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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1925-2-11, Page 3More .Good Turns, Every Boy Scout is expected to do at least one kind 'action—or "good turn" as he calls it—every day. There is ample evidence that Scouts do their best to live up to this obligation. There le also much evidence that whole troops often cooperate to do "good turns" which it would not be possible for individual Scouts to do. Here are a few typical examples of these "community good turns which have been gleaned from annual re- ports of troops to Provincial Head- quarters, Toronto; "Did lots of wood cutting and snow shovelling,"—lst Delhi Troop. "Helped . shape up Community Park." -1st Thornten's Corner Troop, "Presented a Wolf Cub Pack wit totem pole," ].8th Hamilton Troop. "Conducted a 'Lost Children's Tent at Fall Fair," -2nd Sarnia Troop. "Dug potatoes for a poor woman Rendered First Aid at boys' sports' —10th London Troop. "Aeted as ushers on decoration day.' let Uxbridge Troop. "Sent out flowers and fruit to th sick."—lst Whitby Troop. "Took part in search and found missing woman." -2nd Kincardin "Helped to find lost child. fie care of Motor Tourist Camp."—Ist Huntsville Troop.. "Acted as Fire Patrol at show Were messengers at Fall Fair."-- 1st Essex Troop. + "Very active in putting out town fires,"—lst Keewatin Troop. "Discovered and helped to fight bush fire."—lst Galt Troop. "So many can't count them. -9th! Hamilton Troop. And we are sure that the 9th Ham-) ilton Troop' isn't the only one which has so caught the "Gond Turn" habit that it really cannot r' •umerate all those it has been doing. Surely old -Ontario is just a little brighter and happier place to live in because of the many little deeds of kindness perform-' ed daily by its 15,000 Scouts. Wanted for important Position— A Boy. He mutt have a clean face and a clean heart. He need not know how to roll" a cigarette nor how liquor smells or tastes—and if he is not up- to-date on dirty language and stories his ignorance will be overlooked. He must be a boy who treats his own mother and sister and every other boy's mother' and sister with absolute respect, and he need not refer to his own mother and .father as "the old lady" and "the old man." He need not be brilliant at school— but he must be studious—always per- severing; never. a cheat or sneak, for the world hates them; always master- ing each problem as he meets it. He must be prompt, obedient, trhthful, Industrious. His school "spirit" must be as unselfish as It is constant, and he must make his employers' in- terests his interests. This boy is wanted everywhere—in law, in medicine, in Municipal, Pro- vincial and Dominion service—news- papers want him and merchants spend money to find him. The people who pay big salaries have plenty .. of room for him. The Whole World calls for such a boy, Boy Scout—can you measure up to these qualifications? Scouts Never Say "Down." fi ometiine!` Why not glia time? RO filt0 Oil TEA,is ood tea The ORANGE PEKOE is extra good. Try' it Mother -of -Pearl end Pearls. Mother-of-pearl, that pretty sub, Stance that shines with all the color# Ot the rainbow, comes frons certain shells, We nee for delicate ornamen- tation what was once the dwelling of a glairy animal, near relation to the oyster. Truly, this dwelling is a veru+' able palace in richness, It shines with all imaginable tints, ea. if the rainbow s••had deposited Its colors there. "This la the shell that furnishes the h most beautiful mother-of-pearl. It is called the meleagrina margaritIPera. Outelde it is and blackish green; inside it is smoother than polished marble, richer In color than ' the rainbow. All tints are found there, bright, but soft and changeable, ac- ' cording to the point cf view." "That superb shell is the house of a e miserable, slimy animal) In fairy tales the fairies themselves have none to equal it. Oh! how beautiful, bow ne beautiful It !s!" "Every one has his portion P n this Too i world. The slimy animal has or his a splendid palace of mother-of-pearl." "Where does the meleagrina live?" I "In the seas that wash tbe shores of Arabia." Y "'Then those shells are ver pre- cious?" Scouting seems to be unfamiliar with the word "defeat." Reports come from all the world of boys handi- capped by blindness or deafness mak- ing the moat" of life and enjoying themselves by taking part in the var- ied activities of the Scout Movement. Even Ontario has its' troop of blind boys -at the Ontario School for the Blind at Brantford. Recently anoth- er story has reached us of a troop of Boy Scouts who.are in -a sanitarium in a Connecticut town making a game fight against tubercular trouble, A Plain Talk. The man whose happiest day is To- morrow ie not living To -day. He is only anticipating. To -morrow never comes, It's always to -day) To -day Is eil that matters. Eternity itself is made of a series of to -days. Certainly L1fe is, so it is well Us take care of To- day. To -morrow will take care of it- self, tself, Procrastination is the thief of lite. it postpones living till to -morrow, The "living present" is the time 10 live hi. Get busy now. Fill the, present min- ute up to the brim, How? Work is the beat, Pastimes do not pass time well IL persisted in, They are only a change. No ever did anything to -morrow. Every good bit of work has been done *day. It always will be so, The sooner you start and make the most of io•day the better for everybody, and especially for yourself, Quite All Right. "Helen, did that young man awoke in the parlor last night$ I found burnt matehes there." "Oh, no, lather; he just 111 one or two to see sabot time it was." M. Herriot, the French Premier, and M. Theunis, Premien of Belgium, are both softs of military offlceta. "You shall judge for yourself, First the inner layer of the shell, sawed in- to sheets and tablets, is the mother-of- pearl that we use for fine ornamenta- tion. Jules' pen -knife handle is cov- ered with a sheet of mother-of-pearl. that was part of the inside of a pearl. shell. But that is the least part of what the precious shell produces. There are pearls as well." - "But pearls are not very dear. With a few sous I bought a whole boxful, to embroider you a purse." "Let us make a; distinction. there are pearls and pearls. The pearls you mention aro little pieces of colored glass pierced with a whole. Their price is Very moderate. The pearls of the meleagrina are globules of the. richest and finest mother-of-pearl. If they are unusually large, they attain the fabulous price of the diamond, up to hundreds of thousands and millions of trance.. .. "It is well to know how they are produced. "Between the two parts of the shell lives an animal like the oyster. It is a mass of slime in which you would And it difficult to recognize an animal. It digests, however, and breathes, and is sensitive to pain, so sensitive that a grain of dust, a more nothing, ren- ders existence painful to it: What does the animal do when if'feela itself tickled by some foreign substance? It begins to sweat mother-of-pearl around the plasm that itches, This mother-of- pearl piles up in a little smooth ball, and there you have a pearl made by the sick, 'slimy animal, If it is of any considerable size, it :will cost a fine bag of crowns, and the person who wears it around her neck will be very proud. of it."—From "The Story Book of Science," by jean Henri Palms, Y !There Were No Kids. in Eden Wifie—"This is .the best apartment we've ever had, John. If children were allowed it would be a perfect Para- dise."- Hubby—"But tbe landlord know bet- ter than that." _..Habit of Gulls. It is'a well•knowa habit of gulls and some tither birds that feed in part on Shellfish to carry clams to a consider- able height and then drop them on some hard surface to break the shell. A man on the Board Walk at Atlantic City was struck on the head with such force by a clam that a gull had drop- ped that he was knocked down and for a little while was unconscious. It is an interesting question whether in- stinet'or intelligence impelled the gull to drop the clam just at that moment. HOST TO A H0ST OF GAME From the dining room of the Miner home. An appreciative gander, Inset. What is, perhaps, the most wonderful hotel in the world, is located on Jack Miner's term at Kingsville; Ontario. The guests come from as far north as the Arctio Circle and from as far south as the Gulf States. They tarry no baggage, are not required to register, pay nothing tor boa'or lodging,, stay as long as they wlah, and when they get ready to leave, they take the elevator for the sky—and off they go in beautiful winged flotillas, honking and quacking their happiness and gratitude. Tide is Jaok Miner's wild goose and duck sanctuary, and it is one of the sights of Canada. The birds learned that he was a friend of theirs, communi- cated that tact to .their acquaintani;es, and now thousands of them in their spring and autumn migrations visit his little watering resort for a few weeks' layoff and recuperation. Jack's feed bill runs pretty high. It takes from 1,000 to 2,000 bushels of corn per year to satisfy his feathered visitors and not slight anybody, But he loves the birds and the birds love him, and where -mutual affection exists, he figures the matter of expanse doesn't count. • The Windmill. Scholl)! a giant am I, Aloft here In my tower, With nay granite Dawe I devour Tho snake, and the wheat, .and th rye, And grind then) into flour. 0 look down over the terms; In the fields of grain I see The harvest that hi to be, And I fling to the air my arose, PMI know it is all for .me. I hear the pound of flails Far off from the threshing floors In bared, wtth.tbelr open doors, And the winde, the wind in my Salle, Louder and louder roars. I stand here in my place, With my foot on the rock below, And whichever way it may blow I meet it face to face, As a brave Jean meets his foe, And while we wrestle and strive; Aly master, the miller, stands, And feeds me with his- handa, For he: knows who makes him thrive, Who makes him lord of lands, On Sundays I take niy resjj Qhuroh•going bells begin Their low, melodious din; I cross my arms upon my breast, And all Is peace within, —H. W. Longfellow. MAKE CARE OF BABIES EASIER Stomach disturbances and constipa- tion are responsible for much of the peevishness of babies and young child- ren. When the baby is cross or irrit- able the mother should not resort to so-called soothing mixtures to correct the trouble, for in the majority of cases these mixtures simply drug the child into an unnatural sleep. What is needed is a gentle laxative that will sweeten the stomach and regulate the bowels. Such a remedy Is found in Baby's Own Tablets. They are easy to take and are guaranteed to be en- tirely free from opiates and narcotics. Concernings,them, Mrs. Jos. Tousalg- nant, Ste. Sophie,`Que., writes:—"I would like all mothers to know that I feel there is no other medicine to equal Baby's Own Tablets. I always keep a box in the house and their prompt use never fells to restore. my little ones to health." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or bymall at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. • Bull -Fights in Britain. Bull -fighting, whleh it ' "(lining in favor with the Spaniar s once a popular sport in Engle') ugh In a somewhat different form. has only been forbidden by law within the last hundred years. The bull was tied to a stake, after having the points of its horns protect- ed. Fierce dogs were let loose on it, and a terrible battle would ensue. Bulldogs were bred specially for the -sport. Their peculiar jaws gave a grip so strong that the bull could not throw off its attacks once their teeth, had met 1 nits shoulder. Bear -baiting, too, was popular at one time. Both Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth were fond of bear•batting and bull -tights. Great men kept "rings" and there was one in nearly every place of amusement "Bank- side," was a noted place for the "sport" in London. The charges for admission were a penny to enter, an- other penny to go in the "grandstand,' and a third penny for the equivalent of reserved seats. Thursdays and Sundays were the favorite days for baiting bears and bulls. At. one time the theatres were ordered to close down on the former days so that competition should not interfere with the baitings, Ambition Awakened. Five-year-old Freddie — "Another penny for my. birthday! Oh, grandpa, I'm gotag to try to live a hundred years, so's I'll have a dollar." If this be a happy year, a year of usefulness, a year In which we shall live to make this earth better, it is because God will direct our pathway,; How important, then, to feel our de- pendence upon. Him!—Bishop Mathew Simpr sn. The unfinished task not only robs one of the joy of achievement, but it reacts sharply on one's character.— C. Spillman. Work and Worry Weaken Many Women NEW HEALTH CAN BE HAD THROUGH Dr. Williams' Pink Pills They Give New Vitality ---and thew. The demands .upon a mother's strength are many and severe; --her own health trials and her children's welfare exact heavy tolls, while broken rest and much indoor living tend to weaken her constitution. No wonder that the woman at home Is of10n indisposed through sick headache, backache, and nervous troubles But varied as her health troubles are, the cause is simple, and relief near at )nand. When well, It is good blood that keeps a woman well; when ill, she must make her blood rich to renew, Isar health; and the nursing mother—more than any other—needs rich blood and plenty of it. Care of diet, snfficlent rest, fresh air, and Dr, Williams' Pink Pills will keep a woman's health robust and regular; and because these pills make new blood abundantly, thou. tends of weak wives and mothers have derived prompt health -bele trona them. Mrs, Stewart Grant, Stewiaeke, N.S., says:—"After the birth of my first baby I did not regain my health. I could scarcely walk acmes the room because Of the pains in my back. I began' taking Dr, Williams' Pink Pills and through their use regained good health. Later an attack of influenza left me very weak, drld again the mills) fully restored me. I can recommend them to any one who is weak or rut down." The Epidemic. Pallier wad once a business man who went to his work each day; .And rnotltar kept house, as a house- wife eliould, in a highly eMRolent way; And Bill was a clerk ill a wholesale house whose motto was Work a'nd Win; And'Sue was a .thoroughly good atoneg sand gosh, how the cash rolled 1n! Bet father is home, sad nary a dish Jiae mother washed for a week And Hilly and one have quit their jobs —and ' the future is looking bleak, For the family purse is perfectly fiat' and doesn't contain a dime, And nobody does a stroke of work, for, nobody has the time! We're doing the crossword pnzzles, We're doing 'em day and night, And what do we care if the cupboard's bare, So long as we get 'em right? "What ie a sixteen lettered word whose meaning Is'agltate'?" "What is a Latin synonym for using a frog as bait?" "Here's a word beginning with El T I and ending with E l7 Ll Look in the dictionary, B111, and see what it ought to spell!" That's all we hear 10 our happy home, and all that we think about, While nights' and days in our various ways we're working the puzzles out, "Satan finds work for idle hands"— this new acrostic rage Is keeping all hands in the family at work on the puzzle' page! We're doing the dross -word puzzles, We're doing 'em hard and Last, And we'll never quit, that's the worst of it, As long as the puzzles last! —Berton Braley. "The Call of Untrodden Ways." "The Call of Untrodden Ways," re- cently issued by the Canadian Nation- al Parks Branch, le a spirited account of a summer outing in Jasper National Park in northern Alberta. The writer, Rev. G. D. Kilpatrick, of St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, is a lover of the mountains and an advo- cate of the great outdoors. He has succeeded in conveying this spirit in a striking manner to the readers of this publication. In form this booklet rices to the standpoint of excellence usually set by the National Parks Branch of the Department of the Interior In Its pub- lications. The cover design is stalk ing and harmoniously blended in color. This delightful little booklet offers something different, in contrast to or- dinary scenic descriptive litorstur,. It leans towards the humanitarian and the spiritual, embodying In a marked degree the motive prompting National Packs inception. The text deals not so much with the outstanding scenic features of this na- tional reserve or the individual points of interest, as with the benefits that are to be obtained through direct as- sociation with nature. It is a splendid effort at bringing home to Canadians the realization that the wonders of their native land are lying unappreci. ated at their very doors. The reader is tauten on 0trail trip through the mountains, and a vivid de- scription is given of the beauties of the everchanging panorama attending such a Burney The daily routine of the .pack -train la set forth, 1n a des- cription that draws and holds interest and inspires a desire to participate in sueh an outing. Even the inclusion of a description of one of the terrific, though brief, mountain storms adds to the wonder of the journey. The illustrations are excellent as re- presenting the primeval scenery of the unblazd trails in this, one of our great- est and most extensive wonderlands. The references tri the flora and fauna will prove of great interest to all na- ture lovers. To write a good love -letter you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.— Rousseau. Avoid loss when sending money by mall—Use Dominion Express Money Orders—the sate, convenient, mexs pensive way. Breathes Through Its Tall, The young frog has aspecial breathing organ in its tail. e For Every 111—Mrnard'e Liniment, Deceitful Appearances. A judge of the Bombay Hill Court, who is pompous in manner and never forgets that he is a judge, was walking up and down the platform of a railway station, just before taking his seat in the train. At that moment a hot and perspiring Englishman rushed onto the platform, and said to the Judge) "Is this the Bombay train?" The judge coldly remarked: "I am not the sta- tion master." The other man at once retorted: "Then confound you, air, why do you swagger as if you were?" When Egypt wore the crown of civilization, the . Egyptians' were fre- quent bathers; when Greece was the glory Of the world, bathing was the glory of the Greeks; 'when all roads led to Rome all feet led to the Roman. baths, ISSUE No, 8--'26. EASY TRICKS f Classified Aclvexti%em! 00$ One ilundred This is a figure puzzle that le not 00 well known as it should be, The problem is to arrauge one digit In such a way that repeated four tintea It will equal one hundred. The stunt 10 easlly done and, fortunately, is easily remembered, Figure 1 shows how it is done, A second stunt is to arrange the nine digits in their order in Bush a manner that the total will be 100. Figure 2 Shows ' how this is done. This stunt is particularly interest-. ing because the digits must be used In their order, Several ways of doing this are possible 11 this is not required. Perhaps you can dia. cover some of them, (OSp this out and paste It, with ether of the series, in a scrapbook.) lt1ATl1lIIdONIAL j7APEU, 1?IIOTOS, ADDI1,36SSI0S Ips, McCreer'y, Obathanm, Ont, What Jntareeted Peroy, The teacher had been lecturing lila class on the wisdom often displayed by attlrnals and birds, Ile compared it with that of human beings, to the latter's disadvantage. Having finish,, ed Oslo discourse, be invited Ida pupils to ask questions on the subject, Percy' ' • held up his hand, "Well, Percy," said the Natter, "what is it you went to know?" "I want to know, sir," replied Percy, "what mattes chickens know how big our eggcups are?" Telling Him. Harker—"My wife doesn't under- stand ale. Does yours?" Parker—"1 don't think so. I've never heard her even mention your name)" For First Aid—Minard's Liniment. No British dreadnought was sunk by torpedo in the Great War, and only cne was seriously damaged by a mine. Wembley's first new exhibit for next year's exhibition is a huge stuffed buf- falo, the largest ever seen in this country, which recently arrived in London. It is for the Canadian Pa vllion. Strong Nerves Pure organic phosphate, known to most druggists as Bitro-Phosphate, is what nerve -exhausted, tired -out people must have to regain nerve force and energy. That's why it's guaranteed. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St. East, Toronto, Ont. Cuban Heals Pimples On rising and retiring gently smear the pimples with Cuticura Ointment on end of the finger. Wash off the Ointment in five minutes with Cud-. tura Soap and hot water. Continue bathing for some minutes, using the Soap freely. 8D.mpt. a. -ah Fero by lieu Addams]�0Cta.n'adian Piieet§oan17. Ons tm'ant0osad60e'Tdeum25e. Try our new Sheehan Stick. To Drive Away Ants. Ants detest the odor of bloirloride, of mercury, a chemical externally harmless to man. 76 per cent. of the world's outi nt of rubber is used in the manufacture of automobile tires and inner tubes, We are interested In obtaining OLD and RARE BOOKS ON CANADIAN SUBJLC1'd. Send particulars to the Wilson Publish ug Company, 73 West Adelaide Street. Toronto, Ontario, SO.'tE THROAT Don't take the chance of getting pneumonia, ,Check that cold now with Mlnard's. Take hall a tea- spoon Internally In molasses and rub Minard's 00 throat and chest. Quick relief. NERVES AND FAINTING SPELLS Sent Woman to Bed. Great Change After Taking Lydia E. Pinkhem's Vegetable Compound Sarnia, Ontario.—"After my girlie was born 1 was a wreck. My nerves were too terrible for words and I sim- ply could not stand or walk without pains. S Buffered with fainting spells until I was no longer any good for my household duties and had to take to nay bed. The doctor said I should have an operation, but 1 was not in a fit condition at that time. My neighbor said 'Why don't you try Lydia E. Pinkhamis Veg. stable Compound? I am sure it will do you good and will save those doctor', bills. So I was advised by my husband to try it after I told him about it. I ant very thankful to say that I was soon able to take a few boarders for a while as rooms were scarce at that time. My baby is 17 months old now and I have not at had an operation, thanks to your medicine. Y have recommended the Vegetable•Com and to a few people T know and have told them the good it has done me. I know I feel and look a dif- . ferent woman these last few months and I certainly would not be without at bottle of your medicine in the house. You can use this letter as you see fit, as T should be only too glad for those suffering as I have to know what it has done for me."—Mrs. ROBERT G. MAO. GREGOR, R. R. No. 2, Sarnia, Ontario. A recent canvass of women users of the Vegetable Compound report 98 out of 100 received beneficial results. This !s a remarkable proof of its merit. 0 Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Headache Colds Pain Neuralgia Toothache Lumbago Rheumatism Neuritis Accept onl1r "Ba}ger" paclkage which contains proven directions, Randy "Bayer" boxes of 32- tablets, Also bottles of 24 and 100 --Druggists. Aepltln 10 the trade meth (rrrlattrne In tlaaada) 01 nnyer itenntnntnra 101 I,rnneenetin• Weedier et AniinyllencI,l (A+ nl Stilulo Arld, "A. 8. A."), Wi11e It b wall Stamm that Aspirin motile Borer tna,,ttae,nrn, to moist the pukka eaeloet I'ejtatlquia, the Tablets sf bayer company will hu. etam,,te 050', their genera' trade teary, the "li'.ayer eruM.'