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Hoarseness,
Every one stiffen from hoarse -
toss at some time or other. It may
Mean much or little, for it may be
caused by an imprudent use of the
voice, or a slight inflammation of
the vocal cords, or it may mark
the beginning of a serious disease,
like cancer. Fortunately, the lat-
ter cause is by no means so fre-
quent as many nervous sufferers
from hoarseness imagine.
Most persons use the vocal cords
Improperly; they worry them with
every word they speak. In the ease
of those who depend upon the voice
for a livelihood, such as singers,
lecturers and teachers, the offense
is serious. But singers, at least,
usually exercise great care in this
respect. The voice is too valuable
to them to risk, andthey attend to
any attack of hoarseness at once.
Constantly recurring hoarseness in
a singer indicates fault somewhere,
either in the production of the
yoke, or in the personal habits of
,the singer.
When hoarseness is one of the
symptoms of a general cold, it usu-
ally disappears promptly; but the
sufferer will do well to stop talking
while the throat is sore, and to use
some simple spray or inhalation.
Buell hoarseness is the consequence
of acute larygids.
When, however, the laryngitis
becomes chronic, treatment must be
directed to improving the general
b.ealth. Gout or rheumatism may be
at the root of the trouble, or it may
come from too many cigarettes or
boo much alcohol. The inveterate
cigarette -smoker can never cure
his hoarseness unless he has the
courage to conquer his habit.
Obstructions of the nasal pas-
sages prevent the proper warming
and filtering of the air, and often
cause hoarseness. If the difficulty
persists when the nose and threat
are in a healthy condition, and the
personal habits good, then a few
lessons in voice production from a
good elocutionist 'will often correct
the errors in the use of the voice,
estamtpatilesedeanit esst end to theelmarseese.
Companion.
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Redness of the Nose.
This affliction is often a cause of
great worry to both men and wo-
men. It is generally put down to
drinking too much wine, spirits, or
beer, but there are many people
with a red nose who are total ab-
stainers. In the case of women it is
generally brought on by indigestion,
through not taking sufficient care of
what they eat, and when they eat.
Students who bend a great deal
over their books, and girls whose
occupations keep them very much
indoors, which debilitates them,
often suffer from this complaint.
Sometimes this conies on as a tem-
porary flushing after meals, in an-
other stage red streaks are seen on
the cheeks and nose, which mark
dilated bloodvessels, and occasion-
ally red pimples appear ; later on
the nose swells and little nodules
or small lumps rise on the skin.
It is necessary to be extremely
careful in regulating the diet and
taking no indigestible food. Stimu-
lants of all kinds must be avoided,
and even tea and coffee unless very
weak and tepid should not be in-
dulged in, as they cause flushing
dust as wines and spirits, although
in a less degree. It is a bad plan
to read over meals, or to do any
kind of work which necessitates
stooping immediately after, Im-
perfect circulation is often accom-
panied with a red nose, so that phy-
sical exercises taken as soon as ris-
ing will be beneficial, at the same
time, outdoor exercise should not
be neglected. All underclothing
should be of wool, sometimes a
calamine lotion will be found to
reduce the redness, but it is better
not to use any external application
without consulting a doctor.
Condiments must not' be taken,
especially pepper and mustard, as
they alone will bring about redness
of the nese.
Gets (Table Supplies Free.
The French President enjoys some
petits benefices apart from the
$240,000 he draws yearly es ?salary
and allowances. Supplies of vege-
•- tables far his table come from the
kitchen 'gardens at Versaillee, fruit
from the orchards of Fontaine-
bleau, game from the State forests,
and hay for his horses from the
• meadows at Rambouillet. More-
over, the State pays the 'Wages of
• his stable hands and his coachman,
but not kike chauffeur's.
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BUG HUNTERS WANTED.
To Fight Pests Which Cause Illa-
tions of Damage Each Year.
There should be no difficulty in
solving the problem what to do
with one's sons if they have a love
and natural aptitude for the study
of insects—if, in fact, they are
what their little brothers and sis-
ters call "bug hunters." The world
is calling for them as economic en-
tomologists to fight the pests which
attack the cotton, apple, potato,
rice and other crops and do millions
and millions of damage each year.
At the Imperial College of
Science and Technology in South
Kensington, England, a. special en-
tomological deparment for the
training of these youths has been
opened, and a suitable man soon
finds himself snapped up by some
government or other. In fact,
there are not enough of the right
sort of men to go around.
The Colonial Office offers from
$1,500 to $1,750 a year to start
with. The India office offers $1,650
to begin, rising to $2,000 in the
course of the first three, years, and
thereafter a rise of $250 a year; and
there are pensions attached to the
posts.
Professor Maxwell-Lefroy, the
head of the department, has just
had an application from the United
States Government in the Philip-
pines asking for an assistant ento-
mologist, aged about 21, with pay
commencing at from $1,200 to
$1,400 a year. Applications come
from all parts of the world. The
other day the South Africa Com-
pany asked the college to find
them an entomologist, starting at -
$1,500. In the short time Since the
department started students have
obtained appointments in. Assam,
Nyassa, Rhodesia, B a rbadoe s,
Southern Nigeria and other places.
Professor Maxwell-Lefroy, how-
ever, deplores English indifference
to such matters. "We are alto-
gether behind the United States,"
he said to an interviewer. "Unless
our government is up and doing the
potato -moth, I fear, will be over
here before long, and then woe be-
tide potato growers and potato
merchants."
A.11 Headliners.
"Our family is most interesting.
John dances divinely, Tom sings
like an angel, Dave is a famous
football player, and Susanne paints
with great taste."
"And Henry."
"Oh, Henry ; he's rather a dull
fellow, you know. He only works
and supports the others."
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Post Toasties are economi-
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OUR LET [ER ROM TOROTH)
MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECTS ;settle'
DISCUSSED IN THE CITY.
A Heavy Opera -What New Government
. House Will Cost -Population of , the
City -Tax Reform anti Temperance.
Toronto has had the privilege of wit-
nessing "Herodiade," the grand opera
which Arolibiehop Bruchesi ordered, the
company not to produce in Moptrcal.
Some of those who saw the opereahere
were almost inclined to wish thee the
Archbishop had made his edict Inch/tie
Toronto, and were inclined to regard His
Grace as more than ever a public belle-
faoter. Not that objection could be taken
to "Herodiade" on the ground of immix-
ality. Scores of performances are seen in
Toronto and. Montreal every year that
must give infinitely more offense to pure
minds than would this modern French
composition based on the old tale of Bible
days. Nor is it offensive in gruesomeness,
as has been some other stage reproduc-
tions .of scenes based on the same story.
There is no head of the Baptist on a Plat-
ter or any of that businees. The behead -
Ing is supposed to take place behind .ssie
scones, its accomplishment being an-
nounced by the headsman at top speed
running across the rear of the stage. his
weapon was supposed to be bloodetained
but I will swear that no one saw any
bloodstains.
A Tremendous Opera.
But the fact, is that "Herodbecie" is one
of those tremendously etrong operas with
the most ponderous type of musie, and
not a single melody from start to finish.
The musical critics all agree that the
performance was one of the most; perfect
and the opera one of the great4st that
Toronto has ever seen, But I a net a
musical critic. To me it was int resting
to see and hoar -once; but I wou d hove
to be paid to go to it a second tints. And
I must oonfess, too, to an exceedingly de-
veloped weakness for grand opera ei a
certain type. "Trovatore" and 'd,' toe
example, induce raptures even when- Meng
in Italian, of which I do not understand
a 'word. •
In the plot of "Herodiado" Massenet, the
composer, has discarded the hietorieal
version of the story. He makes Herne,
king of the Jews, fall in love with Salem,
(pronounced Sall-oone, with the accent a a
the first syllable), while she in turn levee
John the Baptist. It is Herodias the
queen who demands the head of .Tiffm,
because he had affronted her in public.
At first Herod declines to behead John,
because of the offence to the people, but
hastens to do so when he finds all his
efforts to subdue Salome fail, because she
loves John. Salome then kills herself with
a dagger. And retribution comes to Her-
odias when she finds that Salome is really
her long lost child 'whom she had deserted
as an infant for Herod.
It is probable that Archbishop Bruchesies
ebjectkme were based on incidents of the
performance, such as a representation of
the hest, and the carrying of palm leaves.
One of the most striking things in the
performance was the contrast of the
austere inflexible John the Baptist„ teed in
a single kin, revealing his naked Beebe,
with the luxurious costumes and habits
of e court.
The New Government House.
It le officially announced that n is ex-
pected the new Government ' • 'e
irillido
Calories, Park will be ready fee, aea -
tion early in 1914, The followie state-
ment of expenditures upon it to date has
Site ...... .... ...... ......$146,890 50
Laying out grounds -.a, 76,452 33
Already spent on House a 155,227 85
Total 68
It is expected that upwards of another
$100,000 will be required to complete the
edifice so that the total cost will be some-
thing over one-half a million dollars.
Meanwhile the Lieutenant Governor is re-
siding in the Beardmore residence at the
corner of College and St. George Ste.,
where all the state functions aro being
hold. As to who is to be Sir John Gib -
son's successor at the expiration of his
term this year, there is still no hint.
Criticisms of the location and design of
the new house aro still being heard. Not
much is being said in public, pos9ibly on
account of a disposition to wait to seb
what the finished structure is like. Then
criticism may all blow over, or there may
be a considerable outburst.
Toronto's "Big Eyes,"
Some months ago Mr. W. P. Maclean of
the Toronto World, in one of his char-
acteristio phrases, advised the people of
Toronto to get "big eyee." Like many of
Mr. Maclean's original shafts the phrase
stuck. This is no doubt due to the fact
that with his journalistic genius he gra-
phically described an attitude of mind
universally recognized. Bveryone is now
getting "big eyes," and W. P. Maclean,
In his delightful little skits on the front
page of his paper, does not hesitate to
make record of the various converts to
the "big eyes" procession, Ono of the
latest to be recorded under his list is the
Telegram newspaper, which the World had
Previously dubbed as the chief exponent
of the days of "wee York." The reason
the Telegram got into the list of converts
is that it published the other day an es'
timate of population, and figured that
there was little doubt that Toronto will
have a million people by the year is,
that is 10 years from now. It published
two tables, the fleet showing the growth
of the city since 1837, this being as fol.
lows: -
Toronto's Population.
1837 .......... ...... 10,871
1847 .......... .......... 21,025
1857 .......... .......... ...... 46,000
1877 ... ...... 70,867
1887 .....•.... . 126.169
1897 . . .. 183,172
1907 272,600
It next published an estimate of popula-
tion for the future, the estimate being
compiled by applying the last percentage
of growth to the future. This figured out
as follows: -
Toronto's Population.
1918 .......... •......... ...... 7110280
1925 .......... ........ 1,109,59f
1928 .......... ........ 1,324,910
1933 ........ 1,682,021
1938 ........ 1,889,016
1943 ......,, ...... 2,265,584
1948 .......... 2,695,285
The Telegram then went on to describe
the territorial expansion that would need
to take place in order that the city might
keep pace with fee growth in population.
This, of course, was the part that pleased
Mr. Maclean, as he has some 1,200 acme
of suburban property which, if. Toronto
keeps on growing, will come within the
city limits. Toronto now has on area of
18,983 acres, that is 446 soros to every 10,.
000 of population.
Tax Reform Controversy,
Tax Reform and Temperance legislation
continue to be the two biggest subjects in
Provincial politico. It is ourioue that it is
the former rather than, the latter that
should have canoed noticeable digeemean
in party ranks. Tho outsider Iaight have
supposed that the Temperance eueetene
being so largely 4 supposed matter of
eenseienoe, would have been the tiret to
haVIrveithr producedef et
ae airtheattacksof the
Ottawa Citizen and some others of the
More earnest advocates of Tax Reform,
it is diffieult to Judge as yet what will
be the effieot. Apparently the breach has
ePitIlleantrtiotnaroftothbee hveehae<sdline.ncOeneof6Vey aitn-
tack is that it finds some inspiration in
the old dissatisfaction among capitalis-
tic interests with the Whitney Govern-
tateita) Hydro Bleetric rioliey. The Ottawa
Citizen is one of the string of papers
owned by, the Southem family of Hama,
ton, who have interests in the Cataract
Power Co., one of the largest private
owned power companies in the Province.
Thoee who aro acquainted with the
I-loathe/us, however, do not question their
sincerity on the taxation question. Mean-
while, Sir James has turned upon the Tax
Reformers with a characteristic broad.
side, He has told them that their theory
is but the Socialistic Doctrine of Henry
George and nothing more, and that if it
is' put into effect the next logical steps
will be the abolition of the home, of mar-
riage, and of religion.
Home Hints.
To remove water spots on a
dress, dampen it in lukewarm
water. Place over water spots on
right side and take a piece of the
smile fabric and press with warm
eren till both pieces of material are
dry.
To make boys' rubber boots last
long have the cobbler put one thick-
ness of leather inside the heel and
another outside, and then fasten on
the regular heel plate.
'A -teaspoonful of camphor added
to a quart of soft water will kill
earthworms in house plants. The
plants should, be quite ready for
water when it is applied.
• A sewing screen with top handles
is a handy thing to carry from room
to room. It should be r'ov.:ed with
cretonne, should stand strongly on
its feet and be hung on one side with
sewing needfuls.
GOOD NATURED AGAIN.
Good Humor Returns with Change
to Proper Food.
"For many years I was a con-
stant sufferer from indigestion and
nervousness, amounting almost to
prostration," writes a Western
man.
"My blood was impoverished, the
vision was blurred and weak, with
moving spots before my eyes, This
was a steady daily condition. I
grew ill-tempered, anti eventually
got so nervous I could not keep my
books posted, nor handle accounts
satisfactorily. I can't describe my
sufferings,
"Nothing' I ate agreed with ms,
till one day I happened to notice
Grape -Nuts in a grocery store,
and bought a package out of curio-
sity to know what it was.
"I liked the food from the very
first, eating it with cream, and now
I buy it by the case and use it
daily. I soon found that Grape -
Nuts food was supplying brain and
nerve force as nothing in the drug
line ever had done or could do.
"It wasn't long before I was re-
stored to health, comfort and hap-
piness.
"Through the use of Grape -Nuts
feed my digestion has been restor-
ed, my nerves are steady once more,
my eye -sight is good again, my
mental faculties are clear and
acute, and I have become so good-
natured that my friends are truly
astonished at the change. I feel
younger and better than I have for
20 years. No amount of money
would induce me to surrender what
I have gained through the use of
Grape -Nuts food." Name • given
by. Canadian Postum Co., Windsor
Ont. "There's a reason." Read
the little book, "The Road to Well -
villa," in pkgs.
EVer read the above letter? A new one
appears from time to time. They are
genuine, true, and full of human Interest.
AS GOOD AS A GOLD MINE.
World Consumes Much Thorium In
Its Gas Mantels.
Professor White estimates that no
fewer than 400,000,000 gas -mantles
are used every year, and as these
gas-mentles cannot be manufac-
tured without a substance named
thorium, the necessity for obtaining
a Large supply is obvious. Some
time ago the manufacturers were,
indeed, at a loss to discover suffi-
cient for their purpose. Their anx-
iety was removed quite unespected-
ry When a stranger -walked into the
office of one of the great incandes-
cent companies and offered to show
where an uneinsited supply could be
obtained. He demanded $1500,000
for the information, and this sum
thecompany readily undertook to
ay.. The directors were, however,
doubtful of his ability to carry out
his promise, but after obtaining a
contract he took a representative of
the company to Brazil, where huge
deposits of thorium were discover-
ed. From this place most of the
thorium now in, use is obtained.
The stranger heel discovered the
find quite accidentally.
A gossip is never a welcome vise
tree -after telling all she knows.
• A KIND QUEEN.
There are many stories told of
the Queen of Italy's acts of kind-
ness to her poor subjects. The fol-
lowing, howev.er, shows that even
the good intentions of queens are
not always fulfilled. Her Majesty
recently noticed a pleasant-feeed
little girl and spoke to her. There
was a short conversation, and the
Queen asked the child what she
could do in the way of needlework.
"I can knit stockings, signora," re-
plied the girl. "Do you know who
I am?". continued the Queen.
"Yes, signora; you are the Queen,"
"Well then, make me a pair of
stockings and send them to the pa-
lace." A few days afterwards the
articles arrived, and the Queen in
return for the gift sent the child a
beautiful pair of silk stockings, one
Queen of Italye
filled with sweets, the other con-
taining money. Next day the Queen
received a letter from her little
friend as follows : "Signora, your.
gift has caused me many tears. My
father took the money, my big bro-
ther took the sweets, end as for the ' I
stockings, why, mother took them
for herself."
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No More.. Indigestion
Montreal Nan So Ills Thought He
• Would 'Die of Stomach
Trouble.
Found a Simple Remedy That Has Kept,
Him Well Ever since.
The experience of Mr. Larose is
one very common to -day:
"I suffered from dyspepsia and
indigestion for five years. I suf-
fered so much that I could hardly
attend to my work. • I was weak
and "lost all courage. I enjoyed no
'rest until I decided to follow your
treatment. To my great surprise
I immediately began to feel better.
I am now using the second box of
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Married Young.
An amusing story happened some
time ago in one of the Paris courts
of justice. A vain, haughty, wo-
man was called as a witness, when
the magistrate inquired her age.
"Twenty-five last August,"
promptly replied the lady. The
iext witness was a young man, who
at once acknowledged that he was
twenty-seven years of age. "Are
you related -to the last witness I"
queried the magistrate. "Yea; I
eta her son," he replied. "Ah
mused the magistrate, "your mo-
ther must have married very
young."
EXTRAORDINARY FREAK.
Tramp Obtained Luxury of the
Workhonee Infirmary.
The master of the Cirencester
(England) Workhouse hes reported
the case of an extraordinary human
freak to the guardians. The man
was a tramp, giving the name of
John Kelly. He was found on the
morning after his admission to the
workhouse with his face and neck
badly swollen, and his ailment was
diagnosed as mumps. He was iso-
lated at once, and spent three or
four glorious days in the infirmary.
Then it was discovered that Kelly
had the remarkable power of caus-
ing swellings similar to those which
are typical of mumps at will, and he
was turned out.
The British Medical Journal
printed a letter from Dr. R. W. H.
Meredith, of Wellington, Somerset,
warning workhouse officials against
Kelly. Mr. Meredith writes:"
"He has the power of inflating his
parotid glands and causing a sub-
cutaneous emphysenm—inflation—
extending from the temples- to the
middle of the chest. He takes &soul,
a quarter of an hour to inflate him-
self, and about two or three days to
absorb,"
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