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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1913-04-11, Page 5NOTES AND COMMENTS • Ina little, book by Woods Hutch- inson on "Exorcise and Health" there is the following passage: "The `business,' so. to speak, of ex- eroise for the brain worker or in- door anon or woman is to pump the blood through the tired brain. and little -used muscles, wash out their fatigue poisons, burn up clean the ,wastes of the food necessary to sup- ply working power, and get rid of all these through the lungs, the dein and the kidneys." The author goes on to say that the only place to get rid of the waste poisons is in the open air and that the "sweat of thy brow" its literally the price of life as well as of bread. t This is excellent doctrine, but mueh depends upon its application. For a brain worker may attempt far too much in the way of physical exercise whether he takes it in a gymnasium or in the open. In- spiled by the preaohizrg ofexercise, which has become so popular, weak men often go beyond their strength and lose more than they gain. This has been demonstrated over and over, and the reason for the failure to get the desired results is easily explained. Given a small reserve of strength, what is needed above all things its rest, the complete' re- laxation of mind and body. And if office work is supplemented with a drain on the physical resources the change of occupation does not give rest but does increase the deple- tion. Though the exercise will serve as a beneficial substitute if the time can be found for it, rush- ing work to double the demand on one's strength by what is in reality another kind of work is poor policy. It wild lead to men's running them- selves down when they imagine that they aro building themselves up. In all cases, however, fresh air is good medicine, while fora restorer nothing is equal to sound sleep pro- perlyindiiceed, It cleser•ves all the eulogies' it has received from the. poets, and it is certain that it is not to be obtained by becoming too tired through exercise, physical or mental. 'A dispatch from London indicates that the centenary of the top -hat will be observed with fitting solem- nity this year in that centre of fashion. The high hat was invented about half a century before 1613,. but it, wasn't native in London, and it made its way rather slowly for obvious reasons. The outstanding rea,son was the bag -wig, which served so excellently as a base for the cocked hat of romance but on which a silk hat would have found a decidedly precarious resting place. However ,ceremonial and stiff the silk tile may look to us to -day, we oughtn't to forget that it came in with :democracy and remains its proper emblem, for the high hat, is the lineal descendant of the round hat that dominated the French rev- olution. .More•ovex, th•e ;high hat marked the final step in man's achievement of true modernity, for with ib he assumed the tubular form from top to toe, a form he seems destined to keep for centuries to Come, . Woolen Now .Smoke Cigars. Englishwomen are developing the smoking habit more than ever. Of course they do not e,s a rule get be- yond cigarettes, but recently ape- tit brand of cigars has been put on the ' market. It is something like the thin cigarettes which one buys on the continent for a couple of centimes, except that the flavor and strength are more akin to the Egyp- tian cigarette. It is a leaf covered cigarette, with sufficient pungency to make the fair smokers think they are doing something daring in Iight- ing what looks like a cigar. Be good, but also be good for something; • Political conditions can generally be bettered b,r less politics. When things won't come yotlr `Way, you haven't the right 'kind of bait. A In foal or foal at foot, having Dietempor or Influugza, or any - other form of Contar,ious Disease, may with absolute safetlt to Mare lend Foal be given SPOHEVS LIQUID DISTEMPER CURE It also is the very best Remedy to prevent mares slipping Peale, and should be given to all Maras, Colts, fitallione and all others in bran or oats or on the tongue. Then you will have very little trouble with etokneas of any kind among your SPOHN MEDICAL CO,, Chemists and Baoto lologists, Goshen, Ind:, U, 9, A. T A Spiendkt 10 cent household Specialty is being Introduced all over Canada. It is ap- ' predated by the 'Thrifty Housewife who wants things "Just a little Better." Send biosis Card to -day. Simply say; - "Send Package of Household Specialty Advertised in my !Newspaper." That's all -Yon wiil be delighted! Pay if Satisfled-We take the Risk. Address P.O. Box 1240, Montreal, Can. This Offer expires Tune 1st, 19.8 Send to -day! We have prepared a folder dealing with one of the most attractive 7% investments in the present market. Copy malted on Request Nation 1 Securities Corporation LIMITED CONFEDERATION LIFE BLDG., - TORONTO, ONT. OUR UTTER FROM TORONTO WHAT IS BEING MOSTLY DISCUSSED AT THE PRESENT TIME. Rev. John Coburn at the Star -Theatre Plays aro Consorod-World's Big- gest Cross -Toronto Growing. When Rev. John. Coburn donned whis- kers and heavy dark blue spectacles and bought a seat for the gods' at the Star theatre the other, afternoon he madea hit with. the young "sports" who frequent the burlesque houses, liven if ho had owns to spy on the performance, they ad- mired his originality and the manner in Which. ,he carried out his plan, The show was entitled "Dante's Daugh- ters," though in reality it was a made - over performance of the 'Darling's of Paris," which got • so much notoriety through the exposures of Rev, R. B. St. Clair. Mr. Coburn was aware of this fact and decided to see the first performance. So he douned his disguise and headed for the gods. His blue glassee were so opaque he could hardly see, and he had difficulty getting up the stairs. The theatre at- tendants put him in the back row and wondered why the box o1Bce had sold a ticket to a blind man, as he seemed to be. Thou they got suspicious. They knew what "Dante's Daughters" really was and were on the look -out for clergymen spies like Mr. St. Clair, who visited the pro- duction last year. They examined their blind marc closely, discovered his disguise and tried to eject him. But he stood his ground, and they had to leave him for the whole performance, As stated, the crowd admired his iugenioneneas and pluck. It is possible the end of the Star theatre is in eight, thoughit is too soon yet to prophecy. An amalgamation of what, they call the "wheels," that is the management of the circuits, sending out burlesque per- formances, has resulted in the Star thea- tre, Toronto, being "frozen out," and after tho present season it will no longer be able to get attractions of any hind from its present source. The proprietor is try- ing to organize a wheel of his own to Solves the Breakfast Problem A bowl of crisp, sweet st asstjc s makes a most delicious meal. These crinkly bits of toasted white corn, ready to serve direct from pack- age. are a ternping break- fast when 'served with cream or milk, or fruit. The Toasties flavour is a pleasant surprise at first: then a happy, healthful habit. "The Memory Lingers" Canadian Posture Cereal' Go„ Ltd. Windsor, Ontario. include other cities and Parente). and he may be successful. While there are two burlesque theatres in Toronto, some comment has been caused by the fact that the campaign tor clean- ine up the theatres, which found its chief inspiration in Rev. R. B. St. ()lair's reve- lations and charges, has been almost en- tirely directed against the Star. A Newspaper Censor. Since the appointment of Wm, Banks, Sen., to the position of censor there have, however, been few complaints. Mr, Banks is a newspaper man of many years' standing, a prominent member of the (Hobe staff and foremost in various frater- nal and social organizations. He is a canny Scot•of quick perception and shrewd lodgment, with ri will to bask u his spin- �rous. So when he aays something has to be cut out, it is out out And that's the end of it, Tu his work he is assietsil.,by two other newspaper men, who devote Monday af• ternoons and several .evenings a week to visiting the various theatres and seeing that efierytbiug is on the level. Much of the consor's work does not'a pear ori the surface. For example, it i- s said that he virtually prohibited the ap- nearance here this season of Gertrude Hoff- man, a famous dancer, who reduees wear- ing apparel to a minnimum. The story is that he nut his foot down and said if she nut on her act here ho would put her in jail. Anyway she haenet come yet. Mr. O'Keefe's Illness. Mr. Eugene O'Keefe, who, at the time of writing, is stricken with a serious illnees, is one of the prominent citizens of To recite. and possibly the foremost Roman Catholic layman in the Province. St. Augustine Seminary, which is now rearing its walls on its splendid site on Scarboro Bluffs. about ten miles east from the cor- ner of King and Yonge streets, will stand as a monument to his public spirit and affection for his church. Hie gilt to the project in 1910 of 9150;000 made the enter- prise possible, and he has subsequently made substantial additions. This fe by no means the toted of his generosity to Mother Church, es he has for years been a reenerous contributor in all departments. On 1tCMo Monica's, asion he valued at sot some .- 000, to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Cor- poration, Chamberlain to the Pope. In recognition of his services and char - actor he was in 1909 appointed Chamber- lain to his Holiness the Pope. Mr. O'Keefe is now a very old man, be- ing 86 years of age, but until his repent illness he retained unusual activity. In President of the 1•IomesBank but it is©the business of brewing that has furnished him with his life work and has been the source of his wealth, Originally a "bank clerk, he organized ie. 1861 the Victoria Brewing Co., afterwards Merged in the. present company. Though born in Cork County, Ireland, he has lived in Toronto since he was seven years old, Biggest Cross in the World. 9t. Augustine Seminary le to furnish a training ..Institution • for the Catholic Church. It is to be surmounted by a huge erose, 16 feet high, with a cross piece of 9 feet. This cross will bo 500 feet above the level of Lake Ontario, as compared tie the 328 feet elevation of the weather vane on St. James' Cathedral staple. The cross is to be illuminated with eighty strong electric lights and will, no doubt, be impressive. It is said that it will be the largeet illuminated cross le the world, Li connection with the lighting of this cross there may be an interesting eon• troveree. It is said that the present plans of the Church are to light it only on cer- tain occasions. governed by the Clruroh celebrations. But there.will, no doubt, be a demand. on the part of sailors on Lake Ontario to have it lighted continuously, as it 'will be 'the most powerful beacon on the lake. If this is to be done, the Church will ask the Government to pay for the maintonanec. And ono can see the posne bility of religious eontroversy, which will arise if the Government pays for the Iight• intt of a cross for the Roman Catholic Church. It is so easy for Nile country to drop into religious controversies. The Seminary is to be open in August next, with Xtev, Dr, Hidd who was: see.retary eo the late Archbishop MoEvoy, in charge as President. Dr, •I{mild is an Oar. tarso product, a native of Adjoin, town. ship, Toronto Still Booming Along. Toronto's growth shows no sign of sleek, ening off. • Building permits for the•nionth of 'March totalled ethetioally $2,000.000; as compared .to $1,500,000 in March, 1912, Thpp number ,..was 732, as against 514, April will bo another record . month. They will 'include the new 1l,co'al Bank building at the northeast corner of Xing and Yonge etreots, whioh is to be 20 ntorrea nigh,. tint will oast in round figures a oriel million (1011Sra, There will also be a new $304,000 theatre, the • new Dominion Bank building and other important structures. Hon, W, T. White. Toronto people, regardless of part poltics, are, following the Finance Minis •te•'.faWhitelehatirealenative son, and h has been smashing whiskered axioms, so t h.pshouldn't they be takinfkao interest in him? lie has proved for one thing that to be a Ministerial apecess does not imply 0 previous training as a professional ipoli- ynkgonhfor thenow. Agood Minister he has tot• leen revolutionary. And To- ronte thinks that outside Mr, Borden be is the strongest man in the Cabinet. Signs of the Strain. .'tiis friends note with some anxiety chat Itis hair is turning grey and that the fur- rows on ;his brow are deepening. Can - Ada loads up her Cabinet Ministers with a anendons amount of detail and at the e time demands scrupulous exaetitude t1 the despatch of each trivial item of usMess. And the position of Minister of (Mance is probably the most outstanding illustration of these things in the country. K' "LI'1ATHER. BEING INVENTED. Gordian. Substitute Is Fungus Growth on Gelatine. One of the latest German patents protects •a method of preparing a substance which it is asserted can be used as a substitute for leather. This "all leather" substance is prepared 'from a special mildew or fungus grown on gelatine or a simi- lar substance. Various kinds of fungi can be grown by planting their spores on the gelatine surface and then keeping the surface wet. Some of the growths are colorless, others have red, brown, gray or even bluish tints, and all the lighter shades seem capable of taking dye. The leather produced up to now s been thin, very soft and rather w3e ak, The inventors are, however, now working to get a stronger material by the addition of whito of egg or glue, by means of which it is hoped that several thin layers of the new product may be tanned together and that there will be no limit to the thickness of the new material. '1' SPLIT 40 CORE AT ROE OF 85 Thankful to the Medicine That Gave Rim Ability' For the 'Task. A VERY INTERESTING CASE. Few men of eighty live years of ago can E�br c1fi atueh else but poor health and 4 strength, Ahd''"sueh was "the con- dition • of Mr. Benj. Marsh, who is known to :every soul in the neighborhood of his home at Lime Lake, Ont. "Quito unsolicited," writes Mr. Marsh, "I wish to say how I have been bothered for; years with stomach trouble. I tried everything I could think of without bene- fit .I Was terribly afflicted with swelling and, gas, and had much distress between 'meals. I tried everything I could think of,*but without benefit. Then I was re- commended Nerviline. My, but Nerviline did the a newer of good -made a new man of me, so that, within the last three weeks I havebeen able to split about forty cords of stove wood. I will always stick to leer- vilirio and will always recommend it, and would like to meet anyone and convince them if • lir doubt as to what Nerviline has done for use." For sour stomach, nausea, belching of gdsi cramps and sudden sickness at night. nothing is more helpful in the home, no- thing saves so much pain and distress as Nerviline. Large family size bottles, 60c.; small size; 26o., at all storekeepers and druggists or The Catarrhozone Co., Buf- falo, N. Y. Lucky. Hobo -"I've eaten nothing; but snow, balls for three days." Lady -"You poor man': What would .you have done had it been summer time ?" Caller --Is. your mistress in?, Par- lormaid (whose mistress is a well- known suffragette) -Yes, she's in for two ;months again. r On the Cob or Shelled. Xrnp. Learning, or White Cap Y. Dent $1.35 per bushel, Longfellow $1.50; Compton's $1,60. Freight paid in Ontario on 10 bushels or more.•Be, s free. Write for catalogue. CEO. KITH & SONS, Toronto, Seed merchants since 1866 Long !'arks P irA L ES If you •are looking for a pair of gloves that are as tough as a Mexican Snake whip and that will give you full satisfaction or -a new pair freo ask your dealer for B.LeI. Pinto Shell Gloves These are the best wearing gloves ever turned out from a factory. Send for interesting story "Tho Pinto's trosON' BMA IIIPdr riNG Co. Canada'%.Expert Glove and Otitt Makers. MONTREAL. FOR MAKING SOAR SOFTENING WATER REMOVING PA B D S N�FEGTlNGSINKS CLO5i��.6 Z,DRA NS,aTc, SOLD EVERYWHERE REFUSE SUBSTITUTES PRINCE MAY VISIT BERLIN. His German Is Less Serviceable Than Ills French. The Prince of Wales's present visit to Germany is to be the first of two visits, the second to take place during the long vacation, when it is probable that he will visit Berlin as well as Mecklenburg-Stre- litz. The Prince's German is fairly serviceable, but it is less so than his French. This is natural enough, for de- spite his ancestry the Queen has ne- ver carried his German education very far, the reason probably be- ing that her German governess proved Antipathetic, while her French lectrice, Mme. Brieka, be- came an. intimate friend and is still the most frequent guest at the small private dinners at the palace, when the conversation is carried on in French. The King's French, as is well known, is not very good, nor is his German remarkable, It is under- stood than King George determined that the Prince of Wales, when his time came, should be trained in languages so that he could follow King Edward in the round of Euro- pean visits. Opportunities always shrink with old age. Beauty is only skin deep, especi- ally if a girl hasn't any money, Mr. Baggy -If a cullud man was to call yc' a liah, salt. vtl:at would se' do ? Mr, Slack -What size cul- ud man, salt? THEN b0.2v1INION SiCURITIEES CORP° <- AMON LIMIT/5 ESTABLISHED 1001 HEAD OFFICE: 26 KING ST. EAST, TORONTO MONTREAL LONDON, E.C., ENG. CAPITAL PAID UP, $1,000,000 RESERVE FUND, 5500,000 Our Quarterly List Just published contains com- plete particulars of these Investments GOVERNMENT BONDS AND MUNICIPAL DEBENTURES ' Amount Security Income Yield $ 50,000 PROVINCE OF ONTARIO about 4 % 30,000 CITY OF OTTAWA, ONT. 434% 10,000 CITY OF VANCOUVER, .......B.C. 4g% 100,000 CITY OF VICTORIA, B.C. 4M% to 5% 200,000 CITY OF ST. BONIFACE, MAN. 5 % 50,000 CITY OF BRANDON, MAN 5 % 15,000 CITY OF FORT WILLIAM, ONT, 5 % 9,849 TOWNSHIP OF YORK. ONT. , , , ,' 5 % 7,000 TOWN OP WELLAND, ONT. 5 % 17,000 DISTRICT OF OAK BAY, B.0 5 % 50,000 MUNICIPALITY OF COLDSTREAM, B.C. 5 % 15,000 CITY OF NANAIMO, B.C. 534% 18,000 CITY OF REVELSTOKE, B.C. 5724-7o 15,000 CITY OF NELSON, B.C. 5:e,% 15,000 TOWN OF CASTOR, ALTA. 6 % 27,822 TOWN OF YORKTON, SASK 6 % CORPORATION AND INDUSTRIAL ISSUES Amount Security Income Yield .. , . CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (Equipment Bonds) , ...... At Market 130,000 TORONTO & YORK RADIAL RAILWAY COY. (First Mortgage 5's Guaranteed by Toronto Railway Co.) 5 25,000 ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF ONTARIO, LIMITED (First Mortgage 5's) 10,003 DOMINION STEEL CORPORATION, LIMITED rd (5% Debentures) 53% 25,000 P. BURNS &• COMPANY, LIMITED (Packers, Ranchers and Provisioners, Calgary, Alta.) (First Mortgage 6's due 1st April, 1924) 5xy% 25,000 (First and Refunding Mortgage 6's due I st January, 1931) 5.91% £2,000 WESTERN CANADA FLOUR MILLS COMPANY, LIMITED (First Mortgage 6's due 1st March, 1928), 5,60% 125,000 (First and Refunding Mortgage 6's due 1st September, 1931) 5.91% 25,000 WILLIAM DAVIES COMPANY, LIMITED (First Mortgage 6's) 5.7$% 25,000 SAWYER,MASSEY COMPANY, LIMITED (First Mortgage 6's) 5,90% 25,000 DUNLOP TIRE &- RUBBER GOODS COMPANY, LIMITED (First Mortgage 6's) 6 % 25,000 GORDON, IRONSIDE & FARES COMPANY, LIMITED (Wholesale Packers, Ranchers and Pro- visioners, Winnipeg (First Mortgage 6's) 6 % 25,000 J. H. ASHDOWN HARDWARE COMPANY, LIMITED (First Mortgage 5's) 6 % 25,000 THE HARRIS ABATTOIR COMPANY, LIMITED (Firii Mortgage 6's) - 6 %n 5%%. �•,,. "ate Lae; ��h,' r ,,: r u 3'- CANAIA OY NTMUNiC�. AND Rro ATIoN oND