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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1928-12-27, Page 7flrtrrsday, Deceit -else r 27th, 1.928 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTI•i. influenza-- The :_.1 „ This disease isrevalent in Ontarioand p now while many are .afflicted; it is not the severe type that was observed in .1918.' Influenza is highly communicable. The disease, though it may lie severe is of it- self rarely fatal. The severity of even .the mild case is remark- edly increased by respiratory or intestinal compli- cations. om li-cations. How to Avoid Flu " Avoid crowds, Exercise in the open air. Get sufficient sleep p in a well ventilated : (4)your face and hands ' Wash nds frequently es- pecially before eating. (5) Coves- your nose and mouth withcleana handkerchief when sneezing or coughing. People near you are entitled to this protection. (6) Don't visit or come in contact with those that have the infection unless necessity ecessity deiilalids it. (7) Don't worry about the "Flu". How to Know " Flu " The disease usually starts rather abruptly with. an "out of sorts" feeling - indefinite pains and ach- es, cold in the head or slight cough, fever, and sometimes vomiting or diarrhoea. Neglect lect of 5 these symptoms . of onset may lead to pneumonia and change 'a mild case into a severe one. How to Fight " Flu " '(1) Go to bed immediately. (2) Stay in bed till you are absolutely well. Remember the period of getting well is longer than the time actually ill. (3) Keep your room at, a temperature of 68P and well ventilated. (4)' Call your physician at once and do ex- actly what he tells you. 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by; night, All seated on the ground , 'Tlie Angel of the Lord"- came down,. And glory shone .around: "Fear not," said he; for mighty dread Had seized, their troubled mind; -.'"Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. '"Toyou in David's town this day x5 , born' of David's line A Saviour, Who is Christ; the Lord; .And this shall be the sign: 'The heavenly ilabe you there shall find . To human view •display'd, Meanly ` wrapp'd in swathing bents, And, .in a manger laid." TlThusspalre the seraph: and forthwith > Appear'd a shining throng Of Angels praising God, who thus Address'd their joyful song: "All glory be to God on high I And to the earth be peace; Good will henceforth from Heav'n to men i Begin and never cease." Amen, This very popular Christmas hymn !apparently first saw the light in "A Supplement to the New Version of I Psahns by N, Tate, and N, Brady," 3rd edition, printed at London in 1702. That was the year of, the death TI2AVftL1NC Wherever you go, banking service awaits you if you carry a Dominion Bank Letter of Credit or our Travellers' Cheques. When abroad, on business or plea- sure, they are a safe,easliynega- Liable means of carrying money. INION BA A. M. Bishop, Brannl'i k4gr,, Wirlghatg 4.1 22S, of William III (of Orange) and of the accession to the. throne of Will- iat;l's sister-in-law, Queen Anne. The "New Version" itself was first published in 1696 and "allowed" to be sued in churches by decision of the ,King -in -Council The Supple- ment above mentioned was in like manner authorized for use by Queen Anne, People had a deeper respect,. perhaps >a greater liking for the guidance of authority, then, than they have now. No one would dream of eeeki.ng for royal, or any governments authority before Issuing a hymnbook,. nowadays, Nor was it considered to be necessary:. then, but owing to the unsettled condition prevailing, owing to the •'attempts' of foreign Roman Catholics to force the -des- cendants of the renegade Janes II upon the people and throne of Great Britain, publishers found it :wise to secure parliamentary approval of hy- mnals put forth for use in the an- cient, and not long reformed Catholic Church of the realm.. In a subsequent edition of the Supplement tunes were furnished for the Psalms and Hymns, some of them newand included the well- known St, Anne's (0 God our help in ages past) which may have been set to this Christmas hymn. But from its: first use in churches, the famous old tune known as Winches- ter Old, appears to have been com- monly sung to it, which tune was first printed in a tune book for the Old Version of the Psalm, known as Este's Psalter in 1592, that is the fine ringing tune still sung to it in very many churches. But popular as Winchester Old has always been, it never held the field exclusively, Bethlehem a double 'ver- se tune has for years been the fav- orite tune for this hymn with carol - Singers in many localities. Univer- sity composed about 1760, a very sweet tune often sung to "Hark the glad sound," and Crawle which is a century older is also set to it by some organists. The tune "North- rop" published herewith is often sung to it in Cornwall and is decid.ely im- pressive when a good volume of bass and tenor is available in the choir, as is usually the case among the strong, tall, nien who mine, farm or quarry at the extreme south-east cor- ner of England. The repetition of the last line is not often heard now hi church music, but 'was common fifty or sixty years ago, and is come ing into sight again in the most re- cent ccent hymn -books.' To return, however, to the hymn itself, which is a beautiful and artistic paraphrase of part of St.' Luke 11,, its popularity at the joyous season shows how truly it expresses the feelings and ideas of English speaking people. Its writer was, the Reverend Na- hunr Tate, Poet -Laureate of England, who was the son of the Reverend Faithful Tate, a clergyman of the Church of Ireland, born iri 16521. in Dublin,. and a distinguished graduate of Trinity College of that city. He spent most of his life in England, and was for some years, associated with the poet Dryden, for whom he Wrote .almost the whole of that poet's Ab'salonm and Achitopel. He publish - cd a good deal of poetry and, though he is not 'credited:with having lived an altogether exemplary life, won a good deal of fame thereby. He suc- ceeded the minor •poet Shadwell as poet -laureate. Iu co-dpe'ration with another Irish- man the Reverend Nicholas Brady, D.D., he translated the Psalms into English verse, and this "New Ver- sion" served the church well for Malty years. 'Some .of its psalms "As 'pants the heart for cooling streams,": "Through all the changing' scenes of life," "Have mercy Lord ontne," for instance are' still among the' most highly treasured of our hymns, Nahum Tate was of a jovial dis- position, fond of outdoor' sports and of merry company. He lived in a rather coarse and infidel age, and the fact that he a poet and ,goor coini'iide devoted himself to writing psalms and hymns,brought-upon him the de-' vision of the .deist poet Pope, 'arid other writers. •However, Tates .Christmas 'hyrne will out -live all that. Tris .detractors. have written, ofr its simplicity has made it a favorite with children, "the only monai'clrs of the earth, Whose sway is certain to endure," SAND TARTS Creatih togethtqr a cupful of sugar• and a cupful 61 butter: Add a beaten egg their ' tie and three-quar- ters of a cupful of flour sifted ivitlr two teaspoonsftt of baking powder, Chill, thele turn. tall onto the floured board and roll ritit, an inch thick, crit in rounds, brit, :h with white of an egg and dust 'ith mixed "cinnamon and sugar. , Spl t three almonds and lay on top of tach tart, place on •a buttered pan ard bake eight thin.. utcs in a stow oven. Proceed the Same with the test of the dough. /Serve fresh and wartn if possible. SCORPION HUNTS moraine, Asia Minot, Pays i3oufless for Reptiles Which Infest the Town. In the town of Mardlne, in Asia Minor, 'which ie . surrounded by an- cient fortificatione, writes the Con- stantinople correspondent of the Lon- don Daily Telegraph, one of the strangest haute imaginable is .engag- ed in by a large number of the in- habitants, The town is infested with innumerable scorpions and snakes, and the municipality pays rewards for all those captured and brought to the authorities. The hunt Is car- ried out at night only, The hunters carry small lanterns and search at the bases of the walls and elsewhere until daylight, when they proceed to the Town Hall with their "bags." There they patiently await the arrival of the official ap- pointed to receive these creatures, who records in a register the num- ber captured by each hunter and. pays him the reward. The • scorpions are often caugh. alive and kept in wooden boxes, an. during the hours of waiting for th appearance of the official the hunters sometimes amuse themselves by ge ting pairs of scorpions' to fight on another. The extent of this strange sport may be imagined from the ofilclai fig- ures furnished by the municipaiit+. During 1926 .no fewer than 18,78.', scorpions and twenty-five serpents were captured. In 1927 the respec- tive numbers were 17,545 and sev enty-oue, while during the past eigi months of the present year the It tires are 15,909 scorpions and nin. teen snakes. rho scorpions are, of course, de- stroyed, but the snakes are preserv- ed as food for the storks which per- iodica.11y visit the town in large num- bers. These birds usually migrate farther' south in winter, but mans remain and become quite tame. In cold weather they do r.ot hesitate to approach the fires burning in the municipality courtyard to warn th eiiiselves. The people give them snakes ad other tidbits. The birds also kn thv butcher shops well and some- times go there begging for scraps of meat. Some have a curious habit o1 standing patiently in front of such a shop and solemnly salaaming with their heads in supplications This mute appeal seldom goes un- rewarded. NATUBar;'S :GHOSTS, Mountains Which Grive Forth Pecul- iar Sounds. South America has a moaning mountain. At certain seasons a deep note booms from Mount El Bromador in the Chilean Andes. In former days the natives listened to it with super- stitious fear, while even a white man, hearing it .for the first time, is star- tled at the mountain's . "power." Another curious mountain exists in Nevada, in the United States, though this one usually gives out a note resembling at first the jingling of bells and ending with a deep or- gan -like swell. • In both eases t?te sounds are due to a peculiar formation of the earth, which under certain conditions of weather allows tihe separate particles to rub against each other and so produce uncanny effects. Eigg Island, off the Scottish coast, has its "singin,g sands," where at timer each grain rubs against its neighbor, the whole making a sing- ing noise. Sinrllar sends are found. in China. In England there is a mountain which howls '1•u such a way that for- merly it was supposed to; be the haunt of demons. This is Cross Fell, in Westmorland, where local condi- tions produce a gale with several pe- culiarities, including an awe-inspiring scream that at times can be heard for miles. STATUE TO A COW. Gave Milk and Butter Produce of Ten Ordinary Cows. A statue has been erected at Se- attle, Washington, to the world's most wonderful cow, Segis Pieterje Prospect was her name; .33,922. quarts of milk apd 2,865.18 pouade of butter . in two years was her achievement, Her owners, the Carnation Milk 'arms, overjoyed at this astonishing performance, which is 'equivalent to the milk' and butter produce of ten ordinary cows, caused the monument to be built, and the Hon. Hugh .lien- nedy, Chief Justice of the Irish,Free State, presided at the unveiling ceremony, It is felt, no doubt, that the. pres- ence of this imposing statue in the farms may inspire other and less gifted cows to emulate their noble sister. Segis Pieterje Prospect's ' three- year-old .granddaughter is already, following in he;' grandinother's foot- steps,•for her milk production d'urin,g the past year has. far exceeded the avere,ge. Amazing Feats. These are surprising days. Young girls and 12 -year-old boys• are doing amazing feats of mountain climbing. But more surprising than this is solisethingg a guide at Grindelwttild told a correspondent to the London Chronicle, a short time ago. "'f'o- morrove,'' he said, "I take an English lady to the "tots of the Bigot She is 72; and a fear years ago ;she clfnrtbed the Schreokhorn," UitlttCky? The superstition of lighting three cigarettes from one match arose' front the custom of having thtee lamps on Church altars in Russia. It Was eon- sidered unlucky to light these three lumps front one taper, and thi, priests would not do so under any eignstde - attttn, j Taxicabs It Paris!. t ° Paris r lids ztollr avant thongstaxieabd. 1 y1 wdi d !iri A Vi II4ER,ANP GOAT - Young Mart Had Intereetiug M+entre- este° in Russcia,. A young man touring ll.useia wan- dered 'into the densely-erowded mar- ket -place of Saratov one mornJug and saw a goat pushing Its way through the, people in a great hurry. By-and- by he heard sonteonecrying "Stop the goet! Stop the goat:" As the some- one was an old woman the ehiyal- roux traveller ran after the goat, thinking that it would be simple to catch the little enirstai. But the nimble creature led the traveller out of the market -place and through the streets till he was hottancj breathless. After a great hutit he managed to corner the quarry and drag her back to the market-plaee by' the horns. But the old woman was nowhere to be seen. It was easy to lose sight of anyone In so great a crowd, and the traveller went, through the market two or three .times in vain. The young man knew no Russian,' slut he was interested In Esperanto, and as he had the address of an Es- perantist who lived in Saratov he de- cided to take the goat to his house.. Easier said than done!. Names - struggled violently, dogs barked, and people laughed. finally the goat la:, down in the street. A policeman came: up and accused the traveller stealing • her, things were getti.r; desperate. However, by great luck the nt.r+. Esperantist turned up, and as a re sult ofhis explanations the goatwon to the police -station without the for elgner, and the goat was rote_:;.'_ the old woman. EXPLOITI:NCi EA1tTii' 1 li EAT. Vast Reservoir Will Re Tapped at lqa Distant Date? In Italy and California, man is us- ing natural steam from volcanic power stations,: a move that utark the beginning of a new Industria era, says a writer in Tit -Bits. If we dig down into the earth to : depth of about 25,000 feet we find temperature of 200 degrees Centi- grade, and at 150,000 feet we'shoul?. find '800 degrees. In some areas, at at Bath, where the Roman conduit for utilizing hot erring water are sail hinigher• use, there are temperatures ever. It is estimated that the heat stores within the earth is thirty million times that obtainable from the world's remaining coal supply, and here is a vast, reservoir that will be tapped at no distant date. Contrary to general Belief, it is said that the earth is not cooling— it is becoming warmer. Our prob- lem is to burrow beneath the surface and extract heat from the rock lay- ers by circulating air or water in the depths. Borings will be perpendicular, as in artesian wells, with a central re- turn channel. When we have mastered the prob- lem of exploiting the earth's heat, we shall obtain power in any areaat will, our residential districts will be free of dust and smoke, the polar regions will be colonized, and desert regions irrigated. Our world will be a pleas- ant place to -morrow! THE LATEST FADS; Some Film Stars Have Privately Printed Playing (ands. Privately printed playing cards form the latest fad of some film stars seeking new luxuries. They have special designs, some bearing futuristic patterns and oth- ers having engraved on them the owner's favorite photograph. One actress has had her cards printed in different shades: mauve, pastel blue, green, and grey being used instead of the customary red and black for the suits. The idea is not a new one, for Sir Edmund Davis, the art collector, once commissioned a well-known ar- tist to design' a set of playing Cards for him. fif curious collections there seems to be no end. That amassed by Mr. Henry Ford to one of the strangest. He possesses one of the finest collections of old gin bottles in America. These, however, are not the only feature of his "museum." In addi- tion to ancient tandem bicycles, an- tique bedsteads, and odd musical instruments, he possesses a bath -tub in which a man was stabbed to death. Mr. Henry Ainley, the actor, has a antoking.'room the walls of which are covered with the lids of cigar -boxes he has collected. A FOCI FREAir. Trees and Vegetation Catch Water From Drifting Fog. Trees and' other vegetation catch water from 'drifting fog, and often shed it on the ground below in imi- tation of rain. This is called fog- drip. The legend of the rain -tree of the Island of Ferro is explained as a ease of fog -drip, and the dewponds ` e of the downs are not fed by dew, but to a Large extent by fog drifting in • from the sea and caught by planta 1 — around the ponds, A scientist made the experiment of measuring fog -drip, by exposing two rain -gauges on :Cable Mbuntain, South Africa— one in the ordinary way, the other with a number of up- right plant steals attached tb it le such a way as to catch Water trona the mists andclouds floating over the mountain. During fifty-six days the first gauge Caught only tour inches of water, and the other nearly eighty, inches. Mainly for Wornon IF I WERE A MAN— (By ;fill) I'd dress to suit my type, I would- n't try to be a fashion plate, regard- less of whether or not the styles of the 'moment were adapted to Yan per- sonal: kind o farchitecture. I'd leave that blind, unswerving faithfulness to fashion for :the,tailor's dummies, If I looked better in a double- breasted suit, that's the kind .I'd wear, even if the single-breasted ones were the favorite mode of the moment, ' If suits of homespun and of tweed were better adapted to my personality than those of smoother finer fabrics, I'd choose them above other kinds. If colored shirts were unbecoming, I'd;stick unwaveringly to white ones, nothing that didn't express my own particular individuality would find a place in my wardrobe, just because it was being worn that season. It's not only the women who are often slaves to fashion, IF I WERE A GIRL— (13y Jack) I wouldn't talk about reducing all the time. I wouldn't ekpecta man to be all thrilled when I lost two pounds and depressed' when I• gained the same. I wouldn't count my cal- ories out loud, and insist on. walking, everywhere for. exercise, I wouldn't go to. dinner with a man and order a dish of lettuce and three string beans. A man likes to eat and he likes others doing the sante. If they don't he can't, and that annoys him. I wouldir,'t undermine my disposition by starving myself to death', Lack of food makes for peevishness, and a man likes a girl sweet -tempered and charming. I'd try to get into my head the fact that men don't really care for bean- poles—They prefer curves to angles, and soft roundness to straight ups - and -downs. And, if I really had to reduce to avoid becoming Mamie, the fat girl, I'd keep the revolting ideas to myself. Otherwise, I'd stop .being a martyr and let Nature have her way. NO CHAPERON NECESSARY (By Dorothy Dix) The personal,chaperon inthese days of emancipated youth is about as touch out of fashion as hoop skirts; and any mother Who insists on goin.g everywhere with her daughter will soon find out that she has eliminated. daughter from all the good times of. her set. In former days a mother was sup- posed to keep her daughter tightly clutched by the hand until she turned her over to the watchful eye of a husband. Like Mary's little lamb, ev- ery where that daughter went, mother was sure 'to go. Mother accompan- ied :the girl and her escort to the opera, to the theatre. She made an undesired third when they went rid- ing, and she even sat on the side lines and watched theni when they played croquet. Nowadadys it's all a young man can afford when he buys theatre tickets for two and if he found mother with her hat on ready to go along when ire went to take Arabella to the play it would be "Good Night" for Are- bella from then on, so far as ever being taken out was concerned. For the rumor would spread and no youth would feel that he was called upon to spend his hard-earned coin by en- tertaining mother. All this watching of girls never. amounted to a row of pies anyway because if a girl wanted to deceive her mother she could always do !Somewhere the spy system always ( breaks down. No mother i5fragus- eyed nor can she stand perpetually on guard. Lock a giri in her room and she will climb over the 'transom or out of the window. Forbid her to see boys at home and she will find a watt to tweet then on the sly, If she's frivolous she will kiss behind inam, ma's back, and if she's a rotter not all the •policernent in the world could keep her on the straight and nar- row path. It's futile to watch a bad., girl and useless to watch a good one. The duenna is particularly ine,ffec tual now because she can go such :a. little way with a girl. She cannot follow a girl to her .business and be at her elbow all day. Nor carr she follow her in sports, and so what's the good of watching her at, a party for an hour or two when you leave her to take care of herself the bal- ance of the time. The truth is that in these tunes every girl has to be her own chaper- on and the time for her mother to get in her good work is before dau- ghter is 12 years old. If from the time a baby girl could understand anything at all her moth- er has bred into her a high ideai of conduct and taught her to hold her honor above her life; if her mother has impressed it upon herr, precept upon precept, that she must keep her self clean and pure and sweet, if her mother has taught her to have hor- ror of vulgarity in manner and dress and speech, thea she doesn't need to be watched and she Inas that within. herself scl that will keep her safe caber - ever she. goes. 'blethers can't watch the .modern girl, but she can teach her to watch" her step, and that's the best chaper- on of all. OUTDOOR SPORTS (By Marjorie,'Adanis) Winter, with its soft, white snows and crisp cold is a fascinating time for outdoor sports. Children, espec- ially adore it, They love skating, sleigh -riding, tobogganing and snow- balling.. All these are healthy and exhilirating for grown-ups as well as the little tots. There Is.nothing more enjoyable for people of any age than a sleigh ride or a toboggan party. The latter, of couse, is isnpossible communities where there are no hills unless special provision has been made to erect. slides. A sleigh ride, however, is delightful and possible even in large cities,. Almost all riding academies and stables have sleighs which may be rented at a small cost for the day or evening. And there are always farm houses or road houses not too far from town which may serve as the destination where hot oyster stew will be served. For a children's par- ty, games will be provided or a short moving picture or puppet show ar- ranged. For older persons space inigh.t be" provided for dancing and a radio for music. There is really no type of enter- tainment which will prove amusing to young and old like an outdoor party—for everyone will absorb some of the freshness and joy that seems' to be in the air and will be .sure to, have a good time. • Burke's Livery at Wroxeter for the best of service. Skates put on free of .charge. Buy your .Hockey Shoes and Skates at Greer's Shoe Store. 111®1111111111111Ii11111111111111! 11101111111®111®11111111111111111111111111111111111111111Iii11111111111il111 llini11ii1iIlaill1 1111®Itf Customers and .Friends You've pulled for us, we've pulled for you; That's made things bright the whole year through; And everything, just as it should, Has turned out pretty dog -sone good. Japanese Air Company. An air eompany with a capital of $5,000,000 Is, to be iiieorporateu b' the Japanese Department of Com - nituiieations, The company will b i suti ;id1aed by the Government and i purposes will be tq transport passe gers, mail and trel8ht. The lute s expected to start $ellaiel$Se curly iri th year, A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All Wellington Produce Ccs. Ltd. 4 iN1 W. ` B. THOMPSON, Brach Muotgef. Phone 166. WIN HAM' BRANCH iriiillialligli11.11111111111111411111111111111111i11111111111A1111111111111i11tl11141114111111111111.111101Ai 111111111M 1111 M111N111