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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-08-02, Page 3The Wonder Horse Hie name ie "Bleagk Bear," 118 Gs a little bleak stallion, ten and a half years old, owned by Thomas Barrett of Briarcliff, New York, Since he was live 'menthe ','old he has been the constant companion and pet of his master, Buell remarkable things have been said about this 'little fellow's afsi7lts 4is swaswer questions that s'omo' time age, IhLa'fing to .speak at Briarcliff,' wee wore ;given t)Ise 'opportunity, to :see antra'and test his anyeteelous power , o wades, 'each leading the letters' ,or Ithe alphabet, .and 'ease two melte, 'each lroldiu'g the figures from 1 to 22 aro before ,hint. The ilea thing, the .s owner did was to ay, "Black Rear,, can you,tell who ibt�ls.'tvho has .00'mo. from Boston to see you:?'" •+',lack Bear nodded his -head' and going to the rack took oft the letters that spelt the name of the president of our two sbcieties, Then, "Can you tell the state from which ho comesr One by one the letters were taken :trona the rack which spelt out the long ' Word"M-a-a-a-o-h-u,s-a-t-t;' After lev- eret other answers to somewhat simi- lar questions the writer was given a elate by Mr. Barrett and asked to put down five or six rows of figures, with, five or six in a line, and add them: up. The total was 22,441. Neither', Black Bear nor his owner could see the ` figures' or the total, "Can you give the total,?" said Mr. Barrett to; the pony. Nodding his head, Black; Bear went to the rack of figures andi took oft first a 2, then another 2, and so on to a . 4, another 4, then a 1: 22,441. Here we stop with our story, though many other things were done for which we could: find no. explanations. There were discoverable no signs on the part of the owner by which the; pony could be guided. _ The reason . werecount no more of what we witnessed is because we have just received the report of Frederick, Bligh Bond and Arthur Goadby of tire' American Society for Physical Re- search in a study of Black Bear. To sale space and time 'we quote a few of the tests to which the pony was subjected particularly by Mr. Bond. "I drew, on the board'a chalk square about four inches wide and .ealnfbited this to the pony, who seemed to study it attentively. 1 said, -To you know what this is?' The pony nodded. I said, 'What is it?' He turned to the rack and at once picked out the letters I then drew one of the diagonals of the square and showed it to the pony, asking him the same question. 'The word 'diagonal' was in my mind and I anticipated that, the line would be so described. To my astonishment the pony picked out the following (N.B. the word' is given al spelt by the pony): "'L -I -N -E- 0-1' T -H -E H-Y-P-O- T-H-I.N-U-S.Nj „ "I .now drew a circle' and showed it to the pony, who looked at it care- fully as before. I asked, 'What, is this ' He went to the rack and spelt out 'C -I -R -C -L -E'. I then drew the circle within the square previously drawn, and asked for the measure of the square when the circle was 22 In circumference. The pony hesitated, then turned to the rack and picked out the letters 'W -O -N -T 0-0'. 'What will go?' I asked. He picked out the numbers '2' and '1', and then signified his dissatisfaction by shaking his head. (Note: the 'fraction would'bo over 21 and just under 22.) "I now drew a right-angled triangle and figured the sides '3' and '4' re- spectively. This I showed to the pony and said, ' want .you, please to give me the length of the hypothenuse,' that being 'g'. Without any hesitation, he picked out the '5'. Thinking this tact might be known' to Mr. Barrett, I drew another triangle and figured, the two sides containing the right angle as '5' and 12', then repeating the question. The pony; without any de- lay whatever, advanced to the rack 'and selected the figures '1' and '3', implying 1,3, the number of the hypo- thenuse, "I then drew a Hebrew Aleph (A), As drawn, this letter does not easily suggest an analogy of oar 'A', but looks more like an 'X'I said, To you know what this is?' The pony shook his head. I said, 'Do you know what language it is?' Again he indicated 'no.' I then said, 'Say what you thinly it Looks Bice to you. After a short pause, Mr. Barrett said, 'Well, have you anything to say?' and the pony. nodded. He then picked out the let- ter 'A'. "I then said to the pony, 'As you have got so far, and you know this,. caul .you not give me the name of this letter? ('A1oph' was expected.) I said,, 'If you. don't know, by to get. the informatio"r4{ By this time a 'Greelcl.influence would pger,B,•.t° have filtered into the brain of the pony fir nptead of giving Mie the He re -totter bee to my aadxonish_ment, picked; out 'A L P•FI-AY " Whilst he was doing this, Mr Bari-- h i rt l hon t BOP -- Mt, w dot ht Oat the e_ g ..0 V Y i pony was going irstrdy E;nfl gotta contused, said, 'What aro yeti -getting a?' I Bald, lie' all r1gh 1)o9,'t, stop'him, please.' no ponye,g1. �,, on and gave me 'B-pl-'1 A Thar not the s'fi ai;0s'E suggestion that he alphabet :so thin, should connue the p a, vas another; surprise. Mr, Barrett maintained his protests, but the pony went on, and gave 1n euccesetoa 'G -A -M -M•, : D-R-L•T-A,' Thief an Ula, der ,difficulties, as hie owner several times interfered, plainly nervous and thinking It 'mas a;1 nongenne "' � I Assam teas are known by experts as the f=inest teas grow:a—a fact which explah la why Red Rose Orange Pekoe has 'become so deservedly popular in Canada. For Red Roae Orange Pekoe is chiefly composed of Assam teas, which, accounts for its dis- tinctive quality and value. Every package guaranteed. 3-g Mite and Turtle Pets --- Healthiest 'Cat and Dog in. L'ist of Prize Wi'nn'ers - New Teak :showed what it thought of lits pets Taunt 200 children brouglet dogs, 'cote, ' eebbits, mice and a turtle to the pet show held•nt :file I llovue•Yorkv11le 1-lealth Centre. The 'healthiest pet and the cleanest cat and dog 'won prizes for theirown, ors. Rube 'Scholtz, who owns Marge,troyd the turtle, Pelt a little hurt when Murgatroyd,didn't • get the' prize for the hoaltbiest'pet, and the judges, at a lose to know how to. tell which was sturdier, a healthy dog or a healthy turtle, gave her a consolation prize for the strangest Pet. The other prize -winners were, for the cleanest dog Nicholas De•Carle.; Canadian Studebaker AB ED- J U .il FEELING -7- Canada's�Air Reorganized e of the Tho new Studebaker Corporation of Canada, Ltd:, recently eeparatod from the parent company, will Ire directed by 0, R; Grossman, formerly sales manager for Studebaker in the De - Million. Having been associated with Studobtiker in anode for the Past six years, Mr, Grossmwell-kn to rho Dominion'9 automotivean is loadersown.. "The motive behind the 'reorganize - thou is to be found . in our desire to build Canadian automobiles Per Cana- dians;" says a statement. "The Stude- baker Corporation oR' Canada, Ltd., is .nadien_ We will use more and niereof Canada's great supplies of raw materials. Not only wilt our consump- ta n of these commodities be In, oreaeod.,Mit new commodities will be added to 'our purchasing agent's order lists. "Tho expansion of the Walkerville plant is a further step towards the 'Oanadianization of 'Studebaker in the Dominion. We will hire more skilled and more unskilled labor. We hope to build and sell more automobiles than we have In Me paat, Directly, this plan contributes to greater Canadian -prosperity by reason of in- creased employment given Canadians In the Walkerville factories. Indirect- ly, many .others in Canada will bene- fit by reason of more extensive pure Tor the cleanest cat, Geraldine Hal- ford; for the 'healthiest pet, a cat, Irene McCormack, and for the best all-round rabbit, Loretta Burns, The winners each got a bathing suit, and every entrant received a pencil box. Tho show was a feature of the Belle- vue•Yorkville health ®demonstration's safety and health campaign that is being conducted "through July and August. Bach week the children pres- ent a stunt which teacher some form of health or safety lesson. Among the . judges were "Uncle Robert" Correy, radio entertainer, and Mrs, George Adams, of the New York Women's League for Animals. Dr. Leverett D, Bristol is In charge of , the demonstration, CANADIAN NATI N111 . 4Fy7 i"'`n TORONTO ONTARIO l4to 1928 The world's largest spectacle; at, trading more people than any fair or exposition; displaying almost every known product; costing an- nually to stage over $1,000,000; and representing -a` land and build- ing value of $15,000,000. AT the 1928 Canadian' Na tional Exhibition, every- one will witness the most enter- taining and diversified pro- gramme of all time to fittingly mark this 50th 'Anniversary year. Hero are a few of the. hundreds of fea- turest H, M. Royal Air Force Band' (England) end other noted musical organizations; 1000 performers on world's lamest stage; anted ggpo Voice Ex- hibition Chorus; First sltowrng 1Q29 Motor Crus; First l al Alt raft Pins play; Ethiibiterfcifr es the world over, arid the stlbten 1oig Sporting Event of b Yea �I'. nod Wri lea+ lar`at'Piorivi rn for the -World (ion ondtip„ and $50,000 meet arid au te *orb Prognwms rivall 50th Year izI. '!.`E60DdA31 �t Prodded*' H, w. WATrttts, General 24f4114 , D. R. GROSSMAN is a Sure Sigh That the Blood is Thin and Watery. "I am glad to hare an opportunity of testifying to the benefits 1 de - Planes Help to Conserve and Develop Her Vast Na tural Reserves rived from the use of Dr, Williams' Bach yoar aviation is playing aT Pink Pills", writes Mrs, Lawrence larger part in the conservation .and I2ennedy, St, Joseph, N,B, She fur- development of natural resources in then says:—"Some years ago I was Canada, Aerial transport le solving working as a stenographer, and be•' many problems of forester, geologist came badly run-down• I always had and explorer, The 1928 program of a tried -out teeing, had ne appetite the Royal Canadian Air Force in civil and suffered• terribly from backache.loporations tor Government depart - Almost every month I had to remain menta includes: from the office for a day or two, 1! Provisiop of twenty hours flying was advised' to try Dr, . Williams' , time for emergency fire peniods in Pink Pills, and I have reason to be British Columbia; continuation of the glad that 1 followed this advice. Be-: air patrol in Alberta, intensification fore [ had been taking the pills very of aerial patrols over 14,500,000 acre long I began to feel much better. of forest in Saskatchewan, continua - Continuing their use my strength tion of 'fire prevention and suppression game back, I regained my appetite coveaing 40,000,000 acres in Manitoba; andba he •terrible kacho from which Photographic surveys In the Nelson t c I. had suffered disappeared. I have River watershed in .connection with been married some years uow and Possible pulp and paper development have two fine healthy children, a and in the Saskatehewan patrol area 1 girl and a boy, and am in the best ori ter the preparation of maps for the health. All this I owe to Dr, Wil-, use of air patrols. 1 al l Mame' famous Pink Pills, and I trust! Cthm work wilt include a vett c that these few lines may 'bele some aerial photograph in connection with other weak, run-down person:' mapping rho noun, Sudbury and the All weak, run-down people who will Pas mineral areas, the Gatineau, give fila blood -building tonic a fair Opinaka and Chicoutimi districts in Quebec, the Sholbourne and Guys - chases of materials and equipment. produced in Canada, to be used in the Walkerville factories. "The expansion of our manufactur- ing program in Canada will also in - elude a considerable increase in ex- port shipments from the Walkerville plants. With the accumulation of more Canadian element in our Walker - villa built cars, we will be enabled to ship automobiles to Great Britain un- der the preferential tariff, as well as to New Zealand and certain other British possessions overseas. On ex- port shipments from Canada into Brit - tell possessions giving a preferential duty on, Canadian built cars, owners in these countries profit directly by the increase of Canadian element in the cars. • "This move is a result of Stude- baker's faith in Canada," said Mr. Grossman. "We believe there will be wonderful developments in this country and through this expan- sion program, we will naturally be- come a part of those developments. trial will find through its use new borough districts in Nova. Scotia and health and strength. You oan get the Moncton district in New Bruns- the pails from any dealer in medicine, wick; oblique aerial photography for or by mail at 50 cents a box from The ma ping the Dryden, Quetico and Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brook- Ra ny Lake districts in Ontario, the Lac La Ronde, Las Mironde and Reindeer Lake 'areas in Saskatchewan, vertical photography in the St. Ann area in Alberta; oblique photography to complete the mapping of Wood'Buf- felo Park, near Fort Smith, -s Ont, l-ledin Plans Two More Years in Wastes of Asia Sweden's Foremost Explorer Returns to Stockholm to Replenish His Equip- ment ' Stockholm,—Atter more than a year and a half of hardships and adven- tures in the interior of China, Sven Hedin Sweden's foremost living ex- plorer, has x-plorer,lras just returned to Stogkhoim fm' a brief visit. While in Sweden Ire will add more members to his expe- dition, purchase new instruments and a number, of motor cars which he has been commissioned to buy for Gover- nor Yang, of the Mongolian Province Hain-tschiang, and also make arrange- ments for airplanes to carry him fur- ther into the uncharted wastes of Asia. Dr, Rodin, who is a member of the Swedish Academy, is determined to continue his scientific researches for another two years. He has left all the members of his expedition in or about TJrumtchie the capital of the Province Hsin-tschiang, and during his absence the eicplorations and compiling of data continue. Aside from Dr. Hedin, the members of the party comprise Swedish, Danish, German, Chinese and Mon- golian scientists. About 6,177 square miles, which previously were white spots on the map, have been carefully charted and 52,480 feet of film have been taken. A collection of some 18,- 000 numbers, consisting of ancient arrows, hammers and other parapher- nalia, has been found. Due to the friendly assistance of Governor Yang, the expedition was al- lowed to proceed uninterrupted. Yang, said Dr. Hedin; rules his prov- ince with an autocratic hand and has managed to stay out of the strife be- tween the other warring lords. His regard for the Swedish scientists was heightened b y an operation which Dr•. Humel, the physician of the party, performed on him. In Urumtchi a house was given over to the expedi- tion to be used as headquarters, and in many other ways the Mongolian ruler showed his interest in the von - Cute in a Baby - Awful atThree ,-and it's Dangerous byRuth Brittain. Thumb sucking does Iook sweet in a baby, but it is disgusting in the three- year-old and eometimes it hangs on until fifteen or .eixtoent The habit may cause an 111 -formed mouth or in- duce ad 1lolds; and it always inter - Teres with digeotiop, Pinning the sleeve over the hand; attaching mit- tens, or putting on -cardboard ouffe, which prevent bending the Owe at the el owe, are some of the ways to ,tap the habit,• n.tll4r ad habit—Irregularity in Dow- dello .is responpiblo for weals aj, e a h all leatia,1 in baba- e, 1{'i /){th� yp1 f. .i'' eft a9 ,r�tr .t .ii :cat r ' GE f; ti r p 1'. wpi see r to t em; Ever l .'her boa ' eo a ba .lo f.' t . a, Y 9 u t.:l>?t 666 et i �tt as o o - e. o b a o f r ea. N 9� m �i, h s li sJ' y,� cells, and bowels, oonetipation, lose of aleep or w11eu baby is '.cross and tf,oyq 'ii+ Iytil Pi tl0 influence over Dribj+ system eta' es him to get full tiltgrle ouut0. from, 2 food helps hint gelPt ridt asg hew@( S Y pre me me as �` A tAl' 41t4 ,.`- 0 ) . ]i tLe m�dd -,til0 i�a� fl 19 9a wrap. h11r qr. Itialluna 4V, pt@OA !peri t 7' °vtlr 4 , yoox4. ip each pack, °q �t a va+ll ptie eek an 0 fi . e, s 10.are en he nr►, 13, het�paA agfflau n t gpper fir, Me .genuine. -. r ture. The succe of the expedition is due to a large'extent to F. A. Larsson, business manager and caravan leader. Larsson, whooIs a resident of Mongolia and for manyyears has been an ad- viser to the Chinese Government on Mongolian airs, has had conferred upon him the e popular title of "Duke of Mongolia." �s e affairs, h M To Circulation Diseases London—Blondes, in. London at least are being pushed aside by brunettes. ss According to London medical ex- perts, golden -haired beauties will in a comparatively short time_ be scarce, owing to their prediiposltion EP cir- culation diseases, to which they offer less resistance than the dark-haired types, "The Ltallens and the Welsh and rages of their type thrive in pieces like London, and the fair-haired ranee tend to doe off," says Dr, C. J, Thomas, af' the London County Coun• 0l1 meplcal,department, who collected pt&.1 aa,uOt.: .;frocoar ria-ppoo,,��1{r JO r Lhe itoyai Wrcti ki00pl i,, V Arms thio statement in pronounetnq "��i m r fors b) - e t11q,t. ��eualratft - p Q_, Q, and ehlldren with blend . or Yed h lr are ,more prone to rheumatism and heart trouble than the darker typos." Blondes ore Susceptible GUARD BABY'S 11EA1)TIf IN THE SU1I11ElI The summer months are the most dengerous to children. The cow- plaints of that season, which are cholera infantnm, colic, diarrhoea and dysentery, come on ea) quickly that often a little one is beyond aid before the mother realizes he is ill. The mother must be on her guard to prevent these troubles, or if they do come on suddenly to banish them. No other medicine is of such aid to mothers during hot weather as Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the stomach, and bowels and are ab- solutely safe. Sold by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, He; "You lead b duty and brains Jane: when I married' You, dane Ja s well, I raigltlhave had beauty, John but sureit v441400 'Veins," "WIIMM jet do ` if I 'mocked you tloWa9" "1,4t59 t11,0 fount,' MInarfl'a.L.lnlmont heal% outs, beulses..1 The Orange Pekoe is extra good is In clean, bright Aluminum v.W. ' ' • (ON WITH LAUGHTER) SANS EYES, SANS NOSE The farmer is a lucky man; .11e sweats upon the land. And then to pay the mortgage off Ile runs a hot dog stand,. And the city Bran who buys a car Has a problem on his hands; For, just to keep the payments up, He dines at hot clog stands. And lives of all the hot dog mon Are not all cream and' custard; Just when they start to make some yen, Up goes the ,price of mustard. Hon. Ian Baird, an Oxford student, son of Lord Stonehaven, Governor- General of Australia, who arrived in Canada a few days ago on the White Starliner Aibertic, to spend his sum- mer vacation "mucking" in mines at Amos, P.Q., and Timmins, Ont. Yankee Explorer—"Do you know, Pat, that one day in Africa, it was so hot, that the ram singed the hair off my head?" Pat—"Begorra, an' that's nothing'. One day in ould Ireland, it was so hot that we had to feed the hens on ice-cream to keep them from laying fried eggs•" Every Home Needs Minard's Liniment Mrs,—I won't be long, dear. I'll be ready in a minute. Mr,—Well, for goodness Bake do pick out a minute that's not more than half an hour away. Does a man ever get the last word?" asks a contemporary. Some- times—in his will. It you're not having a little fun every day you're missing' something. Can anyone imagine an experience teem embarasseing than to wake up and hear burglars singing in the cellar? • "How much do you think I made in commissions last week?" said one drummer to another. "Half." "What do you mean by 'half'?" "Halt of what you're going to tell me," was the knowing reply. Folks' Ignorance Saddens Bermuda World Appears to Know Nothing of Island's Ban on Autos Hamilton, Bermuda, — Local resi- dents are somewhat downcast . over, what they consider the amazing ignor- ance of others regarding Bermuda's prohibition of motor cars. Every now and then someone writes a letter to The Bermuda Trade. De- velopment Board asking about auto- mobile roads, the cost of gasoline, and whether cars have to be crated tor shipment to the island paradise. • Bermuda has always forbidden au- tomobiles, motorcycles, railways, and street cars, following a very brief test during which a single automobile known as "The Scarlet Runner" ap- peared on the roads and struck con- sternation into the hearts of the in- habitants. That was in 1907, and no ears have been allowed in Bermuda since then. The latest evidence of dense ignor• anee concerning Bermuda is revealed 'by a letter received by the 'Chief of !Police of Bermuda- offering $50 re- ward for recovery of n 1020 Ford tour- ing car taken by the wife oe the man who wrote the letter. During the summer, especially, visitors express themselves as being pleased with Bermuda's ban on mot- ors, because at home during the sum- mer when windows are open, the noise of passing automobiles is even more annoying than at other seasons. Bermuda is enjoying its largest sum- mer season. French Airwoman Beats World's Light Plane Record A pretty quotation contributed by W.B,H.: "NIen are oaks. Women are vines. Children are flowers:" So when the ship was sinking, Mrs. Green declared she was going to stay by her husband's side? Yes. She thought it would be just his luck to be shipwrecked on some island with a beautiful girl. MEMORIAM Take her up carefully, Lay her to rest, Tenderly, prayerfully, God knoweth best. Angel, most beautiful, Emblem of love, Came from the Heavenly Realms above. The disrepute into which corsets have fallen was well illustrated at a recent college dance. Speaking of the one girl in the place who wore 'em, one young man said: "Well, I'm going over and dance with Old Ironsides 'now," When we write the truth it isn't so necessary to keep a carbon copy. Do something every day that will make) ,your wortk easier each day thereafter. Nerve is what a skinny girl has to have to abide by Present fashions. Football Coach: "And didja carry ice like I told ya, last summer?" Halfback: "No, 1 gotta better job selling electric refrigerators." Lynching has decreased consider- ably in America, we read, And yet they still have a number of saxo- phonists over there mho are simply asking for it.—Punch. 409 MAeyt,s, C�Jw ' Forlaonblee due to Acid ,Mn,06 srmN HetARTSVRN„ NAV86A When Pairi Comes What many people Dail indigestion vvr.NkjIdile,agLex,sess acid in the stomach, Th -o stomach nerves have boon oVer'-stlmulated, and food sours, a1 ll 114.0.QgrroQtive ie, art wile ! vy11i0 neutralises acids lhetantty, And the best alkali known to medical ecieeoe l9 Phillips' Milt oR Magnesia, It' 1109 resnainod the Standard With physt. OIsas in the 90 yoerp sine its in. vonton, Paris—M11e, Maryse Bastie, one of France's few airwomen, recently beat the world's distance record for li;ht craft, hieing from Le Bourget to Trep-t tow in Pomerania, a distance of 1,270 kilometers (788,07 miles) in eleven hours. Mlle, Beetle had as a passenger Maurice Drouhin, who will pilot Cousinet's Rainbow in the proposed transatlantic flight. He gave:' 1111e. Bastile her first lessens in flying. During the flight she used a Carr dron plane with. a 40 -horsepower Salm son engine. The c'ne place where the immerta)e are never seen is at the top table. Sir James Barrie. The Purity of Ci t e ra Makes It Unexcelled For A lToi'let Purposes' One spoonful of thio harmless!** 1069 alka(, in water will neutralise inn• tantly many timos as mus acid, end e. 't the symptoms disappear-atonit will never use crude methods' when tlonoa y4a �ear� ,tP efiltilency of th is. gitm0te to tt$ Be euro to got tbo genuine Phillips' Milk of Magneeia predorthed by Phys' White for 50 years in corrgcting excess acids, Hach bottle contains tell direc- tions—any drugstore. Keep Handy. Keep a bottle of Minard's handy. It is a universal remedy. HELPED DURING MIDDLE AGE) L.-Woltnan' Praises Lydia E Pinkhofs sVegetable bleet � , Compound{ Sarnia; Ont.—`T am willing tel -answerlettere from other women, tell them the w derful goad Lydia E.Pinithan11sVeges table Comm did me. T.cannot_ thankful 'ennu h the benefits Clump d du the he my'tro me nnfi °table Oorgpound. hall eatrilief:at 1 Once, began Y ,,,y: masa'; ppd 5renii - 'l cdttvti. :vrill .xa erne -. my nerves gob , all-.` mend yourmedre>ne to tiliv3 tiles like 1 hadl '--'.1dR0.:2n>a 1O0Nsoi ' 162 N. Cb1istma`19t.t $efdig, Ontario. , ISSUE No. 30—'28 .i