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Drinking water is In the
new these.- days.
In recent months °anadian
health authorities have been
proposing adding the mineral
fluorine to community water
supplies as a preventive against
tooth decay. Tests have shown
that children who drink water
which centairla about one part
of fluorine per million parts at
water spend half as much time
in the dentist's chair as Other
children. But in spite of medi'•
cal assurance that it is harmless,
some people are concerned
about the principle of fluorida-
tion on the grounds that they
don't want their drinking water
"tampered with."
Quite apart from the pros
and cons of fluoridation, chert-
lsta point out that if it were not
for intelligent "tampering," the
water in most communities
would be unfit to drink. Epi-
demics of typhoid, dysentry and
other diseases caused by water-
borne bacteria would be a con-
stant menace to towns and
cities if it weren't for the chem•
icals which safeguard its purity.,
The use of chlorine to sterilize
water began more than 40 years
ago and today most drinking
water — at least in the larger
cities and Lewes -- i.. riven
painstaking treat:n,'ut before it
reaches the kitchen tap. Less
than one part of chlorine lo a
million of water is usually all
that is needed.
Chlorine in proper quantities
gives us water which is not
merely pure but also tasteless
and odorless Scientists search-
ing for water purity discovered
that chlorine produced a prac-
tieally 'sterile" water -• almost
free from all kinds of bacteria.
Moreover, the chlorine when
used in sufficient quantities des
troys taste and odor -producing
particles dissolved in the water,
leaving it not only safe but
In first step, mother shows how to hold brush parallel to teeth,
Guiding child's hand, mother demonstrates proper rotary motion.
POLISH UP THE IVORIES
With the reopening of school, more emphasis falls on proper
tooth care. Most schoolsinspect children's teeth and, parents
shovld be aware of the right technique to teach their offspring.
it is never toe early to begin. Even baby teeth can decay, The
arrival of permanent teeth can be followed immediately by tooth
troubles. Dental researchers hove found that loss of teeth is
most common these days in the ages of 10 to 20. They say
when the children are going back to their regular routines of
school days is an ideal time to begin c4r proper program of care.
The schedule calls for regular checkup by •a dentist at least
once a year. Brushing after each meal is best but bedtime and
morning brushing is the minimum. The researchers urge Also
that parents try to have youngsters cut down on between -meat
sweets that stick to their teeth. They find o connection between
consumption of chewy, sticky sweets and Tots of cavities.
Daughter soon gets rhythm, down on lower teeth, up on uppers,
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pleasant to drink.
Another chemical attuniuwu
sulphate — is used to speed up
the purification of water by
helping impurities to settle to
the bottom. These small particles
are to blame for the haziness
and dark color of seine water
supplies. When they at'(: re-
moved in filteration processes,
we have water which is tempt-
ingly crystal -Blear.
/Elephant Heart, Hippo Fat,
Lion's Teeth For Babe
Do you need some hippo fat
to smear on your enemy's door-
step? Or perhaps some lion's
teeth or an elephant heart to
make you brave? Or would
you like to stick pins in a wax
figurine and fancy it is your
rival in love?? Then just drop
a line to Mr. I. Alter, high-pow-
ered businessman in the shop•
ping centre of Johannesburg,
who purveys by oppointment to
i,000 of the most exclusive
witch doctors 3n Africa.
Surrounded on all sides by
the city's most modern stores
and tall office buildings is Al-
ter's Emporium, almost entire-
ty mail-order, which takes the
thankless tasks out of the busy
witch doctor's daily grind. Not
Drily does Mr. Alter run a fac-
tory with thirty employees,
where the lion fat and sundries
,PARA CAT GAME Wake up,
let's play Putty Cat, the para-
keet tells its playmate in the
piome of Mrs. Marvel Rene The
first aid kit is around -- just
in case the game gels rough.
are rendered down, but he op-
erates two retail shops where
jungle suburbanites ran dip 'holt
shopping when in town.
This oddest of all mail-order
houses is conducted on a hy-
gienic basis with a staff of
chemists to ensure against the
accidental brewing of noxious
mixtures, and an advisory staff
consisting of three witch doc-
tErs. These assistants supervise
all preparations. Go t getters
with an eye to fads and fashions,
they constantly recommend nets
formulae that will guard their
purchasers against evil eyes,
help them to win fame. power,
love and fortune, step up
potency. and cure the common
cold.
Alter's Entponis11i inttu.t.-cant.
touch with trappers and hunt-
ers who send him the necessary
parts of the animals for proces-
sing. Out of a Lion's heart,
weighing about twenty ounces
and costing about eighty cents,
thirty half -ounce bottles can be
rendered, retailing to courage -
deficient customers in the re,
motest parts of Southern Africa
at about $1.20 each.
Alter's comprehensive cata-
logue is written in several na-
tive dialects as well as in Eng-
lish and Africaans. Hundreds
are sent out to out -lying trad-
ing posts and native villages,
atld the returns nriuht. be envied
by any up-to-date mail-order
firm in Canada or Amuvzica,
"About twenty-five per cent,"
~ayes Mr. Alter beamingly.
Snakes, especially pythons, are
Much in demand at his astonish-
ing establishment. The skins
arc sold at so much a yard, the
price increasing with the intri-
o n
( 1 t' rile 1 .lel ,-.•. 'nese
skins are worn as wristlet. or
as slave bracelets mid the wear-
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er is assured that. he or she will
never be bitten by a snake so
long as one has some seeliou or
another 01 the sante species on
one's person.
Flourishing sidelines with Al-
ter's are the (to non -Africans) •
loss savoury portions of the hip-
po; the rhino, the elephant and
the lion. These odd remnants
are sold as cosmetics to the
belles of the Basuto and Kaffir
tribes who bathe themselves
with the ;.tuff in the p It tory of -
their jungle homes. An outsiz-
ed pea -pod, faintly scented with
ve,tettlble ails, is rand by tyle na-
tive girls as a sort of: face -cloth,
and Alter's obligingly supplies
this too,
The Emporium wilt also bend
by express delivery teething -
rings made of lion's .teeth
ground down to the required
size. The tribal witch doctors
recommend these rings very
highly, and youngsters whose
parents use them are assured of
growing teeth a:o tough as any
to he found in the mouth et the
fiercest lion.
Porcupine quills are quite a
specialty of the house, too. They
are dipped in the juices of var,
ious berries and used for tat-
tooing, a requisite for the tribal
social life.
Crocodile rlawr. ground to a
fine powder, are eagerly sought
atter by the native healers who
rate them very highly as a
specific for stomach disorders of
all kinds. The favorite cure
throughout native South Africa
for toothache is the juice of tin
indigenous shrub. and this, of
course, is always in stock at
Alters. So, also is our own
familiar candied peel, which, if
nibbled cone tan tl,y, will ensure
the consumer of a large family
of boys—girls are not highly
thought of by Ih+: hest native
families. -
'1 the tiourislow.. Mall -order
hoes(' is a boon to more the
375,000 natives who caro t'ecrui. •
ed. to work in tate geld me: es
and who must live far from lee
sourere of their medicinal sup;;'
and magical preparations Some-
times whole tribes come to work
the mines, and so, of course, the
witch doctors come along and
do the shopping for ailing or
ambitious miner. at Alter's.
Orders left, special orders' for
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some tribal funet norerSa 'll
p nr
client., are prolnptie filled The
customer is always right et Al-
ter's and no reasonable demand,
such as a hyrme o er11' of an oJe-
phant's tail. '« ever turt+.'r•.d
down.
And It is ititesestine that.
since the .Ctnportuni siteated
in the busy- shoppirie, centre of
Johanrrc;burg, rnanlc Europeans
drop in for a browse :manic the
Str1L1);c' ntdrrhatldiso
Often 'e omen :,t,opp I:: will
shlam''faccdll' ask for love lx,-
tiorts, and 1itgit uervuusly.
Others claim to find a real
remedy in some or the witch•
doctot formulae toy sold;, tev
ors. toothache raid rheumatism.
An analysis or the many roots
and distilled Eels show dud
Sime' at heist, commit Hilt malty of
the basicswhich are used In tate
formulae dn.panst.ri by chemi.;ts
in the Moat sophisti(•aie d pales
of the world.
The way Ms Anel• got into
this int' na1 trade is ebvimiii, he'
says blandly. -here are hung
reds of thousandat pathetic
natives with no plate. to hop;
wit.!, no conflc I tie,(. JO the
While man's medreinv, kl peril•
to such tc. ,hay
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hear the dull, in....snit be ahn;;
of the torn loans, cG'ti t roan :,
7171•iy 'oat'( worrying about 11",•ni
Mau spears, the war -clubs or
the assegai , , . it may only be
a mail-order message to Mr. Al-
ter by spacial delivery to ask
him to get the skin off the belly
of a crocodile to offset unre-
quited love or a severe itch. And
Mr, Alter will leave no zebra's
gallstone unturned in his effort
to nteet the request.
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JokuTatsself,
A red ced sits et a jaunty
angle on itis head. A rifle shin-
ing with newness is gripped
tightly in his hands. Itis eyes
peer up the well-worn game
trail. A dry. twig cracks sharply
in front. Leaves mo v e as if
something wore passing through
the trees. fie whips his weapon
to his shoulder. aims quickly and
fires. A body thumps into the
dry leaves carpeting the forest
floor. A human body — that Of
his hunting companion. The hun-
ter thought it was a deer:
There is no need to elaborate
on the genuine remorse this hun-
ter must have felt over the
•accident But it is hardly believe•
able hew' such accidents could
happen, Men are not only taken
for deer but recent reports show
that they've been mistaken for
squirrels, partridges, racoons,
moose, fox.
Thee there are other hunters
who handle their guns so care-
lessly they not only endanger
the lives of those around them,
but their own, Such a theme is
expressed in a 20 -minute 18 mil
limet.er motion picture filth avaiI-
able from Canadian Industries
(1954) Ltd. This production
"stars" Trigger Happy Harry
who is the epitome of the man
who dues everything wrong with
a rifle. .!lir: antics serve as a
convincing lesson to hunters who
are in the "sound shot" class or
whose impatience impells them
to let loose at the slightest move-
ment in -the bush.
Our constitution Itas given
every Canadian the right to own
a rifle or shot -gun without the
benefit of permit registration.
t
tor
Get us not. usurp this right by
making murder weapons of
then. Make absolutely certain
you .know what you're shooting
at this coming hunting season
before you squeeze the trigger.
Statistics show hunting is still
one of the safest sports, Let's
keep it that way; and right now,
with on many farmers getting
ready for the hunting season, is
a good time to resolve to do nue
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Farrows rlaw producing 50 to
60 bushels of fall wheat an acre
could raise their per acre yield
to 80 bushels if they followed
,i the practices recommended by
• D, D. Dotson of the ii'arrn Ad
I visurt' Service.
M1
. Mr. Dotson says that soil for
fall wheat mast be well drained.
Tile should be placed in low
areas or open drainage furrows
plowed atter wheal is sown. A
good send bed is one that' is web
aerated, contains plenty of 01014
titre and is firm below a depth
of 005 and e half to two inehee
so that soil i; well packed around
the seed
, n •w
Bo!4. sigiel av it dile should he
it r'd 1 he thrid 1 hr treated with
10orcur''•11 ,r:d disinfectant for
f7 ,•rl• 7.1 r hoot Seeding rate
fn. tall.:,'7t'thtvastere
Ontario) should be seven to
eight pecks pet acre. Date of
seeding should be adjusted to
avoid the insect infestation per-
iod but permit development of
an adequate root system and top
to withstand winter cold. Tape,
early seeding may lead to an
overly large top which is sub-
ject to winter kill and to attack
by the Hessian f1+'.
k e.rtility requirements of fall
wheat are not complex. Mineral
plant foods (phosphoric acid and
potash) should be applied mostly
in the fall at the time of seed-
ing along with some nitrogen.
This will stimulate moderate top
growth and development of a
strong and Large root system,
General recommendations are
the use of 3-18-9 or 2-16-6 at
400 pounds an acre on medium
to heavy soils. If the crop ie
sown on fallow or (tenured land
or following a legume crop, use
a no -nitrogen fertilizer such as
0-18-8 or 0-12-20. Apply an addi-
tional 100 pounds per acre if
seeding down in the wheat. It is
wise to have the soil tested es
it may require some variation
from the general fertilizer re-
commendations.
It enough fertilizer has been
applied in the fall, yields can be
increased by top dressing early
in the spring with 72 to 100
pounds of ammonitun nitrate per
acre, For weed control spray
with 2, 4-1) in the spring when
perennial weeds have emerged.
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While many of the Holland
Marshmen don't know the exact
names of the agricultural cheml-
ealai they require to products
some of the best vegetables iso
the world, they certainly know
how to use them. Take lettuce
for example, This ie the major
crop in the 8,000 acres of re-
claimed bog skirting the Holland
River about 50 miler north of
Toronto.
e r ,
Lettuce Once became plagued
with, a virus disease called
"aster yellows." This struck at
the heart of the plant, causing
it to turn soft and rot, Entomolo-
gists could find no control for
ft until they discovered that
aster yellow was carried by leaf-
hoppers, After this the problem
of checking the disease became
simple. Kill off the leafhoppers
with five per cent or severs and
one-half per cent of DDT dust
applied at the rate of 30 to 40
pounds an acre and you get
rid of the virus. Today, clean,
AY SCIIO
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Cod's Answer to .Job's
Perplexitti
Jab 38:1-7; 42:1-6, 10a.
Memory Selection: Be sttilrt
orad knothat I am God, Psaive.
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The speeches of Job's pro'-
fessed friends in the time 01
his great suffering are not the
most inspiring reading. They
are a mixture of truth and
error, However beginning with
chapter 38 the Lord speaks to
Job, He asks Job two funda-
menal questions: Shall mortal
man contend with the Al-
mighty? and, shall men charge
God with unrighteousness itx
his rule of the world? He im-
presses and humbles Job by re-
counting the greatest a n di
grandest things in nature. and
by showing his ignorance and,
insignificance in comparison
with their Creator, Loolc at ire -
animate nature; the stars, the
light, snow, hail, rain, light -
sting. Look at animate nature!
the lion, wild OSS, horse, ostrich,
eagle. Behold behemoth, or the
hippopotamus, and leviathan,
or the crocodile. Norte dare stir
hien up; who dares to contend
with his maker? An intellectual
solution of Job's pr'obiems is
not given him, but in a brief
reply Job humbly submits him-
self to God's inscrutable wis-
dom and expresses keen regret
for his unwise words. He now
knew God better. lie said, "i:
have heard of thee by the hear-
ing of the ear: but now mine
eye Beeth thee,"
God proceeded to vindicate
Job before his friends. As Joh
prayed for them he became
well and the severe testing was
over. Soon his wealth was doub-
led. He bad another Cannily of
seven son: and three beautiful
daughtors.
The story of su1Ter('rs clues not
always have such a happy
climax in this life. But let the
sufferer be faithful as Job % s,
remembering that deliverancie�'"""�
will come in this life or al its .
conclusion.
crisp Marsh lettuce is a favour-
ite choice in the vegetable mar-
kets
arkets of Toronto, Boston, Mon-
treal and New York.
Potatoes are another large crop
with some 1,500 acres devote
to their growth. Although they
are under attack by insects like
the Colorado beetle, flea beetle
and leafhopper, and diseases
such as scab and late and early
blight, Marsh potatoes are pur-
chased for premium prices be-
cause of their fine quality. Rea-
sons? Hard work, heavy fertili-
zation of soil and unceasing in.•
sect and disease control by spra-
ciel chemicals.
Onion growers have their paste
too and adhere to strict spraying
and dusting schedules, Otheao-
wise mildew, leaf spot, maggot%
and onion thrills will have the
plants before they can be hap -
vested in any decent shapes�r
it is with other crops. Chemieel
warfare has paid off for the
Holland Marshrnen,
Upsidedown to Prevent Peekhlrg
TARS SAIL SEA OF OATS.; Sailors from H.M.S. Dryad, tit .',s/d
at Portsmouth, England, come to the rescue of Mar Tosdevine"
21 (in cart), to help her with the oats harvest at Southwick. The
horse, that usually pulls naval lorries at dockside, is also a
recruit, Seaman Grahame Gooch, left, haves cargo aboard
while Petty Officer Leonard Ellis tievigo.e:s from the "bridge,'