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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-09-10, Page 7ss TiIE ; CLINTON-NEWS ,RECORD RuMillalioila ni R A Column Prepared° Especially for Women--- But Not Forbidden to Men HEALTH. It's a dreary old world and a weary old world When a te,othache you happen to get, s Beyond any question, if you've indi- gestion O'er trifles you're certain to fret, And who can be happy, however so ;tion, If his feet are afflicted with locker - room itch? You don't gq to dinners or'dances or shows If neuritis gets into your frame. A boil on your neck, all life's pleas- ure tan wreck, And a touch of the grip does the same. To get the full joy frciit a rose which you smell, There isn't a doubt that you've got to be well: It doesn't take much of an ache to destroy The pleasure a fortune can bung, If you've ne appetite and You can't sleep at night You are deaf to the song birds that sing. For the jays of the world are not glory hr wealth, If you want to be happy, take care of your 'health. -Edgar A. Guest -1 "The ability to make the best use of leisure," says Dr. Marion E. Ken- worthy, who is one of the leading woman psychiatrists, "is a geed test of a person's adjustment -''to life. Many individuals find satisfaction in their work, but in their moments of leisure they become restless and un- easy because they have no interests to turn to that will provide the same fundamental release which they de- rive from their work. "They are unable to live with themselves, as it were, too fearful to be alone with their own thoughts and oppressed by a sense of emptiness, they 'turn to others for relief. They are unable to use their free time as an ouportunity for creative self-ex- pression, but only to satisfy a demand for security that is not available within themselves. Their pleasures are therefore mere ways of escape to which they are forced by the lack of adequate personal integration and of the necessary inner adaptation." Some thoughtfi l writers tell us that is what is wrong with the world, • we do not know how Iso spend our leisure of course a good many of us have very little leisure to dispose of. We can easily spend all that comes our way. But I won- der what the women who read this column each week would do if they suddenly found themselves out of employment, with nothing to do but spend the time in some way. Per- sonaliy, I should like to try it for 'six months or a year; just by' way of a change. I think I maid spend an least that much time happily with- out regular employment. I suppose anyone who has spent a busy life feels that way. But I fancy that if one looked forward to years of that sort of thing it wr'ild become dull and uninteresting, If one had inde- pendent ,yvealth and could travel, or could employ oneself in helping oth- ers one could put in plenty of time. But to be without any sort of em- pleytnent and obliged to spend one's time in one place pretty much doesn't appeal to me as a desirable existance But how do we spend the little leisure we have? One of the things which night .with profit be taught to children is the way tq amuse or aecupy themselves if left to thentsel- ves, We are social beings and it is good for us to associate with each other and io learn to work and play together, but the man or woman wire is so dependent upon others that he or she cannot exist and bei happy a. lone occasionally is but badly eqipped for life, We are the happiest when we can associate happily with other's - en aSsociale just as happily With our- selves. The habit ef reading, a habit which needs to be formed early in life, is a great help in passing leisure mo- ments, not alone, but in the best of good company. We shall not dread but look forward tq a leisure hour ifcompany, we have a good book to -keep' us I heard a lady the other day ask. if there was not some simple way t f preparing a " non -intoxicating drink from grapes. here is one which• is supplied by the Fruit Branch of the Department of Agriculture. 1 cupful grapes, 1 cupful sugar. Thor- oughly sterilize a quart sized sealer, put in the grapes and sugar, fill to overflowing with boiling water, seal and put away. This snakes a deli- cious temperance drink. It will not ferment as long as it is kept sealed but it should be used immediately it is opened as on exposure to the air for a short time fermentation takes place. Half quantities in pint sealers would make small amounts if one liked to do it that way. Some readers I know are interest- ed in cats and their history, so for their benefit I ani including this rather interesting sketch of the ori- gin of the domestic cat taken from "Our Dumb Animals:" Antiquity ef The Cat ' L. E. Eubanks Chinese history shows that the do- mestic cat thrived there for centuries befrre the coming of Christ; but during these hundreds' of years the Chinese cats did not get any farther west than Persia. However, the Per- sians liked this kind of cat so well that they adopted it; as a result of which we note have the beautiful Persian cat which is such a favorite of eat lovers everywhere, Mot plausibly, the cat originated in Egypt. For ninny centuries be- fore the Christian era the cat was being pictured in hieroglyphics on most of the monuments in the Nile valley. It is thought that the Egyp- tians domesticated the African wild- cat, a very vicious little creature, in order that their granaries might be protected from -nice. The eat must have performed some wonderful ser- vice, for the Egyptians gave it much attention. They even erected temples in hon- er of the cat. If the fancily cat died, it was not buried in the back yard and forgotten, but its mum- mified form was placed in the vaults, even with the Pharaohs. All the members of an ancient Egytian fam- ily would atjiave off their eyebtrows as a sign of mourning for a departed cat. In one year alone 180,000 mum- mified cats were removed from vaults near Cairo by the 'British authorities and distributed to museums all over the world. It is thought that the Egyptian cats were brought to Europe by Phoenicians, traders probably, where their value was soon recognized by farmers. Until some more plausible explanation is given, the Egyptians must be given credit for domesticat- ing the African wildcats. They have left indelible "eat history" on their obelisks and various other menu- /tents of four or five thousand years ago; while the record on the Chinese eat is made largely from legend. REBEKAB How My World Wags By That Ancient Mariner DEAN D. HURMDY George Young had the right brant •--Johnny Walker. "Peel pioneer 88 years aid." Call the Humane Society. "Exhibits grow as years pass." Es- pecially the side-show.fet lady, "layette girl drinks :eyewash .by mistake," Bet it was same eye- openes. ' Winnipeg paper advertises medi- cine to cure auto -intoxication. Jail sentence is usually quite effective. "Butter and cheese drop at Mon- treal," on-lreal," says na'rketreport, • But think of the splash if it had been eggs] «Caledonia baby' wins first prize :for second year in succession at 'Pinson - burg fair.. "0 Caledonia! stern and wild." Now ain't you proud of that there child! No bard, I think, has ever sung Of swimming champion, George Young; Aird how his rivals all were passed With easy stroke, so strong and fast; But nrw that George has stacks of dough 'Tis 'best that he should just go slow. Montagu Mercian, governor' of the -NililMlaajwilid.111101•1•114011111WEIMir Bank of England, is visiting New Brunswick. Tennyson contrasted "simple faith" with "Norman blood." If Montagu hasn't the simple faith he'd better keep the bank key "Ty down in his pants pocket while away from 'erne. Picture of 20 finalists in the an- nual tourney of the Municipal Lawn Bowling Association shows only one. individual wearing a beard. Mow- ing is usually done before lawn bowl- ing contests. Newspaper cut of ladies' taking part in archers' open competition for Dominion title reveals another don ger for us poen men. We recall that Cupid, the arch culprit in this arch- aie• pastime) was blindfolded and we wish archly to remark that we think the fair sex, if exempted .from this handicap, risk being termed the un- fain sex. • Aviation in 1940 • (Noses .trom Daily Press of that year) If all the aviators who have :flown from Newfoundland to England were laid end to end they would reachthat fai, A new record of 625 miles an hour was established by an air mail pilot between Toronto and Edmonton. This will probably stand for a week or two before'heing broken. An insulated, lightning-proot pas- senger plane with . glass cabin for eightseers.is . making trips • through thunderstrons over Niagara. Falls, The experienee is said, to be very;: thrilling; and reservations are being beaked abead for months to come. Near Kenna, ,h tramp in an anti- quated little Moth plane of 19314 fecklessly crossed the illuminated airway now extending from Halifax to Vancouver. Ile; was picked up by the Royal North 'West Aerial Ppliee and after appearingin the aviation court at Winnipeg, is now under ob- servaticm in the phyehiatrie hospital there. Recipe for Common Joitn Pie This novel dishis made entirely from wild flowers. !Gather a bouquet and select all the Common Saint Johns wort plants. Carefddly remove the saints, and with 'a wart -eradica- tor eliminate the worts. Thus com- mon John remains.. Then take a number of Joe Pye Weed plants and boil them androil them until all the Joe .disappears. Hoe out the weeds and only the Pye will remain. Mix Pye with Common John and the Common John Pye results.' Please not the spelljng of Pye. This makes it very appropriate as a .commodity M sell in Ye Gide Pye :Shoppe, if you happen to be the proprietor of such. Contentment , I've never tuned a tuna fish, And for the job 1 have no wish. I've never heard a sun dog bark, And never will, I might remark. I've never. made a cougar coo, For all I know, no more have you. 'I've never seen a raven rave, And for that sight I do not crave. I've never met a red ant's aunt. And what is more, I won't and cant, I love the simple facts' of life, Like murder, robbery and strife. -Dean D. Iiurtndy. Progress in Empire Buying "The, growing habit of .buying from within the Empire has attained an impetus in the United Kingdom," states the report of the Empire Mar- keting Board just published, "which even the world-wide economic depres- sion has been powerless to retard," The report of 1929-1830 shows that twenty-five new records had been set up in the year under review, by Eme pire foodstuffs, as regards volume of imports into the United Iiingdont. Apples from Canada and from New Zealand reached record quantities in 1930, as did bananas from the Brit- ish West Indies, butter and cheese from New Zealand, coffee from Bri• lab East Africa, currants from Aus- tralia, eggs from Australia and South Africa, grapefruit from South Africa and Palestine, lamb from New Zealand, oranges, peaches, plums, sugar and wine from South Africa, pears from four Dominions, and to- bacco from India. A number of other food stuffs are mentioned which surpassed all pre- vious years, except 1929. These in- clude Australian raisins and sultanas New Zealand frozen pork, Ceylon tea, Australian sugar and British Malay- an canned pineapples. The pegple of the United Kingdon are reported to be buying steadily more and more from within the Em- pire. Many factors have combined to bring about this result. First, more attention is being paid today by Em- pire producers to the heed for grad- ing and orderly marketing. Secondly, distributive traders have shown them selves resolved to further the pro- gress of Empire buying on sound ec- dnomic lines. Thirdly, the contact between prq+3ucers overseas and wholesale and retail traders in the United Kingdom is growing closer. Fourthly, consumers in the United Kingdom are becoming more aware of the excellence and wide range of Empire prrlucts, Since the report was issued the im- ports of Canadian rattle on the ]roof, both for further feeding and for slaughter at port have been resumed du a considerable scale and tt is pos- sible,if the hog runs this fall' justify it, that Canadian Bacon imports into Great Britain trill indreas4 'before the end of 1934 Canada's Atlantic Pro- vince Great Tourist Attraction Moncton, N. B., September 8th, Notwithstanding the present world- wide depression the tourist attrac- tions of Canada's Atlantic Provinces continue to draw increasing numbers as latest tourist figures show an - cording to a statement issued by M. F. ,Tompkins, Regional Traffic Man- ager of the Canadian National Rail- ways. The state of Massachusetts, as in former years, tops the list. The figures also indicate that greater numbers are coming from the 'pro- vinoe of- Ontario as it stands second on the list. Quebec comes next with Maine following and the next in or- der •are the States of Conneeticat,' New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Maryland. Practically every state of the United States is repre- sented. In the case of New Bruns- wick, figures allow a twenty-seven per cent increase oyer last year.. The. depression however, is reflected in the greater number taking 'out entry permits fon shorter.. 'periods and, in .expenditures. ' The tourist cabins 'have been patronized to a greater -',extent than , fens erly 'and merchants report less buying on the part rf• tourists so that while 'the. numibers have increased', the value would • be the`•same as fast; year or probably .a little under. ' TIZUR,SDAY, 'SEP E'M+BER 10, 1131 Hog Shipments Report of Ilog Shipments for the no month ending 31,1931 Jul Y Auburn-rPetal, hogs, 436; select bacon, 146; bacon, 225; butchers, 51; heavies,'; 6; lights and feedters, 6. Clinton -Total hags, 574, select bacon, 187; bacon, 299; butchers, 60; heavies, 10; lights and feeders, 11. Hensall-Total hogs, 388; select bacon, 116; bacon, 194; butchers, 66; heavies, 4; extra. heavies, 1; lights and feeders, 4. , Huron Co. Locals -Total bees, 2065; select,baconr 624; bacon, 1281; butchers, :186; heavies,. 18; lights arid feeders, 21. Huron County -Total ,hags,.. 5207; select bacon, 1378; bacon, 8012; but- titers, 616; heavies, 58; extra heavies 3; lights did.feeders, 68. CANADIAN RAIL MEN ON IN- TERNATIONAL BOARD Canadian representation on the Permanent ,Commission of the Inter- national Railway Congress Associa- tion has been increased by two mem- bers, ' one of whom is Mr. P. A. Clews, European Traffic Manager of the Canadian National Railways. Sir Henry Thornton, •Chairman and pre- sident of the National System, is ar ready a member of the organization, and the additional nomination has been made in order to secure Cana- dian representation on the occasion of meetings held in Europe. This organization is concerned with all matters of operation, equipment and 'safety devices and debates on technical matters are of high order and great value. While the Perman- ent functions at all times with special meetings twice annually, .the Inter- national Congress is held every three years. The last one *as at Madrid in 1930 and the next will be at Cairo in 1933. Who been suggested that Montreal may invited to receive the Congress in 1936. ..-....011•,.-.•••......fr..... Hog Economics Under the heading of "Hog Econ- omics," a writer in the "Free Press Prairie Farmer" deals itnerestingly with the cash returns from western hogs considered by grade qualities. Taking current market prices on a specific but regular market day rec- ently at Winnipeg, he says: "On that days 8200 Ib. 'bacon' hogs, totaling 1,600 lbs, would have brought 7insc cw $120; eight 220 Ib. 'bacons' or 1,760 lb. in total $132.00; eight 260 lh., 'heavies' or 2,080 lb. total at il'Ac the sum of $135.60; six 200 lb. bacon and two 260 Ib. heavies, or 1,600 Ib. atter total at 71/ c and 6r/ e respectively, Burlington . , , , 1,060 2-,709 Milton . 1,335 1,$73 the sum of $123,80; eight 180 lb !bac- Chesley 1,693 7.,708 1vIitehelJ 1. 583 1.800 ens or 1,440 lb, total at 71/20 the sum Durham 1,739 1,494 Newmarket , • 3,743 3 2 , 67 , 6 Essex ' 1,947 1,588 Oakville iile . .. . . ... , 3,857 , .. , 3,867 8,298 Georgetown2,289 2,061 Paris ; 4,131. 4,868 Goderieh . 4,380 , 4,107 Powassan 642 ¢14 Grimsby 2,199 2,004 Sandwich . 10,696 4,415 Hanover 3,075 2,781 Smooth Rock Palls .. 880 i'I'ar$ow Il,uiitsville a 2,780 2,246 Tilbury Kearney. ....... . 323 319. Keewatin 1432 1,3 Kingsville . 2,148 �* 1,78237 Trout Creek Little Current .. 1,096 923 Walkerton of • $108.00, Figure this :problem out any way Mr can or Wray and the answer is always the , same -the 200-220 'lb. bacon homer better still, the `select' bacon hog at $1,00 per head prem- ium, is always the hightest. priced seller and brings more money than any ` other weight offered. The highest returns (per. hog- received for any; of the eight was for the heavies, which was -a total of 320 lb. extra weight, or this added weight was. sold for le per pound. Add $1. per head for 'select' bacons and the answer is much more convincing. There is only one way to meet the market and that is to. supply it with what is in demand. `Evidence is fast accumulating through the summer and winter bac- on litter competitions put on by the Dominion and • Provincial' Depart- ments of Agriculture that select ba- con hogs can be produced an Western Canada farms` and weighing 200 lb. and better, in less than 200 days -many have done it in leas than 190 days. "Put age, weight, type and finish together and with the right kind of feeding a 200 Ib. select hog in six months is quite within the' range of possibility. Then when marketing' time comes the offering will bring the most money that may be secured for any type'of hog on offer," Census Figures Population figures, issued from the census department at Ottawa give all Huron's towns and show all, with the exception of the County town, at a decrease: 1981 1921 Goderich ` . 4,380 4,107 Clinton . 1,793 2,018 Seafordh . 1,695 1,829 Wingham . 1,952 2,092 Ontario Cities and Towns The latest report from Ottawa gives the following figures for On- tario cities and towns: 1931 1921 Londiju , 71,022 • 60,959 Ottawa . 124,988 107,843 Peterborough . 22,289 20,994 Amherstburg 2,764 2,769 Aurora . 2,584 2,307 Bala , 392 346 Bracebrudge , 2,455 2,451 Bruce'•Mines . 477 477 989 Tecumseh , ...... • 2,122 973 Timmins • 1,990 1,673 14,142 3,843 878 ' 388 2,430 ' 2,344 kn ScMoe e t OF TR3i (uttabiuta tilebirat Aosuriation GIVAWT'PIXPAiNG, ASSOCIATE SECRETARY THE OPEN BED -ROOM WINDOW This may appear to be the wrong time of year to speak of spring ton- ics, but it is nevertheless seasonable if considered from the preventive side. The idea that a person requires a spring tonic grew out of the fact that many people did not feel as well in the spring as they did at other seasons of the. year. We know that the only tonic these people require is made -up of fresh air, sunshine, exercise and proper food. Our present interest is to point out that if people were to take rea- sonable care of themselves during the winter, they would feel fit when spring came. During the slimmer, windows are kept open and se we work and aleep in the fresh air. With the advent of the cooler weather, windows are not left open all the time and, unfor- tunately, they are not kept open at all in some homes. Fresh air is nec- esssary for health. It is eneeded in winter just as much as in summer. The want cf fresh air is one reason why there is mare disease in winter and why, when spring comes, there is a lack of good health which makes itself felt as a tired, run-down con- dition. The time in which we spend in bed securing the rest we need should also be time spent in the fresh air This is possible, providing the bed- ror'n window is kept sufficiently o- pen to allow for a gentle movement of air throughout the room while we are asleep How high the windows need to be open depends upon the temperature and the wind. The smallest opening will be sufficient on very cold windy nights. Cool air from out-of-doors, kept in gentle motion, is the kind of air in which we should sleep„ It will bring us ail the benefits of fresh air and will enable us to sleep restfully and feel more refreshed in the morn- ing. The idea of keeping the bedroom window open was one of the first points to be emphasized in the cam- paign against tuberculosis. At the beginning of this century tuberculosis was "The Captain of Men of Death" because it caused more deaths than, did any other one disease. This is no longer true of tuberculosis as its mortality rate has been reduced by half in the past twenty-five years. This reduction has not come about because of a discovery of some re- medy to cure tuberculosis. It has taken place because people have Married to live more healthy lives. They have learned that if they keep themselves healthy by paying atten- tion to fresh air, sunshine, rest and exercise and proper food, they can protect themselves against tubercul- osis. The open bedroom window is one of the strong forces which we can all employ in order to keep healthy and to combat tuberculosis. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to; will be answered personally by letter. THE GREATEST FORWARD STEP iN THE HISTORY OF THE COAL INDUSTRY T . i DEiMA- D D COAL Tile blue color mark is like the sterling mark on silver. It identities the finest hard coal that Itos ever been brought above ground.. blue eaal Is colored at the mine with e harmless coloring that does not affect the coal ltt any way. i,. ,f OW you need not buy coal by guess -work... or have to depend on JL your furnace to tell the truth about the coal you have bought ... for you can positively identify the finest of all Scranton Anthracite (hard coal). We have branded it unmistakably with a harmless Blue tint. `blue coal' is not new , .. it is the same famous D. L. & W. Scranton anthracite (hard coal) that has been giving complete satisfaction in `Canadian homes for more than 50 years. The color enables you to identify the finest coal that has ever been brought above ground ... the superior • quality fuel you should get for the pace you have been paying. , There can be no mistake when you order 'blue coal' for it is colored at the mine and no other coal can be branded in this way. Simply ask or 'phone your dealer for 'blue coal' in the size you require. One glance will tell you whether or not your order has been correctly tilled. 'blue coal' breaks square ... not round or fiat ... this means even burning. No need to force your.fire and drive precious heat up the chimney. Your dealer will deliver 'blue coal' on the clear understanding that if it does not give you complete satisfaction, the re- mainder will be removed, without cost. 'Phone him now. You pay for 'blue coal' comfort --start getting it today! Order from your Dealer --NOW! TH COLOR GUA'RANTCES THE QUALJT.Y..