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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1931-10-15, Page 7'rrhursdaY,,OctOber 15, 1931 EWS! NEWS MAKE YOUR PAPER A NEWSY NEWSPAPER By sending in Items of Interest, of Wingham and district - to your local • paper - = phone or write. nB Service_ OF THE (!artabtan '1, edtrat Assariattnn GRANT FLEM ING, M. o. Edit ASSOCIATE SAFETY THROUGH PROMPT ACTION In Canada, approximately 109,000 •deaths occur each year. Out of the total number, just over 8,000 are. the -direct result of tuberculosis. In our Ail -campaign against this disease, we are encouraged to ]mow that, despite the heavy toll of human lives which tub- erculosis continues to take, the num- ber has nevertheless been greatly re- duced. Year by year, the ravages of tuberculosis are • being .lessened. But what of those individuals who make up the present number of vic- tims? Can nothing more be done for them than is being done? We have no specific means of prevention against tuberculosis, nor has there been discovered, as yet, any specific remedy to cure the disease. Tuber- culosis is fought, and fought success- fully, through leading a hygienic life. The person who has developed tub- erculosis and who goes to a sanitor- ium for treatment is not given drugs or other remedies. The treatment WHEN: BABIES THERE are tuner E when a baba is too fretful or feverish to be sung to sleep. There are some 'pants a mother cannot pat away. But, there's quick comfort in Castoriat For diarrhea, and other inkwells ills, give this pure vegetable prepara- tion. Whenever coated tongues tell of constipation; whenever there's any ttiign of sltiggisline.;:, ':istoria has a cod taste, children _Are to take it, good the g.,n � aine—'w itlt Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on orrapperr SECRETLY consists of rest, fresh air and. proper food. He lives a •hygienic life and takes an additional amount of rest. Rest is necessary in order to allow the diseased part to heal. The power. of nature to overcome tuberculosis and bring about a cure is great. The disease is generally a long-drawn-out conflict between the germ of the disease and the body. The body stands an excellent chance of winning, provided that, at an ear- ly stage of the disease, it is given a fair chance to do so through rest, fresh air and proper food. The cases which occur are due, first of all, to exposure to the germs of tuberculosis which corse from someone who has the disease, to which is added failure to live a heal- thy life, giving the germs their chance to multiply and cause trouble, Most of the deaths which now oc- cur are due to the failure of the indi- vidual attacked to secure treatment early. Safety demands prompt action, danger follows delay. In order that cases may be treated early, it is necessary that they be recognized early. This means that the case must go early to his doctor and be examined. The person who goes to his doctor once a year for a health examination gives the physician the opportunity to discover such diseases as tuberculosis in their early stages, and so secures early treatment, The person who has a persistent cough, or who has lost weight, or who finds that his ordinary work tires him when it did not do So form- erly, should realize that such condi- tions are suggestive of tuberculosis. They may not be, but if they are, the sooner 'it is known the better, for then treatment can be started. If tuberculosis does occur, safety lies in prompt treatment and in noth- ing else. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered .personally by letter, Hints For Homebodies Written for The Advance -Times Jesie Alen Brown By Thrills for Children Sometimes I wonder if it is wise to take children to places where they will get too !natty thrills, The most recent place of thrills was an Air - meet, It was held on a Saturday af- ternoon, and all the fathers in the vicinity hadgathered up the children and brought them all. There were more children than at a Sunday - school picnic—and a lot more fathers. We were just as bad as the rest. The only reason our small lad was not there was that he did not want to go. salad dressing. Put a spoonful of However, I was glad that he had not jelly on the pineapple, either current gone. The fliers did such wonderful or plum jelly gives flavone and color. things, that one's heart. would fairly stop beating in suspense, It worried some of the children, and others just ate it tip. The nerves of some of these child- ren must have suffered, and they would have been better off at home. Modern life is an intense nerve-rack- ing one, at the best, and it would seem to be wisdom to have children live as quiet a life as is consistent. Thrills will come, but let us postpone them as long as possible. Constipation in Small Children The mother of a run -about child very frequently has difficulty with constipation. It may happen that a child that has been regular in its hab- its, suddenly develops constipation. The trouble, as a rule, is not consti- pation, but pure, unadulterated lazi- ness. It simply cannot be bothered. Do Not Use Laxatives We are so imbued with the idea that there must be regular move- ments each day that when anything occurs to disturb this regularity, the mother's first idea is to give some 'thing to correct this. It does for the time being, but leads to worse things, as the laxative habit is hard to get away from, and in time is apt to set up a dangerous condition. Avoid the regular use of laxatives. Correct the Diet The first thing to do is to check upon, the diet of the child and see that it is getting the proper amount of roughage. Fruits and fruit juices, plenty of vegetables, whole wheat, land bran if'necessary. The diet may ;be perfect and yet the child may be constipated. As I said above, pure laziness. To insert a soap -stick is one of the best ways of overcoming this. The stick should be made of hard soap and about half the size of your little finger. Wet it and rub off any sharp edges. When this is inserted it usu- ally has the desired effect. As a rule after using the soap stick once or twice, the sight of it is enough to make the child make the necessary effort, and your troubles are over, providing laziness has been the dom- inating factor. If not, proper atten- tion to diet will affect a cure, but whatever you do, do not allow the laxative habit to be formed. Glycerin Suppositories may be purchased to s a -tick, but in use in place of the o s us B , cases of laziness, the home-made one more probably m e effective. Diet For Athletes A young athlete has asked for diets for athletes. It is encouraging to find the younger generation interested in getting the proper food, Any person who is going in for strenuous ath- letics would be well advised to have a thorough medical examination, He should be stere that his heart and lungs aro in good ` condition, that there is no sugar in the urine ° nor sighs of goitre. Now as to diet. The amount of meat, eggs and fish should be grad- ually increased. The amount of car bbhydrates should' be decreased. That is, lessen the sugar, pies .and. cakes, Have milk puddings for desserts. They will give you eggs and milk. Fruits and 'vegetables should be eat- en freely, so that the elimination sys- tem should be 'working properly, Ci- garettes are taboo. Almost as impor- tant as diet, is. the matter of sleep, Regular sleep and lots ofit is neces- sary: Years, ago, athletes : sometimes 'were given alcohol just 'before the competition, to stimulate them. This was discarded as defeating the object. It lessened the ability instead of in' creasing it. During strenuous com- petition sugar in some form is, fre- quently given. Sugar is converted in- to energy very quickly, so that is the reason for giving it. It is usually given in the form of loaf sugar, or chocolate bars. Young persons should. not indulge in too strenuous athletics. It is a well-known fact that many young people injure themselves by too keen competition. Just the other day, I was talking to a young man, whose health is not of the best. He feels that he is burned out, from too much and too strenuous athletics in his teens, Moderation in all things is a platitude, which may be well applied to athletics, Bermuda Salad cup sliced Bermuda onions 1 cupfuls shredded beet Slice onions crosswise very thin; dredge with salt and pepper and pour over them two tablespoons vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar. Let stand an hour to season. Cut the beets in narrow strips, and add the drained onions. Mix with salad. dressing. French dressing is most suitable. Ar- range the salad on a bed of shredded lettuce, or watercress may be used if available. Peach Salad Place a slice of canned pineapple on a leaf of lettuce. Arrange a half peach on the pineapple, hollow side up. Fill the cavity in the peach with News and Information For the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture) The Ontario Agricultural College annual auction sale will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22nd. A very choice lot of stock are in this year's offer- ing, which should prove attractive to the buying public. Plans are going ahead for the 10th annual Royal Winter Fair, termed the Commemorative Show, November 18 to 26, when the choicest of Can- adian field products and livestock will be on display. The International Plowing Match is being held near Peterboro this week, Oct. 13th to 16th. A good piece of land was selected a few miles south of the city on the high- way running toward Port Hope. As the 'location was central for several counties, the usual local events were thrown open to residents of Peter- boro, Durham, Victoria and North- umberland. The last three days of the competition are open to the world. This event never fails to at- tract a great throng of farmers and the present year is no exception. Injurious to Wire Fence Many times the advice is given in the fall of the year to "burn out the fence rows" to get rid of harmful weeds and 'insects. This, no doubt, is a good policy from those stand- points, but it should be kept in mind that it is distinctly harmful to any type of wire fence. Zinc melts' at a comparatively low temperature and the heat from burning grass or weeds is often sufficient to scorch the pro- tective coating and will probably shorten by several season's the use- ful life of the fence. Tobacco Prices Lower Purchase of the record flue -cured tobacco crop in the Norfolk -Elgin - Oxford area began last week. The top price has dropped, from 40 cents last year to 30 cents a point) this year, with the prices for inferior grades correspondingly low. Owing to the fact that the -tobacco is of uni- iiorrnly high`qualitp, the averageprice should be at least 25 cents a pound. While the price is a disappointment to the growers and will have serious results in many instances, it will have a salutary effect upon the industry in that it will prevent undue expansion next' year. The acreage in this dis- trict has climbed from 200 acres in 1926, to 20,000 acres in 1931. • The crop this year was estimated at 16 million pounds and the anticipated reventte at four million dollars. The Hog Market A review or the hog market salla Evening rates (7.00 pan. to 8.30 p.m. local time) are considerably lower than day rates on "any- one" calls. Night rates (8.30 p.m. to 4.30 a.m.) are lower still. LOVE LAUGHS AT TELEPHONE TOLLS Hospital days were lonely. Of course, her friends did all they could to keep her cheerful — her room was a bower of roses — but how she looked forward to evening when Jack could sit by her and talk of his day at the office. Then came the news that he must leave town on busi- ness. She wondered how she could stand the wait until he came home. But Jack, wise fellow, knew how to bridge the gap. Promptly each evening at nine he called her over Long Distance and told her pl1 the things she wished to hear. Extravagant? . . . not a bit . . . for night rates are always inexpensivei What could be worth more for what it test? tion states that there is no justifica- tion for the practice which has been all too general this season of trying to beat the market by selling light- weight unfinished hogs to gain a few cents per pound at current prices. The principal effect of such practices has been to demoralize the market and force prices much below what they ofherwise would be. With Can- adian hog prices drastically realigned both to suit .domestic conditions and export market prices the common sense practice at present is to finish hogs up to the proper weight, around 200 pounds. This is one effective way in which to develop a steady hog market, to regularize marketings and at the same time to improve quality. facts, coupled with but a normal crop , ed for fall wheat which is to be seed on the average, lead growers to be- lieve that present quotation of 20 to 30 cents at the farm represent an un- natural situation and one that can be corrected." Widespread publicity with a view to stimulating a keener de- mand for home-grown potatoes, is planned. Weekly Crop Report Crop conditions throughout Ontar- io continue very satisfactory as far as yield is concerned, Excellent crops of potatoes, roots and corn, both for ensilage and grain, are be- ing harvested. Sugar beets have been moving to market in good condition and tobacco growers were favoured with excellent weather for harvesting their crops. New fall wheat is show- ing a greater amount of growth of top than usual and will go into the winter in good condition. There is a fairly large yield of small seeds such as Red Clover. In most counties fall plowing and after -harvest cultivation is well advanced, Prices for such crops as potatoes, turnips, grains and i the majority of farm products, as re- ported by representatives, are very discouraging. • The Potato Market The first gathering of its kind, po- 1 tato growers from all the commercial producing sections of the province met in Toronto recently under aus- pices of the Ontario Growers' Mar- kets Council to deal with the col- lapse of potato prices on local mar- kets. "Present prices are not warrant- ed by actual conditions.," declared H. I,. Craik, chairman, "Reliable re- ports presented by commercial pota- to growers show there is a crop of excellent quality potatoes. While there is no surplus over total require- ments for this winter, there should be no need to import potatoes this year. until our own production has been completely consumed." Mr. Craise also urged consumers to insist on home-grown potatoes in an effort 'to help Ontario grotve ,rs who are not realizing sufficient this year on their products to make ends meet. One grower pointed out that the present low prices were accounted for by the activities of truckers who have disor- ganized the market, ,"Phis in, addi- tion to the scarcity of money has made it possible for growers to be driven into acceppting panic prices," stated Mr. Bauer, secretary of the Council, "Growers believe that con- sumers are willing to pay reasonable prices for potatoes, because even at $1,00 per bag it is .doubtful if any cheaper food can be purchased, These Proper Ration Needed A hen may lay a few eggs early in the spring without receiving much feed or attention or she may lay at the end of the season when feed. may be picked up in the fields, but the hen has not y.tt been developed that will lay without the proper ration during the fall and winter months. A good mash is important if the hens are to lay, and ,it should be before the birds all the time. If any one of the neces- sary elements required_ for the mak- ing of eggs is absent, production is impaired. Pullets require a little dif- ferent mash than the old hens and it is a mistake to house them to geth- er and feed thein from the same hop- per. Horne -grown feeds,with the ad- dition of some purchased concen- trates may be mixed, or a commercial mash may be purchased that will sup- ply the necessary ingredients to the bird. Chickens will pay dividends if properly housed and given the right rations. When to Apply Lime A test of the soil should be made to make sure that it requires lime. If the soil proves to be acid then the answer to the question when to apply lime might be "when you have time." Lime is for the benefit of all crops in the rotation, but particularly of benefit to 'legumes. The best time is possibly just before sowing a crop of grain that is seeded down with alfalfa or clovers. Liming lane) plow- ed with clover in the spring is a con- venient and satisfactory practice: Lime is not a fertilizer, but simply neutralizes the acidity of the soil and should be thoroughly. worked into the soil during the preparation of a seed; bed to become efficient. It is poor. business to farm land that is lacking in lime'and strongly acid in reaction. The productive power of the soil is reduced when it becomes acid. Cor- recting this condition with the use. of ground limestone increases the effic- iency of the manures and fertilizers applied and therefore contributesto the cutting down of the costs of crop. producti on. • GLENANNAN (Too Late for Last Week.) Don't for get the Anniversary Ser vices at Eadies' Church on Sunday, October 18th, which will be conduct= ed by the Rev. Mr. Gregg, of Chats- worth. The morning service will be at 11 a.m. and at 7.30 p.m. in the ev- ening. Mr. and Mrs. John Cathers, of Cor- rie, visited Sunday at the home. of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lincoln. Miss Elizabeth Porter of Wingham, spent Sunday with her friend, Miss Elma Stokes. •• •--w Mr. and. Mrs. John Turner and family, of Lucknow, were Sunday vis- itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. II. Marshall. y; p Making More Butter A statement just issued by the Do- minion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch shows that butter production in Canada has apparently increased, during the seven months ending July 1931, by 25,479,726 pounds, or about 15.5 per cent., as compared with the corresponding period last year. maponsanumnsionumminimuutuninunimmt ■• Maitland creaaner ■▪ . 11 ■ ■ ii BUYERS OF a 111 jCREAM ■ ■ EGGS • ■ ■ ■ ■ ...Call us for prices.. 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