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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-12-18, Page 3is VICTIMS OF ANAEMIA - teed New, Rich Blond to Re- store Health and Strength, It is an 'Unfortunate fact that nine. woolen out of every telt are victims of bloodlessness in one form or another. Tb•e girl in her teens, the wife and mother, the matron :of middle age—all 'know its miseries. To be anaemic means that you are breathless after slight exertion. You feel worn out and depressed. You turn against food and often cannot digest what you do eat. Sleep does not refresh you, and when you get up you feel exhausted and unlit for the day's duties. If neg- lected anaemia may lead to consump- tion, You should act promptly. Make good the fault in your blood by tak-' ing'Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, the most reliable blood enricher ever discover- ed, These pills purify bad blood, strengthen weak blood, and they make good blood, and a§ the condition of your blood improves you will regain' proper strength, and enjoy life fully as every girl and woman should do. The case of Mra. Mary Trainor, e Perth,. Ontario, shows the value of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills in oases of this kind. She says: -"I had not been feeling 'well for some time and had been grad- ually growing weaker. I found it very hard to do my housework; had severe headaches and was very pale. I took doctor's medicine for some time, . but they did me no good. I was growing weaker and used to faint and take dizzy spells. In this condition I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and after 'a time found they were helping me. Icontinued their use un- til L found the troubles that afflicted ,me had gone and I am once more en- joying good health and strength." You can get Dr. WNliams' Pink Pills YULETIDE LORE AND LEGENDS Most of our Christmas eustonls have of luck, for St. Nicholas dropped three, descendei tows from the diol time Of -fat purses of gold down their kitela#: nlytbe and legends, chimney, The fashion of olden Jaye One of the most interesting, the le- was to make purees something silo' gend of the Magi, has its. origin 131 the the modern stookilig, and this• is how;: simple story of the Scriptures as told the present-day cot= came about. by St, Matthew, every century some- In the Yuletide game known as snap thing being Lidded to the facts until dragon we have an interesting lope the original story .hue • been almost of the fire worship of the Druids, €ta..4 smothered in the wealth, of detail. possibly, of the practice of trial by Eventually the number of Magi was ordeal. stated to be three, Melchior, Balthazar A person suspected of a crime had and; Jasper; royalty was attributed tie to grip a red-hot iron bar or ;plunge their, and a eompiete description iris band into fire- ' as a tease of intro-' given of each, eence! It was believed that super- According to an :old Scandinavian human intervention would be forth,. legend, the mistletoe bough was re- corning if the person were not guilty. sponsible for the death of Balder, the One of the oldest superstitions pre- Apollo of the North. His another head valent all over Europe is the idea that animals assume the power, of speech at Christmas -time.. How •this belief started is not known. Founded upon this belief is the French legend of the old;' woman,.. trie. eat, and the dog. Thio inquisitive old person made plans for listening .to. the conversationwhich he felt sure` would take place between her usually dumb friends. To her consternation she heard ber. cat say that burglars were going .to break into the ,house that night! With out, stopping to think, she jumped to, her feet and ran screaming to her front door, where she was met by robs hers, who made short work of het. • Boxing Day, so popular in England, deelared that nothing which had its root in earth, air, fire, or water should hurt him, His treacherous enemy, the Clod of Evil, 'thereupon made an arrow from the mistletoe bough, and gave it to a blind man to teat. The arrow .pierced Balder and he was' slain. Later, how- ever, he was restored to life. After this the mistletoe was declared harm- less, and it became an emblem of love. In certain parts •of this country it is still believed that a sunny noontide on Christmas Day means is :plentiful supply of apples during the coming year.. The custom of hanging up stockings on Christmas Eve had its origin in a legend about St. Nicholas, It used to be done on December 6th, the Eve of St. Nicholas, and in Belgium and one or two other countries this date is still r adhered to. The story goes that there was a poor nobleman who had three daughters. He was so ,badly off that he could not provide his daughters with a dowry. One night, however, they had a stroke 41(4 OOP' 0171 dolrf\K 1,101 P 11 erPacka 15p also in 5 lb. VA000M/ZED T/NS MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED. poorelever has always been the festival of St. Stephen, who for some unaccountable. reason has for hundreds of yearsbeen regarded as the patron saint of horses. In olden days it used to be the custom for all horses to be bled and thorough- ly washed. This was supposed to pre- serve them from harm through the en- suing year. through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50c a box from The Dr, Wil- liams'. Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Safe Transportation. The fleet of electric industrial "trucks, which, with special bodies, were converted into miniature sight- seeing buses to carry visitors about the groundsof the British Empire ex- hibit at Wembley in a few days more than three months, carried a million passengers. During this time there were only six minor accidents, all of which were caused by the careless - nese of- the injured persons: Jarrners'fiu//eftns %tOWfO :. b (till, hem u e4Tee_��If•:il�ii cant g o The Dominion Department of more Agriculture has 400 a than pamphlets covering every phase of farming practice. They are written to help make farming more profitable and are FREE. The following are examples: List of 400 Publications Seasonable Farming Hints Fox Ranching in Canada Apple Recipes The Feeding of Beef Cattle Storage of Ice Winter Production of Eggs Fruit and Vegetable Recipes Beautifying the Farm Home Corn Borer Control Crate Feeding Poultry House 'Construction Bulletin Filing System Feeding Racks for Sheep Insects Affecting Live Stock The Farmer's Piggery The Feeding of Sheep The Milking Machine Sweet. Cream Butter The Cranberry Industry Cut outthis advertisement, "mark the bulletins desired, including the List of 400 Pub- lications, fill in your name andaddress, and mail to: Publications Branch Department of Agriculture Ottawa, Canada (No postage required) Name rt Post OfficeR. R. No Province EDI -d • When Christmas Was Illegal. Without doubt , Christmas is the most popular festival of the year. It is the time when., above all ethers, the family circle- makes an extra -special effort to complete itself. It is a time of peace and goodwill. Yet there is actually a period of Eng lish history when the strong arm of the law intervened to put down what was described as "a superstitious festival,", and all Christmas festivities were for- bidden. The holly and. mistletoe were ordered to be destroyed moot and branch as "plants of the Evil One. It was Oliver Cromwell -a reformer in many ways -who tried to suppress the observance of Christmas, pederin g thatthe "hurtful custom," as hestyled it, should be ignored in the principal towns,' In order to attain this end he enacted that all . markets should be held;•on December 25th. But the Pro- tector could not enforce the abandon- ment of such a time-honored and pope, lar custom, and his commanl warsiton- ored more in the breacf;.'theri the ob- servance. Once, • when Bluff King. Hal Pay very ill in December, and the nation was anxious about his recovery, by com- mon consent it was decided to have a silent Christmas', without bells, carols, or merry -makings. Sweet Charity, A big, burly man called at the rec- tory, and asked to see the rector's wife, a woman well known for her charitable impulses. "Madam," he •said in a broken voice, "I wish to draw your attention to the terrible plight of a poor family lit this district. The father is dead•, the moth- er is . too ill to work, and the nine children are starving. They are about to be turned into the .cold streets un- less someone pays their rent, which amounts to fifty dollars." "How terrible!" exclaimed the lady.. "May I ask who you are?" The sympathetic visitor applied his handkerchief to his eyes. "I'm the landlord," he sobbed. We are 'interested in obtaining OLD and RARE BOOKS ON CANADIAN SUBJECTS. Send particulars to the Wilson: Publishing Company, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto, Ontario, permserasseemeecnnocreessommessmanesseseansecere el ms A!""i I tt LI 1 ' iterranean . azr .uMtyii , WINTER CRUISES 1925 Minimum Fare $450.00 including shore excursions and Hotel at Egypt. Cleari,' Cotntortable and Comedians Vessels especially bus t for the Medlter anean Trade. Shorn Excursions at Porta -of -call. Stop -overs permitted, Concerts rec urns, (buttes, lard partieF games of all sorts15ad'dition to the sec al pleasures of ocean travel. Un-, • lets seed French cuisine and sute and class service throughout. orchestra Moving Plc - twee: wireless News Daily. Per farther i tormntian and descriptive literature apply:— Any authorized Steamship Agent, or JAMES W. ELWE L & (O., INC., Gen. Agents .11 State Street, New York City. SAVED BABY'S LIFE Mrs. Alfred Tranchemontagne, St. Michel des Salutes, Que., writes:— "Baby's Own Tablets are an excellent medicine. They saved my baby's life and I can highly recommend thein to all mothers," Mrs. Trancheman- tagne's experience is that of thous- ands of other mothers who have test- ed ested the worth of Baby's Own Tablets. The Tablets are a sure and safe meds- eine for little ones and never fail to regulate the bowels' and stomach, thus relieving al the minor ills from which children suffer. They are sold . by medicine dealers or b mail at 26 cta. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, • Willing to Foot His Bilis. "He had to sell even -his shoes to pay what he owed." . "Well,: that' showed he was willing to foot his bilis." 'What Ocean Cables Cost. With the •successful laying of the second Atlantic cable in 1886, the pioneer work of submarine telegraph -ceased, for sufficient experience had been gained by that time to insure a fair prospect of success in all further undertakings. The cost of an ocean cable depends upon the type, for Borne contain but one conducting wire, such as the .At- lantic type, while others have four, seven, sixteen, or as many se twenty- eight cores. The latter usually cross rivers and harbors. To take an average of types the cost can be said to work out at about five thousand dollars a mile, more than seven times' the' cost of a land line; and. for repairing about two hun- dred and fifty dollars a mile. Many cables have earned colossal sums of money. The old Malta -Alex- andria table made ten thousand dol- lars during the first week of 'opening fifty years ago. The Persian Gulf cable made half a million in five years•. Returns depend a ,great deal upon the life of cable. Sonne buried in sandand slime' carry on undisturb- ed for an astonishing number of years,' while others, by reason of their rest- less beds on a rocky bottom, quickly need •repair. Avoid lose when money by mail --Use Dominion Express Money Orders—the safe, convenient, inexpen- sive way. Hammock for the. Earth, There is enough telephone wire in the United States to make a hammock for the earth, according to recent sta-. tistios. In addition, nays the Pennsylvania Public Service 'Information Commit tee, the sides. of the hammock would extend half way up the sides of the earth. Besides spanning the equator, this net would consist of 6584 strands joined at the South Pole and spread- ingg gradually until they were slightly less than four miles apart at the equator. Minarcriri iniment4Rellieves.Pain. The late Bonar Law, cue time pre - inter of England, was a great lover of chess. A book, before 1.450) was a priceless thing, hand written, illumined in gold and colors, Surnames and Their Origin " O'NEIL. Variations—O'Neill, MoNelil(e), Mac Nellie (e). Racial Origin—Irish. Source. —A given name. This is one of the oldest familj' names on record, coming as it does from a land in which the development of family names preceded that in the rest of northern Europe, and being traceable to an origin in an individual person at a very early period. ,Family names did not begin to de- velop in England until slightly before the time of the Norman invasion, and did not develop generally until two or three centuries later. Indeed, as late as the sixteenth century there was a considerable portion of the population of England which had adopted no definite system of family names. But the name of O'Neill was a family name, or class name, which is pretty much the same thing, as far bank as the fifth century; in that period when the light of Roman civili- zation and historical record was quenched in the barbarian invasions; . but through which Christianity sur- viyed; and strangely enough spread Pike' wildfire through Ireland, though cut, oft from its source by the pagan invasions of -northern France and Eng- land. Nial, of the Nine Hostages, was the chieftain who. welcomed. St. Patrick aeVale4..he :first set .foot on Irish soil.. His fame as a warrior would have been sufficient to perpetuate his name as the family property of his followers and descendants, but his- further kis- torical fame from this incident made assurance' doubly sure. Many Scottish -Canadians bear the naive MacNeille, but it must be re-. membered that Christianity spread first to the north of England and Soot - land from Ireland. McKEEVER Variations — Maciver, Maciver, Mac- Ivir, Emer, Emerson, Iver, Ivor, Ivlr, Howard. Racial Origin—Irish and Scottish. Source—A given name. This group of family names, which shows such wide variations, is more frequently found among those of Irish ancestry than among the Scots, though there are septs of no less than three Scottish clans which bear the names Maclvor and Maciver. These clans are Robertson, Campbell and Mac- Kenzie. The name is more properly spelled "MacIomhair" in the Gaelic, but it should be remembered that in that tongue the aspirated "m" is pro- nounced approximately like a "v." The clan name is taken from the given name of "Iomhar" (or Ivar), a compound of two Irish words "nom" and "ar," meaning "much sletlghter." This name is not to be confounded with the given name of "Ivo," once widespread through England, but now surviving only in a few family names. • The Irish clan name "MacIomhair" traces back to a chieftain who was the great grandson of the "MacDubh- ghail" (MacDougall) who Was king of the isles in 1144 and who came- from that Irish stock to which moat.of.the Highland Scottish bided traces back. The forms Emer, Emerson and How- ard (when the last is not froom an- other source) are only anglicized cor- ruptions of. the Irish clan name. The Scottish Maclvors in some cases trace back to the Irish clan, and in others have derived their name from other individuals who bore the given name of "Iomhar." Taking a Bath in Winter. Few: people understand how to pro- tect and care for their skin in the cold of Winter. The result is evidenced in the increasing prevalence of chapped hands and wrists, cracked lips, itching legs and chilibiains in these days of silk hosiery, low shoes, liquid soap and paper towels. Knowledge about your skin, its structure and its functions is extreme- ly important, because its condition has a vital bearing on your personal health and comfort. If you want to avoid all the woes that Winter brings to those with Sensitive skins you must protect your skill as far as possible. Don't let it get cold. Try to keep your hands and feet always warm and dry, even if you must wear fur gloves and heavy stockings. Above everything, protect your feet from the wet. Protection of the skin, however, means more than wearing warm clothes: One of the most important things to guard against is an excessive use of strong soap. Strongly alkaline soaps, notoriously injurious to the skin, are • doubly so in cold weather. Even good neutral soaps may be too strong for a very dry skin, and there are many people who fled it impossible to: take a hot bath more than once a week in Whiter on account of the in- tolerable itching it produces. A cool bath is better, for it does net remove so .much of the natural oil of the skin. If your are blessed with a sound, supple skin with plenty of natural oil, bathe as much as you please; but if you are cursed with a skin that gets dry and harsh in told weather, crack- ing easily; beware of soap and water. Wash with warn, rather than hot, water, rinse the soap off completely, especially if it 15 liquid soap, and dry the skin quickly and thoroughly Im- mediately afterward. A wet skin is a cold skin, and a cold skin chaps. 'n using paper tewels be sure they are sufliciently absorbent. A clean, soft, dry towel is the only kind that is real- ly satisfactory. After washing rub in a little of a geed hand lotion—glycerine and rose- water and emulsion of olive 'oil made up with tragacanth, pure olive oil, or a good cold Cream,—Dr. 'Charles Mal- lory Williams, in Popular Science Monthly.g Norwood, Land Agent, Canadian Pacific Light From Trees. A French eicutist has discovered a means of e :tracting and harnessing the electricity -in trees. He connected a copper plate x ttached to a tree, and another plate liur;ed in the earth, with a .galvan•o-meter, a delicate instru- ment which measures the strength of weak currents of electricity, and ob- tained a record of the current passing through the tree. With three trees connected in the same way the power was increased, the experiment, with a like result, be- ing continued until twenty trees were linked up in this fashion. The scientist then placed two cop- per plates in the earth, about six feet apart, and with the current thus ob- tained lighted a small electric lamp. Whether the idea can be extended to be commercially worth while has yet to be determined. Reason Enough. You say you are not in position to make payment at present. Will you I acknowledge your debt in the form of a note then?" "No; I won't do that either." ! "And why not?" "Well, 1 signed a note onoe." "Yes, what then?" "I had to pay it." Tobacco is grown in Ontario in the counties along the shore of Lake Erie; co in Quebec, in, the unties near Mon- treal, along the St. Lawrence; and in the Okanagan Valley, 13.0. A Captured Crown. The crown of the Emperor Theodore of Abyssinia, which, after being kept in a glass case at the Victoria and t Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, since 1869, is now to be re- turned to its former home in Africa, has had a very eventful history. This crown was taken to Britain by Sir Robert, afterwards Lard Napier, of Magdala, after the capture of Magdala and the death of Theodore in the Abyssinian war of 1868. It is a ponderous piece of silver -gilt filigree work, many sizes too large for any ordinary head. It is lavishly decr orated with little squares and din. mends of red and blue glass, varied with diminutive paintings, A feature is the strange leaking pipe which pro- jects several inches tbrough the centre of the dome, apparently for ventilation. The king's intention to present this crown to the Empress Judith was an- nounced when he granted a farewell audience to Prince Tafari, the heir - apparent and Regent of Abyssinia, whose recent visit to Britain created much interest. It is interestingto note that the only son of the Emperor Theodore was educated at Rugby. He dled in 1879, , at the age of nineteen, and was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Tit for Tat. He -"I am frightfully sorry that I forgot to come to your little party last night.,. __Shea "Oh, weren't you there?" MORE THAN 55,000 FARMERS have bought their farms in Western Canada from the Canadian Pacific. A remarkable Fact. Think! There is a reason. The large area of our hold- ings affording choice of location and of land to suit every farming need. Fair pricefair contract,and fair dealing ombined with abndant fertility o soil, good climate and social condi- tions make farm life there desirable and attractive. Thousands more will select their farm from our virgin lands, from our improved farms, and with some capital and determination to work, can Make a home and pay for I it, Write for our booklet, "The' Prairie Prdvinces of Canada," aid leaflet, "Western Canada Porges Ahead " C. Windsor Station,orI- URJN NIGHT& MORNING to' KEEP YOUR EYE t„LEAN CLEAR AND HEALTH ,urn ref 118 ,11/1 rca CARE eoox•YWMeI ce.CulCAoe.0s Peep e Nervous That haggard, care -worn, depressed look will disappear and nervous, thin people will gain in weight and strength when Bitro-Phosphate is taken for a short time. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St, East, Toronto, Ont. Getting Bald ? Save your hair by rubbing the scalp three times a week with MIna rd's. Don't Get Bald Cuticw 'a Does Much To Prevent It Dandruff, itching and scalp lcd- i t to an unhealthy tation pea lthy con- n y dition of the scalpwhich leads to falling hair and premature bald- ness. Frequent shampoos with Cup. ticura S.oap do much to prevent such a condition, especially if pre- ceded by a gentle anoitting with Cuticula Ointment. ssetpis Barg trot by. Math Addcoss Canadine Depot: "Oetlonra, P. 0. Box 5616, Moi,tretl.'!' Price a. p"11',a, Ointment25and Nc,Taleum26o. ry our now Shaving Stick. °'Desk W., IMlnrird°s I.iniitiietrt for Rheumatism, Railway, Montreal, Qtte. I ISSUE No. 5t? ---'24. SS.Providence SS. Patric SS.Provldence SS. Patric From: New York ..... , . To; Ponta Delgada 12 hre. Madeira .10 hrs. Algiers.. ....24 hra. Pallesmo .12 hra. Naplles , . ..12 hrs. Piraeus -Athens 24 hrs, onstantinople,24 big.. e routb......14 hre. y orusaleat39. a iia _ hrs. X d 8 6 gy t. .. Y Messina � � � bra, Monaco .13 hrs. arseilles, "........ Length of the Cruise Jan. 10 Jan. 17 an. 19 an. 23 ao. 25 an. 26 an. 29 an• 31.. - eb. 3 ��rr Feb. 4. g /. -a:e Fob. / Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 35 days Feb. 17 Feb.' 24 Feb. 26 Mar.• 2 Mar. 4 Mara 5 Mar. 8 . 130 ar. 14 15 / 1 ar. 16 8 M/ / Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 85 days Mar. 21 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 , Apr. 6 Apr. 9 1 Apr. 14 p� Apr. 15/16 17 1 Apr. 9 Apr. 22 Apr, 24 Apr. 25 35 days Apr. 28 May 3 May 7 May 11 May 13 May 14 MMay 17 9 May 22 May 23/24 May25 / 27 — May 31 33 days Minimum Fare $450.00 including shore excursions and Hotel at Egypt. Cleari,' Cotntortable and Comedians Vessels especially bus t for the Medlter anean Trade. Shorn Excursions at Porta -of -call. Stop -overs permitted, Concerts rec urns, (buttes, lard partieF games of all sorts15ad'dition to the sec al pleasures of ocean travel. Un-, • lets seed French cuisine and sute and class service throughout. orchestra Moving Plc - twee: wireless News Daily. Per farther i tormntian and descriptive literature apply:— Any authorized Steamship Agent, or JAMES W. ELWE L & (O., INC., Gen. Agents .11 State Street, New York City. SAVED BABY'S LIFE Mrs. Alfred Tranchemontagne, St. Michel des Salutes, Que., writes:— "Baby's Own Tablets are an excellent medicine. They saved my baby's life and I can highly recommend thein to all mothers," Mrs. Trancheman- tagne's experience is that of thous- ands of other mothers who have test- ed ested the worth of Baby's Own Tablets. The Tablets are a sure and safe meds- eine for little ones and never fail to regulate the bowels' and stomach, thus relieving al the minor ills from which children suffer. They are sold . by medicine dealers or b mail at 26 cta. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, • Willing to Foot His Bilis. "He had to sell even -his shoes to pay what he owed." . "Well,: that' showed he was willing to foot his bilis." 'What Ocean Cables Cost. With the •successful laying of the second Atlantic cable in 1886, the pioneer work of submarine telegraph -ceased, for sufficient experience had been gained by that time to insure a fair prospect of success in all further undertakings. The cost of an ocean cable depends upon the type, for Borne contain but one conducting wire, such as the .At- lantic type, while others have four, seven, sixteen, or as many se twenty- eight cores. The latter usually cross rivers and harbors. To take an average of types the cost can be said to work out at about five thousand dollars a mile, more than seven times' the' cost of a land line; and. for repairing about two hun- dred and fifty dollars a mile. Many cables have earned colossal sums of money. The old Malta -Alex- andria table made ten thousand dol- lars during the first week of 'opening fifty years ago. The Persian Gulf cable made half a million in five years•. Returns depend a ,great deal upon the life of cable. Sonne buried in sandand slime' carry on undisturb- ed for an astonishing number of years,' while others, by reason of their rest- less beds on a rocky bottom, quickly need •repair. Avoid lose when money by mail --Use Dominion Express Money Orders—the safe, convenient, inexpen- sive way. Hammock for the. Earth, There is enough telephone wire in the United States to make a hammock for the earth, according to recent sta-. tistios. In addition, nays the Pennsylvania Public Service 'Information Commit tee, the sides. of the hammock would extend half way up the sides of the earth. Besides spanning the equator, this net would consist of 6584 strands joined at the South Pole and spread- ingg gradually until they were slightly less than four miles apart at the equator. Minarcriri iniment4Rellieves.Pain. The late Bonar Law, cue time pre - inter of England, was a great lover of chess. A book, before 1.450) was a priceless thing, hand written, illumined in gold and colors, Surnames and Their Origin " O'NEIL. Variations—O'Neill, MoNelil(e), Mac Nellie (e). Racial Origin—Irish. Source. —A given name. This is one of the oldest familj' names on record, coming as it does from a land in which the development of family names preceded that in the rest of northern Europe, and being traceable to an origin in an individual person at a very early period. ,Family names did not begin to de- velop in England until slightly before the time of the Norman invasion, and did not develop generally until two or three centuries later. Indeed, as late as the sixteenth century there was a considerable portion of the population of England which had adopted no definite system of family names. But the name of O'Neill was a family name, or class name, which is pretty much the same thing, as far bank as the fifth century; in that period when the light of Roman civili- zation and historical record was quenched in the barbarian invasions; . but through which Christianity sur- viyed; and strangely enough spread Pike' wildfire through Ireland, though cut, oft from its source by the pagan invasions of -northern France and Eng- land. Nial, of the Nine Hostages, was the chieftain who. welcomed. St. Patrick aeVale4..he :first set .foot on Irish soil.. His fame as a warrior would have been sufficient to perpetuate his name as the family property of his followers and descendants, but his- further kis- torical fame from this incident made assurance' doubly sure. Many Scottish -Canadians bear the naive MacNeille, but it must be re-. membered that Christianity spread first to the north of England and Soot - land from Ireland. McKEEVER Variations — Maciver, Maciver, Mac- Ivir, Emer, Emerson, Iver, Ivor, Ivlr, Howard. Racial Origin—Irish and Scottish. Source—A given name. This group of family names, which shows such wide variations, is more frequently found among those of Irish ancestry than among the Scots, though there are septs of no less than three Scottish clans which bear the names Maclvor and Maciver. These clans are Robertson, Campbell and Mac- Kenzie. The name is more properly spelled "MacIomhair" in the Gaelic, but it should be remembered that in that tongue the aspirated "m" is pro- nounced approximately like a "v." The clan name is taken from the given name of "Iomhar" (or Ivar), a compound of two Irish words "nom" and "ar," meaning "much sletlghter." This name is not to be confounded with the given name of "Ivo," once widespread through England, but now surviving only in a few family names. • The Irish clan name "MacIomhair" traces back to a chieftain who was the great grandson of the "MacDubh- ghail" (MacDougall) who Was king of the isles in 1144 and who came- from that Irish stock to which moat.of.the Highland Scottish bided traces back. The forms Emer, Emerson and How- ard (when the last is not froom an- other source) are only anglicized cor- ruptions of. the Irish clan name. The Scottish Maclvors in some cases trace back to the Irish clan, and in others have derived their name from other individuals who bore the given name of "Iomhar." Taking a Bath in Winter. Few: people understand how to pro- tect and care for their skin in the cold of Winter. The result is evidenced in the increasing prevalence of chapped hands and wrists, cracked lips, itching legs and chilibiains in these days of silk hosiery, low shoes, liquid soap and paper towels. Knowledge about your skin, its structure and its functions is extreme- ly important, because its condition has a vital bearing on your personal health and comfort. If you want to avoid all the woes that Winter brings to those with Sensitive skins you must protect your skill as far as possible. Don't let it get cold. Try to keep your hands and feet always warm and dry, even if you must wear fur gloves and heavy stockings. Above everything, protect your feet from the wet. Protection of the skin, however, means more than wearing warm clothes: One of the most important things to guard against is an excessive use of strong soap. Strongly alkaline soaps, notoriously injurious to the skin, are • doubly so in cold weather. Even good neutral soaps may be too strong for a very dry skin, and there are many people who fled it impossible to: take a hot bath more than once a week in Whiter on account of the in- tolerable itching it produces. A cool bath is better, for it does net remove so .much of the natural oil of the skin. If your are blessed with a sound, supple skin with plenty of natural oil, bathe as much as you please; but if you are cursed with a skin that gets dry and harsh in told weather, crack- ing easily; beware of soap and water. Wash with warn, rather than hot, water, rinse the soap off completely, especially if it 15 liquid soap, and dry the skin quickly and thoroughly Im- mediately afterward. A wet skin is a cold skin, and a cold skin chaps. 'n using paper tewels be sure they are sufliciently absorbent. A clean, soft, dry towel is the only kind that is real- ly satisfactory. After washing rub in a little of a geed hand lotion—glycerine and rose- water and emulsion of olive 'oil made up with tragacanth, pure olive oil, or a good cold Cream,—Dr. 'Charles Mal- lory Williams, in Popular Science Monthly.g Norwood, Land Agent, Canadian Pacific Light From Trees. A French eicutist has discovered a means of e :tracting and harnessing the electricity -in trees. He connected a copper plate x ttached to a tree, and another plate liur;ed in the earth, with a .galvan•o-meter, a delicate instru- ment which measures the strength of weak currents of electricity, and ob- tained a record of the current passing through the tree. With three trees connected in the same way the power was increased, the experiment, with a like result, be- ing continued until twenty trees were linked up in this fashion. The scientist then placed two cop- per plates in the earth, about six feet apart, and with the current thus ob- tained lighted a small electric lamp. Whether the idea can be extended to be commercially worth while has yet to be determined. Reason Enough. You say you are not in position to make payment at present. Will you I acknowledge your debt in the form of a note then?" "No; I won't do that either." ! "And why not?" "Well, 1 signed a note onoe." "Yes, what then?" "I had to pay it." Tobacco is grown in Ontario in the counties along the shore of Lake Erie; co in Quebec, in, the unties near Mon- treal, along the St. Lawrence; and in the Okanagan Valley, 13.0. A Captured Crown. The crown of the Emperor Theodore of Abyssinia, which, after being kept in a glass case at the Victoria and t Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, since 1869, is now to be re- turned to its former home in Africa, has had a very eventful history. This crown was taken to Britain by Sir Robert, afterwards Lard Napier, of Magdala, after the capture of Magdala and the death of Theodore in the Abyssinian war of 1868. It is a ponderous piece of silver -gilt filigree work, many sizes too large for any ordinary head. It is lavishly decr orated with little squares and din. mends of red and blue glass, varied with diminutive paintings, A feature is the strange leaking pipe which pro- jects several inches tbrough the centre of the dome, apparently for ventilation. The king's intention to present this crown to the Empress Judith was an- nounced when he granted a farewell audience to Prince Tafari, the heir - apparent and Regent of Abyssinia, whose recent visit to Britain created much interest. It is interestingto note that the only son of the Emperor Theodore was educated at Rugby. He dled in 1879, , at the age of nineteen, and was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Tit for Tat. He -"I am frightfully sorry that I forgot to come to your little party last night.,. __Shea "Oh, weren't you there?" MORE THAN 55,000 FARMERS have bought their farms in Western Canada from the Canadian Pacific. A remarkable Fact. Think! There is a reason. The large area of our hold- ings affording choice of location and of land to suit every farming need. Fair pricefair contract,and fair dealing ombined with abndant fertility o soil, good climate and social condi- tions make farm life there desirable and attractive. Thousands more will select their farm from our virgin lands, from our improved farms, and with some capital and determination to work, can Make a home and pay for I it, Write for our booklet, "The' Prairie Prdvinces of Canada," aid leaflet, "Western Canada Porges Ahead " C. Windsor Station,orI- URJN NIGHT& MORNING to' KEEP YOUR EYE t„LEAN CLEAR AND HEALTH ,urn ref 118 ,11/1 rca CARE eoox•YWMeI ce.CulCAoe.0s Peep e Nervous That haggard, care -worn, depressed look will disappear and nervous, thin people will gain in weight and strength when Bitro-Phosphate is taken for a short time. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St, East, Toronto, Ont. Getting Bald ? Save your hair by rubbing the scalp three times a week with MIna rd's. Don't Get Bald Cuticw 'a Does Much To Prevent It Dandruff, itching and scalp lcd- i t to an unhealthy tation pea lthy con- n y dition of the scalpwhich leads to falling hair and premature bald- ness. Frequent shampoos with Cup. ticura S.oap do much to prevent such a condition, especially if pre- ceded by a gentle anoitting with Cuticula Ointment. ssetpis Barg trot by. Math Addcoss Canadine Depot: "Oetlonra, P. 0. Box 5616, Moi,tretl.'!' Price a. p"11',a, Ointment25and Nc,Taleum26o. ry our now Shaving Stick. °'Desk W., IMlnrird°s I.iniitiietrt for Rheumatism, Railway, Montreal, Qtte. I ISSUE No. 5t? ---'24.