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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-02-21, Page 7A Talk to Patrol Leaders. By an A S., M. Come on Yeu 1eaders,.draw up your chairs round this fire. I wonder how'inany of you have seri- ously_ thought about your. job; as a . Petroleleeader?. Do yen realize ,that you havo'.a. meat deal to do with the shaping of thecharacterof the six or seven chaps -who gd to make up your' patrol? The members of the Patrol look uptoyou to show them the way, you are the, pathfinder blazing _ the trail for them to follow. When I was a little fellow in, the infants, i• remember how we thought the big kids,as we calledthem, to bo important people to be feared. The Tenderfoot Scoute in your Patrols look upon you as important people to beeeeeeeeted, and they will say that a certain thing is so, because the P. Le says it is. Personal example is a great thing. rf the Leader is slack at obey- ing orders, or argues on parade, one may expect his patrol to be a poor show. Remember your actions are —watched and commented upon by thosewho are following you, Your Patrol ,nights and week end Patrol Camps are the things that go to prove whether the stripes on your uulforni are the outward sign of true leader- ship, or just covering up a hole or two. Do your Patrol nights develop into a "rough house,'' or do you get some work done': Are your camps real ,_scouty camps or merely a time of slackness? Scoutmasters might appear to be a strange sort of animal, who gives up a nice quiet holiday with meals served to time and a nice soft bed to sleep on, and takes a number of high spirited boys to camp, and has all the worry and responsibility of looking after them. He will stay out late at night look - lag up absentees, he spends time and. money to give a good time to what the Chief terms "A band of bare -kneed , rascals with cow -boy hats, and staves M their hands." What pay does he get? None. Some people may con- sider him a harmless lunatic to be humored. Well, the best way you lead- ers can humor him is by showing that you can be trusted to do your job whether the S. M. is present or not. If you are badly bitten with Scoutitts you might become 9. 1W. some day, and expect your P. Ws to give you loyalty and obedience. ' It counts a lot to- wards the H. Mi.'s peace of mind to know that if he is called away, his leaders will not take advantage and fool about, but will carry on with their work: No, I don't suppose you lilted the blowing up you had that morning in camp, when things were wrong, and I don't suppose the S. 51. liked having to give' -it to you. He only did it of- ficially, he is still your friend. As you know, before I gained mywood badge, I had to go through a course of train- ing at. camp. We all took turns at be- ing P. L. and Second. If things were put up to the mark the Deputy Camp Chief blew up the Leader, but that did not make any difference to their per- sonal friendship—it was all in a day's work. I hope that some day I may change' my red plume fora green one. If so, I shall want to keep an Al troop going, to do that I shall have to point out mistakes and shall expect the lead- ers to take it all in good part, Then -what about your Seconds?' Has it ever struck you what a miser- able job they have got? You know they can't run the patrol be their own way because they, are not boss, but they must be prepared to take charge and carry out the . Leader's ideas should he be away at any time, So 1 thema givethence tp do a bit as they are the future Patrol Leaders. You leaders are your patrol's repre- sentatives at the court of honor. So get to know your patrol's ideas and bring them forward, as it is by discuss- ing new ideas that we can go ahead and improve ourselves.. Well, the fire is almost out and its tune we went. Good night. Good night, all. Pure! 4 for pedicular people.. No chicory or anyj�adulterant in this choice coffee C-2 Ii ALT ` E UCA�'ION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON• Provincial Board of •Health, Ontario Dr. Middleton will be gtad,to answer questions on. Public Health prats. tern through this columna Address him at Beadles House. Sp6diae Crescent, Toronto. Scarlet fever, the scourge of child 1 fe, is on the :increase. There were 8^0 cases reported during the month l of January, 1924, with 13 deaths. During the month of January, 1923, there were only 368 cases, so the num- ber of cases this year has more than doubled. Prevention of contact is the only known way to prevent scarlet fever. Keep sick children at home and away. from other children in the household. AIthough the disease belongs to the list of winter born ailments, and an increase at this time may be expected, it can be cub to a minimum by prompt isolation of cases. The school room offers the best medium for spreading scarlet fever, hence any child having even the suggestion of a rash cold or a sore throat, should be kept at home until. permission to return is granted by a competent physician. The seriousness of scarlet fever lies in the fact that it is extremely'in- fectious. 'Mild cases, known as scar- latina, frequently pass unnoticed. Yet these spread infection jest as potently as the more severe cases, and ,the virulence of disease builds up with in- creased prevalence. Inother words, the more a disease spreads the more serious are the cases of it that occur. Scarlet fever is infectious to the very last stage. of the disease, and much of it is spread by the careless person' who ventures abroadbefore complete, recovery: The regulations of the Pro -I vincial Board of Health of Ontario require a quarantine period of, 10 days for contacts, and in the case of pa -1 Cents a quarantine period of 35 days from appearance of rash, providing the discharges from nose, throat or ears are allcleared up. After: effects from scarlet fever, such as deafness and se -rested develop- ment often follow. The disease is particularly damaging in its effects on' the kidneys, and much Bright's Digease of later life may be attributed, to scarlet fever contracted in child- hood. There are from two to four deaths in every 100 cases of scarlet fever. Exercise precautions so that your child may not be numbered among the victims. STORMY WEATHER Finds a Royal Ring in Con- necticut Sand Bal; A curiously shaped gold' ring, said to have been a part oeetj a jewels of a British king and w,ili'oh tallies in de- tail with one wheat disappeared from the English -.e r0 rrt in 1610 and has since bcgir'listed on the records as of un�lse ie1 n whereabouts, was found by ----Merles Burns,, ' hosema_n.of the local fire department, in the sand bar near Thimble Islands. Thimble Islands have long been noted as a. rendezvous of the famous Captain Kidd, and it is believed that the ring was a part of the treasure loot of the pirate who; ac- cording to well known legends, buried. his spoils in the vicinity. Bixins was on a clamming trip,wheu he unearthed rho ring, which is coin - posed of tour bands, joined by clasped bands. He has refused 'an offer of $2,900 for its purchase, Among tho queer trades for .woman mentioned in the new London Direc- stery are: beer -can maker, chimney sweep, cyclo maker, locksmith, sad- dler, and -wheelwright. In one voyage an American Iiner carried no fewer . than ejght stow - 1i awaye,' ono of whom confessed that it Wali his eighth 'stolon trip across the Atlantic. HARD ON BABY The stormy, blustery weather which we have during 'February and March is extremely hard on children, Condi- tions make it necessary the moth- er to keep them in the house. They are often confined to overheated, bad- ly ventilatedrooms and catch colds which rack their whole system. To guard against this a box of Baby's Own Tablets should; be kept in the house and an occasional dose given the baby to keep its stomach and bowels working regularly. This will , not fail tobreak b eah up colds and keep the health of the baby in good condi- tion till the brighter days come along.' The Tablets are ,sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,' Brockville, Ont. Oldest Dated Handwriting Discovered at Ur. The authorities of the British Mus- eum attach great importance to a re- port from C. L. Woolley, leader of the expedition sent jointly by the museum and the University of Pennsylvania, disclosing their discovery of Ur-of-the- Chaldees of an example of the oldest dated specimen of . handwriting, says a London despatch. The' main body of Workmen had been engaged in 'clearing the Zigguar- at or staged tower, whose ruins dom- inate the plain of Ur. 'Describing the contents of a small temple excavated during the first month, the report says: Such finds. 'wouldhave been, in- deed, noteworthy to whatever period they belonged, but these are the more surprising, p g in that they are the oldest works of art in metal yet lin win, 'A marble tablet was eiliCovered tn- � scribed in Surmeri,in which records I that this way.; the temple of• the God- . dess Ninirhurag, built inher honor by the 7 i3ig' of Ur, Aanlpadda, son of Kleig..-Mesonnipadda. The latter. is , Down to us, from king lists drawn up Mother! Give Sick Child "California Fig Syrup" Harmless. Laxative for a BIIlous, Constipated Baby or Child. Constipated, bil. sous, feverish, or sick, colic Babies and Children love to take genuine California 9'1 g Syrup." No other laxative regulates / the ,tender little bowels so nicely. Ltsw etc e s the stomach and starts the liver and bowels acting without griping. Contains ` no narcotics . or soothing drugs. Say "California" to yourdruggistand avoid counterfeits! Insist upon genuine "California Fig Syrup" which contains direetione, about 2,000 years before Christ, as a rule? of the first dynasty of Ur. 'Taken at its face` value, the Su- merian chronology would assign our statues and relics to a date somewhere about 4500 years before Christ; even of that chronology has, to be modified we can yet say that our month's work has given els the oldest dated example of man's handwriting and the oldest known triumphs of the art of Tubal Cain." Dark Womenrt'?ilede Fair. A day when dark women may be- come fair at will and fair ,women dark is foreshadowed by revelations of new gland experiments made by Dr, Wini- fred Canis. 1 . "Extractions from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain," said Dr. Cull's, "changed the sandy color of a frdg to pitch-black, It Is within the range of possibility that blondes may be transformed one day to brun- ettes and brunettes to blondes if they wish. "We may even see black men turned to, white," added Dr. Culiis, "but there will be danger 1n this, for the coloring of the individual is Nature's protec- tion against the suns and rigours of his native climate." The Pioneer in Canada. Thirty-two years ago the now fam- ous "SALADA" Tea was placed on the market In metal packages. "SALADA" was the pioneer package tea in Cana- da. Immediately its superior flavor and purity won for it a great popu- larity that has been growing ever since. It is still a little different and a little better than ordinary tea. Nights. When comes the of nightdreaming And I go courting Rose, I wish we lived in Greenland, And we were Eskimos. Before I know, the evening Has vanished like a song.. That's why I'd be to Greenland, Where eights are six months long. —Edgar Daniel Kramer. cto/. And He Ought to Know. "You say he's no longer an apart- ment house Janitor?" "Oh, no; he's a fuel engineer now who gives advice on how to save coal," Of'the members o the RoyalFam- ily a Pam ily the Duke of York is the best .bil- liard player, although he is left- handed. There are to -day 25,200 more small holdings in Britain than in 1922. Morality. We cannot kindle when eve, will • ' the ere that, In the heart resides, Tho spirit bloweth and is stili, In myetery der .ecul;abides; But tasks i i'how% of•ineightwilled Can be through hours of gloom ful- 1i11etY,' With aching hande ape bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone -on etene We bear the•burdee and the heat Of the long day, and wish ;'twere 'done, Not till the hours of light return And we have• built do we .discern. • . . —Matthew Arnold (1822.1888). ST VITUS DACE Shows Through a Twitching of the Muscles of Face and Limbs. Chorea, or as it is more generally known, St. Vitus dance, is a trouble that usually attaoke young children, thoagle older people may be afflicted with it. Its moat common' symptoms are a twitching of the muscles of the face and limbs. As the disease pro- gresses the twitching takes the form' of spasms in which the jerking mo- tion may be confined to the head, or all the limbs may be affected. Fre- quently the patientis enable to hold anything 'in the hands or to walk steadily. In severe cases the speech is often affected. The disease is due to debility of the nerves and relief comes through an enriched' blood sup - ,ply, which feeds and strengthens the nerves. Dr. Williams' Pink. Pills have been most euccessful in reaching this trouble through their specific action on the blood, which it enriches and purifies. The following instance will show what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can do in this. trouble. Mrs. S. E. Makin, Parry Harbor,' Ont„ says:— "As a young girl E was badly stricken with St:,Vitus dance., My parents tried several medicines but without avail. I was steadily growing worse and could scarcely walk without falling. I had to quit school and had no control of my nerves or . actions. Finally a neighbor advised the use of Dr. Wil- Hams' Pink Pills, and the use of these for a couple of months restored me, and I have had no attack of the trou- ble,since. I have,howevor, taken the pills at different times since, when I felt out of sorts, and find them all you claim for them if given a fair trial." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medcne, or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine 0o., Brockville, Ontario. . O "The Homes of England." Felicia. Hemans was one of the sweetest of our women poets. She will alwaye be read and, loved' because she sang the sweet songs of the home- land in tended tones, The stately homes of Englandl How beautiful they stand! Amidst their tall ancestral trees, O'er all the pleasant land. The deer across their greensward bound Through shade and sunny gleam; And the swan glides past them with the sound Of some rejoicing stream. The merry Homes of England! Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light! There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old. The cottage Homes of England! By thousands on her plains, They are smiling o'er the eilvery brooks, And round the hamlet•fanes. Through glowing orchards forth they peep,' Each from its nook 05 leaves, And fearless there the lowly sleep, As the birds beneath the naves, The free, fair Homes of England! Long, long, in hut and hall, May hearts of native proof be rear'd, To guard each hallowed wall! And green for ever be the groves, And bright the flowery sod, Where first the child's glad spirit loves Its country and its God! Buy your out-of-town supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. "Do you wish to live without a trial?" asks a modern. teacher. "Then you wish to die but half a man. With- out trial you cannot' guess at your own strength. Men do not learn to swim on 0 table.' They must go into deep water and buffet the waves." Keep Minard's Liniment in the house.' Keep your faith in all beautiful things: in the sun when it is hidden; in the spring when it is gone. . . And then, you will find that Duty and Service and Sa'cridoe--all the old ogres and bugbears 01 life—have joys imprisoned' in their deepest dungeons. And it is far you to "set them free-- the ree—the immortal joys that no one—no liv- ing iving soul,, or fate, or circumstance can rob you of, once you have released these.—Rip' Rolfe Gilson. Sieves . woven of bronze' wire and used in the..testing of the fineness of cement have 40,000 holes to the square inch. • EASY TRICKS No. 1127, The ,Vanishing Egg Au egg is shown' and is placed ina small paper bag, The Ma- gician mattes mysterious pssses over the bag and.then.presses the bag smaller and smaller. The egg vanishes. The bag is opened and inside` of it a handkerchief is found. The bag and egg are prepared for the trick. The bag -is -made of two bags, cine, inside- of the other.' One side of.•the•.openinge of the twobags,are:Pasted :together: 1t is thus possible to place an object either in the inner bag or between the two. bags. The egg is pre- pared' by punching a small pin- hole tn,both ends of the egg and blowing the contents out. The egg should be permitted to dry before presenting the trick. The ,handkerchief, a silk one, is in the inner bag at the ^start. The eggis placed' between .the two bags. The magician ,should ask an obliging friend to play mys- tertous music while he is doing the trick, The object oe the music Is to drown ttj sound of the crushing of the egg shell: If the opening between the two bags is treated with mucilage just before presenting the trick, the opening may be '<edsed in the act of twisting up the mouth of the bag;; (Clip thio out and paste it, totter other of the series, in a scrapbook.) 1 The Westbound Train. The westbound train goes roaring through the .night; Unrestful forms sprawl 'a the day- coach chairs, The Putman curtains ripple in the light, The smokerrocks and reeks with hazy airs; The brakeman lurches through the swaying gloom, The postal clerks work swiftly at the mails, The porter dozes in the dressing room, The engineer peers sharply down the rails. The whirling wheels repeat a rhythmic beat, Culvert and d cut and bridge go cry- ing past; Streams, toWna, trees, farms and fields on flying feet ' Glide by like ghosts, astounded and aghast; And from the sky the silent stars look down Upon this snail -like speed from town to town. —Kirke Mechem. Ask for Mlnard's and take no other. A False Alarm. Although the anow'unmelted lay, And spring seemed far, solar away; Although 'thawind'with whistle'shrill Had all of bleak. December's chill, I heard a bird call, baldly spoken, And winter's spell, I knew, was broken, Or so I thought. And then, a shock! The call came from a cuckoo clock. —A IL F. Toothbrushes, and mirrors are un- known on Porto Santo Island, off Madeira. 'PI3 a If Beware of Imitations, Unless you see the name "Bayer Cross" on packageor on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer As pilin' proved safe by millions and pre- scribed by physicians over twenty- three years for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Neuritis Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept "Bayer. Tablets of .Aspirin" only. Each unbroken package con- talns 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 Monoaceticaeidester of Salioylicaoid. 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 SMOKING TO AC IS FO TIPSEES SALE® fes^ T 4trsl r -tl'd Ch i, n !" end Ga' a,srs-- to brirng you the full r ehness and mellow sweetness of this— "Tobacco Manufactured by IMPERIALTObACCO CO. OF CANADA LIMITED The Last -Born. The first-born cannot walk too soon, Nor talk too soon, too quickly learn And even with the cradle .croon Our gaze ahead we always turn And try the future years to see, When babe, our babe, a man will be, Or when the little lady there W111 be a lady tall and fair. Yes, so young mothers plan and dream, And so young Where dream and plan; To them the first can never seem Too soon the woman or the man, Each longer step, each larger word, Bach indication, seen or heard,' Of later years, maturer growth, A happy signal to them both. But, oh, the last -born! Time, too swift Too quickly down the stream we drift, Too early babyhoodispast; Oh, leave the baby at our. breast A little longer, there to rest; Too brief the days, too short the mile; Oh, let us keep the laet a wbile! —Douglas Malloch. Poor Business. "Oh, Tobe!" distressedly cried Mrs. Sagg. "The baby has swallowed a quarter!" "Aw, well," replied Tobe Sagg, of Sandy ,Mush, pacifyingly. "I don't reckon, all things considered, itwill pay us to take him to the doctor in town to get it took out." Sameness makes life monotonous. Vary your interests and you will add interest to life. INDIGESTION, GAS, STOMACH TROUBLE "Pape's Dlapepain" Is the quickest, surest relief for indigestion, gases. flatulence, heartburn, sourness, or stomach distress caused by acidity. A few tablets give almost immediate stomach relief. Correct your stomach and digestion now for a few cents. Druggists sell millions of packages of Pape's Diapepsin. Rheumatic Pains Are relieved in a few days by taking 30 drops of Mother Set - gel's Syrup after meals and on retiring. It dissolves the lime and acid accumulation In the muscles and joints so these de- posits can be expelled, thus re- lieving pain and soreness. Sel- gel's Syrup, also known as "Ex- tract of Roots," contains no dope nor other strong drugs to kill or. mask the pain of rheumatism or lumbago; it removes the cause. Ask your Druggist.. 11 IJoints .Ache ? Minard's will ease, the pain and stiffness. Theold reliable' remedy, hi If you are weak thin and nervous let your druggist supply you. with Bitro- Phosphate. It is guaranteed to in- crease ,weight and strength and re- store energy, Vigor and'. nerve force, Price $1 per ekge. Arrow Chemical Co„ 26 Front St. hast, Toronto, Ont' The discovery of things which here- tofore have been hidden to you, is what makes life worth living. Next to money the hardest thing to keep is a secret. Classified Advertisements • FOR SALE `e7 OOLGROWBRS, YOUR OWN; wool .manufactured or exchang- ed for yarn or blankets, Woollen Mills, Georgetown, Ontario. LADIES WANTED TO DO PLAIN and light sewing at home, whole or spare time; good pay, work sent any distance, charges paid. Send stamp for particulars. National Manufacturing Co., Montreal. URN NIGHT Ca MORNING to KEEP YOUR EYES ]CLEAN CLEAP EAt;Tsgf ■ .On Intl urn cAas .W.111: ca.eu,onng0M ACNE OM FACE CUTICURA HEALS Hard, -Large and Red Pim- ples. Itching Was Terrible. "Had been troubled all my life with acne on my face. My forehead was: a crass of pimples. They were hard, large and red, and the itching was most terrible. My face was disfigured. I sent for a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after using them got instant, relief. I bought more, and after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Oint- ment I was healed." (Signed) Mrs. G. S. Miler, Box 14, Marshall, Wash., Jan. 9, 1922. Use Cuticura for every -day toilet purposes. Bathe with Soap, soothe with Ointment, dust with Talcum. ilea ail s6. Pan 50, w ' Marco: �seeld o' erg:. where. SonplOma(atmeaa:bundlOe. T lcum�. all��Cuticurn Soma shaves -without pug.' EXCRUCIATING I PAS CRAMPS R Entirely Remedied by Lydia. E. Pinkham's Vegetable I Compound Eberts, Ont.—"I started with cramps and bearing -down pains at the age of eleven years and iwould get sonervous I could hardily stay in bed, and I had such pains that' would scream, and my mother would call the doctor to give me something to take. Atei eighteen I mare ried, and 1 have four heathy -children, but I still have pains in my right side. I am a farmer's wife with more work thanI am able to do. Ihave takentheee bottles of Lydia E. Pinitham's Vege- table Compound and I feel that it is helping me every day.°bly. sister-in-law, who has been taking your medicine for some time and uses your Sanative Wash, told me about it and I recommend it now, as I have received great relief from it."—Mrs. NELSON Yoxr, R. R. 1, Eberts, Ont. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound is a medicine for ailments com- mon to women, It has bean used ;for such troubles for nearly fifty years, and thousands of women have found relief as did Mrs, Trott, by taking this splendid medicine. If you are suffering from irregularity,' painful times, nervousness, headache backache or melancholia,' von should at once begin to take, Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It is excellent to strengthen the system and help to per. form its functions with naso and eclogue l] ISSUE No. 8--'24.