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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-03-12, Page 7Nu�ivalious of Refteall A Column Prepared Especially for Women— But Not Forbidden to Men, LIFE—,AS IT COMES 1 asked of Life all lovely things, She laughed and turned away, I sought then what I craved to gain, But they passed me on the way. 'Twas then I turned to 'laugh through . Life. . I • knew I'd asked a lot, Too much for her to grant—land so May futile quest forgot. But now that 1 ani full content With such as comes my way, Life heaps into my careless hands Some Iovely things each day, -i3une R. Thomas. Are women becoming more like men and men more like women? I do not mean in appearance, but in their mental attitude, their view- point? 'Rebecca West, a noted English writer, seems to think men are com- ing to think as women have always been said to do,- measuring every- thing from a, personal standpoint. She bases her claim upon the sort of War books which are being turned out. To quote: "It is an attitude of which the ultimate •expression is seen in the present type of war book," site says. "Wee were always told in the past that men were unlike women in their rower of understanding impersonal issues. Women, it was alleged, put everything on a personal basis. They could understand only the joys and sorrows of individuals, and would be tempted to take these as the criteria of all their judgments, "The men wlio write war books, however, are in exactly the same ease. They put down the physical sufferings and exaltations of the in- dividual soldiers exactly as if they were the only elements that were to be considered in the war. "That there was the faintest ele- ment of politicai necessity in the whole business on either side never is conceded for one moment. Yet ob- viously there were enormous and im- portant forces at work. Iloty else did it happen that before the war there was no League of Nations, and that after the war there was? "I must confess that I clo find something profoundly disquieting in the thought that it is men who write and read and like this kind of hook, Women I am glad to say, do not; even those women who most passionately object to war and; the cruelitiee it inflicted on men, "It is true, that the old-fashioned woman ,used to feel like this, but them she had no vote, and these leen have. It seems to me that if men are to lose their political sense, the pow- er to recognize issues that touch the life of the community, we are faced with an extremely .serious situation. "It must be taken in hand by the schools and universities, or we will have a male electorate of demented flippancy." Most of us would be very sorry to believe that .men were .becoming ef- feminate • in their thinking, as we should be sorry to see then become womanish in their appearance. All women admire a `manly' man, one who looks and acts in a manly way. And, T feel sure, that all men admire a womanly woman, I think it would be well for each sex to play up its own best qualities. It is only' thus that humanity can achieve its best, for each has something of value to contribute. REBEKA13 AN ENDEAVOR TO FECILITATE THE SHIPMENT OF CATTLE TO GREAT BRITAIN Steps to combat a new threat a- gainst Ontario's cattle export trade with Britain are being taken by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Ag- riculture, who is sending a special representative to England to watch the situation in the interests of On- tario's cattle raising industry. Pre- mier Bennett has already asked Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Canada's High Commissioner in London, to request the British Goverment to withhold certain new regulations !which impose new burdens on steamship companies engaged in transporting cattle. These regula- tions lay down a new type of fit- tings with which the ships must be equipped if permitted to carry cattle to Britain. ain.ty- Chinaware In every package marked “Chinaware" ... as pretty as you can buy Qwcc OUAKER OATS Cooks in 2% minutes after the water boils THE CLINTON-NEWS RECORD USEFUL HOUSEIIO Easy Cleaning One housewife gives her porch a scrubbing on wash day by throwing over it the cleaner suds after -the clothes have been hung on the line. Then the rinse water is thrown over it and swept off with a broom She says it is as effective as when it le done with a scrubbing brush and certainly, is an bawler method on a cold day. Did You Know 'Chis One? , Press ribbons on the wrong side to prevent shine. Apples should . be pared with a silver, knife to prevent discolotalion. The refrigerator should be looked over each day for signs of decay in ,food. • A raw potato clipped in brick dust will remove all those nasty stains from the kitchen knives. If you will ,rinse the lemon squeez- er as soon as youhave finished with it you will save yourself a lot of trouble later on.• Dried fruits are usually dirty and necessarily have had quite a lot of handling, so they will have to be rinsed well in boiling water before cooking. Do not leave crumbs in the table cloth or napkins when they are plac- ed in the clothes hamper as they are apt to attract nice and your linen will be ruined. Smelly • Lamps The irritating smell of oil lamps can be done away with to a great ex- tent, by rubbing the reservoir every day with a rag moistened with tur- pentine, followed by a brisk polish- ing with a soft dry cloth. Holes in Lace. A novel method .of mending a hole in lace and one that proves very sue- cesseul is to put a piece of paper un- der the hole and stitch on the ma- chine until the hole is filled. Then pick out the paper. Use very fine thread for the stitching. Drooping Plants If the house plants droop from no apparent cause and stop thriving, try watering thein solely from the bottom by pouring water into the saucers each day. Frequently this will give a .plant new life, for they love food coming up through the soil. Scratches en Silver If your table silver is scratched buy a small amount of putt's powder at the chemist's and put it into a saucer with enough olive oil to make a paste. Rub this paste onto the sil- ver with a soft rag, then polish with a chamois and thescratches will no longer be seen. Does Away With the Grease If you should spill grease on the kitchen linoleum, sprinkle soda on it and pour boiling water over it. It can then be wiped up without dan- ger of leaving• just enough grease to cause a nasty fall. An Economical Measure If you are substituting drippings for butter when baking a cake, add the juice of a lepton. The drippings will never taste if this is done and the cake will have the same flavor and texture as if it were cooked with fresh butter. Another Good Thought When preparing Apples for pies or puddings, wipe therm with a damp cloth an as e 1 du peel them put the Y P skies into a separate saucepan find cover with water. Adel some 'sugar and boil gently for an hour. You A. LANE, Clinton LD SUGGESTIONS will then have a delicious juice to add to your puddings or pies; Kitchen Utensils Dry the kitchen utensils well be - tore putting tlieln away. The smal- ler articles should be dried on a towel and the pans and pots''may be dried out on the back of the stove -be- fore packing away. It only ' means rust, an attraction to bugs and un - I pleasant odors when pans are put a- way wet or damp: Banishes Insects Do you wash pantry shelves with a hot solution of alum water?_ It will drive away all roaches and in- sects. Clean Traps Mice are smart little things and unless the trap is clean and free from odor of former victims, they will avoid it, After a mouse has jbeen caught in the trap, the trap I should be thoroughly scalded and air- ed so that all l'tister Mousey's frag- rance has disappeared. Then bait Iyour trap -anew with bacon .rind or cheese and await developments. , The Home Maker Scald new brooms in hot suds to toughen the straws. • ,A, little vinegar rubbed' on the hands after dishwashing wiII keep them soft. When making plans for the spring garden, choose perennials rather I than annuals so, that you have a foundation for the next year. If in doubt as to, whether the table for the large dinner party is going to be comfortably spaced, allow 20 inches space for each person when setting the table. Soiled Photographs Soiled photographs can be cleaned nicely by sponging lightly with ab- sorbent cotton moistened with alco- hol. A Secere Hem. When you hem a skirt, take a dou- ble stitch every inch or so, This will slake such a first hem that if you rip a few stitches the rip will not extend more than an inch. A Helpful Tip Try to finish the neck of a frock as soon as possible, so that in trying it on for fittings, the neck line is not stretched out of shape. Nothing looks quite so home-made as a poor neck-line, • Grease Spots On time back of Daddy's leather chair there is apt to bo a grease spot caused by the tonic or dressing he uses on his hair. This can be re- moved by spreading over it a paste of fullers' earth and water. Let dry and brush off. Here Comes tate Sun Don't make that visit to the in- valid if you are not in a cheery hu- mor yourself. She will sense it very quickly and even though you try to disguise year stood. Wait until you have a happier day and then do your calling on the sick. An Inner Lining If you will Iine your kitchen waste paper basket with a clean newspaper each time you empty it, the greasy meat papers, ice cream containers, etc., may be put in without worry a- bout spoiling the basket. A Pretty Sight Si ht Try decorating the top of the mound of mashed potatoes with some minced parsley, 'a sprinkling of pap - like and a large lump of butter in the centre. It certainly makes an attractive dish out of a more or less plain one. The Table Oilcloth If you use oilcloth on your kitchen table it is well to invest in four brass corners that may be put on af- ter the new oilcloth is tacked down. They present a nice appearance be- sides preventing the oilcloth from wearing out at the corners long be- fore the rest is worn. Glass Containers Glass containers are not only at- tractive containers of household sup- plies but they are practical in that at a glance one can . see just what needs replenishing . If in a tin con- tainer one would not always open the cart to see its contents, but there can be no slip-up in a glass container. SPARE TREES TO SANE ANGLING WATERS Spare the trees and bashes near to the banks of brooks, and there'll be more fish in the brooks' for the country dwellers and the visiting anglers. Cbtting down these bushes, and trees means more liklihocd of low water in the streams in lite sum- mer season, or even danger that the brooks will dry sip, and that means diminished angling resources, Re- porting to the Dominion Department of Fisheries a few weeks ago, one of its superyisors • in Nova Scotia, where there was low water in a num- bers of the streams in some, areas last summer and, consequently, poor- er angling than usual, pointed out that "cutting down of alder bushes. and other small trees by farmers has helped to dry up brooks." Let it be added to the farmers? credit , that l when the supervisor drew the at- tention of several of thein to the in- juriotiw effect of action of. this kind iipon :fish life they at once agreed to see to it that tree growth close to brooks on their land would be left alone after this whenever Possible. That's a goodrule fol' everybody to follow: :Spare the trees and bushes near the brooks, and thus help to maintain 'the stocks el fish in these waters, SCIENCE AND. INVENTION 'Cork bee been put td use by man for more than 2300 years. A powerful` friction saw ,has boon developed for cutting large steel girders, ere, There are especially 'Manufactured fountain pens "for those who write left-handed. ' Anew -quarter -tone >piano.has been designed which divides the regular scale of 12 notes into 24. A demountable automobile rim has been invented which is locked with 'one nut instead of eight, as at pre- sent. Labor saving machinery with three men does the work of 40 men in the rico fields of California. To aid breathing in high altitudes explorers will use an oxygen appar- atus in an attempt to climb Mt. Ev- erest.' • A new alloy from which razor and scissor blades can be made is com- posed of copper, silicon and mangan- ese, Nearly 1,000,000 Wien and women in the United States are furnished steady employment by the inven- tions of Thomas Edison. A. new all-weather sextant has been perfected that is able to furnish a -navigator the true altitude of the sun at any time without difficulty as long as the sun is above the horizon. A new machine cuts,green hay, in- to inch lengths and blows it through nipes heated to a temperature of 700 degrees, delivering it into bags thor- oughly dried in 40 seconds. :Metal shields have been invented by Univeristy of California engin- eers to be placed on top of concrete foundations to prevent termite ants entering and destroying timbers of buildings. •Students at Henry Ford's Edison Institute of Technology have • extract- ed alcohol, various oils and a mys- terious residue that is good fertil- izer and may do for building roads or houses from the carrot. The largest steel casting ever made- in the world, weighing 460,- 000 pounds, was recently completed at Bethlehem, Pa. The casting is a platen, or 'cylinder jacket, for a 14,- 000 -ton forging press. A. radio -telephone conversation was recently held between New York and a steamship in the Pacific Oc- ean, near China, about 7000 miles distant. This is believed to be a re- cord for long-distance ship -to -shore talk. A. new type of wind tunnel for testing model airplanes to determine Structural weaknesses, a vertical tunnel, has been constructed in Stratford, Conn., under the direction of Professor D. E. 0lshevsky, of Yale University, the inventor. A new use for the inert gas hel- ium, noted for its use in large air- ships„ has been found in the preser- vation of food. Chemists have fount] helium "excellent" fol• preventing decay of foods and point out that baked products treated with the gas were found to be as oven -fresh six months afterward as upon the day of baking, An inventor In Chicago, Ill, has perfected a model of a bicycle plane which he claims, ean he propelled without an engine and with nothing more than the wheel -turning mech- anism of a bicycle fitted to the pro- peller of the plane. When a person makes 50 revolutions a minute on the sprocket of the bicycle, the propeller developes a pull of 400 pounds. France now has the most powerful undersea fighting craft in the world Actually a cruiser capable of sub- merging, the craft displaces 3260 tons, has a steaming radius of 10,- 000 miles, carries two 0 -inch and four 61e inch gunsand can fire 14 THURSDAY, IvarteII' 12, 1931 ifeallith Service it atttbiatt OF THE ebiatt Atn,ouatutjntt lldItod•Ly GRANT FLEMING INFANT FEEDING A great responsibility rests upon each Mother because her baby is ab- solutely dependent upon her. The health of the citizens of the next Canadian generation dependsupon the mothers of .today.' The baby- is a very helpless mor- tal, It i;3 this helplessness that is, in many ways, so appealing, but, at the sada time, it makes great de- mends upon the 'nether. Breast milk is the perfect' food for the baby." The breast -fad baby • is the best -fed baby. In the breast milk, he receives all the different kinds of food he needs, in the cor- rect proportions and in a form which is easy for him to digest. .There is no artificial feeding that is just as good as the natural feed- ing, The baby who is deprived of. his natural food lases something that cannot be replaced, and he has not as good a chance to grow lip strong and well as has his naturally -fed brother. There le more sickness and a high- er percentage of deaths among arti- ficially -fed infants. The reason for this is that the naturally»fed infants have the benefit of breast nrillc which is free from dirt and disease. germs and is easy to digest, It is cheaper and much more easy to breast-feed than it is to use ar- tificial feedings. It takes time to prepare feedings, the materials used must be paid for, and even thea, the feeding is, at the best, nothing more M.D. .•..+ ASSOCIATE SECRETARY than a good substitute for the natues al food. In the vast majority of eases, a mother weansher baby without knowing that she is doing the wrong thing. She may think that she can- not nurse her baby, that the baby is not doing well, and that, conseclnent- ly, there must either be something wrong with her milk, or that it is of poor quality. She may have listen- ed to some well-meaning but ignor- ant neighbour who 'has told her that artificial feeding is better. The truth is that there are very few women who cannot' nurse their. babies. heir- babies. No baby should be weaned excepting on the advice of the fam- ily physician. Even a small quan- tity of breast milk is better far the baby than none at all. There are many ways in .which the quantity of milk can be increased, and these should be all tried before the baby is weaned. The nursing mother should eat plain, wholesome food. She should take milk daily, and fresh fruits and vegetables should form a regular part of her diet. . The foundation of health is laid by a good start in life, and the baby who is breast-fed regularly by a healthy mother is given such a good start. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. torpedoes simultaneously. It has a speed of 18 knots and can carry a seaplane. t The United States lighthouse ser- vice has devised a radio beacon to be used in connection with a fog signal at ligthhouses, in such a way that vessels properly equipped may be en- abled to tell the distance they may be from a shoal or rock. The radia' sends a series of clashes, the instant the last dash ends the fog horn is sounded. The navigator on the ship counts the seconds between the end of the last dash and the instant he hears the fog horn. I -le then can determine the distance from a table. 1931 TEACHING DAYS NOW UNDER 200 MARK Total teaching days for 1031 aro fewer than ever, according to a cir- cular sent out by the department of education for Ontario to all Ontario schools. Two hundred days of actual tui- tion used to be the rule, but this year there are only 197 days, This apples says the department, to high, continuation, public and separate schools. In the January to June period there are 118 days and in the fall terns 79 days. Easter holidays will be from April 2 to 13. The schools are to close for summer vacation on ,lune 29 and re- open on Sept. 1. Actually in most places these dates will not be oh - served. June 29 falls on Monday, and of course most school boards, at least in cities andtowns, to n, will close the schools on Friday, the 20th. This year Sept. 1 falls on a Tuesday and Labor Day on the 7. It is the custom for city schools especially not to op- en until the day after Labor Day. Will the whole of the first week of September be added to the holidays? That would take a total of five days off the 197. The department circular points out that neither Arbor day nor Empire day is a holiday, though the latter is usually a half holiday.. if not a whole one in most schools. COUNTY NEWS EXETER: The funeral of John Spackman, of Toronto, was held here Saturday morning. The deceas- ed was born in Exeter and received his education Isere and later studied music in Munich for two years. In Inc early days he wee a noted la- crosse player. He is survived by a wife and one daughter. IIis parents, who also survive, spent many years here, his father having been the pro- prietor of the general store which was bought about 20 years ago by Jones and May. Hugh Spackman, former Hardware Merchant, is an unele. EXETER: So many false rumors have been rife in this vicinity that that five utiles of unpaved road on No. 4 highway, immediately to the south of the village, would not be paved this year, that Reeve Bertram Francis has issued a statement to the effect that the tenders for the completion of the part in question are alreadyenn tbe hands of the de- partment of public highways and that he is assured that the work will be started this spring. For heavy work the whole year 'it- jl. and A6. at than li®w , st cost -perms mile CHEVROLET trucks are always ready to do a good job—at low cost. These big, powerful Sixes have the strength and stamina for long hauls, ]lard pulls, fast schedules and rough going. And Chevrolet's cost -per -mile is not only extremely low, but it stays low, season after season. You will find it well worth while to inspect today's Chevrolet truck. line. Chevrolet bodies of every type are now built in Canadian plants exclusively for use on the Chevrolet chassis. >✓��~.:li .L slfffisr-//��.��.7,2 �z,(//fry FEATURES: Three wheelbase models --a 109 inch commercial chassis of halfton capacity, and - two 1%z -ton trucks—ane of 131 inch wheelbase and the other 157 inch. Features include: New dual tear wheels, with 30" x S" 8.ply truck -type cord tires. New and heavier front axle Special track -type clutch with ten -inch Ills a. New nod heavier rear axle. Massive new frames. Pully enclosed4 wheal brakes with larger rear drums rour.speed transmission. Now, roomier, liner. looking cabs. 50Horaap Wer 6 -cylinder valve to head engine. C CYLINDER Chevrolet 114 Ton Chassis with 131"Wheci- basc, $675 (Dual wheel option, $50 extra) Ves TON CHASSIS WHIT 157" WHEEL. BASE, $730 (Dual wheel aption,$SOextra) COMMERCIAL CHASSIS, 3470 Illustrated above h the Chevro- let1Va.ton truck camplotc with Chevrolet caband stake body. All prices 5. o. b. factories. Tp:oa and special equipment extra. 1 A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE trio -24 Nedi,er, IN . Lgyy {ia , I k On all JD ]J RANT Models 1931 SERIES "4.07" • , "644" "6 -ICS" 9 -cylinder &cylinder &cylinder All models of the New Durant line are now quoted at New Low Prices . Ask your dealer for full particulars Foremost in Quality and Value Built by .. A Canadian Company. Controlled by Canadian Capital DURANT MOTORS OP CANADA LIMITED TORONTO (LEASiD5) CANADA ° '•7 C: mow +R .. . A GOOD C A R , A. LANE, Clinton LD SUGGESTIONS will then have a delicious juice to add to your puddings or pies; Kitchen Utensils Dry the kitchen utensils well be - tore putting tlieln away. The smal- ler articles should be dried on a towel and the pans and pots''may be dried out on the back of the stove -be- fore packing away. It only ' means rust, an attraction to bugs and un - I pleasant odors when pans are put a- way wet or damp: Banishes Insects Do you wash pantry shelves with a hot solution of alum water?_ It will drive away all roaches and in- sects. Clean Traps Mice are smart little things and unless the trap is clean and free from odor of former victims, they will avoid it, After a mouse has jbeen caught in the trap, the trap I should be thoroughly scalded and air- ed so that all l'tister Mousey's frag- rance has disappeared. Then bait Iyour trap -anew with bacon .rind or cheese and await developments. , The Home Maker Scald new brooms in hot suds to toughen the straws. • ,A, little vinegar rubbed' on the hands after dishwashing wiII keep them soft. When making plans for the spring garden, choose perennials rather I than annuals so, that you have a foundation for the next year. If in doubt as to, whether the table for the large dinner party is going to be comfortably spaced, allow 20 inches space for each person when setting the table. Soiled Photographs Soiled photographs can be cleaned nicely by sponging lightly with ab- sorbent cotton moistened with alco- hol. A Secere Hem. When you hem a skirt, take a dou- ble stitch every inch or so, This will slake such a first hem that if you rip a few stitches the rip will not extend more than an inch. A Helpful Tip Try to finish the neck of a frock as soon as possible, so that in trying it on for fittings, the neck line is not stretched out of shape. Nothing looks quite so home-made as a poor neck-line, • Grease Spots On time back of Daddy's leather chair there is apt to bo a grease spot caused by the tonic or dressing he uses on his hair. This can be re- moved by spreading over it a paste of fullers' earth and water. Let dry and brush off. Here Comes tate Sun Don't make that visit to the in- valid if you are not in a cheery hu- mor yourself. She will sense it very quickly and even though you try to disguise year stood. Wait until you have a happier day and then do your calling on the sick. An Inner Lining If you will Iine your kitchen waste paper basket with a clean newspaper each time you empty it, the greasy meat papers, ice cream containers, etc., may be put in without worry a- bout spoiling the basket. A Pretty Sight Si ht Try decorating the top of the mound of mashed potatoes with some minced parsley, 'a sprinkling of pap - like and a large lump of butter in the centre. It certainly makes an attractive dish out of a more or less plain one. The Table Oilcloth If you use oilcloth on your kitchen table it is well to invest in four brass corners that may be put on af- ter the new oilcloth is tacked down. They present a nice appearance be- sides preventing the oilcloth from wearing out at the corners long be- fore the rest is worn. Glass Containers Glass containers are not only at- tractive containers of household sup- plies but they are practical in that at a glance one can . see just what needs replenishing . If in a tin con- tainer one would not always open the cart to see its contents, but there can be no slip-up in a glass container. SPARE TREES TO SANE ANGLING WATERS Spare the trees and bashes near to the banks of brooks, and there'll be more fish in the brooks' for the country dwellers and the visiting anglers. Cbtting down these bushes, and trees means more liklihocd of low water in the streams in lite sum- mer season, or even danger that the brooks will dry sip, and that means diminished angling resources, Re- porting to the Dominion Department of Fisheries a few weeks ago, one of its superyisors • in Nova Scotia, where there was low water in a num- bers of the streams in some, areas last summer and, consequently, poor- er angling than usual, pointed out that "cutting down of alder bushes. and other small trees by farmers has helped to dry up brooks." Let it be added to the farmers? credit , that l when the supervisor drew the at- tention of several of thein to the in- juriotiw effect of action of. this kind iipon :fish life they at once agreed to see to it that tree growth close to brooks on their land would be left alone after this whenever Possible. That's a goodrule fol' everybody to follow: :Spare the trees and bushes near the brooks, and thus help to maintain 'the stocks el fish in these waters, SCIENCE AND. INVENTION 'Cork bee been put td use by man for more than 2300 years. A powerful` friction saw ,has boon developed for cutting large steel girders, ere, There are especially 'Manufactured fountain pens "for those who write left-handed. ' Anew -quarter -tone >piano.has been designed which divides the regular scale of 12 notes into 24. A demountable automobile rim has been invented which is locked with 'one nut instead of eight, as at pre- sent. Labor saving machinery with three men does the work of 40 men in the rico fields of California. To aid breathing in high altitudes explorers will use an oxygen appar- atus in an attempt to climb Mt. Ev- erest.' • A new alloy from which razor and scissor blades can be made is com- posed of copper, silicon and mangan- ese, Nearly 1,000,000 Wien and women in the United States are furnished steady employment by the inven- tions of Thomas Edison. A. new all-weather sextant has been perfected that is able to furnish a -navigator the true altitude of the sun at any time without difficulty as long as the sun is above the horizon. A new machine cuts,green hay, in- to inch lengths and blows it through nipes heated to a temperature of 700 degrees, delivering it into bags thor- oughly dried in 40 seconds. :Metal shields have been invented by Univeristy of California engin- eers to be placed on top of concrete foundations to prevent termite ants entering and destroying timbers of buildings. •Students at Henry Ford's Edison Institute of Technology have • extract- ed alcohol, various oils and a mys- terious residue that is good fertil- izer and may do for building roads or houses from the carrot. The largest steel casting ever made- in the world, weighing 460,- 000 pounds, was recently completed at Bethlehem, Pa. The casting is a platen, or 'cylinder jacket, for a 14,- 000 -ton forging press. A. radio -telephone conversation was recently held between New York and a steamship in the Pacific Oc- ean, near China, about 7000 miles distant. This is believed to be a re- cord for long-distance ship -to -shore talk. A. new type of wind tunnel for testing model airplanes to determine Structural weaknesses, a vertical tunnel, has been constructed in Stratford, Conn., under the direction of Professor D. E. 0lshevsky, of Yale University, the inventor. A new use for the inert gas hel- ium, noted for its use in large air- ships„ has been found in the preser- vation of food. Chemists have fount] helium "excellent" fol• preventing decay of foods and point out that baked products treated with the gas were found to be as oven -fresh six months afterward as upon the day of baking, An inventor In Chicago, Ill, has perfected a model of a bicycle plane which he claims, ean he propelled without an engine and with nothing more than the wheel -turning mech- anism of a bicycle fitted to the pro- peller of the plane. When a person makes 50 revolutions a minute on the sprocket of the bicycle, the propeller developes a pull of 400 pounds. France now has the most powerful undersea fighting craft in the world Actually a cruiser capable of sub- merging, the craft displaces 3260 tons, has a steaming radius of 10,- 000 miles, carries two 0 -inch and four 61e inch gunsand can fire 14 THURSDAY, IvarteII' 12, 1931 ifeallith Service it atttbiatt OF THE ebiatt Atn,ouatutjntt lldItod•Ly GRANT FLEMING INFANT FEEDING A great responsibility rests upon each Mother because her baby is ab- solutely dependent upon her. The health of the citizens of the next Canadian generation dependsupon the mothers of .today.' The baby- is a very helpless mor- tal, It i;3 this helplessness that is, in many ways, so appealing, but, at the sada time, it makes great de- mends upon the 'nether. Breast milk is the perfect' food for the baby." The breast -fad baby • is the best -fed baby. In the breast milk, he receives all the different kinds of food he needs, in the cor- rect proportions and in a form which is easy for him to digest. .There is no artificial feeding that is just as good as the natural feed- ing, The baby who is deprived of. his natural food lases something that cannot be replaced, and he has not as good a chance to grow lip strong and well as has his naturally -fed brother. There le more sickness and a high- er percentage of deaths among arti- ficially -fed infants. The reason for this is that the naturally»fed infants have the benefit of breast nrillc which is free from dirt and disease. germs and is easy to digest, It is cheaper and much more easy to breast-feed than it is to use ar- tificial feedings. It takes time to prepare feedings, the materials used must be paid for, and even thea, the feeding is, at the best, nothing more M.D. .•..+ ASSOCIATE SECRETARY than a good substitute for the natues al food. In the vast majority of eases, a mother weansher baby without knowing that she is doing the wrong thing. She may think that she can- not nurse her baby, that the baby is not doing well, and that, conseclnent- ly, there must either be something wrong with her milk, or that it is of poor quality. She may have listen- ed to some well-meaning but ignor- ant neighbour who 'has told her that artificial feeding is better. The truth is that there are very few women who cannot' nurse their. babies. heir- babies. No baby should be weaned excepting on the advice of the fam- ily physician. Even a small quan- tity of breast milk is better far the baby than none at all. There are many ways in .which the quantity of milk can be increased, and these should be all tried before the baby is weaned. The nursing mother should eat plain, wholesome food. She should take milk daily, and fresh fruits and vegetables should form a regular part of her diet. . The foundation of health is laid by a good start in life, and the baby who is breast-fed regularly by a healthy mother is given such a good start. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. torpedoes simultaneously. It has a speed of 18 knots and can carry a seaplane. t The United States lighthouse ser- vice has devised a radio beacon to be used in connection with a fog signal at ligthhouses, in such a way that vessels properly equipped may be en- abled to tell the distance they may be from a shoal or rock. The radia' sends a series of clashes, the instant the last dash ends the fog horn is sounded. The navigator on the ship counts the seconds between the end of the last dash and the instant he hears the fog horn. I -le then can determine the distance from a table. 1931 TEACHING DAYS NOW UNDER 200 MARK Total teaching days for 1031 aro fewer than ever, according to a cir- cular sent out by the department of education for Ontario to all Ontario schools. Two hundred days of actual tui- tion used to be the rule, but this year there are only 197 days, This apples says the department, to high, continuation, public and separate schools. In the January to June period there are 118 days and in the fall terns 79 days. Easter holidays will be from April 2 to 13. The schools are to close for summer vacation on ,lune 29 and re- open on Sept. 1. Actually in most places these dates will not be oh - served. June 29 falls on Monday, and of course most school boards, at least in cities andtowns, to n, will close the schools on Friday, the 20th. This year Sept. 1 falls on a Tuesday and Labor Day on the 7. It is the custom for city schools especially not to op- en until the day after Labor Day. Will the whole of the first week of September be added to the holidays? That would take a total of five days off the 197. The department circular points out that neither Arbor day nor Empire day is a holiday, though the latter is usually a half holiday.. if not a whole one in most schools. COUNTY NEWS EXETER: The funeral of John Spackman, of Toronto, was held here Saturday morning. The deceas- ed was born in Exeter and received his education Isere and later studied music in Munich for two years. In Inc early days he wee a noted la- crosse player. He is survived by a wife and one daughter. IIis parents, who also survive, spent many years here, his father having been the pro- prietor of the general store which was bought about 20 years ago by Jones and May. Hugh Spackman, former Hardware Merchant, is an unele. EXETER: So many false rumors have been rife in this vicinity that that five utiles of unpaved road on No. 4 highway, immediately to the south of the village, would not be paved this year, that Reeve Bertram Francis has issued a statement to the effect that the tenders for the completion of the part in question are alreadyenn tbe hands of the de- partment of public highways and that he is assured that the work will be started this spring. For heavy work the whole year 'it- jl. and A6. at than li®w , st cost -perms mile CHEVROLET trucks are always ready to do a good job—at low cost. These big, powerful Sixes have the strength and stamina for long hauls, ]lard pulls, fast schedules and rough going. And Chevrolet's cost -per -mile is not only extremely low, but it stays low, season after season. You will find it well worth while to inspect today's Chevrolet truck. line. Chevrolet bodies of every type are now built in Canadian plants exclusively for use on the Chevrolet chassis. >✓��~.:li .L slfffisr-//��.��.7,2 �z,(//fry FEATURES: Three wheelbase models --a 109 inch commercial chassis of halfton capacity, and - two 1%z -ton trucks—ane of 131 inch wheelbase and the other 157 inch. Features include: New dual tear wheels, with 30" x S" 8.ply truck -type cord tires. New and heavier front axle Special track -type clutch with ten -inch Ills a. New nod heavier rear axle. Massive new frames. Pully enclosed4 wheal brakes with larger rear drums rour.speed transmission. Now, roomier, liner. looking cabs. 50Horaap Wer 6 -cylinder valve to head engine. C CYLINDER Chevrolet 114 Ton Chassis with 131"Wheci- basc, $675 (Dual wheel option, $50 extra) Ves TON CHASSIS WHIT 157" WHEEL. BASE, $730 (Dual wheel aption,$SOextra) COMMERCIAL CHASSIS, 3470 Illustrated above h the Chevro- let1Va.ton truck camplotc with Chevrolet caband stake body. All prices 5. o. b. factories. Tp:oa and special equipment extra. 1 A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE trio -24 Nedi,er,