HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1922-09-07, Page 7A Visit to a Rock -Salt Mine
BY DAVID M.
There're a thrill in being ,dowered
down through a blank 'hole into the
earth 600 feet. One becomes used to
it;- they spy, but, believe ane, coot at
once.
One morning recently, the big: ele-
vator lowered in the shaft at the salt
mines on Avery • Island, . nine miles
s,outliea;st of New Iberia, Lousdana,
having, on board 'a camera manywho,
was going down on a special assign-
went to try out. a'new'l.ight.
There -are no prel•b liner esu nor .cere-
mtonY about the detsicen:t. Tlie slhaft is
a very uninviting affair, and llasan
appearance of "come down if you
Wish; I'm not promising you anything."
The elevator le not a handsome brass
or 'steel -netted cage nor is there a boy
in attendance. After all got on, it. just.
went down.
It's very quiet. There isn't much
°laugbiter nor talk; the otteaet .feel
about the same way you do. All the
jokes, have been left up on the surface
of the earth. Then in that black down-
ward drop there comes a rush of cool,
Suit air. One member aboard exclaim-
ed, when he felt the weir change of
temperature come up his legs, "My
goodness! I believe my pants came
off!" He had the correct sensation,
all right.
But when the bottom is reached,
what a change! And what a surprise
to end down there that the tempera
LEVINGSTON
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tura le . p leasent etandir?g aro
un 72
degrees. The atmosphere istes, balmy
:Pe • early snimnrer. O.A. cleaner spot
could hardly be i'ina>;ino'd •
A minute or sioafter' we landed at
the foot of the abaft, there came a
rumbling noise es of distant thunder,
It seemed to roll en and on, reveaber
aitifcg down the long corridoms, ill and
out of these tall arches., eometimes' in-.
creasing in Ito, growl, then diminishing
as it entered one of .the lower -roofed
elevities, It was not a noise teat woifid'
fill anyone with ddsmey,'feer, or anxie-
ty, tY, but 'something that seemed, a
way, to beexpeeted in this's+traaige un-
derground cavern. It was all so new
and different thatet thrcilled one with
a pleasing -satisfaction of having, en-
tered upon an•adventure worth while.
No questions were asked. The natural
supposition was' that the summerlike
thunderstorm' had. been caused by a
blast away back in one of these dark
ethannels.
The camera man -wanted to "shoot"
a scene showing how 'the salt was torn
from its be& This led•the pasty down
oneof those long avenues, with the
small lights strung alongsdd.e, just as
though they were so many tiny street
lamps., and the tall aro% glittering over-
head. A narrow-gauge railroad ran
down the centre, reminding one ,of a
mini'arture. street -ear line, laid flat in
the hard, dry salt the crushed under
the foot. ,
A VISION OF THE
FUTURE
But few men can conscientiously
'claim any ability in forecasting things
that are to happen at same future
date. Poesi'bly the weather man's an
"'exception. However, there are a few
who have through careful study in-
' .. formed themselves on the general ten-
dencies of the times and from this
information they are able to calculate
fairly accurately some of the .thing
which are quite certain to come to
pass.
Recently Mr. Charles A. Coffin, an
American who has done large things
in the indiustrial world during the past
forty years, made the following state-
ment: "The next -big social change,
' ti
ax I see it, will bed•e�eentraiiza on.
I)lecttricity made the great city. It
may now be expected to unmake it."
LADY'S GREAT DANGER
DURING HOT WEATHER
More little ones die during the hot
weather than at any other time of the
year. Diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera in-
fantum and stomach troubles come
without warning, and when a medicine
is not at hand to give promptly the
short delay too frequelitly means that
the . child has passed : beyond aid.
Baby's Own Tablets should always be
kept in the house where there are
young children. An occasional dose of
the Tablets will prevent stomach and
bowel troubles, or if the trouble
comes suddenly the prompt use of the
Tablets will relieve the baby. The Tab-
lets are said by medicine dealers or by.
mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr.
Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont. -
Seemingly, up to the present time Not Prepared.
P,
ower 1a'bor and capital can be coo The old'deacon was the kindest of
ordinated more eagle in our great in= '.men; deeply religious and 'always ready'
dustrial centres than in smaller places. with! a good word. One day while he
But recent • remarksbe developments was driving to town he overtook an
le. the distribution and, use of elec- peddlez :with a•large„pack on;
tripi sipereer to lee ehamgre* the sat his: baek. Stopping his horse rr'cthe dee.c
,
tiateen , This new' helper:; promes ises loon suggested that the man` Te The
l ring a •most fieecitble power to all men;
:whether they live and work in the city,
the village, or on the farm.
The "broadcasting of power". will
gradually make it possible to process
and manufacture raw materials near an'tly. Then there was a rather long
the source of production. ' If this can pause, and, thinking to improi a this
be done successfully, dt will materially occasion in a religious sense, the dea-
aid in coining sown a heavy and in con turned and asked, "My friend,;. are
many canes unnecessary transporta- you prepared to die?"
don tax. Thegoods can also be deliv- With a shriek the Italian sprang to
ered to the ultimate consumer at the ground and dieapPcareid into the
lower cost, near -by woods. The calls of the dee.
The city bas brought many social con only hastened the fellow's flight,
and economic troubles. But it has and neither the deacon nor anyone else
also developed conveniences and ad- ever saw him again in that neighbor-
vantages;wlzirilc modern people will not hood. It seems that the peddler was
forego. Electricity is new making not prepared.
possible these comforts, opportunities
and amusements in the healthful dis- While phonograph records may be
tricts of our countrysides. The effect handled freely and quickly without
ettelea eitefulisee%reinhis Pack in tike
back of :the 'spring wagon ' and then
Climbed' to the Seise:beside the good
deacon.
For some tine the two talked pleas -
this will have upon the agriculture of
any community its difficult to foret el.
There can be little question, however,
but that the results' wil be beneficial,
A Prayer,`
Sweet, i< liftt•thte .}7raye for iia;?
Wlru axe 414krer teen rhe dew
Is to. the frail flowers, of spring
Ere they burst to blessomiee --
May the great Eternal Will
Guard you from ail touch of 111,
Spare you from the bitter pup
Hooded Sorrow raieee up;
GI
t fair was weei:e
Lead you hrouglr y
dwell '
Love's•artease and.as• Moder
he p
--Clinton,.Scollard
An Editor's Invoice.
An editor once kept track of 11'
profits ,and losses • during the' year, ani,,
gives an invoice of his businees diary`
'at the end of twelve months, of ups and
downs in the following maner:
Been broke 361 times.
Praised the public 89 times.,,
Told lies, 720 times,.
leissedd prayer meeting 52:times.
Been roasted 431 times.
Roasted others, 52 times.
Wasthed office towel 3 times,
Missed moats .0.
• Mistaken for a preacher 11 times.'
Mistaken for a capitalist 0.
Got whipped 8 times.
Whipped others 0. .
Cash on hand at beginning $1.47.•
Cash on hand at ending 150.
,Ha, Had No Speedometer,
Aesop of fable fame was asked ley`:a
traveller how long it would take lidi
to get t,dnAthene.
"You'll be there when you artive4'•
said Aesop.
"Of course!" answered the travel
ler. "But how long will it take me?"
"I don't know," saki Aesop.
The traveller stalked off, .exaspet
ated. After he had travelled along .fon
about two or three minutes, Aesop Seee of a half-crown was filed at Somer-
hai'led him. Set House recently It had been picked
"It. will take you one hour to reach .•up from the sea, and recorded a be-
Athens," he called. Quest to "My darling wife."
"Why did,n't you tell methat in. the: OeMany wills have been made on such
first place?" demanded the traveller.
"How could I know before I saw
hdw fast you can travel?" answered
Aesop.
Most Successful Treatment
as Through the $ledii.
°i he early'Stages of nervous debility
i i
li-
end irr t
! o i s o b
to ' : r least s
d.
by ,est e
'11,O
tee
rieh' Ole b their ierves,inie seem to As the tr'ou-
; Y i xn
,ed•vances coronion syeal torn$ are
atified•f e1Ing• weakness in tee
kneess
athd s:Zikles; headaches, baeltachea and
is 4e x"etisness. Thee matter requires
µrlfb�liate ntn, fahing but
tabe treakiiattekeartiowill preventrnota .com-
te'','breakd lee.
he'•nervous system governs the
alfl, body, controlling heart, lungs,
testlon and brain, so that it is not
truing teat nervous disturbances
rye.
setae distress•. Por troubles of
t ieetind Dr. Williams' Pink Pills suc-
GAad'When other treatment fails, for
here pills' • make new blood, enriched
eel the elmeents or} which the nerves
tire, and in this way reach the root
o the trouble. In;proof of this is the
� teelent of Mie. l)ockerill, Stratford,
.,-Who says: --"My daughter, Matii-
o:, was suffering.'` from. nervous de-
iiit;y; and theusual remedies did not
Teem to help her, 1 was advised by a
fryted to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
le trial, and soon we found they were
$fling her a great deal of good. She
complained . of pains in the stomach,
,aiixi'a severe flutteripg of the heart,
•witha general weakness. Under the
Wee of these pills she continued to
gdin,' and I believe they have saved
e'r from going into a decline."
`You can get these Pills from any
eedIeine dealer or by mail at 50 cants
t box or six boxes for $2.50 from The
D. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
ont.
Weird Wills.
A will neatly engraved on the back
a naval identity disc of about the
Bound to Succeed.
"I had just made a start in'thds city,e.
said a Chicago business man, "and had
gone out to eat a modest lunch, whet
my office boy, who hard been told wher
to find ine, rushed in to announce ti
a gentleman :hied called to see' m.-
'foreign -looking man," he explained.
"Why did you let him go?" ,I:
"I would have come round at • i`
see him."
"L ;didn't !let him go,". was
:response, "He is still: be
...Peeked ' bier infer "
-
.'And so l:• secured
\and most prised pat
What Want
•'•'Ma wants two pounds, of b
aotly like what you sent us last
If it ain't exactly like that. she:
take -it."
The -grocer .turned to his .cuttoul
and remarked • blandly': "Some peop
don't like particular customers, but
do. It is my delight to- get them jus
what they want. I will attend to you
in a moment; my boy."
"All right," said the boy,' "but be
sure and get the same kind. A lot of
dad's relations are visiting our house,
and ma doesn't want 'em to come
again."
things, as colas, colons', hats, and even
,Tipots,;; but perhaps the most unique
was: the will left some years ago by a
South of England farmer.
'A sealed note indicated that his will
would be found in a room upstairs.
The room was searched without sue-
r. until a woman, noticing that the
paper was loose at one corner,
ed her hand upon it, and im-
attely the whole piece fell down.
e back of the paper were written
stator's ,wishes.
egal action some years ago, one
zhibits in court -was the top of
on which bequests had been
le in another case a wo-
e
oe words• in wool on a
Not a Profiteer.
It happened on King Street, An, old
danger of injury, they should not be ascan was selling pencils. A young
stacked un in a pile without protection man • approached and, choosing one
for the surfaces, nor should they be from the stock on hand, asked .the
given the baby to play with. Albums price. When told it was five cents,
g's Track.
e Is,, dreadedby. those.
s' the Atlantic, icebergs
e most formidable.
dievice has, been brought out
rend inventor which detects
s,when they are six miles away,
ting ice sends out says which are
4ble to the eye, but which affect a
to instrument called the thermo-
le .,
,hi5 apparatus can be made so fine-
at.•it will register.the presence of
a,:lrghted candle at a distance of half a
mile,-
r•The thernio-couple is connected to a
telephone receiver on the bridge of
the„dliip. -When conditions are normal
it Meets a continuous note of unchang-
ing pitch. As soon as an iceberg is ap-
peeeeeed, however, the 'note changes,
and ;the look -out man knows at once
that there is danger.
MONEY ORDERS.
• both in the wayof su 1 ing to the are'the most eeonorateal and handythe purchaser, wishing to" be good • demit by Dominion Express Money
PF y g Order. If lost or stolen you get your
farmer seasonable labor and in im- way of keeping any average person's hearted, gave ten cents. Imagine his money back,
proving the market for his farm pro- collection of records. astonishment when the old man said:
• ddcts. "Your; man, you will be selling pen Copper Roofing.
The service of God is the most per- oils when you reach my age if you
feet freedom any sou canhave.True s•quander your money in that wee,
religion andtrue freedom a• alwaysWhen was your age was, the same
havegone en d in an way. •I could not hold oil to money,
hence my present position. I now only
Do what you consider is your duty, I ;Copper that was used on some of the
but de not insist that others shall l' li I I th Most famous buildings of Europe, now
consider it their duty also. h d h d y centuriesold, has never been replaced.
Tee cost of laying has hitherto pre -
ted the. wide use of copper for roof -
Surnames and Their Origin
CARBERY
Variations—Carberry, MacCarbery.
Racial Origin—Irish.
Source—A given name.
The correct Gaelic form of this fami-
ly name is, either "O'Cairbre" or "Mac-
Cairbre."
As a matter of fact there are 'four
distinct sources of this fancily or clan
name, for there were four distinct and
separate clane. among the Irish bear-
ing this, name. ,
Osie of thein was, in Leinster. Tra-
dition has'it that this clan, known as
"O'Calrbre," derived its name from a
chieftain of the O'Dwyer -line called
"Cairbre" and, surnamed "Clciitheach-
ar." The given name means,figura-
tively, "chief of the chariot,".
The. Offaly. Carberrys were known as
"Mann Cairbre" and this name was,
sometimes Anglicized, MacCarberry.
This clan was.. an. offshoot of the Col -
Bans.
The Orgiall Carberrys used the pre-
fixed "0' " rather than the "Mac," and
were a development of the Clan Cord-
gen.T here was ail-other"Ciann Cairbre"
in ulster, and this one wee a branch
more of the ore ancient clan of the b'iMad
dens.
"Cairbre" was a widespread given
wine aiiton,g tate medieval Irish, asfn
may be gathered frothe fact that no
less tette four �cliieftai�ns of tills.ntllne
had .clans named after thele,
ASHTON
Racial Origin—English.
Source—A locality.
Until the final and complete list of
family names has been made up, and
each has been traced definitely to its
source, it will be an open question as
to whether there isa large number of
family names originating in England
which come from localities or from the
given names of the fathers of the orig-
inal bearers.
Here. IS an addition to the list of
those which have been developed from
place names
It is not possible ill: the individual
case to assign the exact locality from
which the family name of Ashton de-
veloped. There are so many Ashton;:
and in addition there were probably
more places whose names since have
been changed.
This name, so far as can be ascer-
tained, has been quite' regular in its
development. Originally it was pre-
ceded. by theSaxon "atte" (lneaning
"of"or fl'onin and ' at the") and was
used in conjunction with, a man'e given
name simply to distinguish him from
others of the same given name. It was
a very natural method of differentia.tion to refer to the place from which
a man had come, or the place in which
his dwellilig was located providing
that place was net a large enough coni-
.
mu•nity to house others at the. seine
ask a w
living. Heed my arning in
time."
0
Honest Milkman.
The dealer was• charged with selling
adulterated milk and he pleaded not
guilty.
"But," said the judge, "the testi-
mony shows that your milk'coantained
25 per cent. water." -
"Then it must be higt igrade milk,"
returned the dealer. "If your Honor
will look up the word 'milk' in ,your
dictionary you will find that it contaiais,
80 to 90 per cent. water. I should have
sold mime for cream."
The inconsiderable Fish.
The two things that Clarence Bab-
son liked to do were fishing and "Met
setting," but apparently he liked to
"set" better even t' fan to iisi�. One
spring afternoon the 'fish were biting
well when Clarence came .along with
his pole and eat down on the bank.
"Shucks!" he sighed querulously as
his cork float disappeared, and' his: line
tightened. `.suet as I• get nicely set -
tied I get a bite."
The world's largest wireless horn
has been erected, at Iclora Park, Cali-
fo,rnia. It is twenty-five feet long,
and has all, ,aperture of twelve feet,
and with ,its air, wireless concerts' eat
heard ever an area of twentyerina,
square miles',.
The length of a friendship is Oftee
determilledl by the shortness 'oj e
given Hanle as himself. temper.
ve
en
ing rout a new method that does away
with:the soldering now makes a cop -
bei' roof little more expensive than
One of slate or composition enir,gles.
'ache ;sheets;• which are eight by 'eig-h-
teerieieeheeein size, are laid in much
the ieame' way as old-style shingles
•
were .'laid, , except that each, Sheet is
locked in a' watertight joint to its
neighbors and to verge strip, eaves
piece and ridge flashing.
0
tenser" telemeter. Relieves Neuralgia
_ •7
Artifiical Christmas Tree.
Aa•'artificiar Qhs-istnias tree invent-
ed by; a Califorui.aaa serves as a hat-
raclt; anti• `umbrella stand when the
branches are removed, making it use
-
fel, year round.
OARSE SALT
;AND SALT
Bulk Cariots
FOf ONTO SALT WORKS
CLIFF TORONTO
';s1*.natows 'tone 'Zeit itentMittie
Book an
DOG DISEASES
'and How to Feed
MAIO Free to an Ade
dre'as by the. Author.
* Cl�y Glelfet
129 Weet 24th Street
les 'YOrkc,' u.B.A.
aids t49.
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Some Lessons from a Great
Ciomposer's Life.
There is much eneouregerneat for
the
hard-working fallSie studezttt in the
Tong life .of. Camille Saint -ester's, re-
rently ended. Saes Groves' sober die•
denary: "Saint-Seens is o consummate
master .of composition, and no one pose
AleaSes a more profound lutowledge
than he does of the secrets and re
i;purces of the art, but the creative
faculty does not else") pace with the
'i a an:" Thi
technical ,sk 11 pf tli wo�rkm s>
of course, is a polite way of saying
that be was a 'first -plass technician
witha s•ecopd-rate:;genius which, how-
ever, he developed to' an extreme de-
gree by shear hard work and clear
thinking,
Geulus Is rare. Moza'rts& and. Seim-
berte are very scarce in musical eds.
tory. But all of us can work, and
though our endowments may be coos.
siderably less than those of Saint-
Saents, this gifted musician elbows, that
it is possible to work and live long,
and enjoy a large- measure of success
in music by making the utmost of
whatever share of talent we possess.
I•n this respect at least we can learn
more from Saint-Saens ,than we can
from, say, Schubert.
Incidentally, Saint -Sams, mixed free-
ly with men, and as an amateur at-
tronomer could be happy alone with
the stars. It is well to cultivate a hob-
by outside music, for this., no doubt,
helped Saint-Saens to live to eighty-
six.
British ' Columbia sipending. ap-
proximately $1,500,000 this year on
highways. Much new country will be
opened nip.
The 'safest place during a thunder-
storm is in bed, a position between two
feather beds giving complete im-
munity. Owing to the metallic sub-
stances in certain soils some trees are
struck more frequently than others.
Thus the oak and the elm are often
struck and destroyed by lightning;
but the ash is rarely struck, and the
beech it is said never.
For years I have never considered my
stock of household remedies complete
unless a bottle of Minaters Liniment was
included. For burns, bruises, sprains,.
frostbites or ehillblains it excels, and
I know of no better remedy for a severe
cold in the head, or that will give more
immediate relief. than to inhale from
the bottle through the nasal organ.
And as to my supply of veterinary re-
medies itin ver
medics essential,as has Y
it is
many instances provn its value. A re-
cent experience in reclaiming what was
supposed to be a lost section of a valua-
ble cow's, udder has again demonstrated
its great worth, and prompts me to re-
commend it in the highest terms to all
who have a herd of cows, large or small.
I think I am safe in saying among all
the patent medicines there is none that
covers as large a field of usefulness as
does Minard's Liniment. A real trueism
—good for mCIIASor bKStROBBINS,
Chebogue Point. •
if
Classified .Adv rti eme,N
AGENTS WeetTern.
TIOLE OR PART "t'XMv TO Steel
our cotnplete lino or eleotrie fix-
tures and appllanoee from our oeteio����,tte.
Liberal commission. W. r', Earle Bee:.
trio Supple Co., 1254 St Clair A:vo., Tor.
onto.
Bele WANTED A. p:
LTvt 2 .S
a, pound. Albert Lewis,
as West, 'Pronto,
L0.DIES—DO YOUR OWN HEM-
,{ STITCr•IING and pleating; attach,
rzerlkent fits any machine, 52.80; buttonhole,
5$'; duty .free; agents Wanted, E. Sa'a;-
PereNeON, 22 Quincy Street, Chicago.
el NF, HUNDRED ACRE FARM ON •
"ll Huron Road (Provincial highway)
near Clinton; two spring wells, splendid
buildings, good orchard and fences, For
terms and further particulars apply to:
G. A, P, 13rickenden & Co., Barristers,
&c., London Loan Bldg,, London, Ont.
WEEZI,T NEWSPAPER. WANTED,
W.E HAVE A CASH PURCHASER
for a weekly newspaper In On.
tario, Price must be attractive, Send
full information to Wilson Publishing
Co,, Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W.. Toronto.
BELTING FOR SALE
THRESHER BELTS AND SUC-
TION ,hose, new and used, shipped
subject to approval at lowest erices in
Canada. 'York Belting Co., 115 York
St., Toronto, Ont.
Artist An Engineer,
Leonardo da Vinci, the artist, who
painted the Mona Lisa, the world's
most famous picture, was also a mili-
tary engineer and wrote articles on ,
aeronautics..
IMlnard'a Liniment for solo everywherd
Faithfulness is a queenly quality,
Royal purple means constancy, in tihe
language of colors—a •symbol which
no Christian should forget.
Special wirelesssets are being madd
for the use of cowboys while riding
on their rounds,
SLICCEEDSWHERE
DOCTORS FAIL
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound Often Does That. —Read
Mrs. Miner's Testimony
Churubusco, N. Y.—"I was under the
doctor's ' care for over five years for
backache and had no
relief from hisinedi-
cine. One day a
neighbor told -me
about your Vegeta-
ble Compound and I
took it. It helped me
so much' that I wish
to advise all women
totry Lydia B. Pink -
ham's Vegetable
Compound for fe-
male troubles and
backache. " It is a
great help in carrying a child as I have
noticed a difference when I didn't take
it. I thank you for this medicine and if
I ever come to this point again I do not
want to be without the Vegetable Com-
pound. I give you permission to publish
this letter so that all women can take
my
advice."—Mrs. FRED MINER, BOX
102, Churubusco, N. Y.
It's the same story over again..
Women suffer from ailments for years.
Theytry doctors and different medi-
cines, but feel. no better. Finally they
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and you can see its value in
the case of Mrs. Miner.
That's the truth of thematter. If you
are suffering from any of the troubles
women have you ought to try this med-
icine. it can' be taken in safety by young
or old, as it contains no harmful drug&
Use Cuhcura And Watch
Your Skin Improve
Nothing better to cleanse and
purify the skin and to keep it free
from pimples and blackheads than
Cuticura Soap for every -day toilet
use. Assist with Cuticura Ointment
when necessary. Cuticura Talcum
is also ideal for the skin.
Ssap2Sc. Ointreet,"SnniS3c. Taleam25e. Sold
throughout theDominion. CanadianDepot:
Lamins, Limited, 344 St. Pad St., W., Montreal.
EXIIIr Endow.* Soap shaves without mug.
UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you
are not getting Aspirin at all
Accept only an "unbroken package" of "l3ayer Tablets of
Aspirin," which contains directions and dose worked out by
physicians during 22 years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache Rheumatism
Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis
Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain
Reedy' "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets ---Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists.
melee is tiro trade marls (resi&Ls'rod in Canada) of Mayer Manufacture of Mono
noestteactdester of salieylicaci,i. 'l'Vhilc it is well known that Aspirin means Payer
manufacture., to nssfst the 1nitflc against initiations. the Tablets of Bayer Contpnrir
Will be stamped with their general trade mark, the '11.rpr Crass,"