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Lesson
of their Lord, We can understand
what this meant for these disciples,
when we recall the words. of John,
"We know that when he shall appear,
we shall be like hint, for we shall see
hint as he is." Or consider Paul's
words, "to depart and be with Christ,
June 1. Lesson iX—Contrast Between which is far better."
Faithfulness and Slothfulness—Mat-
hew o en
done, thou good and faithful servant;
thou hast been faithful over a few
things, i will make thee ruler over
many things: enter thou into the
Joy of thy lord.—Matthew 25: 21.
ANALYSIS
I. THE APPOINTED TAffie, 14-18.
II. THE REWARD OF FAITHFULNESS,
19-23,
INTRODUCTION—The parable of the
Talents sets before us another side of
the important duty of watchfulness.i
In the parable of the Ten Virgins iti
was 'wisdom that was held up for aur
admire lion. The virgins were wise'
and brought oil for their lamps, the
oil representing the quiet life of reli-
gious devotion, Here, however, it is
the active side of watchfulness that is
emphasized. The interval is not to be
spent in idle dreaming, but in useful
work. The two parables therefore illus-
trate the character of the wise and
faithful servant mentioned in Matt,
24: 25:
This parable occurs only in Matthew
and is to be distinguished from the
parable of the Pounds in Luke 19: 1'2-
27, They are alike in that each refers
to the tarn of the Master, but they
differ is t1<p occasion on which each
was uttered while tie rewards in the
two parabiei differ also.
I. THE APPo15TED TASK, 14-18.
V. 14. No rma11 amount of the com-
merceof ancient times was entrusted
to slaves, who were in many cases pru-
dent and trustworthy. When the own-
er wished to travel to a far country
he would leave the management of
his estate, business, o' wealth to the
care of such a reliable servant. Under
the figure Jesus represents his own eh-
sence, He was going bleave his dis-
ciples in a short time, and he would
entrust them with these tasks which
he wished to have performed:
V. 15, The talent was a very large
amount, coal to about one thousand
dollars, while the pound in Luke was
worth about twenty dollars. In each
case the servant receives a different
amount, shoving that there is a var-
iety of service exl.ected of each. In
the parable of the pounds the sante
amount is given to each servant. It
May be noted that the word talent has
passed into our common speech from
the present passageV. 10. AB go forth in different direc-
tions. He that has fuer talents tra-
vels and invests his master's money to
such good result that he is able to
double the original capital. The sec-
ond one, though he has received a
smaller amount yet gains a propor-
tionalreturn, "A disciple with great-
er and a disciple with smaller endow-
ments, labor in the Lord's work with
equnl love, but the amount of fruit is
treater where greeted gifts and graces
have been received and employed."V. 18. It was no uncommon thing
for people to die; a hole in the ground
and hide their money. This third ser-
vant evidently had no courage, no con-
fidence in himself and no adequate
sense of the responsibility of his pos-
sessions. He snakes no attempt to en-
hance the value of his master's talent.
We are not to suppose that the person
with the one talent is more apt than
env other to neglect his gift. The
point is rather that faithfulness is ex-
pected from those who have few, as
well as from those who have many
gifts.
II. THE REWARD OF FAITHFULNESS,
19,23.
V, 19, As in the parable of the Vir-
gins, there is here also a reference to
the fact that the return of Jesus might
be delayed. In the later days of per-
secution when the disciples were suf-
fering from the cruel sufferings which
they endured at the hands of their
enemies, the time must have often
seemed to. be very long. Many began
to ask, "Where is the promise of his
coming?"
V. 20. Each of those who had been
faithful comes to report on the result;
of trading, and they do it in the same
-word. They evidently found much
satisfaction in being able to give in so
good an account. If one has perform-
ed his task well there is real joy in
being able to report it. Several facts
in connection with the reward are to
be noted. (1) Each receives the defi-
nite approval of the Master in the
same words, "Good and faithful ser-
vant" This comes first; reminding
us that there can be few blessings
more rich and abiding than to have the
approval of Christ. To know that he
lit pleased with our work is' surely
enough reward. (2) Each is to have
his faithfulness rewarded by being
called to new and more honorable
tasks. Our abilities are to be all the
time growing. The reward of intlu-
ence is that we get more.
V. 3. They are to enter into the joy
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A "Scotch" Joke
Chemist Declares Whisky
First Brewed in Araia,
Not Scotland
Loudon.—Au indignant protest is ex-
pected from Scotland as a result of
Ilia assertion in an official Govern-
meet- publication that it is not the
orig6ml home of whisky.
According to Francis Tale, a Gov-
ernment chemist, woh Inas written a
ascii called "Alcoholometry," the po-
tent beverage was first distilled by
the Arabians, at a time when the In-
habitants of Great Britain were cloth-
ed chiefly iu blue dye. Moreover, this
Sassemuci assorts that it was intro-
duced into England under the name of
"Usquebugh" in the 1211s century, 100
years before Scotland sampled it. At
first 1t was used purely as medicine,
and the monks, who were the only
doctors of those days, were also the
founders of the distillery industry.
What New York
Is Wearing
By ANNAIBELi.E WORTHINGTON
Illustrated Dressmaking bassos Fur-
nished i%itl, Every Pattern
Bad Teeth Cause
Of Many Ailments
Heart Trouble Sometimes May
Tine jacket ensemble in matching
Prints of reverse color scheme is the
Pampered new fashion for that im-
portant age of 0, 8, 10, 12 and 14
years.
The one-piece dress in Style No.
3401 has dropped shudders. It is de-
cidedly French, It is wool crepe in
orangey-red ground printed in light
navy blue. The wool crepe jacket
shows striking contrast with its dark
blue ground printed in orangey-red.
Pique prints, linen and shantung
are well -liked fabrics for this prac-
tical jacket dress.
Printed dimity in red and white
used for the dress with jacket of red
pique snakes a sportive practical
outfit.
HOW TO ORDER PATTESNS
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such pat-
terns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
MORAL CONDUCT
Whether a man's ritual be elabor-
ate or meagre does not matter in the
very least. The only thing of supreme
Importance is that his heart should be
pure, What God wants in men is not
uniformity of creed or ceremony, but
moral courage and religious lite.
Be Traced to Teeth
This is one of a series of weekly
articles sponsored by the Canadian
Social Hygiene Council.
You may be surprised to know that
11 you are suffering from rheumatism,
anaemia, tuberculosis, ear trouble, or
a number of other common ailments,
the fuedamestal cause of your trouble
may be your teeth.
Only in comparatively recent years
have medical scientists found this out.
And only a comparatively small num-
ber of people have learned to take ad-
vantage of this new knowledge in
keeping themselves well.
The Mayo clinic, whLLh has won
fame all over the world for the high
standard it maintains, and the con-
scientious treatment it gives patients,
now insists that every person who
conies up for treatment should under-
go a thorough examination of the
mouth, no 'natter what dlseas., is ap-
parent:
Dr. Charles Mayo one said that the
great mass of the people of this gen-
eration would not die from one of the
groat plagues, but that ninety out of
one hundred world probably die be-
cause of some simple infection, the
original cause of which would give
them no trouble. Diseased teeth fre-
quently, are such local infections,
Ono by one the great agencies of
the world are taking even more in-
terest in what the teeth are doing to
the rest of the system. Tho life In-
surance companies watt to know what
is inside the applicant's month before
they decide whether he or she lo u
good risk for a policy. Large indus-
tries employ dentists to examine the
teeth of their employees and see to it
that they have the best chard° of
highest efficiency borough Fealty
mouths.
It is therefore of tin highest import-
mice
mportnice that we be most systematic in
taking the very hest care Possible of
our teeth, and it will help us to do so
If we know some of the reasons. There
is it world of truth in the old quota-
tion, "Infected teeth are :11 tenants."
But it is a poo' law that falls to
work both ways. And while it is true
that diseased teeth disturb the system,
so also is it true that a system that
is not properly fed will bring about
tooth -decay. Therefore if you would
have good teeth, it is not sufficient
that you keep them clean—though this
is highly important ;it is also neces-
sary that 3-051 choose your "ood care-
fully,
Hnnigrante from Italy, Greece, and
Balkan States, Poland and Germany,
have flue teeth, surprising as this may
seein. Investigation of this factor in
then' lives showed that they have a
simple diet, consisting of coarse foods,
plenty of fruit and vegetables, and
dark bread that is never eaten while
it is too fresh. They do not have
the same opportunities that we have
of Indulging in white flout' and refined
sugar, and they seldom eat candy. On
the other hand, the Mayo Clinic ex-
amination of fifteen hundred patients
shows that 87 per cent. had infected
teeter and 80 per cent, suffered from
pyorrhea.
The British Dental Association re-
ports that 89 er cent. of the English
and Scotch school children have de-
cayed teeth. We, who have much
more opportunity of taking care of
ourselves than has the poor immigrant
find ourselves second to them in the
care of our teeth. There is only one
reason—the food we eat. Dental dis-
ease In the past Inas increased with
the advance of civilization, We des-
troy valuable constituents in our food
with too much intensive cooking and
refining. So it behooves us to take
better care of our teeth.
Surely every intelligent person will
realize that if the kind of food' one
eats influences the health of adult
teeth, then the influence which will
be exerted by the diet of the expect-
ant mother upon the embryo -teeth of
her unborn child, will be inflnitely
greater. When there is a baby com-
ing, it is the plain duty of the mother
to help the coming generation to have
sound teeth and strong jaws. In order
to do this the mother must see what
she eats herself is corect because it
is her blood that furnishes all the ma-
terial for the development of the
child's body, Careful attention o his
will help her baby to avoid dental
(rouble, rheumatism, anaemia, tuber-
culosis and ear•troublc—even mental
diseases which result from Infection
of the teeth,
Thero Is no food for Quo baby for
tine first six months to twelve mouths
that compares with mother's milk. It
furnishes not only the necessary ele-
msssts of nourishment, but it makes
the baby a lot stronger than it would
otherwise Ise, for the breast-fed baby
must work hard for food and tho parts
which perform the work gain In bene-
fit in an increased bloodstream. Nurs-
ing at the breast gives exercise to the
baby's nose, month aiul throat,
The diet of the nursing mother
should inchsde a plentiful supply of
milk and eggs and whatever vege-
tables and fruits are obtainable.. It
should be remembered, however, that
the most important element in milk is
only found in sufficient quantities in
the spring ami early summer when the
cows get plenty of green and leafy
food. During the remainder of the
Year the nursing mothea should get
the missing strength -building factors
from other, foods, Orange juice, to-
mato juice—and it doesn't matter in
the vaso of tomatoes whether they are
canner' or not ---raw green and leafy
vegetables are priceless health build-
ors
uildere for the mother and her baby.
Just as soon as the baby's teeth be-
got to appear, which Is some time af-
ter the sixth month, there is a demand
for something besides liquid food.
Toast and bread -cruets should be
given to the baby, and tisase too, will
kelp in the teething period. When the
1aby is weened, cow's milk will be-
come the most important part of the
diet, and it should be remembered that
if the milk is pasteurized and steril-
ized certain important qualities go out
of it, and the baby should If given
orange juice. At the age of twelve
months, soft -cooked eggs and spinach
should be added to the menu.
Front the agea of eighteen months
to twenty-four months the baby gets
n complete set of teeth and should ho
fully equipped to masticate his food,
By giving the baby the proper food
the mother can teach her baby to get
the most benefit from what they eat.
Children are apt to become fond of
food that is soft and refuse anything
that requires work to eat. Fibrous
foods should therefore be introduced
such as baked potato, baked apple,
stewed prunes, green vegetables, peas,
carrots, as well as tender andfinely
ground roast beef and lamb chops.
Have you ever heard the old saying,
"he who does not »i.ast'eate his food
is the enemy of his own life?"
The hest thing which the teeth do
for ins Is to masticate our food, 'renis
is more important than their appear -
ane or anything else about them be-
cause mastication is the first step in
digestion and unless the food is pre-
pared properly our digestive organs
get out of order.
Tooth -ache, whits about as unpleas-
ant as au,tlning one can think of, has
its advautages`lsecause it is a danger
signal and sometimes we are apt to
be a bit careless unless we receive a
very emphatic warning. The fact that
you have no toothache, however,
should not bo taken to mean that your
teeth need no attention. Sometimes
people have teeth that are gradually
undermining their health while they
are not suspecting danger. They
reach middle age and find that not
only are their teeth getting past tate
stage of usefulness, but their general
health ]las suffered as well. One of
the most intelligent habits one can
form It—regular visit to the dentist
every six months and the utmost co-
operation with hint when we get there.
Teeth, properly and regularly brush-
ed, will not decay unless candy is in-
dulged into in excess. Children can
be saved a lot of useless trouble with
their teeth if they are properly train-
ed in this respect. They will not
crave candies unless they, are allowed
to have them more than fs necessary.
And a bad habit, once formed, is hard
to break.
An adult who indulges in candies
should do so during meal times, Can-
dles or sweets should not be taken
between meals, and if this is done the
mouth should be rinsed out immedi-
ately with water, To eat candles just
before going to bed is the beat way to
encourage tooth decay and large den-
tists` bills.
If you are visiting the dentist re-
gularly, 110 will soon recognize any
]Hine, Leroy, conceded by European
scientists as foremost radiologist, was
recently awarded prize of 40,000
francs for her work.
symptoms of pyorrhea In your mouth
and the time to treat this disease is
Ise its early stages. To avoid pyorrhea
one must avoid taking soft, starchy
and getatiuous foods, ince cake, be-
tween meals and before going to bed
at night. Whenever they aro taken
they should be followed by cleansers
suck as fruit. Cleanliness of the
month is one of the greatest means of
avoiding this disease, Thorough mas-
tication helps by increasing the circur
lation in the gums. 1f you have erred
in the matter of diet In the past, the
host thing you can do to correct your
mistake is to maintain the habit of
brushing the gusts and teeth after
each uncal.
The Bible Breaks
the Record
The British and Foreign Bible So -1
ciety will present to its annual meet-
ing waren the Dunce of Gloucester is to
Preside, a report whicis out -distances
all its previous achievements. L`or the
first time in its history of 120 yea's
no fewer than 12,175,292 copies of the
Scriptures have been issued, being an
increase of 776,762. Further, the
Society is selling more than double
the number of copies in the languages
of Britain than it sold ten years ago.
'rims year the Society issued over
1,800,000 copies of English and over
96,000 copies of Welsh versions. With
the addition of embossed copies for
the blind, as well as a few in Gaelic
and Irish, a total of over 1,872,900 was
reached—au increase of about 130,000.
Out of this number the Society is
sending abroad—chiefly to the British
Dominions -840,000 copies, evidenc-
ing the extent to which tho Dominions
treasure their heritage in the English
Bible.
In missionary centres China sup-
plies the outstanding instance of the
circulation of the Scriptures. Over 6,-
800,000
;800,000 volumes were printed for the
Society in China and 6,309,000 were
actually placed in the lands of the
people.
The number of languages in which
tate Society has published the Scrip-
tures now totals 1130, and for every
month of last year 0115 new language
was added.
,Daring the year the Society re-
ceived from all sources a record in-
come of £438,018.
GOD'S WORLD
You are in God's world; you are
God's child. Those things you cannot
change ;the only peace and rest and
happiness for you is to accept them
and rejoice in them. When God speaks
to you, you must not believe that It
is tate wind blowing or the torrent
falling from tate hill. You must know
that it is God. You must gather up
the whole power of meeting Him. You
must be thankful that life is great and
not little. You must listen as if listen-
ing were your life, And then, tisen
only, can come peace, All other
sounds will be caught up into the pre-
vailing richness of that voice of God,
The lost proportions will be perfectly
restored. Discord will cease; harmony
will be complete.—Phillips Brooks.
GREAT THOUGHTS
Our great thoughts, our great af-
fections, the truths of our life never
leave us. Surely they cannot separate
from our consciousness, shall follow
It whitltersoever that shall go, and
are of their nature divine and immor-
tal.
Safety Rules Are
Aid to Motorists
Royal Auto Club'Issues List,
of Simple But Important
Regulations
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
W nth the summer season practically
hero and the usual congestion on the
highways looming, the Royal Automo-
bile Club of Canada, through its most.
dent, Col. Paul H. Hanson, and the
directors, calls upon motorists to ob-
serve the rules of the road and help
avoid confusion and accidents. Each
,year hundreds of minor and many
major accidents and fatalities are
shown to be the direct result of care-
lessness on the part of auto drivers
and in au effort to reduce this high
toil of property and life the Club urges
upon motorists to take a little extra
care and help make the roads safer.
Several simple rules easiiy remember-
ed and important to all users of the
'highways have been formulated by the
Club as follows: 13e patient, A few
Minutes lost on Use road is a small
matter compared with a collisions or
some other sort of accident in which
some one may be Injured or killed and
cars wrecked. Time is not so valu-
able se to call for recklessness,
hover overtake' [mother car unless .
the roar' ahead is clear as this habit
has been proved to be the cause of
numerous mishaps.
Never drive fast at a blind corner
or crossing as a head-on coIIh lob with
a car going la the opposite direction
or a meeting with a train is bound to
Ise esisensivo ill more ways than one,
both financially and physically.
Care at Curves
Always keep on your own side of
the road when taking a curve. Give
clear signals and know the proper one
to give at Use proper time. This is
only being fair to the others on the
road.
Be cosu'teoue. Bad driving manners
frequently result in accidents and cer-
I taiuly do not pay iu the long run.
Take good care of lights, See that
both front and rear are always in good
order and function according to the
law. This Is good protection for your-
self and other divers.
Have your brakes inspected regu-
larly and take no chances with faulty
ones. In the heavy traffic of the sum -
toe', especially in thecities when it
Is necessary to stop very suddenly
many times, brakes which do not
work are a menace instead of a safety
useasure.
Do not overlook the horn. There is
1 a proper time to sound the horn and
{ only at these tines should It be used.
It can become a nuisance It used too
often.
Be careful in parking on hills, tbo
car may run away. The best way to
prevent this is to turn the wheels to-
wards the curb so that it will act as a
second brake.
"Yes, sir, he's a self-made man."
"He ought to call the strike off and
complete the job,"
SILENCE
Let us honor the great empire of
Silence, once more! That boundless
treasury which we do not jingle in
our pockets, or count up and present
before Hien, It is pethaps, of all
things the usefulness for each of us
to do, in these loud times,—Carlyle, in
'Heroes and 1lero-Worship,"
"Sometimes I think it le worth
while to get tired; It feels so good to
rest."—Airs, Calvin Coolidge,
The man who marries in haste and
finds any leisure In which to repent
is a wonder.
MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER
Mutt's Not Guilty of Anything Jeff Mentioned.
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