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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1935-11-21, Page 2tVCICE o the THE WORLD AT LARGE CANADA, THE EMPIRE CANADA TO CUT DOWN CAR SPEED When automobile radios first ap- peared, people were afraid they 'Would distract the attention of driv- ers from the traffic and thus increase the number of accidents. Unquestion- ably they do tend to distract the drivers' attention; but this may not be all to the bad, When a driver half - consciously listening to the radio, he is less impatient with the traffic he has to get through. The testimony of the average driv- er with a radio -equipped car is that listening -in while on the road re- ducea his speed about 10 miles an hour. And though speed alone may not be the primary cause of highway accidents, it certainly aggravates their severity. —Business Week. THE BEST PLACE Judge Millar of Hull is to be com- mended for the stern sentence of five years in the penitetiary imposed on a man caught robbing poor -boxes in a church. That offence was despic- able enough, but the crime was ag- gravated by the fact that the thief drew a loaded revolver and sought to shoot himself out of capture. Pri- son is the best place for thugs. —Ottawa Journal, "LAST POST" FUNERALS —At the annual meeting of those ,administering he "Last Post Fund" of Canada, the Secretary recorded the year 603 funerals had been ar- ranged for ex -service men, the larg- est figures thus far recorded within any single 12 months. Without much doubt the reaction from war strain and wounds is claiming more and more each year as they get older and the fact is one which again empha- sizes the duty of giving these heroes every possible consideraion while they still remain. —Brantford Expositor. RUSSIA'S GOLD Russia went in for gold production in a big way. Russia surpasses now both Canada and the United States. By 1937 she intends to run ahead of South Africa and become the world's largest producer. The gold Russia bas on hand today is exceeded only by the holdings of France and the United States. Russia, with its aid, t again ESS Caere are really quaint names,aro- teaser de Mille decided - to introduce some of the unusual names into a poem, two verses of which run as fol. lows: "Sweet maiden of Shall we seek for souls, Where the deep Mississippi mean- ders, Or the distant Saskatchewan rolls? "Ah, no! in New Brunswick we'll find it- A sweetly sequestered nook— Where the sweet gliding Skooda- wabskooksis Unites with the Skoodawabskook." —Brantford Expositor THE BIBLE It is had to believe all that pes- simists say about this old world when daily sessions in London re- cently commenorating Bible Week were attended by thousands of peo- ple, when 15,000 Bostonians were present at a similar gathering in that city, when Bible sales in even Prus- sia have doubled within the past four years and when the Scriptures remain, generally speaking, the world's best seller. —Brockville Recorder, Passamaquoddy, communion of TEACHERS STAY LONGER —For some years the average tenure of teachers has been length- ening in all parts of Canada. In the last five or six years especially, they have been moving less from school to school, as well as staying longer in the profession. Continuance of the trend toward the more frequent choice of teach- ing as a life -time occupation is, how- ever, endangered at the present time, by disorganization of the salary sit- uation in some areas, .especially in the rural parts of some provinces. Manitoba teachers of 1935 have been at their job nearly nine years on. the average, or tw' e as long as those of the earlier nineteen -twen- ties. Nearly one-fifth have done some teaching outside their own province, usually Just a year or two, or long enough to see how things are done in another province, or perhaps in other parts of the Empire. In the schools where they are at present engaged each teacher has, spent 414 years on the average, or about half of her total time teao'.iing. a tea war This is about the length of time is becoming g power tleat;,.som f the iaprch i .normally ... ....... ......• w.."...,3U[.ox?.otnu..,,_Srina:ntter3=,t.. AN EXAMPLE A large Amsterdam shoe company refused to fill an order for 500,000 pairs of army boots for Italy. This is a concrete example of the effect of economic sanctions against Italy. —Brantford Expositor. MODERATION Following extensive investigations, medicos have reported to the Ameri- can College of Surgeons that smok- ing before breakfast is one of the surest ways of causing stomach ul- cers. Individuals are warned to change their habits. While excessive use of tobacco on an empty stomach between meals is pointed to as dangerous, the period before breakfast i8 singled out as the most harmful. For the confirmed addict of Mi- lady Nicotine, a great deal of will power will be necessary to cut down, yet the advice of physicians should mot go unheeded. The value of pre- vention is being preached more and more, though many of us are prone to disregard it as long as our health appears sound. Moderation in all things is still a •splendid motto to apply to everyday life. —Windsor Star. A HAPPY THOUGHT The appointment of John Bucuan stow Lord Tweedsmuir, as Governor General of Canada was a happy thought, and it may be regarded as a compliment to the people of this Dominion. We have had some men of high mental calibre at Rideau Hall, and several of literary ability, but none of such outstanding achieve- ment in literature as John Buchan. Canadians—some of them at least —believe we have a distinctive lit- erature in this country, and that the Canadian author can hold his own with any beyond our borders. With the addition of Lord Tweed,amuir to the membership of Canadian Authors .Association there should surely be no doubt on that point. —Stratford 1:3eac::n-1. 0.rald CARELESSNESS l In new Brunswick a hunter thought he saw a bear moving in the brush, lirn:i, killed his lifelong. neighbour. In Quebec a }renter shot and killed sa. member of his party, thinking he wee is i ei a deer. Carelessness every ye„' tinea a fearful toll of life during the hunting season, just as carelessness costs multitudes of lives on the highways. Ottawa Journal SKOODAWABSKOOKSIS An unusual love poen has been published in New Ifrun. Fick, where choose to 'leave their nnliitsters in one location Five years ago the teachers averaged only 2 3-4 years in one location. —Dominion Bureau of Statistios. THE EMPIRE DESIGN FOR PROSPERITY It is just five years since Australia, one of the first countries to be caught in the hurricane of depression, called In Sir Otto Niemeyer, of the Bank of England, to advise her as to the way to escape from the financial chaos which threatened to engulf her. Sir Otto propsed a series of dra- stic economies in expenditure, both Federal and State, which were only accepted after a violent political con- flict involving the secession of Mr. Lyons, the then Labour Treasurer, to head a coalition of the Opposition parties. The sacrifices were heavy, but they were borne cheerfully by the Australian people and have been abundantly justified by their re- sults. —London Morning Post THE CAMPAIGN FOR TEA The occasional announcement of the tea propaganda authorities out. lining a publicity campaign to con- vert to tea drinking the 120 millions in the U.S.A. or, as in the case of man, on the very efficient manner in which you have conducted yourself in this court, and I must congratu- late your parents for the sound Christian doctrine they have taught you." The congratulations were merited. For this boy with a foreign name had given the court and all of us a lesson not merely in the sacredness of an oath, but in truth for its own sake, for the sake of what falsity to it involves. Not ahome in all this broad' land bait could take to heart profit- ably what was back of that young man's- under; Landing: Deserir ':. ieftains Join Forces To Battle Foes tiro , •:,:,:., �.. ,M Their ancient tribal garments offering a sharp contrast to bandoliers of ammunition and modern rifles, these three chiefs of desert tribes ride into R as Nassibu's camp to join forces. These pictures were taken under actual war conditions in the. Ogo den. Angora Rabbits Produce Wool For Children's Garments Sixty-five fluffy Angora rabbits are made to produce the equivalent of 260 soft wool sweaters for children a year in an unusual home business operated by Mrs. Netts Creque, of Hayward, Cal. Mrs. Creque raises the rabbits in a The Modern Blacksmith The smith is not the mighty man he was in Longfellow's day, but in the mass he is but a shadow of his former self.The automobile has almost driven the horse off the streets in the big cities at any rate, and the profession of blacksmith backyard pen shears them herself •! used to be synonymous with horses. for their wool, spins it into yarn and Probably no trades in the world have knits the garments. Each animal pro duces four ounces of wool every three months, enough to make one child's sweater Mrs. Creque shears each rabbit carefully with a pair of scissors and uses an old-fashioned spinning wheel to produce the yarn from the clip - work has always been a feature of pings. Besides being soft, light and com- ate English jblacksmith'•s education fortable, the garments wear well, and under a seven years' apprenticeship do not shrink, Mrs. Creque claims. • system, and as great deal has been She has made both a hobby and a done in recent years to put this business of the "factory," and the,branoh of art before the public. Re - rabbits themselves don't seem to, cently the _Rpral Community Coun- mind providing the wool. :; cif of Esse"x prevented the shutting down of several forges by sending 1 expert workers to instruct the local smiths in he finer aspect of black- a2nithing. Nearly every English entleman's home is approached by ates, and there, has been a great peal 11f.„,: decorative gatework' of ,4tdellea0y and beauty.' Devonshire is •still the home of many picturesque smithys with thatched roofs, and bheir presence in a village of thatched houses is often only announced to the visitor by the musical rhythm of hammer upon anvil. Recently a rural Dev- onshire blacksmith was invited to fashion a highly ornate grille for the Prince of Wales. But all smiths do not sit in their forges and await the farmer and his horses. Some of them ?rave be- come itinerants, and carrying their equipment on a trailer they motor around the farms and shoe horses, repair plows and other implements in the farmyard. If they are lucky they may be able to find a spread- ing chestnut tree under which to do the job. lost sa much to march of time as that of the blacksmith and the harness maker. t` The trainer blacksmith, however le something More than a mere shoer of horses. He can fashion ornamen- tal iron gates, fireplaces, door fittings, grilles and other things. Fancy iron - A Lesson From the Halifax , Chronicle take a news story which, we t13; eeerve`s terve`noticed. ft. is'the s of a 12 -year-old boy, Ronald Dornadie evidently the son of immigrant par- ents, who appeared in a Sydney, N.S., court the other day as a witness for the Crown. Called to the stand to be sworn in, the youth was first ques- tioned by Mr. Justice Carroll con- cerning his understanding the mean- ing of an oath. The dialogue be- tween them was: Judge: "On coming into this court what are you supposed to do, tell the truth or tell lies?" Youth: "The truth, sir." Judge: "Why the truth?" Youth: "This is a court and I have to tell the truth." Judge: "Do you know what this is," passing the Bible. Youth: "Yes, sir, that's a Bible." Judge: "What do you do when you don't tell the truth?" Youth: "I commit a sin." Judge: "What is a sin?" Youth: "A sin is an offense against God." Judge: 'Who is God?" Youth: "God is the creator of Heaven and earth," Twelve -year-old Ronald Dornadic went on to give his testimony in a candid, straightforward manner, and as he left the stand Mr. Justice Car- roll said to him: "I must congratulate you, young the latest news, the 300 millions of India, always read to a layman a little like one of Grimm's fairy tales, Tackling the millions of varied con- sumers in the U.S.A. seemed a gi- gantic enough task, but this latest one of converting the Indian peasant to the habit of drinking his own tea is even more stupendous in its 'ngnitude. In the case of Anierica the propagandists were, and, incident- ally, still are, dealing with people for the most part educated or at.. least capable of reading the widespread advertisements in the American Pap- ers . . . But when the propaganda organization turned its attention to India, as it did in the early months of this year, it found a completely dif- forent state of affairs. The newspaper - reading public of India, at a very liberal estimate, totals only 50 mil- lions in . population of 300 millions. Actually the circulation of the leading newspapers used by the Propaganda Board totalled only a little over 10 10111ion copies, but allowing each one to an average family of live, the grand total of 50 million readers was reached. -•--Colombo Times of Ceylon. 21 THE .BESSBOROUGHS Mr. Bennett, one of the Chief ar- chitects of the Ottawa Trade Agree- ment, has paid glowing tribute to Lord Bessborougli's value in counsel, Nor will French Canada soon for- get its delight in having for the first time in its history a French chate. laine at Rideau Heil. Lady 13esslior- ough charmed all hearts, and Canada is especially proud of the, fact that the son born to their Excellencies it August, 1031; was Christened "George St.• Lawrence" in honour of his Royal godfather and of the river on the shores of which he was' born. --London Morning Post Coughing In Church Coughing restlessness in church do not bother Stratford preachers, and they scorned the suggestion by a re- porter that their congregation might be given a spell of relief in the middle of the sermon, in order to "clear their throats and change their position" writes the Stratford Bea- con -Herald in this editorial. A cough during a._ sermon may be due to a cold, but it may also imply boredom, disagreement with the speaker, or even a bad conscience. Most preach- ersers can readily distinguish be- tween a throatal and a temperamen- tal affection. As for changing one's position in church, this can be done quite naturally, without stopping the sermon. It can be done in such a way as to indicate impatience, but it may also indicate a growing interest in the discourse. Ian the old. days, when preachers would illustrate their secondlys and thirdlys with painted stories, tine entire congregation would change over their legs and show signs of relaxation and sudden interest. A few coughs during a sernion should not, disturb the "average preacher, but an explosive sneeze might, No preacher likes to feel that his efforts can he "sneezed at." As for restlessness this does not annoy tete man in the pulpit so much as the sight of, members of his congregation nodding' or soundly asleep under his homiletical admonitions. The intro- ductioe of an interval in the middle of the sermon might serve the pur- itose of waking these sleepers, but we are afraid they would merely use it as an opportunity to turn over, 60 to ;speak. Canadian Apples First at Cardiff British Columbia Delicious Takes Highest Award in Dessert Class Ottawa—For the first time since 1929 a Canadian won the highest award in the dessert apple class at the 15th Imperial fruit show at Car- diff, Wales, returning to the Domin- ion what is considered the blue rib- bon of the world's greatest fruit ex- hibition. The first prize cabled advices said, went to James Lowe of Oyama, B.C., whose exhibit of Delicious won him the show's major honor and $200 in cash. For the first few years after in- auguration of the Imperial fruit show, which brings entries from all parts of the British Commonwealth, Canadians carried away most of the leading awards. Since 1929, however, British growers have won the most coveted prizes in the open classes, beating Canadians by narrow marg- ins. Delicious, originally discovered in Iowa in 1881, is described as mild, acid, aromatic, with a red stripe, al- most red skin and creamy, juicy, ,firin flesh It i,s ;sand„ to 'begood. .fese dessert but only a fair cooking ap- ple. Water Subdues Burning Oil A Spray Developed in Eng- land To Extinguish Tank Blazes No one in his right senses would pour water on burning oil. Yet at the recent annual meeting of the Na- tional Fire Protection Association A. K. Brown advocated just that procedure. This does not mean that an oil fire can be put out just by throwing pailfuls of water on it, but it does mean that automatic sprinkl- ers with properly designed nozzles can spray water on burning oil and extinguish flames. The new method of coping with fires of liquids conies from England. There it was developed with such great success by • a Manchester firm that American sprinkler manufac- turers and fire underwriters could no longer ignore it. When 'it is more widely introduced carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride, foam and chemicals may be relegated to posi- tions of minor importance. Putting out an oil fire with water becomes a safe and sane proceeding when the nature of the blaze is con- sidered. Oil and other inflammable and combustible liquids do not burn as such. It is the vapor given off that burns, Moreover this vapor must be mixed with oxygen and the liquid must give off vapor steadily. Once started, the fire heats up the oil, but the vaporiatzion thus brought aboutsoon reaches a max- imum. Cutting off the 'oxygen to smother flames is one way of ex- tinguishing an oil fire, Cooling the oil below the point at which vapors are given off and ignite is another. The System Employed In the English system the spray is strong enough to reach the sur- face of the oil. Either a foam or an emulsion of oil and water is thus formed. If the drops of water are too small, a mist is produced.. which is easily diSsipated without doing much good. But if the drops are just big and heavy and power- ful enough to strike the oil and mix with it at the -surface, fires are sure to be put out. The principle is applied in some fifty installations in England, Ireland, France, Germany and South America, There is one installation in America—an asphalt - saturating tank near. Bridgeport, Conn.. Since everything depends on they spray, the nozzle is important. Care' fully designed spiral passages prowl duce a moderately fine spray in the practice to distribute spray nozzles shape of a cone. It is the usual over the liquid to be protected at a height that varies from five to twelve feet. li'or extinguishing small fires a special portable nozzle has been designed to be attached to an ordinary hose strong enough to withstand a .pressure of 100 pounds and to deliver sixty gallons a minute. The first effect of the water spray is to increase the laze. But the surface of the liquid having been extinguished with the formation of a cloud of vapor, the flames retreat further and further from the tank and finally die out. Look at the oil when all is over and you see a layer of foam—apparently a collec- tion of minute bubbles of oil in which air and water are imprisoned. Milk a Food Nourishing F 1u i d Quickly Absorbed By System A good many people even today still cling to the old idea that milk being a fluid cannot be a food or a source of nourishment, says a writer in New Health Magazine. They re- gard milk as only for infants. No doubt the old-fashioned terns of re- proach, "milksop," is based on this notion. But though natural enough, all this is bad physiology. For to be- gin with, all food, however solid, must be in the first instance be re- duced to the state of solution in order to be absorbed and unless and until it is absorbed, it is not a food. Everything we eat, even the most solid—hard-boiled eggs, ham, bis- cuits, hard cheese—are all brought down to a state of more or less per- fect fluidity before they are digest- ed and then pass into the blood. Take sugar for instance; unless it is dissolved in water or tea and so become perfectly invisible in its solution it cannot act as the energy - giving food for which we know it to be. But sugar dissolved in water is more of a fluid than is milk. Thus, with milk because some of its con- stitutents are in invisible solution, they are none the less energy -giving foods. Is not the solid cheese de- rived from milk by clotting, but the cheese is no more nourishing thane was its non -solid precursor. The fact that a nourishing substance is in solution does not render it any the less nourishing. Of the 1,750,000 childlren of Brit- ish men killed or disabled in the Great War, and who came under the charge of the Ministry of Pensions,, there are now fewer than 20,000. A]a together about £136,000,000 has been ;;Pent. en,,them. - - Winter's Touch Soave—indacd quite of numbez —of lovely new cireeses have lit- tle touches of velveteen. And such additions can be so charm- ing! harm-ing! Today's dress o.f dark blue wool-like silk, delights its wine- red velveteen trim, Its simple slimming line makes it suitable to many figures. Style No: 3481 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 -inches bust. Size 36 re- quires 4% yards of 30 -inch ma- terial and 3 yards of 11/2 -inch ribbon for collar and cuffs. HOW TO ORDBR PATTERNS. Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted, Enclose 15c in stamps or coin (coin preferred); wrap It carefully, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide Street, 'aorontb.