McCALL, or Phone t310, Brussels. 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