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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1935-07-11, Page 2• a,.a,.a-a-m By NELLE M. SCANLAN (Author of "Pencarrow`") Here we see a group of young Neo pie carried on the tides of youth Young Kelly Pencarrow finally settles down on the Pencarrow farm, with Genevieve, his cousin, as housekeeper; whois in lovewith h he r cousin, sin Robin bin Herrick. Cousin Neil Macdonald be, comes engaged to Erena Joicey-Goff. Peter Pencarrow is showing interest in Maisie Kite, a typist. The family is suddenly faced with the serious illness of Sir Miles i'en earrow, Kelly suddenly marries ,Maisie Kite. Then the treat War breaks out. Robin feels he must inlist. "My own staff, I LIM proud to say, have not been slow to answer the eaa." • It was a good example, Sir Miles felt. "If I were a young man I'd be off tomorrow." This was his stock phrase, Later he varied it a little. "Would to God that I were twenty years younger . , " "Father commands the "Would-to- Godders," Genevieve wrote to Pat. Robin came of a tine of soldiers on his father's side, but he had no great urge to battle or adventure. It was the very absence of tbe eager- ness that had made hie friends en- list which had worried him. It was not so much what others thought of him as the idea that he wpuld know himself to be a coward, Every- is - stinct revolted against the horror and brutality of war. He lacked some stiff_ ening, the steel that would stand the test of fire, and he knew it, and knowing, he was afraid. His fear was not of the physical suffering, but of the mental recoil from it. Sensitive and keen of perception, everything was magnified. He thought of Genevieve, and the years that had slipped by unfulfilled, and bitterly he blamed. himself. He. saw that weakness, and that his mother's influence lead.bier . 'too. tt rig lireeeeeeteeeinet lvould ni}t ie1 teaks it inevitable, Tie subject of his enlistment had never- been discussed between them. Kitty had skirted the dangerous top - lc, as though to mention it were to admit its possibility. "Fortunately, so many young men whose work is not essential are join- ing up," she kept saying, This observation, in varying form, was the thence of her comment upon the events that rushed upon them. It was as tbough she beat her hands .against a frightened shadow in the dark, "If I were tomorrow." Sir Miles was the burning patriot in private as well as public. "That would never do, Miles," Kitty said. "The affairs of the country are more important than ever now. We can't afford to send the best brains away. It is the strong, hardy young farmers and the workers who will make the best soldiers. They are used to roughing it." "Well, there's a lot in that," Miles agreed. "We can't all be heroes; some must stay at home." Robin knew the words were meant for him. Genevieve heard it and felt the ipiteous pleading that it cloaked. `Kitty was imploring Miles to hold Robin and to justify his exemption from the service. Not since she had persuaded .Miles to dismiss Maisie Kite had Kitty ovate a direct appeal to her brother. ;flee breach had healed over, but Itit- ty's influence bad waned. She dare :not approach Miles now, but at every point she played her cards so that Robin's present and potential use- fulness was built up into a structure Of national importance. Robin came into the office after imele and went straight to bis uncle's "That's bad news! Have you seen that last communique?" said Miles, looking up, "Yes. It's pretty bad, all right. I—I enlisted this morning." + r* 'this ,r t eitlY i Morning." ie� � s mor x g, "I thought it easier to say nothing till after," "But it's not fellows like youe they want, Dann it, Robin, ant I not to be -moi nu 'r'"e said It so often .that if you were a young man yott'd 1 e off totreerow,'" • "Yes, yes; 'I mean, if I were one of these young chaps, doing a job of work anyone could do. Why', you a young man, I'd be off won't get past the doctor, That chest �:'' .. ". "But . . your mother; does she know? She'll never forgive me for this; never," "ofBut one that. I was afraid of t a . us had to go. Peter is too young, and Kelly's got three children. I'm single, so there's no excuse." "Do you want to go?" "I don't know." Robin hesitated. "But I'm glad now it's -done," "It will leaee me in a bit of a hole here, with Fraeer and Atkinson gone." "There's Genevieve." "Yes, there's Genevieve! But she can't do the work of three men, I'm upset about this, damned upset! I wish you had talked it over with me first. I had no idea you were think- ing of it; not just yet, anyhow." When Kitty knew that Robin had enlisted her whole world darkened. He did not tell her until - next morn- ing after breakfast. "No! NO! Robin; oh no!" Her eyes seemed to grow larger, and her hands clutched convulsive- ly at his sleeve, as though to draw him back, "I had to, Mother. go." "There's Peter." "He is too young. And besides, he is very short-sighted," "iiut, Kelly—Kelly -would love it. He is the fighting kind. They make he best soldiers. And, besides, he roughed it a lot when he was young." "There is Maisie . . and the chil- dren. The single oxen must go first." "Do you meau that because he is married he won't have to go?" "Not yet, Perhaps not at all, Mar- ried men with children can't get 'away as easily as single men,"- - ` (oesn't ale want to go? I am sur• - I, One of us must oatreal,--Marr; every communis yesterday ttfteri H. Parker, spci the Church work, e counell ere a 1 oo4 r Dr.Val delegates ,e ' of Sc Speaking on theeveubject of )>L contribution of needieine and i chiatry to marital counselling, Parker stated that the old-time eral physician was the confident counsellor of the young people ys their elders on many difficult prob lents. Specialized medicine, however, according to Dr. Parker, has lessene ed the personal relationship of thq physician to his clientele. , A not. It's not that, It's Maisie and the Children. "Oh, Robin, you're my only son. Doesn't that make any difference? Doesn't that count at all?"—and she clung to him weeping piteously. TO BE CONTINUED Canada's Floral Regions BURNS W, Farmer 14 t 'ea tli Magazine barn is a form of gangarene Joh usually results from excessive at, It maY also be the result of the ,kion of chemicals or electricity. ,Otis form of accident is most com- mon in children and it . often leads teamuck suffering and occasionally death, According to figures obtained from states of the United States, be- YJeen the years 1929 and 1931, 23% of aecidentai deaths, under rive years oettge, were dire to burns, coniiagra- tiq?;lxs excepted, As a cause of acct- Cladit mortalty under this age, it top. Ped the list. The above statistics, of course; represented deaths only. They dill not tell of those who spent weeke or months in hospitals suffering dur- ing the healing process oY a burn, and were eventually able to leave hospital, probably with deformities "Although formal divorces were which remain with them for the rest less frequent in the days when the of their lives. physician served as community coun- sellor, still marital unhappiness existed," stated Dr.- Parker. "Today the need for pre -marital and post marital councils is genearlly recdg. nized in the light of open failure ,of many marriage partnerships. Clem„; social workers and psychiatrit,s have come forward to meet 4th! need. Educators are slowly surely joining in with plans for as riage instruction and advice. mestic relation courts and soi"aliy minden judges are endeavoring to The commonest story is one of scalding with hot fluids. It results chiefly from tbe carelessness of par- ents. Hot water heads the list in this respect, followed very closely by hot ca',ee tea or milk. A child may trip eviir the electrical attachment of a do f ee percolator and spill the boiling tents. This accident sounds very ple, but may result in many aths of illness or death, • burn by means cel fire is less common than that from hot fluids. reduce the number of broken homes. int% as a rule is much more serious. "All this is of value when .. the Paying with matches is the usual counsel given is wise, symatheiic history in such cases. As children and in conformity with the belin are irresponsible, parents should be scientific, social and religiou.ai- continually on guard that the proper vance," asserted Dr. Parker. "Ware setting for such incidents is not pre - is, however, some part of the ,mar- sent. riage counsel which only the Phys- If the burn is a severe one, the ician with scientific knowledge and shock may sufficient. to imperil life. human a .dertanding can give mostIn „such cases attention should be effectively. Analyses '..of'marital paid only to its treatment, This con- sists onsists in keeping the patient warm, in ensuring rest by means of strong se- datives, and in giving plenty of fluids. If the shock is extremely serious, it is necessary to force fluids by giv- ing• them into a vein, Blood of the same type as that of the patient may also be given as a transfusion. The latter is the best fluid in severe cases, Death following burns is most often due to poisons absorbed from the affected area. This is called "burn Toxaemia." The symtoms of this poisoning may be present in less than twelve hours, Although as a general rule, the toxity varies with the size of the area ivolved, one is unable to tell beforehand with cer tainity who will be Come seriously ill. Typically with "burn Toxaemia," ilee -patient, becomes drowsy. This dWeb:ese mai; koy:on to unconscious - ;;.':h xvxuolaiu5 c . a ._part (-arut •om' leg) may be noticed. This someties "roes err to generalized convulsions. Nausea is an -early symptom, and vomiting occurs soon, The tempera- ture rises and in large burns some of the greatest elevations which are ever recorded in any disease, are present. If this combination of sym- toms progresses, a fatality results. As the Dominion of Canada covers such a large territory, there niay be considerable differences of opinion as to the various floral regions which may be recognized. Taking into account the topography, climate, and present distribution of plants, there are, at any rate, six well-de- fined floral areas, namely, Arctic, Northern, Eastern, Southern, Prair- ie, and Western, or Cordilleran. With regard to the Arctic region, while the growing season is short and the lower strata of the soil remains frozen, it is a mistake to suppose that this area is devoid of plant life. As a matter of fact, the colours of the Arctic flowers, such as the beau- tiful blue lupins, azaleas, rhododen- drons, and Arctic primroses, are deeper than elsewhere. Like the other floral areas, the Arctic has plants that are not found outside its own district, just as in the Southern area there are 47 kinds of plants which do not occur in any other part of Canada. Although only three spe- cies of trees appear to be confined to the prairies (the large - leaved cottonwood, narrow - leaved cotton- wood, and prairie ash), the prairie region can boast of 267 species of characteristic plants which do not grow outside the great plains, while in the eastern region the species of plants found in that area alone ars too numerous to enumerate. As there is a certain amount of over- lapping of the floras of any two ad- jacent areas, the boundaries of the various regions are not to be defined toe rigidly. STARLINGS STEAL MAIL FROM ROADSIDE BOXES For some time there have been complaints as to mail missing from of the boxes on some routeso- go- ing out of Bath and it has been found that the starlings were the cause of all the trouble;, These birds, which are plentiful n i the Bath dis- trio, have evidently visited the mail boxes and taken out letters, and• in eases have built their nests in mail boxes, difficulties show that mental or edu- cational, as well as physical malad- justments are potent factors in fam- ily life. Many conflicts in later life are preventable in proper trairn'ig and guidance of children and young people. In this training the physic- ian, in co-operation with the home, church and school, has. a definite part to play." The Newspaper Marlin Pew in Editor and Publish- er, writes "A newsaper advertising salesman is offering a commodity that is essentially made by report- ers, writers, artists and editors. :"'It is is about as near to a living thing as any inanimate object an be, It,ut- ters in from 50,000 0 000:.w peer issuiOneraeae jxG damsel.t_ ,v- -OK the ups and dowses, as iiratior failures, hopes and -desires, the be-" havior for better or worse o"'Peopie. It is sensitive, delicately liersonal, essentially altruistic and social en- terprise, and the product is a•linost. as perishable as salad or drawn beer. It is a service that never can be standardized, never can be reduced to the elements of mere commerce and trade, and — like human beings — no two newspapers, or editions, are alike. The truest concept of the news- paper is that it is the composite, ex- pression of a group of talented men and women, expertly translating what is said and done in the vital, pulsating world, day by day •de- scribing the passing pageant, not as an entertaining show, but for the purpose of giving to men and wom- en a sound basis 01 information on which to base their private . and political action, Movement To Change Name Of Gravenhurst Changing the name of this town (Gravenhurst) has again come up for discussion. A number of prom- inent citizens are in favor of 'the change, which, they declare will in crease the population, lessen; taxa:- tion axation in new homes required and double the working staffs of our in- dustries. It is pointed; out by heads of our manufacturing firms that the name Gravenhurst is too closely connected with Sanitarium and that outside business interests resent the comparison to such an extent that. their salesmen are continually con- fronted with criticism of a very un- pleasant nature. It has also been stated that wealthy people desirotis of building expensive homes in this beautiful locality, unsurpassed on the continent, are giving the town the "go -bye' simply because the name does not appeal to them, • One of our readers has' suggested that the name of this town be chang- ed to Port Muskolta. Gravenhurst. Banner, Paid 366To See Braddock Win Title NEW YORK,—Paid attendance at the Baer - Braddock h.eavyWei'ght.' x ed le match was 29,366,l4 ma championship M,, son Square •Garden officials re eta. Issue No. 27 HOW MAKEICED TEA Infuse six looping teaspaons of Salads Slack Tea in a pint of fresh balling Water. After six minutes strain liquid into two -quart container. While hot, q 11/2 cups of gramuleted sugar end the juice of 2 lemons. Stir well' until sow is dissolved; fill container with cold water. Do not allow tea to cool before adding the cold water; .otherwise liquid will become cloudy, Serve with chipped ice. . Il'JIIfR "ftrlaa ,lih :`t>i u` ,. ti�tt ��i ; � Your Handwriting Reveals Your Character! All Rights Reserved Geoffrey St. Clair Graphologist (Editor's Note: Since these articl- es commenced to appear in various newspapers, many thousands of readers have written in to the author, asking either for character analyses, or for some advice on per- sonal problems. Have YOU taken ad- vantage of this opportunity? Read the following article to see how this well-known writer can. help you). * * 0 I have been very interested to read some experiences of Madame Klara Joldzieher Roman, legal handwrit- ing. expert of the Hungarian Court of Justice, who declares that "in Europe, graphology has the support of the most famous jurists, psycholo- gists and physicians". She goes on to say that "analysis of handwriting is based upon the principle that the motions which govern the writing instrument are subject to the same nervous and psychic impulses, regulations and in- hibitions as other motor activities". Some time ago, Madame Roman was able to avert a miscarriage of justice i n her native Hungary, through examining some writing. A theft was committed, in a certain or- ganization, and one of the employees was arrested on the charge of com- mitting ommitting the crime. Madame Roman examined various specimens of handwriting obtained from different members of the organ- ization, and on examining that of the man arrested, stated that "he is an upright man, and could not have committed this crime". Coming to the writing of another member, a man held in high regard by his fel- lows, and who was not remotely sus- pected, she ,exclaimed "There is the writing of a person I should_ never trust". Acting on this infoxmatiQT, the :q Lrlc.aeareetiger: atioxis' and were ati e to 'olx'iat'i'ri ry confession frons "the second man, arid the innocent man was released. Madame Roman gave some rather 'interesting facts in regard to graph- Because it is beleived that the pa- tient is suffering from poisons ab- sorbed from the affected part, meth- ods of treatment have been devised which retain in this area those prod- ucts which are absorbed and which give rise to the signs of poisoning. Dr. Davidson of Detroit, first intro- duced th use of Tannic acid in, the treatment of burn's for this reason A reaction takes place between it and the tissue injured by the burn so that the toxic products of the area are not absorbed so rapidly or in as great an amount. Other things than Tannic acid have been tried, but the latter has proved to be most satis- factory. A five or ten per cent. solution is applied by spraying with an atomiz- er, or by means of compresses moi- stened in the solution. This is re- peated every half hour until a thick brownish, black, leather -like layer re- state. Drug companies have prepared Tannic acid in forms so that it may he used more easily by the public (e,g, Actan, Tangel, Tanningen), These may be obtained in any drug store, Besides reducing the toxaemia, QUIVERING NERVES When you are just on edge a when. you can't stand the children's noise :7.: when everything you do is a 'burden::: when you are irri- table and blue : ; t try Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound. 98 out of 100 women report benefit: It Will give you just the extra en- ergy you need. Life will seem worth, living again: Don't endure another day without the help this medicine can give. Get a bottle from your druggist today: easy.. VECETABLE compaUNti ology. She stated that a maniac! over -emphasises his letters, spaces his words badly, uses many exclam-, ation marks and underlinings. Of depressed people she said they. often 'show a lack of intensity , in a tendency writingand to sinking lines. The gifted person, on the other hand, does not stick to the pattern' learned in school, and it is signifi- cant of routine and conventional people that they retain a rather stereotyped form of writing. This goes to show that graphology is recognized in Europe as a science. On this continent, unfortunately,' there has been so much quackery' used by those claiming to diagnose! character from handwriting that the science fell into a form of dis- repute for a time. Today, there is an awakening in-, terest and belief in the science of: graphology, and I personally have received many hundreds of letters from satisfied clients. Undoubtedly, the awakening inter est in the science is a good thing.! because graphology offers a good' deal of information and knowledge regarding people's characteristics --. and the unbiassed angle from which' it is diagnosed makes it doubly in-' valuable. * * * Do you wish to know what your handwriting shows? Have you any friends about whom you would like to know the truth? Perhaps you have some trouble or worry that is caus- you some perplexity and even some 'unhappiness? The author will answer your enquiries in a friendly and un- biassed manner. Send specimens of, the writing you wish to be analysed, sthtiiig birthdate ineach case. _En- close 10c' coin for each specimen and -send.':Se staifaped addressed ; envelope, to: Geof"crey': St.'C1aY"x; Odom 421,, 73• Adelaide St, W., Toronto, Ont. Let. ters will be treated in confidence and iviIr be answered as quickly as possible. the leather -like covering makes the most comfortable dressing which one may apply. The pain disappears ra- pidly, and if the burn is not a deep one, healing xray take place under the Tannic coating, without necessit- ing any further dressings. Previous to its application the surface should -be cleansed alnd all blisters opened and free tags, of skin removed. This is not as painful a process as it sounds. Morphine may be given be- fore the "cleaning up" is undertaken. It is performed by wiping the area firmly with dry gauze or gauze moi- stened with a cleansing solution such as gasoline. Even the use of Tannic acid is not able to save the lives of all, Those who have .one-half or more of the body surface affected invariably die. There are adjuncts to the treatment of the stage of toxaemia, such as the use of intravenous fluids and trans- fusions. Therefore it is better that all severe cases be taken to hospital where the proper facilities are pre- sent.' - The gross receipts totalled d, ;• 866.87. �. If this stage of toxaemia, which may last from fiveto ten days is stir- vived, there are further perils, When the skin has been completely killed, complete healing will not take place benath the Tannic acid covering. BY the separation of this from the tissue beneath, an ulcer is formed. The raw area invariably has some infection associated with it. If this infection is severe, the patient may clie. During this stage whe ntho Tannic acid coat- ing has been removed, an ulcer is present, antiseptic dressings are ap- plied. Constantly' repeated dressings over a long period of time, often de- moralize a patient. When the raw. area is a small one, healing can take place by growth of the skin from the sides, When the area is a large one, healing is hastened by means of skin grafting of different types, In every ease, scarring is left, and may be a I pr ominent feature . The c ontra cture of scar ti==tre may - cause nd limitation of motion of joints. This type of deformity and limitation of motion can best be overcome by retorting n to n lastxe stxg e rY The i na l stage df repair and contracture fol- lowing a deep burn is often a pro - 38 longed one. Women Prohibited From Working Underground GENEVA.,—The International La- bor Conference has unaminonsly adopted an agreement prohibiting women from working underground in mines. d oactn ba", -0 \('i �laGaro ,,e Pipe Smokers! fill up with GOLDEN VIRGINIA" and enjoy a, really good smoke! 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