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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-12-28, Page 5GAIN 'OF , 100,000 MARRIAGES IN GREAT BRITAIN AS RESULT OF THE WAR. Germany and Austria, however, Show a Marked Decrease in i3irtior and Weddings, Crudely stated, said Sir Bernard Mallet, in his presidential address to the Statistical Society, according to the London Daily Chronicle, the war had resulted in 200,000 persons in the United Kingdom being. married be- tween etween August, 1914, and June, 1917, who in the ordinary course would not have married. The marriage rate for 1915 was the highest recorded -19.4 —the previous maximum being in 1853, which was 17.9. Referring to the marriage statis- tics in enemy countries, in Hungary the effect of the war had been that more than 600,000 persons who in the ordinary course would have married had not done so. In Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Hesse, Hamburg and Bremen, six States containing more than eighty per cent. of the German population, the total number of marriages in 1912 was 434,103 and in 1914 392,453, a decrease of 41,050, or nearly ten per cent., in spite of a great outburst of war marriages during the first month of the war. • The Birth Rate. The loss of potential lives to the belligerent countries by the decrease in the number of children born was, perhaps, the most important' effect produced by the war on vital statis- tics, In births the United Kingdom had suffered far less than Germany and Hungary, the United Kingdom having lost 10,000 per million of the .population, Germany 40,000 per mil- lion and Hungary 70,000 per million. As regards infant mortality, the rate during 1914-1916 had been lower both For the Small Joy FAMINE OR FOOD? Starvation, Always a ,,,Corollary of War, Threatens Fighting Countries. Famine has always been a corollary. of war, Even minor conflicts have in- variably brought about more or less serious want in the nations ,engaged. At the present time, world fanzine is within measurable distance. The tre- mendous waste, coupled, with a great •decline In the :production of foodstuffs is rapidly depleting available supplies and if the war continues for a ' pro- longed period, nothing short of super human efforts can prevent the nations participating in it from going hungry, Millions of the men in Britain, France and Italy are in the fighting line, and, obviously, cannot be food producers. In normal times, these ' countries were dependent on other countries for much of their supplies of fcfoodstuffs, but now they are more than ever so. To outline the situation edn- llretely: It is estimated that' the pro lotion of wheat in the United King- dom, ing dom,'Belgium, France and Italy this year will fall short by X500,000;000 bushels of the pre-war average. "It should be remembered that in ' the three .years before the war these countries imported together about 750,000,000 bushels annually; else that war conditions make any marked in- crease in production within the next few years difficult, if not impossible. This deficiency in wheat. has its parol-,. lel in meats and dairy products and only the most careful management will save the herds of those coun- tries from serious, if, not ruinous, de pletion. . Such a situation can be mastered by two methods only. First, by con- serving existing resources; Second, by increasing production. Both these remedies are receiving attention in the countries at war, but the shortage of land; labor and fertilizers presents al- most insurmountable obstacles to any great increase in production in Eu- rope. Further, the shortage of ocean going freighters and the great dis- tanee of Australia from the market largely eliminates the Commonwealth as a source of. supply. Canada and the United States Joust, therefore, in large measure, meet the difficulty. In 1915, slightly More than A suit to delight his heart is this one of checked worsted. There are two styles of sleeve, and knee trou- sers. McCall Pattern No. 7406. In 3 sizes, 2 to 6 years. Price, 15 cents. This pattern may be ebtained from your local McCall dealer or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto. Dept. W. STUDY AND EXERCISE Overstudy and lack of exercise make thin bloodles:5 children. Study does' not usually hurt a child at school unless the studies encroach on time that should be spent in out-of-doors exercise.' But lack of exercise and overstudy is a combination that brings on Si, Vitus dance. If your boy or girl in the United Kingdom and in Ger- at school is thin and pale, listless and many than in any previous period of inattentive, has a fickle appetite, is like dura -ion, but the summer mortal- unable to stand still or sit still, you ity in if t7 •appeared to have been ex- oust remember that health is much traordinarily high in several German cities, and the German rate all through remained at some fifty per cent. higher than in this country. Some curious results were noted. 'An alteration in the sex ratio of birth ap- peared to be established by the figures of the United Kingdom, especially by those of England; the proportion of male births having noticeably increas- ed. Contrary to expectation, the war had produced no effect upon the figures of illegitimate births. Decline in sui- cides was another interesting feature. Comparison between the natural in- crease or decrease of the populations showed that whereas the population of the United Kingdom was now some- what greater than at the beginning of the war, in spite of all losses of life in the army and navy. Austria-Hungary and Germany had each suffered a de- crease of some 600,000, in addition to losses in the field outside of these countries -perhaps a total decrease of at least four millions. ova HARES AND RABBITS. More Species of Hares in North America Than in Europe. There is a technical difference be- tween rabbits and hares that is a spe- cific difference. AR animals and plants are classified as belonging to kingdoms, classes, orders, families, genet's and species, and from the lat- ter two the scientific or technical names are chosen. Thus our com- mon molly cottontail belongs to the genus (plural genera) Lepus (mean- ing hare), to which all hares and rab- bits belong, and the species Sylvaticus (moaning of the woods). Thus we have "woodland bare." The term rabbit was formerly more properly applied to the burrowing species of the Old World, Lepus cuni- culus (meaning to burrow), though by common usage our molly cotton- tail has so long been termed a rabbit that the name will now stand, as will that of jack rabbit for the big west- ern hare of the prairies and Pacific coast. All of the domestic varieties of robs bits, except the Belgian hare, are de- scendants of the burrowing rabbits of the Old World, and the big European hare, almost as large as our western jack rabbit, is the ancestor of the so- called Belgian form, which is now quite popular as a domestic animal of profit and is becoming more so. In the Northern Hemisphere of the New World we have many more species of hares than the Old World can boast of, as the cottontail, the southern swamp hare, the Arctic hare orsnowshoe rabbit and two species of western jack rabbits ar giant hares, Yet we have not successfully domes- tioated one of these forms, though this might be done as a matter of profit in the production of meat, The Forth. Bridge contains 45,000 tons of steel. more important than education, and more time should be given to exercise 39,000,000 acres in Canada were in and recreation. field crops. In 1916.the area had de- See to it at once that the child does creased by 'nearly 4,000,000 acres. not overstudy, gets plenty of out -of- Whether or not this decline is due to door exercise, sleeps ten out of every shortage of labor, it is a serious fall twenty-four hours, and takes a safe, ing off in time of war. If men are reliable tonic like Dr. Williams Pink not available, the labor problem can. Pills until the color returns to the, be met by a much larger use of women cheelts rand lips and the aplietite be- on the -farms, as well as by the use of larger and more efficient farm machin- ery. In Britain, many thousands of women have left the cities to work on comes normal. Por ' growing children who become pale and thin -Dr. Wil- liams Pink Pills are not. only safe but in most cases are the very best tonic the land; better machinery has been that can be taken. These pills build procured, in some cases by the Gov - up the blood, strengthen the nerves erument, by whom it is leased to the and assist nature in keeping pace I.farrners at reasonable rates. In this with rapid growth. way,Britain has greatly increased her You can get Dr. Williams Pink Pills production of foodstuffs, in spite of through any dealer in medicine, or bythe tremendous drain that the war has mall postpaid at 50 cents a box or six by! made on the man -power of the coun- boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams try. Canada can, and doubtless will, Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, follow the lead of the motherland. Christmas 1917. Little Jesus, far away, Can You hear me—what I say? Guns are thunding, cannons roar, Even at Your stable door. - Seas of blood flow o'er the land; Mountains totter as they stand. LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR Make 'this beauty lotion for a few cents and see for yourself. What girl ar woman hasn't heard of lemon juice to remove complexion blemishes: to whiten the skin and to bring out the roses, the freshness and the hidden beauty? But lemon juice Fields are thick with ruined things— alone is acid, therefore irritating, and Men and thrones and bi'oken kings. should be mixed with orchard white this way. Strain through a fine cloth the juice of tWo fresh lemons into a bottle containing about three ounces of orchard white, then shake well and you have a whole quarter pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost one usually pays for a small jar of, ordinary cold cream. Se sure to strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets into the bottle, then this lotion will re- main pure and fresh for months:When applied daily to the face, neck, arms and hands it -should help to bleach, clear, smoothen and beautify the skin. Any druggist will • supply three ounces of orchard white at very little cost and the grocer has the lemons. • Little Jesus, can You rest There upon Your Mother's breast? In the heavens shines Your. star— All the world is red with war. * * Little Jesus, come again To the broken hearts of men. In Your stable far away Can You hear me—what I say? How to ask I do not know; Only, Jesus, heed our evoel Take this world of shattered men, Shape and make it right again. —.Cecile Joyce Keenan, Scrap Metal on the Farm. Farmers may not realize that they are unpatriotic if they are not selling their worn-out machinery and imple- ments. Large quantities of iron and steel are needed for guns, shells, bridges, and other war purposes. There are many farms on which a good deal of ,junk is to be found. High-, er prices are being paid for scrap metal than :formerly, but, in order to save unnecessary expense in getting it to the foundries, neighboring farm- ers might co-operate and make one hauling' do instead of several, When you have a little of this and a little of that ,kind of fruit matte a steamed fruit pudding. - ,s0 Safety First Hints. Some safety hints for the wise, which are intended to guard against serious accidents and a possible loss of life, are being sent out broadcast by the electric light companies. From them may be selected the following: Do not cover an electric globe with paper or cloth. It may start a fire, Do not hang an ordinary lamp cord over a, nail or metal work. Do not leave a cord connected when you are through with it, Do not touch any wire that is down on the ground, whe- ther it is an electric, telephone or•guy wire. In an emergency, remove a wire with an instrument equipped with a wooden handle, keeping the full length of the handle between yourself and the wire. lllinaati'e X3ninlout Ctiroe Oolds, tie, Jami the Horne Defence movement for the conserva- tion. of Food, Help to pre- vent waste bar demanding the whole wheat grain in break- fast 'foods and bread stuffs. 'Substitute whole wheat for meat, eggs and potatoes. The whole wheat gratin. is the. most perfect food given to Man. In Shredded Wheat Biscuit you have the whole wheat grain made digestible by steam -cooking, shredding and baking. Every particle of the whole wheat grain is used including the outer bran coat which is so useful in keeping the bow- els healthy and active, For any meal with milk, and fresh fruits, Made in Canada. Potatoes Minus Dirt. Say, potato raisers, have you not often wished that there were a few holes in the bottom of the pails which you use when picking your potatoes, to • let the dirt sift through? Here is my scheme, which I think works fine for this purpose: I first cut out the bottom of the pail, then get some one -inch mesh wire net- ting ---a round piece six inches larger in diameter than the bottom of the pail. Place netting across the pail bottom. and bend the edges up the sides 'Next get a hoop that will fit snug over the netting, rivet it en tight, and the pail is ready for use. All loose dirt can easily be shaken out, thus saving time when emptying. Aronstrur: Per 15 drys in the month of January I was stlTe,ing with main of rheumatism in tine -font. I tried all kinds of reme- dies •but. nothing did me any good. One person told ins, about MiN:\f21.>'S LINI- INIENT: as :goon as I tried it the Satur- day night., the next morning 1 was feel- ing very good: 1 tell you this remedy is eery good: -1 could give you a good cei,ificate any time that you would like to have one. Ii' any time 1 come to hear about 'any person sick of rheumatism. I could tell than about this remedy. Yours truly, 1 r1NF ST i,EV1:ILLE, 216 Rue Ontario East, Montreal, Feb. 14, 150S. This Means You! "Eat less wheat, meat, sugar and fats save for . the Army and our says sa s the Food Controller. "Eat more corn, oats and rye products, fish and poutlry, fruits, vegetables and potatoes, baked, boiled and broiled foods." This means you! To ask the Canad- ian people to eat less of certain foods in order that the soldiers at the front may not go short is a matter of in- tense seriousness. MONEY ORDERS Dominion Express Foreign Cheques are accepted by Field Cashiers and Paymasters in .Franco for their full face value. There is no better way to send money to the boys in the trenches. An Exploded Belief. That stars are visible in the day- time from the bottom of a deep shaft or well has been generally believed since the days of Aristotle, but there is not the slightest foundation for the idea. Baron Humboldt, who spent a good deal of time in mines himself and questioned miners in various parts of the world, found no evidence in sup- port of this belief, and it has since been thoroughly exploded, but like all other "exploded" ideas it flourishes just -as vigorously as .every. Minerals •T+ii'i ie11t Cures G''i rpet in Cows Women are always being asked to make sacrifices; that is why they re- spond so quickly in wartime. It surely is time now to begin harping on the duty of nien in the matter of personal sacrifices. Fully one third of the land in Great Britain is owned by members of the House of Lords. ED. 7. ISSUE 52—'17. CANADA'S FOREST SERVICES. Ontario, I3,C., Quebec and New Bruns:, wick Are Abreast of Times. Ontario has thoroughly reorganized its forestry service and put itself on a par with' other up-to-date provinces whose forest services are under ex- port technical direction. New Bruns- wick is also swinging into line. A well- qualified forester, Mr, P. Z. Caverhill, has been appointed as the head of the forest'service and is now making a survey of its forest resources as a ba- sis for laying down permanent lines of forest policy. In this work, the Com miasion of Conservation has been as- sisting the province in an advisory capacity. British Columbia and Quebec have long been in the forefront of the pro- vinces that have had an efficient tech- nically qualified,forest service. Al- though Nova Sotia's forests have been nearly all cut over, an efficient 'forest service would be an investment . for the province that would pay for itself many times" over in conserving and utilizing the forest resources re- maining. Two-thirds of the land area is better adapted to forest growth us I ^^ *, . than to any other use and should be'•ese re -forested. i REQ I N, CANADA nA For making otep, Por often- Ing water, For romoving paint. For cllainfopfinfg rcfrlgotutord, sinks, 'closets, drains anti for 500 other purposes. REFUSE GUCS11TUTEa. 1 Mahogany timber primarily i:- no more highly valued in its native cootie try than many of our .own familiar woods. The things which make mahogany costly to the eooi umcy' in this country are the difi.'ic,ilties en- countered in locating, cutting, and bringing the timber to market. 71,5tivar6's Liniment ,1Ires iphtileria. rrI CSLIr.x.e.NDOV'S Cyy ANCElt, TUMORS, I.1'M P14 ETC.,, °IJ h l,,rnal and external. cured With- out pain by. our borne.'ti eatment. - 'Write Da j/JiifiNZ G.raII:12 led � yellows, i '$ Sore Eyes, Eyes Infl tmed by 1 �',0 ar, 'w Sr" Duet and Wind quickly relieved by Murine. Try it in OU -- fj{ your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes. R 11 }i r„n oNde Smarting, lust Eye Comfort MnrineEye Remedy At Your Druge1t'a ar by '✓tnai OOoyerbottlo. t,surino Sys Salve, to Tubes 200. For )Jook of !hs i ,,g— Frail. I will Ask WI urine Eye ?Remedy' CO.. Ch6a cago i St" An investigation is being conducted I wo under the direction of the Food Con- troller into the poultry situation. A one dru study is being made of such questions as the cost of producing eggs and I .iy poultry and of the cost of feeding. raLinard's Liniment Cures Distemper, Ontario's wood -working industries use 54 different kinds of wood. On- tario is a great producer of railway ties; more than 5,700,000 were taken out of the forests last year. When Issuing your Piafro Ipsist Qtr having alma 116 OTTO HIO "L" PLANO A TON The Jordan Valley In Southeastern Oregon is a beautiful, fertile dlitrlot that you ought to in- vestigate. Many shrewd farmers aro buying there, because their neon bust - nese foresight tells them that Invest- ment will Pay big returns from the natural increase in the value of the land alone, to say nothing of the big crape that they can produce. Prices low; tonna easy. Ask Inc for authentic information, absolutely free. You are cordially invited to call at Room 112. halon Pastae sielidine, to sea cur axar:lent and extensive exhibit of products ira::n In the Union Pacito Country, 5, A.51<11Ti7(f oloe epibon�a'lu loebtbal Ali. Clay.a lySol:ie Syxtem Roorol345 U,P.blA9.,Omnha,Soh, ,FOOD I ' You can take your full share in this important national win -the -war measure, and benefit both in pocket and in health, If you use the proper economic and labor-saving methods in the preparation Of the staff of lite—bread. The "CaBiuok5" Bread For uuuu: it VC4 pr J TT r •r gt ... ti Ur_ gra PLES Which Itched and Burned. Swelled Enough for Two. N© Si8op for Weeks, "My lingers all broke out in white pimples and would crack and smart. that much that I could' A17,17,, hardly keep from scratch-' ing. Tl;ey began to swell and were big enough fol' �'.•�l 4,1 two. I never had any sleep for weeks because the itched and burned. "I was told about Ceti* cura Soap and Ointirtcnt, and I only had to use two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two tins 01. Ointment when I was healed." (Signed)• Miss Hilda Manses, 62 Ingersoll Rd.,' Woodstock, Ont. Prevent further trouble by using Cu ticura Soap daily for -the toilet, For Frei Sample Each by Mail ad. dress post -card : "Cuticura, Dept. A, Boston, 12. S. A." Sold everywhere. s the great modern exponent of ch,•.;• r, !better, cleaner, digestible, home-made broad. • cat your baker's bill in half, and eli- ininate Your doctor's abirouln, SONO your neoleey, and buy i.;'ob: e nrrient war -bonds. Sold by your local dealer, or may bo ordered direct front us ,w our agents, delivered, all obargos paid. • Four loaf size --$2.75 . ,$2.75 each Eight loaf size .... 3.25 each The principle of saving and economy as practiced by users of tate "Canutk" will eventually win the war. E. T. 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