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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1927-01-21, Page 3L • • •i•-,••••.' ee`ks;s, 41140,4„ee ..„41100"Ato.'4400_;9 modenitip'104tal: kinala,u Pnee-t0 P . I . :•• ,•*A4.44*.i.1 'rp BRAM% - • SAFETY DEPOSIT IS THERE A BABY • IN .YOUR HOME? Is there a baby or young children in your home? If there is you should not be without a box of Baby's Own Tablets. Childhood ailments come quickly and means should always be at hand to promptly fight them. Baby's Own Tablets are the ideal home remedy. They regulate the bow- els; sweeten the stomach; banish con- stipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers—in fact they relieve all the minor ills of little ones. Concerningsthem Mrs.. Moise Cadotte, Makamik, Que., writes: "Baby's Own 'Tablets are the best remedy in the world for ljttle ones. My baby suffer- ed terribly from indigestion and vom- iting, but the Tablets soon set her right ad now she is in perfect health.” The Tablets are sold by Medicine dealers or by mail at 25c a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. HOW HONEY MAY BE USED Honey sweetens life in many ways. This is apparent when we see the 'various uses to which it is put. Form- erle it was used mainly as a spread o- br ee., but to -day there ere a great neinie r 0.' other ways of using it to vary one's menu. Though the best way to serve honey is in its natural or raw form in desserts, as a sweet- ener, it is used to a large extent in eookery both in the baking of cakes and making of bread to which it im- parts the property of keeping fresh for a long time—this is a point which all good housekeepers should note. Besides this it is used in the mak- ing of candies, both as a centre which is chocolate coated and as an ingredi- ent in the many other kinds of sweets, for which recipes are to be found in all good cook books. A very -appetizing new spread is now manufactured by incorporating honey with peanut butter to make what is called "Honey -nut Butter." Apart from entering directly into table Use, it is used to make most excellent vinegar, said by many to be equal to the best produced. • The motorist too may sweeten his -temper by the use of it as an anti- freeze. It has been found that equal parts of honey, water and alcohol make a mixture that has proved very satisfactory to some who have taken the proper precautions to see that all gaskets and connections are tight, so that no leakage can occur, for places where water cannot pass through honey mixture will. We can realize the value of honey as a natural food when we see some of the large breakfast manufacturers now advocating on all packages of cereals put out by them the use of i as a sweetener. If Stomach Hurts Drink Hot Water Neutralize Stomach Acdity, Pre- vent Fermentation. Stop Indigestion. "If those who suffer from indiges- tion, ga.e, wind, or flatulence, stomach acidity or sourness, gastric catarrh, beartbnen, etc., would take a tea - )spoonful of pure Bisurated Magnesia in half a glass of ha water immedi- ately after eating they would soon for- get they were ever afflicted with stomach trouble, and doctors would have to look elsewhere for patients." In explanabion of these words a well known New York physician stated that most forms of stomach troubles are due to stomach acidity and fer- mentation of the food contents of the stomach combined with an insufficient blood supply to the stomach. Hot water increases the blood supply and Bisurated Magnesia, which can be readily 'obtained at any reliable drug store. in either tablet or powder, in- stantly neutralizes the excessive stom- ach acid and stops food fermentaHon, the combination of the two, therefore, being marvelously successful and de- cidedly preferable to the nee of arti- 'Heise digestants, stimulants or Medi- cines for indigestion. Manager. Cornell studentto test some of the poular beliefs about the cases of colds. Ile found that students who protected themselves from drafts caught as many colds as those who slept by an open window. Those who were careful to wear rubbers or gol- oshes during wet wintry wether did not escape any more than did their more stoical fellows. The much vaunted •cold bath iu the morning proved only of slight value in pre- venting colds. 'The probability is that exposure to cold, dampness and drafts does play a role in the onset of a eold, but only a subsidiary one. Cold and wet ap- plied to the body, it has been shown, diminish the amount of blood supplies to the nose. And a diminished blood supply means less resistance to mic- robes. Thus whatever part exposure plays in causing coryza partakes of the nature of preparing the nose for the invasion of the germs. Hot drinks and hot mustard foot baths are familiar old-fashioned rem- edies for colds, and undoubtedly their popularity is deserved. Sweating is a time-honored remedy, and is quite effectively induced, also, by hot lem- onade and scorching hot baths. To these esteemed treatments we may add steam, medicated with turpentine or compound tincture of benzoin, in- haled through the nose and bought directly to the seat of the disturb- ance. 'The proper thing to do for a cold of any degree of severity may be ex- pressed pithily in three sentences: Stay home. Stay in bed. Send for the doctor. The person who obeys these instructions *ill not be guilty of spreading his microbes all over his fellow men and will, at the same time, he doing his best to avert serious com- plications in his own case.' While almost anyone nowadays ad- mits that a cold may be contracted by kissing, surprisingly few realize they are in danger when somebody close to them sneezes without using his hand- kerchief. But it has been proved that droplets containing microbes may be projected across a room twenty feet wide during the course of ordinary conversation. How far, then, can those same droplets travel when pro- pelled by the high-powered artillery of a lusty sneeze? I recall vividly one such sneeze indulged in by a guest at a social gathering attended by about twenty people. Within the next few days at least half of those present, including a number who were in an adjoining room at the time, were suffering from colds. HOW RADIO MAY AFFECT OUR SPEECH Radio may yet subject the English language to unwonted discipline. The two lists thus far put obt by the British committee of six for, the guid- ance of broadcasters are a beginning the consequences of which cannot yet be measured. English- has always been a free and easy speech, match- ing the undisciplined individualism of the people who speak it. That spell- ing was reduced to some sort of or- der we owe to the printing press and to the concentdation of pdinting in the hands of a comparatively small' number of persons. If they had been more scholarly persons the job might have been better done, and some ludicrous mistakes have been so firm- ly incorporated in the language that spelling reformers rage against them in vain. Some born rebels have even tried to lead a revolt against the tyranny of type, setting the young free to spell by ear as their fore- fathers did. but the chains of custom are not easily broken. Spoken Eng- lish. however, is a wholly different matter, because one does speak by ear and therefore derives habits from many sources instead of from a sin- gle more or lees standardized source like the printed language. -GOT A COLD? STAY IN BED! The old-fashioned ailment known as a 'cold' is coming into its own. In the first place, doctors are inclined to think that cold hasn't anything to do with a cold, anyway, and that people who habitually expose themselves to chill are the most Immune. One thing, however, is quite certain—cads are serious tnatters. Listen to Dr. Dam - au writing in Popular Science Month - 'Because it keeps so many persons art o,f Work a certain number of days each year and- because hardly anyone escaliet( iVentitely, the counsfen cold probabit, isanites- more loss an dollars and mitt than antt other die. POT these reagent:Of:40,r tto, other, it is demanding atttlaten plwiteurtis 01 never befOretAlitey are lettraitig its causes. 'Mt b. P. sraneii,,,q la statistical study ltrifeit* MSS 'pa .40 7 nlinet* 1,* A to0A4y: o fhe rSpet a new enatel"elnellt to they mar -find conslilatiou ?respect that some of he *Oa done Eby print may be correct** hz,vadeas#ng, if that le WiSetife*- rectedi • ' Thee complain of print, fete �x. ample, becaulie it distorts the pro- nunciation of old nemee, which peo- ,p' unfamiliar with them try to .)nounoe as .Chey are spelled. But the public wciuld be equally quick to adopt the true sound if that were made /familiar by broadeasting. Americans, says the Springfield Re- publican, are apt to find not a little amusement in the eccentric pronun- ciation of English names, or more properly in the wide divergence be- tween sound and spelling—it is hard for p?rple accustomed to print to get Over the notion that the "real" ranee is the written form of which the spoken 'name is merely a deri- vation. But It is a mistake to sup- pose that the English are infallible even in mispronouncing English names. A pronouncing gazetter is ev- en proposed by the British Broadcast- ing Company, the immediate occasion being the trouble caused by a railway accident at what the announcer called "Nayworth," to the indignation of the people of Naworth, who had difficulty in recognizing the name of 'theft' anci- ent town. In the past local usage has been good enough for places names. If they were well known everybody knew them, and if they were not well known their pronunciation did not greatly matter—one could read in the newspapers about an accident at Na - worth without troubling as to how it sounds. But the antomobile is causing a freer circulation between provincial towns and the radio breaks down all barriers. The British are reach- ing a point where they must decide Between perpetuating the historic pronunciation of many an obscure place or turning it over to the ig- norant multitude who see a strange name and do their best to convert its vague symbols into sounds more or less like the original—much as for- eigners learn English from books when they have no master. In the case of Daventry, where the great broadcasting station stands, a con- cession has been made to the print- ed form, partly for the benefit of foreigners who would he puzzled by "Daintry," but there was also the justification that even local usage was divided, probably as a result of the constant and invidious pressure of print, which in this case gives a fairly satisfactory result. It is dif- ferent with foreign -looking names like Beaulieu and Jervaulx Abbey, which the broadcasters will no doubt give in the local fashion as "Bewley" and "Jarvis" but the question has been raised whether the Yorkshire name Rievaulx should be "Rivvis," a mode which is by no means universal even locally. The sources of spelling are the same for all, and the foreigner who thumbs his dictionary carefully may be as faultless as any native in this respect But speech has reined a great deal of the old freedom, and leaves room for personal edAosyn- crasy. It may be that this comfort- able latitude may soon be curtailed for broadcasting is even more rapid than print in reaching and influenc- ing the public. Persons who by par- entage and early environment in- herit good English" are not likely to give much thought to their speech. They speak words as they have been accustomed to hear them, and words that they have not been ac- customed to hear they speak as they please, confident that their guess is as good as anybody's. For this go - as -yon -please method there is much to be said, and there is a pleasing spontaneity in the speech of people who have never given thought to "orthieepy," but 'Unconsciously echo the sounds they have always heard. This often gives a dialect a flavor which Is lacking when the same per- son turns to bookish language. But while negligent ease may suf- fice for the language of a Small region or of a stnall caste the mein,. bets of which are in such close con- tact, as to make uticOnscions rn- tatlo a sufficient elide, the case • is quite different When one ad- dresses, as in broadeasting, a mil - Bladder Weakness Getting -Up -Nights Quickly Relieved! Pleasant Home Treatment Works Fine; Used by Doctor For Many Years. What a wonderful comfort it is to sleep all night and not get up once from Bladder Weakness and Irrita- tion. The daily annoyance, restless nights of misery, backaches and aervous ir- ritability that result from Bladder Troubles, are wrecking the lives ef thousands who might otherwise be in the best of health. To be at your best, you must have peaceful, health -giving sleep and free- dom from daily irritation—that's why Dr. Southworth's URATABS give such wonderful satisfaction. Made from a special formula and used in the Doctor's successful priv- ate practice for nearly 50 years— URATABS, now obtainable from your druggist for inexpensive home use, have brought quick help and comfort to many thousands. No matter what your age may he or how many medicines you have used without success, if you want to for- get yon have a Bladder and enjoy the rest of peaceful, unbroken sleep, try URATABS to -day. Your druggist will refund the small cost if you are not well pleased! No Charge For This Hint.—A eor- respondent in a contemporary wants to know how to remove a stain from a carpet. One method is to cut neat- ly round the stain with a safety razor blade and then train the cat to sleep aver the hole..—Hespeler Herald. „ G?e, 'The*4',gh,anee.—Rev. Doefor. NorwoodleTnlOr Of Nova SeetI4 but nor:0,..41i* Terk, believes the time Iecinef for the churOteg,o. ceasequarrelling anaong thenuiebiet.- It wquld ite.0415s be as well to let' the heathen ,l'age.".••—St. John Ties Star. If You're Carious Try This—Natur- alist tells us that black bears are not dangerous. Indeed, he says, if you put out your hand in friendly gesture the bear might liek it. But if you appear nervous or menacing the bear might mistake your hand for a pickled pig's foot—Ottawa Journal. FATEFUL YEARS FOR ALL WOMEN Much Suffering Can Be Avoided Through the use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. The most fateful years in a woman's life are those between forty- five and fifty. Many women enter this term under depressing condi- tions; through overwork, worry, or a watery condition of the blood, and they suffer heavily. Among the commonest symptoms are headaches; palpitations, dizziness, backaches, depression and other well recognized disturbances of the health which show that the blood requires attention. Women stand in need of rich red blood all their lives, but never more so than at middle age, when the nerves are also weak and overwrought. In this condition there is no other medicine can do so much for women as Dee Williams' Pink Pills, for these pills make rich, red blood, which gives tone to the whole body, thus restoring robust health. Thousands of Canadian women have proved the value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of this kind. Among them is Mrs. J. H. Johnston, Lion's Head, Ont., who says:—"I am ) writing to let you know the wonder- ful good your pills have done me. I; was ,e complete wrack and would faint if I crossed the room. I was going through the change of life and was so weak I could not do my work. I went to Toronto when my folks said nothing but an operation would help( me. But I said: "No, Dr. Williarnsl Pink Pills helped me in girlhood, and I am going to give them a trial." I took the pills steadily for a month, when I returned home ii well woman, able to do all my work with ease.' Friends here say it's a wonder I am alive after what I went through, and I am thankful to say I believe Dr. Williams' Pink Pills saved my life." Try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for anaemia, rheumatism, neuralgia, ner- vousness. Take them as a tonic if you are not in the best physical con- dition and cultivate a resistance that will keep you well and strong. Yon can get these pills through any medi- cine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.. A Promising Field.—Efficiency ex- perts might have a try at devising some means of utilizing left -over ad- vice.—Westminster British Columbian. Mainly They Don't.—"The great sil- ent vote is the unknown quality Which politicians try to hear when they put their ear to the ground. — Hamilton Herald. ...4•••••••••• Naming No Names.—New York physician declares sleep is conducive to good looks. Hour tertibly some folks must suf- fer from ineomnial—Nlagara FilIs Review. SHOULD WEAR WOOL NEXT TO THE SKIN One result of the coal stoppage in Great. Britain has been an animated controversy over clothing and health, with Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, a dis- tin,guis`hed medical authority and president of the New Health Society, coming out strongly in favor of wear- ing wool next to the skin. This was good 19th century doctrine in Eng- land, but since then there has been a vigorous revolt, which apparently has been etimulated, or at least fortified, by American practice, says the Springfield Republican. During a cold snap when many people were shivering in inadequate- ly heated shops and houses the president of the N,'W Health Society made the point that much precious coal could be saved were all house- holders to wear 'reasonable" cloth- ing. I3y "reasona),le" he meant not' piling on layer of clothing that hamper the limb end Cfl11,,r, filtig11.1, hut "a complete 1-.1 substantial cov- ering of wool. II, was fortunate in, citing the practic ,. of the army dur- ing the war, sny: g that the troops attained the nece,...iry even tempera -1 ture "by Adopting imp1e woollen un- derwear, adding e 'opcoat only when the climate grew 'ally severe." Vet- erans at once hega.n to write their recollections of ee t they had to weer to keep even moderately warm, and the t of rrieeve layers did not at all suggest "simple woollen under- wear" The warmth ef 'he controversy on: both sides suggests that what one wears matters little when it is 50 easy to get steam up by talking about it. The conservative a n radical position: on underwear are as well defined and es fanatically held as the Fascist and Bolshevik positions in politic. Animosity about hygienic questions is no new thing. How it flourished in the 19th century may be seen in the fiction of the time, and it did not escape the satirical at- tention of George Eliot, 'specially in "Middlemarch," whiet had a doctor for one of He principal characters and therefore quite logically recorded cur- rent views on medical and hygienic matters. The hypocritical Mr. Bul- strode, for example, was thought poor- ly of by his neighbors because of his ascetic diet, with sthing more sub- stantial than sandwiches for lunch, a practice which might find more sup- port, nowadays than it did then. Just as consetwition opinion in those days was on the side of a hearty, 'nourishing" diet, and re- garded as a dangerene heresy the Out of Lnck.—Returned miesionary from China sari he, didn't see a white Women's Coats and Ifrt Underwear of Every Descri Our regular January Clearing S Closes on Saturday, January We are, however, continuing the sale of all our Ready -to -Wear gar- ments and Underwear until Feb- ruary lst, our stock -taking time. If you have not already taken advantage of the Wonderful Bar- gains this store has been offering, come in during the coming week. In addition our counters will carry many very at- tractive pre - inventory Specials We are making a special drive on these lines during the balance of the month. These specials are too w 'numerous for listing but come in and see what a I feast of Wonderful Special Bargains await you here. -111t1=10510111.=1=,..=- T :,RIS, S 4)11MOVAIRAP • \ . tem: sew FORTH eie notion that strength could be kept up without plenty of prime roast beef, so conservative opinion clings to wool arid considers risky and un- sound the fad of wearing next to the skin, nothing more substantial than flimsy cotton or linen mesh fa- bric. And on the other side the "modernists" denounce wool as de- bilitating and insanitary. When the doctors so acutely disagree there seems to be nothing for the rest of us to do but to do as we please. Standardization of Winter clothing seetns premature until other equally important things have been stand- ardized. It stands to reason that warmer clothing should be worn in a chilly house, and the difference be- tween British and American practice is no doubt largely a matter of house- hold arrangements. Possibly the president of the New Health society clings to the open fire and not very much of that. Perhaps some of his opponents luxuriate in their clothing because they have steam heat. The essential thing Is to have the environ- ment, of whatever type it may be, harmonious. To keep the environment up to the caloric standard implied by flimsy elething takes a let of fitel and the economic argument is on the side of the advocates of wool and plenty of it; the human body is quite an effici- ent little furnace provided it is not asked to heat more than part of the universe which is immediately adjac- ent. People can get on without much fuel, even in cold weather, provided they have enough to eat and a suffici- ency of warm clothing. Some get on better than others, and not a few pos- itively enjoy temperatures which most people find insufferably chilly. In part this may be merely a habit, but we have to ablow for great diff- erences of taste. It is doubtful whe- ther the question of wearing wool can be definitely answered on scientific grounds, because BO much depends on idiosyncrasy and differences in mode of living. Some people would as soon wear sackcloth, while others find it hard to conceive of comfort in cold weather without a cozy layer of wool next to the akin. It is likely that the British climate as well as the tmderheating of houses, has bad much to do with the national pre. dillection for warm clothing. Even for Summer wollens bl lighter weights have been considered almost necessary for safety. Addiction to outdoor sports makeS a difference, also, and the devotees of wool complain of the "clammi- ne.ss" of damp cotton. Alt sixty pet cent. humidity, says Sir W. Arbuth- not. Lane, the capacity of wool for absorbing moisture is 14.5 compared with cotton's 7.5; 16 at 70 per cent., compared with cotton's 8.8. But his critics, while admitting that wool will absorb more moisture than cote ton, argue that cotton more readily- absorbs a small quantity of moisture, as is shown by the fact that it is used for toweland other drying cloths. If one must get about in damp clothe:4 ing, wool, of course, has its advantwf ages; most people, if put in so pleasant a predicament, won't rather roll up in a damp bhinket,,,'„, than sleep between damp sheetti.ji But in spite of the strong stanC made ley conservatives like the sident of the New Health Soc1 wool seems to be losing gretind England as well as in thinetn but responsibility prebably. Ow.; with the faddists than Wit'it*O ' faslaions. Thern ourdity in *IS ' tiecesshy *tall %AV' olot what • • ; ,,reseilesii0'egeSseleetieselles