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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-09-05, Page 7Appearing at Jasper Park Lodge in her first charity concert in the Canadian Rockies recently, Gracie Fields made excellent use of the spare time during her mountain visit, It was a red letter hour when she haet two of Canada's famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police while strolling in, the environs of Outlook Cabin where Sing George- and Queen IOlizabeth stayed during their visit a year ago. Walking with the popular comedionne are Sgt. ,5. W. Faulkner, at Gracie's right, and Const. V1. V. R. Woods, HEALTH TOPICS •VM -v 3. d" -C 4J 4-4-4 •2•4-0 •� DECLINE IN HEALTH FADS Health -conscious Americans— and they are legion—are about o abandon their "screwy" health !ad ideas, says Prof. Arthur H. Ateinhaus of George Williams Col- lege. Unscientific Beliefs They are going to drop beliefs that a strong sun tan is good for one, that shrimps and straw. 'berries should never be taken to- gether, that irregular eating is a common cause of stomach trouble and many others unsupported by scientific investigation, P r 0 f. Steinhaus asserted in an inter- view at Chicago last week. "Screwy" Ideas "Some other `screwy' ideas still entertained by some health en- thusiasts are these: "Bow legs result when babies are permitted to walk too early in life. (It's the diet that's re- sponsible). "An outdoor walk is invigor- ating because there is more oxy- gen in the open air. "The human body renews all of its parts once every seven years. "Acid foods never should be taken with milk. "Poor posture is one of the pauses of tuberculosis. "Regular physical exercise will increase one's resistance to most disease germs. (This has been proved false by scientific tests. Healthful living, but not exercise of itself helps resist germs.) "The chewing of hard foods will strengthen the enamel of the teeth. (It helps the gulps, but not the enamel.) "An athlete should refrain from eating sweets and ice cream while he is in training. (On the contrary sweets form the most vapid eseurce of energy.)" Nixon: "By the way, what it your profession?" Dixon: "Mine is not a pro- fession, it is a pursuit. I am a debt collector." $1,000,000 For R.A.F. J. W. McConnell,, publisher of e Montresl Star aIle Montreal • ndnrd 1:11. � • offered Lord Iiea� . (+ to d brook, $1,000,000 to be used hie discretion "tear the most $ immediates air ;fi\I;ce needs," Old Binder Has Fine Farm Record A" binder, 34 years old, is the possession of Vernon McArthur, well-known Nelson township (Ont.) farmer. The machine has not been idle a single season, and has cut a total of more than 2,000 acres of wheat and grain. Charles Readhead, also of Nel- son, made regular use of the binder for 26 years. Following this, the mac'hine was purchased b his son-in-law, Vernon Mc- Arthur, who has used the binder for the last eight years, and says it is still in good working order. aaern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 1: When a husband and wife have invited guests for a motor drive, should the wife sit in front with her husband? 2. When your hostess places you next to a person at the din- ner table, with whom you have recently quarreled, is it necessary to talk to this person? 3. What kind of person would make derogatory remarks about a religion, with which he or she does not agree? 4. Should a young man, who has had numerous dates with a girl, feel free to enter, one of her family's arguments? • 5. Where should the mother of the Bride stand at a wedding re- ception when receiving guests? 6. Where should the water glass be placed on the table? Answers 1, The wife should ask one of the guests to sit in front, while she sits in the back with the other guest or guests. 2. Yes; it would be rude and unfair to your hos- tess if you did not. 3. Such a person •is very ill-bred, tactless, and rude. 4. Never. If he does, the girl's father or brother would probably feel justified in giving him a seat on the sidewalk. 5. She usually stands at the door of the room where the bridal party is. 6. At the tip of the knife. Canada's Old -Ast Prmi ting Preset Lost For 15 Years kt Has Been Discovered In Base- ment of Parliament Buildings Toronto — Dates From 1770's Lost for 15 'years, the oldest ex- isting printing press in Canada has been discovered in the basement of the Ontario Legislative buildings at Toronto. The press, built about 1770 was presented to the Toronto Nor- mal School .Museuan by the ]ate John Ross Itobestsbli. , , The ` 500 Iteass of Printing Cele- bration Committee" sought the press for months. It was discovered by W. S. Wallace, University of Toronto 'librarian. The press was 'et bp at N'iagaa'a-On-The•Lake, Ont., in 179.3 to print The Upper Ca- nada Gazette, Its o\vner was Louis Ray" the first printer in 'Upper, Ona ta, who brought it from Que- JAN 3 HAVYOU hEI. ? After the class had been photo- graphed, teacher was trying to persuade the children to buy prints. 'Now, children," she said, "just think how much pleasure you'll get from this photograph ' when you're grown up. You'll be able to look at it and say: "There's Jean, she's a nurse; there's Tont he's in the Army; and—' Then the bad boy of the class cbipped in: "There's teacher, she's dead !" —0— Dancer: "What is the name of that piece they are playing?" Partner: "I don't know. Let's ask one of the boys in the orches- tra." Dancer (to saxaphone player): "What's that you're playing?" Player (halting for a moment): "A saxophone — lady — a saxo- phone!" —o— Children don't study geo- graphy any more; they fol- low it, —0— A party of Americans was being shown round an ancient English church and they paused in front of an effigy of a knight who had lived in the days of Henry VIII. "Isn't he cute?" commented one of the ladies rapturously. "Why! He's actually wearing the same clothes as Charles Laughton." —0— It's easy enough to be merry When there isn't a jolt or a jar But the man worth while is the man who can smile When his wife is driving his car. —0— The young man wrapped his arms round the shapely blonde. "My darling," he breathed, "you're all the world to me. I don't know what I'd do without you. I love--" At that moment, the doorbell rang. The blonde jumped up. "It's my fiance," she gasped. "You must leave at once. Oh, hurry! Please hurry!" The young man looked round nervously. "But how am. I going to leave?" he asked anxiously. "I can't go out by the door. Your fiance would see me." The blonde thought quickly. "Jump out of the window," she advised. The young man turned white. "But -honey," he quavered, "we're on the thirteenth floor." The blonde stamped her foot. "So what?" she rasped. "At this stage of the game, are you going to tell me you're superstitious?" Carelessness h Indicted Carelessness and discourtesy are to blame for nearly all To- ronto's 48 traffic fatalities this year, Acting Inspector Norman Harper of the Toronto City Pol- ice Traffic Bureau said last month. Contrary to general, belief, the Acting Inspector said, most traf- fic accidents happen tinder rel- atively good driving conditions, \; •th cars in good working order and drivers classed as normal.. PEDESTRIANS ALSO TO BLAME Fcrty-one of the fatal acci- dents have been the result of dir- ect collisisons with pedestrians. Although much of the blame lies with the drivers, pedestrians are also to • blame, Acting Inspector Harper said, as they often cross streets carelessly and do not al- a ways give drivers an opportunity to avoid them. Big Shining Bird When they saw their first Trans -Canada Air Lines plane at Calgary, Sarcee Indians christ- ened it Choo Na-No-Shi Char— "Big Shiniing Bird." DOUBLE ABOOKLETC "MIDDLE -AGE" WOMEN HEED THIS ADVICE!! Thousands of women gosinultng thru"tryllgg times" with Lydia E. Pinkltam's Vegetable Compound—fatuous for over 60 years in_re- lieving6 female func- tional tional trottbl es. Try it! Origin of Name House of Windsor lit Dates From July 17, 1917 -- Regal Surname Preoeding it Was ""Virettin" What's in a name? Perhaps nothing; possibly, much. At any rate, the late King George V of Great Britain found enough of revulsion in his official cogno- men to warrant a change in the name of the English royal fam- ily. Harking back to the time of George I (1660-1727), Icing of Great Britain and. Elector of Han- over (Germany), is the birth of Anglo -German royal marital al- liances. Later, in 1840, Queen Victoria, descendant of the House of Hanover, married Prince Al- bert of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha. Wettin became then the regal sur- name, displacing Hanover. THOROUGHLY ANGLO-SAXON Then, on July 17, 1917, at the height of anti -Prussian sentiment In the Empire, His Majesty, the fifth George, acting with the con- sent of his Privy Council, inform- ed the people that henceforth the royal house should be designated as the House of Windsor. The title comes from Windsor Town and Castle, steeped in kingly tra- dition since the days of Edward the Confessor More to fill the Englishman of today with a feel- ing of complete, historic owner- ship, no word more thoroughly Anglo-Saxon probably could have been uncovered. Left Foresight Behind At Saunderstown, R.I., Merrill Smith, determined to be the first motorist over a new $3,000,000 toll bridge, spent the night in his ear, at the bridge approach. When the bridge was officially opened nxt morning, Smith fished in his pockets, found he had forgotten to bring any money. Canada's exports of newsprint paper recorded a substantial in- crease in June, when the total was 6,413,093 cwt.,• valued at $15,168,194, as compared with 4,893,105 cwt. valued at $10,- 681,411 10;681,411 in June 1939. What Science l h Doing TREATMENT FOR WOUNDS Sulphanilamide dustings, used in Toronto for burns and cuts, have been recommended by the British Medical Association for use with urea in the treatment of war wounds. —0— POWERFUL NEW EXPLOSIVE A uranium explosive has been developed and tested in the Un- ited States which is "at least 15 times more powerful and perhaps almost 100 times more potent than TNT." The blast from only 100 grams of the uranium ex- plosive accomplished 4,270 fool -- pounds of work—with only the downward force pleasured. —o— USE FOR RARE CHEMICAL Discovery that the ram ele- ment 85, one of earth's 92 chem- cial elements, of which a few small grains were isolated for the first time a few months ago, may be a medicine for certain thyroid gland ;troubles was reported late in August. THIS FRAGRANT SLOW 'BURN I NG M ME Cc BY ANNE ASHLEY Q. How can I wash a feather pillow? A. Dissolve 1 Ib. sal soda and ?/s lb. soap in % gallon boiling water. Put about 5 buckets of warm water into a tub and pour in about solution. Next, dissolve IFe lb, chloride of lime in 1 qt. boiling water. Let it settle, then stir in tub. Beat pillows well and then put into tub, pressing down. Let soak for hour or more, stir- ring and pressing constantly with a stick. Rinse in several changes of water, wring, press out all water possible and hang on line to dry, turning and shaking oft- en. Q. How can I make two pounds of butter out of one pound? A. Add gradually to one pint of butter one pint of milk and a little salt, beating it with an egg- beater ggbeater until smooth. Put in a mold and set in a cool place. Q. How can I make a good and inexpensive sachet powder for dresser drawers? A. Mix % ounce of Iavender flowers with % teaspoonful of powdered cloves. Q. How can I make the meat of a fowl white, juicy, and tend- er? A. After the fowl has been cleaned, rub the inside and out- side thoroughly with a lemon be- fore putting in the dressing. Add- ing a teaspoonful of lemon juice, or a tablespoonful of vinegar, to the water when boiling also helps to make it tender. Apple Pie Popular Apple pie accompanied by a wedge of domestic cheese is the most popular dessert served on dining cars of the Canadian Nat- ional Railways. In proper season, berries and other fresh fruit makes real competition but apple pie has twelve months in which to establish records. Perhaps Fi Can't appen In Canada An Oklahoma City reporter thought a woman newspaper reader was wrong when she com- plained that "women are losing their common courtesy." He held open store doors for 60 women, He turned drinking fountain taps for 20. At store counters he stepped aside 1.0 times to permit women to be waited upon. Thirty times he per- mitted women to leave elevators ahead of him. Four times he gave women his seat in street cars. In all, he performed 124 Sir Walt- er Raleigh gestures. Two women said "Thank you.' Many gave him that "Don't flirt with me" haughty eye. He's con- vinced. - Cod Liver Oil Painted. A House A well-known tobacco farmer living near Brantford recently made the discovery that his entire house had been painted with cod liver oil. . He had ordered the house painted with boiled oil and a can arrived bearing that label, In- stead it contained cod liver oil. 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