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The Huron Expositor, 1931-01-23, Page 6ff�', �, , " � J$�,� '' ". I, _,�; .I "' Is-"`� - / �i- ,i, � 't , ". , , , , , 1`, ,,'L., , I I '. , 1 � � �_ 7777 , .: �J , �, 4n M 'of A ( , , when 17) i ` , � "'U�' 111� I I � I . ' - ' , ,`� '�' W� 1'1,�,,�, �';,,'. �,,J�,.4 ,WU 'e.Wtqr� ,-,��', �.,'5 .a thgi:�lape, searched tile guests . , 706011��' I . of, " . . I I and tbg�A 'departed, Ono of the guests � , I � 0 �T,111 i " I I 11 , b, led to be a detective, and hia 1 17171 �, to, , - . 7., , . ;1 , 0 1,1 h" 1114"', ,b , yon'' up. a, - , , ,e� of rev_o'lver was 'taken, A # ""Mt. - %, "KNA a _�R , , '. . -ijito - en -this lioss was reported Judge � , A I 'A , I i,;' I � 4 . , Sgr� Wh 'WAIF,14�`7_ 1 ViS�A ., 71,,,", ,,; p ,g9ru , . anng t expre" my Vitale was greatly distressed, awlo- ,,g � ,q ,T . p ,g . % � �� , . "" � � gAzed to the detective, and then re- � �� !'Pk,11,,'-, �, , I.. - - ,"', "" . . stored his revolver. Unfortunately the ; .. I - reached po- ..... .. I IF'" :11 . news of the hold-up had � "I"' , I "", lice headquarters, and an investiga- . . . . . . -I...'�...,-W,--......,'�..,,",.,-'�.,.,�%!.'�".,..'��'.. . .1-1 ..; .11 I t ,...1-i 1'� ...."", 1�1 tion as to what had- become of the re- . ".�,�,.*�l*".*��i;".Iz�,.�;�.-,..��-:*� N1, ,-,-..-.,-, '. '.21'�.;�-,;,.`� ", � 1191ol-ii � . .-R . I volver and why its Owner had not , .. _.,., , .,�Z.. 11 ._�..,. "1'1�1,11 111V - M . � ? g .�.N,...,�.-,-.�,-...,-,.--.-..-..��?".%.� .,�%�Z§,'§ "','..'.,,_..-'.". ., .��.'!�".�. . _. ," ?"', sho,t the hold-ups turned attention to . ".. .�.:.;�"..-..�,"."."�'�..'-.*.*'%'-..'-.i,%.�z;:;I.��..,N ,9.'�� . , 4 _-�.-.- .�.-.R.-,.-.-..-,,-:5., , "� ""', _,� ... ;1%A,,.`.,1`,--� Magistrate Vitale. It came to light ....,�,,.�,'-.*.,�,�,",�',,'*.'�-',".,..-.Ii�,,,..-,..-.�:-..-� - �� .1 _ -%;;- ta%�:.,%,: � � . I �;.�.....,..'�.,...".,..":.,,;.t � that he had borrowed $25,000 from , '. I ..��,, Arnold Rothstein, giving his note in " %�. ."..- , '.... .. .. �11NN-1 ,%: exchange. Vitale was removed from I 1�-� -1-11W, ,�'.. .,-- `f11;1;-. ,."'.1 $11...1.11.1`1 - the bench because it was held that ; ,: k, .. � �%; ,�-::11.1.�-;�;%.M ts��,,I-.�,�,�-, � n �1511_11.1�1111`11'.` C"........, his dealings with the underworld u �� I'��'ll.."..'�'k".,.-.'."-".*',.�'..."..'.,"..*�,..*.t.:. ..."....;.;V�.I..."-.;."".",:.I =.',�.�. ". - .1 -1 t .1 , ',"'%%".:�� ,i ��IN�-.�".,-,;:� ,..�:1.1l..";,.--�-t..�,�;:�."",..:Il.".:; fitted him for his oluties. The news . , -m _!_%;-"11 I , .,.�,.,%t ., . ,� M'...'.."..'. 1"..'.,%.-.'.1',�� papers at the time recalled Vitale's .1 . . . . . . ;;;��- -., , .�:�� ._� $1.`.$,-, -1-.'.'1".1.�_. - .,..�.��,,�"",..,f.,:§*Iti'.,.��'."�,.��,'.*�i;;;;�;:I ::: ....... . . . . . . . . . - .. . - .... most memorable decision. A man , z- '. . .--,.-.".,..*,..","�",�".', *1. � .. . .,..-�...-.-,.,-.-;.'.,-."..,.�.-..��."".".,�,..,..",....*.-..-'.,**,.. , . � I'�'.�'�.-.-.�.:.:.;,.:.%;.Z...�iii'��-- named Fawcett had been arrested run- K`-�� _`�-i-;:.t-%*:,�.....�-: . . 'Y' , �� 't'. 11 ,1,.*,N;'..�%� ning away from a store which had .., 1, , '.... . 1_%%:'A-:::..,t.�-: prietor missed , .1 ; ;r ::..,* .,. -, .,.,, -,g%`�?, been robbed. The pro , '. .-.i:.%.','.'-1�.,.,-.,§1. ,'.. � .... .. .��111.* 1, � �11.'-�. ... $60 from. his cash register. Sixty �.�X�..' '�.','�.,�,;�"-..:.,%;�Z-��tl!.', dollars ,was found, in Fawcett's pock- . .,. 1".'�-...'-�.�`.*,-,_-- ;`."o. ... . "'. ..� ,�.-..' ..I.. - '��,.,...N.: ..... � '... ..,... - .;......�;4.� .. �,... , - . I . il.. . . . . . . . . 1, et. But because nobody had actually ..... '.1 ... ..,:... ............ ... � ... - I '! ,,,..'.-. .. ..., : 11 .. - - :_ ,:� seen him with his hand in the till, -.!. ...�.� - - ...�... the money in his fist and his fist lat . - . =___ I er on returning to his pocket with this particular $,60 in it, Vitale dismissed 'MRS. MARY NICHOLSON the case. i - There is also something comical in gratitude for the fine health this won- thf� case of City Magistrate McQuade. d.erful medicine game me. A year ago For many years he has been an c,fficial I ,had my gall bladder removed, and Of the New York Gants basebaU si . nee then indigestion and a constant club, as millions of those interested in pain in my side have almost driven baseball are aware. Some weeks ago me frantic. I suffered terribly fror,q he filed a claim against other officials constipation and, my whole system of the club for ,back salary. Then seemed to become poisoned. somebody made the discovery that it "Sargon and 'Sarzon Soft Mass Pills was unlawful for a city, magistrate to freed -me of every one -of thesq trou- have a business connection - in addi- , and of bles. I've gained 9 pounds, and pin tion to ' his judicial position completely restored to my former course KcQuade had to retire, What kealth. it's ,a perfectly wonderful we find amusing is the fact that treatment." -Mrs. Mary Nicholson, � people in the Yukon, in Australia and 836 W. Richmond St., Toronto. in all parts of Canada Sold by Charles Aberha-rt. for years that McQuade was an of- , � ficial of the 'baseball club. There must nave OeeLl thousands of people in New York who knew his dual ac - NEW YORK EXPOSES SOME tivities were illegal, but until he . CROOKED JUDGES tried to gouge some money out Of John McGraw, nobody bothered. The We have lost count ,of the number other deposed magistrate of whom we of New York judges and magistrates have -record is the !Hbn. Mr. EwalO.. who ha-�e been forced to resign inlHe, too, was not satisfied with the the course of the past two or three emoluments that came to him legiti- months, but the paper's recently add- mately fro,m the bench and dabbled in ed another to the list, Judge Brodsky. more dubious fields. In. fact he was There must be about seven and per-- rather active in a mining scheme haps the list will be lengthened. The 1,,7hcsc profits seemed more probable regrettable- feature is that only one for the promoters than for the in - of them at this time is serving a pris- vestors. He found himself in tbE on term and even this sentence has limelight and an investigation ensu - been ,appealed. The convicted man is ed. In the course of this, the facl former Judge Vause -of Brooklyn,who was distclosed that a significantly was convicted of using the mails to short time before be was appointk defraud- in connection with a stock. magistrate he bad paid $10,000 t( swindling scheme which occupied the District Leader Healy of Tamman,3 time he could spare from his judicial Hall. It seemed only too plain thal duties. In any event, Vause is off Ewald had bought his job, and hao� the bench, thus somewhat increasing even ,borrowed money to buy it. Nat, the respect in which it may be held. urally he resigned. Later he was in - The firstof the victims. of the investi- dicted and tried. The jury failing to gators was the most important, since reach an agreement, a new trial ha, he was no mere police court magi- been ordered. strate but a Federal district judge. - This was His Honor Judge Winslow. One of his duties was to appoint re- NERVES OUT OF GEAR I ,ceivers in bankruptcy, and he handled -a great many bankruptcy cases in Need New, Rich Blood to Restori which the ,receivers were entitled to Their Tone. be - paid considerable sums of money. — . It was noted that His Honor de- Men and women with nerves out o: clined to. exercise the part of his pre- gear ,become irritable, fretful and, ill rogative and refrained from appoint- tempered. The fault is not theirs- ing the large number of receivers he poor health is the cause. The tire( might have done. On the contrary, wife or mother whose household du 'he appointed but one, and this One ties have -worn her out; the bread was appointed again and again, until winner whose anxiety for his famil, the newspapers began to ask embar- have worried �`lrn until he was ill, an Tassing questions and favo- the judge the ones who become run down. Thei with looks which were clearly in con- digestion becomes (bad and thed: tempt of court. It was brought to nerves ill -fed. The nerves like al light that Winslow and this favored bo-dily organs need healthy red blooi receiver were vlose friends and had and that red blood Can best be gain many ,business dealings together. Just ed through a course of Dr. Wil when impeachment proceedings were liams' Pink Pills. about to be started the judge resign- ed, and the matter was permitted to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make rich drop. The next rascal to be found red blood ; improve digestion sheltering himself behind judicial strengthen the tired -nerves and brin-1 Tobes was Judge Mancuso of the energy and happiness not only to th Co>urt of General Sessions. He war, a pufferer but to those around him leader in the Italian colony and grreat- They are sold by medicine dealers ,o ly revered, by the poorer Italian�. He by mail at 501 cents a box from Th 11 . Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Broc� 'bad a reputation for integrity and . 1* when he became a director of the ' le, Ont. city Truet ,Company the numerous - sitors were greatly reassured. BARRIE AT SEVENTY HAS Then the company blew up with a -suddenness which -seems to be reserv- CLOSED THE BOOK ed especially for company collapses In explaining why he had declinei and- heart failures. Life -ti . me saving -8 to accept the honor of a degree fror were wiped out'and the cold, 'nqu'r- St. Andrew's Uni,versity the other da: ing eve of the law was turned on the a British Labor member of Parliamen company's affaiis. It became plain spoke of the cordial and altogethe that the company bad not departed charming manner in which the rectoi from time-honored, and conservative Sir Jarnes Barfie, had expressed hi methods in its, swindlings. It had understanding of the -matter. I paid interest out of capital, and tb,?� seems that whenever we hear of Bar ,Only Tea -son that it has not continued rie it is in connection, with somethin,l to do so to this day is that capital which endears him more and more t ran short. The Bar Association in- his admirers, though they must hav vestigated the conduct of Judge Man- been shocked at the annotincemen cuso and seemed to be in doubt whe- that be had never liked children bu ther he wa§ fool or knave. He saved mei:ely pretended to do so. But eve it the trouble of reaching absolute this admission, rather ebilling as i certainty in the matter of resigning seems at first, was probably deliveTei from the bencb, Judge Vitale, an- other Italian, was the comic with the characteristic Barrie smil, He was a in the tale of rascality. figure which robbed it of offence to tbos ,. man about town, a good mixer, and who heard him. Those who kno-v a man of most agreeable personality. "Peter Pan," can hardly believe.tha The trouble was that he did too much he does not love children. In fact, i -of his mixing with ruffians. He was 1� on the records that this m-a,%te,T piece was written in some such cir — cum -stances as that other masterpieC4 ��,�e,: , , . ;� ,!2;- " 4',�','k _ , , - - , WVi,;. . ., . ��A":�,, , !"',"�"'4�,' , ? ' : jg�',4,,�.,�, ', :� , . 11R�'i-�i-"" - , �L� 'T I r� ') "i � . " - , � , , . , � �- Q ;i. " ," i R "Alice in Wonderland," as -a presen and entertainment for some youni friends. In the case of Barrie th friends were the youthful sons o Sylvia and, Arthur Llewellyn, Daviei daughter and son-in-law of Georg DuMauner. For the 26th year ii succession "Peter Pan" is -being re Aired in London. Barrie is now 7.0. His work i done. The last thing he publishe was: I�Sball we Join. the Ladies ? a dramatic fraginent.which was writ iten some time earlieT. Two years be fore that I'Mary Rom" bad appeaTei �and in the ,game year "The Truf .About the Russian Dancers." Whil �tbe royaltiog .from his noveh4, an, , *lays continue to -roll in at a rat .which nialtes Barrie one of the wealt'll 4 V iest of ,living authors, the preser generation finds little in him. He i �jjot utpleasimt enough. Ile does noi 'Ateal in, crude ideas. There is a Idn, �pf sweetish gentifflontality ovbr mile 1,�J 4whitt he has Written, thollgh. thet � �'-. Alw d ati,htl6ty that*we doUbt ba ' ttee,,iri eduallig-A, in, ,the theAtre of ott [&-neTtaloft. It "Maty Rose," f6i it �, I l-, : �,.:��`:'' , -P. 11 � . . ...... .P;,;pq, t" , ":, " �; , " ��'. :, , , I � I *�. , �� . , : : ,� , . I . � r , " :::::: , , *.'�' , . I � � . . I i I ... , . , . , . , I . , � , � 1, il .1 I . I I ,1 �: �� .,. � ,, i 7!.. !, � V ,�,�` , .1 - - - _.L_,__. .. - , � I � . . . . . � .. 7�- 1 _.# -1 I- . I 11 1',� ' T' - - ' ' ,� 1. -171 . . ., , . - " � 11 I , 11 ! , , I � e.., . . — 1- ;7 -_ tl�_. - r ! � , � . � i t . . � 11 11 .11 � 1 . I . .,� 11 I I , �, . . I 1� !� I , , -?,� ��,l - - , I I , ." : . I '1� 1, 2; . , J-4 , , - , * . . . I �, " . , � � :, ,:� , "�, ., , ,�; , , ,��,,, 'I" �. l� , �! , I i, � I ., . 1 __�7� 7_11�___ , . I , � i : I I . I � , , , ` k, I 11 I ,, I_. . I . :11011#0, -f,rQTA Q.tim opocim . ,UJA is a . . I . I I I �. . .: . I I I I : � ': I � I '. � . � burrow 6r, 111mg ,in 0XcAVat11q , ;: i,. , 0� � ,'_ - , � ." , �', .�� I . . " I .. 1! 1 � � he -ma'k."_ tinder buildings aU4 in soil , ", I j� I , - .1auble, ot er � -10 I . along, riv-pr banks in %, feed Here's a h h f', . ,7 I . � I .. i " .1. ghopA, warehouses, markets, sewers .,* "I , . j. � . r 11 I - I I �. , !, -,55555 . , �� .. 14 11M ,o , . � r . . I attra ctil ve, , ,,� "My face was ered with Itclitlog and on ifiarms. He quickly displaces . I . I . I �! �r, . . ..'� I ,, . . _ � reshes. Ono %.-Vlatiou of fSootbA- allothers,peeies and is therefore found I , � 1 j`�% '' " - ' "I ", � balv,W ended go itcUing. It Qle e.d st commonly in thickly p6pulated , , .. 11 mo V I � ines. Get 1. . AH drualgists. districts. The only reason that the . ! " � I 1:;1_ house mouse can hold its Own against w! �i . �1' . I � , — the 'brown rat is that the Mouse C&U � I ,� I _ . - ____._ — __ scape into retreats too Small for the .4 � e ..... . Look for this mark on every . . �tance, we 'believe 'he has gone to the brown rat to follow. The brown, rat . .11, . . . . . . I I . .: tin. It Is a quarmtee that I a,x-treme limits of which speech is is a heavily -built rodent, approximate- . .1 . I V .;,. Imosic does not contain alum � . �apable to catch ideas that are almost ly eighteen inches long, possessing a � . � . or any harmful ins;cdienL . in capable of expression, They are thick head'illid a tail always shorter . I perhaps rather fantasies than iductrl, than the head -and body, short round- � Most women find it difficult to think up new ! , 1. ind here again we are reinillueu Ul d ,.,ars and is of ,a dull brown color. , ideas for attractive menus ... This on suggested I . - . - e -fly nocturnal; there- 01( Rats are chie by Miss Katherine M. Caldwell coo erY duth0l L,ewis' Carroll who also would prove f or6, rity of Canadian Home Journal, foronto, Is there- Try Miss Caldwell's Recipe for mtremely unexciting to the youthful exact information concerning their habits -is not as well known as fore sure to please, . intellectuals,. one would expect. Their sense - of � WNCHEON MENU I *RASPBERRY BISCUITS But Barrie can look back upo,n a sight is defective, but the sense of I I rich harvest. Is there any of his con- Cheese and Vegetable Souffli with Cream Sauce 2 cups flour 4 tablespoons shortening temporaries who gave so much delight touch and. smell is extremely delicate. Buttered Whole Wheat Toast 4 teaspoons Magic . �.Oup milk They depend more on their noses and ickles Baking Powder . a-cubea of sugar to so many readers of widely differ- Sweet P teaspoon salt aspborry juice or syrup ent tastes in. the past 40 years? Like ears for obtaining their food than on Hot Raspberry Biscuits* hablespoons sugar their eyes, and illey are cunning and many another man who became fam- quick to learn to avoid, dangers. Chase & Sanborn's Tea Mix and sift the dry Ingredients. Cut the hard, cold shortening . ywright he be- )n tea, there is nothing nicer than into them with a knife, usins a quick, short, chopping motionj gan his literary apprenticeship in a 'Climatic conditions and the food For afternoc supply affect markedly the numbers these same Raspberry Biscuits, shaped daintily or reduce the hard cold fat to tiny particlel with a pastry newspaper office. Born the son of a of litters produced annually and the with a tiny cutter --split, buttered and served blender or a steel -pronged fork. When the mixture resembles Scottish weaver, whose wife was the piping hot, with a cup of perfect teal a very coarse meal, add the liquid, mixing quickly and lightly. daughter Of the ivillage stone mason, number of young brought forth in .. Igic Baking Powder is each litter. A couple of rats, if left Miss Caldwell says: Ma Turn out the dough on a slightly floured board, pat it down his youth was haunted by fancies and to multiply, will become under favor- easy to Use because its uniform, igh quality lightly or roll it to a thickness of about one inch. Shape with the stories his mother told him. Early able conditions the -ancestors of many never varies. I -use and recornmend Magic indeed he began to write his little because my experience has proven that it always a small cutter or cut in squares with a floured knife. in the course gives consistently better baking results.** Dip the small lumps of sugar into syrup from canned or fresh sketches ,$�.ich were circulated at of from eight to ten months. An esti- .... I Iscuit ... forcing It well 1". � . Press a lump into each b first with little success. Then fol- mate of the rat population in America D . . ..... ... :;$%::i:,i:.�j �:..'_ ,.::!:::,:i::;��:::,�,.:;:.ft..,- raspberries - - n down the sides lowed a period of free lancing in Ed- .-,-::1*5..' -.-�i.",-..i."..,.-.... ��.,.�--.-.-' " ii.."';�:§�.!ill.�K:�"-:i down into the dough so that It will not ru "' . '".,ny,, and continental Europe is that it "I'll 11"', - �R:W.`:;ii�iii when melted. ", terwards an appoint- /,:"! ..."... 1.1-..,:� - .� .. , I, 1. ..... :0.". inburgh, and af slightly larger : ""' I I... X coincides or may be :.. --1-`.'-1--1: ..... X. -I. .."..,.. 111 ...... _.. , ment to an English provincial papei-, ....... .�, an .,..- . Place the biscuits on a,greased pan or baking sheet than the human population. In tropi- -"�.*"'4.`� :: 011-�, I ."s, - , - .,. I . I ,�*11. 1, . , i:il�ii�i:� ..' " and bake in a very hot oven, 45o' F., 12 to 15 . `- ,where he was informed that part of cal and senii-tropical countries, the ,..'�, . 0�,-:;:;:;!:::;:;: "I'll' � minutes. his duties, would consist of writing i* ::;::�:::::::.1j:j:j:j .- leaders. At the time he didn't know rat population is incredibly larger 1j:!! :::. , 1111-1111-111.11 . . than the hum -an census. . i�iii"ii!iiiii! : I iiiiii��i �:;: what a leaderr was, but it was point- :j:j:� I. ........ ..... ... 11 X:V - - 111 I.: -, ,,.., ...'.. "'. ..7 *�� ,�. Buy Made -in -Canada The brown, rat eats vegetable as �;�: :1.�'I'll"..,.,.,.'.....,.'*.."*.'.,.",.,.,;,,.,".......:".".,.,.� ... ...%� ed out to him and, he proceeded to K:.... """,$ ... well as aii-imal. food of all kinds, which . . ..... !1;i1i Goods write them. In his spare time he t��,r� in � accounts for the ease with which it ..::::::::. ,::::, .::::: ::j::j:-'�...:..."---j:.: .. I.... . wrote more Scottish 'sketches and adapts itself to almost any environ- . "i . i��!i;§:�!:�`[,-i�ii i�;�i�:!��!� :::::�:$; � - these he found a London editor or two ment. Eight or ten adult rats can ";::::,::,.�;:::1:;:: ;::::*%,;� "I :� .:::::::::: ..... : ready to publish. Such encourage- '11, .11,��.-i*::`, � consume about a pound �of grain in, ::�i:..Vi:::::: R; , . ment could mean but one thing to i*i:;,1, . 1. addition to damaging Or rendering un- �*x:��. I Barrie. He determined to go to Leon- i��iji�::�:,:: & . don where there was not a soul he fit for use an equal, amount or many !�il. . t* this quantity. These rodents A, "-�11' I 10 I knew. Nevertheless after his (first 'mes I I . . - year he was able to loo,k back upon annually cost an enormous amount in ,j: ` `!iiiiii `j$!�!��.�', .... I the grain they eat and spoil. . -,..!iiiiiiii 1::.. .:;.., .% . :,.i:ii1'r- .%'..." " 11.1.1" 1 93W earned by- his pen. ' England estimates the damage -qlq� ....., But it was not a London paper that caused by rats in the British Isles at � gave him his real start. One of his approximately 75 milli -on dollars an - sketches appeared in a Scottish jour- nually; Germany claims an annual n -al and caught the eye of Dr. Robert- loss of 50 millions, and France a loss . son Nicoll, the famous Nonconform- . ist editor ,and patron of respectful �f 40 milli -on dollars yearly. The loss I in the United States is estimated at - genius. He communicated with Bar- a minim -am of half a billion dollars a I rie and the result was a valua1le con- yea,. Rats are our competitors for blem. There -are many natural en- stition of the Edison star. Antaeus could get only one foot on liection between. Barrie and the Brit- the world's supply of food. emies of rats which are probably most Thousands, perhaps tens of thou- the gro,und his strength came back. ish Weekly. Gradually these sketch- valuable to man, and these should not sands, of middle-aged and- elderly That the influence of the earth on es were rounded out, -and presently ap- 'The rat cultivates and spreads dis- be too ruthlessly destroyed. Among people living in New. York City be- the bare feet is dangerous is another peared in "Auld Light Idylls" and "A ease -producing organisms and it is them are owls and -hawks, most of lieve that every night, just before belief held widely in many regions, Window in Thrunis." Then came "The actually one of the greatest tra;velling which live on. -rats and mice; the dark or at least on certain nights of and until lately regarded by scien- , 'have Little Minister," which whenidrarnat- agents of the organisms of death, It kestrel and the female, ferret, which the Year, at -regular intervals, 'Mr. ti-sts -as superstition. But we ized laid the foundations of Barrie's is hard to estimate the terrible part are natural en ' emies of the rat; many I Edison sends up into the heavens a discovered in recent years io many large fortunes, for in 'New York it played by the rat as far as the bu- species of nonpoisonous snakes; and � huge electric 'light attached to a cap- firm bases for ancient beliefs once ran for 300 -nights and earned, $375,- nian race during the past is concern- eats and small terriers. . tive balloon! They will, tell you, the regarded as superstition, that it is 000. Thus was formed that famous ed. It was responsible for the great Along with preventive measures of ' people who believe this, that they dangerous to dismiss, any of them partnership among Barrie, Charles Black death (the bubonic plague) and not allowing rat harborage, premis- know it to be true; they read it in lightly. Within. the last twenty-five Frorhman and 'Maude Adams which pro,bably for countless other plagues. es. should be kept free from rubbish, the newspapers Or their fathers ,or years we 'have discovered that wher- , was to be so profitable to the three It is now possible to hope that man- There are numerous poisons, but the their grandfathers read it in the news- ever there is a crowded population and to leave a memorable impression. kind may, to a great degree, [be freed trouble with this method of getting papers. What is more, they will point living on the -bare soil, the soil be - on the American theatre for twenty from certain age -long terrors, but it rid' of them is the ,obnoxious odor of out the Edison star for you. The comes infected with the hookworm years. Gradually be concentrated up- must 'be remembered that unless we the bodies which decompos,L-in inac- bright star which these people firmly eggs, amd that these find their way on dramatic writing which was Prob- are -prepared to control the influx of cessible, places. Trapping gets, -rid of believe 'Mr. Edison to be responsible into the body, frequently through ably a better vehicle for his. genius rats, a great epidemic may appear a great number. Fumigation may be for is, really Venus, which is visible cracks in the skin of the feet. The than the novel, and. it is as a play- and wipe us out. used in some places, but it is -not 9,1- in the west at certain intervals, a native of Cuba may appear sulper- wright, we suppose, he willbe longest As recently as 1900, at least seven ways, practicable. And while certiiin little way south of the new crescent stitious in insisting upon wearing his remembered. million British subjects succumbed materials, such as flake camphor, will moon. But swayback in 1879, when straw sandals. But the soil of the It was the theatre that brought to within the seven preceding years act as a deterrent to rats, they do not the invention of the incandescent lamp island is full of tetanus germs and � him his romance, -He had asked his from bubonic plague. This plague is decrease the numbers, ., by iMr. Edison was still news, some the native who walked barefoot with friend, Jerome K. Jerome, to find him a bacterial disease of rodents, and Rats are. just as damaging to -day brilliant but irresponsible New .York a scratch on his foot would stand a a leading lady, young, lovely, charm- especially of rats, which is commonly as they were centuries ago and from journalist wrote an article saying that hundred -to -one chance of being in- � ing and able to flirt. According to transmitted to man by fleas. Besides an economic standpoint we stand this new light was so powerful that fected with lockjaw. . these specifications Mary Ansell aP- bubonic plague, rats are -responsible greater losses to -day as a result of Edison planned, to send, one up by Early explorers in the upper Nile . neared. Her first task was to nurse for trichinosis, a disease caused by an the rat's raviages than during any means of a captive balloon from his country of Central Africa were amaz- � . the author through a serious illni�ss, animal parasite, the triebina worm. time since the beginning of civiliza- Whroratory at Menlo Park, New Jer- ed to fiTnd enormous tracts -tens of . and in the course of his convalescence Man usually becomes infected from tion. - . sey, every evening at dusk. thousands of square miles-4without , they were married,. Fourteen Years eating raw pork, containinated with I �Shortly (alter the, publication .of, any population at all. The natives, . later came the announcement of their lai�ge nuiribers of the- worms. Hogs -0 this article the combinati6n of a cleaz shunned these regions because "they ! divorce. This ordinarily would have become infected through infected rats. SUPERSTITIONS THAT COME �Mening and a brilliant plant sbining we're bewitched," that anyone going I been tremendous news, but sQMe in- Around slaughter houses and, stables in the west occurred. People were into these regions -was 'subject to a , fluential friends of Barrie's addressed in -which hogs are found, of all rats TRUE greatly exicited about MT. Edison's mysterious influence, which put them I a joint letter to the chief editors of captured, 75 per cent., and even as new light. Tens of thou -sands jumped to sleep. The superstition was has- � the English press and the item was high as Wo per cent. Of these pests Are you superstitious? to the conclusion that the star ras ed on experience. Of course the real . dismissed -with a line, thus testifying will be .found trichinized. In coun- I don't mean. by that to ask whe- the new Edison light hoisted into the cause Of the sleeping sickness turned . in a striking manner to the regard in tries such as Germany and Italy wbere ther you -believe that it brings bad sky. That is a modeTn example of out to be the tsetse fly. which Barrie was held. The late raw pork is eaten, the first step tak- luck to light three cigarettes from the. beginning of a superstition. Perhaps the most widespread of Charles Frohman was one of his most en to break up an epidemic is to start one match, or that if you boast of all- superstitions is the fear of night , There was a- certain foundation of air. A huge- -number of people all . intimate friends. and another great a campaign against the� rat, thus Your good health without knocking � friend was Captain Scott, the explor- byeaking the connecting link'between wood you fall ill. Beliefs like that fact for this superstition. Mr. Edi- over the world believe it is extremely I L er. who dying near the South Pole man and the disease. are superstitions, to be sure like the ,son had invented a new kind Of light dangerous to health to sleep with I urged ]--,is wife to go to Barrie for ad- Rats have also, been shown to belief that if you spill salt and- neglect and nobody knew very much about the wind-r,ws open. The real reason . �vjee,:' He became guardian of the %erve as a reservoir for the spiro- to throw some of it over your left it; all of the early reports about it behind this superstition is the fact . up- were highly exaggerated and people that in cert4io ,countries lmal��a I hero's son, and among his most priz- cbetes causing infectious or epidemic shoulder, ill fortune will descend -rid doubt- and yellow fever are caused by , . c-1 nossession is Scott's diary, the last jaundice. The disease is transmitted On You. But superstitions like that were. expecting a marvel. A word of whose weather -stained record through abrasions of the skin or by are not entertained by intell,igentpeo- less many other modern superstitions. parasitic germs carried by mosqui- is '�courage." It is said that Barrie's rnoath from contaminated material. -ple. have had their origin in the same way. toes, which breed in the swampy right band became disabled and he Rat -bite fever found in many parts Intelligent people, however, often A hundred andi fifty years ago the lowlands. If you open the window faced the possibility of never writing of the world, and especially in Japan hold to beliefs which apparently have whole civilized world began to get in some, parts of the world, even to - again, for he shrank frorn thp lal),)r is caused by the biies of rats. The' no; basis in fact, but which, in a suT- greatly excited about electricity. No- day, you not only let in the night air, involved in learning to use 'his left rat is also a host for many kinds of prisin,gly large number of instances, bod� but a few scientists knew any- but you also let in the dangerous liand. But one day when looking 'Tacteria and animal parasites. We turn out to be true after all. By sup- thing about electricity, because it was mosquito. One can easily see why [ through Scott's diary his ey,e lit on may discover that the rat is the cause erstition I mean a belief which is outside of the experience of every- primitive peo,ple who did -not know a - k that list word and he reflected- if of -many of our unknown disease widely held by the people of any par- body in the world. ,But they got tre- bout the proper screening for their , Scott could write when his fingers sources. ticular group, or race, or locality. mendously excited, about it all the windows or about draining swarrips, - w��re slowly freezing, he Surely could people be -came superstitious about night air. , Despite man's ruthless warfare a- Many of these superstitions trace same, just as a great many 7 learn to write with his left hand. gainst rats for centuries, their num- their origin back to the beginnings of to -day a,ie, all excited over the trans- From time immemorial the full , "Mary Rose" was thus written and bers and destructiveness have'ehang. man's intelligence, wben., without any plantation of glands. moon has been, -supposed, to have a I Barrie said that be discovered that ed very little. Preventive measures means of finoling out the truth, the People were ready to believe and baneful effect upon persons exposed ; there were some ideas and' words are perhaps more important than cur- human -race Was trying to figure on+. did believe that electricity could do to its, ligbtor sleeping under its rays. I . which never could, come down the ative measures if any marked- success explanations of observed phenomena anything. Especially they believed In every tongue, Certain types of emo- , other. - in exterminating the rat is to be a- in accordance with its limited knowl- that, because it Was a mysterious tional distuimbance and certain kinds , force ultimately associated with na- Of chronic mild forms Of insanity are ) -0 ' chieved. The first and most import- edge and, experience. � Yvung man beware, of the girl who ant thing to remember is that less Everybody is superstitious aflyout ture and of the same stuff that light- called "moon sickness." But it seem- - is too lazy to return your Xisses.- food means fewer rats and no food something. That is ,a pretty broad ning is made of, it must harve cudative ed absurd and unprovable that the in- � Chicago Daily News. means no rats. Garbage and refusa statement, but I believe that it will powers of some sort for all manner of fluence of moonlight could have any I I should -be placed in tightly covered hold true under ,examination. Don't diseases. And so for a hundred Years effect upon human beings. Yet farm- ' Cheer up! Maybe by this time next metal containers, which should be You, yourself, believe that there is millions of people 'bought electric in- 6-rs almost everywhere have passed , i Year you will wonder why you felt emptied frequently and the contents some act of onlission. or commission s(Aes for their shoes, or electric belts down. the superstition '� that seeds �, so blue at this time this year.-Sbel- properly disposed of. Food should which, if you perform it or fail to to strap around their middles, in the planted when the moon, was full germ- � burne Economist. not ,be left lying around dog kennels; perform it, will -bring bad. luck ? belief that the magic -power of elec- inated more quickly than those plant - r even pig pens should be kept more But perhaps some. of your supersti,_ tricity -would cure them Of Tbeumn- ed in the dark of the moon. Recently ; A company can no more buy its sanitary than one generally finds tions ,are really true. tisin -or whatt,ver else ailed them. We, a Canadian research worker in physics . own shares than a dog can hvO by them. it is extremely interesting to ob- know bow little ground there was for discovered that polarized light aided I eatilig its Own tail- . Justice The . . Mr permanent exclusion of rats serve the growth of new supersti- belief in the power of these electric the germination of various common . Swift. involves depriving them of a home. tions derived from a partial misim- aids. seeds. Moonlight is polarized light. � .411. Dwellings and, buildings, should be of derstanding of new discoveries in sci- Some people, believe that if they It penetrates more deeply into cer- ; rat -proof construction. Concrete eel- ence. Take., for example the itiper- sleep with their heads pointing north tain substances than. direct sunlight , or south the electro-magnetie cuT- does. It is entirely conceivable that , THE MENACE OF THE RAT lars and foundations have proved so rents of the earth will pass through a certain thin-skinned, highly neTvoug � valuable in aiding the elim�inat ' ion � The extent of the depredations of the Tat that they should become nee- the body in a beneficial manner, type, may actually be. physically af- , the common rat is not generally re- essary by law. . NO MORE WORRY ABOUT whereas if the bed po,�nts east ,or fected by prolonged exposure to moon- � alized. Rats are one of man's chief Modern rat -proof shipbuilding is west the terrestrial magnetism will light. i rivals for the ,possession Of the earth. reducing markedly the number of in- ur CHANGES - setup cross currents, causing various - . They levy a r1linous tdll on agricul- fested ships. Careful inspection, con- WEATHER disorders. There may be, something - --- turo, commerce and. industry. But tinual watching and proper guard With the change of weather.to rain, to it. A few years, ago every scien- . ; great as is the economic loss, the rat when these vessels are in port 'have or sleet, or high winds, a great many tist ]laughed at such an idea. But we Reheveor� I is first and foremost a menace to pub- succeeded in preventing -rats coming people in this northern cli are learning so much that is -new a- I sm_ I mate suffer . *I � , I lie health. from some distant land, and probably from stiff and aching muscles and bout the. previously, unknown electric -, " I t , plipnomena of nature that it would be "Ill - I � I . Rats are -cosmopolitan. At one infected with plague from making Joints, which is a form of rheumatism. a brave man who Would deny it flatly , i��. ", ..L , . time they were known in only a com- their way inland and finding their Other causes are sprains, over -exercise, to_day. A,,, On4 can gay is that it , . Even On ,� � � � L I Darativel)r small port of the, world. way to their fellow raft. and after various strenuous sports. can't be proved. �� ... � 1, i Xpw they are present in every paTt the rope used guards must be employ- Immediate relief can be obtained by The idea that currents of Influences I I . � , of the globe. Theii fecundity, cun- ed, as rope makes an easy gangway "', . t ningress and adaptability to every, to Ishipfs. t1f Ntbe, health autborilliel rubbiag in a few drops of Abosrbine, will. pass through, the body if you , I 41"I" %111 . . � kind of environment have enable� guarding the ports of the varifous civ- Jr., to the parts affected. And in most walk on the gTound, barefoGted is a ,'�;�' . them to flourish and secure a foot- ilized countrie ersistent, cases a few treatments will drive away belief as old, as the human -race. Ttii �, 1� , � I , , I b hold almost everywhere. , the deadly plague would, be -spread far the pain. rnots are. dee-ly in, the racial traditioliq I - " � Of the goo, species known, one and widie. The� appalling indiffeircince Absorbine, Jr., safeguards you against that -go all the, way ,back to primitive . % I h! � . �. known scientifi,eally as Mus, norveg- �f the average man, to this problem infection because it is both a hi.,bly nian. The ancient Clretks, embodied -_ � I I ieus is the inost importalfti; in this is deplorsible�. To him the danger of efficient antiseptic arid a germicide. fbe bplief in the mythical exploits of i country. He is popukilv known. as plague s-nd eveii the eonsiderdble It is greageless and stainless and quite the de-mi-oad Hercules. Wben be � � the common. houset-wilarf, barn, gray, economic loas'seem a far cry from his harmless. Buy a, bottle at your wrec;tled the, giant Antaeus, be was I 11, I I I � brown or Norway* iat. 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