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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1942-3-18, Page 3NO PLACE FOR THIS PET "If you don't need it, don't buy it," is the gover'nment's advice to Canadians. This is the year when it is smart to look shabby, smart not to entertain lavishly, when it is smart to walk and not drive your car. The people who maintain their usual standard of living are not , patriotic. Manypeople have more money to spend now than they have had for many years. This is the time they. may be tempted to 'purchase things which they will soon discover are just white elephantsand of little use in their households.. war is a gran business and Although it is fun to spend money, now is the timeto save, not spend: There will be enough.goodb in Canada to go around only if people do net bgy,:-Rxtravagarttly but are careful in their purchases. Now is the time to save money fbr war sayings' stamps, certifi- cates and bonds. Save money to win the war and when it is won and the industries again begin manufacturing for civilians-sbend those savings and keep thewheels of husiness•turning. Solve This One John Byrne, . itinerant black- smith, confronted tire rationing officials with this complaint: Without tires he can't travel about to shoe horses. Without oboes the horses can't replace autos. Without horses some army, work 'will be held. up. State of: facials passed the buck - to Wash- ington. Have Yo>!s Heard? A. reformer was watching a trench being dug by modern' ma- chine methods, lie said to the au- perintendcnt;. ""This machine has taken jobs .from scoresof men. Why 'don't you scrap that machine and put one hundred men in that ditch with shovels?" The;. sbperantendent promptly retorted: "Oh, better still, why not put a thousand men in there with teaspoons!" First. Irishman:, "Which would yez rather be in, Pat — an explosion or a collis- ion?" Second ditto: "In a moths. ion,• because in a colfeion there yez- are, but in an ex- plosion where are yez?" The discovery that a married couple in his floclt were liable to quarrel upset the vicar. So he decided' to speak seriously to the husband. "You know, my dear friend, that you and your wife should be as one." "As a matter of fact," replied the other sadly, "we are as ten.". "How's that?" "Well, she's, the one and I'm; the naught." A story just back , from`,. Europe is that Hitler, Goer ing and Goebbels were out in a boat. It capsized.; Question: "Who was sav- ed? Aniwer: Germany. Modern Etiquette 1. What type of conversation is> in good order at the dinner table? 2. Is it all right for a woman to speak to et man on the street if she is not certain of his iden- tity.? S. If several members of a family go together to buy a wed- ding gift, is it all right .for the bride to thank one of them and ask her to thank the rest of the family? 4. Is it correct to 'remove fruit pits from the mouth with the. fingers? 5. In what way should a wo- man present a social letter of in- troduction?'• 6. Ie it obligatory that one bring a gift when attending a golden wedding celebration? Answers • 1. The dinner table is the place for cheery, pleasant, happy con- versation, fun, laughter, jokes, anecdotes, earration of, pleasant experiencesand current topics. 2. No. 3. No; the bride must write a note of, thanks to each one. 4. Yes; they may be re- moved from the mouth with tho thumb and finger, or taker' direct- ly from the mouth with the fork or the spoon. 5. She may mail the letter, together with her vis- iting card, to the addressee, or, she may call and leave both the letter and card. 6. Yes. • ' Early models ' of the' bayonet -- about 1640—were inserted in the muzzle of the musket which could not be fired till the bayonet was removed. - A. small boy returned home from school and told his father he was ffow second in his class. The top place was held by a girl. "But' surely, John," said the father, "you're not going to be beaten by a mere girl?" "Well,. you see,' father,'! ex- plained John, "girls are not near- ly so mereas they used to be." Young and inexperienced father (looking at triplets the nurse had just brought out): "We'll take the one in the middle," Seeing an advertisement for a.. young woman to do light house- work, a city girl applied for ;the job. "I think the sea air will do me good;" she wrote, adding, "Will you please say in your reply where. the lighthouse is?" Professor: "What . is the most potent poison?"- . Student: "An airplane, one drop and you're dead!" What Science is Doing WHAT SCl1NCN IS DOING .,.. PAIN KILLED How some 200 surgeons throughout the United States are successfully performing a pain - conquering operation is described in The Reader's Digest for Janu- ary. Working like linemen',on a far- flung telephone network, surgeons now operate on the nervous sys- tem itself—daring, delicate, mer- aeulously effective surgery - to cheek the pain.. of incurable. dia- 1 ease or block the effects of hid- '• den ills that cannot be treated at t their source. i. Every, pain impulse, wherever it originates, must travel up the 1 main spinaltrunkline to the brain. When the pain cannot he elimin- ated at .the source, the neuro- surgeon offers this recourse: in- terrupt the pathway of pain. A small incision is made at the point ; just before the nerves of the pain- ful part enter the spinal column, The patient is deprived of noth- ` ing` but his sense of pain and. temperature in that portion of his body. His tactile sense, or feeling, is left whole. —e- ABOUT, DOGS .That old fable that dogs pant because:; they cannot sweat hag been "shattered" by discovery of sweat glands in their skins, says " the- editor of The Lancet, British medical journal. J. G. Speed, an Edinburgh re - .searcher, has found sweat glands.. in the skin of the lips, head, back, thorax,'shoulders, thighs and pads of the feet, a finding previously reported by numerous other invea- tigators but apparently not gen erally; known. Nevertheless, the dog does pant, comments The Lancet edi- tor, adding that it would be in- teresting to know how effective the skin sweating is and whether all breeds of dogs are equipped with sweat glands in their skin. Absence of visible moisture on .the skin may be due to efficient evaporation while the probability of water vapor -enmeshed in the hairs suggests the reverse, The Lancet editor states. - A Sense of Humor Saves 'A Situation Stanton, secretary of war in Lincoln's cabinet, told the story of the President's need for laugh- ter in the grim days of the Civil War, says The Toronto Telegram. On September 2, 1862, Stanton had received a peremptory call to a cabinet meeting at, the White House. There he found Lincoln reading a book by Artemus Ward, a "very funny" chapter of which he read aloud. Having finished, Lincoln laughed heartily—alone. Undismayed, he went on with an- other chapter, and then asked: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the . fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I didn't laugh I would die, and you need the medicine as much as I do." Then Lincoln, announcing that he had- "made. up his mind this paper was to issue," read to Ins colleagues the emancipation pr'o clamation., - S STAMPS/� IL ,mum,.dirn lin St Iawrente Starch Co. bruited Easy Way to Relieve RHEUMATIC Aches and Paine Here is asimple, easy Way to got rellef front the agony of swollen, then: male,iotnte anti muscular aches and pains. Go to anydrug store and Pleas lotwithfthe -Mhelplitygirose you' —go get your money back, This to a generous offer yotl can not afford to. Ignors. SERVES TEN DAILY NEEDS Mentholatum brings delightful toliet for the discomforts of: 5. Head Colds. 2. Superficial Burne. 3. Minor Cuts. 4, Nasal irritation duo to colds or dost. 5. windburn. 6. Cracked Lips. 7. Surface Skin Irr1- tatlone. 8. Scratches and Bruises. 9. Stuffy Nostrils. 10. Chapped Skin. At your druggist. Jars or tubes 30c, As MENTHOLATLIM Gives COMFORT Daily (Relieves distress from MONTHLY FEMALE WEAKNESS Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound not only helps relieve Monthly pain but also weak, nerv- ouo feelings-dtie to Monthly funs- nodal ditturbances,Ithelps buildup resistor/CO against tlItti'eae of "dfln- cult clays." Made In Canada. "tr 020 TASTE GDS IN A WI' Hisg.OK ST PCN u 1N" �tai. OP ti sire pack 4,41 In Pocket T GROWN IN SUNS NY, SOUTHERN ONTARIO HOW CAN 17 Q. How can I treat eyes that water during windy weather? A. Bathe the eyes in a solu- tion of ten grains of boracie acid to ,pne ounce of hot distilled water, and it will give relief. - Q. How can I keep the hair brushes clean? A. Make a habit of washing the brushes at least once a week. Soak in hot water with soap pow- der and ammonia for five minutes, rub the bristles under the water. Rinse in warm water and dry with bristles downward, preferably in the sun. Q. : How canI sweeten a musty metal or enamel teapot? A. By filling it with water, in which a red-hot cinder has been dropped. Alter letting it stand awhile with the lid closed, rinse with clear water. Q. •How can I freshen stale vegetables? A. Soak them for an hour= in cold water, to which some vinegar or the juice of a lemon has been added. Q. How can I make certain that lace collars -will be a perfect fit after laundering them? A. The best plan to baste the collars closely on a piece of white cloth. Then wash in sudsy water. This will , prevent their stretching and , tearing. Allow to dry, then rip from the cloth, and press with a warm iron. Toujour-Lamour Helen of Troy had nothing on Dorothy Lamour: Helen may have shad the "face that launched a ;;thousand ships," . but Dorothy's - got that one topped. What were a thousand Greek galleys 'com- 'pared to -a' modern bomber? When Dorothy wentto the 'Glenn L. - Martin aircraft plant• to aid the wale of ,defence 'bonds,` .officials kept her outside the gates. They said that any tame a good-looking woman walks through the plant, it costs them 1,000 pian -hours of labor. If Dorothy swished through the place,they -said, it might cost them half a bomber. How about it Helen -can you see all right from way back there? - STOPPED QUICKLY 8'atinteltemm,roha actualee""1. „gainsay*, .se sent:, N 'iryaghh pevsi Il el money bade Britain Sets Record For Seed Production Great Britain's extensive sugar beet war crop has been harvested this year entirely from seed: grown at ' home • says the St. Thomas Times -Journal. Before the war, almost half of the coun- try's sugar beet seed came from. abroad; the war has so developed home production that Britain will continue to support herself in sugar beet when peace returns. This year, with fewer workers and remarkably bad weather, she is producing a larger acreage of all kinds of vegetable seeds than COUGHS COLDS FAST...EASY The new Improved Buckley Farmed. la all medication — no syrup acs faster an cough. end eoldr-gtvee you mote for yon money. But be sure Ws the genuine ....,ts BUCKLEY TURE' S MIX ever before. The demand for then!, when every householder ie "digging," where he can, "for vie, tory," is, without precedent. The most popular seed is onion, with carrot, beet and parsnip fol- lowing closely, • Moreover, the need for shipping space has caused a great increase in the sale of seeds for animal feeding stuffs like mangolds, turnips, swedes and kale. . Scientists and Government de- partments have co-operated with the farmers and distributors in setting up this year's record for British seed production, Told that it -would take three months to get parts to repair his watch, a Londoner gave the watch to a friend in the Atlantic Ferry Service and got it back running . perfectly in three weeks. The friend had it repaired in America and flew it back on his next trip. SAF -ES Protect your BOOKS and CA50 from. FIRE and THIEVES. We &ave a sine and type of Safe. or Cabinet, for any. purpose. Vielt pa, 01 write for prices, ete. to Dept. W. - 246 Front St. II., Toronto Establlahed MSS *1.6ej.TAYLOR-a M1TEll1 TORONTO SAFE WORKS RECTAL SORENESS AND PILE TORTURE QUICKLY RELIEVED -'Ti you are troubled with aching pile, or rectal soreness, do not delay) treatment and rue the risk Of letting this condition become chronic, Any; itching or soreness or painful pass-. age of stool is nature's warning and proper treatment shouldbe secured. at once. For this purpose get a package of Ham-Roid from any druggist and ' which is uas sed internally 1s as �sma1104 easy to take tablet, will quicklyy,. relieve the itching and soreness and aid in healing the gore -tender spots. Hem -Bold Is pleasant to -use, r6f.- highly recommended and It;. seemni the height of folly for any one t risk -a painful and chronic pile, condition when such a . fine remedy may be had at such 0 small coet..- If you try Ben, -lapid' and are not entirely pleased with - the results,. your druggist w111 gladly- returfa. your money. - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. BIG ROCK "PAY DAY" • CHICKS make more profit,: because they are bigger-strbnger, ,are sold on a 1009, entistaotion -guarantee, Rocks, Reds, .Leghorns, Hybrids,.= . al hatched or servedfor, six week fold ree p clleta alendar. l IBig Rock 1 -arm Mille RoChes, Ont., Box C. (Where Satisfaction is a certainty). - " BABY CHICKS SIX owREDS lleOIDIS, APN- tlLloS10, Monkton Poultry, Farm, Monitton, Ontario. • "FOOD :IB- AN IMPORTANT' WAR `- weapon, so says the Government, Poultry -keepers Play an import- ant part.. Rising Meat prices make good poultry markets.' Order tockerele now for February - March deliveryalso chicks; 8 week capons. Wide choice breeds.. Bray Hatchery, '180 John N„ Hamilton, Ont. numounu$ EftVIPMENT FOR SALE ' SAUSAGE TUFFR S 'MEAT Coineers, no third i,S. and Grinders, one Parte H.P. Write Meteach, & P Fond Stores. 135 Laughton AVenue, Toronto. BAKERY E4LUIPMENT 13AHERS', OVENS AND • •MACHI•N, - 'cry, also rebuilt • equipment al - wars on band. Terms arranged, Correspondence invited. Hubbard Sortable Oven Co„ 36s Bathurst St.," Toronto. .. CARS — USED. AND NEW MOUNT PLEASANT MOTORS Ltd,. Toronto's oldest Chrysler, Plym- . outh dealers; three locations, 692' Mt. Pleasant. .Road 2040 Ybngo St. and 1610' Danforth ,,i.Venue. friends. Write tot matte roFree Book lot on pedigreed renewed and an- alyzed used care... FEMALE HELP WANTED GIRL Vo LOOK AU3TE1t NEW bungalow in Toronto and sixteen month baby, llv0 to, Box 26, 73 Adelaide W., Toronto. FA1tM' Eq,VIPMENT FEBRUARY SPECIALS — T have a few remaining bargains in Me - lotto Cream Separators, ,d.emon- strator,and rebuilt models 51 used Grinders, 6'r 'Fleury Englnbs; 22 and 98 H.P., Marshall and *Deutz Engines; Lister Surf Portable Milking Machines; Myers -Pumps .and Water Systems; Gasoline Engln00: a few Lister Tine and Linit• Harrows; used Basins at bargain prices; Melotte, Magnet and Premier Separator Parts in stock; Letz Mi11e and Parte and other used equipment. Save as bargains Mast. Writ lme1etod y S. A. Lister, Stewart Street, To- ronto. HAIRDRESSING 8011000 LEARN HAIRDRESSING THE ROB- ertson method. InfOrmatiou on re- quest regarding classes. Robert. son's Hairdressing Academy, 187 • Avenus Road, Toronto. .• OPFEB 'Pl). INVENTORS . 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LA OFPIC'14, 058'- Ito1 Theatre Building, St. Thomas, Ontario, Special Department fol, farmers eolleetiona - HUH AND WOMEN WANTED' FAST REP35ATING 13USINESS selling 200 Guaranteed -Household'- Necessities. If you are ambitious you can make good •money frc11n the start with a Familex Route - end enjoy steady work. Golden opportunity, ACT NOW. TO -DAY, FAMILEX CO., 570 St. Clement, Montreal, .... - SAWMILL 'WANTED WANTED SMALL PORTABLE Sawmill. Write for full parttoulare and best rash price to A, Baker,, Gravenhurst. "PROTESTANT ACTION" A monthly Journal of facts invalu able to British Protestants. 81.00 per year. Samples on request. 11 Glebeholme, 'Toronto. FOR QUALITY SERVICE alto S amosr sc O'tON rttr IMPEnIAL 6 or 8 exposure f11me, 8 del'eloSailj and printed, or reprints, tie. Both with frog enlargement, OMIPEItOAI. !'010'x0 sulv1'1cin Station .1, T010010. Germany is inereating its Ship - toots of iron and steel to Swittel". land, where they aro made Intra finished products and returned to CI cottony, ISSUE 7-42