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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1921-12-15, Page 7BUTUNG SWODFISU'Mt CALiS i .O'jrCl, OFF GRAND BANKS A SEA DAINTY OF WIDE POPULARITY. -Spearing the (Fish With Harts peon is Exciting Sport Dur- ing Late Summer Months. In the fishing grounds of the Grand Banks and cf the ooast of Cape Bre ton, Canada possessles the most pro - title haunts of the swordfish, whose delectable cutlets find etch favor in the dining tables of Eastern Canada and the United States., Each year the catch of this fish off the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland coasts' accounts for a substantial amount in the revenue from Canada's fisheries. During the inanth of August tains year there were 29,800 pounds of swordfish caught in the George;3 Banks, and in September 38,200 pounds caught off Cape Breton. Much of the Canadian oatch of other years was landed at United States' parts, and the cloning of these outlets this year through the Fordney Tariff led to the cancelling of the second trip to the banks so that the present total catch will probably show a decrease after having increased for some years. The catch in 1918 amounted to 4,300 cwt,, valued at $26,952; in 1,919 it rose in 'value to $49,364, though production was. less, being 3,645 cwt„ and last year it amounted to 7,411 cwt., valued at $90,417. ' • The swordfish, which is so culled from its proltamgation of the upper jaw into a lensat pointed, sword -like, weap- on which it -uses for defence and ag- gression, is a sea dainty of universal • popularity. In Canadian waters it . •.ranges•. •1n size from seven to twelve • feet, and in weight from three hun- dred to six hundred pounds, though specimens . are occasionally caught which run to six and eight hundred pounds. Its. food consists of the small- er species. of fish which it secures- by • dashing into achene, spt'aringastnany of its number as possible, and devour- ing them at leisure. • Schooners-8pecialiy Fitted. The capture of the swordfish forms a regular branch of the Canadian At • lantic fishing industry the weasron be- teg, in the late summer months, and numbers of • fishermen engage in the pursuit. Schooners at this time are especially fitted out for the chase, a platform being raised on the bowsprit where a coretant look -out is kept and from which the harpooning is done. At this time of year the swordfish, which usually follows sohools of other fish, which farm its prey, are to be found as a rule basking in the sun on the top of the water, The schooner approaches them and from the raised platform the feria is speared with a harpoon. Tho tether of the weapon is attached to ane or two casks which, thrown overboard, act as a drag to the impaled fish in its endeavor to get away. A dory is then lowered from the schooner and the exhausted fish • pursued, overtaken and despatched with.a bayonet., The chase is not altogether bereft of excitement and hazard, the fish often turning on the doxy, with what danger traits occupants may be realized when it is considered that the sword -like proboscis is capable et penetrating a six-inch oak Peak. Thus the scheme- er pursues its way, harpooning and bringing on board such sworesb as it encounters until a substantial catch has been made, when a return is made to share and the fish marketed. A Christinas Carol. It is easy, 0 my mastersi to find the best of ways To pelase the Lord iu using the holiest of days. "Not" says the rich man, "I am filled with care, Sables far my wife—diamonds fine and rare? Pearls for niy daughters,, swift ear for my sons?— I shall be mad from worrying before the great Eve runs!" "Alt;" says his brother, "I know the gift He noire; I know that He redeemed me—I was once a slave. I wish I had a chalice set with rubies red As the blood of pigeons, or sapphires for His head." But-- oh- seek out the sad man to whom all Inds are closed, Who l.nockcd in vain at every door where honest folk reposed Oh, cheer the widowed woman and dry the Ohildren's teats, And drive away for one whole year the waif the orphan teazel ft ie -easy, 0 my masters, to find the best of ways, To please the Lord its using the laolteet of days! - Maurieo Francis Egan. A Practical Man. 1 iireSessor of mineralogy tells of the father of one of his pupils coming to him alto saying, "1 don't want lug her to Iearn about strata or MPS or faults or upheavals or denudationa, and I don't want hint to fill his mind with fossils or stuff about eryataatd. What I want hint to learn is how to find gala and silver anis Z~;aprt,r' fu paying OSA' titters. sir -Vs sassiest quantities." Only in Rare Cases Does Back. ache Means Kidney Every utuscle in the body needs constantly a supply of riola, red blood in proportion to the work it does. The muscles of the back ate umber a heavy strain and have but little rest, When the blood is thin they lack nourish- ment, and the result is a •sensation of pain in those muscles. Some people think pain in the back means kidney trouble, but the best medical authori- ties agree that backache Seldom ar never has anything to do with the kid- neys, Organic kidney disease may have progressed to a critical point without developing a pain in .the back. This being the case, pain in the back should always lead the sufferer to look to the condition of his blood, It will he found in most cases that .the use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills to build up the blood will stop the sensation of pain in tate til -nourished muscles of the back. How much better it is to try Dr, Williams' fink Pills for the blood than to give way to unreason- able alarm about your kidneys. If you suspect your kidneys, any doctor can make tests in ten minutes that will set your fears at rest, or tell you the worst. But in any event to be per- fectly healthy you must keep the blood in good condition, and for this , pur- pose no other medicine can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, You can get these pills through any dealer in mediciue, or by snail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50 from The Dr. Williams` Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Waterloo• medal was the first given to all ranks alike, Origin of Steeplechase. The etymology of steeplecliaso Is toe 1bvic•us to nd . . ounders of the spelteenet nterelyexplanationfaxed up- an a distant steeple ;and rode ,straight to it, crowing gallantly hedge, ditch, paling, turf ar timber, pasture, crops, moorland or ridge and harrow -•-whose riding With The ling strai3btest, came in first end �.• <<•, s winner. I�'��x as,„ asee But there a_re few, indeed, to whom The Owen Sound L7cuncil of the BOY a wild goose elnoe bears any implica- tion of sport, yet the phrase derives front a sport hazardous, indeed. It is ' said to have begun in Ireland, where a chosen leader took mounted men cross country, 'but chose always the roughest, wildest going to be found. If mischance befell the leader some ether took up the office ---occasionally there was a change of leaders if the first prayed timorous. For danger real and thrilling was the spice of the wild goose chase. The winner was not he who came home first, but ho who had flunked nothing in the route, even possibly have gone further around to negotiate an extra hakard. .Knowing this I have wondered a little 1f the Wild Geese—the Irish legions who, .fighting for alien kings, have shown themselves prodigies of valor—did not tihlce their name from the sport nearest the heart of their homelead, Seiontific Proof. One day a teacher_. was having a first -grade class in physiology. She asked them if they knew that there was a burning fire in the body all of the time. One little girl spoke up awl said: "Yeses; when it is a cold day, I can see the smoke." Minard's Liniment for target in Cows. HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON • Provincial Board of HealthrOntarlo Dr. Middleton will bo glad to answer questions on Pubiie Health mat- ters through this column. Address hiro.,at Spading House, Spadina Crescent, Toronto. There appears to be a doubt in the mind of many of my correspondents as to what ' Public Health actually means. At the bead of the column in which I write articles on Public Health, , questions on Public Health subjects are invited, end I shall: be este" to answer such questions. But in many cases letters are receved from people asking me for suggestions re- garding treatment for some ailment they. have .and which they would like to get rid of. Now I desire to make it plain that I cannot answer questions of this sort. It would be tselese for me to do so if I wanted to, for I have not seen the patient and could not diagnose their trouble from state- ments in a letter. Besides, treatment of disease is the particular and special work of the family or local physician, He is the man on the spot and the right man to consult in cases where medical advice is desired. For instance, one woman writes that she enjoys my articles on Public Health and wants to know if I could tell her What to do for a "floating kid.- ney." In another case a mother writes to say that her bully had a heat rash ttnd wishes to know what she should do for it, while just this morning I received a letter from an old gentle- man to say that he had fits and want- ed me to tell him what treatment he should adopt. Now, there are many similar letters reaching me which I need not relate J here, but in every case 1 have to refer 5•ccll ease's to the physician. The work of • a Public Health offi- cial deals largely with hygiene and preventive medicine, and by these terms I mean ways and'means of pre- serving health and keeping the body and mind in full strength and vigor, and giving warnings of danger to health that will undoubtedly follow neglect of hygienic principles either in personal or community life. As regards the care and treatment of the :sick,' that is a phase of medical work by itself, andathe local physician ie the man to deal wiibh sickness in any camtnunity, The Public Health official is really a teacher and sanitarian. His work is preventive, rather than curative— in fact about the only instance where Public Health officials undertake treatment is in the prevention or con- trol of ooantnur cable or infectious diseases when such diseases are a menace to the health of other people. My advice to all, those who write to me telling of their personal ailments is to see their doctor, because these- ailments heseailments are not in the line of Public Health work, My purpose is especi- ally to keep people well, and to this end I' shall be glad to answer any questions that may help anyone to remain in good health and preserve their full vigor and activity, and I shall try to give full publicity to those principles of hygiene that tend to Maintain health and happiness and raise ethe general. standard of living, Real Rest Depends Largely Upon the Depth of Your Sleep A warning to "light" or "poor" sleepers The deeper and sounder you sleep the better you feel. Five hours sound refreshing sleep does you more actual good than ten hours restless, disturbed sleep. This is because the final conversion of food into vital tissue and nerve cells goes on more rapidly when the physical and mental forces are at rest. You can't get sound, refreshing sleep if your nerves are agitated with tea or coffee. Both these drinks contain caffeine, which is sometimes very irritating to the brain and nervous system, If you want to know the joy, vigor and stamina that comes to the person who gets sound, healthful sleep, why not stop taking tea or coffee for a while, and drink delicious, invigorating Postusn instead. Thousands of people everywhere have found that this was the only thing they needed in order to bring about these very happy results. Order Postum from your grocer today. Drink this delightful Cereal beverage of satisfying flavor, for a week. Perhaps, like thousands of others, you'll never be willing to go back to tea or coffee« Possum comes in two forms: Instant Postum (in ties) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postern Cereal Oa packages of larger belle for those who prefer to make the drink while the mehl is being prepared) made by toiling for 20 minuted, `astuin for Health "There's a Reason" Scquts was recrg;tnized recently and new plans and new lite were injected Into this work among the L.oy;s. Tito local Rotary Club is behind Gwen Semi Scouting strung, and rocentiy devoted one of its weekly meetings to a Boy Scout dinner at witieh E ecutive secretary Frank f.', Irwin of 'J.'orouto was the chief speaker. It -was an- nounced that there are now five Boy Scout Troops in the city and that three more will probably be formed before the end of the year, There will be general reorganization of the Scout movement in the city and all Scout bodies will be ltrought under one cen- tral governing council, In addition new troops will be organized and the work carried on in districts not now covered. * * * * A meeting was held in Hamilton recently of the special committee in whose hands are the arrangements far the mammoth Scout display to be held some time in the early part of the coming year. It was decided that in addition to the actual display, booths will be erected which will il- lustrate the different subjects boys are taught to enable them to pass the Scout profrcieucy badge tests.. The planning of the entertainment was left in the hands of a sub -committee 'and all the local Scoutmasters have been asked to inform this committee of all talent possessed as soon as pos- sible. * * * * * William Aitchison was elected presi- dent of the Border Cities' Boy Seaut Council at a meeting of the council held recently in Windsor.: Mr. Aitchi- son was vice-president last year and has been aotively identified with Scout work in the Border Cities for four years, He was president of the Fourth Troop when it was organized four years ago: It was arranged at the meeting that an officers' training course be opened'i-n the Border Cities for the benefit of young men who have been Scouts or are interested in Scout work. "Cascarets" if Sick, Bilious, Headachy from the Bowels Get a 10 -pent box now. You men and women who can't get feeling right—who have headache, coated tongue, bad taste and foul breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are bili- ous, nervous and upset, bothered with a sick, gassy, disordered stomach, ar have a bad cold. Are you keeping your bowels cleanwith Cascarets, or merely forcing a passageway every few days with salts, cathartic pills or castor oil? Casearets work while you sleep; cleanse the stomach: of sour, fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from liver and carry out of the system all the constipated poison in the bowelo. A Cascaret physic to=night will straighten you out by morning. Cock Crowing "Belgian Sport. Cock -crowing competitions are very popular among the working classes in Belgium. The roosters are ranged in eases, and official markers note the number of crows. The cock that has uttered its shrill cry the most times in an hour carries off the prize. ,Soldiers Learned Value of Forests. The remarkable increase in the in- terest which Canadians' are taking in their forests is attributed by some to the fact that members of the Canadian Expeditionary force in the war came home with a new ooneeption of how Vital forests are to any state, both in peace and war, and also hew large a proportion of land in countries of dense population is dovotott to forest culture, This is doubtless one reason, anti the ruse in the cost of forest pro- ducts of all kinds has also been a con- tributing factor. Perhaps the chief reason has been the realization by both civil'lans and soldiers of the folly, amounting to criminality, of allowing a great natural resource to be destroy- ed by the carel-ess handling of fire. Honey Refrigerator In hives. It is the habit of bees to place their honey in the coolest place in the hive, and the young insect in the warmest. Great Drydock. The greatest drydoek on the Medi- terranean le planned by the Italian Government at Naples. Soma Fish Never Sleep. Salmon, pike and goldfish are said to be the only fish that never sloop. The Persians have a different came for each day its. the month. The leech is the •only animal that possesses three separate jaws. Still .hope! It is foolish to be sorry you alalic Until you reach the end of the rami, In Italy wheeled traffic keeps to the -left its the largo towns, but to the right its the country. The nettle, which has eighteen coni - mon varieties, is the most widely, spread of any wild plant. WOULD \OT BE '1; nir .rT ILUI ''iS O1 t1: id ET Angelo' Hair Carney Made from Gourds. i, In Spain and the Canary islands has long been grown r kind at gourd, the size of a small watermelon, green 11, blotched with white, which is -very geed to eat. It it called "Denture." 'c. and until recently botanists have sup. e ; posed that it -came from the Par East, otl.er .name for It being "Siam ' gourd." t It turns out, however, that this gourd le of American origin, and was eaten by tine people of Mexico. long be- t fore the bays oY Cortez and lifsrnte- t wino, being known to thein as "chile- cays te." The Spaniard~ tool; 11 to I Europe and introduced it in their own wintry. A enlrious thing about :t is that its white flesh, when. the gourd is cooked, resolves itself pita long Memento re- .o;raelt.ee veernice?di. Cut in (martens and boiled forty-five m' -nates, the vege. Mille is then transferred to cold water, f ` witoreupon, with a Iittle stirring, the pulp detaches itself from the rind and taken the form of slender tlareasir, which may be served with soup, with milk, "au gratin" with cheese, or in various other ways. In the Canary Islands the. v: rltaicolli- Iike filaments aro converted into a de- I[ciaus candy by putting them into'bolting syrup and cooking until this syrup cracks in cold water, The candy thus made ie pretty, transparent, light yellow in color, and is called "angel's hair-„ ()nee a mother has need I ttby'n Ow Tablets for her little ones rsl:�; wmil not bo without them, The Tablets a, a perfect hon; remedy. They reu tate the bowels and stomach; driv out ccrstiltation tu'd indi;eetion break up (albs and simple fever an t maize baby healthy aril happy. Con cerning them, Mrs. Noble A. rye beim Secutu, N.S„ writes:. -"L have found Baby's Own Tablets of tgree.bbenefit for my children and I would not be without them." The Tablet, are sold by medicine dealers or by mall at 2,5 celtts . it box front The Dr Williams' hietlieine Co„ IBrockviIle Out. Predicts Armageddon Within the Decade. An astrologer who aigns hinsel "Septarial,." writing in the British Journal of Astrclegy, says that the year 1926 is destined to shake the world to its foundations, beth piaysi tally and politically. After general trying misfortunes, he says, there will be a battle of Arum geddon, with the entry six years biter of "the Mighty One of Israel." The great final conflict, he says, will bo waged against Mohammedanism allied with the Bolshevik', which will push in the direction of the Holy Land, whore, north cf Jerusalem, the fight will be carried to its predestined end. Four great Powers will be allied against the Anglo-Saxons, which will be gatherel again from all parts of the earth, There will be a British -Israel victory in the end and universal peace. MONEY ORDERS. Remit by Dominion Express Money Order. If lost or stolen you get your money back. A Gas from Wood. Sulphite turpentine gas given off when wood is boiled in paper -making is used in making TNT. His Hearing Restored. ' The invisible ear drum invented by A. Q. Leonard, which is a miniature mbgaphone, fitting inside the ear en- tirely out of sight, is restoring the hearing of hundreds of people in New York City, Mr. Leonard invented this drum to relieve himself of deafness and head noises, and it does this so successfully that no one could tell he Ls a deaf man. It is effective when deafness is caused by catarrh or by erforated, or wholly destroyed natur- al drums, A request for information to A. 0. Leonard, Suite 437, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City, will be given a prompt reply, 11 advt. LUMBERMAN'S FRIEND The Original and Oply Genuine In a certain public park there are seats around the bandstand with this notice posted on them. "The seats in the vicinity cf the bandstand are for the use of ladies. Gentlemen should make use of them only after the former are seated' The actual weight of the human brain or the size of the :lead iz no sign of special intelligence. Minard's Liniment for Distemper. A grasshopper's ears are just below its knees. Mother!' Clean Child's Bowels With California Fig Syrup Brett a sick child loves the "fruity" taste of "California Fig Syrup." If the little tongue is coated, ar if your 1 child is Iistless, cress, feverish, full Hof cold, or has colic, give a teaspoonful to cleanse the liver and bowels. In a 1 few hours you can see for yourself how thoroughly It works all the con- stipation poison, sour bile and waste out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. Millions of mothers kr ep -California Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea- spooufuI to -day saves a sick child to- morrow. Ask your druggist for gena- ine "California Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mather! You must say "Califotnia" or you may get an imitation fig syrup. YARAIOUTIX, N. S. COARSE SALT LANDI'SALT Bulk Carlota TORONTO SALT WORKS C. J. CLIFF • "rOROKTO When your head is dull and heavy your tongue furred, your bowels costive; when you have no appe- tite for food, no strength for work and no interest in life; your stomach is at fault. You need Mather 50i$el's Syrup, which con- tains medicinal extracts of more than ten different roots, barks and leaves, which are wonderfully beneficial upon the digestive or- gans. Sold in 50c. and $1.00 bottles at drug stores. 7.021 "= NAMMIMAMMAMMUMMSNAWSPA Smerica% Pioneer Dog /Semedta, Book on DOG DISEASES and now to Feed Mailed Free to any Ad- dress by tho Author. I•r. cley Mover co., Ino, 115 `Vest 31st Street New York, U.S.A. USE SLOAN'S TO EASE LAME BACKS YOU can't do your best when your back andevery muscle aches with fatigue. Apply Sloan's Liniment freely, with- out robbing, and enjoy a penetrative glow of warmth and comfort. Good for rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains and strains, aches and pains sciatica, sore muscles, stiff joints and the after effects of weather exposure. For forty yearspain's enemy. Asko yourneighbor. Keep Sloan's handy. 'At all druggists -35c, 70c, $1.40, , s Made in Canada.. ioa 9 Liniment Itzuswomitonosausama J?AGE's PAY CINCK NOVI MUCH DIGGER CAN WORK EVERY DAY SINCE TAKING TANLAC. Troubles Gone, He Eats Any. thing and Feels Fine All the Time Now. "I airs patting in fill time at work since Taniac has got me in such fine shape," raid William Page, 29 Ilamit- ton St., Toronto, Ont "'P+Iy troubles had been pulling me down for six years anti during all that time I hardly knew what it was to ever feel good. My stomach was .all out of order and as regular as I oto anything I had to pay for it in suffer- ing. There was a burning like fire in my stoat:telt, I would bloat all up with gas that nearly ant ea my breath and at times I had such stuatherrng spells that I thought each breath would be my last, I had frequent attacica of rheumatism in both knees and ankles and sometimes these spells nearly laid me out altogether. My nerves were all unstrung, 1 was restless all night long and could sleep. but little, and when morning canoe I never felt fit for work. "But Tanlde straightened me out and to -day I am feeling Ane and in ab- solutely Sound health. I have a -cork- ing good appetite and can eat any. thing set before me and digest it as good as I ever could. My nerves are strong as steel and the rheumatism has just about eompletely gone. I sleep like a top attd get Sip mornings ready for a big day's work." Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv. Bar Magnet. An inventor has Inaunted a small bar magnet an a hinged support to pick up phonograph needles. Ciasstned Acivertlsement3. HELP WANTED. ADIkS WA.,y`k:D---TU no PLAIN .4J and light sewing at ,home, whole or spare time; good. .pay; woric sent any distance; Eharges paid. Send stamp tor particulars. National Manufacturing Co., Montreal. PLAYER PIAI'•to FOR SALE. » h LL PLAYER PIANO IN GOOD 1) condition, with a large number of music rolls, for sale at a bargain. L. Costello, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto, BELTING FOR SALE ALL KINDS O1 NEW AND USED belting• pulleys. saws, cubte,lwse,paoktnc, etc., shipped subject to approval at Iowest prices in Canada. YORTC ISF.LTINS"I CU-. 115 YORK, STR1;ST. TORONTO. DANDER1NE Stops Hair Corning Out; Thickens, Beautifies, 35 -cents buys a bottle of "Danderine" at any drug store. After one applica- tion you can not find a particle of dandruff or a falling hair. Besides, every hair shows new life, vigor, brightness, more color „•v '0•••••• •••7_e. THE MISERY OF BACKACHE }Reproved by Lydia E. Pink. hal'al's Vegetable Compound, Meaford, Ont. "I took Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache, and I also had a female weak- ness. I felt dizzy and nervous, and was without energy. I heal to force myself ::o do my work, and was always tire Saw a Pinkltaln a - i c','tisersent which. tit meed me to take the Vegetable Qonl- sK pound, and n.y back jgcaduaFy st.atppecl tel ing and 1 fe t lighter in spirits, 11 am recommend ng the Vegetable 1 ottt- ntor nd with 'tieasure t;s all I meet who eat iplatn as I did, "---Munni» finned, Munford, Galt. tr011tallStS P'ISSIS Cauls Gift .the r)nt iVr it'll site should ino;tI zeal- ty guard 16 her li 'r.tltia, bz.t s.;e often n• e:We `s to do so in season until some ailment peculiar to le se: Ilea fa tensr� Itself upon her. Man so ttileeted tvareen may rely upon Lydia 1. Pink- harn's Vegetable Compound, a remedy twit has been wonderfully successful its reit bunt; health to suffering women. Ic you have the slightest doubt that Lydia ]F:- Pinl;hatu'u Vegetable COM - pound will he1Ct you, write to Lydia E. yualtilaitl Medtenue t`'s1. (confidential), 1..1,att, Pl sso, far. advice. Your letter Will be ailette:l, reap and anewe""ed by la woman, and helm in i r>et ee S'Am e. Never say "Aspirin" without saying "Bayer." WARNING! Unless you see name "Bayer" on tablets, you are not getting Aspirin at all. Why take chancel? Accept only an "unbroken package" of "Bayer Tableets of Aspirin," which contains directions and dose worked out by physicians during 21 years and proved safe by nliI1iofl; for Colds Headache Rheumatism Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis Earache Lumbago Pain, Pails Bandy tin boxes of iii taltlets®attles of :1d anti 105—All 7ia;, 't;itti. Aspirin id the trade Mario (reclatored in Canafial of 130.5'er Manufacture o' g"1- ucettcacldester of Salleyticaeld. while it la weli known that Aiplrin mi•antl 73aq�t manufacture, to (octet the Stibllc agaanet Inittatlone, the Tablets of Rayer COtatitast' Will be *Waved vwitta their goucral trathP marl:, t'.,o ii-lyT boat,"