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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-05-20, Page 3Birds As Foragers. Among the natural guardians of the treed are the woodpectkera, which gather their food as they creep round the trunks and briahcines. They have two toes before and two behind for climbing, and may usually bo seen clinging erect on tree trunks, but rare, ly, it ever, with head downward like the nuthatches and titmice. As the food of the woodpecker is nearly as abundant in winter as in aunliller, they ale seldom migratory. They neeer for- ego in flocks, like some of the grani- vahans. birds whose food is more plentiful, iful, but scatter out over wide areas. and thus Better their fine. They boar the same relation to other birds that take their food from trees as snipes and woodcocks, bear to theueliee and quails- •-that is, they bore into the wood its the ; nip° bores into the earth, while thrushes' inti quails seek their sustenance on the eurfa.ca of the ground. Besides tBocee there aro a few bird that take part o£ their food l'roln tree and the rest from the ground, mese ing thrushes, 'blackbirds and robin Blackbirds ai seldom hold up their head but march along with their bill turned downward, as if entirely d voted to their tasks. They neve seem to be idle, except when a floc of thein is nlakirg a „arrniotis nois upon a tree. if a blackbird locks up ward it is only by a sudden move Inept; ]h•3 does not scop. After watch, ing a blackbird and a robin ten min- utes in the sante ticld, one would sup- pose that the blackbird had collected twice as much food as the robin dur- ing that time. But this would not be true. The robin is probably endowed with a greater reach of sight than the blackbird, and while hopping abate; with his head 'erect, his virion com- prehends a wider space. The omni- vorous blackbird hunts the eel! for everything that is >. etritions, and picks up small seeds that require a close examination of the groand. Blackbirds of all species wall:; they do not hop like the robins. Some species of the foragers do their work in compact assemblages. This habit renders the snow buntings extremely attractive. Their feed is not distributed in separate morsels like that of robins and woodpeckers. It consists of the seeds of grasses and of composite plants, which are often scattered very. evenly over a wide sur- face. When a hock of fifty or more settle down in a field each one fares as well as if he were alone, during the short time he remains on the spot. The foraging habit^ g g ., of domestic n stir poultry illustrate some of the dif- ferences observed in the manners of wild birds.' Place c brood of duck in a field and they will generally pursue one course, marching In a body over the field with great regularity. A brood of chickens, on the contrary, will scatter, occasionally reassembling, but never keeping close together, un- less they are following a hen. Tur- keys scatter themselves less than chickens, but do not equal ducks in the regularity of their movements. Latent Value of Our Straw S d• s. s, S "SYRUP OF FIGS" CHILD'S LAXATIVE Look at tongue! Remove poi- sons from little stomach, liver and bowels e- Accept "Callforree t yrnr ✓ only—look for the name Celirornia on 11 the package, then you are sur you: e child. Is having the best and moat barmlese laxative or physic for the Little stomach, liver anted bowels. Child- ren love its d a.' icious fruity taste. Full directions for child's dose ou t'..acl1 'bot- tle. Give it without fear, Mother! You meet say "Califlrnia." Stacks. Burning straw -stacks are a familiar sight to the western traveller. At present there is seemingly no ether method of disposing of this by-pro- duct of the grain•harvest, Invostigations as to the possibility of using the straw as a raw material in manufacture were undertaken come • years ago by different interests, but the same coli0lusion was reached in each case, The cost of transporting the straw to a central point was more than the trafIlo would Lear, the cost of mollufacturfng precluded competition in the open .Market, and, consequently, the use of the western straw under the transportation handicap was not a commercial proposition, This was es- pectaily the case in the manufacture of strawboard, In 1913, strawboard prices ranged from $25 to $26 per ton, There was little demand for this pro- duct in the west, and, at the above price, it could not compete in the east, One leading eastern paper industry, which, some years ago, carefully con- sidered the possibilities of establish - hag a strawboard mill in the west, re- cently stated that, under present con- ditions, with strawboard selling at $85 to $90 per ton, such a factory could Le made a profitable industry. The rising cost and the necessity for conserving our pulpwood supply suggest that any material capable of beteg used as a substitute should be ckoveioped. Strawboard Is a short librcd material and is unsuitable where strength or folding qualities are required, but there are many uses for which it is entirely satisfactory. I1t 1918 Canada imported 4,850 tons of strawboard, equal to the output of at Mill producing 15 tons per day. Non -Canadians manufactured the strawboard we imported; we paid them for doing -so, while we burned our own straw, Tame snakes are used in Morocco to clear houses of rats and mice. The sight of a snake seems to terrify the rodents. Buy Thrift Stairips. 1n Spite of Things. You might think from the way some people bilk that ,Nature and Fate spend their time snaking the rough places smooth for particular favorites, while the rest go to perdition with the malevolent connivance of blind forces. But nobody for any price can pur- chase an exemption, We all live un• tier the operative hand of inviolable natural laws. The rules of the game admit of no exceptions. The immuni- ties we think we see are phantoms and not facts. The world and the welkin are as good to you and me as they are to anybody. You carry some trouble, and you im, agine none ever transported a burden GO complex and so woeful. It is a form of misery so mean and so pe - culler that it seems to have been in- vented especially for your torment. "The heart knoweth its own bitter- ness." But how foolish it is to imagine that any of us has a patent, a copyright, a monopoly in problems grievous .and fearful1 ThitsMIRO„wife- sanilee and le calm ?flay be confronting large .qu.es_: tions that concern the ongoing of a great industry, the n rnigemcnit of a whole pity, the -+reifart of,the millions inhabiting a nnt:ion. Fvcryl)o'dy who has an opinion 10 offer is talking at once and raying'how mach better he could do if th& ((gaiter were left to flim. flat tile lead°e, shouldering the respon ,ability, stands in `liii. place, holds his ground and when the time corned Ill(iv^S on. . No fight is finer than the Courageous, persistent battle aguinsi elrcunl- sleeeee, It is a beetle goad for the soul, end a man viers f ,;ver meant to bo the setter, Ile is nevor alone 'as lung it he strugelee and will net give in. Curiyl') tell, 1.: or the mighty hot of :111 piist tinit';c who rise up and F1)T1 °rind us t; ill their voices of en- courage/1mq and ('dceatioii 1f we are worthy. i it(y went the Kama way that W (' ec welking now -.-a while ago. They k? civ t , y iii ick. shade bf bit- terne-., its our aby ?ani desperation; \Vo brought to the earth no news of I Ilife; tIo. evb0 were here us had 10 lift and carry the load that i, : a,r upon our shoulders,. If they could do their duty, we can do ours. 1 Si�t'3i i f q EVERY 7 C rt t5+ ts:1.1 ; t!� k}}AVL i ijjiij Cf i\ t) -1b 113 OWN TABLETS Baby's Own Tablets are a regular oy giver to the little ones—they never fail to make the cross baby happy. Wlhen baby is cross and fretful the mother may be sure something is the matter for it is not baby's nature to be cress unless he is ailing. Mothers, if your baby is cross; if he cries a great deal and needs your constant at- tention clay and night, give him a dose of Baby's Own Tablets. They are a mild but thorough laxative which will quickly regulate the bowels and stom- ach and thus relieve constipation and indigestion, colds and simple fevers and make baby happy—there surely is a smile in every dose of the Tablets, Baby's Own Tablets are sold by medi- cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Regular and ample grooming are necessary this time of year to keep a horse in the best condition, but, an occasional wash will help to keep the pores open and thesl.clean. (Viinerd's Liniment for sale everyvw5i re w For the Summer Wardrobe I 9 459 l 9477 94$9—Ladies' Dress (with or' with - elastic; with or without side panniers; out loose panels; 87 or 33 -inch length 37 or 33 -inch length). Price, 30 cents. from waistline). Price, 30 cents. In In 6 sizes, 34 to 44 ins. bust measure, 8 sizes, 34 to 48 ins. bust measure. Size 30 requires 4% yds. 40 ins. wide for the dress. Width, lower edge, 1y Size 86 requires 4% yds, 36 ins, wide, yds. or 3% yds. 40 'ins. Width, 11/2 yds. These patterns may be obtained 9477—Ladies' Bloused Dress (1d- from your local McCall dealer, or mono sleeves, short or lengthened by from the McCall Co,, '70 Bond Street, bell sleeve; adjusted at waist by Toronto, Dept. lir. AEG d Mat B"lth A. S•t.aUII'ch food, made of wheat and malted barley, ready to eai,easily digested, .and, fu 1. s.f sound. nounshment For .those who work with brain or M'a'xi'there is no better breakfast or lunch than r Jel\ g;" There's a Reason Sold by Grocers Made by 'Cenaiitart Postam 'Cereal Co,Ltd.'Wir,deor,0nt. { HAVE YOU ASTHMA? Doou endure the misery, of A8ibm itlt sleeples nightsse'Iandlvaofstingthbreathing: Eaanteed ba use of T EMPL ETON'S CAPSULES This preparation is the re- sult of year;: of experiment. ng and atilr,I . ^d hotliarids have derived the greatest benefit tIlrou;h. its use. 'W'Vrlte for fres sample to ¶ompletons, 14.2 King St. W,, Toronto. Sold by reliable druggists sveryvrh re for $1.01; a box. EPI P LEr. TO fR DELI VATIC CAPSLu LE For fifteen years the standard s p<alitc for Rheumatism, ',lour/tie, Gout Sr0 itnea, Lumbago, f curalgia P, anydoctors Pro tribe them. W 1 oto 'f- �aSoli by 17:: Ieir ht. w., Trro ':. ir. aamtdr. Sold by rattle a drugtiuiu cvcryvihura for 03.01 1,r Lox. i;gland is Prospe C.t ii, S �R Says Financier. :I0' 11•(t in fol 1 lig ln(U4(£ial boon} in England. 1. e:1i capit:tlicts are buying fute:Tete all over tlto weld, %.Ve are going to 'be ,atrorger than ever before," said Sir William Wiseman. wile le visitieg 'I'ci'Gnti to attma to Imeinees into f ;te he has in the city. "Conditions in England are extraordinarily good. 14e are the only manufacturing couhilry in Europe wheel doing business. Our iauuu- facturers have two or three tulles the ancu1 t of bu:?inees they can handle. Things are uaturally disturbed, but they are gradually righting them- selves. As soon as the exchange situa- tion improves there will be plenty of British capital for Canada." Speaking of the exc]lange situation, Sir William said: "It is improving and it will improve.” Sir William, during the war, acted as liason officer between the War :Cabinet in London and the Govern- ment at Washington, during which 'Period he crossed the .Atlantic four- teen times to discuss with Lloyd George and President Wilson natters which were too complicated or too im- portant to be trusted to writing. - Duringu-the Peace Conference he acted. as advisor to the British delega- tion on American affairs Sir William thought that the Ger- 'lxian situation was not alarming. "I think the German situation will work itself out if we do not give thein a grievance. The worst thing possible is to leave a conquered people with a grievance. Provided they do not start building armies and navies again we want to see thein do well and get back into the world's trade." Spanish Flu Claims Many Victims in Canada and should be guarded against. MEnards Liieit Is a Great Preventative, being one of the oldest remedies used. Minard's Lini- ment has cured thousands of cases of Grippe, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Asthma land similar diseases. It is an Enemy to Perms. Thousands of bottles being used ?every day, for sale by all druggists and general dealers. ASINARD'S LINIMENT CO., LIMITED, Yarmouth, N.S. Sightseers Cathed on Hos.. pital Trains. Hospital trains still bearing their Red Cross emblems will tour the French battlefields next summer, but instead of wounded heroes they will be loaded with sightseers. The plan is part of the general scheme of the French office of national tourism, which intends using ambulance trains to relieve the hotel cougestion, each train being arranged with all the necessities for a week or ten day tour of the British, French and American fronts. The transport companies and hotel proprietors will urge the public not to vieit the districts simultaneously, five districts being arranged for selection by visitors. The office is under the Ministry of Public Works, which will prevent hotels in the larger towns and cities from charging excessive rates, but the biggest problem was to cure for thousands in the districts where there is no accommodation w1ioteter and the iced Cross train plan promises success. The French Government points out that it has information that a half million Americans already have asked for passports and also thirty thousand Canadians, and Fra -nese has only 12,- 000 hotels. Other French c+,eseet•atitias plan to defeat schemes to exploit the battlefields, one Promising to devote all the profits from its tont to reliev- ing the distress of needy veterans of the world war. Overfeeding is not the part of wis- dom, What is too much for one cow may not be enough for another. ISSUE No, 20—'20. T Fh FROM inifr n v Willie's Choice. Noe, Willie," said a generous rather, as he and his little sou were geeing 11?io a tailor's silOO 0.111 goiltg 10 buy pa' a Mee pair of trousers, and yco sti1111 ('110(00 them. SVa ci1 pair do you uani?" After a mt ment , e- -Hon, the Baine boy said: Please, is th"1', ma, I haw that. pair, 1.turlt,.d 't..aIihnot be be i.(ni " Elizabeth Remained lintgte. ' Little Elizabeth Tilton had attended ciiool only a few days when she. fell 111. When -':le returned she brought a, note from her mother, signed. "Mrs. I3anes." The teacher asked for all explanation. "It's this way," said Elizabeth, lean- ing toward the teacher with quite a confidential air: "any :pother gci mar- ried again, lint I didn't," Caution. The tear'Iler had been explaining fractions to her class. When she had dis .0 ie 1 the Subject ret Iengtl, vela lt- thg to see how.' 111tmC11 light had been shed, she inquired: "Now, Bobbie, which would you rather have, one apple or two helves?" The little: chap promptly replied: "Two halves." "Oh, Bobby," exclaimed the young woman, a little disappointedly, "why would you prefer two halves?" "Because then I could see if it was bad inside." MONEY ORDERS. A Dominion Express Money Order for five dollars costs three cents, Professor (giving exam.): "Does any question embarrese you?" Bright Student: "Not at all sir. Not at all. The questions are quite clear. It is the answers that bother me." Ask for Minard's and take no other. miser nog, Ibra,moCiea noolt: 011 i DOG DISEASES 1. narl If Ow to Peed. • Mailed Free to,any Ad- dress by the Author. H. Clay Glover Go., s«o. ITB West Slst Street Y New Y'a b. U.S.A. Ceassifiecd Advertisements. 1 35.ililk�:i VITAIT ZD, TA.DINES WANTI.I) TO DO PT.AINi .1 and light sewing at home, whole or 1 spare time; good pay, work sent any dttf-.;i tanen. charges pa.ld. Send stamp IrQ"i partoulars. National 11lanufar'tul'in {7o.. IU onI.real, , :r:t•;vJN,' COMPLETE PERTILIZEIi,•.99 A . will pay you. George Stevens.',t Peter)nroi't;h, nn#firm. roe 51.5.S.111 r' ELL EQUIPPED NEWS PAPER. end lob printing' plant in Eastern Ontario. Insurance carried $1,E00. go for $1,.t•0 or: ttuiets pale. Box tli, Itaolx Publishing Co.. Ltd.. Toronto. ECI" ELL,: to '.S.511T' ::TA. OFT EL;.I "WANTED, !' IN. AND.; thicker, shipped green from sat T Do not stall until you cotnmu:,i.:ate wit( us. Keenan Tiros. Limited, Owen Sounl . Ont. t,r 55IS EL:£a°arizos'"t..au, ' 4 1A CER, TUMORS, LU5L1'!,, fid!! internal and external, cured, wi io.yt1 b+..tn by our bouts treatment. Wrtte• i.A( efore too late Dr. Belizean ltiedtesur! Co.. Limited. Gollinfewood. Ont. -e,.z,. ._ r_.... •. dr ...,.,. I Bright. girl for general house work' i Good home. Good wages. MRS. ANDREWS, . 113 Warner Rd., Toronto' t'? ' .i ..-, _<, ate.. - .-�Tu- t�! i Testing .your cows. enables, yen to know your herd. ,es WANTED tVANDER1NE" PUTS BEAUTY IN HAIR Girls! A mass of Ton; thick, gleamy, tresses Le• t�"Dauderine" save your hair and1 double Its beauty. You can have lots; of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair.` Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, scrag - t gly or fading. Bring back its eolor,! vigor and vitality. Get a 35 -cent bottle of delightful: "`Dand'erine" at any drug or toilet' counter to freshen your scalp; cheek' I dandruff and falling hair. Your hair; needs this stimulating tonic; then ate: life, color, brightness and abundanei : will return --Hurry! r . "1 SINCE , (e gra 1i't Wash Out Your Pores With Cuflcje a Soap And have a clear, sweet, healthy skin *with little troubie and trifling expense. Ceti - hast this simple wholesome treatment with tiresome massaging and other fads. On retiring sumer the St-,e0with Cuticura Ointment on the end of the finger, wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, using plenty of soap, hest ap- plied with the hands which it softens, aadcontinnebathingaf.vrnemenl:1. Rinse with tepid water and dry gently. Soap 2Sc Ointment 25 end SCe. Sold throughouttheDeminion. Cauca ianDepen • Lyman, Limited, St. Paul St., l crtroci. Cuti:cur S h h .ilkaseseef , 30 e'ee6nJ0i.s/a .o^e^u'ati.pm3o. 4 to Dyspepsia a�? cl ei cs pl t' iw p) to t> M. D. advises : "Persons ivi.~r f "er fw a ra x'ea•a and ce< stipit`.:oe mut care them, selves by Inking fifteen to thirtydrops of i::.'stract of Books after each (8051 55:I at bedtime. This r; :redy is 1 -.sewn as Mother Sa19e1'3 Ciara(1r'r Syrup in thedrug trade." Get die g'cnuin, . Salo. C� and $$1.00 Bottle,,. i 2. , e9 31) fit e 0j a aep.4..-.4.t rAarz. ate 5:: 1 d 'att..? SP. O e'�6 e, - a;.w.aac.ax=:ww.r,ua+: L M+� 4 6 f -Ca M1. C1+5�i �.JpuQ(' N "( A ABETS MARKED 1 A L' E l`S P .tG,:{ L II N Not A .1,irin At Alt Without tht:. "Day er Cross'°, The n, m" "Bayer" iderditkas ti i:.ins rel i,:•r airatiira for Cold3, only (:t'lrt'n ni,llt :\�lrire.l,-•-'lllci ,ti1Nl1 1'1 1'i4;ir", `tell°, '] r othaebt', l+ataeli''New tir(vr'r.bl' 1111, v'i iona for ever Ill1 ' 1111:10. L',intl a - e, Rm hountiFnh, 'Yowl* teen 'tones anti mill made in Cava l i :' Joint Pains, awl Pain goncrnlly". ..klwayP buy an ul?bruknn package i Tin bos.ea of 111 tablets chat butt of ""Bu} t`1 Tablets of Aspirin" which a few w coats. I a1r'er " I.L. cr" packa esi, More AS only e910 Ata1; ar:tils«� sti•ycx�..1"r-ext squat Eley i'."a` cay©w" At('rlrt (o U'n tr11, rl:.t',i (rc:is'er,d'n iaxia,.a) of Tiac'nr Ikranutaoture of lsfeno0 neeticaetdest .' of sew: it:act,i. untie it 1s well known (1131 Aspirin meaty; )3ayof: manut,,.•tet.. to a1ctot th, public agah:et.. tmttatione. clic Teblete of Iia3'or comsaal7t *Ill be stamped with their general trade mark, the °"tta3'er tires."