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The Brussels Post, 1924-8-13, Page 3'with The BoY aouT Scouting In Ibibioland. t l A vaxy interesting account of Scoit. ing In Nigeria has .come to hand from Rev, A. W. Drysdale, who used to be Scoutmaster of cur own 1st Westport Troop in Ontario. elr, Drysdale is do. lug rnissionary work lu Nigeria; and as you will see by this account, is also doing quite a good dealt,/ Scouting. If the Scouts were asked the clues. tion, "Where le lbibtotand?" I am sure that very few boys could answer the question, Ibibioland is in Nigeria, on the Weat Coast of Africa, a British protectorate, • The next question would be, How can a person reach that land? Well, You first have to get to Liverpool, Eng- land, and from there board a steamer belonging to the Alder Dempster Ship- ping Company that sane_ along the West Coast. The steamer stops: at many ports of interest and a Boy Scout who ie always on the "Alert" Will see• many wonderful sights, After threerwaoks sailing the $team- er enters the Gulf -of Guinea and .from the sea coast up the, Cross River for 60 miles; and then the anchor is drop - pet at Calabar, opposite a place tailed ' Duketown, • Then you must take a launch to travel another 50 miles up the Cross River until you reach a place called Itu. This place in tie old days was a great slave market, but now, under the influence of the gospel and the government, Slave dealing is practically done awry with, and In the market at ,the present time you. will find the nativee trading in yam, rice, fish, etc. Now you have entered the great land of ]bible. It is very hard to state exactly the population of this great African country, but there are thousands and thousands of men, wo- men and children. Of course with such a crowd of children there are many boys. They are black in the skin, but they are just the same as the boy's at home. Boys Who are willing to learn but have not the sane opportunities as the boys in Canada. But they are gradually get- ting more and more chance through the Missionaries and the Government., The native boys are fond of sports as well ae of learning, and they make very good Scouts. On the 22nd day of March of this year wd held a Scout Field Day at Ibialcu, This is an an- nual affair, and the boys all talk 04 it as the "22nd," At this time of the year it seems funny to talk to a Cana- dian bay about a Field Day, as it would be very cold: But not so in Ibibioland, At that time 1t was 90 degrees In the shade, so that in the sun it would be about 140 degrees, which will almost make a Canadian boy hot -to ,think about.. At the Field Day there were about 6,000 natives present from far and near, chiefs., men, women, boys and girls. There were only 19 Europeans present, representing Government of- flciale, missionaries and traders. Cap- tain F. Ashley, the head of the GOV- ernment in this district, was present, end• he Is a great supporter and takes A great interest in the Scout Move- meht. lie also gave the first prize for the parade, The daywas spent in sports of all kinds, races, football, games, etc. I am sure that if the Boy Scouts of Canada had been able to look on they would .agree with Mr, Drysdale when he says that the boys in Ibibioland are good Scouts. That Boy, Too, Loved the • Out of Doors. Tbat- boy, too, loved the out-of-doors Tile lakes and shores; hie notieed sparrows quarrelling, And fig trees, bare or burgeoning; ,,And He was friend of tree, bush, stone 'When ho was grown, Once in a boat He spoke great things•;; Once on a mountain, tempted, won. Ile ofta t tramped the open road Beneath the dusty son. Oh, it is good to know that H0 Was fond of out -door things es we. How much like us: Flow well we know • That boy they called Christ, long ago. —Mary Carolyn Davies. • • ^ / Ile --"I didn't know you ,had a loud :speaker." Slee ---"That's emit ma laying pa out." Volcano for Rent. In Bolivia a volcano is being offered for, sale or for rent, Tho advertise. merit asserts that'the volcano will pro. duce .enough steam to develop electri- cal energy of 100,000,000 kilowatt hours n year, The offer ie acid to be t bona fldo one. x'I;OPLE " ILL NERVES" What to Do if You Pind Yoursei in This Condition, The sort of thing that specialists speak. 0f as nervous debility is the run-down condition caused by over. worst, household aero or worries, The sufferers tied themselves tired, mo• rose, low-spirited and unable to steep their minds on anytlsing. Any sudden noise startles and seta the heart pal- pitating violently. They ere full of groundless fears, and do not sleep well et night,, The hands tremble and the lege feel as ifthey would give way, following g walk or any exertion. The whole condition of seen people May be described as pitiable, Doctoring the nerves with poison. sus sedatives is a terrible mistake. The only reel nerve tonic is A good supply of new rich blood, Therefore the treatment for nervousness and run-down health is Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, winch promptly build up and I enrich the blood., The revived appe- tite, the strong nerves, improved spirits and new strength which comes after a comes of these pills will de -1 light every sufferer. , You can get these pills from any ' medicine dealer or by mall at 500 a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine' Co„ Brockville, Ont. Torpedo -Carrying Wonder Plane. What is generally thought to be the most wonderful aeroplane evbr built Is nearing completion at the works of the Blackburn Aircraft Co., Ltd., at Brough, on the Humber, in East Eng- i land. ! The machine has been built for the Air hiinistry aL roo. It is driven ley a 1,000h.p, Napier Cuba It is a biplane with ai wing spread of about 70 feet, and it has an enormous fuselage. Although the Napier Cub is, both in size and power, the bigggst aero engine 1n the world, it is stowed away 1n the fuselage po that it cannot be seen, and the pilot's seat is actually on top of the engine,- Inside the fuselage there are three separate floors. On the top floor is the pilot's room and space for armee Mont. On the middle floor are' the chart. room and offices, and on the "ground floor" or 'basement are the bomb sights and more armament, The for-' pedo is,also controlled itrons this room.' The machine has been specially de- signed to carry the largest naval for i pedo built. .It has a normal top speed of 120 m.p.h., but when in action it could swoop down at -155 m.pal. to within a few feet of the water, discharge its. torpedo, which would disable or even. sink the largest £6,000,000 battleship afloat, and be miles away almost be- fore the crew of the ship knew what was happening. The Cubaroo has been designed by Major Bumpus, and a fleet of 400 such machines could be built for the price of the battleship 'which any one of them could destroy. Chinese Trees for Pulp. - Seeds of Chinese sir trees, which are particularly suited .fpr the manufac- ture of wood pulp, arts bing tested by the forest service In the hope of add- ing to the pulp producing resources of. the United States, Why She Kissed Him. Agincourt was n great Dr1011811 vie Lary; yet it would Hardly be as MOIR- or as it 1s to Eogittoh And Al ierlcan readers to -day. If it had beea merely ohrolifcled, not' greatly oelebi'ai'ed by the victorious race. It is Shakespeare and Drayton that have lapt that great Sight and its leaders still vivid and 6 alive o distinguished s ltecentl K th dist ng i lied French anther and critic, 11.1. Champion 1 s e e to• ftbnF n 1 !s n w Pa t10 %.T1s rya If teenth Century, has narrated,tilc fas- - cleating career And achievements of Alain Chart'1er, who in his poem the Lay of the Tour Ladies wrote of the same battle from the point of view of the vanquished. Each of Llie four ladies had a lover engaged in inn conflict, One le killed in action; one is taken prisoner; ono is missing tied the fourtll is Alive end unwounded because he fled. The four ladies mourn their' griefs and syr- pathize with one another, but all agree that the greatest grief belongs to her whose loves' has returned safe. Master Alain, as he was oftesest called, was a fervent: patriot not only in inciting his countrymen to resist and repel .the English but alio in bold- ly calling attention to needed reform in his own land; he dsneuneecl corrnp- tion and incompetence; Ire champion- ed the poor and oppressed, always ut- tering his mind with a fearlessness the more admirable because in those days every man ofletters was depend: ext upon favor and patronage, But Master Alain, despite his free tongue, never lost favor at court; he was even intrusted with delicate foreign ne- gotiaitons and sent abroad' as ambas- sador. He lived long honored and be- loved by noble and peasant; he was the favorite of three kings, and once— it Is the one thing known of hire to most readers outside of Fiancee he wa kissed by a princess. The lady was Marguerite +of Snot- land, cotland, wife of the Dauphin, later Louis XL She was young, intelligent, spirit- ed and beautiful; of Alain it was said that he had "the the most beautiful soul acid the ugliest countenance of any man in France." He had fallen asleep on a• benels in the • courtyard of the palace when 14targuerite camp lay at- tended by a train of courtiers and noble ladies. She stooped and kissed him as he slept. The company were astounded, and one maid of honor ven- tured to remark, "But, madame, hoy can,you kiss a man who is so ugly?" "It is not to the man that I have given, a kiss," replied the princess, "but to the precious month from which have passed and gone forth so many wise and witty words acid noble sen- tences." Master Alain fortunately lived to see and to hail the rise of Jeanne d'Arc; and hit last known, poem is one again denouncing the English and prophesying that they soon should be defeated and driven from France—as indeed they were soon after. Few people know that the word fag is a clipped form offatigue, although everybody recognizes 'that photo is short for photograph, incog.for in- cognito, memo. for memorandum, motor for motor -car, pram forperam- bulator, phone for telephone,and cycle for bicycle—clipped still further toe "bike." Science has records of fish, birds,' and animals which have changed their, sex. I flEALIti EDUCATION BY Olt, J, J. MIDDL ETON Provincial Board of lioalth,.Qtlterle r. 1010410ton will l+e sled. 4o &newer queauin, op public Hea1t4 a* gore Ilogap. 11,441114Cretioent�Torontaolumn AddrerR him et,�p.tdina 1'rhe strength of a (Main 1$ measured lay its weakest link. It matters not how nondgrous end massive some of the iinka may be, the chain has little strength and will not stand the strain ii even one of 118 1121518 are defectlye, IThis is true whatever phase of life one considers, Take a baseball game for distance- What %roster drawback weak man on the team? All the others are playing faultless ball and nothing seems to be in the way of victory, 13151 the poor player drops' the ball at a crucial moment when A' catch should have been certain and the opponetrts score a home run, even -I ing up the score or,winning the game. It was the weak player that did the trick. In any line of organized sport such as rowing,; every man must do his bit and do it well. There must be no weak spots anywhere. And so it 181 when we think of the public health i and the efforts that are being put for-' ward to keep the people well and} strong, to prevent the spread of com- municable *disease, to save the lives of mothers ant infants, to protect workers in industry and to provide clean food, safe milk and pure water for drinking purposes. The disposal of refuse, the provision of adequate sewage .facilities, the matter of per- sonal•hygiene, good health habits, prp- per methods of • living, eating, the right kind of food, and not overeat- ing, keeping the bowels active, taking dutdopr exercise, bathing frequently, cultivating a ;kindly and optimistic spirit towards those with . whom we come in contact—these are some pf the links in the chain of health. The recent convention of social workers demonstrated the numerous phases of health and welfare activi- ties that have to be considered if the whole scheme of social service is to be of any real and lasting service to the on the market. could be imagined tan to have ane community. All phases of the work came up for discussion, child welfare, mental deficiency, delinquents, better- ing the condition of the poor, provid- ing better facilities for workers, guarding their health and preventing accidents. These and many other topicsing were thoroughly considered. In listento a discussion on industrial hygiene problems, I jotted down a few notes, They tend to show how varied and interesting are the subjects being dealt with, and how they pertain to the welfare of the industrial workers a class which comprises such a large part of our population. Here are some of the things talked about; Protection of workers against, an- thrax and lead poisoning also came up for discussion, as did also the 'ques- tion of providing legislation for the protection of women workers before and after childbirth. Low wages and long hours produce a lower standard of living, immoral- ity and disease. Part of the duties of social workers is totry and bring about shorter hours of work in certain occupations, A. great problem confronting us at the present time isthe redaction of unemployment. The 8 -hour day was advocated in industrial work of the nature of min- ing, manufacturing and construction. Nevi Brunswick, it appears, is the only provin00e in the Dominion that permits child labor under fourteen years of age. Some scheme should be inaugurated to examine school„cliildren, so as to decide what employment they are best suited for. If L. V. S. of Napanee will send name and address to Dr. Middleton, Spadina House, Toronto, he will give some directions about anti -goitre tablets. They are expected to be,soon c Her Improvement. "Have you noticed any improvement in your golf lately?" "You bat! 1 found ten balls out of 50 lost yesterday. Last season I was lucky if I found two." Many will sympathize with your misfortune; it is a real friend that honestly rejoices in your success. Avoid loss 'when sending 'money by' avail. Use Dominion Express Money Orders—the safe, convenient, Inexpen- sive way. The biggest mistake of all is Con- Minard's Liniment Relieves Palm stantly to be looking for small ones. Celebrate Arrival of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Loft—"W heopin ear up" at the rodeo,Top—Veterans oprt is eras sinftth war and Gold meet after hall a century. Below— I e, MacLeod, a little town in Albortad. with a population of about two thous.; and rather quiet souls, celebratedits Jubilee recently. Fifty years ago tt. squadron of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police tamped on the site, made it their hear%I quarters, and it was for limey years' the centre of the Westorn zone of law and water. Fifty years. Ill that time MacLeod has grown up into a flout -let.' ing little prairie town, and created a i wealth of tlxsditions. • Praetically al! thorn who remain of i the .original 'tempers 'of the scarlet and 'gold gatherott in MacLeod, draw. ) i ing With them seventeen thousand visitors from ail ovtr the :AMerican d Continent, Seorot of cow bo s, veteran ruann••1 ties and vialtora dune'':1 on the. side-' walks 30 the tnsss or old fiddles nue banjos Wiwi 'and canes by wielded halms, The Becidect and Bleats, oStCe,,ihe terror`s 00 the surrounding plains, hold an old•tinso war 'dance In their camp. Thole shrieks and throb- bing tom-toms mingled strangeiy with the'music of the visiting bands tend the bagpipes who. monopolized almost every area corner. To•da'� renounced by vast dopostts ot111tnniTbous and anthracite coal, the centre of a tattle and horse 1 -rising couistry, MacLeod contains four churches, good schools, and is the headquarters of the Royal Canulian Mounted Police,, BABY'S GREAT DANGER DURIING IiO1 WEATHER More little ones die during the hot weather than at any other time of the year. Diarrhoea, dysentry, cholera infantum and stoinach troubles came without warning, and when a medicine is not at hand to give promptly the short delay too frequently means that the child has passed beyond aid, Baby's Own Tablets should always be kept in the house where there are young children. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent stomach and bowel troubles, or if the trouble comes suddenly the prompt use of the Tablets will relieve the baby. The Tablets are seed by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box frons The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont, Angels. I too have looked on angels, The angel§ of the Lord, Not Urlei standing in the sun,. Nor Raphael whose plumed sandals run Upon the winds, nor that holy one Nearest the throne, great Gabriel, Nor Michael of the sword. I saw no wings of angels Arched over Palestine, Not above Ornan's threshing floor Where the Wrath was stayed, nor above it sore Thirst of the desert where Hagar bore Water of life to Ishmael, Led by celestial sign. Altars, but never angels Ascending in the fire; Beggars, but not in seraph hold Borne skyward; river, but no gold And beryl of high heralds told To show to falntiug Daniel The end of world's desire. Yet l have looked on angels, The angels of the. Lord, And entertained them uslwares, Worn men and women bowed with cares, Pilgrims whose patient eyes were. prayers, Binding rebellius fsrael With love's tenacious. cord. All %dotty (sod's angels Go lilting hearts that fall, Slipping our prison doors ajar, Shining more softly than a star Where glonnss have been the shadows are, Guileless as Nathaniel, T7ndaahtabde es Paul. Saint Folinbeheld glad allots At the gates of the jasper wall, But I have seers thein spent avitls grief, Homeless as wandering autumn leaf, Reapers that sink beside the sheaf, Yet ever like child Samuel w Arising at the call. Ob, I have looked on angels, The angels of the Lord, With 'roue believingtheir revert, Of the Philistines made a sport, Rejected,' yet the temple court Of God's own grace, Imistanuei, Ilis worship their reward, —lIatlrarine Lee Bates in Youth's Companion, The Narrowest Streets,. Some at the streets in Chinese citios1 are only three feet wide Content brakes poor man rich; die -1 content snakes rich men poor. 0 COFFEEarflL'G'L eo Ie�+ Pure! No chicoryor any adulterant in - this choice coffee e C•a EASY TRICKS Rose In,The B3utton Hole This 1s se good stunt with which to begin a series of parlor tricks, The trickster pretengs to pick a magic seed out of the air and puts it on his coat lapel where a but- tonhole flower would be worn. The spectators can see that his hands are empty. He counts, "One, Two, Threel" and a real rose appears, as If by magic, 1n the buttonhole. A length of elastic is the con- federate in the trick. One end of this is fastened to the inside of the Coat under the armpit. The exact position will have to be de- termined by experiments. This is lead right through the cloth and through the buttonhole and a rose is fastened to the end. When the performer enters the parlor, the elastic is stretched and the rose hidden and held byethe pres- sure of the upper arm against the body. To cause the rose to ap- pear in the buttonhole, 1t is neces- sary only to relax the pressure of the arm against the body. Magi- cians usually arrange for the rose to be easily detached from the elastic, thus permitting an exami- nation et the sower and the auto- matic vanishing of the means by which the trick was done. (Clip .this out and paste it, with other of the series, in a scrapbook.) • A Quake a Week. The city of Lima, Peru, has an earth- quake about once a week, but in ten years there has beenno loss of life or property. Slight Jars and heavy rumblings are the chief characteris- tics. Valued at $75,000, a wonderful new telescope has been made for the Rus- sian Government by a British firm, It contains a mirror 40in. wide, 83,in. thick, and nearly 1,000 pounds in weight. Say "Bayer Aspirin" INSIST! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy- L O R I D A OFFERS GREAT opportunities for safe investments with profitable returns. Highly inter- esting particulars sent free. We also wish to communicate with reputable persons to represent us 10 their local. ity. Write now. Box 46, Stuart, Florida. New Sectional . Maps. Two new s'lreets of the Sectional Map of Canada, the Moose Mountain eheet and the .Medicine Hat sheet, have just been issued. The western edge of the area covered by the former sheet lies about sixty-six miles east of the city of Moose Jaw. The area cov- ered by the latter includes the city of Medicine Hat. Eaeh sheet is approxi- mately 24 inches by 84 inches, on a scale of three miles to an inch, and shows by Various colors detailed topo- graphy such as streams, lakes, roads, buildings, contours, telegraph and telephone lines, railways, post offioes, etc. These sheets may be obtainedfrom the Topographical Survey of Canada, Department of the interior, Ottawa, upon payment of the nofmal fee of 26 cents each, or if they are desired in older form of pocket size conveni- ent for carrying around, the price is 150 cents. Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism. The neglect of the sun's healing powers has been one of the greatest of many blunders of so-called civil- ization,—Sir Herbert Barker, the fa- mous bone -setter. For a finger -nail to reach its full length, an average of seven -twelfths of an inch, from 121 to 180 days of growth are necessary. UR IN NIGHT & MORNING fr KEEP YOUR EYES CLEAN CLEAR AND HEALTHY sa raw vwea era 24 ,5 BOO Mun{Ne aann,cnaovsy Powder With Cullom Talcum After Bathing After a bath with Ctidcura Soap and warm water Cudcura Talcum dusted over the skin is soothing, cooling and refreshing. If the skin is rough or irritated, anoint with Cudcura Ointment to soothe and heal. Surode E.ah tree by Man. Address Canndlen Debut: enaa,ra, P, o, ase 4616, Moatr sic. Ptice. ' Try , our ne nt10, d66c. TalcumlEs, Try our new Shaving Stick sicians for 24 years. 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While I was living in Wash- hrgton I was recom- mendedbyaatranger to take Lydia E. Pinlchani's Vegeta- b e Compound, I em stronger and feel fine since then and am able to do my housework. I am willing for you to Use thew facts as a testimonial."—Mrs. J. C. GREAVES, Port Mann, B. C. Feels New. Life and Strength Keeno,N. H. -"I was weak and run- down and had backache and all sorts of troubles' which women have. I found hreat relief when taking LydiaE. Pink - am's V,egetable Compound and I also used Lydia E. Pinlcharn's Sanative' Wash. I am able to da my work and feel, new life and strength from the Vegeta- ble Compound. I am doin_�gg all I can to advertise it,"-- Mrs. A. F. HAMMOND, 72 Carpenter Street, Keene, N.H. Sick and ailing women everywhere in the Dominion should try Lydia B. Pinkham'e Vegetable Compound. 0 ISSUE No. 32—'24,.