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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-12-01, Page 3FROM OLD SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER BANKS AND BRAES, What Is Going On in the Highlands and Lowlands of Auld Scotia. For hawking whisky, a Glasgow wo- man was fined $500. It has been decided to form a volunteer corps in Galashiels. Lady Campbell., of Succoth, opened a new Y.W.C.A. hotel for girls in Glasgow. A case of anthrax has been report- ed on the farm of Bogrie, in the parish of Canonbie. Damage estimated at $250,000 was caused by a fire that occurred in the Blackland hills, near Paisley. Mr. Matthew Ross, Tweedmouth, the present sheriff of Berwick, has consented to act for another year. Pte. Peter McGregor, A. & S. H., who was well known in Edinburgh musical circles, has been killed in action. The King in Council has sanctioned the institution of a new Edinburgh University degree, viz., Bachelor of Education. Provost Turnbull, Bridge of Allan, has intimated his intention of resign- ing after 19 years' service on the town council. The Provost of Prestwick, Mr. Thomas McClure, has reported for service, and is to take up duty in the motor transport. A party of 22 Serbian boys has arrived in Glasgow, brought by ar- rangement with the Serbian Relief Committee, London. A well-known figure in Motherwell has been removed by the death of Mr. William King, collector of rates to Dalziel Parish Council. Three of the men deported from the Clyde district have been allowed to return; on an undertaking not to im- pede the output of munitions. Mr. Harry Lauder has purchased the estate of Glenbranter and the lands of Ballimore, Argyllshire, con- sisting of about 14,000 acres. Sir Robert Inches has definitely de- cided to resign the Lord Provostship of Edinburgh. The names of Coun- cillors Lorne MacLeod and Harrison are mentioned in connection with the vacancy. Miles of fields have been under water at Kirkintilioch, where the Kel- vin and Luggie overflowed their banks and in many places the water was above the foundations of the houses. While the yawl Reaper was hauling her lines near Fraserburgh, a heavy sea swamped her and three of the crew were drowned. They were J. Taylor, James Crawford and George McClive. In view of complaints regarding the insfflcient lighting of Aberdeen streets, the chief constable has sanc- tioned the lighting of 84 additional lamps, bringing the number up to 150 for the city. A window in memory of Robert Taylor, A. & S. Highlanders, elder son of Provost Taylor, Clydebank, who, at the age of 19, fell at Ypres, is to be erected in Union U. F. Church, Clydebank. The western branch of the Second- ary Education Association, at a meeting in Glasgow, decided to send a requisition to school boards in the west of Scotland for a substantial war bonus to all teachers of Secondary Schools. A convoy of consisting of 25 repair wagon, a X-ray car has Scottish branch Cross Society to ernment. motor ambulances, ambulance cars, a kitchen car and an been given by the of the British Red the Rumanian Gov - WAR CROSSES. They Were First Awarded in the Year 1757. War crosses are far older than war medals; the latter are, in fact, a com- paratively modern innovation. The oldest of these decorations is the Austrian Cross of Gold, and curi- ously enough it bears a similar in- scription (but in Latin) to our Vic- toria Cross. The first Gold Cross was awarded by the Empress Maria The- resa in 1767. The next oldest European battle cross is the Russian Cross of St, George, which is of gold with a fine medallion of St. George slaying the dragon. It was founded by the Em- press Catherine II, in 1769, The French Cross of the Legion of Honour was instituted by Napoleon in 1802, at the ,time when he was First Consul. Germany's famous—or infamous— Iron Cross was instituted by Emperor Frederick William III. of Prussia in the year 1818. The cross is of iron, but is rather heavily edged or bor- dered with silver. NK Now is the time to ship your skunk. We are the largest handlers of this article in Canada. If you want the high- est price, ship to us. All other lines highest price. Write for price list and the Brown rag. lloomiov Williamson & Co. 370 ST. PA'U'L ST. WEST. DEPT. W. MONTFEAL. ARMY WON'T TAKE HIM. English Giant is Eight Feet Two and a Half Inches High. If you were eight feet two and a half inches high, weighed 280 pounds, and could throw two rail around, wouldn't you think the army would be glad to have you? So thought a young Wiltshire, Eng., innkeeper with these specifications. But he thought wrong. The ordinary Tommy's equipment wouldn't fit him. He would have to have everything made to order. His boots are size 221,x. He can't get into an ordinary railway car seat and has to travel with the baggage. So the military authorities, after wrestling with the problem, have de- cided to let the giant keep on tending his inn. He is twenty-two years old and is still growing. A FINE TREATMENT FOR CATARRH" EASY TO MARE AND COSTS LITTLE. Catarrh is such an insidious disease and has become so prevalent during the past few years that its treatment should be understood by all. Science has fully proved that Catarrh is a constitutional disease and therefore requires a constitutional treatment. Sprays, inhalers, salves and nose douches seldom if ever give lasting benefit and often drive the disease further down the air passages and into the lungs. It you have Catarrh or Catarrhal deaf- ness or head -noises, go to your druggist and get one ounce of l'armint (Double strength). Take this home and add to it I pint of hot water and 4 ounces of granulated sugar, stir until dissolved, take one tablespoonful 4 times a day. This will often bring quick relief from the distressing head -noises, clog- ged nostrils should open, breathing be- come easy and mucus stop dropping into the throat. This treatment has a slight tonic ac- tion which snakes it especially effective in cases where the blood has become thin and weak, It is easy to make, tastes pleasant and costs little. Every person who wishes to be free from this destructive disease should give this treatment a trial. His Own Choice. She—I wonder which most men pre- fer—dark-haired girls or light -hair- ed girls. He—Light-headed girls. ore Granulated Eyelids, Eyes inflamed byeape- sure to.Sun, Dust and 1Yled vesquickly relieved by lfaierlo, Eye Remedy. NoStnarting, air just Eye Comfort. At Your Druggist's SOc per Bottle. ItlorhieEya Salve inTubes25c.F orBook el the Eye Freeask Druggists or Marine Eye Remedy Co., Chloe* A man isn't necessarily a manu- facturer because he's always on the make. iklinard'rd Liniment Cures C#arget in Cows Don't get into the habit of going around with your bristles up. CONTINUITY OF WET 1'1'EATHE ,.I Curious Sta.iistics Collected in Regard to Rainfall. Mr, E. V. Newnham, of the Royal Meteorological Society, has studied the rainfall of several localities in the British Isles in order to find out how often rain falls on the day fol- lowing successive runs of one, two, three or more wet days, or an equal number of fine ones. The results are unexpected. It is generally supposed that after a long succession of wet days the chance of a fine day becomes greater, but statistics do not support that conclusion. Generally speaking, the expectation of rain on any par- ticular day has been found to in- crease rapidly as the number of wet days preceding it increases, and to diminish in accordance with the num- ber of successive fine days immediate- ly before it. After very long spells of either kind of weather, the expect- ation of further rain reaches an al- most steady value, The same conclu- sion holds for the expectation of rain in a given hour after different periods of wet or dry hours. As an illustra- tion of Mr. Newnham's discoveries, he found that at Valencia, off the southwestern coast of Ireland, after seven clays of drought, rain falls on the eighth day twenty-four times out; of one hundred, but after seven rainy days, eighty-six times. For Kew, near London, the corresponding in- crease is less, namely, from twenty- seven to seventy-three. MY FOUR LITTLE ONES USED BABY'S OWN TABLETS Mrs. Albert Nie, St. Brieux, Sask., writes:—"I have been using Baby's Own Tablets for the past seven years and they have done my four little ones a great deal of good." The Tablets always do good—they can- not possibly do harm—being guar- anteed by a government analyst to be absolutely free from injurious drugs. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. WARDING OFF FROSTBITES. How Italian Troops in the AIps Are Protected. One of the more pressing problems of the Italian army is the prevention of frostbite among thousands of zap. exposed to the Alpine Winter. A Brit- ish weekly describes the following ex- periment: A soldier, whose feet had been well smeared with sterilized fat, put on a double sock of cotton, having an in- terlining of paper also prepared with fat, and over this an ordinary woollen sock. He then stood in a pail of ice for forty minutes, and at the end of that time his feet are said to have been normal in appearance, nor did he complain of any unusual sensations. Another foot covering that is prov- ing of great `value in resisting cold is a square of linen, prepared in a solu- tion of salicylic acid and sterilized fat, over which the soldier wears either a woollen .or a cotton sock. The pre- pared squares are packed in small waterproof envelopes, and are thus easily carried in the pocket, Thou- sands of these squares have been sent to the front. 3sinard's Liniment cures Diphtheria. Facial Measurement. A. teacher one day asked her class if they knew which was the longest word in the English language. A small hand waved frantically. "Well, Johnny, what is the longest word?' "Smiles," promptly answered John- ny. "But that has only six letters!" "Yes'm, I know it, but it's a utile between the first and last one. A2lnard's Lininneitt Cures Distemper The way of the transgressor is hard, but, notwithstanding, folks persist in calling it "the easy way." Doctor Mils How To Strengthen Eyesight 50 per cent In One Week's Time In Many Instances A Free Prescription You Can have Filled and Use at Hoole. Londe/le-Do von wear glasses? Are you a victim of este strain or other eye weaknesses? if so you will be Fled to know that according to 1)r. Lewis there to real hope for you. Many whose oyes were failing say they have bad their eyes restored through titre principle of this won- derful free prescription. One man says, after trying it: was almost blind; could sot see to read sit ail, Now i can rend everything Without any glasses and my oyes do not water any more, At night they whirler Pain dreadfully; now they feel fine all the time, It was lilto a miracle to net.. A lady who used it. says: "'I'he tttn,osphere seemed hazy with or without glasses, but after using tide prescription .for fifteen days everything serene clear, I ran even read fine print without glasses,' It is believed that thousands who wear glasses ran now discard them in 0reasonable time rind multitudes more will bo able to strengthen their ryes nu as to be ,,parcel the trouble and expense qC ever getting glasses. Eye troubles of many descriptions may be wonderfully benefited by following the simple rules. herr is the preseripe Mon: (Jo to any active dru _ store and got a bottle of non-Opto tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth of a glass of wafer and allow to dissolve. With this limed bathe the eyaa two to four times daily. You should notice you eyes clear up perceptibly tight from the start and inflammation will quieltly disappear. If your eyes are bothering you, even a little., take steps to save them now before it is too late. 'Shiny Hopelessly blind might have been saved if they had cared for their eyes in thee. Note: Another prominent Phystelan 1r) whom the above article was eninneted, said; lion-Plpto is a very remarkable remedy. lie eonstituent big,tditti113 are reit known to imine11'rye sperlalists and widely presernoot1 by 1bentThe manutarl oars gust shire to strengthen esesltht +SO prr seri fu 0111 i 'ob'c 111110 In many lusinnmr+ or rt'fund th,. nemee. 11 rria be obtained from any pool dr, gglst and 1v rho `'1111,4'e very fen i 1 l,nnubms 1 feel aliouki be 1,1T11,.'1.1,1108`1. 0; n for 1eunlar 11:,e 1n 011nost 0Vtry 1011111y " 1mrug to torr d. Tortnil0 1%111 till Your ur,o, It your dl'U55'1 ethilat. DRIVE YOUR COLD AWAY • For colds in the throat and chest your moat convenient • remedy is line Trade Mnrlr Petroleum Jelly Containsthe active principle of Capsicum (Red Pepper.) Easy to apply. Will not blister the skin. Sold in handy tin tubes at chem- ists and general stores every- where. Refuse substitutes.. Free booklet on request. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO (Consolidated) 1880 Chabot Ave. Montreal CURDLES THEIR BLOOD. This Man Writes Harrowing Details of Hairbreadth Escapes. At tea one day, says Mr. Frederic, Coleman in his book, "From Mons to' Ypres," I found the regimental censor hard at work over the letters of a yeomanry squadron. "Hear this," he said. He read at length from an interesting letter written under shell fire in the trenches. "Mother," it commenced, "you could not imagine the noise. 'Bangl There came one only a mat- ter of feet from me. Shells are burst- ing every second, and pieces are fly- ing all about." ,After a page or so of detailed excitement, the writer drew a line, then added an explanatory note to say that at the point indicated he had been bowled over by a huge "Black Maria," but had miraculously escaped a wound. "Very good!" was my comment. "Writes jolly well for a trooper, d ' h ?" oesn t e "Yes," agreed the officer who was acting as censor; "but he's a farrier who hasn't been within three miles of the lines. If he has heard a shell, it's been a long way off. He was mad all through because he couldn't go up with the regiment, which is in the trenches now. So he has taken it out in epistolary zeal. It's pure imagin- ation. What am I to do with it?" "Pass it!" cried the mess in chorus. "It will do no harm." So pass it he did. A couple of months later he showed me a soiled clipping from a Midlands newspaper. A glance showed it to be a verbatim reproduction of the far- rier's picturesque letter. "The best joke is that he keeps the good work up," said the officer. "Not a week passes that he doesn't curdle the blood of the old folks at home with some yarn. We quite look for- ward to 'em. The paper fairly eats She Could Cook. "Can you cook?" Mrs. Worried asked the applicant for a job in the kitchen. 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After the usual long interval this requisition was returned from the military depot with the indorsement, "Respectfully retarned to Captain ..-•-, -th Cavalry, The returns of his troop show that he has only fifty-six men, and explanation is desired as to why he requires sixty -live nose bags." The captain's indorsement in reply was as follows: "Respectfully return- ed.. The nose bags arc required for my bowies, and not fol' the mon." aain.ard's Lin1ntont Cures Coltla, :. NOT BIRDS OF A FEATHER. Ruluanians Say They .Are Superior to Other Balkan Peoples. The present King of Rumania is a nephew of King Carol, the nation's first King. His wife is the grand- daughter of Queen Victoria, and, therefore, a cousin of most of the reigning heads of Europe. Under the new era initiated and carried down -to the present by the Hohenzollern dynasty, says a writer in the National Geographic Magazine, Rumania has gone far ahead of her neighbors of the Balkan region, and the visitor to Bucharest early finds that the people resent the idea of be- ing classed with the Balkan States. They feel that they are the superiors of the Serbs, the Bulgars, the Mon- tenegrins and the modern Greeks, and that their country is superior, just as the people of A B C South America feel that their nations are not to be confounded with the remain- der of Latin America. IF FOOD DISAGREES DRINK HOT WATER When food lies like lead in the stom- ach and you have that uncomfortable. distended feeling, it is because of in- sufficient blood supply to the stomach, combined with acid and food fermenta- tion. In such cases try the plan now followed in many hospitals and advised by many eminent physicians of taking a teaspoonful of pure bisurated mag- nesia in half a glass of water, as hot as you can comfortably drink it. The hot water draws the blood to the stomach and the bisurated magnesia, as any phy- sician can tell you, instantly neutralizes the aeid and stops the food fermenta- tion. Try this simple plan and you will be astonished at the immediate feeling of relief and comfort that always fol- lows the restoration of the normal pro- cess of digestion. People who find it in- convenient at times to secure hot water and travelers who are frequently obliged to take hasty meals poorly prepared, should always take two or three five - grain tablets of Bisurated Magnesia after meals to prevent fermentation and neutralize the acid in their stomach. If we could see the opportunities ahead as clearly as those we have left behind, success would be easy. 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