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Zurich Herald, 1941-02-13, Page 3Young Canadian Musicians Try for Scholarship • Application for entries in the annual musical scholarship com- petition open to all Canadian young people have been received from all provinces but P. E. L, a province which figured largely in previous contests. So far this year,41 girls and 41 boys have a plied. Phyllis Gunner, winner of last year's scholarship, is shown -with H. T, Jamieson, president of the Performing Right Society which sponsors the $750 contest and Sir Ernest MacMillan, at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. They are trying out an interesting score offered by one of last year's entrants. C.N.R. Revenue Gains Sharply $24,152,993 increase Shown In 1940 Over Previous Year After payment of operating ex- pense the net revenue of the Can- adian National Railways system in 1940 amounted to $45,007,412, an in- orease of $24,152,993 over the net revenue of 1939. This was made known last week with the publica- tion. of the December 1940 results which showed a net revenue for the month of $6,273,550, an increase of $2,499,937 as compared with Dec- ember, 1939, UP FOR YEAR Operating revenues for the year 1940 were $247,527,225, against $203,820,187 in 1939. Operating ex- penses iu 1940 were $202,519,813 and in 1939 $182,965,768. For the month of December operating re- venues we're $23,736,807, operating expenses $17,463.257. Acting tinder -Secretary Of External Affairs Norman Robertson has been ap- pointed acting under-secretary of state for external affairs at Ot- tawa. He is temporary successor to the late Dr. 0. D, Skelton. Bible Language There are scores of everyday Biblical phrases, such "the pa- tience of Job," and "a whited sepulchre." We are always using Biblical phrases, such as "Dust and ashes," "the Good Shepherd," "A still, small voice," "prodigal son," "Lot's wife," and "A cloud no bigger than a man's hand." When we refer to a "proverb," a "psalm," or an "exodus," we still lean on the Bible. It is again so when we call a man a "Jere- miah," or a "Job," or write an "epistle" in which is made a startling "revelation." • Parked. Body In Denver, Colo., though police twice chalked a car for overpark- ing, they paid no attention to it "becausewe had a bigger job on hand — the solving of (Dewitt) Chandler's murder." Four days later, after repeated calls from neighboring businessmen,, they in- vestigated, found it was Chand- ler's car. Inside, undisturbed for four days, was Chandler's body. Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 1 1.. How much space should be left as the left-hand margin of a letter, and how far from the top edge of the paper should the letter begin? 2. What is considered the best form of engraving the wed- ding ring? 3. What is the difference between a lunch and a luncheon? 4. When .giving a formal din- ner, should dishes be left on the servingtable, in case they are wanted for a second helping? 5. If a woman is seated in a street car or bus, and another woman carrying a baby, "mother a crippled person, is standing, should she offer her seat? 6. Should one ever present one's mother to another woman? Answers 1. Leave about three-quarters of an inch margin at the left, and begin the letter about two inches from the top. ' 2. The ring should be engraved with the date and the initials of the bride and the bridegroom. 3. None. Lunch is the informal abbreviation of luncheon. 4. Dishes arenever passed twice at a formal 'dinner. After being passed once they should be taken back to the pant- ry. 5. Yes, even if several men remain seated. 6. No; we al- ways present everyone to our° mother, regardless of age, rank, or sex. Study of Public Affairs Is Urged Responsibility of Women to Society Pointed Out by Mon- treal Speaker i0w Con I, BY ANNE ASMI -EY Q. How can I prevent black stockings from acquiring a green- ish tinge? A, Add a tablespoonful of strong vinegar to the last rinse water. Q. How can I make a good nickel cleanser? A. Take equal parts of liquid ammonia and alcohol and stir in whiting to the consistency' lfa paste. Apply with a cloth, a ing the tarnished parts covered with the cream until it dries. When dry, polish will a soft cloth. Q. Flow can I set colors in garments? red, A. Blue,, - pink, green, lavender, and purple should be soaked in alum water two ounc- es to the tub. Black gray, and dark blue should be soaked 'in strong salt water. Q. How can I treat .sore lips? A. Mix and apply this. solu- tion: One ounce of glycerine, 1 dram of borax, and. 1 pint of water. S. How can I restore black ribbons that are beginning to look wilted and shabby? A. Stretch the ribbons out flat and sponge thoroughly with vinegar. Roll for a short time, and then iron on the wrong side. They will be stiff, and fresh. Q. How can I make a good cleanser for marble? A. Mix two parts of soda, . one part of pumice, and one part of salt. Then powder and mix to a paste with water, and scour. starches, sugars, fats and vita: mins Ink needs beeause the food is simple, well -assorted; and what is better still, he may have a good digestive tract that makes the most of it, The causes of inability to take proper care of food are not al- ways easy to identify. The child who has grown well from birth, who has had a correct diet from babyhood, includirie cod liver oil and calcium -containing foods, and who has never had an under- mining sickness_. is usually straight. His head is set well on his shoulders, his hips are flat and held in his stomach flat too —not protruding. No sign of rickets. No sign of undue weari- ness or dullness or slumping. It is the duty of all women to study in order to understand ques- tions pertaining to the national life, Miss idola Saint Jean. told members of the Frances Willard W.C.T.U., Montreal, in an address in that city last week. Among such questions the causes of war should be analyzed, she said, stressing the need for a country to base its code on respect for human life and personality. MAKE SOCIETY "MORE HUMAN" ignorance and selfishness, she held, is the cause of much of the suffering in economic life, which - needed to be reconstructed so that solidarity and collaboration would take the place of exploitation and rivalry. Men are not alone respon- sible for the condition of the world today, the women were reminded.. Had not mothers been remiss in the training of their children by not instilling into their minds al- truism and the real spirit of bro- therhood? 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But I have never known a child who grew straight merely because he was talked into it, writes Olive Roberts Barton. Children, fortu- nately, often do adopt better po- sures as they grow older, but other •things are to be thanked for the change usually. CORRECT DIET FROM BABYHOOD A malnourished child is usu- ally round shouldered, dull -eyed and anything but soldier -like in his bearing. Such children are not invariably poor. The malnour- ished child can be found any- where, at the well -covered tables • of the rich as well as in the un- employed home. A child on three nonostoo plentiful meals a day may be getting all the proteins, -res. , .iJ-9-.01-h .Y 4 -.y. -...i.. <, .. . , .1 . Whit Sciences Is Doing ELECTRIFIED SEED Italy claims to have evolved a method of boosting wheat yields by giving seed a preplanting elec- tric shock. 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