The Huron Expositor, 1930-09-12, Page 31
'soirEvinEti, 12, 1930
4' I'M NOW H ►P.PI ST
WOMAN IN CANADA"
"Four major operations in 7 yearn
bad me in a terribly rundown condi-
tion, I was never hungry, ate very
MRS. NANCY WEIR
little and felt wretched. Sargon gave
me a gain of 7 pounds, I feel so well
and strong 1 can hardly realize I'm
the came person, and I believe I'm
the happiest woman in Canada now.
"Sargon Pills were exactly the lax-
ative for me. They regulated me
easily and naturally without making
me sick at all." ---Mrs. Nancy Weir,
560 Wright Ave., Toronto.
Sargon may be obtained in Seaforth
from Charles Aberhart.
DIRTY WORK
A young couple who had just mar-
ried received many presents after es-
tablishing their home in a suburb.
One morning they received two thea-
tre tickets, with a note which read:
'Guess who sent these?'"
On the appointed evening they went
to the theatre, returning very late, To
their astonishment everything of any
value in the house had been carried
away.
On a table in the dining -room they
found this .note: "Now you know."
GIVE CONFIDENCE
TO YOUNG MOTHERS
A simple and safe remedy for the
common ills of babyhood and child-
hood should be kept in every home
where there is either a baby or a
young child. Often it is necessary to
give the little ones something to
break up a cold, allay fever, correct
sour stomach and banish the irrita-
bility that accompanies the cutting
of teeth.
Experienced mothers always keep
Baby's Own Tablets in the home as a
safeguard against the troubles that
seize their little ones so suddenly and
the young mother can feel reason-
ably safe with a box of these Tablets
at hand and ready for emergencies.
Baby's Own Tablets are a n;ild but
thorough laxative that act without
gripping and they are absolutely
guaranteed free from opiates. or
other harmful drugs. They are sold
by medicine dealers or by mail at 2.5
cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
NO MORE KILTS
Scots should worry! There' is a
great shortage of tartan north of the
Tweed just now and this luck may
mean more trousers a . fewei kilts.
It seems to be part the `ault of
the Rover Scouts in Scotland. True, a
good many private individuals like to
sport the garment that stamps a man
as a .Scot 'before he opens his mouth.
But there are 10,000 Rover Scouts in
Scotland who wear the kilts and they
have been provided from 1918 to the
present time from reserve supplies of
army tartan.
This supply has now almost come
to an end. Soon there may be a huge
advance in prices, except in those
pats of Scotland where the army
tartan is not used.
Efforts are being made to persuade
one of the great multiple clothing
firms to begin the manufacture of
kilted outdoor dress and uniforms. If
this movement fails, the kilted Scots-
man may be an object of amused
curiosity in a few years.
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Seases., Major Weir, by dint of hard`
labor,' intensive tapplieation• to the
work nearest at hand, and by mugc}b;-
self-denial, has risen and outstrilaped'
his compeers, till at the age of. 48
he has been appointed to cabinet
rank..
"Bob" Weir, as he is affectionately
known among the farmers of the Wel-
don district, is deservedly one of the
moat popj lar men in the province of
Saskatchewan, and his appointmfnt
has been received with almost unani-
mous .approyal.
Born at Winghann in Huron County,
Ont., in the year 1882, after passing
through the public school, young Weir
attended the Clinton high school for
nine months. Ile afterwards gradu-
ated from London normal school,
taught school in Huron and then was
appointed principal of Marmora pub-
lic school. He also for four years
taught heavy classes without remun-
eration during the evenings. Through-
out the whole period, however, he
had one definite goal in sight --'the
university.
To obtain the necessary funds Weir
spent his vacations at any place and
in any position that would enable him
to save a few dollars. As in teach-
ing, he was a success as a hired man
on a farm, a digger of ditches and
wells, and as a laborer in the saw-
mills, in Cockburn island.
His 'diligence was rewarded, and he
was able to enter the University of
Tororfto, graduating in 1911 With first
class honors in the honor specialist
courses in mathematics, physics and
actuarial science. During his final
year he was assistant demonstrator
on the staff of the university.
During 1912 while employed in the
actuarial department of the Confeder-
ation Life, he undertook post -graduate
'work in ,actuarial science. His health
broke down and, being forced to make
a change, he came west and taught
'mathematics in 'Regina Collegiate
Institute until he went overseas.
During the war he served on the
Flanders front, was awarded the Mili-
tary Cross and was eventually put
out of action in the fighting line when
he stopped a "packet" at Passchen-
dale ridge. Even while in hospital he
had to find an outlet for his overflow-
ing energies, with the result that he
commenced a correspondence course
with the soldiers, later becoming a
director in the department of the
Khaki university, which took over his
correspondence department. Prior to
his leaving England he accepted the
offer of Premier Martin of a school
inspectorate in Saskatchewan. His
work lay chiefly among the non -Eng-
lish-speaking people, and his under-
standing, sympathy and enthusiasm
gained him many friends.
In April, 1926, Major Weir resign-
ed his position to take up agriculture
at Melfort, since which he has become
recognized as a scientific farmer of
experience. He has given much study
to the breeding of Percheron horses
and Hereford cattle, in addition to
being 'interested in Clydesdales, Belg-
ians and Shorthorns.
His residence, 'Hereford Park Farm,
contains a 1,000 -acre area, three
miles east of Weldon, Saskatchewan.
Besides his intensive breeding and
studying of pure bred stack, the new
minister cultivates about 700 acres of
land and the farm is one of the show
places of northern Saskatchewan.
The remarkable fact about the pos-
sessing of such a collection of prize-
winning stock as Major Weir is known
to .own, is the fact that he has spent
comparatively little in the ac:luisition.
He netted .$3,500 last year from colts
raised from a 51250 mare, and two
grade geldings, unbeaten on the clas's
A fairs circuit this year, were raised
from a mare which was a second cross
from a bronco. 1Vtajor Weir believes
in work for man or beast, and three
of his prize -winners shown this sum-
mer were part of a four -home outfit
which seeded 250 acres of land this
spring.
There may have been an element
of luck, but those who are better ac-
quainted with the minister of agricul-
ture attribute his success chiefly to
hard work and application to the task
on hand.
AND HE WASN'T VERY KEEN
ABOUT MOVING TO OTTAWA
"'Tis not in mortals to command
success, but we'll do more, Sempron-
ius; we'll deserve it.—Addison (Cato,
act i., sc. 2). These words could well
have been spoken by Hon. Robert
Weir, M!C., menvber-elect for Mel -
fort, Saskatchewan, and minister of
agriculture , in the new Conservative
cabinet, on leaving the old red school
house No. 9 in Turnberry, Ont.
With fewer advantages than the
average boy of the present day pos-
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A MODERN HABIT
Toronto and Montreal have more
telephones than the combined number
in six of the other provinces. Tele,
phones—everywhere a necessity --are
accepted as an integral part of big -
city life. And the habit of calling
friends and loved ones at a distance is
growing apace. �
THE RICHEST MAN IN CANADA
LIKES REPORTERS—AT A
• DISTANCE
Sir Herbert Holt is the richest man
in Canada, Which gives him more sat-
isfaction than please.
His second name is Samuel, which
probably suits him better than Herb-
ert. Nobody, however, calls him
either Sam or Herb.
He is often at his office at eight -
thirty in the morning and works 14
hours a day because he has nothing
else to do.
He never takes
glad that others do.
When he goes abroad he is more,
genial in disposition than when he is
at home, but he does not travel much.
'File is a large man, over six feet tall
with a straight back, a square jaw
and a stiff mouth.
He used to have a lovely flowing
moustache and now he has none at
all, which is a little unfortunate.
He thinks Mr. Harry Gundy, of To-
ronto, is a promising young man but
has not yet made up his mind about
Mr. Arthur White, who is also in the
financial business in Toronto.
He was born in Dublin but has no
sense of humor. His disposition, how-
ever, is Irish in certain other re-
spects.
He is quite nice to newspaper re-
porters as long as they don't come
anywhere near him.
He does not believe in charity and
has little faith in hope.
He is a director of something like
One hundred and thirty-five different
companies but is still nervous about
presiding at a directors' meeting and
gets it over as quickly as he can.
He has lived in Canada now for
about fifty-five years, and is beginning
to like the country fairly well.
chances, but is
h Ilia office is at 11I7 Craig Street, W.,,
'lilontreal, which is the 'Montreal
,Light,. Heat and Power Co. Ile. has
another president's, office in the Royal
bank building on St. James St., but
the swell mahogany furniture is .still
brand new.
He is seventy-four .years old but'.
has not yet told anyone the secret of
success.
He believes, however, that most tir-
ed business men get tired not because
of business but from what they do
afterwards.
He lives in a house on Stanley St.,
which is nearly down town in Mon-
treal, and does not understand why
people want to go away in the sum-
mer.
He wears the same sort of clothes
all the time but does not know it.
He hardly expects now ever to be-
come president of the Canadian Pa-
cific Company but he has lunch with
Mr. Beatty at the Mount Royal Club
nearly every day.
He has not much use for liquor or
tobacco but prefers them to bpeeches
and banquets.
He agrees with Barnum and thinks
it fortunate that this is true.
He has not read 'Schopenhauer's es-
say on women but it expresses his
views very well.
His quality of mercy is
strained.
He thinks he has been a Conserva-
tive all his life but he really under-
stands nothing about politics except
how to manage cabinet ministers,
some of whom he finds have no sense
at all.
,He does not like holidays, !)reak-
fast, Frank P. Jones, barbers, apolo-
gies, people who don't do what the're
told, newspapers, Toronto, people who
try to be funny, committees, charity
drive canvasers and people who write
things about him.
He is incapable of understanding a
nan' like 'Mr. Thomas Church and
does not try.
His possessions are variously esti-
mated at between one hundred and
two hundred million dollars. but this
condition of affairs is not indicated by
the hat he frequently wears.
He wears it squarely on the middle
of his head, which means something
or other.
He is regarded by Lord Beaaerbrook
as being more important to Canada
than Mr. MacDonald is to England.
That is a compliment he has not yet
returned.
He has a lot of money in the movie
business and understands that there
s a man named Chaplin who is sup-
posed to be funny. He has never
heard of Greta Garbo.
For exercise he walks, and usually
by himself. He has gone out some-
imes to play golf, but this is not
successful as he becomes invoI7ed in
disagreement regarding the number
of strokes he has taken.
On summer evenings he likes to
valk out to Westmount and watch the
men at the lawn bowling club.
. His other amusement is bridge,
which he plays at the Mount Royal
Club. He does not play very well
but his game is not without interest.
On one occasion it ended by his punch -
ng one of the gentlemen on the jaw,
which greatly distressed all the mem-
bers.
It is a belief in Montreal that if
displeased in his office he is apt to
hrow an inkwell at the object of his
displeasure.
He will send a representative by
rain across the country to gve his
views verbally rather than write a
etter.
The only form of art in which he
has become involved is architecture,
and he has a conception of this which
s now well-known in Montreal.
a little
INFLUENCE OF SALT UPON
ROMAN HISTORY
Now that there is an apparent lull
n the Indian revolt against the pay-
ment of the salt tax, and the subject
has ceased for the moment to be
ontroversial, we seize the opportunity
o say something about salt which
may not alienate any of our support-
ers. Into the merits of the Irdians'
protest against paying the govern-
ment tax on salt we do not enter, but
merely call attention to the fact that
almost as far back as we can trace
taxes, which probably goes to the
ime when Adam and Eve had to pay
for a vise to leave Eden, salt has
been from time to time a government
monopoly, and people have been oblig-
ed to pay taxes on it. Salt was con-
sidered a suitable subject for taxa-
tio, . 'because it was in universal use
when it could be had, because often
't was difficult to get, and expensive,
and therefore disclosed wealth on the
part of the people who could afford
to use it. By a merciful dispensa-
tion of providence salt is widely dis-
tributed throughout the world, and so
far as is known there are only two
peoples who do not use it daily in its
mineral form. These are natives of
the Nicobar Islands and the Arabs of
the Hadramaut region( in' southern
Arabia. They live on milk and roast-
ed flesh, both of which contain some
salt.
How important a commodity salt
has .been is illustrated in some of our
daily phrases. Figures suggested by
salt have entered into the language.
The word "salary" means literally salt
money, and referred originally to the
fact that salt at one time formed
part of the Roman soldiers' pay. Lat.•
er on, when money took the place of
provender, the part that was paid in
lieu of a salt ration was called salary.
Similarly the phrase "He is not worth
his salt" arose when payment of wag-
es was' made in salt, and to say that a
man was not worth his salt aid not
have the modern significance of ut-
ter worthlessness. Among Eastern
peoples salt has had a special mean-
ing. +In the introduction to cne of
his booke Kipling writes:
"I have eaten your bread and salt,
I have drunk your water and wine."
Those between Whom salt has pass-
ed acknowledge a bond of loyalty as
solemn as though they had pledged an
oath to each other: "It is a covenant
of salt forever before the Lord unto
thee and thy seed with thee."
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FALL
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THE FROCKS
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THE COATS
Every new coat fashion endorsed for fall is presented in a wide
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Prices Q15.00 t0
THE SUITS
This fall will be the most popular of Knitted Suit seasons. Their
popularity is rapidly increasing. There is
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THE MILLINERY
Styles that answer the fall spirit—so conspicuously fall -like in col-
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STEWART BROS., -
- - SEAFORTH
The significance thus attached to
salt was given because covenants
were usually made over a sacrificial
meal in which salt was an indispens
able element. Moreover the preserva-
tive quality of salt, to which a great
deal of its importance was due, sug-
gested something lasting and even ev-
erlasting. It was from this an easy
transition to the idea, of incorruption
Which explains why salt is placed in
the coffin with the dead by Russians
and is used by the Roman Catholic
Church in its baptismal rites. The
frequency with which salt was used
by the ancients in their saericftee
probably gave rise tothei belief that
after the vietin's head had been
'sprinkled with salt, it was unlucky if
it should be spilt. Even today there
are superstitious people wlie Will in-
sist oo teasing spilt salt Wet. them
shoulder to avert an omen. One of
the significant touches in de Vinci's
painting of "The Last Supper" is the
overturned salt cellar in front of
Judas Iscariot. Plato speaks of salt
as a substance dear to the gods, and
-Hamer calls it divine.
It would be possible to show that
all civilization, ancient and modern,
has been influenced by salt. Some of
the most famous caravan routes in
the world were those along which
salt was taken from one place to an-
other. The oldest road in Italy is the
Via Salaria. London itself owes its
birth to the fact that pack trains car-
ried salt from Cheshire and Worces-
tershire to the south of Britain and
the north of Gaul. At a spot where
Westminster now. stands, the Thames,
then a broad and shallow riser, used
to be forded. Sometime the tide
would make a halt necessary on the
bank. Naturally a village sprang up
at this particular spot and in time to
come it grew into London. In the suf-
fix "with," so often attached to place
names, such as Norwich, Sandwich,
etc., we find evidence that they came
into being by some ancient salt well
or brine deposit, and in many places,
towns and health resorts have sprung
up at plaees where the cattle and wild
beasts had found a salt lick to which
they travelled for many miles, French
Lick is an example.
Because of its importanes in
medieval times, salt came to have a
kind of social significance which sur-
vives in our expression 9below the
salt." Salt in those 'days was given
a place of prominence in the banquet-
ing hall where an ornate cellar had a
place of homer on tke table. In time
this place came to be fixed. ;t was
placed to mark the difference between
the family and guests on the one
hand, and the servants or tramp vis-
itors on the other. The latter were
seated below the salt, the others a-
bove. To this day a huge salt cellar
appears on the table at the annual
dinner of the Guild of Innholders in
London and divides the Court from
the Livery, the latter sitting bellow
the salt. In the British colonial ad-
ministrations ill was customary in
the absence of a governor whose wish-
es would regulate the matter of pre-
cedence, for a salt cellar to be placed
on the table to mark the limit for the
rising tide of democracy. As 1&i
the reign of William III, salt Was
taxed as much as fifteen shillings a
bushel and the impost remained until
1825. - y