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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-12-2, Page 7The Rainbow, "Oh come, mother, come! It's so beautiful!" cried Tiny -tot, as she looked from the window with shining blue eyes. Mother smiled and hurried to look where Tiny -tot's chubby finger was pointing. There, way up in the sky, —red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet,—hung a rainbow. "0 mother, I never saw anything so wonderful! It looks like a bridge in fairyland. What is it? Where did it I come from?" • Tiny -tot, quite breathless from her tumbled words, looked up, round - eyed, into her mother's face. "Well, Tiny -tot," and mother took her on her lap, "long, long ago the little raindrops and the dancing, merry sunbeams used to play to- gether in the sky, They were cous- ins and loved one another very dear- ly. They used to play hide and seek round the clouds, and sometimes they would come down to earth together. The little raindrops would softly bathe all the gentle flowers, and the laughing sunbeams would slip up. and dry the bright flower faces with' light fingers. The rain -drops would whisper beautiful stories to all the blossoms, and give them a sip to drink when they were thirsty, and the sunbeams would warmly caress every Little bloom. When they found a wee green bud that longed to be- come a lovely flower, the sunbeams would smile upon the bud, and then it would turn into a blossom. "One day a little whispering rain- drop and a gay little sunbeam met over the same flower. 'dee, Red Rose,' said the Raindrop, 'I have brought a cool drink of sky water for you.' "'And I; said the Sunbeam, 'have conte to warm you, and to ask whe- ther you know of any little green buds that would like to have me smile at them. I do more to make you happy than my cousin Raindrop.' "I help you more than Sunbeam, don't I, Red Rose?' asked Raindrop In a soft voice. "Both of you are very good to me, and without you I could never live,' the little blossom answered. "But Raindrop and Sunbeam were not satisfied. Each wanted the flower to say that he did more for her than the other. So they went from the red rose to the marigold, from the mari- gold to the buttercup, from the butter- cup to the forget-me-not, and last to the little green vine and the violet, and asked of each in torn the same questions: "'I make you happier than Rain- drop does, don't I?' asked Sunbeam. " `I do help you more than Sun- beam, don't I?" asked Raindrop. "Well, I shall never again come out when you do, Cousin Raindrop!' Sunbeam exclaimed. "I wish you would stay away when I am about!' cried Raindrop. "Now, the flowers loved to have the cousins visit them, and mourned to hear them quarreling. '0 Sunbeam and Raindrop!' said the flowers, 'We are sorry to hear you say that you will never again come dancing through the sky together. The sum- mer is almost over, and soon we shall be gone. What shall we do to make you love each other as be- fore?' "Forget-me-not lifted up her shy face and said, 'I know what we shall do. When we become flower angels we shall follow Sunbeam and Rain- drop into the sky. We shall fly from the earth high into the air and form a bridge for them to come down on. Then, as they pass, we shall beg them to love each other and never again to quarrel.' "'So we shall! So we shall!' joy- ously cried Red Rose, Marigold, But- tercup, little Green Vine and Violet. "The next time Sunbeam and Rain- drop came out together, everyone on earth who looked up into the air saw a gleaming fairy bridge springing from the earth in a broad arch across the sky. 'Look!' they cried. 'I•Iow beauti- ful is that shining bridge of colors! It makes us want to love one another more, and never, never, never to quarrel. Because it appears only when the rain is falling and is built by the sunlight with the colors of many flowers, we shall call it a rain- bow.' "—Youth's Companion. Every man realizes that ho used to be a chump. The man who knows it all is never too full for utterance, Oatmeal is generally adulterated with barley -flour to give it a whiter appearance, The Turkish mother loads her child with amulets as soon as it is born, and a small bit of mad, steeped in hot wa- ter, prepared by previous charms, is stuck on its forehead. impressment—the seizing of men for the Navy was practised for cen- turies, and did not become obsolete till just before the Crimean War.. Sometimes the crews were taken from foreign ships on the high seas. Officers and crews of some British submarines have already nice sums to their credits, because the Admiralty awards te bopnty of £5 per head of the crews of enemy ships sent to the bottom, even if those aboard 010 not killed or drowned. HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM The Disease is in The Blood and Must Be Treated Through the Blood. There are almost as many ways of treating rheumatism as there are doe - tors, Most of these treatments are directed at the symptoms and are Con- sidered successful if they relieve the pain and the stiffness. But tho pain and the stiffness return partieularly if the patient has been exposed to dampness. This shows that the poi- son was not driven from the system by the treatment employed, Rheuma- tism can bo relieved in a number of ways, but there is only one way to cure it, and that is through the blood; expelling the poisonous acid that causes the aches and pains and stiff- ness. To renew and enrich the blood there is no medicine can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which go right to the root of the trouble and euro rheumatism to stay cured, The fol- lowing is an example of what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can do in cases of this kind. Mr. Henry Smith, St. Jerome, Que., says:—"Foy upwards of a year I was a victim of rheumatism in a most painful form. The trouble was located in my legs, and for a long time was so bad that I could not walk. The suffering which I endured can only be imagined by those who have been similarly afflicted. Doctors' treatment did not help me, and then I began trying other remedies, but with no better results. Finally I was ad- vised to try Dr. Williams" Pink Pills, and although I had begun to lose faith in 'medicine, I finally decided to give the pills a trial. I am very grateful now that I did so, for after taking eight boxes of the pills the trouble completely disappeared, I was free from pain and could walk as well as ever I did in my life. I have since taken the pills occasionally as a pre- cautionary measure, and I cannot speak too highly in their favor. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 8' SHORTAGE OF CLEVER BUNS. Not Enough Autocrats to Run the German Army. The East Prussian and Pomeranian families have by no means a mono- poly of high posts in the German army. In that army there is a point in the advancement of an officer known as "die Majors Ecke"—the major's corner—the doubling of which is purely a matter of merit and effi- ciency. The finest blood and most re- fined arrogance that ever came out of Prussia will not carry the incompe- tent officer round it, and, perhaps, considering the size of the German staff, there are not enough elever Prussians to go round. So side by side with Von Falkenhayn, Von Stranitz, and Von der Marwitz we find Alexander von Kluck, son of von Mackensen, whose father was a coun- try squire; Friedrich von Scholtz, son of a minor official in Flensburg. Von, Emmich began life as plain Otto Em- mich. As for the German navy, that ser- vies never was looked up to by the Prussians as worthy of the attention of a well-born man. All its principal officers are middle-class men. Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz is the son of a lawyer; Admiral von Koester is the son of Hans Koester, a well- known German dramatic poet; Von Pohl, chief of the Admiralty staff, was 'plain Captain Pohl till he return- ed from the China expedition in -1899, and Von Mueller, head of the Marine Cabinet, was the son of a manufac- turer of agricultural implements as remote from the sea as Chemnitz in Saxony. But Germany is but a par- venu at sea, and has not yet acquired the cult of "old naval families." WISE WORDS A Physician on Food. A Western physician has views about food, He says: "I have always believed that the duty of the physician does not cease with treating the sick, but that we owe it to humanity to teach them how to protect their health especially by hygienic and dietetic laws. "With such a feeling as to my duty I take great pleasure in saying, that, in my own experience and also from personal observation, I have found no food to equal Grape -Nuts and that I find there is almost no limit to the great benefit this food will bring when used in all eases of sickness and convalescence. "It is my experience that no physi- cal condition forbids the use of Grape - Nuts. To persons in health there is nothing so nourishing and acceptable to the stomach especially at breakfast to start the machinery of the human system on tine day's work. "In cases of indigestion I know that a complete brealcfast can be made of Grape -Nuts and cream; and I think it is necessary not to overload the stom- ach at the morning meal. I also know the great value of Grape -Nuts when the stomach is too weak to digest other food. "This is written after an experience of more that 20 years treating all Mesmer of chronic and acute diseases, and the letter is voluntary of my part without any request for it," Name given by Canadian Postern Co., Windsor, Ont. Eliot road the have letter 0 A r}ew site - appears front time to tnno. They tiro germine, true, and full of huittnn Interest. NEW ENVELOI'1 COMBINATION. Extremely now and attractive is the envelope combination shown herewith. It slips on over the head, and may be made with or without the circular skirt, The garment, Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 9138, is delight- fully smart, full and most practicable for winter wear, The petticoat can 9133 easily be made removable by finishing the upper edge with buttons and but- tonholes. Cuts in sizes 82, 86, 40, 44 and 48 inches bust measure, size 36 requiring 8143 yards 36 -inch motorial. ) Patterns, 15 cents each, can be pur- chased at your local Ladies' Home Journal dealer, or from The Home Pattern Company, 183 George Street,. Toronto, Ontario. • WOULD NOT 1 E WITHOUT 13ABY'S OWN TABLETS Thousands of mothers throughout Canada have written of their thank- fulness for what Baby's Own Tablets have done for their little ones. Among them is Mrs, Frank Wright, Clifford, Ont., who says; ---"I would not be without Baby's Own Tablets, as they were of great help to me when my little boywas troubled with constipa- tion and sour stomach." The Tablets cure indigestion; colds and simple fevers; colic; expel worms and pro- mote healthy sleep, They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. "HERRING SOUP." Scots Guardsman Tells a Remarkable Story. Private James Law, Scots Guards, has returned to his home after spend- ing eight months es a prisoner in Germany. Ho was captured on Janu- ary 25th, About 100 of the enemy entered the trench where he was and Law was wounded in three places— the left thigh, chest, and right shoul- der. He lost much blood and became unconscious. He was in a semicoma- tose condition for nearly four clays, and found himself in the hands of the Germans. One big soldier attempted to bayonet him, and was only re- strained by a humane comrade,who confided to Law in good English that war was a dreadful thing. He re- mained in hospital for ten days, and was fed during that period entirely on hot milk. Life in camp was very miserable, Those who were able to work were sent out In batches to pull ploughs, barrows, etc. Food was very bad and, according to Law, would not have been given even to pigs in Scotland. Black coffee was served without su- gar or milk and so strong that the men could not drink it. The "food" called bread appeared to be composed of potatoes, ollcake, and bran. It was soft and damp, and would, said Law, have made a splendid substitute for putty. It was indigestible and made most of the men ill. Latterly Law subsisted almost entirely on food sent from home. Even ' worse than the w to Save bread was the "potato soup." The Your Eyes Try This Free Prescription Do your eyes give you trouble ? Do you already wear eyeglasses or spectacles? Thousands of people wear these "windows" who might easily dispense with them. You may be ono of these, and it is your duty to save your oyes before it Is too late. The eyes are neglected more than any other organ of the entire body, After you finish your day's work you s11 down. and rest your =soles, but how about your eyes ? Do you rest them ? You know else that keeps your e9 s bud or sy; youo ework your eyes until you go to bed. That is why so many have strained eyes, and fin- ally other eye troubles that threaten par- tial or total blindness, Eyeglasses are merely crutches; they never cure. This free prescription, which has benefitted the eyes of so many, may work equal won- ders for you. Use it a short time. Would you like your eye troubles to disappear as if by angle ? Try this prescription. Go to -the nearest wide-awake drug store and Set a Uottle oP Bon-Opto tablets; 911 a two -00005 bottle with warm nater, drop in one tablet and allow It to thoroughly dissolve. With this liquid bathe the eyes two to four times dally. Just note how quickly your eyes clear up and how soon the inflammation will disappear. Don't be afraid to use it ; it is absolutely harm- less. hinny who are now blind aright have saved their eyes had they started to care f0r them In time. This Is a slmp le treat- ment, but marvellously °Elective lu multi- tudes of cases. Now that you have been warned don't delay a day, but do what yon 1 can to save your eyes, and you are likely ' to thank us as long as you live for pub - 'tailing this prescription. The Yahoos Drug Co. of Toronto will 011 the above prescription by mall, if your druggist cannot, F SPIES AT THE FRONT. Illustrated By An Incident Related by a British Sapper. There is no limit to the daring and effrontery of spies in France, and so necessary is it to take every precau- tion against them that conversation between soldiers and civilians is view- ed with great disfavor by the authori- ties. The strictest orders have been issued to the troops that no informa- tion is to be given to anyone, either civil or military. The daring of spies is illustrated by an incident related by a sapper, Sig- nals Section, R.E., now in France. On one occasion two officers went into a certain signal office and peremptorily demanded certain information. They were both of high rank, and at first the officer in charge had not the slightest suspicion. But the British "th" proved their undoing. They were cunning enough to avoid words begin- ning thus, but the fatal "dis" for "this" slipped out, and soon they were looking down a couple of revol- ver barrels while a sharp voice said, "Hands up." That was the end of their spying, tersely says the sapper. On another occasion a dispatch - rider went tearing on his motor -cycle by a field, in which a man was ploughing. Suddenly a bullet went through his cap, twisting 1t round his head. Tho rider increased his speed, rounded a bend in the road, and met a motor -lorry. Soon three soldiers went out for a walk across the field. They stopped and spoke to the ploughman, and ono of them held out his hand. The ploughman took it, and the next minute was on his back, with a knee pressing in his chest. Tho other two soldiers searched the hedge, and found a rifle and cartridges concealed there. So the ploughman was marched off, and as ho was not in uniform, he was tried as a would-be murderer. It is an insult in France to call anyone "a molal ." prisoners were given plenty of a wa- tery mixture containing an abundance of potato skins, but it is Law's belief that the sentries got the potatoes. Another dish was herring soup—with the herring in a raw state—skin, scales, entrails, eyes, and everything mixed together in a bucket. Postcards took a long time to reach home. If the writer praised the Ger-. mans the letter was passed. If not, it was destroyed. On one occasion a German corporal interrupted Law, who was engaged in playing a game of cards, and pulled him off his seat. Law learned afterwards that he had been treated in that way because he did not salute the corporal! He re- fused to do so even when he knew the truth. Many of the German sol- diers were downhearted regarding the issue of the war. One man said that in peace time he was given a bread ration of 4 pounds per day for his wife and children. That was now re- duced to 1 pound. A publication call- ed the Continental Times was issued to the men purporting to give correct war news. The soldiers re -christened it the "Continental Liar." Twice a month the Russian prisoners were forced to hoist flags in celebration of supposed German victories. Law was examined by German professors three times before being exchanged. He has almost lost the power of his right arm, and his left leg is stiff. He hopes to improve, but does not expect to return to his former employment as a miner. He enlisted after war was declared. minard's Liniment cures Goias, 00. Willie's Trade. Willie had a yellow dog that was a perfect nuisance, but so devoted was the boy to him that he could not be persuaded to have him killed. Ono day, when his father had been un- usually annoyed by the antics of they dog, he called Willie in from play, and said to him, "My boy, I'll give you ton dollars if you'll get rid of that dog," Willie's face expressed great amazement at the thought of so much money belonging to him. He looked long at the dog, and finally told his father he would give him his decision the next day. The following day Willie sought his father, and said, "I've got rid of Max, father." "I'nn more than glad, Willie," said the father. "Here's your money; you earned it, Iiow did you get rid of him?" "Why," answered Willie as lie put the Money in his pocket, "I traded hint to Bill Morgan for two yellow pups." ED. 6. ISSUE 48—'15. I'ARMS FON SALFI, GETS V.C. AT AGE OF 18. t A.naili ALL SIZES $TO0IC, Drain, Dairy or Burt, Wbon you Lence•Corporal Dwyer held Trench want to buy, write 11. W. Dawson, Brompton. Ont, Against G NEWST'AFIRs 'RCM SALM, + ,gains Germans. The youngest soldier of the British ictoria 1 3 tt011T-It'IAlciene NSIWS AND J443 army to reeoive the VCross i6 ,Y: orelcee for sale In good Ontario Lance -Corporal Dwyer, .who is only 13 tont burtiine5Re0 u 1'ulli Je of station; i on years old. Ile won the V.O. for hold- aoreleatlon to Wilson Publtshin,; Com• ing, single-handed, a trench against poo•, '79 West Adelaide t, Toronto. the Germans during the fighting 'caw Evros, around the famous Hill No, 60. He is e t r iitni'i'si s ATTENTION 1 RAW now back in London on a short leave L'urs wanted Gnt rite hlgl,est prices from the front and is devoting this with relinhle ru;sorunsnt, Send Por price time, which has been granted to him list, II. Ilalmowles. retail manufacturer. 207 Blain street, Paterson, N.3, for a rest, to recruiting work, Ilo ap- peared the other day in Trafalgar A`, (� Square and delivered a stirring ap- 0 1U AC1tI'13,- 14 IN SIXTH CON- cession Franklin. $ peal for more recruits, which was Louisa ilder, :lrltedulo, [uskolm, loudly applauded. Acting Corporal Issy Smith of the Manchester Regiment is the first sol- dier of Jewish faith to receive the Victoria Cross. His reward was giv- en him for having assisted a wounded comrade over 250 yards of ground un- der heavy shell fire at Ypres. A FAMOUS DOCTOR WRITES "Dear Dr, Jackson: "I can truly say your Raman Meal is a veritable godsend to humanity. It has proved all but miraculous in my hands. I prescribe it freely for indigestion, neurasthenia, anaemia, and all undertoned conditions, but especially for constipation. In this latter condition it has not failed me in a single case." Roman Meal is made into delicious porridge, pancakes, puddings, and bread. 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Mrs. Gusher was never tired of talking about her children and ex- tolling their cleverness. One even- ing she was busily boring some guests to death with stories of her family's smartness when the patter of little fent sounded outside the door. "Hush!" she whispered ecstatically. "The dear babies are coming to me with their good -night messages. It always brings me a feeling of rever- ence and my own unworthiness to hear them, they speak so freely from their fresh young hearts." There was a brief pause, and one guest struggled nobly with a yawn. Then the door opened and a tousled head peeped hi, and a shrill voles said— "Ma ma, Willie has found a coek- roacll in the bath," Mlnard'a Liniment 0nros Distemper. The latest industrial combination to force up its prices is the Launderers' Association, which adds 10 per cent, to laundry bills because the British public is alleged to wear 12,000,000 fewer collars since the war than be- fore the war. This saving in collars is based, says the secretary, on the assumption that the 3,000,000 men now in the army and navy used to send an average of four collars a week to be washed. In ten years 800 persons were found guilty of murder in Austria, but only 23 were put to death, EzraPERFUMED CLEANS AND DISINFECTS I00%PURE MADE IN CANADA INS iiiilliif4111N11\N11r The Comforter. "I understand Mrs. Green is very ill" "That so? What's the matter?" "The doctor thinks it's pleurisy." "Oh, my, I must hurry right over to see. I know dozens of people who died of that." Minard's Liniment Corea [target in Cows Willie—"Pa, what is a slave to fashion?" Pa—"A man who has a wife and some grown daughters, my son." "Mary Queen of Scots had three husbands and a great many other troubles," wrote a schoolgirl in an examination paper. Purely Herbal—No poison- ous coloring natter, Antiseptic—Stops b l o o d- polsoning, festering, etc. Soothing—Ends quickly the pain and smarting. Heals alt sores. Gee. BoX. 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