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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1930-07-31, Page 7IGr >enland Bars:. Big Business Men Native Eskimos Protected by. "Isolation Policy " Canyou imagine a country without (railways, hotels, restaurants, cinemas, employers or employed? A country Where tourists and commercial travel- . •ers are regarded as nuisances, and not allowed to set foot on shore; where policemen and criminals are equally, unknown • • and lettuce and parsley, grown in' cucumber frames, are the `only agricultural craps? There is such a ::'.un'try, and a.party bf British explorers' are leaving for it shortly. it is Greenland and the .object o.t the British expedition, is to examine the possibilities of an Arctic air route between this .Country and Canada. The Arctic route,is the shortest pos- sible, and it has certain othe'• advan- tages as well. The longest stretch of idea flying, going, by the Faroe 'Islands, -won't be more than about 300 miles, and there are natural emergency landing grounds over a great part of the proposed airway. The most aWic- ward part of the journey will be that ever Greenland. WINTER ON TIIE ICE CAP This is so becau e of the fact that the centre of Greenland consists of a great ice plateau, 8,000 feet above sea level at its highest part and 000 miles across. Really, Greenland and Ice- land v'ight to chai.go, names—it's 'Greenland that specializes in ice,; while Iceland can boast of green and smil- ing fields. Cab an airport be established nn this ice plateau` And can planes fly .across it? It involves a big "climb" for a loaded plane, and weather condi- tions above the ice may prove too treacherous for safety. These are some .f the questions that 'the expedition will have to answer, and in order to do so they are to spend 'next winter on the ice tap. Their base will be on the highest part of the plateau, and from it parties till go *out with dog sledges to make a thur- •ough survey of the "icy mountains" of the hymn. This will take quite a long time, for the average speed of a dog sledge is only about five miles an., hour. ' EXPLORERS ARE WELCOME In view of the fact that visitors are unwelcome in Greeniand—ships aren't allowed to call at the ports unless in •cases of emergency or with special permissior. for a strictly limited per- iod -flow is the expedition going to fare? May it -find itself in difficulties. with the authorities—perhaps not be permitted to land? Explorers and scientists come into their own in Greenland. In more civil- ized countries they prefer •business men; but here, where the door is ..banged and barred against the busi• Hess man, scientists and explorers are welcomed with open arms, and given. every. possible help. So the expedition will meet with no difficulties from Greenland's author- ities—nor are the latter likely to ob- ject to the air route. If it proves practicable, the Greenland airport will have to be on the ice cap, away from the inhabited parts of the c,.untry, in which there are no suitable landing - places. SAFEGUARDING THE ESKIMOS IT'S THE CUSTOM IN CANADA Every country has its own delightful social traditions �5- years ago it was considered a very delicate attention for a lady to light a gentleman's cigar ... In Spain, the women still light their men's cigars . , . In Canada, the custom of smoking Wilson's Bachelor -100% Havana filler—cigars dates back a quarter of a century. Today, they are the outstanding ten cent brand in quality and popularity. jndividilully foil wrapped end in pocket packs of five Still mos �r money Owl Laffs The injustice of Justice is uujusti- flable. Another good way to meet a lot of college -trained mei ie to mention Your desire to buy a few bonds. "1 have a great memory, • I can recite all the names on three pages of the New Yorlr telephone directory. Wanna hear rue? All right then: Levy, Levy, Levy, Levy, Levy!" Few persons want the photograph- ers to take a likeness of them. The laziest man itt the world is the one who sang: "Moonbeam Ktss ITer For Me." The air route therefore, would not interfere in any way with :he present "closed door" policy in Greenland—a policy, by the way, which shouldn't be -unthinkingly condemned as unenlight- ened. The country is under Danish rule, and the object of the restrictions is to safeguard the Eskimos,, who are the original inhabiterts• If: free access to the country were allowed, th4ir 'modes of life would be altered—at present they live in the traditional way by means of fishing and hunting. Such an alteration might easily re- Suit in the extinction of the Esikmos. For instance, certain European dis- eases such as measles, are often fatal when Eskimbs contract thein. So there ' are good reasons for the "isolation" system., In other parts of the world, where a different policy has been pur- sued, the Eskimos are diminishing in numbers; in Greenland, they are in- ereasing,—Anse: ers. Statue Is Erected For "Pet Marjorie" A statue has just beep erected' to a little girl who died, over` a hundred years ago, at the age of eight.' She was "Pet Marjorie," the friend of Sir Walter Scott, "She's the most extraordinary crea- ture I ever met with," ,was Scott's judgment on her. Her own verdict. on one'occaaion was: "I have been rnoto like a little young devil than a creature." Ther[. have been many youthful prodigies, but she was probably the most :harming—and the most human —of them all. "I am now going to tell yon the horrible and wretched plaege,, that my multiplication table givis me," she wrote; "you can't con- ceive it. The most devilish thing is eight tines eight and seven times seven; it is what nature itself can't endure." '"Pet Marjorie" died after an attack of measles. IIer statue is in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire. You—Who's that? Me—President of a well-kuown or- ganization, You—Worked his way up, ell? 'Me—You said It. Worked everybody in sight, Stains can be removed from brown leather shoes by rubbing thein with the inner side of a banana shin, Then Wipe ,with a clean cloth and polish in the wsue". way. Tile German scientist's pillow that prevents snoring isn't a new idea. Flick townhotels have that kind of mattresses too. We wonder what happens when an absent-minded ventriloquist takes his girl on l[is lap. "It may be all right for the women to show theta: backbones," declared (Insert). "but here's hoping they will spare -ribs." • We will now sit quietly while the orchestra plays that little time en- titled, "You Never Cats Tell What a Red Headed Mamma Will Do In A flat" The difference between. independ- ence and dependeuee is a constantly added to saviugs account at the bank, When a girl ends a letter "sin- cerely," you know she means what shes says; but when It's elided with "love," you never can tell! Pop -Do you know; sheep are the most dumb of all the dumb animals? Mont -Yes, my Lamb. Among our greatest optimists are APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS Offering Annual Are Filled As Far ONTARIO Work Are As Possible in the DEPARTMENT Invariably Order In Which Received. Farm Help Supplied OF AGRICULTURE Given rho They Are preference. The Colonization and Imfnigratlon Branch of the Department of Agriculture for Ontario will have available a number of Experienced Married, Men With Their Wives and Families --Married Couples Without Children— Also Single Men, Fanners requiring heiq will be well adVtse0. to make earl9appito application to Geo. A. Elliott \)Ir ector of Colonization Parliament Bldgs„ Toronto.. Ont. J File Your Application at Once All Men Placed Subject to Trial Period HON. JOHN S. MARTIN, Minister• of Agriculture Doctors Find We Do Not Sleep Like Logs To sleep "like a log" is an ideal. of literatire, not of nature. At the Mel- ton Institute in ittsburgh, Dr. H. M. Johnson and his associates have been studying. the [movements and postures of normal sleeping individuals by a special motion picture camera which photographs the sleeper every time that he stirs. In a recent report to the American Medical Association, Dr. Johnson, Dr. T. H. Swan and Mr. G. E. Wetgan describe one normal in- dividual thus found to twist and turn every few minutes all night long, as- suming one after the other no less than 33 widely different postures. Thousands of other tests, the investi- gators report, have shown this almost continual twisting and turning during sleep to bo the rule rather than the l exception. Only persons who have �l been heavily drugged lie- perfectly i quiet when soundly asleep. What 1s still more remarkable, the majority of the postures assumed in bed by a nor- mal sleeper are shown by the tell -tate. camera to be contorted postures, with the body bent or contracted and the spinal column bowed and twisted. as different as possible from the usual medical advice to lie straight and re- lax tibrfeetly. Apparently, the Pitts- burgh investigators report, "the, most restful night's. sleep is characterized by the use of a considerable variety of bodily positions,al torted; none of w think like 'complete relaxation' of all parts of the skeletal inuseuiar system, such as one may observe in a fainting person; but each of which appears to be well adapted to the relief of irrita- tion that was set up intheposture lasactivitioS." t taken, as well as in the day's the advertising writers, who claim that a shave may be made pleasant. A very modest guy Is one who wears suspenders on his pajamas. First Irishman—Pat, what's that piece of blank paper you have itt your hand? Second Irishman—Oh, that's a let- ter etter from my wife. ,first Irishman—How do you mean a letter from your wife? Sure, there's no writing on it. • Second 'Irishman—Of course not. The mtssue and myself are not on 1 speaking terns. ( The modern way to spell coward is B•U-L-L-Y. t EXcesl acid is the common' cause of' indigestion. It results iu pain and sourness about two hours after eating. The quick corrective is an alkali which neutralizes -cid. The best cot- rective is Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. It has remained standard with physt' clans in. the' 50 years since its inven- tion. One spoonful of Phillips' Milk of Magnesia neutralizes instantly .many Dentist—Where is the aching tooth located? Girl (a theatre usher)—BalcortY, first row to the right. Summer Heat tines its volume in acid. It is harm' taiga and tasteless and its action is quick. You will never rely on crude methods, never continue to suffer, when you learn how quickly, how pleasantly this premier method acts. Please let it show you„ now. Bo sure to get the genuine, Phillips' Miik of Magnesia prescribed by physi- cians for 50 years in correcting excess acids. Each bottle containsfull direc- tions—any drugstore. Ic$ 2 Ib. This is the price at -which youcan now buy RED LABEL of which are eon- hlch indicate anyTEA Hard on Baby Terrapin Repays Benefactor $300 A Terrapin whieli Elmer Hoyt, of When ageEons., rsUbad- ant gerCaldwell, bole repaid itesedebted from by winaning' Classified. Advertising FOR SALE A q Itl!,I UH`,LILT th'iU HA'1'l:}in:U till 016,606 last year In Cour Arte - ties, Write Cor tree mitamene A H Switzer Branton. Ont. AGENTS WANTED And first money, 5300, in a. terrapin. race GENTS EARN 0011) Mul'Oc /A g9d Anaemic at a Wellington fair. selling the best Fruit trees shrubs d`�lAIl4A �lY��999aafA AiA L Remeturke s are so wild:that they "nes evergreens, loses, eta, lion or Yreentry; selling etutlt supplied, every help.. given: commtseimts paid: weekly. When a g1.1 is languid, dull and ir- ritable; when the her color fades you may be sure here blood is impoverish- ed. When a girl's blood is poor her nerves are starved and .here is seri- ous danger of a decline. Rebuild tile blood, strengthen the nerves end good health will follow. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are of un- told value as a blood builder. Con- cerning them Mrs. John Bantu, How- lett Station, P.E.I., says:—"My daugh- ter was badly run down; pale, nerv- ous eryous and under weight. We decided to give her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. After a few boxes she gained in weight, her Appetit& improved and color came to her cheeks—lit fact she fully regained her :ormor go d health." r You can get these Pill_ at medi- cine dealers or by mall at 50 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brocicville, Oat. No season of tate year is so danger- ous to the life of little ones as is the summer, The eiccessive heat throws the little stomach out of order so quickly that unless prompt aid is at hand, the baby may be beyond all hu- man help before the mothe•• realizes he is 111. Summer is the season when diarrhoea, cholera infantum, dysen- tery and colic are most prevalent. Any of these troubles may prove dead- ly if not promptly treated. During the summer the mothers' best friend is Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the bowels, sweeten the ...'tomach and keep baby healthy. The Tablets are sold by medicine .dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. New Music Created By Light Beams How would you like to strike the keys on a piano keyboard and find Yourself playing a vtdliu, a saxophone or an oboe, That is exactly what you will be able to do if the new musical insteument iu nitich beams of light and a photoelectric cell are employed to produce music, comes into general use. This mechanism was developed by Professor Arthur C, Hardy and Sherwood F. Brown, of the Depart- ment ofPhysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The idea was originated by Mr, du Val R. Gold- thwaite, Mr. Goldtl[waite's plan was to produce synthetical musical sounds which Have never been heard before, The Instrument operates by a glass. disk, 011. which are recorded, photo- graphically, a' number of concentric sound tracks. The disk is rotated rapidly in front of aphoto-electric cell and light from a small lamp •is. ' allowed to pass through the sound tracks. The current produced by the photo -electric cell is amplified and I fed to a -loud speaker. Individual sound tracks are cut off by Shutters, which are electrically operated from the keyboard by the performer. Mlnard's Liniment Checks Colds, commit suicide, Mayor Gen, Mason M. Patrick was hunting in Virginia , when a turkey hurtled past at break- neck speed. 'A few feet farther on it crashed into a tre limb and broke its neck, tarnishing' a royal dinner. "Pal," a 14 -year-old bull terrier who associated with the I{-9 upper crust of Hollywood moviedom and known as one of the most intelligent dog actors of the silver screen, died In 11..D. Sn[itb i0- Sons. Ltd. l9inun1l, nn- .tario, 000 acres fruit and nursr y utnrk, The hotel pianist was collecting at the tables. A ma" gave bin[ a penny. I Pianist (angrily)—"v,'hat? You give me a penny and yet you gave a beggar ' sixpence." Diner—"Yes, out lie did not play the piano." a California kennel of d ai "Striving for an accumulation of bige. Woof, Woof; When Sack Evers, of riches is a deadly sin--covetnueness." Green River, Wyo., appeared at thel —Canon Donaldson. courthouse to claim a wolf bounty he' learned that be had shot and skinned Summer Strains the sheriff's pet pollee dog. Jhst bow a certain rattlesnake got' For ail the strains the flesh is Into a New York subway was not the heir to during the summer immediate concern waiting asses. months—use Mlnard's. Popular u ern of g p 1 gess who huddled at one end of the for fifty years. platform while a policeman with his club attacked the reptile at the other. Finally all eight rattles became mo- tionless when the hero crashed the snake's head with an iron refuse can. Latest Farm Machinery Exhibited at Royal Show Manchester, Ing,—The Royal Show 1 which opened in Manchester recently contains a series of British -made agricultural machinery claimed as au entirely new post-war industry here.' The machines are designed for the �p_g��12 gpB�cpBg�I use of planters and cultivators in all y.= @d/ 9U i parts of the world. The machinery includes steam and TheloneynyCat petrol tractors for South Africa, �i .+ ploughs for India, coffee pulpers for the Belgian Congo and Brazil, decortt- caters for East Africa and harvesters to compete with those used in the 'Miss Chatter talks incess11 fitly, United States. doesn't she?" Arrangements have beeu completed for au industrial mission from Shef- field, comprising A. K. 'Wilton, repre- senting the cutlery trade, and 'R. C. Hodgson, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, to visit Brazil, Uruguay, Argentine, Chile and Peru next mouth. 'Yes. Site claims that a per on's oltnlons get musty it they aren't at •ed." Soap and Water Spoils Walls When you find It necessary to wash painted walls do not make the mis- take of using soap and water and Co•Ed—I play the piano just to kill strong cleaning powders as that is time. almost sure to leave • your walls streaked and spotted. Instead, use warm water to which common bak- ing soda has been added in the pro- portion of one tablespoonful to a gal - lou. Go over the walls carefully with a soft cloth dipped in this and then follow with a soft dry cloth and Acquaintance—You certainly Have a flue weapon. A producer complains that plays do not run as long as they used to do. Not enough legs? wipe thoroughly.You will he sur (Est You have to think out some things Yourself—nobody can Help you. For Blisters Minard's Liniment. ease with which • prised at the may attain perfect results, FREE CATALOGUE Auto -tires, Bicycles, Spotting goods at -wholesale prices, transpor- tation paid. Bi- cycles 510 u0 - wards. PEERLESS BICYCLE wORicS 191-3-5 Dundas Street. west, Toronto High Schogl Boards and Boards of Education Are authorized by law to establish INDUSTRIAL, TECHNICAL AND ART SCHOOLS With the approval of the Minister of Education ; 0'DVMW eEcn VENITG G�S Soa with th regulations issued by the Department of Education. y lir" r ;, THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION -* Is given in various trades. The schools and classes are Under the direction of AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Application for attendance should be made to the Principal of the school. 'a;.r,aa• COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, MANUAL TRAINING, HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE AND' AGRICULTURE' AND HORTICULTURE are provided for in the Courses of. Study in Public, Separate, Continuation and High Schools, Collegiate Institutes, Vo1ational Schools and Departments. Copia of the Regulations issued by the Minister of -Education may be obtained from the Deputy Minister, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. You Must Do Your Bit in the war against the fly, carrier of germs and breeder of disease. tin proven that AEROXON is one of the most convenient and most efficient alcombating this flyer I It isconvenient, because of the push -pm. tt a hygienic; flies never get away when once caught. Each spiral gives three weeks' perfect service. 050ARE OF IMITATIONS Surd ,,dug, .grocery and hardware *tore, La Cie C. 0. Genesi & Fils, Limitee Slnnn0OQnE. QUM lace afore 4- E' FRO MOTHER OF EIGHTEEN Read How This Medicine Helps Her Cardston, Alberta— " I am fifty-eight years oldandthe mother of eighteen living childreu.We live on a farm and l am a very heal- thy mother eon- sidcriu that, 'i[ i have Bich a big; family to worn - for. The druggist first told me abouts Lydia E. Pink - ham's . Vegeta-ltli._ Compound -and I have depended on _ itfor many years; When 1 had this picture taken, t,hst, photographer was telling me about his wife's aihnents and after 1 told him about the Vegetable Compound ho went to the drug store and bought her two bottles."—Mils. Brume. &Lim, coo, Sa.; Cardston, Alberta. l ISSUE No. 29—'30