HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1924-06-12, Page 7sday,
titre 12,1224.
Sarnia Wins Globe Shield,'
Custodla,ngliip of the "Globe ,First
Aid Shield" has been awarded to the
2nd Sarnia Troop .(It C. Firth, Scout-
- master), for 1924. The competitions
for this shield are held by the BOY.
Scouts Association in co-operation.
with the St. ,Kohn Ambulance Associae
tion, and the shield itself is awarded'
annually to the Boy Scout troop Fifand'-
ing highest in the Ambulance trisoeia
tion's 'Wallace Nesbitt Junior F1r>it Aid
Competitions. Of the thirty-one Mains
particiliating in the Nesbitt Competi-
tion finals, thirteen were Boy `' Scout
teams, 6 Girl Guides, 3 Cadets, 4 school
boys and the reminder miscellaneous.
Other Scout teams well up, in tbe
:finals wore (in the order named) the
3rd London Troop, ,37th Ottawa Troop,.
39th Ottawa Troop and the '3rcl Fort
William Troop. •
Hamilton Scouts Lose Friend.
•
Boy Scouts of the Hamilton District
the ,n
Have lost a staunch- friend
in re-
eeut death of Colonel William Hendrie.
C,oloiielHendrie had been associated
with Scouting in Hamilton from its in-
cePtionand for a time was a member
of the. Provincial Committee.. Just.
prior to his last•lllness he was actively
engaged with the Hamilton Associa=
tion executive in the construction at
the Port Maitland -camp site of the
_ p
Hamilton Scouts' of a fine new dining
and recreation hall as a memorial to..
'
his late. brother, Sir lr JohnHendrie;
who had also 'been a real friend of the
"Scouts, It is now expected that the
building will be completed as a joint
memorial to the two famous brothers.
Bravery Medal for Toronto Scout.
The Toronto,Boy Municipal Council
has awarded its medal for heroisriz .to
King's Scout Ernest King of the 60th
Toronto Troop for his action in sav-
ing a boy from drowning in the Don
River, A few' weeks ago Scout King
was awarded.the.Boy Scout Gilt ,Cross
for the same rescue. He is the Second
boy' to receive the Boy Council's
award.
Rally Day at Stayner._
Seven Simcoe'County Troops—Staiy-
ner,..Allendale, Barrie, Peuetangui-
shene,.I7linvale, An. and Glen Hur-
o•
n—with boys ;to the number of 135',
rallied at Stapler on Victoria Day, and`
debpite`ra'in and wind carried through
a splendi i-prograin ne of Scout. sports.
Competitions included flre•lighting and
water' Milling; equipment race, Scout's
pace race, first'. aid, signalling, knot-.
tying, message relay race and trea-
sure hunt. Allendale and Penetang.-
uishene tied : for firstplace,` and,
Scoutlike, agreed to share the honors
and not ' endeavor to break the tie.
Barrie came second and Glen Huron`
a •ane -patrol rural troop, made a'
good -showing- and finished third. Be-
ing hosts to the rally, the Steamer
troop only competed in certain events,
the boys< devoting the rest of their
time to assisting with the conduet of
the sports.
•
One Scout's. Good Turn.
ing the. Whitby "Gazette -Chronicles'
we read: "No better illustration of the
value of the Boy Scout movement is
- needed than an incident which took
Place last •Saturday. An .accident oc-
ctirred• on the .Base Line when a mo-
tor car collided with a railway engine.
A man was seriously hurt. On being
summoned to the Beene of the` ices
dent:Dr, R. •T. Maclaren decided'
the man must be conveyed at once to
the hospital ,by ambulance. On in-
quirin ("of tne'bystanders where •he
Might' find the ;nearest'phbne, a -little
chap spoke up: • 'I know, sir, Pll ,go:
What message?' I•Ie received ins -trac-
tions front the doctor, and was off.
Shortly he was back, all out of breath.
'The ambulance will be right over,' --he
said. 'Dr, MaclLaren turned to reward
Lira .for prompt execution of the er-
rand.. 'Oh,,no, ;air., said the. lad, 'I
inustzft take anything. Pin a Boy
Scout,' 'Bit, I must pay for the 'phone
call; ,at least,'. said the doctor. 'Well,
I glaess that will be, alright,' said the
little fellow. There' you; have the
' Scout spirit,"
A Poein You Ought to Know.
The Tale of Man produced e. poet of
real distinction. in Thomas Pldward°
Brown, who died' in 1897; at ,the age of
sixty,,seyen. Clifton, the famous pub-:
iii school, also: shares 14lanxland's,
pride,in'hiiii, for he was -a master -there
for some time.
Ile wrote many poems, and two
volumes of lais oh z mi ng letters havee-
been Published; ' but when all else that
T. E. Brown wrote is dead, the follow-
ing ten lines Will live: --
A garden is a lovesome thing, God'
'terse plot,
Fringed pool,
Ferried grot--
`! he veriest school
Uf peace; and yet the fool
Contends that God hi not-' -
Not Clod? in grir'densi when tine eve
a; i cool?
a Na'i,,hut'-:'l1tavca a, signs
"Pis ver; sate God walks in ranine.
I think the first virtue is to restrain
the tongue; he approaches nearest to
the godS who Itriews beta' to be silent,
even though he is in the right,» --Cato.)
Every schoolboy to -day knows I
things that, Wco,11d make the Wiliest
Mau of antiquity stare lied �,,tly •" '
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T it CATION
BY DR. --J. J. MIDDLETON
Pravinelal Hoard of Health, O'ritkrlo
Rise. Ddlddleton will be glad to answer .que tions oa Public .Health a*$
Wit through this eoimmn. ,Addreisn him at.ffpalinir House, SPA
breboent, Toroiate.
Ever increasing attention to health'
promotion and disease prevention is a
feature' of the present time. Every
Y
newspaper one lifts has an" article on
health prominently displayed. Some -
time
s indeed, eel
s the health aritcle is so
s
imi ass'.
p rue that it occupies a place on
the front page, This is as it should
be, for not until the public are arous-
ed to the need of Health. work being
done, will anything of great:import-
ance be, accomplisher. One reason for
this 'is lack of; funds. 'Governments'
and Members of Governments after
all only reflects " the wishes of the
people. If there is no'public senti-
ment behind the move for health pro-
motion, little will be done. But if the
people demand`, it, if they show. un-
mistakable signs that they appreciate
sthe value of health work in every
community, then great results can 'be.
looked for.
Slowly but surely the idea is being
disseminated
y n
semin>✓ted that disease prevention.
is possible in very many" instances,
where hitherto the idea was held that
it was something that just had'to
come, something that was more or-
lessan; act ofg
God.: How - can,. disease'
prevention beabout?
brought, By
education, .publicity and immuniza-
tion. As an example of the former
we have health habit training 'of.
school children. This is especially ef-
fecive, as the young mind is suscep-
tible to new ideas, and impressions,
not like. the preformed, set .notions,
prejudices and convictions of later.
''INGI[.A.M .1. ' NC-TIititE$
life. Another matter of education Is
for parents to realize the' danger of
sore. throat in a little' child and the
grave' possibility of it being diphtheria
or again to know that physical de-
fects in young children can be to a
he con-
dition
t
large extentcorrected be
ar eo e
g
per-
manent
becomes chronic or doesp
manent injury. Such conditions in-
clude decaying teeth and diseased'
tonsils,adenoids in short. some focus`
of infction that persistently poisons.
the; system and"results, in rheumatism
or heart disease of childhood or later
life.
Through publicity the lay mind is
kept in touch with'the medical' -world,
statistics are provided for publication
ein.
'_or decrees
showing: any increase
certain prevalent diseases, .especially.
those of a seasonal and communicable
nature.!, The public is alsor' kept 'in-
formed of any new advances in medi-
cal science, and of the rules and regu-
lations pertaining to quarantine,'how
to keep well, and the vaiue of periodic
physical examination. By immuniza-
tion disease prevention can be brought
about through the administration of
such agencies ,as anti -typhoid tseruirz,`
toxin antitoxin for diphtheria,. the
Pasteur treatment for rabies and vacs
cination for smallpox. Health propa-
ganda needs more and more to be
varied. and up "to -late in its mode of
presentation, so as to' attract the at-
tention of
t-tention'of as large a number of people
as possible, and help to prevent dis-
ease, and, bring about: a .higher stan-
dard of, health for all concerned.
SATISFIED . MOTHERS
-No other medicine 'gives as ;great.
satisfaction to.mothers•as. does:: Baby's
Own Tablets. These Tablets ' are
equally good for the newborn bribe or
the gro*ing child and are absolutely
safe. _'They cannot possibly db harm
—always good. The Tablets are mild
but thorough laxative which regulate
the bowels and sweeten the stomach
and thus relieve baby of any of the` m""ln`or ills of childhood such as con-
stipation, indigestion, .colds, colic; etc.
Concerning them Mrs. .Arthur Pillion,
St. Sylvestre, Que. writes:—"Baby's'
Own Tablets have been of wonderful.
benefit to my baby who was suffering
from .,constipation and ;,indigestion. I.
always keep the Tablets on hand and
would advise all mothers to do like-
wise." 'The Tablets are sold by medi-
cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents. a
box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
Egg Cups for Doll House.
Exquisite china egg cups less than
a quarter of an inch in height, With
cups and plates to match, have been
completed for Queen Mary's famous'.
doll's house.
Keep Mlnard's Liniment -lea the house
Old Marriage Custom.
In old Saxon marriagesthe bride's
father handed' the bridegroom the
bride's shoe and he touched her with
it on the forehead in token of author-
ity.
"Sure, a cricket club."
He "Won't you give me just one
kiss?"
I ft was
She—"Certainly not. t
, hod g
I'd just get started myself. It's either
none or a dozen.'
Aye, No Doot.
An American and a Scotsman were
having a discussion on success in life.
Said the former: "Success is easier
than most people think , Why, when
I was a young man I knew a youth who
got a job, in a big city hotel, and it
wasn't long before he owned the whole
place." The Scotsman sagely nodded
his head. "Aye, nodoot," he said,
"bat since then they've invented cash
registers."
The color put into a girl's cheeks- by
milk and leafy vegetables rarely rubs
cif, '
e mustard when
11)0111 ranee the ate the habit it -is
to yott.' Cultiv
passeddally fat meat:
;taking it with meat, cepa amid aids in
i it stimulates the di