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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-07-30, Page 5NEXT SEASON'S RADIO RECEIVERS By Stuart C. Maba 1u y Wll.W.n.ew and revolautionizin:g eke- velopnuents will appear during the conn- ing raclaa season? This. is a question which commands the interest and attention not only of those who aa'e already axldcdote to the hibit of dial twisting but to countless otllelw who have cautiously delayed buying in the expectation that one -or more "revolutionizing". inventions, would appear- like a bolt of'lightning from the clearsky and snake obsiolete overnight the appaaatus• which to -day. 'els sella for hundreds of dellare. There is probably no one better able to amswer this.ciuestton with a greater degree of accuracy than the radio dealer.. 1115 bue1niese b?•inge hint in close contact meth the whims and fan- cies of the buying public, which in the ul ehas- 1 diverts with its P Etna analysis s y ing power the Ireneof development in one direction or another. It is the emglneere part to develop, the mennfa:cturer's to produce awl the ' dealer's to make the sales, but it re - maims, for the consumer who pays hard earned money for all than he gets to sit-in final judgment upon' its melts, Even the public at large has come to expect each week to bring something new and improved, which will better reoeiption and increase the range of present-day receivers. A very striking analogy may be drawn between the radia' industry et the present time and: the early history of the automobile. The first, hornless oaa•riiages, equipped with only two cylinders, rendered a certain amount of service and satisfaction to their owners. Latero developments brought the four-oyadnd'er oar and with it maey other i'eflnernewts in body design and mechanical' performance. Suck cars traveaed farther with greater riding comfort, caused lees trouble and gave., proportionately more satisfaction than those of the earlier period, Acces- sories, too, were improved. In fact, a history of the development of the modern automobile is simply a record of one impravememt after an- other. Yet each yeaa's newer models Hore isa new vessel which recently made its first appear'unce on the Great Lakes, of 12,000 tons carrying capacity, :built by the Midland Slttpbulidin:g Company. It ie the S.S. Gleniffer, designed sets on the market which, ac- cordddig to ;thele owners, give abundant 'volume and very ,satisfying restiltO openatiig entirely from dry colicDry batteries are believed to be less trou- blesome than storage -battery equip- ment. A number of 13 -battery eliminating devices have provedtheir merit during the time that they have been on the. =sleet and it is probable that next season wiltsiee much larger markets for these substitutes. The chief dn'awbeck 1n connection with them is that they do not givo satisfaction on all electric - light ciroults, through no fault of the eliminators themselves but due to generator noises in the current which are not easily filtered out. Where snieh disturbances acro entirely absent, or p•resenit only to a limited degree, mann B -battery eliminators give excellent resiulte. The self-contained set is rapidly coming pate general favor. The con- sole type of. cabinet, housing the re- ceiver, batteries; and in some oases the loop aerial, has met with wide- spread approval especially by the wo- men; in fact the advent of the con- sole model may have been responsible to a large degree for the greater in- terestin radio on the part of the gent- ler sex which has been quite evident during; the past year. They welcomed an attractive piece of furniture which did not make the preceding models wee an ornament to the home when obsolete. They continued to serve they weld not peacefully tolerate an their owners and perform just as ably as they did before the advent of the more refinedvehiole. Working for Fewer Dials.. Solt is jn the radio industry. There is every reason to suppose that the tireless research work which. Is being carried on in radio laberatories•in this country and abroad will, ,from time to time, bring forth developments and im- .provemeuts some of which may be en. - loyal only through the purchase of a new xeceiver, but it seems •unlilrely that the near future holds, any device or invention outstandingly revolution- Perfecting the Loud Speaker. •e,ry which will relegate to the strap, The combined phonograph and radio heap all of the sets now in use. appears to be meeting with widespread• however, the changes which may a a b unsightly colleetion of wires, batteries and knobs. Another distinct advantage of many of the console tyirea•.is that should the owner find it desirable to change from one type of receiver to another, it may be aeeomplisbed with a minimum of trouble by simply romroving the re- ceiver itself and replacing it with the newer .one. Thus the console is Last becoming permanent piece '• c. furni- ture in eonntbess homes. Next season will see many types selling at varying prices, b conclusion, the moat Pronounced and outstanding features of next sea- son'sradio receivers will be tesproved quality oS reproduction, elmpeicity of operationand butter mechanical work- manship with correspondingly in- creased efficiency. The Golden Rule and the Animals Speak kindly to animals as well as to people. .A. dog's sensitive ear suf- fers from harsh Words or sounds. Animals fatally hurt should be mer- cifully killed by some ono who knows how to do it with the least suffering. Do not throw stones at living ere a tures. . Never carry poultry with their heads downward.. When the owner does not object, give a lump of sugar or other food to the horse that conies to your gate. Listen to the cry of paiu or distress, and lend a helping hand. Gauging• animals to fight is cruel, Followers Of cruel animal sports show depraved character; Pick up nails, glass, tin cans, Este., from walks, streets or public places, and pine them where there will be no danger from them. Never keep an animal unless you eau provide for its comfort and happi nesse Never imprison wild animals or birds, as they cannot enjoy confine- ment. . Never consider anything pleasure' !which causes pain or unhappiness to another. ' Give up your game or pleasure to I comfort the suffering or to increase Mlle happiness of the lees fortunate. Plant trees in your yard to attract birds, thus adding to the beauty and comfort of your home. I Be considerate of the aged, and seek frequent opportunities of bringingth 'em joy and happiness. Apply the Golden Rule in your deal- ings with animals. Do an act of kindness every day. It will be your greatest source of happi- pprova.l and it is believed that it Will nose' espeeted clueing the coming season are replace many separate radio sets and improvements M mechanical workman- talking machines during the casein ship with a corresponding increase to end future seasons. efficiency, better quality of reproduc- tion and simplicity of control. It is very likely that next season will see more receivers having only two major dial controls than ever before, for, sines nature has endowed man with only two hands, it ie quite logical that the more refined radio receiver should have no more than two dials which re- quire manipulate= at the same time. This does net mean that the three- , deal receivers which are now giving satisfaction will lose their value any more than the advent el democmtable There seems to be a continued strong demand for the horn type of loud speaker, and it promises to continue , throughout the cooling season. It is quality of reproduction, however, that will determine the trend of loud -speak - or development. If the .horn type will givo finer quality than any other model, then it will unquestionably be the most pope - ler. On the other handy if the oono typo will reproduce with superior tone quality, then it will have the field alone. Should they both deliver equal rims and tires made it inoperative to quality, then the whole matter will re - discard the wheels of the car which solve itself into a selection of the type lacked these convenience°. It was a which makes the strongest appeal number of years before a leading manufacturer of low-priced caws equip- ped his automobiles with rims which were demountable. And so it is more than likely that some threedial re- ceivers will still be in evidence next season. The live -tube sets wbdob Were so popular the past year will doubtless find continued favor with nleny en- thusdasts dumiug the coming season, al- though in certain sySteme of wiring it is poseiblo to obtain sinrblar results with only three tubes, two of which serve 1n a duel capacity. T1uis redecee not only the original outlay for tubeS but the upkeep expense as well. How- ever, only a limited nuhnber of mann- lacturers •bave interested themselves in this type of cimouit, probably be- muse of the patents involved which completely cover the reflex principle of operation. The Light -Socket Tube. • In sections of the country where in- terference is not a carious iprob1em and where farmers are near eirrough to sta- tions broadeastiwg programs of enter- tainment and valine, sets having leas than five tubes have proved highlysat- iefactory. Dealer's say the demand last season was equally, divided 'between sets which operated on dry cella and on (storage batteries: The long expected tube which derives its filament cur - teak from the electric iigiht socket has ,eoently inede its appearance on the market, but it eoems likely that in its present' stage of development it will • tot materially affect the market foe the present typeii of dry cell awed etor- 8ge•betteiy tubes. Sonne owners of radio reoelvers be- lieve t !at,the etorage-hattery tubes ' 'give 110s•e volume and perhaps better results than those which derive their. energy Erode dry cells. Nevertheless, there wre a number of scientifically through its attractiveness to the 1n dividual. Quality, however, will be true dom- inant feature of ail future loud•speak ing devices. A continued improvement is assured by reason of the fact that the leading speaker manufacturers are spending thousands of deilana annual- ly in research work to improve and perfect present models. CHOLERA INFANTUM WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ALL RUN DOWN Often All. That is Needed is a Tonic to Build Up the Blood. There are many women who have been invalids or•semi-invalids so long teat they accept then• .condition as a lite burden.. They have endured bro- ken sleep, stomach trouble, nervous- neee, headaches and weakness so long that they have given up hope of en- joying good health. In most of th,ese oases:a well chosen diet, fresh air and a tonic to build up the blood would do wonders, To all run -drown, nervous people the experience of Mrs, H. J. Cameron, Watorvale, N.S,, will lie of deep interest. She says:—"About two yeas±, ago' -I was in a miserable, run- down condition. I wee unable to do my work me head ached day and night, my reaves were all unstrung, and for three weeks I could not eat or sleep. I then decided to give Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pella a trial and got six boxes. By the tinne I had used half of them I felt me& better, and when I had taken the six boxes, I was as well as ever. I could work all day and not feel timed and have been strong and healthy ever since. I have never taken any medicine that did nue so much good and will always highly recom- mend ecommend, Dr. Wi111amisf Pink Pills. You can get these Pills from any medicine dealer, or by mail sit 80 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medd- cine Co„ Brockville, Ont. q. 1 Cholera infant= is one of the fatal ailments of childhood. It is a trouble that comes on suddenly especially dur ing the summer months and unless prompt action is taken the little one may soon bo beyond aid. Baby's Own Tablets are an idealmedicine lu ward- ing off this trouble. They regulate the bowels and sweeten the stomadh and thus prevent thedreaded summer com- plaints. They are an absolute safe medioine being guaranteed to contain neither opiates nor narcotics or other harnlfnl dews. They cannot possibly do harm -they always do good., The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by nail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' 1Mledicine Co;, Brockville, Ont. This Sounds -Good. Athletes have a higher scholastic average in colleges than non -athletes. Minard's Liniment for Corns and Warts Puzzled. Farmer Bug—"Which block was it Henry Bug said ho lived in, my dear?" An Upsetting Experience. An Inland Chanty. - Every menagerie has its Royal Ben- •Have your heard the cleep.eea chanties gal Tiger, advertised as the most ter- in the branches of the trees, rifying'bloodthirsty beast alive to -day. When most boisterously landward Few, however, know much about the lurches in the gusty breeee, royal cousin of this great cat, which Like a drunken sailor;swieging on his lives in Siberia, and rivals the Bengal stout sea -lege and singing cat both in size and ferocity. At a din- ner of the Adventurers Club of Los Angeles an American couple told the writer of their introduction to the Si- berian tiger. there ie' an ocean still travellingThey were 'Eu Blue and boundless, ;ever heaving and revive the olden. thrill, You who used to read of saFior•s, pea atee,.buccaneers and whalers, Hark. the wind is stinging chanties with a right good sailor's wilt. Ofthe wonders of adventuring worms the Seven Seas? Harken, in the seething city know opo and at last reacbed Petrograd, as the city was then called. While there Rome one advised them to see the S1- berian tigers in the city zoo. Deter- mined to hiss nothing worth aeein, they went. Four enormous tigers, are shaggy. as the Bengal tiger is sleek, lay or walked about m a -huge cage, eye- ing the visitors malevolently. "My wife is rather fearless, and she desired a closer -view," said the Ameri- can man; "so we walked nearer and stopped quite close to the cage. The tigers glared at us and licked :their lips. Their eyes all glowed, green and cruel. Secure in our faith in the no bars, strength of steel bar e P ng at- tention to their glaring we, except to re- mark on the way their eyes changed color. "We heard others enter jaehind tea glanced at them, then looked back at the tigers. As we stood there in care- less confidence, commenting upon the difference between the Siberian and the Royal Bengal tigers, all the tigers TOSS to their feet. That gave u8 added pleasure, for we could- compare them better. "Behind us we heard the door open once more, andall four tigers faced us English Are Conservative. Resale and Japan are the latest countries to adopt officially the metric .system of weighte,anel measunles•. In- deed Great Britain and the United States are the only civilized countries of any importance that still hold out for the pints and gallons, the pounds and ounces, of 001 fathers, -Enterpris- ing as they are in so many ways, the English-speaking peoples do not like to give up the things they are accus- tomed to. t; Minard's.Llniment for Aches and Pains Are Husbands Ornamental? "Women who hate onslnmenti are seldom very fond of their husbands," says the anonymous author of "A Doc- tor's Diary." (1)—"True Wild Wave" of Skerries, a Dublin. (2)—Captain E. Laney of the "Mont- rose." (3)—The Cameleer Pacific S. S "Montrone." - "THE WILD WAVE," BORN 1873 AND STILL GONG STRONG The WbldWave, of Se Andrew Larul k rrtee Dublin sailed the seas over half a century age, with Captain Andrew as' E. randy hie son, also of Sherries, as boy. To -day The Wild Wave still skims meerily over the 'Irish Ohannel,r and y an she le is in command. of a big Canadian Pacific livor, the. Mont - and Mr fli�st cabin bay, a little olderthan , veryIrish and every inch a sailer, is one of the mast popular skippers afloat. He Meet - rose. Captain el Lardy, who is great war a.nd• shad; on the wholes a pretty eventful. career, but he'atb11 speaks served'lvitlt distinction in the W Id, Wave a d his happy days aboard hens as a boy. On the mainnut t of the maple he is reefing' ln the sheet, While the slender elletree saplings . awe a full-rigged sailing fleet, And if you will only hearken, when the night begins to darken You cam hear the distant breakers roaring 011 along the street. Yon can hear the rabies creaking, and the Sleeping aE the sail, And the seagulls,' miaurntte warning of the rising of the gale; While the ship careens to leeward as she beats her way to seaward, And you launch upon the ventures of a buccaneenleg tale. • Dorothy Choate Herricnan, A Clerical Appetite. The perusal of old books, whether autobiographical or other, fills the reader with an awe-stricken sense of the capacity of our ammeters for ab- sorbing food. Such meals as they used sharply. Suddenly, with no warning to eat! According to modern ideas of whatever, all four of the great beasts hygiene they ought to have died early launched themselves at the front bars from diseases of overnutrition. Yet eh that cage. Crash! The impact of many of them lived to an advanced the quartet was thrilling. The cage age. A recently discovered and pub - fairly rocked on its foundation. The fished work, the Diary of the Rev. coughing roars of the big cats sounded James Woodforde, an English country horribly in our ears.. My wife decided parson le full of evidence concerning upon immediate retreat.- She is not a the Gargantuan appetites of the sigh• large woman, as you see, but her move• meats were so swift that they must have aroused the admiration of the tigers. In a flash she hail upset three big Russian men and was at the door, fleeing•like a scared antelope. I ear tainly was proud of her speed. "Perhaps he was," said the wife, "but I' doubt his observing much of it. He was so prompt in following my lead that he knocked over four men and one richly dressed woman tourist, who wore costly furs. I learned then and there that I could count on my hue - band to support me in any movement to the rear in time of danger. "The cause of that concerted for- ward leap by the tigers was simply this: two mon had entered, behind us when the door swung open the last time, carrying meat to testi the ani - male, and it was meat that was atill warn and bloody. It was that the tigers wanted; not us!" An Exchange of Courtesies. The helplessness of acquaintances neither of wham can speak the other's language is pretty nearly complete— unless both are gifted pantomimist,. Mr. Robert Cushman Murphy, M Bird. Islands of Peru, describes such ' a friendship—if it can be dignified with that name—and the single ludicrous at- tempt of himself and his roommate to hold converse. At Paita I had acquired perforce a cabin-mate—an educated, self-sufilci- Me fat but neatly clad little mountain Indian, who neyer smiled. He traveled first class as the accountant of an es- tablished British commercial house. as Wine. We were all very cheerful Like most of the Andean people, he and merry." frankly had ire use to the Pacific Ocean At Brasenose on Shrove Tuesday they "Lambs Wool to. drink a com osi- had "Lan s h IP and not only slept with 1115 clothes on, and his baggage packed but also i tion of ale, sugar, etc., lobsters, pan - sprang to the door at any hour of day I cakes, eta, to eat at supper, and the or night if the steamer's engines per. butler there gives a plmn cake with a copy of 'verses of his own making upon it" teenth century;- The reverend gentle- man takes simple delight, in recording his menus. He notes a country meal for fifteen persons: "We had for dinner a boiled rump beef 46pd. weight, a ham and half a dozen fowl, a roasted Saddle of Mutton, two very rich puddings and a good sallet with a fine cucumber." As a fellow of New College, Oxford, and a subwarden, he ordered dinner every day. "We had for dinner two fine Codds boiled with fryed souls round them and oyster sauce, a fine Sirloin of Beef roasted, some pea soup an an orange pudding for the first course; tor the second we had a lease of Wild Ducks roasted, a fore Quarter of Lamb and sailed and Mince Pies. After the second course there was a fine plumb cake brought to the seer. Table, as is usual on this day, which also goes to the Batchelors after. Wo had Rabbits for supper rosted, as is usual for this day, The Sub -Warden has one to himself; the Bursars each one apiece, the Senr. Fellows 3¢ a one each, the Junr, Fellows a rabbit be- tween three. " But at the house they had a "very elegant" dinner. "The first course was part of a largo Cod, a Chime of Mutton, some Soup, a Chicken Pye, Puddings and Roots, etc. Second course Pid- geon, and Asparagus, a Fillet of Veal with Mushrooms and high Solace with it, rested Sweetbreads, hot' Lobster, Apricot Tart and in the middle a Pyra- mid of Syllabubs and Jellies. We had a Desert of Feuit after dinner and Madre White Port and red to drink ceptibly changed their revolutions. We conversed mostly by signs, for when- ever I blundered into faulty Spanish phrases he would lose all thought of their meaning in his eagerness to re- state them correctly; and he always followed his ministrations with a sharp schoolmastery command, in English. "Please repeat!" He made me under- stand that he had studied English, but he was too wary to give me the advant- age 1n our exchanges. On the third ionshi how morning of our sampan p, ever, he looked down solemnly from the upper berth, and announced "Save a t'ief from de gallows and he 1 "Goo heavens!" said Bret Harte, will cut your t'roat." I� who had beentelling his companion To this gallant and complimentary how be felt.. "Has to -day's man died effortI felt obliged to respond in kind. I yet?" WE WANT CHURNING We supply Dans pay express charges, We pay. daandily by expmese.: money orders, which can be cashed anywhere without any charge. To obtain the top .price, Cream must be free from bad flavors and contain not lege than '30 per cent. Butter Fat. Bowes Company Limited, Toronto For references—Head 010100, Toronto, Bank of Montreal, or your local banker.. Established., for aver thirty years. Bret Harte's Headache. Bret Harte was once lecturing at Richmond, in Virginia, and on the morning of his arrival had such a ter- rible headache that he would cheerful- ly have died there and then. He went for a walk, accompaniedby the person who was to take the chair at his lec- ture. The later told him that Rich- mond was a very healthful place, that the death rate averaged only one per diem, so I answered with a proverb of Same cho Panna, learned perfectly from the cultured Spanish professor in the' phonograph: "En la tierra de los ciegos el tuerto es ray (Iu the land of the blind the ' one -eyed man is lying)." • My cabinmake- said nb more, and at ! San Lorenzo Island he departed from quarantine without a word or a wave' of the hand. Not Guilty. ' The.:nlegistlate regarded the twallin wa,Uh a look in which sympathy for Isis sad plight and disapproval of his nes- deed were equally blended. "My dear bay,'.e he exclaimed, "what ever paeeesised you to steal the tor- toise ?" "I idiidn't steal -11 ' was. the unexpect- ed retort. "It bellowed me home." All the human races, including the African negroes, and all savages, have 'the same origin, according to an A,lr1- erican scientist; but; the difference in intellectual development makes it im- possible for them to be equal. Water is the greatest need for ana mals in the summer months. The Value of Corners. Makers of -kitchen cabinets lay stress on therounded inside corners, which can catch neither dust nor crumbs and require no extra :poking out when cleaning. But the same im- pbeany cup- board, can made in Esu - board, shelved closet or pantry, by inserting the little metal comer pieces made for use on flights of stairs. They come in brass, nickel and dark bronze, and can be had at almost any. store , where stair rods, buttons, and so forth, are sold. These little curved metal triangles are also invaluable for the cornea's of bedroom closets, play rooms and any place where rale cleans woodwork and floors with dust mop or patent dustless duster, Say "Bayer" - Insist! For Colds Headache Neuralgia Rheumatism Lumbago Pain Accept only Bayer ackage which contains proven directions Handy "Bayer" poxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 10(i—D:uggiets Aspirin is the nada mart: (registered In finned, of - Bayer Manufacture of Moue. aceticscicester-or soury heart'. Bride (consulting cook -book) "0 my, that cake is burning and I. can't take it out for five roll Utea yet." NIGHT & MORNING & KEEP YOUR EYES, LEAN CLEAR AND HEALTaISI paS• POP raua 050 Cana 0000• M"nlaa C0.Ca1C4GCAL= • MOSQUITO BITES Let Minard's take the btoh out of them. Excellent for 24 all sting's and insect' bites. Cuticura Should Be hi Every Home Daily use of Cuticura Soap keeps the pores active and the skin clear and healthy, while the Ointment heals pimples and other irritations. Cuticura Talcum isa delicately med- icated antiseptic powder of pleasing fragrance. Sample Zaeb 'Ps. bT Mail Address Canudian Depot. Stenbeuse, Ltd., Montreal." Price,, Soap 26e. Ointment 26 and 10c. Talcum 2Se. Cuticura Shaving Stick 25c. FOR JOY OF GOOD HEALTH Manitoba Woman Thanks L Lydia. E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound r Crandall, Manitoba.—" When I was a young girl at home and working I hadne terrible pas, almost more than I could bear, and I was not regular. These troubles kept me so tired all the time that I had no strength and no ambition to join in with my friends and have a good time. Lwas just tired and miser- able always and life just seemed as if it wasn't worth living. I saw so much in the papers about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable' Compound, and then I hada friend who had taken it and told me about it, so.I got some. Every month after taking its got stronger and I soon. did not suffer every month. It stopped the pains- and helped me other ways., Then when my babies were coming I was tired and worn out the first three months and ached badly. 1 took the Vegetable Compound right along and must say it made a new woman of me and -able to. do my work, and it helped me through'', confinement. You see 1 am a farmer'si wife with a big house to look after, and', three babies now. I have told ever so many women about your medicine. Just• last week Ig of a tetter from my old chum in theEast. Her baby was born fifteen days before mine and she told me she was, not feeling very well, her baek aches so 'much, and that she is going to take the smile medicine I tock. You can use my letter and I hope some one will be helped by it. "—Mrs. Jos. H. Erne, Box 56, Crandall, Manitoba. 0';' ISSUE Id, 31—'26.