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How Can I?
1 BY ANNE ASHLEY
Q. How can I remove the odor
of onions from the breath?
A. Chew a whole coffee bean
or sprig of parsley which has
been dipped in vinegar. If a lump
of sugar saturated with vinegar
la eaten, it will also remove onion
odor from the breath.
Q. How can I rid the house of
Ants?
A. A mixture of half borax and
half sugar will poison every ant
that finds it. Sprinkle it on
*helves and around all haunts.
Q. How can I remove spots and
;mains from silk without injuring
the color?
A. Take five parts of water
and six parts of alum, well pound-
ed. • Boil a short time, and then
pour into a vessel to cool, Prev-
ious to using, the mixture must
be made warm. Then wash the
stained parts and allow to dry.
A. Sprinkle a little salt on the
gills. If this turns them yellow,
they are poisonous; if it turns
them black, they are safe to eat.
Q. How can I sharpen a dull
razor blade?
A. Insert the blade into a glass
filled with water and rub against
the side of the glass. '
if Peonies Don't
Bloom, Move 'Ern
Sometimes Shallower Plant-
ing Helps
Peonies that have failed to bloom
may be benefitted by a shift to an-
other location, or by shallower
planting—not deeper than two or ,
three inches. The present is a good
time to move them.
Last call for sowing pansy seed if
eaarly, spring bloom Is desired; sol-
id colors, such as Swiss Blue, Black
Ring. Snow Queen and the All -
America winner, Coronation Gold,
are much more effective in borders
than the usual mixtures.
PRUNING SEASON
There's plenty of work in the
garden now for the pruning shears;
many shrubs can be thinned out,
to give more room for vigorous new
growth; the same applies to cane
and bush fruits"such as raspberries
and currants; weedy tops. of per-
ennials that have completed their'
growth should be removed.
GETS NEW POST
Commander W, 13. Creery,
H.C.N., officer commanding
fLM.C,S. Fraser from the first
:day of the war until it was sunk
,during rescue operations off Ber-
l/emir, France, has been appoint-
ed senior naval officer at Gaspe
and commanding officer.' of all
anXiliary vessels based there.
Choosing A Site
To Build Home?
Many Factors Bear On The
Choice of Lot for Residence
With real estate becoming rec-
ognized as one of the foremost
investment media unaffected by
market fluctuations due to varia-
tions in war conditions, home-
ownership is quoted today by arch-
itectural authorities as "not only
insurance against re,.tal increases
but an investment for the future
with the knowledge that funds paid
into the home will not depreciate
with the years but should increase
materially.
Important factors to be borne in
mind when investing in real estate
aa'e quoted as follows:
1. Secure a dependable opinion
on the location and value of house
or land. The services of a depend-
able real estate agent should be
secured in respect to trends and
land values.
2. Steps should be taken to ob-
tain an absolutely clear title to any
parcel of land or improved property
It is essential that one should re-
quire the owner of a property to
establish his title to it before it Is
purchased.
3. Make sure that the air is free
and .clean in the locality in which
the proposed land or home lies. It
is manifestly more pleasant to have
a house Iodated in a community re-
latively free from smoke and dust.
4. Purchase enough land. It is
generally considered that a front-
age of 50 feet is not too much. Nar-
row lots limit space, distort the
architecture and limit privacy. The
wider the lot the inore desirable .
it will be to others with consequent
greater resale value.
Midlands: British
Industrial Core
As well As Being The Geo-
graphic Heart of England—
So Offer Valuable Target
For Enemy Bombers
The Midlands, which German
bombers have added to their aerial
blitzkrieg program, may be defin-
ed as the dozen central counties
of England, says a bulletin from
the National Geographic Society:
"Little idea of their importance
is conveyed by saying that they ex-
tend from Staffordshire east to
Huntingdonshire, from DerbPsllire
south to Bucks, Par the Midlands
are bounded on the north by Robin
Iidod's Sherwood Forest, on the
southwest by Stratford -on -Avon and
the other native haunts of William
Shakespeare; oil the south by an-
cient Oxford on the Thames, en
the east by Cambridge and the
picturesque Fen Country.
"The geographic heart of Eng-
land,
ngland, the plains of the Midlands lie
east of the Severn, north of the
Thames, south of the Trent and
west of the heights of East Ang-
lia. The approximately 4,000,000
inhabitants of these plains form
about a tenth of England's papula-
tion,
"Dominating the Western Mid-
lands, Ei1•miiighani has grown on
its varied metal industries to be-
come England's second largest city,
in the midst of a whole constella-
tion of manufacturing suburbs.
"Staffordshire is one of the most
important counties in England for
its industrial productivity, Its north-
ern section is notable for the clus-
ter of .towns known as the Pot-
teries, possibly the most coneen-
tratecl and busiest ceramics centre
in the world,
"South Staffordshire is the site
of the Black Country, darkened
With the smoke of a thousand spe-
cialized metal industries, Leicester-
shire, now known for its industrial
city of Leie"ster, England's 'stook-.
ing capita,' still preserves the
moated castle of Kenilworth fro^n
the clays of Queen Elizabeth,
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HEALTH
TOPICS
Prevention Of
Whooping Cough.
From studies made at the Con-
naught Laboratories and 'School
of Hygiene, Toronto one gains
the view that whooping cough
may be prevented by the timely
use of a fresh strain vaccine pro-
duced for this purpose, writes Dr.
John W. S. McCullough of the
Health League of Canada. The
study referred to was carried on
six years among groups of con-
trol and vaccinated children. Up
to the present time 288 control
and 1,007 vaccinated children
have been followed. Of the for-
mer, 52 and of the latter 97, were
in contact wth cases of whooping
cough. The number of cases in
the first group were 43 and in
the latter group 10, so that the
respective percentages were 82
and 10.
Protective Vaccine
Of the 97 contacts in the vac-
cinated group there were 23 di-
rect exposures to brothers and
sisters with whooping cough. In
the 23 instances the nature of the
contact was intimate and continu-
ous (often kissing, drinking from
the same cup or sleeping in the
same bed). None of the 23 de-
veloped the disease from their
brothers and sisters. This is very
strong evidence of the protective
value of the vaccine since one
would not expect all of the 23
children continuously exposed to
whoping cough to escape the dis-
ease.
It • will be noted that there
were 82 cases of whooping cough
in the control group and but ten
in the vaccinated children. This
is another strong suggestion that
the vaccine protects,
Another fact, already referred
to, is that while 52 control child-
ren taming, in contact with whoop-
ing cough, 43 contracted the dis-
ease giving a morbidity of 82 per
cent., but 10 of 97 vaccinated
children were infected, giving a
morbidity of but 10 per cent. in
this group,
The foregoing, added to one's
own experience is the use of
whooping cough vaccine, indi-
cates that thispreventive remedy
should be used in all cases where
there is a threat of this disease.
Exports of Canadian wheat
flour during the first seven
months of 1940 totalled 4,065,-
870 barrels valued at $16,173,935
compared with 2,6.26,675 barrels
worth $7,849,129 in the corres-
ponding period of 1939.
"Wool" made from milk is
being produced in an American
factory, The inventors claim it
is cheaper and harder, wears
longer, and dyes better than the
real thing,
Ieivir igurping
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fear hot flashes, dizzy spells—totake
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound. Pinkhan's is famous for
helping women during these "trying
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ties. Get a bottle today from your
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What Seien.ee
• s' Doing
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SMALLER IRON LUNG
A new "iron lung,” weighing but
40 pounds compared with over 600
pounds for the old "boiler -type" res-
pirator, is being used` in Tacoma,
Wash., during the current siege of
infantile paralysis.
'•aralysis specialists bail the pee-
wee respirator, invented by Dr. P.
II, Tehhaar of Los Angeles es a
"godsend," particularly for' cases
where the mere unwieldy and larg-
er lung presents transportation
problems and henee loss of life.
SILVER AS GERMICIDE
Dr. Alexander Goetz of California
Institute of Technology predicts
that silver eventually may replace
chlorine and athero • germicides in
purifying the world's drinking wat-
er.
"The metal leaves the water
sparkling and with a taste of fresh-
ness," said the physicist in describ-
ing experiments made by him and
his scientist -wife, "Neither Is there
any disagreeable odor."
WEIGHS FORCE OF FEATHER
The University of Washington
has a new airplane scales which
weighs with the speed of light.
It was invented to weigh the
forces which strike an airplane in
flight. It can record anything from
the slap of a feather to a ton and
a quarter yank.
This scales records accurately a
pull which lasts only one-hundredth
o a second. The name of these
momentary stresses on the parts
of a plane is "force transients;"
Modern
Etiquette
tiY ROBERTA LEE
1. What is the best time for a
man to ask his employer for an
increase in salary?
2. If a girl is introduced to a
man twice, at some social affair,
what should she do?
., 3. Who is responsible if a guest
drinks too much? •
4. When the glass of iced tea
is served on a small coaster, what
should one do with the spoon
after stirring the tea?
5. Is it proper to have an ash
tray for each guest, in the living
room?
6. Is it all right to begin a let-
ter with an apology for not hav-
ing written earlier?
Answers
1. Perhaps the best time would
be when he is marrying or ex-
pecting to become a father. How-
ever, many employers. resent this
at any time, and it is well to
weigh the natter carefully before
asking it. 2. Merely smile and
say that she has already net "Mr.
Williams." 3, This is the host's
responsibility. It is his duty to
maneuver in some way to prevent
it. 4. If there is a table cloth, the
only place to leave the spoon is
in the glass. On a bare table one
may place the spoon on the table,
the same as when at a soda foun-
tain. 5. Yes. Guests should not be
forced to share trays. 6. This is
often done, but it is not good
form.
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E
YOU MID?
Bill the sailor had broken with
his girl. After ignoring several
letters, requesting the return of
her photograph, he received one
threatening to complain to the
captain.
Deciding to silence her for all
time, he borrowed all the pictures
of girls available on the ship,
sending them to her in a Large
bundle, with the following note:
"Pick yours out. I've forgotten
what you look like."
—o—
"How did you learn to
walk a tight rope. Just pick
it up yourself?"
"No, it has to be taut."
—0 ---
At a reception, Oliver Wendell
Holmes discovered a little girl
looking hungrily at the cakes and
sandwiches on the tea table.
"Are you hungry, little girl?"
asked Dr. Holmes.
"Yes, sir," the child replied.
"Then why don't you take
some food?"
"Because I haven't a fork."
"Fingers were made before
forks," Holmes observed, smil-
ingly.
"Not mine," the little girl re-
plied.
—0--
"1 hear your boy friend
wants to settle down and
ewn a house."
"Well, he's got a good
start. 1 gave him the gate
today."
—0—
Police judge—What is your ex-
cuse for speeding through the
town at 60 miles an hour?
Defendant --Well, your honor,
I had just heard the women of
my wife's church were having a
rummage sale, and I was rushing
home to save ray ether pair of
pants.
Police judge—Acquitted, Next
case.
—0 ---
Client: Do you guarantee
this hair -restorer ?
Hairdressers Better than
that, sir. We give a comb
with every bottle.
The strong man at the fair had
just finished squeezing the juice
out of a lemon.
Holding it up before the crowd
he shouted: "I'll give $5 to any-
one who can squeeze another drop
of juice out of this lemon!"
Up stepped a little man. Re
gripped the lemon and, to the
surprise of the crowd, squeezed
several more drops from it.
"It's easy," he murmured, "I'm
an income tax collector!"
Long-term ortesty
The cashier of an old -estab-
lished grocery firm at Auckland,
New Zealand, got the surprise of
his life when a man walked up
to his desk and paid a debt of
$5.00 contracted with the firm
48 years ago. The debt was so
old that the firm had no record
of it,
...CLASSIFIED A
VEHTISEMENTS..a
A.GE1' r S WANTED
if you are interested in STEADY
CASH PROFITS—if you would
like interesting, profitable work
selling, the most popular line of
obligation: FAMILEX, 570 St.
everyday necessities at present on
the market, inquire today without
Clement, Montreal.
BABY CRICKS
STARTED CLUCKS
'WE'VE STILL SOME 7-8 WEEK
Bray Pullets, immediate shipment.
Order later delivery chicks now.
Be stir° you're on the list for
Bray Fall Service Bulletin—ready
soon. Bray Hatchery, 180 John N„
Hamilton, Ont,
TRE BIGGEST BARGAIN ON WELL
started Leghorn pullets ever of-
fered by us. Three week old $17.00,
four week old $19.90, five week
old ;124.90. Also older free range
pullets.—Top Notch Chickerics,
Guelph. Ontario.
I'"•REIs; 1IANCE PULLETS. DAitRLi:)
Rocks, Now Hamps, Wliite Log-
hnrns, 'white Rocks,'all ages from
..10 weeks to 24 weeks, Our Highest
quality and low prices will please
you. Free eatalogne.—Tweddlc
Chick hatcheries Limited, Fergus,
Ontario.
STARTED t'i'bi8) i'TJLT,E'.t+s
L GHORN STARTED PULLETS AT
ba.rgain prices, three week old
19.00, four week old $22.90, also
tee range pullets all ages and
all Badeiorptl popular
breeds.
Free
ellatehery
Limited, Baden, Ontario.
RAKER v twirl PM ENT
BAICEPS` OVENS AND 8±ACl3TN-
ery, also rebuilt esuluament always
on hand. Farms arranged. Correa-
gardener, invited. t-tnhbsrd Port.
' hie (Ivan r'n., 1 7 71,1 (burst St.,
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ISSUE 37—'40
('ARS NEW AND USED
MOUNT PLEASANT MOTORS LTD.,
Toronto's oldest Chrysler, PIym-
outh dealers; three locations, 632
Mt. Pleasant Road, 2040 Yonge St,
1680 Danforth Avenue. Our Used
Cars make us many friends.
EYEGLASSES
EYEGLASSES. LOWEST PRICES,
Free catalol;ue and eyesight test-
er sent on request. Satisfaction
guaranteed. ICleer Sight Optical
Co., 671' College, Dept. P7,, Toron.
to.
HOGS FOR SATs:
CHOICE 'rAWORTIT PIGS Six
weeks old, registered $10.00, with-
out papers 58.00. Albert Lawrence,
Grafton, Ontario.
n1 N'rIxs DOGS
YOT.ING AMERICAN COONHOUNDS
slim trim built, Sharp scented,
open trailers. Finest hunters on
any game. 512 each.—J. L. Irwin,
Eder. to), Ontario.
`; tL1 OF STOCK
raT CHE NEUU STOCK: 'YARDS. LAN.
easter it., has good innr]tet for
I3orsew Dairy Cows, Feeders, Cal-
ves, Piga Poultry, Implements,
produe' with Aurrion Sao every
Thursday. Terms ''ash; Rates rea-
sonable; prices good. Come to
Kitchener there people can buy.
—F, .T. Sterner• f;tanagc r.
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INFORMATION ON ANY SUBJECT,
Questions of any nature answered,
25 renis each. Fire for dollar.
Write Vertlieb's information Bur-
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ivT;RSINS
COURST. FOl.t ATTENDANTS --•
Verdun Protestant hospital gives
a year's training for 'mental at-
tendants, Requirements 2 years'
high soltool and applicanta must
be 21 years of age. Apply, Direc-
tor of Nursing, 1'.0, Box 5034,
Montreal.
Barn Roofing—Granary Li