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The Seaforth News, 1931-01-29, Page 7Vaccine, Health Preserving 1Fluid, Saves Millions of Lives •250,000 Vaccinations Made in the, City of Toronto Without Loss of Limb or Life—Imtnurte to Onslaughts of Dreaded Smallpox By JOHN BURKE INGRAM organs are absolutely free from co- in our lass article I told you, how ease. If this examination shows any Edward Selmer, one of mankind's diseased condition alt the time 'and greatest benefactors discovered. how effort expended up to ,this point are • to prevent smallpox. I told you how wasted because they have to start in one person inten died of this dis- all over agate with another calf, mase prior to his discovery: and how What the doctors- have got from in the eighteenth century 60 million the eau is. •called .green virus, From Europeans died from it. 1 told, you it every bit of bacteria has to be re - 'Stow the Sovereigns and leaders of moved. It is carefully - ground with Europe, flow Parliaments and people a mixture of glycerine and carbolic all over the world vowed honours acid through a very fine bronzewire upon the great Jenner.' Today ; gauze. All germs are thereupon :shouldlike to tell you just exactly ]killed. What is left is a creamy what vacetuatiou-is, how the vaccine , substance which is kept on ice until is secured, how it is administered ready to be used on human beings, and a few other: interesting fasts but first it is thoroughly tested on about mankind's great safeguard animals. So you see how, careful against one of the most horrible dis-, doctors are in preparing this health - eases that .akar afflicted the human Preserving substance.: Now let us race, _ „') consider fes a moment the claims of In the, first place, doctorssecure a busy -bodies who oppose' vaccination healthy calf; From the time they and allege that it 4s harmful. One select the calf till the moment of its Of the claims that these people make painless death it becomes one of the arms. rot off, and all softs of terrible most.favourecl of animals. It leads thiags of that. sort happen after vac - the life of Riley or whatever the oination. Dr. Hastings, for many bovine equivalent to the life of Riley years medical officer of health in the City of. Toronto and one 01 the best- known' public health officials . in the continent recently said:— "Of approximately 250,000 vaccin- ated in . the . city I defy anyone' to produce evidence ,tf ono single death that has been brought about by vac- cination. 1 defy them to produce a case where an arm was even threat- ened, There 1s not as much danger from infection from vaccination as there is danger from the scratch of a pin," r Dr. Victor` Heiser of the Rockefeller Foundation said la a let- ter etter to the Social •hygiene Council. "Ten million vaecinatioas were made in the Philippines without loss of life or limb- Foreigners who . Were un- vaccanated invariably contracted smallpox.. I recall especially that several who ,declined vaccination died within a short period after their may be. It is bathed gently and carefully; it is excellently fed and cared for, kept clean and healthy. Then they vaccinate it, with the ,germs of cowpox. This gives tho calf aamild case of cowpox. Then what happens? - Because the calf Is healthy its body begins to fight the Cowpox germs and it. develops what are known as antibodies in order to tight these germs. - It is these anti- bodies that the doctors want to be developed in the .blood of humal be- ings; they produce a re -action which enables the human blood to success- fully fight smallpoxgerms, so that these germs are not even permitted to begin their work of causing small- pox. The -process of preparing the vac- cine is very Interesting, When the calf is ready the 'doctors chloroform arrival on the Islands.. Prior to vac - at, wash of that particular part of its skin upon witich the vaccine, vesi- cles • have appeared, (This process of washing by the ^ray• sometimes takes a couple of hours so thorough- ly is it done. Sterile warm water is used.) The doctors then 'examine the calf, make sure that its internal clnation, there was an annual death rate from smallpox of approximate- ly 40,000, Upon the completion of the 10,000,000 vaccinations referred to above, this death rate was reduced to a few hundred, and these deaths occurred almost entirely atnong per- sons who were .unvaccinated." ,Scholarships Given Dominion's Output To Young Farriers Of ":: utter Gaining Essay " Contest' Winners for Canada to Supply Own Needs in Two Years, Says Ruddick Ottawa,—Canada will be producing all the batter she requires within two the T. Eaton Company, Limited, To- years and the question o1 importing route, .to the members of the 1930 Rutter from New Zealand and Aus- "Royat 500,' has been made by the traria will then no .Ionger be one of Ontario Department of Agriculture. These scholarships of $100 each are to be applied on a regular course at the Ontario Agricultural College. One hundred and ninety-eight tried the examination which was held in each county and district of the pro- vince under the supervision of the ag- ricultural representatives. The winners aro as follows Bruce County, George Downey of Tiverton Kent County, William Keyes of Ridge - .town; Wellington, Thomas McClana- han of Drayton; Middlesex, Cameron McTaggart of ,Appin; York County, Alexander W. Davidson of Agincourt; Ontario, John Dryden of Brookiin; Durham, James Hancock of Courtice; Dufferin, Austin Brown of Shelburne; Dundas, Phil Strader of Williamsburg; 'Grenville, Lawrence O'Marra of Odes, sa; Prince Edward, Gordon Reid of :former years despite the lower price Milford; Carleton, James McNeice of butter is bringing, Mars; Fort William, Gladstone Ridler About 10,000,000 pounds more cream. of Rossiya Village; RainyErn- ( erg ;butter was produced in the Do. Y B River, , est J. Gosselin of Rainy River; Mani- toulin, Raymond Baker of Poplar. These youths will enter the Ontario Agricultural College next September in either the associateor degree course. The Ontario Government, it is understood, is cancelling: all tuition tees for such winners during the first two years of their courses. Essay Contest Winners • Province Also An- nounced Toronto,—Announcement of the win- ners of the 15 scholarships donated by prune importance to the dairy industry In .tilts country. This view was ex- pressed xpressed by Dr. J. A. Ruddick, Dairy Commissioner, here, on Jan. 1011t. Dr. Ruddick had been discussing the situa- tion with au Euglieh exporter who called him up from London with .re- spect to the re-exporting of New,Zea- land and Australian butter to Canada. He explained that considerable butter comes from the Antipodes to Canada. by that route. The low Price 01 grata15having a. stimulating effect on butter production in Canada. The production of both cheeses and butter doubled last month as compared with the corresponding mouth in 1929. The mild weather and the low price 01 feed encouraged the farmers to keep their cows milking later' than had been their practice in As a follow-up to the 1930 Royal 500" Party, tho department of agricul- ture conducted anessay contest open to all members of the party, In addition to local' prizes offered for the three best essays in each county or district, each of the : writers or tate ten bestessays in the province receives free transportation, board and Iodging for two weeks while attending one of the short courses tit the Ontario Agricultural •Colioge, Guelph, or the Kemptviilo.Agrioultural School. The winners' of the prizes areas follows: Glengarry County, Donald Watt, Lancaster; -Grey, Wallace Hold - day, Mount Forest; Halton, Jack Law- son, Acton; Lanark, R. Sherwood • Lunnsden, Smith's Falls; Leeds, Ien- noth Bolton, Bellamy; Northumber- land, Norman. Filndali, Trenton; Perth Mervyn' Celina Stratford; South Sims toe, ' William J. 0. Grant, Stayner; Sudbury, Wallace Mooney, Massey; Waterloo, Sherwood Taylor, Galt. Lite is like a book; fools scamper through„ it hastily; the wise than reads it with attention, because he knows he tan: read it only once,— . jean Paul Richter. minion during 1930 than in 1020 and about 30,000,000 pounds was imported, Dr. Ruddick thought that the tanners were seeking to make up for the lower price by increased production, As a rule milk priests is the cities have not dropped and the farmers sup- plying 'milk for city distribution for the most part are faring better than these : who are sending their -milk to the butter or cheese factories. Aviatrices Covet Endurance Record Edna May Cooper (shown) and Miss Bobbie Trout took off from Los Acigelds in au attempt to break existing refueling endurance records. Big Decrease Shown For 1930 Accidents Fatalities Are Slightly Up However — Compensa- ' tion Less Than in 1929 A summary of figures by the Work- men's Compensation Board of Ontario for 1930 shows a total of 69,267 acci- dents reported during the year, a de- crease of 17,836 from the npmber dur- ing the previous year. Fatal accidents numbered 520, as compared with 510 during 1929. The total benefits awarded, during the year amounted to 37,423,018.82, as compared with 38,012,157.78 during 1929, the 1930 figures being made up of 36,0$0,972.77 compensation and 31,- 336,046.05 medical aid. Taking a basis of 300 working=days, this would show average daily benefits. awarded of 324,743, requiring an aver- age of 865 cheques per day. - There was a decrease itt the average number of new claims in the average number 290 in 1929 to 231 in 1930. Accidents'reported during December numbered 4,694, compared with 0,238 in December the previous , on:•. Argentina Reports More Pigs and Sheep Buenos Aires, Arg.—Large increases in the number of sheep and pigs in this country and a sharp decrease In the number of cows since the last ag- ricultural census taken in 1922, was re- vealed by the new census which has just been completed. The total num- ber o1 cows decreased 5,000,000 to 2,- 211,855, sheep increased 14,000,000 to 44,413,221, and pigs increased 2,300,000 to 3,763,738, according to the new cep sun. Disease Among Reindeer Now Under Control Toronto.—Governmental methods of preventing disease among reindeer in Northern Canada were detailed by Dr, S. Hadwen, Ontario Research Founda- tion, at tete regular monthly meeting of the Toronto Humane Society here. Disease was 'depleting the herds in the North, Drs Hadwea eat& and every effort was being made to control 1t. Reiadeor were not only useful for northern transportation, but were al- most a necessity for food during Wine ter months. when districts were cut oft from•.supply.po5t8,% , d. J. Kelso, vice-president, presided, 0 Six Nations Number 4,588 Brantford—The Six Nations band of Indian new number 4,588, aceord- ingto the records of the local Indian ; Office. They, as members of the Six Nations, are entitled to receive an- nuities, A feat of this number are Forty-five people lost theft' lives when Finnish ship Oberon collided not resident on fife reserve,taubut, the with S.S. Arcturus and sank within three tniuutes, between Denmark figureactual probably represents nearly the and Sweden. Above is view of damaged Arettmus bow. actual reserve population. 'i • Forest Resources Valuable Next to her wealth of arable lands, Canada's forests are Iter greatest natural resource. 'x, a total forest area is eetimated to be 1,151,454 square miles, Preservation measures,. to conserve forests include fire. pre-, vention and control (by fire rangers aided by watch towers, airplane pat- rol and transportation, telephone and radio communication, power pumps, etc.), protection against pests, refer- estation,'strict, ,protective legislation, educational propaganda and Demist. Ion and Provincial. reserves. $4,210,140 Surplus Shown By uebec Total Revenue for Province Was $43,585,140, and Expenditure $39,- 374,910 Quebec. --A surplus of 3.1,210,140.83 in the finances of the Province for•the fiscal year ended June 30, 1930, was announced in the public accounts,; tabled recently in th Legislative As- sembly by Hon. L. A. Tasehereau, Premier and Provincial Treasurer. The total revenue of the Province for the year under review was fixed at 343,585,140.83, while the total expendi- ture eras 330,37.4,910,30. A sum of $2,- 449,500 was placed apart for the reduc- tion. of the Provincial debt. • Prominent among the revenues of the Province was that obtained from the liquor • law operations, which hrough $8,500,701.76. Tho gasoifno tax rendered $3,972,038.5. Jarniary Titan's not a singing robin But all Che northern land;ltdplanate Beside the hoarse -voiced strand, There's not a heaven-sent bluebird In all this world of white, But a great owl winged with silence Passed over me last night. There's pot a song at morning, And not a song- at eve, And the woods for old companions With saddest murmurs grieve. There're snowflakes in the hammock The oriole weavers hung, And snowflakes where the thrushes Their golden vespers sung. But, oh, the little people, All clad in sombre grey, Who come to seek my bounty Each bitter winter day. To taste a bit of suet, ' To find the smallest seed, To thank me with their chatter And chirping sweet indeed! And though there's not a robin, Not any bird •that sings,. I love the little people The winter always brings. —Lillian E, Andrews la "The New Outlook." 45 Lives Lost in Collision Why Silk Stockings When Wet Stage Technique Are More Chilly Than Wool Vs. Screen Acting Girls who expect to get their -legs wet in winter storms should wear wool stockings: rather than silk ones. Not only will the stockings themselves be loss likely to suffer bot possible harm to the health ot the wet -legged wear- er is earer,is less. To prove this two students of the National Training School of Cookery and Domestic Subjeets, of London, England, recently set up as a Part of the School's Annual Exhibit a demonstration of the scietific relations between rain,' stockings and legs. Every ounce of water' which evapor atea from any surface, including a sick -clad leg, carries away with it a definite amount of heat. Unless the wearer of a pair of wet stockings stands in front of a fire to supply this heat Ike heat energy must come from the legs themselves. If this evapora- tion vaporation is too rapid the heat will be taken away faster than the warm blood from the rest of the body can supply it. Thus the legs and feet will be chilled, something which physicians believe to be one of the commonest causes of olds, : rheumatism, sciatica, and simi- lar diseases. The difference between silk stockings and wool ones, as de- monstrated in the London exhibit by the visible faster cooling of a thermom- eter inside rain -wetted silk hose, is that water evaporates niuclt iuore rapidly from silk than from wool. The fibers of the latter materials hold tightly to the water with which they are wetted andgive it up slowly, Thus the heat loss from a leg covered with a wet woollen stocking is spread over a longer time so'titat the circulating blood is able to keep up with it with- out itnportant chilling either of the wet legs or of the whole body. Pansies Pansies are always smiling. They are to the garden what children are to the home—full of livellgess, and abounding in a -spontaneous joy which is '-unquenchable. Rain may fall, and skies be at times gray, but the pansies smile on and blossom only the brighter for a friendly show- er. hower. Perhaps . it. is this which imparts so great a reuse 01 sunshine and cheerfulness to this charming group. Even the fish swimming upon the curled porcelain of the Oriental bowl, and the dragon coiling around the Chinese vase add their quota to the ,impression of gayety. Clear sunlight throws up the intricate pat- tern of the Persian mat on which they stand; and the quattitly shaped bell wilt its .luminous reflection stands out definite in outline. Ori- ental in character. Indeed,- the group mingles the charms of East and. West; so strongly Eastern are the dragon vase and the porcelain bowl, the decorative, yet simple tree pattern upon the curtain in the back- ground, the Burmese bell, and tae finely woven mat. And agaiu en-' tirely Western, with the freshness of a summer breeze, sweetly redolent of English gardens; those many hued i pansies; •their lovely velvet petals purple and bronze, crimson and gold, • and creamy white. Just as natural clustered here as if they were in • their own Rower bed; they seem to ! be whispering secrets ,or, filled with II curiosity, to lean over the edge of the bowl for a glimpse of fish or dragon. Surely the craftsman, who with his deft hand and sensitive eye for beau- ty, adorned bowl or vase, who shaped and hammered the curiously handled hell, would, with the Oriental's deep love for blossoms rejoice to see his bowl filled with these smiling, radi- ant English flowers; making a happy occasion when East and West meet. Wiley: "George, for goodness sake take that knife out of baby's mouth." Hubby: "011, let him have it, my dear. Perhaps he'a trying to cat a tooth." Small son—"If you don't give me a penny I will go and see Johnny Jones who has measles, and then I shall have them," . • Stranger: "What do you do for a living?" Rastus: "Nuthin', suh," Stranger: "Well, 'that's a pleasant job, I must say. No worries attached to 81?" Rastas: "Nawsuh. 'Ceptin' I mought lose it." Tiny ',lanet May s. -e Used As Yardstick By Astronomers Washington•—A new yardstick to measure the solar system is envision- ed in the tiny planet Eros, which will come within 16,000,000 miles of the earth on Jan. 29. Astronomicalcameras in . widely separated observatories are now being trained on this moving point of light in a world co-operative program spon- sored by the International 'Astronomi cal Union. Eros approaches the earth at cer- tain times nearer than any other mea- surable celestial 'body, except the moon. An eccentric orbit brings it close to the earth only at long inter - vats, the last comparatively near ap- proach occurring in 1900.01, when the distance was about 30,000,000 miles. Eros will swing well within the or- bit of Mars, but will stay outside the earth's orbit. Judged by its bright- ness, it has a diameter el 16 miles, astronomers say. Because of a queer habit of disappearing at certain stages of its progress Eros is believed irre- gular In form, Eros is importantto astronomers since it comes relatively close to the earth, and is so small it can be .con- sidered a mathematical point with no mass, breadth or thickness to upset calculations. The naval observatory said Eros affords the best opportunity to determine what astronomers do not know the exact 'distance of any object in the solar system. The present yardstick for measuring planetary distances is the space be- tween the earth and the sun. Astrono- mers can determine_precisely that an object in the heavens is so many times as far away as the sun, or a fraction as far. This can, after a fashion, be reduced to terms of miles but with a probable high degree of error, because it is not knowu exactly how distant is the sun. Oxford Shrine Damaged By Death -Watch Beetle Oxford, Eng.—Extensive damage by the death-watch beetle is threaten- ing the Shrine of St. Mary the Virgin at the Iini"ersity of Oxford church. The church is the mecca for. many American visitors who trace their families through Colonial figures. Damage to the church was discover- ed when experts were checking it for cracks -caused by traffic vibrations. Immediate action is planned to rem edy the dantage and stop further at- tacks, A TRUE HEART When a strong brain is weighed with a true heart, It seems to me like balancing a bubble against a wedge of gold. A vicar was visiting One ot his poor- er parishioners, an old woman afflicted with deafness,' who expressed her great regret at not being able to hear his sermons. Desiring to be aympath otic, he said with unnecessary self depreciation: "Yon don't miss much." "So they tell me!' was the unexpected reply. New The •«ry Advanced f ow The Sun Renews Its Youth That our sun renews its youth every ten million years or so in a bath of fire, like the mythological Phenix, imagined to rise anew from the ashes of its funeral pyre, is the belief of Dr. Hugo von Zeipel, of the Astronomical Observatory at Upsala, Sweden, expressed in a monograph recently honored: with the A. Cressy Morrison Prize of the New 'York Aca- demy of Scienc. It has long been known to s'. nitific men that neither combustion like that of fuels nor anyother ordin «•y source ofheat can possibly supply the sun with the enormousenergy a hick it pours out continually into space as light and heat. Most scientists believe that ,the sun is kept going by some kind of aboulic energy, a secret which earth- ly laboratories have not yet learned. The usual idea is that this atomic energy is set free, snore or less uni- formly inside the sun, so that each day's output of light and heat is bal- anced approximately IV each day's supply of new euorgy from atoms. This is where Dr. von'Zeipel's theory differs, he imagines the release of atomic energy inside the sun to hap- pen only at long intervals and by what is really a kind ' of explosion, making tixe sun for a few days or weeks far hotter than usual and leav- ing it somewhat -larger. Then the burst of atomic explosion ceases and the sun gradually decreases in size and heat for ten million years or more, when these comes another ex- plosion cplosion and another rejuvenation 01 the solar energy. Astronomers have seen other stars going through ex- periences not unlike this, bat it has 'been imagined that any such sudden outbursts, of heat from our sun would have wiped all lite from earth. This might not be true, Dr. Zotpel con- tends, if the released energy were absorbed more or.less completely by the enlargement of the sun itself, ,so that any hot blast accompanying the explosion would one() in a few days, and MEMO the enlarged and rejuven- ated snu ;to spend its new supply of energy gradually during the next, few million years.. - Writer Claims Screen Acting Requires Less Experience Than the Stage London.—Superficially alike in some respeets, stage and screen acting diC Per as completely in their technique as two individuals, outwardly alike, may differ in temperament and char- acter- The two art forms frequently are compared, and the question arises which is the greater. Precedence has been maimed for the screen, especial- ly before the advent of the talking dlm,on the ground that, with a more. limited means of expression and de- prived of the medium of speech, inter- pretation becomes the more difacult task, But this is a fallacy. As well might one argue that it is easier to drive a pair of horses than ono. The act of pantomime, though difficult sure- ly requires ure-ly,requires less mastery than that of monologue. It is easier to appear Mau, to sound tragic. Many a good, artist fails when given a voice to use, and in many a scene, hitherto con- vincing, the artistic illusion is dis• pelted at the sound of, a false note in the voice, especially in tragedy. The voice is a delicate musical in- strument, and correspondingly' diffi- cult to keep in tune, Its introduction into the film has shown clearly the limitations of many famous screen artists. Also, mane film artists who possess excellent voices are capable only et certain broad effects, since certainroles within the range of their voices are beyond the reach of their talents and they can never scale the heights on the talking film reached by them on the silent screen. Their voices limit their range instead of assisting their art. All this indicates that screen act- ing cting is .certainly easier than stage. act- ing. cting. Aur', even if the soundscreen- may appear to be the most difficult medium of a11, this is not really so; for on the screen, talking or other- wise, an actor has seldom to sustain a role for more than two or three min- utes at a time. Many vaudeville art- ists are capable of giving us glimpses of convincing art. In his character songs, Sir Harry Lauder is capable of truly convincing touches. Coleridge said of Edmund Kean that to see him act was "like readl•-; Shakespeare by flashes of lightning." But that is surely not a satisfactory way of reading Shakespeare, though better than nothing. It is possible that this explains Dean's flue perform- ances iu certain melodramatictypes of plays, essentially flashy. 9n artist who can convince only in flashes can achieve on the screen a sustained ef- fect ffect with the aid of artifice, The fact that much of his tinting is done tor him renders his art less difficult. Artificial means render many an artist capable of accomplishing on the screen what his art alone could never achieve on the stage. A certain film artist, who las reached the top of the tree, depends almost entirely on arti- fice and a plastic individuality. Nor is this any discredit in an art where such are legitimate means. Thus the screen is a combination of art and artifice, where a very limited talent will take one further than on the stage; indeed, it often leads to the toll of the tree.—C. F. A., In "The Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Air Mali Routes . Arranged in Divisions Ottawa.—Grouping of all foreign: air -mail routes into four divisions as the basis for Canadian charges' wilt be made by the Postotfice Depart- ment. epartment. Officials declared that this did: not mean a revision of charges so much as a grouping of the routes themselves. The plan would apply chiefly to faraway points as South. American cities. The postage, includ- ing Lees for all air -mail services available to any places in Canada, Great Britain, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland and the United States, will be 5 cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each additional ounce. Needing a cook,a lacy Interviewed one who had advertised in the news- papers, and engaged her. Next day the new cook phoned: she had a bad cold, and could the lady walt a few days for her services?. The lady went on for three or four days, hearing nothing, improvising during the de- ficiency in iter menage. Then she started treading the ads again, to find that the cook she had hired was stilt advertising for a Sob.. She thought this over, bitterly. Then she got a friend to call the cook tip, make her au enticing offer,and gave her et fairly inaccessible 'false address. After this she .felt better. "Seladam," h0 said, "there is some- thing you need in this shop. The work Is too heavy for you. ' Tell me,: do You never feel the need for help?," - The woman giggled. He smiled. "A woman like you," he proceeded, "should not have to do such work as carving, You can be saved all the weariness and worry if you will allow me to—" Then something like n thunderbolt descended' on ltim. When 'he awoke, he was in bed , la the . course of tittle, his pals gathered round him. '`We both made a mistake," ex. plaited the sufferer. "I didn't know she was taking it asa proposal; and she didn't know her ltusbaud was in the back room,"