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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-08-17, Page 7In These War Tunes you want real food that UNcontains the greatest amount of body - building material at lowest cost Th EXTRACT FROM THE DIARY OF AN AMERICAN AMBULANCIER, PO'n Picture of One of the Memorable Scenes of That Never -to -be -For- gotten Battlefield. Although the name does not often appear in the press to -day no one will ever forget the hi/in:ors and the glories of the battle for Verdun which was raging just a year ago. In The 'World's Work for July there are ex- tracts from the diary of an American ambulancier, which is filled with pen pictures like the following of this memorable scene, Some of us went in last night to Verdun and on to Brag, learning the roads. As we left Souhesme the whole west was a sheet of crimson elear to the zenith and in the heart of it a flashing. cloud of shrapnel about a Taube. The guns in front were fir- ing slowly; through the blind dust of the highway the varying procession roared by,, camions, artillery, ,staff - cars, and ambulances, crowding and dodging in endless array. We passed through two little vil- lages at the entrance of which gen- darmes forced the traffic into single columns—through the dust and fall- ing darkness it was hard to see if they had suffered any damage—then across the narrow-gauge tracks we saw the half -demolished suburb of Glorieux. It is an insignificant col- lection of modern brick villas and gar- dens suddenly raised to the dignity of tragedy. We had left the main artery and were travelling now alone and, of course, without lights. The road, swinging in a wide curve, crossed the main line of railway on a viaduct with a sudden panorama of the valley. Op- posite and very close rose the dark ridge of St. Michel, along whose crest the white flashes of the cannon, stab- bing the darkness, rippled back and forth like running scales on some Ti- tan keyboard. One's blood sang with the sheer beauty and thrill of it. Wrecked and Desolate. The next moment we had plunged a;iti;1 in blackness of 01:1ItirLe9asu' dtliir471711; • . • 4'1:4 t, cie416 1614' eXAC. 9' • ..lanes of tumbled ruins ,:teeliaing and reechoing with the crashing thnncler of the guns. It seemed onlya mo- ment, and then, as we passed through ;the farther gate, I looked back from the bridge—a tranquil river shaded by d trees, a mediaeval gateway dark against the sky, and the moon just creeping over the ridge. We quickened our pace for Dead Man's Corner, swinging in. beside a galloping battery in a hurricane of c dust, and drew up in the long street of the Faubourg Pave. The noise was deafening, but of the dozen or so men standing about the poste de secours no one seemed to heed it. In a few moments the first contin- gent of us started on. I could tell very Hike of Belleville. save a general atmosphere of wreckage and a smell of half -buried decay—our fears of living here were certainly unneces- sary. The fire of the guns had slack- ened; the river battery under whose Muzzles we passed was silent;/. and on the hill by the quarries we could give our attention to noting the posi- tion of the larger shell -craters in the road.. e whole wheat grain is all food. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is the whole wheat in a digestible form. Two or three of these little loaves of baked whole wheat with milk and a little fruit make a noun. ishing, strengthening meat Made in Canada. A STRANGE PICTURE OF WAR. Solemn and Awe-inspiring Was the Sight of Ypres hi Flames. On a perfect night, brilliantly clear and absolutely still, what Stevenson would call a wonderful clear night of stars, Dr. William Boyd, author of With a Field Ambulance at Ypres, de- termined to climb, with some of his companions, a hill that overlooked the battle front, That was a strange as- cent, ,he says. For the greater part of the way it lay through the woods, and we were continually falling over tree trunks, tumbling into shell holes, running into telephone wires and extricating ourselves from barbed wire. Not a sdund was to be heard ex- cept the croaking of the frogs. Suddenly we emerged from the tangled undergrowth on the be sum- mit of the hill and sat down at' the foot of the ruined tower. The scene that met our eyes was so solemn, so awe inspiring, that all conversation between us ceased. At our feet lay Ypres, burning furiously. The great cloud that hung above itwas now glowing as if some vast furnace were burning in its midst, but the cloud it- self appeared motionless. Now and then great tongues of flame would Icedi ,141, „from the deemed town, but inner es.sion scone, or 'watching a vast 'stage where some lurid Mephistophelean drama was being enacted. Here and there along the line a. star shell went up and, bursting, light- ed the landscape with a garish flare. Overhead were the quiet ears. Noth- ing broke the quiet silence, except now and then the deep, rich, solemn b -o -o -m! of a big gun far away up north -'with perhaps an occasional radicle of rifles near at hand. But, a.s we sat, the silence of the night was broken by the song of a bird, faint and hesitating at first, but gradually ga- thering volume, until the whole air throbbed with the melody. It was a nightingale singing in the wood be- low. We sat on, and on, and on. The whole town was glowing like the mouth of hell. Now and again a roof fell in, and the great hungry tongues of fire licked the sky; but at our dis- tance no sound broke the awesome stillness—only the song of the night- ingale and the booming of guns, Vice -Admiral Sims is a Canadian by birth and a fighter by occupation. Elephants' Curious Teeth. Whoever h s looked inside an ele- phant's monsh has seen a strange sight. Elephants have no front teeth, and they never eat flesh or any food that requires tearing apart. Eight teeth are all they have, two above and two below on each side, huge yellow' molars as wide as a man's hand. Over these hay and fodder are shifted by the queerest, ugliest tongue in the wholestinimal kingdom—a tongue that is literally hung at both ends, having no power of movement except in the Middle, where it shifts back and forth from the side, arching up against the roof of the big mouth like a wrinkled pink serpent. Elephants, like human beings, have two sets ofteeth. The nilk teeth, which are smaller than the permanent molars, fall out when the animals are about fourteen years old. These baby teeth—which are, never- theless, enormous—are occasionally picked up by circus men among the fodder and preserved as curiosities, Millet should be cut for hay about the time most of the heads have ap- peared and when it is in full blos- som, but before the seeds begin to Iipei and get hard. Great Britain has enrolled between 5,000,000 and 5„500,000 men as sol- diers, or one in eight of the popula- tionn Canada has enrolled one in twenty. stea f tea nd "rife .the family tab16FIks efor ber health MOM comf rt. 1.11ll 0 "There's a kaso WAR StPPLIES, , P f ,A Few Figures Regarding the Pre- ! sent World-wide Conflict, Since August, 1914, British destroy- ed 00 nd nd nd o- ve in he ns 00 he of ly g nt 0 ex 0 0 t s t e 11 11 ers and airplanes have convoy across the English Channel 8,000,0 men, 10,000,000 tons of explosives a war 'munitions, 1,250,000 sick a wounded men, 1,000,000 horses a mules and 50,000,000 gallons of gas line. In munitions alone the Allies ha used 200,000 tons of ammunition five weeks. That is shooting away metal at t rate of 6,000 tons a day, 260 to every hour, forty tons a minute, 1,5 pounds every second. The British War 011ie tells how t Allies at first used 50,000 pairs horse -shoes a month. This supp was inadequate—they are now usin 1,500,000 every month. In filling one order from the fro the London office had to provide 25 000,000 gas helmets, 250,000,000 san bags, 105,000,000 yards of khaki an 115,000,000 yards of flannel. The khaki and flannel togeth measured 110,000 miles, or enough t go four and a half times round th earth at the equator. In one war order placed recentl the' United States asked for 5,000,00 blankets, 2,000,000 cots, 45,500,00 yards of cotton cloth, 21,800,000 yard of unbleached drilling, 6,000,000 pair of shoes and 11,191,000 pairs of ligh woolen socks. Such a draM on the world's econo mic resources makes for a tremendou readjustment all along the line. No the least interesting phase of thi situation is the shift of woman to th job of man. In Germany close to 5,000,000 info men are in industries covered by th sick and death benefit societies. England more than 3,000,000 wome are employed outside of th. homes homes of whom half a million th munition plants. Simin tion obtain in France. • FIGHTING FOR HAPPII. SS When you get into a frame of mind that makes life seem one ..tiresome duty after another, with no pleasure in It; when ill -health seems to .take, all the joy out of life and you ,worry; over -things that are really. not 'worth' worrying about, then your nervous SYS4 tem' is becoming exhausted, arid 'yo are ,eenathe, way to a general .bn o s - 3 • , ,,) 't.t• ,,. lr dab'ans, o6 your s3rstera needs-- It Is a 'bop task to try to restore ypur health? while your blood is deficient either quantity or quality. And rememlaer that no medicine can be of any use to you that does not build up your weak, watery blood. To build up the blood and strength. - en the nerves there is one remedy that; has been a household word for more than a generation—Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. It is the ketual mission of these pills to make w, rich, red blood, which strengthens the nerves and tones the entire system. They give you a new appetitit make sleep refreshing, put color in the lips and cheeks, and drive away that un- natural tired feeling that oppresses so many people, If you want to experi- ence new health and happiness give Dr, Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial. You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50 frdm The - Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. '41 " Skis mime i:ute1101.1" Vuloanicos Quickly Without Hoot Repair your Tires, Tubes, Pune ures, Rot Man. Bottles. .200,000 users al- readY know it.. Postage paid all over Canada, Order a 00-eent tin to -day. Guaranteed to satisfy. Iteluse all sub- stitutes, J oholleld, 40 'Victoria St., Toronto, 7 Praelical Designs 'es A smart blouse and- skirt, which would be welcome in any woman's wardrobe, are shown in the accom- panying illustration,.. Tie waist is of fine handkerchief linen with' an em- broidered spray across the front, and collar and cliffs edged with narrow crocheted lace. The skirt i develop- ed in green wool jer'sey' and is made with a panel down ilia front' and with sides and back slightly ga.thei:ed. The novelleature of this skirt is the pocket section at the sides. McCall Pat-, terns No. 7893, Ladies' Blouse; tri sizes, 84 to -42 bust; No. 7861, Ladies' Four -Piece Skirt; 39 or 87 -inch length; M 6 sizese 22 An' 82 waist. ?rice, 20, lane., a „ • t • • • TRIPPING INTO TOWN. A little lass with golden hair, A little lass with brown, A little lass with raven locks, Went tripping into town. "I like the golden hair the best!" "And I prefer the brown!" "And 1 the black," three sparrows said— • Three sparrows of the town. The all -practical and all -stylish plaid gingham is used for develop- ing the dress illustrated, which is trimmei with a smart pointed collar, cuffs and large pockets of pique. A medium -width belt of patent leather is a very important addition to this lit- tle dress. McCall Pattern No. 7864, Girl's Dress; in 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Price, 15 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local 1VIcCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 BondSt., Torodto, Dept. W. . . "T "G Tu A Go u -wit! Tu -wit!" an old owl cried From the belfry of the town; - lad -hearted lassies need not mind t If locks be gold, black, brown! -wit! Tu -wit! so fast, so fast The sands of life run down. nd 'soon, so soon, three white-haired •0 dames Will totter through the town; ne 'then for aye the raven locks, The golden hair, the brownd id she will fairest be whose face Has never worn a frown!" , Where Bill Was. Bill Smith, a country shopkeeper, went to the city to bug goods. They were sent immediately, and reached home before he did. When the boxes were delivered. Mrs. Smith, who waS keeping the shop, uttered a scream, seized a hatchet, and began frantical- ly to open the larg;ept one. .• • , "What's the matter, Sarah?" said one of the bystanders who Lad watch:, ed her in amazement. Pale and faint, Mrs. Smith pointed to an inscription on the box. It read: , "Bill inside," Tdileardts Liniment Cures mastemeer, Disastrous Lambing Season, The lambing season in Great Brit- ain has been one of the most disas- rous in living memory, the severe weather in early spring causing heavy mortality. On one sheep farm in Cumberland 83 lambs were buried in ne grave, the total loss in lambs be - ng 200, while over 100 ewes succumb: d as well. ,„„ ED. 7. ISSUE 83—'17. LEGACIES. Unto rny friends I give my thoughts, Unto my God my soul— Unto my foe I leave my love— These are of life the whole. Nay, there is something—a trifie•-.--left, Who shall receive this dower? See, Earth Mother, a handful of dust, Turn it into a flower. Ethelwyn NVetherald. 4t,'• SUMMER COMPLAII\ TS HILL LITTLE ONES At the first sign of illness during the hot weather give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hours he may be beyond cure. These Tables will prevent summer complaints if given occasionally to the well child and will promptly cure these troublea if they -come on suddenly. Baby's Own Tab- lets should always be kept in every home where there are young children. There is no other medicine as good and the mother has the guarantee of a government analyst that they are absolutely safe. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. • Garden at the Front. A Canadian soldier connected with' the Sanitary Department of the Canadian army in France, writes home that he has a very flourishing vegetable garden near the battle line, and that the cabbages, beets, onions, etc., are corning along splendidly right within sound of the battle's roar. Ntinard,s Liniment Cures Colds, Eto. A Wierd Flower. There is an orchid in Java, the grammato-phylium, all the flowers of which open at once as if by the stroke of a fairy's wand, and they also all wither together. Granulated Eyelids, ,5ree Eyes inflamed by expo- sure to San, Dust and Wind re on quickly relieved by Murine jt,eit, Eye Remedy. No Smarting, just Eye Comfort. . At Your Druggist's 50e per Bottle. Mitring EyS 5dliteinTube s 25 c. ForBook el Ste EyeFrceask. Druggists or Marine Eye Remedy Co .. Chicago Many a man situated at a lbiig dis- tancebeen glad to repeive a consignment, 6f front the source of supply has drIt appleafthe,inethoid o2 their pre - 041:044 tinderStiOdt ".' Serves Him Right. "Your brother has the earache." "It serves Lim right," answered the small boy's sister. "Teacher has told him time and again lee ought not to play the piano by ear," 111.1.nard$s Liniment Cnres Garet in Cows MXCELZ4ZO5 Snil'aNniGopbone Springs made. BabY M.A.CHINES REPAIRED, Carriage and Lawn Mower Parts. Jack - von• Go„ London, CIANCER, TUMORS, LUMPS, internal and external. cured with- out pain by our home treatment. Wrlte us before too late. Dr, 33ellinan Medical Co., Limited, roilinewood nnt. The Soul of a Piano is the Action. Insist on the " OTTO H G L.! MANS ACTI•N si 'k'5, Adi ei 4 , r v 4A OTH ERS. AU 'You who lire, easily are pale, hag- gard and worn; nervous o r irritable. who are Sub- ject to fits of melancholy or the 'blues," get your blood examined 2 o r iron deilcl. ency. tUE.a.13. 23) =OW taken Jiree times a 'tY after tis will increase your streng s in many case.—Ferdin ”ance 100 per cent in tw N Not/VI-ED itiou rec.) fl. 2Ct bo obtained frorn, on an bire. ruarantot of "47 tundra, 'sowksti usually erecjg Iota to 1,A,t thros Unto eke?. ahOr0tj ood druenlai or mone' rot nyogora In tali sew mtspite ltgle4711,0:01:17,01t)Virtr'r.. MONEY ORDERS Buy your out-of-town supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. Five dollars costs three cents. An Australian claims. to have dis- covered a new rapid tanning process with which sole leather can be tanned in seven days, calfskin in six hours and other skins proportionately quick.. ly. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gentlemen—I have used MINARD'S LINIMENT on my vessel and in my family for years, and for the every -day ills and accidents 02 1120 I consider it has no equal. I "iVould not start on a voyage without it, if it cost a dollar a bottle. CAPT. F. R. DESJABDIN, Schr. Storke, St. Andre, Kamouraska, In 1236 the Danube river was frozen to the bottom, and remaine'd so for a long time. Btfluard,s Liniment Ours Diphtheria. Cultivation of the corn is as essen- tial in a damp season as a dry one, in a dry season it conserves moisture and in a damp one it prevents com- pacting of the soil. WITH THE FINGERS! SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT WITHOUT ANY PAIN Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can shortly be lift- ed right out with the fingers if you will apply on the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati autherity. At little cost one Can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store, which will positively rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or soreness or the danger of infection. This new drug is an ether chin - pound, and dries the moment it is ap- plied and does not inflame or even ir- ritate the surrounding tissue. Just think! You C EIT1 lift off your corns and calluses now without a bit of pain or eoreness. If your druggist hasn't freezone he can easily get a small bot- tle for you from his wholesale drug house. • BUMP I -lead and Face Covered, Came Oil In Scales. Would Cry Most All Night. Cu'licura Healed. "When my baby was two weeks old her head and face became covered with little water pimples. They later broke and dried, and came off in scales. They itched and burned terribly and she could not sleep but would cry most all night. She was so cross and fretful I could not leave her to do my work. "Then I got Cutictrra Soap and Oint- ment. In three weeks there was not a trace of the trouble left. She was healed." (Signed) Mrs. Alex. Foster, R. R. 2, Proton Sta., Ont., June 9, 1916. Prevent further trouble by using Cu. ticura Soap for the toilet. For Free Sample Bach "by Mail ad- dress post -card: 'Cutieura, Dept. A„ Boston, U. S. A." Sold everywhere. Cri i‘plir,71 SPELL Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pithhanis Vegetable Compound. Enhaut, Pa. — "I was all run down and weak inwardly. I had female troubles and nervous feelings and my head both- ered me. I would often have crying spells and feel as if I was not safe. If I heard anyone com- ing I would run and lock the door so they would not see me. 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