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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1936-06-04, Page 6DICE of the THE WORLD AT LARGE CANADA THE EMPIRE PRESS Canada Problem of The Cities Eferywhere our cities are our weak spot's. The rural population's propor- tion of relief is only a third of the` city ratio. It Is in these city areas that municipalities default as a rule. The urhau areas can't deny themselves. anything. The problem of the cities needs attention! Almost without ex- ception they are overerowded with women from the rural sections, so that today there is a shortage of fe- male farm population and an overplus of males. People in search of a "good time" crowd into them. There isn't the same easy relief back home, whore work is required, or. so many diversions. — Sault Star, All For Canada's Good Miss Anna Buchan, who is visiting her brother, the Governor -Genera]; is an authoress, using the pen name of 0. Douglas: She expects to secure some material while in the Dominion, and as it is anticipated that he will also bring Canadian color into some of his future writings the new regime is likely to result in some fine liter- ary pictures of this • Dominion. — Brantford Expositor. Less Severe Punishment .A study of crimival records made by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reveals that in the last five years the average number of death penalties ex- acted in Canada has been 22 per cent. This is a smaller number than 20 years ago despite the increase in po- pulation and accompanying growth of crime. As the number of death penalties has decreased the number of life im- prisonments has increased. In the opening years of the present century there was only one sentence of life No Age Limit for This Summer Frock 1869-F6 A slender sports dress with a nautical hint is today's model, crisp and young, with height giv- ing lines and a promise of happy days ahead. A style of equal charm for mother or daughter, there is a wealth of ease tucked away in a full skirt via a well- placed inverted ,pleat. It has other excitements too—the deep point- ed yoke and raglan sleeves de- manding their share of recogni- tion. Easy to make and easier to wear, there is no end to the ver- satility of this select summer mo- del. Try a printed `cotton, silk pique, shantung, or• linen for sports wear, or a monotone crepe or sheer in one of the latest neu- trals for the office. Sencl for 13arbara Bell Pattern No. 1860-B, available in sizes 12. 14, 16, 18, 20 and 20. Corres- ponding bust measurements 30, 32, 34, 36, 33 and 40. Size 16 13 4) .requires just 3%, yards of 30 -inch fabric. I -IOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 20c in stamps or eoin (coin preferred), wrap it carefully and address your order to Barbara dell, Room 230, 73 West Adelaide St oroe o. imprisonment to seven death penal- ties whereas now the ratio is one to three or less. Another way .of indicating this ten- dency is to say that the number of these two severest penalties combin- edconstitutes only about half as large a proportion of all sentences as they did 30 years ago. Similarly with other long terms of imprisonment, they re- present a declining proportion of to- tal sentences. - Kitchener Record. The Race Goes On Graduation is these times is not as happy an occasion as we could wish, but it does emphasize one obvious fact that which the professional pessi- mists often overlook — the race is stili going on, the world is not coin- ing to au end, the young are still growing up and will not remain idle. They will find work to do in their own way , They will not be content with the world that we Ieave to them. —Victoria Times. Hospitals in Modern Life It is to the great institutions of the city that the flood of modern life brings the most varied cargoes of patients 111 with all manner of trou- bles. That is why the great city, in- stitutions are outstandingly further- ing medical knowledge, not only train- ing those specified departments where they provide clinical material for students of medical colleges and the nursing forces, but for every last doc- tor, no matter how renowned, who walks their wards. Hospitals -are be- coming more and more aware of their responsibility in this regard. They have developed while they have re- tained their first purpose of shelter. They have become centres of health teaching not only through their out- door clinics but through their social services, which, when advisable, fol- low their patients to their homes. They have become a part of the edu- cational system of the country in the education of at least two of the pro- fessions. The growing science of bio- chemistry which every year discloses new wonders is turning its eyes to- wards the hospitals. The hospitals are becoming, if they are not already there, highly important medical lab- oratories. Sad But Nice ! So many nations in Europe are go- ing about with chips on .their shoul- ders one almost is made to wonder where they get all 'the chips. — Ot- tawa Journal. It Took Courage .That press photographer who went down to the 141 -foot level of the Moose River mine after its occupants had been removed also had a bit of daring about him. — Brockville Re- corder and Times. Cricket and the Empire With the approach of summer the thoughts of many British -born in Can- ada will turn with nostalgic longing towards cricket. The future of a well founded empire, as of a nation, lies in the hands of its youth. The influence of sports and games is immeasurable in contributing to the solidarity• of any commonwealth of nations. Cricket is essentially a British game, as Aus- tralia, South Africa, New Zealand and some of the lesser members of the Empire have demonstrated, Even lit- tle Bermuda with its population of 30,000 managed to send a first-class cricket team to Canada last summer. The question arises, What about Can- ada? It may be that up to the present Canada has not bean able to put au intra -empire team into the field ow- ing probably to the fact that she was late in developing the game. She is, however, makiig strides in this dir- ection; and it may be that sooner or later we shall see a Canadian team testing the prowess of her sisters of the Empire on their own soil, — Win- nipeg Tribune. Old Stuff • How the Callander quintuplets are getting along. Marie has a black eye, and the solemn telegraphed explana- tion is that she collided with a door. What an oldexcuse for so young a victim ! --Toronto Globe. majority of people wlie view alai hair-raising spectacles 'would fe0 more coinfprtabie if the risks wet' not so great, This is evidenced the long drawn out "ahs" taht e anated from the horrified crowd wi the ill-fated aerialist dropped to ground beneath. Commenting on• this terrible aces-, dent., the Stratford Beacon -Herald asks; "Is there not a law in this country that disallows trapeze art- ists to operate without a net? And then goes on to say: "If there is no such regulation, the death of the girl trapeze artist at the show in Kitchener should stir the authori- ties to quick action." The coroner's jury has given its carefully considered recommendation. Isthat the en do! this regrettable episode ?—Kitchener Record. They Will Profit A London worker for peace asks, "What possible profit can come out of another European war?" Well,. for one thing, Vickers, DuPont, Krupp and Schneider might pay 20 per cent. or more, and probably'. would.—Kingston Whig Standard. The Empire Australian Immigration The need for a larger population is so clamant that political leaders can- not continue indefinitely to push it aside with politely vague references or to talk rhetorical nonsense about it. A bold policy is needed, , and 'it should be a policy which facilitates;- rather than regiments. Australia can- not afford to repeat her disastrous experience in incurring onerous ob- ligations to unsuitable settlers in- duced to come to Australia by mis- representations. The only type of im- migrant that will ever be successful in Australia is the type that is pre- pared to make his own 'way in a land which offers hint reasonable freedom to do so. Make Australia attractive- attractive to the man of energy and initiative, not to the poor creature who crave to be spoonfed and cod- dled by a paternal Government—and immigrants of the best class will come of their own accord. - The Australasian. Britain's Tourist Trade Great Britain's total income from.. foreign and British visitors in 1933 was estimated to amount to over £25,000,000, and Lord Derby com mented that Britain through its: tourist visitors had an invisible ex- port worth .£25,000.000 annually, not far below the £23,000,000 received: from woollen exports or the4.31,000-:. 000 received from overseas sales of coal. Properly developed, the tourist industry in Ceylon should take rank not far behind the three staple in- dustries of the country — Times of Celyon, Colombo. as Callander to Have Large Parking Area CALLANDER, Ont.—Parking space for more 600 automobiles will be pro= vided at the Defoe Hospital here for. motorist visitors to the Dionne quin- tuplets. Highway department work- nen hope to complete the work soon. The parking area Will comprise space occupied last year by a refresh- nent booth and a strip to the south of the road opposite the hospital. A few narrow places on the road frons Callander to the hospitla are also being widened and will be treated with a dust -proof solution. A main- tenance crew will be kept on the road during the summer months to keep 't in the best of shape for thousands of tourists expected to use it. Reduce The Risk A coroner's jury investigating the fatal accident which occurred at the midway in Kitchener recommended. that performers in such daring stunts should have the protection of a net. The female trapeze artist who hurt. -led to the ground eighty feet below when a rope broke would have had at least some chance of being alive to- day if'a fairly safe landing had been provided. Such reasonable protection would take care of any undetected flawin the equipment. Comparatively f ew spectators would be willing to exchange places with aerialists who put on thrilling Stunts even though they had proper protection just in case something wrist wrong. We fancy the vast Repairing Revered British Vessel H.M.S. Victory, Nelson's famous flagship, is undergoing repairs at Portsmouth dockyard, England. The bowsprit is rotten and is being removed. Not since 1859 were repairs made to the historic w the removing of 5 Thispicture shows g vessel, which was built .in 176 . the bowsprit. The top -gallant -mast is ff and the topmast has been lo wend. 3J66 nt .1 electives S. L.re Sterilized ST. LOUIS — Two California psy- chiatrists reported to the American Association on Mental Deficiency that 23,166 persons have been steri- lized so far in 23 states legalizing suck procedure for the feeble-minded. A third, Dr. Harry H. Laughlin -of the eugenics branch maintained by the Carnegie Institute at Cold Springs Harbor, Long Island, N.Y., declared a needed advance in eugenic sterili- zation was a way "to secure and ev- aluate in more systematic and unim- peachable fashion the biological evi- dence of hereditary inadequacy." Dr. Ps. • Popenoe and Dr. Norman Fenton of the Human Betterment Foundation at Pasadena, Calif., recog- nized the inability "to make positive "elateias in favour of the.staliilizing ef- fects of sterilization," in a report on the study of 966 sterilized women paroled from two Calfornia state in- stitutions for the feeble-minded. Of the 966 women observed, they reported: Forty-six per cent became socially adjusted, self-supporting and happy, 28 per cent became partly adjusted, mostly self-supporting with occasion- al minor social problems and no of- ficial fficial complaints regarding sexual be- havior; 24 per cent were somewhat mal -adjusted, needed continual super- vision, perfor''med work poorly and were sexually delinquent; two per cent were seriously maladjusted with criminal behaviour and typed as in- corrigible and anti -social. ,Pointing out the parole and social service systems of the state were im- portant factors, they said, "although Farm Problems Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL - with the co-operation of the various departments of Ontario Agricultural College. The business of farming is yearly becoming more and more dependent upon facts that have been gathered regarding livestock and livestock management, crop production, soil management, disease and insect con- trol and business organization of the. farming industry. Individual prob- lems involving one or more of these, and many other phases of agricul- ture, engage the attention of Ontario farmers from dayto day. Through this column farmers may secure the latest information pertain- ing to their difficulties. To intro- duce this service Professor Bell has prepared the following typical prob- lems to indicate the information which should be given in order that a satisfactory answer can be made. If answer is desired by letter, en- close stamped and addressed envel- ope for reply. Address all inquiries to Professor Henry G. Bell, Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto,. Ont. A, N. li., Ilalton Co. QUESTION: --- What percent pro- teins has the straw or stark from Say Beans after the grain has been threshed? How is the best way to feed Soy Beans to milk cows?, Has alfalfa hay lost any proteid e,^ac- count of tho leaves being leOevn, caused by being caught in. tit '.sin g tiatme?" h n ay 3 1 ANSWER:—First—The protein con- • tent of soya bean straw is 5.6 per cent. Second — There is a slight loss in the protein content of hay as the result of weathering. Much of this loss occurs through leaves being left in the field. Henry and Morrison give the following fig- ures on the composition ot alfal- fa: Crude protein content Alfalfa hay, all analyses .. 14.9% Alfalfa hay, before bloom .. 22.0% Alfalfa hay in seed .. , .... 12.2% Alfalfa leaves 22.5% Alfalfa stems ....: 6.3% Third—In feeding the soya bean straw, I would be tempted to place a certain amount in the mangers and let the cows pick it over and use what they refuse to eat as bedding. It might be well, in some cases, if the straw is badly brok- en up, to mix it with the silage so that the dust would be partially . settled. In all analyses figures on rough- age feeds, one should keep hi mind that there is great variation in. composition. The figures given are the average of a number of ana- lyses and individual samples may vary considerably from these fig- ures. . (signed) Prof. S. 11 R.aitliby, Dept. of Animal Husbandry. we are not in a position to make pos- itive claims in favour of • stabilizing effects of sterilization, nevertheless, these data are important from the negative angle." Exports To U. S. Advallce Sharply Increase in Horses More Than 400 Per Cent OTTAWA—Pronounced gains in exports ot the United States of lead- ing commodities affected yy the Can- ada -United States trade agreement were recorded during the first four months of 1936, as compared with the corresponding period of 1935, accord- ing to a statement issued recently by Hon. W. D. Euler, Minister of Trade and Commerce. Gains in exports of agricultural products and lumber were noted particularly. Following the decrease of the duty on horses front $30 to $20 per head, according to the statement, the num- ber of animals sent across the border rose from 1,600 to 8,700 and the value from $199,000 to $1,025,000, or over 400 per cent. London CollpIe 60 Years Married Recall How Late Spring Was In Arriving Sixty Year Ago LONDON, Ont. --=• Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Macfie, of "Ardaven," South Lon- don, on May 4 celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The stately old house which has been their home for nearly half a century, and in which Mr. Macfie lived, with his par- ents, prior to his marriage, is one of the oldest in London, having been bisilt, originally as a cottage, 102 years ago. Mr. Macfie is 85 and one of the few pioneer Londoners still living. Mrs. Macfie is American by birth. Their marriage took place in Steu- benville, Ohio, May 4, 1876. Mrs. Mac- fie, the former Lilly Means, was ac- claimed as "the prettiest. bride who ever cane to London". The honeymoon was spent in Phila- delphia, at the Centennial.. Mrs. Mac - fie recalls the heat of that early May weather and the sharp contrast of their arrival in London May 15, to find frost still crunching under foot, net a leaf bud visible, not a flower to be seen. "Wealth hi Christ is good, but wealth 'in temporal goods is terrible. I wish none of you get rich. Get love. It's better." .-Toyohiko Nngawa. "Going West, to a Canadian, is life going after the Holy Grail to a Knight of Xing Arthur..`'—Stephen Leacock: 21 Says Teeth Goad For Y.ears St. Louis Dentist Deplores Use of Plates by 50 -year-olds. TORONTO—False teeth should not be necessary for anybody under 70 provided proper treatment bad been given the person's teeth when he or she was a child, Dr. Clarence 0. Simpson, of St. Louis, told the 67th' annual meeting of the Ontario Dental Association here recently. People begin to feel old when they lose their teeth, the doctor remark ed, and 'yet the average man or wo- man of 50 was today wearing an artificial plate. There wasno neces- sity for such a condition to exist and a person should live for another 20 years before losing his teeth if only care had been taken during child- hood, Dr. Simpson advocated the impor- tance of periodic X-ray examinations to commence when the 'child had reached the age of six. It was the only way of finding diseased teeth, he pointed out. Potatoes Hared By S t e m Cankers Canadian Crop Suffers Heavy Annual Toll From Disease The potato disease commonly known as "stem canker," "rhizoctonia," "rhizoctonosis" and on the tuber as "black scurf," probably contributes more to reducing the yield than any other malady affecting this crop in Canada. The black scurf on the tub- ers, as is the case with common scab, makes them unsaleable. An attack on the root stems bearing the tubers reduces their size and deforms their shape, the degree depending on the earliness of ' attack, and on the extent of injury. However, it is the damage to the stem that appears of greatest econ- omic importance. The young sprout as it leaves the set on its way to the surface is more easily attacked then, with greater resulting damage than at any time later. Indeed, the attack on this area appears to occur almost wholly during thr cspronting period. This point is very significant, 'for 'should the soil be very dry dur- ing the i,.; the plant may escape serious 'or, on the other hand, if the moisture of "the stil"i'"etlniiate, be severely injured. It alsrbempha- sizes the danger of the living patches of the "sclerotia" or "scurf" on the planted set. . Thus, under favorable conditions, the parasite quickly grows from these patches of scurf to the sprout, which it may entirely destroy, or delay it to cause "misses," and stunted plants in the field. From studies of this disease by the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Patho- logy, Edmonton, co-operating with the University of Alberta, it has become quite clear that scurfy potatoes should be treated before they are planted. Of course, there is no point in treating material which is free from scurf, but one must bear in mind that osly a slight amount of scurf is just as ef- fective in transferring the disease as a large amount is. In treating, how- ever, one may, if not careful with the time which the tubers are immersed and with the strength of the solution, injure the germination and vitality of the plants, even as much as that caused by the disease. The experi- ments at the Edmonton Laboratory have shown that the corrosive subli- mate method is effective in killing the scleitotia or scurf on the tuber. Four ounces of corrosive sublimate are dissolved in 25 gallons of water and, the soak period. is 13 hours, but half an hour would he quite sufficient if only a slight amonut of small scurf is present. In fact, it is proper, to use the shorter period where advis- able. New Apparatus May Be Epileptic Cure KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An electri- cal detective device which points to brain surgery—the removal of what seems to be a "spare" part of the brain—as a possible cure for epilepsy, was reported to the American. Medical Association here recently. For more than a year at Harvard Medical School this robot detective has been tracing the peculiar, wave- like electrical currents flowing from the brain during the epileptic attacks. In them it has found clue after clue to the place where epilepsy seem to be generated. This place now appears to be the "frontal lobe," a section of•grey mat- ter in the ,forward part of the brain, which can be safely removed by sur- . • gery. Moreover, due to other brain diseasca or bead accidents, it has been, demenstratcd that 'removal of- this are'i docs •not seriously affe t . the 1