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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1926-02-18, Page 2RUBBER'S NEW ROMANCE -The Empire's ire's Richest Industry 'from. Smuggled Seeds, r cis of thew �ci Frocking lit from far' and near. t is develop- oua t e is is inlllioilaires are worried tish Empire soil which produce three- ing ,.se or .s raw rabbet' P bocaus�e British and I St. Francis d the Birds. St. Francis pr'ea,elied a ierm�on once, Not bo .dominie nor (lune , . prince nor pauper—to the biro d Te. a'd 'i•ene d`hie loving words. on'erpi i i One 'mint all lte'i:�t� s�tvlll to hear, ing the Empire rubber industry to : plies, Columbus rabid ho Eound the na- 'Robin vireo and wren th'eil b extentuse Haat two-thirds St all I with bails that Silting Hint ince decent m,eu; the rubber used by the United States'tiyss Of Hetet playing red rubber— .. is being � imparted from territories bounced. But still Tana er in serarlet coat, says an Eug- I the only kind then known--wasg with ricer.British b r has ti YS Golden -wing and ruby. tlbroat, tot writer. itubbor has risen in pries, � regarded as a, curiosity, and coed three � •nk an cliirkadee . the resent state of affairs I shillings for a srivar'e half-inch. Rough Bobolink d ,� Conti and if P um e of ca'outohouc (pronounced 1 o -,Like chladren good as good oula be,. oautiuuee, rubber may scan be making � l k arrived, in Britain in 1820, and America in'to,o• debtor Instead of the i cho)a Hancock pato sprain the catbleci not a squawk, woritl's ceeJitor, the same year diem s tubber was not found I rubber springs in braces, produced Not a whistle from the hawk, .Fifty years ago. Tubb waterproof cloth, and Made _,rubber From the raven not a croak In the liiominione. To -day our plan thread. But ignorant tailors sewed Not a parrot cracked a joke tabors in the Far East are amongst the rubber -cloth to the garnhents -and h Empire's most valuable posses holes let in the water! Even the outrageous jay t o p the -needle h cions. T;ritish enterprise has stretched The first mackintoshes had a habit I Sat without a word to say, a rubber band round tie world.of turning suit in summer and iii win -I And the oriole and thrush Seven Priceless Seeds. ter hardening like an ancient suit of Forced the golden tlhmoa,ts to hush, i ht about forty-eight l but the difficulty was solved al -1 One summer n g mai , . years ago a hansom cab containing moot simultaneously in Britain andI G•ros'beal , meadow -lark and quail , r three. mysterious sacks rolled up to America by a hardening process called Let their. sliding wooduotes tall, I , the gattrs, of Kew Gardens, Landon. vulcanization, during which the sub- l While the lonely whippoorwill I This priceless freight had been smug- seance was • ]meated with sulphur and - Ceased his grieving from the hill. I gled from Brazil by Sir Henry Wick white lead, ham, under the nose of a watching Pneumatic tires were first developed And the w'h,itethroat from the, wild 1 gunboat, and in spite of drastic regu- . by a Mr. Dunld., , of Belfast, whose With his music undefiled, lotions forbidding the export of rub- name is now known all over the world. Eveu he but stinging by ber seed's. British tires ane the finest made, and For the greeter mystery, -- The seeds lose their vitality after it was owing chiefly to the .expans'ion ' about seven weeks, so for Wickham Itof the cycle and motor -oar industry Soiree new phase of being's lone was a rade agaiuet time if a siingle, that such rapid developments in rub- He had never heard betore, . seek til those sacks. was to germinate her plantation took place. : , Which might turn his plaintive fall at Kew, and thus give effect to -the Made into tires, tennis bails, pipes., Into triunph after all. suggest ion made in 1872 by the late i fabrics, and other useful articles, rub- . Marquess et Salisbury that,, rubber- ; ber is now used extensively. After There they waited all intent beari:bg trees migl..t be introduce -i into ; treatment with sulphur it forms the India by re -planting the coveted seeds ebonite panels of your radio receiving from South America. 'set. Rubber roads at Euston Station A fortnight later, 2,500 iiny plants ' have survived thirty years'' wear and peeped out of the soil. Only seven I tear, and manufacturers have thought weathered the journey and arrived at; of making rubber linoleum and tuna - sunny Perak, in :Malay, but from theseture on rubber wheels, whilst a rubber seven solitary plants sprang the rub- i prooess demonstrated recently enables ber trees now forming plantations !boots to be made without stitches or covering over 3,000,000 acres of Bri-; nails, A Pinch of Salt. When a dream is born in you With a eud'en clamorous pain, When you know the dream is true And lovely, with no flaw nor stain, 0 then, be careful, or with sudden Clutch You'll hurt the delicate thing you prize so mach. Dreams are like a bird that mocks, Flirting the feathers of his tail. When you seize at the salt -box, Over the hedge you'll see his sail. Old birds are neither caught with salt nor chaff; They watch you from the apple bough and laugh. Poet,' never chase the dream, Laugh. yourself, and turn away. Mask your hunger; let it seem Small matter if he come or stay; But when he nestles in your hand at last, Close up your fingers- tight and hold him fast. —Robert Graves, in "Fairies and Fusiliers." Of present-day conversationalists I have known I should put Mr. Lloyd George first at breakfast; the late Mr. Massingham at luncheon; and,. Mr. Balfour at dinner; and Mr. Augustine Birrell, of course, first and last and sill the time. -C. F. G. Masterman. What is Coal? Coal is mineralized vegetablemat- ter. matter. The luxuriant vegetation of tree ferns and club mosaes formed the great part of thisvegetable matter. In the ages' past they formed great de- posits in the swamps over immense areas, probably in much the same way as peat is 'to -day, These deposits be- came covered from time to time by sediment framesinking land. Since the land alternately rose and sank, suc- oessive layers- of plant remains were deposited. At length, these deposits became buried under enormous amounts of sdiment, which compres- sed theme into compact bed's of what we know as coal. Frosting for Headlight Lens. A temporary frosting on a head light lens may be acquired by applying a " thick lather of sapolio and water to the inside. It will serve efficiently for several months. For a permanent frosting, coat the inner side of the lens with orange sheaac. What Your Heart Weighs. The weight of the human heart is from Soz. to 12oz. Or the Kitchen. A ship's galley is sometiane•s called the caboose. WEDGWOOD POTTERY OF 18TH CENTURY When Josiah Wedgwood started in classic forms and motifs used' in this the potter's trade, most of the tables pottery accord with the age of classic of the middle class in England bore decoration to architecture anti furni- only crude clay dishes. Salt -glaze tune --generally known as the Adam wase. was too expensive. Wedgwood period. This ware also furnished the suet about the task of providing those ground on which his so-called "en- tabies with good ware, in perfect form-eanistic" paintings were executed. and of low cost. His finer ware is art These were intended to reproduce the indeed, and the envy of sincere crafts effect of the work on Greek and Etats- men of today. Josiah Wedgwood's Inventions. can painted vases and other vessels: The black background was either dull, velvety black or had the half -lustre of Poe the word the Lord had sent, Hearing good St. Francis tell How life's song of joy befell; How they each must bear a part In the chorus of the heart, Keeping harmony 'alive, Helping rapture to survive; For if any voioe were dumb Their Lord's Kingdom could not come, And the world must pass away In a wreck at Judgment Day, As he finished every tree Sounded like the Litany When the people. make response, .For the bird folk all at once, • With new reason to be glad Such as they had never had, Lifted up with one accord Heart -and voice to praise the Lord. —From "Far Horizons"=Bliss• Carmen In School. Teacher -"What can. you spay of the canine teeth?" Young America—"Nothing, teacher; I have never been bitten by a dog." Canada's Fire. Looses and Ther Cost. Fire Posses in. Canada in 11)25 were again large, . ,aQthough •conslderably lower than in 1024. Acc'o dtii to,, the Monetary Times, the fire loss anrQunt- ed, exalaisi've of forest fires', , to ap- proximately $30,580,000, whi o in 1924' t he,anie saautihority,:gives the noes as amounting to $33;319,609. As as the time theee figures are is'sue'd it is only possale .to give a general state. meat of lotuses, en oniou.nit is in'clu•ded:, that is considered r.'sufiieleilt to fully ; cover unr'eiiovLed bosses. I In his, report of fire lossef^ and fire insurance four 1924, the Donm';ndon • euperi•ntend'ent Oyes the n•ot. fire -loss i as $30,649,795 for that rats It is• .hoped, 1herefere, that when ,final lig- ures far 1925 are avaiiablethe total losses wild chew a pn opor'dt'anate re- I duction. ` Canada is paying dearly for her fire losses', net only an the heavy outlaye'•. for insuranse, for fire prod-ection, pub- lI-c and priva'te, and for water supplies of sufficient volume to provide for ex- traordiaiairY fire services, but in the d struetiou of her valuable natural resouroes that enter into building con- etrtbction•, materials labor and time, the basic eleinente of our real •created values, ane entirely lost la the duels- truction of property by fine. Even enormous insurance tax col'l'ected from the' Canadian people, amounting in 1924 to $52,126,471, to indemnity lass- es., is' powemiee.s. to 'recreate the ma- terials destroyed. This fact alone is, of tremendous Importance to the fu - tore prosperty 'of Canada. s - Of the natural resfoumae chiefly :a y � i fected by fire, forests furnish the most outstanding example. The drain upon our forests' is fast reaching the coital where they must suffer 'depletion, if i not exbausitiou, and with nein uses• being found for saw material and pulp- I wood, it is evident that building costs midst .advance. At the same time other i natural resources must be substituted for wood as -a building materiel. For- est fires• aro, of -course, the greatest 16 enemy of the forests, but it must be adniiibted that in the destruction of created resources. we are rapidly bumping up .our timber. Supply. Can this -fire loss' not be prevented.? Are we Canadians less careful, less thrifty, even less honest than those. of the older countries; where the fire ; so lose -is so so very much smaller than A cold eb-euld he treated as a`ser - Canada's'? In some classes of fire ons disease.- Because colds are so risks the le -Ss -es are exceeding the pre -1 common, and because, In many cases., miunm collected, making nn allowance' no serious resu4ts• appear immediately; Wonders Never Cease. FOOLING THE FA OU Eveii the 1Viost Absurd Hoax Will Usually Take in Some- body,Dukes''and"$ih s I -lave Figured Atnong-the • bed s _. �+ .._ Victims .of the ,Practiical Joker. The "hoax" is' not dead, as many of London and the professors of Ox - people who have recently paid big ford University of his period. p P prices for f r "old master' 'o'h' "historic""historic"ic" He came to England, with .a wild Tellies, to which romantic stories lave story of having been '• spirited away ecs� , been atta.clted; can tpatiRy,from his na,tiv's L om nrcxsa by Jesuits. One of the most fantastic hoaxes on He invented a complete and very Hens- clever language, said it was Tome osan, record occurred when Sir John . ctrel, the greet astronomer, made an and soimpressed the Bishop of Lon- expedition to the Cape. of Good Hope don -that that prelate sent him to the iahf telescope for the purpose •-ford to teach tills strange tongue with a g t. U 1: of studying the }noon. O intending missi'onamies to Porinosasw. Amazing ac•gatiints of what had been It was- only after. a "Formosan" revealed by that telescope were sent grammar and dictionary - `had been to the "New York Sun" by one Rieh- printed at the Bishop's expense that and Locks. This hoaxer—who must the hoax was discovered. The young have possessed a higlilyodevelaped man 'had never been out of Europe. sense of 'humor—gave a minute des -1 Publicity Up -to -Pate. • crip'tion of the floweret growing on the Fuscro's "Fiasco" was the name moon and of its inhabitants. I given :to the hoax worked by Dr." Mar- The l rew York paper eolrcl like hot ting Fusco, eh Italian scholar, two cakes until the authentic despatches years ago. Dr. Fusco announced that aarived. l he had discovered the lost books of Londoners have proved th'ems'elves I Livy, the historian .of Rome, Tied his just as credulous, however. Na less a claim been true, it would have been a personage than the famous Duke of literary find of tremendous iinpeet- Cumberlancd was victimized, along anoe. But, alas, he failed to produce with same thousands of others, by a I the lost books." when called upon to hoax perpetrated by Lord Chester- dp so. They are still lost. field and the Duke of Montague. A Young .Man's Fancy. Thema two noblemen hedea wager that, by advertising an utterly ampoS- -sibl-e performance, they could fill the Haymarket Theatre. They announced that a person would get inside a quart bottle and there sing several songs. The Duke of Cumberland came to see this marvel, and lost his sword in the stampede which followed the ex--paeure cf the hoax. The moat ,asbonielting literary hoax on record was that by means of which a young man, calling himself Georges Paalmanazan, .lioodwTnked the Bishop Also, two years .ago, a fantastic hoax succeeded—for a time. It took in many London newspapers, The story, which came from San Francisco, was to the effect that Benjamin •Franklin had left a secret will creating a trust for 150 yearn, at the end of which peeled the trust funds were to be awarded as prizes for valuable con- tributions to ecienoe and literature. It was stated that the fleet award of $25,000 had been made •to a certain gentleman. It transpired, however, that the whole story was merely a "stunt" of the gentleman in question to secure prominence for -a book he had published. ' . HOW TO TREAT A COLD By Nell, Roberts McIntosh for tire cost of doing business• or of; they aro often regarded lightly and getting It. The most ouestanding of left to run their course. Every reg these is that of farm property. In the .fected cold affects the tender mem- four years, 1921-1924, according to l brans of the nose, throat and lungs, the report of the Federal Superinten t and paves the way for some dr_aded ' dent of Insurance, the premium eol- € disease. • : !looted amounted to $8,323,572, . -while; Ai soon as the first symptoms •of a the lcszes paid, amounted to- $10,276; 'cold appear, vigorous treatment should 1074. Every person in. Canada is. in he given. The liver and bowel's ,should 1 terest,ed in this, clase of risks, - as me be made active at once to the extent doubtedly the insulrancee companies .of one or two movements a day, by • must charge a higher premium on i the use of effective laxatives. If there water to fill the bottle. Use two tablespoonfuls of this, liquid to each foot -bath, shaking the bottle well be- fore pouring. The feet must be kept in the medi- cated foot -bath far from ten to twenty. minutes•. Have the water deep enough' to,come well over the anities. The hands can be held in a bowl o -f the same mixture. Add a little boiling water from time, to time to keep the bath at an even temperature, When the feet are a bright red, wipe dry, wrap the patient In a woolen blanket a:nd put 'him to bed. Have him slip slowly from water as hot as can be borne, until a warmth is pro- duced throughout the whole body. Do not induce too great pers./Melee, as it is we-akening and: m -ay end in adding to the cold. If the above medication can not be • obtained, one tablespoonful of mus- tard anti one teaspoonful of salt added to the foot -bath. will be found helpful. If You Sneeze. - farm property if the above conditionis any constipation, an enema should] ': continues. Such being the case, the be given at once. By this- mean`s the additional premium will add to the poisons in the intestinal tract are re - farmers' cost of production, and will moved. have to be paid by the coihsurner, It A hot medicated foot -bath should be will readily be seen that the fire loss used at 'the very beginning of a cold. in Canada affects every individual It gives immediate telief by breaking Canadian, not only that It is destroy uP conge'•tione•of the lungs, head and ing the product of his .country's tea- throat, and equalizing circulation and tural rescnrces,but also is increasing bodily warmth. The blood is drawn 1 his cost of living. from the congested parts to the ,sur- face of the body .and into the icy -cold feet. - - For the Foot -Bath. The following formula .makes an ex- ce'.lent medication for such a bath: Mustard (powder), three heaping tablespoonfuls.; red pepper (powder), one and one-half heaping tablespoon: fuls, common set, fc•u'r heaping table- spoonfife. Put thea•e ingredients tato a pint bottle and add enough cold ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES' Save Your Watch. -The wife was very pleased, with her Watches are wafer if carriett in the success at the women's meeting, and right-hand- pocket of the waistcoat, as on her return bane she said to her husband:-- "Yes, usband:—"Yes, I was• absolutely outspoken at the meeting this afternoon." The husband booked incredulous. pickpockets almost invariably go for the left-hand pocket, --o•- Hodds for Pet Dogs. Fashionable women in London now "I can hardly believe it, my dear," provide their pet doge with fancy he said: "Who in the world outepoke• hoods or bonnets to protect them from You?" the winter cold. Josiah Wedgwood came from a the NOlan vase• family of p -otters. He was born in The rare bronzed ware made by S'taffords'hire, England, in 1730, and Wedgwood appears to have been black at the age of nine years left school I basalt cleated over, sometimes. before and went to work in his brother's pot-, and sometimes after firing with a tory. During the time from 1752-1758 ' metallic bronze powder. he formed partners -hips with coverall Perhaps he,. beset known and ad - famous potters, but . in 1758 started 1 mired• of all Wedgwood's work is the business alone in a small way, He jasper body, which was his greatest conetantlY aimed at both artistic and triumph in the .ceranYto art. Nothing mechanical _perfection, and was an in- , like it had ever been ,seen in pottery, cessant worker in spite of many • and he produced this ware in endless reverses. ! variety of forms. It was his own in- In 1769 Wedgwood invented a green I.vention and can best be described in , glaze, but his cream•colered ware, , Wedgwood's own words as "a white 1 light and durable, similar to Leeds porcelain bisque of exquielte beauty, { ware in appearance, but superior in possessing the quality of receiving biscuit, glaze, color, and forum, is per! color throtugliout its. whole substance, haps the earliest known. Several tones and lutes, are employed, ranging from cream to straw, saffron, aims sul- phur -yellow. At timet it was plain; later decorated in various ways. In 1761 Wedgwood presented •a breal:fe,.'t set of this. cream-coloredware to as the ground may be made of color and the raised figures in pure white." 'rite light blue is witisout doubt the hest known but there were at least live tones of blue, six or green, three of reel, and orange, terra cotta, lila•,' rose, plum, chocolate, buff, brown, yet - Queen Charletfe, and was made potter , low, Black, and foimr distinct whites, to her majesty in consequence. '.i"his ' The enthusiasm for classicism H7led greatly increased its popularity, awl it time alr to time days or W dgwood. became kn�ov✓,n as queen's were. Homer's Iliad and Odyasey had °ap- i1n 1767 Wedgwood turned his at- i neared in many translation& just prior tendon to the manfa.eture of black to Wedglvtio3's manhood. The statues basalt, or Egyptian black 'ware, w'hi'chof naval and military commanders in he brought to a high degree of i ertee tion. It ib' so hard that 11 will strike fire with steel, and yet lis'velvety ;Mid. smooth to both totroh and eye. It was usually decorated with ration work to fiutingla, basket effects, and relief tury c.•a,as'1•c revival, adroitly seizing iigu'res, civic In form. This work, classic hodeb, Wedgwood in his art adopted ale, that was most salted to modern tequirenients, -Pope traits- laced Renter into idnglish verse, and Wedgwood' tratasleted 'ebaeeie designs Re la interesting to note that Ma into 'Englidit pottery, Westmttis'ttr Abbey were in Roman costume; and the interior aswell as the esiterior decorations of houses all bear alike the stamp of -the Greeks. In the midst of this eighteenth-cen- even under n magnifying glassy is per feet to the miuttteet detail, Interpreted the Glassed Revive!, 1 LkiF 6TH SiXESGorm. 1'LL AuiT SMoKinG I'LL Toss A coin PtSTEAP AMP IF ' IT LAMPS 011 EDGE' 1LL QUIT > i. Tied, b rhe ae1i: av�!elc�me �p j The Shea ar e To relieve sneezing, running of the Heyes and nose, hent and itching: of these parts, wring a cloth from water as. hot as can he borne, fold several thi'oknessee, apply --.over • nos e, and preas gently down over the oyes. Cover this with flannel to keeu in the heat annd renew the application when cool. One et two tableripoonfuls oY wide hazel added to a pint of water used in preparing the hot compresses often adds additional relief. • In the morning, if the cold seems to be bro'lten, give the patient a sponge bath in cool or tepid water, according to the strength of the individual. If the patient coughs; a mixture of two bf"biespoonfu,le of strained honey and one tablespoonful of lemon juice will usually relieve the tightness. One treatment of this kind will, in most cases, break up a cold if apolied promptly at its first appearance. If the cold is deep > aate,3 add does not respond readily to the treatment, and especially if fever is present, a doctor should be called. The eyed• -watchful home nurse, by routing out the colds at the oute.et, can often prevent an at- tack of some serious dLsease. • Something More Than "Help." A. Scotch lad, says the Continent, having taken a.prize in .a difficult ex- amination, was confronted by his teacher, who asked doubtfully: "Who helped you with your question paper, James?" "Nobody, sir." "Come, now, my boy, I know all about your coal a'oily' and abilities, and I know you never answered those questions alone. Tell mo honestly, now, didn`t your brother -do part of the work?" James, afterosotne"'ieliberation: "No, tda•, lie 'did it all." - • Morning Glories. Theis must !have grown in Palestine These beauties on their clinging vine Setae well or tent adorning; Pei lm,aih, 'their preeiaus coloring Inspired the Psalmist's- heep to sing, "Joy cometh in the morning!'' Heloise'St. B. 1-tawlcins. The Persian farmers have been roitnd:y denounced because they raise and sell so much op'it um It now ap- pears that it is not their depi+avity. but their economic necessity that i8 to Wattle A feW camels'ean carry a Ion; of va:uab:e opium across the desert stretches to the seaports, but neither grain., nor cotton esti' be inude to pay without Modern, method of transpor- tation, which Persia does not yet; enjoy,