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Auckland, NZ.--Prienitive skill in whea one realizes that it is not Poe -
navigation, which enabled the Maoris sible to .see an island until within live
to reach, New Zealand ever a wide miles of it, and considerably less than
that it there are no coconut palms ris-
Stretch, .of ocean, is preserved unspoil-
ed among the natives of the Pamuotu,
or Juamoto, island group oast and
southeast of: Tahiti. This was dis-
covered by a group of natural scient-
ists sent out to study island culture
groups by the Bishop Museum of
Honolulu. Mr. K. P. Emory, an ethno-
logist attached to the expedition, now
Is 'visiting in New Zealand,
"While the Bishop expedition was
on one of the islands," Mr. Emory
said, "a party of 30 natives set off in
a great canoe, which wn.s the same in
essence as the, Maoris' craft, for an-
other island 40. miles to the south.
That is not a small accomplishment Science Monitor.
ing above it.
"The natives navigate by the stars,
by the sun, by the Set of the waves,
by the lairds.. In fact, it is an instinct
with, them. An 80-mrp, journey in
those waters is no men feat."
The tracing at Polynesian. origins,
movements, aud affinities, Mr. Emory
said, is a task that only now is be-
ing properly taken, in hand. The Bish-
op expedition, which spent 2% years
on the Paumotu group, otherwise
known as the Low -Archipelago, dis-
covered remarkable resemblances be-
tween the natives there and the Maor-
is of New Zealand.—The Christian
Huge Flying Ship'
Is Declared Marvel
New York . Herald-Tribune.—At
last, aftee so many months of antici-
pation and .so many advance notices,
New York has nen the impressive
majesty of the famous 'lying ship,"
Riding easily on the tremendous
thrust of her twelve motors, and with
several ordinary planes buzzing like
wasps beside her great hull and huge
spread of wing, the DO -X passed up
the North River looking, indeed, like
a liner of the air. She makes an in-
stant appeal to the imagination. The
fact that it is possible to lift a great
structure of this sort into the air—a
true ship, with her large crew and six-
ty passengers, with her fuel and
stores, her three decks, her pilot house
and engine and radio rooms and all
her elaborate living quarters—is still
just a little difficult to credit. But we
have now seen it done.
In spite of the many misfortunes
which have followed the DO -X in her
long course from Europe, the achieve-
ment which she represents is a very
fine one. When in 1924 Dr. Dornier
undertook his bold exploration in the
new field of size it was confidently
supposed that the airplane was reach-
ing a structural limit. The larger the
plane, it was assumed, the greater
would be the proportion of dead
weight which would have to go into
the structure itself. The DO -X dis-
proved the thesis, and Dr. Dornier
now sees no limits to the possible size
which flying vessels may reach. ,The
DO -X can take off with a total weiglit,
plane and load together, of more than
fifty tons, but her designer thinks
that within a decade we may see fly-
ing boats of 100 tons displacement.
Because of her size, many people
leaped at onceeto:the.idea. tbeit,abe was..
'Intended for long ocean. passages. It
Was, of coutse a mistake. Increasing
the sin 'of the airplane does not in-
crease its radius; like all other planes,
the DO -X can get radius only by a
drastic reduction in pay load, and the
relative penalty which she has to pay
for increasing ter range seems no
less severe than that exacted of other
terpes. Perhaps it is more so, as her
extreme theoretical range, carrying
merely crew and fuel, is only about
2,200 miles. But it is on the trans-
oceanic routes only that long range
is even desirable; existing air lines
mercially profitable basis, and plb-
ably will not be able to do so until
improvements in fuel and power
rlants radically alter the equation.
The dirigible, on the other hand, has
already achieved the necessary radius.
The Akron. has a calculated range of
10,580 miles at fifty knots and nearly
5,000 miles at seventy-two knots, One
reason can be seen in. the relative lin-
portance of 'the power plant. The
DO -X, with a maximum useful lift of
about twenty-five tons, carries 7,500
horsepcwer; the Akron, with a useful
lift three times as great, has an in-
stallation. of only 4,480 horsepower.
"The Glen of Weeping"
One of the most famous of Scottish
beauty-spots—Glencoe — was put up
for sale recently. But it isn't its rug-
ged and impressive scenery which has
made Glencoe famous, but the fact
that it was the scene of one of the
great tragedies Scottish history. •.
This was the maszacre of Glencoe,
in 1692. The order for the massacre,
which was carried out by a party of
soldlirs, has been reprinted in the par-
ticulars of sale, and tells Captain
Campbell of Glenlyou to "putt all to
the sword under seventy." It goes on:
"See that this is putt into execu-
tione without fond or favour, else you
may expect to be dealt with as one not
true to King nor Government, nor a
man fit to carry commissions in. the
King's service. Expecting you will not
fail in. the fullfiilling hereof, as you
love your self I subscribe these 'with
my hand," etc.
The estate is 48,000 acres in extent,
and includes six miles of, the shore
of Loch Leven.
Duty And Its Fruits
Kindly actions begun from a sense
of duty -blossom zyt-40. atrection an
afford some of the sWee/ent,
earth can bestow. Active industry
at first painful and arduous unfolds
cur powers and comes to be the souree
of keenest satisaction. Purity - of
thought, word and deed, sought at
first from a knowledge of its right-
eousness, comes at last to be the na-
tural air which the spirit loves to
breathe. Thus duty of every kind,
containing within it the germs of de-
light and beauty, will, if cherished,
develop the sweetest flowers and eiche
est fruits, and the good and beautiful
use short "hops" only. The airplane'thus clasp hands and claim kinship
cannot negotiate the oceans on a COM- for ever.
15 Year Old Champic.
orseshoe Pitcher
Johnny Colao, fifteen years old, held dwest horseshoe champion
for two years. He has a record of tossin; 35 consecutive ringers and
has scored 85 out of a hundred in a the meet.
Pigeon Sets Record
in Harwich -Berlin Flight
Paris Expected To Eat More
Than Million Canadian Apples
Berlin.—From Harwich to Berlin
in eight hours is quite good time for
an airplane, but for a carrier pigeon
it is a record. This was accomplished
recently, writes a correspondent of
the Christian Science Monitor, by one
of over 200 similar winged rnessen-
gers and it arrived at its home in
Charlottenburg without turning a
feather. The Central German Travel
Company organizes a pigeon competi-
tion every year, this year's flight be-
ing particularly successful. The birds
—250 in number—were set loose in
Harwich at six o'clock in the morning,
and all of them, after a brief survey
of the country, set off for home within
a few minutes. The first to arrive,
the Charlottenburg pigeon, did the
distance in eight and a quarter hours,
equivalent to a flying time of more
than 100 kilometers an hour. Within
30 minutes quite a number followed
the champion, their arrival being an-
nounced in their several homes by the
ringiag of a bell attached to the door
of the cot. Remarkable astuteness is
manifested by these little feathered
flyers.
A Lost Facility
Our consideration of the
speaking has become rather narrow.
We do not consider it from quite the
right angle. We think of it merely as
a frill, -whereas it should be a regu-
lar part of our school work.
That it is not is the fault of those
in. authority, notnaf the teachers. The
art of speaking is badly neglected in
this country, yet there are many pro-
fessions where good speech is so nec-
essary.
It would lie a great boon if it were
recognized that alongside the teaching
,,,,aekeee LEInguoge, after
art of
Paris.—.A. consignment of more than This enterprise is the result of the
a million. Canadian apples soon will be initiative of the Canadian Trade Com -
on sale in automatic vending -machines missioner's office, which also has just
on Paris boulevards, as the first step induced the French Ministry of Agri -
in a big campaign to make France eat culture to grant a concession to Cana -
Canadian fruit. dian apple exporters, allowing them
The final details of the campaign re- to store their apples at Havre without
main to bo settled, but French im- paying the customs duty until the ap-
porters already have made a cash of- pies are sold,
fer for 7,500 boxes of Canadian apples, This concession on the part of the
realizing their superiority over the i French authorities will permit the
French variety. I holding of fortnightly sales of Cana -
At the same time, negotiations are , dian apples at Le Havre. It is expect -
far advanced, whereby a Canadian : ed that such sales will be started
company will install 2,000 vending ma- ' shortly,
chilies along the boulevards. It is ex- Previously, consignments on which
pected that each machine will sell 60 the customs duty had beeu paid, re -
apples daily at one franc each, which mained unsold at French ports, caus-
is cheaper than the retail price of ap- ing a heavy cash loss to Canadian ap-
ples in Canada. pia growers.
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is not for the eye but for the ear.
Therefore, instead of so much plac-
ing of English books in our pupils'
hands, we should make them more
familiar with the sound of our lan-
guage. As it is, rhetoric is a lost art
in this country.—Mrs. A. M. Hender-
son, Author and Lecturer, addressing
the Summer School in Music Teaching
at Oxford.
Another Problem
A femme visiting his son's college
and w,ndering into a chemistry elass,
saw mile students busy with retorts
and tst tubes,
"Wlat are you trying to do?" he
asked.
"NiUre endeavoring," replied one of
the stdents, "to discover or invent a
univeaal solvent."
"Wlat's that?" asked the farmer.
"A iquid that will dissolve any-
thing.
"Vat's a great idea," agreed the
forme. "When you find it, what are
you Ding to keep it in?"
Sunday Schorpl
Lesson
September 20. Lesson .X11 ---The
Council in Jerusalem—Acts 15; 22.
29; Galatians 2; 1, 2, 9, 10. Golden
Text—For brethren, ye have been
called unto liberty; only use not
' liberty for an occasion to the flesh,
but by love serve one another,—
Galatians 5: 13,
ANALYSIS
I. THE QUESTION RAISED, Acts 15: 1-3;
Gal. '2: 1.
II. THE JERUSALEM CONFERENCE, Acts
15: 4-21; Gal. 2: 2-10.
M. A PROPOSAL ACCEPTED, Acts 15:
22-35.
Ienrnoetiommei—We come now to a
great crisis in the history of the whole
church. Paul nd Barnabas, back
from Asia Minor, were convinced that
a great field was open in the Gentile
world for the spread of the gospel.
The news of their work, however, was
causing some uneasiness in Jerusalem.
Ever since the death of Stephen and
the removal of most of the more
broadminded Hellenistic Christians,
the attitude of the Jerusalem church
had been growing more Jewish. It
was granted that Gentiles could be
saved. The question was, how? "By
becoming Jews," said the Jutiaizers.
"By faith alone," said Paul. Was
Christianity to be a mere sect of Juda-
ism, or was it to become a gospel for
all men? The question arose in Anti-
och, hortly after the apostles returned
from their tour.
Noble Thought
Elaci life memorable for goodness
and nibility has for its motive power
some noble thought. Here is that
cathedtal spirit, John Milton. In his
loneli:ess and blindness his mind was
his kingdom, He loved to think of
thing: true and pure and of good re-
port. Often. at midnight upon the
poet's ear there fell the sound of
celestial music, which he afterwards
transposed into his "Paradise Re-
gained." Dying, it was given him to
say pioudly: "I am not one of those
whl
o ave disgraced beauty of senti-
ment iby deformity of conduct, nor
the rotixims of the freeman by the ac-
tions of the slave, but by the grace of
God I have kept nip soul unsullied."—
N. D. Hillis.
I. THE QUESTION RAISED, Acts 15: 1-3;
Gal. 2: 1.
Visitors from Jerusalem who gave
the impression, apparently, that they
had been sent to deliver a message,
said, "Except ye be circumcised after
the manner of Moses, ye cannot be
saved."
Their announcement came like a
bombshell into the church at Antioch.
Most of the brethren were uncircum-
cised, and Jew and Gentile were asso-
ciating as equals. Paul and Barnabas
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refused to recognize the claims of the
law -upon Gentiles. Bitter controversy
developed. The question once raised,
must be settled.
The church suggested an appeal to
the Jerusalem leaders, v. 2. Paul,
while recognizing their authority to
be no greater than his own, was di-
vinely encouraged to go, Gal. 2: 2. Be-
sides Barnabas, he took with him Ti-
tus, one of his most faithful disciples,
who was a Gentile.
IL THE JERUSALEM CONFERENCE, Acts
15: 4-21; Gal. 2: 2-10.
The welcome at Jerusalem left no-
thing to be desired. At the first pub-
lic meeting of the Conference, the
apostles told how God had blessed
their labors. He had accepted the Gen-
tiles. The inference was plain --who,
then, dared refuse them? The legal-
ists, who had also arrived from Anti -
Lamp Company. och, rose up and maintained doggedly,
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Science Plans to Repair Vital
Organs by Synthetic Substitutes
Buffalo, N.Y.—Another step toward
the time when science hopes to repair
man's vital organs with synthetic sub-
stitutes for damaged functions will bo
taken at the meeting of the American
Chemical Society.
This step will be a joint study by
physicians and chemists of the endoc-
rine glands, the organs which regulate
the body all the way from. its produc-
tion of energy to its rate of aging. The
study will be made in a symposium
held jointly by the divisions of me-
dicinal chemistry and biological chem-
istry.
The endocrine glands secrete sub-
stances called hormones, *which medi-
cal men use not only in various types
of illness, but in daring attempts to
control obesity and the size to Which
a person may grow.
The secretions usually are obtained
from animals, whose endocrines cor-
respond closely to those of humans.
The chemist's role—the next step—
is to synthesize the hormones, to make
them. up artificially in the laboratory.
The synthetic stuff has advantages in
treating human health. It is easier to
keep free from impurities which often
are found in the animal extracts. Its
straength 'can bl controlled more ac-
curately, which is important because
of the exceeding potency of hormones.
The principal -ndocrines now recog-
nized include the pituitary, a pea-sized
organ in the head, controlling the
gt-
gautlsni, dwarfing certain typos of
obegty and apparently master regu-
lator over some of the sex glands. In
the neck Is the thyroid gland, with
limited control over weight and over
some mental diseases. The pancreas,
digestive aid, causes diabetes when its
hormone flow goes wrong. The adren-
al glands, source of the explosive
energy that carries a man through a
sudden crisis, and the various sex
glands are other endocrines.
A midnight blue silk crepe is an
excellent choice for all around day-
time occasions. particularly with white
silk crepe collar as model illustrated.
This attractive scarf collar is passed
through a strap of material at end of
open Vionnet neckline. The wide loose
ends that reach to the normal waist-
line, tend to break the width through
the bodice.
The pointed treatment at the front
and at the back of the bodice is a
clever idea to add length to the figure.
It also emphasized the flat hipline.
The attached two-piece circular
skirt is shaped through the hips with
a widening toward hem that shows
graceful flared fulness.
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at all," was theiivereede. tme--44nat
had come. The leaders required time
for consideration. The meeting was
adjourned.
Paul saw the legalists, none too hon-
orable in their methods (Gal. 2: 4),
might, by an appeal to popular pre-
judice, discredit the apostles. He was
too sharp-witted to be caught in that
manner. He privately interviewed the
key -man, Gal. 2: 2. It was most im-
portant that James, and Peter, and
John should know exactly what had
been taking place. Paul's brains were
dedicated to God's service.
In the second public session the le-
galists and their sympathizers probab-
ly had a majority. After prolonged
debating, Peter made his speech, Acts
15: 7-11. He reminded them how he
had dined with Cornelius and had won
him for Christ. The debaters were
silenced. Barnabas and then Paul told
their story. James, now the head of
the church, and most orthodox Jew,
showed from Scripture how God had
long planned to save all the Gentiles
who should call upon him, Acts 15: 15-
18. He then made the proposal which -
for the time, settled the question.
III. A PROPOSAL ACCEPTED, Acts 15:
22-35.
The proposal -which gained the con-
sent of the Council was, of necessity,
a compromise. It repudiated the teach-
ing of those who had gone to Antioch.
Nothing was to be said to Gentiles
about circumcision. They were to
guard against certain practices asso-
ciated .with idolatry and immortality;
and, out of consideration for the
scruples of Jewish brethren, observe
two food laws, vs. 28, 20. Similarity
in diet would make social intercourse
possible. A letter (vs. 22-29), tactful,
and beautiful in its brotherly spirit,
was draeted, and sent to Antioch by
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proposals were gladly accepted, and
once more the church had peace.
British Railway Safety
Is Proved by Report
London.—Of 1,218,000,000 pasen-
gers who traveled on British trains
during 1930, only one lost his life in
an accident.
Figures just issued show how safe
are British railways in these days of
increasing travel. During the last
Bank holiday main line railways car-
ried over ten million passengers with-
out a single person being injured.
The reputation for safety that the
British system enjoys is laid to skilled
engineering and the use of the latent
mechanical devices that can aid the
human element in railway operation.
ADVERSITY
Adversity is the only balance to
weigh friends; prosperity Le no just
scale.—Suo.
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