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Surprises for the holidays.features marked on the latter with
Plenty to eat and something differ- Holidays.!
small chocolate candies for the eyes,
ent from what they get at home are! strips of dates for nose,. and a piece
two things essential to the success of of cherry for the mouth.
any celebration fur the firths folks,'A snow man is also popular. One
mid frolics. delectable one T saw at a party was
d especially the Christma
And the more spectacular you are made of two balls of ice cream, one
able to make the refreshments, the .,on top of the other, the smaller one
greater will be their appeal.
At one party I remember, the chil-
dren all clapped their hands in super -
joy when they foundlittle animal
crackers as favors at each plate,
glued upright to crackers and cookies.
A bit of icing or thick molasses
anchored them securely" The long
for the head and the larger for the
body. The arms were of stick candy,
there was a row of red candy buttons
down the front, cloves formed the
eyes and -a cherry the mouth.
13y the aid of fine wire all sorts of
funny little creatures may be fash-
ioned. With almonds for feet, figs for
Saratoga flakes were used too, and the body, marshmallows traced with
an efreet not unlike that of a rack- chocolate features and hair for the
ing horse was the result. head, peanuts and raisins for arms
Another clever way to use theca is and hands, and a piece of fig for a
in a parade around a big cake. In -j hat, a very good-looking and equally
sert the crackers into the icing just I' good -tasting little fellow may ' be
brought into existence. It will really
be a very bard matter to decide
whether to keep him or eat him.
before it sets, A very pretty center-
piece is obtained by pasting the ani-
mals to a long strip of narrow paper,
and, when dry, bending it into a circle
around a Noah's ark placed in the
middle of the table. I want to tell our readers how I
Or a fence can be made by stick prepare the wool for comforters. A
ing sweet wafers together, end to! six -pound fleece is considered about
end, Then fasten the animals to the right amount for an ordinary -
small crackers and put them inside sized comforter. I open the fleece
the fence. A little red barn may be' and carefully pick out any loose chaff
fashioned of cardboard. 1 or straw, then I put it in a suds in
Even so simple a treatment as dip- the washing machine, adding a table -
ping each animal in melted choco- spoon of washing soda. I have the
late or colored icings, or merely put-{ water as hot as the 'hands can bear,
ting two of a kind together, sand -land wash for five minutes, then put
wick fashion, with a generous filling, in another soapy water the same tem -
of icing, a date or fig paste, will he' perature as the first. Stir the wool
appreciated. -I thoroughly then squeeze it out and
The very young children delight in drop it into Warm water in which a
little Ietter blocks that may be eaten. little mild white soap. has been die
For these use square angel cakes. solved. Now pick out any dirt that
covered with colored frosting, and on' may be seen, scltieeze out again and
each of the six sides print letters with' put .into perfectly clear warns water.
the aid of a toothpick and melted Squeeze as dry as •you can and place
chocolate. Dominoes are easilyj,the wool on a sheet and lay. out an
achieved by cutting wafers in halfi the grass in the sun to dry. Never
and dipping then in chocolate, then twist the wool to get the water out,
marking the dots with white icing. as that will make it much harder to
Representations of .faces or figures • pick.
never fail to arouse amusement.While it is drying I pick out any
Round, fiat mint candies lend them -i pieces of dirt that remain and put it
selves to this form of decoration, and1 on to another dry cloth. Sometimes
may be used as a sweetnceat alone. it will be dry at the end of one day,
or for garnishing other dishes. Use but if not I spread it out in an up -
a toothpick and chocolate for mark- stairs room to finish drying. The
wool is then ready to work on. I
sometimes have to Ioosen it up nicely
and card it with the common wool
carders, putting a small hunch of the
wool` on one carder and combing it
Preparing Wool for a Comforter.
ing the features.
A novel way to serve the ice cream
is in the form of a clown's tread. Fort
this an ice cream cone is set jauntily
on the top of a ball of cream, and
HEALTH EDUCAr ION
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BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON
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At the present time smallpox is a
real menace to the health and wel-
fare of the people of Canada and
United States. In recent years there
has been a carelessness in these
countries with regard to the dangers
from smallpox, because there has been
r long, period of comparative freedom
from the severe forme. of the disease.
The cases that have occurred have
been few and mild. But since the
Great War there line been a world-
wide increase in the number of cases,
partly because during the war people
from all parts of the globe were
brought together in large numbers,
and some came from countries where
there was much smallpox. The lack
of adequate medical and sanitary ser-
vice in all the fighting countries of
Europe. the unfavorable living condi-
tions arising out of the war, and the
marked falling• off in universal vac-
cination, have resulted in an increas-
ed prevalence of the disease. In a
number of instances it has marred
in :even^ form.
In the Province of Ontario; where
there has been persistent opposition
to vaccination, a very severe outbreak
of Frnalipox with thousands of case,
occurred ;early this year, and the
United l St rtes : anitary authorities de -
e d i 1 t.iran dne on ail to ayellers
;rem tg ilio""ince into the Unitea
t'alifornia reported more
than .0000 cases in 1919, rind reports
from several other Stales in the South
ahoy neat .nn:a114ex has been widely
; - eeaienr recently.
1. s entirely within the ,power of
zreople to .erect a barrier against
the d'seaee. Vaccination is the one
mein t o width has proven its effec-
t... r..... et . a means of smallpox eon -
trot. The evidence shows concinsive-
ly 'hat in those countries where vac -
e nation is faithfully carried out,
hardly any deaths from smallpox oc-
cur; and in those areas where there
ist public and private indifference to
this simple procedure, there is always
ranee or less mild, and, at times, viru-
lent smallpox.
The experience of the people of
Cuba is one of the most important
facts we have on smallpox preven-
tion. In 1896 and 1897 there were
over 1000 deaths each year from
smallpox in the City of Havana alone.
� With the beginning of American oc-
cupation of the island, vaccination
I was enforced; children were min-
i pelted to be vaccinated, as were also
all persons who could not produce
:satisfactory evidence of previous vac-,
eination. The beneficent effect of this
common-sense procedure was observ- j
ed almost at once. Between 1001. and 1
11917 there was only one death from
t smallpox in the City of Havana. A
i similar condition was observed in
Japan. Before the practice of vac -
3 cination was effectively carried opt ------- .-—.----- �.______. �_.. ---_
Japan had thousands of eases and
deaths each year. Epidemics of the
disease were especially severe. In
1909 a law was passed requiring vac-
cination of each infant within three
months after birth. This measure
had the effect of greatly re-
ducing the number of eases and
deaths. There have been no serious
epidemics from smallpox in Japan
since vaccination was .generally in-
troduced. ,
In Canada and the United States
there are no centres of smallpox in-
fcciion where Vaccination has been
thoroughly tried out. Some cases are
brought in from other countries, or
from other -areas where the practice
of vaccination is lax, but no epidemics
have commenced in these protected
centres. On the other hand, in cities
'where there is great: laxity in. the en-
c forcetnent of vaccination laws, or
' where there are no laws to he en-
forced, many cases occur each year.
j It is the duty of health officers.
publicists and .all others interested
lin the public safety to arouse their
communities immediately to this men-
ace and to enliven public interest in
1 the pesaing of vaccination lass
1 where none now exist, or in the rigid
enforcement of such laws as are now
On the statute books.
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for moat makes and models of cars.
Your old, broken or worn-out *arts
replaced, Write or wire us describ-
ing what you want. We carry the
largest and moat cotnulete stock in
Canada of alightly used or new parts
and automobile equipment. We ship
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factory or refund In full our motto.
Bbavv's Auto salvage Part $urine',
ess-931 nuiterin St., Toronto, out,
the opposite way With the other one.
This may seem like a lot of wail: but
when you see the pile of snow white
wool, you will feel repaid for the
trouble.
Penny Savers.
.A. stitch in time saves nine; not
stitches alone, but sometimes 'dollars.
A pretty cap for baby can be made
out of the tops of white silk stock-
ings. Interline the cap with sheet
cotton,
The tops of woollen socks make
good, warm wristlets.
Pillow -cases of tubing will wear
much longer if the bottom seam is
cut off and sewed again, after fold-
ing them so that the sides conte in
the centre.
Baby's shoes can be patched -nicely
by applying- a neat piece of surgeon's
courtplaster, slightly warming it.
Let the shoes stand over night, then
polish with a liquid shoe -polish,
Men's old suspenders, washed' and
ironed, and stitched together .if. too
narrow, make good- firm belting for
women's one-piece dresses, not. crump-
ling as ordinary belting does.
When pearl buttons look dull and
old, dip them first in olive oil:, then
in any good nail powder and let
stand over night. In the morning,
polish the buttons with' the Wrong
side of an old kid glove.
An old plush coat will furnish suffi-
cient material for a warm and pretty
muff and stole. It is an easy matter
to join the ends of a strip of the plush
and slip it over a ready-made "muff
bed" or foundation..
The thin strips in the front of
open-faced envelopes much used
nowadays by business firms arej ex-
cellent for mending torn paces in
sheet music or books.
Do not throw away the tops of old
shoes. They make excellent interlin-
ings for iron holders. Make the hold-
ers oval in shape, and bath cover
and lining the same size. Stitch them
firmly around the edge by :machine...
-Storing Cured Meats.
--If you want :to keepmeat oven a.
long period it should be first thor-
oughly cured, well smoked, and dried
on the surface. After smoking, hang
it in a cool, dry place for two days
and then properly wrap it in paper
or cloth and pack. ,in a suitable place,
Some pack the meat in oats or coin,
while others even pack in dry wood
ashes. The outside of tb,e paper or
bag in which the meat is wrapped1
should be treated with a paste made
of glue, lime and water, or white-
wash. After this has been done the
package should 'be left in a dry, dark I
place.
The Recompense.
The day has been long and ray work
. has gone wrong;
I'm beaten, discouraged and weary,
A sob in the heart has stifled all song
And life for the moment, seems
dreary.
But the hairy crawls laughingly into
my lap
I And her eyes with affection shine
true,
As the eweetest of music is born of
her lisp --
"I love you. any daddy, I love you!"
It's funny a child can put 'heart in a
chap,
I When he feels about reedy to quit,
1 But when there's a baby to climb in
your lap,
There's something to bring back
your grit.
The struggle seems worth every frit
it has cost,
As you ;are in those eyes of mill
blue,
The etu:;ited song canes back to your
heart as site says,
"I loves 'on, my daddy, 1 loves 'ou."
"Halloo, Dad!"
The characteristic wit of the Prince
of Wales is illustrated by this amus-
ing story:
A young British pilot in Northern
France came dashng down a road on
a motor -bicycle. A staff car was pull-
ed up by the roadside. While the
driver'was making the necessary ad-
justments a young red -tab stretched
his legs. The young pilot threw him-
self from itis machine, and addressing
the staff officer, said:
"Can I be of any assistance?"
"No, thanks!" said the youthful red -
tab. "it's only a minor trouble."
"Right -o," said the. pilot. "I seem
to know your face, old chap! Who are
you?"
"I'm the Prince of Wales! And you?"
The pilot grinned unbelievingly, and
then answered with his eyes twinkling,
"Oh, I'rn your pater, the Icing!"
Three days later the Prince visited
a certain famous flying squadron. On
entering the mess -room the first per-
sou to catch his eye was the pilot he
had met on the road. Instantly the
Prince's face broke into a smile of
greeting, and he advanced with out-,
stretched hand.
"Hallos, dacll" he said.
THE BESTEMIE
FOR LITTLE
Thousands of mothers :,tate posi-
tively that Baby's Own Tablets are the
; best medicine they know of for little
ones. Their experience has taught
them that the Tablets always do just
what is claimed for them and that
they can be given with perfect safety
to children of all ages. Concerning
them Mrs. Joseph Therrien, St. Ga-
briel de Brandon, Que., writes: "Baby's
Own Tablets are the best medicine I
know of for little ones. I thought I
would lose my baby before trying the
Tablets but they soon made hint
healthy and happy, and now I would
not be without th.eni." The Tablets
are sold by medicine dealers or by
mala at 25 cents a box from The Dr.
Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
Enjoys the Simple Life.
Thirty-three years in the Arctic,
trapping and hunting, has been the
life of W. D. Clark, who is in Van-
couver, British Columbia, for the first
time in that period. He .saw upon bis
arrival ,his first automobile, first
street car, first flying machine, and
first moving picture, and he was not
,impressed. Simple nature, even with
the northern rigors, is more attrac-
tire to him than civilization with its
hundred and one varieties of burning
energy. Mr. Clark came out with
his last season's catch, which brought
him $9,000. Mr. Clark's trapping
range is in the Eagle. River country
on the Yukon, and he makes Fort
Yukon his headquarters for supplies.
A Soapy Erasement.
s -s -say, ma," stammered John-
nie through the soap, as his mother
scrubbed and scrubbed his fa"e and
neck. "I think you want to get rid of
me, don't you?"
"Why, no, Johnnie dear," replied Iris
mother. "What ever put such an idea
as that into. your mind?"
"Oh, nothin " said Johnnie. "Only
it seems to me you're trying to rub
me out!"
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AND RUN DOWN
A. Condition Afflicting Thou-
sands of People ---Now to
Get New Health.
There are thousand% o.f people who
are enduring the pain and discom-
fort. of minor ills in the hope .oat the
indisposition is only ternporary and
will be outgrown in time. Often such
illnesses are not serious enough to
require the attention of a doctor, but
will respond to intelligent home treat-
ment if a reliable remedy is used.
met, busy busy with a multitude of house-
hold cares, young women in offices or
stores, or girls studying hard in
school, easily fall a prey to that con-
dition of- bloodlessness known as
anaemia. The trouble need not be
anions if prompt, effective measures
are taken to chock it its its early
stages. Dr. Williams' fink fills will
restore the elements needed to bring
the blood back to strength, and once
the blood regains its healthy quality
the entire body will show the benefit.
Among the many who have found
benefit through the use of Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills is Mrs. James J.
Johnston, of Teterboro, Ont., who
says: "I can personally strongly re-
commend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills be-
cause of what they have done for inc.
About two years ago I felt poorly, was
terribly weak, nervous and run down.
I was easily annoyed and worried, and
my heart would flutter at the least
exertion. I tried several remedies but
did not find a • cure until I took Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills. I took seven
boxes in all and am now enjoying per-
fect health and have gained in weight.
I calculate the cost small when I
think of the benefit I received, and I
recommend the pills to all weak
people."
Rich, red blood is the whole secret
of good health, and from the first to
the last dose Dr. Williams' Pini: Pills
enrich and purify the blood. You
can get these pills through any medi-
cine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a
box, or six boxes for $2.50, from The
Dr. Williams' Medicine t✓u., Brockville,
Ont.
Lloyd George's New Home.
Chequers, the famous Buckingham-
shire mansion, about forty miles from
London, which, thanks to the gener-
osity of Lord Lee, has now become the
official country residence of Britain's
Prime Ministers, is full of historical
and romantic associations.
For two centuries -from the open-
ing of the Hanoverian era to its ac-
quisition by Lord Lee—Chequers was
first the residence and then the pro-
perty of descendents of Oliver Crom-
well. It is rich in Cromwell portraits
and relics, but it has no connection
with the Protector himself.
The house was built in Queen Eliza-
beth's day, a notable occupant being
Sir William Hawtrey, appointed by
"Good Queen Bess" custodian of Lady
.lane— :ay, whose secret marriage to
Thomas Keys, the Queen's Sergeant
Porter, displeased her.
Hawtrey received notice that Lady
Mary was to be sent down to Che-
quers, and not "go out of his house
abrode,•except it be necessarily for to
take ye ayre for her helth."
Even a system of food control was
instituted..
Hawtrey considered the safest place
of internment was under the roof, and
the attic room occupying the north-
east corner and approached up a newel
stair has traces of Lady Jane's hand-
writing on the wall.
The gift of Chequers to the nation
by Lord Lee is unique, and one of the
most generous national benefactions
which have been made. The total
value of the mansion is probably about
$1,750,000, for it has been restored by
Lord Lee.
• When Lord Lee was carrying out
the restorations he came across the
death -mask of Cromwell hidden in an
aperture in one of the walls. The
house is not without modern conven-
iences. Amongst other things it con-
tains a wonderful electric pianola.
A patch is honorable if honorably
acquired.
CASCARETS
"They Work while you Sleep"
no you feel at "'sixes and sevens"
to -day? Yon aro bilious, constipated!
Yon feel headachy, full of cold, Un-
strung. Your meals don't fit—breath
is bad, skin sallow. 'Tice Cascarets
to -night for your liver and bowels and
wake up clear, rosy and cheerful. No
griping —no inconvenient:e. Children
love Cascarets too. 10, 25, 50 cents.
IMMIGRATION O
BR! IR! C II,DREN
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A VALUABLE ASSET CO
CANADA
Homeless Waifs Develop Into
Substantial Citizens in 'This
Land of Opportunity.
There has always exis«ed in the
British Isles a number of what might
be termed "superfluous" children, if
such a description be ever justifiable
in relation to potential manhood and
wotnaultood, They have no place in
the scheme of things. Homeless, ber-
eft of parents, without family or re-
lations who care, they are 'thrown.
upon the country or its charitable
organizations for support. At hone,
if permitted, they would assurer; piti-
ful numbers. unheeded in the conges-
tion of their native land, nrttnriag,
without refining influences of fancily
ties, to a future full of uncertainty and.
doubt. Very naturally .the number of:
these poor little po-ple has increased
very considerably since the outbreak
of the war in which the breadwinners
of so many households perished. Or
themselves these children are help-
less, awaiting opportunities they are
powerless to seek themselves.
Not Superfluous in Canada.
If the children are "superfluous" in
the older lauds, they are decidedly
otherwise in Canada, a new land in
need of many workers. They are of
British stock, and taken is their
youthful years may. be molded into
the most desirable type of citizen to
populate the agricultural lauds of the
Dominion, making . their lives the
richer to themselves: and to their
country,
Every farmer has need of a boy
about his place; and a growing youth
without taxing his strength andt:ly
can make himself very valuable. A
girl can be of the greatest assistance
in the housewife's multifarious tasks
on the farm. Country life to these
little derelicts of overcrowded cities
is one long holiday, and the farm
chores the most romantic of games.
The Dominion's laws ensure that the
children receive an adequate secular
education, and their lives on the farm
is a continual teaching along the lines
in which they can be of the greatest
future benefit to the country. There
is no greater lover of the country life
than one whose lot has forced him to
live in au overcrowded city.
Warm Welcome Awaiting i '.em.
There are societies overseas who
devote their time and energies toward
the emigration and suprvision of boys
and girls of this 'class, and placing
them.in reputable farm homes in the
Dominion. There was . continuous
triffic in tlteyears before the wt._, for
the greater part with gratifying re-
sults. Upon the outbreak of hostil-
ities there canoe a halt to this work,
but the past year has seen a resump-
tion on a barge scale. They have been
arriving in parties every mouth, their
eager, alert little laces peeping from
between the ship's rails as the vessels
come into port, full of curious ques-
tioning and joyful anticipation. By
the time another Christmas comes
round, It is estimated that. about 500
of these mites will have been trans-
ferred during the year to Canada and
found comfortable homes and kindly
foster parents on the .Dominion's
farms.
The Demand Exceeds Supply.
it may seem strange, but the demand
for these children has exceeded the
supply, and up to the present there
has been no difficulty in Burling homes
for those arriving at the Dominion's
shores. The scheme has, worked out
very t uccessfully. itepr'e=etttatives of
the societies under whose auspices the
emigration and placing is affected,
periodically visit the homes in which
children have been placed, to assure
themselves that they are being rightly
treated and given every possible op-
portnnity. With bur rew exceptions,
the most parent -like relations exist in
the household, the little ones finding
their way to the lieatte of their foster -
parents and proving a spiritual conso-
lation as well as a material aid.
Many of these farmers' boys, when
at adolescence they have gone out into
the world, have through their indus-
try and thrift nude most, snccessful.
farmers and filled important posts.
They •take their places in life •lade_
pendent, optimistic, and on as equal-
ity with other citizens of the Domin-
ion. in the British files, They were
starved for opportunity and outlet.
Canada gave them their chance, and
with few exceptions in. the past, they
have turned out valuable assets to the
laud and the foster -patents who adopt-
od then.. .
"The Bible is the only news -book
in the world. The newspaper tells
nr what has taken plaee; this Book
tells, us what will take place." --D.
Ia, Maody.
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