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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-3-29, Page 3[ YOUNG FOLKS l Things As They Aro. "lrou,know," Clotilda gave warning, "I say dreadful things sometimes." "I liink I can stand the shook,": Miss 1Sheldon replied. "Are you want- ing to say some dreadful things just now'?" "That's just it," Clotilda replied, ` lifting her brows perplexedly. "I never went to say dreadful things. They noYer sound dreadful at all to me---olity to other people, I'm just trying to say things the way they are," .. "That , Miss Sheldon responded, "is about the most difficult thing in life, Clotilda," Clotilda'a voice was full of amazement. "Why, I think it's easy— if only people would let me."' "I'll lot you. At least, I won't be shocked What did you want to tell nee, Oljiriilda?" • "Well" said Clotilda, settling into a confidential attitude, "there's Miss Raeburn. She looked so sweet, but she doesn't do anything except that everlastieg crocheting—balls and dolls and si h things—for church fairs, I suppose, Think of being in mountains like these and seeing nothing except world She never goes on any trip anywhere." OIotilda.paused a second for Miss Sheldon to make some comment, but no comment came, and 50 she went on to the next thing: "Then there's Beatrice Pemberton— I heard that she was so artistic, but the clothes she wears! Why, Miss Sheldon, they are awful. They don't match—the colors—and they don't suit her in the least. Some of them aro fusty and frilly. No one could be really artistic and wear such clothes—you needn't tell. me!" "Clotilda," Miss' Sheldon said, "did you eye!' think it would be fun' to be a defective '1" "Didn't I—just!" Clotilda respond- ed. "How ow did you guess, Miss Shel- don ?" "It •wasn't guessing it was sug- gesting, Why don't you do a little detective work for yourself—discover why Mao Raeburn sees nothing except wools rnd Beatrice Pemberton wears frilly clothes?" "I wonder what's up?" Clotilda re- marked reflectively to the landscape. "But I7P try—it will be fun." Two, days later Clotilda rushed in— Clotilda all penitence and humility. "Miss: Sheldon, wasn't I just horrid! Why do ,t jump at things so, never waiting to find out? Miss Raeburn, with that spinal trouble and never a word about. it! And sending boxes and boxes of Christmas presents to poor little schools and places!" "Did you find out why Beatrice Pemberton likes 'frilly' clothes when tl.ey don't suit her?" "Site doesn't—she hates them. She wears them because a cousin sends them td 1rr, and she's putting a lit- tle sister through college. Miss Shel- don, I feel just about one inch high." Miss Sheldon smiled—it was a smile that was full of understanding, and it comforted Clotilda. THY FATHER'S FRIEND. True Friendship is Most Valuable of All Earthly Possessions. In the will of a late emminent Judge there was one very unusual legacy. He bcgitonthed his friendships to his family. "To my family," the will runs, "I bequeath friendships many and num- erous in the hope that they will be cherished and continued. True friend- ships are the most valuable of our earthly possessions, more precious than gold, more enduring than marble fame. palaces, more. im important than p por As Henry Drummond has well said, 'Friendship is the nearest thing we know to what religion is!' " The family that inherits such wealth is truly rich. But it is a legacy that must be, used if it would be preserved. Friendships cannot be locked away In safes or loaned to historical exhibits and museums. Like love and faith; and courage,.they belong to that in- tangible treasure of the soul that must be kept from destruction by constant service, It is not alone material things that "rust doth corrupt." Ilow many of us have let slip through boy or careless fingers the beautiful and glowing friendships of OUP youth? We did not mean to do it; indeed Wo have often regretted the loss until, as the years pass, tho re - glut gradually fades away. And if that is true of our own friends, how fer more true o$ our fathers' friends! Yet there have been families whore friendships have linseed down from father to son for several generations. There is food -for thought here. How , many fathers are building up fine and' loyal and Serviceable friendships that they can with pride and gratitude be -1 queath to their dons? How many! mothers are storing up like treasures' for their daughters? The question clops hot, olid there. How many young people of to -day are fitting themselves to receive such legaciee? How ninny in all the varied and urg.. ent cells of life are heeding the chal- lenge to make themselves worthy of friendships by being loyal and fine- tempered and generous friends them- selves? "A man that herrn friends," the old Doak of Wisdom declares, "must show himself friendly"; and again, "Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not.' SAWYERS, BOX MAKERS & LABORERS WANTED FIRSTBROOK BROS., Limited 283 King Street East, Toronto To Freshen the Winter Clothes f There are many people who wish to freshen up their winter clothes, be- fore getting their spring things, for it is still some time before the weather will allow us to be comfortable in spring clothes. There are new sets of vests and col- lars and separate cuffs to match, or matching collars and cuffs which will do much toward making a change in a dress of which you may have tired. These collars and cuffs are of white shantung silk trimmed at the edges with bands of plain colored silkor the dotted or figured silks. The band of colored silk adds a bright touch which is very refreshing. The flat, rolled collar in sailor shape is still a favorite. Some of the collars are made double; for instance, there is a lower collar of white silk and an upper collar in green, rose gold or any of the fashion- able colors, the same shape, but smal- ler, so that an edge of the white shows all around. Girdles also offer another possibility. for freshening dresses. The girdle is, an important feature of the dress at' 7641-7629 For a Combination of Materials present, and there are many charming styles, varying from the very nar- row apron -string girdle hanging with long, loose ends, to the wide girdle which is arranged artietically 4n a soft, crushed effect. Wide ribbon girdles are very often seen. The use of ribbon as a dress trim- ming is iflso quite a novelty. It is used to finish the new collarless necks and sleeves, and also trims the skirts of afternoon and evening dresses. On separate waists, too, ribbon is often introduced as a trimming detail. To vary the monotony of the per- fectly straight -up-and-down dress, there :re several new models of which one is shown in the sketch. The waist is cut in sections, permitting the use of two materials The skirt shows h new puffed effect at t thethe lower coos edge, with the draped panels confined d Have You Ever Suspected that the cause of various annoying ills might lie in the daily cup of tea or coffee ? A sure and easy way out of tea and coffee troubles is to shift to Instant - slum There's no caffeine nor anything harmful in this delightful, pure food -drink —just the nourishing good- ness of wheat. Postum has put thou- sands of former tea and coffee drinkers on the "toad to Wel'lville. There's a Reason,' to the sides only. For the attractive silks, whch may be had in plain and figured effects to match in color, this designisunusually effective. Cuffs on skirts and on the lower edges of the slip-on blouses which ac- company them, are noticed in a good many dresses. The cuffs may be deep or narrow and are finished with machine stitching, giving the effect of the hems having been placed on the right instead of the wrong side of the dress. A pleated, up -standing frill about half an inch deep is sometimes used as a finish to the cuffs. This, of itself, provides sufficient trimming in some models. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer or from the McCall Company, 70 Bond St., Toronto, Ont, Dept. W. NERVOUS CHILDREN The Trouble is Often Really St. Vitus Dance—Do Not Neglect It. Many a child has been called awk- ward, has been punished in school for not keeping still or for dropping things when the trouble was really St. Vitus Dance. This disease may appear at any age, but is most com- mon between the ages of six and fourteen years. Itis caused by thin blood which fails to carry sufficient nourishment to the ntrves, and the child becomes restless and twitching of the muscles and jerking of the limbs and body follow. In severe cases the child is unable to hold any thing or feed itself. St. Vitus Dance is cured by building up the blood. The most, successful treatment is to remove the child from all mental ex- citement, stop school work and give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, These pills renew the blood supply, strengthen the nerves, and restore the child to per- fect health. Here is proof of their power to cure. Mrs. S. Sharpe, Oakville, Ont., says:—"When my daughter was nine years old she was attacked with St. Vitus Dance. She, was sent to a sanatorium where she remained for nine weeks, without any benefit. Indeed wLer- we brought her home she was as helpless as a baby. I got a supply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and continued giving her half a pill after each meal for several months, when she had fully recovered and has never had a symptom of the trouble since." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for • $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont_ Odd Facts. A mission settlement at Mount Hope, in Alaska, is contemplating the installation of an electric lighting g plant to be driven by large windmills. Invisible ink appears to have been known since the early days of writing, for both Ovid and Pliny give recipes for the preparation of such a fluid, the one from milk, the other from various vegetable juices. In the middle ages many writers mention magnetic and "magic inks." The starfish Ilam no nose, but the whole of its underside, scientists as- sert, is endowned with a sense of smell. After th Two Eyes ler a Lifetime ® Marino Is fur Tired Byes. Bed ayes — Sore ayes -- movies -lLofr atednyelide. Ross arineshos—Roe. 1 eat. Marine rs a Favoritfeel dry and for oyes that reel dry andsmart. Giro your Oyes as eaeryourluvlog )vitt, aero as year Tooth and thhs e name regalurlty. Care for Them. You Cannot Buy New Eyes! Sold at Drug and Optical Stores or by Mall. Aag Monne Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for Free Boos _I. -- THE --THE DOGS OF WAR. Dogs Catch Real Martial Spirit And Are Indispensable to Sentinels. A From factsP ut forward on behalf of the employment of dogs in war the conclusion is forced upon one that, after aeroplanes, dogs are of the greatest use and assistance to an army in the field. As eclaireurs and for liaison work they are unsurpassed. Dogs pass easily where no man could hope to get through alive, and the way they can be trained to take out a message and bring back an nnswer is little short of marvellous. They .seem to catch the real martial spirit, and cases are num- erous whetre dogs have struggled home though grievously wounded and died after completing their tusk. In the Vosges and the Argoiine a dog is indispensable to the sentinels. To show what a difference they make, an instance is given of two regiments relieving each other alternately in a dangerous sector. The one which made liberal use of dogs never lost n sentry, and time after time were able, owing to their dogs, to surprise enemy patrols and to snipe sentinels. The other, who had no dogs, lost seven sentries in three days. Some of the smartest surprises in the war were possible only owing to the assistance lent by. dog's. Sheepdogs of fifteen months to two years of age aro the best, and they undergo a training nceording to the eapatities they develop. Patrol and scouting dogs work indiscriminately with any detachment, but liaison dogs must always be 'kept with the man who taught them their work. Nearly all the dogs used were pre- sented to the army, and Weekly reports are made to their old masters AS to the prowess they have displayed, and how they are faring, The happy-golueky are usually neither lucky nor happy. 'I.EN MILLION MEN LOST Estimate of Total Casualties to March, 1917, AppallIleg, The first complete tabulation of of- ficial and authenticated semi-official reports of the various belligerents re- ceived at Washington, gives more than ten million nien as killed, wounded, captured or missing in the war, Among the military mon proper 4,441,200 are reported dead, 2,698,500 wounded and 2,564,500 captured and missing. Among civilians, especially on the Russian rnd Balkan fronts and in Armenia, another 400,000 are figured as either dead or wounded. The Entente's losses are given as 6,318,400, as against 3,384,000 for the Central Empires. One reason for the great discrepancy between the two is believed to be the relative unpreparedness of the Entente, the disastrous retreats in France at the beginning of the war, in Russia from the Mazurian Lakes and the Carpath- ians and in Rumania. The Entente's dead total 2,890,400, against 1,650,800 for the Central Em- pires. The Entente's wounded total 1,676,500, against 922,000 for their enemies, and their captured and missing, 1,652,500, against 912,000 for the Central Empires. These loss- es are based upon the assumption that in Germany ninety per cent of the total wounded return to the front and eighty per cent. in all the other coun- tries Russia is infinitely the heaviest loser so far, with a grand total of 8,034,200 men. France has suffered the second highest casualties with a total of 1,810,800, largely because of the early retreat to the Marne and the terrific losses in the defence of Verdun. Her dead total 870,000, her wounded 540,- 800, and her missing and captured 400,000, although the last figure is believed` here to be improbably high. England's total falls far below, be- ing about one-third France's and one- sixth Russia's, owing, of course, to her late sending of a continental army. England's total comes to 515,- 400, with 205,400 dead, 102,500 wounded and 107,500 captured and missing. Germany, among the Central Em- pires, is given as by far the largest loser. Her total casualties are 1,585,- 200, or 226,000 less than France's. Her dead come to 893,200, while her wounded are set at 450,000 and her captured and missing at 245,000. Austria is only slightly less heavy a loser than Germany, with a total of 1,469,100. Her dead, however, only number 528,100 and her Wounded 855,000. CONSTIPATED CHILDREN Constipation is one of the most com- mon ailments of childhood and the child sufferingfront it cannot rive. To Weep the litle one well the bowels must be kept regular and the stomach sweet. To do this nothing can equal Baby's Own Tablets. Concerning them Mrs. Romain Poirier, alizonette, N. B., says:—"My baby suffered from constipation but thanks to Baby's Own Tablets he is perfectly well again." The Tablets are sold by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. OBSERVATIONS. The Biggest Prob. !ernes in most homes are fuel and service, When the servant leaves_ and the fuel is low, happy is the housewife who know/ Shredded Wheat Biscait, the whole wheat food that is ready -cooked and ready to eat. With these crisp little loaves of baked whole wheat the housewife may prepare in a few moments a delicious, nourishing meal at lowest cost, pie Made in Canada. MINK' FARMING. These Valuable Fur -bearers Can be Successfully Bred. While fox ranching is the most im- portant and best known branch of domestic fur production, the rearing of various other valuable fur bearers will probably occupy a prominent place in future fur -farming develop- ment. The experience of Mr. E. L. MacDonald, of Halifax, demonstrates that mink can be successfully bred in captivity, "In the spring of 1914, I decided to try if some success could not be at- tained with this highly nervous and delicate animal, and bought two pairs from a rancher. As one of these had been injured when caught it died shortly afterwards, but after some dif- ficulty I was able to purchase anoth- er female. In the spring of 1915, I had fourteen live minks, hut unfortun- ately on account of not separating the young of one of the families from the mother soon enough, I lost the mother. In the spring of 1916 I had forty-six to take care of, and, profiting by my experience of the year before, was able to save all of them and this year, with no bad luck, I will probably have one hundred animals. "If their surroundings are at all natural, with the proper care in feed- ing and a little judgment in the mat- ing season, I can see no reason why anyone so inclined, cannot raise mink both profitably and as a pastime. "I find the ranch -bred mink are more contented and much larger than the wild ones, and believe the regular feeding is conductive to better fur; be- ing larger, of course, the animal is more valuable from every standpoint. "The dens should be large enough for them to play in, and as natural as is possible, although they are animals1 that do not require any luxuries if their house is dry and .lean." BARN FIRES. Lack of Windows en Incentive to Dangerous Practices In any statement of buildings de- stroyed by fire, barns and stables oc- cupy a prominent place. One of the chief reasons for this is the neces- sary use of lanterns and other lights. In many barns artificial light must be used at almost all hours, with the re- sultant element of danger. We have in mind a splendid farm building, well built and kept in good condition, with the surroundings neat and tidy. It is, however, lacking in one essential—sufficient windows to provde light for the interior. With closed doors this barn would be al- most completely dark, and hence the incentive to light a match. There is nothing more dangerous' than a light- ed match in a barn, with, probably, loose straw or Lay on the floor, and everything as dry as tinder. Daylight is one of the cheapest of our natural resources, and it is easily transmitted. While making use of daylight, farmers will at the same time remove a very serious element of fire danger—a cause of fires in barns and 'stables which can only be charg- ed to pure carelessness. Teacher Has Not Lost One Day In A Year Mrs. Roger Gives Credit to Dodd's Kidney Pills. Before that She Suffered from Sciatica, Neuralgia, Nervousness and Other Troubles Coming from Sick Kidneys, Which Dodd's Kidney Pills Cured. Elm Tree, Gloucester Co., N. B., Mar. 19th (Special).—Mrs. Jos. Roger, the popular teacher here, is fully re- covered from along siege of sciatica, neuralgia, and other troubles resulting from diseased kidneys and has made a statement in which she gives Dodd's Kidney Pills all the credit for her lure. "My trouble came from a strain," Mrs. Roger states, "and I suffered for thirteen months. Backache, heart £lutterings, sciatica, neuralgia, dizzi- ness and failing memory were among my symptoms. When the doctor I consulted failed to do me any lasting good I decided that my kidneys were the root of my troubles and decided to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. I took twelve boxes in all and you may judge of the results when I tell you that I have not lost a day's work as teacher in the last year. "I can say that Dodd's Kidney Pills have done all for me that was claimed for them." Others of Mrs. Roger's symptoms were nervousness, that tired feeling, irritability and a dry harsh skin that itched and burned at night. They all came front diseased kidneys and all vanished when she used Dodd's Kidney Pills• . - In Spain there has been invented a steel automobile wheel with steel tires which is said to have most of the ad- vantages and none of the disadvant- ages of the rubber -tired wheel. Get Careless. "A man who never made a mistake Inever made anything," said the Wise One. "Yes," agreed the Boob. "But a lot of chaps who believe in that get. careless and never make anything but mistakes." You can't reform a mean man, but! IF FOOD DISAGREES you can set a good example by doing I DRINK HOT WATER the square thing yourself. ' If your wife is a good cook tell her so—not once but often. It's some- thing that will bear repeating, and it will always bring a worth -while feeling to her heart When you hear something a neigh- bor has said against you, don't fly into a sego and make uncompliment- ary remarks. nconliment- arYremai.s. Your informant may be aching for just such an outburst so that she may have more gossip to car Thry.e woman who is in a hurry to get her little folks in school so they will be out of her way, doesn't seem just the right kind of a mother. Better strut your children at six or seven years of age than at the tender age of five, --W—O—D-•-i)^U—O—P--•O•--P•^-0--0—P�-- WITH THE FINGERS ! SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT WITHOUT ANY PAIN 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0— Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can shortly be lift- ed right out with the fingers if you will apply on the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. At little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug stoic, which will positively rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or n sthe dan rof infection, e s or ge nfeetion, This new drug is an ether com- pound, and dries the moment it is ap- plied end does not inflame or even ir- ritate the surrounding tissue. Just think! You can lift off your corns and calluses now without a bit of pain or soreness. If your druggist hasn't freezone he can easily get a small bot. tle for you from his Wholesale drug house. rs Homo is the sweetest word itt all the world to a good loan. setaard's Liniment °tree Dandruff. ISSUE No. 12--'17 !viten folia !tea like lead In the stomach and l•ou kava that avec, iso 05le, dls- 'tended Pealing. It is to the stomach, acfent blood supply to the stemnoh, le 'Wiled with seed arra food ferments tion, en such eases try the plan now Se]- I leaved in mane hospitals and advised by many eminent physicians or taking a tenspounfue of in h•ana glass peuSrewabsaatsed magnesia agnesia t I ran comfortably drink !t. Theothdos r cos lite blood to the stomach n SC r d a and the tell ,you, nlagnantlb' any pleas the can tell you• ffi the ferments the Tela and stops the food fermentation. Try tins simple plan and You will be re- tonishcd at the immediate feeling of re - flet and comfort flat always follows the restaratton of the normal pro0ess oP di golden. 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