The Lucknow Sentinel, 1924-10-02, Page 7Rubber Enters Some New
Fields of Usefulness.
Rubber’s field of usefulness has re
cently been greatly enlarged. In the
first place, it was a few years ago '
found practical to ship this material i
in its original form, that is, the latex
or milk of the rubber tree. Formerly
it was subjected to a cooking opera
tion at the place of its origin and
transported in the shape of huge
lumps, but this method was open to
some irregularities that in time be
came serious.
The natives who gathered the latex
and prepared it for transportation
learned some tricks in the way of per
petrating some frauds on the pur
chaser. Often ■when these masses of
crude rubber were opened at the fac
tory fo* further treatment they were
found to be filled with stones or other
foreign mattec which added greatly
to their weight and to the cost of ship
ping as well. There were some other
forms of deceit practiced in the pre
paration which interfered with the
quality. It was then found that by
partial evaporation the latex could be
handled in bulk and the new method
proved much more satisfactory, and
this has been mainly responsible for
the enlarged field of usefulness.
For glazing purposes a very superior
putty has been made by mixing the)
latex with whiting. The usual method
is to mix the whiting with linseed oil
and in the course of time this dries out
and breaks away, leaving the glass
loose. It has no clinging property to
the woodwork or the glass, and when
it becomes thoroughly dried out it
crumbles and falls.. With the rubber
latex ii3«d, instead of the linseed oil,
a cement is made which takes hold of
both the frame and the glass and
makes a joint which is absolutely
waterproof.
An excellent substitute for hair has
been made by the use of this latex.
Certain materials now used for stuffing
furniture as a substitute for hair are
unsanitary and others are subject to
the attacks of moths or other vermin.
Straw or other substitutes are now
coated with rubber and vulcanized and
a perfect elastic stuffing is obtained
which is clean and which will hold its
life indefinitely. The best of hair will
not do this, for it must be removed
and curled at intervals to restore its
“life.”
A wonderful cement is reported as
the result of the use of latex. It is
said that a strong and perfectly water
proof joint is obtained between ma
terials which have not heretofore lent
themselves to the cementing process.
Metal, glass, mica and waxed cloth
may be secured together indiscrimin
ately. Barrels are easily made water
proof by a coating of this compound.
Violin wood first subjected to a soak
ing in rubber latex makes a very
superior instrument, said to approach
the famous instruments of the old
masters.
Seeing Through the Skin?
We know that blind people are con
soled in some measure for their loss
of sight by the greater alertness of
their other senses.
But a statement has recently been
made that the blind might actually
«ee—not with their eyes, but with the
skin of the face, neck and chest.
Apparently such a gift is common
to all, but in the average person the
sight-seeing power of the eyes over
comes the weaker sight of the other
organs. If we all had this power de
veloped, it is stated that it would be ’
possible for us to see in a surrounding
circle from various angles of the body
through “myriad eyes.”
M. Jules Romain, the French scient
ist, has made this discovery.
The first essential for the man or
woman who wishes to develop this
gift is to bring about a complete con
centration of all his attention. Con
siderable time must elapse before the
result of this quiet concentration can
become apparent. Sittings of about
an hour’s duration, if persisted in,
should eventually enable the patient
to perceive light, and then to visualize
shapes and sizes of surrounding ob
jects. After that swift progress is as-
ured, and in time M. Romain claims
that it is possible to read type almost
as rapidly and accurately as one would
with eyes.
gSa
I followed, one September day,
A vagrant path that ran astray
Through field and wood and open
glade,
Where shade and sunshine’s fine bro
cade
Was traced in colors gold and jade,
Till last, at sunset hour I came
Where black-eyed Susans’ golden
flame
Lay on a field, fanned into play
By evening airs, a sight so gay,
The fleece of gold on Colchis’ strand
Was never half so rich and grand,
The sun, a gloating miser, here
Bent low to view this treasure dear.
Is good tea
The ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY makes
finer tea and more of it M
Surnames and Their Origin
BOYLE
Variations—O’Boyle, Boghill, Hill.
Racial Origin—Irish.
Source—A given name.
■These family names are angiicized
forms of another of the Irish clan
names, though, of course, the one vari
ation, Hill, has an English origin
which in the majority of cases ex
plains its existence.
The Irish form of the name is
“O’Baoghall,” -which isn’t half as hard
to pronounce as it looks when it is
considered that the “gh” in this case
happens to be virtually silent, leaving
the four vowels, “aoai” for pronuncia
tion as a dipthong. In short, the Eng
lish spelling of Boyle represents the
true pronunciation.
The less frequent form, “Boghill,”
has no connection whatever with the
English words, “hog” and “hill.” It
is simply an attempt to preserve the
Irish spelling, and was arrived at
merely by the elimination of “a” from
the first syllable and “m” also from the
seteond, with the addition of another
final “1” simply from English habit.
In turn there are cases on record
where families bearing this name have
arbitrarily shortened it still further to
“Hill” in the effort to obscure its Irish
origin. Changes of this nature oc
curred chiefly at times and places in
Ireland when English law made it com
pulsory to drop the native names.
The clan traces its origin to a chief
tain of the O’Donnells of Tyrcouncil,
whose given name was “Baoghal.”
MACKIN.
Variations—MacMackln, Meekins, Ma
kin, Meakln.
Racial Origin—English, also Scottish.
Source—A given name.
There is a peculiar paralleling of the
forms of the English and Scottish
family names in this group, which
have come from the same given name,
but through a different form of de
velopment.
The given name, though you might
not suspect it, is Mathew, the same
that has given us the family names
In the Mathewson and Matheson classi
fications.
The change from the “ch” in Mat
hew to a “ ck” or “k” in English was
brought about as the result of the use
of one of the Anglo-Saxon diminutives
of the name. “Mat” was a short form
of Mathew. “Matkin,” through the ad
dition of the diminutive ending “kin,”
meant “Little Mat.” Hence the mean
ing of Matkinson is clear. But that
combination of “tk” in the middle of
the name was as hard for the Eng
lish tongue of the Middle Ages as for
us, and the “k” being the more domin
ant sound, the “t” just naturally
dropped out.
The development of the Scottish
name is somewhat different. One of
the older forms of the Gaelic “Mac-
Mhathain” (Mathewson), was “Mao-
Maghain,” met with about 1263, and it
is from this form that MacMackin is
developed.
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And Has To Be Pulled Out.
“You find it hard to get out of bed?”
V **Yes; t&y bed’s so soft every time
frtry fro <ni|c ’flyself out I slip back*”
Words With Changed
Meanings.
If we wish to label anything strange
or barbarious we say it is “outlandish,”
but when the Bible speaks of an “out
landish woman” is means a foreigner.
Another curious expression in the
Authorized Version is “The other bas
ket had very naughty figs.” That
means fruit which was good for
naught. To-day the word “naughty”
means “ill-behaved.” In the Prayer
Book the word “presently” means “at
the present time,” but to-day it always
means a future time, though not far
distant.
When the Authorized Version of the
Scriptures was first printed the word
“careful” meant “full of care and an
xiety,” as in “careworn,” but if a man
were said to be careful it would to-day
be a good testimonial. Thus, when the
New Testament tells us to “be careful
for nothing,” it is not enjoining waste
fulness and speaking against thrift,
but simply telling us not to worry
about anything.
Reliable Wet Profits.
She—“Do you take any stock in
these dry prophets, Mr. Smith?”
He (having bootleg investments)—
“No; I’ve always found the wet profits
very reliable, Miss Brown.”
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piakes light work of pot washing.
Try this test. Take an S M P
Enameled Ware sauce pan ancTan
all-metal sauce pan of equal size.
Into each pour a quart of cold
water. Put on the fire at the same
time. The SMP sauce pan will be
boiling merrily when the water in
the other is just beginning to
simmer.
An Interesting Discovery.
One of the stone tablets discovered
in the ruins of the ancient temple at
the foot of Mt. Sinai may possibly
have been inscribed by the hand of
Moses himself. The message, which
is in primitive Hebrew7, reads: “I am
the son of Hatshepsut, overseer of the
mine workers of Sinai, chief of the
temple of Mana and Jahu (Jehovah)
of Sinai. Thou, O Hatshepsut, wast
kind to mo and drew me out of the
water of the Nile; and thou ha»st
placed me over the temple which is on
Sinai.” It is well-known that Hatshep
sut was a great queen of Egypt who
ruled about 1500 B.C., and who opened
copper mines on Sinai. The date,
moreover, corresponds with that which
Jewish tradition assigns to the life
time of Moses.
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Thin, pale people lack the power of
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body. Their first effect is usually to
stimulate the appetite; then the spirits
revive, and restlessness at night gives
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Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are sold by
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cents a box from The Dr. Williams’
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Old Toys.
Hour before Death,
What do you hear me
In your beautiful hands?
There are mountains of blue,
Made of all the eyes
Of all the loves
Of your youth.
There are valleys' of green,
Made of all the seas
And all the fields
And all the paths
Of your youth.
There are silver rivers,
Swinging and leaping
And laughing
In the midst of the dreams
Of your youth.
Hour before Death,
Lay before me these things
You bear me in your cool white hands;
For they are all I have
To take with-me.
—Art Smith.
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How Did You Catch It?
A well known doctor has ascertain
ed that outbreaks of infectious disease
may very easily originate in trees and
shrubs and be carried by the insects
inhabiting them to neighboring locali
ties.
It appears that in the first place cer
tain prickly plants sometimes harbor
living germs known as flagellites,
which, though minute in size, have
long, prickly, and very active tails.
The germs are eaten by insects visit
ing the plants, and remain alive in
their bodies.
Further experiments were made in
connection with the deadly disease
known as “black sickness,” and also
with one so-called trypanosma infec
tions. In both cases it was disclosed
that the prickly plants on which the
tailed germs were first discovered, and
the enormous spread of such diseases
in swampy countries where parasitical
insects may infect large areas can
well be imagined.
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The Plaintiff on the Jury.
Since it is a place where human na
ture is constantly under examination
and Illustration, there is plenty of
humor to be found In the solemn pro
ceedings of the court room. One of
the very best court anecdotes is told
by the eminent English advocate Sir
Ernest Wild, K.C.
A civil action was being heard in a
certain court of justice, and counsel,
having opened the case, called the
plaintiff, whereupon a member of the
jury rose, left the jury box and made
his way to the witness box. Asked
what he was doing, he said that he
was the plaintiff.
“Then what, are you doing on the
jury?” said the judge.
“I was summoned to sit on the jury,”
said the man, producing the summon*.
"But surely,” said the judge, “you
know that you cannot help to try your
own case?”
“Well,” said the baffled one rueful
ly, “I did think it was a bit of luck?’
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Minard’* Liniment Relieves Pain,
Good. Progress Made in
Control of Arctic.
Good progress has been made by the j
C.G.S. Arctic in the annual patrol of ■
the Arctic archipelago according to re-!
ports received by the North West Ter
ritories and Yukon Branch of the De
partment of the Interior by wireless. .
The 1924 expedition sailed from Que-'
bee on July 5 with Mr. F. D. Hender
son, D.L.S., representing the Depart-
ment of the Interior, in charge, and
Captain J. E. Bernier in command of
the Arctic. The object of this year’s
patrol of the Dominion’s northern pos
sessions was the re-provisioning of the
posts at Pangnirtung and Ponds Inlet
on Baffin Island and Craig Harbor on
Ellesmere Island, the establishment
of another post and a general inspec
tion. |
When about 200 miles north of the
strait of Belle Isle and off the coast of
Labrador, the Arctic ran into a storm
and shipped some water, which neces
sitated the throwing overboard of a|
part of the cargo of coal. The Arctic 1
proceeded on its way . and reached .
Cumberland gulf on July 22, where In- j
spector C. E. Wilcox, of the Royal I
Canadian Mounted Police, was taken i
aboard for his tour of inspection of the ;
posts. The ship arrived at Godhaven, i
Greenland, on August 1, sailing the
next day for Ponds Inlet, which was
reached on 5th August and Craig Har
bor on the 9th. On arriving at the lat
ter post it was learned that the main
building there was burned in February
but all the men at the post were well.
The Arctic proceeding north reached
Rice Strait on August 11 and estab
lished a cache. Rice strait is the body
of water separating Pim Island, of
■which the eastern extremity is Cape
Sabine, from the mainland. The Arctic
then returned southward and made
Dundas Hitrbor on the 17th, where the
new post was established and the
buildings erected. The latest wireless
message received August 28 indicated
that the Arctic was then at Ponds In
let and that all were well.
The mail for Captain Donald B. Mac
Millan, the United States explorer, was
not delivered, as' he was not seen nor
any word received from him.
The success which has been attain
ed in maintaining communication be
tween the Arctic and the civilized
world has been chiefly due to the re
gular* commercial set. The short wave I
set has proved more satisfactory in the i
latter part of the trip than in the ear
lier.
THANKFUL MOTHERS
Once a mother has used Baby’s Own
Tablets for her little ones she would
use nothing else. The Tablets give
such results that the mother has no
thing but words of praise and thank
fulness for them. Among the thou
sands of mothers throughout Canada
who praise the Tablets is Mrs. David
A. Anderson, New Glasgow, N.S., who
writes:—“I have used Baby’s Own
Tablets for my children and from my
experience I would not be without
them. I would urge every other moth
er to keep a box of the Tablets in the
house.” The Tablets are a mild but
thorough laxative which regulate the
bowels and sweeten the stomach;
drive out constipation and indigestion;
break up colds and simple fevers and
make teething easy. They are sold by
medicine dealers, orxby mail at 25c. a
box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
Measuring Brides for Dowries.
A quaint ceremony is observed at
Roydon, in Norfolk, England.
About thre hundred years ago the
Lord of the Manor bequeathed the!
sum of £1000, the interest from which
was to be voted annually to provide
dowries for four brides. Under the
terms of the bequest, the money has
to be divided between the youngest,
the eldest, the shortest, an dthe tallest
brides married during the course of
each year in the parish church.
This entails the “measuring of the
bride.” After the marriage ceremony
the Bride and bridegroom proceed to
the vestry to sign the register, and the ;
bride is then measured by the officiat
ing minister. In order that her cor
rect stature may be ascertained, she
is required to remove her shoes and
let down her hair. At the end of the
year the marriage records are exam
ined, and the dowries awarded to
those qualified to receive them.
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To-day many people seem inclined
to do as little as possible, but to get
as much money as possible and to
spend it extravagantly.—Field-Mar
shal Sir William Robertson.
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10M TANLAC
Ontario Man Says It Put Him
in Such Fine Condition 2
Years Ago He Hasn’t Need
ed Any Medicine Since.
“Well, sir, it lookel like I was going
to have to give up my job, but Tanlac
kept me on the payroll and, of course,
I’m strong for it,” is the striking state
ment of Wm. Cranker, 84 Louis St., {
Brockville, Ont., who for 30 years past >
has been employed by the Canadian '
National railroad.
“My stomach went wrong 10 years
ago and then I gradually got out of fix
in lots of ways. I couldn’t eat or sleep
to do any good for nervousness and |
The Cruise of the Belgenland
Around the World.
Around the world in 133 days! To
visit countries famed in song and
story, countries -whose history reaches
back to the very beginning of time,
lands of strange peoples and unaccus
tomed sights, such is the pleasure in
store for passengers on the Red Star
Liner Belgenland sailing from New
York on December 4 next.
The first stop on this voyage of en
chantment is at beautiful Havana,
then on through the Panama Canal,
along the colorful Californian coast to
Hawaii, gem of the Pacific. Ten days
of the balmy sunshine and smooth
seas which characterize the Pacific in
the winter season, brings the Belgen
land to the mystic Orient. The Land
of the Rising Sun offers many curious
scenes for the Canadian, while Hong
Kong is of special interest as an out
post of the British Empire. Shanghai
and Singapore, the West Indies, Cal
cutta, Bombay and Ceylon, what vis
ions of tropical grandeur these names
suggest! A trip up the Nile, a view
of Luxor, Cairo and Alexandria is fol
lowed by a visit to the Holy Land.
Mediterranean cities next claim the at
tention of the traveller, who may con
tinue his tour to include Switzerland,
France and the British Isles.
Happiest of choices for this long jour
ney is the Belgenland, of 27,200 tons
register, 697 feet long and 78 feet
broad. She has turbine engines, triple
screws, and oil-burning boilers—the
latter an important feature on a long
voyage, as the use of oil fuel elimin
ates the soot, dust and cinders in
separable from the use of coal. She Is
the largest liner ever sent around the
world. Equipped with all conveni
ences, powerful and steady, with gen
erous breadth of decks and luxuriously
fitted rooms, with two gymnasiums
and a swimming pool, the Belgenland
provides her passengers with every
comfort at sea. The tourist is also
well cared for on the overland trips
and is free to enjoy the rich panorama
day by day.
Full information may be had from
H. G. Thorley, Ontario Passenger Of
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The Dead-head.
The dead-head is not extifict; at
least, he is not extinct in Crumpville,
where a fit-up company was giving
“She Stoops to Conquer.”
A resourceful man, wishing to see
the show, approached the box office
keeper.
“Pass me in, please,” he said.
The man in the box office gave a
loud, harsh laugh. “Pass you in—
what for?” he asked.
The applicant drew7 himself up, and
answered, haughtily: “What for? Be
cause I am Oliver Goldsmith, the auth
or of the play.”
“Oh, I beg your pardon, sir,” replied
the other, and hurriedly wrote out an
order for a box.
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Neuralgia Rheumatism
Lumbago Colds
Accept only a
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Sprains I
Avoid further pain and stiffness by
rubbing with Minard’s. It kills in
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indigestion and had got to where I
simply had to drag myself to the rail
road yards in the mornings.
“I could feel the good effectf of my very
first few doses of Tanlac cihan to my
finger-tips. This was two years ago
and three bottles put me in such good
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Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
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million bottles sold.
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Staves, Mill Slab Wood, and Cord
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Honor.
There is more honor in preventing a
forest fire than in extinguishing one.
Fighting a fire may be more spec-7
tacular and may gain public praise;
Preventing a fire is usually done
quietly and alone, but to the individual
it brings the enduring’ satisfaction of
duty well done, and, after all is not
that what counts? Think it over.
Minard’s Liniment for Rheumatism.
Follow Directions.
Mother had to leave little sister and
the new baby in charge of big sister
for the first time.
Baby was crying lustily.
Big Sister—“Oh, dear, why doesn’t
she stop crying? I don’t know what to
do with her.”
Little Sister—“Why? Didn’t the
directions come with her?”
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Half the world is on the wrong
. scent in the pursuit of happiness.
I They think it consists in having and
' getting, and in being served by others.
I It consists in giving and in serving
I others.
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“ I suffered terribly with black
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They burned causing intense irri
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“I tried numerous remedies but
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GOOD HEALTH
Manitoba Woman Thanks
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound
' Crandall, Manitoba.—“When I was
a young girl at home and working I had
terrible pains, almost more than 1 could
bear, and I was not regular. These
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that I had no strength and no ambition
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good time. I was just tired and miser
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the papers about Lydia E. Pinkham’s
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Then when my babies were coming I was
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and ached badly. I took the Vegetable
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three babies now. I have told ever so
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You can use my letter and I hope some
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