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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1921-6-2, Page 3N0 B'RTHS DEATHS IA WOMAN'S HEALTH 9 ON SACRED ISLAND DOG S ARE ALSO FORBID- DEN ON MIYAJIM,A, Otherwise You May Do As' You Like in Kingdom of the Rising Sun. No births, no deaths, no dogs, -is the rule on the sacred island of Miyajima, in the Inland Sea of Japan, says a writer in the London Daily Mail, With the trilling exception oe entering the world, leaving 1t,, or starting a "ken- nel," you may do practically what you chose there. Stringent religious regulations, dat- ing far back into' history, forbid the email adventures which I have named, though I am hound to confess that with regard', to the first two obedience is not so strictly inforced as it used to be. Occasionally a baby, anxious to be- gin existence, hurries into the world before its time. Nowadays inlnani- tarianisnl is stronger than Shinto law, and no more terrible penalty is exact- ed from the unlucky mother than that she shall be proved ta, the mainland as soon as possible and retrain there for thirty days. As for death, once the poor sufferer at his last gasp was ferried across to some other shore lest his final breath should pollute sacred soil Now, if needs be,•he is allowed to die in peace, but his corpse is instantly removed to Ono for burial, and the chief mourn- ers who attend the funeral are obliged to absent themselves from Miyajima for fifty days of ceremonial purifica- tion. Chief Sights of Japan. Miyajima,• according to the Japan- ese, is One of the San-I:ei, or three chief sights of the country. If uoble heights, violently wooded rocks and ravines, tiny valleys which trail down to the sea carrying on their bosoms laughing streams, count for anything, the island is a gent. But that is an exterior impression. Miyajima has a soul which it will re- veal to you if' you give it -time. Tbero is an odor of sanctity about the place—a purene-s in the air which 1e truly celestial. The very deer bave a millennium flavor. They have never learnt to fear marl and are s0 tame that a stranger may feed lheln, And is it my imagination, or are the inhabitants --•-of which there are some three thousand -: more simple and kindly than even the ordinary run of Japenese? With the exception of a few hotel - keepers, they are, generally speaking, priests, linage carvers and fishermen --romantic professions, you notice, net to say Biblical, and lending them eetee5 maybe to gentle piety and warmness of heart. A highly venerated temple domin- ates the epet. It has many galleries and many shrines. It is built on piles in the sea and at high tide appears to float. When darkness falls Miyailma be- • conies a garden of whis1ore,' On a Foster is a family name whose orifi - Ing tun servantr,preceded by an $bag- ,,church:' which undoubtedly spraug in is not quite plain. That of Forster ter inn carrying a paper hats up mote or less simultaneously in all is a little less clouded. That of For - tern, I strolled out. Strange sights rester is quite plain. and sounds greeted my ear—strange parts of England, and among many ]figures flitted by. Always there seem- people unrelated to one another. The fact is that Foster and Forster ed something ,last behind me, but The sharp difference between the are but shortened forms of Forrester, something which I felt would he variations spelled with a "k" and with and all three are derived from the 00- gentle and affectionate as the deer --a "Ch Is at once apparent. It is also cupation of forester. guardian spirit, In fact! absolutely indicative of whether the These names, lilte those of Warren, The temple gongs, the clapping of name originated In the north of nig' Parker, Woodrow, Woodruff and the land, including the Scottish lowlands, like refiebt vividly the social and eco - or he the south. The "eb," of course, belongs to the latter, as you may judge from the fact that the readapt word 1s spelled that way, and that modern rnglisir is but the outgrowth of certa., southern dialects (those in tine neighborhood of London) of the old Anglo-Saxon, tinctured principally with importations of French words brought over by the Normans The difference In pronunciation is more modern, for originally there was little difference tetween the sound of the "cin" and the "k." Both had the '"k" sound; only one was 1) little sharper than the other. Old forms of the name were purely descieptive. A "eburchman" or it "ltirionan" was simply one who dwelt near a church. At other thnes a man would be referred to as "Walter atte Church" or "atto Kirlc," the "tette" meaning "at tlte,' and the prefix be- ing dropped In the course of timeeas the name became a, faintly "tag" cath• NEEDS GREAT CARE Whenthel3lood Becomes Watery 'a Breakdown Follows. Every woman's health is dependent upon the condition of her blood, I•low many women suffer with hreadache, pain 111 the back, poor appetite, weak digestion, a .constant fooling of weari- ness, palpitation of the heart, short- ness of breath, pallor and nervous - nese? Of eoeree all these symptoms lurenot be present—the more there are the worse the condition of the blood, and the more neoeeaary that you should begin to enrich it without delay, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a splendid blood -building tonic. Every dose helps to make better blood which goes to every part of the body and brings now health to weak, despondent people. Dr. Williams' Pink Pill; are valuable to all women but they are particularly useful to girls of school age who become pale, languid and ner- vous. There can be neither healthnor beauty without red blood which gives brightness' to the eyes and color to the cheeks and llpa. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills build u11 the blood, as is sbown by the experience of Mrs. Jos. E. Veniotte, West Northfield, N.S., who says: "For several years I was in a bad state of health. I was pale and . nervous, my appetite was poor, and I suffered from weakness, head- aches and a feeling of oppression. I got so nervous that 'I was afraid to stay hi the house alone, All this time I was taking medicine, but it only did not help me, but I was growing weak- er. Fleetly I decided to try Dr. 1'Yil- lfame' Pink Pills, and after using six boxes I felt much better. I had a bet- ter appetite, slept betterand felt stronger. However, I continued tak- ing the pills for a couple of months longer and now I am feeling as well as ever I did. I give all the credit to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and hope that my experience may be of benefit to 50100 other weak woman." You can get Dr, Williams' Pink Pills through any' dealer in medicine - or by mail at 51) cents a box or six boxes for $1,50 from The Dr. Wil- liams' :Medicine Co,, Brockville, Ont. Quite Likely.• Father was testing his son's know- ledge of arithmetic. "Now, sonny," he said, "suppose your mother had three dollars and I had ten. If I gave her seven dollars, what would she have?" "Hysterics," muttered the precoci- ous child as hedrifted into the gar- den. 6ftnard's Liniment for Dandruff. Jumping From the Sky. The real designer 0f the parachute was LeOuard0 da Ylllel, in 1500, al- though et the 001'011atien ,01 the l:ni- per0r Po Klee, as early. as 1100. Chiaese acrobats were seen to ;limp. from a high scaffolding with' huge parachute umbrellas, . Major Ord0 Lees, who has made AUTO REAMS, PARTS for most mama and modrls or earn. your :old, broken ar worn-out pert. replaced, Write or wire lie deew1lt• ,Ing what You want. We carry the largest and most eem loco stock In Canada or'sllghtty ussa or now parte end automobile equlament. We snip 0.U.l1. anywuere In Canada, ibatla• factory or refund 1n full our motto. o1laV ea Auto efatvage Bart 501)1)1)', 92$,931 1?U1fe;ln 01., Toronto, out. More parachute doec811ts fr0tn Photographing Stars Near the Sun's Edge. ships carry lifebelts and baits. Ili a In the past it has been neeessarY to 1Sffie[ "Wile, Ido 4elbare ILltty's recent 10011180 he referred tea scheme wait for 011 eclipse of 1110 8518 before bolting!" of lowering a whole cabinful of pes- glance than any older 1nan. considers that all passenger aeroplanes should carry life-saving.paracitutes, just as LRI t. QM i5ERE &'➢HEM. P w i e t cote '1 . an Pr + ices Fina ►nlacc 'Heated Up, Little 'Effie (who Item stroked the kit- ten until site hoe begun to purl'): , llfmdie, do you he• r: that?" Sister 111L)1dle; "Beal' what, Effie?" Seegers by one great parachute. The prevailing idea that parachutes frequently inti to open is a fallacy. In great that even the shy tor a core 000 parachute doseents fl'om observe- siderable distance .from it le very Non balloons •during the. war, only bright, and sufficientto overwhelm three failures occurred. completely the image of any stars ltlauy inventors do not realize that that might be in the field. This can if a parachute is much loss than 28 11. be better understood Wbeu it is stated in diameter the speed of descent is that the brightness oe the sun le equal fatal, In 1014 an Austrian tailor. to 120,000,000,000 filet -magnitude stats. Jumped from the Eiffel Tower in Paris The 'subject of the apparent Bost with a combined Parachute overcoat. tion of the stars, as seen near the sun's The apparatus• worked Perfectly, but limb, has recently become of great as it was only one-sixth the size of a theoretical importance in connection standard life-saving parachute, it de- with the gravitational theory of Pro- seended too quickly and its inventor fessor Einstein, At the last eclipse, was killed, photographs were obtained of stars The real danger of Parachuting is in near the sun; and the results appear - landing. You never know where you ed to indicate that Einetein's theory are going to land. Major Lees has was borne out. However, the ques- described how in Ally, 1920, a rival tion is of fundamental importance to parachutist in Sweden challenged him physicists and astronomers, and the to land on a given spot, and how he effects are so minute thatfurther data. dropped from only 400 ft., and •scored are wanted before a final conclusion an "inner," His rival ascended to is drawn; and it has been naturally 3,000 ft. and landed a third of a mile assumed that additional information away;, could not be obtained. 1. was pcasible to photograph a star n tho vicinity of the sures disk. The Not 66 park Now, intensity of the light of the sun is so "Where has be been?" His Car. Since Jenkins had a motor car He's hardly ever home, But with his family delights The countryside to roan). And yet he is not satisfied But plans to change, behold! His Classy Six to something that On wheels has never rolled. He means to fit it with a stove, A bathtub and a bed, And make a lawn and garden pateb Upon the top a'erhead. With lawn mower and rake and hoe Strapped on behind, he'll call It perfect and will never need To visit home at all. The Benefit of Forests. Most of the land on which our Cana- dian forests now stand is not suitable for agriculture, but it is suitable for growing fine crops of trees to keep our sawmills, our wagon factories, our furniture factories, and our paper mills running at full force forever. Let lie, all take part in protecting our valuable forests. Fire is their enemy. Therefore let us bo careful with fire when 111 the woods. Sirnaines and Their Origin KIRK Variations—Kirke, Kirkman, Church, Churchman. Racial Origin—English. Source—A locality. Here is a group of truly local eur- names, all founded on the word er than merely inllit:ative of a place of residence. FOSTER Variations—Forster, Forrester. Racial Origin—English. Source—An occupation. hands as the worshippers tried to at- tract the attention of the gods --all had an uneattley tltnbet'. At night the women of Miyajima creep out to pray for sons, It is pre- sumed that they add to their petitions an earnest request that the arrival shall not be untimely. Care of Municipal Property. In our tawus and rites one cannot go far without observing conditions of neglect and careless/less due entire- ly to the hick of interest of the people themselves. Unfortunately, the average citizen feels that once Ito hea Paid his taxes Ile has fulfilled his fluty, and the city can do the rest. Ile overlooks the fact that the city is butan-aggregation of emits, of which he is one; tbat any improvements or maintenance charges must be paid for by these units, aud he must bear his share. It le a. well-Itnown axiom that a care- less employer is 1010010(1 in a carelese employee, •which largely accounts for the fagt.that in altogether too mane' eases the cost of municipal public works is largely in excess of the cost Of elite] Werke when »l'1y Lely Merl -led out. Many instances might be cited of losses due to either wilful damage or. carelessness by the people themeelves. In au eastern city ;luring the past Meth a sower became blocked by the depositing or material which could not fie' carried away. &tatty e211lrs Were flooded and a cost of $30,000 entailed. Theae'losses are reflected. In the tax ,rate, ane just s0 long as s0 much of the public revenue' must be utilized 10 replace or repair the effects of nog - loot or 'disregard of publlo property, $uat 10 long will the tax rate continue to Marengo. p� /' �q t ,y t' - r If There's. a .4.F✓4:Y74e:.A�6i'nt'" Spare tarn carriers Which can be p attachrr] ton ear without tools are • 18911) in the autalnolsile accessory line. For sale byallgrocers Mere iitat 00 ex -service men iliave been reeeiving T)nivcrs1ty train- ,le� • �` . ,. r. —,ter,. istee mimic structure of medieval English times. Hunting was the chief diver- slow both of the aristocracy and the During several months in the year the ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from common people. Woody wastelands •farmer's work is slack, and he tepid I The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock -1 were common and extensive, hut the, assist in constructing lines if it were' Tine, Ont. laws governing their administration; to his benefit to do so. There aro i 4. -- several _-_ and use were detailed, and formed no j several different suggestions, one, that 1 all the lines be built by the govern-' Berry -Pickers Start Des - mean part of the entire legal code. d Where to -day we would speak of a menti another, that the farmers sup tractive Fires. game "prcvserve;' the medfevnl Eng- ply the labor and cartage at a certain "Desttuetton of magnificent Limber rate; and third, that the commission : in asinalsix-mile area, m magnificent slopes tisk divides] these lands into "forests,"' -thane." parks" and "warrens," ac• supply a working superintendent wile : now blackened wastes, and thousands cording to the extent of privileges at- would show the farmers haw to build of dollars expended in wages to fire inched to them. the lines, haul poles, dig holes and fighters, are some of the results of fire - The "forester" was not merely one string the wires, with the exception of Lynn V alley's greatest forest blaze, who lived in Ole woods and gained hid tieing -in, which would be done by the And all due to the careiessnees of a livelihood from them, He was an ois- iinerean.—L. G. Denis. ! few berry-plekers,"—Vanrnnver Pro- cer charged with their safekeeping It has just been announced, however, that a French scientist has succeeded in photographing stars in the vicinity of the sun in broad daylight. This is accomplished with the aid of a screen which intercepts the direct Image of appeared at the farm table. the sun, and the effect of the intensely' bright sky is disposed of by using suit- "Cider," aha proclaimed promptly, "is bad fbr us. Teacher says it con- tains stained Photographic plates mak- tains ten per cent, alcohol." ing them sensitive to the red light, "Well," said her father, "how do you and by the employment of red filters account for the fact that Mr. Jones, which only allow light of certain wave who lived next door, lived to be one lengths to pass through. It is Dos- hundred and four, though he drank a sable, therefore, that it will not be great deal of cider?" It looked bad for Edie's must, but she advanced excitedly to its defence. "Well, he couldn't bave been very healthy when he died," site asserted. Not Well Told. A woman met a ragged urchin in the Generally speaking, it play be said street. that Canadian industrial centres are "Four coat's very chert, my lad," exceptionally well provided with she said. cheap electrical power, mostly hydro- eyes, ma'am,' was the reply; "but electric. As Canada's wealth and it'll be long enough before I get an - prosperity are due, in a large mem- other." sure, to her agricultural development,: Thinking the reply very smart, she it highly desirable that electric ser- determined to relate the iucideot to vice should be extended also to the her husband. farms to enable them to enjoy the full "1 told him his coat was very short," benefits of its service. she began, "and wbat do you think The Electrical World recently re- was his reply? He said it would be marked editorially that rural electric a very long time before he got an - service helps to solve national prob- lems. Anything which encourages de- centralization of the population, by making rural districts better places in which to live, ought to be supported by every available means. If electric light d generally avail- able in the agricultural regions, there "To daritest Africa." "My! Flow interesting! He must have seen lions and elephants in the juuglee," "He saw a betel of elephants from the window of a Pullman,' Careless Compositor. "The ending of my story ]las been completely spoiled by careless type- setting," complained the angry auth- or, "Here at the Conclusion, where the judge looks down at the detective and asks, 'Are you Pendleton King?' What does the printer make him say? Lis- ten! "The great detective, snatching off his false beard, replied. '1. a.m.' " "That certainly leaves the readers in the dark," mused the waggish edi- tor. A True Point. L:ttle Eddie had begun to study physiology, and her teacher had lec- tured forcefully against the evils of alcohol, So Edie was perturbed when cider necessary to wait for another eclipse before obtaining additional data on the Einstein theory: Electric Energy for Our Rural Districts. other." She is still waiting for the Iaugh that never came. WHEN BABY IS SICK G0 W. Logan, Peabody, Kansas, U.S.A. "Tanlac has completely restored my 1 gestion. Nothing seamed to agree health and I feel finer than in years," I with me. At tittles I would have dizzy was the straightforward statement 1 spells and at other times my back made recently by Mr. George W. i would ache so bad that I could hardly Logan, of Peabody, Kansas, U.S.A., !get up and down in my chair. This is one of the most prominent stock -deal- just the condition I was in when I ere in the Middle West. started to lake this modieine. It took "It has not only made a new man' just six bottles to make a well man of me but 1 have actually gained 1 of me. I now have a flue appetite, thirty-five pounds in weight and feel ; everytbing tastes good and my dlges- as well as I ever did In my life. I ant ; Linn is perfect. telling all my friends about Tanlac ,,,tit' wife was also troubled with in - but they can see for themselves what digestion 0 times and it relieved ber 11 has done in my case. the canto tri) You may publish my "When M began taking Tan]ac I was j statement wherever you like and if in an awfully run-down condition. I i anyone doubts it. just tell them to see was away off in weight, felt weak and nervous all of the time and couldn't take any interest in my work or any -I Tanlac is sold by Ieading druggists thing else., illy main trouble was indi- everywhere. Wild Life in Dominion Parks. In ills annual report for 1920, Mr. J. B. -Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion Paths. reporting on the value of wild. life protection, says: "The continued i increase in wild life In practically all of the parks is most. gratifyng and af- fords the beet evidence of the value of sanctuary protection. Reports from the various superintendents ahow that in the three parks on the eastern slope of the Rockies both big game and game birds are coming back in large g an power were g r numbers. The superintendent of Sas- would be more encouragement for to When the baby is sick—when he is per park reports that this year the- - bighorn, which a few years ago in that park had been reduced to very small numbers, now total 5,000. In the Southesk River hunting country contiguous to Jasper park last season there were reported to be 2,000 big- horn, evidently an overflow from Jas- per park. Similar reports of better hunting come from practically all dis- cal industries and better opportunities cross and peevish; cries a great deal for building up country districts. and is a constant worry to the mother Other provinces, including our —he needs Baby's Own Tablets. The Prairie Provinces, should work along . Tablets are an ideal medicine for lit - the same lines as the Hydro -Electric tle ones. They are a gentle but Power Commission of Ontario. New thorough laxative which regulate the legislation was obtained in this pro- bowels, sweeten the stomach, banish wince last year to facilitate rural elec- constipation and indigestion, break up Litt distribution. Men are engaged colds and simple levers and make continually in making surveys in etateething easy. Concerning them Mrs, tilde outside park boundaries inamat- ferent parts of the province as to Ole Philippe Paye', St. Flavin, Que., I ing that the protection afforded by kinds of farms, and the market for ° writes: "Baby's Own Tablets have the parks is not only increasing the been a wonderful help to me In the i wild life within their boundaries, but pOw@r. 1 case of my baby and I can strongly' it is resulting, as predicted, in a na- It has been suggested that the , recommend thein to other mothers."! inial averfiow of game 'which is re - farmers could hale build the lines.: sold medicine deal- c tilt Lite ]nutfng 05005." fa The Tablets are by sto 1 g vince. and the guarding of their owners' and The Call of the Children. In New Brunswick last year 60,000 tho public's interest. He was, In Kindness, Kindness, come this way— acres of Crown lands were burned short, an officer whose position was Children call to you! - over. During the season 2,410 permits not Incomparable to that of the sheriff. Haste, 0 kindness, to obey, were issued for slash burning, and of these only 19 got beyond control. There were 57 convictions for infrac- tions of the forest fire law. British Columbia had 380,640 acres The old records are full of such names as "Ivo le Poster,' "Henry le' Forster" and "Walter le Forester." Ready t!• Eat arta Ear{-'ry *it Eatable r ett J kap uts I p is convenient ; free From waste, and. moderate in price. Skilled blendin and long ng akin bring outthefu�-Fleuo anct rich Y - nourlsbiug Qualities oF` this cereal food., and. make it easy to digest. Make their dreams come true! Let them know, though they are small On the big round earth There Is happinese for all, Light and hope and mirth, Haste, away, 0 heart of blindness, Seek the dark and hide;' Children's hands reach out to kind- ness And in love confide, Sums aro bright an pastures green, All the world 1s glad; )hinters and others who visit the But. poor and vain the harvest's ruin woode for any purpose whatsoever, If any child be sad! have a great responsibility for the —'i'- care of the forests. The city resident A Growing isre• looks forward to the time when. he Some of the Englishh 5580 one as 9;111 get away to the woods, but he keen 00 saving and bnrgain•ttrivitlg as seldom gives a thought to the fart that the Scotch. Tarte the following ease. only the strictest precautions in con - "You can't beat my old woman at get- iiectioll with the camp fire can pro - tine the most for ber motley," said serve the forst which has such a las- elle Englisbnlan, "She went to a mar- dilation for him, Net- gardener and insisted on choosing a marrow that was still growing. 'flow much tor this one?' sale says. 'flight Arable land, nt��eilstning 9,810,000 ponce; says ..rte. 'Too much she says. acres, was ruined by the war;•ofthis n 'What's the price of this little nu?' 0,687,000 acres have already been "Fourpentee 'Ali right, I'll bave it,' cleared of wire, and the' French alone and she pays fol 11 018 the allot. P11011 1111ve plowed 3,750,000 acres, slit saga, 'But don't • rut it nowI'll — call for it next week;' " tilnard'a Llntnient Relieves Dlstempet burned over, in 1920, the result of 1,261 tires, of which 246 were charge- able to campers tool travellers. In the Prairie Provinces, 1,313 fires burned over 5,491,215 acres. Campers and travellers were responsible for 152 of the fires.. Berry -Pickers, camping parties, MONEY ORDERS. Remit by Dominion Express Money Order. if lost or stolen you get your money back. Settled I The tattler had called several 1111108 for settlement of his 13111. "Look here," Ile said. "1 should like to knew when you are going• to settle this account. I can't call here every day of the week." Debtor-'. "What do you suggest?" Tailor -^'Friday:' Debtor—"Very well, Men. You can call every friday." ...— The The nasturtium carne from Perch. ASPIRIN "Bayer" is only Genuine Waste Apples Yield Rich. Syrup by New Process. 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