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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-10-12, Page 6THE WIN OHAM ADYANCg-T.IM Il ton Mutual Fire suraxtce Co. :Established 1840. SIO taken on all class of incur reasonable rates, lead Office, Guelph, Ont. COSENS, Agent, Wingham 1, W, BUSHFIELI sister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office—Meyer Block, Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes R� S. HETI-IERINGTON 'BARRISTER And SOLICITOR Office: Morton Block. Telephone No. 66. J. H, CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R. Vanstone "Wingham-:- Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store. DR. A. W. IRWIN DENTIST - X-RA,Y ffice, McDonald Block, Wingham. DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over J. M. McKay's Store. H. W. COLBORNE. M.D. Physician and Surgeon ;Medical Representative D. S. C. R. Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phon 54 Wingham DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P., (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated. 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PO'RNiTt�R� and R''V ICE FUNERAL RA X .� SE Wingham, Ont. Ambulance Service t1tl�.xkce SYNOPSIS Ruth Warren, living in the East, conies into .possession of three-quar- ter interest in an Arizona ranch, left to her in the will of her only broth- er, reported to have died while on business in Mexico. With her ailing husband and small child she goes to Arizona to take possession, thinking the climate may prove heraefi.oial to her husband's weakened lungs, Ar- riving at the nearest town, she !earns that the ranch "Dead Lantern" is. •85 miles across the desert. Charley Thane, old rancher and rural mail- carrier, agrees to take them to "Dead Lantern" gate, which was 5 miles from the ranch house. As they wear- ily walked past a huge overshadow- ing boulder in a gulch in coming to the ranch house, a voice whispered "Go back! Go back." Their reception is cool and suspicious. Snavely and Indian Ann are the only occupants. Snavely is difficult to understand but regardless, Ruth takes up the task of trying to adjust their three lives to the ranch and its development. Ken- neth, Ruth's husband, caught in chill- ing rain contracts pneumonia and he passes away before a doctor arrives. Ruth tries to carry on. Snavely offers to buy Ruth's interest in the ranch. She is not encouraged by Snavely in plans to try and stock the ranch or improve it. She writes to her father in the East asking a loan with which to buy cattle. She receives no reply. Will Thane comes home to visit his father and Ruth meets him. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY After the noon meal Ruth had re- turned to the remains of the old adobe and was mourning over a mess of mud and clothes, when she was startled by the sound of an automo- bile. She could hardly believe her eyes when she saw a fine-looking ma- chine climb out of the gulch. Visit- ors were not common on the Dead Lantern. There were two men in the car which approached the ranch. house. Before it stopped and just as Ruth had started to walk in that direction, Snavely rode out of the brush along the southern bank of the gulch, his horse on a dead run: Ruth paused and watched him bring his mount to a sliding stop by the machine. The look on Snavely's face brought Ruth back to earth with a jerk. "What d'you . want?" his voice shrilled at the men in the car. One of the men replied, talking for some time, but his voice was low and Ruth could not understand. "Hell, no! We don't want nothin' to do with that—" Snavely swung his arm back and pointed along the. road —"There's th' way out of this place, stranger!"' "How do you do?" smiled Ruth, as she •,came up to the other side of the car. The two men turned their heads in quick surprise, then smiled with pleasure. "Are you Mrs. Warren?" asked the older man, lifting his hat„ "Yes --won't you gentlemen come up to the house?" "Why-er--•thank you" — he half turned' his head in Snavely's diree- tion• "my name's Parker of the Tri- angle T, and this is Mr. Harvey, our attorney. Your neighbor, Mr. Thane, thought perhaps you people might be interested in a cattle proposition—" "Oh, I'ni sure we should!" The three went to the ranch hoose porch where Snavely jointed them af- ter tying' his horse to a mesquite, The girl introduced harr►,He grunted, did not offer to shake hands and seat- ed. himself at one side. "You see, Mrs. Warren," began Parker, "the Triangle T is changing he walked to his horse, and mounting he rode away, On the day after the cattle deal had taken place, Ann was not in the kitchen when Ruth arose. Neither. was she in her room. Nothing in the kitchen appeared to have been touch- ed since the evening before, nor was the fire lighted. She built the fire, Soon Snavely came to the door. "Where's .Ann?" "I'm sure I don't know; I thought perhaps she had to do something out- side before breakfast and hadn't come"' in yet." "Did you look in her room?" "I didn't look—I opened the door and called." "Huh!" Snavely went to Ann's room and returned shortly. "Her bed ain't been slept in -she's gone agin." "Why, what do you mean?" "'Bout every two months or so Ann goes away for a spell — don't know where. Well, you can get, me soA ethin' to eat, I reckon." hands -do you know of the ranch?" "Ian afraid not," smiled the girl. "Don't make any difference," ob- served Parker. "We're on the Mex- ican lone about twenty-five miles east. Well, as I said, .the ranch is changing hands. The man who bought it is ;go- ing to do differently than I've always udone, He intends to make a feeder ranch out of it, rising Mexican stock —ah—do you see what I mean?" "Well, no -I'm rather new to this business," said Ruth. "Don't make any difference — he's going to buy cheap Mexican cattle and feed them to sell. The point is,. he isn't going to breed Herefords and he won't pay me for the cattle on the. place—I mean he don't want them for breeding—he'll take all my steers - and beef stuff, but you can see that good young cows and registered bulls are worth more than so much a pound— they're producers. Now, the man I'm selling to, Jesus Travina, don't care about that sort of stock. I was tell- ing Charley Thane about it and he wants ten of my bulls and he said you people—" Parker glanced from the girl to Snavely and then back at the girl. "lie thought you people might be interested in doing some- thing. So as I was taking Mr. Har- vey here, back to town, I just thought I'd drop in and see you." "But," said Ruth, "just nowwe haven't much cash. We'd have to ask for time in which to pay—wed have to pay out of the earnings the cattle bring us." - Parker nodded. "That often hap- pens in' -the cattle business," he smil- ed' "But if I can make eight per cent on my money, I shan't .be in too great a hurry to get the principal. If you like, we can draw the note to come due next November—after the fall selling. But if you're at all pressed I'll extend it to the spring selling. Even if I had to wait until a year from this next November, it would be better for me than to sell the stock for what I can get now. The ` ranch here would be my security, of course. "I'm oposed to that!" • Snavely leaned forward. "I don't go putting up my interest on no such proposi- tion as that." For some time no one spoke, "Well," said Ruth at last, "I have no objection to risking my three-quart- er interest in the ranch for as many. cows and bulls as you'll give me for it.' Mr. Harvey, the lawyer, lifted his brows at this statement -as a general thing partners agreed, tget back?" Parker turned to the attorney. "It "Last evenin'." would be legal for Mrs, Warren to "I didn't hear you come in." offer Ur li3terest evert though Mr. -"No, Mrs, Warren." Snavely does not wish to offer his, "Where have you been, 'Ann?" wouldn't it? "I've been away," answered the "Why, yes, it would be legal; it can huge woman quietly, be done. However" -- lie studied Ruth said nothing more. Snavely -"it will be a rather unique The cattle had come—a long, wind - state of affairs. Should the cattle ing river of brown and white flowed come on the ranch they will increase into the north pasture. There, the sib: the value of the ranch and likewise Triangle T cowboys allowed them to the value of the partnership interests. spread out of their own choosing. A In other words, Mrs. Warren would great hunting of cow for calf began. be increasing Mr. Snavely's property Each cow appeared to have lost her for him, while Mr. Snavely, in refus- calf and each calf bawled' as though ing to offer his share as security, it had lost two mothers. The calves, would be contributing nothing to the temporarily orphaned, made little ef- welfare of the partnership. However, fort toward reunion; they stood un- -he funned to Parker as though he certainly on their limber,„ legs and had seen enough of Snavely "I think Mrs. Warren's note will be sufficient. An hour later the machine was dis- appearink into the gulch and Ruth Warren had mortgaged her entire in- terests in the Dead Lantern Ranch. Snavely came. up behind her, "What you jest done was agin my advice, Mrs. Warren, Don't expect me to do nothin' if things don't turn out like you figer.'.' It ,didn't seem possible that such a weak, insignificant thing as herself could gown those huge animals. For five days Ruth was cook on the Dead Lantern, and of the fifteen meals, twelve of them consisted, of Mexican beans and boiled sun-dried beef. On the morning of the sixth day Ann was in the kitchen when Ruth entered. • "Why, hello, Ann! When did you • Ruth smiled. "Certainly, I under- stand. But you were there when Mr. Parker and I went over the situation —I know and you know the water is a little scanty, but if things don't go too badly I may even be able to pay off the note next November. I hope I shall, but if not, he agreed to give me a year." "Seems like you're talkin' a lot about yourself," he replied tensely, "You talk like this was your ranch." "I didn't mean it that way," an- swered Ruth lightly. The look on Snavely's face brought Ruth back to earth with a jerk. For a moment she thought he was going to leave her without speaking, bot her relief was short-liv77ed. Do yo tt know somethin'? I come by the, deep tank in the south pasture onmy way home this mornin', Well, it washed out last night—that's what it did. The water in that represa's gone to 'hell this n to, them other shallow aw. ones won't last two weeks!" VOr a meat, his glinting eye's played over her sardonically. With a shot laugh bawled to the world at large, while their mothers sniffing, lowing, trott- ing nervously here and there, sorted them out. As soon as a family was united there were mutual sniffing and lickings; the bawling ceased and the cow led her, offspring quietly away to graze. When it seemed certain that every cow had found her calf, Snavely; with the Mexican cowboys, rounded up the new bulls and.. drove them.,.: towards the home ranch corrals, Ruth and. David followed behind. The girl was deathly afraid of these twenty-two monsters: A cow seemed more of a pleasant creature—at least, it loved its calf, and looked over the mead- ows with a rather .satisfied, friendly expression. But those. great ltu nber - ing bulls—a rolling avalanche of un- friendly power, as they plodded for- ward,.sitie� their individual baetre challenges deep in their throats. But the girl took a tremendousPride'in them; it didn't seem possible that such weak, tiv ale, insignificant thing. as'. liprself could own those huge ani- mals, Of tour se, Snavely awned a quarter .of then, legally; neverthe- less they. wereher bulls, ,And the were very valuable:—to lose one might mean the ;difference between meting; hr note and trot meeting it, Aftr the ll 1 bulls d. been. r"' s ha b e driven to the Smallest of of the x ntereonnec.t- in3cor a1s on the, home ranch, they were forced,, : one a t a_ time 'to enter anarrow runway wopened ortt into the pasture, ,Just before a .bull reached the .end of, this runway and, just as he -was congratulating himself on his escape, a bar shot across in front of his nose, another was' placed immediately behind him and .he was a prisoner. The walls ;of the runway werealready pressing his sides, and now three ;anent took hold of a Ion, lever with the result that one of the walls swung inward, holding the en- tire bull as though a great hand had closed upon him, A large animal can thus be doctored or branded with the least clanger to all concerned, pratic- ularly to himself. Before the first of the bulls had been released, Ruth 'Warren appeared among the 'surprised cowboys at the branding fire with a bucket of white paint she had found in the barn. "Wait, before you let him loose,'" she called to the rnan by the nose bar. "What's the matter?" asked Jep Snavely. "Well," said Ruth, "you see—how, are we going to keep track of the bulls? I mean, suppose we do ride in the pasture and count them, they'll be so scattered that by the time' we've counted twenty-two we can't be sure but what we've counted the same one twice, and that maybe one is.,gone." "Can't you, tell by looking at an animal • whether- you've counted him before or not?" "Frankly, I can't. alike to me." "What do you aim to, do with that paint?" "I'll show you!" Before Snavely could protest Ruth ran forward and drew a numeral one on the animal's side, two feet high. "See," she called triumphantly, "now all we jiave to do is to check their numbers on a pieec of paper — we can't' go wrong. Snavely looked pityingly at Ruth, then turned away; the old cowman was too disgusted to speak. It seem- ed incredible that any one could look at a bull and not remember him as one. remembers the'face•of a man. (Continued Next` Week) They all look PRIZE -WINNERS, GORRIE FALL FAIR Hone; Sofa Pillow, Mrs. Edgar Brant Mrs. Savage; Card Table Cover, Mrs. McNichol, Mrs. Savage; Pair Curtains Mrs. McGillvray, Mrs. Brimblecombe Lamp Shade, Mrs. Somers, Miss Liv- ingston. Diningroom Furnishings — Lunch- eon Set, embroidered, Mrs. E. Brant, Mrs. J. S. McKenzie; Luncheon' Set, other hand .trim, Miss Livingston, Mrs. Savage; Centre Piece white, Mrs Savage, Mrs. Brimblecombe; Centre,• Piece, colored, embroidered, Mrs. Sa- vage, Mrs. T. O. Flynn; Centre, Piece, colored, = any other, Mrs. McGillvray, Miss Livingston; Buffet . Set, white, Mrs. Edgra Brant, Mrs. Musgrove; Buffet Set, colored, Mrs. McGillvray,. Mrs. J. S. McKenzie; Tray Cloths, Mrs. Brimblecombe, Mrs. Ed. Brant; Tea Towels, Mrs. 'McGillvray,, .Mrs. McNichol. Sleeping Room Furnishings — Pil- low Cases, embroidered, Mrs. Edgar Brant, Mrs. Savage; Pillow Cases, any other, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Mus- grove; Hand Towels, embroidered, Mrs. Ed. Brant, Mrs. Savage; Hand Towels, any other, Mrs. Edgar Brant, Mrs. McNichol; Bath Towel, Miss Livingston, Mrs. J. A. Hone; Dresser Runner, Mrs. Savage, Mrs; Brant; Vanity Set,Mrs. Brimblecombe, Miss Livingston; Boudoir Lamp Shade, Mrs. Somers, Miss Livingston; Py- jama Bag, Mrs. Willits, Mrs, Savage., Ladies' Person Wear—Night Robe, embroidered, Mrs. Savage, . Mrs. Mc- Gilivray; Night Robe, other hand trim, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Hone; Lad- ies' Smock, Mrs. Hone, Mrs. Savage; Handkerchiefs, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Brimblecombe; Shopping Bag, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. T. O. Flynn; Fancy Pu- rse, MissLivingston, Mrs. Savage; House Dress, Mrs. Willits, Mrs. E. Brant; Kimona, Mrs. McNichol, Mrs. Hone; Bed Jacket, Mrs. McNichol, Mrs. Hone. Infants Wear --- Jacket, Miss Liv- ingston, Mrs. Brimblecombe; Bonnet, Mrs. T, O. Flynn; Mrs' Ramage; Boo- ties and Mitts, Miss Livingston, Mrs. Ramage; Knitted Suit, Mrs. T. O. Flynn, Mrs. Ramage; . Short Dress, Mrs, Hone, Mrs. T. Q. Flynn; Srnock Suit or Pantie Dress, Mrs. Hone, Mrs McGillvray, Miscellaneous Needle Craft—Speci- men of Tattiig,•Mrs, Musgrove, Mrs. Savage; Flet ;Crochet, Mrs. Brimble- combe, Mrs. J. S. IvIcKenzie; Modern Cross Stitch;t Mrs, Savage, Mrs, T. 0 Flynn; 1VIoderrn Cut Work, Mrs. J. 5: McKenzie, Mrs. Savage; Wool Work, Mrs. Savage, Mrs.`' Brimblecombe; Set,Mrs, e Miss' Bedroorn M . Savag , Liv- ingston; v- ingston; Collection, of Fancy Work, Mrs. Savage, Miss Livingston; Col- lecttn of Crochet Mrs.J. A, one, Mrs. Brimblecombe. Judge, jack Dundas, Markdale, ARTS T `'AND CRAFTS Oils --- Landscape, Miss Lucille Grant, Mrs. Savage; Portrait or Figs ttre, Miss L. -Grant, Miss Livingston; Still life, Miss L. Grant; Miss Living- :torsi Flowers < or vegetables,. :Miss L1 vingston, Miss ,Granq single piece of Thursday,, October 12, 1933 work, Miss Grant,John Grieve-V,S, Water ColorsrLanscape, Miss Li- vingston, W. E. Patterson; Marine, uvliss L. Grant, W. E. Patterson; Por- trait or figure, Miss L. Grant, Miss Livingston; Flowers, Miss Grant, Mrs Savage; any other' subject, Miss Grant Miss Livingstone; work not other- wise listed, Miss Grant, Miss Living stab. Miscellaneous -- Pastel, Ivliss Liv- ingston, Miss L. Grant; Crayon, scene Mrs, Savage, Miss Livingston; Cray- , figure, ,on subject Miss . L. Grant, Miss Livingston; Pen and Ink slcetcii W, E. Patterson, Miss L. Grant;. Sep- ia, Miss L, Grant, Miss Livingston; worknot otherwise listed, W. E. Bat- terson, Miss Livingston, Crafts"` Basketry, Mrs. Willits, 'Mrs. Somers; Wood Carving`; Muss Livingston, Mrs, Brimblecombe; Seal- ing Wax Art, Mrs. Brimblecombe, Mrs, Savage; Painted Weeds and Flowers, Mrs. Willits, Mrs. N. Mc .crinin. China --Realistic Design, Miss L. Grant, Miss Livingston; Convention- al Design, Miss L. Grant, Miss Liv- ingston; Ornament or Vase, Miss Livingston, Miss Grant; Lustre or Mat Work, Miss L. Grant, Miss Liv- ingston; Collection, different styles, Ifiss L. Grant, Miss Livingston. • Judge,Jack Dundas, Markdale. CHILDREN'S WORK Miscellaneous -Water color draw- ing, Mary Miller, Edgar Elliott, Gla- dys, Musgrove; Pencil Drawing, Mur- iel E. Kruger, Reita Gallaway, Dor- othey Heinmiller;, collection leaves of native trees, Muriel Kruger, Gladys Musgrove, Jas. Smith; Map of On- tario, Muriel E. Kruger, Mary Miller, Blythe Underwood; Collection Wild Flowers, Gladys' Musgrove; Penman- ship, Muriel Kruger, Isobel Watson, Billy Newton; Bird House, David Greive, Francis Durrer; Guinea Pigs, Wm. Edwards, Jas. Smith, Mack Smith; Rabbits, Raymond Baylor, Mack Smith, Gerald Weber; Bant- ams, Jas, Smith, Gerald Weber, Fran- cis Durrer; Pigeons, Fantail, Gerald Weber, lst and 2nd; Pigeons, A.O.V., J. D. Jackson, Raymond Baylor, Al- lister Elliott; Bird House, Gerald We- ber. Judge, Gordon. Jefferson, Sound. Owen THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON OCTOBER 15 — PAUL IN. AN TIOCIi — Acts 11: 19-30 Golden Text' -For I asn not ash- amed of the%gospel,• for it is the pow- er of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and, also the. Greek.—Rom. 1: 16. THE LESSON IN` ITS SETTING. Time. ,„Claudius becomes Emperor, January 24, A.D. 41. Church at An- tioch founded, A.D. 38-41. Barnabas goes to Antioch, A.D. 43. Aid sent to Jerusalem by Said and Barnabas, A.D. 44 or 45. Return of Saul and Barnabas, with Mark, to Antioch, A. D.45or46. Place—,Antioch, Jerusalem..:.' Men of Cyprus and Cyrene. Simon of Cyrene carried Christ's cross when he fainted finder iton the way to the crucifixion. Who, when they were come to Antioch. Being driven thus far by persecution. Spake unto the Greeks also. The noble Greek langu- age was spoken all over Syria and throughout Western Asia, but where "Greeks" are spoken of as opposed to "Jews", the general term "Gentiles" is meant; the Greeks being regarded as the highest type of non -Jews. Preaching the Lord Jesus. Preaching that Jesus, the man of Nazareth, was Lord of heaven and earth. And the hand. of the Lord was with therm. A common expression to des- cribe the controlling power of Christ and, God. And a great number that. believed turned unto, the: Lord. This was the result of the working of the divine band. These Greeks turned to the Lord inrbelieving, carrying out' their belief in obedience to the com- mands of Christ. Who, when he 'was' come, and had seen the grace, of God, was ,glad. His was a large and liberal nature, and was glad to; see. And he exhorted them all. Being a "Son of Exhorta- tion." That with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. Christianity must be full of purpose, alive with will; nothing less than that can withstand thefiery darts of the evil one. For he wasa o man." ' ca F god a We <n readily dispense with all praise for a brilliant intellect and distinguished achievements if men will only say of its, after we die, "He was a good tnan.", And full of theHoly Spirit and of faith. The Holy Spirit is spo- ken oi` in both places as a Spirit of power and demonstration in 'preach -- leg the word."' Note that. Barnabas was not content to be merely a com- rhitt•ee of investigation, surveying "af- fairs of Antioch and returning tp Jerusalem to snake a •fatroralile report. And lie went forth to Tarsus to Seek for Saul, 1Barnabaswas not one , Huron & Erie Deberar tures are a'legal investment for; executers and trustees. Safe for estates funds. Safe for the hard earned saving$. of indiv'iduais. is paid upon $100 and over. for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 51years. Applications are accepted by' Abner x Cosens INSURANCE AND REAL. ESTATE. Wingham Ontario, Interest Rates. Are Falling;. Other Companies. Are Only, Payiitg' 4}%. , Act /slim!: of those men who wants to do a big work all by themselves, and allow it', to go to ruin because it is too big for one man. And when he had found him, he brought him unto` Antioch, Saul would first need to make provision for whatever work he had been do ing in Tarsus. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people. Every Chris- tian will seek out a partner in his Christian work, perhaps many part- ners. And that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. The name may have been .given simply as a distinctive title, naturally chos- en from the recognized and avowed devotion of the disciples to Christ as their leader. And signified by the spirit. His prophecy was not due to his own sa- gacity in interpreting the signs of the times, but to the insight into the future given him by the Holy Spirit. That there should be a great famine over all the world. That is, affecting• all the world, not that the crops should fail simultaneously in the days - of Claudius. There were terrible fain- ines, as history relates, in many plac- es during the reign of Claudius. THE THYMUS GLAND At the upper part of the chest where the chest merges into the root of the`neck, there is a narrow space,. largely walled -in by unyielding,. bon- es, in which arc; crowded large blood -- vessels, important nerves, and the- tubes which carry food to the stom- ach and air to the lungs. In this re- stricted areais to be found the thy- mus gland. The thymus • gland manufactures: white blood cells. Whether or not this is :its' only function has not been definitely determined. The thymus gland of the normal child grows with the child until about the thirteenth year, when it begins to atrophy and practically disappears. '- Like any other part of the body, the thymus gland may become abnor- mal or diseased. Enlargement of the thymus causes trouble and is respon- sible, each year, for a number of ,deaths, nearly all of which may occur during the first year of life. The par- ticular tragedyof these deaths is that they take children, often suddenly, who have apparently been in perfect health. Due to the restricted space in which • it is loc'ated, enlargement of the thymus" gland gives, rise to cer- tain symptoms. The most common of these is difficulty in breathing, which difficulty 'hiay be continuous or recur at intervals, An attack may go on until the child appears to suffocate and his face becomes purple. Con- vulsions may occur. Every, child who holds his breath does not do so because of an enlarg- ed thymus. Indeed, this is a common means used by , young children _to• gain the attention they want. Never- theless, holding the breath until the face turns blue may be due, to en- largement of the thymus. Stridor, ''which is 'a high -pitching r accompanying• whistling sound brea- thing, thing, is also a symptom. : The cry of n ' this .s mde- scribed shows gsymptom is p ltendency as metallic. c A y to• throw the 'head back has also been noticed. Whether or not any or all of the are abovesymptoms reins in a. iven child Y p g due to an enlarged thymus can be readily `:determined by the plysician who examines the child. The only way for parents to be t -' sere in such cases is to find out from their fam- ilyphysiclan andit is both the sev- ere and ev- ere"and the, mildest variety of symp- toms which sholud be investigated del withouta y. fi. 1 the 'condition S 1 ortunate y, once detected, there is available a satisfac- tory, p sins le and, safe method of treat- trnertty wither in X-rays or radium, gland' m s is a th . All enlarged thymus menaPe tcs life. It should therefore' be looked for if suspicious symptoms tous are noted, so that it may be promptly' and property treated. ft