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The Clinton News Record, 1923-12-20, Page 6our Gtta a e z+w+mwo.uwww�w,��„ww�+rem�waaw;.w�wrvuw+w�+iw., .. It insures teats thai s fresh, .are ' Try it. fragrant an i t •r , ,.r OVI3 ,44 OWielei 'OLIVER, Castaway 'island, as they called it,, was barelya mile and a half long, by , x three -quarte s of a mile bread, but it d wee divide Into three republics, al- though Its i rhabitants only numbered eight. TheyWere'nine originally, but i now there ee a -mound by the hushes at the back of : Marey, Beach, where they had laded after the•shipwreck. r W t n pe lni'O little stato f thot Tho division eht•ee' lesser states grew out of that. Tho first republic consisted of three saiiormen, Tom Richardson, Dave Carter. and Harry :Lane, Thoy were three sturdy young fellows between five -and -twenty and thirty, and very CLEVER TRIC DECORATING. are very ambitious"and I we-net/ince like other sailormon of tem' more res- tricks •- � trade d;find it hard to. keep. thein busy at peetable class.;, They had the middle There are trtclts in everytrad aiy , to`wozk, Of course, theydo, not work of the island, from the south shore the good decorator masnei interiors has where theydwelt to'the 'north shore. use a good many to make and all. of the time, but they get tired of (( )) iOn the west their boundary wan a line to instead appear they at they ought play, too, avd ask for something to do. from Toad Rock,to but just 'outside, p Theyhave a cart to draw things,' to instead'of what they etre, We rarely!r ' Flatfish' Creek, On the east their ,lim- see things just as they are and it's a but best of all,, le their home-made its werq the ravine that ;am -from fortunate trick that will make' things wheelbarrows. With the oldest one's Mercy Beach to the big l;ollew and tliric fortunate trlclt ingenui and wheel the wood `to ty they lay, boards up the steps the kitchen . door or put It in the basement and see g `p what a biile'it:will matte, look et et, a e that will hide a defect and giva a feel- ing of comfort end pleasure. Many a decorating problem may be t kept them stored in a cavo in Toad solved easily if you know the under..01 course, ehildfashion, they wanRock, Originally this had been a bed - lying rind les or , requirements of to do the things too hard and impos- chamber for the women castaways, p P sible tog hem. But m n ,thins if good decorating. f •, t a y . g ( but when these' seceded the sailors Two of our chief requirements are not injurious) T let theme 'bey and filled it with the stores, which they spaciousness and repose. These - go r Prove tee themselves; they soon are considered more perishable' than them - together selves and continued to' sleep under cewex and me the t sfa smallll. How tarpaulins in the broken boat. They rooms I often ;run races to see:. who can.do uzrP i8 can we overcome the too - that 'seem crowded and lack ;repose? ' the work best in .the shortest time. I admitted that t within reason, republic and colors all have watch them, and if they.; try hard and No. 2 had equitable claims to a portion Lines and forms -of these resduz•ces, but held that re- dogood Iletthem walk manage to arms and ration,was a force in in deco..3 iia Ulie Na their own' Meanings P boat mo if not, I beat them, then tell I lines, the lying -down � >outside eq.'. it •'LOntft 1 n Lon Next Long them whythey did notwin, ike�tho coni sed tl e -three h l 2 ri 1 a i . Y Re uUlic No. VerticalP 't .P A uih position, express tt nq y Pthe east lana racing withthe tortoise: passenger women, who had The boys are always out of doors, end of the.lslend, including the, stony generally helping daddy, and when I beach, where shellfish abounded,hand go' out to het theywork with me, the best of the.berry bushes. They p lived in a tent made of boat sails, and Leet spring I set out' a strawberry kep t e smaller : stock of stores under bed. They wanted to help so I let th•em a kratah which had floated ashore. and drop the plants, then.I gave them a was propped up at the corners on few plants, showed-, them how, and large stones which were stood upon watched'' them )dant, then praised or one another. Their namee were Ruby criticized, as the- case called. Green, Stella Raikes and Molly Brion. Td get the best results, sometimes They were aged from twenty-three to ask the; child to do work for you and twenty-six, and ,they were very lilte not shwa a compel.—Mrs. • 0.'S. other young lady passengers. There ywere diplomatic relations' with ';Re- ppublic No. 1; but'none with Republic N the bush from there to: North Cove. They held - most of the maternal re- sources of the island -salvage from the wreck of the Anna Jones ---and lines express spiritual exaltation, striving,, inquietude. Broken lines and slanting lines express motion, activity, Too many objects and too many con- trasts takeaway space and the feeling of 'repose. • How are the pictures hung? By two planting cords that show plainly in contrast to the background? Two verticale cords will be 'better, and a hanging that doesn't show will be best Either make the cord so short the picture hides itc or, make it the color of the wall Too many pictuees make a room ape pear crowded. Pictures long horizon- tally are more reposeful' than narrow up and down ones, Small pictures hung in groups that follow an oblique line and arithmetical progression lead the eye up and insist on activity. Pictures should be hung with their centres of interest on a line at about eyeheight. ELEANOR. She stands before the mirror looking in < Half timid, half admiring; wondering That any like John should think her fair, - Should say such things about her eyee A PRETTY SET FOR THE BABY'S and hair; WARDROBE. '' Should want her.for his wife—it is so 4224. Compris ng a pretty dress, new�: a dainty,' cap and 'comfortable shoes.. She half persuades- herself it cant. Tho dress may, be made of cambric; be true— long , cloth, nainsook, or : voile. The She Bears his Voice again and blushes capof .lawn silk or crepe, or of ani- , p, red broidery- and the shoes of silk, flan - To think of all the tender thine he g nal, suede, satin or held. To • make the deese- 2?/y yardsare required, For the cap le yard and for the shoes % yard, of material 86 inches wide. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15a in' silver' or stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co.; '73 West Adeia-ide St,, Toronto. Allow two. weeks for receiptof pattern, seta; She knows that she will stay, awake • all night— She just can't sleep—she fumbles at the light; She turns it off and Slips into her bed And is asleep before her prayers are Ashamed next morning when the sun looks in As if her sleeping had been half a sin; She wishes: she'eould say and have it true, - "I couldn't sleep last niglst-I thought of gots/"—Abigail Cresson. SAFETY -FIRST REMINDERS, De -Moths Like Camphor? Scientists are trying to rob us of the libnusehold tradition that camphor and naphthalin sprinkled on Clothes will keep away moths. According to their views (expressed "Did, I take the cake out of the In 'Nature") neither substance is er oven?" 'Did I turn off the light under any use. Mr,. R.'Q, Johnston writes; this prunes?" Who o1 us hasn't, had Henri Fabre found camphor and naphthalin to have no effect on moths, an afternoon ruined by some such thought when we were' away from 'home on what would have been --a - pleasure trip? 3 have had so many disturbing thoughts-ofthis kind when I wanted to forget all my cares that I ,finally bit upon a plan, and now i and I have found- these insecte utterly Indillerent to such substar,,es." Doubt is expressed as -to whether a moth. ie ,capable of smelling at all. The lib ad of the fur department of :t•, ,big Clothing flermsaid: We find that enclosing itaththalin or camphor with spend my hours in town in perfect furs whee they are put away: does to a comfort:", When I am going out later large extent keep out the moth. But he the day 2 never put Toed on to cook, if there ,should be moths in the furs light the hot-water heater, turn on at the time they are pat away, or the drafts of the furnace 00 do any-, moths: are hatched from eggs in the. thing, in fact, that will need. my at- fur, the camphor or naphthalin will tention before I leave home without not 'exterminate them; in fact, they placing something :ridiculously awry seem to •tkriere oil it, •,It 1s a preven- in the hallway. I' pull a chair in front tive, but hot a cure. or the door, place a milk pail en the "T1.66 only 'aura way to peovent stairs or put something else so much • moths ravaging a fur is to put it 'in out of the way that 1 cannot help''but' storage belov,' freezing point. Then it notice it es I am rushing out.' Then,, is impossible for any eggs to hatch: when I see it I remember the cake, the out.'' fire or the prunes.- If thecoast is - Att official of -the ontotnologieal sec- Clear I know everything is all eight` tion of the Natural History Museum and trot along secure and content. It, said it was pure aseumption to assert tapes ohly a minute to run into the, that moths Could not smell, for no ,Wee hall and. pull something askew when knew, His experience was teat nape, the food 'is''put on -to cook, and it can thalin was the only thing to keep - be as easily put back into place when! Movie' away. "Put naphthalin bales the food is.taken oil,—M. G. R, with the elothes," he said, "anti thea wrap the clothes in stout paper, tate SCHOOL` PIES.' ing Care; to pin it, woliall round, so When you are making pies, make 'that nothingten get .in, Thenthey some crestless odes, for the kiddies. will be quite sate from moths. It is They will enjoy them fully ne much no good Petting the clothes in a draw- ee they would the "grown-up pies" 00 and just eel -inkling them with a few that eye sometimes feel are too 'rich naphthalin halls." for them. Stell baking dishes 'are excellent for this purpose. Pumpkin, sgtuase, demon and custard all lend themselves well tothe little indivldual'dishes, and fipple pie may be made very tempting '1iy sprinkling the top with fine but. teeed crumbs to snake the trust, You 'Will also find they aro exoallont addi- t(olae to the echoed leech bees KEEPING TIY OIIILIREN INTERBSTl'1D. With my experience I think, that tilt Best Way to keep up the child's letter` bet end wiilingnoe8 in work, in lova, kindness, and prrtiee. I 010 a %netlher of two Boys, Agee six and6:t14tts"tf and five Yeats, They Weuid Probably Walk - e "Going to take a Walk in 511 try cit Sunday, Mary?" d4nospT Will---taaksgoizig Republic No. 8 consisted of only two persons; the Millionaire (before he was cast away) and the Flapper (who had almost outgrown the flapper stage in the year since they landad, three weeks before Christmas).'' By treaty they held the western end of the island which was hilly' and well wooded. This included Flatfish Bay, where the best Ash were caught. „. Republic No.- 1 claimed a right of fishing -off the east- ern side of the narrow' bay, but did not ,exercise it by daylight. Republic No. 8 possessed all the armed resour- ces of the island—viz: the Million- aire's -revolver--and he had announc- ed that he would shoot any one who came -there. He and thoPlepper had a stronghold on Palm Hill, the -.Only accese=to which was over a deep cleft. They bridged this with a gangway of branches Which they drew in at night. Their residence was a theft in the top of .the hill which opened into three caves—one for the Millionaire, one for the Flapper, and •one for• the• few stores which they- had. 'The million- aire's cave was ;hear the entrance. He slept lightly and with the revolver under the blanket which he folded for a pillow. The internal' condition of all,, three republics was .peaceful,, 'Richardson commanded the sailors. ' The ladies were a good-tempered, chattering an- archy. The third republic was really a dual monarchy. The Millionaire ruled: ;the Flapper - and the Flapper ruled the Millionaire. Their behavior to each other was most: proper and very creditable; but this was exactly what the others did not believe. ' There had been -no diplomatic re. lations ,between "them and the other states since they had departed carry- ing (upon two Journeys) much as they could take consistently with the Millionaire having 'a,- free revolver hand and (upon the second occasion)' the Flapper—she was a big fair data- tune—carrying a; gnarled club. They did not admit that' they had received their due allotment, and this was a second reason for the breach; the first reason being the mistaken belief of the rest as to their internal policy. A third reason was their suspicion as to. the nature of the relations between the other states. This suspicion was also erroneous. The relations, of the First Republic and the Second Republic 'were merely those of international comity. The men had twice repaired': the women's tent, and not infrequently' gave them extra Stores, The women mended the men's clothes, and often 'gave' them shellfish. Three times during the year they had dined together, ' A,practice had- grown tris of calling good -night across the ravine, which they con- sidered neutral ground. That was the extent of their intimacy,- ' ntimacy, ' The international complications of the little island, therefolie like most of those in the bigor World, we based upon due suspicion and censorious misunderstanding,, They would have never risen if their nerves had not all been badly jarred at the time when the divieton oecurted. The way it happened was' this: There evas , a . big sailorman . named "Black Drek''- V ith a choice of sur- names—s noni thio castaways. Ile was very conscious of the fact;thnt women were women, and he kept the • fact be - foie' the other:sailormen, who, -left alone, were very,' decent and hmtor'able young linen when sober.. Unforiuttate- ly, rum floated ashore. The Million- aire, Who knew a good dealabout'men. and women --mole probably, than bo ought to have knowh I -warned the elder ladies to lee very careful of the men when in drink, The ladies how- ever, turned up their inoses tie him. They could take care of ,themselves, they said; and they hinted "pointedly t that theyhad heard things: about hili and that in preference they. trusted the sailors, who had, in fact, been very kind adrtthings abouthire oto them, Tho Flapper, however, 'in til' heard thr ), "Rub Green felt it nor duty to tell hen ;hand 'then she threatener) to slap het informant's face; wlticlt perhaps, was e fourth 'reason ,behind the sub - se nett breach, Ctt Christmas Day, •, as r et wee is Ot1-de{er they had landedF vit,eis Dick drank a great deal of ram, and ho found some whlt5ah bel -ries, which, he reit° said, Worn mistiztxtrtoe, ITO- seized the Flapper and kissed her ferociously took bier up In his artns and stated, that heewas going to have her for his "Santa "Claus." The Millionaire shot him dead; which reallywas- the only thing to dol ; The other sailors, . who had also boon clrinkint,were sobered an alarmed by this,, They did not defend Bleck Dick's action, and owned that theyMight to have been yu citer in stoplehlte, which, the declared, they would have done, But they ro. garded death as too severe e penalty for a chap who "only kissed a girl when be was a bit on" and the I4lillion- alre as a danger to the community. They demanded the revolver from him and that he should 'stand trial, The older •womee,eided with them and Cried over the hig brute' who was lying silent, and st-11, .: t , "Of course," one.said,., "he.• was a common man, and did it coarsely; but ,he had been drinking; and to "till him, just for.Idssing a girl under the mistletoe--" "He smelt so!" the Flapper sobbed. "And--and—he said "` oh1" "It was horrid," another lady own- ed. "But people of his kind do think they can kiss a girl under the mistle- toe," "31 you talk like that," the Million, airstold the women grimly, ; "you'll soon be well kissed, with the middtletoe or without! You'd better look facts in the face. You're three good-looking women on a lonely island with three hearty' young mere—.` "Four," cried Ruby . Green, "if you -reckon yourself one! ; Shooting him down like a dog, just for kissing;i , child—nim impudent child who--•--" wh p "I'll -shoot down. any one else just for that" the Millionaire interruted. "You'd better all understand it. I. warned you what it would come to. These men": he nodded at them— "are . not like this blackguard." IIe nodded toward the dead man,. "They are very decent men, as men go, when they're Bober; but they've been drink- ing. , When they've dru;3k a little more =! .Welt, you can take care of your- selves, you say. I'll bike care of the child,'' "Yes,"' said the Flapper. She held to his disengaged aem, , "If you ask me," Stella Raikes said, "it's you who :are in'danger, child; and, Wisn't the •sailors you s e in dan- ger from." "I'll -chance itl" the Flapper stated: She squeezed the Millionaire's arm. The men swore that they wouldn't hurt the ladies, and they didn'tsay that the Millionaire was altogether unjustified in -his action; but it wasn't right to kill a man for kissing a girl under the mistletoe. "And I= don't suppose missie would have madasuch a fuss if you 'hied -done ;et!" (The ladies applauded this sentiment, and ,Ruby Green muttered "Fat hussy!") "Still, he did it in a way it, shouldn't have been done, and hinted at things," Tom Richardson owned. So they didn't want to have a trial, or make any un- pleasantness, But they weren't going to be at the mercy of oire man who had a revolver, to be shot' just whet be pleased; and he must give it up, or they'd "down" him sooner.or later. "Don't give it up," the Flapper ad- wised. "They'll kill you if you do." "My girl," Tom Richardson told her, "we happen to, be men. If we giveour word not to harm him, we won't; and he knows it." - "Yes, Richardson," the Millionaire said,. I know It. Sober, you are then, If you" agree to break up the.rum casks, and any more .• that come ashore, Ill throw the revolver in the sea." The 4'oronto line tee ;metre”' ogee it araiiaE air t liattav;tl,. nd: steed k oM'$* A or �ty, tpeet-7p a tib qo,e al'a' lir le xrgln,. 1n ta ` to i#1 tiA gIlit'vllt�' the re- qulrea <7U, t n ana 9, e:Nti3i I$,nt, se. totnluo Munck kbps•I1foA ttlk l* 7.la,tcd the el' /J,5;• ha11r'.hh,,yyv fAn}'. �:'l1'1ktt0 knells rdcetve j111 f31.nitr et hq 8eltgeh. a monthly alto nitre an d$ Ytrah'e111 ,q etpsnsen to and from Now %Orly eor -f:urt'te•r information apply , to: rho eusrintendrnt, n', ati• t (Tei,he continued), •e Death Defied by Music. "Music whieh evokes the normal ex- pansive' ex - pazFi c einetions mak s for health ' and -happiness," writes Dr. Agnes 30- vlll in "Mueic Health,:and Character," She seeks to prove that a,haif-hour of listening to the right kind 01 music will, heel certain disoases more surely than medictne, The fact, the, predoteinatir;g psychical effect of 'mimic le omotlonal rather. than„intellectual InIpiie's, of necessity, 'dist the condition of the' heart, and clrcelatiou `!e moalted in some manner, Pleasant arid 'contlnu- ons emotion.: causes _e riga 01:blooit pressure, ,a slower rhythm, and a firm er action of the heart, with consequent improvement.02 the general health,'', Dr, Savill'telis of an experieient. re,' cently conducted in an'aeylum. 'The piano was played for halt an hour to 1,400 insane: women. It was found that all reepdnded to the rhythm; in some the pulee rate rose; others became,restless and beat time. With slow music the worst cases were'eo`othed, even sent to sleep. After several experimoats it was noted. that, all showed improvement. • ” eekar" continues es Dt 'av i! p 1, "quotes. the evidence fromold Itallen records as to the therapeutic: value of musio•for the victimsof tarantula and, viper ‘bites. .:When the patients were senseless or pining away, music alone could:cure them.". Matthiolie au eye -witness, , describes how patients in a condition of collapse were gradually snatched from the jaws of death by: the aid of music. Clarinets. and drums wero used, and 1f. the music was arrested the result was ex- ceedingly iso iotas 'ion, the patient, who at.once relapsed. .The musie'had to be ,varied according to.the degree of the illness—lively atd•-impassioned, less lively, or even clow• .It was ob- served that false notes 'aggravated the illness, They laughed tllls.proposai to'seern. Tho was ,little proposal to console than on the'' ledend, they :declared, Will ut throwing' away what, ""in' mod- er on," yeas te.good thing for, a man a "nn , a little, prouldn'l hunt ir.lady at Chr cimee ti' • Couldn't Be Done "I'd like to get round. that fellow somehow in this business N" "You can't if it's going to be a square deal," - - ¶tthere are about three thousand stitches in a pair of hand -sewn boots: RE.ApX �VOY tri «,S$ IN 11.14 A AneoA' g (jape Town le weil'known to sailors its the "Tavern of the Seas," It is the harbor of many strange craft,.. but one doubts whether stranger matt "titan two yachts which arrived recently have ever been seen there before. 1'1te Jlrst to arrive was the twoiltY- seven-ton yacht Shanghai, :which Is 011 a 17,000 -Mlle vsYagc from ,Shanghai to Copenhagen. The yacht crept into Tablo Bay one morning ' with three Denali on board; and they had an ex- traordinary story to tell. • Six. banes employed by the Great Northern Telegraph 'Company In Shan. ghat decided to return Immo trole own ship. They had the boat built,. and sailed teem Shanghai on February 27111. . 'Attacked by Plretee. . Heavy weather 'Prevailed duel -i tto whole trip to this Philippines:: While selling down tlie' Formosa Strait, a Chinese junk loomed in sight under full sail, The pirates . ,oanie close alengeldo and ordered "palls down!'! The order was not obeyed, and they opened Sire on the yacht. 'One bullet made a ciesn^'hole through the small craft antidahlpd,just above the wateie line, and- grazed the head of one of the Danee.' The yacht's; 'four rifles wereulcici q Y brought into action, and returned-tbe fire, At the same time the auxiliary motor was started -up, the head of the Shanghai was brought round, and pre- parations were made to ram the assail- ant. The pirates, With frantic yells, sheered oft at once, Lost Their Way. The Shanghai yoYagee by way of the Philippiues, Borneo, and Batavia;: where three of the crew decided to go 1t oma bye er Thesailed at am others sail d to the O000s islands, where the owner, a rich Malay, to show his welcome, or -- tiered `twenty pain trees to, be -cut' down,' for the sole' purpose of'supply- ing the sailors with "palm cabbage:" When they, loft he gave them a boat - lead .cif bananas 'and coconuts, The day the -an hag's arrival Y Sh 8 seamen at the docks were lstoulsjled tosee a mere eleven -ton yaoht"sail in- to harbor,' flying the orange, white; and green flag of the Irish Free State, This was the-Saoirse, . which sailed from Durban on June 20th. for New Zealand, • Her skipper, ,Mr. Connor O'Brien, said that -`he. and hietwo companions, Mr. S. D. Lavelle, who acts ae a whole tine cook,' and Mr. Hodges, the "chief deicer," had a-•aplendid voyage, al- though they had been token' a little out of their waye-the."little" being. to South America—before reaching Cape, Town. The Mariners' Menu. They hope to 'reach New- Zealand before ',Christmas, and be in Dublin again next October. They intend to go back round Cape•Horn,.and will• probably call at Rio db Janeiro and Pernambuco. The skipper, who"Ss writing a book, says that he ie -going to in5Snortalize Mr, Lavelie's cooking, He produced the following menu, specially recorded in the log: Hors d'oeuvres varies, Con- somme equatorials, Poul'et: roti, Puree de pommels, Petit pots, 'Pofntes d'as- pergee;_Pouding de Noel,: Sauce cog, nae, Fromage, Fruits, Cafe, bassert Every eat y( lb. s,past -.In vnw, pookoi'stmr.tresiay Paid digesstistb Mays 'Mush; Soothes t t re ii � For gilstfly P$ ii r and the Bested P>w gsr , get How It Hurts, Tommy's -Auzit--"Won't: you have" another piece of cake, Tommy?" Tommy (on vielt)—"No, thunk you," Tommy's Aunt -'You.. seem to' be suffering from loss Of appetite," Tommy—"That sin's loss of apps. tito. What I'm suffering from. is Polilte- Not'What ,He Expected. "Mac, would You like a little OR. something Scottish—the .real thing?"' "Well, now— I never!—" "Of course you would. Mary, bring out that pot of Dundee marmalade." la9U OR1 _v �(�� srAausNgD� t, a 188h , , i iGIBS Exclusive designs. William Junor 332 Yonge.St. - Toronto �h. a ;$30 y9: 1 Estimated production,:.. for 1324 of the Gold Mines of Ontario. Investment Speculative Opportunities describ- ed in our booklet "Gold Mines of Ontario" X1023. EDITION and Circular Ile de- scribing TOUGF$= 0 A T01$-RT.i1tNSIDI I. ,oleo 4et. a1l.. our office. with M offato, Montreal and Now York Mr. Lavelle explained that it-wasI • - - for. a .special occasion':. "The day we ^ {p ` ®S I�IOC' -nisi ui1.&ii crossed the line --August Sth," he said, , e" .• -- apologetically. COLLEGE '$T., TORbNTA.- .. - , Dear Mr. Editor:— @ Recent discoveries la ` medical TheNavy's eke ri oi. inch the rid. �xyp m science have culled, at t h clition _to -t e a . , o great, service rendered' by- an' lip -to - date hospital°through; facilities pro- vided der, of Worlds Safetyo v iSit'no° 14 0 Victoria SePFra else • Magt!eleG+ P R•'' / P (il 1t cn1, PAItPtA. Callao Valparaiso Talcahuano ER111011' 181.280 nay,. savenp? Ayrid ATLANTI Q Jamaica ,; ;dVer • , OCEAN; OCEAN ilJilg 4t.> aciabaae 5051Y ...Auckland , 9 yeee,E �GreK StrMMage la 47odelanelro 4/aalevide0 CsarI3 tt ada44°,,S gate Falklandal? 4 758/, �'iite" 0 :es a/ae/* SlP9 :7ND/AN yyu Durban Premanffet„ °t5 OCEAN ,,,e1 �oyt is L�PPA PO oq�. ere Seven lean, grey ' warships' sailed front p g ' nt Devoii ort Ea land, in Nevem; Empire is bar, on a tour of the Llntp 1e which t to occupy tail months. . Untilil next June none or: the lerltish seamen who make' up the crews ,et the warships will set foot on any butBrlt.ish soli. ' The snipe eoinpriso the "l:lood" and the *"116pulse," the latest word In Bri- tish warships, the acing of, solouttdo ship construction andnaval wisdom, The "Hood" ,was a famous "mystery ship" (hiring the later •days ee the war, aitd tri Icer design are incoeporated the Teeeons of the battle oe .Tatiana, acrd the other naval battles of the Groat War. The •other five eliips are light cruisers of the finest type, Two of tltoitt,. the Detteen, -. st155.. the- "Demet- lesteee i eeertee the "ltenown" when the Witted of Wales travelled in Cana- da iii !1010. The slllpe will visit the western, • southern and eastern coasts of. Africa, India, Singapore, Skirt the coasts of Australia and New Zeeland, and' then,, in June, touch foreign soil for the-flrst time at Honolulu. , Front 13onohiiu they sail to Vancouver, for their lirst visit to Canada, then call at San Liran, cisco, hero they will separate, the light cruisers visiting many ports on both western ;tied eastern coast of Sleuth America, and 00010 visiting ,Africa before ehiling for their home port.: The SItsptilse" and the "Hood," however, will pass through the Pana-. ins canal, visit eamaiea and, then sail north to Halifax, again' visiting Cana da-•ou its eastern coast, and will then sail tor home.' ')Shades of Drake and Nelsonl How iIritish hearts ivirl swell, the world at rho thought Of that Peace Ar- tnatla making its proud tour. of the worldwide Doiilinions. Just before rite vossele sailed ou their tour they, took pert in tli1t extra- po,hietory;, 1 ordinary reviow of .the entirti British fleet by the delegates to the Imperial Conference, made up of representa- tives of all parts 'df the Empire.' The tour will emphasize the soliliarity of the Empire, will -brim to the world's. eye the superiority of British ship- builders and engineers, trade will be stimulated by the exhibition, of 13ri- taln'e power to ntaintallI Ipeac0 and Justice and it will add to the prestige of the �3ritiSh flag in every corner -pt the World,' no matter how remote, 40 the ships sailed on their out - weld -bound journey ut-ward-bound,journey an observer wrote that, ' If''any foreign' navy during the Peet hundred years 1tad been strong enough to defeat the British navy,,the Beitish overseas Dominion would have laid at take mercy et, 111tH euperiee,, fleet," As it Is, the heritage of ifing Alfred and Q2neee Elizabeth movoe Oki to tette new ora .e Ekt"' grsator glen' int a f t Probably vided,for research few ,laymen appreciate' the ° amount of this work conducted under r the auspices of the ., Hospital for Sick Children. Yet it only by intensive study of the causes of children's diseases that the hospital sttfff has been, able to restablisb•,„'a ,v{orld- famons record for, cures. datistics i show that the rate of infant mortal- ity in this Province hes-been steadily -- decreasing, until' it is now among the lowest in the-worhl,^-''palet that moans is that hundreds of Ontario parenta owe their children's; lives`to the research work in the laboratories of the, HoSpital. for Slott Children, Although" the doctors give their services freely, the bills fee equip• ment add up annually to a good many thousands of dollars., But in view' of the results attained, i feel that not- one of ,your readers will cavil at the money so spent, and I confidently venture the hope that many of; them 01 OHS' Christmas sea• eon hili.wish fa enrol tltenrseives in the Hospital's tcampaign on behalf of Ontario's childhood . ' "-- Te carry on this research work there is not' ole cent except what comes in from voluntary subscrip- 'tion's. For the care of the children "occupying hospital cots there are certain Statutory grants, but. these represent scarcely more than half what the hospital needs, Lust year, for instance, the Hospital diseters looked after ea average of 253 `r. patients and 102 mit-patient duly, Quite a colony of ailing youne,etent And the expenditure -- although Whittled down to the minimum, 1010 mnxllrsto :with efficiency -- was $318,017, The income to elite extent of Pit least 1100,000 depends upon the' regard • which. the people of On. toric have for the .Hospital's work and the generosity with which iltry express that regard. MaY ask you, oil 11r• ;Miter, to .point ..out, 10 your readers that,: Mace the establishment of .the hospital for Sick Children, at least four more Ontario youngsters in ovary' hundred leave, survived the trials of ehlld' hood? y'or vt'ith that simple 'state. Ment et 0dtet brought to theft. anon. tion T teal ,sure that meshy- of theta will beatow their.Hospital upon the work ef. the Hospital for Sick Children by sanding some Christmas gift, a000rding to their means, 155a care of the SoatatavyTreeinuer, e7 College Street, Tor etito, S tt11tftilly Yoere, TRV1NCI E, 2105314IIT80N, ch'ail'inaitof. uPeai, Cohitnitte since" the Hoaprtel, Opened-7Rs boors in 1876, 611,231 IaMatiesitt: T'raatmd -* 003,013 Attpltdeneos' fS'iit=Patients.