The Clinton News Record, 1931-01-01, Page 3Alli, 1-aiian Woman Urges Girls
"To Get Back to the Land"
Adelaide, S, ;Aust.—The feature of
-the conference of women of the Labor
Party was an invigorating address by
Mrs, Martha E, Vaughan, who urged
People toe get back to the land. Mrs.
Vaughan did not, speak theoretieaily
but from hard experience. She is a
successful practical example of what.
women can do' in the cultivation of
'natural products in days when the call
throughout Australia is to an expand -
.ed Husbandry.,
Recently Mrs. Vaughan placed bo -
fore the president of the National
Council of Women, Mrs. 3. L. Leal,
notes outlining the Milan of work she
has undertaken in the Adelaide hills
.so that representative organizations
might consider the launching of•simi-
lar schemes to provide employment
for workless; girls.. Mrs. Leal is so Im-
pressed with the idea, that she will
urge the executive to draw up a plan
which may be put into operation,
Mrs. Vaughan hes always been an
'enterprising leader in women's move -
meets. Cueing the years of the war
eke conducted a training center for
land girls wear Monmouthshire, and
was decorated by the King. His Ma-
jesty sent her a letter expressing ap-
preciation of the capable manner in
which • else had served. the country,
stating she had carried out work of
.equal importance with any performed
by men, equal to. any on. land or sea.
It was, a high tribute to her camp for
traiuing'women for the land.
When Mrs. Vaughan returned to
South Australia she managed an
'orange grove.with •the assistance of
her daughters. The girls "-e. all :grown
up now, but Mrs. Vaughan has still
her love for outdoor life and: as; she
puts it, "working with my hands' in
the garden." - ' Her brother, ' James
McGarvie, has taken up land in the
fertile and beautiful Aldgetel Valley,
and she is helping him to mialte the
place self-supporting. Sine intends to
keep. poultry and bees and grow vege-
tables and small fruits. -
"Later I may add pigs to the list,"
she said the other day, chatting over
her new plans.
"The land is good, and the soil will
suit str'awbe'rries, which I shall plant
on the slopes. See this housel"—Mrs.
Vaughan was spreading sand around.
her sleeping apartment -"It is a
model sports hut which .I bought at
the show. It is ideal for sleeping out
as the four sides are open to all the
brezes that blow"
After Mrs. Vaughan has burned off
the scrub, shit will dig, pleat, and rake
the ground. Working on her block,
she has a most businesslike appear-
ance in a short skirt, cardigan jacket
and gaiters. The outlook le impres-
sive at the site of her dainty little
home. The mountain air is a delight,
particularly in this days 01 winter srin-
shine that floods the valley and gilds
the high hills 'that look dowh on the
tam blocks.
"It will cost me noticing for wood
and water,' she said, sweeping ' her
hands • toward the wooded distance
and indicating a 'stream that 'tinkled
through the blocks, "When the vege-
tables are grow.t, and the fowls are
laying well, all Is have to buy will be
ordinary stapies: Already the peas,'
beans, cauliflowers and onions are be -
'inning to repay the, labor spent, and.
I am now getting the ground prepared
for. potatoes." ,
Mrs. Vaughan is proceeding with,
her work on most •systematic lines
and there are ,even"-uches of artistry
whichonly a Woman -Gan' give to' pro-
saic tasks such as vegetable growing
and the management of poultry. Echo
Point is the name of the little estate.
The valley reverberates with the.
music, of the birds and 'he calls of
cattle and at dawn'and dusk there are
the ,impetuous and persistent ex-
changes of raucous compliments be-
tween neighboring poultry yards.
Any -girl 'who sees what is being
done at Echo Point, and wlio, in addi-
tion to feeling the radiant joy of out
of doors, is able to appreciate the busi-
ness side Of the venture will surely
long to emulate Mrs. Vaughan's cour-
age, ..nd be ctimulated to follow her
inspiring c ;ample:
What the Tourist
May Expect in 1931
The Christian. Science Monitor
gives a brief outline on their editor-
ial page of future summer attractions
—under the title of "What Next In
1liiniaturing."—We read:
With miniature gals in hibernation.
if its retirement from. line open to
empty stores, halls and basements
may be railed that, amusement pur-
veyors are turning their atteutim to
the prospective demands of aa,nther
summer. Reports of counter -attrac-
tions are being heard and the great
outdoor -loving public Is looking for-
ward with speculation as to what next
in the way of open-air diversion, It
has seen golf shrink to dimensions
not far removed from those of a post-
age stamp and it is wondering what
other popular pastimes of the by-
gone days are susceptibl0 to similar
treatment,
Will playing outdoor hockey on a
parlor rug come into style as a sum•
misr activity? Perhaps pony polo on
rocking -horses may be ventured by
the more robust of summer sports-
men? An oven more strenuous pros -
pact is pin; -gong, which may find its
way Out of the back parlors of the
last century and perch upon attrac-
tive roadside settings as a by-product
b: the gasoline stations. It is al-
ready unaeguerading indoors as "baby
tennis."
But the reap summer sensation
promises to be the flights of the
Sightless airplane in which the. veri-
est tyro in aerodonetics may safely
(perform all the sensational maneuv-
ers of the most audacious of air pil-
oots. Barrel rolls, nose dives, zooms,
tanks and loops are only a'fewl of
the items which the promoters of
this new form of summer entertain -
afloat offer in these guaranteed -never-
to -leave -the -ground flights. The erst-
while aviator needs only to operate
the "stick" to put the plane through
all its capers anti roan through a sky-
less sky in a flightless flight that
'will make goifiess golf as thrilling as
an all -day sail on a frogless frog Pond.
Locks
Economical housekeepers do not
;throw away the old door lock since
parts of thon may be useful for mak-
, ing repairs. When one unscrews a
look, disclosing its interior' workings,
one may find the -verypaet:which is
needed to repair another look that re.
t'uses to function. The bit of coiled
spring, or some -other part, that is out
of order on. a door, may replaced
by the insertion of n similar part from
the old lock. Getting acquainted with
.ithe parts cf rn old lock is both inter
Ost'ng and profitable.
•
"Amos 'n' Andy"
In view of their tremendous Popu-
larit3' over the radio; it would hard
ay seem necessary that anyone
ghould be paid to listeneto "Amos 'n'
Andy," especially their •;own wives.
;piovertheless, Mrs. "Amos" and Mrs.
"Andy,.' who in real life are Mrs.
p'reenian F. Gosclen and Mrs: Charles
ctt. Caro: i, are paid regular salaries to
listen to each program, and to criti-
jze And comment upon It, — The
theistian Science Monitor. •
MILK THIEF!
Mills thieves are a nuisance and
many bad Welds' were said over one
at .Ala, Ohio, who used to get the
;bottles off tine porch and break them
on. the -sidewalk, Ralph Collins fin-
ally chanced to see a dog clamp its
teeth on' the top of a (hart bottle of
!milli and carry jt carefcily down a'`
flight of outside steps to the pave-
ment, The animal lifted the'bottle,
as -in;th civet' its head aa • it could,'
smashed ii.t2 the pavement, and then.
-'rooror.rd" e lat)..;'LI) this ,a'Uii.• ,
Woodland Tragedies
A remarkable sidelight on the way
in which a woodland epidemic ina,-r
spread is afforded by a report on elm
disease in England which has just
been published by the Forestry Com-
mission,
This disease we,, first definitely dis-
covered in Totteridge, in Hertford-
shire, in 1927, when a single tree was
affected. At the end of 1928 there
were G00 trees known to be affected.
In 1929 this figure was doubled, and
this year the number of elms affected
by the disease is again twice that re-
corded in the previous twelve months.
Elm disease is not confined to Eng-,
land. It was first observed in 1919,
and in the following year a number of
cases were reported in various parts
of Holland and Northern France. Now
it has spread over almost the whole of
Western and Central Europe.
The disease is caused by a fungus,
and may kill the trees affected com-
pletely, It is believed that the elm -
bark beetle plays an important part in
spreading the infection.
Elms stricken with the disease may
Iive on for ten to fifteen years before
they die, or they may manage to shake
it off. But, so far, no cure has been
discovered,
600,000 Homestead Entries
Made During Thirty Years
Ottawa.—The day of free home-
steads, at least so far as "Dominion
lands" is concerned, has passed with
the handing over to the prairie pro-
vinces of their 'lands and other re-
sources, and to British Columbia of
the Peace River block and the railway
belt. In future these provinces will
fix their own land policies.
Some idea of the important part
"dominion lends" has played in the
development of Canada is gained by
finding that during the 30 years be-
tween 1900 and 1930 nearly 600,000
homestead entries have been made,
representing at 160 acres each, nearly
100,000,000 acres of Iand.
Canada -Australia
Treaty Completed
Ottawa. --Details of the new Can-
ada -Australia trade treaty have been
settled, according to H. H. Stevens,
Minister of Trade and Commerce, who
says it is fa process of being translat-
ed into legislative form adaptable to
both parliaments. It is expected that
this process will be completed upon the
return of Parker Maloney, Australian
Minister of Markets and Transports,
to Ottawa on Dec. 22.
No information as to the terms of
the treaty will be made public until
both parliaments can make simultan-
eous announcements but Mr. Stevens
asserts that the results will be found
eminently satisfactory to both coun-
tries.
ti
Canada's Place
In World Trade
During Year of '1929 Mein-
tanned Fifth Position in
Imports ,
Canada maintained fifth position in
imports, exports and total "trade,
among the leading commercial nations
of the world during the calendarayear
1829, even despite a large decline in
exports amounting to $167,000,000.
Compared with the period before the
war, Canada has greatly improved
her position among the leading trad-
ing countries.' In 1031, she occupied
eighth place in imports, tenth ere ex-
ports and ninth in aggregate trade.
In impoute, the Dominion was exceed-
ed in valise is 1913 by the United
ICingdom, Germany, the United States
France, the, Netherlands; Belgium and
Italy, but in 1929' she had displaced
the last three named countries,
In export' trade before the war
Canada was surpadsed by the United
Kingdom, the United States, Germany,
Prance, the Netherlands, British India,
Belgium, Italy and the Argentine, but
last year she had moved in front of
the last five of the countries listed.
The value ofher aggregate trade ,was
exceeded. in' 1913 by the United King-
dom, Germany, the Milted States,
France, the Netherlands, :Belgium;
British India .and, Italy, while' last
year. she was surpassed only by the
United States, the United Kingdom
Germany and France.
A Creditable Record.
In trade per capita Canada has made
a very creditable showing since 1913,
though In 1929 compared'with 1928,
she moved from second to, third posi-
tion in exports, and to fourth in ag-
gregate trade per capita. In 1913, she
occupied fifth place in imports per
capita at 87.5, While an import per
capita of 128.14. In exports, Canada
occupied seventh place in 1913, and in
1929 she had advanced to third place,
Her per capita exports in the earlier
year were. 557,95 and in the later
$119.01. In aggregate trade per capita
Canada, was in sixth place before the
war, but in 1929 she had moved up
to fourth place. In 1913, her aggre-
gate trade per capita was $145.58 and
in 1929, $247.15.
Caniacla has also made remarkable
progress in the proportionate increase
in her trade both in amount and per-
centage. In the amount of increase
in 'imports she occupied sixth posi-
tion, being exceeded only by the
United States, the United Kingdom,
France, Japan and Germany. In ex-
ports and In aggregate trade she held
fourth rank. In both she was sur-
passed only by the United States, the
United Kingdom and Germany. In
percentage of increase of her trade
from 1913 to 1929, Canada ocenpled
ninth place in imports, third place iu
exports and sixth place in aggregate
trade,
Historic Flight
Gifts Total 1943
Relics of Lindbergh's Flight
to be Handed Down to
Posterity
St, Louis, Mo.—An inventory of the
decorations and gifts presented to' Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh following Ills
flight from New York to Paris in May,
1927, has recently been completed by
Mrs. Nettie 11. Beauregard, archivist
and curator of the Missouri Historial
Society. The number of trophies in
the Lindbergh collection, which are
housed in the Jefferson Memorial here,
totals 1943.
Pictures, poems and music lead the
list in number, there being 523 articles
under that classification, Miscellan-
eous items are second• and books and
games a close third with 298 and 287,
respectively.
The list of articles compiled by Mrs.
Beauregard contains all of the gifts
which have been placed in the Lied -
berg's collection, none of which have
ever been removed.
The complete list follows: Medals,
118; silver cups, trays and so forth,
37; statuary, plagues, 55; watches,
Clocks, 13; keys to cities, 18; stick
Pius, 6„ rings, 9; pens and pencils, 15;
miscellaneous jewelry, 89; coins, 9;
badges and lodge emblems, 38; purses
and pocketbooks, 21; religious articles
29; lamps, 8; membership passes, 44;
testimonials, 195; maps, 40; model
planes, 48; hardware, wrenches, 17;
laces and linen, 57; toilet articles, 54;
clothing, 82; hats, 11; sporting goods,
24; ornaments, 8; dolls, 20, and tables,
2.
Among other articles in the collec-
tion is the map of Colonel Lindbergh
used during his flight, the aviation
suit lie wore and the water canteen
carried lit the plane. ,
Paris Puts One -Man
Auto Bus on Trial
A one-man autobus is receiving its
first trial in Paris. It has only sec-
ond class accommodation, and passen-
gers enter through a door near the
driver's seat. Since bus fares are
usually paid with tickets rather than
coins, the driver is too busy to attend
to -the stamping of the tickets, a spe-
cial machine is sittiitted at the en-,
trance in wile'. passengers insert
their own tickets for cancellation,
Tickets are sold from automatic vend-
ing machines located at bus stops,
The one-man bus, if it proves success-
ful, will make possible a considerable
reduction in 'staff, The, Societe dos
Transports en Conunun de la Region
Parisienne, which Operates the buses
in Paris, estfnates that 70 per cent.
of its expenditures isfor wages and
salaries.
The Humor of Religion
First Roman (at a Christian mae-
caere): "We've got a;capacity crowd,
but still we're losing stoney. The up-
taauoy ucrtte keep on the lions must be pretty
New f'ear's greetings fill the air-•- heavy."
One hears them echo everywhere."
Segonii Romer}: 'Yes, sin. These
i.et's banish fear, depression, care, , lions sure do eat up :the prophets."—
And entice --display the 'chua`rape , The Christian, A'dvacate.
Miss America, 1930
Miss it argaret Eckdaltl, "Miss America 1980", taking b -tel vacation
in southern California before returning home to Tampa, Fla. During
stay in Hollywood she received 'offers to appeal in pictures.
To a Hilltop Elm
You scarcely'ever looked my way
From where you stood
Yet offered dignity -and grace
For every snood.
March found you modest in new garb ,
All green in tone,
And fringed with lacy purple edge
The breeze bad blown.
In heat 'you calmly harbored birds
Among your leaves.
You shaded autumn harvesters
While cutting sheaves,
You etched a cold November sun
By your sharp boughs;
And made a eider web of night
Through winter snows.
You bent your head before the storm
But wore anew
Magnificent serenity
When it was through.
Orion, treading branches high,
Strode toward the Bull;
Uncombed white clouds, adrift by
wind,
Pale moone, grown full.
The majesty Of all the world
Ilas sought your height;
Humility you sheltered, too,
•At dusk; in light.
And yet, you Guard upon the hill,
You deign to stay
Neighbor to folk who work and live
Along your way.
—Julia Cogswell Franklo.
Farmer of Ancient Days
Pledged Farm For Lead
.Philadelphia.—blow the Mesopotam-
ian business titan of about 3500 years
ago kept his records is shown by a col-
lection of antiquities on exhibition at
the University of Pennsylvania Mu-
seum.
The records are on clay cuneiform
tablets, one of which indicates that
agriculture had its troubles in ancient
Mesopotamia. This tablet records that
a farmer named Arilludupti pledged
his entire farm as security for the loan
of 34 pounds of lead.
A cylindrical, hoIIow clay receptacle
containing 49 pebbles and a long cun-
ieform inscription belonged to an illit-
erate shepherd named Zakaru. The
inscription revealed that the pebbles
represented 49 sheep intrusted to his
care. By preserving a proper balance
between the number of pebbles and
sheep the shepherd could easily render
an accurate accounting of his flock at
any time.
Iforaco H. F. Jayne, director of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum,
reported 'the uncovering of private
houses, a great palace and a, temple,
finding numerous objects which en-
abled the archaeologists to picture the
lives and customs of the people of
Nuzi prior to its destruction Shortly
after 1500 B.. Some of these objects
including sculpture and pottery, aro
nearly 5600 years old.
Egypt Raises Sugar Duty
Cairo.—In addition to raising the
import duty on sugar from 440 to 700
piasters (approximately $22 to.$35 a
ton), the Egyptian Government also
has increased the excise duty from
225 to 800 piasters per ton, with an
explanatory note pointing out the nec-
essity of protecting the local industry,
which employs 26,000 Egyptian work-
ers. •
The sugar company, in conjunction
with which, a government monopoly is
to be established, will not permit au
increase in prices until an agreement
is reached with the Government re-
garding 'minimum and miximurin
Prices.
Funny
A carrot is a common thing,
And brings but little money
Upon the city market stalls,
To poets this.is funny. _
If carrot buyers could but see
A field of carrots' growing,
Their price would mo•nt up to the sky
By spell of laces blowing,
In light green waves before the wind
Upon a dewy morning,
A carrot in a -garden fair
Is certainly adorning.
And, oh, upon the market stall,
To poets, it is funny
That lovelythings like carrots bring
So little, .little money.
—Norman. C. Schlichter.
Varnish Hints.
If linoleum is varnished, a large
.amount of polishing is rendered un-
necessary. If the linoleum is an old
friend; scrub it first until every trace
of grease has 'been removed froth it.
White shellac makes a good coating
and will last a long time if no soda
is used- when it is washed. In this
way the wear on the material is dim-
inish to a large extent, and it will not
only last much longer but looks very
much better.
VARNISHING THE CEILING
No doubt everyone at some time or
another has been tempted "to go one
better" than the conventional white-
washed ceiling and to try a tinted one.
If the ceiling is, for example, first
painted in a pale tint of gray, pink or
tan -color and then varnished, the re-
sult will be entirely successful. When
the time arrives for necessary clear-
ing, it is an easy matter to,give the
ceiling a rub and a polish like any
other painted surface. A word of
warning, however, must be spoken, In
snaking an experiment in painting a
ceiling, let it be a simple one. Add a
touch of brown Siena to the creamy
paint so es to give it a wanner tinge.
Then do the varnishing.
Most people regard varnish merely
as a beautifying medium, whereas it is
one of the most valuable preservatives
which can be applied to decorations.
By going to the additional trouble of
varnishing paint when it has thor-
oughly dried, the workers will be sus -
prised to find how wsll the color will
be preserved, and how long a time will
pass bore it begins to look at all
shabby.
VARNISH NEEDS' CARE.
If one buys varnish ready for use,
it should be kept in a warm place until
one is ready to use it otherwise it
thickens, and may prove difficult to
work with. If an attempt is made to
thin it out with turpentine, it will be
encouraged to bubble.
Never choose a dull day for varnish
ing operations. Rather put off the
job until a dry sunny day appears.
Use a proper brush, one that has al-
ready been employed for painting will
not do. The brush must be a perfectly
dry one and should have longish hairs
and a square -cut edge. Be sure not to
allow it to slip down into the varnish.
Take up ever so little each time on
the top of the hairs. If the varnishing
cannot be finished at once—and it Is a
business that one should approach in
a leisurely spirit in order to gee good
results—the brushes should be sus-
pended overnight with their tips just
resting in the varnish itself, You can-
not leave a varnishing brush overnight
in turpentine, as you would a painting
brush, for the turpentine will spoil the
finish of your work. And, do not leave
it to dry in the air; that treatment
will cause it to harden so that it will
be incapable thereafter of any useful
service.
Humility
That old
Sweet orison—
Let it be forgotten.
Something divine has he:
Instead:
Thy will
Stretched other' ways.
May I but remember
How I inclined and qt' Atoned not
Thy choice.
Doe Wright.
"Do you turn over a new leaf
every New Year's Day?"
"Why, yes. The other' leaves are
all Riled."
_England May Banishs
Capital i0. utl §hraznt
London. --Abolition ox' the critic!
penalty for an experimental period of
five years is recommended in the re-
port -of
e-port"of the parliamentary committee
on' capital punishment trade public
Dec, 15th, s.
Mrs. Solomon Says:
The bubble of Christmas romance
is pricked about the time one reeog
nines Santa Claus. The way to inflate
it again- is to blow it full of loving,
thoughtfor. the Merry Christmas of
others.
Ray 10 Times Stronger Than Radius.
Discovered, Pierces 80 Inches of Lead
Vienna,—The Vienna Chemical and
Physical Society was informed Dec.
18 by Prof. V. F. Bess that, as a result
of his research in the field of cosmic
nitre -radiation, he had discovered a
peculiar radiation of tremendous pene-
trative force,
Be further asserted that this great
farce undoubtedly must be of extra-
terrestrial origin, since 'its intensity
increases with distance from the
earth's surface,
Professor Hess found this cosmic,
ultra-radiatiou.to be 10 times as gene-
trative as the' strongest reclean rays,
piercing 80 inches of leaden plate with
a loss' of only halt 'their intensity.
I -Ie believed the wavelength of These
rays to be Almost unbelievably short,
probably one one -hundred -millionth
that of ultra -violet and one -thousandth.
that of radium rays.
Prof. Hess observed that "the rays
were dependent upon sidereal time,
with other influences in their, intone
sity appearing to be the seasonal air
pressure, storms and probably the
magnetism of the earth.'
He believes that the rays- emanate
fromfixed stars, probably those of
mom recent formation found is the
Milky Way, and only 'to a small ex-
tent on the fixed star known as the.
still..
To Mend ' Linoleum
Linoleum that, is badly worn in spots
can be mended by the following me-
thod; With a safety razor cut out the.
worn 'spot, following the lines of the
design carefully. Use this as a pat-
tern for cutting an insert from a left.
over piece of linoleum which has had
similar wear. Be careful that the pat-
tern matches.
Slip in under the hole cut into the
linoleum ' a piece of heavy muslin or
canvas cut somewhat larger than the
hole.,• Turn the linoleum up and brush
well with glue' around the edges of the
opening. Press down on the muslin
or"canvas and weight until dry.,
Brush the sidesandbottom of the
new piece of linoleum with glue and
fit into position in the hole, gluing it
firmly to the muslin background.
Weight it down well until the blue
hardens.
After petering the worn spots of the
linoleum in this wise, give the who,e
floor covering a coat of clear varnish
and a rub down with wax.
Four New Resolutions ,
For Safety In Air
Paris.—How `o safegard against air
nishaps due to failure. of materials
;seri in plane oangfacture was the
problem studied Dec, 12 by the Inter-
national Air Security Congress.
Four resolutions, intended t avert
the unexpected cracking of steel and
the breaking of other metals and wood
upon which it is necessary to depend
for safety, were adopted.
What was probably the most thor-
ough symposium of an investigation,
real and experimental, ever made of
the breakage of apparently sound ma-
terials was presented in a score of
papers by engineers and natural scien-
tists. Their work was found to be of
real importance by the commission,
and was regarded as a step into the
unknown which can be followed by
progress if necessary resolutions are
adopted in plenary Session.
Impromptu Hospitality
It is pleasant, when friends drop
in, of an afternoon or evening, to de•
tai them for an hour of refreshment
and hospl'elity. The housewife who
has a party elicit may always be
ready.
Fortunately this Is a day et cannd,
boxed and bottled goods and we may
stoma these away with no danger of
their spoiling. If the cartons of
wafers, biscuits or tea cakes become a
trine stale, a reheating in the oven
will restore their crispness and bring
out their best flavors.
The tea -wagon, the proper lunch -
cloths or defiles and small lunch nap-
kips, and dainty dishes form the base
of preparation. The drinks depend
upon the weather. In hot seasons,
they will be lemonade or other fruit
driults. In cold weather they will be
hot tea, coffee or chocolate.
Loaf sugar, for the coffee or tea,
marsltallows for the chocolate, and
candied rose petals or violet or mint
ieaves, which look lovely floating on
the surface, are on hand for the
drinks. Fruit tablets, dissolved. In the
tea, give it a different flavor.
Honey, fruit pastes, mut butters,
cheeses in jars, jams and spices and
mayonnaise make spreads which
transform almost ally style of crack -
ors, wafers, cookies or biscuits tato
delightful sandwiches or tea calces.
Icing to dress up plain crackers may
quickly be made by stirring canned
milia into powered sugar; or n marsh-
mallow on top of a cookie may be
melted and poured over wafers Pro-
duce the swine result.
Chopped nuts, added to honey, tan
at cheese -spread, increase the mys-
tery. Chopped olives, pickles or nuts
are acceptable in most sandwich fill-
ings. Powdered cloves or allspice may
he added to fruit pastes.
For cold drinks, we may use bottled
fruit juices from the store or the.
same saved from canning added to
prepared sugar syrup which we keep
for that purpose In our ice boxes, and
lemon juice. If mte are to serve iced
tea, a pinch of salt added to the pot
brings out the flavor. The delicious-
ness of tea is increased by the addi-
tion of a sprig of mint or a Piece of
lemon or orange rind.
Ten Nights in a Hospital
A bunch of the germs were hitting it
up
In the bronchial saloon;
Two huge on tine edge of the larynx
Were jazzing a rag -time tune, •
Back to the teeth, In a solo game,
Sat dangerous Ack-Icerchoo,
And watching his pulse,was his light:
of love,
The laic r', in.:,
'F' Irir,;wn as Flu.
Public Health Journal,
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kasolutlons
Oh, put away the ancient' pipe,
Say "By -by" teethe fat cigar,
And hitch -•-• for now the time is
riper
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TOW' reaelutibn'a'rt,."„ ,star,
. It -is Hard
I always hate a New Year's vow',
Because one never knows,
Just how to snake refusal when;
The •otlte • I It hl
ake Vancouver
Healthiest City
• In D s, i. lion
New "Health `League" Plans
Campaign of War on
Disease
Vancouver: This city is out to win
the title, "Canada's Healthiest City."
It is just emerging from a health week
that provided the most important de-
monstration of its kind•ever seen on
the Western coast of the Dominion.
This interested.. Vancouver from
Nov. 14 to 19, and enlisted the co-op-
eration of health departments of city,
province and Dominion, along with
that of national health agencies, local
medical, dental, religious and business
bodies, and leading citizens. And it
has given. birth 1' the Greater Van-
couver Health League, a permanent
lay -organization which will be the lo-
cal breach of the Canadian Social Hy-
giene Council.
The interesting and valuable func-
tion of this body is to teach people how
to keep well.
"An organization of this kind," an
official remarked, "should exist in every
Canadian commu'.ity. For the fact
that thousands of Canadians die every
year of diseases which could be pre-
vented, shows that we as a nation are
not organized properly to combat dis-
ease. We have had o..' convincing de-
monstration of how a national disease -
menace may be properly fought. I re
Per to the progress we have made in
our attack upon venereal disease.
"What has been and Is Dein- done'',
towards suppressing these diseases
may be done with equal or graphic f,
success with many others. For in-
stance,
every year scores of thousand&
of people are made painfully and ex.
pensively ill by diphtheria and ty-
phoid. Many of them die. Yet thee:',i
two diseases are absolutelypreventable
And so on all down the line. here is
scnrrely a disease the death -rate oil
which n.cay not be reduced by intelit
gent private and public action. Here'"
is a frightful waste of Canadian livr!;l:
and mosey, anti the Greater Vancou.
ver Health League plans to put a stol'
to it as far as possible, in Vancouver
at least."
An imposing beginning was made is
the health Week. A large exhibition,
featuring all kinds of health booths,
was the central feature. Schools were
closed down long enough to let children
attend, and free nulls was given them
when they got there. Business men
purchased and contributed full pages
of advertising in the local newspapers,
Moving pictures were shown, radio an-
nouncements were broadcast, and at
the request of the Ministerial Asso-
ciation, announcements were made
from pulpits. The Board of Trade
and similar local organizations re-
operated and large and small local
stores put on speflal window displays.
Valuable co-operation was accorded
by national agencies including th
National Dairy Council, Canadian
Council on Child amid Family Welfare
American Society for the Control o
Cancer, the Canadian Tuberculosis As
sedation and the Victorian Order of
Nurses. The Metropolitan Life Insur
ance Co. assisted.
Estimated attendance ran into thin
sands, and the League plans to carr
on a perpetual educational campaig
from this satisfactory beginning.
Do Not Drive Through Fog
But Wait' Till View Clear
No lighting scheme has been devise
that will penetrate a heavy fog. Whe
large river boats encounter fog the
run slowly or anchor, sounding
warning at short intervals. When
motor car operator continues to driv
in a fog he endangers the lives of al
in his car and of others on the high
way, as the view ahead is shut off. N
one can drive with safety without
clear view, and when such view is no
available the car shotld be parked i
a safe place until the atmospher
clears.
Ontario Has Too Many
Counties—Judge Avers
Toronto. --With a view to cuttini
down administration expenses, Mr
Justice Raney suggests that the nuns
her of counties in Ontario be reduced
He thought there were too many coun
ties in Ontario and suggested the
Halton, Peel, and Dufferin Counties
merged.
This would mean a hie reduction it
taxes, He also believed that gran
juries could be eliminated,
wee, a- -.«.c a always wait unii
the New Year to Make good reeditIons?"
"Because they are so busy then
that they can forget to keep them,
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