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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-4-5, Page 3YOUNG FOLKS 4 J 'The Stones on The pool'. Marierie and Robert had their les- sons for the morrow, and it was still half anhour before bedtime. Marjorie crept up behind her father, who was sitting before the open fire, and whisp- ered nomothifrg into his ear, Father laid down his newspaper. "What kind of a story?" he asked, With a smile. "Oh, e. story of the time when you went to, school and had to study, as Bob and 1 do," answered Marjorie, t°That was a long time ago," said father, "But lots of things happened then,. didn't they?" persisted Marjorie. Father admitted with a laugh that many things happened in those days, and that probably a story was hidden somewhere among them, "Did I ever tell you about the magic - lantern exhibition in our school- house?" he asked. "No; please tell us about it," said both Marjorie and Robert at the same time, and Robert added, "What is a magic lantern, anyway?" "Well, it is not so exciting as a movie show," said father, "but It was the best we had when I was a boy. It was 0 simple affair. Perhaps you have heard of it as a stereopticon. A young man in our town had .one, and arranged to give an entertainment at the schoolhouse on the North Road one Saturday night late in the fall. My brother George and I hatched a foolish plan to add something to the pro- gramme, "Beside the schoolhouse stood a great willow tree with branches that stretched out over the roof. It was our plan to climb up in the tree and drop a lot of stones on the roof of the /schoolhouse. It sounded silly and it was just as silly as it sounds, but as we talked over the thing it seemed to us that it would be great sport. We did not intend to disturb the enter- tainment itself. We were not so bad as that; our plan was to drop the stones just as the entertainment clos- ed, and give everyone a good scare. Then we were going to slip out of the tree and run home. "George and I filled a basket with stones -most of them about the size of a hen's egg, with two or three as large 08 our heads -and hid it behind the schoolhouse Saturday afternoon. When evening came and the little red schoolhouse was filled with the people of the neighborhood, We tied a rope to the basket, climbed up into the big willow and drew the basket up after us. Then we made our way carefully out on ane of the main brunches that extended Over the roof, and settled down to wait our time. "But of course something had to go wrong. George and I were trying to tie theb asket belowe the limb in such a way that both of us could easily reach it, when the rope slipped, the basket tipped over, and in an instant all the stones went crashing and bang - Ing to the roof, six or seven feet below us, and rolling from there to the 'ground, What a racket they made! "hut while the stones were clatter- ing off the roof, something worse hap- pened. George had reached out quickly when the basket tipped. He lost his balance, swung an instant to and fro and then went sprawling to the roof. The fall was not far en- ough to hurt him, but lie had to cling tight' to the ridgepole to keep from rolling over the eaves to the ground after the sto.res. "You may be sure I was well fright- ened; but when George called up to me Oust he was not hurt and that I had better get out of the tree and run for home, I tried to fellow his advice, ' although 1 did not want to leave him there. I hesitated an instant too long, for half a hundred persona were .rushing through the schoolhouse door .by that time, and we wore trapped - George onihe roof And 1 in the tree, "It was light eonugh for everyone to see us, and there WAS no escape, When we were both on the ground at last we expected to be punished well, for we knew that we deserved punish- ment; but my father, who was in the crowd, simply marched us into the schoolhouse and made us take seats facing the audience, There we had to sit all throng& the entertainment, feel- ing very much ashamed and wonder- ing all the time what was to happen to Ps whin we got home." "And did your father punish you when you got home?" asked Robert, as his father paused. "Do you think we deserved punish- ment for the silly joke we tried to play?" asked father. Robert thought a moment, "It seems to mo that you did," he said at last. "Well, that's what my father thought," said father, laughing, "and he was usually right. And now it is innn for you to go to bed,"-Youth`s. Cotnpan1on,, Unique Collection. When the Prince of Wales came home on short leave a few weeks ago ho 1,roughtwith him another interest- ing lot of Battlefield relies to add to his already unique colloetion, His Royal Highness has put aside a spe- cial cabinet for the reception of his trophies, In which he takes a great pride. His li}test collection is a varied eesoi bment ;of things oarioue and Wonderful, fern the great Somme of- ed ant these be has now tit:kot- ed tend put i 1 theft p !seas, At the . pprgsent rate tri progress the eellectioii buftf fair to b •eeta.historior SAWYERS, COX MAKERS & LABORERS WAITED FiRSTBROOK BROS., Limited 283 King Street East, Toronto Advance Spring Fashions - J A great deal of voile and muslin 5 will be used this spring, The counters of the stores are already overflowing with voiles of all descriptions; plain, sprigged, figured, striped and checked. Bordered materials, too, will have a place among the fashionable fabrics, whether printed or embroidered and whether of cotton or silk. Plain veils, combined with linen in a matching color has been used in the fashioning of some of the advance spring dresses, and, though unusual, the combination is entirely pleasing. 7640 Voile and Linen Dress Indian embroideries on sports coats of heavy cream -colored silk make very attractive trimmings, and they are also effective on coats of dark blue serge. These embroideries are work- ed in silks or heavy mercerized cottons in very bright colorings with a num- ber of colors mixed together. As this is to be a spring and summer of high colors, these embroideries will, in all probability, take very well. Parsols and bags to match the costumes show- ing such embroideries are also to be had to complete the finishing touches. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer or from The McCall Co. 70 Bond St. Toronto, Dept. W. WHY NOT SQUARE MONEY? Some of the Advantages of Square Over Round Coints. A movement is on foot for the in- troduction of square money into Eng- land. Whether it will come to any- thing remains to be seen; but the idea certainly has its advantages. What would these advantages be? Well, for one thing, the Mint authori- ties would save an appreciable amount of packing, from the well- known fact that square money will fit into a square box with less waste of space than will round. This also applies to the case of all large traders and bnnkers, who have to despatch large quantities of bullion every month. The private individual will probably be more interested in the matter when he hears that the gross total of money lost every year in England through coins dropped amounts to many thou- sands of pounds, This is largely due to the fact that round coins, when they fall to the ground, are apt to roll into unlikely places, from which they are never recovered, A square coin would lie dead where it pitched. In China coins are pierced with a square hole in the centro. In this way they can be strung together and car- ried without fear of loss. Might we not learn •a leason from the •Orient in this? Another argument in favor of square coins is urged by artists, who declare that it is almost impossible to get a really artistic design "in the round" when so little space is allowed. A rectangular coin would give the de- signer a real chance of distinguishing himself. MARCH WEATHER RHEUMATIC WEATHER Victims Can Cure Themselves With Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. With the coming of March people who are afflicted with rheumatism begin to have unpleasant reminders of their trouble. The weather Is changeable --.balmy and springlike one day, raw cold and piercing the next, It is such sudden changes of weather that sets the pangs and tor- tures of rheumatism, lumbago and sciatica going. But it must be borne in mindethat although weather condi- tions start the pains, the trouble is deeply rooted in the blood, and can only be cured through the blood, All the lotions and liniments in the world can't cure rheumatism. Rub- bing may seem to ease the pain while you are rubbing, but there its value ends. Only through the blood can you euro rheumatism. That's why Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have so many thousands of cures of this trouble to their credit. The new, rich blood which they actually make drives out the poisonous acid and rheumatism is vanquished. Among many sufferers from rheumatism who have been cured by this medicine is Mr. C. H. McGee, freight shed fore- man for the G. T, R. at Peterboro, who says: -"In the course of my work I am naturally exposed to all kinds of weather, with the result that about two years ago I contracted rheumat- ism which settled in my legs. At times I could scarcely walk, and often had to quit my day's work owing to the stiffness and the pain. I tried different remedies without getting any help until I began the use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. I used six boxes of these and can say that I am about as well as ever I was. I still take the pills occasionally, and I hope that my experience may be of benefit to some other rheumatic sufferer." If you suffer from rheumatism, or any other disease of the blood, begin to cure yourself to -day with Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. Sold by all medi- cine dealers or by mail at 60 cents a box or sic boxes for l2.50 from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. • PALACE A HOME FOR CRIPPLES. Mutilated Italian Soldiers Housed in Former Dwelling of Kings. The war has turned the palace of the Bourbon kings of Naples into a home for mutilated soldiers, says an Italian writer. Around the exquisite marble table where the guests of the "Rol Seleil" of Naples dined in the garden on hot summer nights -the ladies in powdered headdress and pan- nier skirts, the men with lace at their sleeves and embroidered coats -to -day are gathered the pitiable fragments of humanity that war has left in its wake. There are neither candles nor massive silver, neither sweetmeats nor rare wines. The Italian Government allows 70 cents a day for their lodg- ing and maintenance, and food is high in Naples. Once sumptuous chambers of the royal palace have been turned into schoolrooms in the month that the hospital has been running. In one those who wish are taught tailoring, in another shoemaking -the legless naturally, for one must have two hands to make shoes or clothes. Those who have lost an arm are taught tele- graphy or typewriting. But many of the latter must begin further back than that and learn to read and write first. For reading and writing in southern Italy are not common accom- plishments, so there is a schoolroont- a primary schoolroom -where the al- phabet and multiplication table figure on the blackboard in front of these grown children who have known only to give an arm or a leg to their coun- try. And an arm or a leg to these lt; a>2 There's a good way to keep growing boys and girls healthy and happy and that is to give them Grape -Nuts for breakfast. This wonderfully nourishing food has a sweet, nutty flavor that makes it popular with children. One of the few sweat foods that does not harm digestion, but builds them strong and bright. .g* grocers eosrywhere. !simple peasants is livelihood -their 1 own and their families', Which is why some do not study. They are eusplehous. Mutilated, they are entitled to a Government pension, and they are afraid that when they have learned a new trade by which they can live the Civernment will say; "You no longer need help -make your own living." So they sit all day in the sunlit royal garden, with its faience flower pots marked with fleur de lye, and watch the changing lights on the Bay of`Naples and think of what life used to hold for them before the war came to change it utterly, The sea once came to the very wall of the garden where they sit. Below the balustrade was a sea pool where the courtiers of Carlo III. fished from the terrace. Later, when the people of Naples voted the Bourbons out and the house of Savoy in as rulers of United Italy, Garabaldi gave the pal- ace to Alexandre Dumas, and the Government of Italy had no end of trouble to get it back from the fam- ous author, But the soldiers who wan- der through the spacious rooms of the palace to -day know none of these things. They know only what they have given to their country. They merely wait the issue of war. SICKLY 'BABIES Sickly babies -little ones who are troubled with their stomach and bow- els; whose teething is painful; diges- tion bad and who cannot sleep well - can bo made healthy and happy with Baby's Own Tablets. Concerning the Tablets Mrs. Wilfrid Demons, Val Brilliant, Que., writes :-"Please send me a box of Baby's Own Tablets as I would not care to be without them. I have used them for constipation and vomiting and am well pleased with the result." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. A Hint to Swimmers. In an address before the leading ear, nose and throat specialists of the United States, Dr. Hill Hastings of Los Angeles recently Balled attention to the danger of a person's swimming, and particularly diving, when he has a cold in the head. Comparatively few persons realize that it is dangerous, and many even believe that when they have recovered from a cold and are still annoyed by excessive thick secre- tions in the nose they can find relief by diving or plunging the head under water. The purulent matter washed out is not only a danger to others, says Dr. Hustings, but the diver him- self runs a risk of forcing some of the pus into his middle ear. Most special- ists have ob. rued that cases of mas- toid abscess are common every sum- mer during the swimming season. At the large ear, nose and throat hospit- als it is recognized that the swimming season invariably brings on "a crop of mastoids." The advice to keep out of the water until a "head cold" is en- tirely cleared up cannot be too strongly emphasized. C STOMACH MEDICINES ARE DANGEROUS DOCTORS NOW ADVISE 80AGNESZA Just how dangerous It Is to indiacrlrn- Inatelg dose the stomach with drugs and niedioines Is often not realized until too late. It ne01119 so simple to swallow a dose of some speoial mixture or tante tab- lets oC soda, pepsin, bismuth, etc, after meals, and tin i'olly ofthis drugging is not apparent untih'perhatw years atter- w,ard, when It Is found that gastrin. ul- cers have nlmont cute!, their wui' titrougnh the stomach walls. Regrets are then unaalling• It Is In the early stages when indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, liatutence, etc., indicates ex- cessh'e acidity of the stomach and fer- mentation or food contents that prerait- tlon should be taken. Drugs and mpdt- rines a•e uneli(tahle and erten dlulger- nus--the)' have little or no lbthtenoc up- on the harmful acid, and that Is why doctors are discardingthem and advis- ing suN,:rors from Indigestion and stoop- ach trouble In get rid of the daatgerous sold and 1. •ep the fond contents bland and sweet try tatting a little pare bisura- led magnesia Instead. Iasurated 11 g- uesl:t is an absolutely pure anti-acidwhlrh ran be readily obtained front any drug store. it Is absolutely harmless. I is practically tasteless and a teaspoonful taken In a little warm or cold water af- ter meals, will usually be found quite sufficient to ntstanlly neutralize excel- , sive notchy of the stomach and prevent alt possibility of the food fermenting. AMATEUR INVENTORS. Gentleman Invented a Gun to Shoot Around Corners. Among the ideas sent in to the Mo- nitions Inventions Department are conte extraordinary ones from ama- teurs anxious to assist the country to- n ads t ictory. One very helpful one, says a writer in the Atlantic Monthly, was 11:0111 a lady who desired to ex- terminate Zeppelins. Iler argument wee: "'The eloud5 float in the air, and the clouds are made of water. Ice floats in water, so ice will float in the air. Let us freeze the clouds, therefore and send up anti-aircraft guns in bal- loons to fire upon them.' She ad- mitted that she did not know exactly how to freeze the clouds, but she left that to the experts, "A gentloman invented a circular gun which shot around corners, and not only provided working drawings of his invention, but also a beautiful water -color picture of the Huns being exterminated by its mediation. "Another roan is blessed with 'per- spective ideas' and thinks he can And ranges without a 110se by the old of perspective, He wandered around With a certificate signed by an adjut- ant to the effect that he actually' had found three ranges correctly, The nuberstated.ho "had found incorrectly was not m -..., Nature's Best Food Laxative is the bran which makes up the outer coating of the whole wheat grain. l;ut why eat coarse bran cakes when you can accomplish the same pur- pose by eating Shredded VV heat Biscuit and at the carne time get all the rich, body-building material hi the whole wheat grain prepared in a digestible form. A per- fect food just enough pro- teid to build healthy muscle, just enough carbohydrates to supply heat and energy, just enough bran to keep the bowels healthy and active. For breakfast with milk or cream, or for any meal with fruits. Made in Canada. THE PEACE COMET. Startling Phenomenon Due to Arrive Next Summer. Peace is coming; and with peace comes a comet -one of the largest on record -which is due to make its bow to this sphere during the early sum- mer. "The peace comet," as it is appro- priately termed, is travelling at the rate of 131 miles a second, or over 1,134,000 miles per day, and this is its first appearance for 60,000 years. A vivid imagination would be needed to conjure up the happenings of our world when another 60,000 years have passed, and when the 1017 comet makes its reappearance. A German, by name Professor Wolf, of Heidelberg, is responsible for the 1917 comet, and he first discovered it on April 27th, 1910. Now the Ameri- can observatories have sighted the spectacle, and have cabled the news to Greenwich Observatory, says London Answers. We are told that the coming comet will be one of the most astonishing and wonderful of all phenomena. It is exceptionally large, and the near- est point reached by it to the earth will be 104,000,000 miles. Yet in July of this year it will be visible to the naked eye, though astronomers are dubious whether it will outshine in brilliancy the great comet of 1882, which latter actually brushed the sun's corona in passing round the sun, and travelled at the rate of 300 miles a second. The Lady Spoke Last. My five-year-old boy and my three- year-old girl were talking. Glen said, "I'm older than you," and was feeling elated over the fact. Ila who al- ways had a ready reply, said, "Well, I'm newer than you." When Your Eyes Need Care rise Murine Eye Medicine, No Smarting -Peels Fine -dots Quickly. 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