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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-10-25, Page 2'o Obtain the Finest uncolored green tea procurable buy GREEN TEA Superior to the best Japans. Try it today. Ala ut the ouse 1 WATCH YOUR EYES. Do you know very much about your eyes? I mean, do you know how they work, and how to care for them? Do you know why your eyes are hear:pier if you live in the country or et the seashore rather than in the city? Because when you look over far distances, the muscles are almost wholly relaxed. When you look con- stantly at things near at hand, the eye must make a greater effort to focus upon the object. Practically' no effort is involved in looking across a mountain range or at the horizon of the sea. The eye is like the camera. The theory is that every object reflects rays of light. The lens of the eye focuses these rays when you look at. the object; upon the retina, which cor- responds to the sensitized place of the camera. The optic nerve carries this impression to the brain, and the result is sight. To focus these light rays properly,) the eye has what is called a focal. length-" If this is too long or too! short, imperfect vision results. The: lens of the eye er the transparent outer surface may not be curved prop -i erly, the muscles that control the focusing of the eye may not be strong enough. So the eye may not be able, to focus properly on near objects, or on distant ones. Glasses that are properly made, correct this—and if worn early enough; may be needed only for a short time. Never strain the eyes; close and rest them every little while when at work,! and do not read on jerky strains, nor with the light dim or badly placed. You should not wear other people's, glasses, even for a minute; nor look at moving pictures if your eyes time eas-; ily, unless you have correcting glasses for them Avoid using eye -drops un-' less prescribed by an oculist. An eye -wash or lotion which can; safely be used consists of ten grains of boracic acid and one ounce of camphor; water. Drop this lotion into each eye with an eye -dropper, night and morn-' ing, or when the eyes are irritated by dust. Luxuriant eyelashes not only' add to the beauty of the eyes, but they protect them, preventing the entrance, of dust and other foreign matter. The; growth of the eyelashes can be pre-' moted by applications of petroleum jelly. Use but a small amount on the: edge of the lids, being careful not to' let it enter the eye. ORDERLY CHILDREN. Every mother knows what a won -1 upon the street or driveway and a de- derful help it is when the children! gree of privacy is desired without can be induced to follow orderly ways. needlessly obscuring the view. She likewiseknows how futile is mere; talking toward the establishment of A CHARMING FROCK FOR THE those habits. There seems to be just one way to GROWING GIRL. impress upon a child the desirability of being orderly, and that is by mak- ing it just as easy -and pleasanter— to be orderly than to ber otherwise. "Just as easy to be orderly" necessi- tates places for the children to keep their possessions. Hooks low enough for the children to reach with ease. A tableor shelf very near the entrance door where schoolbooks and lunch box- es may be dropped at night and as- sembled in the morning. A line or! shelf near the stove or furnace regis-i ter where caps, mittens and overshoes may be dried and warmed. A cup -1 beard for toys and other valuable pos-1 sessions. These make it just about as; easy to put things away as to drop' • ahem most anywhere. l members for weeks, or the perpetual nagging in .which some mothers in- dulge, or allowing the child to grow up with untidy habits? A TOOTHPICK RACE. Draw on a level patch of ground or on an even floor two parallel lines ten feet apart, one for the starting and the other for the finishing line. Fur- nish each contestant with a bundle of toothpicks. The idea of the game is to see which of the contestants can first construct an unbroken line of toothpicks from the starting to the finishing line. There is no set rule how the tooth - I picks should be placed, except that any given toothpick may be touched by only two others. There must, •,more-, over, be no breaks in the line. KITCHEN CURTAINS. Who does not enjoy a light kitchen in which to work! Even the most artistic of curtains seem a superfluity since they darken my windows and shut out an extensive and inspiring view. Keep curtains fresh and at- tractive adds to the work and when the windows are opened for ventila- tion, as kitchen windows so often are, light curtains blow about and are more or less in the way. Yet when all cur- tains are discarded except the roller shades, the room acquires a bare and unattractive appearance. Thus we have a little interior decoration prob- lem the satisfactory solution of which requires a 'bit of thought. Curtains that are nothing more than a ruffle across the top of the window look well and in no way inter- fere with the usefulness of the kitchen window. Made of gay cretonne they add an attractive bit of color to the room. Checked gingham is suitable, or unbleached muslin with a colored binding. The laundering of such cur- tains is negligible, yet they do away entirely with the bare, unattractive look of an uncurtained window, a win- dow that faces us during many hours. of every day. If some piece of kitchen furniture, Such as a cabinet, table or sink, ex- tends across a low window, as is some- times the case, it never looks well from the outside of the house. A sash cur- tain fastened at both top and bottom by rods or elastic directly over the glass so that it raises and lowers with the sash looks better and keeps clean The Hidden Hour BY J. B. HARRIS -BORLAND --- CHAPTER VIII.-(Cont'd,) "It has • been suggested that Mr. Herrington was not going to stay with Mr. Ardington that night, but that he was seen with a lady in the car and was probably on his way to the Continent via Folkestone, Now I Want you to consider this'suggestion very carefully, for if there is any truth in it—" "It is a lie!" shrilled a woman's voice from the back of the court. "A wicked, cruel lie!" The coroner, a bold, grey -bearded man of sixty, looked up from his. notes with a frown and removed' his spec- tacles "Remove that person,"' he said harshly, and there was a scuffle at the back of the court. "Can't I say what I want to say?" screamed the woman, . "Haven't I a right to speak? Isn't this a free country?" The frown deepened on the coron- er's forehead. In all his twenty years' experience of inquests such an inter- ruption had never happened' before. His summing-up had been listened to as silently and attentively as though he had been'a judge of the High Court. "Let the woman come forward," he said aloud, and then, muttering to him- self, ", A most improper proceeding. I never heard of such a thing—never." There was an open gangway,: kept clear down one side of the court, and along this walked a young girl, 'pre- ceded by an usher.and followed by a policeman. The girl did not appear to be more than twenty. She was very good-looking, with fair hair and blue eyes and regular features. Her figure was magnificent, and she' walk- ed proudly as though she was quite aware of the sensation she was caus- ing. The face of the coroner, who had expected a different type of woman, lost a little of its severity. But he snapped out: "If you had anything of importance to say, why didn't you come forward at the proper time?" "If you please, sir," the girl replied, "I didn't come in until you had begun to talk." "Well, have you anything of import- ance to say?" I have, sir—if it's not too late." The coroner motioned to the wit - nese -box. "I'll stretch a point" he said in a tired voice, "but it is all most irregular." The girl took the oath and made the following statement:— "My name is Ruby Elstrop," she said. "I am twenty years of age, and live at 17 Neville -road, Chelsea. I am an artist's model, and I have sat sev- eral times for Mr. John Merrington. I know him very well indeed by sight, sir, and I couldn't be mistaken if I saw him. And I did see him on the night of January 80. I did see him drive through Maidstone in his little car, and he was alone, sir." "`You say you live in Chelsea?" queried the coroner. "What were you doing in Maidstone?" "I have 'a married sister living there, sir, and was staying a few days with her. We had just come out' of the kinema, and I saw Mr. Merring- tqn driving slowly through the traffic. There was no one with him." "Were you alone?" "No, sir. I was with my sister, and I said to her, 'Why, that's Mr. Mer - longer than one hanging loose from rington,' the top, and it leaves the upper sash "II'm," said the coroner, "what time clear. This arrangement is good wag this?" It was about a quarter to eight, when kitchen windows open directly sir." As for the pleasantness of being orderly, that is easily worked out in: each family. "I don't like mother to; pick up things, for she chucks every -1 thing in a heap in the dark closet," complained one small boy. That dark closet has, taught a more impressive lesson than )nasty weary hours of talking on mother's part. Fred would much rather put his cap where it be -1 longs than to search it out of a mik-. tura of articles in the dark. "Mother helped us fix a shelf behind the stove and we always put our picot edge ribbon. This model is nice boots and overshoes there when we tion took 'leave I was asking' you'' to' take them off," was the virtuous ans- for printed voile, for batiste, einbroid- consider the constable's evidence very, ria . ered materials or bordered goods, carefully, because if .there was any n' cion of another small boy. Fine—but, g Y, if they are found in about the floor• i Simple and effective would he a de- truth in it the evidence would suggest was no one in the car when the ace 'dent took place, so far as'we `know and at any rate there was no one with Mr. Merrington when Dr, Tehorn came on the scene. We •now have the further evidence of. Miss Elstrop that Mr. Merrington was alone when she saw -him in Maidstone, Little Slap - ton is about six miles outside .Maid- stone on the main road. We must• therefore suppose if the constable. was not mistaken, that `Mr. Herrington picked up this lady between a certain kinema in Maidstone and Little Slap., ton and that he set her down again before theraccident, which took place some twelve miles farther on. You will bear in - mind that P:C--er— Thomson cannot describe either the man' or the woman. But he took the number of the car intending. to re. port the driver for driving to the pub- lic danger. One has to admit the pos- sibility of the constable having mis- taken the number of the car, which, according to his own estimation, was being driven at over. thirty miles an hour. - The car, moreover, had an oil tail lamp. I do not' think I need say anymore on this particular question. "Now with regard to the bottle of liqueur, we have the servant's evi- dence—and, mind you, this is most important, for the servant' had been with the deceased for two years—that she had never seen a bottle of that particular liqueur before, and that' she did not know it was in the flat. We have been further told by the servant that the deceased never locked up the stores or the wines and spirits, and that she, the servant, had access to all the places where these things were usually kept.. The liqueur is very dif- ficult to obtain nowadays, and you have had the evidence of a wine mer- chant who -has stated that this par- ticular bottle is fifteen years old, It is possible that the deceased may have had it for some years locked away in some box. You have had the evidence of a friend of the deceased that the deceased had several times expressed a desire for this liqueur, and you have the evidence of the servant that three days before the tragedy a par - eel of such a size and shape that it might have contained a bottle. Un- fortunately the wrapper, label, and even the packing and wood of the box were used for lighting the fires, land there is no clue as to what the parcel contained or where it came from. We do know, however, that it arrived when' Mr. Merrington was in his studio, and it is possible that even if Mr. Herrington recovers his mem- ory, he could tell •us nothing about it. "With regard to the Merringtons, we have the evidence oe several people that they were an affectionate couple, and that they,had no financial troubles, Mr. Merrington earned a fair income and'they each had private means. It has not been suggested by anyone who knew them that either of. j them was in love with anyone else, or that either of. them had an enmy. "I think I have laid all the facts before you—the facts on which you will base your verdict. "The first question you have to answer is, 'How did the deceased meet with her death?' The second question is, Was her death ` self-inflicted or accidental, or due to the deliberate in- tention of some unknown person to take her life?' You can retire, gentle- men, to consider your verdict, if you please." The jury retired, and they did not return until twenty minutes had elapsed. They found that Mrs. Mer- rington had been poisoned by cyanide of noteseinin. and that the poison had been placed in the bottle of liqueur by some person or persons unknown with deliberate intent to kill. That," said the coroner, "is a ver- dict of Wilful -Murder against some Person or Person n rr Persons U known. "Yes, sir," said the foreman of the jury. "A verdict of Wilful Murder." (To be continued.) Holive the Exception. The London cockney, who mispro- nounces his b's, is the constant .sport of the paragrapher. In Tit Bits we read of a district visitor who was call - Ing on Mrs* Harris, a new arrival in the village, You seem to have a good nsany. children, Mrs. Harris," said the visitor. "Yes, muni," she replied, "and whats• more, all their names begin with haitoh. There's 'Obert, my old- est. Then comes 'Ilda, 'Arriet and 2Orace. Then there's 'Avoid and 'Arry and 'Ector and 'Onoria. They're-. all haitches--•ell, except the baby, and we christened he Iiolive,'5 The coroner looked at his notes and nodded his head. That was precisely the time Merington would have been' passing through Maidstone. "Why didn't you come forward and give your evidence before?"he quer») led. "You knew the Merringtons, and this case must have interested you."' "Yes, sir; but I hesitated about go- ing to an inquest. I've never been to one before. And I didn't know that I could give evidence of any import- ance. mport ance. It was not until I heard you say that Mr. Merrington was with a lady that I knew I could be of any use." "Then you were not here when the constable from Little Slapton gave his evidence?" "No, sir. You were speaking when I came into the court,. I felt drawn here somehow,, sir, and I thought I'd just pop in and see what was going on." "Your sister's name and address?" "Mrs. Verity, sir, 26 Heron -road, Maidstone." "Thank you. I do not think I need k py yIon g Oh,bYtheb ee 00 an er. 1 what was the color of Mr. Merring-; ton's oar?" "Light grey, sir." "You'd seen it before, eh?" "No, sir. I had never seen Mr. Merrington in his ear before." "Did yon notice if he had any lug- gage with him?" "No, sir—1 ditlr't notice that." "Thank you. That is all l want to ask you." 4478. White. Swiss dotted in yellow The girl left the witness -box, and is here combined with white organdy the crooner ]oohed at his notes for a minute in silence. .Then he said,, and finished at the free edges with "H'm—or—yes---when this interrup they are swept rt out into the icywood- velopnzent in white batiste or hand- the possibility of the deceased having to kerchief linen, with hemstitching far taken her own life. There would be `a house where it is not at all pleasant a finish. 6 motive, gentlemen., At present we can find them when wanted. find no' motive, but Sir.Alexander No use blaming the little folks for The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 8, 10, 'Bradne you will remember stated not putting things where they belong12 and 14 years.: A 12 -year size re -that the' deepesed scented to be wog - when there really is no suitable lace quires 8% yards of one material 36 pied. Sir tl.lexiu;der, however, had where they belong! As for the leas - inches wide. To make as illustrated never seen Mrs. Merin tan'before; and antness—"I'll never sweep my, child's requires 11/2 yards for the waist, and you must take 11;ot in',o account.. We 2?t yards for the skirt and lustron, have other c' i k- re from several of' wet overshoes into the woodhouse P her frends. .11e., h seen her on that Pattern.' mailed to any address oni day, that she rI ,ti eilr'�eblv•ha'. receipt of 15c in 'silver or stamps, by PPY the' Wilson Publishing: Co„ 73 West `tad bright 1. rel '1..,, of fun," as one witness put ti. Adelaide. Street, Allow two "Well; with .ear,) In the evidence weeks for receipt of pattern. of the coestab,e, 1t stance alone. There you exclaim 'indignantly. And yet which reallyhurts the child more- this rather drastic lesson which he re - ISSUE No. 43--'23, In Plain Sight. "She's r-lfig the social ladder all right!" "And what beautiful silk stockings she wears:" - To Wind 'Yarn When you have no one to hells your yarn ter winding, place two ilat.i-ons an the table, as far apart' as the length of_flxe skein anti -stretch the yarn over thorn. minerd'e Llnlment Neale Guts. Millions Due to Britain. As the debt due tib' Great Britain; have been occupying consldeable at "tentlon, it may be recalled. that .the, debts of ber Allies and the Dominions are as follows; War Loans— Australia .,.......-. $ 467,205,000 New Zealand 148,115,000 Canada 69,050,000 South Africa 61,430,000 Other Dominions and Colonies Russia France` Italy Yugo-Slavia Portugal, Rumania, Greece'and"other Allies 16,300,000 3,275,000,000. 2,920,000,000, 2,615,000,000` 125,000;00, 335,000,000 59,922,160,000 Relief- and Reconstruction Loans:— Auetria 60,500,000 Poland .. . 19,500,000 Rumania 11,000,000 Yngo-Sf'avia 10,000,000 Other States 5,000,000: $106,000,000 Belgian Reconetruotlon Loans: 45,000,000 Other Loans:— Armenia Omaha -Slovakia Take it home to the kids Have a packet in your pocket for an ever -ready treat. A delicious oorifeo•' tion and an aid to the teeth, appetite, digestion. THE FUN OF BEING FIFTY By Dorothy Dix ` '3 Why do some of us hold middle age in such contempt? Why do we look upon attaining it with horror? IVe glorify'. youth. We clothe it in romance, and fill It with thrills and ex- citement and the tumult of adventure, and we cling to it with a desperate de- termination to hold on to the last ehred ot"ite radiance as long as pot - We idealize old age. We think of it ae' the purple twilight In 'which one sits at peace and rest with folded hands, one's week done, and in one's heart the placid enjoyment of those who have worthily performed their task, We are proud of being young,. We are proud of .being old, but we aro ashamed of being -middle-aged, Disappointments of Youth. Now all this is utter foolishness, Middle, age is really the golden age, 1f we only have the intelligence to real - A Powerful Beak. itis it. If is the time of full maturity, Maeows, a kind of parrot, native to of the full-blown rose, breathing its heart out in perfume, not the hard lit- tle bud that is only faintly fragrant. Our glorifying of youth is a mere superstition. Youth, in reality, is not n time of happiness, Itis• a time of 4145,000 10,000,000 South America, can. break with their 14,145,000 n beakhas nuts' which resist' attacks with mmer. Total ......,.,.., 510,082,305,000 Vr — A "listener -in" 200 miles from a HANG UP YOUR BROOM, broadcasting station hears the notes stress and tears, of bitter disappoint - of a singer sooner than those standing ments and baffled desires, when we When I get a new broom I soak the super because we have not learned in the. transmitting. room. This isbe straws up to the head in warm salt how to meet the trials and tribulations cause wireless waves travel faster water till. it thoroughly wet Then than sound waves. of 11fe."• When you are young you can go through the agonies of being eternally disgraced by having to wear a dress or a coat different from those worn by your companions. You can suffer ut- ter desolation of soul and feel that there is nothing left in life worth hav- ing awing if it rains on the day you had plan- ned to go to a picnic. You can know every torment of the pariah if you are a wall -flower at a party or are too bashful to go with the crowd. Middle age is far happier than youth, because by the time we reach fifty we have acquired a philosophy that makes us proof against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, We have learn- ed to laugh at ourselves, and so ridi- cule has no power to hurt us. The keen edge of our desires has been blunted- Moreover, we have seen so many hopes blasted, so many disas- ters turn into victory, that we are con- tent to wait the turn of fate. To Bien, middle age is the time of achievement. It is then that they en- gage in the big game of business and match their skill and wit and luck against the world. No thrill like that. No adventure like that. No sport like that. Youth has no fun like that, dip in clear fresh 'water two or three times to rinse. Then hang up to dry. By hanging up I mean to hang with the brush part down. My mother al- ways used to drill a hole through the end of the broom handle and tie a leather stringin it to hang it up by. But since I began keeping' house, I take a pegging awl and make a 'hole in the end of the broom handle, then screw in a screw -eye and hang up by that. I use an "eye" large enough so I can hang it on various nails wher-1 ever I happen to be at work. I get! small headed finishing nails to hang, up things on, when I do the carpenter work around the house. If a broom is wet and hung with brush upwards, the moisture soaks down into the head and S soon have a very crooked brush part. I wash my brooms often, and they are straight until worn out.—Mrs. W. J. B. Nltnsrd'e Liniment for Dandrut7, Foes of Memory. Scientists have discovered that the memory le stronger in summer than in winter, Among the worst foes of the memory are too much food,too much physical exercise, and strangely, too much education, Holland Bulbs flare n beautiful «'lodow catnep .In the depth of winter nt n small cost.. Special. Collection, 7 Beauti- ful Assorted Bulbs, Postpaid, 60c, Special Collection of 15 selected Bulhe, nontpald. 01, /tree Illustrated List, C. E. BISHOP & SON, Seedsmen Belleville, Ont. lie Write us for prlcea on highest grade. Basket Reeds—Also Frames and Tray Boards. Brantford Willow Works Brantford, Ont. MATCHES bring the light ,It Stays F ora. the Job' You can bank on a'444" Day after,day month after month annarts'444'Axe Will stand the going where the going isltardest. Oat yourhardware jnantoshow You a444'.Note the hanfandfhe' leer of it– Areal axe with a. flrebluet finish that resists Tits i. CANADA FOUNDRIES &I ORO1NOSMBE' JAMES SMART'PLANT BROCKVILLE ONS: Ntef ovol,a "•, , 1 ustarda YO m the lei Bidyou ow that mustard not only gives more zest and flavorto ts, but also stimulates yourdigestion? Because t aids assimilation it adds nourishinent to food s. flil v,� t• fee 239 Come to the Lectures, Demonstrations and Practices at. the. Ontario Agricultural CHoge 1924 — SHORT COURSES -- 1924 Stock and Seed Judging — (Two and •lecounts-Fell. 4 - Feb. 16. beefs) --January 8th -'19th. Market Mlik, including Mechanical Poultry liaising ---(pour \rtreeks)- Refrigeration --Feb. 18-.ilMarch 1, January Stlz - February 2nd, Condensed and Powdered milk— ITorticulture Courses: elarch 3rd • March 15th. • Fruit anri Vegetable Growing -Jan- Ice -Cream, including Mechanical fiery 21st - February and. Jtefrigeration-March 17 - Mar.28. Floriculture and Landiscape Garden- Creamery and Cheesemsking ing—Feb, 4th • Web. 16th. - - Course, 'including Mechanical Re- Dairy Courses: i'rigeratlon--Mar. 24 • Mar, 23. Course for Factory Cheese and Bee Keeping (Two Weeks)---Jan- Buttermakers -- January 2nd aary ry . March 14th, DrainageSth andJanuaDrainage19thSurveying Cow -Testing ---Jan. 7111 • San, 19th. (Two -Weeks)-Jar/, 8 - Jan. 19; Farm ,Dairy--'Jan.-21st Feb 2nd: Farm Power, including Tractore, Factory Mill: and (''ream Testing, • Gasoline Engines, etc. Two including Factory Managenieut Weeks)-- -Jan. 22 - Feb, 2, These comer nt.0 l.Innnen le 5510,,( the ,t'',lltllltill'nl1 or ttliuii r., farinere• snna. admin.), . aeutt,'y- mrn, I aoTn and hertirtilturlsln who: mar ba "U1,1 to leaps hone . fpr but a short: 000loit doing, the sin onate, All conies aro fl,•e, gin the exo,VtIolt of the ) daily Nausea, far (x1,1,'1, a stltallreg6na0na fes I 1)inrgrd• d clionhe )rum Iho home etw,m,ndings, Inert nil 'outer Icnida h„,tre,rd In .Ilio liiingMidi g, in im you ate inlerestcd. exchange of rxorrtrnec ond. lie en QuitrmU,t of 1amµludge, will do sbn gond, Man to 0110,1,1 some dmnsu tllnf ellpeals br hon. aodbntvl rine, on ,lIwa,a• Write for book - lel dls,'tlllInd 11,e courses''. end 'ugl. .for railway curl' 110(10. . Domestic Felicity. And even the men who never do big things have reached Easy Street by middle age, if they are ever to arrive in that pleasant thoroughfare. They have their homes, their comforts, and have settled down into a humdrum eonteutnsent that youth never knows. Middle age is the heyday of dornes- tieity. It takes twenty-five years for most husbands and wives to reach a working basis where they can enjoy each other's good qualities and avoid such other's peculiarities. Gone are the jealousies of the honeymoon; elim. Mated the friction of clashing wills. On the middle-aged household roosts the dove of peace as it never does on that, of the newlyweds. Women should go rejoicing toward middle age, because it is their time of emancipation, when the spinster no longer requires a chaperon, and when the mother has raised and settled hes' familyand is free for f r the first time to enjoy herself, Australia's Wonder Bridge. will possess In the bridge to be built acrossSydney Harbor one of the Across "Elydney Harbor one of the greatest engineering marvels in the world. Tho total cost of this vast structure, for which contracts are shortly to be allotted, will be about seven million pounds, nearly half of which will be expended in wages. Tile new bridge will eliminate the slow -working ferry now in use, and will bear four lines of railway, beside a 571t. roadway with broad pavements. Australians havedreamed of this un- dertaking for n-dertaking'for many years,' and there has been much discussion as to what form the bridge should take, the pus= sibiiiiies .of floating and suspension structures being considered. Finally, a high-level bridge has been. decided 011)on. For pure grandeur, this great con et:ruction is expected to eclipse the world famous Forth and Quebec bridges, far although its spall of 1,600 ft. is slightly shorter than either of Leese, it will be considerably Higher above the water than they are. The approaches'to the bridge b dge >,rero • commenced some time ago by Aus- tralian firms, but they found it ilnpoe- shite to carry out the whole undertak- i ing, and tenders were Invited from en- gineering Concerns all over the world, 1 There are few great difficulties to be. orei•come in the construction as the granite piers Thick iv111 support the bridge will have solid rock founds tions 1)11 bath sides ot;the harbor, thus' melting the venture lees speculative ' than, hasbeen the case withotherlarge bridge -building contracts. J. 13, REYNOLDS, M.A. L. STEVENSON A, K. I'ORT10R, B.s :\. tit A literary critic is a person who President Director, 0± ExtensionReglstral 1(11 meanings in' a boost that the author never knew were there.