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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1941-01-23, Page 7..-*-a11- -eq-v •-•-•,-0-•17•-••••••• •. ie• -• What Science' • Is Doing ., 6"a^M'My Y"4, • , 4.4.4-4]-4-41. M LOWERS BLOOD °PRESSURE J4 new chemical compound which hewers high blend pressure in man. iwf descritbed til. the Rockefeller In- etitute's journal of experimental medicine. The compound is extracted from kidneyis o2 animals, and is the result of an increasing body of medical evidence that kidneys pos- sum something which has the ab- ility not only to initiate high 'blood 'pressure but also to lower it. —0— NEW VACCINE AGAINST FLU The accidental discovery of a Jaew vaccine•against influenza was mailed by medical authorities last week as "one of the most promis- ing practical leads in research of recent decades." About a year ago a few ferrets tnooulated with human "flu" virus developed distemper also. To pre- vent spread of distemper a vaccine" effective on previous occasions was Injected into 15? other normal ferrets. Two days later. in eoutinuing the "fin" experiment, some of these animals were inoculated in the nose with "massive doses" of three distinct strains of human influenza, virus. To the great surprise of the New York investigators, none of these animals developed experi- mental influenza. Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 1. Isn't it allright for a per- son to ask an intimate friend how old he is? 2. When should a woman rise to receive an introduction to a man? 3. Should a house guest clean her own room? 4. Shouldn't an uninvited guest be accorded the same wel- come as any other guest? tii. When a girl has been given two .theatre tickets, would it be all right for her to invite a young main she knows well to be her escort? 6. Should one use a fork or the fingers when eating French fried potatoes? Answers 1. No. It is tactless to do so. :Some people are sensitive about their ages. 2. Only when she is the hostess. In this instance she not only rises but extends her hand in greeting. 3. Yes, if the hostess has no servant. At least, ehe should make a sincere offer to do so. 4. Shakespeare's ans- wer to this question is, "Unbid- desl guests are often weleomest when they are gone." 5. Yes; this is often done. 6. The fork Should be used.. How Can 1? 6Y ANNE ASI-ILEV Q. How can I cause nails to stay more firmly in plaster walls? A. After driving the nails in- to the plaster walls, pull them ,out, wrap then with a little steel wool, and then drive them in again. Whatisagood substitute Q. for. castor oil? A. Prune juice makes a good substitute. Soak the prunes over might. Stew them in the water in whieh they are sacked and pierce them with a fork to let out the juice when they are tender. Do not sweeten. Q. How can I preserve eggs? A. Eggs may be preserved for many months by first coat- ing them with lard or grease, and then packing thein in bran. Q. How can I clean old coins? A. Clean them with powder- .ed. whiting applied with a damp cloth. Try placing the coin in a raw white potato and allow to remain for about twelve hours, and this will restore the original luster. Q. How can I reduce the shrinking of woollens to a mini- mum? • A. Observe these three things; Ilse warns water, use mild soap, and allow to dry slowly. Q. How can I revive a house plant that seems to be dying? A. Try pouring a tablespo'on- ful of castor oil around the roots of the plant. This treatment is often effective, especially with ferns. This Persian Carried off Top Honors at Cat Show EMALE PAIN 1 Women /rho suffer painful, irregular Ell ale with nervone moody .yyeells dee fwtetigaal dim reelould t ry Lvdle II . 1WAmN Vegetate Compound. amuss wily to b.1 Taw ride i +sm alba iamb ; tryW: t hese, Champion Eiderdown Hoga-Baba, ABOVE, Persian cat owned by Mrs. Mary B. Warfel -Smith, of Pittman, N.J., took best of show honors in the recent Atlantic Cat club annual show. Seeing Through Waves The Yogi idea that emotions and thoughts are as solid as what we term material things is not so fantastic as it may seem. A re- search worker at St. Thomas' Hospital, London, declares that lie has actually seen through waves. He invented a sensitizer, which enables hint to observe waves 300 -millionths of a millimetre in length, which he believes enan- ate from the brain. This has yet to be proved, but if it is, trans- mission of thought will be brought from a possibility to a scientific probability. By a queer coincidence, these thought waves are of exactly the same length as the shortest rays which reach us from the sun, which maks one wonder whether thought and the natter of the universe are linked in some indefinable manner. �- BAVE Y00 BEARD? A traveller was wandering aeross the Rockies in search of a man to whom he had been giv- en a letter of introduction. After a long and tedious jour- ney he `hailed a wild -looking fel- low who was smoking outside a shack. "Does Hard Pete live near here??" asked the traveller. "No," said the man. "Then can you tellme where I can find his friend and neigh- bour, Rough -House Joe? "I'm. Rough -House Jo e 1" "Well, they told me Hard Pete lived within gunshot of you." "He did." —0— "What inspired the old- time pioneers to set forth in their covered wagons?" "Well, maybe they didn't want to wait about 30 years for a train." —A— She was a very efficient young woman. One day she saw a large car rolling, slowly down the street without a driver. Unhesitatingly she ran to the side of the moving. vehicle, opened the door, hopped in and applied the brakes. Then she got out and looked for the driver. A mere man ap-' peered, and she asked: "Is this your car?" He admitted ownership. "Well," she said, "it was mi- ning away down the street." "I know it was," said the pian, sadly. "I was pushing into the garage." —0— "My father was & Pole." "North or South?" —0— The Hollywood film director who had lunched very unwisely returned to the studio for an interview with a distinguished author. His visitor was wait- ing. The director sat down and took up what he thought was a manu- script, but what, in reality, was the local telephone directory. This he studied gravely for some moments before saying: "Say, this isn't a bad ii'l tale, but you'll have to cut down the number of characters." —0— The height of a girl's ant- • bition is often between five- ten and six feet. Oldest Bat Dates Back 60,000,00 Years HEALTH TOPICS Fruits in the Diet, Fruits may be classed with vegetables and milk as protective foods. These foods supply very little of the energy requirements of the body but have other valu- able properties. They help to keep the human body system functioning properly and correct deficiencies of diets .largely coin - posed of neat and starchy foods. Fruits in general are similar in chemical composition to vege- tables and both are valuable sources of vitamin C, states J. T. Janson, Division of Chemistry, Science Service, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. This vitamin. is best known as the anti - scurvy vitamin, but recent re- search indicates that deficiency of this vitaminis a factor in a number of human ailments. While the citrus fruits, oranges and grapefruit, and tomatoes, are re- commended as the most reliable fruits to provide adequate intake of vitamin C, other fruits, includ- ing black currants and strawber- ries, are excellent sources. The vitamin C content of apples var- ies considerably in different vari- eties, but this fruit is generally considered a fair source of vita- min C. It has been found that the tissue immediately next to the peel has the highest content, so that there is some advantage in eating apples unpeeled. AT LEAST ONCE DAILY Vitamin 0 is readily destroyed by oxidation or exposure to air. Modern commercial canning prac- tice retains most of the vitamin in canned fruits. Dried fruits generally have little vitamin C potency. Fruits are the chief source of the alkali salts of the organic acids, malic and citric. These salts correct acid reactions in the body, caused by the con- sumption of proteins and starch- es, and have mild laxative prop- erties. Recent biochemical research indicates that pectin has valuable colloidal properties which assist the processes of digestion. Fruits in general. provide the best source of pectin, although the amount and quality varies considerably in different` fruits. Pectin usually reaches its maximum as to quart- tits and quality at maturity. Apples are notable both for the quality and quantity of pectin and are one of. the best sources of this material. Fruits stimulate the skin and kidneys and help to keep the natural processes of the body functioning properly. They should be served either raw or cooked at least once daily. —Science Service News. Dr. Glenn L. Jepsen, Assist- ant Professor of Geology at Princeton University, has an- nounced that a small fossil found five years ago in southwestern Wyoming had been identified as the oldest known skeleton of a bat.. Profesor Jepsen estimated the fossil's age at 60,000,000 years, 40,000,00P more than that of any other bat skelton definitely identified ir, the Western Hem- isphere. Newsprint production. in Cana- da during the first nine months of 1940 totalled 2,573,605 tons compared. with 2,058,899 tons in the corresponding period of 193P, an increase of 25 per cent. Orae -Vowel Verge I is the only vowel used in this eurious little verses Idling I sit in this mild twilight dim, S STAMPS Olop Whilst birds, in wild, swift vigils, circling skim. Light winds in sighing sink, till, rising bright. Night's virgin pilgrim swims in vivid light, far corrnmo n ordinary sore throat �� SUS Ali f 72nd ANNUAL MEETING ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ..CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.., Morris W. Wilson, President and Managing Director, Calls For Drastic Economies by Public and Government to Permit Full Measure of War Effort — War Savings Campaign Most Important Feature Federal Financing AUTOMO't'IV'k: t'.9ItTS Car and Tractor Parts NEW AND USED AT LOWEST prices, Used electric motors all ou or monere- funded. General Auto Supply, Kit- chener, DART CHICKS S5'AT3T WITH TOP NOTCH CHICKS this year and you will end the season with more money in your pocket. Chicks from bloodtested stock. Free circular, also laying pullets. Top Notch Chickeries, Guelph, Ontario. MAILS THIS YEAR A BRAY YEAR,. Iikc thousands poultry -keepers. "So pleased wit last lot, want MO re" says Eric Cartwright. 1Vi•ite 'for price list, order chicks now and get Free Bray tjhick nerd. Catalogue. Daily Specials. 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International List; ibu- tors, Box 102A, Toronto. MEN WANTED LOCAL MAIN -- 0000 1''AY t rlCanada'un or safinestetreesltprders lants. Tnx-erienoe unnecessary. Sales outfit free. E. D. SMITH'S NLRS- VRIEES, Winona, Out. LOAN WANTED WANT811>1 LOAN OP' FIFTEEN Hundred dollars on 75 acres in Qe.1la31S14r, ,g' �' o we11, 117 3llack- eher'n Ave., pronto. TRYIMPERIAL ER IA L FOR FINE QUALITY PIiO'.CO FIN- d vs op doa.ndoprin dith Exposure film 25c. Careful processing by experts who know how, assures vrtee, Dept nA,I Station .T. Toro to. STAMP COLLECTORS Sydney G. Dobson General Manager, Reports Unprecedec Business Activity But Peak Not Yet Reached increased, and to that extent would Some of the factors having a vi- tal bearing on the extent and ef- fectiveness of Canada's War Effort were dealt with extensively by Morris W. Wilson, President and Managing Director, at the Seventy - Second Annual Meeting of The Royal ;Bank of Canada in Mont- real. Mr. Wilson drew attention to the fact that transition of Canada from peace -time to war -time econ- omy had been made without finan- cial disturbance or strain, and re- marked on the essential soundness of Canada's financial position at the present time. Mr. Wilson, however, warned that in the year ahead the finan- cial problem would be more diffi- cult and called for drastic retrench- ment by the public and by gov- ernments in order that the maxi- mum effort might be devoted to war purposes. "There is little evidence of re- striction of even extravagant ex- penditures on the part of the pub- lic as a whole, except insofar as this line of -action has been made necessary by the incidence of tax- ation," he said. "Unless the public are prepared to save a very large proportion of the increased wages and salaries which are being dis- tributed, there are three alterna- tives before us: (1) The Government must further drastically increase taxation, or • (2) A system of forced savings must be adopted, or ]GREE! UNT SED SET WILL ROG- ers Airmail stamps to serious approval applicants. Gene I{ulolto- slii, Pita, Manitoba. STORE EQ,IIIPME\T MERCHANTS - BAKERS SAVE ON EQUIPMENT BREAD WrtApp)NG IIAC.HINZ7 and Pans, 7,Ieat Grinders, Coffee Mills, Ceiling Fans, Combination Fish' Counter and Sink, Toledo ten pound scales, Miscellaneous other equipment. Write or phone h & P Tea Co., 135 Laughton Ave., Toronto. Lyndhurst 1151. SVFFF,RLIlRS! PROVEN REMEDY — EVERY STEN Perim of Rheumatic Pains or Neur- itis should try Dixon's RemedY, Munro's Drug Store, 335 engin, Ottawa. Postpaid ;1.00. HAVE YOU GOITRE? GET "AB- sorbo" for relief. J. A. Sohnston Co., 171 King St. E., Trinity 1557. Guaranteed CAR AND TRUCK PARTS Used-- New SPECIALIZING IN RL11UI.Lr 37.7- TORS, ihSeerte stets, Wlnce. t Hydraulic Starters, , i R a stns C wrbare torq > Radiator,' k+lzchaage Service, Glass ttitldfitellen or refund, bevy Auto Parts, dept, A,. Toronto. ISSUE 4—'41 ed stultify our war effort. But war demands are inexorable, and if those who use the bulk of non- military onmilitary production will not reduce their demands, the only way the situation cau be adjusted is by a rise in the price level proceeding faster than increases in wages. "This seems to me to be a com- pelling argument for a compulsory, saving plan i1 the people as a whole do not respond to the present ap- peal of the War Savings Commit- tee; ommittee; otherwise those who are too weak or too selfish to face the is- sue will have wasted a part of the benefits which would have accrued to the thriftY as well as to them- selves." WAGES Mr. Wilson remarked with satis- faction that Canada has been large- ly free of labor disputes since the beginning of the war and, "it is essential that neither strikes nor lockouts should be allowed to in- terfere with production." He fa- voured the Government plan for a standard wage scale, supplemented by bonuses to meet any rise in the cost of living, the bonuses to ap- ply evenly on a per capita basis and not as a percentage of exist- ing wage rates. He felt that work- ers would accept their share of sacrifices if equal saertfices are made by salaried employees, ex- ecutives and capital. SIRO1S REPORT (3) The onary spiral will ell known teadilyr gain t head way. "Nor am I sure that Federal, Provincial and Municipal authori- ties have eliminated from their budgets all unnecessary expendi- tures and postponed atl capital out- lays that can possibly be deferred, as they should de in war time." TAXATION Mr. Wilson expressed the opinion that "a considerably larger propor- tion of our costs should be met by taxation than has been indicated by any plans so far discussed. It seems quite clear that at the pres- ent tempo of business our national income is increasing at a much greater rate than the aggregate of all taxes." Due to present business activity Provinces and Municipalities have had the problem of unemployment automatically solved for them and for the same reason their revenues have Become increasingly buoyant. "I trust this situation will result in definite tax reductions by them in order to cushion the effects of greatly increased Federal taxa- tion," said Mr. Wilson. While admitting that no perfect scheme of taxing profits or income ha,d ever been devised, Mr. Wilson expressed the opinion that present corporation taxes are not designed to produce either the maximum re- turns or to spread the incidence of taxation fairly over Industry as a whole. "I advocate nothing that wonid tend to reduce total Federal cor- poration taxes, but I am afraid that the Excess Profits Tax is go- ing to bear unfairly on companies that during the period 01 the de- pression have been far from pros- perous, as compared with those that have all along given a reason- able return to shareholders. "Before leaving the question of war taxes, I should like to say that I thiuk the personal income tax has been raised to the full extent that is economically desirable." WAR SAVINGS Mr. Wilson considered the pres- ent efforts to expand sales of War Savings Certificates by far the most important feature of Govern- ment finance. "This is not because of the sums involved. The great bulk of our war financing must as usual be by way of bond issues. But I feel that it has not been sufficiently em- phasized nor understood that sav- ings by individuals in the lower income brackets are essential for another reason of the greatest na- tional importance, Once definite shortages of labour, materials or capital equipment appear, personal savings become imperative. At that stage, only by curtailment in the production of consumers' goods can the production of war materials be increased. But surprising as it may appear, those in the lower in- seine brackets are responsible for agreat dal more than half the to- e tal purehases of consumers' goods. Full use of increased purchasing power would Mean that instead of the demand for ordinary goods being reduced, it would be greatly Referring to the conference of Provincial Premiers to be convened shortly, Mr. Wilson said, "the main principles laid down in the Sirois Report can be said to commend themselves to most dispassionate observers." "If, in the exaltation of common sacrifice, a better plan of Government cannot be found, I -greatly fear that it will not be found when peace returns," In conclusion, Mr. Wilson spoke of the "terrible confirmation" dur- ing 1940 of his statement made a year ago, that "the very existence of the Empire is at stake" in this war. "I fear that at times we are inclined to forget the bloody ty- ranny within Germany itself, the steady extermination of the de- fenceless Poles, the senseless slaughter of 30,000 civilians in Rot- terdam, the invasions of Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium follow- ing solemn undertakings to res- pect their neutrality, and the wan- ton destruction of historic build- ings and churches, sacred not only to the whole English-speaking world but associated with the fin- est traditions of all humanity. These are things which we must no€ forget if we are to retain a proper appreciation of what we are fighting against. The new world order proposed by Hitler is one in whiCh truth and honour have no meaning, law has no force, human dignity no place; a corrupt and corrupting tyranny, the qualifica- tions for leadership of which em- brace the. basest traits of man." GENERAL MANAGER'S ADDRESS In presenting the financial state- ment for the year, S. G. Dob- son, General Manager, stated tbat Canadian business was experien- cing unprecedented activity and that the peak had not yet been reached. Extending thanks of Directors and Executives to the bank's 7,000 employees, Mr. Dobson said: "Four hundred and forty-six members of our staff have enlisted for military, service, and one hundred arid fif- ty-eight more have been accepted and are subject to call. Leave of absence has been granted to all those who have enlisted, and posi- tions will be available to them when they return. Married men are being paid the difference between threequarters of salary and army pay and single men the difference between two-thirds of salary and army pay. "The employees of our two Lou- don offices are performing their daily work amidst the death and destruction of modern warfare, and are carrying on in the characteris- tic British way. We cannot speak too highly of their courage and fortitude, which fill us with admir- ation. Up to date there has been only one fatal casualty." Under the stimulus of war, busi- ness would experience still greater activity during 1941, "The Royal Bank," said 1Vir. Dobson, "is fully, equipped to take care of all addia dotal demands whieh YnA Y 'be made upon it to finance or otherwise handle this inereased activity ani thus contribute its share to Oa fades war effort,"