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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1938-03-03, Page 3u, res sereeeees.enesseeeseeenee.eseeieseiseneessentsileeeeseneseseeeel"eeseewewli 100011 LESSON X. SERVING WITH WHAT WE HAVE Mark 6:113. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.—Winter, A,D. 29. Place.—The events of the first half of our lesson occurred in the City of Nazareth, where Jesus lived until -he 'began his public ministry. The twelve disciples were sent out into Galilee probably from the city 9f Capernature 1. And he went out from thence. That is, he went out from Caperna- , um, where so much of his work was carried on. And he cometh into his own country; and his disciples fol- low him. The Lord was regarded by the Galileans as a Nazarene; his birth at Bethlehem was forgotten, and the village where his family liv- ed (v.3) and wherita he had passed his youth (Luke 4:16) might well be ' called his country. 2. And when the sabbath was come, he began to each in the syna- gogue. And many hearing him were astonished. It is to their credit that they were listening, which is more than every one does who goes to church. Saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands? "A change had come over Jesus, for which they could not account; the workman had become the rabbi and the worker of miracles. Of his wisdom they had evidence in bis discourse; But whence and what was it? The Village Carpenter 3. Is not this the carpenter? The village carpenter in our Lord's time held the position of the modern vil- lage blacksmith. Here is one of the few places where the veil is remov- ed from his early life. He was brought up to the trade of a village Carpenter. He worked with Joseph in building and repairing boats for the lake, in .making furniture for the synagogue, and, according tie an ear- ly testimony, in shaping plows and yokes for oxen. The son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Si- mon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in hint. The last people to recognize a prophet are always his kindred and his countrymen. "Far -away lbirda have line feathers." Men resent it as a kind of slight on themselves that the other, who was one of them but yesterday, should be so far above them to -clay. The elders of Nazareth had seen Jesus grow up, and to then Ile would be "the carpenter's son" still.. It is easy to blame them; but it is better to learn the warning in their words, and to take care that we are not blind to some true messenger of God just because we have been blessed -with close companionship with him. 4. And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. "How true it is that home and one's home town are the hardest places in which to witness! The Nazarenes did not see how a carpenter could be a pro- phet." But why not? It is not one's surroundings which determine his character, but one's self. No Mighty Work 5. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands up- on a few sick folk, and healed them. `Jesus required faith for the perform- ance of his miracles, and that was wanting here; nay, there was a posi- tive disbelief, no mere doubt. Here the genuine unbelief of the nation reached its climax. 6. And lie marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching. That which amazed our Lord was the ut- ter unreasonableness of these peo- ple. The one thing that was keep- ing them from receiving Christ as a prophet come from God was that they had decided in their own minds that the man who once was a carpenter in the midst of thein, could not, somehow, be ' also a great teacher, and a worker of miracles. 7. And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two. Though Jesus has been rejected at Nazareth, and only a few there were saved by his mitis= try, yet lie is not at all discouraged; be sends out his disciples on similar work, knowing there is no other 'hone for men but his gospel. The twelve apostles ha d b e e n -previously brought together as a band of dis- ciples, Mote and more they were devoting all of their time to service 'under the Master's direction. In these Mission journeys of the newly chosen apostles we see how well it suited the objects in view that they should go in pairs. A man by him self Inchmany dangers, The pres- ence of his colleague would recall him to his true position and remind him that he was not about his own Work but hie Master's. And he gave them authority over the unclean A—C spirits, To manifest a great power great enough to east out demo as would be one of the greatest evid- ences of the uniqueness of their min- istry and the pre-eminence of the Lord in whose name they were speak- ing. 8. And he charged them that they should take nothing for their jour- ney, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse. 9. But to go shod with sandals; and, said he, put not on two coats. All these directions are not meant to inflict hardship on the disciples, but to relieve them of all worry re- garding their bodily needs. How To Be A Guest 10. And he said unto them, Where- soever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence. The house was not to be chosen at hap- hazard, but by a careful selection. Having made their choice, they were to be content with the fare it offered, and not to change their lodging un- necessarily. Jesus took for granted that there would always be found at every place at least one good man with a warm heart, who would wel- come the messengers of the Kingdom to his house and table, for the pure love of God and of the truth, 11. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. The act en- joined is a symbolic one meaning that they did not even let the dust of the places where these people lived ad- here to them, i.e., that they renounc- ed all intercourse with them. Artificial "Fits" Combat Insanity Induced by Camphor, They Prove a Startlingly Effective Treatment 12. And they went out, and preach- ed that men should repent. This is the message that had come from the lips of John the Baptist (Mark 1:4), and had been proclaimed by Christ himself (Mark 1:15). Repentance is not only recognizing one's sins and being ttuly sorry for them, but actu- ally turning from them. 13. And they cast out many de- mons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. The application of oil was for psy- chologicalpurposes, an aid in induc- ing faith in the patients. The sick persons to whom the oil was sup- plied by the apostles, though others had applied oil to them repeatedly, were made to perceive that now fife heralds of Jesus ebere taking them in hand, these men who, like their Master, had healed so many, Two treatments for the mental ill- ness called schizophrenia, one by in- ducing epileptiform, fits through doses of a camphor preparation, the other by producing a coma with insulin, were described in the last issue of the British Medical Journal, Lancet. Editorially, Lancet refers to the treatments as "dramatic" and "start- ling." Birthday Celebration Dramatic Results Colonel J. B, Dhinjibhoy, medical superintendent of the Bench' Indian Mental Hospital, describing the cants phot' method, said it is based on the theory of Dr, Ladislaus von Meduna that there is a biological antagonism between schizophrenia and epilepsy.. Dr, Dhinjibhoy reported treating 12 cases by the two methods. Three , wore healed, four were improved and five were left unchanged. The in- sulin treatment produced varying states up to deep coma. Dr. H. Puller Strecker, comment- ing on the cases, said a eombination of the two methods should be at- tempted wherever suitable. He re- commended their alternative use in refractory cases. Schizophrenia is a type of psych- osis characterized by loss of contact with the environment, and by disin- tegration of the personality. It in eludes dementia praecox and some re- lated forms of insanity. Not many 'among the crowds who watch the cheetah speeding in the wake of a stuffed rabbit at about fifty-five miles an hour realize that this animal was trained for sport as long ago as 865 B.C., by the Kings bf Persia, and that centuries later, at the zenith of Mogul domination of Hindustan, Emperors used to keep hundreds of cheetahs, just as hunts- men in the Old Country keep packs of hounds. The sport spread to France where the Kings used cheetahs for hunting deer as in India, and in the reign of George III a few were brought to _ England. The Duke of Cumberland tried them for stag -hunting in Wind- sor Forest; but they were not an un- qualified success, for they refused to attack stags at bay. Mal-Kah Marqueez, a Burmese girl, rides an elephant around Marble Arch, in London, England, on her birthday. The gitrl perients this ceremony every year as a token of good luck. IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell for Those Born on March 4, 5, 6, 7, S, 9, 10 and 11 If you were born on any day list- ed above, Pisces is your zodiac sign —two fish is the symbol of this zo- diac period. Those born under Pis- ces have strong, changeable emoti- ons. They are restless and often moody. They can do a number of things well and have to cultivate con- centration or they would flit from one occupation to another. If you were born under this sign you are now entering a favorable period—the yeui ;ti89 and 1946 will be specially favorable for you. Guard against being despondent and go -.he world is what you make it. Jumping Joe Savoldi Lives Up to His Name Following the example set by his nickname, "Jumping Joe" .Savoldi flies through the air in an effort to dump his opponent, Charles Rigoult, sometimes called the Strong Man of France, during their bout 'in Paris. Jumping Joe won, after an hour's struggle. They Plan to Make Money For the Cause Again we introduce a now program to Canadian listeners --this one en- titled Barbara Brant, heard over CFRB Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. Miss Brant conducts a fif- teen minute gossip period In which all those things dear to a woman's heart are discussed—food, clothes, public events and so on. Listeners are asked to write in letters, five of which are drawn. To the senders of these five, a large tin of Hershey's chocolate syrup is sent and to all eprrespond- ents a recipe «book is mailed. Miss Brant is about five foot six, fairly dark complexion, and has a splendid voice. * * * * When Dogs Do Bark A dog's bark may be worse than his bite—but it can also be a big fac- tor in the success of a radia program. For instance: In the Sunday evening broadcast of "Heroic Dogs," heard over CBL at 7:30 p.m., the barking of a dog figures largely on every broad- cast. A. couple of weeks ago after the program was off the air, the phone rang. A voice said "We have a little bet on in our home as to whether it was a real dog on your program to- night." As a reply the man in the studio brought the "bark" to the phone where the "dog" obliged by barking—and we imagine that the man at the other end of the line is still puzzled as to how the bot should be settled. For his information the bark was faked by Stan Francis—who not so long ago fooled yours truly with a lion's roar when the script called for a trip through a zoo. * * * * Rumors hold that in the very near future out-of-towners will have an op- portunity of appearing on the Dr. Jackson show, "Airbreaks," heard over CFRB, Fridays at 8:30 p.m. We repeat that all who appear on this program are paid a regular profession- al fee, and if they are selected win- ners, they again appear and get paid —in other words it's worth your while to appear on this show. Write for an audition to Dr. Jackson, CFRB, To- ronto. Around T hie Dial RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS What Price Saving? We were speaking to Dick 1V.icDoww gall, CKCL Announcer, who is also reporter for "Downbeat", the musk clans' magazine. Dick tells us that the :recent concert given by Benny Goodman in Buffalo revealed to many localities what a tough job playing In a world-famous' band is, The trumpet ers in the Goodman organization all had split lips from blowing their horns, and blood trickled down many a shirt front. • * * * Here's one for the records. Even Paul Win, NBC's spelling master was stumped on this inquiry. The letter received at NBC's Radio City studiosk read: "My daughter, Betty Ann, aged six, asked me the other day why the man on the radio spelled New York in different ways. First it is WEAF, New York, then WJZ, New York." * * * * "Do You Feel a Knocking?" "Do You Mean It" ... "And How" "Nice work if you can get it" ... these are a few phrases that have re- cently caught , the public's fancy. Here's a new one concocted by comed- ian Henry Burbig on a recent Cheer-, up America broadcast over N.B.O. when he questioned the sanity of oth- er ther members of the Burbig Letting - Stock Company. It's—"Do you feel a knocking on the back of your head?" * * * * "There are very few products," says, James Stewart, the noted Heating Ex- pert, xpert, "the aim of whose producers is to sell the consumer, not as much as possible, but as little. But one of these is 'blue coal'." Mr. Stewart, whose talks about beating are a very popu- lar opelar features of "The Shadow" pro- grams over CFRB, Wednesday even- ings, went on to explain that, by means of the 'blue coal' system of free advice by trained service men, thousands of householders had been shown how, through minor changes in their system of handling drafts and fueling their f maces, they could save several tons of -coal every winter. This free service is available to anybody' on request to any 'blue coal' dealei in your vicinity. s And Ins For ahe (. urilished by the Ontario Depai't- meht of Agriculture.) Principally through heavy exports of dressed poultry to ,the United King- dom and large shipments of live poul- try, chiefly from Ontario, to nearby United States markets, the poultry market in 1937 showed a distinct im- provement over 1936. Total milk production in Canada has shown a steady increase for the past nine years. During the five-year per- iod 1932-36, milk production increased from approximately 15,900,000,000 lbs. in 1932 to 10,700,000,000 lbs in 1936, and a further advance of ,approximate- ly 200 million lbs. is indicated for 1937. PLANT -FOOD CONTENTS IN FERTILIZERS The Fertilizers Act requires defin- ite guarantees by venders of the plant food content of their fertilizers, that is, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot- ash. In addition, these plant food sub- stances must be in an available form for plant use. There are many kinds of fertilizers on the market today, all of which are dependable, if used ac- cording to kind and plant food con- tent on the one hand, and soil and crop requirements on the other. Every buyer of fertilizers should study these factors Carefully because the proper application of them means so much in obtaining best results. The recommendations of the Provin- cial Fertilizer Councils are a safe guide in this respect and may be ob- tained from the 'Department of Agri- culture for the provinces. CANADIAN EGGS TO BRITAIN Fresh, Canadian, winter -produced eggs will soon be making their debut on the breakfast tables of the people in Great Britain. The first shipment of such eggs left Montreal on January 5, and totalled fifty corrugated paper boxes, each box containing 15 one -doz- en individual cartons, the eggs being Grade A large. Never before have the eggs been exported from Canada in one -dozen cartons. On January 11 a carload of fresh eggs packed in stan- dard 30 -dozen cases left Montreal and was loaded in the S.S. Beaverbrae at St John N.B., on January 12 for Eng- ,iand. This shipment was collected from 15 farmers cooperative egg and poultry associations in Quebec and in Eastern Ontario; also front some wholesalers. It is expected similar shipments will follow from once dif- ferent points 'In Ontario. W. A. Brown, Chief, Poultry Sor. vices, Dominion Department of Agri- culture, who was associated with the shipments states that the British ntiat- rz ebb sy fl er will not get any fresher eggs mean country than the frons An L shipments. eggs in the two entene -- There is, he says, an opportunity' ea, the British market for Canadian win- ter produced eggs, and, if such ship- ments can be made profitably, the Canadian producer will benefit. SOIL -TESTING IS IMPORTANT Agricultural leaders of Canada have become increasingly worried in recent years over soil depletion and while the conditions in Ontario are not nearly as grave as iu some parts of the Can- adian West, it is common knowledge that many Ontario farms have been mined until there is but little fertility remaining. The Ontario Department of Agriculture is fully alive to the dare ger with the result that the Depart- ment, through the O.A.C., is undertak- ing ndertaking an enlarged program of research and demonstration work for 1938 in soil fertility. In discussing the situation, Dr. G. I. Christie, President of the O.A.C., of Guelph, points out that many Ontario soils have been farmed more than 100 years. Some have been wisely handled and have become increasingly produc- tive. But on the other hand, many have been thoroughly mined; soils have become poor, hard to work, and give low yielding crops. "On other farms, while good prac- tice has been followed, fertility has become unbalanced," says Dr. Chris- tie. "One or more elements have been reduced in available quantities. It may be phosphate, potash, or nitrogen. In many cases it has been found to be boron, manganese or magnesium. It is through recognition of these problems that O.A.C. has undertaken an exten- sive research program." Pasture studies carried out by Ot- tawa and O.A.C. Chemistry Dept. have brought in Western and Easiern Ont- ario. Following up there surveys, the fields are fertilized and cattle and sheep or used to elf: ek the results. These animals are being fed balanced rations this winter with special atten- tion to mineral needs. These experi- ntotts aro under way at Ailsa Craig, 1Iolyrocd and other points. As part c£ this work in t: field, a special eaper)ment is being carried out in oxford County with a group of 35 farmers. The Agricultural Repres- entative, Begg Ger::t. in co -Operation wilt the Ontario .Livestock Branch and O.A.C. has supplied minerals for the cattle and has trade aux accurate test of all milk produced and supplied to ehc so factories. Results indicate lamer returns of milk, and the condi- tion of the animals has been improv- ed .generally.