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'HEALTH EDUCATION
BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON
Provincial Board of Health, Ontario
Dr. Middleton will be glad to Weiser questions on Public Health ;-sat'
tars through this column. Address him . at the Parliament Bldgs,
Toronto.
Haveh? tot Time.
OpportunitY'tapped •at a; clear
With a.chance for the brother with
Be rapped till his lingers were sore,
And muttered: "Colne on, let me M.
Here is .something I know you can do,
Here's a hill that you can carob."
But the brotlier inside, very quickly
replied;
"Old fellow, I haven't got time."
A fewda ago a letter reached ine drab and uninteresting situations' with Opportunity wandered along
e g d' smilesand ood-fellowship. A, few earth of a man wh°mould rise,
in s
' from a mother in the country, reading g .. He said to the indolent throng:
as "Our baby, seven weeks evenings ago I was in a train coming
fellows:y, '"Here's a chance for the fellow who
Junction 1 tries."
old,had a rash from the heat. Woulddto'Toronto from Blackwater
i dl tell a what is best to andthe compartment was filled With But each of them said with a smile,
you
kindly m
f°r. it:' This is a difficult quest#onto the ordinary crowd of tired, sleepynight
ht ""I wish I could do it but I'm
answer by letter, and shows what divi'duals one,sees travelling at g Very busy to -day, and I'm sorry to say
Public Health. officials have to deal ,after a long journey. Yawning;
with. In the first place the question
should be answered by the family phy-
ga That I really haven't got time,"
irig listlessly at the notice prohibiting
spitting in the train, or looking out
hdarkevening,
lookingon life as a
commonplace, -without a thrill.
e a youngman wear-
ing me button, and.
were his wife andbaby. a charm-
ing
ing little• mortal about fifteen months
e of
Hardly had its mother got seated
led roundin her a
and grabbed a newspaper which a' man
readingIn the seat,-
ntl the man was alert
with kindly interest. Not wanting to
reader disturbed, the mother
the seat facing, but'a
i neofellowwa
next victim: The little tot 'promptly
tookholdofhis ear.an -
round.. startled.
But when he saw thatau
he instantly , reached
over his horny hand and shook baby's
outstretched palm. The child then
lad across the aisle eating
an orange and glued its eyes on the
attractive fruit. With the 'mother's
permission the lady gave a section of
the orange to the` child, and to show its
appreciation, the little one allowed
itself to be lifted on to the lady's
knee.
All the time the baby was smiling
and waving its hands at nearby people
in the compartment, with the result
that everybody was wreathed in
smiles. That baby was a tonic—a
genial travelling companion not only
to its parents, but to every stranger
it met along the way. Its father re-
marked to 'me that the baby was
everybody At last Opportunity came
sician. He is the one to visit the child into t e Toa man who was burdened with
and determine what the cause of the seemed to be 1 But cares,
rash maybe. • The mother may think p , h t th 1 And said: "I now offer the same
ar
it is caused by heat and she may be into the flan cam Opportunity that has been-. theirs,
right, but .it is better to have expert ing the returned
d b tto , with him Here's a duty that ought to be done..
advice on the matter. There are rash'- Th t harm It's a chance if you've got time to
es due to scarlet fever, incipient th
take it "
measles and various other ailments old was soon the centre interest . Said the man with a grin: "'Come
that have to - be taken into account,
when wheeled arms along, pass it int
asIt this that whe 111 either find time or I'll make it,"
b c for reasons such
Public Health Education as far as was listlessly ' be Of all the excuses there are
impressel. Welfare is conctheerned, ssms to hind. Instantly By which this old world is accursed,
on mothers ea necessity This "haven't got time" is by far
a . thoxou;gh medical ,examination are have the . The poorest, the feeblest; the worst,
their children regularly. , Parents moved over to A delusion it #sy and a snare;
too prone to diagnose complaints of rollcomplex o d ld.s the
;children and label them this or that y If the habit is yours, you should
'without` any scientific investigation shake it,
h' d the weather For if you want to do what is offered
whatsoever. For instances it is appal- beaten stranger turned
ing to think of the number of deaths
to you
h laughing little You'll find time to do it, or make it.
of infants and young children from countenance 1 h d
diphtheria whose mothers kwere firmly
convinced that the sick children had
merely a "sore throat"- or tonsilitis.
Over 63 per cent. of the deaths from
noticed a y
diphtheria in Ontario last year were
among children under five .years of
age—that is, children of pre-school
age who had not yet come under the
supervision ,of school medical inspec-
tion. Minor defects of all kinds, more-
over, go unattended to, and become
chronic because either the parent did
not notice the defect in the child or
else did not regard it as anything
serious. The idea of calling in a doctor
is only as a last resort with some
people, - in fact,you will sometimes
hear the expression "I don't think he
is sick enough to send for a doctor."
The baby is not a tay or aplaytihing, breast-fed from birth till it was over
but a great responsibility.. Its heath,. nine months old, which was very ob-
• growth and happiness depend"lilirgely
upon'you—the parent. Therefore you
must avoid' infection by keeping the
vious.
To me, interested in the Welfare of
baby away from anyone who is not Children, my admiration of this
perfectly well. What seems like -a cold youngster Teas : associated with a feel -
in the head may turn out to be measles ing of regret—regret that there
or some other disease. Remember that should not be more . of these healthy,
measles and whooping -cough ire seri= happy babies in this Province of On.
ous diseases for young children.' The tario..They are optimists from birth
oldera
child is when he comes down and will grow to healthy men and
other
see
the,
vie
often
of• n,' How.
e women. don r o
,.; the
w
sls
g
"' the` `les
with h them
z ,
t
• fatal results.: The germs of disease 'extreme, the ill -nourished, pale and
enter by wayof the mouth., Keep crying baby,_ handicapped in health
"
earthly
Moment it begins its Y
theg
every --
and from
comforters,
' sand
thin
play g„
thing that has not been thoroughly existence: It is a sorry spectacle and
cleaned out of the baby's .mouth. Do there is • no need •far many of these
not let the baby crawl around on 'n
dirty. floor or dusty carpet. Place him
on a clean sheet or blanket. Flies
carry disease to babies. Screen the
WOULD NOT BE `%ITDOUT
baby's .room.
Keep flies away from the baby and
his food at all times. Cover the crib
or - carriage With netting to keep , out
the flies and mosquitoes.
A healthy, good-tempered baby is
one of thegreatest joys of life.
Wherever it goes, sunshine radiates
from its presence and fills- the most
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Both Come From, the Same
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
Cause—Thin,, Watery Tilted.
Both Satisfied.
Most people think of neuralgia as a' ""So you resigned?"
PUT ME IN SPLENDID
HEALTH, HE SAYS.
pain. in the bead or face, but neuralgia ,"yes, i couldn't stand the way the Feels It His Duty To Tell
firm treated me."
"What did they do?"
`Took my name Doff the pay sheet,"
may effect any nerve in the body. Dif-
ferent :namesare given to it when it
affects'. certain nerxee. Thus neuralgia
of the sciatic nerve is called sciatica,
but the character of the pain and the
nature of the disease are the solos,, ""Are you' willing to work for $30. a
The Pain in neuralgia is caused by , month and your boardr asked Mr,
starved nerves. The blood which car- Cobbles.
The Days Are Gone.
ries -nourishment to the nerves bas
become thin and impure and no longer
does so, and the pain you feel is the;
cry of the nerves for their natural
food. You may ease the pains 'of nour-
algia with hot applications, but real
relief from the trouble comes by en-
riching and purifying the blood. For
this purpose Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
are strongly recommended. -These
pills make new, rich, blood and thus
act as ?a most effective nerve tonic. If
you are suffering- from this most
dreaded of troubles, or any form of
nerve trouble, give these pills a fair
trial, and note the ease and .comfort
that fellows their use.
You;ean get Dr, Williams' Pink Pills
from any medicine dealer, or by mail
at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50
from', The. Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, • Ont. -
National Slanders.
Mrs. W. Beesley, Mille Roche, Ont.,
writes: "I have used Baby's Own Tab-
lets for the past eight months . and
would not be without them. I used
them for indigestion and teething and
my baby is cutting his teeth without
any trouble whatever. I can highly
recommend the Tablets to other moth-
ers." What Mrs. Beesley says thous-
ands of other mothers say. The Tab-
lets are a mild but thoroughlaxative
which regulate the bowels andsweeten
the stomach, thus driving out consti-
pation , and indigestion and making
teething easy. They are sold by medi-
cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a
box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
weaklings, 'if theemothers only knew
and practiced iiothercraft, particular-
ly the greatessential—breast feeding;,
coupled with proper care of the child
during ;the early months and years of
life. In the whole field of ,Child Wel-
fare there
el-fare'there is no more important first
principle than this—having the child
fed at the mother's breast. It is : a
slogan that should be preached from
the housetops, from the pulpit and
from every newspaper and avenue of
pulbiicity in this country.
Obstructed Vision.
Very Stout Old' Gentleman—"Here,
my lad, is a nickel for you. Now tell
me if my shoes need polishing."
The man who is afraid of scratching,
his hands will not gather many ter
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The Cloud..
lei origin of national slanders• is a
mystery: Someone starts them, others
contiikue then, and the rest of us ac-
cept tliem
ccept,-them as Gospel, and give them
further currency.
Englishmen are alleged to be. super
shy and reserved. Their life on an is-
land his said to be responsible. Rub-
bish! They have been, and are, the
biggest travellers of all the nations.
If Englishmen were shy and reserved
they wouldn't have been the pioneers
in.4 'colonization, Empire -building, con-
quest, commerce, and the like.
As a matter of fact, the average
Englishman is super -sociable, and if
any proof of that is needed it is to be
found in the fact that England is, par
excellence, the home of sport. Sport
demands sociability. Imagine a tennis
Imam among a "super -shy, reserved"
people!
;Scotsmen arealleged tobe mean— stared with the knowledge that makes
: .
unto' careful wi'' th bawbees. Thous-
ands of jokes have been built up on
that slander. But, as a matter of fact,
the Scot, as all who have had to do
with him know, is extraordinarily
generous and kind-hearted. Ask the
treasurer of any hospital! There's the
teat.
Irish . are downy slandered.
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ed ~ta Y
hid " are • clic g
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y
race; care fee and careless: This is a
slander.. The Irish are a sacl people.
s are
in a
rrielodie
it beautiful
All the
iii for key. "Irish humor" doesn't
really;,exfst. The Irish are really in-
tensely serious. And as to being
"careless," it is a fact that they are
thrifty, Glean, and super -moral.
The French are supposed to be ir-
responsible and excitable. An obvious
slander, which the Great War killed—
or ought to have killed.
Then there is the "wily, unspeak-
able" Turk. For a fact, he is about
as simple as they hake 'em! The
Dutchare alleged to be "stolid," and
all that the term implies. It's a slan-
der, for the Dutch are very much all
there! The tale aright-abe continued,
but the result would be the same,
whether dealing with the "cute" Yan-
kee, the "emotional" Welshman, the
"treacherous" Spaniard, or the "gay"
Italian. Slanders all!
To be the cloudfor which men pray,
When earth is parched by high sun's
ray;.
To be a.breath of cooling breeze
a ae.
of`se s
wind ,
0
ke• for
'is"cls
sn�c t"
"Wh k e
'
To be a dew on ripening g grass
When:, hot days o'er the meadows pass
fine,
It must besweet,
it be eet
must ,
To heal the earth of withering heat!
To be a song when silence seems
A pain, an ache, a void of dreams;
To be a fragrance and perfume
When lives are longing for a bloom;
To be a kiss, a hug, a smile
That hearts have hungered for the
while—
It must
hile—It'nlust be fine to serve some end
Of sweetness for a human friend!
Paper life -boats are new..The Japa-
nese manufacture a tough variety of
paper from fibres of the mulberry
tree. Some time ago a rear -admiral
of the Japanese navy discovered a
special method of waterproofing this
product and for cementing it. This
discovery ledtothe invention of col-
lapsible paper life-il5oats.
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First on the !Appetite List
NCE the crispness and, charm of
Grape -N uts have been tested by the
family, there's one item that stands prom-
inentlyout in the marketing list thereafter.
That's Grape -Nuts.
The twenty hours of continuous baking
have produced, from the natural richness
of wheat and malted barley, a food that
is uniquely sweet with sugar developed
from the grains themselves, and whose
crispness and flavor make a delightful;
appeal to every member of the family.
And =ra e -Nuts i3 Soundly nourishing'
A.x; P a.:
• w i•and strength.
health
� of a
--a gesso _ �Yla-i�,er
'Served with cream or milk, as a cereal
•Ea
!Mast or lunch, or made into a
for breakfast
pudding for dinner.
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See that your marketing list includes
-- ;=
delicious economical food, today.
this ,
All grocers.
"There's a Reason'' for Grape -Nuts
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To be a star when night is dark;
To be a lyric when the lark -
Has flown to other haunts of life;
To be a memory in some heart
That has grown weary of the strife—
It must be fine, 0 cloud, like thee
To bring the cool breath of the sea;
Or rose, to grace with beauty those
Whose lives are empty of the rose!
Good Spirits.
There are three sorts of spirits—al-
coholic, ghosts, and those that are a
part of yourself. They are a health
barometer, and indicate your state,
physically and nrentally.
Any medical man would corroborate
the statement that it is unwise, if not
dangerous, to get in low spirits, and
as various causes produce that effect,
it as well to know what those causes
"Yes, sir," replied the appliant for a
job as a farm hand. "But if you occa-
sionally see me pause in my task of
manicuring the pigs to brush away a
tear thinlc nothing of it. I was paid
$10 a day during the war, and it wasn't
much of a day at that."
Careful Father.
Young Harold was late for Sunday
school and the minister inquired the
cause.
"I was going fishing, but father
wouldn't let me," announced the lad.
"That's the right kind of a father to
have," replied the reverend gentleman.
"Did he explain the reason why he
would not let you go?"
"Yes•, sir. He said there wasn't bait
enough for two."
Thinking. of Home.
A lit -tie' ladof nine on entering one
of our large fever hospitals was no-
ticed by the nurse to be crying bitter-
ly.
She, trying to find out the cause of
his tears; said, "Well, sonny, why are
you crying so?"
The little lad, between his sobs, re-
plied:
"I ani not crying, nurse, but me eyes
are watering when I thinks of home."
That Man Is Happy --
Who values honor and good name
above riches.
•
Who can enjoy the landscape with-
out owning the land.
Who can face poverty and misfor-
tune with cheerfulness and courage.
Who has a hearty appreciation of
the beautiful in human life as well as
in nature.
Who has a contented mind liberally
Others How It Has
Helped Him.
"Tanlac has been of such benefit to
me that I feel it my duty to make the
facts known to everybody," said Her-
bert H, Knapton, well,known drug
clerk, 15 Epworth Ave., London, Ont.
"As the result of an accident about
three years ago I was laid up for
seven weeks and got into a very run-
down condition. My stomach was so
upset that I bad to go on a special diet
because of indigestion and was also
troubled with constipation. I had so
much neuralgic pain in my shoulder
that I could get no rest at night with•
out taking sedatives to induce sleep.
"I must confess that 1 did not think
Tanlac could help me, but a -friend of
mine was so benefited by it that I
gave it a trial. - I was both surprised
and gratified by the result.
"It quickly gave me an excellent ap-
petite and so improved my digestion
that I could eat whatever T pleased
without suffering any bad after ef-
fects and it also relieved my constipa-
tion. -
"I haven't an ache or a pain in my
body now and ever since I finished the
third bottle of Tanlac I have enjoyed
splendid health. I've been praising
and recommending it ever slisce."
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere. Adv.
.Lifeboat Made of Basket -
Work.
A basket -work lifeboat seems very
frail and delicate for the Bard work of
getting through rough seas to a ship
in=distress, yet a boat of this type has
just been invented, and it is claimed
that it gives greater safety than the
usual kind. ..,�.�,.
The wooden framework of the boat
life interesting.
To whom plain living, high thinking
and useful work constitutes real
riches.
Who is conscious of his oneness
with the One.
Who has a harmonious, happy home.
Who has learned how to neutralize
fear thoughts andworry thoughts by
stidotes.
t ir_e
lie
A hibernating animal can bewak
erred from its winter sleep by being
Drought into a warm room. When
again put into a cold place it inime
diately resumes its dormant state.
Forest Fires Burn the Future.
Every good citizen - should know
what forests mean to Canada, to his
province and to his very home: and
that every fire .. that burns in the
forests is a detriment to the progress
of civilization. Every boy and girl
should have testified into their minds
the untold damage that may result
from cerelessness with fire in the
woods. In destroying the forests we
are not -only damaging the present, but
are literally burning up the future.
Ask for Minard's and take no other.
At the Yarmouth Y,M.C.A. Boys'
Camp, held at Tusket Falls in August,
I found! Minard's Liniment most bene-
ficial for sunburn, an immediate relief
for colic and toothache,
Alfred Stokes,
General Sec'y.
The French astronomer, Pons, lis.
coverer of the_ comet that has aroused
s"o much interest this 'year -on the oc-
casion of its; periodic return to our
part of the solar system, began his -
career as janitor of the- Observatory
of Marseilles. He discovered, in -all,
thirty-seven comets.
tar aNT1.n:i—SO'C1NG LADIES OF
\- good education to train as nurses.
Apply IVella.ndra. Hospital, St. Cathar-
ines, Ont.
America's Pioneer Dag Remedies
Hook on
GED DISEASES
end Flow to Feed
Mailed Free to 5111 Ad-
dress by the Adthor.
IX. ClaS Glover Co., roar
118 `Wept 31st Street
New York, V.S.A.
are, and counter them. Forget not is covered with a cork lining, and over
that what we call "spirits" is really that is laid an outer cover of woven
our vitality, the life principle.cane. " It is said that the new boat
We feel depressed in spirits on a wet
day because the air is laden with va-
por, and has proportionately less ogy-
gen in it. The air, too, is lighter than
usual, and does not balance the air
in our bodies. Hence the depression.
The result is that we work with diffi-
culty and less efficiency.
The remedy is to get out of doors
and double the normal rate of breath-
ing. That, as is evident, will pump A Dominion Express Money Order
more oxygen into the system, and the for five dollars costs three cents,
COARSE SALT
LAND SALT
floats better than the boats now in Balk C1sz'lczts
use, and that it is impossible for it to TORONTO SALT WORKS
sink. ' fi, j, 04,i" F - TORONTO
The basket lifeboat is so light and
springy that it is less likely to be , — IN r�i�, ggi
crushed by swinging against the side' ;� I Y
'of: a ship, or by the buffeting of the [`lj ! i Y
waves.
MONEY ORDERS.
benefit is immediate. The "life" of
the' depression can be felt.
And laugh! Laughter stirs tip the
whole system and releases stored ner-
vous power or vitality, it may be Kilauea, a volcano on the island of
urged that one cannot laugh if there is Hawaii, shall' be made to provide oleo -
nothing to laugh at; but; as a matter tris light and:power fey every part of,
of fact a forced laugh will soon pro- the island. This volcano has a per {
Makin Volcanoes Work.
It is proposed that the heat from
grecs to a natural one. Try- you will petually active crater, and is an awe -
bound your spirits A request has been =<LdclraMed to the I
get amused at yourself, and up will inspiring spectacle for tourists.
Finally, add to the quicker .breaah7 Legislature •of Hawaii asking for the
ing and the laughter, a loosening of appropriation of $30,000, which, with
your clothing Undo neck and wrist- a like amount from the I-Iawaiian Vol -
bands and the like. That's the last cane Research Association, will be
little touch, As the proof of the pad- used for borings and other preliminary
cling is in the eating try this threefold work..
remedy the next time you are depress- It is hoped that sulphur, copper, and
ed from any cause, and you will final it other materials ' nay be recovered
a sure cure.
from the gases of the crater, while it
may be found possible to use the power
Great Britain 'was within 00 days tl geeerated to extract nitrogen• from the
being starved during one period of the
tated the Primo Minister of
Iwar s
(lrjtnard'a Liniment Lumberman'S r rieod
Australia recently. • •
EC7���G Cuid fC�'E
Irl iiste 's.W sDisfigured.
C i iij ra Ueda.
"Eczema started on my face
around my chin. It came oat in
blisters and the itching
and burning were very
disagreeable. Sleep was
out of the question e. d
ray face was disfig ."cd
so I wore a veil.
"I was treatedatidmed
dif:erent remedies but
nothing would do any good. I pro-
cured a coke of Cuticura .scan and a
box of Cuticura Oiratmentw ash coon •
healed me." (Signed) Miss Carie
H. Friable, Gray, Dry Mills, 1,1n.
Try to prevent further trouble by
usingCuticura for all toiletparposes.
Soap25e. Ointment 25and50e. Takom2Se. Sold
throughouttheDomimon. CanadianPepoti
Lyman, Limited, 344 St. Paul St., W., Montreal.
n Cuticura Soap shaves without mug.
LIFE WAS W
MISERY TO SER
Says this Woman Until Re-
lieved by Lydia E. Pinkhaln's
Vegetable Compound.
Owen Sound, Ont.—"1 suffered for
ten years with female organic trouble,
neuralgia and indi-
gestion, and was
weak and had such
bad pains I could
hardly walk or stared
`Byers up at times. When
I would sweep
would have to go and
lie down. I could
not sleep at night,
and would wander
around the house
half the time. I tried
everything but noth-
ing did me any good, and the last doc-
tor I had told me he never expected
me to be on my feet again or able to do
a day's work. One day one of your
little books wz s left at my door and my
husband said.1 should try a bottle oi'
Lydia E. Pineham's Vegetable Come'
pound. IthanlecTodIclid,foritrolievett
' me, and I am now well and strong, 1,
think there is no remedy like the VVege•
table Compound for anyone who has mat
troubles, and have recommended it to
My neighbors. You can publish my letter.
for the benefit of those I can't reach.
--Mrs. HONEY A. IVIITCiuLL, 1767 7th
Ave., East, Owen Sound, Ont.
If you have any symptom about which
pa would like toknow write to the Lydia
E. I'inlrham Medicine Co. Lynn, Masse
is only Genuine
a,'nieg!
Is.'s criminal to take a
chance on any substitute for genuine
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," prescribed
by physicians for twenty-one years and
proved safe by millions. Unless you
see the name "Bayer" oil package or
on tablets you are not getting Aspirin
at all. In every Bayer package are
directions for Colds, Headache, Neural-
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents.
Druggists also sell larger packages.
Made in Canada. Aspirin is the trade
mark (registered in Canada), of Bayci
Mauufectnre of Morxoaoctioacidester of
Salioylicacid,
for helpful advice given tree of chaise.
ISSUE No. 8II—'21.