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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-05-28, Page 7THURSDAY, MAY' 28; 1031 THE SEAFORTH NEWS, PAGE SEVEN IF YOU BUY A SECOND-HAND CAR Here are Some of. the Things .to Watch Out For. The 'frame on w1iIch body and en, gine rests is. subject to great strain at all times, and may be slightly out of. line by even a slight accident. This will pnodnce tine'Ven wear 011 tires, excessive :strain on wheel bearings and' .on the steering, apparatus, and much noise and' vibration everylwhere. A car that has been in a serious ac- eident and iater !straightened out or rebuilt can usually be told by its new paint and ,probably one or more new fenders. The latter lean :he -distin- guished by their hard enatneled sur- face, very 'di'fferent from a 'repaint job., Compounded cars 'made from two or more damaged cars, with the cha's'sis from on'e car 'and the body 'from an- other, or a rear end or (front axle, occur sometimes, but :fortunately they are eas'i'ly identified. 'Reb'uilt and compounded 'cars can Ibe avoided, 'but' detecting one that Ih'as been damaged in a minor accident is much harden One of the 'best tests for a loose or out-of-1•ine (body is to drive one wheel of the car inp; on a high curbing or sidewalk and try all the doors. 'If they stick or .sag you may be sure that sooner or later you will have trouble. Always go over the tires carefully for signs or uneven 'wear, and where pos- sible line' up the wheels with a steel tape. Springs .break and they are re- placed occasionally iby mis-fit piece's, identified by shackles at odd angles. They may also 'become "fatigued," flattening out and losing their resili- ency IW'hea in this condition re- setting, or heat treatment, may be resorted to, leaving the leaves either too soft or too brittle. :The rear axle, containing the dif- ferential, is inaccessible, and may con- ceal worn gears, broken or chipped 'teeth on pinion or ring -gear, ormisfit gears, !Pinions and' ring -gears are sold in units, lapped together for sil- ence, and when only one is replaced noise and wear ;result, Worn bearings or misfit gears cause'.a hum; missing teeth a periodic thump., 'Either may be disguised with doctored grease, and if there is any suspicion as to condition it is 'best to drain out the old grease and replace it with a -fairly thin grade before listening for noise. If the old grease is too thick to run out, leave the car strictly alone. If you have any reason to suspect damage to the 'cylinders by 'freezing, look, over the radiator and water tines. ill there has been patching and 're- pairing of those parts, it has :been necessitated nine times out of ten •by freezing, and where one part has been frozen the chances are that other and more important ones may also have suffered. Most of the noises from loose or worn moving parts can be "concealed. by thick oil in the crank -case. In this connectiott it is well to remember that the modern thigh -speed, engine uses a heavy oil normally, and until it has 'been thinned out after a number of miles' driving it is apt to conceal many noises that become apparent tater on. Burned •connecting rod bearings may be silenced for 100 miles or so by shimming the bearing with apiece of leather. • Examine the _ exhaust 'while the motor is suturing: 181.4 is smoky, the pistonsare pumping oil; this is 'due to scored cy'lin,ders or wear. 'If a car driven less than 15,000 miles smokes, it is apt to prove a podr buy; if it has gone less than 20,000 miles but more' than 15,000, a. moderate amount of smoking can becorrected by the use of patent piston rings, And finally, after you have exam- ined the car thoroughly while et a standstill, take it out yourself i1 you can drive; , otherwise have a :friend' drive it for you. Load' it to the nor- mal limit—if it, is a five passengercar put five people in it—and drive at least 'twenty miles over as many dif- ferent kinds if-ferent'kkinds of road; as ,you can find. Watch your steering—if the steering wheel seems loose when you are going straight : aehad, bit very tight when the front wheels are at an angle, the worm 'ntec'hanism is probably worn and will have to be replaced. Keep your spark up and your mitture lean on moderate bills and watch for knocking. ,•Use ordinary gestbl•itte not the new anti -knock -I fuels- and if .knocking begins on a 'slight rise you may be sure,' since cadbon was un Y doulrtedl cleaned out before the car was put on ,the market, that it will be there for good. Try shifting gears at various speed's. If they are 'hard to s'hi'ft and seem to clash, tight plates its the clutch are probably to blame. I'f they spin excessivei'y, there is 'un- due wear between pedal and clutch Coast with the switch'off—a knock in the rear end, or a growl,, will show by when it would be covered' in ordinary drivihg. The wear ore the gears is on the 'forward' part of the teeth and may not show up at ordin- ary speeds, but when 'coasting against the engine the worn parts of the THE GOLDEN T11.EAST.TR;Y \Lay 31.. In the multi'tucle of my thoughts within ate, thy comforts delight my soul. Psalm xciv: 19. See also 2 Cori 3-5 A converted man, without afflic- tions, is heady to, place his trus't, and seek his comforts, in temporal things. Earthly desires crowd upon hilt!, Elid- ing his soul .with vanity; and he can- not well taste the sweet comforts of God's Nord, but under the burden of the cross. Here we often enjoy noore solid rest than if we ' were without a cross; and then Jesus Christ verifies his declaration, -(Matt. xi. 30:) "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light" Tints our hearts are set against the world, and reconciled to heavenly things, and easily separ- ated from many idols .which we could not forsake before: Well then may we bear these salutary burdens, which, when sant?•ti'fi•ed, will produce present comfort, and soon issue in eternal rest and glory. And, since the Lord has promised to give strength sufficient for the day, that we may nolt be tempted. above measure,, there is abundant reason to acknowledge that his burden is light indeed., 'Tis good for ,me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and s'wel'l; 'Tis good to bear my, Father's stroke, That I !night learn his statutes well, Father, I bless thy gentle hand: How kind is thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wand'ring soul 'to 'God! On The Psalms. Psaltn I. Analysis. This Psalm, which is generally looked upon as a preface or introduction to the rest, describes the blessed- ness of the righteous, consisting, ver. 1. negatively, in their abstain- ing from sin: 2. positively, in holy meditation on the Scriptures, pro- ductive of continual growth in grace, which, 3, is beautifully repre- sented raider an image borrowed from vegetation; as, 4. is the op- posite state of un'belie'ving and un- godly,by a comparison taken from the threshing -floor. 'The two last verses foretell the final issue 'of things with respect to both good and bad men, at the great day. Ver. 1.—'Blessed .is the scan that walketh not in the counsel of the uta- godly, nor standeth in the way of sin- ners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. The Psalter, like the Sermon on the Mount, opene'th with a. "beatitude" for our comfort and eucouragemeht, directing us inintediately to thathap- piness which all mankind. in •different ways, are seeking and inquiring .after All would secure themselves from the incursions of misery; but all do not consider that misery is the off- spring of sib, front which it is therefore necessary to be delivered and preserved, itt order to become happy or "blessed." The variety of expressions, here used by David, in- timateth to us, that there is a grad- uation its wickedness; and that he who would not persist in evil courses or commence a scoffer at the mystery' Of godliness, must have no fellowship with bad Hien:: since, it is impossible for any one, who forsakes the right path, to say whither he -shall wan- der; and. few, when they `begin to "walk in the counsel of the ungodly," propose finally to sit clown in the "seat of the scornful," 0 thou sec- ond Adana, who, alone, since the transgression of the first, hast attain- ed a sinless 'perfection, snake tory ser- vants "blessed," by making them "righteous," through thy merits and, grace! 2. But his, delight is iu the law of gears rest against each other and growl. IDo half a dozen miles at the 'great- est legal speed and watch for over- heating. .Clogging or circulation de- fects not noticeable at low speeds show up at higher ones. Then run very slowly, and •notice how much bucking ,there is. Any great amount indicates slack between motor and rear end, or excessive wear in the uni- versals. ,And last but not least: be sure you get a clean hill of sale, and pr'eferabl'y a record back to the 'origin'al ,owner, Remember 'that •many second -ha -n(1 cars cars are actually third, fourth, or fifth' hand, and any defect,in title anywhere along the 'Me will invalidate your claim to ownership. IBes!t of all,; go to a dealer upon wdtont you can rei'y, :Depend on hits, not only for the condition of the car, but for the title, If he has been in business for a Tong time, advertises, and otherwise shows signs of ;,wanting to continue it business 'fore a still longer 'time, you will find that yott are in safe hands. the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. He who hath once brought him- self to "delight" in the Scriptures, will find no temptation to exchange Eh* pleasure for any which the world or the flesh can offer hint. Such a one will make the lively oracles of .God his companions by day and by nigh't.He will have recourse to them for direction, in the bright and cheerful. hours o'f prosper- ity; to them 'he will apply for com- fort in the dark and dreary seasons of adversity. The enemy, when ad- vancing to the assault, will always find hint well employed, and will be received with—"Get thee behind me,. Satan!" When the law of God is the object of our studies attd utedi'tabiotis we are' conformed to the example of, our !Redeemer•, himself,who, as .a man, while he "inereased in stature" increased "in wisdom," and grew powerful in the' knowledge of the law which he was to fulfil, and of those prophecies which he was to accomplish; so that at twelve years of 'age, he appeared+,to `shave snare understanding than all his teachers; for the divine testimonies hadbeen his meditation." --Fs. exix. 99. 3. And he shall be like a tree planted 'by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit, in his season; his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he d•oeth shall prosper. By 'continual meditation in the sacred writings, a man as naturally improves and advances in Holiness,' as a 'tree" thrives 'and flourishes in a kindly and well watered soil. All the "fruits" of righteousness show themselves at their proper "season," as opportunity calls for them; and his words, which are to his actions what 'the "leaves" are to the.' fruit, fall not to' the ground, but are 'pro- fitable, as well as ornamental. Every thing in 'him and about him serves the purpose for which it was intend- ed; his brethren are benefited by .him, and his Maker is glorified. How eminently is this the case with that tree of lite, which; Jehovah planted in the midst of his new paradise, by the waters of comfort; a tree which sprung out of the earth, but its height reached to heaven, and its breadth to the ends of the world! its shadow is for the protection, its fruit for the support, and its leaves for the healing of the nations. It flourishes 'in immortal youth, and blooms for ever in unfad•ing 'beauty. -See Rev, xxii. 2. THE GARDEN. In order to' have flowers of the best quality and abundance of them, it is necessary to devote some attention to the prutuing and fertilizing of them. Shrubs which bloom in the spring. should be pruned as soon as the bloom is over. The usual method of pruning Soirees is to cut out , the oldest canes close to the ground as soon as the flowers wither in early Julie. Then the new brancite's which grow from the ground w••ill have abundance of light and will develop well. If the pruning is done before the bushes bloom they are liable to look rather ragged and not be so at- tractive when its bloom and many buds will be removed also. Lilacs, if in need of pruning, should be pruned the same way as 'Spireas. Sometitnes' one is tempted to prune early in the spring before blooming time. It is 'better to have the bushes unpruned until they are done flower- ing, and then if the bush steeds prun- ing badly cut out very old branches without delay close to the ground where ,there are a number of branches coming front the ground. Lilacs tntts't have abundant light to bloom well, and if grown in the 'shade there will Often not be •much bloom. Sometimes lilac hedges, which are not trimmed, get too tall and very °pea at the bot- tom. In such cases if the tops are cut off at the height desired for the hedge the bottom will not thicken out as one might suppose but strong growth will be made from near the top and the lower part will remain open- as before, In such cases it is necessary to prune back ruthlessly to within two feet fn•om the ground, When . this is done one should, not wait until blooming season' is over, but the bushes should be cut hack as early, in the spring as possible. The wintered flower clusters of lilacs should be removed as soon as the flowers wither, 'Bush Honeysuekle, Siberian Pea Tree, Sstowliall, Jiapanese Rose and' other shrubs wit•iclt bloom early in the season are thinned out when neces- sary, as described. for Spirem and Lilac, Mock Onaitge, or Philadelpltus may, be pruned early in the spring by thinning out the branches, and the.. bush will 'fill up well by blooming bate. Hy dnau•geas should be pruned early in the spring belflore or just as growth is beginning. The hydrangea ar- boresoens grandiii ora usually kills' back consider'a'bly, and itt the colder parts. where this succeeds cutting back the last year's growth to tite uninjured ,parts before the bash is in leaf is usually sufficient to ensure. EN and women of every class are realizing, more and more, the value of a Savings Account. Work ingmen and capitalists, business girls and married women appreciate the need for adding systematically to their reserve funds. Once started, the habit of intelligent saving grows steadily with happy results to all concerned. Interest compounded half -yearly adds appreciably to. the Savings Reserve and cash is immediately available when desired. You are in- vited to open an account today. Seventeen Branches in Ontario zs RCS I CE OF IRiSA1NCS OFFICE fen' DEPO.S/T WAs ALNTE 1RYONTAR/O6'OVFRNM NT PARLIA', ENT BUILDINGS HEAD OFFICE SEAFORTH BRANCH J. M. McMILLAN, MANAGER fine blooms, but if it does not kill back it is desirable to prune back severely. The Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora should be pruned even more severely than the last. It is well to cut off nearly all the previous year's wood back to about two buds on each branch which grew last sea- son. This severe pruning will ensure fine large blooms providing the soil is good and it .gets abundant moisture. Usually hybrid perpetual 'ranks are killed back rather severely by winter, so that when the dead wood is cut. away little more pruning is 'necessary. The largest blooms will not be ob- tained when the bushes are cut back to within a foot of the ground, but there will not be so many as when the bush is left either unpruned or with little pruning, and most peo- ple like the effect of a large number of blooms to a bush even though, the size may not be so great. The hybrid tea roses are weaker growers than the hylbrid perpetuals and usually Tittle pruning is necessary other than to re- move the dead wood. The dead canes of climbing roses should be cut out and any canes which are not vigor- ous looking. Flowering shrubs should be kept well fertilized by the application of rotted manure about 'them from time to time. A !narked difference will be noticed in the bloom and Foliage of lilacs and .other shrubs after fer- tilizing, , "MACKAY OF FORMOSA." A recent interview since Mr. W. G. Mackay caste to this country on fur- lough last Fall is as follows: The memory of the sainted Mac- kay, of Formosa, is stillfresh in tite minds of the people of this country. It was in 1874 that the elder Mac- kay started for far -oft Formosa arid it was on March 9, 1$'72, that he land- ed at Taiusui, He was alone as few men hadever. been. He faced a people who were hostile to foreigners of any sort; they regarded them with suspicion because in former times for- eigners had come for the purpose of conquest or gain, so the native mind could conceive of no good thing be iug connected with the arrival of a foreigner, "That was, the atmos'p'here my fa- ther faced When he went there," stated Mr. Mackay. "In those early days he faced danger and hostility. I doubt if any man could ever have felt. more. alone as far as human associates were concerned, and .yet within one year he ha•d seven convert's. There were 'clangers then that are not faced today. 'He was held prisoner by a Mob for several days, and he was stoned, and yet he !never was struck. Yes, there was a large stone hurled directly at him, but it missed Itis head by inches:" "What about that name that was ,supposed to ''rave been given hint the Black-l.Beartled Barbarian?" asked the reporter, ".Quite correct," was the response, "but perhaps you do not understated' it entirely. The natives there referred' to any outsider as a barbarian. There are sections 'where they still do, al- though the custom is not as prevalent. as it Was. So you, see it was not a special name they selected for nay fa - ,cher." ,stir. Mackay recalled that his father carried on the mission work there, for 29 years prior to Itis death in June of 1901. "He is buried there its a place which he had previously 'selected. His desire was that he be laid to rest in some place that was within sound of the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Near his grave are those of several of the early converts from his efforts, At Tamsui, in Formosa, is situated the school of the Presbyterian Church and it is the middle school education which claitits the attention of Mr. Mackay now. The children attending there are graduates of the public schools, and average from 13 to 16 years of age at the time of admission, At the Presbyterian school they take a five-year course. "And what do you teach them there?" "Such .things as English, Japanese and Chinese classics, physics, chem- istry, mathematics in all its branches, history of Asia and Europe, and mu- sic." Wltat are Chinese classics?" • "The spoken and recorded language of such as Confucius and other scho- lars, where the Chinese tongue has been preserved in all its purity; many of the books used in the school date back for 2,000 years or more, We teach them as you would use Shake- speare in the schools here." "Then what about history?" "That goes back into ages that are as far removed as 2,800 B.C. Chinese history is a most fascinating thing, Then, too, we teach Occidental his- tory as well as that of Europe." "What about the music? Are the Chinese a musical people?" "No; not as you would apply that term to some other races. May I put it this way. They are not musical, but they love music. We teach them singing, piano and organ in the school and maty of the scholars do very well. Once again this strange condi- tion: The children like to sing even if they, are not the best of singers, and perhaps same of your "Canadian people are like that, too," Asked about the physical condition of the boys compared to the youth of ICanada. "In the upper school it is compul- sory for the students to take fencing or jiu-jibsu. You ask why? It teaches them the ancient art of self-defence; it gives them reliance; it teaches tlietn to lose and be gentlemanly about it, and that is insisted upon. When a student is thrown by his opponent, he. must bow to hit, when he rises. Jiu jitsu is different fromwrestlinghere. It is more scientific, and those engag- ed in it always wear a cloak. That is done because if -a person is attacked on the road at night he finds his at- tacker wearing a gar'ttrent, and that has much to do with the method of proceeding to use the art of jiu-jitsu, Tennis is the most popular game in ;Formosa, and I dare say in Japan. too. It is played in all the school yards, where they use a softer ball titan in Canada. Ib is a more beauti- ful game than in the west." Turning for the moment to the physical aspects of Formosa, Mr, Mackay explained that there is a pop- ulation of 4,600;000 and of these 4,- 000,000 are C1sines.e. Asked if such a preponderance of Chinese population under Japanese authority produced friction, Mr. Mackay was rather guarded in his reply: "If there is much friction they keep it fairly well. covered. The Chinese people feet of toutse, that there is no chance for them entering any branch of the gov- ernment service. The people are an agricultural lot, growing great quan- tities of rice, sugar, tea attd pine- apples." "But you are in the earthquake belt are you not?" "Indeed we are." "Is there any warning "when these occurrences are about to make them- selves felt?" "Practically node at all, neither are they seasonal like the typhoon. We might be sitting just as we are here now, engaged in conversation, when, without any warning, there would come that violent shaking and rumbl- ing. If we were fortunate the roof would not come in. It has been found that buildings of sunbaked bricks are the first .to fall, then the stone ones come next, and the ones that stand on earthquake the best are the rein- forced concrete. It is necessary to understand what I !!seam about the danger of the roof falling in. You see nearly every building has a tile roof and it is heavy. Very often it has been found that the white ants have eaten deeply into the supports of the roof and it does not require a very great deal of shaking until these heavy tiles start crashing through. As a rule there are two earthquakes each year." "To what extent has Christianity progressed in Formosa since 1872, when your father started the work there?" asked the reporter. "That is almost sixty years ago, commented Mr. Mackay, "and there has been growth and progress. It has come about this way: The Chinese people have learned by associating with . and watching the Christians there that they stand for something, that is good for the country• and for its people. They have seen the work in the hospitals, and in the schools and they have been impressed by all these things. Many of the doctors in Formosa are now Christians, and the sante can be said of a good many of the business then. The latest figures we have show that Formosa now has 50,000 Christian people." This is Mr. Mackay's fourth trip to Canada. "I came the first time with my father when I was ten years of age and I remember it very well. Then I was sent to St: Andrew's in Toron- to for my education." He is accompanied by his wife and children, of whom there are five. His mother, the wife of "Mackay of For- mosa," was Tiu Chang Mia, and Mr, Mackay recalls that her family his- tory went back through twenty gene- rations, the family having removed from the mainland of China to For- mosa about 200 years ago. • Pleasures of Hope, • Chairman (finishing eulo g is'f c speech) `Our dear old friend here has lived amongst us for forty years, is living with us now. and, he says, hopes to live amongst us for many years to cone. Gentlemen; I eat -only add that we are looking forward to burying him here."—(The Outspan,• Australia.) 'Strangled with Asthma is the only expression that seems to convey what is endured from an attack of this trouble. The relief from Dr. J. 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