The Seaforth News, 1930-12-11, Page 7Farmers Say Adieu
To Flusking Pin
The farmer never hada simpler de-
vice than the husking pin, yet how
indispensable it was! On the stalk
the dry, wind -whipped husks turn in-
to.grater's with sharp edges after the
earsof field corn ripen, and even the
-toughest palms would be unequal to
this `last autumn task without the
help of 'a good locust Luskin'
-wh =h to nothing: more' thana spike
With a leather strap' to go over the
back of the hand. A primitive,. im-
portant trifle, it has stripped the
harsh cloaks from ' millions of bushels
of :maize. Enormous harvesting ma-
chines doing everything at once, have.
decades since replaced the scythes of
summer, but only now 'is it becoming
necessary to say 'was" of the husk-
ing pin.
That the time needed for Busking
can be cut in two by the use 'of a
"two -tow mechanical picker" has
been demonstrated by a cornfield sur-
vey at the College of Agriculture of
the University of ])knots, Hand
husking a's practiced by the students
took !i.1 ,hours' of man labor an acre,
not'epuntleg the horses 'and wagon,
but the leduetrious new gadget need-
ed only 2:2 hours for the same work,
and transported itself. There is every
reason to suppose, therefore, that the
simple, forefatherly''nuking pin will
soon be antique and that overproduc-
tion oh the term will be still further
stimulated as the autumnal clatter of
•the `auto -picker disturbs the near -by
parliaments of the crows.
One of the Spartan tests of farmer
character will disappear', then, too,
• usking Is hard, cold work that calls
for a. decidedly rod -blooded man. The
skin chaps and the circulation loiters
as one sits, day after day, pulling the
ears clear of the brittle stalks and at.
regular intervals emptying fall bushel
baskets foto the wagon body. With
gray threats of snow in the air, with
the last geese gone, the old rule coun-
Seled haste: "A good farmer always
has his corn husked and his stalks
drawn before the first snow." Still,
busking; was one of the tew chores
that could be left, while appie pick-
ing, tall plowing and the cleaning up
of the vegetable garden were impera-
tive, so often enough the corn war
got in after the rest of the rem bee
all been tirade sung for winter—
leaves banked warmly agamat tee
house and vegetable bins full dui
with this two•row mechanical ;ticker
in general operation the first shell be
as the Met, and a premature snow-
storm will fat; eotrh even a dila-
tory ftnl.r tc;tl ha aorn still le the
shock.
• How to Live Long
Lite was never more strenuous than
now. Therefore we must- conserve
our energies, husband our resources to
meet the heavier strain on then. Fol-
Iow these rules as closely as possible:
Fresh Air.—Open one window at the
top, the other at the bottom. Out goes
the bad air, in comes the good. :Mov-
ing air is better than motionless air;
Sleep with windowieopen, summer and
winter, wet or flue. Extra blanket if
you must, but never a closed window.
Sunshine.: Push the baby's pram
Into it; sit in it as you read, sew, cook,
wash your hair, or laze. It is more
precious than Liam
p c onds. Get it direct
—not through glass, unless obliged.
Shade a child's eyes from it with a
shady hat, The•full glare on the deli-
cate eye mechanism is bad. Shade
your own eyes with sun -glasses.
Exercise,—In moderation, walking
IS best of all, as it exercises so many
muscles and must necessarily take one
out of door. Even if wet, foggy, damp,
oto not miss a daily walk. Strenuous
exercise after fifty is unwise.
Washing Flannels
The problem of how to wash flan-
nels without causing them to shrink
can be everesL'ie in the following man-
ner:--
Prepare
an-
nei•i—Prepare a warm, soapy lather of
shredded soapflakes of some neutral
-brand, and boiling water softened with
a little borax. Immerse the mate-
ria) in this, then knead and squeeze
between the Wade, taking care not to
rub or wring. Transfer to a fresh
bath containing warm water to which
'a little olive oil has been added (a
tablespoonful or oil to every gallon of
water'). then hang up, without wring-
ing,. to dry.
Flannel articles or garments that
have shrunk in the wash may be re-
stored to their former size by placing
a damp cloth over the affected mate-
rial, then pressing with a hot iron.
To shrink flannel, allow the mate-
rials to soak for several hours in cold
water, then wring out in a warm,
'soapy lather. The longer the flan-
nel is allowed to soak in the co=ld
water, the greater the shrinkage will
be,
A Coming Child
Mrs. Smithers entered her husband's
den, with their little offspring in her
arms. .
"Oh, John,"' she exclaimed excited-
lvy, "little petty is beginning to talk!"
t'itealiy!'t gaid the proud father.
"What have you been' teaching her?"
"She's reciting 'Baa -bas, black
sheep, have you any wool?"' his wife
informed him.
"Does she really say that?" Smith -
ere asked. •
"Well, she doesn't say all that, but
-she's got as far as 'Baa -baa," said
the meta 'mother.
A
ilaiipy freshmen! Only four years
mere' and their' education will Begin.
A Mother's Anxiety
About Her Delicate Daughter
"She seems to be fading away," said,
an anxious mother recently about her
dttughter. Thousands of methers
'could say the =me thing. Their
daughters endure a trying life bobbed
of all vitality and brightness. Their
cheeks are pale; their eyes dull; their
step languid and every'merVement tells
of ,shattered health. If, neglected
their suffering grows more acute till
decline eets in.
If your daughter complains, of weari-'
need; Pains in the side; Weakness;
headache or backache; her appetite
is .uncertain and her spirits low—
anaemia. is the cause. She needs new
blood. - Give her i/r. Williams` Pink
Pills at once .for these pills actually
renew and enrich' the blood. They
make sickly girls well and happy; Im-
prove the appetite and bring back all
the charm and brightness 01 perfect
health:
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills' are sold by
all dediers in medicine or by mail at
50 cents a box from The Dr, Williams'
idedicine Co., Brocl<le, Ont,
"Yes, he took me to dinner .at the
Monieardo," said the chorus girl.
"Then we did a theatre with & huge
box of chocolates; and finished up with
champagne and oysters at the Carl
ritz, We had a lovely time!" "What,.
both of yob?" asked the sceptic.
Hospital for Sick Children
67 COLLEGE ST., TORONTO 2
(Country Branch,-Thlstietown)
•
reecember, 1930.
Dear Mr. Editor:
M a friend of afflicted little folks,'
you will learn with satisfaction that
through the benevolence of its sup.
porters the Hospital for Sick Children
was enabled to Increase its service con-
siderably during the past year. In
that period its cots were occupied' by
nearly 7.000 small patients, most of.
whom were restored, or are wen upon
the way to recovery now An enormous
amount of good is being accomplished
for Ontario's many "Sick Bids," and
by passing this Information along to
the good-hearted people your news-
paper serves you will interest them and
et the same time se Instrumental 1,2
oromating the rontinuance of this
aumane service it is a gigantic under -
:eking and the hospital needs every bit
35 help it can: get.
Please note the following official fig-
ures for the year which ended Septem-
ber 30, 1930, indicating the magnitude
and rapid expansion of this mission of
mercy. Total number of cot patients
in year, 6,070, an Increase o1 977 over
the prevloue year; actual number of
patient days, 132,718. an Increase of
[1,301.; average clays' stay of all -patients
19. These figures Include the wonder-
ful country hospital at Thistletown,
where the year's total of patient days
was 36,878 and the daily average 101,
In addition to this, the out-patient de-
partment, at the main hospital, had
18 ,705 attendancesithin th
w theyear. the
largest number of patients treated
in
a single day being 317.
The little sufferers who are minis-
tered, to in the Hospital for Sick Chn-
dren come from all over the Province
if Ontario. Through this magnificent
institution for healing, the very poor
child has an equal advantage with the
very rich in securing the benefit o1 the
finest known medical and surgical skill.
There are no strings to admittance of
the child requiring nosplte1 care. Race,
arced or circumstances In life make no
difference. It is a great Mother Oharity.
Every year the trustees have to see that
a very large deficit !s provided for and
they rely onkind people tohelp.
Wee babes. bigger ones, toddlers,
kindergarteners, up to early teen age
boys and girls. some stricken with dis-
ease, others deformed, crippled or
maimed, make up the continuous large
population of the Hospital for Sick
Children.. which has been 1n operation
tor 55 yearsThe annus, appeal for
funds is always made at the approach
of the Christmas season, as a most ap-
propriate time to urge the claims of
such a cause, when all lovers of little
children would like to contribute The
Hospital for Sick .Children does not
share in the funds. of -,he -Toronto Fed-
eration for Community Service, because
It serves the whole province. Dona-
tions from the generous persons in
your territory are earnestly solicited.
Faithfully yours,
IRVING E. ROBERTSON,
_Qhairman of Appeal.CQmmltteej
Owl Laffs
1Ve presume it Is •a lot easier for
Santa Claus to get to the, chimney top
now that be travels by,airpiane.
Peoplewho save money during the
year so they can have it at Christmas
time enjoy it and do not have to be
emdiarrassed by being reftised credit
for Christmas goods.
Sign on the crowded dance door of
a' ,wild road house: "He who 'hesitates
is not dancing."
Tha business mall takes his profit
after everyone else is paid, and gosh,
what a lot of people there are to'payi
The distance'between ,the pick and
shovel and the golf course is growing
shorter every clay.
The modern ..hen•pecketl husband
dashes out of his house to escape a
nagging wife and then goes to hear
an all -talking movieg'picture.
But how does the poultryman ex-
plain It when his hens get sick? They
have no teeth.
Old Ragsoi Tatters' wife complain-
ed to trim the other day because every
time she asked for a new .dress he
claimed to be .short: To this, Rapson
replied: "Well, so's your dress."
Some people's, strongest weakness
is the love of seeing their names in
the paper.
The fishing ie not always better en
the other side ofthe stream. It mere-
ly looks better until you get over
there.
Clothes
We start this life ot, toil ,and strife,
With nothing.= or less!
We're ushered in, without- a piu,
A button, pahts or dress!
But soon enough we learn this tough
And cruel truth to know:
That day by day for raiment gay
Our hard earned kale must go!
Not always tints did mankind friss,
Iii Eden's flowered maze;
No single cent for garb was spent,
Ah, those were happy days.
Each time we pour our shekels o'er
For suits ,or tie, or tile;
We envy Eve's and Adam's leaves—
Ere clothing was the style.
Katherine—'Yon say Ilial. Wait has
proposed to you?"
Gertrude—"Yes, isn't it grand? And
he's only known me about a month.
Do you think he actually loves me?"
Katherine — "Just known you a
month? Well, perhaps he does then.'
Remember, Priscilla, b P iso a that everyone
who has little red pants is not Santa
Claus.
When man mourns much over his
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Relief for
INDIGESTION
WHAT most people call indiges-
tion is usually excess, acid in the
stomach. , Food has soured. The
instant remedy is an alkali which
neutralizes acids. But don't use
crude helps. Use what your doctor
would advise.
The best help is Phillips' Milk
of Magnesia. For the 50 years
since its invention, it has retained
standard with physicians. You will
find nothing ease so quick in its
effect, so harmless, so efficient.
One tasteless spoonful in water
neutralizes many tines its volume
in acid. The
results are
immediate :with no harmful after-
effects. •
Once you learn this perfect way
you'll never deal in any other
manner with the headaches, gas,
bloating, nausea, dizziness, in-
digestion, biliousness, etc., due
to an over -acid stomach and bowels.
Be sure to get genuine Phillips';
It is always a liquid; never made in
tablet dorm. Look for the name
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Keep Bright Things Bright
"Come here, my lad," said Paul Rader, noted Chicago evangelist, to Tom
Bailey, deckltand of the Canadian Paeiao liner Duchess of York, as he was
polishing brassjust before the liner sailed for Belfast with the preacher.'
"You ought .to be in this photo, too, We've both got the same job—keeping
the bright work bright!" Accompanied by 1Irs. Rader and his daughter
Harriet and Willamiue, the evangelist is on a world tour, Ile has meetings
scheduled in Belfast, London and the Holy Land, After that he will spend
some time in Malta and the Far East returning to America in 1larch,
financial loss he has lost his back-
bone as well as hie money,
Bonnie Bachelor—"'Welt, how do
Yeti find married life?"
Benedict—"Great fun, My wile
'cooks and I:guess what the dish is."
Svillie—r'What was the name of the
last station where we stopped, moth-
er?"
Motizet'—"I don't know. Dont both-
er me, I'm reading, a story."
Willie—"Well, it's toe bad youdon't
know the name, because little brother
got off there."
If a wife really loves her husband,
she will love his dogs too.
Guard the Baby
Against Colds
To guard the baby against colds
nothing call equal Baby's Own Tablets.
The Tablets area mild laxative that
will keep the little one's stomach and
bowels working regularly. It is a re-
cognized fact that when the stomach
and bowels are in good order that
colds will not exist; that the health
of the little one will be good and that
he will thrive and be happy and good-
natured. The Tablets are sold by
i at 25
nal by1
medicine els ord ma
cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont.
Cages for Oysters
Though the oyster is not exactly
ferocious, it has been found necessary
to design cages for him. The reason_
for this is that the young. oyster is
such. an irresponsible little fellow.e
Microscopic In size, the newly -
hatched oyster—or spat, as he is call-
ed --is able to swim about quite freely.
Not for some time does he drop down
to the bottom and anchor himself tri
a stone. And if he happens to drop
on to a place where there are no
stones, he Is at the mercy of currents
and tides which sweep him out to sea,
whore all kinds of enemies are wait-
ing for him.
Owners of oyster beds are now mak-
ing use of cages which look rather
like egg -boxes. These contain num-
bers of cardboard partitions which are
dipped in a special cement -like com-
pound. hundreds of these crates are
placed upon the belts, and when the
oyster spat falls they provide just the
'resting place required. As many as
1,500 oysterlets have been found et-
ched to one compartment of a crate,
and as there are twenty-five compart-
ments in each the total population
may be considerable.
At the end of a certain number or
days the 'dement dissolves and the
young oyster is able to detach himself
and sit clown permanently upon some•
thing solid in the neighborhood.—
"Tit-Bits."
Let's
Let's praise each other new and then,
Give credit when it's flue;
Let's side with good and honest sten
Of whatsoever hue;
Let's help the down -and -outs again
To tackle lite anew.
Let's be as friendly as we can
Alike with poor and ricb
Let's rally round the helpless man
Who's lying in life's ditch;
Let's make the most of our brief span,
And never play with pitch.
Let's fill our homes with song and gee,.
And banish snarl and frown;
Let's tape the youngsters on our knee,
Ansi ride to London Town;
Let's teach thein from their infancy
That right's the best renown.
Let's pay the debts of love we owe,
Forget the debts of hate;
Let's share the goodly gifts that grow,
And pile the empty plate;
Let's all do all the good We knew
Before it is too late.
Th htful
It was a long play, and uearly mid-
night when the curtain was rung up
on the fortith act, disclosing an actor
Sitting wearily at a table. Somehow
his appearance, instead oe occasion-
ing applause, created an undercurrent
of sympathy.
p J
All was stillness; he had not yet
spoken.
At last a member of the audience
ventured to express the sentiments of
the house.
"I hope we are not keeping you up,
sir," he suggested, kindly.
--
With all his geuius woman is one
riddle man has not yet solved.
LaddCKHE DS
Get two ounces of peroxlne powder from
your druggist. Sprinkle on a hot, wet
cloth and rub the face briskly. Every
blackhead will be dissolved. The one
safe, sure and :simple way to remove
blackheads Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded. F. vP, SCARF & CO.
422 Wellington St. Vi., Toronto
MY SUFFER
FROM YOUR
LIVER?
Why be handicapped with unsightly
blotches on the face, eyes with yellow'
tinge and that tired and languid feel -
ng? This indicates a torpid liver
Headache, Dizziness and Biliousness
surely follow. You must stimulate
your lazy liver, start the bile flowing
with Carter's Little, Liver Pills.
They also act as a mild laxative,
purely vegetable, free from calomel
and poisonous drugs, small, easy to
swallow, and not habit forming. They
are not a purgative that cramps or
vains, unpleasant after effect follow-
ing, on the contrary a good tonic.
AU Druggists 25c and 75c red pkgs.
A. Musical Comedy
Tile tall, long-haired youth entered
the music publisher's office carrying
under his arm a small roll of paper.
"Good afternoon!" said the. publish.
'er. "What can I do for you?"
.The youth looked nervous.
"Well—er—I have a song here," he
began, "and I was wondering if you
would publish it. Er—shall I sing it?"
"011, yes, let's hear it!" said the
publisher; and the youth stogd up and
burst forth.
When the song was finished the pub-
lisher sat very still and said nothing.
"Well," asked the young man, "what
do I got for it?"
"Oh," replied the publisher, with.an
air of resignation, nren a publisher,
not a magistrate."
The Negro preacher wa exhOrtiug
his congregation to repent. "Ma
bredren," he said, "when yo' hears
Gabriel 'sound his horn, 9o' wants to
be ready tp jump." - "Ma towhees!"
exclaimed one of the gathering, "am
he a•conlin 1n en 'automobile?"
Banish pain with Minard's Liniment.
HEADACk ! ES
- Ended by Krusehen
-I was a martyr to headaches, with
frequent attacks of dizziness affecting
my vision. illy occupation is a very
sedentary one—a printer's reader. I
gave lirusohen Salts a good trial, and
from then onwards I seemed quite
another person. The headaches dis-
appeared and the dizziness, and the
most wonderful thing to me is that I
have gone back to weaker glasses a
lens which I lead discarded some yeirs
ago as not being strong enough. I
Mai suffered from bad circulation
during the early -mornings of winter.
Now at 58 I can enjoy cold baths all
the year round,enjoy and inn eager
for eny food, and am what X consider
very lit—the sort of fitness that makes
living a'joy."—(O. F.)
Headaches can nearly always be
traced, to a disordered stomach
or to partial constipation—a com-
plaint many indoor workers suffer
from without ever suspecting it.
Iiroschcn Salts go tight down to
the root of the trouble and remove
tho cause by gently persuading the
organs of elimination to function
exactly as Nature intended they
should.
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A Historic City
A centre of great historic interest in
New Brunswick is the .city of Saint
John, on the shores of the bay of Fun-
dy. On the city's outskirts, on a high
Bill overlooking the bay, is the site of
old Fort Howe, Near the shore is a
tablet erected by the National Parks
of Canada Branch, Department of 'the
Interior, commemorating the landing
of the United Empire Loyalists in
1783.
Minard's Liniment refreshes the scalp.
The temperat';re or the noon is
said to vary froin 216 ce;Tees Fahren-
heit, when the sun is shining upon it.
to 243 legrees below zero when away
from the sun.
Visitor—"Don't you ever cry when
your father spanks you?" Son—
"What is the use? IIe's deaf "
Clear Pour Skin
or Di0tl5^I1,'t,e^ niCtllia it l',
Use Cutietam
Sample Soap, Ointment, Talcum free. Addra„
"Cuticura," Box 2616, Montreal, Canada.
Quick, Sure Relief
fof BILIOUSNESS
SLUGGISHNESS
CONSTIPATION
Take one tonight
Make t''I morr^i'wi
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Friendship Magazine, Medina, New York.
House -flies have a defender in an
American lady, who recently received
the degree of Master of Science for
her study of these insects. She says
I the ancleannese of the Sy is greatly,
exaggerated,
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"THEY WORK
WHILE YOU SLEEP"
WHEN CHILDREN
FRE ■
THERE are times
when a child is too
fretful or feverish to
be sung to sleep. There are some
pains a mother cannot pat away, But
there's quick comfort in Castonat
Fon; diarrhea, and other infantile
ills, give this pure vegetable prepara-
tion. Whenever coated tongues tell
of constipation; whenever there's any
sign of sluggishness. Castoria has a
good taste; children love to take it.
Buy the genuine—with Chas. H.
Fletcher's signature on wrapper,
I`In May and June II wasbadly rundown and had faint
spells until it was a drag to do
my work. In July and August I
didn't seem to pick up so 1 de-
cided to try Lydia, E, Pink -
ham's Vegetable Compound
because 1 saw it advertised, 1
took two bottles and now I am
the picture of health, I feel
fine, do allmywork and milk
two cows, If any woman
1 writes, I will certainly answer
1 her letter."—Mrs, George R.
Gillespie, Pulnticiry, Saskatche-
wan.
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