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Zurich Herald, 1916-09-08, Page 3''17111E DISEASE OF MILITARISM A MOST IMPORTANT THING TO GUARD AGAINST. Is Based Upon Fear, Not Upon Hope, and It Abandons Righteousness. In a discussion of "What is Mili- tarism?" the London Times (looked upon as somewhat military itself), says: We have all been talking for a long time about militarism; but it is not even now too late to ask what we mean by it, because many people seem to think that it cannot be separated from its epithet Prussian; in fact, it is bad because it is Prussian, and because the Prussians are bad. But the Prussians have just ,ns much right to be militarist as any other nation. We must not be misled by their con- viction that they are necessarily saved into a belief that they are necessarily damned. No one has ever liked Prussia; she has always been geographically weak, and therefore has always wished to make herself geographically stronger at the expense of someone else. She is like a self-made man, and one who has made himself by ruthless competition at first with other little tradesmen, and afterwards as a huge joint stock company. Such a man, especially if he has been once bank- rupt and several times very near bankruptcy, sees all life as a struggle for life; and that is how Prussia sees it. That is why she is militarist; and she can make out a case why she should be militarist. Even before the war, when she was at the height of her strength, she was still think- ing of her weak frontier; she had persuaded herself that she was afraid of the Russian peril. An Incessant Struggle. • History, according to her notion of it, consisted of an incessant struggle between the Teuton and 'the Slav; and the moment had come when the Teuton must get his blow in first if he was not to be overcome later. The Prussian says that he is fighting in self-defence; we say that he is fight- ing to dominate Europe; but the dif- ference between us is not so grat as it seems, for, according to the Prus- sian idea, he will never be safe until he dominates Europe; and he has a right to dominate Europe because other nations will not let him alone: If they would let him alone he would be an innocent lamb. This state of mind is not confined to Prussia; and there is always some excuse for it, just as there is some excuse for the perpetual fears and Precautions of the hypochondriac. Men do fall ill and die, and we must all die some day; and nations do attack each other, they do rise and fall; and, so far as we know, they are all subject sooner or later to an inevitable process of decay. But the Prussians have been more hypochon- driacal—that is to say, more mili- tarist—than any other people. That which is in other nations an oc- casional weakness is with them an obsession, so that they have become quite linable to distinguish between -real and imaginary dangers. of the dunes, and behind the dunes Only One Romance—War. _ crouch the heavy howitzers. . There is always a hypochondriacal i Underground dwellings of bolnb- faction in every country; but in Prussia that faction is the nation;, and, as to the private hypochondriac the doctor is a priest, so the officer is a priest to every Prussian. For the Frenchman or the English- man there are many and diverse ro- mances in life; and his country means to him many different things. But for the Prussian there is g nl y one romance, a sickroom romance of tear and victory; and his country guns. The corners of houses are sasestansomaisSionersisras THE N ,TIS N'S z� FG,.•. T y'�.: iP. E a ends s Up®n. 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Germans Have Formidable Defences on Belgian Coast. • .A. correspondent who has just been permitted to visit the Belgian coast reports on the formidable defences that have been raised there. A long line of barbed wire entanglement stretches along the coast, and an end- less series of long slender ships' guns protrude from the coarse grass proof concrete form part of the great trench along the entire coast, he says. "No spot is unguarded. Everywhere the endless line is occupied by sailors. "Here and there one comes across an enormous unexploded shell, hurled ashore by one of the big British war- ships, and which now forms the orna- mental centre of a flower garden. "What one sees in the way of des- truction is the work of the fast tor- pedo destroyers, which have on oc- casion hailed smaller shells on the means to him his army. That is his one achievement, and whatever else he does well is subordinate to it. The Prussians, as nobody can deny, have a great power of organization; but even that is a part of their hypochondria. They organize their cpuntry as a hypochondriac of strong will and methodical habits organizes his life. Ho may learn to play golf well or to walk far and fast; but he has learnt it all to keepehimself in health; and so the Prussians have organized themselves better, perhaps than any other people, but always with an eye to war. Advice. "What advice would you give to a young man just starting out in the world ?"• "The first thing I would tell him would be never to forget that the boy who does the little things poorly will never get a chance to do the big tasks well." What He Objected To. Wife (delivering a tirade)—Ab last my ryes are opened. Hub (calmly)—I wouldn't mind that, my dear, if your mouth wasn't also, gnawed away ; here and there a gable exhibits great holes. But the damage is not very bad, at least not in Ostend and Zeebrugge ; much less than one would have supposed. Even on the seaside the towns appear to be little damaged, The big bath hotel of Os- tend is untouched, and the great glass Kurhaus shows no breakage in its in- numerable panes. "The real work of destruction be- gins where the French land guns have been able to have their say. Middel- kerke is a mass of ruins. It is a re- markable fact that 600 people con- tinue to crouch there. The school is even still attended by 80 children. But every house has its underground refuge, such as the soldiers construct in the front line's. "Middelkerke is now in such a state that the Germans no longer take up quarters there, but prefer to live in dwelling holes borrowed in the dunes." Wise is he who has the cage ready for the bird. ARE CLEAN NO SifieR ESS ALL r9EAI,,EBS a.c Origg&Sons HAMILTON N.S.: HEALTH Concussion of the Brain, Concussion of the brain ie a very slight matter, or a very serious one, according to the part of the head that has been struck. It is an accident that may very easily happen to chil- dren in their play, and therefore those who have charge of the young should understand its symphoms. The blow that causes the concussion is very likely to be at the back of the head; that is the case when the child falls backward from a chair, or slips and falls on the ice. When such a fall is followed by a period of uncon- sciousness, however brief, or by diz- ziness and headache, watch the suffer- er carefully for a time, for the condi tion is one of shock, although the shock may be very slight. When a child falls and hurts him- self, he is inclined to cry vigorously; when he does so, his elders may feel reassured, for loud crying and seri- ous accidents do not often go toge- ther. • But when the child lies still instead of rising, and is unconscious, or nearly so do not make vigorous ef- forts to get him to speak, or shake him in an effort to rouse hint. Carry him to a quiet room ,and let 1i m lie there until the doctor comes. I.f it is a mild concussion, the un- consciousness will soon wear off, al- though the child may complain of headache for some time, and show un- usual irritability of temper. In more severe cases the unconsciousness is prolonged and deep, and when con- sciousness returns there is often nausea with vomiting, dizziness, pains in the head, and even convulsions. The other symptoms are those always as- sociated with shock—a subnormal temperature, a weak pulse and slow respiration. Whether the concussion is slight or serious, the room where the patient lies should be darkened and kept very quiet, the sufferer should rest on a bed with his head kept low, .and cool bandages and an ice cap should be ap- plied to his head if possible. Warm applications to other parts of the body are often useful. On no account talk to the patient, beg him bo speak, or try to get from him an account of the accident. He will probably never have any remembrance of it.—Youth's Companion. Health Notes. One teaspoonful of glycerine taken in a wine -glass of water three times a day for a fortnight will cure the most obstinate case of indigestion, This is a valuable hint when the skin of the back has become sore through long lying in bed. Beat the whites of two eggs for a length of time with a desert spoonful of spirits of wine until it thickens. Put it into a small pot and tie it down for use. When wanted spread a little of this on linen and apply it to the part where the skin is broken. Pat on a little fresh mixture when the ointment be- comes stiff or dry or uncomfortable. It will give the greatest possible re- lief. ONE OF THE WAR'S WONDERS. Sphagnum Moss Makes Better Dress- ings Than Cotton. One of the chief discoveries of the war is sphagnum moss as a dressing fro wounds. It is rapidly making headway among surgeons and nurses and the demand threatens to overlap the supply. The chief depot at Edin- burgh is receiving orders from the War Office for some 20,000' dressings a week. The peculiar virtues of sphagnum moss are its lightness—which makes it much more comfortable than cotton wool, especially in hot weather—its silky, comfortable feeling, and its re- markable powers of absorption, by which it carries in its wet state fully ten times its own weight of water. The moss grows abundantly upon moorlands wherever peat and heather are found. The beautiful red velvet variety (which is not very common) is found in the drier places in the form of little cushions, often mixed with heather. There is a more slender green variety which grows actually in water, filling open field drains and bog holes, But the standby is the bronze variety, which is found in great beds with a peatty bottom in'sucli quantity that it can be freely pulled up in double handfuls the size of a football. The moss is being gathered in most of the moorland parts of the British Isles by shepherds, keepers, voluntary workers of all sorts, ministers, school children, boy scouts, &e. At the cen- tral depots the moss is picked and cleaned, antiseptically treated,. and then put under a hydraulic press. The dressings in their final form are like little square biscuits, with gauze on either side. These are being sent In a continuous stream to every field of war. 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LONG STRUGGLE AHEAD. I''realch Premier Does Not Anticipate an Early Peace. A difficult and prolonged struggle before the war is ended is prophesied by former Premier Viviani, in the French Cabinet. In an address before the general council of the • depart', council of the department of Crease, held at Gueret, he said: "Although victory is certain, it will require hard and prolonged efforts to break Prussian militarism and prevent recurrence of its crimes. There can be no peace before the at- tainment .of victory, before adequate reparation is made and before jus - ties triumphs." In an address before the General Council of the Department of Aube Bienvenu Martin, the former Minis- ter of Justice said: "The French will not submit to the peace of the German Emperor, who boasted he would force his ad- versaries to accept peace on bended knees. 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Within easy reach of any of the resorts there is excel- lent trout and bass fishing to be had. The rivers and lakes are clear and sand -bottomed generally, and are well suited to the requirements of the swimmer and bather. Row boat- ing, motor boating, and canoeing are favorite pastimes, and on a fine calm evening it is exhilarating to sit by the waters and listen to the laughter and merry chat of the parties who are on the waters. Golfing can be had at Ste. Agathe, Ste. Margaret and Val Morin. Tennis courts are attached to some of the better class hotels. Those who love mountain climbing can have a variety of spheres for +his form of activity to select from and the expense of a holiday in the Lau- rentians is comparatively small. A JEWISH ARMY CORPS. k et 4r +°rt Storage batteries Generators Magnetos • Starters ',lend them for Dreamt Bopairu to CArira3)IAX S T O is 4 A• E BATTERY 00.. LXME$T1<3D 117 Simooe St., Toronto, Vtlllard Agents. NV: it n�. British Plan Inducement to Hebrews to Enlist. A middle way has been found to- ward the solution of the problem of what to do with the many thousands of Russian and Polish Jews living in Great Britain who have escaped mili- tary service in the Czar's army and do not come under British conscrip- tion laws. In London, Manchester, Liverpool and other big cities are huge colonies of these exiles, a large proportion of them being of •military age, who naturally. have come to be , regarded with no favorable eye by their English neighbors whose leen- folk are engaged in war work. After some agitation the Govern- ment proposed to enact a law by which I Russian Jews of military age should be forced to enlist in the British army under threat oc being sent' back to Russia, where they would be liable to heavy penalties as defaulters from military service. This project aroused a storm bf disapproval, though ably defended by Home Secretary Samuel, himself a Jew. The basic fact upon which the opposition rested was that England had always Harbored political refugees, and a large number of the exiles in' question came under that broad classification. • Mr. Samuel, .while not withdrawing his original proposal, has now hit on a compromise. Reason and persuasion, as the Manchester Guardian puts it, are to be substituted for threats and force. A responsible leadership of the Russian Jews, Samuel announces, has been formed, which will conduct an active recruiting campaign in London and other centres, and definite induce- ments will be held out to the Jews to voluntarily enlist: Almost all of ° then; are aliens and the high naturalization fee of £5 ($25) plus law .fees is as a',.tile quite beyond their resources. Mn Samuel proposes that any one who enlists before Sep- tember 80 shall, after three months' service, have his fee remitted if he de- sires to be. naturalized Another 'part. of Mr. Sanniel's new proposals is 'even more interesting. 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