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The Herald, 1912-05-17, Page 6IS DISEASE HEREDITARY DOCTOR THROWS LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM. Wits it Is That Maladies Are Trans milted Froiu Parents to Children. Many people are greatly worried by the fear of consumption or can- cer, because their parents suffered from these diseases. Doctors who have collected exhaustive statistics on the question are strongly of opinion that they have no cause for fear, It is true, of course, that some are of a 'contrary opinion; but the presumption is against the theory of heredity, writes a doctor in London Answers. But there are some "family dis- eases" concerning which no doubt remains. For instance, gout, It said that no man, however large the quantity of meat and strong drink he consumes, can give himself gout if no ancestor of his suffered from it. But he can injure his stomach, kidneys, liver, and other organs. This injury may be transmitted to his children, and then, if they live luxurious lives, they are pretty sure to be gouty. FRECKLES AND FAMILIES. Any peculiarity may be handed down in this way. If a great- grandfather found eggs and milk to disagree with him, his great-grand- child may have the same complaint one hundred years later. The eggs and milk disagree be- eause of some defect of the, gastric juieee., This is due to some peculi- arity of tit) stomach, and this pecu- liarity goes down from father to son, just like a hooked nose, or large ears, or grey eyes. Excessive liability to freckles is well known to be an heirloom in some families. The skin • of these people is delicate, and easily in jured by sunlight, and this delicacy may be handed down for several hundred years. In other families one sees that if the mother suffers from chilblains, so do her daughters, and so will her granddaughters. These are proba- bly due to a certain peculiarity of the blood. and the same peculiar blued is handed down from parents to children. eAnother little malady that one maybe sure of having if his parents eaeare •treeehled with it is nettle -rash.. For some reasonnot exactly known the skin riser in wheals—white,' pink, or red—after eating Certain foods. Shell -fish cause it in some people; eggs or milk in others, and whatever defect of skin or blood is responsible in the parents it will be transmitted to the children. Then, if anyone sueffrs from acne (pimples) on the face, he probably has large sebaceous glands. These same large glands almost certainty existed on his father's or mother`s face, and they will be sure, to trou- ble his children and grandchildren. FROM PAST TO PRESENT. Another family disease is that re- markable tendency to bleed from the slightest cause which is often found in the male sex, but scarcely ever in females. It may be a strong liability to bleeding of the nose, or, what is much worse, to profuse bleeding from the slightest wound. Such people are the terror of the dentist, who cannot stop the bleed- ing after a tooth is drawn ; and, of course. any kind of accident is More dangerous for them than for others. It is well known that harelip runs in families. So do six -fingered hands and six -toed feet, webbed fin- gers, and other malformations. In some people you may see the skin extend from the palm of the hand far down between the fingers, and if you examine their parents' hands, you will almost surely find the same peculiarity. Fortunately, the descent of these hereditary diseases is sometimes stopped by the introduction of new and antagonistic blood into the fam- ily. Otherwise, as each of us has sixteen great -great-grandparents, sixty-four great -great -great-grand- parents, and so on, we would all suffer from nearly every known dis- ease and deformity. AN INVITATION TO SICKNESS Thin, Watery Blood Leads to a Breakdown in Health Thin, impure blood is an invita- tion til sickness. The blood is at work day and night to maintain the health and- any lack of strength or purity in the blood is a weakness in the defense against disease. Anae- mia is the doctor's name for lack of blood•—watery blood. There may be an actual loss in the quantity of the blood, or one or more of its constituents may be lacking. The surest symptom of anaemia is pal- lor. The trouble is particularly common among young girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, but it is also found in women of all ages, and quite frequently at- tacks men. It is nearly al- ways present and prevents re- covery after grippe, fevers, ma- laria, and operations and for this reason a tonic medi'eine is required in all these cases to enrich the blood, build up the nerves and re- store health and strength. And there is no other tonic as good as Dr. Williams' Pink .Pills, as has been proved in thousands and thou- sands of cases, among them that of Miss Annie Turner, Marie Joseph Post Office, N.S., who says :—"Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have been of inestimable benefit to me. I was so badly run down that I could hardly go about, was not able to help' in the work about the house. As my health grew worse the trou- ble brought on some species of fit, and when these attacks would come on I would sometimes remain un- conscious for half an hour. After many other medicines had failed to help me, my brother got me a sup- ply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I began taking these. In the course of a few weeks I felt much better, and after taking the Pills for a time longer I was again in the full enjoyment of good health. I feel that I cannot praise Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills too highly and I recommend then to all weak girls." You can get these Pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $9.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. AT AN AFTERNOON TEA. "Speaking of poets, i;that •!allow over•.yonelee is evidently •,poet. "I've seen him at a)goo•deinany receptions, bet I never heard him uncork any poetry." "Maybe not, but just look at him eat." . • Never ask a friend for a candid opinion unless you are sure you want it. For 1911-1912 the, total estimated number of men in the German Navy exceeds 60,000. SCIENCE AND SUPIERSTITION The Shah of Persia's Experience With Radium. Radium—most mysterious of •the new mysteries in modern science -is so little familiar to unseientifle.men that the panic of the Oriental ,pot- entate described in a recent book by Mons. Xavier Paoli, .a French: detective, is easily understood. Once, while in Paris, the Shah of Persia, Muzaf-far-ed-din, expressed a wish to know something of Pro fessor Curie's discovery, Monsieili Paoli made the necessary arrange- ments. Complete darkness is of oatur se needed if radium is to reveal itself in all its brilliancy.. •With 'endless trouble Paoli persuaded the `monarch to descend into one of the hotel cellars that had been ax ' ranged for the purpose. But at length his majesty, with, all his suite, proceeded to the un-: i derground apartment. Professor j Curie closed the door, switched off i the electric light, and uncovered his specimen of radium. Suddenly a :shout of terror between the roar of a bull and the yell df a man be ing murdered rang out, and wee echoed by a hundred others.. "Amid general excitement and consternation," writes Monsieu Paoli, "we flung ourselves upon the electric switches, and turned on the. lights. "Then we beheld a strange spec. taele. In the midst of the prostrate Persians, with his arms round the neck of his grand vizier, and hiF round pupils dilated to their very rims, stood the Shah; shouting al.• the top of his voice in Persian: 'Come away! Come away!' "The switching on of the ligh' calmed his mad terror as if by ma gic. Realizing the disappointment and chagrin he had caused Mon- sieur Curie, the Shah tried to con: pensate him by the offer of a deeor'. ation. But the austere man or science," concludes Paoli, "thought, fit to decline it."• ti MOTHERS PLEASED WITH- BABY'S OWN TABLETS A mother who has once used Baby's Own Tablets for her little one never fails to show her plea. sure at the result. She at once zea. sizes that they are the ideal mecli- eine for baby—being absolutely safe and free from iujuriees drugs and at the same time a sure enure,. for a,ll ,the; .little ills;, from':' babies suffer. Mrs. P Tlieri�, Pac.quetville, N. B:, •.writes.: -e.. "Please send me another box of. Baby's Own Tablets. I' was sx. tremely pleased with the -last. Me baby was greatly troubled with on stipation and vomiting, but the Tablets quickly cured her." The Tablets are sold by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,, Ont. rw ecurePr itable ;:,ones ;R dying el Price Bros. & Cotnpany have been in business in Quebec over Too years. It is the largest industry in Quebec Province. Their holdings of pulp and timber lands are 6,000 miles in extent, and have been valued by experts at over $13,000,000. The net earnings in 1910 were $448,00o,00o, The new pulp mill now under construction will double these earnings. Timber limits are insured with Lloyds of England against fire. 41 Price Bros. & Company First Mortgage Bonds pay 6 per cent. interest on their present price. They will assuredly appreciate in value. Considering interest return, security, and future increase in value, they are an unusually attractive investment. On application we will send you literature fully describing these bonds.. GOT THE PLACE. Merchant—"Our salesmen must thew tact. Now, for instance, if a lady came in the store and asked to .see some false hair, what would you say tel her ?" , • Bright Boy --"I'd ask her what shade her ---ler friend preferred, "Enough," said the merehant, I f� "/name your own salary," r r Sa, �sou� y z first meetingwith your wife romantic ?" "Oh, very! ' I was trying to carve a turketr " seem,. of the stnfang oqury.{s eye 1" SECURITIES .. L CORPORATION ON LIMITRID BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING - - - YONGE h TORONTO STi i1S R. M. WHITE MONTREAL -CV GSM -Ft ALIFAX COT wn Manager LONDON (CNr:.) PA TN E 5 IP IN SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY Holders of the 7 per cent. Preferred Stock of The Siemon Company, Limited, enjoy the full benefits of straight partner. ship, because, in addition to the regular 7 per cent. dividend on the stock, they share equally with the Common Stock In all profits in excess of the preferred dividend. The Company has been In successful operation for Close to a quarter of a century, and with its present capacity cannot now fill more than 60 per cent. of its orddrs. in addition, the Com- pany holds a large, number of exceedingly valuable timber Iimlts. Subject to prior sale, we offer $50,000 of the 7 per cent. Pre- ferred Stock of the Company at $100 a share. Dividends are pall dune 1st and December 1st. We Would be pleased to send you circular giving full parth eulars regarding the Company, or, of you would prefer, would have one of our relrresentatives call on you, NATIONAL, SECURITIES CORPORATION, LTD- ) C �;,hr*It;i)> RATION L1FB BUILDINU, TORONTO, tiNT. 7�2 GOLD BlrELECTRICITY. Can .Now Be Pulled Up front i2,O00 Feet, Below Surface. It is unknown as yet to what depth mining operations on the Band will be carried on in the fa- ture; So many different factors en- ter into the question, •such 'as value of the reefs, working costs, under- vowed nder,•row d temperature, etc„ that it is irnpossibjer to speak definitely on the point, but -it 'may be. anywhere be- tween 6,000 and 12,000 feet from the stieface. Ten years ago it seemed' as though the ultimate depth capa- ble of being reached would depend entirely upon the ability of the me. e:hanical engineers to design suita- ble plants, to wind ore successfully from great depths, and much specu- lation prevailed upon the subject. Since the application of electricity leo winding purposes became an ac- complished fact that difficulty seems to have well-nigh disappear- ed, and the ultimate depth to which mining operations can be taken on the Ranch appears to be governed more by the value of the reefs as they grow in depth than by any other factor. At all events; engi- 7eers on the Rand now regard the deep winding problem with every complacency, feeling sure that, by Che adoption of stage winding, they will be able to wined the ore from any depth mining engineers can -'uccessfully extract it.—Cassier's Magazine. KNOWS NOW. Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case For a Time. It's easy to understand how or- dinary people get fooled by coffee when doctors themselves sometimes forget the facts. A physician speaks of his own ex- •rerience: r"I had used coffee for years and really did not exactly believe it was njuring me, although I had palpi- -ation of the heart every day. (Tea lontains caffeine—the same drug sound in coffee—and is just as iarmful as coffee.) "Finally one day a severe and al- most fatal attack of heart trouble frightened me and I gave up both 'ea and coffee, using Postum in- 3tead and since that time I have 'lad absolutely no heart palpitation except on one or two occasions, when I tried a small quantity of toffee which caused severe irrita- :ion`'and proved to me I must letrit, alone. _ '1„Whezt.-we.;: begext 4using Postum seemed' weak—that was because- we clid not make it according to di- rections—but now we put a little bit of butter in the pot when boiling en•cl allow the Postum to boil full 15 minutes, which gives it the pro- per rich flavor and the deep brown color. "I have advised a great many of my friends and patients to leave off coffee and drink Postum, in fact I daily give this advice." Name giyen by Canadian Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. Many thousands of physicians, use Postum in place of tea and cof- fee in their own homes and pre- scribe it to patients. "There's a reason," and it is ex- plained in the little hook, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new ono appears from time ti' They aro genuine, tree, and full of latnuan Interest. REAL EQUALITY FOR WOMEN. New Swedish Bill Gives Them Same Rights as Men. The Suffrage Bill just introduced by the Government indicates that Sweden will be the first indepen- dent country to grant women the fullest electoral privileges. The bill provides that women shall have the vote on exactly the same condi- tions as men. Many interesting features are in- volved. The bill allows a husband to cast his wife's vote, and an amendment is being prepared which gives wives of sailors, fishermen, soldiers, etc., who are absent on the clay of election, the right to east their votes for them: Under the present Swedish law a man loses his vote if he is a bank- rupt, or has not paid taxes for the last three years. Under the new bill if a woman is living with a bankrupt, a pauper or a non -tax- paying husband she loses her vote unless she has a separate marriage settlement. Otherwise Cho is to be treated exactly the same as a man, and she -may be elected to either ehamber of Parliament with the ex- press condition that she may resign her seat whenever she pleases. 81ie.(t€arfully)—ttOrtr engagement is at an end, and wish to return • to you everything I thing you have ever given me." He (cheerily) -- "Thanks, 131anche l You may begin at onee with the kisses 1" They are married now. PICKER,'NG'S PEERS. As his fether,'the Earl of Claren- don, is nn longer a young man, Lord Hyde's much -talked -of -action '1). emigrating as a farmer to Can- ada with his wife and children and his brother-in-law, Lord Somers, has not that air of permanent exile about it which lends, as e, rule, a definitely depressing quality to such actions, says the London Bystand- er. Indeed, it is probable that. Lord llty tdc. health considerations, especially for his children, are the prime rea- sonsfor a step which is certainly an unusual one for a former young man about town, the -heir to a rich earldom and a fine estate, and the son of a life-long courtier. In Edwardian days Lord Hyde, who is dark and well set-up, though slight- ly lame, was one of the few young NEVER ANY FAILURE OR DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN FE, El 13 USED. CONTAINS NOALUMe COSTS NO MORE THAN TH E ORDINARY KINDS. 4 VIE EN CANADA "Kitty," said her mother, rebuk- ingly, "you must sit still when you are at the table!" "I can't, mam- ma," protested the, little girl; "I'm a fidgetarian 1" Mr. Henpeck—"Is your beef ten- der to -day?" Butcher—"Yes, sir;, it's as tender as a woman's heart." Mr. Henpeck—"Then, 1'11 take a pound of sausages." 11 ell© THS is a HOME UbYE that AE,nr'e)t E ear, 55,5, 5157 555.' Lord Solvers. men about the Court, and it was at Dublin in the gay days of the Dud- ley Vice -royalty that he met his fair-haired, blue-eyed wife, the daughter of that Mrs. Somers Cos who was the adopted daughter of the painter Watts. Ht'r brother, Lord Somers, though he had a long minority, succeeded to a somewhat attenuated -fortune, the bulk of the Somers estates. .14 Debt is a temple, that has more entrances than exits. • .In _ wr5Pro 1 dyed ALL these 'DIFFRE'4T KINDS of Goods with the SAME Dye. 11 used • TONED\tEFORALL FINDS OF GOODS CLEAN arid SiMPLlE to Use. No chance of using, the WRONG Dye for the Goods one hos to color. All colors froth your Druggist or Denier. 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