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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-11-29, Page 3Former Scout Now Chatham's Mayor "lou know, some day, one of the boys here tonight inay. be Mayor of oat city." Wonder hoW oaten Scouts have heard visitors speak like that at Scout meetings? And how many ot the boys really thought that Maybe the prediction might come true? Oue place where it has come true is Chatham, where Mr, 0. D. Solman has just been elected as Mayor of the city. "Ted" Suhnan, as he is best known in Chatham, took -a great interest in the Boy. Scouts when he was a boy him- self. He qualified for most of the Scout badges, inciluling the King's Scout and the coveted Silver Wolf; and later on became one of the most active Scoutmasters in Western On- tario. He is superintendent of a Sun- day School, and for years was violin- ist in the S. S. orchestra. Though but 24 years of age, Chatham's new "Boy Scout Mayor" is daddy to two little girls who are prime favorites in a wide circle of acquaintances. Ground for Complaint. underfoot "Say, there is sand on bread." econd Class—"Tine, it will keep e butter from slipping off." UniversityScouts Organize. Fortner Boy Scouts and Boy Scout leaders attending the University of Toronto and its affiliated colleges have organized , a University Old Scouts' Club to keep alive their interest In Scouting and Scout activities. The charter :membership includes young men fol merly connected with Scout troops in 'many parts of Canada. Af- ter the Christmas holidays the 'Club' hopes to mut on a Winter Training Course for Scout Leaders with the as- sistance of. Mr. Rodney C. Wood, Do- minion Camp Chief, of Ottawa. How can a second-class Scout do first-class hiking with a tenderfoot? Scouts Prevent Auto Spill Quick thinking and a disposition to bole: others, displayed by two Toronto Scouts on Thanksgiving Day, pre- vented what might have turned out to be a serious accident, on the steep and circuitous road that winds past the Old Mill on the Humber River. The two lads were sauntering up the hill, probably pondering what "their good deeds for the day should be, when they noticed an automobile' backing down the roadway. The car was filled. with people, and obviously beyond control. The tires would not grip on the Slippery pavement. There was danger of the automobile party being precipitated into a dangerous gully at the side of the road. With alacrity the two Scouts ob- tained stones and other hardy impedi- ments from the side of the road and oast then in front of the skidding: *wheels, enabling the driver to bring his car to a stop. Many New Scout Troops. Amongst new Boy Scout Troops re- gistered by Provincial Scout Head- quarters, Blear and Sherbourne Ste., Toronto, this fall, have been the fol- lowing: 34th Hamilton, 1st Clarkson, 2nd Owen Sound, 1st Alexandria, let Dutton, 3rd Chatham, 2nd Simcoe, 7th Ottawa, 2nd Tillsonburg, 1st .Nipigon, .7th London, 1st Newbury, lst Park- lands, 2nd Woodstock, let Huntsville, 1st Goderieh, 2nd Chatham, and let Thamese-ille, Has your town joined the family of Scout towns yet? If you are interested in securing the forma- tion ormation of a troop in your community, write to Provincial Headquarters for a free copy of the new pamphlet "How to Organize a Boy Scout Troop." Tiresome Motorist --"Is my tire fiat?" Tenderfoot Scout—"It's a little fiat on the bottom, sir, but the rest of it looks all right." • .•..-.--.fir- Swords to Plowshares. No greater exemplification of turn- ing swords into plowshares 'can' he found than the adaptation of chlorine gas to the cure os. influenza. In the great war no mere dreaded weapon MIS used .than the chlorine gas. Its, effects are being borne by hundreds and hundreds al our boys who went: over there. Its after effects were even worse than those of the fiendish mustard gas.. But science has con- quered it and turned it to peace uses in a remarkable degree, Prof. hale of the University of Ar- kansas has demonstrated without doubt that chlorine gas—the dreaded war implement—pray be utilized to et- fect cures in influenza. As influenza was the most dreaded of all diseases incident tothe war, it seems more than fitting that war's most terrible agency of death should be used to nom bat it. Tn applying the chlorine gas treat- ment to his influenza patients Prof, Hale used infinitesimal quantities et frequent tetervals and found that the gds effectually killed the germ. His 'figures show rutty 00 per cent. of cures —an unprecedented ,record. Dives wear the same type of dress to day es they did over forty years t. 1,..T PLU "Ittrak& les" •ircyr pacl-?@t tf(e" fi s " <<k a lb tin. If you rollyour G -n. fOr IDIa40 !ahp!) `' , fw es. . e,e,e,, V.,, HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board M Health, Ontario i», Middleton will bo glad to answer queetleua car Publlo Health tamp tars through this column. Address him et Saadi= Hoarse, Spaelina Cresoont,'Toronto. The death rate from cancer is not increasing for males up to 45 years of age and for females up to 60. The most rapid increase is occuring in ex- treme old age. The painlessness of cancer in its early stages is -one of the *most insidi- ous dangers since it lends the patient to delay in seeking *medical advice.. Were cancer aspainful"in its early stages as toothache there would be fewer of these pitiful cases in which the patient first seeks advice when the cancer has reached a stage beyond! all but imitative treatment. Medical advice should be at once should a lump be found in thej breast, if an ulcerated condition exists, on the ton e,lip or skin which does, not heal in a few days, if there is persistent hoarseness, if a mole or wart shows a tendency to grow, if blood or mucus is passed with the stools, if there is bloody or offensive discharge at other than the normal monthly periods, especially at the change of life or after it has passed. Even with the greatest care and skill doubtful cases occur; but only after careful medical examination can it be decided whether such conditions are or are not indicative of cancer, and those • who seek advice in these circum-' i+stances are taking a wise course quite apart from cancer possibilities. An abnormality is there and whatever it is due to it should be treated and not nursed in secret. The statement is repeated that pro- longed irritation is the cause, but all tissues are not equally liable. The palm of the hand is probably in the deeper than i nipple. partsh u n the Some tissues show a special liability such as the skin of the face, lips, insides of cheeks, tongue, lower part of the bowel and neck of the womb. TEETHING `TROUBLES Baby's teething time is -a time of worry and anxiety to most mothers. The little ones become cross peevish; their little stomach becomes deranged and constipation and colic sets in. To make the teething period easy on baby the stomach and bowels must be kept sweet and regular. This can be done by the use of Baby's Own Tablets— the ideal laxative for little ones. The Tablets are a sure relief for all the minor ailments of childhood :such as constipation, colic, indigestion, colds and simple fevers. They always do good—never harm. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. II,�' p•e,g� � � til tib I�i hi� Chances Naturally Greater Student—"Do you know, Professor, statistics show your chances of a long life are greater than those of a black- smith?" Professor—"Naturally; I deal only with the beads, not the heels of niul es." Time to Leave. Lecturer --"Allow, me, before I close, to repeat the words of the immortal Webster." :Hayseed (to wife) --"Land sakes, Maria, let's git out o' here. He's a- goln' ter start in on the dictionary," The Egyptians imagined the world to be a vast plain suspended in space, Politeness costs nothing, Perhaps that's why .it's 'one of the few things the average bureaucrat doesn't waste: The meal hour should be .a happy, cheerful one. Avoid if possible dia- cussion of business affairs. Remember that. "A meal well chatted, is half di-' gested.'' Ask for Minard'e and take no other. • • Ever Ready. Survivors of the great earthquake in Japan Who arrived in Vancouver, Bri- tish Columbia, about the, middle of September, gave graphic accounts .of what they bad witnessed of the awful results of the catastrophe. But in the midst of the widespread sorrow at the terrible loss of life Canadians must feel some gratification that their fel- low countrymen and fellow citizens of the Empire were among the first to give their help where it was needed. One of the despatches was to this er- ect. "OIIicers and mon of the Canadian ship Empress of Australia were par ticularly commended for their courage and calm efficiency," This also is worthy of note: "The most impressive sight of the whole experience was furnished by a British cruiser, which came racing in from God knows where, and went straight where she was most needed," declared Arthur Jackson, 'who is ac- companied by his wife. "We passed her while on the rescue ship bound for Kobe, She flew past us at the rate of 35 miles an. hour. She missed being the first warship at the scene of the disaster by a few minutes, a. Japanese ship beating her by a narrow Margin." The same old British navy, whose rescuing destroyers during the great war seemed to conte suddenly from no- where to give their aid wherever need- ed, still rides ready, as kind and im- partial and humane as she is dauntless In the face of danger, A Man -Made Niagara. A gigantic waterfall, that will rival Niagara, is now being constructed in the Swiss Alps, near Martigny, It is at an altitude of over 6,200 It, and is designed to supply electric power for the federal'railways of Switzerland. The scheme also provides for male ing a huge dam across the noted Bar. berine cascade, thus forming a vast ai•tlflrial lake of about forty million cubic yards. The height oe this dam will be the same as that of Niagara, namely 262 ft, and it have a total length of 818 ft. The total cast of the undertaking 1s estimated at nearly two and a half *million pounds sterling, but the benefits to be derived from the power generated by the falls will, it is calculated, repay this sum in a few Months. It is hoped to complete the scheme with three years. The installation will then be capable of ,supplying suf- ficient electric power to run the'eaitire Swiss railway system, which at pre- sent ie largely dependent on foreign itboe'e ORPHANED BY THE JAPANESE DISASTER Nine -months old Baby Nicoll is one of the many little British refugees who have arrived In Vancouver since the great earthquake in Japan two mouths ago. For 36 hours she lay without food or shelter on the Bluff at Yokohama until she was discovered by rescue parties and eventually restored to her. father, H. R. Nicoll, with whom she travelled to Canada on the "Em- press of Russia; Mr. Nicoll's wife and other daughter were lost during the disaster. STOMACH TROUBLE DUE TO THIN BLOOD It Usually Disappears When the Blood is Made Rich and Red. Thin blood is ono of the most com mon causes of stomach trouble. It affects the digestion very quickly. The glands that furnish the digestive fluids are diminished in their activity, the stomach muscles are weakened and there is.a loss of nerve force. In this state of health nothing will more quick- ly restore the appetite, digestion and normal nutrition than good, rich, red blood. Dr, Williams' Pink Pills act directly on the blood, making it rich and red, and this enriched blood strengthens weak nerves, stimulates tired muscles and awakens to normal activity the glands that supply the digestive fluids. This is s shown byan improved ved a e• 0 1 PP tite, and soon the effect of these blood enriching pills is evident throughout i the whole system. You find that what you eat does not distress. you, and that you are vigorous instead of ir- ritable and listless. If your appetite is fickle, if you have any of the dis- tressing pains and symptoms of 'indi- gestion, you should at once take Dr, Williams' Piuk Pills and profit by the better condition in which they will put your blood. These pills are sold by all dealers in medicine, or you can get them by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr, Wil. liarus' Medicine'Co„ Brockville, Ont. Hunting by Aeroplane. An interesting aerial development has taken place in Spain, where aviat- ors have been hunting birds. The principal victim et these bunts is the great bustard, a bird found in large numbers in Southern Europe. Bustards fly in flocks of eight or ten, and the average weight of each bird is about 351b. Owing to the fact that they are ex- tremely timid and can fly vorY quickly, bustards have always been difficult to hunt on land; so the novel idea of shooting them from aeroplanes was hit upon Sometimes the aviators follow the birds until they drop from sheer ex- haustion, but another method is to shoot at them from the machines as they rise froth the ground. To hit the birds while the machine is rushing through the air requlre.s considerable skill, as the hunter Id' hampered by the limited range of the gun, due to the many struts and wires on the aeroplane, However, many bus- tards have been shot in this way. Gracey? A gentleman was taking a class at the village school, and asked: "Can anyone give a definition of the word 'grace'?" There was a monfemit's pause, then one smart youth exclaimed: "Please, sor, it's 'fat out o' the mate.' " Verdict a Cure. "Though pronounced insane, there seems to be no question of his sanity now." "None at ell ---the jury acquitted him,you know," If you intend to do a. mean thing, wait till to -morrow; if you aro to do a noble thing, do it now, now. -Dr. Guthrie, EASY TRICKS No. 55 Fly. Away Balance a visiting card — or a playing card—on the tip of the forefinger of your left hand. On this, directly over the forefinger, place a half dollar. The problem Is to remove the card without touching the halt dollar and without causing the half dollar to leave your finger tip All that you have to do Is to snap the forefinger of the right band so that it will strike the corner of the card. if you do it correctly—and you'll get the hang of It after a few trials—the card will fly away, leav• ing the half dollar on the finger tip. There is a little knack about do- ing the trick but the knack will come with very little practice. (0115 this out and paste it, tc'itht other of the scrips, 115 a saralThaah.) Seven Mistakes. "There are seven mistakes of life that many of .us make," said a famous man to the writer; and then he gave the following list: 1. The luslon that individual ad- vancement is made by crushing others down, 2; The tendency to worry about 'things that cannot be changed or cor rooted. • 3. Insisting that a thing Is impos- sible because we ourselves cannot ac- complish it. 4. Attempting to compel other per- sons to believe and live aa we do. 5. Neglecting development and re. flnement of the mind by not acquiring the habit of reading, 6. Refusing to set aside trivial pre- ferences, in order that important things maybe accomplished. 7. The failure to establish the habit of saving money, MONEY ORDERS, It is always safe to send a Dominion Express Money Order. Five dollars costs three cents, The Teacher Caught. "If a banana east three cents," said the teacher, '`what will a dozen cost?" Willie hesitated, then gave it up. "Well, do you suppose you could do the sum if we were to play at keeping shop?" Willie thought that he could, and consented to .enter the make-believe market and address the shopkeeper. "Have you . any, good bananas to- day?" "Some fine' ones at three cents a- piece," was the reply. , "I'11 take ,a dozen, if you please," said Willie, digging down into his pockets for imaginary cash. "And' how much will that be?" Keep Minard's Liniment in the: house, An Irish mother reproving her son exclaimed, "I wish your father was at home 501115' evening' to see how you behave when he is out!" LARGE STOCK TROJAN ELEC.' tric Washing Machines being sold direct from Toronto warehouse while they last at $88. Regular retail price $165. Write at once. F. B. Proctor 102 Atlantic Ave Toronto The Wobbling Pole. That the Pole wobbles le a puzzle as well as a scientific fact, One theory is that the wobbling is reused by vast accumulations of ice and snow. Another is that it. is caused by the outer shell of the earth slipping upon the core of the planet. Suppose King Tutanlchamen had sent an expedition to fl and the North Pole. Let it be imagined that the goal was reached and that a post was driven into the ground to mark its exact location. Amundsen, if success- ful in lit's present project, would not. find the Pole in the same spot as it was 3,500 years ago, but it would not be far away. Front a given centre, suppose a circle to be drawn from a radius of thirty feet. Inside of that circumfer- ence the Pole is always to he found. Itis quite possible that the crust of the earth clips, because the shell wimieb forms its envelope Ims consider. able elasticity. The earth goes round on what is called its "axis of rotation," and it has another axis, an "axis of energy." At one time these two eciu bided, but now this is'no longer the case, and their deviation produces the slipping which is the cause of the wob- bling of the Poles and the correspond- ing changes in latitudes. Patronize the merchants who see to it that their horses are well treated, not overworked, overdriven, or other- wise misused. Look pun r Care -worn, nerve -exhausted women need Bitro.Phosphate, a pure organic phosphate dispensed by druggists that New York and Paris physicians pre- scribe to increase weight and strength and to revive youthful looks and feel- ings. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St. East, BABIES LOVE MRS.WiRSILAVI SYRUP The infante' and Children's Regulator Pleasant to give—pleasant to take. Guaranteed purely vege- table and absolutely harmless. It quickly overcomes colic diarrhoea, flatulency and other litre disorders. The open published formula appears on every Sable. AS Aif Druggists INDIGESTION, GAS T STOMACH Bpp� � 7 TROUBLE S ROUBLE "Pape's Dlapepsin" is the quickest, surest relief for indigestion, gases, flatulence, heartburn, sourness, or stomach distress caused by acidity. A few tablets give almost immediate stomach relief. Correct your ,stomach, and digestion now for a few cents.. Druggists sell millions of packages of Pape's Diapepsln, Mother! Give Sick Child "California Fig Syrup" Harmless Laxative for a Bilious, Constipated Baby or Child. Constipated, bit- ions, feverish, or ' sick, colic Babies e. and Children love to take genuine "California F i g Syrup." No other laxative regulates the tender little t... Y bowels so nicely. It sweetens the stomach and starts the liver and bowels, acting without i griping. Contains no narcotics or soothing drugs. Say "California" to your druggist and avoid coenterfeitsl Insist upon genuine "California Fig , Syrup" which contains directions. ASPIRIN Say "Bayer" and Insist! Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not get- ting 'he genuine Baye product proved safe by millions and prescribed by Pbysicians over twenty.three years for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Earache Rheumatiem Neuralgia Pain, Pala' Accept "Bayer Talent of Aspirin" only. Bach unbroken package con: Wee proper directions. Handy: boxes. of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug, gists also self bottles of 24 and 100, Aapirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Sayer Manufacture of tlonoao;ticaoidester o? Salleyllcachl, Willie it Is well known that Aspirin means Bayer. Manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, the Tab- lets of Bayer Company will be stamp- ed with, their general .trade mark the ",Bays; l5O$J5 ' eneeneeneenereeee CR/111, NIGHT .& MORNIrsTG KEEP YOURF CLEAN'IM CLEAR EALTHr RE 1110. co. out America's Paulette Dog. Rotnecjles ' meek ea DOS DISEASES one HIM ,' 10 rue, kaned Fret. to oar Aderere br tee Author.. x, CLAY PLOVER co., the. 120 Wnt 240 street New York, U.S.A. - - Got t`,l! COLD? Take a small pan of boiling water and put half a teaspoon of MEN- THOUATUM in the hot water, then breathe the steam. It's the best and also the quickest way to get relief. Far 011 at nil Prue stem. Write .tor' Free Sat.,ple. THE MENTHOLATUM CO. arIS9abprs. 004, 9ek 03 INFLUENZA. Don't wait till you get the 'flu. Inhale Minard's night and morn- ing. Tire great preventive. GIRLS! A GLEAMY MASS OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR 35 -Cent "Danderine So Im- proves Lifeless, Neglected Hair. An abundance of luxuriant hair full of gloss, gleams and life shortly follows a genuine toning up of neg- lected scalps with dependable "Dan- derine." Palling it a 1 le itching scalp and id j the dandruff is corrected immediately. Thin, dry, wispy or fading hair is quickly Invigor- ated, taking on new strength, color and youthful beauty, "Danderine" is delightful on the bear; a refreshing, stimulating tonic— not sticky or greasy) Any drugstore. Face Disfigured With Large Pimples Cuticura. Healed " For some time my face was af- fected with pimples and skin erup- tions, which, by times would be very irritating. The pimples were very hard and large, and turned bluish when rubbed or picked, which caused dis- ffiigurement. "I was treated but it did not prove satisfactory. X surd an ad. vertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and decided to try them, and after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap said two boxes of Cuticura Ointment I was healed." (Signed) Mrs. Earl Cooke,: Box 374, Napanee, Ono. Cuttariicura Soap daily, with Cuticura Ointment occasionally, prevents pimples or other eruptions. They are a pleasure to use, as is also Cuticura Talcum for perfuming the skin. eampleaeeb rroeby5c4s. Address: '23,0=04 21r, tied, 844 et, Paul at., W„ i¢ostres42 Sold eVery- bere. Seaple-c. Ointment25andl0e. Talcamybc. 310.1"-Cuticura Soap shaves without mug. BEFORE MY BABY CAME I Was Greatly Benefited by Taking Lydia E. Pinkhar's Vegetable Compound Sydenham, Ont. —"I took your medicine before my baby was born,and it was a great help to me as I was very poorly until I had started to take it. I lust telt as though I was tired out all the time and would have weak, faint spells. My nerves would bother me un- til I could get little rest, night or day. 1 was told by a friend to take Lydia E. Pinicham's Vegetable Compound, and I only took a few bottles and it helped me wonderfully. I would recommend it to any woman. I am doing what I can to recommend this good medicine. 1 will lend that little book you sent me toting one I can help. You can with the great- est of pleasure use my name in regard to the Vegetable Compound if it will help others telco it.Mrrs. HARVEY MILLI.. GAN, Sydenham, Ont. It is remarkable how many cases have bean reported similar to this one. Many women aro poorly at such times and get into a weakened,run-down condition; when it is essential to the mother, as. well as the child, that her strength l,e kept up. Lydia E. Pinitham's. Vegetable Com pound is an excellent tonic for the mother at this time. It is prepared from medicinal roots and herbs and does not containanyharmdrurggs.maybe. taken in eai'otyby theful nursinglt modish _' ISSUE.Np. 48—'23,