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The Brussels Post, 1924-9-24, Page 3Skeleton of King Richard M. laolieved Fouled. A skeleton, believed to be Chet bf Klug Riebard, Ill„ who wee killed at the battle of Bosworth, in Leicester• shire, in 1455, bite just been unearthed handed over to the Letceeter eituteune says a Lo0clou despatch. ging Rts;lterd Ili, took part in the wears of the roses and is credited with partielpatiOx in the murder of. King Henry ere and of that monarch's son, Prince Edward. Riobard III, wee King of England trout 1488 to i485. Ile wee the young. est eon of Richard, Dunce of York, and was born at Fotlieringay, Castle in 1452. His boyllood was pissed . amid the struggles of ware of the roses. In 1481, after the aeceseion of his brother Edward 1V„ - to the throne, he was made Duke. of Glouosster. In 1469 he was made high constable of England. From 1480 to 1482 he con ducted eampalgne against the Scots and as Warden of the West Marshes he brought that country into such sub jection that the parliament of 1488 granted tits oflee to 'him and his helm forever. Upon the death of icing Edward IV Richard became the guardian Of the Bair to the throne, Edward V. Sub sequently he imprisoned Edward V: and eels younger brother. Parliament declared Richard king on the ground that the marriage of Edward IV, to Elizabeth Woodville was illegal. Rich• and had already disposed of the power of the Queen's relatives, Richard, who had a crooked back, courted popularity with considerable success. Soon, however, plots were being hatched in the south of Euglilnd for rescue of the captive princes. On August 7, 1485, the Earl of Richmond landed at Milford Haven and Ms forces faced Richard III. on Bosworth Field. Richard's troops were half-hearted, some of them joining the enemy. Rich- and was defeated and slain August 22, 1485, and the Earl of Ricbmnond be- came King of eingland as Henry VII. COFFEE P eFo P P !rit2iJr eo fie» Pure! No chicoryor anyadulterant in this cchoice coffee HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board of Healthy Ontario Mee Middleton will pa glad to answer questions on Public Health nkat' tot's through this column. Address him et Bpadesa House, 8psllea Creccest, Toronto. Physical defects thatenterfere with the normal growth and development of the young are very prevalent am- . ong echool children. These conditions must be given early attention, other- wise many of them will lead to serious consequences later on, and bring about ill -health and even premature death, How are these defects to be detected? One way is through the work of the Public Health Nurse. It is now becoming an established fact that public health nurses are urgently needed in every district. The record of examinations made at ran- dom in one community shows the actual.conditioit as it exists at pres- ent throughout the province. Here is one report made by a nurse:— In a total of 592 school children ex- amined during the demonstration, there were 1,106 defects suspected by the nurse, the percentage of defective hearing, dental defects and malnu- trition 'cases being especially high. Several extreme cases of defective vi- sion were found; two of these children were examined by an eye specialist who advised admission to the Ontario The Passing of Summer. A pensive bush broods o'er the sunlit land, The birds flit voiceless in the chang- ing hanging trees, The sumach lights itstorch on every hand, The golden -rod nods in the quiet breeze; A hint of frost when sinks' the sun to rest, A mist of white when breaks the dawn of day, And in the whisper of the soft south- west Wo catch the word :that Summer's passed away. Tho' Summer days are dead, the glint and glow And golden glamor of glory, show Sweet Summer's,•spirlt, lingering, soft, Weenie; And so; -When Life's brief Summer- time is past, And Autumn ends the Joys of youth have fled, Tbe spirit of a youth that aye shall last Will shine, a halo, round each hoary bead. —Helen B. Anderson. Consecon, Ontario. Titles in the Dominions. Five years ago Canada asked the British crown not to center any more titles on Canadian citizens and asked further that hereditary titles already conferred should expire .with the pre - Bent holders. Two rears e o Reufh Africa made a shnhlar request, and now .Australia expresses the same wish. Decorat:ve'titles are seldom popular in a new country, and when, a$ sometimes happens, the persons honored by them are Chosen with lit- tle ittle wisdom or discrimination the ordin- ary citizen looks on them with amused contempt. Rieke of Doctors, "When you complain of the blgh fees of doctors remember the risks of the profession. There was a doctor whom I knew who fell a victim, "Poor fellow, did he catch a con- tagious disease?" No. Ile married one of his pa- tents." — F A God on Wheels. Animals are ilea/laced to an idol called "Nicholas on the Wheels," by a religious sect recently discovered in Russia. WHAT DO YOU ". 1 -1111th . ?- I JUST -, SAw P. HORSE µ6TH A „ WOODEN LEG! IrrJljtr ti's CMON,I'LL SHOW tT 1 0 YOU r,fry f School for the Blind, and, an effort is being made to have them admitted there, A case of congenital dislocation of the hip—a girl of eleven—had been attending school daily and had never received any treatment for her die- ability, The Junior Red Cross of On- tario has been asked to take an inter- est in her, and through their effort it is hoped to have her admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children and treat- ment instituted. 457 follow-up visits were*made to the homes of school children. The number of corrections known to have been made before the depar- ture of the nurse included 3 cases for which glasses had been procured, 26 eases of dental corrections, and 6 op - (mations for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. In one' instance of home visiting, an infant of a few days old was found with a serious eye condition which was receiving no treatment. Owing to the early discovery and the gratui- tions services 02 a local physician the child's eyesight was restored. Animals in the Middle Ages. Our mediaeval ancestors kept a vast number of domestic pets for their amusement, birds, lap -dogs, and grey- halides, reyhounds, especially„ writes C. Edgar Thomas In the Animal World, London. Dogs were their great companions, and ladies fed their esm :le hounder" dalntily. Cats are not mentioned, or come across so often in pictures as are dogs. But this does not necessarily mean that cats were not liked. Among that wonderful collection of Harleian manucripte in the British Museum may be seen many illuminations of animals. In one is a dog with a rid. ing party; another, a dog in a dinner scene; and others show a lady with a pet dog In her arms, birds and dogs in rooms, etc. One of the duties of the chamberlain of a knight was to drive the "dogge and catte" out of my lord's chamber when he had retired to „rest. It would seem that both cats and dogs were allowed to be there In. the daytime. Readers of Chaucer will remember that when the Friar visited the, sick man, he found a cat on the bench be- side him; while among the rules laid down in an old Book of Courtesy of this polled, Is one stating that good manners forbid the stroking of a cat or dog while "sitting et meat in the hall," People also made pets of squlr• rely, and even monkeys! The training of animals for perform- ing has been practised from the earli- est times. It was done in the Middle Ages, and unfortunately it is still car. ried on, On holidays, twat days, etc., strolling minstrels' and showmen were wont to exhibit dancing bears and monkeys playing on handbells. A thirteenth century writer, one Villard de Honnecourt, tells us that in his time the lion -tamer was accustomed to call in the assistance of two dogs. "When he would fain crake the lion do anything," we read, "he commandeth hire to do it, and if the lion murmur, then he beateth the dogs; whereof the lion misdoubteth him sore, when he seeth the dogs beaten; wherefore he refraineth his courage and doeth that which hath been commanded, It was !very rough luck on the poor dogs! ( What happened 1f the lion was a self- ish lion and cared little for another animal's sufferings? Our old scribe helps us a little: "And if the lion be wrath, therefore will 1 speak no whit, for then would he obey neither for good nor evil usage." And presum- ably the poor dogs were thrashed in. vain. The baiting of animals was an ex- ceedingly cruel form of amusement which remained long in favor. Fitz- stephen, writing In the twelfth cen- tury, says. that hulls, bears, boars and.' horses were frequently baited. Sunflowers. A row of goldensunflowers are bloom- In loomIn my garden— As floral sentinels on guard, they hold their crowned heads high, And at suurise each glad morning Their bright faces greet the dawning, While the twilight ends deem turning toward the glowing western sky. Golden Gleam.$, Swiftly pass the Summer days, A11 tee soon the 111108 lade, Seel tee golden gime 1s here; Whispering "Autumn time 18 near." Autumn with its eau and rain, With Iia shoaves of golden' grain, #tonging betide of suntiowere'too, Tell us Autumn e is Cue. In the. cornflelds ley the Stream, Many Boldon pumpkins gleam, Showing by their drese of gold Summer hours will seep be told. None are shirkers in the field, A11 huve.fruite or flowers to yield, So may we when life is past Bring to God Rome sheaves at last, And with angels round the throne Sweetie sing our Harvest klome, —Mary W. 1)111. To -day. So stere hath' been dawning' Another new day; Think; wilt thou Jet it Slip t seless away? Out of eternity This 'OEM day^ia born;. Into eternity, At night, will returu. Behold it aforetime No .eyeever did: Se soon it forever Frons all eyes is hid. Here batt been dawning Another new day: Think, wilt thou let R Blip useless away? —Thomas Carlyle. r,. WIEN BABY IS ILL Wlien the baby is 111; when he cries a great deal and no amount of atten- tion or petting stakes him happy, Baby's Own Tablets should be given him without delay, The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which re- gulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach and thus drive out constipa-; tion and indigestion; break tip colds and simple fevers and make teething. easy. They are absolutely guaranteed to bo free from opiates and narcotics and can be given to even the new-born babe with perfect safety and always with beneficial results. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from Tho Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, Just a row of golden sunflowers, yet each blossom bears a message, Tells each heart to greet the sunshine sent by Gott to cheer each way. Then when twilight In descending Brings that life that has no ending, May we glory in the radiance of the ever -glorious day.. —Christina W. Partridge. Largest Bridge. The Sydney Harbar Bridge will be the largest in the world, having a clear span of 1,650ft., and the roadways, rail- way track, and footbridges having a combined width of 18011. The two main meshe.s will be placed '9816. Gin; apart and the construction will re- quire 50,088 tons of steel. The central 600ft. of the span will provide a clear headway of 17011. above mean high water. ". . "Flies are filth with wings," says one Canadian writer, You Set. 1Ir. Banks --"Will you be sorry µben 1 marry your sister?" Tommy -"I'll be sorry for you!" Care for Pete. Do not neglect your pets if they are sick. Have something done for them. Do not handle them, but make a com- fortable bed in a quiet place, with water and milk near, and let them , sleep, if 'they can. Put something woollen in the bed, for a sick animal ' feels the cold, especially at night. Do. not try to make them eat. When con- valescent coax them with their favor- ite dish, but a very sick animal does not want food. Do not forget fresh water. Autos Displace Camels. Automobilies are beginning to re- place camels in Mongolia. MARITIME EDUCATIONISTS r, ,'TEND CONVENTION The. Maritime provinces party of the Canadian Tenclier's.1"ederation _ photographed at Windermere, 13.0. llungalow Camp on their return by the (Canadian Pathic "Teachers Speclel" from the Annual' Convention of the Federation' at Victoria, 13.0, The party includes: Standing, Mss Fruncos Thompson, Halifax;,firs. 13; 0. Foster, Miss Isabel Martin, Halifax; De. 13. 0. Foster, lereeerichei; Mee F. le, ('cured, Miss Mary Distant, Ilalifter, Front row, Miss Susan Archibald, IIallfae; efis,t Pathleen Gorman, site' M. G. Coll, St. John; and the Misses King, Halifax, WHEN FOOD .FAILS )Defective Digestion is the Cause and Misery FAIlaws. There are thousands of people who do not got the proper nourlslunent from the food they eat, because their digestion is defective. .10006' that lies undlt, eted hi the stomach is not mere- ly wasted, but will ferment and poison your system. Flatulence and emir rie- Ings in the throat follow and unless 'you are,°careful you will become a chronic dyspeptic. By'toniug up the stomach 60 do the work nature intended, you will re- move the cau,:e,af'the trouble.' Noth- ing w111 inch p''.miptly'reetore the di-' 0(511re. ergsne than geu:l new 'blood, Stomach, nerves and glands all de- pend on the binol,'.end when it gets thin and watery they 'u'® at once weak - sped. It le becaitae of their action in building up' and enriching tlie blood that I,r; Williams' Pink Pills have proved successful in so many 04502 of indigestion where ordinary medicines have failed. Pbe new rich blood guielc- lytones up the digestive organs; the appetite Improves and you are anile to eat with comfort and get full nourish- ment from your food. You can get Dr, Wliliame' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail tit 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,, Ont. Rain at Night. I know what blessing is upon the air! Rain! Rain, at night! Now let me go and stand Where the lnouge door Is wide! And let me feel The first sweet stinging drops upon my face! The grasses know, and whisper happy words Down to the small and secret universe Abiding underground, And now I hear The panting of the little dust -gray leaves, A sob, almost a laugh—so glad for rain! My careful neigheor, there across the way, Clones his window, trims his tidy light And sits within, because it rains, at night! Oh, nay! I will stand here upon the sill! I will laugh softy, softly, like the leaves, I will life up glad eyes, and look and say, Beat on me! Come possess me! Here I am! I stretch my hands, so white, on the wet darks, 0 tired folk, 0 friends, come out, come . out Into the clean, wet night! Fling wide your doors! Healing is here, and consolation— calmn— Suftoieney of comfort and content! I am come in. I clothe ine properly. Yes, I will dry my hair and coif it up For all the little careful world to see. Here are my silver hose and crystal shoes, And here the destined gown 1 shall put on. • Only one thing—I will not shut the door! I will observe your snug proprieties. I will sit down and speak complacent tbings, And Listen to your endless chatteringa. But leave my open door into the night Where falls the steady blesaing of the rain! --Barbara Young. Rain in the Valley. Rain's in the air; the silver side of Turns upward in the cool, balf-odar- ous breeze That clings a little where it touches, then drifts on, The kildeer cries a warning, and the trees Lisp softly, greener in this crystal light That prints a fresh new world upon our sight. Now the wind hides, and the deep - shadowed pines, Their needles poised, stand waiting, ghostly still; A swift, wet whispering of drops he. gine; Cray clouds unfurled along the eastern 11111 Let down a thousand t1ii'onds, a111 Jewel -weighted, The little wind springs up again, elated. The silver rain threads slant in wind- blown fall,' Blurring to gray -green mist the trees, and 111115; Along the pasture lane the Iloof shaped pools Aro spattered tail; the brook's cup foams and spills. Ceder the road bridge on a dusty shelf A gray hen clucks dry'pity for herselt, --Helen Ives Gilchrist. . Street Apple Trees. Ilorses, not boys, have proved to be the greatest danger to which apple tree planted. In the street!! s p 011 h e s of Bath, England, are subjected, now that they are bearing fruit. Recently a horse attached to a .brewery van WAS seen .palling down a hough of a tree ane. eating the :melee no it 16(nard'a Liniment tar, Rheumatism. • EASY TRICKS The Flying Note This le an excellent trick for .tile dinner table but the specta- tors will have to keep very 00106 while it is being performed. An' ordinarg dinner fork and a tumb- ler are ased. Everyone knows that if the (Meer tip. is drawn, with some force over the tines of the fork, the fork will give forth a ringing note—as a tuning Rork will do. This should be done several times to prepare the spectators for the real mystery which is to follow. A tumbler Is placed in front of the trickster. He causes the fork to ring by drawing his Boger tips over the tines. He pretends to gather the sound in his hand. As the sound of the fork becomee Inaudible he throws this "handful of sound" at the tumbler. Im- mediately the tumbler begins to ring. The fact le that the tumbler Daly seems to ring. Much depends upon the manner In which the trickster acts the affair. Just as the sound of the vibrating tines dies away, the trickster touches the handle of the fork to the table. The sound again becomes audible but the spectators believe that the sound comes from the tumbler. With a little practice, the illusion 1e perfect. (Otte this out and paste it, with other of the aeries, to a scrapbook.) To a Sea -Gull. What do you see as you wing your way Over the heaving sea? And what do you ponder on, skimming along In the arms of a freshening breeze? Do you taste the salt of the spray as it files Even as swiftly as you? Does the trough of the sea seem as green to you Ae to me—and the sky as blue? Does the way seem long when the graybacks roll Ahead in the tossing gloom? Does your wild blood leap when the surf -line breaks On a reef with a roar and a Boom? When the spindrift flies, and the sea is a niass Of whispering, rushing foam, At dusk, when the tired sun goes down, Do you sometimes think of home? —Cristel Hastings. Pay your out-of-town accounts by Dominion Express Money Orders. The total area in orchards in New Zealand has been estimated by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture at 80,000 acres. Minard's Liniment Relieves Pala. Mrs. Noorich (to chauffeur turning a corner—"Don't put your hand out that way; 'keep both hands on the wheel. I'll tell you when it is rain- ing" Insurance Agent—"Come with me, you can get damages for this." Ne- gress (hit by truck)—"Good Lawd, man, ah don't need no mo' damages— what ah needs is repairs." Marsh marigolds and water lilies will last longer in water than almost any other cut flower. 1 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 24 years: Accept only ' Bayer package which co ntains proven directions Handy `Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets .Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin is the trade mark (registered to ncaof nfeilcCm 01 8ono•etlaetdeslerosacetcid i , To Cain ; eight Druggists guarantee Bitro-Phosphate to rebuild shattered nerves; to replace weakness with strength;' to add body weight to thin folks and rekindle ant.' bitlon:In tired•ont people, Trico 81 per Mtge. Arrow Chemical Co„ 26 'Vont St. East, Toronto, Ont, Cles8ified Advertiaemeuta MONEY T(l r,OAN. 4 ARM .I,O74.NS MAD1—. Mortgagee purchased, Reynolds, 77 Victoria .St„ Termite. FOR SALE APPLI5 BARRELS, ALSO BARREL Staves, M111 Slab \'wood, anti Cord Wood. 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Sensitive plants in the Tropics protect themselves from cattle by drooping and seeming to die. There are also sharp spurs on the stalks which prick the tongues of hungry animals. UR1N NIGHT fa MORNING fe KEEP YOUR EYES, IL`LEAN�a si'En cos, Hurt ? Stop the pain with Minard's. It stops inflammation, soothes and heals, Cuticm'a Complexions Are Smooth And Clear Use Cuticura Soap daily for the toilet and have a healthy, clear complexion free from blackheads and pimples. Assist when necessary by Cuticurs Ointment. Cuticura Talcum is ideal for powdering and perfuming. tkosterii. Yash l'ese k Moan, Ayd eau Canadian Crte lien-pffia etta,ent Eand t., Tal vm26e; Try our elm* Shaviva Stick. WORKING GIRL'S EXPERIENCE Read How She Found Help in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Arnprior, 'Ontario.—" I must write and tell you my experience with your medicine. I was working at the factory for three years and became so run-down that I used to take weak spells and would be at home at least one day each week. I was treated by the doctors for anemia, but it didn't seem to dome any good. I was told to take a rest, but was unable to, and kept on getting worse. I was troubled mostly with my periods. I would sometimes pass three months, and when it came it would last around two weeks, and lwould have suchpainsat times in my right side that I could hardly walk. I am only 19 years of age and weigh 118 pounds now, and before tak- ing the Vegetable Compound I was only 106 pounds. I was sickly for two years and some of my friends told me about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound and when I had taken a bottle of it I felt a change. My mother has been taking it for a different aihnent and has found it very satisfactory.,I am willing to tell friends about the medicine and to answer letters asking about it."— Miss HAZEL HEENDr, Box 700, Arnprior,. Ontario: A day outeach week shows in the pay envelope: If you are troubled with some weakness, indicated by a run-down conte dition, tired feelings, pains and irregu- larity, rregu- larit , let Lydia E. Pitilchatn's Vegeta- ble Compound help you, (l 1SSUE, No. 38---'24.