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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-11-13, Page 3d The Rel•lson for the Detour. The, preacher was -a "tenderfoot Hated been a city men until his thir- tieth' years then hir-tieth';year.;then he • had goneto: the mountains. Next to ,putting: %addle, and bridle on a niule''he found the hardest job Tone tenderfoot was to keep'to-'the road. In ,that country there were, etrictly speaking, i no :made at all. A road Might start out all right, but in •a little while road and, creek bed became one. Then perhaps, leaving. the creek, :the road would occupy a place beside the creek for a while only to lose• itself again in the bed. Frequently too the Way turned up over amountain where. the inexperienced eye would be likely to lose it entirely, One Sunday the tenderfoot was to preach twelve Miles from home. An elder of the church volunteered to act es guide for the preacher and at the same time to notify the people of the neighborhood. ' He started almost at daybreak. After morning service in the moun- tain village the preacher set out for his afternoon appointment. Two miles up the creels was, the juncture of a small branch, that .was now entirely dry: There the preacher saw a bit of white rag tied to a bush; the elder had left it as a signal for him to turn off and go up the branch. So it went for ten miles; -a strip of white marked each turn-off. Imagine the minister's perplexity. when he came _ upon a forked stick stuck in the middle of the road. On. the ,prongs of the stick was a square of paper, en which was, printed in pen- cil:. "Take trail up mountain through notch; Sure! Dangerous!" The minister turned his mule up the mountain side. It was a hard climb. After he had passed through the notch he saw with amazement that the trail only led down to the road that he had just left. A little farther on; how- ever, owever, the reason beame clear. The path led along the edge of a bluff, and a slide had made part of the way im- paseable. The incident gave the preacher an illustration for the afternoon's sermon on the text, "Which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldat go." It 3s true that in the pilgrimage of life we sometimes come to a place where the road is blocked, but, if a man keeps his faith and courage, he will find the way round and afterward will see that One wiser than man has marked the path for him. The Apple Tree, It stood far down in the corner of the orchard close to the stone fenue, a beautiful old apple tree. Its feet were firmly planted in the 'earth; its huge trunk easily supported its far- reaching spread of branches. To the casual stranger it was a tree that would awaken admiration and perhaps invite hopes of flne fruit in the autumn. When the first spring days arrived it never failed to shape forth its myriad leaves, lustroue and shining in the warm sunshine. Then came the blossoms, thouand of them, pink end white and billowy, round which the sunbeams played and the bees droned in never-ending chorus. .bievertheless,—and it's too ,bad that "nevertheless" has, to be written into SO many promising lives, neverthe- less, despite its irreproachable conduct a. great deal of the year, its brave ar- ray of blossoms, its never -failing ap- pearance of promise, the old tree was to those who knew itL we 1, like Charles Lamb's poor relations, "a perpetually recurring mortification." None of us could refer to it without an apology: As an apple tree it totally failed in its mission in life. Leaves, yes, in abund- ance! Blossoms, plenty of them! But as for apples, the thing nature had fas- hioned it to bear, it might, as well have been a cornstalk: It never bore. The old tree is gone now. .It was cut down more than ten years ago when the old farm changed hands, but its most characteristic trait seems to have communicated itself to manyof Its human associates. Haven't you known folk just like it? Leaves, .yes! Blossoms in abundance! Life, vigor- ous and abounding, always in evidence. Yet all mere promises -empty pro- mises! When the old tree finally fell it was consigned ignominously to the brush heap. But it wouldn't even make good fire wood. The fact is it was not right at heart; it was only shell, outward- ly fair to look upon,, but inwardly full of. decay. As `we locked at it some words of Scripture, slightly, Para- phrased, came back ark to us. "As a tree is in its heart sods it." A Children's Music Story. A little more than one hundred years ago, in the year 1813, to be exact, there was. a war in Italy, and the sol- diers raided a little village called Le Ronecle. A poor woman hid with her little baby in the belfry of the village church until the soldiers had gone away. The little baby, was none other than Giuseppe Verdi, who grew up to be a very famous composer. Giuseppe, dike all . famous ntuslc!ans, was Som- Delled to stork very hard in order to succeed. Eventually, however, he was appointed as an organist, and later, when, he reached the age of twenty-six years, his first successful opera was produced in Milan. Doubtless you have heard mother sand father talk' about the opera !'II Travelers," and possibly you have heard some of the well-Imown airs, onthe piano or player piano inyouur home. Other of Guises)- , pe's operas are „Aida.," "Iligoletto" and "La .Traviata." Guiseppe Verdi. died in 1$01. • T'its ood tei and extra good is the ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY T4 H A Tt OU'CATION � L, E BY DR. J. J. WODDLETON Provincial Hoard of,Health, ontarie Mr. Middleton will be glad to •answer questions, ea Pablio Health eats tare through thie column, Address him ¢t /lpadhla Horse. lipa4M6 Crescent,. Toronto What hind of person you are is due, in some measure, to heredity, but en- vironment ;also plays a great part in your disposition and general.charac- ter, If you are surrounded by uplift- ing and ennobling influences, the ten- dency is for you to become a better man or woman. If, on the other hand, your surroundings are mean,, squalid or debased, there is little likelihood of your leading a life above, or .even equal to that of the average mortal.. 10Show me the people you associate with," says one authority, "and I will tell. you 'what you are." Of course there are exceptions to this, and in our mind's eye; we can recount at least a few great men who have brushed aside their forbidding environment and risen to heights of fame, but as a general rule our surroundings and ex- ternal influences play a great part in We have spent. millions that you may go to— in com2ort new- -steel equipment double track -rock ballast -powerful locomotives —4 .daily California trains, including the exclusively first-class California Limited. —Fred Harvey meals Through Pullmans via Grand Canyon National Park --open all the year details F, T. - Hendry, eon, Agent 404 .v.. pr rtAI s0, netroi Phone: Mels 8840 t. Web. what kind of people we really are, There is little need of emphasizing the importance ofheredity. We do in- herit traits of character from our parents, but sometimes there are great differences even among brothers and sisters. One may have generous traits, ,the other mean and hard as Bails. Brothers and sisters may not even resemble each other in lochs. We are strange, . nervous mechan- isms, we humans, fearfully and won- derfully made. S. T. Ballenger of New York, at a convention of paint and varnish - makers, told this remarkable story of the effect of such a commonplace thing as wall paper: "A young soldier, mentally wrecked by shell -shock, was experimented onby doctors. Taken to a room where everything was a vivid red, he shrieked with agony Then they led him to a.primrose yel low room. He sighed heavily an drifted into deep sleep. Kept in thi room, he rapidly recovered to normal Ballenger says scientists have dis covered that a room furnished in dark color tends to cause melancholi and an aversion to work: A red roc temporarily stimulates, then reacts i nervous headaches. Blue induces calm Green seems to impart happiness an vitality. Yellow makes people and able, contented, soothed. This is a good tip• when you 'redecorate your home.... _ Too otten we are the victims of en- vironment, . What a lot of harm can be wrought in a family by a hard- hearted and thoughtless parent! How manrchildren have left the old home- stead because they did not receive any affection or even consideration! Lack of .sympathy and lack of interest among members of a family are the cause of many a wrecked home. Then too, the common practice of nagging or fault-finding is bad and often leads to dire results. An environment that is pleasant and helpful makes for a higher and e better standard of living and "thre- verse tends only to produce unhappi- ness, lack of interest in things. worth while and a general disposition to tape a distorted view of life. d e a m n a The Oil Palm. Unlike the date and the coconut palm, the oil palm is not at all well known. Nevertheless, it is exceeding- ly useful. In the.. Congo, writes. Mr. Isaac F. Marcosson in An African Ad- venture, and for that matter in vie. tually all of West Africa, it is the staff of life. Thousands of years. ago the Egypt- ians used the sap for ,embalming the bodies of their kingly dead. To -day the oilalm not only y representsthe most important agricultural industry of the colony,—!t has long since sur- passed rubber as the premier product —but. It has an almost bewildering variety of uses. It is food and drink and shelter. From the trunk the na- tive extracts his wine; from the fruit comes oil for soap, for salad dressing and for margarine; with the leaves the native makes a roof for his .house; with -the fibre he makes his mats, his The' CORN STARCH that for sixtrfive years has faithfully res• pponded to every demand of :the housewife. • Write for She BDWABDSBURC Rlitpe Boal'. THE CANADA STARCH CO, LIMITED MONTREAL Makes ohof Edwardsburg. 611ver Glosai Starch.'•• baskets and hes strings for (buil i nets: 1 A GRATEFUL INTER The wood itself ho'tiises in building. An oil Palm will bear fruit within eeven years after the young tree le planted: The fruit comes in whnt is From a Ludy Made. Well by Dr. called, a regline, which resemhles a huge bunch ,of grapes; each fruit in WiniaMs' Pink Pills. e cluster o' a oximatel the size th i pPe Y of a large defe. The outer part, which is •called'• the pericarp,, is almoet ere tirely yellow oil Ineesed• in a thick akin. Imbedded in the oll is the ker- nel, which contains a finer oil. ' The fruit is boiled down, and the kernels are dried and exported in bags}to Eng- land, where they are broken open end the oil in them used for making mar - For hundreds of years the natives .have .gathered the fruit of the palm and have extracted the oil; The waste gat first was enormous;' the 'blacks threw away the kernels because they were unaware of the valuable. sub- stance inside. London Bridge. The folk that live in London, They cross, with little heed, The bridge their fathers Minded To carry them at need. The felk that come to London, Hotfoot from everywhere; They loiter by the arches; And lift their eyes and stare. And, London -born or strangers,' Men cross before they die The famous bridge of London Beneath the London slay. -Pirie Chilman, THANKFUL MOTHERS Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets' Dor her little one she woul use nothing else. The Tablets gjv sueh results that the mother has thing but words of praise' and than fulness for them. Among the thou ands of mothers throughout Caned who praise the Tablets is. Mrs. Davi A. Anderson, New Glasgow, N.S., wh writes:—"I have used Baby's O Tablets for my children and from m experience I would not be withou them. I"would urge •every othe mother to keep a box of the Tablets i the house." The Tablets are a mil but thorough laxative which regulat the bowels and sweeten the stomach drive out constipation and indigestion break up colds and shnple fevers and make teething easy. They are sold by medicine dealers, or by mail at 260. a box from The Dr, Williams' Medielne Co., Brockville, Ont. Cross the Atlantic on the T wish from nay. heart I could per - made -every person whe' is run down in health to give Dr. Willhuns' Pink Pills a trial." Thus writes Mrs. Louie Mitchell, Oak Point, Man:, who fur .ther says:—"About a Year ago I was a weak.. woman, .sufferingfrom a run ,i down System and;' impoverished blood Any little exertion would cause. my legs to tremble and my heart to throb violently. I could not sweep a room or walk,. fifty feet without being ex-, hausted. Then I began taking Dr. Wil'- liams' Pink Pills_ and after taking only 6 boxes I am as well and strong {4,3{4,3ever. I canwalkand run without Stopping every few seconds gasping for breath as previously: Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will be my standby in the future if ever my blood needs building up again, and I shall always find plea- sure in. recommending them to anyone needing a tonic." There are many troubles due to weak, watery blood which can easily be overcome by a fair use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. The sole mission of this medicine is to enrich and purify the blood and when that is done all the varied symptoms of anaemia die - appear, and good health returns. You can get these pills through any dealer 1n medicine or by mail at 60 cents a box by writing The Dr. Williams' 'Medi - eine Co., Brockville, Ont. Vast Stores of Food That We Neglect. Why don't you eat insects Nearly every vegetable and animal d'contributes 'some'thing to the world's ke food store, yet insects are neglected no- end—according to some authorities— ` wasted. a` Why is this? It is not because fn - a sects .are not good to eat In past d times they were eaten and relished by o many races, and -even 'to -day some wn tribes rut Asia and elsewhere make Y them a part of their diet: Europeans t eat snails and frogs, and crabs and r. lobsters, which are not very different n from insects; but the only article of d' food we actually obtain from Maeda e is honey, ' In the Bible there are several in - "Paris." "The liner, she's a lady," wrote Kip- ling, and he must leave had in mind this namesake of the world's enchant- ing capital, the;Parie." At first sight of this thoroughbred of the seas, the grace of her design impresses you eve more than' tere•'inimensity of her pro Portions. The "Paris" is French in every lin and detail. ' The furnishings, tit cuisine, the conveniences, the corn fort, the atmosphere of culture and luxury are essentially Trench. When you walk up the gang -plank you are in France! You enjoy six days o your visit to France before you ever set foot en her soil. Famous Parisian decorators have made the cabins de luxe as fascinating as the rooms of any great chateau. In the magnificent dining salon one recognizes the same Old World cour- tesies that make dining so delightful in famous Parisian cafes and hotels, and the same masterpieces of eulinary art are offered for the traveller's en- joyment. njoyment. The kitchens of the "Paris" are a marvel.—ranges of polished steel and gleaming nickel -long rows of steam serving tables—devices for ti-ueeng the cooking of delicacies—white-clad chefs who take pride 1n their ,work of converting raw material into tempt- ing dishes. On the "Paris" children have the happiest of voyages. Governesses who speak both English and French take entire charge. They teach French, or- ganize games and supervise the child ren at mealtime. Plenty et .toys and a Punch and Judy show every day! So entertaining is it that the grown-ups love to visit this happy haven and join in the merriment of the fortunate lit- tle folk, The gymnasium is equipped with ever contrivance vance for the maintenance of physical' condition. .The promenade deck and the sundeek afford oppor- tunity for healthful exercise. The fresh' Ocean. air gives zest to_the 'morn- ing walk, and you may play deep ten- nis, shitiflteboa,rd, golf, or a.variety of ,okher sports. You do not need to wait until you reach- Paris to enjoy the novelty of the Boulevard meal ---on thecafe ter- race, with its'flowers and shrubs and tiny tables, yogi may sip luxuriously,' while looking ;out over an ivory -crest- ed, jade -hued sea: For the evening there is the mush of a famous orchestra for dancing in the Grand Salon; concert programmes and often the impromptu' appearances of internationally known artists. The Anglo-Saxon .visitor acquires something of the French capacity for enjoyment, Per( the carefree laughter that makes one young again; this re- mains an unfo_rgetable inspiration. One. of the French ,Line olficas is. tuated at 61= Adelaide' Street,' West; oronto, where information is prompt supplied. , . stances of Insects as food. Moses tells us of the Jews eating four kinds of crickets, andJohnthe Baptist lived on locusts and wild honey. The an- cient Greeks also ate locusts, and to this day many of the peoples of Africa and Arabia regard this insect as a great delicacy. In North Africa the natives collect huge numbers of grasshoppere, which are eaten raw; as well as, boiled or fried. Insects not consumed at once are dried !n the sun and stored for Yuture ase. The ancient Romans used to eat the n larvae of beetles. Fabre, the famous - entomologist, tried the experiment himself, "Roasted," he said, "they :are e juicy, Lander, and tasty. There is a e certain flavor of roasted almonds, with a vague aroma of vanilla," The oborigines of Australia eat moths, which they catch at night by means of torches, while In Mexico f there are certain tribes which make bread from the eggs of water -bugs. In Central America, also, honey -bugs are a popular sweetmeat. During a famine in Ireland about +three hundred years ago cockchafers were cooked and eaten. si T ly Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism. �QSClldldil/le lectures fatb_. gfRadle Interesting talks on the swift -moving progress of science and the arts are sent into the air nightly from radio sta- tions by world-famous authorities. As a means of keeping posted on the progress of mankind, radio is unequalled. For re- ception so clear that you seem to be in the room with the lecturer use a triliMONIPHOHL Radio Receiver. Write for descriptive booklet' PD THE 'MARCONI WIRELESS TEL- EGRAPH CO. OF CANADA. LIMITED MONTREAL EASY TRICKS No. 341 Mind Reading A pack of cards is shuffled by the spectators and the performer is bitndPolded. Ile take's the cords in his hand, face downward. Ile names a card and turns the top Card face upwards It is the card he: named. In a like manner he names -half a dozen or more cards: I The trick depends .upon the ex- ercise of little skill but of much old-fashioned per- , er- I. "nerve." 5a In the former's pocket are eight or nine cards arranged in a definite order which the performer has memor- ized. In the same pocket is a handkerchief, After the cards in the peat are shuffled, the performer puts them in a rather untidy heap on the table.. He reaches into his pocket and brings out the handker- chief, and hidden by the handker- chief, the pre -arranged cards. He places the handkerchief earelessly on the table: With a little care he can manage that the hidden cards will fall on those which have been shuffled. While he is being blind- folded he Make ftp the, cards and squares them neatly: "Reading" the cards is then simplicity itself. He should never "read" all that he kms pre -arranged. (Clip this out and paste it, tope other of the aeries, in a scrapbook.) ..r, A Bad Guess. Two artists were wandering about Spain: One day, after it long walk, they arrived at a shabby little posada in a village near a big town. They could not talk a word of Span- ish, and were half dead with thirst The sun was so hot that they did not dare to drink wine, so they deoided to try to get some milk. One of them drew on a sheet of paper a picture of a cow. The other jingled some coins in his pocket. The proprietor went out making signs that he understood, He returned later with two tiokets for a bull -fight! When ordering goods by mail send a Dominion Express Money Order, Many a man doesn't get along well in this world because he imagines he is a. modern Samson and tries to ac- complish too much by swinging a jaw- bone. Maple and beech are the principal hardwoods used in distillation plants in Canada. Products are charcoal;. methyl alcohol, calcium acetate, ket- ones, aldehydes, and creosote oils. 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It would take eighty- nine years to the sun and twenty mil- lion years il-lion-years to the nearest star; yet a wireless signal could, travel to Mars and back in less than seven minutes, Minard's Liniment Rellleves Pain. Expertsfigure that a bee must tra- vel 40,000 miles toet a g pound of honey. Mines planted during the war aro stillbeing picked up at sea, Classified Advertisements . MONEY TO LOAN.. N ALOANS MADE, AGENTS wRManted. Reynolds,. 77 Victoria Toronto. TrY UR/N foRY64 EYES holesonieDlial Refreshing 1 Cuticula Quickly Reals Eczemas and Rashes In the treatment of all skin troubles bathe freely with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry gently and apply Cuticura Ointment. Sample =sek rrw bT Nae. Addror Caa Linn ppo ofti enttege int 0. e:. 96U, ale tra e. rois- ty rhe. ointment aving Ttick. 6a, fly`'- Try our now Shaving dek- DOCTOR ADVISED AN OPERATION Read Alberta Woman's Esc -I pperience with Lydia E. 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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound' be- , cause I suffered with pains in my left side and back and with ;Weakness and ' other 'troubles ,women sooften have, I was this way about six months, I Baty the Vegetable Compound"s'dvertised the Montreal Standard,' and"I have ' taken four bottles of it. 'I was averk , sickwoman and I feel so muclrbetter; would not be without it. 'I also use Lydia. E. Pinkham s Sanative. Wash, I recommence the medicines teeny friends and I'am willing for, you to use mylet- ter as a testimeni'al l• Tars. M.Rosin, 1180 Notre Dame St., Lachine, quebee. '198UE No.