HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1928-9-12, Page 3Spilt Milk: Costs Uncle Sang
$77,399,685.00 Annually
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5000 An. of milk yearly
In enpp! y 1h milk
wasted annually in the
U. S.
According to a schedule showing
the division of dairy products, pub-
lished by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, the annual cast
of wasted milk in our nation would
make a happy Pay day for the army
and navy and still leave an appro-
priation sufficient to buildenough
combat planes to satisfy even the
militant Mitchell.
COMMON General
Since Confederation
Are Commemorated in Place-names of
Canada—Some Important and
Picturesque Instances.
Since Confederation Canada has
had thirteen governors general, and
the Geographic Board of Canada
records that all have been commem-
orated in place-names. In this
connection, however. it should be
noted that, as Canadian governors
general bear famous governors since
Confederation in 1867, many civil
divisions and physical features which
at first sight night appear to have
been named after a governor general
(for example Grey county, Ontario),
were in reality named for an ancestor.
To take in all cases of names given in
honour of governors general would
make a long list and the following
are. the more important or more
picturesque. ,
The amount of milk spilt, soured,
reject cd end otherwise wasted annu-
ally, is 3,339,080,000 pounds. This at
$2.26 per hundred would approxi -
mato 0 lineally the stupendous
amount of $77,300,086.
However, a cheerful note rings
through this tale of eo000mlc toss to
a nation. The same report shows
a 1024 increase of 108 pounds of
milk per cow over 1023 production.
Deducting this from the figure pre-
viously given, leaves a loss through
waste of only $13,607,325, a mere
bagatelle, compared with our na-
tional debt of more than twenty bil-
lions of dollars.
Tho tnereassd yield per cow Is due
to heightened efficiency on the farm;
and future years promise even
greater increases.
Dairymen have discovered the fu-
tility of fending non-paying members
of their milk herds. They have
learned that losses lurk in insanitary
milk production. They have dis-
covered the advantages that lie in
swatting the bacteria, that hide In
unclean stables, unclipped) un -
brushed flanks and udders of milk
cows and unsterilized utensils. As
time goes on, the unavoidable waste
of milk Will be more than offset by
intelligent feeding, complete sanita-
tion and more efficient herd manage-
ment. r
The village of Monck in Wellington
county, and Monckland in Stormont
county, both in Ontario, are named
after Viscount Monek, wwhils Lisgar
township in Ontario, Lisgar Station
in Quebec, and Lisgar electoral divi-
sion in Manitoba are called after
Baron Lisgar. Lord DufTerin's name
is preserved in 0 parish and village
in New Brunswick, in a county and
township in Ontario, and in an ele-
ctoral division in Manitoba. Lorne
is a very popular name. There is a
Lorne township in Ontario and vile
]ages of the name in New Brunswi-
ck, Quebec and Ontario. Other i
mantes with Lorne as the basis are:
Lorne House in Quebec, Lorne Park
in Ontario, Lorne Vale in Nova Scotia I
New Brunswick and Ontario. The
Marquis of Lorne also suggested the
name of the province of Alberta
MYPIPARIL
which commemorates his wife, the
Princess Louise Caroline - Alberta.
Lake Louise in the same province also
bears the name of the princess while
Louise and Lorne are 'ehe names of
lakes in Manitoba. Mount Lans-
downe in the Yukon, Lansdowne
lake in Keewatin, and villages in Ont-
ario and Nova Scotia as well as an
electoral division in Manitoba and
a township in Ontario are among the
features on which the name of 'the
Marquis of Lansdowne has been
bestowed. Stanley villages in Ont-
ario and New Brunswick, recall
Baron Stanley of Preston, as well as
Stanley Bridge in Prince Edward
Island and Stanley Section in Nova
Scotia. A mountain in Alberta and
a lake in MaeKenzine District, North-
west Territaries, are two of the prin-
cipal features named after the Earl
of Aberdeen. A mbun'cain in British
Columbia and a hake in northern'Que-
bec bear Lord Minto's name as well
as villages in Manitoba, Ontario and
New Brunswick. Earl Grey is recal-
led by a mountain and pass in British
Columbia, le village in Mani'coba and
by a river in Mackenzie Distriee,
Northwest Territories. There is also
a Lady Grey lake in a name District.
The city of Port Arthur, Ontario,
takes ics name from the Duke of Con-
- naught, who was sowing with the
Ri11e Brigade in Montreal when Gen-
' oral (afterwards Sir Garnet) Wolsely
' on his expedition to Fort Garry in
` 1870 named its Prince Arthur's Lenti-
1 ing.' Devonshire, after the Duke of
Devonshire, is the nunie of an Ont-
ario village, while Evelyn pass in
Jasper Park, Alberta, is named after
the Duchess of Devonshire. The
names of Viscount Byng and Viscou-
nt Willington are borne by mountains
it, Alberta.
List of Governor Generals
Since Confederation
Viscount Illo1ck, 1867-1868.
Baron Lisgar, 1868-1872.
Soviet Russi i, Now Plans Bigger
Wool Production
rf Russianf amity of the prosperous fanning poasani alas.
The visit to the United States, at
this time, of Michael S, Pereferko-
viteh, manager 02 the live -stock de-
partment of the Soviet Russian gov-
ernment, Prof, Michel Is, Ivanoff of
a Moscow agricultural u111versity,
and N. N. IClebnik, official inter-
preter, carries With it all the signifi-
cance of a step to progressive and
modern methods in the new Russia,
According to these three repro-
sentatives of the Soviet government,
Russia now has about 80,000,000
sheep and hundreds of millions of
head of other live stock.
Rambouillet rams have boon pur-
chased by them, not to increase the
number of sheep, but to improve
quality. It is expected that a better
grade of wool will bo produced by
crossing of broods. In this connec-
tion, aheop shearing machinery was
bought to supplant the old-time hand
blades. This in itself is oxpoctod to
Increase the wool crop about 7%, not
because the machin shears clear
than hand blades, but because It re-
moves the wool evenly and in an
unbroken blanket, leaving no ridges
on the sheep.(
Russia is sentioutt to enlarge its
textile businoss with a view to pro-
ducing its own wool fOr reauufee-
tering purposes, Another committal
from that country has been studying
textile mills in Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts.
Admittedly, there is great need in
Russia for farming implements as
the Russian farmer now has prac-
tically all the land he wants, but is
unable to develop all of hie ground
because of lank of farm machinery.
Another great need is dairy ma-
chinery seals as milking machinos,
cream separators, pasteurizing ma-
chinery, horse and cow clipping ma -
0111110a and butter -making machinery.
NI. P0ref0rkovitsh said he intended
to buy moro than 5,000 sheep, but
owing to misinformation as to the
best buying season, he arrived in this
country too lata to get all ho wished,
and so expects that next year as
many as twenty mon will be sunt to
this country to malto these pur-
chases,
Russia 1s doing everything possible
to improve farming and dairying
methods. Graduates of agricultural
schools aro teaching Partnere and
dairymen modern methods and the
use of modern machinery.
Many things point to Russia as
one of the world's great future
0000000 of dairy products,
11
THE BRUSSELS PAST
GIVEN CANADA'S SUPPORT
Charles Evans Hughes leading U.S,
jurist, who has been nominated for
the vacancy on the bench of the
world court of international lustier..
Canada heti nominated one of her
own judges for the post, but has with
drawn her nomination in favor of
Mr. Hughes.
Earl of DulTerin, 1872-1878
Marquis of Lorne, 1878-1883
Marquis of Lansdowne, 1883-
1888,
Baron Stanley of Preston 1888•
181)3
Earl of Aberdeen, 1893-1898.
Earl of Minto, 1898-1904
Earl Grey, d.904-1911.
Duke of Connaught, 1911-1916
Duke of Devonshire, 1916-192.1.
Baron Byng, 1921-1926.
Viscount Willington, 1926
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Here and There
(130)
The latest recruits to the ranks
of the internationally known Trail
Riders of the Canadian Rockies are
the three daughters of Ramsay
MacDonald, former premier of
Great Britain. They rode from the
Chateau Lake Louise to Lake Agnes
to qualify for membership,
One of the sheep ranchers of the
Coaldale district is at present in the
Crow's Nest Pass where he is run-
ning a large flock of sheep on 5=1 -
mar range. This is the first year
that an independent rancher has
moved sheep to the mountains for
the summer and the experiment is
being watched with a good deal of
interest.
The first of a new series of
engines, has left the Angus shops
of the Canadian Pacific Railway
and wild shortly enter passenger
service between Montreal and To-
ronto. It is the largest passenger
locomotive in the British Empire,
97 feet in length, weighing 424,-
000 pounds, and has eight great
driving wheels 6 feet three inches
in diameter. It is an entirely
Canadian product, designed by Can-
adian Pacific engineers.
Fifteen flying clubs have been
formed in Canada since May when
the Government's plan to encour-
age civil aviation was put into
effect, while applioation for two
more clubs are at present being
considered by the Air Board. Over
one hundred Moth planes are in
use throughout Canada, Air Board
officials stated. Half of these are
privately owned. More than one
hundred members of the clubs are
solo fliers.
A resolution petitioning the Cana-
dian Daily Newspaper Association
to hold its 1929 convention in the
Maritime Provinces was passed at
the Mid -summer meeting of the
Ontario Provincial Daily Newspaper
Association held 011 board the Can-
adian Pacific ship "Keewatin" en
route from Port McNichol to Sault
Ste. Marie. F. H. Leslie, president
of the association, referred in his
speech to the ardent wish of the
members for a natter acquain-
tance with the Maritimes.
The world wide service proclaim-
ed by the Canadian Pacific Railway
will be further Improved with the
establishment of a new hotel by the
Company in London, England.
So great a traffic of Canadian and
American travellers between this
continent and England has been
built up by Canadian Pacific Steam-
ships, that the construction of s
new hotel in the heart of the Em-
pire has been considered for some
time. And now that the 1200 room
Royal York is well umler way the
ptojoot has been taken into hand,
Operations should start next year.
Recently it was decided nue fish
are sensitive. Now it is discovered
that they aro patriotic. Some sal-
mon in New 'rerun wick who wore
caught enc, carefully transported
alive overlent to the foot Ot> a fish
ladder leading into a river draining
American territory refused utterly
to leave their native waters. As
soon as they were released Into the
wate , according to -a report recoiv-
ed by the General Tourist Depart-
ment of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way, they beat ar hasty retreat
down he St. John river to the point
where tbey were canrrht end
ascended another tributary rising
in Now Bruuswlek,
MUSICAL SHOES
I:1 your shoes lave developed an
annoying squeak, providing they are
black, they, can be cured in the fol-
lowing manner Place the shoes in
a basin and pour in enough linseed
oil to cover the holes. Let stand
then see if the squeak has not dis-
appeared.
THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD
r. Irving Langmuir epcakn of the
I"ulnae.
In the se1(1111ie teed Iexpect that
u adtnreee !n ue dfrin . eed tl'legy
ill ceutr(Salle n>o:;t to 11010011 lsppl-
00s durin; the ne:,i. thirty years,
•,y.. nn !•x•11' 0 . In the 1 e kion I>eily
tail icy lee Irving Iren0muh•, head
l• the research ialo >•.tl. ny c l the. Gen -
led en eine eon1IW(Y Nehneetady.
A eteeteriee facial Ng n>al.t tarry geld-
d- by ,atlill1 l e),e, and eap01(10 of
follow ripe vegetables, cott'r>n, and
o forth and of removing Weeds With.
01 injuring 110..ful plants will prob-
biy greet ly reduce farm labor.
The use 0f sue!) utae•llluery and the
leap electric refrigeration of houses
rill open up the tr0p101' to the white
clan so that env danger of over-
u>pteatien will Ler ludeilnitely post -
toned.
In Il wpl. t• I. le _ .11' having hot
trmtee•re and vol.! e.eters the e•lee-
deafly driven r,•fr;.•eerating plant
hat ec:nls the !mem 4 lit summer will
.10o he us• d to hent the 1>ngsos in
vin ter by reversing rho direction 11i
Thiel it pumps the heat, thus the
'efficiency end" of electric heating
nay he raised several fold and Lord
(cdvin'0 dream nv111 be realiztd.
In Loire northern rey>oc>s and even
cell into the Arctic zones cheap 11-
luid fuel made from coal, if petro-
eunt becomes scarce, and pipet! into
tome will serve for house heating
105 cooking.
The airplane will so raise our
standard for speed of travel and
rause such development. of attractive
"ural districts now considered too re -
note that there will be an ineletent
!emend fur the speeding up of trans-
aortation in congested districts, The
Complete avoidance of intersections
>n main traffic lines in cities by the
ise of two levels will snake the taxi -
)ab a really rapid means of trans-
port. Perhaps within thirty years we
nay see the beginning of a new rail -
ray development, with electric traine
it speeds of 200 or 300 miles an
aour, carrying city dwellers long die -
:antes through vacuum tunnels to
:he huge .airports from whicb they
Hy to their homes,
The electric power upon which
many of these developmeuts must de-
pend will probably largely be trans-
mitted long distances in high-voltage
Gables using direct Instead of alter-
nating current.
RARE SNAKES FOR ZOO.
Couple of World's Most Poisonous
Vipers from Africa to London.
Two of the world's most poisonous
snakes have just reached the London
Zoo in the same consignment from
Africa—a Gaboon Viper and a Large -
fleeted Mamba. Each is in the first
flight as a killer.
Between the two there is a most
remarkable contrast, both In temper
and in appearance, The Gaboon Vip-
er is lazy, squat, and has almost to
be trodden upon before he can be
persuaded to give you a taste of his
quality. He 1s dressed in a loud pat-
tern of purple and buil diamonds, and
wears a pair of nose -horns at the tip
of his muzzle.
The Mamba carries the fight to his
enemy all the time. Ile is lightning -
quick in his movements and is olive-
green all over. The great oval scales
which give bim his name suggest the
form of armor affected by some O1
the old Vikings, and it was a happy
moment at the ,Zoo when he was
secured by the looped "snake- stick"
and moved to his den.
It is doubtful which of the two is
the more venomous,
New Method of Blood Transfusion.
A new and safer method of trans-
fusing blood into little children and
babies suffering from severe infec-
tions or a lack of life fluid was re-
ported to the American Medical As-
sociation by Drs. W. C. C. Cole and
J, C. Montgomery of Detroit.
The usual .method of making a
blood donation from a well person to
the patient is to inject the blood into
a vein, a procedure that is sometimes
difficult and dangerous. Tho Detroit
physicians ir.jeet the reviving blood
directly into the peritoneal cavity, the
portion of the body that contains the
stomach, bladder, bowels and other
organs. They have used this new
method for 237 transfusions on 117
patients with promising results. Un-
welcome reactions upon the patient
aro sometimes avoided and the meth-
od is so simple that 51017 physician
should be able to use it when the
usualmethod blood transfusion can-
not be used.
Trelr fmm Alaska to Hudson Bay.
Beginning with 1,240 reindeer
thirty years ago, a huge herd of these
valuable little animals numbering
11,600, is to bo proved this year from
their Alaskan range to feeding
grounds on the store of Hudson Bay,
The shortest and easiest route
0 it
illsought lit anti
country v be
serosa sou 7 �g
is estimated eighteen months will be
required for tho journey. Progress of
ten miles daily is planned, with, long
halts whenever necessary for rest and
grazing, and a complete stop will be
made during the breeding season
each year.
Natural increase is expected to
bring the herd up to 100,000 within
ten years,
Brandon Owns Estate In Wales.
Tho `City of Brandon owns six
acres of land in the heart of Cardiff
city, Wales, presentee by an anony-
mous donor and is wondering what
'to do with the estate). 4.11 efforts to
learn the identity of the giver bore
proven fruition.
While tho assessment of the land
10 unknown, the property 15 believed
to be worth a great deal, as 1oca1
°Metals have learned that $18,000
Wag recently offered for one small
cottage en the estate.
Onions Not nests
Bermuda, famed for Its onions, has
but 74 a0r05 1100 devoted to tlils
product; lilies are grown on 76 toren,
bananas on 88, tend potatoes on 650
Ores.
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Dark-skinned natives—glowing sunlight— cool
mountain tops—great ships ploughing through
tropic seas—these things all come to mind when
a cup of "SALADA" is steaming before you. Such
flavour—such fragrance. Try "SALADA".
The
Car Owner's Scrap -Book
(By the Left Hand Monkey Wrench)
ON DOWN GRADE
Do not relees0 clutch when 11(1(0010>,.
clown grades, Keep the eluted engaged
with the engine running at oar ,,Heed,
but throttle clown as closely as posiblie
Declutchin • the engine and letting it
idle slowly or /top entirely, vrhen coa-
sting, undoubtedly saves some gasoli-
ne, but it involve, wear on the clutch
throughout blearing,. which is a more
important consideration than a slight
saving of fuel. • Coasting with the en-
gine clutched in causes it to exert
some breaking effect and saves wear
and tear on the brakes.
ACCELERATOR RIDING.
Riding the accelerator is just as
harmful and costly as "ridin" the
clutch.
VALVE SPRINGS GIVE TROUBLE.
Weak valve springs can cause end-
less trouble in promoting poor engine
operation. Whenever the valves are
removed 'these springs should be me-
asured to see that they are the same
size. If one spring is short, it ei-
ther will have to be stretched or a
plate placed under is to increase the
pressure.
UNNOTICED LEAKS
In summer, when the heat causes
rapid evaporation of gasoline, tiny le-
aks in the fuel line often escape dis-
covery. In some cases this will be
enough to account for a sudden cut-
ting down of the mileage per gallon.
So, in cases where the relative mileage
shows a sudden drop it is well to in-
spect the fuel line for small leaks.
TO START CAR ON HILL.
Use of the hand brake instead of
the pedal will prevent rolling back
when starting on a hill. The trick
is easy. if one will practise it a few
times. Release the catch on the
brake and ]told it back with the hand.
Accelerate with one foot and let in
the clutch with the other. As the
car starts to pull ahead, ease the hand
brake forward. Let it go entirely as
soon as the car is safely under way.
TIRE INSPECTION.
Tires of an automobile should be
inspected 01100 a week, especially for
air pressure. It is quite usual that
one 'tire will become somewhat defl-
ated at a little faster rate than ano-
ther, • By a constant checking up it
can be then learned chow much at-
tention is necessary to each tire in
order to keep it at the proper pres-
sure. Also, it can be determined at'
what pressure the car seems to ride ;
most comfortably.
USE HORN TO FIND KNOCKS i
Knocks are very often somowhat
difficult to locate in an engine. Vari-
ous devices have been used to locate
the trouble, but as good a one as is
to be had can he made in a few min -
otos from an oil horn and rod. Al
the horn but the bell and disphrag=n
:l>ou!d be removed. A screw show,
and screwed into the end of the rod.
When the other end of the rod i, pl-
aced t(5 (itt.;t tee en=gine the knock can
be heard very plainly in the bell, By
removing the rod to different points
on rho cyli•eler block or chankease,
the exact location of the tt'oubie can
be discovered.
SPARE TIRE ESSENTIAL
Bang! This sharp signal of a tiro
blowout is often heard at this season
of the year on country roads. Where
traffic is heavy it is sometimes as diffi-
cult 'co find a vacant space for repairs
at the roadside as it is to "spot" a
parking space on the city streets. In
the hot weather tires that have been
mistreated during the winter months
develop structural weaknesses and
the first long trip usually causes them
to "pop." A ,spare tire is a wise pre-
caution.
RULES FOR PARKING AT CURB.
Have lights burning when parking
at night.
The car should be as near the curb
as practicable.
Observe parking signs and do no'c
take advantage of the rules.
Never park the car too close to the
rear of another nor leave unnecessary
room between each other.
Do not park too close to a fireplug,
near street intersection or in a positi-
on so as to block an alley or drive -
away.
Be sure to lock the car and remove
the key. Look everything—ignition
or and then close the windows and
lock the doors of a closed car.
Every motorist should practise ba-
cking the ear to the curb until it can
be done accurately.
1iecause of many blowouts due to
hot weather, it is 15.'60 to have the
spare in first-class shape to us cin an
emerency.
With normal driving, the cost of
keeping the chassis of an automobile
properly lubri, oted for a year should
he only a few dollars.
A fan belt that is oil -soaked, or
hard glassed, is a poor foundation
for en efficient cooling sy:ftem mid
should be replaced with a fresh belt.
Always rccrank an engine immedi-
ately after it backfires, This often
prevents a fire by sucking back into
the intake manifold any flame that
has started in the carburetor.
SAVE FOR A SHORT TIME
Don't throw away theatre cheeks,
Pullman sena checks, eta, in too
great a hurry. You might find you
have forgotten or lost some article
in these places and definite informati-
on as to your reservation would lend
to los recovery,
A, Ha : LKi' B otA I e
,on Ho' "ie N o•s'''te'uc�-ion
Containing valuable suggestions on home planning
with Gyproe, Rocboard and lnsulex. Write for it.,
CANADA GYPSUM AND ALASASTINE, LIMITED
Paris Canada
reprovW 2.
For Sale By
Wilton & ctxXlespxe
S. F. Davison
Chas. F. Hansuld ..
board
Brussels, Ont.
Brussels, Ont.
Ethel, Ont.
"4ti'I:DNESDAY, SEPT. 12th, 1028.
1 IBARL'1. l:'l'Ilf'FLAN, Me RIDES.
One Man Rode 0,000 Miles In 1,004,
l''mcecntive Hears.
In 161..1 ma. Sohn Lethal 1nade l
wager the! he I%0::i,1 t d live time
between London ,+tel , e r k, a tots
distance of 000 11(11.1. week/. six days
Hr+ e:'en 1pli:= ed th.- e 8:.101 me
li1io's� t„ egeare, /terrine; ,.1. 1 40ael1d0))';
merle:] ...01 ce. 11 1 1 ieeutle;
Londe!), end Ilt i,au:.l1nknntile'
tweeting of the i iseteg 111eay,
k'jlte ou yearn titeeeealeia 2lcrnard
Calvert rode from Leaden to Dover,
thence crossed by barge It. Calais qui.
was bade 1051(10 la IAnclor the sande
day, having performed the whole
journey in aov0l1teen hours,
In 1701 Mr. Sinclair, a Kirkby
Lonsdale man wag reed that he weuld
ride one of his wet vetoes on thha
Hcvlfte at Carp sec 1.000 !Mice in 1,000
anuzu,ntil,. beers. He u•compltsll
r
the fent. In 1773 Mr. Themes Walk-
er and Captain Hay matched their
horses to run the whole of the dis-
tance. from London to York, about
200 mile's. Mr. Walker's horse fail-
ed to stay the jour) ,y fled died from
exheuetien at Ta.l"aot. f. Its oppo-
nent, 1(00(:•,.1, cotnl,l,fed the task in
forty and one-half teems s 01i requir-
ed 00 fewer that, twelve b •tt'es Of
wine to he ado>ini:t.r>8 to her from
time to time as ( eti1lilant.
Pelh,pe the greatest ache.vement
000.101p11111>8 in the New World was
that 0 hi.1 finale:lit fame to the name
of one darine ride), Aubrey, who In
1861 rode out from the plaza of San-
to Iee to the puhiic square at Inde-
pendence, a distance of nearly 800
miles and through a country peopled
by Indians still oa the warpath. It
was for a wager of $1,000 that he
undertook to ride alone from Santa
Fe over the trade trail to Indepen-
dence within six days. It is said that
no man, and many tried, could keep
pace with the flying, Aubrey, who
spared none of his horses, and a@
result reached his destination in flv
days and nineteen hours. His tea
cost him the lives of several of his
best horses. After he was carried off
his last worn-out horse he became un-
conscious and remained so for forty-
eight hours.
FLOWERS AS FOOD.
Play an Important Part In the Daily'
Menus of Other Lands.
A hungry British workman would
have something to say if stewed daf-
fodils were placed before him after u
heavy morning's work, but in other
bands, particularly east of Suez, flow,
ers play an important part in tho
daily menu.
In Madras and other parts of Inc
die, as well as in the wild regions of
Afghanistan, flowers are cultivated
for food, and in Southern India,
where the population is mainly vege+
tartan, lotus jelly is considered ei
great delicacy. The petals of young
flowers are soaked in a sugar solus
tion, and boiled until they form a
stiff paste, which is powdered with
more sugar and moulded, But it Is
scarcely a dish for the Western
palate.
Shrub cakes, made with blossoms,
ghee, and bazaar sugar, are popular
in the north, and sold at two -pence
apiece. They lead to abdominal
troubles, but as the natives enjoy the
strange concoction, they attribute
snhsettuent ailments to Providence.
Every visitor to Ceylon, however,
should sample butter -blossom, which
is boiled and flavored with cinnamon
or cloves.
Chinese cook lilies in milk and eat
candied jasmine, while Japanese
have a keen appetite for flowers, a
taste which is :hared by the Egyp-
tians, who serve rose -petal $wiIy, pre-
pared with powdered sugar, water,
and isinglass, at the end of a meal.
Iii Morocco the 0110101• porridge is do -
finitely improved when served with
a jelly made from pomegranate
flowers.
In the West Indies, where exotic
plants are as plentiful as cowslips at
hone, floriculture caters for the ta-
bles of all elassee, A. confection of
banana blossoms delight the natives,
and resident Europeans have been
known to express their appreciation.
11.111. `J. Victory.
Nelson's famous ship, H. M. 8, Vic-
tory, has been refitted. Great pains
have been taken to ensure that the
ship shall appear just as she did in
Nelson's day, and the renovation has
cost near $600,000.
The famous and historically cor-
rect picture of Nelson's death is now
placed as near as it is possible to
tell to the spot where he fell. The
Victory will, of course, never float
again; she stands In Portsmouth
in a dry berth.
Twenty seamen and twenty ma-
rinas live aboard. Nelson's own quar-
ters have been completed just as they
were 123 years ago.
Oyster.
of the � yste r.
Have you ,over heard an oyster
eines? Wireless under -water expert+
meats off Hatteras, North Carolina,
had to be abandoned because the oyse
ter hummed so merrily. Tho delicate
mechanism was put out of gear by thg :
oyster's noise, which resembles a per..
son humming a tang.
The wirol::a experimenters applied
to the Bureau of Fisheries for relief
but wore told they had no remed¢
that would make the oysters silent,
An Inland Docic.
The nutting of a dnclt, from earth
and solid rook 660 feet inland at the
plant of the Thunder Bey Papor in'ki11
has been en>npleted at a cost of
$500,000. The dock has a.dc•pth 01
28 feet of water and is 150 feet wide.
(Jollection of Clocks.
A collection bf clocks, numbering
222 in all, and clates, 6 as the : fittest
collection in the world, was t .;,.:;t`.;f'
sold In London for $1S0 900.
Lottdon's Sc.>ol.leS lectin?
Plie roll of sehooieil,.. , u it Lois.
don, England, is decreasing by about.
3,000 annually, owing to the lowe -