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Zurich Herald, 1917-05-04, Page 3ENGLAND IS THE MOTHER F LIBERTY THE. AUTHOR AN1) DEFENDER OF POLITICAL FREEDOM. One of the Fittest Tributes to Our ' Motherland Ever Printed in a Foreign Paper. There have been many tributes to France recently in this country, and none of them has been undeserved, says the Indianapolis News, one of the leading newspapers of the Middle Western States. At the Woodstock Club recently an Englishwoman pleaded, and most movingly, the cause of France. Her argument was that if Americans did not come to the rescue of French orphans there was clanger "that the French nation might become extinct. When she was` asked why the said nothing for the English, her answer was that the English were keeping their griefs and sorrows to themselves. But that is no reason why the people of the United States should not recognize, and with pride and gratitude, the people of Eng- land as the author and defender, for a thousand years, of the liberties W the world. First Fight for Liberty. There is little political liberty that France and America do not owe to the men who wrested Magna Charta from the hands of a craven monarch; who, a hundred years before the French revolution, cut off the head of a tyrant king and drove his son from England because he was the enemy of liberty. What we established in our revdlution was nothing more than the old English liberty, to which her Ger- man king had proved a traitor. Through this country France got, from England, her idea of political liberty. It is a glorious thing that these three great nations are to -day fighting for that freedom for which Englishmen have been laboring and fighting for more than a thousand years. France, magnificent though OA is, is but a child in the fight. We, thank God, inherit a tradition from our English ancestors to which we shall never be false. Representative Cannon said in the House last week that his sympathy was chiefly with Russia which had •always been the friend of this cams orpa;' yi°ili cytzarrel with • hiiii. Others are firm in their love for France, and here again no one will object. But greater than either as the friend and champion of. liberty is that Government that has its seat in London, that Government that tasted freedom before either France or Russia had dreamed of it. Our liberty to -day is of English origin. And we got it from Plymouth Rock and Jamestown. Mother of Parliaments. We look out over the world to -day, and find that—outside of France— the liberty that is worth fighting and dying for exists in English-speaking communities. There is no American who is not perfectly at home in Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Great Britain is the only power in the western hemisphere of which we need to take account. The greatest thing about this war is that it is likely to bring an agreement that shall bind together the great English-speaking commonwealths of the world. It is, in our opinion, high time that a tribute were paid by all lovers of liberty to that great nation which is both the mother of liberty and of Parliaments. THE WAYS OF THE WIND. Effect of Wind Currents Upon Air- craft and Steamers. The question has been asked: "Does wind affect aeroplanes as it affects steamers'? Both are affected, of course, but not r de tee, Wind in - in the same way o g fluences a steamer mainly by its effect upon the sea. That is to say, it is the roughness of the sea, rather than of the wind above the sea, that a steam- er has to reckon with. hand, An aviator, on the other at d, has the actual wind to contend against, and air currents complicate his pro- gress very considerably. His pace, the pace of the wind and its direction, all have to be taken into account; and when you realize how varied are the currents met with in a day's journey through the upper atmosphere, you will understand what this means. According to expert calculation, if the speed of the machine is sixty miles an hour, the wind fifteen miles an hour east, the aviator's compass must be set to about fourteen degrees west of north to secure a true northerly C(/.1rSe. NERVOUS DISEASES I FIRST JEW KNIGHT. IN THE SPRING Cured by Toning the Blood and Strengthening the Nerves. It is'the opinion of the best medical authorities, after long observation, that nervous diseases are more com- mon and more serious in the spring than at. any other tiro of the year. Vital changes in the system, after long winter mouths, may cause much more trouble than the familiar spring weak- ness and weariness from which most people suffer as the result of indoor life, In poorly ventilated and often overheated buildings, Official records prove that in April and May neuralgia, St. Vitus dance, epilepsy and other forms of nerve troubles are at their worst, and tbat then, more than any other time, a blood -making, nerve -re- storing tonic is needed. The antiquated ,custom of taking purgatives in the spring is useless, for the system really needs strengthening, while purgatives only gallop through the bowels, leaving you weaker. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are the best medi- cine, for they actually make the new, rich, red blood that feeds the starved nerves, and thus cure the many forms of nervous disorders. They cure also such other forms of spring troubles as headaches, poor appetite, weakness in the limbs, as well as remove unsightly pimples and eruptions. In fact they unfailingly bring new health and strength, to weak, tired and depressed men, women and children. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. PRINTERS' FUNNY BLUNDERS. The Word "Cocoal.ut" a Lasting Re- sult of a Typographical Error. The leaving out of a letter or a word in printing can change a sen- tence from the sublime to the ridicu- lous. "A battle -scarred veteran" came out in a certain paper as "a bat- tle -scared veteran"—a vastly different thing—while a misprint usually attri- buted to the "Times" is ``them asses" instead of "the masses." Bad handwriting once resulted in this sentence appearing in an Ameri- can paper: "Mr, —, a nobby old burglar, prowling round in a naked state." It should have read: "Mr. --- ;'a noble old burgher, 'lroudly-lov ing his native State.' ` And a mistake which was, perhaps, the fault of the stenographer rather than the printer, related to the pro- posal of a toast to the "Three -per- cent Consols" instead of "Three pre- sent Consuls." The most lasting result of a print- ers' error is found in the word "cocoa- nut," which people often think has something to do with cocoa. The orig- inal word was coco-nut, from the Spanish word "coeo," meaning "grin or grimace," a name bestowed upon the cocoanut owing to its resemblance to the face of a monkey. When Dr. Johnson was compiling his famous dic- tionary he included the word coco- nut," but the compositor inserted an "a" instead of the hyphen, and the word appeared as "cocoanut," and has been written so ever since. There is a story in connection with a certain paper which tells how it re- ferred to two learned gentlemen as "bibulous old files" instead of "biblio- philes." Next morning the editor re- ceived a very wrathful protest. In his correction and apology, however, he said something about "the learned gentlemen are too fastidious." To the editor's horror the printer again dis- tinguished himself, and the statement appeared "the learned gentlemen are two fast idiots." "If we dwell on life's hindrances, we may be blind to its possibilities." Her Father; You could hover sup- port my daughter o11 your beggarly salary. Suitor; I realise that, sir; and I've been wondering if we couldn't ,--er---club together. rreere t tr,'f ' Pie a ifi stion often iies in a cti Ririe of t . k rink it Sir M. B. Davis, On of Montreal's Leading Philanthropists, Montreal claims the distinction of having the first Jewish Knight Bach- elor in Canada's history. He is Sir Mortimer Barnett Davis, created a knight in the delayed New Year's hon- or list announced a few days ago, Sir Mortimer . is president and director of many industrial corpora- tions. He was born in Montreal in 1866 and was educated in its Public schools. As early as 1888 he com- menced that commercial activity which resulted ultimately in the or- ganization of the Imperial Tobacco Company. Some years ago he had the fore- sight to recognize the wonderful pos- sibilities of tobacco growing in Can- ada and spent a great deal of time and capital in experimenting. The result is that tobacco growing and its manu- facture is to -day one of Canada's larg- est industries. Imbued with an unwavering faith in Canada's future, he is keenly in- terested in every phase of its com- mercial and agricultural develop- ment and his belief in the destiny rrir Morti9ner B. Davis. of the Dominion as the country of the future is unconquerable. Notwithstanding his large :inter- ests throughout the eauntry, he finds time to take an interest in the many philanthropic institutions in the city of Me realm .and his.'' benefactions graextremeirsegenesstma...: r r--seas:aa.. man of the Provincial Executive Com- mittee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropists, and led the forces in the recent public campaign to raise the sum of $150,000 for the ameliora- tion of conditions in the Jewish com- munity of Montreal. He has worked hard for the success of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, of which he has been president. He is greatly interested in the cause of edu- cation, and in 1908 he founded a law chair in Laval University. d BABY'S DW? TABLETS CURE CO) SI IPATION Childhood constipation) can be promptly cured by Baby's Own Tab- lets. These Tablets never fail to regu- late the bowels and stomach, thus cur- ing constipation, colic, indigestion and f'ie many other minor ills of little ones. Concerning then) Mrs. Louis Nicole, St. Paul du Baton, Que., writes: —"My baby suffered from constipation but thanks to Baby's Own Tablets he is a fine healthy boy to -day. It gives me much pleasure in recommending the Tablets to other mothers." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Spring Days are Joy Days for the xrnat or woman who is wise enough to jump from'. the heavy foods of Winter,to the cereals, fruits and green vegetables of Spring. Two or three Shredded Wheat Biscuits with berries and milk and some green vegetables make a delicious, nourishing meal. Puts the body in top-notch condition for the day's work. Made in Canada. TWIG AND BLOOM. • 'The brown twig Hung stark and bare Through gray mist And chill air. It had no beauty Nor any grace; Etched sharp In thin space. There carne a day Of mist and beam; A wee feather— ' A fringed gleam— First the leaf, Then the whorl -- Within, a shape Of rose and pearl. Lo, the blossom— Aaron's rod Wrought by miracle —From The Sunday School Times. Of God. She is Always e 'o Tell Reason Why example, the total value of books, mostly Moslem, imported into the Su- dan was £6,062. The following year Sl.e this had risen to £7,714. Only a very small proportion of this consists of Bibles for the British and Foreign Bible Society or school books for the mission schools. Nine -tenths of it is Moslem literature. Khartum means elephant's trunk, and may well designate that long strip of land which separates the turbid wa- ters of the White Nile from the clear and more rapid streams that come from the mountains of Abyssinia. Across the White Nile stretches the straggling, ancient dervish capital, Omdurman, with a population of over. 60,00Q; and it is practically a part of Khartum, as Brooklyn is of Greater New York. 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She is recom- mending thele to all 'her friends who suffer from kidney troubles of any kind. public buildings present the picture of "I am always ready to tell what a civilized town, as regular and a I Dodd's Kidney Pills did for me," says I »axscELLa�lo�s good deal more ambitious than some Miss Dem„ers. I am never without them in the house. My case was one BICYCLES. NEW .eD SECOND metropolis in the growing West, The , C tie works, 413 the colonel stuck his head out. "Who are you?" he demanded, sternly. The young man turned and affably replied —"Fine; boo's yersel' ?" MONEY ORDERS When ordering goods by mail, send a Dominion Express Money Order. Unusual clearness of the atmos- phere, unusual brightness or twinkl- ing of the stars ind cats. rain. Minard's Liniment X,umberman's Friend. NEWSPAPERS roes SALE TROFIT-MAKING NESTS AND JOB Offices for sale in good Ontario towns. The most useful and interesting of all businesses. 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College on the east to Omdurman on - ' l majority of the streets are wide, ma- of the wore $rade :ist. ars a y cadamized and lined with beautiful "I had tried several medicines from Spading Ave., Toronto. r TUMORS, the west, as well as with North Khar- gestion was gone. Waif across the Blue Nile. Luxurious s good Dodd's Kidney Pills had done me he began to take them for kidney irouhle. He is better now." I)otid's Kidney Pills make healthy "When my father saw how much exprrss tratirf,•, with dining and sleep- ing 43 s; run twce.a week from Khar- tilm'to n. ;, An Irish Joke. "Well, Pat" (from an inner room) ti"n . z- #iia t- S111A'i ,.o `#ilk alk the blood. They are the greatest of "what are doing? Are you sweeping 'all tonics. out the shop?" Pat—"No; O'm swaping out the dust and laving the shop." Two Eyes for a Lifetime Aum Murine is for Tired Eyed. 110a I'Jyos ^ oro Xfl es+- `u�' ktik a Granulatedhese. gists Merino r a eathattf d d meatforeyoa„„. feel dry and smart. 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Ask for Mivarcl's and take no other. CITY WITH TWO CALENDARS, Moslems and Christians at Khartum and Omdurman. Khartum offers the contrast of two religions—that of the mosque and of the cathedral, of the Crescent and of the Cross, the standards of the pro-' phot of Mecca and of Jesus Christ. The city has two calendars, dating one from 622 A.D. and one from the birth of our Saviour. Outside of Khu.rtum, in the vast Sudan, Islam still seems to be chiefly a veneer, says the Christian Herald, and the negro blood carries with it a characteristic jovial friendship and responsiveness to kindness; but in Khartum and .Om- durman Islam is stiffening and deep- ening its grip on the people, Gordon College and the primary schools connected with it in the Sudan, although they are Mohammedan schools and observe Mohammedan • holidays and teach the Koran and Moslem ethics, have nevertheless been a great stimulus to education. The children are eager to learn, ttnd stat- istics which I have gathered show a great increase in the imports of pa- per and printed matter. In 1014, or The Wrong Diagnosis. When one John O'Shea appeared in a police court to answer to the charge of being drunk and assaulting the police, an officer declared that the man had been dismissed from the army with ignominy. "No," O'Shea protested, "it wasn't that at all that I was suffering from; it was varicose veins." REMEMBER! The ointment skin put on your child's sk n gets into the sy tem just as surely as food the child eats. Don't let impure fats and mineral coloring matter (such as many of the cheap ointments contain) get into your child's blood l Zam- Buk is purely 'herbal. No pois- onous coloring. Use it always. 5Oc. Box of An Druggists and .Stores. Minard's Liniment used by Physicians. From Pillar to Post. The financially involved manufac- •aturer was obliged to sack a porter who had been for forty years in the service of the firm. 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