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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1929-08-08, Page 2Sunday School Lesson August 4, Lesson V.—Beiehasser's Feast (Temperance Lesson)— Daniel 5: 17-28. Golden Text—Be not drunk with wine, ' wherein is excess.—Ephes!ans 5: 18. ANALYSIS. 1. THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL, vs, 1-16, THE INTERPRETATION, vs, 17=31. years before, ch. 1; 1.4, Daniel Wa8 sent for and prermsed an almost royal dignity, high Mil, and a place of het could read and intter.'pret the6 writ- ing.. II, ;Tzi l Ii3TAltreETA'1'Iort, Ye, 17-31. Daniel does not, and will not, exer- cise his great gifts for such rewards ae the king curt offer, To bim the price of wisdom is above llnrPla robes, gold chain, end royal dignity, Out of the past which he remembersso well he recalls to the king the exempla of his great predecessor, Nebuchad- nezzar, and the humbling of his pride (see the story told at length in ch. 4). Belshazzar might have taken that lesson to heart, New his pride, too, will be humbled. His doom is pro- nounced in the handwriting on the. Walt In v, 25 the writing contains four words, the first word being repeated. In the interpretation there are only three words, the third from the Mae root as the corresponding word in v, 25, but in a different form. So also in the Greek and Latin versions, The words seem to have each a double may meaning. Mone Y b e identical with the Hebrew "tiiauch„ and Latin mita, a weigh equal to sixty shek- els. Telcel is the Aramaic form of the v ord "shekel.” Peres, of which the lalfl aminase 26 At the samebe ptimel the sound of this word in the plural sug- gests wordthe With spate Persians. P of doubt as to the primary meaning the three words therefore, we may venture to translate, a mina, a shekel, two o ha1f - mina s. The first st word s u - gests number, the aecond weight,and the thirddivision. Daniel's inspired interpretation, therefore, can be understood. INTROPUCTIoN—There are two an- cient accounts of the fall of Babylon and the and of the Babylonian empire, with which the tory told in this chapter inay be compared, The first of these is found, in inscriptions of he cur sixth con B.C., of the Y, latter part apparently contemporary with the events recorded, According to these inscriptions B.C. 49 whoin .0 ' ins Cyrus, 0 Y , r P became king of the little country of Anshan in the southern part of Per- sia, and who in B.C. 546? or earlier, was called "king of Persia," invaded the Babylonian country in B.C. 538, defeated the army of Nabonidus, last of the kings of Babylon, captured the cities of SipPal and Bab ylen, and took the king prisoner, and nearly four Belshazzar, weeks later the king's son, Was slain in a night attack upon som have h he must v 1' in wire stronghold hoa g been making a prolonged ion g ed resistance. It is possible that Belshazzar was de- clared th. clared king after his father was taken risonerr.but this fact is s not recorded. p The second story is drawn from the 'writings of two famous Greek his - Amiens of the fifth century, B,C„ Her- odotus and Xenophon, both of whom had visited Persia, and tells how Cyrus diverted the waters of the river Euphrates into another channel, and entered the city by the dry bed of the river while the king and the people were holding a festival. There are differen -el in detail between both of these stories and the account here given in the book of Daniel, but it is quite possible that with fuller knowl- edge they may be reconciled. Bel- shazzar, elshazzar, for instance, in the 'ancient records, appears to be the son of Na- bonidus, not of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan- iel - 5:., '.3. It is suggested mother may have been a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar, and he, therefore, a grandson, Holiday Hints Some Primary Essentials for Securing the Best Results. From a Holiday by the Toronto Department of Health To A Greek Statue What oyes. have worshipped thee, 0 Passionless Cold stone ,thou darling beauty of dead men And buried worlds) What hearts in those days when Beauty was god have longed for thy caress, As, 'mid voluptuous feast and wild ex - GOOD ADVICE w 2 oulgosl0 of aromatic spirits of aut.. A mbotater° battle,oats. The last item le Important In the oveatet a collapse, Ilrrem one•iiale to a teaspoonful of aromatic spirit: Of ammonia in a wino glass et Water Acts more promptly than either whta- key or hraudy, It is one of the beet stimulants we have, Iu the evenii of one of your chil- dren having an abrasion of the elcia, Tirst—Ibfake sure or the water sup• either a out or a, severe bruise, In ply ,of the resort or lintel to whichwhich the skin has been broken, or you contemplate going. If this is in even a splinter in the anger or the Ontario, you can secure a report from foot, cleanse the part With soap and the Provlucial Board of Health as re. water and then paint it over carefully gorda the safety of the water. If with tincture of lodhte,. you are going to a farm house alfa Avoid tieing overly zealous iu your., the water' supply is taken frees u efforts to get sunburned -take it well, securefrom the Department of gradually, Half an hour at a�time Is Public Health a bottle in, which , you quite as long as any pati ef the ody, can take 'a'sample 01 the water which not accustomed' to exposure, should will be tested for you, be, subjectedto the strong rays et e o the milli sup• the sun, for the first few days; then' Second—Make sur f it will be quite safe to increase the h hotel 1 supply of,t e If he milk s 1 t PY p y P : that you are stopping at is not acranii- time to an hour, and after afairly fleetly pasteurized and approved of by good coat of tau has been developed the Provincial Board of Health or by you are well protected against he our Department of Health, we would strongly advise you to have it scald- ed, or in other words, brought to the; boiling point and then quickly cooled and kept at as low a toutperature as possible until consumed. Do not mall �1¢fatofs ouf u milk to give raw y children. Much of the permanent bene that it ke. one feel h as to uta benefit that such would be. difficult to over-estimate holiday you 'Will derive from your their importance. Therefore, we re• the children t u nd for small cit Commend suits which can be obtained in any of our stores. These suits only u pro- er tent the hips, and PP parts of the thighs and leave the balance of the body exposed to the sun's rays. Of course do the case of an lufant or small child one requires to be press t a Particularly cautious about the length as that will afford quite as much re- of time of exposure until a satisEac- lief as scratching and Will not in any tory coat of tan has been established. way endanger you by infection. In this connedtion we wish to em - Take a supply or netting with you phasize the fact that it is much on your holiday. If there are mos- easier for brunettes to get a coat' of y n than for blondes, their blood be - dangers of Benham. If you do not take these precautions you' may be caused 'a great deal of annoyance and have the plesure of your holiday materially marred. Furthermore, recent revelation$ as of the vain the therapeutic sotto a regards t p g been h sun have r mica) rays of the cl e y of our water satet ds on the y Y d 8 0n P ilk supply. and m Third—Be prepared to protect mosquitos. Some yourself against q people are very susceptible to this poison and the bites 01 a mosquito• is to them a great source of discomfort. Do not scratch the little elevation left by the bits of a mosquito, but just firmly it with piece of cloth eons, quitoe, you can wrap this loosely lu supplied with a larger percentage They saw the dawn -light of the around your head, in camp or g Eastern Skies Your room, and then get to sleep, 101 pigment. In the case of Uloades Crimson that brow and kindle in setting these pests at defiance. It (who came originally from northern those eyes, is true the hum or the mosquito is stock where they were not accustom. And felt their glutted passion's empti- not at ail musical, and certainly gets 1 ed to -powerful sun's rays), many are • ness. on your nerves, but not if you lenow )incapable- ot developing a tan and, therefore have to be more or less I. THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL, vs. 1-16. Belshazzar made a great feast .. . and drank wine. The feasting and wine -drinking are represented as un- usual and ostentatious. The Babylon- ians, however, are said bp one ancient writer to have been given to excess in such matters. On this night dan- ger threatened the city, and the king and his lords night have been much better employed in its defence. They seem to . have been confident in the city's strength, and in their ability to repel the invaders. It has been sug- gested that there was treachery within the walls, and that aBbylon was be- trayed into the hands of Cyrus and his generals. in any case feasting and drunkenness do not help men to guard 'and defend the honor and safety of their homes, whether i - times of peace or of war. To the Jewish writer of this story there was an element of sacrilege in the use of the golden and silver ves- sels, once consecrated to the service of God in the temple at Jerusalem (see ch. 1: 2 and Jer. 52: 19), These ves- sels were returned by Cyrus to the company of exiles whom he permitted to go back to Jerusalem, and to re- build the temple, Ezra 1: 7-11. The s-ord "father" nay quite pro- perly have been used for "grand- fathee," or "ancestor" (compare Gen. 28: 13 and 1 Kings 15: 11). The pres- ence of women at the feasts, at least among the Persians, is vouched for by Herodotus, The Septuagint, the an- cient Greek version, adds to verse 4 the words, "but the eternal reel they praised not who hath power over their spirit." How could Wren whose minds Were befuddled by drink, in such a scene of riot, praise the eternal God? Compare v. 23. In the full light of the candlestick there appeared a mysterious hand- writing on the plaster of the wall. The wine which he had drunk had not added to the king's courage. He was seized with panic and superstitious h Hous fear, Verses 7 and 8 suggest king at first sent a message to the wise men offering a rich reward for the reading and interpretation of the strange writing, and after that they came in to the banqueting -hail. Now the queen (v. 10) showed more Wisdom and courage than the terror - `stricken king and his astonished lords. She remembered the great reputation of Daniel, who must, at this time, have been a very old man. He had been carried captive as a boy from Jerusalem to Babylon sixty-seven • 48( 11; Farm Notes FEEDING OF DAIRY CATTLE Experiments would indicate that there is little to choose between Man - PIS and sugar beote for the feeding of dairy cattle, A test made at the Agaesiz, British Columbia, Experi- mental Farm last year indicates that slightly better yields of milk were ob- tained from the use of sugar beets, which, however, were offset by the greater difficulty of growing the beets. The experiment was conducted during February and March. Each cow under test was fed, in addition to a ration of, mixed grains, alfalfa hay and en- silage, thirty pounds of .roots,. The experiment procedure was on the three periods plan. During the first and third periods one of the two roots Was Used in the ration during the second or intermediate period the other rot was fed. Tho results of the test are given in the report of . the Superin- tendent of the Station for last year, published by the Dept, of Agriculture at Ottawa. Ten cows were used in 1 it of results the trial. In the table is shown that to produce 100 pounds of milk there was required in addition to the other feeds, 115.03 pounds of mangels as compared with 111.6 pounds of auger beets, The cost of the entire ration to produce 100 pounds n els he the ma ilk was 1.97 when g of m were fed, and $1.91 from the sugar pound beats: In the production of a poo. of butter fat there was almost a cent beet - infavor of the sugar difference av cows the ton ration. Duringthe week . were getting mangels, according to of 55:9 this report they gavepounds milk less than the week they were fed on the sugar beets. Since sugar beets yield slightly less crops and are more diffioult to harvest, Mr. Hicks the Superintendent of the Station regards it as wise practice to adhere to the beets for the feeding of milking Bowe, growing mangels rather than sugar beets for the feeding of milking cows. Tangier Donkeys In Tangier, and indeed everywhere in the East,, the donkeys :peek fer. themselves, no. testimonials are nocen- sary, They do their duty In spite of many difficulties and hardships, with an individuality and peaceful charm Which, AS one watches them day by day, grows ever more impressive, Coming down the hill into the Grand Soceo any morning, you may 000 num- bees of them standing in a row insidd the railing, waning for their masters, First a tiny gray thing, absost like a mouse,. were it not for those long feathery ears. The little legs are se Slender, such wee hoofs, he seems only fit for.a plaything;' and yet he will carry his load with courage; you telt see it in the soft yet bright eye, and the toss of his woolly head. Next hitt are two little, dark .fellows, their coat almost the same warm' brown hue 00 the' faces of their owners. These have pert tawny noses; the long ears coin: forward, they are taking notice, pen haps discussing some knotty problesq i tanto. Donkeys s a l- ord5 Y of al- ways have so wise a look, Near by stands a tall, light gray Algerian beast; beside his small; brothers he is like a coach` horse beside a Shetland pony. Patience is written all over him; even resignation. Its does not interest in his sur- much int show so 'tale neighbors, his 1r asd o soundings And there are others, a long line; alt colors, all sizes, grave and gay. Every. round you; theyarea y you lookr where he Soceo ' •in in t going,waiting , ing coming, loading climbing the narro wstreet, a g up With charcoal in the market. gore is r iso on with boxes enure w a big one p either side full of syphons, there a string of little ones carrying bricks or sand. Then a tall, bearded Moor bestrides a small dark beast, long brown legs dangling on either side; or a fawn -colored one bearing vegetables, crowned with a great cluster of gourds, which look like a gigantic clutch of eggs in a nest of lettuces. Upon some, veiled women ride slowly, on others, small bare -legged boys; - Negroes negligently balancing in side- long attitude, donkeys with loads, donkeys with riders, with none, with both; donkeys gay and lively, or grave and serious—but mostly serious. They creep into one's affections; it is easy to see each one as an integral feature of the household, in which he is indeed a most important poseessiol. Such toil as he undertakes should meet with a greater appreciation. But appreciated or not, the donkey shows no resentment, meets all with patience, and sets forth daily on his round of duty. Whatever the burden, however long the journey, you cannot fail to be impressed by the courage, the 'resolution and endurance shown by these sturdy little animals. They push along with bent heads through the beating rain and wind, moisture streaming from their shaggy coats, but still plucky and willing, though maybe their ears may droop a' trifle sadly. Bright eyes, ears pricked, gay, in the hot sunshine, little pattering hoofs hurrying toward their.goal. In rain or shine, in heat or cold, willing, faithful, enduring. And here in the East, pictures come to thought, of Mary the gentle mother riding down to Bethlehem; and of Jesus as he entered into Jerusalem,— "Lowly and riding Upon an ass"—as the prophet foretold. Here in Tangier today; as through all the intervening centuries, patient and gentle, the don- keys carry their burdens in honorable service. FLUTTERING PLAITS. The smart woman appreciates the charm of the fluttering plaited skirt, stitched to fitted hip yoke, to attain greater length to silhouette. The jabot frill at centre -front of bodice, that shows plain contrasting lining cuts all in one with the right front section, A new 'idea also appears in box -plait at' centre -back of skirt. It's so attrac- tive and so wearable in navy blue silk crepe printed in novelty dot motifs in grasshopper green with plain green silk crepe contrast. The pattern. for And :till thou mochest us, 0 cruel that the mosquito cannot get near . stone, you. cautious constantly as regards the Style No, 486 can he had in sizes 16, And still thine eyes are gazing far People who are very susceptible to time of exposure. �18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 -facie: for' the sixth, seventh and eighth an - It is well to bear iu mind that in bust. You'll enoy making it, because anal contests published in Bulletin No. of its simplicity. Plain silk crepe in 106 of the Dept, of Agriculture; it is garden green, printed rajah silk, shown that up to the end of 1927, printed pique in red and white tones, 25,820 hens had been tested in trap a checked silk gingham inred and 'nests. The testing began in 1919-20 white, lipstick red georgette crepe, and with 1,610 birds, which gradually in - black silk crepe with jabot frill fined; creased to the point of 4,220 in 1925 - EGG LAYING CONTESTS. The Egg Laying Contests conducted, by the Experimental Farms of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa have been operating for nine seasons, Tests have been conducted year by year for all Canada and for :the Pro- vince of Ontario at Ottawa andat one or two points in each of the other provinces. In the report of the work away, the poison of the mosquito sk Drawing out man's love that loves take with them a small bottle of am-' thee all in vain. ' ' monia. One drop, or even the mols- Yea, to all time, thy beauteous toned cork taken from the bottle, if white lips say, !promptly applied over where the mos - most alone, quite has bitten, Will oft time neutra- "Love's deepest yearnings leave man b lize the poison and preventsu seen order to get the therapeutic benefits it is not absolutely necessary that yon be exposed to the direct rays of the sun—there is the sky shine, or reflected rays from the sky and clouds. Ona clear day you may lie And in man's deepest pleasure there sat itching. "Under no consideration or sit on the shady side of the house, with eggshell shade are fashtonalbe 26, which was ten birds higher than e with the• blue dome above you, and combinations. Patter: price 20o in the year following. During these ispain. (scratch to relieve the itching; g aims et from one-third to nue-Usti of the stamp:. or 'coin (coin is preferred). years there was a steady increase in —Frederick George Scott. ply press the affected part with a g rap coin carefully. the average egg production up. to I benefits of the rays of the sun that y you would get by exposing yourself HOW,TO ORDER PATTERNS. 1925-26 when it reached 179.5. This Write your name and address plain was an improvement of 57 eggs over ly, givingnumber and size of such the average of the first year of the a patterns' as you want. Enclose 20c in contest. In these contests, which ave- stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap the twofold purpose of stimulating in- it carefully) for .each number, and terest in the breeding ofbirds for egg address your order to Wilson Pattern production and the providing of a Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. medium for qualification for registra- Patterns sent by an early mail. tion, the birds are kept constantly clotn. Canada and Divorce Fourth—Another not - infrequent Manitoba Free Press (Lib). The source of annoyance, and one which ease for devolving this duty upon a will materially interfere with the properly -constituted court is over- Pleasure of the holiday, is Poison ivy, and every precaution should be taken wheming; but it is by no means ter- twin that this will be done, though , to avoid coating in contact with it. Mr. King gave a highly -qualified! In the event of coming in contact promise that the question would be with poison ivy, endeavor to obtain dealt with by the Government. The some jewel weed, crush this and ap- present arrangement is preferred by ' ply the juice to the part affected. a majority of the members at least This is one of the most reliable anti- ^oasibly get and the of the present House of Commons; of the year. their consciences will not permit them ;Jewel weed is usuodly available as it to vote for the establishment of a� grows in low, wet, marshy places, to divorce court, though they make no a height of front two to four feet. dimculty about acting themselves as It has a juicy -looking stem that Is members of a divorce court which! semi-translucient, an dit is usually grinds out divorces by the hundred' studded with orange colored hanging under conditions which afford no! flowers, with brown spots on them. guarantee that in all eases, or in any These flowers hang gracefully, and case, justice 1s done. if you remember the combination of directly to them. Do not be on , the go all the time during your holiday. Take some reading matter with you and spend part of the day, particularly in the middle of the day, in the shade of the trees, in your hammock, or in an easy chair, or lying on a rug on the ground. Do not dance every night during your holiday and expect to come home rested and refreshed for the balance pale green juicy stem and a yellow or orange flower with brown spots, you can usually locate it without any difficulty. IP you are unable to get the jewel weed, you will very often find satis- factory results from using freely, strong laundry soap. We empha- size "laundry" soap, because it is necessary to have a soar} containing an excess of alkali. In fact, fresh lime water, as you get it from your druggist, answers the purpose very well in many cases. Be sure you take an emergency Tramp: Got 'nether of them good case with you when Leaving for your square meals like I got the other day, holiday. This case should contain: lady? 1 3 or 4 bandages, 2 or 3 Inches wide, Lady of the House. No; I've de- cided a square meal doesn't fit a man ! who's 'round all the time like you are. "Jerry smashed his car yesterday and was taken to court.' "Really. What was the charge?" 'Driving tin- der the influence of woman!" SS, pound ot sterilized gauze, ' 1 ounce of absorbent cotton, 1 or 2 ounces of tincture of iodine, 1 small roll of adhesive plaster about 1 inch wide, 1 ounce of boracic acid, "You know a woman who has been lit every night of her life for years without 111 effects? Tell it to the marines!" "Lots of marines know it's true." "Who Is she then?" "The Goddess of Liberty in New York harbor." Perfection Nothing makes the soul so pure, so religious, as the endeavor to create something perfect; for God 15 perfec- tton,.and whoever strives for it strives • omething that is Godlike.—Mich- housed in flocks of ten and include the s following breeds: Barred, White and Warships to Visit Partridge Plymouth Rocks; White and Silver Laced Wyandottes;;Single Popular Resorts Comb and Rose Comb Rhode Island — Reds; White, 'Brown and Buff Leg - horns; Single. and Rose Comb An - Vessels Will "Show Flag" to conas; Buff Orpington' Chanticleer; Britons on Holiday at and Jersey Black Giants. The report, Seashore which is available at the Publications London.—Various vesselsof the Branch of the Department, is a most interesting document on the work of royal navy will in the next few weeks poultry improvement. be "showing the flag" not in odd tor• p, p :— ners of the world but off the seafronts A Purpose Of some of the most popular resorts One of the rarest arts of life is to of these seagrit islands. ,The Briton be serious of purpose without losing that lightness of touch which differ - 1 or 2 ounces of bicarbonate of tot s soda, ael Angelo. MUTT AND JEFF= of the middle -lase therefore during his annual fortnight by the briny entiates the interesting Personality waves with his amiable spouse, will from the bore. The man who is pro- be able to combine an inflation of his normal patriotic feelings with the sat- isfaction of beholding something sub- stantial in return for his income tax. The outstanding success which has attended the annual military taboo at Aldershot has led to the suggestion that a similar exhibition by the navy would be equally popular. The prac- ticability of such enterprises is rather doubtful and it. is possible the senior service is not entirely enthusastic over the idea. It is said men high in military matters incline to the opinion that military training nowadays is not carried on so much in preparation for Possible warlike operations as for the next tatoo. , found and pretentious about every- thing and who looks upon the whim- sical and humorous side of existence as something to be shunned is one of the curses of a civilization which de- mands that everyone shall bo at least partially educated. Only their wives know the full tragedy of living with them, Making a Living Merely to make a living is' a very low ambition. We are here for some- thing much higher than that We are here to make a lire that is immortal, to gain treasures to carry with us in- to the world eternal. Interesting News About Mr. Szi, The Chinese Minister to Washington, C AAT "Do you KNOW s we.u.: At— RED .,,..,,,,\���� SZi, CHtwese ,6,,, IAILJISTCR. •Tis WASHING -MN, MS BEEN! NAMED • tNVoy Ta LOW:Ofd• • 'Ll1. TELL. MUTT: MUTT, IT STATES lie -RE THAT ALFRED SZ �t s LT STATES FIC -06 VAT ALFRG'D SZ1 IAS - WH®? • is P1LFRGD GET /WAY Ficonn ME W I'M -MAT ' SNEEZE: You've Gov ME'FL.4J • S' ILII ilfiR l N i loco • Canada and Australia Sydney Bulletin: Canada doesn't go in for compulsory trade -unionism, or basic -wage commissions, or arbitra- tion courts, or anything like that. It believes that the less Government meddles in Industry the better for both employers and employees; and as warrant for its belief it can point to prosperous industries, recent wage increases in many trades, low unem- ployment returns and comparative freedom from strikes. In 1917 the number of disputes was 70, the num- ber of workmen involved 22,683, the number of working days lost 165,288. Australia, with its expensiveapparat- us- of industrial tribunals, had 441 strikes, 200,757 involved employees and 1,731,581 lost working days in that same year.. In short, Canada is beating us badly, and we ought to be too proud to let Canada beat u$ badly, though not too proud to learn from its example. Little Johnny had a great liking for visiting the docks, but hie father ob- jected.strongly. On one occasion the father warmed the boy that if he went to the docks again he would get a sound thrashing, and added: "1 shall know by your boots if you go." A day, or two afterwards, Johnny rushed in- to , "Mr;' , "laththeer wpn'housef. 119 :toolethet0 tg11los bysaid0?� boots if I've g611e to the ubc::w, !bra, Cause I've cut the tongues out!" She wan giving an order to the 6t'o- ser. "And I require some cheese" she :aid. "Yes, miss," replied the grocer, smiling amiably; "I have some lovely cheese."' "You should not say lovely oiieesel" said the customer severely "But why not, miss? It is lovely, eheose." "Because "—she trioti to combine maidenly modesty with an air of learning -- "because lovely should only be usod to qualify some - alive." The grocer's smile broadened, as he glanced at the gorgonzola, "Well, missy" he said, s'i'lt stick to 'lovely'."