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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-8-27, Page 31. R .ew ,rc-+r, AIWCULTUIE IN 13RITIS -I COLUMBIA, A tangible indication of that in, oroasing ia•torest in beekeeping in 'Western Canada to whieh attention baja recently been drawn was given recently when a record shipment of forty million hoes, valued at $10,000, wee received at Winnipeg from South Carolina, destined for distribution throughout the entire Western tore - tory. The remarkable development of intoest in apiculture in the Prairie Provinces has already been noted with the Butt owning more generally into favor every year in that territory from do Great Lakes to the Rooky Ileum tains. It will be found that in Britia'b Columbia also it progress is being achieved which b keeping the Pacific coast province In line with the prairies. British Columbia is in every respect an ideal territory for the apiarist, In its temperate clime nectar -producing blossoms bloom practically throughout the year. The fruitgrowing valleys are planting thousands of additional fruit trees each year and apiculture is a pursuit naturally allied to fruit pro- duction. The Okanagan and Koote- nay valleys, which have made their fruit product favorably known in so many remote parts of the world, have taken enthusiastically, to the produc- tion of honey and are yearly increas- ing the volume of output, whilst with- in the confines of the city of Vancouver itself many tona of the first quality are produced each year. In five years British Columbia prac- tically doubled Its honey crop. In 1917 the totalproduction of the pro- vince was 370,000 pounds with a value of $74,000. The fallowing year 450,- 000 pounds were raised with a value of 3126,000. In 1922 all the beekeepers of the province reporting to the Gov- ernment overnment accounted far an output of 711,35G pounds ot honey worth 3177,- 839, which was a very gratifying in- crease for the period. Owing to con- ditions being dlstinotly unfavorable in 1923 the eeasffn was an unfortunate one for British Columbia beekeepers, and a decline in production was re- corded, with 432,518 pounds worth 195,154. Conditionso' the f a heof apicul- ture in British Columbia are naturally excellent, and it Is .gratifying to view the increasing interest being mani- fested in the industry. Haney produc- tion on the Pacific coast is annfially Increasing as more devotees are en - dated to follow it as either a side line or exclusively. Tho profit to be de- rived from the industry is being more strongly realized in the fruit dis- tricts, where beekeepers' associations exist for the promotion of apiculture and the aid of the beekeeper. The Beekeepers' Association of British Columbia now has thousands of mem- bers who are augmenting the produc- tion of the province and comtributing to making Western Canada independ- ent of honey importation. Sleep. I am tired --my whirling head And all my bones are sick for bed; And so I'll leave them now, and Leap To cool translucencies of sleep. And 'there Pll lie like some great trout, Who scarcely breathing lies suspended In restful waters safe and deep, Feeling sunlight through his sleep.. And in the morning it will be Aa though I felt, but could not see Warm waters passing aver me, As I slowly rise until 1 sun awake against my will— With tiny brain well breakfasted Ott sable airy figs and cream, Or bright icing off a dream. —Dorothy Aldia, Salted Babies! Salt plays a curious part in christen- ing ceremonies in some countries, The Armenians cover a new --born infant's skin with finely -powdered salt After being left on for three hours, the salt is washed oft with warm water. A mountain tribe of Asia Minor leaves the baby covered inthisway for twen- ty -tour hours. TheGreeks sprinkle their babies A good tea: and the choicest of Red Rose Tees is` the ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY a''' JI EALTI-I (EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provinolel Board of Health, Ontario Cr. liilddleton will be /lad to answer questions oa Public flealth'aa0 ten through thie column. Address bias sit iridins Bonne, 8pa4 Crgsooat, Toronto The study of diets in their relation to disease has been upto the present a sadly neglected subect. In all pro- gressive countries, however, there is at the present time an extraordinary interest being taken in the question of dieting, particularly . as regards the causation of certain diseases, the origin of which has hitherto been somewhat obscure. Muchod, the food eaten to -day is -not of the right kind to promote and maintain good health. It is deficient in fat-soluble vitamins, because through habit or custom, large numbers of people are not particular- ly fond of green vegetables, 'Milk, cheese or eggs. When the questionof green vegetables is mentioned, many people shrug their shoulders and say they could not get accustomed to hay. Little do they know how essential green vegetables are in keeping the diet properly balanced so that good health may be maintained. The ordinary diet consists largely of bread, butcher's meat, potatoes, jam, tea and coffee. Milk is often neglected, and yet milk should form a larger pant of oar diet than is at present the case. The problem of such a commonplace thing as defective teeth would be solved by greater attention being paid to the diet of children, and the decline - in infant mortality is largely due to the instruction in infant feeding which now forms such a large part of infant welfare work. The experience of many observers has proved that the number of rickety children had con- siderably decreased since dried milk was used in preference to patent foods. Cod liver oil is known io be espe- cially rich in some of the essential vitamines . and some authorities urge that cod liver oil and milk should be provided at all welfare centres, EASY TRICKS Gone Again This clever stunt is performed with twe very small dice, the kind sold with cheap editions of some counting games being very satis- factory. The smaller the dice the easter the trick Is to do, but with practice it may be done with dice of almost any size. The attention of the spectators is called to the fact that opposite Hides of each die always totals seven. This is a tact with every properly made die. The two dice ora placed on the tip of the fore- finger and the spectators are asked to observe which numbers are on top. The numbers being noted. the thumb of the same hand is placed on them. The spectators are asked to tell which numbers will be undermost. As they have learned that the spots on opposite sides of 011ie always total seven .they are nine to an- swer the question. When the band is turned over and the fore- finger lifted it Is seen that two other dicta are presented to view. The forefinger again covers the ileo and the hand is turned over. The thumb Is lifted and the spots originally seen are exposed. The secret' is very simple but the trick is perplexing. When the hand is turned over, the thumb Is drawn back a trifle, causing each die to make a quar- ter of a revolution, With a little practice this can be done without fear of detection. The sane movement, reversed, restores the dice to their original positions. (0Np this out and paste it, with other o1 the series, in a scrapbook.) A curious fish which does not be- long to any known species, was re- cently caught off Iceland. Three feet long, it is jet black in color, the whole with salt at the christening, a custom slain being covered with white spines. theil also marks the naming of child- ren in some parts of Germany. In countries where this custom per- sists it is believed that the practice endows a child with health and strength, and that it also wards off evil influences. A Forest's Fireproof Carpet. Agricultural experts in Algeria have found a new method of preventing for- est fires. It consists in carpeting the grmmd under the trees with a hardy creeping plant that will not burn. Ailey plants that do not dry up and that spread rabidly even in the shade are being planted, Not only aro the plants Incombast- ible, but they have an additional value In conserving the moisture of the soil. Wends aro also choked by the thick obscuring foliage, The plants used are a species of ground ivy" The Lion Laundry. A bu^ly man conies forward. The alerts kooks througi- iia papers', "A rtrong man is wanted at the Lion Laundry, Will that suit you?" "1 dunes. I'm ready to do any kind of work, tut I don't know whether I can wash lions." Say "Bayer Aspirin" INSISTI Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy- sicians' for hy-sicians'for 24 years. y Accept only a e� Bayer packa e g which contains proven directions Tian "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100 --Druggists aspirin le ata trade mirk (registered in Oatmeal itheldrne s3allclUeec dura of Meta. The Human Complex. One who has anything to do with other human beings cannot fail to be impressed with the complications tbat arise whenever there are others to be consulted. The scheme of the universe was not so devised that any of us can go it alone andhave everything his own way. Napoleon and the Kaiser tried it, and lost. Again and again in busi- ness man have risen to a lofty peak and fallen far, because they were self- sufficient and would not call others in- to counsel. When an only child goes from a family that has spoiled him to a school that pays little heed to him, the larger part of his educational experience is to find where he belongs. He learn, his real size on a scale that is not of his own making. So it is with the indivilualist in this great round world we inhabit together. He must concede. He mast learn the virtue and the beauty of teamwork, He cannot have at once all that he be- lieves he wants; he must renounce some things and modify, if not aban- don, his claim to the rest. The strongest, apparently riding to power over delicate scruples and quashing the will hof others, are at times strangely conciliatory and gentle, if they mean to hold the place they win. For mankind, while it for- ever seeks a leader and In that leader demands' a lighting spirit, will give neither its love nor its abiding confi- dence to the selfish. If we are sure we are right, the at- titude to take toward those who can- not see things as we see them is not a brusque dismissal of their views and feelings, but an effort to understand and to clarify misunderstanding. T- . And Likely Any Day to be Crowned. "Why do you speak of him as hav- ing a, checkered career?" "Isn't he always on the move?" Flotsam. The men and officers of the navy are known all over the world for their smart appearance, and it was for this reason that one of the officers on board a battleship wag rather disgusted at the untidy appearance of a certain midshipman. One 'morning be strolled into the ward -room wearing a collar that was, to say the least of it, extremely grub- by. This was too much for the officer, and he decided to tackle the young man on the matter. "Look here," he said, "you ought not to come in here wearing a filthy collar like that round your neck. "Filthy, sir," replied the middle; "I assure you this collar was washed ashore only yesterday." "I don't doubt that," was the quick reply; "but from which wreck?" Area of Hongkong. The British colony of Hong Bong consists of a number of Islands ad- joining the mainland of China and a strip of the mainland itself. Tho whole colony comp :Mee an area of 301 Wiens nines. Anyone who can catch up .Can keep" tip; anyone who can keep up can forge ahead. Remarkable Document. Charles i.ounsbury, poor and insane, leases s beautiful Will. Justice Walter Lloyd ' Smith, who presides over the third Department of Alienate Division of the 27,8. Supreme Oou,tt, brought with him to dinner of the New Yorls Uulversity l,aw Soboo] Alumni Association recently what be said was the most remarkable document that ever came into his pos- sesslon, Others who read Ilio doou- meet, the Met will and 'testament of Charles I.ounsbury, who died in the Cook County Asylum, at Dunning, 11- llnols, wero dleposed Gil agree with IsBn. Here itis: "I, Charles Lounsbury, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make and publish this, my last will and testament, in order, aa justly as may be, to distribute my interest In the world among succeeding' men. That . part of my interest which is known in law and reeogized in the cheep -bound volumes as my property, being inconsiderate and of no a.ocount, I make no disposal of, in this, my will. MY right to live being but a life estate is not at say disposal, but these things excepted, all else In the world I now proceed to devise and bequeath: "Item; I give to good fathers and mothers, in trust for their children, all good little words of praise and en- eouragement, and all quaint pet names and endearments, as the needs of their children may require. "Item: I leave to children lnclusi -e- ly, but only for the term of their child- hood, all end ever, the flowers of the field, and the blosspms of the woods, with the right to play among them freely, according to the customs of children, warning them at the same time against thistles and thorns. And I devise to children the banks of the brooks and the golden sands beneath the waters thereof, and the odors of the willows that dip therein, and the white clouds, that float thigh over the giant trees. And I leave to children the long, long days to be merry in, in a thousand 'ways, and the night and the moon and the train of the Milky Way to wonder at, but subjet, never- theless, to the rights hereinafter given to lovers. "Item: I devise to boys jointly all the useful fields and commons where ball may be played; all the pleasant waters where one may swim, all the snow -clad hills where one may coast, and all streams and ponds where one may skate, to have and to hold the same for the period of their boyhood, and all meadows with the clover blos- soms and the butterflies thereof, the woods and their appurtenances, the squirrels and birds, and echoes of the strange noises, and all distant places which may be visited, together with the adventures there found. And I give to said boys eah his own place at the fireside at night, with all pictures that may be seen in the burning wood, to enjoy without let or hindrance and without encumbrance or care. "Item: To lovers I devise their imaginary world, with whatever they may need, as the stars of the sky, the. red roses by the wall, the blossom ot the hawthorn, the sweet strains of music and aught else by which they fmay desire to figure each other the lastingness and beauty of their love. "To young men jointly 1 devise and bequeath all boisterous and inspiring sports of rivalry, and I give to them the disdain of weakness and undaunt- ed confidence in their own strength, though they are rude; and I give them the power to make lasting friendships, and of possessing contpeelons and to them exclusively I give all merry songs and brave choruses to sing with lusty voicesn.' Item: A d to hose who are no longer children, or youths, or lovers, I leave memory, and I bequeath to them the volumes of the poems of Burns and Shakespeare and other poets, if there be others, to• the end that they may live over again the old days, freely and fully without tithe and diminutio, "Ilam: To nour loved ones with snowy crowns I bequeath the happi- ness of old age, the love and grati- tude of their children until they fall asleep."—The West Coast Magazine. SUMMER HEAT HARD ON BABY No season of the year Is so danger- ous to the life of little ones as Is the summer. The excessive beat throws the little stench out of order so quickly that unless prompt aid is at hand the baby may be beyond all hu- man help before the mother realizes he is ill, Summer is the season when diarrhoea, cholera infantum, dysentery and colic aro nhostprevalent, Any one of these troubles may prove deadly if not promptly treated. During the summer the mother's bestfriend is Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the bowels, sweeten the stomach and keep baby healthy. Tho Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mall at 26 Cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont" • K Clean Minds, He --"Of course women should vote. They deserve suffrage as much as men—morn, because their minds are purer and cleaner," She—"Of course their minds are cleaner, but how do yon know that?" Ile"Because they change then so mucic oftener," Man is Immortal till his work is done. --,carnes Williarna. Mtnard's Liniment for Rheumatism. Seadoge all! The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught and another high naval officer are watching the grand fleet pass in review. THE DELICATE GIRL What Mothers Should Do as Their Ditughters .Approach Womanhood. If growing girls are to become well- developed, healthy women, their health must be carefully guarded, Motbers should net ignore their un- settled moods or the various troubles that tell of approaching womanhood. It is an important time of life. Where pallor, headache, backache or other signs of anaemia are evident you must provide the sufferer -with the surest means of making new blood. Remember, pale, bloodless girls need plenty of nourishment, plenty of sleep, and regular open-air exercise. But to save' the bloodless sufferer she must have new blood—and nothing meets the case so well as Dr. Wil - Mame' Pink Pills. These pills increase the supply of new, red blood; they stimulate the appetite and relieve the weary back and limbs; thus they re- store health and charm, and bring to anaemic girls the rosy cheeks and bright eyes of strong, happy girlhood. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Gypsy Folk. Across the bog and up the lane The Gypsy folk are coming, SInging through the charcoal mist That rests upon the hill. A dog is yelping in the brush And gypsp folk are humming Tunes their fathers wove in thought That keep them restless still. Ah. I was born a' gypsy, But life has held me here, Tempting me with lovely things Of ivory and gold; Painted wagons creak to -night And gypsy folk are near, Singing songs I longed to know While I was growing old. A bright coin to cross my palm, A whisper soft and low, And gypsy folk who've waited long Calling me to go. A love to find at sunrise, A song to sing at noon, And gypsy folk who wait for me— I am coming soon: —Don W. Ferran. Immortal. Mrs. McMahon Tells How She The last thin acre of stalks that stood Found Relief by Taking Lydia E. Was never the end of the wheat. Always something fled to the wood, As if the field had feet. Waterin' th' Horses. I took th' horses to tit' brook ---to water 'em you know, Th' air was cold with just a touch o' frost; And as we went a-joggin' down 2 couldn't help but think, 0' city folk an' all the things they lost. 0' course they have their lighted streets -their Great White Way an' euch, 0' course they have their builsln's' large an' tall; But, myi they never know tfi' joy o' rldin' ter th' brook, An' somehow I don't envy 'em at all/ Perhaps I'd like it—for a while -to hearth' songs an' laughter, But somehow, I don't know exactly why; I'd feel th' country callin' me: I'd Long again far silence, An' ler God's mountains, blue against the sky. I took th' horses to th' brook --to water 'em you know, The day was pretty as a day can be; An' as we went a-joggin' down I couldn't help but think, 0' city folk an' all they never see! —Margaret E. Sangster. Inflamed Eyes. Inflanunation of the eyes as a re- sult of exposure to heat, an ailment from which worker's in many indite - tries often suffer, 1s caused by sweat. Investigators for the Bureau of Mines who have been studying the effects of high temperatures on men have found that sweat dropped into a normal eye almost immediately causes conjunc- tivitis. Workers who wear sweat bands on their foreheads have little trouble. Old -Modern Fireplaces. Fireplaces almost identical in struc- tura with those of modern date have been found in Pompeii. BACK ACHED TERRIBLY In front of the sickle something rose— Mouse, or weasel, or hare; We struck and struck, but our worst blows Dangled in the air. Nothing could touch the litre soul Of the grain. It ran to cover, And nobody knew in what warn hole It slept till the winter was over. And early seeds lay cold in the ground, Then—but nobody sane— It burrowed back with never a sound, And awoke the thaw, —Mark Van Doren. Another Patent Medicine. Young Mr. Monocle was having tea with Mrs. Jones, "Yes, poor little Tommy seems vary queer," remarked the hostess to her visitor as she hands& Itis a plate of cakes, "I really doe't knowwhat to do far the best," "By love!" drawled lher self-import- ant visitor. "I've „got some medicine for him," she continued, "but he's been taking that for three weeks, and it doesn't sternto be helping him much." "By, Jove! drawled the visitor again.. "I'm thinking a.f going to another doctor," added Mrs. Janos. "By Jovel" "Mother, don't do that," interrupted little Tommy, who happened to be 1n the room. "Why not take the gentle- man's advice and buy some Jove?" When sending mouey by nail use Dominion Exprees Money Orders. Safer than sending bills•, Bees' wings beat the air at the rate of 190 strokes n second. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Chatham, Ont.—"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a run-down condition after the birth of my baby boy. I had terrible pains and backache, and was tired and weak, not fit to do my work and care for my three little children. One dayl received your litre book and read it, and gave up tak- ing the medicine I had and began taking the Vegetable Compound. .I feel much better now and am not ashamed to tell what it has done for me. I recommend it to any woman I think feels as I do." —Mrs. J. R. McMxnioN, 153 Harvey 8t., Chatham, Ont" Lydia E. Pinitham's Vegetable Com- pound, made from roots and herbs, has fornearlyfiftyyearsbeen restoring sick ailingwomen to health and strength. It relieves the troubles which cause such symptoms as backache, painful periods, irregularities, tired, worn-out feelings fand nervousness. This is shown againand again by such letters as Mrs. McMahon 11n writes as as byone woman telling ' another. These women know, and ar I willing to tell others, what it did for them; therefore, it is surely worth your trial, Women who suffer should write to the 1 Lydia E.PinkhatnMedicineCo„Cobourg, Ontario, for a free copy of Lydia E. ?inkhorn's Private Text-Bookupon Ailments Peculiar to Women.” o Insect Bites! Mlnard's takes the sting out of them. Take it to the woods with you. (11l B A P n -N EASY T RMR, only ;¢¢It?0 down or secured, bs ante at 7%, Improved faun, 130 neral in Township of lOkfrid, County of. Mid' dlesex; mixed soil, sand and clay loemt brick liousa with frame out -buildings. About a mile west of Nliddlenliss, r1,d- dress; M, d, ICont, Box 419, London, Ontario, Song of the Sewing Machine. Oh, the happiest worker of all am I, When my wheel and .my needle so merrily Ayr With a spool full of thread end a heart full of song', I am ready and willing to work the day long. Oh, faster and faster my glad wheel flies When it catches• the light in, a young ... maids eyes! The dearest and tenderest girlhood dreams I stitch into gossamer hems and seama. But slower my wheel and softer my song When fairy-like fragments are guided along: I am stitching the dreams most sacred of all Into dear little gowns and a wee silken" shawl, Constance I. Davies, Mlnard's Liniment Relieves Pain, Grim Picture. It was a thrilling story that McGre- gor had to tell. "1 bad abandoned all hope," he aid. "As I sunk for the third time my past life seemed to rise before me in a series of grim, realistic pictures."' A murmur of sympathy rolled from the lips of listening friends; but just as McGregor was preparing to resume, McTavish interrupted him sharply and hop"efullyi And dd you happen to notice," he asked, "a picture of me lending you a Over in the autumn of 1919?" Types Music. A typewriter which types musical notes instead of words and figures has been invented. There are 40 keys, each with six symbols. FORfoUR EYES Whoiesome C!lsnsing Refreshing Nervous People That haggard, care -worn, depressed Look will disappear and nervous, thin people will gain in weight and, strength when Bitro-Phosphate is taken for a short time. Price $1 per pkge at your druggist. Arrow Chemi- cal Co., 25 Front St. East, Toronto, Ont. Comfort Baby's Skin With Cuticula Baths Don't let your baby suffer or fret because of rashes, eczemas, irrita- tions or itching. Give him a warm bath, using Cuticura Soap freely. Then anoint affected parts with Cu- ticura Ointment, The daily use of Cuticura docs much to prevent these distressing troubles. Octopi. Each Pre, by 14,11. Addre,e Canadian Depot: entIcara, P. O. Hon here, ltcatrcal.. t� e_a Soap 06e. °Intme,tt5 and GOe. Talon/1223c. Try our now Mamas Sack. Asthma and Hay Fever— A Guaranteed Relief. "I have arranged with all druggists here, as well as in all other towns od Canada, that every sufferer from Ase thma, Hay Fever, Bronchial Asthma or difficult breathing in this city can try my treatment entirely at my risk," Dr. R. Schiifinann announces. He says: "Buy a package of MY Asthma, - dor, try it, and 1f it does net afford you immediate relief, or !f You do not find it the best remedy you have ever useds take it back to your druggist and he will return your money, cheerfully and without any question whatever. Altar seeing the grateful relief it has af- forded in hundreds of cases which had been considered incurable, and whieh had been given up in despair, I know what it will do. I am se sure that it will do the sante for others. that I tun not afraid to guarantee it will relieve instantaneously. Druggists, anywhere handling Asthmador will return your .mcny it you say so. Yell are le be the sole judge and under this. poelttve guarantee absolutely no risk is run in buying," . Perseus preferring to try it; before buying will be sent a free sample. Address 1't. Seligman Co„ Props., 1734 N. Mala, Los Angeles, Calif. ls:-lir. No. 34—'24,