The Seaforth News, 1923-12-27, Page 3Patrol Leaders, Lead.
The chief work of every Scot tines -
ter should be to see that his Patrol
Leaders are able to lead their patr'o1s.
Very often P. L's =complain that they
are not given the opportunity, but I
am afraid that tile :It frequently only
an excuse, and would suggest four
Watchwords from the word, LEAD,
which may help some Patrol Leaders
in their task of spreacling the Patrol
system, wItIgt can be worked if only
given a chance,
Loyal.
A Patrol Leader must be loyal. The
second scout law states that a Scout
1s -"1'a; R,l. to the King; and to his offi-
cers,
f -cers, etc, Reiilember you must always
be leading your patrol:
Some P. L.'s may not agree with the
methods by which his Scoutmaster
controls the Troop, either work,
competition, games or general y utine.
Prove your loyalty by sticking to our
Scoutmaster, and if you. have dei nite
plans, and can prove by your own ex-
ample that your ideas are better', and
perhapsmore'scouty, in time you will
"win through."
Lead your own patrol first; then the
other patrols will want to follow, while
the Scoutmaster will not ignore any
reasonable proposition which, has the
united support of all the P. L.'s. Unity
is strength, and loyalty is a Scout.
virtue which must stand out Pro-
minently, especially with Leaders.
Enthusiasm.
This sounds a nice word, but only
a Yew P. L,'s can keep enthusiastic for
a decent parted. The slacker can be
dealt with in various ways, but one
of the chief obstacles to the patrol
system is the Patrol Leader who le
not slack, neither is he very keen. A
"luke warm Scout is not going to ac-
complish much for his patrol or troop.
If a Patrol Leader is not keen, he can-
not expect his patrol to be enthusias-
tic, A boy cannot hope to be a suc-
cessful Leader unless he possesses
something of that peculiar quality,
that personal magnetism, or enthusi-
asm, which attracts alt the other mem-
bers of the patrol, both in work and in
play.
The Scouting spirit wants doctoring
if you' are not keen, so roll up your
sleeves afresh, and put some ginger
into,your own patrol.
Ambition.
It is very necessary for the Patrol
Leader to have greater Scout know-
ledge than the remaining Scouts in his.
patrol. The Leader should be able to
give instruction in the second class
tests, while he should constantly help
to revive the Tenderfoot work. The
principal Objeot of the Patrol Leader
is to "rake his patrol work interesting,
lie will, therefore, try to vary his
routine as much as possible.
Under the heading of Ambition, one.
Must think of the word self -Improve-
ment, which means the ambition to
progress in life by all fair means. 'A
useful motto is "Aim High,"
Diligence.
Another jaw -breaker, butboiled
down it meanswork hard and stick to
your guns. Remember It is a privilege
to be the Patrol Leader of a patrol of
Jolly boys. On your part it means self-
sacrifice. . Often you will be asked to
give up your own desires and plea-
sures for the benefit a the other boys
in your patrol. I can imagine some
saying that it is easy to talk about.
these ideals, but what about the
crowds of difficulties which Patdol
Leaders have to face? The only ans-
wer is
Cannot do It, scorn the thought,
You can do whate'er you ought,
On yourself and God rely)
Trust and try, trust and try.
In conclusion, no Patrol Leader can
ever hope to lead until he has learnt
a reverence for religion. A Leader
should believe in God, and God's
word. In the olden days knighthood
when it was bestowed, was a religious
ceremony,, and a Knight not oniy' con-
sidered himself a servant of the king,
but also a servant of God. Try to
tate the Knights of old, and let all
'`Leaders, pass on to their boys .the
Scouting spirit—a spirit which can
only be given out by those who have
cultivated it themselves,
see
Worried.
City Bird—"Thus is a, fine warm
plane to spend a cold night, but I
hope that rube from the country don't
blow out the gas!"
•
Be what your friends think you are;
• avoid being what your enemies say
you are, go right forward, and be
happy-•-Mart•us Mills Pomeroy,
HEALTH EDUCATION
BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON
' Provinclal Board of Health, Ontario
Dr. Middleton will be glad to answer questions on Public Health mat-
ters through this column. Address high, at Spadina House, Spadina
Crescent, Toronto.
Good health is the greatest thing in
the world. Without It lire means lit.
tie to anyone. Up till very recently'
we have accepted our state of health
almost as a gift from God, but now
we are beginning to see that it is to
a large' extent of our owit making,
A new philosophy of life is taking
hold of us, and as education spreads
we begin to see how much we actually
can do to keepourselves well and to
avoid those excesses and habits of life
that tend to break up ouz' physical
,machine,so to spealc, and bring cm
infirmities. A whole lot of forces are
at work to help us in cur effprts to
keep well. There is the increasing in-
terest being taken in Child Welfare,
and I would like to impress on every-
one who reads these lines the value of
Child Welfare work to the whole com-
munity. If we get a good start in
life, if we are brought up through in-
fancy and childhood under intelligent
supervision, if any little physical de -
facts we may develop are corrected
early, if we are privileged to have
in our early years common sense meth-
ods used in our'unbringing, there is
no doubt but that we will be the bet -
Ler for it and that we will grow up
healthier men and women.
Think what child welfare work has
'done in New Zealand and other conn -
tries where it has been given a:fair,
and reasonable try -out. The infant'
death rate has been more than cut in
half, and those who survive are being;
given medical and nursing supervision
as never before, Little ailments, little
defects of teeth, eyes, ears, tonsils, etc., t
are being attended to before they be-`
come chronic ant are allowed to poison!
the system, thus bringing on heart dis-
ease, rheumatism, debility and other
troubles later on in life. In this Do-
minion the work of Child Welfare is.
only just beginning. The ground has!
hardly been scratched. If a large pro-
portion of the physical defects found,
in men and women had been corrected'
in . early life, instead of growing. up
into adult life handicapped, they might
have been normal healthy humanbe-
ings, able to do a man's or woman's
work in the world, and enjoy the
blessings of good health and full
vigor.
SIR HENRY THORNTON'S
MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEES,_
Appreciative of Year's Work
and Has iConfidence in
Future.
The following signed message ;from
Sir Henry W. Thornton, K.B•E,, Presi-
dent and Chairman of the .Boards of
Directors of the Canadian National
EASY TRICKS
No. 59
The Cards You Selected
This is a mystifying card trick
that any amateur can perform with-
out skill.
Four persons select four cards
each and remember the cards. If
they have difficulty in remembering,
they may make notes to help their
memories. The performer now gath-
ers the cards. Taking the pacer of
sixteen cards in his hands (holding
the cards facedown, of course) he
deals the cards mite two' heaps. The
heap .on which the top card was
placed, is put on the other heap.
The sixteen cards ane again dealt
into two heaps and taken up as
before. This is done twice ore
(four times in all). The aarc s �►a
•now dealt into four heaps, dealing
the first four cards on one heap,
etc. The first heap is the cards se-
lected by the first man, the second
heap selected by the second man,
and so' on. •
A more effective finish is for the
magician to hold the cards behind
his back and take out the cards as
requested by each of the spectators.
This.isjust as easy as the other
method as the cards are in the exact
order thatthey were in after the
cards were gathered from the epee•
tators. •
(Olip this out and paste if, with
other of the series, in a scrapbook.)
To keep mutton from having a pe-
culiar flavor and bad odor, do not let
the wool side of pelt coine in contact
with the flesh, nor handle the flesh
when the hands smell of wool.
A specimen of the great auk was
captured alive off St. Kilda in 1821
and a later one in 1840. One or two
specimens may have lingered on in
Iceland or the Faroe Islands, but the
auk evidently disappeared from the
earth entirely about 1844 br 1848,
ASPIRIN
PMN IN THE JOINTS
Is An Indication That the Blood
is Thin and Watery.
The first sign of rheumatism is fre-
quently a pain and swelling of one of
the joints. If this is not treated
through the blood, which is the seat of
the disease, the poison spreads—af-
fecting other joints and tissues -some-
times rheumatism attacks the heart
and is fatal.
A remedy that has corrected' many
cases of rheumatism is Dr, Williams'
Pink Pills. These pills enrich and
purify the blood so that the poisonous
rheumatic matter is driven out of the
system as nature intended. Miss Ger-
tie Denne, Washago, Ont., was attack-
ed with rheumatism and found relief
through Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. She
says:—"About a year ago I was at-
tacked by rheumatism and for two
weeks was confined to my bed. The
trouble was so painful, affecting the
joints of my limbs so that I could not
stand alone. Mother had a box of Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills in the house'and
thought they might help me. I began
taking them, and when I had taken
these pills got a further supply, with
the result tbat,the rheumatism van-
ished and I was a well girl, I may add
that my mother and two of my sisters
have also used the pills for vai $ us ail-
ments with equal success, and now we
are never without then In the house."
If you are suffering from any con-
dition ' due to poor, watery blood, or
weak nerves, begin taking Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills now, and note how
your strength and health will Improve.
You can get these pills through any
dealer- in medicine, or by mall, at 60
cents a box from The Dr. Williams
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont,
Not Lost At All.
Visitor—"My, Bobbie, you'velost
l your front teeth, th have
nearly all l Y r r e 't n
you?"
Bobble—"No. I ain't, ma'am --got
'om-all in a little box. put away."
a
Say "Bayer" "er" unci Insist! 0
The Old Irish Yard Man.
The number of his years no creature
knows;
They must have had the fortune to
Unless you see the name "Bayer" "on
y
package or on..tablets you are not get-
ting the genulne Bayer product proved
safe by millions: and prescribed by
physicians over twenty-three years. for
Colds Headache
Toothache Lumbago
Earache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain,, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only, Each unbroken package con.
tains proper directions, Bandy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents, Drug-
gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark (registered
in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester of Salicylieacid;:
While tt le well known tbat Aspirin
means Bayer Manufacture, to assist
the public against imitations, the Tab-
lets of Bayer Company wil be stamp-
ed' with their general trade mark, the
"Buyer Cross."
Before the doctrine or ariginal sin,
For even when be takes a stick 'and
throws
To stop a noisy conference of crows,
The eyes of him, deep-set in wrink-
led skin,
Are lighted ri'oni such innocence
Within
That all the pureness
hews.
And when, at feeding time, the yard
fowls chase
Each other In a wild and reckless race
To where he stands and calls; and
ducks and geese
And hens and cockerels' are told to
cease
Their greedy chatter, in. his Gaelic
words •
1 hear St. Francis preaching to the
-Charles Daimon,
Bulgaria has a compulsory labor
law wbich provides that all persons
of both sexes, namely, men of 20 or
over and girls of 16 or over, shall be.
liable to compulsory labor service,
lasting a total of 12 months in the case
of men and six mouths for girls.
Railways, to officers and ":employees of
the System, Is published in the,Decem-
ber issue of the Canadian National
Railway's Magazine •
-
Te Officers and Employees:
I wish you all a Merry Christriras
and a Happy New Year. For twelve
menthe we have been engaged in a
Joint enterprise and any snaeees we
have met with has been largely due to
the fine spirit and efficient service ren-
dered by
en•dered,by officers and employees,
I thank you one and all for the way
you have responded to the demands
upon you and for the excellent service
you have given the Company, Es-
pecially, I wish to thank those em
pioyees who come in contact with the
travelling public for the courtesy they
have displayed. They have, indeed,
treated every passenger on our rail-
way as a guest of the Company, with
the result that not only have our men
found satisfaction in their work but
they have materially. added to the
good opinion of our undertaking exist-
ing in the minds of the public.
We will face the oncoming year
With enthusiasm, courage, and a de-
termination to establish still ;higher
our standard of service.
With your continued co-operation
and support, I am confident the day is
not far distant when we shall justify
the wisdom of those who were re-
sponsible .for our National Railway
System and make that System .. a
source of profit and pride to the people
of our Dominion.
(Signed) 11, W. THORNTON,
President,
The Lone Baby of the
Loneliest Island.
"Britain's loneliest island" is what
the Rev. H. M. Rogers, in the London
Times, recently called Tristan da Cun-
ha, that Iittle island midway between
South Africa and South America,,
which possesses neither trade nor
manufactures, and which is rarely
visited by vessels. The inhabitants
used to be certain of a visit once a
year from an official gunboat 'with
stores, mail and a doctor and a minis-
ter on board; but tiro'tiny colony did
not warrant the expense, and after due
warning aad after the people had been
given an opportunity to leave the
place, the boat was withdrawn. Des-
pite certain hardships and the chance
of famine mast of the people elected
to remain on the island, for they are
simple folk who dearly love their
homes.
"An opportunity for a gala day came
to them in October," records Mr.
Rogers, "for there was a unique chrisi
toning; the firet and only English baby'
ever born on Tristan was baptized in
the tiny island's church room. At day-
break all the union jacks on the island
some five of them, were hoisted at
various flag poles and on the roof of
the tiniest parsonage In the world—
the missionary resides in a- small' two-
roomed wooden hut. The day was fine
and the people had put on their smart-
est clothes, which, having been pro-
cured from passing ships years ago,
were curious and wonderful. Soldiers'
and sailors' uniforms, dress suits,
corduroys, dungaree and early Vic-
torian ladies' garments gave the Im-
pression that a fancy-dress ball was
going on: The people like bright col-
ors, and most of them wore a rosette
of .Colored ribbon -or carried a bouquet.
"The little school room at St. Mary's
Church was decorated with flowers,
and at three o'clock every one who
could squeeze in to it entered to watch
the missionary baptize his own baby,
Leading Tristanites stood as 'spon-
sors. The whole population was eager
to act in that capacity, but it was de-
cided to limit the number to six—
four for Tristan and two for England,
As soon as the service was over there
was tea drioking, and about a hundred
people shook hands and gave the
health in tea. A cake had been made,
but, owing to the shortage of flour and
raisins and the difficulty of getting
milk, it was so small that ft sufficed
only for the sponsors and the parson -
ago folk. Every one else was pro-
mised a piece of cake when the next
ship comes.
Those who could find anything to
give made us presents for the baby,
and he was soon the possessor of al-
most half the money on the island ---
namely, an Engllah half-crown and a
sixpence. He received also several
pairs of Tristan socks, some colored
'picture' handkerchiefs and several
strange articles of headgear known as
Tristan 'c a les'
1 p worn b the.'child-
ren
h
y
c ild-.
ren.there. A metal teaspoon and an
eggcup of elaborate pattern -com-
pleted the collection."
The baby was named Edward, after
the Prince of Wales,who is extremely
popular on that forgotten dot of Br-!-
tish soil.
MONEY .ORDERS.
It is always safe to send a, Dominion
Express Money- Order. rive Dollars
Costs three cents.
It only cost four or five cents per
day to feed" the sailors on Columbus'
ships..
Out of the fifteen and ti half mil-
lion Jews in the world, only 83,794
live in Palestine.
•
Aok for Minard's and take no other,
"DOUG. HAINS" PALS UP WITH LEADING CHATEAU FRONTENAC DOG TEAM.
Quebec will this year be the winter sport centre of the world. During the past four or Jive years its equable
climate and exceptional sporting facilities have attracted even those who in previous years were wont to winter
in Switzerland and Norway, and during that season, the capital of French Canada is perhaps the most cosmopoli-
tan and fashionable of cities in the Dominion.. The great International Dog Derby, on February 21, 22 and 23, will ,
be one of the chief features of this season's pro.,ram. Thirteen teams, ten Canadian and three American, will
enter for the gold cup wineh was won last season by Sean Lebeli of the Brown Corporation.
CHILDHOOD CONSTIPATIO1
Constipated children can And prompt
relief through the use of Baby's Own
Tablets. The Tablets are mild but
thorough laxative which never fail to
regulate the bowels and stomach, thus
driving out constipation and indiges-
tion; colds and simple fevers. Con-
cerning them Mrs. Gaspard Daigle, De -
main, Que., writes: "Baby's Own Tab-
lets have been of great benefit to my
little boy, who was suffering from con-
stipation and indigestion. They quick-
ly relieved him and now he is In the
best of health." The Tablets are sold
by medicine dealers or by mail at 25
cts. a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont,
f._
IAM—
I am a power ethereal.
I am the chrysalis of eternity.
I bring the truth to light, detect the
111.
I never turn back. "Always on-
ward" is my motto,
I am the most valuable thing in life
--its very essence.
I am as constant as law itself, as
certain as principle.
I am an ever -moving point in life,
eternity for my past, eternity for my
future.
Some would mortgage me to the fu-
ture, but it is impossible. You cannot
use me to -day instead of to -morrow.
I am the past and; the future, and
the present is mine also, even to the
passing second.
I am the: beautifier of the dead,
adorner-of theruin, comforter and
only healer when the heart hath bled.
Many thoughtless people are trying
to kill mein idle talk and shiftless
ways, but they only work their own
destruction.
I"show no favoritism. I give of my-
self to each impartially, without price
or condition, to do as he pleases in
the passing seconds, moments,, hours.
I give myself unreservedly to hu-
manity.
I ani sonecessaryto yourexistence
that itis impossible for you to sep-
arate yourself from me. To kill me
is to kill your own life, your power to
do and to be; to waste me is to ruin
your possibilities, to wreck your
career.
Once passed you cannot recall me;
nor do I hold myself in reserve for
your profligate abuse of me, your
temptation to waste .me, to squander
the treasures I put within your grasp.
No potentate or leader is powerful
enough to bribe me. No fortune is
big enough to redeem me. Rich men
would give millions for a little more
of me, but I am not for sale. No am-
ount o1 wealth can buy me.
Those who have been true to me
have made fame and fortune, while
untold millions who have been false
to me, who have tried to kill nee, have
lost out in life, have lost their char-
acters, their opportunities, their
chances to "lake good.
I AM TIME.
—New Success.
Turf is Used as a Filter.
Experiments in France have shown
that natural turf 1s an excellent ma-
terial from which to form beds for the
filtering of sewage. A volume of be-
tween three and four cubic ureters of
sewage can be purified every day for
every stolen meter of the surface of
the turf. An experimental turf filter
that has been in use for more than
seven months shows no diminution of
efficiency. If a larger proportion of
sewage than that mentioned. fe -em-
ployed the filter proves less effective,
hitt it. recovers . its power when the
amount of sewage is reduced:. to the
proper proportion. Chemical analysis
and the effects. upon fish put into the
filtered water unite in testifying to
the efficiency of the process,
The giraft'e does not thrive ire cap-
tivity in America:
Not Guilty of Profiteering.
Four years agog said Mr. Charles
Vezin, the landscape painter, in one of
his confidential moments, I gave up
the double life of commerce and art
far the single blessedness of painting.
While exploring rural New England
for sketching ground I injured my
shoulder and called on a country prat
titlonert He was a. man of culture and
of real profeseionl attainments. When
I left that part of the country I asked
the good doctor to send me his hill.
Ile did not do so until a year and 'a
half later. When I received a bill for
one hundred and fifty dolars for pro-
fessional services I looked at it aghast
and thought: "Well, that is pretty
steep! A hundred and fifty dollars
for three visits to the office of a cram
-
try practitioner."
I said to myself: "You confounded
medical profiteer, I'd like to see you
get 111" I was about to write him
what our English friends call a
"anarky" letter, but on pondering the
matter I decided to pretend to think
that he meant to write fifteen instead
of a hundred and fifty, and mailed a
cheque for fifteen dollars with his bill.
Three days later I opened a letter
from him, returning my cheque. I
murmured: "So you are going to In-
sist on payment. Well, you can sue
mel"
But on opening his letter I was as-
tonished to find these words:
"Dear Mr. Vezin: I herewith return
your cheque. You made a mistake.
My bill is one dollar and fifty cents."
It has been proved possible for the
heart -beats of a patient to be trans-
mitted by wireless to a doctor many
miles away.
There is no defeat except from
within. There • is really no insur-
mountable barrier save your own in-
herent weakness of purpose.—Em-
erson.
Mother! Give Sick Child
"California Fig Syrup"
Harmless Laxative for a Bilious,
Constipated Baby or Child.
Constipated, bit -
41 ins, feverish, or
���s\ sick, colic Babies
and Children love
to take
genuine
"California Fig
Syrup." No other
laxative regulates
the tender little
Ant ann,
a-.
.a.
bowels so nicely.
It sweetens the stomach and starts
the .liver and bowels acting without
griping. Contains no 'narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say "California" to
your, druggist and avoid counterfeits!
Insist upon genuine "California Fig
Syrup" which contains directions.
11i r ve Your
pp rance
More Phosphate if you want your
complexion to clear, eves to brighten,
an
and skin to become soft and smooth.
Thin, nerve -exhausted people grow
strong on Bitro-Phosphate and drug-
gists guarantee 11. Price $1 per pkge.
Arrow Cireniical Co:, 25 Front St, East,
Toronto, Ont.
HOARSE
Gargle several times a day 'with Min
ard's in water. It cuts the fungus and
gives relief.
Old Zeph.
Old Zeph was deeply schooled in tim-
ber lore,
One stroll through woodlands and
his figures told
How many logs were there, trees
Young and old, '
The kinds, their worth—al this and
sometimes more.
Ile cut his logs a little short, but swore
Them right; thus saved much wood
that turned to gold
When in the rush of business cogs
were sold—
Such was his method through his
years threescore.
But is a dream one night in fear he
stood
Upon a rock above a flaming hell
With safety waiting just a cliff away
He placed a log to cross and thought.
be could,
But it was short, and down to death
he fell.
Since then his legs are extra length,
they say.
Arthur Wallace Peach.
Keep MInard's Liniment in the house.
To Test the Oven.
Try your oven by means of a piece
of white paper. When the paper be-
comes the color of meat pie crust, the
oven is suitable for small pastry.
When the paper turns light brown, the
oven is ready for pies, etc. When
dark yellow, you can bake bread or
large pound cakes. If the paper is
just tinged the oven Is suitable for
meringues and sponge carte.
Luther's three -fold 'rule: Stand up
straightly; "speak out boldly, and sit
down quickly.
IRRITATED SY
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INDIGESTION, GAS,
STOMACH TROUBLE
"Pape's Diapepaln" 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 Yew cents.
Druggists sell millions of packages of--
Pape's Diapepsin.
SUFF[RED FROM
SEVRE PIMPLES
On Face, Caused Intense
Itching. Cuticura Heals. •
"I suffered great annoyance bons
severe pimples on my face, which I
attributed uted to the
t b use of
poor soep..The pimples
were hard, red and rather
large, and festered. They
were scattered all over
my face and caused in.
ilii tense itching and burn-
ing. My face looked and
sightly. Thin condition lasted about
two months,
"I read an advertisement for Cuti-
dura Soap and Ointment and pnr-
ehased some. I could see alt 1mprove-
ment, and in two months I was
healed." (Signed) Miss I3. P. Mc-
Arthur, M1scouehe, Prince Edward
Island.
Beautify your skin by daily use of
CutieuraSoup Ointment andTalcum.
Snaplo Raai, Free 55, 5011. Add oee:'7.ymano, Bs-
tted, 844 e4 Panl et, w„ learnt. bold every-
where: Sang We Oh,tmeut24andna; Talcum24..
Feer(r-CutIcure Soap -shaved Withmat mug
ISSUE No. 52—'23,