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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1921-11-18, Page 6, Nolo in AtedkCM tent Ural inati}uts, do EliAden �> Mr* .. Seaforth, third ;Wedmoa• b. month froom 11 sema to a Waterloo Street, South, . Phone 267, Stratfor& ULTING ENGINEERS ]Proctor & Redfern, Ltd. •u oat f1 coltdLUop , of int a gage yards, wtlth titkOk fel�ttgsi •ovelHalwwna, graves, aflen 'and 4/rumbling tombstones- sed ajfobliterated inscriptions, usually suggests the thought; Would it not 'be better if the ntun'leipalitjes took charge of all cemeteries within their bounds and gave perpetual sys- tematic care to the graves? But the, more immediate concern of the living is the ;High Cost of Dying, an older grievance than the 'High Cost of Living., There is a com- Proctor, B.A .84,. Manager pact mass of information and com- Teronto St, Toronto, Cam • meet in a little book recently pub- Psveaoenm. Waterworks, *ewer. fished in Chicago, entitled, "Funeral tams. tacinaratan, Bahooia. Management and Costs," by Quincy + R: to '' Fao��. Arm- Dowd, in which • a world-wide sur - Our Foe:—ueeanr mad eat at , Lineavey of the subject is presented with • ,tile menet we save war diary a view to quickening the movement toward funeral reform. The chief reforms advocated are municipal uwners'hip of cemeteries, reduced cost of funerals and cremation, The book is written with sanity and sympathy from the point of view of the survivors and the public, and addressed especially to boards of .health„ civic welfare clubs, social workers, trade unions, professional men and the clergy. The amount of money spent upon funerals is staggering. There is nu ' logic in an expensive funeral, but i the sentimental element in human , naturedisregards logic. Funeral expenses, variable everywhere, seem Tx be higher in North America than elsewhere. The last half century witnessed a narked increase and the natural reaction has now set in. The tendency now is to have less expen- sive coffins, "no flowers," no heavy mourning, less display and less con- spicuous icuous monuments. Even at that the .average cost of a funeral in the United States is estimated pt $150, not counting grave, monument or last sickness expenses. Last sickness is estimated at $200, flowers at $50. A Chicago newspaper, in 1919, tested the cost of cheap funeral expenses by claiming a pauper's body and pay- ing for the funeral. The woman rep- resentative who arranged for it went to an undertaker, who advertised a 860 funeral, but the bill came to $filo: Coffin, $30; box, $7; embalming, $15; chapel, $5; hearse, $25; limousine, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Pub- $18; church, .$5. lie, eta Money to lend. In Seaforth There have long been funeral ne- on Monday of each week. Office in form associations in England, and Kidd Block. W. Proudfoot, K.C., J. many notable men there have L. Killoran, B. E. Holmes. directed that their remains be buried with the least expense and utmost simplicity. Charles • Dickens said in his will: "I emphatically direct that I be buried in an inexpensive, unostentatious and strictly private manner. that no public announcement be made of the time and place of my burial, that at the utmost not more than three plain mourning coaches be employed, and that those who at- tend my funeral wear no scarf, cloak, black bow, long hatband, or other revolting absurdity. I cojnure my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, mem- orial or testimonial whatever." Dickens wisely rested his claims to remembrance upon his writings, but his funeral directions assuredly set a great example to the world. The sombre subject of Mr. Dowd's book is lightened by a quotation from the "London Christian World," which contained a report from Boston, where it appears an undertaker's ad- vertisement read as follows: "For composing the features, $1. For giving the features a look of quiet resignation, $2. For giving the features the appearance of Christ- ian hope and contentment, $5." "The worst of it is," said an Amer- ican divine, "that they ran do it." Funeral reform is naturally slow for various reasons. The average person of moderate means in the hour of bereavement is in no mood to bargain over the cost or to pro- test against excessive charges. Some people delight in display and pomp. It is also a commonplace that people in poorcircumstances are prone, from mistaken pride,' to order a far more expensive funeral than their means warrant. The undertakers are naturally not the ones to advocate economy. Yet Mr. Dowd discussed the matter frankly with leading undertakers and found considerable difference of opinion among them as to what was reasonable and what excessive. It was generally agreed, however, that there were too many irresponsible men in the business who took ad- vantage of their opportunities to DR. F. J. BURROWS profiteer. Office and residence, Goderich street The author -is a strong advocate of -east of the Methodist church, Seaforth cremation as the most proper dis- Phone 46. Coroner for the County of posal of the dead, and gives a num- Euron. ber of facts and figures to show the steady increase in the method in DR. C. MACKAY Britain, America and Europe. It C. Mackay honor graduate of Trin- is cheap, sanitary and dignified. In ity University, and gold medallist of England it cost about $25, with a Trinity Medical College; member of minimum of $11, while in the 74 the College of Physicians and Sur- crematories of the United States it geons of Ontario. averages $35. In the Montreal crematory only a nominal fee of DR. H. HUGH ROSS $10 is charged. There is in some Graduate of University of Toronto quarters a religious sentiment against Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- it, but considering the number of lege of Physicians- and Surgeons of Christian martyrs who have been •Ontario; pass graduate courses in burned at the stake—including Joan Chicago Clinical School of Chicago; e of Arc—there should be no just es - Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, London, clesiastical objection to its and many England; University Hospital, Lon- prominent churchmen have advocated don, England. Office—Back of Do.. it. There is nothing repulsive about aninion Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5, the act. The body is placed in the Night calls answered 'from residence, retort during the burial service, an Victoria street, Seaforth. , intense heat is concentrated upon it, a . a rose-colored flame envelops it, and • AUCTIONEERS ; in an hour or so it has dissolved into THOMAS BROWN a little heap of crumbling, grey Licensed auctioneer for the counties ashes. "Ashes to ashes, dust td dust." of Huron and Perth. Correspondence arrangements for sale dates can be made by calling up phone 97, Seaforth or The Expositor Office. Charges mod. orate and satisfaction guaranteed. SdESICHANTS CASUALTY CO. 'ralista in Health and Accident Insurance. policies liberal and unrestricted. Over $1,000,000 paid- in losses. illgoeptional opportunities for local Agnts. 904 ROYAL BANK BLDG., 5778-60 Toronto, Ont. JAMES MCFADZEAN Agent for Howick Mutual Insur- ance Company. Successor to John Harris, Walton. address BOX 1, BRUSSELS or PHONE 42. 2769x12 LEGAL R. 8. HAYS. Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Notary Public. Solicitor for the Do - Minion Bank. Office in rear of the Do- minion Bank, Seaforth. Money to .loan. ■ J. M. BEST Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer sad Notary Public. Office upstairs Over Walker's Furniture Store, Main Street, Seaforth. PROUDFOOT KILLORAN AND HOLMES VETERINARY F. HARBURN, V. 8. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College, and honorary member of the Medical Association of the Ontario Veterinary College. Treats diseases of ail domestic animals by the most mod- ern principles. Dentistry and Milk . Fever a specialty. Office opposite Dick's Hotel, Main Street, Seaforth. AU orders left at the hotel will re- eeive prompt attention. Night calla received at the office JOHN GRIEVE, V. S. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College. All diseases of domestic animals treated. Calls promptly at- tended to and charges moderate. Vet- erinary Dentistry a specialty. Office and residence on Goderich street, one door east of Dr. Scott's office, Sea - forth. MEDICAL DR. GEORGE HEILEMANN. Osteophatic Physician of Goderich. specialist in Women's and Children's diseases, reheumatism, acute, chronic and nervous disorders; eye, ear, nose and throat. Consulation free. Office above Umback's Drug store, Seaforth, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. till 1,p.1n C. J. W. HARN, M.D.C.M. 425 Richmond Street, London, Ont., Specialist, Surgery and Genio-Urin- ary diseases of men and women. DR. J. W. PECK Graduate of Faculty of Medicine McGill University, Montreal; member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; Licentiate of Medical Coun- cil of Canada; Post -Graduate Member of Resident Medical staff of General Hospital, Montreal, 1914-15; Office, 2 doors east of Post Office. Phone 56. Hensall, Ontario. R. T. LUKER Licensed auctioneer for the County of Huron. Sales attended to in all l of the count. 'Seven years' ex- ert in Manitoba and Saakatche- 'erute reasonable. Phone No. 11, Exeter, Centralia P. 0., R. I,, , ' 0tilete left at lite' Huron Seaforth, promptly PLOTS TO GAIN HUNGA.RIIAN THRONE. Hungary's troubles have not been ended by the elimination of former Emperor Charles, but it is something to the good to have put an end to his aspirations. Some millions of Hungarians, no doubt, would •haws been pleased to see him restored, and the probability is that the eentinients of the majority are monar'ebical ra- ther than democratic. Certainly it was 'through ; no love of the Allies ;that Charles was disarmed and surrender - O cReuratrglag ilk lus ,...- t dye simple ins Siva, efteftgl taken and tiara Templeton's Rheumatic Capsules Your druggist win supply you. Write fur free trial to Temple - ton's, 56 Colborne St., Toronto Sold by E. Limbach. In Walton by W. G. Neal. ' ed: It was because Hungary had no chuice, and because Admiral Horthy, tie regent, was glad of an opportun- ity of permanently and legally rid- ding himself of a rival. There is lit- tle question that Horthy himself has eyes upon the throne. When he be - carne regent in April, 1920, he made all the officers of the army take an uath of allegiance to him. Those who refused were deprived of their commissions. Horthy's power in Hun- gary to -day is not essentially dif- ferent from -the power of a heredi- tary monarch. Though the masses of the Hun- garian people are roughly divided into two camps, those who support Horthy and those who pin their hopes to the restoration of one of the Hapsburgs, they are a unit on one question.- They are opposed to fulfilling the terms of the Trianon '1 reaty, which settled their bound- aries and imposed on them their share of war responsibility and their debt to the Allies. Both factions desire to see Hungary made the Hungary of n c - 1.14, which could only be accomplish ed by annexing territory now belong- ing to Roumania, Ozecho-]Slovakia and Juge-Slavia. They would gladly undertake a war if by so doing tbey could win back these territories and their polyglot populations. They be- lieve that as the treaty was forced on them against their will no morel turpitude would be involve& in re- pudiating it, and this Hungary is likely to do if a ,favorable oppor- tpnity occurs. Horothy urged the acceptance of the treaty on the ground that it would give Hungary time to build up her army. He and 'his party are more openly reactionary than the Legitimists. The latter are ccontp:,sed chiefly of the old Hun- garian aristocracy, while the Horo- thyists derive their strength from the lower untitled nobility, the younger army officers and the ad- venturous element that came to the front in the counter revolution of 1919. The most dangerous of Horothy's rivals is the Archduke .Joseph, who appears to be a born plotter. He was among the first to render the oath of allegiance to the Karolyi Government in the revo- lution of 1918, and after the com- munist upheaval was promptly to the fore to assure Bela Run of his adherence. When the Soviet was overthrown, he rade an effort to seize the regency, and might have succeeded had it not been for allied interference. So he now awaits another opportunity, 'building his hopes on his supposed popularity with the Hungarians, who are said to regard him as a Magyar rather than as a German. Another candidate is Archduke Albrecht, son of the former Austro- Hungarian Generalissimo, the Arch- duke Friedrich. His mother is the Archduchess Isabella, a woman of great shrewdness,..and he is backed by one of the largest private for- tunes in Central Europe. The cash has been advanced by an American syndicate on the family estate. Albrecht is said to have as followers chiefly the anti-Semites, which have formed themselves into a powerful or anization bearing some resem- blance in methods to the Ku Klux Klan. He has also military sup- port, and his •Ichances are height- ened by the prospect that he may marry the daughter of Horthy. If this -were done the combination could easily frustrate any plans of Joseph, and if Horothy seemed in danger, it is probable that the mar- riage would be hastened. As long As the regent seems secure, however, 'Re will probably make no alliances. No people who fought as allies of Germany have taken their defeat with worst grace than the Hun- garians. They make no secret of their determination to upset the Trianon Treaty if they get- the chance, ,and many provisions of it they have almost openly defied.' In tate matter of army reduction, for instance, they should now have al force not exceeding 35,000, includ- ing officers, but they have at least 200,000 men under arms. There is an allied commission in Hungary to see that the army fs reduced, but it appears that this commission merely accepts the statements of the Gov- ernment on their face value, and makes no independent investigation. Soldiers are camouflaged as guards and customs wfficials and recruit- ing offices are disguised as offices for the collection of statistics. These conditions cause grave anxiety in Roumania, 'Czecho,-Slovakia and Jugo,Slavia. We find it suggested by a writer in the New York Times that the Magyar Royalists appear to have powerful' friends in London and WHY Y ASCOT? One of ttec ost gene tl enpersti• tions the waw over ds 'that. a OAK •born with a." p1" or membrane over the head Is Retloniy a soothsayer, but a most fortunate person. In $ ot- an as we n ace, a eau itself is rogaded as bringing good fortune to axtyor:e who possesses it and high prices have been paid for these unusutal.appendages. - - The French terra for a child born in this is "maseue," meaning "maslo. ed," a word' yvhich is analogous. to the ,Latin "massa" or eorcerer 'which possibly explains the connection be- tween the caul and the power attri- buted to thoae'whu are born with It was from the French "masque," with a slight change in the final syl- lable, that the English "mascot," meaping -a lucky -piece, was derived. After being used for years by gamb- lers and others of a superstitous na- ture, the word was finally introduced into literature by Audran in his opera "La Mascotte," in which the term designates the messengers of -the Powers of 'Good sent to counteract the influence of the Power of Evil. STHMA MQ8nokis No Spraying—No wrt 1 n —No Sidi JostSwalloa Cple' RAZf•MAH Is Guaranteed a , normal breathing stop Milieus a in the' bronchial tubes, give U of quiet sleep; contains no taming drug. ,1.00 at your drug - a. Trial, free et our agencies or write platens, 142 ging W., Toronto. Sold by E. Umbach. In Walton by, W. G. Neal. USE MA RAS H rep of p1fe, br-el le i re of ,, Pendent on *it 0 .de yi*etid5` rho sola 'moa'tdy 'Wear, Side '9httt . t>K'Ouaers;, 'e rd the,. eotaen'' a' lei g straight cotton frock. . h • - Evddently a 'large bale of turke' red twill had found its. way to„ the island, ifs the .children gore mostly clad in it. They nearly all, grown- ups and children, went barefoot, but try to wear shoes•, on Sunday for church. They .were mostly barehead- ed, too and apparently only the mag- istrate and his immediate belongings possess such a thing as "a bat. The women showed very little curiosity as to the outside world, but the men seemed full of interest and asked most intelligent questions, LONELIEST ISLAND IN SOUTH PACIFIC Ivy Dean write- in the London Daily Mail: A lonely island in the Central South Pacific Ocean and more than a thous- and miles from k anywhere, here Pitcairn Yw' Island, with now about 180 inhabit- ants, forms a part of the High Coin- missionership of the Southern Pacific. Owing, however, to its isolated posi- tion it had never hitherto received a visit from the High Commissioner, so that I considered myself fortunate indeed to be in the steamship Ionic, of the Shaw-Savi11 Line, with my uncle, Sir Ralph Williams, bound from New Zealand to England with Sir Cecil Rodwell, the High Commission- er, when site received orders to di- verge to Pitcairn; and still more so to find myself one of the few includ- ed ip the official landing party. At 8 a.m. on .lune 14th the captain sent down word that Pitcairn was in sight, and soon after 10 we were lying a little way off it, and two boats were speedily on their way out to us. There "was a heavy swell running, and it was a wonderful sight to see the islanders 'handling their boats. Several of them came on board, bringing with them a tale of disaster which cast a gloom over the ship. One of their boats had been dashed to pieces that very morning as they were launching it. One of the crew was killed and two others were se- verely injured, one of whom died soon afterward. The 'first thing, of course, was to get the doctor ashore. Our crew of twelve men, five pairs of sculls, one man in the bows, and a man steering -with a huge scull in the stern, made short work of the jour- ney to the shore, in spite of the heavy swell running. Our party was four- teen in number, including Sir Cecil and Lady Rodwell and their eldest son, a boy of fourteen, and Sir Ralph Williams. As we got near the island I liked the look of our landing place not at ail. A huge swell was break- ing on the rocks, and the prospect of getting ashore dry seemed remote, indeed. However,, we managed i'1 somehow, and then started on what we fondly imagined. would be a short walk to the township. -- Never was a landing party less pre- pared for what was before it. Clad more or less in garments, of ceremony we found ourselves faced with the task of climbing to the top of the island and down the other side. With a tropical sun on our backs (and in my own case slippery shoes on my feet and a skirt too narrow) we found ourselves swarming up a precipitous goat track, sometimes on bare rock, sometimes on shifting shale that gave no foothold, nor any handhold either. Purple, and dripping with heat, with pulses beating all over, we toiled on and on. What the distance was I do ngt know. The height was not far sithrt of 1,000 feet. Anyway, it took us nearly three hours of the toughest 'wgrk I ever put in. Once on the top the view was mag- nificent—all round us the ocean and at our feet the tropical forest, into whose grateful shade we straightway plunged, and delightful as it was to go down hill my heart sank into my shoes when I thought of the •return journey. Down and down we went, the path—a real path now—deep red tinder our feet,' and overhead huge dark -leaved trees hung with grey creepers. I had no time to examine anything —one of the men picked- delicious oranges for us and peeled them in a special fashion. of their own --and as we wound our way down the women and children tame out to meet us with pretty words of.welcome and pleasure. They Were all much fairer than I had expected to find them,; and most of them' spoke very 'good English, The town—as . they called it—eon- sisted of Wooden :houses scattered on the 'hillside, the windows unglazed and the roofs thatched with flax.` The furniture, when there was any, was of the 'very simplest: The islanders are Adventists- and "very strict,' al- lowing no intoxicants on the 'island, nor any tobacco. The little meeting .house is very bare and plain; and all the building are 'innocent of paint. Our homeward journey: was much less trying, thg ascent from the east- ern eider, being far less eteep • afid` the track quite good: Moreover, they took us down a different way, longer but much easier. >• We were- accom- panied by the younger women and crowds of. obildretr..4+f1nci Christian, wife of a prominent'i0lancfer and sis- ter of !McCoy, the'rhagistiate, walked, with me all the ivay, helping 'me over 'diffl s It places and talking :delight; fully. I was too. utterly weary -.to ask half - the questiotls T " have since PROPORT1QN OF WETHERS IN A LOAD AFFECTS. SELLING PRICE OF LAMBS 1 The advantage to the feeder of properly preparing lambs for the stockyards market has been demon- strated on two days within the past two weeks at the Union Stockyards, , Toronto. On Wednesday, a week ago, a load of blackfaces from Hon. E. C. 'Drury's farm topped the mar- ket at 8% cents, when the bulk of choice lambs were selling et from 8 to 89's cents. On the latter day also 14 Iambs shipped by George Shand, of Hopeville, made the high price of the day—namely, 10 cents. In everycase,the entire shi menta ship menta bringing these outstanding prices consisted of prime lambs, well-bred, and finished at weights between 75 and 90 pounds. Every Iamb had been docked and every lamb that had been a male had been castrated. The eheepnten consigning lambs to the demonstration flock shipments were: William Sturrock, J. Beckner, R. Wade, James Hardy, William Manley and S. Duncan, all living in the neigh- borhood of Dundalk, Grey County. In the mind of the packer's buyer, when he enters a pen of lambs to make a- bid on the lot, is the knowl- edge that the consumer wants a tender, juicy, palatable, piece of meat. So, according to the quality of the lot—i.e., its fitness to give this kind of meat, he makes his offer. 1f there is a good proportion of wethers in the lot he will pay more because he knows they will yield a higher percentage of the choice cuts. They will be better developed than the ram lambs juat where the meat is of most value. The backs will be better covered and the loins will be fuller. In ram lambs the development will .be in the neck and shoulders and this is cheaper meat than the back and loin cuts. In ad- dition, the flavor of the meat from ram lambs puts it ata distinct dis- advantage as compared with that of the wethers. By the use of pure -bad rams there has been an admitted improve- ment effected in the quality of lambs offered on the public stockyards within the past ten years. Some dis- tricts have reached a higher stand- ard of excellency than others. This is very clearly brought out by an analysis of the receipts at two stock- yards over a period of two weeks this Fall. Of the lambs offered at one yard 155 per cent., were graded "common," while at another yard only 6.5 per cent, were placed in that class. Breeding to a very large extent is responsible for the differ- ence. The producers . hav profited by reason of the increasrin price. which the good lambs command, as instanced by the difference of $2.40 per cwt. in favor of the lambs class- ed "good" for the period. There is, 'however, as yet a great neglect on the part of sheep raisers in the matter of docking and castrat- ing of male lambs. The former practice adds much to the uniform appearane of a load of lambs and at the same time minimizes the dan- ger of lambs becoming infested with maggots due to .dirty wool. One has only to watch a number elf iambs gathered together to see what happens where castration is neglected. :If in the field the ram lambs, in addition to not feeding themselves, constantly disturb the others, and the consequence. is they merely hold their own ip weight, where they do not fail. The same restlessness is observed in the ship- ping car or in the alley at the yards. The shrinkage in transit is 'great. As the season advances this' condi- tion becomes aggravated and the breeder - who wishes •to keep" his lambs for a later market finds it un- profitable to do so, because of the uneettisfactory gains they make He i the: loser in two waya: F•ia'st,"be- cahse the lambs 'have not made eco- nemical gains, and secondly, because' lacking quality, they bring a lower` price. • TRICKS TO TRY ON BALKY HORSES Some work horses, although a little cold shouldered, will pull when once started. As balkiness seems -to be largely a nervous trouble, quietness and kindness must be used at all times. Before any persuasive treat- ment is tried the bearing ' of the harness should be examined to de- termine if it is hurting the horse and thus causing the balkiness. If noth- ing is wrong, place a rope or strap around the knees of the horse and pull straight to the' front, w'hieh will generally induce him' to move a step: at a time, and thus gradually resume his work. Where h ore it' is repeated Sev- eral times this persuasive treatment is usually sufficient to get the horse to pull. In ease the . horse is a confirmed balker, throws himself and refusee to get up, something out of jbe or- dinary must be done to attract the animal's. attention. The horse hoild be 'hitched with a good pulling • ani- • iEYOUbratiIC;JA,la, 1�1 `SALADA'' GRIEI!: '£A Hit initely Superior to' ; the beat oi;.Aapanaf�.: SOSO is truly delioipue at an t mes,- , 30 yews', reg'_' putatleit for fine tgas.: mal and when down ahould.he held in that position by having two men sit on his head and neck. Then take a bucket of water and pour a very, small stream on the anitnal's nose, occasionally allowing a little to fall into the upturned nostril. The ani- mal will struggle to riae,' but'-- he should be held down,.fone about two minutes yyttith the .water trickling on the ' muzzle all the time. The horse then should be permitted to get on his feet, and if he goes down a see- ond time the treatment should be repeated. It is only rarely that a balky horse of this character will throw himself a third time where this treatment is followed. If the animal still refuses to move forward, however, a loop should be dropped under the tail as a crupper, extending forward -through the hal- ter ring, and fastened to a good pull- inghorse. Aa the word is given, the gi r horse should be started the wagon being pulled by the.mate of the balky horse, and the balky horse being pulled by the horse at the end of the rope. As soon as the balky animal shows •an inclination to move by himself, the tension of the .rope - should be released' and should be tightened again only when the balk- er hesitates or stops. This treat- ment is generally effective in curing a balky horse and should never be attended by punishment, with the whip. SOME GLIMPSES OF PALESTINE TO -DAY " Palestine is the Land of Promise, "the glory of all lands." It is, in- deed "God's own country." He calls it "My Land.? It is the centre of the world's attractions and distrac- tions. Its establishment is more vital in the world's history than the set- tlement of the Irish question—though that has a very important place in coming events. - Palestine at present has an area of 9,000 square miles, a population of 700,000; about one-third of the pop- ulation is located in twenty-two small towns and villages. The ancient methods of the Fellaheen are giving place to the modern methods of West- ern civilization. The country lacks] capital, practical farmers and vin- yardists; men of business ability and push. There is very little re�611 pov- erty, tfi'e immigrants, often suffer much privation until settled, owing to lack of houses. The country is under -populated and under-eultivat2tl. The legal tender is Egyptian Bank and currency notes. Private money lending rates from 9 to 15 per cent. Factories are opening, but foreign capital is still wary. Owing to short crops of w'heat and barley, prices have advanced thirty per cent, and bread will be eaten this winter at two piasters per rotl—a roti is six pounds weight; a piaster 4s 5 cents, a 6 -pound loaf for ten cents. Olives and olive oil will probably drop 30 per cent. Adulterations are as com- mon the as 'here. Fresh and dried fruits stand norm- al. The orange crop is slightly to the good. Grapes are above normal. In 1882 the vine began to flourish in Palestine after many centuries of neglect and wicked destruction by the conquering hordes. The first 'ripe grapes come from Jaffa. The native grapes are dried into currants and raisins. Wine is made from the white grapes. The grape vine grows vigor- ously on the Basalt Mountains of Galilee; the chalk hills of Judea; down in the fertile valley of Sarona, and on .the sand dunes of the bank of the Mediterranean Sea. The vine grows from thirty to 'fifty feet in length. It requires quite a stretch of imagination to reconcile the two spies bringing back .to the.Israelitish camp . a bunch of grapes on their shoulders, but even now bunches of grapes weighing twenty to thirty pounds are found 'around Hebron and Jericho. The political atmosphere is clarify- ing. Commercial interests are bright- ening, but political corruption, un- sanitary conditions,, apd social evils prevail. The 'Arabs "tate the Jew's, and the Jews exploit the Arabs. The Jews lack unity among themselves, and many will employ an Arab in preference to their brother Jew, when they can get them for less money. "Palestine for the Jew" is the unexpresped slogan, but time will tell. Imports for Marah, 1921, L. E. 581,512, a decrease of L. E. 48,399 compared with March, 1920. arts Ir. E. 100,847, a decrease of E. 1r14,918 over March, 1920. Parcels received by mail during March, 1921, L. E., 21,867: A new air route has been opened• up from Palestine to Mesopotamia, a distance of 500 miles, from Ramdeh to Bagdad. The $ritish Government has given out the contract to con- struct a port and, harbor • at Haifa, costing £10,000,000, to be completed in four years. There are plenty of flsh"'fn the sea, but the law and cus- toms of the Arab prevent catching them on peril of smashed boats, torn nets and risk of life. The climate is all that can be de- sired. All nature pleases, but "only man is vile." Because of filthy . Meg and fleas are pestiferous..Dining the 1 LEONARD. . EAR OIL RELIEVES IIEAFNESS and STOPS HEAD NOISES. Simply Dub it Back of the Ears and Insert in Nostrils. Proof of sue - cam' will be given by the dreggiet. ILiADE IN CANADA WHIM SALES CO" sales Agents, Toronto 5, o. Lanni, too., idle., 7o 511 Ave., 0.1. Clly ForS ale by E. UMBACH, Seaforth 1 extreme hot weather, prickly heat is trying. But all these ills are remedi- able. The Arabs never bathed in the sea until the British settled among them. In spite of the many adverse condi- tions, Palestine is a most desirable spot. And while we think, after 20 years' experience, that New Zealand is the garden spot of the world, our friend writes from Haifa, after 27 years in New Zealand, that they pre- fer Palestine) to New Zealand. There is at present much opposition to religious propaganda, though every foul bird, pretender end dogma has a nest there. J. THOMAS WIILHIDE. 126 Garnet Ave., Toronto. November, 1921. NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE French electricians have perfected a Tesla induction coal to serve in place of the usual serial in receiving radio messages. Mounted on handles like tongs, a pair of brushes have been patented to apply pressure as women's 'long hair is being brushed. About 22 per cent. of the world's merchant steamships now ode oil for fuel as compared with only 3 per cent. seven years apo. . Three intensities of light can be obtained from are lamps used by photographers by the use of recently invented switch controls. Pig iron has been made in New Zealand ftom'a deposit of limonite ore that has been discovered close to the surface of the ground. Driven by water power, a clothes washing machine weighing but six pounds and small enough to be pack- ed in a trunk has been invented. An Englishman is the inventor of a• travelling case [holding consider- able clothing shaped to fit in the point of a motorcycle side ear. Dolls invented by a New York man are made to sing and talk by small phonographs in their bodies using miniature cylindrical records. French maternity hospitals are us- ing electrically heated' incubators for babies, the temperature being regu- lated by switches and air valves. A new combined school desk and chair is mounted on a single -Pedestal that is adjustible for height,and which can be turned in any direction. A French crirninilbgiat has improv- ed on the finger print method of identification by making X-ray photo- graphs of finger tips that include the outlines of the nails and bones. The Argentine government is plan- ning to build a national school at Santa Fe at a cost of $5001,000. ]'HERE iS ONLY ONE - GENUINE ASPIRIN Only Tablets with "Sayer Cross' are Aspirin—No Others I If you don't see the "Bayer Cross" On the tablets, refuse them—they are not Aspirin at all. Insist on genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" plainly stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross"—Aspirin prescribed by physicianssicians for nineteen sen years and proved safe by millions for Headache, T 0 - nehG, Earache, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Colds, Neuritis, and Pain generally. ;Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets—also -larger "Bayer" packages. Made in Canada. . Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacicester of Salicylieacid. •tVlrile.it is well known that. 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