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training schools for neglected and de
linqueizt children, and of training
,Aja Bread Cuperstitiarn• :Denied Food to Stlarvirig
At tinges bread is PUt to 'curiouExplorer. •
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dace. It way , rePortf*d raeently that .p.da ,Blackjack, Eskimo woman, ;and
some i rea4 had been throw,; on the ole',azlrvivor of the iil•fated Arctic ex
water in the hope of locating a drown- i pedttion znder• Allan Crawford, ''the
e . man, which it is commonly rine- Canadtatioe'xelerer, probably saved her-
posedto diz, I pelf 'and 1etused to aid borne E.
, The most extraordinary of all sniper- 'K#rigbt, a member of the party, accord-
stitiokzs in regard to Bread was ex , ing to au ,interview with Harold Noise
preened in the old-time custom of cin -1 published •in ,the New York World.
eating. .'.. . " • • • I•Note+e led the rescue party that read.'
'It was usual to bays poor.iheoele at ed Wrangel" Island only to'fnd Knight
a funeral "to take on them the sins of dea{1 and Altai; Crawford; Milton Galle
the deceased." When the body was • and Frederick Mauer–missing. .Ada
brought out of the. house and laid on Blackjack was rescued
the bier, a loaf of bread was given to ; Early stories paid tribute to the
the sin -eater over the corpse.. Also he heroism of the woman. These stores,
was handed a. bowl' of .maple full "of Noice,. said, were based on her own
beer; and a sliver siicpence, in eon- statements and on parts of a crude
tion
'h cif •the sin -eater tusk "diary see kept, Some entries in this
foe th,..
upon have been d•eeipliered by Noise
' • By Dr. J. G. Shearer. _ care and protection is ceased, and freed him or h
e he explorer said,
who, no fault of theirs
federated. the` various churches , and illegitimate fat
new'law compelling
schools and special' classes a himself al the sins of'the,'de= diartr thought te, have been unread-
educationof,•.• the mentally er from able . h
deficient whose need of pr walking after they were dead and. his wife, These, t p
What is it? What are its ideals? so great, and w by {ra revealed that ,.Ada refused to aid
What is it accomplishing? ' It is not a constitute so great a social menace. UTe •TTTifs 'DANCE reeeelt as he lay dying on the island,
society;• 'It is a council. In it are It alone has framed and promoted the 1 u and probably saved herself on food
that -would have saved Knight from
other bodies sympathetic with Chris ers
to support their children until is starvation:
flan `social progress. Each body is re- years• of age, already in operation in Shown Through a TwitChlilig Of Ada was taken along with the Craw-
' presented by tee delegates on the four provinces. it is promoting also
Council and one on the executive. facilities for the education . 'of the
These are.of their own choosing. Na- blind and the deaf, and the cure, care
turally each body elects, its strong and education of the crippled.
leaders. This gives a high average of •A great work has already been done.
ability, strength and sanity :in the .A. yet greater remains to be done. It •claree she had left Noine determined
Council membership. • ( goes without saying that* the thirty that usually attacks young. children, to marry one of the four white men In
Its -object is the study and solution f units, church and others, that eonsti• though older people may be afflicted ; the party. None could see. Mrs. Black -
of any or all of the moral, social and I tute the Council are entitled to thewith it. Its most common symptom :jack as a mate, however, and eventual-
economic prablenis with Which the credit for all it has accomplished and
community, the province or the Do, that in many of its undertakings it
minion is faced. Its considered Jude- 1 has had the. support and co-operation
menta( are respectfully listened to. of other bodies outside its units of
Governments not only welcome but membership.
Seek the advice of its, representatives.
In its seventeen years of history and
Service it has seen many great evils
overthrown or greatly lessened.
The -white slave traffic, that is the
traffic in girls for immoral purposes,
has practically ceased to be. • Red
light districts and tolerated houses of
shame have closed their doors, except
in Montreal and one or two small
centres.
Gambling, except on race tracks, has,
been made much more difficult.
The disreputable traffic in mental
and moral poison in the form of bad
books, salacious literature, and ob- which says that after whistling it
scene pictures has been driven into a takes a man forty days to cleanse his
few dark corners and reduced to very ; mouth. They call it "the devil's
small proportions as compaed with the ;music."
In Iceland the sound of whistling is
seldom heard, for it is against the law.
The champion whistlers of the world
the Muscles of Face and
Limbs.
Chorea, or as it ie, more generally
known St. Vitus dance, is a trouble
ford expedition as a seamstress and
cook. The diary kept by Knight re-
veals 'that she had other plans, Notes
said, and proposed merriage to Craw-
ford,- and, when he repulsed her, de -
Where Whistling is Wicked.
The head master of a school in the
occupied area of Germany was recent-
ly arrested by the French because a
boy in his charge whistled a Teutonic
melody while a French regiment was
passing.
In Leicestershire coal -mines whist-
ling is strictly avoided by the miners.
They consider it to be a sign of im-
pending disaster.
Whistling superstitions are, in fact,
very common all over the world. The
Arabs, for instance, have a proverb
early days of the Council, and, as it
reappears on news' stands or else-
where, it is banned by. Customs and
Post Office Departments, or its vend- , are the natives of Gomera, one of the
ors and distributors made to pay the Canary Islands. Their whistling is
penalty of oontinuance in a crime l used. for signalling, and can be heard
among the lowest, most despicable and
debasing that depraved minds have
sought to live and profit by.
The deadly traffic in opium and
other strong narcotic drugs, that is
the illicit traffic, is being steadily re-
duced as the Council co-operates with..
federal, provincial and municipal auth-
orities for its, suppression::
But its positive and constructive
work is more important and far reach-
ing than its destructive and restrictive
efforts in suppressing the great evils
that are continually preying upon the
weak, the foolish, and those unable to The storms, blustery weather which
defend themselves' against the insideThe
have during February and March
ous and terrible influence of these is extremely hard on children. Condi-
evils. tions make it necessary for the moth-
The voice of its leaders was ever 1 er to keep them in the house. They
heard in advocacy of full orbed de- are often confined to overheated, bad-
mooracy in the enfranehment of wo- ly ventilated rooms - and catch colds
Hien that means so much on the side which rack their whore system. To
of moral issues ante the welfare of guard. against this a box of Baby's
children. It supported the establish- Own 'Tablets should be kept in the
ment of the Federal Department of houseand an occasional dose given
Health' that is doing so much in pro- the baby• to keep its stomach and
testing the public against venereal bowels working regularly. ' This will
and all other disease, and against not fail to break up colds and keep
physically, mentally and morally. de- the health of the baby in good condi
festive immigrants• from all lands and tion till the brighter days come along.
in the promotion of maternal and child The Tablets are sold by medicine
welfare. dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box
The Council also put the full weight from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
of its influence behind the abolition of Brockville; :Ont."
the partizan patronage system in fed-
eral and provincial politics that has
in days gone by has done so much to
corrupt the electorate and debase po-
litical life and wastethe• people's
area twitching of the muscles of the
face and limbs. As . the disease pro-
gresses the twitching takes the form
of spasms in which the jerking ino-
four miles off. No fingers are used,
and only two or three notes are em-
ployed. A sceptical Englishman once
doubted the power of the whistling,
and got one of the natives to whistle
in his ear. He was deaf for fifteen
days afterwards.
lythe "diary spoke less and less of her.
When Crawford, Galle and Maurer
left, on a dash for Siberia to get out-
side aid Ada was left to look after
tion may ;,be confined to the head, or Knight, who was sick with scurvy. The
all the limbs may be affected. Fre- three men were never heard of again.
q iently the patient is unable to hold- Knight's diary tells of the woman
anything in the hands or to walk refusing to look after the traps, which
steadily. In severe cases the speech were set near the tent, and of her
is often affected. The disease is due
to debility of the nerves and relief
comes through an enriched blood sup-
ply, which feeds and strengthens the
nerves. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have
Leen most successful in reaching this
trouble through their specific action
on the blood, which it enriches and
purifies. The following instance will
show what Dr. Williams'' Pink Pills
can do in this trouble. Mrs.' S. E.
Makins, Parry Harbor, Ont., says:—
"As a young girl I was badly stricken
with St. Vitus dance. My parents tried
several medicines but without avail.
I was steadily growing worse and
could scarcely walk without falling. I
had to quit school and had no control
of my nerves or abtions. Finally a..
neighbor advised the use of Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills, and the use of these
for a couple of months restored me,
STORMY WEATHER
HARD ON BABY
to bring you the full richness
and mellow sweetness of this—
Manufactured by
IMPERIALTO8ACCO CO. OF CANADA LIMITED
A Human Cow.
There are a lot of complaining peo-
ple in the world who strongly remind
to
washing her hair and making beads me of an old cow' my father once
r herself when Knight was dying. owned.
When". the Noice expedition reached
Wrangel Island late last summer they
found Knight's emaciated body, weigh-
ing only 90 pounds. Mrs. Blackjack
was 'well and fat. The party's original
supply of food had not run out. There
were If -rounds of hard -tack, tea and
She was never content with her
situation. If you put her with the rest
of the cattleshe desired to be alone.
If you turned her out by herself she
would stand by tee fence and bawl
herself hoarse.
When she didn't have either of
blubber, Noice said. these causes, for complaint, she would
I
It adds nothing to my satisfaction
that another man shall be disappoints
ed.—Lincoln.
Patience is a necessary ingredient
of genius.—Disraeli.
Classified Advertisement3
FOR SALE
9 Vere" OOLGROWERS, YOUR OWN1
wool manufactured or exchang-
ed for yarn or blankets. Woollen
Mills, Georgetown, Ontario.
and bawl a arentl
1Vlr. Noice said he intended to bring stand and bawlapparently
the facts before the Explorers' Club from 210 other cause than force of
and start some kind of an inquiry habit.
which would establish the facts one I have seen her standing knee deep
nice sweet clover, take a bite and
dally. in
es- stop to bawl before swallowing and
Musical Story -Telling.
Many. people object to the idea that
music should be made to represent a
picture or a story, and think that it
should be merely a. succession of plea-
santseunds. The greatest musicians,
and I have had no attack of the'trou- however, including Haydn, Beethoven,
ble since. I have, however, taken the
pills at different times since, when I • Schumann and Liszt, as well as many
felt out of sorts, and find them all you only one degree down in the scale of
claim for them if given a fair trial." composers, like Mendelssohn and
You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Steredale Bennett, have written their
the
fano
or
works
for"
most
inspired wP
through- any dealer in medcne,•or by p
mail at "50 cents a box from . The Dr. for tthe orchestra with the definite in-
Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, etc ,'ai n o^f telling or illustrating a
Ontario. ataxy. . '�eethoveii, the greatest of-
_�p-__�..:. them all, in fact, said that he never
Where Do Elephants Die? composed without having a picture in
One of the great mysteries of the his mind. But he did not always' tell
natural history world is where ele- us what that picture was.
phants go when they die." Curiously Ask for Minard's and take no other.
enough the body of an elephant that "
has died from natural causes has lade Music..
never been discovered, either in India Jade is employed by the Chinese for
or Africa. Among native races there meeting certain kinds of music gongs
is a widespread belief that, when the .
great beasts feel the end approach-
ing, they make their way to some sec-
ret hiding -place in which to die. The
whole question is just as big a nays-'
tery as ever, in spite of the fact that'
many attempts have„ been made to
solve the problem. The districts
where elephants occur in a wild state
have been scoured in all directions in.
the hope of discovering the last rest -
big . place of the huge animals, but
without any result. Quite recently an-
other determined attempt has been
.made to penetrate the mystery, but,
up to the present, nothing of any value
has been • discovered. As a matter of
fact the problem has more than a
scientific interest to it. Any individ-
ual who is so fortunate as to find the
elephant's graveyard will certainly
have made a -fortune. On this spot
there must be a huge accumulation of
ivory, a commodity which is continu-
ally increasing . in value —Scientific.
American.
•
Their example.
The inspector was' paying his, an-
nual visit to the village .school, and
was putting the children of Claes III.
money through their pacts. He tried them
But perhaps the greatest work it is with arithmetic and geography, and
doing is in behalf of underprivileged thea came on to testing their know -
children in the various provinces. it ledge 'of English, wards.
has supported the effort to establish 1 They did giii.te well 'until he asked
mothers' 'allowances for thesupport of them the meaning of the word "epi
demio"
LADIES WANTED TO DO PLAIN
and light sewing at home, whole
or spare time; good pay, work sent
any distance, . charges paid. Send
stamp for particulars. National
Manufacturing Co., Montreal.
let the whole bunch drop out of her _
mouth, thus losing what she already i3e'®
had by bawling for something she NP
knew she couldn't get.
I have repeatedly thought of her
peculiarity and find she was almost ,
alepenclent widows and their children,
bur the establishment of industrial
Mother! Give Sick .Child
"California Fig Syrup"
, Harmless Laxative , for a eliious,
Constipated Baby or Child.`
Constipated, big-
` llous, feverish, or
� sick, colic Babies
/(
and Childrentlove
to take genuine
"CaIrfornia F 1 g
Syrup." No other
laxative regulates
the tender little
bowls so nicely.
It sweetens the stomata and starts
the liver and bowels acting Without
griping. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say "California" to
Your druggist and avoid counterfeits!
insist upon genuine "California Pig
}3yrup" which contains directions.
Nobody knew, and So Imbed to help
them out.
"An epidemic," he explained, "is- any-
thing that spreads. Now, can anybody.
give me en example of an epidemic?"
'".ere was a long *silence.
e.
n no one tell me?" asked the M-
spcc.ur at last, "Remember, anything
that spreads."
They had it this. time. Like oue
voice came the reply:
"Jam, sir."
Down From a Tree.
Kapok, used in making mattresses,
is white down found surrounding a
tropical tree in Java.
Pen and Pencil.
human in this one particular trait.
URIN
NIGHT &'
MORNING
KEEP YOUR EYES
Lots of people are continually cum ]�?�L- E A N CLEAR AND H E A L T H.iC
plaining that others have things just 2a nia 6aE2 ELa WAX IOOn•MVaINe CO.ONIOpOO V3�
a little more plentiful and a little bet-
ter than they have, and in their dis-
content they make not only them-
selves, but others about them, irrit-
able and unhappy.—A. E. Stewart.
It does not matter what 'feelings of
revenge and jealousy a person may
have toward us, if we hold the love
thought, the charitable thought toward
him, his javelins of hate will glance
from us, fly back and wound only him-
self.
To be conscious that you are ignor-
ant is a great step to knowledge.—
used in the temples. The tone of these 1 Disraeli.
said to be very beautiful. We all know I
of the tremendous cost of jade, and ,
we can imagine the value of a jade'
gong shaped like a carpenter's square,
with one end of two and a quarter feet
and another one and a half feet. Such
a piece of fine green jade would hold
its ownwith a Stradivarius violin in
cost. -
"If thou canst for a while, but
cease from all thy thinldng quid will-
ing, then thou shalt hear the unspeak-
:.ble words of God."—Poehme.
gongs, which are not bell shaped, is
Buy your out -o! -town supplies with
Dominion Express Money Orders.
Some folks in Looks take so much
pride they don't think. much on what's
inside. Well, as for me, I know my
face can neer be made a thing of
grace, and so I rather think I'll see
how I can fix th' inside o' ine so folks'll
say, "He leaks like sin, but ain't he
beautiful within." John Kendrick
Bangs. -
Keep Minard's Liniment in the house,
The world - is so constituted that
whatever we .docomes back to us In
loind just es a boomerang will circle
back to the paint from which it is
A combined fountain pen and me- thrown. Bad habits, foolish indul-
chanical pencil, the size of an wain- genres, fault-finding, fretting, and :ill
ary fountain 'stn, is one of the latest temper reappear in disappointee, dis-
pocket writing conveniences. Tile son contended,soured mind; in cynicism.
portion le self -filling. 1?encu points pessimism, rnelancholia, and impaired
can be replaced.. health,
,.
• c is
traffic London's busiest spot for t i ffi
Hyde Park Corner, where, on an aver-
age day, 56,000 vehicles pass between
the horn% of 8 a.in. and 8 p.m.
A French motorcycle is equipped
with a water-cooled engine, the radi-
• ator -and circulation systemtaking up
but little room. •
Beware of Imitations!
INDIGESTION, GAS,
STOMACH TROUBLE
"Pape's Diapepsin" is the quickest,
surest relief for indigestion, gases,
flatulence, heartburn, sourness, or
stomach distress caused by acidity. A
few tablets give almost immediate
stomach relief. Correct your stomach
and digestion now for a few cents.
Druggists sell millions of packages of
Pape's Diapepsin.
braless you see the name "Bayer
Cross" on package or on tablets you
are. not getting the genuine Bayer As-
pirin proved safe by millions and pre-
scribedby physicians over twenty-
three years for
Colds Headachedache
Toothache Lumbago
Neuritisltheuinatiem
Neuralgia - Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer 'Tablets of Aspirin" 1 . .. ..... =
prily ....MM..__ _.,
-,.Y...
tate � Each unbroken package con- -�
....MM.s proven directions, Handy boxes n Fol
Lot us talk to each other more aricll
abouteacht other less,—Anonynzouis.
r _
Are relieved in a few days by
1's Syrup a fter meals and on.
retiring. it dEss Ives the
Rhei.t'athe Pains
taking 30 drops of Mother Sel-
ge
o lime
and acid accumulation In the
muscles and joints so these de-
posits can be expelled, thus re-
lieving pain and soreness. See
gel's Syrup, also known as "Ex-
tract of Roots," contains no dope
nor other strong drugs to kill or
mask the pain of rheumatism or
lumbago; it removes the cause.
Ask your Druggist. 11
Joints Ache r
Minard's will ease the 1.,in and
stiffness.
The old reliable remedy.
of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug-
gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100.
itapirie is the trade mark (registered
in •Canada) of Bayer' Manufacture of
Mofleacet•icacidestet of Salteylieaoid.
While it is well known that Aspirin
means Bayer' Manufacture, to assist
t'he 'public against imitations, the Tab.
lets of Bayer Canapany 'will bo stamp-
ed�, With their general tra°de mark, the
"[sayer °rola.° ..
NNE ON FCE
CUT1CURA HEALS
Hard, Large and Red Pim-
ples, Itching Was Terri biea
"Had been troubled all my lire
with acne on my face. My forehead
was a mass of pimples.
They were hard, large and
red, and the itching was
most terrible. My face was
disfigured. I sent for a free.
'.. —"T sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and after
using them got instant
relief. I bought more, and after
using two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and three boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment I was healed." (Signed) Mrs.
G. S. MVIiller, Box 14, Marshall,
Wash., Jan. 9, 1922.
Use Cuticura for every -day toilet
purposes. Bathe with Soap, soothe
with Ointment, dust with Talcum.
Eu. p1eSschFracbyMatt. Addream "Lyman,Lim•
lted, 944 St. Peal 8t., W., Montreal." Sold eve -
whoro, Soap25c. olntment 25 and 50c, Talcum
Da 'Cuticura Soap shaves without Taus.
Ezceuc�yaENG
PAIMS, CRA4S
Entirely Remedied by Lydia,
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
•
Eberts, Ont. •– " I started with cramp
and bearing -down pains at the age of
elevenyears, and I would get so nervone
I could hardly stay in bed, and I had
such pains that I would scream, and my
mother would call the doctor to give ins
something to take. At eighteen 1 mar
ried, and I have four .healthy children,
but I still have grains in nay right side.
I am a farmer's wife with morn work
than I am able to do. I have taken three
bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege'
table Compound and I feel that it is
helping me every day. My sister-in-law,
who has been taking your medicine fog!'.
some time and uses your SanstiveWash
told ine about it and I 'recommend i
now, as �I have :received great relie
from it. Mrs. NELSON YOTT, R. R. 1,
Ebcrts, Ont'
E. Platte -nes Platte -nes Vegetable Connm
pound is a medicine for ailments co"
mon to women. It has been used foil'
such troubles formally fifty years, and
I
n thousands of women have found relief
624 I as did Mrs. Yottby
.n t
this
spl
endid
sinful times,- nervousness, headache,
medicine.
If fou are, suffering irons irregularity
g
If you are weak, thin and nervous bOaackache1� r to Ce Lydia , yenshould a
let your druggist supply you -With 73itrn 'Vegetable Compound.. I- is excellent to
Phosphate, It is guaranteed to in 1tregitheti thesystem i4lyd help to per*
crease 'weight and strength and
r
e foram Its funetiotto Sibs ease and rev*
store energy, vigor and nerve force. ' tarity o
price $1 per lege, Arrow Chemlcal' . ..�..
i Co„ 25 Front St. Mast, Toronto. Ont, i ISSUE No, S-14.