HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-10-10, Page 7Canadian Armed Merchant Cruiser Captures
Enemy Ship
How Can I?
BY ANNE ASHLEY
H.M.C.S. Prince Robert, an armed merchant cruiser captured the
German express cargo ship Weser off the Mexican coast, It was thought
the
ince ser Robert, formerly serving as
passenger) ship, was con her maiden us. The
voyage
after being converted into an armed cruiser.
Hliday Mail
Delivery Again
Morning mail deliveries will be
resumed on statutory holidays
falling on Monday, starting with
Thanksgiving Day, October 14,
and there will be a mail delivery
on Christmas Day, Postmaster
General Mulock has announced.
Such deliveries were eliminated
31r the interests of economy some
time ago, but with Canadian in-
dustry working on overtime
schedules in the war effort it was
deemed morning nail delivery
was necessary where holidays fall
on a Monday.
New Jap Invasion
Aims at Chinese
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This neap shows where newest
Asiatic complications have arisen
as the Japanese invade French
Indo-China at Haiphong and clash
with Indo-Chinese forces at Dong
Dong in an effort to invade China
by the "back door,"
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What Sciencei
h Doing
VITAMIN MYSTERY CLEARED
A new vitamin, biotin, the most
potent and powerful physiological
substance ever discovered, was
described to the American Chemi-
cal Society last week.
Biotin, a colorless crystal, has
been a chemical mystery for two
years since the Netherlands sci-
entists, F. Kogel and B. Tonnes,
extracted a barely visible quan-
tity from 250,000 year-old Chin-
ese duck egg yolks.
Biotin proves to be part of the
vitamin B "complex." If is so
powerful, it is measured in thous-
ands of a millionth of a gram.
Without it, soil germs, the azo-
tobacter, which fix nitrogen for
plant growth, are unable to work.
This fixation is the base of all:
plant life, and therefore biotin
probably is a primary source of
all the food on earth.
"WETTER" WATER WORKS
A discovery that the chemicals
which make "wetter" water are
good for killing numerous kinds
of deadly germs was reported to
the bicentennial conference of the
University of Pennsylvania.
These chemicals are known as
':vetting agents. They make water
so "wet" that it penetrates to the
skins of birds and even of water
fowl. Some new forms of soap
were found in the same discovery
to have exactly similar germ, kill-
ing powers.
"RAKED" GRAY MATTER
A discovery that skilled surgi-
cal operations can be performed
en the gray matter of the brain
with nothing but an electrical cur-
rent, has just been reported. y
The skull is not opened, but
merely touched with the tip of an
electric wire. The current does
not remove the gray )natter, but
ptlfectivelp, bakes and destroys it.
- HAVE -
YOU HEARD?i
A man met a neighbour carrying
a bag of apples.
"I've got to leave town for six
days," he explained, "so I'm giving
the wife an apple for each day I'm
away."
"What a charming thought!"
"Yes. Before I knew her she us-
ed to be friendly with the local
doctor!"
—o—
"In the Arctic they live on
candles and blubber."
"Well, if i had to eat candles
I think i would, too."
—0—
A young man was a frequent
caller at a house where there were
four daughters, but it was impos-
sible to say which of them he pre-
ferred.
One evening the eldest sister,
Agatha, happened to be the only
one in the house, and consequently
she had the young man to herself.
"Agatha, you look tired," he said.
"I am a little," she replied, and
wondered what might be coming
next. "You see, I made an enor-
mous batch of cakes and pies.
Mother prefers my baking to the
cook's. I also made a few. pots of
jam. Father's fond of jam; And 1
have done all the housework, too."
"Fine!" said the young man.
Then he went on ardently: "Ag-
atha, there is a question I want
to ask you, and my life's happiness
may depend on your answer."
"Well, ask away," smiled Ag-
atha, blushing.
"I•f I marry one of your younger
sisters, will you consent to make
your home with us?"
—o—
One wit explains that Adam
and Eve probably were on a
telephone line in the garden of
Eden, and their number was
281 Apple.
—o—
A little boy surprised his parents
by refusing to be scared into being
good.
"It's no use telling me the ang-
els will write down in their books
if I'm naughty, mamma," he said.
"I might as well tell you they think
up in heaven that I'm dead."
"But why should they think
that?"
"Because I haven't said my pray-
ers for two weeks."
Stop, Look, Listen !
Q. How can I protect the wall
paper from the wet cloth when
cleaning the woodwork?
A. Use a flat piece of tin
about a foot long, moving it
along the wall against the beard
as the work progresses. An old
auto license plate is excellent for
this purpose.
Q. How can I treat a warped
ironing board?
A. The board can be straight-
ened if the covering is reversed
to the other side for awhile.
Q. How can I remove ink spots
from the fingers?
A. Rub the fingers with the in-
side of a banana peeling.
Q. How can I revive flowers
that have begun to wilt?
A. When the flowers have be-
gun to wilt, cut the stents and
plunge them into hot water for a
few minutes. Trim the stems a
little each day and slit them to
enable the flower to absorb more
water.
Q. How can I remove glue
from furniture or fabric?
A. Remove the glue by dipping
a cloth in vinegar and rubbing
hard. If the glue has hardened,
keep wetting it with vinegar and
when softened, rub it off.
Comment from a bulletin of the
Association of Ameircian Rail-
roads which includes in its mem-
bership the Canadian lines:
"Hundreds of Iives can be saved
each year if motorists will exer-
cise increased care in approach-
ing the passing over highway -
railroad grade crossings."
More than 2,000 observers are
engaged on insect surveys in Can-,
adieu forests.
Modern
Etiquette
BY ROBERTA LEE
1. Isn't is considered bad
manners and rude for a guest to
refuse a drink when in the home.
of a friend?
2. Is it good manners to chew
gum in public?
3. Should a son be taught to
let his sister go through a door
first?
4. Is there any way possible to
stop a person who is always gos-
siping and speaking evil of
others?
5. What is the correct distance
from the dinner table that a per-
son's waist should be, not to be
too far or too close? •
6. Would it be all right for a
debutante to wear a pink gown.
at her coming-out party?
Answers
1. Not in the least. There is
nothing compulsory about it, and
only a person who is weak will be
influenced to do something that
he or she does not want to do.
2. No, it is not, even if it is seen
fifty times a day. Nor does it
add to the beauty of a girl's face
or the handsome features of an
Apollo. 3. Yes. If a boy is taught
these courtesies at home, they
will come natural to him when he
is elsewhere. 4. Perhaps Hare
answers this question by saying,
"When will evil speakers refrain
from evil talking. When listeners
refrain from evil hearing." 5.
About eight inches. 6. White is
the most appropriate color.
Exports of Canadian newsprint
paper in July were valued at $15,-
221,529 compared with $3;586,411
in the same month a year ago.
•$1.on SENDS 300
"BRITISH CONSOLS"
!'EXPORT" or "LEGION".
Cigarettes
ori Ib. Tobacco—BRIER SMOKING or
any MACDONALD'S FINE CUTS (with
papers) ib Canadian soldiers OVERSEAS
in C,A.S,F, units only.
Mail Order and Remittance o:—
OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT
W. C. MACDONALD INC.,
Box 1929, Place d'Armes,
Montreal, Canada
This otter tabled to any ehangeln Gorornmeft Regulations
era: S
Canadian National
Railways Revenues
The gross revenues of the all-
inclusive Canadian National Rail-
ways System for the week end-
ing September 21, 1940, were:--
5,043,389
as compared with 5,651,182
for the corresponding
period of 1939, a de-
crease of $ 607,796
or 10.8%
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HEALTH
TOPICS
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Vitamins and Health
In a recent number of the (To-
ronto) Academy Bulletin, Dr,
Frederick Tisdall contributes an
instructive atricle on Vitamins.
He points out that according to •
the figures issued by the Bureau
of Statistics at Ottawa, approxi-
mately 44% of the caloric intake
of Canadian people, based on an
average daily intake of 3000 cal-
ories, is practically devoid of
vitamins.
There is considerable evidence
that Canadians suffer most from
lack of the vitamins B1, D and
sometimes vitamin C. A restri--
tion in diet will accentuate this
condition. During the progress
of an infection the need for most
vitamins is markedly increased. A
similar need is seen during preg-
nancy and lactation when the de-
mand is doubled.
Under ordinary corms' ions, if
the individual takes a diet con-
sisting of a pint to a pint and a
half of milk a day for children,
one half a pint for adults, some
meat, an egg a day, two liberal
helpings of vegetables besides po=
tato, some raw fruit, some whole
grain cereals, either in the form
of brown bread or breakfast cer-
eals, and some vitamin D, (cod-
liver oil or its equivalent), in the
months from September to June,
he will be using all the known
vitamins in adequate amounts.
Under unusual conditions as in
illness, pregnancy, lactation and
any dietary restrictions, it may he
necessary to give vitamins in their
concentrated form.
Dr. Tisdall discusses vitamins
inconsiderable detail. About 15
vitamins have so far been demon-
strated from animal experimental
work. Nine have been shown ne-
cessary for human nutrition.
Bird Dogs Enter
Fall Field Trials
Ontario Association Expects
Big Crowds on Niagara -on -
the -Lake the Middle of Oct-
ober
The fall field trails of the On-
tario Bird Dog Association will
be held at 'Niagara -on -the -Lake,
October 19th and 20th, are the
dates set.
These trials have been draw-
ing bigger entries each season
and it is expected that the trials
scheduled for this fall will bring
out the biggest entry and the best
calibre of dogs that have ever
competed at an Ontario meet.
The events for the first day
include the Ontario Champion-
ship, a stake for Shooting Dogs
and a trial for Novice Dogs. This
latter stake always brings out new
dogs and new dog owners, desir-
ous of having independent, ap-
praisal of their dogs' perform-
ance.
All of these trials are for set-
ters and pointers. An innovation
at this meet, also scheduled for
the first day's programme is a
trial for working spaniels.
On the second day some well -
seasoned campaigners from New
York State are expected to com-
pete -with the Ontario entries in
the Open All Age Stake. A Derby
Stake for puppies born after
January 1, 1939 will also be run
on the second day.
Entries and spectators are ex-
pected from all sections of the
province and two days of interest-
ing sport is promised.
Geo. W. Boag, Woodstock, Ont.,
secretary of the association has
been sending ,out entry forms and
states that keen interest is being
shown in all events.
TIOMEN &N1ED
38 to 52 years old. Women who are
restless, moody, NERVOUS—who
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HOGS FOR SALE
YORKSHIRE WEANLINGS $6
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P.O. BOXES
TO POSTMASTERS, FOR SALE $1.00
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PORTABLE SILOS
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