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Adiposity.
Adiposity is the medical name for
excessive fat; it means the same
thing as, ,corpulence or obesity. ]A
is a disease of 'nutrition, and often
its occurrence cannot be explained,
It is hereditary in some families,
and it also seems to bear some rela-
tion'to certain constitutional trou-
bles;'it is often seen in the "victims
of gut, for example.
It is not always easy to decide
just when a person has become too
fiat for health. A Preach physician,
however, has 'calculated that the
amount of taut in a healthyman is
about •oue-twentieth of the body
weight, .and in a, woman, :about one -
sixteenth, We are all better off for
a proper amount of fat; adiipo•se
tissue is a poor conductor of heat,;
and so prevents the bodily heat
from passing offtoo rapidly. More-
over, in eases of illness, it gives the
patient some reserve to draw upon.
But when a person begins to suffer
from his fat, when he grows breath-
less and disinclined to move about,
he is 'certainly `beyond •the line of
safety. When a very stout person
stops exercising, the muscles begin
to atrophy: The weaker they get,
the sooner they flag under the
weight they have to carry. In that
. way, a vicious' circle is established
first, heavy weights and shirking
muscles ; then, as a result of that,,
still heavier weight, and finally, al-
most useless muscles.
Although fat .people are not als
ways great eaters, and 'many thin
people eat a surprising quantity of
food, it is nevertheless in general
true that these who eat more than
they need are likely to grow stout,
especially if they eat .a good deal.
of the sugars, starches, and fat
foods, 'On the other hand the
nitrogenous foods lead to tissue
waste, That is wiry physicians
sometimes treat cases of extreme
obesity by a meat diet.
Anything that increases oxidation
tends to lessen fat, and therefore
stout people 'should.. practice deep
breathing, in order that the body
may burn up its waste materials
rapidly. If ordinary exercise, even.
walking, Bias grown intolerable, you
van breathe deeply while you are
sitting still. 'Thetreatment of .cor
pulence with medicines should al-
ways be directed by a physician,
for there is danger in, experiment-
ing or in following advertised reme-
dies.
The Care of the Hair.
There are two things that the hair
must have in circler to preserve its
health and beauty : perfect cleanli-
ness and a good circulation of the
blood in the scalp. Badly treated
or neglected hair is not beautiful;
it grows dry, and dull, and brittle,
and if the bad treatment continues
it may gradually disappear entirely.
Most persons do not begin to
tremble for their hair soon enough.
They wait until a good deal of it
has fallen out, and then they think
to set matters right by a few ap-
pointments at the hair -dresser's and
a bottle of tonic. But nothing de
rands and responds to consistent
good treatment more than the hair.
It is hard to sa.y just how often you
ought to have a shampoo, but be
sure it is done often enough to keep
both hair and scalp in a c•onciiticin
of absolute cleanliness.
If washing seems to make the
hair too dry, rub in a few drops of
sortie bland oil :after the sharmpcio.
Do not put the oil directly on the
hair,'Where it cannot possibly do
any good, but massage it thorough-
ly into the scalp with the -tips of
the fingers. That needs to be done
only after a shampoo, in order: to
restore the natural oil that the
washing has removed, but it is e
good plan to massage the scalp with
the tips of the fingers ,every day,
both night and mor'.ning, That is
perhaps the most important single
yule for those .who would possess
fine hair. The massage should be
vi:gorou•s, but not rough, for the pur-
pose ie to bring the ,blood to the sur-
face of the skin and to keep the
scalp freely movable on the surface
of the skull so that the blood can
circulate freely. [ho free circula-
tion of the blood is the whole secret
of the strength, the gloss, and the
beauty of ithe human hair. Careful
brushing (with a 'scrupulously clean
brush is also helpful', for it tends
to remove dust, to. make the hair
Mere glossy, and to make it amen-
able to its owner's will. --Youth's
Companion.
There may be pleasures inbeing
toor, batat takes a rioh'man to .see
hem
"now do you know that nice
yyoung-rnan''wo met;last night was a
bac'ire1or'V4 "Why, he was tellilig
us all the evening how to bring up
children,"
Knee Joint Stiff Three Years
pUtiap BY NERViLJNE,
Anyone would marvel at my recov-
ery, writes Mr. Leonard Latham, a
Young man well known about : Chat-
ham, , 1 inherited a rheumatic ten-
dency through my mother's family,
and iu my early days suffered fright-
fully. About. three' years ago the pain
and stiffness settled in. my left knee
joint. I was lame and walked with a
very, distinct. limp. Nerviline was
brought to my notice and I rubbed it
into the stiff joint four or five' times a
day. It dispelled every vestige of
pain, reduced the swelling, took out
the stiffness and gave me the full use
of my limb again„ I don't believe there
is a pain -relieving remedy, not a . sin-
gle liniment that can compare' with.
Nerviline. I hope every person with
pains, with sore back, with lameness,
with lumbago, with neuralgia—I do,
hope they will try out Nerviline which
I am 'convinced will quickly and per -
A DISAPPEARING ARE.
Alt 'Ancient Legend of the 'Little
Lake Of Canterno.
Aar unusual occurrence that has
much interested the scientific 'men,
recently' happened at Fumone,
Italy. The picturesque little ,lake
of Canterno suddenly disappeared.
All the water retreated into a hot-
tornless pit in the middle of the
lake; and left the whole .area ab-
solutely dry
Lt appears that this same pheno-
menon has occurred several times
in the history of the place ; the last
time was about 220 years ago. At
that time the farmers had begun. to
till the bed of the lake, and had
brought it to a high state of culti-
vation, when suddenly the Ovate} 're-
turned ; and as if to recompense the
people for the loss of their crops,.
manently cure them," the fish came back also.
If Nerviline wasn't a wonderful There is an ancient . legend that
painless remedy, if Nerviline didn't the lake disappears whenever its
quickly. relieve, if Nerviline wasn't vate.rs claim the Life of a human be -
known to be a grand cure for all rheu-
matic conditions, it wquldn't have
been so largely used -as a family rem-
edy for the past forty years. No bet-
ter, stronger, or more soothing lini-
ment made. Get the large 50c. fam-
ily size bottle; small trial size 25c.;
sold by any dealer, anywhere.
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MODERN FIELD GUNS.
The Quick -firer Is Used By All the
Armies in the War.
In the Boer War, the British gun-
ners who worked the fifteen -pound
field guns: were frequently - shot
down by Boer marksmen. Since the
guns of those days r•ecoqed, carriage
and all, about four feet •every time
that they were" fired, the gunners
had' to jump outside the wheels at
each discharge. Gun shields were
useless. Then the French invented
the quick -firing gun; now used in
one form or another by all the arm-
ies in the present war. It• has a
shield of steel to protect the gun
crew,. but its great superiority lies
in the fact that the gun only recoils,
and so the gunner s can remain, safe-
ly behind the shield. According to
a writer in the Illustrated London
News, the gun itself, when fired,
slides along guides on top of a steel
box that is called the cradle. In-
side the cradle is a pastors attached
to the gun that the -gun in recoiling
drives into a cylinder : filled with
glycerin. The, glycerin is forced
through, narrow channels into a res-
ervoir full.of compressed'cir, which
it further compresses. The friction
of thel cerin as it . is
g y drives
through the oh:annels (called
"ports") brings the gun to a. stand-
still after it has recoiled about four
feet, and then the expansion of the
compressed air forces the glycerin
back .against the piston, and so re-
turns the gun to the firing position.
The best quick -firing guns •can fire
twenty-five rounds a minute. The
guns fire .shrapnel, and also high ex-
plosive shells. The high explosive
shell is used against hostile batter-
ies. It is a steel ease filled with
melinite, lyddite, or Shimose pow-
der, which can be trusted to explode
upon striking a gun, and to disable
it and kill the gunners behind it.
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"BUNCOMBE"
It Don't Always Pay to Be Skepti.
cal.
When a newspaper writer and
proofreader that works nights can
feed himself. out of dyspepsia, which
kall that class suffer with, it is
worth while to know the kind of
food used.
Thisem+an says
"Being a newspaper writer and
proofreader, 'also a graduate in
medicine as well, though not prac-
tieing, makes a combination that
would produce a skeptic on the: sub
jest if anything would..
"Day after day I read the proof
on the Grape -Nuts advertisements
with the feeling that they were all
'buncombe.'.' All this time 1 was
suffering from dyspepsia, from the
improper food I was eating out the
restaurant:
"One day I saw a pacloage of
Grape -Nuts tat the restaurant and
tried some .with oroam. The food
took my fancy at once. After a
few lumches on it at midnight 1
noted an improeemeart in my feel-
ings,'and was able to work with less
fatigue.
"I have used Grippe -Nuts as e
regular diet •since then,, and have
improved greatly, The old dyspep-
sia and bad feelings that I thought
were necessary adjuncts ,to night
work disappeared, and I ai .able to
do much more ,and better work with
,less .effort than ever before.
"I Was nearly ready to give tip
and seek health at some other walk
in life, but, thainiss toLany change in
diet, I am now nil right.' "There's
a Reason." '
Name given by Canadian Posture
Co., Windsor, Chit.
Look in pkgs, for the lemons little
hook, "The Road to Wellville;"
Ever read the sways fetter. A no one
appears /rem ulna4 to time, Tho ArN
genuine, Irtfe, and hill et human morale.
ing. That was the case at the last
previous disappearancs'of the wa-
ter.. On a certain Shrove Tuesday,
nixie young boys were drowned in
Canterno Lake. Their distracted
parents cursed the waters of the
lake. and then a crater fifteen feet
in diameter swallowed up the wa-
ter with fearful and unearthly gur-
gling. Fire spouted from the hole,
and from the depths of the earth
came 'a mysterious, rumbling. The
entire lake bed was strewn with
fish, and the boat which had gone
down with the boys .was swallowed
up by the crater,
THE BEST I"1FDICINE
FOR LITTLE ONES
Baby's Own Tablets are the best
medicine for little ones.. They are
guaranteed by a government ana-
lyst to be .absolutely safe and never
•fail to wire constipation, colic,
colds and simple fevers by regulat-
ing the stomach and bowels. Con-
cerning them Mrs. S. Shannon,
Urney, N,S., writes: "I have used
`Baby's Own Tablets for my two
children and think they are just
what little ones need. I would not
be without them." The Tablets are
sold by medicine dealers or by mail
at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil-
liams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
NAVA MARKSMANSHIP.
Woderful Skill of the Han Behind
the. Gun.
n.
Many persons who are familiar
with the wonderful marksinanship
of the gunners of the leading na-
vies of the world have doubted whe-
ther the perrlection attained in tar-
get practice in time of peace could
be approached in the stress of a
battle. The Engineering News:
points to the recent naval engage-
ment as a marvelous illustration of
what can :actually be accomplished
by a fighting ship at long range.
Aside from the problem of attaining
the exact range, there are many
other things to ire considered, such
as inaccuracies in the gun. or in
the projectile itself, the influences
of wind, and the changes in the ele-
vation of the gun caused by rolling
seas. "The engineer," says the
"Ep,gineering News, ''takes off his
hat, ' metaphorically speaking, to
'the: man behind the gun,' whose
wonderful , sic% and careful use of
his instruments achieve such re-
sults. But these, results -are also
a testimonial to' the marvelous ac-
curacy of modern methods of manu-
facture, which can produce a gun
capable of :such close shooting, The
modern high-power rifle may al-
most be compared to an astrono-
mical instrument in the accuracy of
its workmanship; but .although the
astronomical instrument is care-
fully protected against stresses that
might interfere with its accurate
work, the gun and its .mounting are
subjected to enormous stresses and
shocks, notwithstanding which it
must maintain its accuracy unim-
paired.,,
A Frank Prophecy.
Addressing the recent :annual
meeting of his shareholders, the
chairman , f
1irma n of an important London
industrial company had this to say :
"There is only .One thing .f which
we ran be quite sure, that we are
going towards a world entirely dif-
ferent from the' world to which we
have been .accustomed. There is
going on throughout- what we have
been aecustomed toeall the civilized
world a destruction of property
which is puite unparalelled. That
means the world will be bitterly
poor, and tihero will be aa, serious
amount of work to be done in bring-
ing us back into the position which
we occupied ibefore the enol of
July,"
Many a man thioles he's" dealt
able .because he gives :advice,
How a Sick Woman
Can Regain Health
R1MAC1
THIS VERY OAREFUL.LY,
"Por years 1 was thin and delicate;
I lost color and was easily tired; a
yellow Pallor, pimples and blotches on
my face were not only mortifying to
my feelings, hut because I thought my
skin would never look nice again I
grew despondent. Then my appetite
failed. I grew very weak. Various
remedies, pills, tonics and tablets I
tried without permanent benefit. A
visit to my sister put into my hands
a box of Dr. Hamilton's Pills. She
placed reliance upon them and now
.that they have made me a well woman
I would not be without them whatever
they . n ig-ht cost. I found Dr. Hamil-
ton's Pills by their mild yet searching
action very suitable to the delicate
chara.ater of a woman's nature. They
never once griped me, yet they estab-
lished regularity. My appetite grew
keen—my blood red and pure—heavy
rings under my eyes disappeared and
to -day, my skin is as clear and un-
wrinkled
nwrinkled as when I was a girl, Dr.
Hamilton's Pills did it all."
The above straightforward letter
from Mrs. J. Y. Todd, wife of a well-
known miller in Rogersville, is proof
sufficient that Dr. Hamilton's Pills are
a wonderful woman's medicine. Use.
no other pill but Dr. Hamilton's, 25c.
per box. All dealers or the Catarrh -
ozone Co„ Kingston, Ontario.
EARLY SUBMARINE MIMES.
•
Used First During the Siege.of Ant-
werp in Elizabethan Days.
It would seem that file first
appearance of mines in warfare wase,
during the siege of Antwerp in Eli-
zabethan days, when the Dutch des-
troyed several Spanish ships by
means' of floating kegs of gunpowder,
Americans are noted for their in-
verltive genius, so that it is not sur-
prising that that nation claims to
be the originator of the. submarine
proper. During the American War
of Independence a contact mine of
gunpowder vas invented. Sub-
merged beneath the waves it ex-
ploded on being touched by a pass-
ing vessel.
Fulton, the inventor—or, rather,
perhaps one should say, one of the
inventors—of the steamboat, had a
plan for a mine, or a •submarine
boat, which he submitted both to
Franee and Great Britain; but the
time was hardly ripe for it, and the
invention came to no great import -
The English used what was terra -
ed a catamaran at Calais and Bou-
logne in 1804. It was a heavy, cigar
or cone-shaped boat stuffed with
powder that floated just al; -ash and
was towed towards the vessel to be
destroyed.
TZ -TO -DATE SERVICE.
T -hs comfort and well-being of the
passengers wise travel on the Oana-
dian Pacific is always foremost in
the minds of the officials of the com-
pany, and further evidence of this
is to be found in the official an-
nouncement made that all the cars
in the Montreal -Chicago service
have been equipped with an up-to-
date Valet service, so that you can
now have your clothes brushed and
pressed while you sleep. Simultane-
ously with this comes the decision of
the Canadian Pacific to discontinue
the rise of the tciothpicks on the
tables of the dining cars. This step
has not been taken without serious
ousaderation. Many letters of corn-
laint have been received in this
nonnection, and it is pretty well
cnown that provision of toothpicks
at first-class hotels and,restau.rants
s now considered not quite the
hin•g,
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SIR EVELYN WOOD. -
Says Allies :Be Successful b.3'
' ihiii of Present Year.
The following expression on the
General war outlook • was made to
the New York World by Field Mar-
shal • Sir Evelyn Wood :
Promising that I have no official
knowledge, ,T. etate that 1 am confi-
dent, with God's blessing, of the
success of the allies in our righteous
cause in the coming year. This
ED, 7e
ISSUE
opinion is based on sixty-three
years' service,
'Under the Crown I have made a
continuous study of war problems
since 1861. 'I assisted in the.disem-
barkation of the :allied armies in
the .Crimea,' fought alongside the
French for Bine months, and learn-
ed to appreciate the unflinching, en-
during courage of the Russians,
Every soldier realizes the marvel-
ous tactical improvement of their
troops .since the Manchurian nam-
paign. This, with their devoted
courage and numbers, roust make
them irresistible. •
All war students realize the bet-
terment of the French army since
1870. I have served fifty-nine years
with our troops, and believe that,
mainly owing to the late Lord Wol-
seley, we have the best trained
army in the world, while in cour-
age it vies with that of its comrades
of the sister service. It and the
navy have helped to create the Em-•
pire.
It is impossible to think of the
navy without recalling its vast debt
of gratitude to the illuminating 'gen-
ius of the late Admiral Mahan,
which induced the clear thinking
out of the problems of the command
of the seas.
As to the national spirit, I have
seen it in many units of the new
army. 'All soldiers must recognize
that there are types of men in the
ranks who have never stood there
before. In the parish in which I
was brought up over 10 per cent.
have enlisted since August.
I feel sure that the British, who
began most reluctantly, will fight
on until the allies attain their ,ob-
ject.
ALMOST LYNCHED
It happened to a looal druggist tabs;,
sold a cheap acid corn salve instead of
the reliable Putnam's Corn Extractor.
Substitutes burn the fiegh—Putnam'e cures
the corn, Use only the beer"Putnaw'e"
25c. at an dealers.
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Just Like Mother.
"Did your playmate enjoy her
visit?" said a mother to her small
daughter, who had just bidden
adieu to a little friend.
"Why, yes, mother; I think she
did," replied the child. "I called
her 'my dear' very often, in that
dressy tone you use when you have
company."
Minard's Liniment Cures Carget. in Cows.
;Cause of: the Blot.
"Papa, what is on escutcheon P'
"Why 7"
"This ,story says there was a blot
on his escutcheon."
"Oh, yes i An escutcheon is a
light-colored vest. He had pro-
bably been carrying a fountain
pen."
Minard's .Linianent Co., Limited.
Gentlemen.—Last winter 1 received .great
bone& from the use of MINARD'S LSNI-
MEN'1? in a. severe attack of La Grippe,
and. I have frequently proved it to be 'Very
effective in cases of Inflammation,
Yours,
W. A. HUTCHINSON.
ature Study.
School Teacher—"What little boy
can tell me where is the home of the
swal2"
Bobby—low''I ken, please."
Teacher=j'WTell, Bobby." '
Bobby—"The home of the swal-
low is in the stomnrick,"
f,linard's Liniment Cures Colds, etc,
What Re Escaped.
A wealthy man owned a row of
houses, in one of which lived a
married son of hits, noted for his
miserly habits. ' This had got to
Ruth a pitch that for several years
his father had been unable to get
a single penny of the rent due to
him, As be did not want to take
harsh measures he ,at last went to
his son and said :—"Look here,
Tom ; it's plainly no use my trying
to get rent out of you for that house
of mineso I've decided to give tt
to you," "No fear," interposed
the son. "I shan''t.h¢lve it," "Why
not, pray 4 exgaimed the astonish-
ed parent.: `Because then," replied
the unabashed, ''I'd have to pay the
taxes."
Minard's Liniment • Cures Diphtheria,
Assumption et :Daub.
'.Dearest," said the sentimental
bridegroom, after the 'wedding ore,.
many, "do you drink that I"il prova
to be a satisfactor'y'. matte 7"
"Oh, X guess yon'l1 do all tight/
responded the prwotiod•1 Intda; sand
now look me over and 14 lAei what
you 'think of yaw apebsli0
hOn*rtt'e Linhatatt Ditithipi s
Highest grade beans kept whole
and mealy by perfect baking,
retaining their full strength.
i 1avoredwith delicious sauces,
They have no equal.
Thinking of Der.
"Do you think of me'?" murmur-
ed the bride. "Tell xne that, yea
think only of me."
"It is this way,'' explained the
groom, gently. "Now and then II
have to think of the furnace, my
dear,''
YOUJ3i OWN DRRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Bfurine Eye Remedy for Bed, Weak, Watery
Lyes and Granulated Eyelids; No Smarting—
;net xc;,-e Comfort. :Write for Book of the YLye
, ymailbree. aaiurine Rye Remedy Co.,Chicago.
Perhaps it's all right to he ab-
sent-minded if it enables you to
forget your troubles.
'FARMS FOR SALE,
11.
Yorento..WW. DASON, Ninety Colborne Street,
F YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL Al
Frtit, Stock, Grain or Dairy Perm,
write IL W. Dawson. Brampton, or 90 Col-
borne St., Toronto.'
H. W. DAWSON, Colborne St., Toronto.
k A1swzs w,6;NTED.
FFARMS'WANTED FOR CAiSFH BUY,-
ers and to exchange for Toronto
houses, Pewtress, Farm Specialist, 112
Church St, Toronto.
POR SALE.
T EGISTERED SHORTHORN ANU
Holstein Calves. T. J. Morrison,
Durham.
MISCELLANEOUS,
CANCER, TUMORS, LUMPS. ' ETC.,
N J internal and external, cured with.
out vain by our home treatment. Write
us before too late. Dr. Belizean Modtoal
Co.. Limited. Collingreood. Ont,
Makes Rens lay moro
e�B
Aino iceo
P
s them
bcalfh stdvi:amus.
in 25. pedages �l
by Ileal.
ore. everywbern. Wyatt roe
onrNew ook," Intrroutlolsl
Poultry Guide." Nree.
INTERRATIONAL STOCa F2S8 CO.
Limited, TORONTO, OUT.
Engine, shafting, belting, pulleys,
etc. from large factory for sale.
Wheelock engine, 18 by 42, complete
with cylinder frame, flywheel, bear-
ings, etc,, all in 'good condition.
Shafting from one inch tri three
inches, pulleys thirty inches co
fifty belies, belting six inches to
twelve inches. Will sell entire or
in part.
NO REASONABLE
OFFER REFUSED.
S. Frank Wilson &, Sons,
73 Adelaide Street West, Toronto.
Just a Scratch
BUT it needs looping after
just the same. First aid
treatment with
CARBOLATED
Tra•demnrk
will help it to heal quickly
and prevent risk of infection.
Carbolated "Vaseline" is ` a
most effective antiseptic
dressing for outs, bruises,
boils, and skin irritations of
all _lends, such as eczema,
ADison' fry and barber's Rob.
lso good for corns.
Sold by Chemists and de•
artment stores everywhere.
Oho) 10 a0oefit substitutes,
res booklet on request.
uest.
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CHE$igItt1ROU08 MPr'G CO.
(Consolidated)
Vitid Chabot Avfl, Montreal