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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-06-05, Page 7Thurs y, :Juni: 5th, 1930 W NOTIAM ADVANCE -TIMES . T-O?P-TOWNCALL,$—QUllOICAlt AND C$ NANAVN*, She almost trembled at the thought Evening rates on "Any- one" (station -to -sta- tion) calls now begin at 7 p.m. Night rates begin at 8.30 p.m. just give "Long Distance" the number yoga want ---it speeds up the ser- vice. If you don't know the distant number, "'Information" will look it up for you. Mrs. Inane was a timid soul—no doubt about it! Modern efficiency rather terrified her. She wanted so much to talk to her sister in a town 80 miles away because a friend had told her how she enjoyed weekly, long distance chats with her home. But she didn't know how to go about k. "There's nothing to it," her friend told her. "Just ask the operator for 'Long Distance' and when she answers tell her the number you want. If you don't know your sister's number, ask Information'—it's so very simple." Mrs. Kane felt encouraged. She tried it out one evening; found the operator helpful; and in -two minutes was talk- ing to her sister and enjoying herself thoroughly. And the call cost her only 40 cents-. the evening station -to -station rate (after 7 p.m.). The Friday night 3 -minute talk to her sister is now an institution. It has made such a difference to know she is so near! And Mrs. Kane calls after 8.30 p.m. now, at a cost of only 25 cent the night rate. fel, followed by a drink of warm wa- ter to cause vomiting. A. roll of absorbent cotton, a Pair of scissors, a clinical tileroirleter, saf- ety pins; adhesive tape, and a med- icine glass can be conveniently kept in the cabinet, and will be found use- ftil in carrying out the instructions of the physician when there is illness in the home. The above list may scent to be very short to the person who is used to having shelves crowded with bottles, It is to be remembered that most Trainor illnesses do not require 'treat- ment with &rugs. The most that the lay person should do while awaiting the arrival of .the doctor is limited to a few things. A severe illness is not threatened every time a member of the family complains of not feeling well, but a sick stomach, headache or chill may be the first warning of the inset of a severe illness. The trained physician requires all his shill to determine the cause of his patient's symptoms and the proper treatment necessary. It is'"generally expensive and ineffective, if not ac- tually; dangerous, for the lay person to attempt to prescribe for himself. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, willbe answered personally by letter, Farmers' Week at O.A.C. Monday, June 16th — Counties of. Lambton, Wentworth, Lincoln, Welland, Norfolk, Tient, Essex, Elgin and.Haldimand. Tuesday, June 17th Halton, ` Wat- erloo, Dufferin, Perth, Miran, Grey and Bruce. Wednesday, June 18th -Peel, Sim- coe, York, Ontario, Durham, No rthu:mberland,. Hastings, and Eastern Counties. Thursday, June 19111—Brant, Oxford, Wellington, Middlesex, Muskoka, Victoria and Peterboro. HEALTH SERVICE Of The a;ANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC- IATION FIRST AID IN THE HOME - It is a good plan for every family to be prepared to deal with emer- gencies' which may arise. In each home there should be available the few articles which may be used with advantage in dealing with such emer- gencies.It is best to keep these ar- ticles properly labelled in a separate medicine cabinet, . locked. and out of the reach of children. The following is a list of the ar- ticles for the first aid cabinet:—A 'first aid :.outfit coritaining sterile gauze and bandage, to be used in dressing Buts and wounds. Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia, two ounces. Give one-half teaspoonful in water in case of fainting. Alcohol„rubbing, for use as a lina- ment to relieve pain_ in cases of sprains and strains. Use Carbolated Vaseline, one tube. in the treatment of burns. Apply freely; cover with a piece of clean cotton and hold in place with a band- age. Oil of Cloves. A drop or two on absorbent cotton, placed in the cav- ity of an aching tooth. l;uracic Acid. Dissolved in. water, may be used as a wild antiseptic wash or for making a coinpress, . Syrup of ipecac. Use one teaspoon - e ti ea ssa' -.118133115' Wr ,s 'q ay Is asv NOW Particularly if you have a modern Connor Elec- tric Washer in your home, No tearing of clothes, no back -break- ing work, Just fill the tub with hot water, drop in the clothes, turn a switch and the work is done. Winghant tili Crawfords (Block Co it m SS Of Phone 156. • 1531) - Meted I' l;a,vn 4,- a .,; It in .. ada of the 11 1r,r. t. airliner, will be 6 „;t.:.:1 1.,.00.., out Canada am, the l 1, ettxv by the !Taus i,10d i i+.'••.'. is norhL Company and the :.1 • casting Company,'accord,u to as nouncetnent recently nude b .t. 41• Ashcroft manager of the fo mei t company, The official, broad ,i.,t, which includes the arrival u, the ship and attendant ceremoulea e nil be carried from coast to coast or the Dominion over the new ra do programme broadcasting tt to n s- sion system of the t'anadiau t'uel fic Railway t'ompany's reltgral.11., Welcoming the latest addition to the Canadian Pacific Railway's fleet of 19 passenger vessels on ocean and coastal service in Brit- ish Columbia, Vancouver recently congratulated the railway on Its initiative and foresight in building upon the west coast of Canada .a service'.seeond to none, on the oc- casion of the arrival of the "Prin-. cess Elizabeth' at the Pacific port, The sister sbip, "Princess Joan” arrived at Victoria the following day. The "Elizabeth" was wel- comed by the "Mayor of Vancouver. Marking the passing of...:another milestone in the history of the company, the recently constructed Canadian Pacific branch line. from Willingdon to Vegreville, a dis- tance of about 20 miles, was . de - dared' open for traffic recently with the arrival of the first passenger train at the Vegreville station. r A QU6J3R FISH that:lc-Billed Platypus is a Paved er to Experts. At the beginning'of the nineteenth century, travellers ;from Australia ar- rived in the Old Country with a strange animal. It was different from anything seen or imagined before. Previous to this, sailors who had visited China had brought back an ebieet known as the "Eastern Mer- maid," writes Oliver G. Pike, F.Z.S., itt Tit -lints, This was a eombinatton of several animals cleverly stitched, together and stuffed by the Chinese. When the remarkable mamnlalr which (be explorers said had been captured and killed on the Austra- llan streams, was shown to the scien- tists here, they at first put it in the same category as the Eastern mer-- maids, and reused to believe that such a remarkable combination. "of bira and beast could ever have livedo But more tipecintens were brought,. and dissection showed the scientists. that the duck-billd platypus was a real mammal, and• with these later specimens came accounts of the ores:e ture's habits. When nature produced. the duck- billed platypus she must have been in a jolting mood. Imagine a creature with the body of a small beaver, cov- ered with dark brown fur; the head of "a duck with .a large at beak, and Webbed. feet. Investigation showed that it made a home in a burrow on the bank of a river, something like that of the water vole, only more elaborate, built a nest like that of a bird, laid eggs,, and suckled its youngl Can anyone imagine a stranger mixture of oddities? The duck-billed platypus is found only on the rivers of Southern Aus- tralia and Tasmania; it lives an al- most entirely aquatic life. In the spring the female constructs an ela- borate burrow on the soft bank of the stream. This may reach e. length of forty feet, and it has several gat- leries branching from the main one. At the end of one of these tunnels there is a larger chamber in which the nest is built, and here the young are reared. The entrance to this col- lection of galleries is under water, and in the nest two eggs are laid. At other times of the year a more simple burrow is made, much shorter in length, and the entrance is usually under the roots of an overhanging tree, or in a heap of leaves on the river bank. The male snakes a sim- ilar burrow, and does got live with the female while the young are be- ing reared. These smaller burrows are used for resting and sleeping. Several attempts have been made to keep the platypur in captivity, but I doubt. if these efforts will ever be successful, for it is a very shy creature. The platypus can remain under water for six minutes; far longer than any diving bird. •It seeks its food in the mud at the bottom or on the sides of rivers, and "works" the mud in the same manner as a duck by nuzzling with its beak. In its feeding it is almost exactly like the duck, but it is a more efficient diver than the most expert diving bird. Its body, with the tail, may reaeh twenty inches, ;and with its large webbed feet it can travel at a great speed under water. Witha record reservationlist indicating •a very busy season ahead, the Banff Springs Hotel welcomed its first guests of the year May 15. Considerable im- provement work has been done on the 18 hole golf course which was virtually ready for play on open- ing day. Development of fruit growing on the prairies has been ,one • of the features of agricultural ro ress in recent years in western Canada. Patches of native gooseberries, cur- rants and raspberries have evolved into orchards containing many varieties of plums, cherries, apples and small fruits. : The largest acreages are devoted to strawber- ries and raspberries. A. recent official compilation showsthat farm live stock in Can- ada in 1029 was valued at $864,167,- 000 as compared with $696;472,000 in 1926. ' Canada's poultry popula- tion in 1929 numbered 60,899,782, valued at $63,854,000. A forest in embryo -250 acres of jack and white pine—has been planted by the Saskatchewan for- estry service in the Prince Albert region. H. P. Eisler, forestry en- gineer, states that the transplant- ing of 2,000,000 nursery seedlings, and stock is, the largest of such programmes in the history of the province. While the official opening of the Welland Ship Canal, constructed at a cost of $:1.20,000,000, will not take place until next July, the northern section was unofficially opened to traffic recently when the steamer Georgian encored Lock No. 1 froth Port Wolter, the Lake Ontario end of the canal, and pass- () through to Lake Erie, Tires almost worn out are dangerous e DRIVE IN SAFETY ON 1 OYALS Look to your tires early this season. Have them inspected by a Domin- ion Tire Depot expert. Your old tires may be worn to the danger point. Replace them with Dominion Royals, standard equip- ment on many of Canada's finest cars. Dominion Royals—the tire of today for the car of today—are sold and serviced by Canada's greatest tire organization, the Dominion Tire Depot System, each independent unit distinguished by its blue and orange color scheme. ADVAN E ADVERTISING DEEPER DIVING. i ;? Deep. Sea Device Which Will Enable Divers to Work at Great Depths. A newly -invented deep sea device likely, to prove of immense value is a submersible compression chamber by means of which divers will be en- abled to work at depths at present impossible. Previously the great obstacle to deep sea diving was the fact that div- ers had to make frequent halts at various levels on the way up to the surface in order to prevent the form- ation o ' f f «.. Bubbles of nitrogen in their blood, which would stop circulation wit cause paralysis. A diver only 200• feet down would take over an hour to roach the surface after being down •about twenty 'minutes. The new eompressian chamber is lowered to the depth at which -decom- pression begins, and the diver enters, pressure of air in the chamber keeli- ing the -water from rusl•ing in. • He is at once raised to the ship's deck, and the process of returning to normal can be accomplished in ha.lf the time and also in comfort. The ability to descend to depths of 400 feet or more is Said to be only a question of efficient decompression. Royal School. At Sandringham exists one of the most completely equipped technical schools to be found throughout the country. This was established many years ago as the result of a sugges- tion by Queen ,Alexandra, and the school continues to bear her name. it is for the use of those employed upon the royal estate, or working in :the neighborhood, ai borhood, and.is very genel' 1 ally attended by the young people of both sexes. The Queen has always taken the greatest interest in this, and of late years has done much to .improve its utility, particularly for girls and young women. Many speci- mens Of the work of former pupils are to be .Pound scattered through, Sandringham and its grounds. One of these that always excites admir- ation from all who bee it is some very fine wood carving that adorns the walls of the Queen's model dairy. OW' Investments Abroad. Canadian investments abroad at the" end of 1928. amounted to $1,- 579,0.74,000, according; to an offclal estimate. Of this amount $874,62t1,- 000 is invested in the United States; $181,915,000 in the British Isles and 8572,538,000 1n other. countries. • Britain's Bachelors. Bachelors in Britain, at the last eensus, numbered 296,000 from 30 to 34 years old, and 375,000 from ,35 to '44; the spinsters in the same elassitleatione were 894,000 and 648,040, I GS ESTI TS For Wingham Merchants only Being one of a series of chats with Wingham business- men in which it is suggested how they may increase their volume of sales. here's HIS newspaper has join- ed with the town news- papers all over the country in a nation-wide campaign to convince national advertisers that they can best assist small town merchants by ad- vertising in the local,' home town newspapers of the small town merchants. ed or a Fence harn TUU can't put a fence around Wing - ham to keep. \VinQhairi's people from shopping elsewhere. Neither- can you prevent them from buying from mail order houses. None'the less, it isn't by any means the hardest to k to get Wing -ham's folk to shop in your stores. It's a task, to be sure, but one in which your help will go a long way. People buy where they are trained tt:? 'buy, Educate them to buyin Wingham and they'll always buy there. And buying educa- tion is very largely a matter of avert1G111;. Advertising! That's the solution ! Your, own advertising and that of the manufactur- ers whose goods you strive to sell. Both, in your local, home newspaper, should prove effective in keeping \Vinghani's business in V'inghanl..ancl \Vingham,s dollars in Wing - ti Where the manufacturer's advertising is concerned, your task is easy, When their salesmen come to sell yon goods; talk up Wingham to them. Talk it up with enthusiasm. Make them realize how important Wingham is to you in turnover . . :Glow- important it is to them in orders: . . 1 -low important it is to their companies :i11 111U1't'. sales. Talk up Wingham so that these salesmen will pass the good word on to their sales managers who decide where advertising sap- ap- propriations are to be sent. With the advertising of more national manufacturers in your local 11CWSpaper, Wingham and I-1ui-on and Bruce County people' Will find. it easier to shop in your stores. You'll find it easier to keep them coming to your stores. And there won't be any need for a fence around Wingham. You need the advertising aid of the manufacturers whose goods you stock—urge their salesmen to rec:oni-- lend your local home newspaper. dva i Tim