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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1913-02-14, Page 2Young Fol egeeereetoesecteeseaseeeetese Ballooning. "All 'or the small sum of tweny- ,eve ce:.:,s !" Free: tau hed as he laid five glass 'tubes on the table. i "What are we going to do i" Bob tasked. "Blow bubbles as big as a man's head," Fred .answered. Then he called - to Molly, and flaked her to hurry with "that so- aution of soap." "Coming!" Molly answered from the kitchen; and she soon appear- ' ,d. She carefully carried a big blue and white mixing -bowl, which she set on the table near the tubes. Betty instantly peeped into the bowl. "Why, it's only soap -suds!" said tehe, in great surprise. "You called it a solution, and that word sound- ed like Fred's chemistry." Fred was carefully handling a number of paper men and women. Each small figure was cut from thin paper and neatly attached by thread to its own thin paper disk. Fred finally selected five of the best ones. "All take tubes!" he ordered. "Watch me." Dipping one end of a tube in the Solution of soap, Fred blew rapid- ly and strongly through the other end. A bubble appeared. Filled with the warm breath, the bubble grew larger, and soon began to rise. Without letting it go, Fred fol- lowed it in its rising movement, and while he still blew steadily, he turned the end of the tube gradu- ally up and up, and before long the little bubble was a big bubble. "This balloon," he said, "is now fully inflated—it is as big as it possibly can be—and now I will show you how this balloon carries passengers, for I am going to at- tach this figure to the balloon." "You can't ! I know you can't I" cried Betty, positively. But Fred only smiled as he picked up a little paper man, and with a quick, light movement, made it ad- here to the balloon. "Seeing is belie -vin ," he said. "Now I will free the balloon, and +caa shall aee,,it carry the aeronaut tttp with But the balloon freed itself. Slowly and waveringly it rose. "It doesn't quite know what to do 1" Betty whispered. "I'll tell you what it will do," Fred said. "If the temperature is low, the balloon will break against the ceiling—" "It is going to break!" cried Betty. "If the temperature is high," Fred went on, "it will descend slowly as soon as it becomes a little chilled." For a breathless instant it looked as if the balloon must break against the ceiling. Then it floated off and began to descend very slowly. At last the shining air -ship struck the- todge of the table and—vanished al- gether 1 Then the fun really began! Soon the air was full of balloons that tarried passengers.—Youth's Com- panion. +14 LESS DRUNKENNESS. Signs That It Is Becoming Unpopu- lar in Britain. The increased sobriety of the peo- ple of Great Britain has been fre- quently and favorably commented On, and well-known social workers verde that evidence was again forth- lbosning during the recent holidays to show that men are less inolin•ed than formerly to squander their bard -earned savings in a few days' unrestrained excesses. Drunken - tees, which used to be the most venial of vices, has become so dis- creditable as to rule a man out of Society. Statesmanship and hard -inking usecl to be considered uite compatible. Walpole made his son drink more port than he did 16n the, principle that no son ought to be sober enough to see his father sidde under the table, and the hab- its of the younger Pitt were such hat if he were a Minister to -day is career would quickly end. It is gratifying to find that the chaeige of view as to drunkenness is not bonfined to the higher walks of life. 'Among the superior artisan glasses the habitual victim of alcohol is an !object of contempt, and the more tuitional manner in which working Men are spending their holidays is an impressive proof that in this im- portant respect the nation is really iters the upgrade. Many a great man has exclusive knowledge of the fact. LITTLE VICTIMS OF, SI. VITUS DANCE It is Most Common Among Chit- dren of the School Age If your child—whether boy or girl —is fidgetty, emotional and awk- ward, you should watch it care- fully as it may develop St, Vitus dance. Frequently children eta - not keep still, they move with strange actions, their limbs jerk and their features twitch nervous- ly. Speech is confused and the whole muscular system not under control. These are among the symptoms of St. Vitus dance, a trouble that afflicts growing gals and boys, most frequently during the school age, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are such a splendid nerve tonic that they have cured the worst cases of St. Vitus dance. They do this because the new, rich blood they make feeds and streng- thens the starved nerves, thus throwing off the disease. Here is an example. Mrs. L. L. Gifford, Westover, Ont., says: "For over two years my little girl, Constance, was a sufferer from St. Vitus dance. She was frightened badly by a dog, which seemed to bring on the trouble, and notwithstanding all we did for her it seemed to be grow- ing worse. She grew so bad that she oould not feed herself and her speech was so badly affected that we could scarcely understand her. The twitching and jerking of her limbs was pitiable. At this junc- ture we began giving her Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, and to our, great joy they have completely cured her, and she is now as healthy a child as you can find." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all medicine dealers or.• sent by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. SLEEPING A DISEASE. Excessive Somnolence Is So Ex- plained By a Doctor. An attempt to explain the exces- sive somnolence of Pickwick'•s fat boy..4e. made by Dr. Frederick Tay- ':h'.R.O.P., in an interesting e on sleepiness in "Praati- zrer." • Dr. Taylor is eympathetio to- wards those with whom: sleep is an affiictl*; and he "'f,l nks that the fat boy may peesibliy have suffered from some mysterious disease. "There is no evidence that he was overworked mentally or physi- cally," adds Dr. Taylor. He cites the case of a. prisoner who, when charged with ,sleeping in the roadway, went to sleep in the clock; tells of a housemaid who went to sleep in the ace of announc- ing a visitor, and while carrying a tray with cups full of coffee; and mentions a woman "who was a nurse, till, in one of her sleeping paroxysms, she dropped the baby on the floor and nearly killed it." "There are also on record! other cases of a somewhat different kind," says Dr..Taylor, "in which the individual sleeps continuously for hours, days and months; some of these are described as narco- lepsy, and they seem to present al- liances with trance, oatelepsy, hya- teria and insanity. "A man slept seven months with- out interruption; on another coca- sion fifteen months. Another man, in eight years, spent more than four and a half of them in sleep. The final attack lasted fifteen months." Tea, ooffee, and even tobacco are mentioned as remedies which will keep people awake when attacked by sleepeness. Dr. Taylor states that he has employed with' success an egg beaten in coffee. Ml, A MOTHER'S PRAISE OF BABY'S OWN TABLETS Mrs. Pierre Lambert, Paquette- ville, Que., says: "I read in the papers of what Baby's Own Tab- lets were doing for other children, so decided to try them for my baby, who was suffering from con- stipation and stomach trouble. They worked like a charm and now I a'lwa'ys keep them in the house and recommend them to all my friends." Baby's Own Tablets cure constipation and indigestion; they expel worms, break up colds and allay simple fever and make teething easy. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brookville, Ont. ►X+ Antiphonal. "What is that racket l" "They are singing the baby to sleep and the baby is singing them awake.,, DUCHESS AS DOG-FANCI Following the example c brother, Wm.K. Vanderbilt, Duchess of M>zrlborough i.s buil ig up a reputation as an enthusiastic dog fancier. At one time the Duchess ignored the dog craze and it was a matter of common talk that she was prac- tically the only woman in the "smart set" circle who did net pis- secs a dog of some class among her household pets. Now she :appclza to be falling into line with her friends and „is paying fancy prices for bulldog breeds and water span- iels. Her experiences have not b en up to the present entirely favir- i� D uchess of Marlborough. able, for a few days ago a valuable animal which was being oonsigned to her from Ireland got suffocated on the journey, and as the con- signment was at owner's risk the loss will mean something in the neighborhood of $5,000. Next year the Duchess hopes to join the ranks of the society women who have been for a number .of years an active and conspicuous element in the Ladies' Kennel Club. Chest Colds, Wheezing Cured Over Night You Can Break Up Cold, Feel Pine Next Morning, by Eollowil,g the "Nerviline" Method. Experience of a Trained Nurse, Every mother knows how difficult it is to get a young child to take a Dough mixture. Seldom will ono help unless given in large doses, and the result is to completely upset the stomach and make the child sick, Speaking of the promptest curd for oheet troubles and children's colds, Nurse Barrington says: "In all my experience in nursing I haven't met any prepara- tion so dependable as Nerviline. It is the ideal liniment, Every drop you rub on is absorbed quickly, sinks through the pores to the congested muscles, eases, relieves and cures quickly. Especially for chest colds, pain in the side, stiff neck, earache, toothache, I have found Nervi. lino invaluable. In treating the minor ills of children Nerviline has no equal. I think Nerviline ehould be in every home." Hundreds of thousands of bottles of Nerviline need every year—proof that it ie the ideal liniment for the home. Re. fuse anything your dealer may offer in. stead of Nerviline. Large family size bottles, 60c., trial size, 25c. All dealers, or the Catarrhozone Go., Buffalo, N. Y., and Kingston, Ont. A. WOMAN AS SHIP SURGEON. British Board of Trade Law Does Not Forbid It. Heretofore the position of ship's surgeon has been monopolized by men, but all doubt as to the eligi- bility of women for the position has been set at rest by a Scottish steamship company. The company had a steamer on the Clyde ready to sail for Aus- tralia with it, Large number of pas- sengers, including emigrants, on board. All that kept it from lea*- ing was the lack of a surgeon. A qualified woman doctor, the daughter of a marine engineer, heard of the difficulty and offered her services. The board of trade officer who had to certify the ship looked up all precedents, and, at - though he found that no woman had ever before been signed on as surgeon of a ship, he could .find nothing against it, and the women doctor went out with the steamer, If some men were compelled to pay as they go they would never get started. A Bad Heart, Its Cause and Cure Many Firmly Convinced They Are Dying of 'Heart Trouble, Have Of. tela the Strongest hearts. Sometimes you wake up at night, heart throbbing like a steam engine. Your breathing la short and irregular: pains shoot through the cheat and abdomen, and cause horrible anxiety. Your trouble isn't with the heart at all. These sensations are the outcome of indigeetion, which has caused gas to form oa the stomach and press against the heart. Just read what happened to Isaac Malloux, of Belle River, Ont.: "Three menthe ago I was a weak, sickly man. My appetite was poor, food fer- mented in my stomach, I had sour ris- ings and indigestion. At night I would often waken with gas in the stomach and heart palpitation. "I consulted my doctor and used reme- diee that my friends advised. Nothing helped. "One day I received a sample of Dr. Hamilton's Pills, and my oure commenc- ed. To -day I have a vigorous appetite, strong heart action, and no sign of in- digestion. S feel younger and healthier than ever before." Your druggist or storekeeper sells Dr. Hamilton's Pi11e, 25o. per box or five boxes for 81.00. By mail from The Catarrhozone Go., Buffalo, N. Y., and Kingston, Canada. ONTO CORRESPONDENCE INTERESTING BITS OF GOSSIP FROM THE QUEEN CITY. The Late Dr. Beattie Nesbitt—Tcrento Has Some Rich Men—Workmen's Compen- sation—Passing of James Young. Always delighting in life in dramatic eituations, the spirit of the late Beattie Nesbitt must have found some satisfac- tion in the chain of circumstances which found a climax in his death. In the court room his lawyers pleading for the quashing of the indictments against him; at his bedside his doctors struggling to retain the breath of life. The lawyers gained their point; but one short hour later Beattie Nesbitt was dead. Beattie Nesbitt's hero in history was Napoleon. His living rooms were filled with pictures and books pertaining to the Emperor, and it is said that he de- voured every line of Napoleon litera- ture he could And. No doubt this fact explains why Nesbitt's life was in some striking respects (not excluding the mle- epryeon'of s. later years) an imitation of Na - Nesbitt was an organizer. He had the restless energy and Imagination of the promoter. He was resourceful. But it ie hardly correct to say that he was either e very strong or a very great man. Be had the heart to resolve and the head to contrive buthe rarely 'had the hand to execute. a . > • Organized Ward Associations. 'Be has left his mark on the political life of Toronto.. The Oonservative Ward Associations as they exist to -day are a monument to his work. They are ex- ceedingly infuential and effective in their organization, a fact for which Nesbitt meat be thanked. His original idea, it is said, was to introduce an organization that would be as effective as Tammany, but in this he was thwarted by what ie known as the silk-stocking element in the party. However, he had no trouble in being elected to the Legislature, where he could have held his seat as long as he wanted to. There was some disappoint- ment among his friends when he was not taken into the Whitney Cabinet which was organized in 1905, and it was not long afterward that he retired from the Leg. islature to accept the Registrarship. This was the Elba of his career. Ho made his last plunge into politics by running for the Mayor's Chair, but he could not carry the Conservative party with him, and he was defeated, At that time he was President of the Farmers' Bank, and it has been said in explanation of hie ac- tion in running for the Mayoralty that his desire was to bring prestige to the Bank. He calculated that as Mayor of Toronto he could have got in England or elsewhere all the capital necessary for the new institution. His Physloal, Strength. Many stories are told of bis enormoue strength. Once single-handed he cleaned up a crowd of lumber jacks who were making trouble in a northern camp. Again getting into an altercation with a cab man on account of some trifling dam- agi'• that had been done to the sleigh in which Nesbitt was riding, he bought the outfit from the oabby for 825.00 and then turned it upside down on the street. He was an active Orangeman. As a young man he broke from his party in the Dalton McCarthy days, but later was instrumental in bringing N. Clarke Wal- lace and Sir Charles Tupper together on the same platform in Massey Ball. He arranged for them to shake hands, when turning to the audience he exclaimed, 'Is not that a great pair to draw to?" He was an admirer, however, of the Ro- man Catholic Chnroh, and frequently said that if he had been born a Roman Catho- ic he would have become a Bishop. Toronto's Rioh Men. No little interest has been evinced in the list of twenty* three men who, ac- cording to Hon. H. R. Emmerson, control practically all of the big business in the country. Of the twenty-three named by 25 BluIngs 10 cents. Makes t to Clothes as Wbate as Snow Try It 1 Mantfnctured by The 3ohnaon•nfehnrd,on Co Limited, Montreal, Can. Mr. Emmerson, nine belong to 'Toronto, Two of them, of course, are Bir William Mackenzie and !lir Donald Mann, the twins' of the Canadian Northern ddailwaY system, who have spent their lives inret- ting public utility franchises of one sort ,and another all over the world, turning them into going concerns and making tremendous profits in the process; It is at ereseut impossible to . compute how much these two men are worth. No doubt they could not do so themselves. It is generally admitted, however, that their biggest roup has yet to come when they will put on the market the stook of the C. N. It. corporation. This trans- continental line, now running Into its thousands of miles of traokaee, bae been built entirely by the sale of bonds, the stock remaining in the control of Mac- kenzie and Mann personally. One of these days this will have a value when it will be put on the market, and there- teen to Mackenzie and Mann may bo suf- ficient to pub them in a list of a dozen of the wealthiest men in the world. The C. N. R. Group. Z. Of the others named in the list, Mr, 13. A. Lash, Mr. D. B. Hanna, Mr. Freder- ick Nicholls and Sir Henry Pellatt are more or less intimately associated with Mackenzie and Mann corporations. Mr. Lash is undoubtedly the ablest Corpora- tion Counsel in Canada. Mr. D. B. Hanna is Vice -President of the 0. N. R. and the votive force in its direct management. Sir henry Pellatt and Frederick Nicholls are interested in many industrial under- takings. A few year ago Sir Henry Pellatt realized over a million dollars in cold cash from his sale of the control of the Toronto Electric Light Oo. He im- mediately proceeded to put a large por- tion of this ameunt into a residence on the hill, now nearing completion, which 1s a marvel to all beholders, Sir Edmund Osler and Mr. W. D. Mat- thews are Toronto's representatives among the Canadian Paoiilo Railway's group of financiers, while the ninth man on the list, Senator George A. Cox, is closely associated with the Grand Trunk Pacific enterprises. While not competing in the epeetacular. achievements of Sir William Mackenzie and Sir Donald Mann, Senator Cox is in many respects one of the shrewdest fivaueiers in Toronto or iu the country. • The Ten Rloheat Mon. An estimate of the ten wealthiest men in Toronto and their fortunes has been published as follows: Sir William Mackenzie ........$15,000,000 J. 0. Eaton .................... 12,000,000 Senator Cox ..... 5,000,000 Sir Edmund Osler .... ......... 4,000,000 Cawthra Mulook .............. 3,500,000 W. G. Goodorham ....... 3,500,000 G. R. Wood . ........ ... 3,000,000 Sir Henry Pellatt .... 3,000,000 Sir Donald Mann ........ ..... 3,000,000 J. W. Flavelie ...... ... ... 2,000,000 At the Legislature. There promises to be a hitch in the Workmen's Compensation legislation, due this session, over the question of whether clerks in stores and farm laborers are to be included in the provisions of the Act. The general principle in modern Workmen's Compensation legislation is that a fund is established to which em• ployera of labor contribute, and out of this fund damages are paid to workmen whenever accidents occur. Industries are graded according to the hazard, so that the employers in hazardous ooeupatione have to pay more than those in lose haz- ardous occupations. The workmen them- selves contribute nothing and the fund is administered by the State. Theoretioally, legislation of this kind should apply to everybody, but it Is feared that representatives of rural con- stituencies will object if farm' laborers and store clerks are included. There is, therefore, a possibility that these .classes will•e'eiropped in the legislation whish is to be recommended by Sir Wiliam Meredith, the special oommiesibnor, who has been investigating the subject, and that the labor unions which have been agi- tating for the /Lot will not object, fearing that if they did eo they would jeopardize their ohances of getting any legisla- tion. This will probably bo the most import- ant piece of general legislation to come before the House this session. Tax Re- form and Temperance legislation will no 90% Of Alt Fine A GOOD I- ABIT Tea when you are tired, particularly if it's 9 Goes farthest for the money =lee *,w `'•*drf,r A,;"i n*, h 4: ,t}+'F`A-ee- doubt furnish the basis for what are known as dress debates. Passing of James Young. The death of Aon. James Young at Galt removes a Liberal of the Old Guard, who for years past bae taken a keen, though an onlooker's, interest in passing events. His two volumes of "Reminiscenses,' just published, have proved to be a very dif- ferent work to that of Sir Richard Oart- weight's, with whom he was contempor- aneous. Mr. Young's work is largely from the view point of a spectator. Sir Richard was a crusading participant in the campaigns he describes. Hs Co-operative Mexican liaising. In nearly every Mexican village may be found a rounded structure of dried mud resembling an old- fashioned bee -hive with a small opening near the ground. It is the oven which is utilized by the village for general culinary purposes. Early in the day the oven is thor- oughly heated by building a fire in it, and after the coals are brushed down all the pots and pans con- taining the food to be cooked .are. placed inside and the oven is closed up. No further attention is paid to it until dinner time. 24. 'ELM' Favorite Churn. It makes the smoothest, richest,;wst d&1cious butter you ever tasted. The roller bearings—and hand and foot levers --make churning an easy task, even for a child. All sizes from ac. to 30 gallons. Write for catalogue if your dealer does not handle this churn and Maxwell's "Champion" Washer. n' David Maxwell & Sons, EL Mary's, mut. worn In the 'United Stateesq are manufactured in New Youil.,the world's best m rket. Send for price list and ship to M. F. Pfaeizer & Co., 6 E. 12th St. (Desk 76), N. Y. THE CURSE OF FARM LIFE The outside closet— that abomin- able accumulation of disease -laden filth—is the curse of farm life— directly responsible for nine -tenths of the diseases existing in the rural districts. There Can Be No Doubt About This Just consider. Here within a few steps of your home—poison- ing every breath of air you breathe—you have built a pest house—a foul-smelling sink—which must be used by you and your family. • And you willingly subjeet your wife, daughters and sons to this risk of disease, publicity and discomfort—in all weathers —winter and summer. Probably you never thought of the outside closet in this light before. Now you know. Make up your mind to blot if off your farm at once. Install a Good Health Sanitary Closet—it doesn't cost much—and you can have it right in your home. Think of the convenience, com- fort and protection from ill health. Make up your mind to have one without another day's delay. Let us tell you more about the Good Health Closet. .% Mail. 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