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Zurich Herald, 1919-09-12, Page 7J A cool, clean sgiave for 'fit; of a cent ! A cool, clean, satiny shave for 1/5 of a cent --think of it! At least 500 shaves are obtain- ed from 12 AutoStrop blades; and you often get more than that. Just a turn or two on the strop and your AutoStrop Razor is ready. After shaving, you press a little lever, put the blade under the tap, wipe it off, and it is ready for the next shave. There is no need to take the razor to pieces and assemble it again; simply leave the blade where it is from start to finish. This means time saved in the morning rush— and a razor blade that's good for about six weeks' clean, cool shaves. Razor — Strop — 12 blades — $S a SAAFE 1 Y �A z . ing the war because of the lack of time, money and men, but despite Ai7TOSTROP SAFETY RAZOR CO., Limited their lack of attention they are still AutoStrop Building, Toronto, Canada in good condition. A National Necessity. queried hire to ponder, They hated to admit that anything a German said was rigiit, but nevertheless they .had to agree with hint...? Why the very division of which they were members had been transported from the Vosges trenches to northwest of Verdu'tu al- most wholly by •automobile trucks which were able to make the long and, Heavy haul [af. troops because of the exnellent French highways. Aiyision after division of combat troops was massed during the weelesa,areeeding September 26, when the attack that resulted in the fall of that sectic:i of the Hindenburg line was begun. Most of these troops were brought to the new front in motor ,trucks, which travelled in trains of fri3m 100 to 150, mostly during the night and without headlights. Although the roads of Belgium are not as good as those of France, never- theless the fact that they were at least passable made tire movement of troops by auto trains a help to the Allies on the northern front. The highways'of King Albert's country are generally made of Belgian granite block, and consequently the wear and tear over the rough cobbles made auto truck traffic expensive and un- pleasant, but the roads furnished, about the only means for the trans- portation of troops and supplies, as the railroads were not fit to be operated. Not only did the French highways and streets bear up under the terrific traffic of troop movement, but in' the areas back of the firing line the Ser- vice of Supplies worked day and night sending thousands of trucks on long journeys with food, ammunition and clothing to the men at the front. The bituminous stfeets in Paris and its environs bore up with remarkable strength under the continuous flow of enormous motor lorries. These bitu- minous streets were not repaired dur-„ e.;' 9 s There seems to be one pertinent eseeesz GOOD ROADS HELPED TO WIN THE WAR MOTOR TRUCKS AND EXCELLENT HIGHWAYS WERE BIG FACTOR. What Good Roads no. Toward Vic- tory They Can Also Do Toward a Future Prosperity of Canada. An erect, clean shaven and intelli- gent German lieutenant was captured in the vicinity of Montafaucon• on September 28 of last year, tw-o days after the great Meuse -Argonne offen- sive began. He had been left behind by his retreating superiors to command the sacrifice machine gunners whose ill-fated task it was to stay the =- flooding -tide of Allied troops. After the several machine gun nests he com- a minded had been destroyed the Ger- man officer was caught in a comfort- able dugout thirty-five feet under- ground. He was reading maps when an officer and two men pounced in on hint. The German was quickly routed and sent to the first examining post together with his 'naps andecharts and photographs. During the usual questioning ,the German was asked what he thought of the great massing of allied troops northwest of Verdun and along the entire front. His -answer was this:— "We Germans realize that our system of transportation by rail is far super- ior to that of the French and British; our military railway facilities are un- beatable. • But where the Allies have the advantage is in having thousands of motor trucks to transport troops and supplies and the good roads to bear the traffic of this transportation." Highways Saved the Day. Such a statement froin an enemy lieutenant caused the officers who and striking conclusionT,to be drawn from the inestimable service furnish- ed by good roads in France during the war. That is, what good roads did toward victory they can do also to- ward the future growth and prosperity of 'Canada. Many writers have em- phasized the value of improved roads from a military viewpoint with the idea, probably, that the country would be more interested in the military phase of highway improvement. These writers are correct in their claims And a great system of national highways would indeed add to the strategic - strength of Canada. But would it not equally add to our strength com- mercially? Surely it would. Year in and year out we hear the fanner wail that his fruit is rotting on the ground because of lack of transportation to get it to the mar- kets. The railroads are overloaded and consequently their greatest ally, the automobile truck, must needs al- leviate the farmer's troubles. Re- peatedly one hears manufacturers complaining of poor shipping condi- tions and their output is held in the factories, for weeks because of rail- road congestion. •..Often does one see various markets virtually reduced to inactivity because shipping facilities are insufficient. The one great remedy for these serious conditions at the present time is the extensive use of the automobile truck. But it is ob- vious that motor trucks cannot render maximum or satisfactory service with- out good roads. Canada has seen what fine highways have done for vic- tory: The same •beneficial results can be obtained commercially. Good roads are a national necessity. Many good breeders let the sow wean her pigs in order that the change may be made gradual, and that the growth may not cease when the milk diet is left off. A better plan, however, is to give the pigs ac- cess to a little grain before they are weaned, that their stomachs may be better accustomed to the change. la of Grape Nuts is due to the combination of wheat and malted barley, de= veloped by twenty hours baking. dy to Eat. r No Waste. BANANA, THE „ CHEA?EST. OF CROPS BUT NOW PRICE OF POOR MAN'S FRUIT SOAKS SKYWARD. Requires No Cultivation Beyond Keeping Down of Wecds—Efforts to Utilize Enormous Waste. . Five canes fora empanel Why? 'It is alleged that the growers, get no more than before the war, when they were paid tlrirty cents a bunch, The price to the ultimate consumer has trebled. • At the—plantation the cost of banan- as has ordinarily been about one cent for five. The banana hitherto has been the poor man's fruit. And why not? It is more easily and cheaply raised than any other crop. An acre of land plant- ed with bananas will' produce forty- four times as much food as an`<acre of potatoes. It will produce 133 times as much food as an acre of wheat. Bananas are grown on a vast scale in Qosta Rica and Nicaragua, where the plantations (called "banks") ex- tend for •mile after mile along the rivers. They require no fertilizer and no cultivation beyond what is neces- sary to keep down the luxuriant weeds. �. Leaves Are Ten Feet Long, The planting is done with root -cut- tings, set out eighteen feet apart, A banana "tree" attains a height of twenty to twenty-five feet, with leaves ten feet long. It bears only one bunch of fruit, and when the Iatter has reached the proper stage the plant is chopped down with a machete. Pre- sently, however, It sprouts from the roots, and soon is ready to produce another bunch. When a steamship arrives at a ba- nana port, orders are sent up the rivers by tug or other means demand- ing of each planter so many hundred bunches, to be ready for delivery on a certain day. Boats are sent to col- lect them, or more often trains of slatted boxcars. Bananas starting to market must not be even approaching ripeness, and there is unavoidably a huge wastage. Bunches of thousands are often seen floating down the rivers rejected as worthless because too nearly ripe. Efforts are being made to devise methods for utilizing the waste— such,; for instance, as collecting in quantities • the bananas unavailable for export, reducing their pulp to masses of uniform consistency, rolling it into sheets, cutting it into ,squares or disks of suitable size, drying the materia1.».by the ton in evaporating oven:+ and packing it in sealed cans or insect -proof paper boxes. Banana Flour is Wholesome. This sort of work night be done on large flatboats towed along the rivers, so as to collect the bananas at the most desirable stage of ripeness. It would yield immense quantities of ex- cellent food, and transportation cost would be reduced. to ;i minimum, iii- asmuch• as the peels would be thrown away and three-fourths of the weight of the pulp got rice of by the evapora- tion of its water content. Already the manufacture of banana flour is a growing industry, the peeled fruit being sliced, dried in the sun or in ovens, ground and sifted. It is a sort of farina, white and sweet, with. a smell like new -mown hay; very palatable, easily digested and whole- some. Fresh banana pulp yields 20 per cent. of its weight in dry farina, and one acre of land will furnish ten tons of it every Year. Which fact will serve to illustrate the gigantic food - producing capabilities of a banana plantation. Origin of the "Loving Cup." The origin of the "loving cup" Is traceable to Henry IV. of France. While hunting he strayed from his companions and, feeling thirsty, called at a wayside inn for a cup of wine, The serving maid, on handing It ,to hilt as he sat on horseback, neglected to present the hafer Some wino was spilled and the Kink's white gauntlets Were soiled, As he was rid- ing home the thought carne to him that a two -handled cup would prevent a recurrence of this accident, so he had a two -handled cup nlacle at the Torii potteries and sent it to the inn. On his Next visit he called again for wine, when to his astonishment the maid, having received• instructions from her mistress to be very careful pf the King's eup, presented it to him 13y holding it herself by each of its Handles. At once the idea strnok the ing tha a otip with three handles was the thing needed. The idea was promptly acted upon, for, WI his Ma- jesty quaintly satdi "Surely Olt of three handles I shall be able >lo get one!" t'asy'street's sunny ei& irto aved+ With good intention , ., ,,, WHY BEAUTY FADES A Condition Due Entirely to Pop, Watery Blood. 'rho girl who returns home ,from school or from work thoroughly tired out .will be fortunate if she escapes a physical breakdown, because this get- ting tired so easily is probably the first warning symptom of a thinning bleed that must not be disregarded if her health is to be preserved. When the blood becomes thin and impure the patient becomes thin, pale, haggard and angular. She not only tires out easily but suffers from head- aches, palpitation of the heart,. dizzy spells and a loss of appetite. This condition will go- from bad to worse, until perhaps fatal cousurnption sets in, if prompt steps are not taken to increase and enrich the blood supply. To make the rich, red blood that brings the glow of'health, no medicine yet discovered can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. If given a fair trial their' use brings rosy cheeks, bright eyes, a good; appetite and good spirits. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have made thou- sands of pale, languid girls active and. strong. On the first sign of poor, thin blood mothers should insist upon their daughters taking a fair course of'tlese pills: They will not only restore health, but will save further doctor bilis. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be ob- tained from any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50 from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. PAINT FOR PRESERVATION. Property waste due to deterioration and decay in Canada constitutes a problem of paramount and far reach- ing importance. Continuation of the present tre- mendous loss vitally affects the econo- mic future of the country. If with, 4he cessation of war, we are to enter successfully upon a period of recon- struction and expansion it is impera- tive that conservation go hand in hand eget)]. development. It as as necessary to conserve created wealth as it is to prevent waste of national resources. Nature in time may restore devastated forest areas but it takes human labor to raise anew or repair property that has decayed from lack of protective paint. This work absorbs energies that would otherwise be devoted to industrial and economic progress. Paint for preservation is absolutely essential to the Conservation of Prop - Advice About Babies. From a number of essays by school children a Red Cross visiting nurse has gleaned some strange admoni- tions on the care of the baby. Some of them are as follows: Don't let the baby suck its thumb, for there might be a fly on it and it would get the disease of 'the fly, Don't rock the baby, as it will toss its brains. If a baby gets beer every day, it won't grow very large, and it won't be good in school. Rocking is not good for it; for it makes them sick and stiff. Bad habits are easily made by the mothers, and the babies get wise to it. If you give the baby alcohol, it will lose one half pound every year and will become drunk when it is old. Never lift it up by the arms, be- cause it will place them out of place. Never, never, never pick up. the baby by the arms whatever. The public owes the baby_ as fol- lows: . Pure air and sunshine; pure, cool, fresh, free-flowing air at night; It own private, sufficient covering of fluffy, porous materials and the chance to become a perfect man or woman. eeina id's Liniment L,eiieves Neuralgia, Somewhere in France. Somewhere in France—the fillies blow Where our loved are sleeping; Somewhere—that spot the angels know— Where their watch they're keeping. Somewhere in France—my heart is there, Where poppies red aclornin,g; The grave holds fast—the boys—my boys— Till resurrection morning. Somewhere in France—the poppies red, Mark where my boys are sleeping; While , angels watch the quiet dead Their faithful vigils keeping; And God's own gift of lilies white, Their perfume sweet ascending, Is wafted to angels watching to -night As o'er our loved they're bending. 41. Somewhere the cross—the golden cross, Marks where my boys aro sleeping, Safe In God's care ---safe from all loss, Forever in Christ's keeping; And though return they not to nie While on earth I tarry here, They're sale beyond life's troubled sea, Those boys who are to me so dear, errs FROM HERE firma -----•---1 Efflcienoy on the Farm. Farmer' (to new help) --Why do you always ring the small bell after ring- ing the regular dinner bell?" Irish Cook—That's to call the chil- dren. The Mean Thing. Henry Pecic—I've been insuring my life for $10,000, dear. Mrs. Peek—Just like your mean, selfish nature! Always thinking about your own life. You say nothing about insuring mine, I notice! A Meteorological Boon, Mr, Hoskins — "Look, my dear, Bertie has sent us a weather barome- ter!" Mrs. Hoskins—"How good of the dear boy to be so thoughtful? Which way do we screw it when we want the weather.to be line?" Got the Wrong Call. "Quick, hand me that bag!" yelled the physician. "A man has just tele- phoned me in a dying voice that he can't live without me." "Wait,"said his 'wife, who had taken up the receiver, "this call is for Edith." — Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Dear Sirs,—I had a Bleeding Tumor on my face for a long time and tried a number of remedies without any good results. I was advised to try MIINARD'S LINIMENT, and after us- ing several bottles it made a complete cure, and it healed all up and disap- peared altogether. DAVID HENDERSON. Belleisle Station, Kings Co„ N.B. Sept. 17, 1904. Srtiall Matter. "There must be an important piece of legislation under way," remarked a gentleman in the visitors' gallery. "Why do you think so?" asked his guide. "I notice a statesman down there on the floor of the House, shaking his mane, bellowing at the top of his voice and waving his arms like a wind- mill. A man seldom gets worked up like that over trifles." "I'm afraid you don't know a states- man when you see one, sir. That's the Hon. Jeremiah Piffle. He's ask- ing an appropriation of $500.000 to make Horse Creek navigable for canoes the year round." The vanity of a girl with a small brother gets many a jolt. A wooden spoon is best for cake because the round handle does not tire the hands. LEMONS MAKE SKIN • WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR Make this beauty lotion for a few cents and see for yourself. What girl or woman hasn't heard of lemon juice to remove complexion blemishes; to whiten the skin and to bring out the roses, the freshness and the hidden beauty? But lemon, juice alone is acid, therefore irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white this way: Strain through a fine .cloth the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing about three ounces of orchard white, them shake well and you have a whole quarter pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost one usuaIIy pays for a small jar of ordinary cold cream. Be sure to strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets into the bottle, then this lotion will remain mire and fresh for months, When applied daily to the face, neck, arms and hands it should help to bleach: clear, smoothen and beautify the skin. Any druggist will supply three ounces of orchard white at very Little cost and the grocer has the lemons. YES! MAGICALLY! CORNS LIFT OUT WITH EDGERS You simply say to the drug store man, "Give me a quarter of an ounce of freezoue," This will cost very little but is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn from one's feet. A few drops of this new ether eom- pound applied directly upon a tender, aching corn should relieve the sore- ness instantly, and soon the entire corn, root and all, dries up and can be lifted out with the fingers.' .This new way to rid one's feet of corns was introduced by a Cincinnati man, who says that, while freezone Is stieky, it dries in a moment, and sim- ply shrivels up the corn without in- liaming or even irritating the sur- rounding tissue or skin. Don't let father die of infection or lockjaw from whittling at his corns, but clip this out and make him try it, erET.P tivA►;:aa'E . T ADTI'S WA,NT7.Z.1 TO DO PLAIN i light sewfalr at twine: whole or spare time: good pay; 'work limit any nebetctn,t;.charges 'laid, Sand stamp for. par tieulare, National 'Alan .nfag tur'iug Company, Montreal, sou SALE. prI6Wsl'APER, WEEKLY, IN B12ACE County. Splendid opportunity. Write x T, Wilson Publishing Co., Limited, 78 Adelaide St. W., Toronto. %7�7 LLT. E(17JIr PIED NI1WSP.A.Pll 11 i and job printing plant In' Lxstein Ontario. Insurance carried $1,600. Svi1l o for $1,200 on clu1ek sale. Box 62, Wilson Publishing Co., I,td„ Toronto. MISCELLANEOUS. NEO't S. CANCER, rteerons, L'tmips, ETc„ intorrral and external, cured without pain by our home treatment. Write us before too late, Dr. Hellman 1MMedieal Co.. Limited, Collingwood, Ont. Plenty of Both. "What do you want?" demanded Mr, Newlywed, as he confronted the trump at the door of his little week -end cot- tage down in the country. "Break- fast or work?" "Both, sir," replied the tramp. Mr. Newlywed disappear- ed into the house and presently re- turned carrying a large piece of his wife's home-made bread. "Then eat that," he exclaimed, savagely, "and you'll have both." MONEY ORDERS. Buy your out-of-town supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. Five Dollars costs three cents. Straight for 211 Miles. The longest reach of railway with- out a curve is stated by travellers to •be that of the Argentine Pacific Rail- way from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes. For 211 utiles it is with- out a curve, and has no cutting or em- bankment deeper than two or three feet. IDllinard's Liniment Cures Luras, eto. Just Full of Truth. "I hope your lttle boy never tells a lie." "I don't .know, I do know thWat times he tells a lot of embarrassing truths." SINCE 11870 IJt/ STOPsCOUGuws OTHER TABLETS NOT ASPIRIN AT ALL ONLY TABLETS MARKED WITH "BAYER CROSS" ARE ASPERIN. If You Don't See the "Bayer Cross" on the Tablets, You Are Not Getting Asperin--Only Acid Imitation) Genuine "Bayer Tablets of Asperin" are now made in Canada by a Cana- dian Company—No German interest whatever, all rights being purchased from the Milted States Government. During the war, acid imitations were sold as Aspirin in pill boxes and vari- ous other containers. The "Bayer Cross" Is your only way of knowing that you are getting genuine Asperin, proved safe by millions for Headache, Neuralgia, Coids, Rheumatism, Lum- bago, Neuritis and for Pain generally. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets --also larger sized "Bayer" packages can be had at drug stores. Asperin is the irode mark, register- ed in Canada, of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetie-acidester of Salicylic - acid. BAD CDVERED WITH ECIE jn When 4 Days Old, Cross and Cried. Cuticura Heals. "My baby brother had eczema which began when he was about four days old. It came `^� in little pimples and then a rash, and he was cov- w ^ 1. ered. He was so cross that he could not sleep, '-"and he cried. "Thilasted h@o• ' tt months sbefo eaweuused Cuticura. It helped him, sowebought more, and he was all healed after we had used two cakes of Soap and two boxes of Ointment." (Signed) Miss Almeda Williams, Youngs Cove, N.B., May 22, 1918, Use Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum for all toilet purposes. For free sample each of Catierira Soap, Cint- Aat and Talcum address poet-enrd7 "vutiovra, pt. A, Boston, V, 8, A," Sold everywhere, PSSUJ Na, 37--'19.