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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1928-11-02, Page 3N 3 uthl iess - men. epeet +1tc tEe co mpeeeit GeTvnce with which busnnees is courrato in , bz4d1 d by The Da u ra Bio TH INION BANK SEAIFORTIHI (:,RANCH R. M. Jones - - Manager Two papers in one—The Family Herald and 'Weekly Star, Montreal— one for the farm, the other for the home, both of superior excellence. One dollar a year covers the subscrip- tion, or three years for $2. IBIUNTER.S PREPARING -FOR Dina SHOOTING About this time of year the thoughts of many of the young men and perhaps of their fathers, turn to the Northern woods where the deer hunting season is about to op - pen. Guns are got out and sighted in the mirror with preliminary thrills, hunting toggery and duffle are over- hauled, arrangements are made for provisions and all the little details are attended to in preparation for the glorious ten days to be spent in the bush. To many a man it is the event of the year, the thing that gives him the greatest pleasure. We have a friend of kindly, even gentle, na- ture who looks forward to these oat- ings as a bridegroom to his wedding day, and contemplates the slaughter of deer with some such wave of ex- citement as another man might de- rive from a phrase of music, or the prospect provided by some noble landscape effect. That he is about to take part in something essentially mean and cruel never occurs to him. 'Nor de we suggest that the sensitive creature who might be moved almost -to tears by Beethoven or a view of the English lake country is likely to 'be in any respect a better man than our friend. The chances are the op- posite. It is the custom of these little hunt- ing parties or clubs to appoint among other officers a scribe or secretary, part of whose duties it is to keep 'a diary describing the luck had on var- ions runs, how many deer were shot and by whom and any other incident of the excursion. We have been faith- fully plodding through several of these diaries and confess to finding them dull. In fact, about the only pleasurable reading we came across was the account of an accident in which one hunter shot another through the leg and another through the toe. We got some such satis- faction out of that which, we sup- pose, patron's of bull fights get when the bull tosses the matador. ' We did not get the same glow from accounts of the leg of a fawn being broken by a bullet, the animal being later despatched with a knife, or of read- ing about wounded deer escaping their ranters and wandering away, perhaps to die of thirst or hunger, or maybe to fall prey to the wolves. We are quite aware that every decent hunter thinks it a disgrace to wound a deer and let it escape, add we can believe that they will more pains- takingly follow a wounded animal than even a fine antlered buck that ?ails been unhurt. We set this down to the credit of the hunters and then proceed to cat- alogue other virtues or mitigations. e find it difficult in the limited time at our command. Why should any- one want to kill a deer? We quite understand why any man natural feelings might want to kiII a cat or a fox or a weasel or any other nox- ious vermin. 'We can appreciate the thrill big game hunters get out of pitting themselves against some of the terrible beasts of the jungle, though we agree with Galaworthy that nowhere does a human being make a more pitiable figure than when seated smirking on the head of 'some noble elephant which has just fallen to his gun. But stalking these 'Monsters who are themselves slay- ers, ready and able to kill a man with a slash of -paw or horn is quite a different matter to shooting a deer, a thing in -offensive as a Jersey calf and far more beautifulj. Even to see them dead without having had any part in killing them is painful, and we remember no more obscene sight in this city than a row or red deer 'hanging on butchers' hooks, the gore slowly dripping from their muz- zles, and their eyes caked and glazed with dried blood. We think it would be a good deal more poignant to see them writhing on the ground, per- haps with a broken leg or back wait- ing 'helplessly to be despatched with axe or knife. Surely there is noth- ing more graceful than a deer, noth- ing with a lonelier and more appeal- ing eye? To our mind, killing it is not so much cruelty as sachilege. Many will remember the picture Fronde gives of Carlyle on the morn- ing after his marriage—walking a- bout the garden slashing the heads off flowers with his stick. That he should dosuch a shocking thing con- veys at once the frenzied turmoil that is proceeding in his mind, and if we forgive him it is because he is at the moment demented'. Wantonly to destroy anything beautiful seems to bespeak a kind of insanity, like the eating of filth or any other horrible abnormality, and to do it in the name of sport makes the act no less un- natural. It is worse than defending the Spanish Inquisition on religious grounds. If there is any reason to fear a plague of deer should they be left to themselves to increase at will, there might be some reason for shoot- ing the undesirable surplus. If so, the task might well be left to Mr. Ellis or whoever else performs the rites with which his name is associat- ed. We find it hard to believe that many of the men who look forward so keenly to these hunting trips are really lusting after the blood of the deer. We know it is not true of the friend we have in mind, nor can we believe it of any normal man who has ever really given any thought to the matter.What they really enjoy is the escape from civilization and in civilization for politeness sake, we include their wives. They love the bracing northern air, the smell of leather and old blankets and cart- ridge •grease, the smll of frying ba- con and burning wood. They love the tramping through the bush, even the portaging, the healthy exertion, the hearty meals, the sound, dream- less sleep—all the medicine of the woods. They love to go without hav- ing shaves for a week and to go to bed in the same clothes they wore in the daytime. They warm to their companions. They love, perhaps, the evening game of poker and the jov- ial nonsense that flavors it. For a time they have cast off all burdens and responsibilities; all disagreeable problem's are filed for the home -corn- ing. That we believe is the Iure. We regret that from the altar of this hearty, wholesome good fellowship the blood of deer should have to ascend. • HOUSEHOLD OLIID DIISCOVIEIR.IIES • Lingerie Clasps. , Happening td be in need of new lin- gerie clasps one days and unable to get them for the time being, I tried using paper clips ,f6r holding the straps together. This worked so well that I have used them constantly since, for every -days use, thus saving the nice ones for special occasions. • Hang Brooms Up. Make a hole through top.of broom handle and mop handle using a red- hot nail, and insert large sized book rings. The brooms and mops then can be hung up, and the metal book ring can be used again when the broom is worn out. Or, if you have not the time to make the hole through the handle, hammer a large-sized 'tack into top of end of broom handile, then bind a bit of twine around the tack, leaving a two-inch loop so that the broom may be hung up. Keep A Funnel. A. small funnel comes in, handy among household articles. Paint one a plain color and trim in a design With contrasting colors. Then tack it in a -convenient place in the kit- chen, 'collect all twine and wrap in belt; glace the ball in the funnel end allow the loose end to come out of • the ,sprout : In this way one may altraYo '111504 iif bandy. fining Cat. To .clean t'he }fenders of a. car, take a wet cloth ' ainds tfgat - of Bon Ami and use as you would ass' Soap. Do not allow it to dry on.`' h' of with a sponge, then polish with a soft rag. This takes of/ that smoky .our - fade, rid makes the fentletslike Come (and See Sp sOCIaiy n %r Fall Exhibit VERY Fall when we prepare our showing of Men's Overcoats and Suits, Women's Dresses, Coats, Sweaters, Underwear, and finally have our Big Display completed, we naturally have always felt pleased at our achievement. This season we are particularly proud of this big varied stock of quality merchandise. 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