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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1940-11-08, Page 6(BY Oonrtner ROW 000ner iii Rei4- e Digest) Zuer Stehe ilii .deeply etched. It was • Vlit.)4da afternoon; on Uiy cirth- ' '9110r Shoved ray terriers, the rour totrBiatthers, Akt- in an "instaht I Iftehod ,away a lighted eigaxette and Saidadi "No; I've artopped sinok- ttng." gere was the culmination 'of: many) nears? resolutions, each too Weak to stand by itself, but all form- : hag a basis for Coopers Last Stand. New I must reither lick the foe or ad - Mit to being a weakling and a suck- . Suddenly. I 'was terrifiect--a snivel- ing sacrifice on, the altar of resolu- tion. It was the kind of 'afternogn Or a fellow to lean back from 'his •.typewriter, forget ,his, work for a inconent reed light a cig— l3ut 1 hed ,stvearti. off. 'My eraoking had gotten'ao bit thick.. more than 40 years 1 had sucked' up nicotine Like a filling station sponge. Even at night I aw,ak,ened many times, and grabbed fer.a cigar- ette, And now I stood quivering with the knowledge of what I was in for, I didm't even have any help; my wife was, out shopping. I Was' alone -- Alone! I laughed. No need to tell anyone what I had done. No need for braggadocio, or athlete. case I couldn't stick it out. If I- tailed, there would he no shame. NohtodY' could- kid me into Weakening, because nobody knew. Suddenly everything was swell; De- ' liberatrelY I put some cigarettes, in me pocket; that afternoon I fingered them a hundred times. At last, I laid them aside. 1 had, lived for eight hours' without sanoking. Why shouldn't I be able to liveteight hours more? I refused to touch, mj Bette boa' when I went to bed. Some- , way 1 .reanaged to sleep,only to a -waken with a horror hen,ging over me—of something .terrible I'd done -- Then I heard, the Clock strike four. I'd beenasleep for six straight hours, something unheard 'ef for years! My terror passed; .sow t really laughed. Snapping on the light, I opened the box and streamed cigarettes, through My fingers,' exulting over them, "I've, got you licked!" I gloat:elle "If I can, stay away from, ylou this: lens, 1 can stay away forever" • • Here the state chops short. On that November day whet?. the Big Ex - AVM 1.46 710 Orgtell. roda.€40 JUST LIKE altbsitent happened I was 20 pounds underweight. I load no taste for food. I -had smoker's. throat, a bronobial cough, smoker nerves. Oats and spinet—about as rigid as 'a rubber band. The fingers of both has were stained a deep walnut. I was asham- ed to open my mouth because of the thick nicotines incrustations on my teeth, to say nothing of the ..lorown fur on my tengue. I was a ane -man furnace. A 'single Month brought about a great change. My •-• smoker's pulse which often had pounded along at 120, dropped back to a pleasant 72. 1 could really Mete and enjoy food for the first time in ten years. The sneaker's throat, cough and sinus in- flammation were gene. • Today. if I don't sleep eight hours at a stretch,, 1 cereal:gin .about it. The only scar remaining is the wish that Pd done all this twenty-five years ago. I , had attempted . it often _enough, but without the proper pMlosophy. &wally I told everyone that I was going to try to atop snaking. Or ,I began the "tapering -off" teChnique, and ,all that serif -delusion bilge. In a few days 1 was smoking like a re engine again. "How anyone afflicted with acute----aierv-ous. l?ficatinitiscnn cut' down on- his intake 'le something I've never learned. On the eon:friary, everybody who leo studied the prob- lem of smoking avers that there i3 only Ope. way to deic.rease the intake. --and that is to etop altogether, T. C. Furnas recentty made an exhaus- tive canvass of smokees; his pried,: pal finding was that you'll either cut smoking off :short and take it on the chin, or you won't cut it out at all! Prbm 45 of My acquaintances who have sworn off; 1- have discovered some rather surprising things. Those who experienced the least 6difficulty in quitting were those wet) did least talking -about it. As one friend put it: "If you're going to build bridges back to smoking even before you quit, then qUitting is just a pretense. Yotrre ,going to lay off for a while, go thirougat hell and high water, start smoking a little on the sly, then get back hard as ever; meanwhile lying your head off about, how- you • really found out it ,was better for you to cut down gradually." 011e cigarette is just as danger- OA1S to an exemloked •aseneodoink is t� a reformed' drunkard. Actually,: excessive sleeking is just a form of drunkenness,. If I had a boy whom I was tryinn nt. guide, I'd tell him to take the .ligner ,route retiree than the tobaccio road. Your doctor Can scare toti Into quitting drink. 4But moist doctors will, -onlY Say about emektitg;. . W41140.` ter Mt deent" Yet there *Mists * doubt about the benefits to be deatived from oat - ting out Whiten): Of ray file-0dt Who, have stoppedrnibbliug at nicotine, all but two or three are feeling far mere fit. Headaches have natrashed, sintis troubleehreasedt some instanc- es, sight ba a been enhanced; others rasetioi. a keener sone of renekevr en et hearing. With rnany, there bs been, a lessening of indigestion and ,biliousniess-, and a greater resistances against colds oa• fin. Smoker's throat mod cough have disappeared..While some have gained Weight, most have not gained in size. Since I stopped smiookin.g, I have gained 20 pounds, 6.1m1 can drool easily at the thought of oysters, 'a sirloin: steak; baked pot- ato and toe -cream. Yet I still wear the same size clothes and my 32 waistline is -exactly the same. This is probably due to an he creased desire for activity. A , n pense feels better, and goes in for more ex- ercise. The type of flesh which lone puts on by abstinence from smoking seems :entirely different from. the in neritube variety which' attaches itself to the midriff as a result of indol- ence. There Is a common belief that a drink isn?t much good without a smoke to accompany it. Thereforre, one big hurdle is: the social hazard when everyone is standing around with cocktails in hand. You think you'reenot going' in be able to take that. But it can be done. Merely say what yoinve always said when you heven't felt like molding; "No, thanks." The offering of cigarettes': is merely a mechaprical social gee- ture. It is amazing how few persona notice that you arena in the huffing and puffing class. One, pule4need be observed here: always care) match- es. Oddly enuagh, the more cigar- ettes you light, for ,others the fewer times you will be asked to sneaker. Heavy erolokers become accustom- ed to irritation: , of the throat and some sort of taste in the mouth, and my friends agree that this is telae big thing to beat in staying away from tobanto. In times of stress, I sucked on a ,.menthol cougla-deop or mine Others have used bard candies: But stay away from soft candies; you'll eat the, whole box before you realize it. The per•son who stops smoking must inure himself to the knowledge that every old association will bring a ,,teeurrieg desdae. Once this is un- derstood, however, it is just another apple in the bag. The desire can be seise/tatted- by coMpeneateny amonnt of 'reasoning which makes, the crav- ing. , ridiculous. This phase grows weaker the more you laugh about what a nuisance -smelting used to be.. Soon, the thought of smoking -seldom enters, your mind. One association will not bobber HOG CHOLERA 1111ENACE1 Active Co-operation of every Ontario Farmer is Necessary to STAMP IT OUT ONTARIO bas a really serious outbreak of Hog Cholera. This deadly infectious disease of swine has reached alarming proportions in, the counties of Essex and Kent, with smaller outbreaks in Lambton, Elgin, Norfolk and Haidimand. If the disease is not controlled it is certain to spread to neighbouring counties. Every precaution must be taken. The Ontario Department of Agriculture is actively co- operating with the Federal Department of Agriculture and farmers in 'their efforts to stamp out this disease. If the spread , of Hog Cholera is not checked NOW, every pig raiser in *Ontario stands to lose. Only the immediatehand wholehearted co-operation of every Ontario farmer will stamp out this menace to the hog industry. HOW TO PREVENT HOG CHOLERA The Departments of Agriculture strongly recommend every pig raiser to take the following precautions: 1Confine all hogs to pens or yards that have '1 been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with an approved disinfectant. 2ln centres of heavy infection, if possible,- • " keep hogs away from straw :decks as this is a place usually frequented by birds each a� starlings . sparrows, and pigeons, Which 'may have ,cocee direct from an infected barnyard. Destroy as -many pigeons, sparrows and starling& as possible. 3 Keep dogs ont of the pig pen. Keep your • clog tinder control in the daytime mad tied up at night. Keep stray dogs off your farm. 4 Burn any dead pigs or bury them 2o deeply that stay dogs will not dig them Up. Keep all doors closed and protect the win- * dews so that no dogs or birda can enter the - pens. 6 Do not visit staighbottra• )tea penal Nor allow atsigitsboura to atilt your& 7Always have a pan of strong &sin' featant * solution just inside the door lo that sumo entering the pen can disinfect his shoes, AND INSIST ON ITS USE. . 8 Keep livestock trucks off your farm —if you " have stock to ship, load up at the end of the lane. Disease-bearin' g, refuse dropping from the bottom 'of the truck might easily be gabled. to your hogs. 9. DO NOT 101111CDABE " y, VEDDER HOGS" except from dependable sources within a clean distiict. 10 Isolate newly purchased breeding stock for at least three week+ before permitting them to run with hogs already on the premises. 11 In areas where hog cholera exists be, extremely careful about breeding outside sows with your boar. Where hogs are serum treated, follow to the letter dructions given by the Vet- erinary Inspector of the Federal Department of Agriculture. 33 Feed only' carefully 'balanced rations. . • Wellzfed hogs have the strong,* reels- - tame to disenie,- , /fog Cholera is highly contagious And Call spread very rapidly. The aboVe precautions, put into praotice, TODAY, will. do . ' 3IiiacI1 to previiiit 64 spread of Ws deadlY disease. „. . , • Agrinallata ONTARIO 44, NT OF AGRICULTURE aster rdnance ; t • t P. A. Chester, General Manager of the Hudson's Bay Company, who has been appointed- Acting Master General of Ordnance for Canada's fighting forces. A Great War veteran, Mr. Chester serves without charge and assumes no military rank. The Ordnance De, partment is responsible for all equipment and clothing of the fighting forces. you: the 'smelt .ot etaxette smoke ,cipposite-effecte the - longer one stays away from tobac- co, the ..mere Obnoxious it becomes. The exhalation from another's cigar- ette stinks like a dead cat, and re- vives no memories except unhappy ones of headache, hacking coughs,, a haltdead feeling, and hours in which one sits cussing 'himself forte being able to do 'nothing but suck On a' tube of tobacco. Always remember this: no one ,ev- er died or went crazy from the lack of tobacco. Ther worst ,ithat can hap- pen te„,3roU is annoyance, for which you 'are repaid by better voind and pulse, and a mouth which doesn't taste like glue. The strange thing about all this, is that practically no: one looks uton tebacoo as a vile evil. Some of my friends ,cle feel, tawnier, that thie public ,hae been 'high-pressured into smokinrg more than is good -for it, and that there are indications of a back- fire. No matter what the radio pro- grams say, cigarettes the, don't soothe nerves or win 100 -yard dash- es. art -Jae who desire to stop sino ing because of a belief that the hab- it is harmful, 1 recommend listening to the cigarette hours en the radio! Here is a ,cigarnatte that . tells you that it hontains, no waste material, dust, •or other terrible things that rival inglaufaettiteis put into their product. Another boasts that its to- hancerarelesrs\int. rmful on the thiroar A third premises that it Will cure thataarinoning 'cigarette cough. After all fou can't accuse your competitor of every crime in the ,calendar with- dut being suspected yourself. To stop smoking de. a real jab, but it is not as Secrifidal as one likes tg) pretend. I wish. I could •as - slime .gigantic • stature and stand, Na- polelon-like, with a hand in my vest, while I relate terrible experanices. But I can enly.say that, like ann. oth- er abrupt change, ,quitting Crooking is serious, but not •One must employ every possible element of one's Sense of hlumor, whip up all. the pride that ever existed -h• and use common raense. . After all, why fuss and worry about Something that enables You to wake up rated in' the morning., restores your mental clar- ity, and adds years to your life by de- oreasing your ellen:toe physiCal breakdown? An overwhelming desire for a cig- arette is possibly stweeping, over you right now. But ,why shetild a puny piete of paper with 'Some tobacco in- side it be ,allo-wied ••t o Push 'you. around? "The onlybad mistake .1a a (Hag - nestle that I can r'enleraber," said a dearer, "was when I prescribed for '''Incligestiou, and afterwards- learned that nay patient could easily have af- forded aPPentlititie." • - "That, Chicken we bad at dinner was an incubator chielien." ' - • "How do you knowt" "Any chicken rthat had a mother , couldn't be' that 'tough." • • "John said that every time he kien ed Me it !made him a better main." "Perhaps so. But there was no need for him to try to 'get to heaven all in one evening!' - )'oar Next Wolf to TORONTO rty HOTEL liVAVERLrif Located on lAilda tioadlita AVO a COM& St • 1!;asy Parking, li.aellitlea OatWantent 4406my. • - • ishitit- 11,111:,15 fILS. Rates tov,44114,11,1,. • . Parliament: Otaldinitoi Mai Litott,famti,don**, oatt.otto ileitittattio Wheleilita :, WOO* *tie raihtathitthi item. 4floOttlett otiout rattiati,WWWWW tt: The telephone rang in Boom 106 of the -Grand Rotel: Toe Blake tossed:1n his bed, rub- bed the sleep out of hia eyes and mannhand throunit hie tousled black hair. Then easuailY he reached for the telephone, oh a sm-all table' be- side the bed. ' "Hello.," he said. The voice of the desk clerk floated over the wire. "Good. raornin•g, Mr. Blake. It's 7:39 o'elock."„-- Canadiens' all-star left-winger re- placed the receiver and awakened hi roono-mate, Paul Haynes. Both players dressed quickly and went for a 'short walk before break- fast:, :served promptly at .8 o'clock in a special section of the main) dirixinn room. • Theta bow a typical day begins in the training camp of Montreal's Na- tional Hockey League tea,ra. Building a sextette is More 'than arithmetic. It taker brae, money and elaborate organizatien th get a major league hockey team ready for the, strenuous winter campaign, leading to. the Stanley' Oup playoffs. The task is- almost on a machiue basis and in this thriving Iittle eity, fifty. miles from Montreal,' Chaon Dick Irvin is, drilling his charges with military precision. Women Are Barred Alcoholic drinks are barred, smoking is not allowed at 'meal time and wives and girl-filen:ids of the play - ens are barred from the camp site. • -After breakfast, which usually con- sists of .cereal, fruit juice, bacon' and eggs, theist and coffee, . the planers trek to the • spacicius ,greuralS, • sue noureling the moderne arena where physical training is eel:lido:Med under the direction 'of ,Captain Jean'Bertle faunae, of the St. Hyacinthe Regi- ment. The limbering and bode exercises are deeigned 'to take stiffness out, of museneS, 'which have !been dormant. all summer. The program ineludee calisthenics. and running. ' Dick Irvin ia enthasiastic about the value of. such exercises) but the play- ers. insist that the P.T. sessions are the hardestpart of the training grind. Blake and Lends Trudel were aak- ed to pose for The Standard's photo- grapher. "Just talk casually," '' said -the---man -behind rthe-aens,' "and PR get - the picture." "What will we talk about?" Blake demanded. "How about dtacu'ssing the darned P.T.,".. Trudel said. . "The less said. about that, the bet- ter," Was the reply and) other players- whe had gathered around, agreed: Shovtly after 11 o'clock the calis- thenics are :concluded, and the . hoc- keyists are free until 12:30 o'clock. Many walk back -toe:the hiotel Bar ,a rest. Others play nine holes of golf on St: Hyecinthe's picturesque lay- out • 'or indulge in: scrub softball gimes. About five 'minutes „before lunch tune, Irvin 7posts"pis orders for the arteriole:on :in' the lobby. The names of the players assigned to the two practice „squade. are listed and, the starting lineups. are given,. • , Special Menus At exactly 12:30 the dining room doors are aliened and then men scree, r'Y' to their like hungry Vault - So L" s t n (ply. *Went bunny Montreal • . . Stens 4 'a toast, All mends ire plan,- ned the day bellere by Irvin and are given lie Head Waltreas. Marlette Adhaintraallt, special attendee; being paid to vitialolna and 'ealtirieir. • At two trcitook 'the pueltmen repiert at the caeca, 'mina has an eneellent amtificrial ice plant and accommodar tion for Mere than 2,599 spectators. The rink surface is approximately the same size as that of the Fortran. For two fita.ears the coach Works with s players, trying new defence. and forWard cotmbianitions, seeking to de- terraine weak /spots, giving amateur candidates for berths the benefit of vast experience„ Prior to the start of a 60-rainate practice game, 112 which all :offsides are, 'called, the men are drilled in "exerclees, devised to develop speedy ,actlea on the,iCe. They leap over Wooden hurdles, fiasth around barrels, placed .beside the blue -line and they body -check. lily% belleores that body-lehecking has been a neglected art and sti he is having hie detencemen adinintinter stiff jolts to speeding forwards'. To protect the players front serious in- jury, they wear special protectors', in- vented by Frank .A. Patrick, Cana - diens' energetic -business manager. .Na punched are pulled; by the men -arnal,---w.henethey..step-tinten-their---fl National Hockey League game of the 1940-41 season 'against the burly Bos- ton Bruins on November 3rd, the de,.. fence Will be able to handle its as- signeueet and the forwards will know bo vi to avoid 'teary:yr. smasthes inside the opponents' blue Line. When four o'clock rens around the players 'are exhausted and the day's work is ended. Back, in'the dressing aeom they are treated by Trainer Bill O'Brien for minor • cuts and bruises and, after a shower,. they deem NO Gambling Allowed As no . gambling . is allowed—dice and Poker are strictly prohibited— bridge games are organized by some of Les Oana.die•ns while ,dtbera adjourn to the grill and sip soft drinks. • After supper Moine of the men go to .the show. Others loll armind the lobby for a •while,•and then retire. All players must be in bed by 11 o'clock. ' It Costs the club .5,000 to operate the training camp. This sum includes .tnanspertation fon rominentown play- -ernehetet eacterttmodation, -rink • -ren- tals, cost of equipment and medical supplies, salaries and numerous rids - c ellanebuis items. - The training camp is the foundation on which the whale winter puck chain- reStee Add the 'coach who rilds a team successfully willerenne lay see it blaze into greatnesee, yet' as a great teanal Its average life will .be four, years. So wiser managers -begin Major Changes ,befere the creek -up occurs. Replacements Needed • Constant replacementare nieces- sary to keep a National - Hockey League .team at anything approach ing top term, and as les ,Canaidiens, under the former inanageinent, , neg- lected to construct an adequate farm rystem, Ievin faces a difficult task isa arlotilding a contending, squad. At St. Hyacinthe the new coach is closely watching- his veterans for Signs of .weakness and he is sizing up new material for algae of potential merit. thini Feet 110 anblith4d ettOgillit'A apan B.*, n1204000 sea efiethe 4144 A•W Dr.. Chalets tOlitEntent Having silent nearly a nientth with_ his „regulars., and the new Men whops he hopes will be alblet to fill regular spots in the rebuilt machine. Irvin aPtAmatatia. . that tita olub will finish mo worse than bluetit' in the seven teen], loop. r While awaiting the opening whistle six ether teaso are ziptiting threingb similar workouts, 'from. winitipeg, where the. c.hanmion New York Ram' ger' train every year, to Hershey, Pa., where Boston Bruins are work- ing out with their minor league farm- hands._ The fight for top place in the Na- tional Hockey League is expected to be a to -way battle between the Stanley 'Cup holders and the Bruins, who led the league last seaSon. for the second year in succession. Both squad a • are standing pat on their Rumps and se Coach. Prank Botieher :ancl• Manager Art -Roes have few of the , worries which donftiont Irvin, . Tight Race Seen Even .the keeheet experts, who have delved* deeply' into the records of Past rperformanees and have sift- deall-ansilable statistics, axe, notable to make definite predictions as to the most likely threat among the other- five teams. Favorites to occupe-C e third spot in. the final standings...b.:to the Toron- to Maple :Leafs, who open: the treason., against Rangers in Toronto on No- vember 2nd. .Ait this tussle throws together the victor and vanquished in last year's Stanley Cup series, fire- works are expected. ' Canny Smythe,' fiery Leaf chief, who onee appeared ran the bench lit morning clothes "bo give the game more-eolor," vowels, to avenge the de- feat of last Spring. Canadienswill present a reyisect lireup of veterans and rookies .and, *Idle they *are plot expected to usurp Rangers and Bruner,. they seem to havedeveloped an rautfit capable at edging out Chicago, Detroit and New. York Amenicarts. Thee teams will he closely bunched. In Tommy German, who once pilot- ed teams to twigs successive Stanley (Dupe isa Chicago end Montreal; Frank ,Patrick, w1c 40 getteeally regarded- as one of hockey's greatest executhrea, and Dick Irwin, who stamped himself a shrewd -handler of men during .his terni of office with. Lees, the team has ,probably the beat board of stra- tegy in the league. -. enrater ,Raymonct; president: the that it may take two or three years to 'complete the re - Wilding process new under way at' St. Hyacinthe and, based on this pol- icy, youthful players will be . given every chance 40 make good this yearn It's a new deal:for Montreal fans. • ""Wittiat's your name?" the grocery store manager asked the young ap- piican't for a job. "Scott," replied the lad, "And your first name?" "Walter." "That's a pretty well known name, remarked the manager, with a smile The boy loiiked pleased. "it ought te be," he replied. "Fee been ,delivering groceries armind -hene fiir-prcr-yearre." BR1TAIN'S BLACKOUT ,WILL NEVER BE COMPLETE solettoh • a • • ' • -41461144r,i, the 't ouiteeib out emtdoo,lifiblitgeo .