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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-9-20, Page 3TOMMY -ATKINS' SWEET TOOTH WORK OF THE SUGAR COMMIS SION IN ENGLAND. In Order That the Army May Be Sup plied, the British Householder Goes Short. • Until one seas statistics one can scarcely believe how 'much sugar and jam is necessary for , supplying Tom- my's sweet tooth, In The World's Work Mr. Frederick A. Talbot's hie - tory of the industrial -mobilization of the resources of the Empire for war is mainly concerned with this subject. The army is a, heavy consumer of sugar, seeing that the daily ration is- sued ranges from two ounces in the Case of the soldier at home to three oun005 for the fighting man at the Front. On the basis of 1,000,000 menthie represents _a daily Consumption of 125,000 and 1117,500 lbs. respectively, among the home troops and those Flanders. It is possible to bring hom more vividly the military require- ments in this connection when one re- calls that, according to the statement made in the house of Commons by the Prime Minister on December 14, Great Britain has 5,000,000 men under arms. Assuming that each member of this huge force receives an average of. Zee ors. per day, then our Army is eat- ing its way through 124,100 tons of sugar per annum. A Grave Situation. This is approximately equivalent to one -thirteenth of our total normal an nual consumption of this article, In 1013 the nation required 1,700,000 tons of sugar. British refineries contri buted 800,000 tons of this total, the balance representing imports from foreign refineries. The British sugar yield was practically nil, inasmuch as we have never enthusiastically em braced the cultivation of sugar beet. In one stroke our sugar supply was cut in half by the supervention of war, because Germany furbished us with some 50 per .cent. of our needs. The situation was undeuiably one of gravi- ty, but the Government- effectively grappled with it by assuming sole re- sponsibility for the purchase and dis- tribution of the commodity through the specially created organization known as the Sugar Commission. Naturally the Army .. came first and foremost; no stint in this field could be countenanced for one moment. Some 25,000 Ills. per day had to be im- mediately earmarked tot the use of our troops in Flanders alone, and this quantity at once commenced to grow somewhat startlingly to keep pace with the thousands of men flocking to the colors. 108,000,000 Pounds Per Year. From the domestic point of view only one course was open to the ,,,authorities- The householder and the many interests in which sugar plays an important part must go short. The question at that time was `how to maks good the 500,000 tons which formerly came from Germany, A "sugar refinery cannot be built in a day. The sugar -refining industry in the United Status had fallen upon some- what evil days, many refineries in- deed having fallen into desbetude. American interests, realizing the op- portunity to retrieve broken fortunes in this held, at once secured these. abandoned factories, overhauled them, and brought then into operation once more. Semi -refining upon the planta- tions also underwent a decided stimu- latlen. It was also incumbent upon us to search for further potential contribu- tory sources of supply in connection with the raw materiel, and, simultan- eously) to foster the possible yield from British,pesseeeions associated with this industry. In this latter direction much has been done. The sugar supplied to the Army is white granulated, and despite the dif- Aculties of the problem there has never been .the slightest difficulty in satisfying the War Office require- ments. Naturally the leading Arms in this country can point to some big orders, the contract with one house alone calling for the, supply of 4,000 tons per month, which is equivalent to 108,000,000 Ibs. per year, A CALL TO ARMS. •'•••a If you think the cause is right, ' (And you're not too proud to fight) Get a move on! Don't Eat Less—But Eat Better. There is no need of anyone going hungry. Canadians should eat foods that supply the greatest amount of nutriment at the lowest cost. The whole wheat grain is the most per- " fect food given 'to man. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is the whole wheat grain prepared .in a digestible foram. Every particle of the whole wheat berry is used-- nothing wasted, nothing thrown away. Two or three of these biscuits with milk, sliced peaches or other fruits. make a nourishing, satisfying meal at a cost of only a few cents. Made in Canada. i� ARE OUR FORESTS INEXI[AUSTIBLE ? ADDRESS BY HON. W. C. ED - WARDS IN THE SENATE. Forest Exhaustion is a Peril to Can- ada, Says Mr. Edwards in This Outspoken Warning. "Now I am coming to a subject on which I shall not have sympathy in this Chamber and shall have compare.- -- tively few supporters in Canada. There are some men in Canada who have thought as much as'i have on the climate conditions of Canada, her geographical construction; and her - possibilities. You will be somewhat astonished, honorable gentlemen, at the statement I am about to make. I know of no other public man in Can- ada who would make such a state- ment, but the reverse. On all our public platforms, in all our legislative halls, the statement has been conthluJ ally made that Canada is a country abounding in a variety of natural 're sources which are of enormous value and inexhaustible. In my opinion this attitudee,has been more or less mis- leading and hurtful to Canada, giving her people an exaggerated idea as to her possibilities. Not only has Can- ada the disabilities clue to her cli- matic condition and her geographical conformation, but she is nota country possessed of numerous natural re- sources. I make the statement advis- edly, and I think I know what I am talking about, and before many years have passed my statement, will be found to be true. One of my friends, in talking to me before I areae to ad- dress. this honorable House, said, "Ed- wards, don't be pessimistic." '"Well, my friend," I said, -"I will not be pas- f simistic, but I am`going to tell the truth" Canada, as I have stated, is not a country of a great variety of t natural resources. She has just four, namely, agriculture, lumber, mining, rn and fishing; and a fifth might be add- ed, namely, our water powers. Occu- pying the northeportion of the North American continent we are na- turally rich in water -powers. "Inexhaustible" 7 -- Coming to the next industry which I have named, that of lumber, I think t it will be agreed that with' this I am somewhat familiar. I do .not hesitate i to make the statement that everypro- vince in the Dominion of Canada far overestimates its resources rte this respect. There are' many in Canada who even to -day believe that our re- sources in this respect are inexhaust- ible and that it will only be a question of time until the United States will be' exhausted of lumber and will have to turn to Canada for a supply. This idea,'I assure you, is absolutely incor- rect. The United States has as great a supply of Lumber relatively to her wants as Canada has, and the total quantity of standing timber in Can- ada woatld not supply the wants of the United States for more than eight years. Canada was once d compara- tively rich country in „jhis resource, but bush fires and unwise administra, Line up beneath the flag! (Don't you love the dear old rag?) Get a lnDve oni Go sign your name to -day (Be in the game to play) Get a move on! Don't Walt to be the last (Or the war may all be past) Get a move onl 11, when the boys come back you have to clear the track, And get a move onl Yon alone will be to blame, And you'll have to bear the shame And to 'wear a Slacker's name. Get a move Dail A noble part of every life into loam to undo what 'seas been wrongly done. tion of our timber resources on the part of the various provinces have brought about the unfortunate result I have named. In pulpwood we are considerably stronger• than in timber for lumber manufacturing -----of this there is no question; but, if our pulpwood re- sourcee are no better administered than our lumber resources have been in former years, they too will become exhausted much more rapidly than Is at present anticipated. Bad Settlement Policy. I would ask honorable gentlemen who travel through this country from Hafer(to Ottawa, or farther west, just to observe as they pass over the various streams the logs that are being sawn to -clay; for I assure you, honorable gentlemen, that the logs being sawn to -day in most of the mills in eastern Canada are such as were Ieft in the woods twenty-five years ago, and I do warn the various pro- vinces of this Dominion that, if we do not take care of our resources in this respect, the lumber trade of Canada, except west of the Rockies, will in a eomparatively short time be a thing of the past. A stage was reached several years ago in the lum- ber industry, making it the continu- ous aim and object of every /umber - man to conserve his resources in this respect; but they have not been sup- ported by the administrators of thg various provinces. Considerable pot" tions of couretry are each year being sold for settlement where the object is not settlement but to obtain cheap Tumbe't, on the part of illicit settlers and a certain class of lumbermen: To give evidence of this I could show to any one who would accompany me, say fifty miles from this city, in one single district from fifty to sixty farms once occupied by , pretended. settlers, but nowt as all the timber isecut off, will be no settl es whatever. This condition of affairs, I assure honorable gentlemen has been most serious in so far as the timber re- sources of eastern Canada are eon- cerned. Exaggerated Values. In making the statements I do relative to httr timber refources I do not want to pretend that we have not still timber resources of very con- siderable value, but I do contend that they are not nearly of the value which the average Canadian believes. With regard to the destruction of these resources, I quite admit that the provinces are not all equally guilty, In so far as fire protection is concerned, the provinces of Quebec and British Columbia have made the greatest strides in improvement in re - 'gent years." FREQUENT HEADACHES People with thin blood are much more subject to headaches than full. blooded persons, and the form of anaemia that afflicts growing girls is almost always accompanied by head- aches, together with disturbance of the digestive organs. Whenever you have constant or re- curring "headaches and pillar of .the ace, they show that the blood is thin and yourefforts should be directed to- %vard building up your blood. A fair reatment with. Dr. Williams'' Pink Pills will do this effectively, and the rich, red blood made by these pills will remove the headache. More disturbances to the health are caused by their blood than most peo- ple have airy idea of. When your blood is impoverished, the nerves suffer from lack of nourishment and you may be troubled with insomnia, neuritis, neuralgia or sciatica. Muscles subject o strain are under -nourished and you may have muscular rheumatism or unbago. If your blood is thin and ou begin to show symptoms of any of hese disorders, try building up the blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and as the blood is restored to its nor- mal Condition every symptom of the trouble will disappear: There are mg -e people who owe their present state of good health to Dr. Williams' .Pint Pills than to any other medicine, and most of them do not hesitate to say SO. 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 Tho Dr. Williams Medicine Co:, Brockville, Ont, • 'Mbi1,w.M p 41 ,p,4, sk,'trfia r eNui 'a f The wholesome � u n. t>�a,tx®n of wheat and barley in most. �. ....etizin form � rrn ANCIENT VAN. Van, which the Russians now occu- py, has a romantic legend. Armenian historians attribute its foundation to Semiramis, the semi-mythical"Queen of Assyria. She became enamored of Ara, Ring of Armenia, and made war on Armenia, to capture him. .Ara was killed in the battle that followed; and Semiramis traneferred her affection to his country and built the city of Van. Since Prof. Sayce deciphered the local cuneiform inscriptions,"we have learned that Van was really built dur- ing a Chaldean monarchy that; for at least tWo centuries rivaled in splendor the empire . of Assyria. Armenians have a proverb: Van in this world and Paradise in the next. Rut human perversity, aided by Turkish neglect and misrule, lots converted this heav- en on earth into a plague spot,. Lake Van, on which the Russians launched a flotilla to attack, the city, is the largest %inland sea of.Asia Minor, It is still imperfectly explor- ed atni possesses two .curious eharao. teristics, It contains only one kind of fish, a largo bleak that, when salted and dried, furnishes the bloaters or kippers of Armenia. Furthermore its waters ere so strongly alkaline that the people of Van Gnu enjoy the luxury of a bath witholit buying seap. Our Autumn Clothes ® MCCALL A jersey frock for the little girl is a natural outcome of the popularity of this material for her mother's• frocks and suits, The model, charming for fall; is made of while jersey trimmed with soutaehe braid. The dress is one of those attractive tie -on or button -on frocks so popular becalvse of their simple fastenings. McCall Pattern No. 7908, Girl's Tie -on or Button -on Frock—with or without shield. Pat- tern in 6 sizes; 4 to 14 years. Price, 15 cents. Two fabric combinations are the rage. The model illustrated shows a stunning frock for misses or smal: wot men, -developed in blue serge and black satin. Serge is used for the panels, front and back, and for the fashion- able draped pockets, while black satin is used for the sleeves, side and lower; sections of skirt. McCall Pattern No, 7936, Misses' Dress (suitable for small wolnen). In 3 sizes; 16 to 20 years. Price, 20 cents. -" These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St, Toronto, Dept. W. THE THREE FLAGS. By a Great -Great -Great -Grandson of Martha Washington. As roseate hues of morning grow And day emerges from the night, What do I see that stops the flow Of blood to heart and dims the sight? Three banners floating in the breeze, So bravely waving side by side, The first two come from o'er the seas, The third is sure Mir country's pride. And God be praised that now at last Three flags are streaming as if one; Mistakes and errors of the past Have gone as mist before the sun. Flesh of our flesh and bone of bone, Brave England's colors wide are flung, While noble France her ensign thrown, Her loving greetings loud are sung. And untold millions raise the skies In loud acclaim unto our Lord, That after all the sacrifice • The beaten foe will drop the sword. America and France shall be As true friends tried in days of yore, While .England lets the whole world 500 She's with us note for evermore. As brothers we'll united stand, Cemonted with the great desire To stop the hellish, Hunnish band, Who've filled the world with blood and fire, As Allies we'll protect each flag, Where'er It floats on land end sea, On ocean, town or mountain Craig, With fine and perfect' loyalty. --George L. Upshur. 'This year there are in South Attlee, as nearly as eau be estimated, 31,424,. 680 sheep and 8,920,270 goats. • Mall service by airplane between Italy and the Island of Cardinia is planned. Shoes with quickly detachable soles and heels have been invented by a Frenchman for railroad men to en- able theht to eseepe should their :feet be Caught in tracks, Minard's Liniment ter sale ovetyWherb. KEEP CHILDREN WELL DURING HOT WEATHE Avery mother knows how fatal alt hot summer months are to small eh dren, Cholera lntantum, diarrhoe dysentry and stomach troubles a rife at thistime and often a preelo little life is lost after only a few hours illness. The mother who keeps Baby's Own Tablets In the house feels shfe. The occasional use of the Tablets pre• vents stomach and bowel troubles, or if trouble comes suddenly—as it gene erally does—tire Tablets will bring the baby safely through. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. • SNAIL FARMS IN FRANCE. Half Million of the Mollusks Raised On An Aore. WRINKLES OF FASHION. R When Some Styles Common Today Had Their Origin. In the reign of Charles II. Eve had, le 1 her first riding habit; before that date a, mounting a gallant steed in any cos- re turtle the spirit moved her to wear, usoven successfully (2) attempting it in a farthingale. The new habit was extremely mannish, not to say ugly, being composed of a doublet, a coat with long skirts and a tall hat, The 'Queen Anne period saw the eager welcome of the reticule, grand- mother of all sorts and conditions of bags. The custom of emphasizing the trimming on the left side of my lady's, hat, frequently of placing all the trim- ming on that side, has its origin in the position of the knight's plume that was never put on the right side lest it might be in the way of his uplifted sword. In border and in lining fur graced fnany of the earliest garments, but it did not spring into general popular- ity until the thirteenth century, Sable and ermine—from Herminia, the mod- ern Armenia—was reserved for kings and nobility. In France, there is a big demand for snails—the daily consumption in Paris alone occasionally reaches fifty tons—the snail -farms yield a hand- some profit. As many os 500,000 "first quality" snails, the pri, a of which in normal times 'averages sev- en -and -sixpence a thousand, can be reared on an acre of land. They need only be fed once a day, preferably in the evening, .and, though extremely voracious, are by no means fastidious. After a fall rain, which seems to sharpen thei appetite, a bed of 100,000 snails evil1 soon demolish a barrow -load of cab bages. They are fed not only on greenstuffs, but on wine -dregs or; bran soaked in wine, a diet which is{ supposed to impart a special flavor. French farmers find a frog -pond. even more profitable than a snail - bed. Good plump frogs realize i the Paris markets from 10d. to 2s a dozen, wholesale rate. Some peep' cook them whole, but as a rule onl the frogs saddles—that is, the' thighs, and underparts—are eaten these being meaty and delicate in flavor. England is one of the few countries where these delicacies are not appreciated. Frogs are gladly eaten in the United States and Can ada, as well as all over the Contin- ent, One American firm does an an- nual turnover of 210,000 in frogs whilst, according to a report of the United States Consul, the Province of Quebec benefits to the tune of £20,000 per annum by this commodity. One hotel in Toronto alone is said to con- sume about 1,500 lb. of frogs' saddles each season. Miaard's Liniment Cures Dandr,Q. NINE Granulated Eyelids, Sore Eyes, EyesInflamed by Sun, Dust and Wind quickly ",'relieved by Murine. Try it in p' "=l�`w"' Your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes. ofr OUR 8-NoSmarting,JesLEye (omlorE Murine El'eRemedymt1Y6k0D'bnttlot' , .Ino r Ey. Sive, in Tube. lac. Po, D.ak l the T.'Va-Free. i Ask iSYarhme Eye Remedy Ce., Chicago d After first removing the cork of a bottle from glue do not use it again, but in its place insert the stump of an old candle. It will never exasper- ate you by stjcking, and the glue can- not possibly spill. n. e St. Joseph, Levis, July 14, 1903. y Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. j Gentlemen,—I was badly kicked by , my horse last May, and after using several preparations on my leg no- thing would do. My leg was black as jet. I was laid up in bed for a fort - Used for making hard and soft soap, for softening water, for Clean- ing, disinfecting and for over 500 other purposes. - REFUSE SUBST/TUTEE. E.W.etLLErr COMPANY GMITED Here is a plan that is worth repeat- ing: When a bottle containing any kind of poison or poisonous mixture is added to the stook of home medicines, a toy bell is threaded ou a bit of nar• row ribbon and then tied to the neck of the bottle. Thus all danger- of mak- ing a mistake is avoided, because, even 1f the bottle is taken from the shelf in the dark, the tiny bell sounds its warning note. MONEY ORDERS Pay your out of town accounts by Dominion Express Money Orders. Five dollars costs three cents. Best sellers, among animals and books, are the result of careful study and consideration. Minard's Liniment Believes Neuralgia. NEWSPAPERS rag SALE night and could not walk. After using DROPSY-DfAlSING NEWS AND JOB - three bottles of your 11IINAISD's LINI-A Offices for gala In good Ontario 'towns. The most useful and lntereetioR MENT I was perfectly cured, so that I of all businesses. Full information oa could start on the road. - application to Wilson Publishing Oona - JOS. DUES, OBEY. 73 Adelaide Street. Toronto. Commercial Traveller. �Ta7Is0ELLANE0Va —w� Painless Bayonet Alexander Foster Humphrey, of Pittsburg, invented a narcotic bullet that would kill moose or other animals without hurting them. Now he comes along with an antiseptic, painless bay- onet. The Popular Science Monthly says it carries in its blade a capsule containing a mixture of antiseptics, anaesthetics and gelatin. "When the bayonet is plunged into a soldier," it says, "the heat of the body will melt the capsule and release its healing contents, the anaesthetic deadening the wounded man's pain, the antiseptic preventing infection, and the gelatin stopping the flow of blood." No better time to drain the wet land than right now, after a good rain has moistened and softened the earth. Two things are essential to a clean skin: One is bathing and a rub down; but the other is still more important, and that is perspiration, for washing out the impurities from within through the pores of the skin takes the undue load of work off the kidneys. No two wars and no two battles have evr been fought or ever will be in exactly similar conditions. There Is no war in the history of the world which has so differed from its pre- decessors as the present War.—Sir Wm. Robertson. Dr. Ferdinand King, New York Physician and Medical Author Saysi EVERY WOMAN EVERY MOTHER EVERY 'DAUGHTER NEEDS IRON AT TIMES_ To put strength intoher nerves and color into her cheeks. There Dan be no beautt- ful, healthy, spay -. aheeked outwomen with- out iron. The trouble in rho meet has been that when wo- man needed iron they gen- erally took ordinary ole- tallio i i• o n, Which of ten. corroded the stomach and dtrl far more 11111'I17 ulnar gcod. To -day doctors ore - scribe organic iron — Nuxuted. Don, This particular form of Iron is, easily assimilated, does not blacken nor in- itn's the teeth nor upset the stomach,. It will inereasb the strength and en- duranrn of. Weak, nervous, fridtablo, careworn, haggard looking women ins Per cent, in two weeks' time Sri many instanrea. 1 have Wuxi it 1n lay own ,mastics, with most sanitising results,— Ferdinand King, M. E. ' DOTE: DEBATED ri$ON reconimend- od obese by 11r. PordiIs ud ,ting oan be obtained from any 'geed druggist with Mt absolute guarantee of success Or 11101My refunded. It is disuensed by all geed dtnggist5. The honey bee is probably of Asiatic Jri 4NCER. TUMORS. LUMPS. ETC.. J internal arta external, cured with- out pain by our home treatment. Writs ori in. Wild bees are abundant in ua betore too luteDr. Hellman 1liedteil g Co., Limited,-Collingtvood. Ont India and in the islands of the Malay Archipelago. I , Minerd's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. Don't market eggs gathered from hidden nests without candling them to see if they are good. Better still, turn them into custards at home. To keep dried fruit from becoming wormy : As soon as it is dried, put it in the oven and thoroughly heat to destroy any eggs which may have bean deposited on It while drying. Put it in thin muslin bags and these again in paper bags, tie tightly and insects cannot get at it. The Soul of a Piano is the Action. �gInsist onthe rt OTTO HiGEU3 PIANO ACTION Baby's Itching Burning Ski! Quickly Soothed by Cuticula Oinf- ment. —0-0-0-0-0-0 0 0 0-0-0-0— PAIN ? NOT A BIT I LIFT YOUR CORNS OR CALLUSES OFF No humbug 1 Apply few drops then Just rift them away with fingers. This naw drug is an ether com- pound discovered by a -Cincinnati chemist. It is called freezone, and can now be obtained in tiuy bot- tles as here shown at very little cost from any drug store. Just rile for freezone. Apply a drop or two directly upon a tender corn or callus and tustantly the soreness disappears. Shortly yon will find the corn or callus so loose that you can lift it off, root and all, with the _fingers. Not a twinge of palm lu, soreness or irritation; not even the slightest smarting, either When applying freezone or afterwards, This drug doesn't eat up the corn 01' callus, but shrivels them so they loosen and come right out, it is nd leinnbug 1 11 works ills, a charm, For a tow cents yoti can get rid of every hard corn, soft coral or corn be- tween the toes, as well as paiiifui, calluses oil 'bottom of your feet, It 11 never disappoints and never buries, bites or inflames, If your druggist hasn't any Preemie yet, fell )rim 10 get a little bottle for you from his wholesale house, It's wonderful how quickly a hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by a gentle anointing with Cuticura Oint- ment relieves itching, buningeczemas, rashes and chafings, permits sleep for infant and rest for mother, and points to speedy healment in most cases when it seems nothing would do any good. This is only one of the many things Cu- ticura does for the skin when used for every day toilet purposes. Sample Each Free by Mall. Address post- card: Cult wra Dept. Boston. oston U.S.A." world. � I O SICK SEVEN MONTHS Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Aurora, Ill.—"For seven long months I suffered from a female trouble, with severe pains in my back and sides until I became so weak I could hardly walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous would jump at the slightest noise. I Was entirely,unfit to do my house- work, I was giving up hope of ever be- ing well, when my sister asked m0 to t 7 Lydia 17. Fin cham's Vegetable Com- pound, I took Sit bottles and today I tem a healthy woman able to do lnY own bouseworlt. I wish every suffel'.ieg woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and find out for themselves how good itis." --Mrs. CARL A. lfzEso, 596 North Ave., Aurora, 111. The great number of uhsolieited tes- timonials on file at the Pihieham Lab- oratory, many of which are from time to time, published by permission are proof of the value of Lydia E.Piinit- ham s Vegetable Compound, in the treatment of female ills. Every ailingwoman in Canada is oordiallqq' invitee' to Write to the Lytlia 11. Fink ilam Medicine Co, (eottfidetitial) Lynn, Mass„ for special advice, It it free, will bring you health a-nLd, may save your life, ISSUE No. 37—'I9.'