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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-1-11, Page 3We May All live To Be 150 Years Old \lluII it h'u-•.:u, seicnlist uwtteI flu,tn„le / r < ,:u ted a serum front iter hrnl•b;u h• ,%':nuts he debited that it etadd rs em! he ,pan of utluoln hie to 1541 }ear-. tele runs; off ,miters, edit 1,011,':0.1 a serious dia- 'a.e or be run .o -1r by a In, but. :,part It•111/e -11.''I :1r1•I•lent", 11(1 elle riled sm.ier ,,In1 die from the. ravages ai senility This %erne i-. taken notch more rriously ::ham the monkey -gland, 111 11 only rejuvenated for a short le re el. 110r1urs and scientists all o ern• the world hale been examining 1Jis claim. and a week or se, ago it Ails said to 1:1te been timed in Paris with rcutarl.al lr results. illle. 't 5 1 1r l'rinleu.ps, famous I n tics ecu (--, 1111 two dogs, both very old and •stat and almost paral- ysed. Instead n1' having them put to -deep, she thought .he would try the serum. \\ c are told that they soon began to frisk about like puppies and one of them bit a policeman. Now I see that Stalin, who is early seventy, is taking the stuff himself in order to be with ns for ,mother einhty years—a terrifying thought, 15 ,'tee Franklin Dwyer in "Tit hits.' if the .mint fulfils all that is expected 11 it, the change in the ordering of our affairs will be for-• reelable. For one thing, the old -age pension scheme will have to be ad- justed: no one will be entitled to it until he is 130, if not 140. Until then 1 suppose we will all be expected to contribute our rejuvenated effort to the production and export drive, with a secondary call up for military service at the age of eighty by way of a rest and change. If one refused to take the stuff— what would happen? Could one be compelled by law to take it? Could one, for instance, be charged with attempted suicide for refusing to prolong lift? It opens out all sorts of alarming possibilities. Obviously, in a very little while 1110 entire world would become most seriously over - populated. That would provide a fresh set of prob- lems for other scientists to deal with in the way of providing more food, more houses, more centres of diver- sion and culture, a vast expansion of cinemas, theatres and holiday re- torts—and, I daresay, the payment of some compensation to undertak- ers. 'Phe manifold advantages are, of course, immediately apparent—for women, who could exercise their away over three or four generations, es well as for men, who could in- dulge in long -tern planning by cen- turies. If this serum had been discovered 150 years ago there would be men and women alive to -day who were born before Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France. Some of the men might even have fought at Waterloo and would be writing to the papers to correct the deduc- tions of historians born many years after the event. It makes one think, doesn't it? Far From Heine—The tagtural habitat of this large white owl is in the Arctic but somehow it wandered down to Seaford, where a resident found the creature in his yard with an injured wing and unable to move for the lack of food. Taken "under wing" at the Long Island Museum of Nat- ural History at Seaford, the snowy owl is being patched up to go back home, Why Telegraph Wires. Hum. What make., fence and telegraph wires vibrate and hum on a clear, still winter's day, was a question hurled at physicists in a recent sci- ence forum, "This will not happen if the air is completely still," was the reply. "But a moderate breeze will start such vibrations, As the air moves over the wire, a series of eddies ejcveleps first on one side, then on the other. These settee the wire to vibrate like a violin string, giving the characteristic hum. When the temperature is low, the effect is most pronounced, because the wires due contracted and stretched most lightly. The vibrations are then transmitted with greatest force to the poles which act se eoundin•g boards." Pretty Tough Going, Eh, Kid?—A Chinese boy, hungry, hurt 4 and tired, wearily seats himself along the curbing to eat his dish of food, probably the first he received that day;, supplied by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Canada and a score of other United Nations member -countries are helping to feed the sick and hungry children now living in former theatre, of war. The postal ad- dress "UNICEF, OTTAWA" is accepting funds from Canadians to buy Canadian food for six million hungry- children. 4_,_:,..:,.,.t -� � s 7777ff . a . . _,. 1 py, fi "t1 Gv en-d.oLtn.e R. Ct&i,ke A Happy New Year to you all! A new day, a new week, a new month—and a New Year ... what will it bring? So much to think about, isn't there? Of course, there is plenty to talk about ... I could write about the sudden drop in egg prices, or the gloom -spreading news that another depression is in the offing; or ,the increase in hydro rates, ditto car insiurance premiums—but I am not going to write about any of these things, except to mention them in passing so that you will know I at least know what is going on in the world. But this much I will say—if and when.hard times hit us, I don't think you will see the farmer being pushed around as he was in the depression days of the '30's, He has come a long way since then. His standard of living has been raised considerably. He has his radio to keep him informed on world affairs when he is too busy or too tired to read. He has his car to take him around 'the country, and as a result, many farmers are as much at home in the city as they are on their own property. His sons and daughters also get around and have just as good a time as their town and city cousins. His wife often has a better home ,and more con- veniences than her friends in town, Young mothers have a much better chance to raise strong, healthy youngsters than 'their city counter- parts. Oht yes, the farmer and his family certainly go places and see things these days) Maybe they "go" too often and see too much— but that is another story. There is another change that is all to the good. The farmer, now- adays, keeps himself pretty well in- formed in regard to government ex- penditures—particularly in munici- pal affairs, There have been sev- eral instances just recently where fasters have gotten together and thrown a'monkey wrench into the proposed lavish spending of their township council, • Generally speak- ing, the farmer would lose a day's work rather than miss the chance to vote for the men of his choice in a municipal election. Now he has also reached the point where he is just as quick to .sail those salve men to account if they fail to measure up to his expectations. Yes, our men of the soil are mak- ing their voice heard in the land— through Farnt Forums, public meetings, letters to the press and an intelligent exchange of opinion with their fellowmen. Certainly, they are not sufficiently powerful to prevent a depression If one is on its way, but they have become suf- ficiently progressive --- and aggres- sive — so that they will not be left holding tete be'g entirely alone, If they hold one end, they'll want someone alae holding the other— and they won't expect to' hold on indefinitely. If things gat tough, farmers will be asking a lot of eines- floes—questions to which they will surely want the answers, So, I thinly, with our families and1 friends, we can safely allow oto•- Helves plenty of enjoyment over the holiday season. After all it will he another 12 months before this re, live season rolls around amen sol bet \k now and then, we shall have plenty of time for serious thinking. What would we do without our Christmas and New Year? So much fun and excitement, and when we get away from it all, such a quiet sense of peace. In these moments of reflection, it is impossible to lose our faith for very long. We know that the wisest of the wise may err; we are constantly dtsntare-1 at the tangle we poor humans get our- selves into; and yet, through it all, if we pause for a minute, we are conscious of a Higher Power con- trolling the universe, and once more our fairh is renewed that eventually peace will come to this troubled world. And then you know, getting down to ordinary, everyday affairs, there are always bright spots 011 bhe darkest day. Even 30 -cent eggs have something to commend them! At least we won't have to feel we are robbing the family treasury if we are a little generous in our use of them, Farm folk don't make omelettes when eggs sell at 60 cents a dozen, but with eggs at 30, well, we can live on omelettes and angel food, should we so de- sire. And when we have the folks Monte for the holiday season, it will be no hardship to them if we feed 'then generously with omelettes. To city folk, it is food fit for the gods. That is, if you can make a good omelette and serve it straight from the stove to the table—with a thick sprinkling of cheese, chopped ham or bacon. Yunt , .. yuml That's all friends , 1 still,have a few things to do. Happy New Year, everybody 1 And don't forget, it can be a happy year if we help to make it so. Chin up, folks -we are not in Russia, Communist China, or occupied Europe, We are in Canada ... mid that should mean a lot, In Red jam---'I'hc State I 'Com- munist-dominated tart 'tent angrily denounced Cou - • munist-dominated Bulgaria for Rusing U.S. Minister Donald . Heath, above, of 'conspiring' against the government. De- claring the charges 'ptutent falsehoods,' the US. warned t"t,tt continuance of diplomatic relations is in danger, Edison Had A Practical Mind (mina is the ability to do Crh hardest things the easiest way. Iter day, when lirhson It as '. ,.,'kine on a practical temp for hi, newly el.• covered electric light, he gu'rl 1' necessary 111 get the tubical eonn•en of an irregular glass, bulb, 1•no bites himself to attend to the job. hr <allerl in Ids lutist brilliant maths ntaticiau to help hien. Voting him self witlt many sheet, of iuohrap, the great savant 4111 dow'II la work., A week later Edison asked him hoe he was ge i ting along. "Very nirrlp, \1r. •F.id,cne but ! and not finisher, 1 r'1." F,dlson looked at the fornlidablr array of charts and ijunr,.s-uhrnit• led by the mathematician. "Ilea 1n5011 iouger will it take tut to solve the problem—ti" "()11, mu,•her week, I r• Per L" "i.el n1e ,1111,v you hu,+ to .lo 11 it, a minute," raid I?di,nn. lie 1111-1 the bulb tshh •'Now nnasnre the v;rt r. an you've got the answer." ISdiaou pi,,,essed not idol,. :, 6 ice 1. for hitting upon tLr 11it311- hu• an infinite rapacity lot. tai-etg In his effort to perfe''t the -wrest battery, lie made ten it, tot um successful teas nm c:r.'u nt, rlu mil:Id rombin:dions. !Isn't j, a •;tame.' said a friend, •'that 1,j111 all tht. tremendous labor con 11t0 n•1 1.'1' able 10 get any re,1111- "\Vhy, flan," said 1 li,d.s "1'r gut lots o1 results. 1't c disru5, rest ,evrral tit..❑.au1d thine- th1„1 work. Here's Some Real "Bedtime Stuff” Most of Its have favorite position, for sleeping, but few people wmtl;l choose to sleep sitting upright in a chair as 51 -year-old Buddhist missionary, the Venertllde I.ok:1n- msha, does. He recently. came on a three- month visit to Britain from Amer- ica, where he has been Living since he was four. He was horn near Naples. Why does he sleep upright? lie Bays it is to strengthen himself against too much dependence on bodily comfort. On his voyage here in the Queen Mary, his nights were spent in a chair in the cinema or the lounge. He hasn't slept in a bed for 16 years. Scientists who have studied 1hu- man sleeping habits would probably applaud the Venerable Lokanatha's method on the grounds that it eaves the colossal amount of energy which so many people waste by continually turning over during the night. Experiments at the Mellon in- stitute, Pittsburg, have shown that the average healthy man changes his position up to 45 times during sleep. IIe remains in half of these positions for less than five minutes. And the more generally comfortable the bed is, the more often he changes his position. British doctors arrived at much the same conclusions in 1930 by means of an ingenious appliance and the co-operation of a number of sleepers. The appliance consist- ed of a pen which marked on a roll of paper each successive posi- tion of the sleeper, and a camera which recorded each of his move- ments. Science has also found that if you sleep with your head to the north —in line with the earth's main magnetic field of force—the spectre of insomnia is likely to be banished. Says one scientist, "Magnetic and other cosmic forces undoubtedly influence the processes,of our bodies and minds. A gret number of forces have effects on human beings, and if you believe that by sleeping with your head to the north insomnia can be cured; you will bring about a state through auto -suggestion which will encour- age better sleep." So, before turning in tonight, just have a look at the direction in which your bed lies! One Too Many Policeman in a Johannesburg court said he saw elan (charged with being drunk) "stagger In front of a ear and noticed that both his eyes were bloodshot." "Both eyes?" asked the accused matt. "Both," said the policeman. The accused man removed a glass eye and allowed it to the Bench. "Case dismissed," said the judge. Old proverb re -written; Nothing recedes like anccess, M'Moder'n Etiquette hp Robert* Lee Q. Now should a woman be gov- erned about rising from a ohalr to show respect to an older woman? 15. in 111.,•1 ages, shr shod(' rise Ill( u ann,nl more than double her .use age. \l,"•{, deprnds, of course, upon the "oldie. .•:omen." Older 500- 1ne11 10110 dee '1511110 10 appear very wing 1 igi 1 r, sent ally 501,1, show of defrren, a (lid festi ionrd, corn- n,reaitly old. -II, -•y outt•n w -red; pros, able like it ,ray min h. Q. Do you consider it necessary to have 111e approved "salad forks,' or do the medium-sized regular forks serve the same purpose? 1. I hn 1P11 pun t L.:ury ,hap' ur Sii"t 1.0.1. ,he ,s she. l'l e rned- m .i]e,1 1. t! i? In! serf good taste Q. Should a woman wear gloves toe formal dinner? i ce et,c should tithe titen1 oft 01 1;,•• laid, .1,1 marc them averts% tat, Q. When you are in a group of peo;le an+ someone makes a de- rogatory ra.:-,erk about a certain re- ligion, and you know that one or more of the group le ed that faith, what should you do? A. Turn the conversation quickly to some other subJeet -.- Hund it doesn't matter 1f you do this very bluntly. The porton who realm such * remark to exceedinglj ill-bred, • Q. When a woman is marrying for the second time, should she in- vite the family of her first husband? A. 'hat depends entirely ,spun the eaenton+; that exists between her and her first husband's people, 1f perfect banuony exists, yes, „ Q. When you have given some- one a gift, and he expresses delight over it, is it all right to say, "I am glad that you like it?" A. This is ., cry appropriate e�+p• r Lsjnn. Q. Is it proper for a man to cross in front of a woman, when walking? A. No; the v: omen shonid have lite right of nay n henever possible, and the matt should cross behind her instead of ;n front of her. Q. At a double wedding, should each bride have her own maid -of - honor? 1 r.,; alts, 1t: •. the, 1155 leo e the saute, bride, ua,d_s, as,. 1 0.o:1 bt jtit tttuorn 1,a- hi-.., •. d1 beet man. Q. Is it all right, when dining gone in a public place, to road e book or newspaper while at the moble? .5 Yes. w Q. 11 the men in a wetidMttg party are to wear formal morning attire, is it necessary that they wear gloves? A, Only if the ,trading is very large and very formal ht every :e.. spirt, ]n this rime, the 111111 wear the left glove and carry the right - band glove in the lift hand, not wearing this glove at all, .And thcv don't have to 1srs1 the glove, at the rrteeptlotl, WAKE LP YOUR LIVERBILE- Without Colonel—And You'll Jump Out of Bed in the Morning Rutin' to Go The liver should pour out about 2 pinta of bile intoe into your digestive triad every clay. [Edits bile ie not flnwingfreely, your food may net digest. It may fust decay in the digestive frost. Then gas bloats up your stomachs You get constipated. You feel sour, sunk and the world looks punk. Jr takes those mild, gentle Carter's Little laver Pills to get these 2 pints of bile fhb, ale freely to make you feel "up and up." lief n melange today. Effective In mektng Lite !lbw freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pities ad at any drugstore. riFei enteral Statement 50th November', 1949 ASSETS Notes of and deposits with Bank of Canada . , Other cash and bank balances Notes of and cheques on other banks Government and other public securities, not exceeding market value 1,058,661,626,6.2 Other bonds and stocks, not exceeding market value 116,817,041.92 Call and short loans, fully secured - . „ „ „ . . 69,097,830.05 186,494,747.76 15 8,198,042.87 88,220,196,08 Total quick assets $1 677 489,485.27 Other loans and discounts, after full provision for bad and doubtful debts Bank premises Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letters of credit - Other assets 184,168,935.78 11.601,961.99 31,790,695.28 7,934,273.82 *2,534,985,354.14 LIABILITIES Notes in circulation $ 3,703,729.56 Deposits 2,192,140,578.62 Acceptances and letters of credit outstanding . - „ 11,790,695,28 Other liabilities 3,558,112.20' Total liabilities to the public . . . $2,251,193,113.66 Capital Reserve Fund Dividends payable ..... . . . . Balance of Profit and Loss Account - . . , , . . 115,000,000.00 44,000,000.00 931,924.55• 5,860,313.93 $2,334,985,854.14 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Profits for the year ended 3dth November, 1949, before Dominion and provincial government taxes, but after con• tribution to Staff Pension Fund, and after appropriations to Contingency Reserves, out of which Reserves provision for all bad and doubtful debts has been made Less provision for Dominion and provincial government taxes #4,485,000.00 Less provision for depreciation of bank premises 635,72 1.31 10.918 245 18 5,090,721,81 5,827,521.87 Dividends at the rate of 21.00 per share . . „ , , . , , 3,500,000.00 Amount carried forward $ 2 327 521 87 Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th November 1948 „ .. . 1,532,792.06 Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th. November, 1949 . , ..8 3,860,315.93 JAMES MtTfR, President T. 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