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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1924-04-24, Page 6'.Wheto hee4r4 oclnrretnd,' from Minch this eapeet roe ettin depwi-t." 10. hit niodt t t EATING: FOR HEALTH. The cleansing Season for the' body as well as for the house has come. Greens in .some form should be eaten at least 'once, a day; bitter twice==cooked..for 'dinner --and as;. a, salad` for luncheon or supper. Occa- sionally cooked,"spfnach-may be added to the morning' -omelet, --or creamed rsparages may -be served. Spinach.and carrots are ; the richest of all vegetables in iron,; though dal delions, salad plants, beets and most other vegetablescontainlimited quae titles of rt: , Cabbage, cauliflower' and cellons are rich in sulphur' and phosphorus, and asparagus not only supplies salts but stimulates' the kidneys: Supply some of the needed protein in other forms; besides meat. and your family will feel far more ,comfortable • and much morejike working. Do -not, hewever, conestrue thin to mean that. meat must be totally eliminated from the diet; but let it appear in the lightet`forms now. $Faced Meets: are seldom • seen on our tables, yet"they are pre-eminently warm weather dishes. Then there ere. appetizing .nieat mousses. Rut the salads which contain the meat elements should appear most .fre- quently; they will lighten the work. of the'cook. as well as the stomach. Cheese. may be served as a meat sub- statute; a plentiful supply of fie -grated and 'added tq french dressing will give an ordinary lettuce salad a suffi- cient quantity' of; the protein elements for this season. A most complete salad may be made by poaching eggs until they are hard, trimming: and arranging them in nests. of lettuce_ leaves; dotting over• the whole a goodly quantity of mayien- raise-' and surrounding with beet pickle: Complexions shine when fruit is' in the regular diet.' Rhubarb is naw to he had in most"piades very early. Try it in omelets, 'salads, fritters, dump- lings, puddings, -sharteithes and bet- ties. Pineapples have s lendid tonic pro- perties. m P P P mayonnaise is used on this or any other fruit salad, leave out . the mustard - and use lemen in- etead of vinegar; omit the pepper and 'add a little sugar. 'I have' found it best, never' to use a boiled dressing with- a fruit salad, as the milk and vinegar do not form' a healthful com- bination with the acids in the fruits. If you'" have no tendency to rheu- matism eat all the •strawberries you can as soon as they come into the markets, for • their acids and salts' carry to the body; fresh vitality. Y Eat little lorno pastry, Replace -the , p y winter pie with simple puddings,. Though hot breads have a : certain place in the winter diet, they should 'be laid aside now. Grown dreople should drink at least two gtiarts of water a day, *children in their early teens three pints, and the emailer ones in proportion. tertainment, I had a' pile of old magazines with fancy covers.. The children cut the "covers off, I made them some flour paste,. and we:,paper- ed ono_side of the kitchen wall? We put:them on a nice light side over, the lcitchen table;''where. I could wash' dishes 'and 'do lots 'of my other Work and look at thein: Then we each composed n story and told about those pictures. lven the youngest • child learned te- deecr`ibe the. Most minute object,`', and I tried to have ltim use good English..Those` pictures -remain- ed an the -well all spring and summer, and when the : oldest one, started to school this year the teacher marveIed at the way he could handle his words. PIT TIB OILCAN TO WORK. D"oah't insult your sewing -machine oil can by Using it only on the rare occasions whom. the machine itself needs its lubricating attention. The, chances are that your sewing- machitie oil can ,Is even now anxious to show you what it can do. Get it out of its dark and dismal drawer and use . it on the hinges of your squeaky doors. A drop o� two of its soothing. substance will 'silence that squeak. Door `leeks, like all other machinery, require oil to operate successfully, and yet who ever thing of attending" to this? ';;Noemernber of the honse)iold ' need:take upon thimself this additio) al. duty .If you will simply -let your. oil - can. p:ui;• a drop•of oil _ -the .door 1cey ono i a" while, The key= was ' n 1 e hattenc l Y to .the, mentor of oiling tate look, and will. keep it ih .first rate condition: • WE MAKE WORK FUN, "Surely, boys1 F will take a' load of, Wood and a'peok of patatoee this fine moeuing." Many, times last Summer 4his was the, greeting, I gave t¢ my, five and ihreelyear-old eons ace they caste to my -back doer. The weed, is produced at once, end piled neatly'in'the. v cod - box, and``.,theyhurry pl1' teethe garden, dig is pail of potrtoes, wash them,: and bring thein in-- Then they receive their pay; I usually wear -aprons with pookete.in which I keep a - number of email slips of paper monay We' are very:; busy'-falines e • and f'gom'the tam„ our children Were small'. rI"§ts we have made helpers and ccni- Manions of them. We terve tried' to ike them feel that thyro businooy bhu'tnera, andeen active ,part of the (Petit organisation called "home." . We tl"taice their work. attractive, and en- urego them to make believe—fcr ft ildre*1 do lova to act a pari. T scarfely over send them off alone to play; we work together and play ,together. Iaetcad of leaving them to t ig in i;1i sass pill 1 take thens e, the= garden with rte ,They drop tato 6aealis corn, and; .potato for me, and thuo learn to coinit, i' ,: spring was wet and r airy, , 411c tae ,,era ai our ;silty' e;',d tor'o,l A SMART MIDDY DREi18 WITH COLLAR AND TIE IN ONE. 4686. Plaided gingham is here cm - bitted with white Indian Head. This is a good model for, wool repp; and for serge, also for linen and pongee. 'The Pattern is tut in 4 Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 yeare. A 10 -year size re- quires 835 yards of 86 -inch material. To make as illustrated requires i 4 yards of plain material and 214-. of plaid material 86 inches wide. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver, by the Wiliam Publishing Oct., 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. Send l6c in silver- fax our up-to- date. Spring and Summer 1924 Book of Fashions. STARCHING HINTS.' An ounce- of prevention is worth a pound of'cnre'when •It conies to the matter of sticking to- irons. Put a small piece of paraffin into the starch, taking care to have it- all dissolve, and' sticky: irons will no longer try your patience end' soil your garments. Savo the water from boiling rice and use it to Starch dainty articles of fine, sheer texture. It'gives- just •the right degree of etifness to voiles and orgapdies, which are so often spoiled in the laundry ,process by becoming too stiff, --A. C. H. Helping the Curse Along. The ancestor of the present. Lorcl Stair„ the first` earl of that name,, was. in inl re= onsibt to 'e massaor'e of, a Y �p e r tli Glencoe, and In revenge an ,old land woman called down „a feerfut curse on Iris house; prophesyeing among other things that •the future holders of the title would die child - lase. And as a matter of feet-. the mean:J and several later earls did elle without issue, A,superstitiaus,l ly once asked, the prceerieteir'd'Stdir if:`that '•were trite. ';Quits true,',: ni s_werel 1 Ls-l� rdship briefly. "And you attribute it,to he C`ura AddoY •o > o sop Glencoe? persisted: rho" lady. • Possibly;"•,;was••the .guarded 'reply, "Though as regards two of the ,earls, at all events there was, what tee law- yera would coil contributory negli- - "Hou so?" was the .nuzzled inquiry. " 'Well,..you'lice ,Madan, neither of there got uiarried" • CHAPTER XV. (Cont'd:). 'sudden primness. His manner could "I£ you're quite sure it's wise' for only be likened to that of a rat ret you to go out " " Alice repeated naughty child confronted by a nurse - dui torrefy., "What 'does the doctor maid or other guardian whom om he both- say?" oth sn ?" respects and fears.( "That would bo e ��haven't- soon him for two day ," v©i= kind of you," the murmured in Hu o relied with a touch,h of -annoy. reP-Y to Aedeyno s question. - once, "And do i have to ata.•' per- Alice was 'on pins and needles, but mission? Or, is , this an asylum? I she worried 'unnecessarily, .Hugo said thought I was free.. '18 my door lock- nothing, did nothing that was in the ed? In ,my'hoopital we didn't have Least out of the wale ins silence' lady nurses--' ,seemed unnatural. Ile answered nicely" "Oh, please don't think " when spoken to, but .rarely; advanced "No my, dear; it's, all right.,n'4our remarks of his own, and never once Poor old fa—your poor.old Uncle did he forget that ho was Uncle John has had a hard time of it lately. You Belies, the brother of Jean Carney. must forgive him if he's peevish. Privately Alice was also .Worrying There was a fleeter at That Place— a great deal about her mother, but did Cross, his name was—decent enough not Lilco to bring upetlie subject for chap. He used to say: 'Now,'Srnarlo' fear of• starting Uncle John oil on his —I should say, `Now, John Bn1iss--- trail of rambling; and. somewhat scan- don't be peevish or, there'll be no apple ;dalous reminiscence: Finally,_aft r tiro tart for you at dinner.' And then I'd hat was purchased and they had re- brightenNot worth it. to lose one's turned to_ the hotel and found that portion of 310.... Mrs. Carnay ,was ,not. . yet, back, her avin grout , just h better of her. '• rice rue behaving. grouty, just°give meanxiety. ,, gotthe a nudge and say, `Uncle John -,now , h do: wish. I knew' where mother then,' don't you be peevish!! And I'll ;1s, she said, trying to' speak for Ar straighten -up In two ticks. "Come on, deyne's benefit {done. ' my. 'dear, I'll be proud to be seen walk Hugo .dashed a hand at his eye- ing' out with such a charming dauglf- glasses and ;settled them momentarily: tar:'- ' "Has your mother gone out some - "Daughter?" Alice 'exclaimed, ` half where?" the :doctor asked. '. This per= amused half dlsmayed: haps explained how Hugo Smarle hap - "Niece, I should say. Dear me, of pened to, be at large. Yes, she mist have started ever so course—you're my niece, not'my early—Iong.before I was up." daughter. Don't tell .your mother I Hugo'wap.staring -vacantly :towar•ds said that. 'She d re awful cried' why, How the mountains: Perhaps in. imagina- tion ;Titin Baliss never was' married. he was.. on Monte; Nero. could he be, poor fellow? Tie' died•„She's gone to Hector Gaunt,” he when he was ten years old. But don't said slowly; "Like' in the old days tell your mother I said that 'either.,; She's so, touchy shout little things, I poor lean, 'poor dean(: Then believe we're quitc•readee. Oh -my hat "I pulled bimsardonogwhat were ,twe -yes, herntci the town, Now shall- we' talking. about?PLet'sTwalk a little way go dawn` into, the town, and select a new hat for rue? This one's rather old. along theLower Corniche. Perhaps• I've had it for. about sixteen years. we'll meet her." What do you think of that? The only bat I've ogre too." CHAPTER XVI. "Perhaps it is time- to get a new But'before•Hugo's suggestion•'that one," Alice agreed. ' they should walk towards San Remo It was plain enough to her now that in the hope of meeting Mrs. Carney -poor Uncle . John was not quite sight could be put into- action a curious in- in his head. Of course, he'd had an cident happened. It caught Philip Ar - illness and one could see, that he was deyne and, more 'particularly, AI1''ce *till delicate. She began to feel sorry unawares. for lam and annoyed with herself for 'Carrie Egan strolled out of the ho - disliking him; • Poor;- fussy, foolish tel, short -skirted, sheeveless; bare- little man.' headed, smoking a cigaretta'irt an ale - ,Ile trotted along;beside her, grasp- surdly long holder. Her coffee -colored ing at her arm row land again to frock, composed chiefly, as ,it seemed, 'steady himself, until, she took him of tiers of sills fano, very nearly firmly by,'the elbow. His movements matched- her grown' skin. -A, scarlet were as uncertain ey those of a me- ribbon -was tied around her beetl'and chanical doll. fastened 'ani the top with an eccentrie "We shall have groat adventures, bow: She looked like a stage pica - you and I," -he . chattered brightly. ninny or.psuedo-Hawaiian maiden,, `Don't mind if J sometimes call you Ardeyne's heart sank into his boots my datighter, but I'll be very careful and he tried• to turn Hugo ,$mane's not to when your mother's about. I attention from the starthng appari- never had a jiroper daugh��ter. She tion, but it eves a little too late. Hugo was another man's child, But hush— had seen- Mrs. Egan; "and he stopped not a word of that, not a word! ..... dead in his tracks and stared at her: Hal I believe I know tvhere your me- apparently fascinated. isoabbed ther's gone. She's gone up . to see fiercelyat his insecure eye -gasses, Hector Gaunt. That's it.. A fine fel- and sook off Ardeyne's hand, low,. Gaunt -but mad,' Mad as a bat- Mrs. Egan came on down the steps ter. Always was. What do you thinlc to the terrace, but midway -She halted he did once- Married -a girlwhen his suddenly,.atid a queer expression flit- own itown wife was still' 'alive. If that ted across her face. Was it fear?;,� wasn't madness, I dont know what . "Ave we' going to meet niurnsey. you'd call it. They should have but Alice inquired. The sight of Mes, him in That PIace—not nee. ' Egan always filled` her with instine- "Did. you know Mr. Gaunt? Alice tive distruct. She wanted' to get away. asked. (What .wasthe absurd little "Wait n minute," said Hugo. I know that lady, unless I'm very' much mistaken.". "I don't think so," the doctor put in uneasily. "Colne, let's go. You mustn't stare like that It's not nice: The quietly stern note of authority smote 'upon Hugo's ears with pleasant sense ofthe familiar.,, He al- most obeyed it, Then he straightened himself up ' and ,shock off :,the 'hand. main. Leave 'ane:. alone, he ei.clsiisned peevishly, •'".h.daresay I, may: speak to a lady if lihie once had the pleastire of her -.acquaintance. How do yon do, Mrs. Egan. Perhaps you, don't re- member me?" - (To be continued.) ecatate Of Praise. ,s That -ode .a.potency in esenise; Along earth's multicolored ways The threat of ill fades in eclipse If one w'ea'rs praise upon• the lips, The praise of beauty, praise of good, Of human kindness, not of feud; The praise of love and not at strife, Per loving le the right of fife. Give me to gothrdugh all nay days With Prayer which is the soul of praise! .—Clinton Seollaril:h •r,,jewel-eel 'Eminent Ia,wrgh till+?ntis1 bas.'o;fered to tine i,•:ri,1'bloh1l tranifuslons 01 a rsjUrs:Meloti for 011 peep/de/4e claims that tea fpldotlon of young blood, hav- ng i' In, e 1cal al:laity, rt iii revlh`e geent.', tiszuces. A Poeiet You Ought to Know. `" ;'"A:Fietrgapectve lievtew," .;,T,hquxas "Ihis y'inveterate: )i'hblt of punning said, ' I have to ba hs lively 1"1.600toi riiti blill!e0I" 'baits/it »nid i,>P�"k fey t�fe fun r4cltll' little for iris f}iuo , , Yet r tile,. W.etf tat sO ennd rank: ho hold , astedre jila'ce. by virtue of h1Fi'' '''B ldgo of Sighs,"` 'Eugene. `Aram," and "I Remember•,"1 emetaber." Skis famous "1 -Iona of the Shirt!' dlt Much to Influence legislation against swwsat- int." The followingversos; extracted. troth a longer poem, show ,both the humor and the pathes of Hood: Oh, when:1 woo a tiny boy 1'Iy clays and riights were full of Joy, My.matao were blithe and kind' No wonder that 1 semetimee sigh; - And dash a tear -drop from rnino eye, - 7.'o cast 0 look behind! A hoop was an eternal rcund Of pleasure, In those days -'I' found man trying to toil her?) "Know hum? We did a voyage to- gether once. d Was always one for adventure. Ask your mother. , Ro- mance and adventure. 'Yes, yes, 'those were wonderful days,, Oh, neitherref us knew your mother then. I'd have done anything for. good old Gaunt, In- deed, I did do one thing for him that, tin's not likely to 'forgot -or your tnother, .tither. But youinuststop me talking.. k talk too much, don't I? Flow to stop him? Alice littachcd no serious meaning to leis • babble,'but she became more and more uneasy. Hee mother's naive and Hector Gats constantly recurrieg gave her an eavesdropping sensation, 'Sha had al- ways felt the presence of mystery in her mother's life—in leer own life, too —and Uncle John was stirring things up too well. "Did you ever know my . father?" she asked, as they emerged from the lift. The question had no ulterior motive. It was merely ta.get hien orf the ata-.. jest of her mother and Mr. Gaunt. Hugo chuckled wisely. "'1£now Your father?" lis repeated. "Well well, wolf! ?Vow that's b,,,,'to ''FIs died so' long ago," Alice said answer'" wiatfuliv, "Died? Yes, of course he .. died, Shartly after- 1 bought this hat I'm Veering, That was when your father died, They buried, him alive." Alice started, her expression .her-. rifted: "Oh, no -no! •What dm Lsayhi 2' That wasn't your father, Another fel- low altogether,' 'Only ?a'joke, my dear.. Take it as : a joke," Alice irad-bon beroug ht 'up.. to show respect- t to.'Ilei elders . otherwise she peCN s might have reminded John that his jolcing'was in bad taste. But. all at once, there •wds a' change -le his manner' and:. he became. studiously. quiet: Ile,. had been letting himself: go ;under ,tato• impression that laic audience lacked sufficient mature lo- tellizeneo to piece' together these grim witticisms,' .but now he, pulled himself together with something like a jerk. Di Areleyne was in the verandah evaitutg,for-rAIMe, and several other peorle were, sitting about. - - . The doctor .liueriod•'forward, and poor Huge'quailed under his quietly. surprised glarlee,•liugo's memory was good enough when ho chose it to be so. IIs knew, ,foe instance, that not in, any .circums4,ances was he to give it away that ho and Philip Ardcyne had ever. net :befo e With risen • of Ar-'. deyne's profession he:had learned' to: lee very much on hie guard. Over such as he men dike ,trdeyne held a' poWer which was as groat' as that of life or death. Indded, •Ardeyne---or'itia kind -could and did sentence one to a living death. "Tine is. my Uncle: John," Alice said: "And this le Philip Ardeyne, Uncle John—the. man 1 nl going to marry." Hugo •Solemnly acknowledged the introduction and the two melt shook' hands. ' "I'm'sosry to 'Bear you've been' i11," Ardeyyne said. "Setter now, I hope?" "Oh, yes, think you. Much bettor. My niece and 1 are going down to choose me a new hat" "llay I come alorg1" the doefer asked, `Alice we;s st rpr:ttad al ler r ,Ci• A top a, joyous thing; Ilut now these past delights drop, My }load, albs, ass` -a11 my top, And careful thought the string! My kite—how fest and far it hew! W}ifist 1, a sort ,of Franklin, drew Ray pleasure from the sky! 'Twas papered o'er with, studious tthem es, The tasks I . wrote — my .pleasant droa1ns Will never soar so high . My football's laid upon the shelf: I ant a shuttlecock myself The world hicks to and fro. My archery is all unlearned;' And grief against myself has turned lily arrowe and my bow! Oh, for the garb that marked the boy— The trousers made of corduroy, Well ink'd with black and red; The'crowuless hat—ne'er deem'd en 111 It only let the sunshine still Repose upon my head! is sees. „,.... Right Honorable Mr. Justice Darllnb Judge of the King's bench of tato high wiser of justiee," :.haa recently 'been. raised to the peerage in'recognitien. of his splendid aerviees. Why We h - e Doff Our ur Hats. Most people•,extond the right hand on. meeting 'a friend, but few realize that they aro imitating tilt cavalier' of the Middle Ages, who held out an un- armed hand as token that lila sword was sheathed, and that he was Wend and not enemy. . '5 You take off your hat a6oeu yon en ter a _house—but why? • It, is beteuse the knight•of ohd.'dofIed his helmet— tho•mostvital part of his armor'—when ho arrives to show that he : came in peace. ' And 'as he touched his helmet on meeting a friend to show that he wee prepared to embalm, his descend- ant of to -day tougehes or raises his hat. Even theclotheswe wear are dis- tinct in showing allegiance to more an, cleat , ones. ' .What is the Norfolk jacket but a reproduction tit the chain - hauberk, with the belt for the sward? The frock coat is We old time wafenrok, which was worn over ar- mor. The 'clergyman'a:casso011 is a'sur- 'rival of the days when almost all men were skirted; while the wig which to. day barristers don links us with the time when everyge'ntlentan wore his horse -hair peruke.. A cripple in the right is better then a racer in the, wrong. --A.DID THE WORST IS YET TO COME ;mr oattz 6' fro • tt t3FJ'1 1 6? Q ware - Er ? i`"ilr tv� i_ Via' Ri A/ Ill the world of school and play all children are equal, Youngsters from homes less clean than .yours come into intimate contact with your children. •Touard against contagion, snake -sure tilat your g g ,, children are completely cleaned and purified whenever' they ,come in from play.. - Your great ally is Lifebuoy HealthSoap.. The safe antiseptic ingredient' of Lifebuoy penetrates each dirt laden pore. Rich, creamy lather carries it 'into every cranny of the skin. ' The healthful odour "varnishes a few' seconds after .use, :.but .theP iotectionremahnh. Moro than So a - a Health habit Keep your children safe with Lifebuoy. Teach them to use it often. • LEVER - LIMITED TORONTO' Lh•4.96 ankauserarassansuessieustzentammetissue A Busy -Queen. Queen Mary of England is. by no means • what many good' people still hazily imagine a queen to be:_a great lady.ef:ntueh leisure and; .many privi- leges vrho'oec>;elonally wears a crown instealf.of a hat: She is a buss and nodal woman, and in tate-senna of be- ing tasliionable and • a leader in ele- gent Society she is not a great lady at all,.Sooinl dominance in -a wider sense she of course has; but. the British "smart set" is not the Court set, In the matter of clothes she follows the fashions `rafter a fashion," but she hall no instinct tor. style. Oddly enough, that circumstance adds to her popu- larity... The ,great British public have long accepted the foot that to the wo men of Prance and America belong na- turally style; ,chlc and distinction; and the public rather distrust excessive elegance as int -English. Their own ideal is that of the Qiteen herself; clothes notable rather. for good Ma- terial than for the uian.ner in which, they, aro made or worn. "Many a thousand Bnglisdwamen," says 14Ir. David B u 1 * rnenfeld in the Montreal Star, "would rather not go out than be seen in shoddy though „fashionable costumes. Hats that cost pounds on pounds adorn Queen itfary'a head, but their cost is by reason of the stuff in them, and not on account of the milliner's 'name. 'What' Queen Mary- weare -to;day, Paris r:noter•:wore,' -nor whit,' was aptly said by one of the il5ost famous: dressmalfers in the world. "The Queen is • irp by nine o'clock and breakfasting In a tweed tailor - Made coat and skirt. This meal she takes with the Icing and with any of her sons who may be at home. After breakfast, like the Ifing,. she has her corresponilenoe to attend to. Iilvery girl of from fourteen to sixteen writes to the Queen 'begging for her auto- graph: every lovelorn tnalden in the last resort writes to her to .expose her gaping heartwoundss, begging for a word of sympathy; every pushing society matron or charity -bazaar dame tries to inveigle the Queen into the meshes of coi•reepondenoe. "'When her correspondence is finish- ed the Queen .will probably change. her costume end motor. but to a hoepital ora children's hone in, which she may be 'interested,ar to a large factory where hundreds c£ wc•mmen aro employ- ed. mployed, Women's welfare although of, fioial.ly a duty from the Queen's point of yis•ty; is as•much e:dgeblieeeivitleelier. al a-ny a4 hcr:'pr+lYatii 1isirelitte' ark 'l Domestic, 'iiothe ly and: wholly>;an e lectacui r ' gme ie parer ie love& of the ti'dits'•that have made• iter womanly rattier than queenly. Sh•e, base' now .o er, -one unusual -and meet fortunate gift a truly royal.- memory fol ,names and faces and ter the characteristics and family histories that belong with them. "She ;,is -very often asked by Icing George 'to come -and chat in his apartment with one of those many notabl'ea who are requested to call at the palace from time to, time---explor. ors, men of science, famous foreign dl`gfcmats and the like; and tate Queen, zvithaut being prompted, trill at once begin 'to- ask questions • about things that happened to, the men fathom twenty and twenty-five years before." '1 Che Ki xa;s"8 Waste -Paseo" • B:aslcdt. In H.M. Stationery Office at Prin'ce's. Street, ,Westminster, is a Certain strong -roam, to which only a few high officials have access. It fs commonly known as tate Icing's wastepaper Ilaeltet. Hero aro stored in sealed sacks, each marked "Absolutely Confidential," all serfs of cllocardc d State documents to eatich extra secret„ attaches, Every year Men': this ,time tae„ "paper basket' to emptied 'the weeks being -lake r .rich the se ifs still la-, tact, to ietesfracter. late whtere 'hey are i'usn„ec'•ons, bee enc' ty til 091.101. Pee I iff i n ince', end ;_ere ipbeeeed to London Bridge Built Century Ago. On March 16, 1824, , one hundred years ago, the first pile of the London Bridge of to -day ,yvas drivod deep in- to the bed of the Thames. The pres- ent„granite structure is' -Ids work of Sir John itennie (thougat his father aetuallyaesigned the bridge) and was seven and a half years- in the buhding. 'Phis was because work had to be be- gun in a holo. The atithor4ties of that day insis-ted that Sir John build im- mediately above the old bridge, the latter to be left standing until .the new one was. finished..- Now, the old bridge, built way Intel; in eleven hundred and aomothieg, stood -on a hill, the foundations of the piers being 28 to 30 feet above tbebot tom of the elver on either side, this being the effect produced upon the rivet bel by the scour of the tides, up and down, -. F'or hundreds of years Lon- don Bridge had been a kind 61 data, 760 feet of the river's 000 feet of width et low water being at one time occupied by piere; eonsoquently paesage aes a of the waters through e many arches resembled a torrent, 1 R1gbt hundred men evere'nmployed on the new bridge, and of these forty lost their, Iives through acoidents c,f various kinds, -The Corp'aration, .paid ' almosttemiliion„.nnd a -thrall' pounds cm the bridge and 11* approaches, It • is a tradttien that you -casket cross London Bridge without' seeing a white horse. Once upon. a ,time one couldn't cross, it withetrt seeing also heads, human heads, fresh front the executioner's basket. Henry VIII, es - nodally Ives fond of derorating the bridge with heads. There is a story- that torythat the Bishop of Rochester's head waa placed on the bridge and remained fresh and lifelike for two weeks, so. that crowds oolleoted'to see the mir- acle, an incident which annoyed the King': so much that he • ordered it thrown into the river. Thls was done. but they put Sir Thomas Bore's head in its: place. Cruel 1s the world, - Then be thou kind,even to the creep,- - ,Ing thing That crawls and agonizes In its plctto, As thou in 'thine;'- -Robert Buchanan: Scientific investigation upsets many cid ;end 'add?' Yee held",,,beliefs• New. 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