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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1931-12-04, Page 611IE7Y,�!:'Y,ji orably with the E" sweating -houses•" A belief of recent gr{awth which shows an unconscious appreciation of disinfective principles is that of werk- ing class people vim take their chil- dren, when suffering from who,4ping- cough, to the nearest gas works to inhale the tar. I was informed by a I young workingman of not much over thirty years of age that, as a child, he was treated for this complaint by wearing a piece of tarred rope fast- ened round his neck and being made to walk along newly -tarred roads. It is interesting to note that one of the ' Now you can positively identify your favorite D. L. & W. Scranton Anthracite (hard coal) before you burn it. It's trade -marked (tinted blue) for your protection. Order from your Dealer NOW— and know what 'blue coal' comfort means • number of trees it is proposed to iiflz,,. During .1931 a total of i. ,400 t1,00nsea;' to sugar bush owners Were issued as well as 24 licenses to male Mfaeturers. knows how long before? Before rejecting all "old wives' tales" as outworn nonsense, it is well principal constituents of some modern to sift them first. Often there is good disinfectants is coal -tar. _grain among the chaff for any who In a remote country district of have the patience to seek for it. Sussex a very old woman, who had probably never entered a chemist's shop and almost certainly had never heard of "Ibayrhum" as a hair -tonic, recommended me to wash my hair in an infusion of leaves of the bay tree to strengthen it and promote growth. Foxglove and spikenard were known to the country folk as valuable medi- cinal herbs long before "digitalis" and "valerian" appeared in the medi- cal pharmacopoeia. Many "holy wells" to which mira- culo.ps powers of healing various dis- eases have long been attributed have proved upon analysis to contain re- Seaforth cognized and valuable curative ele- ments of a purely chemical and physi- cal kind. There was sound, if unconscious, common sense behind that terror of the supernatural which forbade the Highlanders to leave a woman for several days after childbirth un - watched and alone even for a mom- ent, lest the Sidhe or "Good People" should either spirit her away or sub- stitute some hideous changeling of their own for her newborn infant— for inattentive nursing would have given the coup -de -grace to many a life already endangered by the pri- 'mitive obstetric methods of some un- skilled peasant midwife. year. Cheese exports this year to OLD WIVES' TALES FARM NOTES Our Agricultural Wealth.. A statement issued by the Doinin- ion Bureau of 'Statistics estimates the gross agricultural wealth of • Canada for 1931 at $7,373,559,000. Of this $087,225,000 was represented by live stock and $54,852,,000 by poultry on farms, a total of $742,077,000. The estimated gross annual agricultural revenue for 1930 was $1,240,470,000. Farm animals sold contributed $166,- 630,000; wool $2,311,040; dairy pro- duce, $277,154,000; poultry and eggs, $92,337,000; a total of $541,322,000 directly from live stock and animal products. Modify Cattle Embargo. Ministerial Order of November 9th rtinoves the embargo on the impor- tation of cattle from the Old Country in so far as Scotland is concerned. The order states that the removal is made because there has been no out- breaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Scotland over a satisfactory period. Animals from Scotland may now be. imported providing they are embark- ed at a port in Scotland on a vessel 'sailing direct to Canada without touching at an English port. The feed accompanying the cattle fdr use en route must also have been grown and stored in Scotland. The order per- mits consideration of applications for the importation of cattle, sheep, other ruminants, and swine from Scotland. Butter Exports Grow. The current issue of the Dairy Mar- ket Review issued by the Federal De- partment of Agriculture shows but- ter exports for 1931 to date at 159,600 packages as compared with 4,980 pack- ages for the corresponding date last Hebleeding believed baths, Meat Inspection Service. Probably one of the most valuable services carried out by the federal department of Agriculture is inspec- tion of meat and canned foods by of- ficers of the Health' of Animals Branch. During the fiscal year end- ed March 31, 1931, a total of sixty- six meat packing establishments op- erated under federal inspection. To- tal slaughter amounted to 991,048 head of cattle, 774,675 sheep, 1,268,657 swine, 234,015 poultry and 25 goats. The high general quality and health of Canadian live stock is evidenced by the fact that only 1.46 per cent. of the dressed carcasses were con- demned. The round purple stamp ap- pearing on all meats dressed at plants operating under government inspec- tion is an absolute guarantee that it is fit for human consumption. The meat inspection service is an import- ant safeguard to Canadian health. naware in each package of 4uzc#c QUAKER OATS marked "CHINAWARE" 0' 1924 which Ontario growers are laboring Special, 50c; extras, 45c; fresh firsts, owing to an unduly high freight rate, 42c; pullet extras, 38c; and fresh pul- as compared with the rate paid by lets, 35c. The Oxford representative Nova Scotia shippers. He speaks en- couragingly of the increasing popu- larity of Ontario apples of high qual- ity, such as the Big "0" and Norfolk brands. He cautions growers not to ship between December 15th and Jan- uary llth as there is little demand during this period. be, advises that the organization of the Oxford Friut Co-operative under the management of Mr. George Laird, op- erating a central packing plants, has been the salvation of the fruit in- dustry in that section. There- has been no waste in thg orchards that were taken care of and there is every prospect of reasonably good prices Cause of Barn Fires. for the fruit. Down in Prestcott and That spontaneous conribustion, and Russell the chicken thieves have been not incendiarists, was responsible for active lately, whole flocks of hens and the great majority of the barn fires which occurred in Ontario during the last two months, is the opinion given, based on somewhat siinilar occur- rences in previous years as well as on the reports of Fire Marshall Heaton and General Victor Williams, com- missioner of provincial.. police, who, since the first cry of "fire -bug" ter- rified the countryside, have. had in- spectors and detachments of constab- ulary constantly on patrol and inquiry in the affected areas. A majority of the fires which have occurred since the first of October are technically termed "self -heating" fires, being pro- duced indirectly from "fermentation 'rs.s" that develops in cases where bay and grains are hauled to barn -mows • without having first been m News. J ago.—Chatham cured in the fields. This gas, which is lighter than air and highly inflam- mable, rises from the grain to the top c f the .barn, especially where there is ' lack of adequate ventilation, and only need3 an infinitestimal spark or flame ' to expand and explode it. Usually ,most .Larr fires occur in August -and September, but the mild weather late this fall 'resulted in a continuation of the fire hazard into October and No- vember. The insurance companies have been heavy losers, but since most of the concerns covering rural buiidngs are mutual, the losses are spreao around. Ontario has always sufTered heavily from barn fires. Two years ago there were 1,013 outbreaks reported, while in 1928 the figure was 848 and last year 894. The large loss in 1930 was also attributed to spontaneous combustion since it was a difficult season for curing hay, also lightning. Our Local Industries - - - Tell us about You selves An Advertisement addressed to the manufacturers of our town. ANNOI W'ED all feel much better if you would tell us, periodically, in this newspaper, about your activities. Where do your products go? How are they used? What makes them attractive to those who buy them? What classes of dealers distribute them? These are some of the questions you can answer. Then, too, you can tell us about theprocesses of manufacture and about any wonderful machines used. How does chemistry enter into your activities? Do changing fashions or changing conditions make it hard for you to operate your business profitably? You see, when we know a lot about what you are doing and attempting, we feel much more friendly toward you, and our friendliness is, probably, something which you want always to have. Then, too, if we know a good deal about your enterprise, we can talk about it—pridefully. For the first nine months of this year the number of head of live stock going through our Canadian stock yards is considerably higher than for the same period of last year. For in- stance, cattle number 582,602 as com- pared with 454,320 a year ago. Hogs are 1,141,054, against 1,026,910 in 1930, and for the nine months sheep numbered 360,432 compared with 306,- 183 for the nine months in 1930. Calves numbered 232,843 for 1931, a- gainst 241,106 for 1930, which is the only class showing a decrease. 0, periodically, publish in this newspaper answers to the questions as above asked, and so earn our gratitude, and make us the better able to talk to others about your en- terprise and about its value to our town and territory. h The Sixth of a Series issued by the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association of which The Huron Expositor is a me..aber. Onion Growers Benefit. C. W. Bauer, secretary of the On- tario Growers' Markets Council, re- ports having completed negotiations with the Canadian National Steam- ships whereby Canadian onions may now compete more favorably with Holland for the British West India trade. Effective October 26th, the rate on onions from. Montreal, Halifalx.' and St. John is now 50 cents per hun- dred pounds to the ports of call in Barbados, Trinidad and, Demerara, while to the smaller islands, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Montserrate, Dom- inica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Gren- ada, the new rate is 60 cents per hun- dred pounds, as against the former rate of 75'c to all port of the British West Indies. It is expected with these reduced rates, the Ontario on- ion growers will aneet a brisk demand from these markets. British Apple Market. "More cheerful prospects for On- tario apples," is the way Andrew Ful- ton heads his latest bulletin frown' London, England. It was written af- ter the return to power of the Na- tional .Government and reflects defin- itely a restored confidence that better trade will exist in the United King - dont from now on. Mr. Fulton states that in spite of the heavy trans-At- lantic shipments of apples and,the de- cline of prices to lower levels, a Bet- ter overage has been maintained than expected. !Elle has sold McIntosh ap- ples from Weatern,Ontario.,for, $8:85 a barrel G� �'eenings 90( {, 4noyy��• $5 • an4 Kiiig $6.5 on' li$ dlakk"o'et Crades For Turnips. Market grades for turnips have been in force for some years and with recent amendments specify the re- quirements for Canada No. 1, small, small medium, medium and large. The small grade includes turnips two to four inches in diameter that are shapely and free from damage. The term "shapely" is taken to mean rea- sonably regular in outline and with a length not more than one and a half times the diameter. Defects that are ruled against are freezing injuries, water core, soft rot, dry rot, worms, grubs and growth cracks. If any of these are present in small percentage they must 'be such as can be removed in the ordinary process of paring. WHAT CAUSES EPILEPSY ? IS THERE A CURE? New York, N. Y. A booklet contain- ing the opinions of famous doctors on the subject "Can Epilepsy Be Cured?" has met with great interest through- out the country. Dr. Imre of Buda- pest, Hungary, Dr. Miner of New York and Dr. Bowers of Los Angeles have all contributed to this interest- ing discussion, which contains a great deal of information and advice on the subject. Any reader writing to Edu- cational Division, 509 Fifth Avenue„ New York City, Desk C W 119, will receive a free copy of this booklet while they last. 1 MC. C.n.•••4 Middlesex Potato Clubs. Two years ago a number of boys' potato clubs, sponsored by the London Chamber of Commerce, were formed in Middlesex in an effort to rebuild that county's excellent potato growing reputation. Recently the 1931 activities of these `clubs were brought to a conclusion by a potato fair in the Masonic Temple, London, at which about 150 youthful potato growers of the district exhibited their potatoes. Following the fair there was a ba quet at which R. S. Dun- can, Director of Agricultural Repres- entatives, was the chief speaker. He explained the three phases of the jun- ior extension program. The first was the work for boys and girls from 8 to 14 in rural schools, known as the rural school fairs. Organized twenty- two years ago, they now include 4,883 rural schools. Junior Farmers and Junior Institute organizations had more than 6,000 memberships. Boys' and girls' club work, such as the po- tato club, were for the ages 12 to 20. There were 200 clubs. Use Registered Males. Good breeding practice in poultry has long recognized the value of the highly prepotent male bird in building up flock production. When the farm- er or poultryman can raise the aver- age production of the •pullet flock from 120 eggs to 150 or 160 eggs per bird in a flock of 100 pullets the real cash value of the high quality 'male bird is immediately apparent. In the whole scheme of the National Poultry Policy, the registered cockerel alone has the proven ability best suited to increasing pullet production. These cockerels are bred from two direct lines"'of females which have laid 200 eggs or more in one of the Canadian egg .laying contests. In addition to volume these dams have proved ca- pacity for egg size as well. And what is most important, every registered cockerel has been bred from a fully matured hen. They are the cream of production bred poultry: Weekly 4rpReport. •ltieports licit `most districts shote teat ' fall Wo'r'k ' ie about •c�oniPlisted ntarIc'et. 'o0'atetcore was found to tihed st6ek,aiid'eheep are ins, cod coni extent of about 40 per cent. in several ditiGin due -to open pasturing weather ship menta. otiltingS .. Mr.:0111tt9tY: "t nfi•4 a 'e>. tv w kat pg ..,,8"4.,i1,C� .ligeti plains about the disadvantage under it Lincoln they are selling sato:lows: Radio City Will Weigh Less Than Earth Remo'ed They are building another city on old Manhattan Island. Tudor City on the east coast of Manhattan was the first. Here built in the Tudor style are a dozen enorm- ous hotels, apartment houses and buildings housing shops of all kinds - You could live in Tudor City without ever taking a subway or a street car. On the west side there is London Terrace, which is a large block of apartment houses and shops, with a court in the centre. Now comes another city within the city. Radio City is beginning to rise at midtown within the shadows cast by the great white way. Times Square, almost a city in itself, is only a few blocks away. The bril- liant Fifth Ave. parade will pass by the outer portals of Radio City. Radio City is rather an enormous and awe-inspiring project which was conceived in the mind of John D. Rockefeller. Among other things Radio City will include a sixty-six storey office building, International Music Hall, and Sound Motion Pie- ture theatre, the largest in the world - There is in New York • a race of men called People Who Write to the Newspapers. Every new innovation, every change in the political, social or architectural life of New York un - sheaths a host of pens which consider the change in jocular, profound or critical style. Many of them recently have been protesting at the increasing number of skyscrapers which have been aris- ing out of the bed rock of Manhat- tan Island. "Manhattan Island will collapse with the weight of those buildings" "Some day New York will fall to pieces; New York will sink un- der the earth with all of that weight." Now that Radio 'City is' on its way to join the proud company of New York's skyline, other alarmists will no doubt take their pens in hand - However, engineers interested in the project are hastening to reassure them that no matter how high build- ings go, there will be no additiolfal strain on the crust of earth which some Indians once sold for a few bottles of rum and some bright beads. Radio City, for instance, consists of twelve acres, bounded by Fifth and Sixth Aves., and extending from 48th to 51st Street Before the final building site is ready for actual con- struction to begin, 1,000,000 tons of earth and rock will have been truck- ed away. That will leave consider- able of a hole which will be filled with mortar and steel as a foundation for the actual buildings. Now the weight of the foundations and the buildings will be 660,000 tons. Those 660,000 tons will rest on the bed rock Which las formerly supported 1,000,- 006 tens. ,000,-O06teits. Instead Of adding 'to the weight of M'a.nhattait: Island, big build- ing's decrease the weight, Radio City Wit ,les en,::11y,:3401,000*tone the strain on the bed rock.