The Lucknow Sentinel, 1936-06-18, Page 6EDITORIAL COMMENT' FROM
HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.
r Guns too Easy
It is* far too easy in this country,
as^in the United States* for a man to
get . gims. Nobody has any right to
-posess.a revolver'at all unless he is
>a police officer, or is engaged in some.
> I pursuit which requires that. he have,
ode under permit* with the police fully
• : that he has it. Guns are no
; part of the. equipment .of a peaceable,
i' law-abiding citizen.,- The law should
‘ he so tightened that the-whereabouts
. hf every gun in the tpuntry is known.
' St. Thomas Times-Journal.
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. Big Noise
Some people are like a fire*siren.
■They make just as much fuss over a
little trouble as a big one. ■ . _____
\—Kitchener Record?
Women Now Are Persons
It is not so long ago that women
were first . admitted to the practice
of law. They made their essay into
medicine earlier, but the corridors of
the law courts were debarred to
feminine Teet; About twenty years
. was an interesting incident
— in the neighboring province of New
Brunswick, when Miss Mabel French,
having completed the training for the
bar, applied to the. court for admis-|
sion. The judge, ruled that a “person”
was not a woman within the meaning
of the statute "and she was not ad
mitted. •
Not long after, a woman having
fallen into the toils of the law through
“ some misdemeanor, was. coached by
Miss- French, and when her case was
called,,, she pleaded a ruling of the
Supreme Court that, she “was not a
person within the meaning of the sta
tute” and so went free. The Legis
lature then took a hand ■ in the matter
and it ended With the admission of
. Miss French to the bar. She after
wards practised in British Columbia.
—Halifax Chronicle.
and the. like are as much public places
as the. streets* the rotundas and the
business marts. Therefore a man., if
he wish to be precise in his etiquette,
.should not doff his hatin~an elevator.
And that is all th'ere’Ts to it!—Winni-
peg Free-’Press.
. Lesson in English
* “Red” .Ryan, has been repeatedly re
ferred to in the .press as a “famous
criminal”. This is: not only a wrong
use of the’word “famous,” but it de-.,
grades a classic term . Ryan was not
famous, he was' infamous. It is . a
strict practice in the British press to
refer to such < criminals: as “notorious”^
We in Canada would do well to fol
low that example.
There are. other . words that are
commonly -used incorrectly by news
papermen — for instance, the word
“tragedy” is commonly employed in
reports of accidents of various kinds.
There may be, tragedy in some acci
dents, such as in the case of the death
of a bride and bridegroom on their
honeymoon, but most accidents would,
be more correctly described as “fatali
ties:” "Tb'say"that a thing is “tragic”
implies the clash of human emotions,
such as love, hate and revenge, cul-*
minating*fatally for one or more of
the persons involved. ’
That is enough for one lesson.—
Stratford Beacon-Herald.
Gunners on the Soviet battleship “October Revolution”,, pictured during training drill of Baltic
fleet. Already holding commanding position on land and in- the' air, the Soviet’government is’preparing
to enlarge and strengthen its fleett
THE EMPIRE
Rail Revival^
It is a fact., worth noting that last
year the British railways carried 26
million passengers more than in 1934,
and 50 millions more than in 1933.
The gross receipts were increased by
£1,725,000 and £2,280,000 respectively.
Bi the absence of figures as to work-,
ing'■costs it is not possible to state
net results, but it seems as though
the policy of offering cheap fares has
Jully...4ustified- -iteel^--and“ -that the
railway companies have reason to be
satisfied. The ^figures point also to
a definite improvement in the pros
perity of the country. Edinburgh
Scotsman.
Saved for Lean Tim&s
The Ontario fanner pf a generation
ago did not spend* all he made from
one,, year’s operation of his farm;
rather he put something by to carry
him long, during the next year,, in case
there was a poor harvest. Counting
on next year being a good year wAs
the last thought in his mind.
So it*> was with men in seasonal oc
cupations. They might only get a
fewv months’ work, but it was only
the improvident who spent everything
at the time he earned it and trusted
to good luck or charity for the rest
of the year.
Have we passed out of this • stage
into an era where* people have aban
doned all thought of relying on their
own resources and are content with
support from the taxpayers through
relief?’ What has happened at Ot^
tawa, a:- we have observed, may not
be common practice, but a thorough
survey should be made by all munici
palities and by the Employment Com
mission to ascertain the . actual facts.
—Lethbridge Herald.
A Good Teacher
The passing pf Miss Margaret
Barbour, who served for upwards of
fifty years as a teacher in St. Mary’s,
impresses upon one the importance of.
the school teacher's calling. During
her lengthy career. Miss Barbour had
a: part in moulding the lives of sev
eral thousands boys and girls of this
town, many of whom haye since .ad
vanced to position of distinction. in
the Dominion, and she Will long be
gratefully remembered by old pupils
in all parts of the continent A good
teacher is one of the most important
assets of any community. When we
fail to realize that fact we are doing
less than* justice to the upcoming
generation.
108 in the Shade!
Calcutta during the past week has
been in the grip of a very trying heat
wAVe. the shade temperature soaring
*7 "Te days from 97( to 108.5 which isin five days from 97( to 108.5 which is
many , degrees ?bove ■ normal. — Cal
cutta Statesman, April 30.
LONDON — The memory of Capt.
George Vancouver, who gave his name
to the Canadian city on the Pacific
Coqist was honored last week in cere
moniesat the village graveyard* where*
his body lies. .
, Marking the 138th anniversary of
his death, a large throng of Canadians
and others went from London to the
quaint village church of Petersham,
Surrey. The gathering was honored
by the presence of Sir Percy Vincent,
Lord Mayor of London, and other Lon
don civic officials.
Sir Percy is travelling to'Vancou
ver this summer in connection with
the golden jubilee celebrations of that
.city.'.........■:..... .... ■
Following ceremonies at the grave
side, the company went to the nearby1
town of Richmond, rich in historical
associations, where on behalf pf the
borough, Mayor P. H. Goodwin hand
ed to Sir Percy a painting by A. Wat
son" Turnbull, entitled "“Vancouver’s
Grave/* for presentation to .the City
of Vancouver.
A cablegram from Mayor McGeer
of Vancouver, was read, voicing
thanks to Mayor Goodwin and the
people of Richmond for their action.
The ceremonies at Petersham were
imposing. : The Lord Mayor of Lon
don was attended by sword-bearer and
macerbearer and other high civic ser
vants, forming an impressive profes
sion from the tiny red-brick church
with old-time high pews to Vancou.-.
ver’s grave in one of the most
secluded corners of the church-yard.
How to Assess Ability *
For Your Vocation"
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For extra sensitive feet/ *sMb| ‘
weekly baking soda baths are ex-'
cellent. Simply dissolve one-halt cu>
ful of soda in a basin of tepid' water
and soak your feet for twenty mln-*’
utes.
Every job differs in the character*1
istics and qualities it calls for in the
girl who is doing it.
Business girls can be divide^ into
three main sections: (a) Clerical and)
brain workers; (b) saleswomen and
social contact workers*; and (c) do-’
mestic and manual workers. It te'
interesting to decide. which qualities '■
are esesntial in these careers. *
It is evident that brain worker*
should have' the power to concen
trate, a good memory, and be able to
think rapidly and clearly. Such thlngal
as health, tidiness, appearance, lead-1
ership. and Readiness cannot be over*
looked. r ' '
Saleswomen and ’Social worker*
should have a strong personality, a
pleasant manner,, and be able to in
terest people and inspire their con-’
fidence. Domestic and .manual work
era must be strpng and even;te*mper
ed, thorough and able to pay a** ’
tention to detail.______________• • ■
Make up(’ your mind on the ideal
points. See* how many of them you
possess, and also how closely the
most successful business woman of
your acquaintance conforms to the1
type.
Hens Demoralized *
To poff or Not to Doff
Ail tiiis pother about • whether a
man should doff his hat when; riding
in an elevator’ with female passen
gers can .be settled in a breath of good
etiquette. Neither custom nor cour
tesy require -a man to remove his
headgear in a' public place, no ’matter
how. inariy of the opposite sex may
be present. Elevators in office build
ings and department stores and hotels
VVcuZJ Have Speed. Traps
... The advantage is with the
traffic officers when . the- summons
simply charges that 35 miks per ho i?
was exceeded, i which, of course, is
done by 99 drivers out of 1,000, and a
motorist would- not feel any sense of.
injustice if the officer merely stopped
him and said he was driving over 35
miles per hour. Most driver travel
between 45 and 50, and on a clear
road there is no harm in that.
But in the fair system, if motorists
are to be told they were. travelling
at a certain speed, is to have mea
sured miles on the highways with an
officer at each end who could signal
each other and take accurate records
instead pf, merely guessing at what
thejr estimate it was by the speed of
their own motorcycles trying to over
take a car that may be a long way
up the road before they get started.-—
St. Thomas Times-Journal.
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Wat Profit
A London worker for peace asks:
’‘What possible profit can come out of
another. European war?” Well, for
one thing, Vickers. DuPont. Krupp
and Schneider might pay 20 per cent,
or more, and probably would.—King-,
ston Whig-Standard.
Hay-making, it is prophesied, may
be a feature of Country, life which will
soon disappear.* Ten years ago a
Cambridge scientist discovered that
young gyasS had a far higher nutri
tive value for animals than mature
grass, and that if it $fere dried arti
ficially it lost practically none of its
feeding value.
Since ’then engineers have been
studying the problem of making arti
ficial hay at a price which could com
pete with "concentrated feeding-stuffs.
Last month a practical demonstration
was given, at a farm near Stratford-
on-Avon Pf a drying apparatus which
fulfils this condition.
The cost of the dried grass made
by this apparatus worked out at
-about £4 a ton and it was fed in place
dfV cakes and meals costing £7 a ton.
At the farm where the demonstration
was held, hay-making will be dis
pensed with entirely this year. Dried
grass will supply all the requirements
of the cattle as regards concentrated
foods, and no cakes will be purchased.
—Industrial Britain.. ■ . T'
Canadians Should Be <
Encouraged in Crafts
EDMONTON. — Canadian schools
lack adequate teaching of crafts and
there are not enough technical schools
Major F. H. Norbury of the extension
department of the University of Al
berta said. recently in an, address at
the 25th annual meeting of the Can
adian Council of the Girl Guides’ As
sociation in Edmonton.
Speaking on “handicratts.” Major
Norbury said at present Workers In
these lines were nearly all Europeans.'
He averted a large- proportion of the
youth today have no outlook beyond
salesmanship./
He urged development and encour
agement to begin individual effort in
craftmanship blit cautioned the effoft
should* ba started in a small way and
let grow to big things gradually ra
ther than attempting to float an im
mense factory at once/’
Similarly, design, color and material
should tend to serve special wants,
not follow this standardized patterns
of “the wholesale stores” the speaker
continued. ■
The educational,. entertaining and
charadter-bullding value of doing as
distinguished from oral or visual
learning was stressed- by Major Nor
bury. He compared eifrlv days on-the
earth with their need of utilization of,
local materials for . tools of structures
with modern means, often’ complicat
ed. hut demanding first-hand know
ledge.’ •
Every substance demands its owu
treatment, he 'told, delegates, an«||. re-
quirements of today call for intricac
ies of knowledge far beyond that of
even a centtiry ago. Alloys, combina
tions of materials and synthetic sub
stances have tlieir o-.vh limitations
and tie!!’! imlh studv.’
Someone Has Said That Fishing Is
Fishing Even If You Catch No Fish
Marking the Millionth Streamlined Mile
“You’re Bsoaked’ with rain. Have
a fllasik of port—poor stuff, though?’
. “Any port in a storr«. I’ll say, ir.y
boy.” ■• '
, The Burnngton Zephyr crashing through huge , canvas covered
hoop near Sa .’anna. IllaS the railroad celebrated the completion of
of streamlined, D^sel-powered passenger ser
, The Burlington Zephyr crashing through huge , canvas covered
hoop near Savanna. Ill , a«; the railroad celebrated the completion of
its first mulion rmlcs ‘of n«...___•
vice.
Wntes’j the Montreal Gazette—To
all anglers it is good news that the
fishing season is once more open, and
all devotees of the rod and line will
Welcome the opportunity of hieing
themselves off to some favorite spot
where there may be a chance of
dipping a string in the Water With
good effect, dr, at any rate, with sort
of interest which is peculiar to one
of the .most ancient of arts. Gertain
it is that primitive man had himself
some knowledge of this craft, a fact
plainly shown by his gif| of making
fishhooks, one of the oldest devices of
which we have any knowledge. The
first printed book upon Fyshynge:
was published in 1496 and was from
the hand' of the Mother of Fisher
omen, Dame Julyans Berners. The
“Compleat Angler or Contemplative
Man’s Recreation” appeared in 1653,.
and in the hundred and fifty years’
(interval’ but four books oh angling
were issued^ But the literature upon
fishing has since grown to such di
mension that it may fairly.be said
that of the making of fishing text
books there is no end. The question
has been asked why fishing is such
a fascinating sport. And -.someone
has wittily said that fishing is fish
ing even if you catch no , fish.- For
the interest of this sport lies in an
ticipation of some stroke of luck turn
ing , up at any moment. It ^js this
element of expectancy which consti
tutes no small part of the charm of
the snort, for if you are not actually
catching fish there is not a moment
in your experience but you expect that
luck Swill yet turn your way.
There might be made up a strik
ing muster-roll of fishermen who
would be proud to be numbered
amongst the elect coterie of the dis
ciples of “Old Izaak” and followers of
the craft he himself so ardently pur
sued. Charles o Kingley was one of
these devotees of the rod and line and
with what joy does he talk of tlie days
when he. found opportunity to follow
the chalk-streams of his oxvn neigh
borhood5 in .search of a creel of good
fat trout’, won only by the‘endless
patience a.fisherman must-have if he?
is to Succeed in his chosen sport. ’ Or
again; reference might be made to
Archdeacon Paley, the author of “Na
tural Theology.” who was a skilled,
aiigler and never counted- a day lost
in which he Could hie. himself, off to
some favorite stream and indulge .the
=;nrrt v;hirh had for him the greatest
lure. Or once more, what an anient
fishr-rmr.n was Canon. Greenwell of
Durham - who, erudite scholar as He
was. and acknowledged such, prob
ably ',thought more of the fact that,
he had' distinguished himself by the
invention of*/what is known as the
“Greenwell Salmon Fly” than of all
ihis hief'h repute as a man of learr.-
'ing.' Then, if report is to he trusted’,
did not the monks in olden time in
dulge themselves in tlie «tport of fish
ing' in the abbey p-.nds which
contained abundance of pike or •dace,/
or possibly trtttfr. enough to tempt
the appetite of any snortsman? And
by the wav. it !'■ fob-rlous that the
pike has a most voracious appetite and
will take almost any bait .that is of
fered him, ranging from a sliver lfof
pork tp the merest morsel of food
thrown in his way. It is oh reebrd
that no less than sixteen minnows
have been taken from the crop-of a
pike and, that while the pike is by
many fishermen considered one of the
“beasts of prey” infesting the waters
and displacing the gamier kind of fish
so that they are seldom, to be fqund
in the same lake or stream, it is Well
known that the pike oft attains a
great age and in som^ of the English
lakes specimens haVe been caught
which attained, a great size. In
Chamber’s interesting book, “Pike and
Pike Lore,” it is told how some years
ago, in the waters of Wasterdale, a
pike Weighing no less than seventy-
five pounds was caught, the bait used
on this occasion being a pound.’ of
pork. j .
Good old Izaak Wai,ton never knew,
the use of the reeL . What line he'had
Was of his own making and wound
around the rod. Yet he was won’t
to say that a man who could not draw
a three ot four-pound fish out of the
water with a line made of three or
four twisted horse-hairs need not con
sider himself an expert angler. Hows
about such a. monster a§ that men
tioned in the work already referred
to? As regards the trout, a two-
pound trout is a good specimen albeit
it is obvious that the average catch
is not , at all likely 4o measure up tot
any such a 'standard and the modest
angler will account himself lucky if
only the. creel at the end of the day’s
fishing shows good results. And let
us hope that this may be the happy
fortune of those who, what time the
fishing season opens, can hie them
selves away to the- stream and try
their luck. May’ they return success
ful. from their trip and their efforts
at the royal sport of fishing.
.Harlow9s Stand-In
Wants Office Job
HOLLYWOOD — Barbara Brown,
who has been Jean Harlow’s secre
tary and stand-in for five years,
would rather work in a business of
fice.'
'■ The Salt Lake City girl, is-quitting
after the actress finishes, her current
picture;
“It’s been fun, and there’s no one
in the world sweeter than Jean,’*
she slaid, “but I thought I would like
to try something new.”
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Man’s Contribution to
.Hospital Is $1,390,000
LONDON. Eng.—E. Meyerstein,
a retired; stockbroker, who is well
I r.own for his philanthropy, br.s given
. / 2•’/.•••<» / .to Nliihl’^ex
v v (| ' j ;> Hi; tot’l
to this institution now 'excec|d 278,-
000. ($L,&)0.000).
* Meyerstern. who lives at Morant’s
Court, Dunton Green, Kent, has also
been a great, benefactor to other in
stitutions. J ' .
The thrifty production manager of
a well-known food company recently
took to. his ^suburban home the lab
oratory’s chickens which were no
longer needed for nutrition tests, but \
|he has acquired thereby a very per/
plexing problem.
These chickens had ‘ nexer lived
outside a laboratory before. They did
not know how* to scratch for feed,
■ nor how to roost. If their food was
not placed in a properly recognizable
receptacle they went hungry. And
when bedtime came they sat where-
evpr they were, often in. damp spots
that might be conducive to colds.
EggS were laid anywhere. . .
After a hard day at the factory he
would spend an hour in the evening
out in the Chicken coop trying, to
train these chickens in the proprie^ '
ties of life, but laboratory-bred birds
present unusual problems of sales re
sistance. The ultimate solution was
achieved only by placing a couple of
old farm-bred hens in the laboratory-
bred flock. Soon they were imitaring
the old-timers with vigor and. it is
related, rugged individualism is de
veloping.
Play Ensemble
3133
If- budding daughter is aching
to try her .skill as dressmaker, let .
her |aunch with sewing this use
ful play ensemble.
The sun-back dress, is a shirt-
• piaker- model. It. has two patch
pockets.- • You’ll love the very
freshness and chartti of the,..cape
slipped ’rieath the shirt collar of
^he .dress;. It buttons securely on*
■ at the frpnt.
.. It’s just the think for vacation ; J
days. It |s developed in nautical
blue pique with White dots with
^white collar and blu^'•buttons.
You c a n imagine schemes '
equally charming in plain cottons
• in yellow, aqita, soft pinks, etc.
It is so simple to sew and so
very moderate in cost, you’ll want
to , make two or maybe three.
Style No. ‘3133 is designed for
sizes 6, X. 10. 12 and 14, years.
Size 12 requires 2 1-8 ydaids. of
35-inch material-Avith U yard of
■3‘>-ineli contrasting for colla
HOVV fo order patterRT^
Write your name and addteg*
plainly, giving number and size
of pattern wanted. Enclose 15c in
stamps qr coin, (coin preferred);
wrap it carefully, , and address
your order to Wilson Pattern
Service', 73 West Adelaide Street,
.Toronto.
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