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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-07-11, Page 4Get a Packet, and Realize what an infusion of Really Pure Fine Tea Tastes like 0 580 Black, Green er Mixed Never Sold in Bulk THE STORY OF "THE WINKLE" AND T E WATCH W LOST A Delightftil War Tale With a Bantam Londoner For its Hero. By MORDAUNT HALL. PART L He returned to London with the usual rush of stretchers about four o'clock one rainy afternoon. The flower girls, these adipose, high col- ored women of mature years who swarm about Charing Cross to worm sixpence with endearing entreaties from all manner of folks ----had soft hearts for the wounded men, and in. this particular instance one woman tossed her wares into the ambulance. But he was unconscious, not long for this world, the surgeons said, and so saw nothing of this charitable act. A sprat of a chap, he was, who knew London from Wapping to Poplar, aye, even to Barking. He never went West, just naturally, so it seemed, preferring the rising toe the setting sun. Sam Parke, popularly known as the "Winkle," because even his head seemed almost concealed in his clothes, always too large for him. His well -thatched pate with his dark eyes usually emerged fearsomely from a large and usually unbrushed great and then they closed. But again the bantam muttered sentences which gradually grew distinct, until Miss Daintry understood this:— "I lost me watch—the watch she gave me. I ought ter 'ave 'ad it in a dugout. Don't tell 'er. For Gawd's sake, don't tell 'er. Don't let 'er even come arahnd. She won't understand wot 'appened I told her I'd bring back the watch and I ain't got it. Don't let 'er come arahnd. Tell 'er I'm not 'ere." He seemed exhausted with the chatter and lapsed into a delirious sleep. Miss Daintry was relieved for a few hours during which time she learned that "Glum" or the "Winkle" had slept fairly peacefully The sur- geon said there was a bare chance, just a bare chance of his living. He told Miss Daintry that he had been told that this case was not thought to be serious when he left France or they would not have sent him to Lon- don. It was on the way from South- ampton that the bantam became un- conscious. coat. Lorst me watch. Blimy, wot a The "Winkle" changed a little after bloody fool. Don't tell 'er. Don't even he became a fighting man in His let 'er come arahnd. Keep her away. Majesty's forces, but his tunic, and Lorst me blinkin' watch, wot I loved especially his overcoat, were always more than anything else in the large for him. The "Winkle" was in world." he. bantams, having reinforced them "Do you know," said Miss Daintry after that division had fought their to Captain Dudley that afternoon, "I crew to the boats not a. way to recognition by thrashing the believe he'g_ep-nyeekee-i that,he'tl ,on,. for as the .boati.-:. .---4.3 :vagi a s 1 a -time whenTnglan "et--ivey if that watch he'e longin from the. blazing hullk e laughed at the idea of sending such for could be found. Of course, that's explostonseeanie from the hold. Then their was one mighty detonation the freighter broke in two and plunged out of sight. The origin of the fire lay, of course, in the sodium. This is a peculiar met- al which oxidizes rapidly when water touches it and flames as soon as the water becomes warm. According to the chemists' classification, it is the second member of the alkali group that includes lithium, potassium, rubi- dium and caesium. All of these ele- ments possess the same characteris- tics as sodium in greater or less de- gree. The sodium should have been shipped in hermetically sealed tin cans enclosed in wooden cases. But the rolling of the ship and the care- less stowing of the cargo broke open some of these cases and the sodium, which was not properly packed, was liberated. WHEN WATER NOURISH) ,S FIRE.I Case Where It ll• ease"I Instead of Quenching a Oonflagation. It is said that, for the inoet part, water if applied in sufficient ctuauti- ties will eventually quenoh any fire: In some cases, !however, water not only proves ineffectual, but actually kindles and nourishes the are. There is of authentic record an instance of a curious fire at sea that shows how helpless is man in fighting the flames when. deserted by his ally, water. When a freighter, tile Hardy, steam- ed out of Le Treport, France, some Years ago she . carried, besides the mineral water in her hold, .a number of small wooden cases marked "metal- lic sodium." Now the channel wa"s rough" The vessel rolled and pitched 'violently, The captain saw thatthe ship was listing to port, and suspecting that the cargo was shifting, sent a boatswain below to investigate As the boat- swain entered the holel..ha„ ac"4 that several cases of mineral water -had, broken and that the water was swish- ing about in the hold. Then suddenly he saw one of the woo.enne cases marked "sodium" burst into'flaine. Immediately he gave the alarm, and the crew rushed to their fixe stations. The captain directed the men to turn the hose into the hold. As the first stream of water struck the burning case there were several explosions as package after package within. the case caught fire. By this time two other cases of sodium had broken open, and their contents, as they 'came in con- tact with the water froom the hose, burst into flame. The crew could not believe their eyes. The more water they poiired on the fire, the more intense grew the conflagration. Then suddenly two cases fiew into the air, crashed against the overhead, beams and spread out in sheets of fire, the smaller pieces dropping back, only to bounce and dance about, hot balls of flame in the half -swamped hold. Panic stricken, the crew dropped the hose lines and fled above decks. But the captain ordered the cargo flung into the sea and led his men back into the hold. They succeeded in throwing several of the cases over- board. But as each case hit the waves it rebounded into the air, a flaming ball. The superstitious crew was fast becoming unmanageable, and the cap- tain saw that in any case he must abandon .the ship. He ordered the io pent too away rat .`loud undergrown men to the front. Then they put on the swank of a Guards Regiment, always fighting with a, ferociousness that was heralded fart Captain Dudley looked at the pa- tient and then at Miss Daintry. "We'll have to get him a watch," observed Captain Dudley, who then heard the little pian again mutter, "Elephant & Castle's is where I left it." "He's delirious," said Miss Daintry, "and fancies he's been in London and the army and became known as has got it mixed up with France. She "Glum." Not that he was lacking gazed at the patient, and finally the in humor or that he sulked, but his bantam breathed quietly as if in a comrades observed that he frequently tranquil sleep. Captain Dudley took assumed a distracted air and sought Miss Daintry's hand and told her that solitude. Whether they called him he was bound on a government mis- "Glum" or the "Winkle" it mattered sion and would be away for four or little to him, as he did not tell a soul five days. It was easy to see that that he was in love. He liked to be Captain Alan Dudley was also in love, alone so that he could picture Lizzie and from the way he talked Miss as he had seen her that last day in London and he longed for the day— that day when he would be welcomed hack to Wapping by the rapturous Lizzie. He didn't hanker much after fighting, but he felt that killing Ger- man:; would bring the day sooner to him. He felt that he bore an affec- tion for Lizzie almost beyond his physic.aI capacity. The pretty nurse in the hospital was touched by his diminutive form, his tiny face, and she hoped that he would be spared. While she was watching him at night with the tend- erest care, as he was a gallant little fighter, she heard him murmur, co- herently enough for her to just catch To both delights we would compare the words: The joys our heroes bring! "I lorst it. I forst it, and wot's she goin' ter sye '" Miss Daintry, the nurse, wondered "What the little fellow had Iost. Of course, it was palpable that he was in- fatuated with some girl. It never oc- curred to the nurse that this private could be worrying about his mother, And in the sunlit morning an officer wandered into the hospital. He gazed softly at "Miss Daintry and told her Again, they're like the Autumn's she was looking tired. wealth, "I should be so glad if we could when harvest homes are gay, save this man," said Miss Daintry. And toil and doubt have given way Wan " She continued, "1 should feel To happiness and health; that 1 had accomplished something When all the nierrymekors sing really grand if he became well enoun'h Their paeans of slzecess, impossible. "Picadilly Circus, near Regent St., Merlin road. That's" ---- into the German lines. The govern- ment, however, did not realize any necessity of making uniforms to fit them and their great coats often trailed in the mud, which added to the ridiculousness of their appear- ance. The "Winkle" lost his nickname in Daintry was not. As he left the hos- pital ward he pleaded with her in whispered conversation to reconsider her decision. She shook her head, de- claring that she had no intention of marrying yet, and that they must be good friends nevertheless. (To be concluded.) The Joy Our Heroes Bring. When all our boys, survived, are here, From out the plague of war, They're welcome home as to us are Our treasures near and dear; They're like the floral gifts of Spring, Whose breath is Heaven's air; They're like the sunshine, washed with showers in good old Summer time, When joybells ring the runic rhyme Of love from lofty towers; And as such gladsome sources fling Their cheerfulness around, So with it too for us abound The joys our heroes bring! to leave the hospital. The shrgeoias We share their triumph. when we bless deal' foLhiA life. The joys our heroes bring! Oaptahn Dudley took Miss Daintry's hand, saying that he hoped the little, But, ah, they touch us most,,f al, chap would live. She guarded the wounded bantam all that morning with faith and hope, and just before she was abandoning till vigil the "Winkle's" eyes opened. '"h, tared brown eyes in the white f' • '-el-ed et the wonderful nurse. When Winter snows come down, And Nature wears her darkest frown, Ancl brooks and breezes brawl; For then it is our men'ries cling To what and where they've been; But recompense is given in The joys our heroes bring! Who Is Blind? Will every person who reads this notice, and knows a blind man or woman anywhere in Canada, kindly send the name and address of that blind one to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 36 King St, East, Toronto. The Institute is conducting work for the blind along the most modern scientific lines and desires that each blind resident of Canada should have the opportunity of availing himself or herself of the benefits represented by this work, The immense task of registering every case of blindness can only be ac- complished successfully by the earnest co-operation of the publilc generally. That is why we ask you to send the names and addresses of blind people you may knowo. The following departments of work are being activelly prosecuted by the Institute: Industrial Department for Men, Industrial Department for Wo- oten, Department of Field Work, De- partment of Home Teaching, Depart- ment of Prevention of blindness, Lib- rary Department, Department of After Care, Residence and Vocational Train- ing Centre for Blinded Soldiers. To send information or obtain in- foromation, address: The General Secretary, Canadian National Insti- tute Fol' The Blind, 36 King St, East, Toronto. SYMPATHETIC PAINS. Referred'glli 14ticates Troublle. in Another Region of the Body. Pain is an indication that something is wrong, but it by no means always indicates what is wrong. If you have a pain in the ear or in the knee you naturally suppose that there is some- thing wrong with the ear or the knee --but that does not follow at all. Ex- quisite pain in the ear may be caused by a decayed tooth, and pain in the knee is often an expression of disease in the hip joint. Those pains 4that we feel elsewhere than at their source are oalled sympathetic pains, or, more .properly, referred pains. When, there is a local spot of dis- ease or a wound anywhere, the nerves that are injured do not •feel the pain themselves, but send word of what is going on to the central station in the spinal cord or in the brain, and that central notifies the consciousness of the trouble. But the central does not always know just what part of the nerve is injured, and so usually tells the consciousness that the trouble is at the end of the nerve; therefore the pain makes itself felt there when it actually arises somewhere else. For example, a child may have a little limp, and when asked what the trouble is will answer that he has a pain. in the knee; very often the trouble Is not in the knee at all but in the hip. Another child walks stiffly and cautiously and complains of stom- achache; he doubtless has a pain hi the stomach, but the disease is in the spine, and if time is wasted treating the stomach ache the child is in dan- ger of becoming a humpback.. A young man wakes up almost every morning with a headache,—a brow ache or a pain in the back of the head or,,nape of the neck,—and he blames one thing and another for it when it is really the eyes that are at fault. Disorders of the abdominal organs may give rise to painful areas in the skin or the ex tremities. Heart disease may be in- dicated by attacks of severe pain in, the left arm, and a pain in the right shoulder may be associated with' .dis- ease of the liver. Physicians always have to be on guard against, being "taken in" by re- ferred pains, and sometimes even the best of then may mistake an attack of appendicitis for a case of pneumon- ia or vice versa, because of the decep- tive pain, unless he carefully weighs the significance of all the other symp- toms. The wetter clothes are ironed, the tiio"i' ' glOgry and starchier they will look, and this is tfie Way sheer col- lars and lingerie blouses should look. xtinara's Liniment Cures Garg^et fit Cowt1 Why worry about things that will sdon be forgotten. 1 tnard'a Liniment Cures Diphtheria. War pensions in New Zealand are e, petted to cost • $10,000,000 annually. All grades. Write for prices. TORONTO SALT WORKS G. J. CLIFF • - TORONTO Part of the Arts Course army be covered by correspondence. MEDICINE EDUCATION APPLIED SCIENCE Mining, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering iSOMMEii SCHOOL NAVIGATION SCHOOL July and August. December to April 2e . GEO. Y. CHOWN, Registrar. " Cut worms are reported causing great damage throughout the Pro- vince. YllCB WJALTY, ALLE, AND tO@'sRRMdpT 1JA A OF 9ll TY VV. C I...ARKL,M tru o. tnGnL Cm.. rot Mom Won 1.11 011101016:311111 ninfir :nom K-r�"'17 1 ?CHANGE CLIMATE O EASTERN CANADA, FORTHE IL N Fore.Shoes are the most serviceable, most comfortable, most economical shoes for romping kiddies—for girls who help mother about the house ---and for boys who work with father in the fields, Parrare also made for men and women; for work and play for every -day and Sunday wear. Ask your dealer for !. The name is stamped on every pair 22 MIiu lnnlllmnllm11111mlimmmene1ani 1 IIIIm1111nnOn11111111nn11111111111111111n11n111np1111111i11111 m11111111111i1 PROJECT TO DAM THE STRAITS OF BELLE ISLE. Thereby Close Off the Aretic Current ,„ From Gulf of St. Laurence and Heat Maritime Provinces. Modern ingenuity has discovered a. most efficient mode of heating houses in, winter—that of hot water. Furnace and,caldron are sometimes, in the case of hospitals or other large buildings, placed at a distance from the apart- ments to be warmed. In such cases pipes conduct heated water into the radiators and back again when cooled. Thus, cold water is continually enter- ing the bottom of the caldron while heated water flows from the top. It is now proposed to apply the warm waters of the Gulf Stream to the east- ern portions of Canada and the United States, that such regions might enjoy a more even temperature throughout the year and permit a more luxurious vegetation. Tho closing of the Straits of Belle Isle, which are about 11 miles wide at the narrowest point, thereby shut- ting out the Labrador current, the harbinger of Arctic blasts and the reason why St. Lawrence ports are closed during the winter months,. would divert the "Cold Wall" to the Atlantic and allow the warm waters of the Torrid Zone to circulate freely around eastern shores. Such a changer it is thought, would increase the value of lands and natural resources by billions of dollars; would greatly im- prove living and public health condi- tions; would release vast quantities- of uantitiesof fuel, now necessary for heating purposes, to be used in, industry; would he the means of augmenting the. population, commerce and revenues of Canada. Advantage Would Outweigh Cost. The project has been pronounced possible by engineers. The cost would be great, but nothing in comparison to the resu„ltt to be gained. The sav- ing in fuel alone to the benefited areas,• it is thought, would repay the entire expenditure. The Labrador current sends a large volume of water through the Straits of Belle Isle; thence south-westerly • along the coast of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the United States, ere-, ating a cold current, technically known as the "Cold Wall" between the Gulf Stream and the North Am- erican coast. The climatic effect of this Labrador current on Canada covers a wide ex- tent of territory. It brings winter ear- lier; makes spring later, and materi- ally lowers the winter temperature. In the Province of Prim Edward Island, having an area of 2,184 square .tiles, and a population of about 100,- 000, the only disadvantage this fertile island labors under is its long whiter, owing to the piling up of ice in the Gulf of St. Laurence under the low temperatures caused by the Labrador current. Tlie portions of the Province of Quebec having water frontage on the estuary of the River St. Lawrence, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Strait of Belle Isle, including the Laurentian Highland region, a substantial portion of the valley of the S't. Lawrence and the Island of Anticosti, the Bird Is- lands and the 'Magdalen Islands. Throughout all these areas the win- tees inters are long and cold and the sum- mers short and hot. Benefit of the Gulf Streams. The Province of New Brunswick has an area of about 23,000 square miles and a population of about 400,- 000. 00;000. The winter conditions through- out the entire province are rendered more difficult by the influence of the Labrau Thedor Provicncerrent, 'of Nova Scotia has an area of about 22,000 square miles and a population of about 500,000. In explanation of the certainty which is stated of benefits resulting from the bringing inshore of the Gulf Stream current, one may, as a particu- lar instance, refer to the case of At- lantic City, New Jersey. which owes { its world-wide fame as a winter resort entirely to the there local effect of the Gulf m. The Streastream may, by way of average, be stated to pass 20 miles offshore at Cape Hatteras; 60 miles off Nantuc- ket Shoals, and 120 miles southward of Nova Scotia; the warm waters of the Gulf Stream being there shut off from the Canadian coast by the "Cold Wall" of the Labrador current, through which no heat can pass. The Rock of Gibraltar. Many interesting bits of history are connected with Gibraltar, the famous rock at the entrance to the Mediter- ranean. Among other things It is re- called that the last siege of Gibraltar was by 'far the longest ofmodern„ times. It commenced on June 21, 1779, and ended in Feb: uary, 1783. It thus lasted for the long period of three years and eight alone, h.