HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-01-31, Page 7-Who Was He Fooling?•
Once upon a time a Scout confided
to the editor of this column that he
had slipped through two ''erst-class
tests, having taken them with a bunch
of other fellows and a hurry up ex
aminer.
Perhaps some day he will be a
King's Scout. But there are two
'kinds' of King's Scouts, those who
know, and those •who know part. Per-
haps then, some day, this King's Scout
Will be lost in the woods, or called on
for'Yirst aid, and knowing only part,
he will find, part of his way home and
forget how not -to mattea tourniquet.
I wonder who was he fooling?
Scoutmaster—"Do you share the
home duties?"
Tenderfoot Scout—"Sure I do. When-
ever any of the kids conte around the
house I give Them something to do."-
The King's Scout.
First get a big kettle and a fire that le.I
hot,
And when everything's ready, throw
into the pot
An athlete, a camper, or craftsmen, a
few,
A foresaw., life saver and a cowboy -.or
two.
Next add a stalker and right after
that
.A. boy with sound senae and a diplo-
mat.
At least one mechanic, then give it a
stir,
And add to the mess one astronomer,
A bay who knows trees, and don't
leave front the, list
A real: pioneer and a botanist.
The next one that's added must be,
that's a cinch,
The boy who plays fair wben it comes
to a pinch.
Add a boy with control who don't sput-
ter
punter and roar,
Who is loyal in spirit and never gets
sore, -,
Now boil it up well and pour It all out,
And you'll see right before you an All
Round Iiing's Scout.
Try This Dish Next Hike.
Ever eat .Ric-tum-dlddy?-1/2 can
tomatoes, small piece of cheese, small
onion, 1 spoon butter, 1 egg, Mix to-
matoes and cut cheese and onion, melt
butter in skillet, slow fire, add the
mixture and when heated add the well -
beaten egg. Cook slowly, stirring
from bottom until all is like heavy
cream. IOat.
London's Greatest Men.
?`here hes recently been a consider-
aclo amount, of discussion regarding
London's small share of great Hien in
proportion to its population. For this
reason, we give a short selection of
London Hien who have added to their
eity's prestige.
Going back to the fourteenth cen-
tury, we find Chaucer, who was born.
in Thames Street, and later, Spenser,
a native of East Smithfield.
Then there was John Milton, born
in the parish of Bread Street, oft
Cheapside; Thomas a Becket, whose
Dingy graced the first seal of the City
of London; and Miss Coverdale, of
Threadneedle Street, who made the
first translation of the Bible.
From Cheapside we have the poet,
Robert Herrick; while Michael Fara-
day, scientist and electrician of world
renown, came from Newington.
Old Broad Street boasts of Cardinal
Newman, author of "Lead, Kindly
Light," the greatest hymn of modern
times. John Keats, Samuel Pepys and
Thomas Gray were all natives of Lon-
don.
To decide who are Londoners is of-
ten e. very difficult job, for although a
man may have been born in the coun-
try, as soon eel he lives and works in
London he seems to become a London-
er automatically,
good "
The ORANGE 'PEKOE QUALITY makes
finer tea and more of it
HEALTH EDUCATION
BY. DR. J. J. MIDDLETON
Provincial Beard. of. Health, Ontario
'pr. Middleton will be glad to, answer questions on Public Health mat-
ters
apters through this column. Address him at Spadlna House, Spadlna
Crescent, Toronto.
Measles appear to be somewhat The two serious complications are
more prevalent in Ontario this year broncho -pneumonia and tuberculosis,
than it was last year. Recent report.: but other complications. are the in-
show that up till the end of Novena fictions of eyes and ears.
ber there were 10,081`cases ,as con- l Here are some simple facts one
pared with 8,960 cases during the en- ought to know about measles: -It is
tire year 1922. Of course this disease the most infectious of. the communis
comes .in waves every three years or ;cable diseases of childhood. Nearly
so, but ineasles would never gain the every child that is exposed takes this
headway it does, if quarantine meas -l disease, It is often contracted be -
urea were strictly adhered to. Until tween five and fifteen years of age,
a public consciousness is awakened to but is most common during the 'first
this fact we will still have outbursts five years of 'life. The.'general death
of measles. Many parents adopt an rate of this disease is not less than
inexplicable attitude with regard to four per cent. of all cases,
diseases of this kind. Because it is Whn the disease starts, the child
the usual experience of child life tobegins. to sneeze and'. cough, the eyes
encounter measles and otherdiseases become red and watery and there is
of childhood, these parents take the sometimes a chill. A rash usually ap-
point of view of"the sooner over, the pears in about four days from the
better," and exercise little care to onset, beginning on the face, neck and
•prevent these i-iiments. In fact they head and frequently extending to the
almost act as if they would like the trunk, arms and legs. The eruption
children to take measles and ,have begins with small reddish spots ap-
done with it. (peering in groups that have a ten,.
Such an idea is simply prepostor-;dency to form irregular crescents.
ous. With proper care and foresight,) Since measles is so highly commun-
children need encounter little sick-'icable and since a high death -rate at-
ness. I tends complications therefrom, it is
"Children need no more have child- important that one should prevent or
rens' diseases than .a dog need have postpone thisdisease as long as pos
fleas," is the terse way one writer sible, for the highest mortality occurs
puts it. Parents are sadder and wiser in children under two years of age.
too often, when their offspring hovel Quarantine • may not completely
either died from measles, or incurred stamp out measles but if -the gquaran-
some permanent disability as an af- tine is effective and if parents will
termath of the disease For it the guard their children against infection
complications, and troubles that often the number of cases would be very
follow an attack of measles that cause considerably reduced, and there would
such a heavy toll of disability and be many less sufferers from the ser -
death, iious after-effects of the disease.
He—"You act awfully stuck up to-
night."
She—"Why wouldn't I? Young
Goldbug told me he was atuck on me."
..To youth the world is full of possi-
bilities, to middle age of probabilities,.
and to old age—too often of liabil-
ities.
The man who will venture some-
thing in a big cause, even if he fails,.
is the man who rises above ordinary
human 'stature, and surely the diffi•e
cult failure is more honorable than
the facile success. -Bir A, Conan
Doyle.
tt'
EAS' Y TRICKS
No. • 3243
A Card Mystery
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS ADOPT RADIO
The announcement by Mr. W. D. Robb, Vice -President, that the Cana-
dian National Railways will equip all their hotels and transcontinental trains
with. radio receiving' sets and broadcast- to them messages, news and pro-
, grants of entertainment, marks a distinct forward step in radio development.
It the first time that radio has been adopted as a part of the regular ser-
vice of a rall transportation ;system. The photograph shows Mr. Robb in
Montreal, delivering roto the microphone, the instrument which broadcasts
the voice by radio: waves, a 'message to Canadian National Railways' em-
ployees and the general public. This massage was heard as far south as
Carolina, as far west as Chicago and as far east as Halifax.
All the Others.
One of the results of travel is to
give the traveler to feel how many
sorts of people there are in the world
that is our common heritage and how
many differentways there are of do-
ing things. It should be as hard for.
conceit to survive a journey as for
human vanity to persist after one has
been looking at the stars on a cloud-'
less winter night.
As you come down the street to your
office in the morning, as you take a
train for anywhere, as you look from
the window at scurrying holiday shop-
pers early on the scene, as you see
men hastening from factory or foun-
dry or children rushing pell-mell from
school, the sense of the sheer number
of people there are in the world and
claiming a living from it becomes at
times almost oppressive.
You feel "What am I among so
many? What difference would it
make if I gave up or went under?
There is a "vast, increasing horde
ready to carry on the world's business
even better than I can accomplish my
futile fraction of the huge integer."
Away orf yonder in the hinterland
of China the temple -bells are ringing
and an old priest climbs the hillside
to the shrine. In the middle of the
North Atlantic the "shipmen that
have knowledge of the sea" read the
sextant and fight a gale. The Afri-
can forest enshrouds a file oi'.black
men carrying seaward the 'tusks of
elephants. Range= and Zanzibar,
Tiflis and Sarpaldoand, Cape Town and
Melbourn;r and Montreal are loud with
the chaffer of men living by their
wits:' In' Coronation Gulf an Eskimo
,paddles warily to kill a seal for din-
ner even as a young college graduate
mounts in a city elevator to a place
where he hopes to sell a bond.
Only the hermit—whether he choos-
es to live alone or is shut in by some
enfeebling adversity—can have the
luxury of solitude about him; and too
much of such isolation is not good for
the soul.We need the contacts with
our kind that we may remain normal.
The competition is bracing; it is a
useful discipline that keeps us striv-
i
ing, with the glitering prizes afar
w
and difficult to n.
It should not make us desperate to
realize the multitude with whom we
must compete. If we should fall, we
should find all the others strangely
kind and solicitous to help us re-
establish our footing in the crowd. Hu-
man sympathy is born of the knowl-
edge that we are all fallible and mor-
tal and that none can live unto him-
self alone. And the crowd is not in-
viting our proud defiance; it forever
seeks a leader, and it, too, needs a
friend.
tl 0
GIRLS! A GLEAMY MASS
OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR
35 -Cent 'Danderine So Inx-
proves Lifeless, Neglected
Hair.
An abundance of
luxuriant hair full .
of glees, gleams,"
and life shortly
follows a genuine``-
toning'ue of neg..
lected scalps with
dependable "Date
divine."'
raliing Ir a 1 r,
itching scalp and
the dandruff is
corrected immediately. Thin, dry,
wispy'or Lading hair 10 quickly invigor-
ated, taking on new strength, color
and youthful beauty. "Danderine" is
delightfel on the hair; a refreehing,
etimuleting' tonic — not sticky or
greasy) ,Any dragsters,
AGAINST COLDS
• To guard the baby against colds
nothing can equal Baby's Own Tab-
lets. The Tablets are a mild laxative
that will keep the little one's stomach
and bowels working regularly. It, is a
recognized fact that where the 'stom-
ach and bowelsare in good order that
colds will not exist; that the health of
the little one will be good and that he
will thrive and be happy. The new
sales tax will not increase the price of
Baby's Own Tablets;'as the company
pays the tax. You can still cbtein the
Tabletsthrdagh: any medicine dealer
at _.:::anis"bebox, or by mail, post paid,
from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brookville, Ont.
, kieeeloee
How to Argue With a Wife.
'At last I've learned to argue with
a wife."
Of course you're willing to give
mankind the benefit of your great dis-
covery—haw do you do it?"
"Go out on the lawn, light a cigar
and want up and down till the atmos-
phere "clears."
Halted.
"A bunch of fellers drug the editor
of the Clarion out last night," related
Sandstorm Smith, of Rampage.
"Did they whip him?", inquired' an
acquaintance.
"No. He was so thin that they had
a doctor examine him, and the medi-
cine man said they'd have to feed the
editor for about three weeks before
they .could whip him without being in
danger of killing him r outright, So
they up and turned the pore feller
loose,"
Ask for Minard's an take no. other.
The Making of Criminals.
BY DR. J. G. SHEARER.
The public, not only of Canada, but
of the Continent, lute been regaled ad
nauseam with the career, the capture
under: gun -fire, the speedy trial, the
life sentence plus thirty lashes; the
re -incarceration in a solitary cell in
Portsmouth ,Penitentiary of the life-
long and notorious criminal "Red".
Ryan. He evidently had considerable
ability with cleverness and cunning
SO NERVOUS SHE
COULD NOT SLEEP
A Quebec Woman pound Relief
and Wants Others to Know.
Mrs, Donald M. McLeod, Cpringhill,
Que., was a victim of great nervous-
ness until she found the right remedy,
that is rare. He has robbed numbers ,and he now anxious that others shall
of people, held up bank and other in- profit by her experience. Mrs. Mo-
stitutions, fooled detectives, broken Leod says:—"Sameyears ago I be -
out of the 'supposedly'•most secure came rim down and .,grew so nervous
that
prisons and not unlikely has taken my life was a burden to myself.
lives though murder has not beenand all around me. Every night I
brought home to him, would wake up with a choking feeling,
It is not his personal career with numb all over and my heart beating at
its sad ending that, we are concerned an alarming rate. I would lump up
with. 'It is not even the causes in gen- and walk the Boor and declare I was
eral or particular of crimes like his dying. Then I would have sinking
that are holding the thought of the spells, and all day long would be so
writer. It is the effect upon young dizzy that I would stagger like e
people, particularly well -grown boys, drunken person. 'I was 'afraid to bmye
of reading of the exceptionally clever, .left alone, and en Condition was ter -
daring and successful exploits of any Able. I was then taken to the Sher-
notorious criminal. Is it not certain brooks hospital, but the treatment
that their hearts will be fired with theta did me no good and Lcame back
home so weak that I could hardly
admiration for these heroic deeds in brass the floor. I could' not take care
spite of or perhaps because of their of my children, and my mother' did so.
lawlessness? How splendid to be able Everybody thought) was dying, and I
was just waiting and wondering when
the end would come. At this stage mY
attention was directed to Dr, Wil.
Hams' Pink Pills, and I got a .supply
at once. By the time I had used five
to fool the police, even the clever de-
tectives, the prison guards and who
not!'`•
While thinking of this case and the
publicity given to it there has fallen
into, my hands a magazine published boxes I felt much better, ` could eat
in New York claiming a circulation of better, and sleep better, and felt al -
between one and two millions found' meet like e new woman. I continued
an all the news stands of Canada ,the pills for some time further, and
which seems to me much more danger- am now a strong and healthy woman.
ous in the hands of our youngpeople l I advise all run-down women to try
than the story of Red Ryan and his IDr. Williams' Pink Pills as I am sure
like. It is full of stories interestingly i they will do for others what they have
written that glorify crime of all kinds, done for ince'
with shameless vice and loose living, The new sales tax well notinerease
and lawless adventure. For example,
in one storythe hero is a criminal
with a long record, but he is manly,
respectable in manner and appear-
ance, a real hero. He is clever, cour-
ageous, ingenious, resourceful) He
lives without worlring and in myster-
ious ways replenishes his financial re-
sources from time to time and lives a
perfectly "ripping" life,as the Eng-
lish say. The heroine is young, beau-
tiful) married, about to be divorced,
loose, out for adventure, flush with
mon
Theyey.-meet on the open street, make
up, take a suite of rooms in a high
class hotel,. are arrested by detectives,
with extraordinary "Cleverness over-
power their captors, gag and tie them,
escape and go the eonnds of the high
and low grade resorts of the great
metropolis one of which is raided
while they are there. They escape
main almost miraculously by their
clew" mess, recover lost jewelry, meet
and b• t up (tile hero does) the hero -
they go
after a pis
a few hours:
What is the
youngsters of b
matter of this kin
erting husband, and away
dly in love with each other
41 -up acquaintance within
evitable effect on
sexes of reading
,t
the price of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills,
as the company pays the tax. You
can still obtain the pills through any
medicine dealer at 50 Dente a box, or
by mail, post paid, at this price, from
The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont.
e.
In Varying Accents.
"What is the secret of success?"
asked the Sphinz.
"Push," said the electric bell
"Take pains, said the window.
"Always keep cool," said the ice,
"Be up to date," said the calendar.
"Never lose your head," said the
barrel
"Make light et -everything," said the
tire.
"Do a driving business," said the
hammer.
"Aspire to greater things," said the
nutmeg-
Fi 1 a good thing and stick to 11,"
said fie glue.
)pay your out-of-town accounts by
Dominion °Express Money Orders.
Seven new apples and one new crab
apple were "originated in the Division
of Horticulture of the Department of
The movies are i 'naculets camper- Agriculture during the year 1922.'
ed with this magazt,ie filth, flowing The new varieties of apples have been
over the border, During 1923' many named, Bethanis, Keetosh, efaclaw,
of these wretched publications have Newtosh, Spimil, Spiza, and Stontosh,
been driven off the news stands and and the IYIcPrince crab.
barred entrance to Canada. This par-
ticular one will follow, . Thee is need Keep Minard's .Liniment in the house,
fpr -reason and broadaninde tees in
censoring literature as well as' films, The world continues to offer glit-
but there surely is no room for doubt tering prizes to those who have stout
about such stories as the one outlined hearts and sharpswords.—Lord
and the publicmight well co-operate Birkenhead.
with the Social Service Council in pro-
tecting our young people against un-
wittingly drinking in this mental and
moral eoison that ultimately will ruin
the character and wreck the lives of
not a few young folk and add to the
population of .our reformatories and
penitentiaries.. They that poison the
Mind of boysor girls, are they less
guilty than murderers?
A. professor of Leland Stanford -
University predicts that future wars
will be fought with lightning.
One of the greatest mistakes we
make in this country is in failing to eepyonr ea49ean,®tsar anal i vait9y.
realize that housework is highly skill- writefoaegeeEveearerrete
ed work.—Lady Rhondda. 01iuhe este WoeedvWW..9EateOleo .eloe eneeee
It is curious how Hien with the
keenest senseof humor often lose it
where they themselves are concerned,
—Mr. Stanley Baldwin.
There is •really some hope .for the
young man who admits that there
are a few things he doesn't know.
• New ec0a
e
But you can Promote a
ee Glean,liealiltyeendillon
OUR E' U,ssMurine Eye itenedy
Night and Momina,'
This clever method of discover-
ing a card selected by a spectator
may be combined with someother
triok' tovery good effect. How-
ever, standing by itself, itis au
excellentlittle mystery,
Place .the eco, two spot, ,three
spot and four spot of any suit an
the top of the pack,. Ask a. spec.
tator to cut the cards and lookat
the top card .of the lower cut.
While he is doing this, pick up
the upper cut and deal the four
top cards in a row. Ask the spec-
tator to place his cardon any of
the tour cards (which are, of
course, face down), and onthis.
card deal as many cards as he
tikes. He is then to deal no many
as he likes on each of the other
cards,
Gather the packs of cards to-
gether. The trick now is to find
the selected card. As you know
the four cards you dealt an the
table you know the card which he
placed, You will look for the
card you know and the next one
will be the card selected.
(Clip this out and paste it, ten
0.tller-91 the serfee, in a scrapbook.)
Canadian Public Schools
Should Have Concert
Courses.
The greatest need of public school
music in Canada is a closer contact
With real music. To -day, there is too
much talking about mimic and not
enough music first hand. The teacher
who spends four-fifths of the music
period teaching scales building, names
of keys, and other technical problems,
instead of teaching children to sing
beautiful songs that will sesta in cre-
ating a lasting eagerness for more
singing, has lost sight of her objective.
If a half hour a day were given to
music, more time might be allowed
for the teacher of music theory; but
there must be more music' in the few
minutes allotted to us.
Children are learning to hear
through lessons with the phonograph;
but too often the phonograph lesson
ends all, whenit should serve just as
a stepping -stone leading to the real
concert. An artist's course should be
a part of the music plan for every
ached system. Larger cities should
have a symphony series for all ehil-
dren over ten, not a favored few.
Surely smaller cities can have a ser-
ies of concerts given by musicians of
the neighborhood with an occasional
out-of-town artist. Carefully planned
concert course in the public school,
with proper preparation for the same
in the schoolroom, will make Canada
musical.
The greatest service a woman can
do is to marry early.—Prof. M. S.
Pembrey.
The common food of too many per-
sons is "fritter."
Mother! Give Sick Baby
"California Fig Syrup"
Harmless Laxative to Clean Liver and
Bowete of Baby or Child.
Even constIpa-
ed, bilious, fever-
ish, or sick, colic
Babies and Child-
ren love to take
genuine "Calitor.
nia Fig Syrup."
No other _axative
regulates the ten-
der little bowels;,
Classified Advertisements
tfak SALT.
neORD WOOD, MILL SLABS, STOVE
length. Car lots. -Itoid Brad.,
Bothwell` Ont,
Surely Not:
"I am sorry -to inform you that your ,—
son Janos, has been playing truaut,t
said the teacher to the boy's mother,
"I don't believe its" cried the indig-
nant parent. "If he has, he didn't
learn it at home- We never plan,
cards."
Lacked the Vital ingredient,
Mr. Youngbride—"Well, dear, did
you succeed in making your epange
cake?"
Mrs, Youngbride (Weeping) --o
No—o—a—o—, Not a single drug
store keeps the kind of sponges you
cook,"
Beware of Irritations!
Unless you see the name "Bayer
Cross" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer As.
pirin proved sate by millions and pre.
scribed by phyaldans over twenty+
three years foe
Colds Heada
che
Toothache, Lumbago
Neuritis Rheumatism
Neuralgia . Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package con•
telae proven directions. Handy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug-
gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark (registered
in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaoeticacidester of Salicylicacid.
t While it is well` known that Aspirin
means Bayer Manufacture, to assist
the public against imitations, the Tab -
!lets of Bayer Company will be stamp-
ed. with their general trade mark, the
"Bayer Cross."
HOARSE?
Remove the danger of bronchitis by
gargling with Kinard's in water.
Anenemy to germs.
renicely. It Ah n'd _ ..
sweetens the stomach and starts the
liver and bowels acting without grip-
ing. Contains no narcotics or sooth-
ing drugs, Say "California" to your
druggist and avoid counterteitsl: In-
sist ' upon genuine "California Fig
Syrup" which contains directions,,
INF
Clear Your Complexion
With Culieura
Bathe with Cuticura Soap and 'not
water to free the pores of impurities
and follow with a gentle application
of Cuticura Ointment to soothe and
heal. They areideal for the toilet,
as is also Cutitura Talcum for pow-
dering and perfuming. •
Soap 25e.. Ointment 25 and 50c. Tacom 25e, Sold'
througliouttheDominion. Canadianllepot:
tymone, Limited, 344 St. Nil , w., IViontreal.
BAkr"Cuticurn&am shaves.tvitheutmug.:.
BACK ACHED
TERRIBLY
1' Y
Mrs. McMahon Tells flow She
(Found Relief by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham s Vegetable Compound
Chatham, Ont.—"I took Lydia E
Piukham's Vegetable Compound for a
run-down condition after the birth of
eny baby boy. I had terrible pains and
backache, and was tired and weak, not
fit to do my work and care for my three
little children. One dayl received your
little book and read it, and gave up tak-
ing the medicine I had and began taking
the Vegetable Compound. I feel much
better now and am not ashamed to tel
what it has dose forme. I ecommen
it to any woman I think feels as I do.'
—Mrs. J. R. McMARox, 158 Harvey
St., m, Ont.
LyChathadia E- Pinl.ham's Vegetable Cont..
pound, made from roots and herbs, has
for nearly fif ty ye ars been restoring sick,
ailing women to health and strength. It
relieves the troubles which cause such
symptoms as backache, painful pgeriods,.
irregularities, tired, worn-out feelings '
and ner vousnese. This is shown again and '
again by such letters as Mrs. McMahon
writes, as well as by one woman telling
another. These women knovv, and are
willing to tell others,, what it did for
them; therefore, it is surely worth i
your trial.
Wornon who suffer should write to the
L,ydiaE.PinkhalnMedicineCo.,Cobour� g,
or a fr e co ;of L dpi
Ontario, f e py v l'i•
Pinlchatim's Private Te :t -Book upon
"Ailments Peculiar to Women.' o
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