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When the Poliu Took the
Trail to Find Revenge
110W a French Soldier Of Lille Refused to Let the Armistice
Foil His Plan to Make a German General Pay in Full
for the TortUre of His Daughter.
By 1VIORDAUNI HALL.
" and know that she, the original, had.
met such a terrible end, ' ' •
(To be concluded,)
PART L
years and he attributed the constan
ill fortune to an opal he had perches.
ed when a youth at a small shop in
the Rue de Riehelieu, Paris. Yet he
still wore the stone in an iron nag
that setting having been made while
he was serving in the French trenches
near Verdun, Since he had bought the
opal his -wife had died, his business
had failed and at the eh:tie-I-war start-
ed he was earning a meagre income in
Lille. It was not long after the war
that he heard that his daughter Jean-
ette, was the victim of a German
officer, who, so the story went, after
he had lashed and whipped the girl,
caused her to be shot as a French
spy. The news came to him in an
indirect way from Belgium, where, it
was said, the girl had been incarcer-
ated for months in a Brussels house,
Some women who had seen Jeanette
when she was taken away from Lille
believed that the German officer actu-
ally was infatuated with the pretty
French. girl. They had heard a report
of Jeanette biting her captor far at-
tempting to embeace her. When this
was told to Francois, a man of forty-
two, it made his face grow pale with
passion. Still until and after the
signing of the armistice he held out a
faint hope that Jeanette might be
alive, even if she was the mother of
a German's child. He was a man of
wicked temper and trusted that Jea.ii-
ette would let him slay the offspring,
but his friends knew that he would
. be so elated at the sight of his daugh-
ter alive that he would bow to any-
thing she wished.
After these stories, Francois, in the
-elackest of the fray, found satisfaction
in killing Germans, praying every
time he dug a bayonet into a Boahe
that he would be spared to avenge
whatever had happened to his daugh-
ter, even after the war was ended.
The first chance teat Francois ob-
tained to leave France was in Janu-
ary, 1919, and not having gained any
informetion about Jeanette he pro-
ceeded on a special permit—he was a
soldier who had won the Medallie
Militaire and the Croix de Guerre—
Brussels, having vowed that the
rest of his life would be spent in
seeking the German responsible for
his daughter's death.
It was a fine afternoon when Fran-
cois arrived at the Gaye du Nord in
the Belgian capital Now things had
changed since he last saw the city: Ile
carried his belongings, which were not
much, to the same hotel he had stayed,
at in more prosperous days when he'
was a happy young bridegroom. It
seemed so long ago! He lugged his
two bags into the hotel and asked for
a room. The young man behind the
desk, who had been there only since
the armistice had been begged for by
Germany, allotted a room to Fran-
cois, Saying that as he was a soldier
of France he could haveit at old
rates—three francs seventy-five cent-
• inies a day.
Francois was then in a quandary as
to what he should do next, and he was
• rolling a. cigarette when he saw an-
other man, perhaps fifty or even a
little more, seated at a writing table
in thought. It was a congenital mo -
meat to Francois when the other man
took a seat beside him and began talk-
ing. He needed a little companion-
ship, and he felt that the old chap
wasindeed hospitable when he invited
Francois to partake of a glass of
wine.
"I will willingly," agreed Francois,
and the two went into the cafe of
the hostelery.
• "Of course it's stupid," declared the
Belgian as they sipped their bever-
ages, "hut I believe Pee seen you be-
fore. I think—"
Francois looked at him fixedly and
observed that neither of them had t
unusual countenances and that there 1
were probably many men who re- s
sembled himself and else no end of
Oilers who were not unlike the other. n
"It is merely a fancy with me, per- p
haps," said the Belgian. "And what
brings you to Brussels, if I may ask?" h
"I am on a strange errand," replied
Francois. "I have come from France Is
to look for my daughter or to avenge
A her death. My heart ia filled with
hope for revenge, and would to God
that I could learn where this German
criminal resides in Germany, for his
agony would be ended the sooner."
The speech was made in passion,
and the Belgian nodded sympathetical-
ly. He remained silent for a few mo -
La gygne, or bad luck, had followe"
Francois Lefevre for the last tweetY
meats and then in a husky voice re
marked that it was strange that both
of them should have lost their
daughters.
"Mine," said the Belgian, "was
murdered from the sines, She was in
Louvain when, as I was told, she was
killed either by a bomb from an air-
plane or one of the enemy's shells
It is strange that we should have met,
is it not? I am now alone in the
world."
"So am I," said Francois, who now
that he had met a friend on the first
day of his search for Jeanette believed
that there must be something in the
idea prevalent among some supersti-
tious folk that the opal's ill fortune
was often followed by great goadfor-
tune when its power for evil was
spent, so long as it was retained by
the same owner. However, not wish-
ing to own up to a casual acquaintance
that he was superstitious, Francois
said nothing regarding this belAef, but
confined himself to the stories he had
heard about Jeanette.
"She was a most beautiful girl on
the eve of seventeen whenI last saw
her in the station at Lille. I remem-
ber how she stood, her hair caressed
by a breeze and a black shawl around
her shoulders."
"My girl was older," said the Bel-
gian. "She must have. been twenty-
two,a fine strapping girl.But war is
war, end now that we are bereft of
our daughters we must make. the best
of life. You perhaps still have a
chance of avenging your daughter, but
it strikes me as a Isopoless one."
"You think it is?" said Francois.
The Belgian pondered, and then ob-
serving the intent look upon the
Peenehnianie fate voiced the• •
that perhaps there was a chance. Did
Francois know the name of the Ger-
man officer?"
"I do," said Francois, "but I shall
keep that a secret for the time being."
They arose and the Belgian an-
nounced that, naturally, Francois Le -
fey -re -could count upon him for any
assistance it was In his power to give.
With eyes' welling with tears Fran-
cois shook the Belgian's hand and
walked slowly out' of the hotel, bent
on looking over the house in the Rue
Royale in whish Jeanette was said to
have been confined for se long. '
The place was quite pretentious,
but little was known of the former oc-
cupants of the house by those who
then made it their residence. Some
time ago it was believed that a Ger-
man general had made it his head-
quarters, hut the story was vague.
The same man said that from what he
had learned this Boche had been re-
tired after the first year of the war
because his rowdy and boisterous wine
parties interfered with his military
duties. The saddest report was one
told by other Belgians to the effect
that this same German had been shot
by order of the Raiser. This, Fran-
cois sincerely hoped, was not the
case, as he felt that desire for revenge
keener every day he was alone.
Re returned to the hotel and related
some of the Tamers he had heard dur-
ing the day to the old Belgian, whom
he caused to shudder when he remark-
ed that he ha& once heard a soldier
vow to kill a Boche by cutting out his
heart.
"And that's the way I will kill the
murderer of Jeanette," declared Fran-
cois. "The soldier may not have
meant it as literally as I do."
"Ale I have seen so much killing in
the last year," said the old Belgian,
"that I would almost prefer to have
he man who dropped the bomb or
red the gun which slew my daughter
eat to a filthy jail for life."
They sat at dinner together that
ight and Francois took from his
ocket a photograph of Jeanette and
hewed it to his Belgian friend, whose
and trembled as he gazed at the pic-
ture a the beautiful girl. It affected
en, he said, to look at such a picture
Sword. of Peace
An Interesting Peep at the Tre
The "sword of peace" recently pre-
sented to King George by a Japanese
editor is the latest addition to a col-
lection which is said to be 'without a
rival in the world,
in this Royal collection, of which
the King is very proud, you will see
swords of every conceivable type and
barns. In ono case you will see an old
Crusader's Made which laid many a
Sarneen low in Palestine seven cen-
Aeries ago; and by its side, sheathed
in a scabbard of purple and gold, in-
laid with diamonds, rubies, and emer-
alds, the sword with which Babadur
Slraj slew himself rather than yield
ft hie enemies on the plains of Indere,
in Stuart days,
• Here is a Persian blade, once wC.n.
by the Rab of Cutch, with a hilt of
• 'solid gold, encrusted with diamonds
• tend bearing the inscription, "I was
born to slay, but in me Is mercy";
and it has for near neighbor a scimitar
With which the Maharajahs of Lederer.
• did doughty deeds in half a hundred
• battles centuries before Clive set foot
on Indian soil.
This straight, doublegrooved sword,
bearing the letters, "I.R.S.," was taken,
to the Crusades by an English knight,
when our King John was- on hie
•
asures Of the Royal ArmOUry.
throne; and, after disappearing for
three or four centuries, somehow
came into the hands of Sivaji, the free-
booter, who with It hewed his way to
the Mahratta throne, In a neighboring
case we see a scabbard, ablaze with
rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, which
sheathes a sabre worn for many a
generation by the Rajahs of Mandl.
Near to it are a gold -hilted sword,
with this inscription in Persian,
"There is no saint but All, no sword
but Bunker," which, five centuries
ago, was held in superstitious awe as
the deadliest weapon in the East,
against which no warrior, however
brave and skilful, could hope to live;
and a murderous weapon—sword and
pistol combined—said to have been in-
vented try Cie laearnous Verve° Sahib,
Another sword is the 'very weapon
with which Mir Nureef struck off the
right hand of the treacherous brother
who had stolen his wife from him dur-
ing his absence from the Court of Alt -
bar; and this blade, with its hilt of
rock -crystal and diamond -studded gold,
saw centuries of fighting in India af-
ter it had received its baptism of blood
In the Crusadee.
To this wonderful collection the
Japanese sword conies as the first em-
blem of peace. ,, . •
EMPIRE'S TRIBUTE
TO CAPT. FRYATT
MEMORY OF HERDIC MERCHANT
SEAMAN HONORED.
Remains Brought From Belgium With
Naval Escort—Service at St. Patil'a
Cathedral—interment at Dovercourt.
A national tribute of honor was paid
on July 9 to the memory of Captain
Charles Myatt:, executed by the Ger-
mans in 1916 for attempting to rain a
U-boat, by a national memorial service
at St. Paul's Cathedral, says a London
despatch. After lying in state at the
Dover station over night, the body ar
rived at Charing Cross Station. at
eleven o'clock, and was Placed on a
'gun carriage drawn by bine jackets.
A cortege was formed, headed by re-
latives and including representatives
of the Admiralty, War Office, other
Government departments and: all sea-
farer's organizations,
With a naval escort and a band, the
procession passed slowly through the
crowded streets by way of Trafalgar
Square, Northumberland Avenue, the
Thames embankment and Ludgate
MIL arriving at the cathedral at noon.
The coffin was hidden under a mass of
flowers, among which were many
magnificent wreaths from the towns-
people and authorities of Bruges and
Entwerp, Only the steady tramp of
feet and the solemn strains .of funeral
music broke the silence as the cortege
passed through the streets,
Memorial Service at St. Paul's.
At the cathedral the ceremonies
were generally a repetition of those in
memory of Miss Edith Cavell. The
clergy received the body at the west
door of the edifice, an orchestra play-
ing a funeral march as the coffin Was
placed in position, The burial service
was read and the hymns: "Eternal
Father, Strong to Save," and "Abide
With Me," were sung.
At the conclusion of the service the
procession was reformed and again
made an impressive progress to the
Liverpool Street Station, where the
casket was placed on a train and sent
to Dovercourt, the home of Captain
Fryatt, where the remains will be in-
terred in the quiet parish churchyard,
All flags which are floating over the
Public buildings of London in honor
of the signing of the treaty of peace
were half -masted during the cere-
monies.
USES FOR VOLCANOES.
Several Industrial Products Are the
Result of Volcanic Heat.
There are few things that the in-
genuity of man is not able to turn to
some useful account. Take volcanoes
for example.
The pigmy Andaman Islanders, in
the Indian Ocean, get their 11re from
a volcano on one of the islands of that
archipelago. A fresh supply is needed
only once in a while because they
know how to keep It alive indefinitely
in decayed loge. The primitive natives
of Tierra del Fuego obtain fire from
a like source.
Volcanoes are enormous producers
of glass, derived (just as we get it)
from the melting of quartz rocks. It
is a right good quality of glass, too,
though black as ink. In pre-Colum-
bian days the aborigines of Mexico
and Central America used it for ra-
zors and other implements. Our own
Indians found it valuable for arrew-
heads, immense deposits of it being
found in the far West,
Sulphur, which is so indispensable
for a great variety of purposes, is ex -
elusively a volcanic product. Like-
wise gypsum, which, in the form of
plaster of paris, is a necessity to
sculptors, makers of casts and many
other industrial workers. Pumice -
atone, derived from volcanoes is used
in various arts and crafts.
The city of Naples is built of lava,
an admirable structural material. And
for the adornment of buildings and
other valuable uses, there are such
beautiful stones, of volcaninnanufac-
ture, as jasper, chalcedony, and por-
phyry. The Bible seeks of jasper as
of ornamental use in heaven,
Then there is marble, which is lime-
stone that has undergone crystalliza-
tion by volcanic heat. Without vol-
canoes we should have no amethysts
and other gem stones, including the
ruby and the diamond. The diamonds
of South Africa come from ancient vol-
canic "pipes," in which they were
crystallized from carbon by tempera-
tures approaching the celestial. -
Willing To Be Reasonable.
The talented actress, Miss Lena Ash-
well, who did a lot' of entertaining of
wounded soldiers during the war, tells
a story concerning an Irishman named
McGuire.
Gassed; and suffering from trench
fever (says Miss Ashwell), he poeitive..
ly refused to take a second dose of
Medleine, which happened to be un-
neuane nasty -
Several smiling nurses bent over
him, and tried to coax him to be good.
"Come," pleaded one, "drink this
and you'll get well,"
"And rosy too," chimed in a second.
Pte. McGuire brightened up visibly
and sat up in bed, After surveying
the pretty group, he enquired eagerly:
"And will yez be atter tellire me,
which one of yez is Rosie?"
ree
Issanaraei ziaiment cures Barret in cows
used. Ail,plantthat form Into heads
be given a final Waehieg in Water 'that
e be seParated and thoroughly
washed in order to free them hem
t , •
e dirt and inseete, and ihen they simeld
y f
contains one tablespoon.-- of • salt to
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n TIM
ev.eier two quarts, then rinsed in ace
s water. The bath iii spit water will re -
snore the tiny 'and almost invisible
- rieteenss.ane slugs that cling tp these
greens.
f •Boiled Dressing—Mix 3 tablespoonssugar,
sugar, 1 tablespoon mustard,, 1 tea-
spoon salt, speck red pepper, add' 2
Well beaten eggs and cup vipegar;
Ole over boiling water until thick,
remove from fire, add 8 tablespoons
Mitten Cool and spa] in ,glaes jar.
Thin with sour cream when needed.
e Russian Dressing—One cap of
ed asalad dressing, one raw beet, one
raw carrot, one raw onion. Pare, and
',then grate the vegetables into the
salad dressing an&then add one teei-
epooa of salt, one teaspoon of red
penises:, one-half teaspoon of nmetard.
Beat to mix and then use. This dress-
ing will keep for a week, if it is placed
in a bottle and then stored in a cool
place.
'Trend' Dressing—Place in a bottle
onehalf cup of salad oil, three table-
spoons of vinegar or lemon juice, one
teaspoon of salt, one-half teaspoon 'of
mustard, one-half teaspoon of pepper,
Shake until creamy mid then store in
a cool place. This will keep until
lleediM'
ente
PDressing—Add four finely
chopped pimentos to one-half cup of
prepared salad dressing.
Paprika Dressing—Add one and
one-half teaspoons of, paprika to the
French dressing. Shake well to blend.
Paprika is a sweet, mild red, pepper
that will not bite 'the tongue. During
the warm weather use salads twice a
day, beginning the day with water-
cress, radishes, or crisp young onions
or leaves of lettuce, for your health!s
sake.
Avoid a
Heated Kitchen Dog D jts1
If signs of the time as displayed ,i
stare windows :count for anythiing
Canadian Wenieri are about to plum
into an orgy Of household maehinhr
buying. Certainly the signs ar
p/entiful and eiortentiouri in that digec
tion, for department store window
which once were „ filled with einar.
hats and goivns, or with period fumn
tore and near-orientsl rugs, are now
showing a "full and complete" line'
'washing machines, mangles, ironing
machines, gas, electric and oil sten
electric irons, gas e irons, charelee
irons, breadeenixers, cake-inixens, ;in
short, everything so far. put on the
market to make Woman's work lighter
And best of all signs, the women
are pausing to study these seine -win
(Iowa Even greater Crowds surround
the window where foamy suds splash
about in an electric washer, -Mimi
before the window where Parisian
models of robes no woman could wear
are displayed. Women are beginning
to see that it is more extravagant to
spend $60 for a sleazy -silk gown than
it is to spend $100 for a washing ma-
chine and mangle. And when they
once begin to think it is only a step
to putting the thought into deeds.
Many are already. buying, and when
the knitting club meets now the rela-
tive merits of vacuum cleaners or of
cylinder washing machines come up
for discussion before hobble skirts
and capes.
Certainly something must be done
to make woman's labor lighter if fam-
ilies are to be raised, for 110 woman
can take care of a home and a. family
of children and do all of her work
unaided, 'without killing herself or
leaving undone many things which
Should be done if health and happiness
are to be maintained. In the city and
in some farm homes electricity solves
the problem, but there are still hun-
dreds of farm houses where electricity
must continue to be 'something to be
hoped for in years to come. Many
things may be done, however, to light-
en the burdens of the women in these
homes, and it is up to the woman her-
self to see that they are done.
Take the matter of a, stove for one
thing. Wood is 'becoming 'almost un-
known as a fuel' in the average farm
home, and the experiences of 1917-18
chow us that coal is not always to be
had. Furthermore, the price of that
fuel is going up so that it can no long-
er be regarded as cheap. Both wood
and coal make extra dirt, and thus
extra work, while the labor of build-
ing a fire and keeping it going is no
email part of the day's work. Much of
this unnecessary work could be cut
out by 'buying a good oil or gasoline
stove. Once filled it is good for at
least a day, and in homes where it is
hot so much used as a stove often
does the cooking for -several days with
one dilhimig, Then bow easy to simply
turn a burner and apply a match when
you want a fire. No splitting kindling;
or sendisdE the children scurrying for
ebipsewben you suddenly discover you
are out of breed and have biscuits to
snake. No cooling of the oven with
a delicate 'cake baking, because you
forgot to fill the 'stove and the wood
has all burned out.
Best of all, think of the comfort"in
summer, The hours of -standing over
a scorching stove axe eliminated. The
meals may be prepared and -fruit can-
ned in a cool nom. And On ironing
day you can have the stove moved out-
side onto a sheltered porch and do the
ironing hr comparative comfort, if you
have not yet attained the luxury of
a charcoal or gasoline iron.
Get the iron, however. They may
be purchased for a small sum and the
steps they save you in traveling hack
and forth for a hot iron more than
pay back the money you spend. Along
with the iron get a mangle. You pro-
bably will not want to pay $150 for
an ironing machine, but the mangle
will do sheets, towels, =starched
kitchen aprons, and oven men's work
shirts quite 'satisfactorily.
With your stove and laundry appli-
ances eliminating unnecessary heat,
you will get through the summer in
much better shape than ever 'before.
The Health -Giving Salad.
Salads are a popular summer dish.
They should be made from fresh vege-
tables, which contain the health -giv-
ing elements that are so vitally es-
sential for our physical well-being.
There are also the mineral salts,
which help purify the blood stream,
and thus keep us physically fit.
Eggs, etc., that are used in prepar-
ing the dressings, have a food value
that may In figured upon in our daily
ration. Heavy salads, composed of
meat, are 'best to be eliminated for
the hot weather. Replace them 'with
light, dainty and 'attractive salads,
that are not only appetizing, but also
easily digested.
The snaking of a successful salad is
an art indeed, The proper blending
of the various ingredients and then
using a well 'blended dressing and
garnishing, so that it will not only
satisfy the eye but will tempt the
Palate a;s Well—that is a. real salad.
The proper combinations are very
important; harmony must prevail. As,
for instance, a combination of ?beets,
tomatoes and carrots would not only
be inartistic but also a poor combina-
tion of foods. Care must be taken in
preparing the lettuce or other greens,
Vegetable Timetable.
The time required for cooking vege-
tables depends on the kind, size and
age of the vegetable, You must use
your own judgment in deciding when
they are done, but a timetable may
help you.
Timetable for cooking fresh vege-
tables in water:
Asparagus 15-20 minutes
Beans, Lima (green) 11,4-1 hour
Beans, string 1-3 hoprs
Beets, old 3-4 hours
Beets, young ife-1 hour
Cabbage 20-30 minutes
Carrots 30-60 minutes
Cauliflower 20-30 minutes
Corn, green —10-15 minutes
Onions 20-30 minutes
Parsnips 30-45 minutes
Peas, green 20-80 minutes
Potatoes 30-40 minutes
Spinach 15-30 minutes
Squash 20-85 minutes
Turnips 30-45 minutes
What Salt Will Do,
Dip a piece of flannel in salt and
whiting to clean knife handles, stain-
ed teacups and glasses.
All grac451.-e's."I'AI NVrTte for price.
TORONTO SALT wort:9<8.
G. J. CLIFF TORONTO
Salt scattered on the' earpet before
sweeping is, very, pod but dad Sure
to sweep it all up, as the dampness
might make it run
By adding is eihy pinch' of 'salt to
milk wimp flash it will keep a much
longer tise.
Egg' r n bes'essfoved
by rubbing with a little salt and a
damp cloth.'
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, Saskatchewan
It is expected that fully 500,000
pounds of wool will be shipped this
year to the 'Go -operative Branch,
Saskatchewan Department of Agricul-
ture. Contracts have already been
sent in for 41,000 fleeces, an ineica4
of' Pd mine eent. over last year, acdordr
Ing tp. tee Winnipeg office of the De
elio;envent ot Inniilgration and Coloniza.
ti
Minazirs Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
"Aggressive fighting for the right
is the. greatest sport the world knows,"
epd ore Roosevelt
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Tga-P/r Shoes are much cheaper than leather.
That is why "PlIr is so economical for farm
work in the summer.
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The strong canvas uppers and spring, rubber soles
make "WORKMAN" and "EVERY -DAY"
shoes easy, restful and comfortable—and sturdy
enough to stand up to rough work,
As it is, ItOrglOr Shoes mean money in your pocket, for you -
aims have several pairs of prrter for the price of one pair
of leather shoes.
There are Prrr styles for men, women and children—
for work and play—for every -day and
Sunday wear.
Ask your dealer for PlOr Shoes,
The name is stamped on each pair,
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OILPING 17191iSii
ILIES10111EED
MOST DANGEROUS TO MANKIND
9F ALL EXISTING CREATURES.
Mamie Fly Is Active as Carrier of
ease and Principal Cause of,
Infant Mortality.
lguw Is ,the seasonwhen incubators
all over the c,ountryr are beginning to
hatch out a. great -neer continuous crop
(itor-
ush'leirliss;.-fiiePl,•,!lear,„ ill"—
rjWe are so fond of them that every-
where we make a‘ regular business of
breeding theism, 'being able by artificial
ineuenilon to multiply ,their swarms.
In speaking of 'fly incebatoes, one
refees, of course,, • to.,dirty. atables,
cw91131'itfall dio), i tIs olte
r eeoit3o1 snadflies pld4iitcogiien
5Pert.
our and share our feed.
Sanitation is doing great things for
our towns and cities, guarding" the
milk and other food supplies,: etc., but
as a ruleit deed not bother with dirty
stables. Nobody is required to keep
them clean, .
Millions Hatched in One Stable.
This is a wonderful help for the
flies, One dirty stable will tarn them.
slorigg.111:031031g11:.111010d with the insects all SUM -
manure, and will 'supply a whole -
ions hatched tram a pile ot
If each stable owner were obliged.
to put all manure into a covered Din or
pit and remove it once a week, flies
met
use,ouldhave no chance to breed in such
. Talk about the mosquito as a men -
ice! Why the buzz in the pantry or'
kitchen is incomparably more OMM,
ous, where health' end"life are ton.-
-
awned, than the night song in the bed-
room upstairs. ,
;Immense efforts are being made to
"clean up" mosquito -infested districts
by ditchiee and other means, the ob-
ject in view being to prevent the in-
sets from breediag. But when it.
comes to flies we actually go out of
cur way to hatch them artificially in
'le
in early rammer a "Uy-
swattIng" aiepaign is started In many'
of our cities. It is next door ta use-
less, because all the flies thereby de-
stroyed in an entire season are not
more than a small fraction, of the num-
ber hatched in local stables Iii a single
day.
It does net seem to occur to anybody'
to cut off the supply at the source by
the simple expedient of compelling'
table owners through a system or
sanitary inspection to keep their
stables clean. ,
The fly problem, in cities, is almost
wholly a stable problem. Row truly
this is so may be judged Bumf the tact
that flies nowadays are -rarely seen
the fashionable ‘quarters of big towns.
Valero the horse stable has been re-
placed by the motor garage. "a
Carries Many Disease Germs.
That the house fly is a carrier of dis-
ease has been known for a good while,
but continued investigation has proved
that in this respect it is lime worse
than was supposed,
; The diarrhoea and "summer dysen-
tery" that carry off so many infants
'are attributable in a great majority or
instances to germs conveyed by flies
to their milk or other food. Hence the
relative innunnity of breast-fed bablee
to these complaints,
More than half of all deathe from
typhoid fever are due to the same
cause. The familiar "fall rise" in
typhoid deaths comes Just two months
after the time of year when flies are
most numerous—this being the inter-
val required for the germ to "incu-
bate" and accomplish its fatal work,
Files are attracted by any moist sore
on the body of a human being or other
animal, 'and thus they are liable to
carry Mfections ouch as that of the
deadly kind of erysipelas that attacks
wounds, They convey that most
frightful of maladies, "hospital gala
grene,e, in the same way.
The fly has, been fully convicted of
carrying' the gems' of' tithercitlosis and
Asiatic cholera, being a common agent
for the distribution of the latter mala-
dy, It is, indeed, of all .existing crea-
tures the most dangerous to man-
kind.
TO SEE IS TO BELIEVE,
Being a Memoir of the "raking of
• Vimy Ridge, April 9th, 1917.
Could I with paint and brush portray
The gory horrors of that day
An artist, gifted, I would be
Whose, worlr the world would throng'
to see„
My skill in coloring they'd praise
As with unthinking eyes they gaze,
But, ab, their concept of the scene
Would not, approach what it had been -
or if with pen I could narrate
Row men, regardless of their fate
Pushed on ancl;erdluntil they fell,
Whilst rouudithein raged element
hell!
'rho world would read, perhaps tbielc
a bit, '
And Idly try to picture it,
But still their -mind's eye could not see
What human eyes impressed oe me,
So, thus the world will never know,
Excepting those who live to show
The marks of 'wounds which can't be
' cured, ' •
What British mamboed has endured.
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