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The Signal, 1917-3-15, Page 8, • ..few,otic• 4 t. • 114 i • T•trnauay, "WWII IL x•17 CANADA'S WHITE ESKIMOS etr,anas. Fierce Habits of Humorote, Northern Dwellers Described After passing three years In the Arctic regions, George H. Wilkins. an Australian who was a member of the Stetaneson Expedition, arrived in England with a choice selection of stories about the so-called "Blonde Eskimos" with whom he lived a con- siderable time. "The Blonde Eskimos," he said, "are quite untouched by West- ern civilisation. and their habits and customs are essentially primitive. They are not a long-lived rade, and fifty years 1s perhaps the normal span. Human lite is very little valued amongst them. and what civilized people class as murder 1s regarded as a more or fess harmless eccentricity." Visiting a camp where he had made friends with an Eskimo a few months before and not finding him, Mr. Wil- kins Inquired after his health. He was told that the man was dead, and the manner of his death was this. One day the Eskimo came across a member of the tribe fashioning a knife out of the native copper which Is found in this region. He chaffed him, It appears, on his want of skill. "Yon don't know the first thing about mak- Ing • knite,".be said, in effect. The artificer said nothing until he bad finished his work, when, remarking think it 1s a pretty good knife," be plunged 1t into the breast of the critic. The Esktmoe have a keen sense of humor, and this incident was much appreciated. There to a ceremony of marriage among three Eskimos. but apparently the number of a man's wives Is limited may by his capacity to support the. 'Pb. regular price for a wife 1s a rife or 13 months' hard labor 1n the ser- vice of the prospective bride's family. It L only rarely that a rifle can be obtained from the Indiam to the south. and the price paid for 1t. 1n skins, dally represents a year's activity hunting. Some of the more opulent )bekimoe possess three wives. One 1s chosen for her personal attractions, another for her prowess as a hunter and fisher, while the third does the .housework. WHEN MOTOR CAR RATTLES How best to Locate Troubles and Cure Them There are many unpleasant noises beard when the motor car 1s In oper- ation and which may be remedied without very mach trouble. A hood rattle 1s most annoying and usually L caused by the holding down device baying loose springs. There are so many different types of hood fasteners that specific instructions cannot here be given, but it will be worth the owner's trouble to Investigate this Small part and determine hist how the esters be made to hold the mors firmly to place. Door rat - lies and floorboard hums are easily removed by using felt Inserts and, although these soon become compres- sed and the noise returns, they oop- atttnte a good temporary remedy. Tools under the front seat often rattle, giving rise to the belief that some part bt the car la causing tt. Cause of Engine Noise A ei'tuse of engine noise sometimes Sot suspected by the motorist Is the slepping of worn pistons, which, of course. Is likely to occur only when the engine has been run a long time and the cylinders and pistons are considerably worn. The lateral thrust of the connecting rods rocks the pistons. TRH TOWN COUNCIL. Brief yessioi Friday hveniag, March and —Seim' Matters Sent to Committee. The reenter ruerting of the town council on Match 2nd was a haief one. the a juuruwrot Leong mode at A 45. All the memheuwere present. A request from the Siegel Poste Auver.►.iug Co. for a epace uu til. lake hill near the cannon, for the put pose of erecting biUhoard, was t (erred td► the paddle works commit t. e To the a.tllr W,rululu.e war. awn( a request. from the Bell Telephuur l'., for p•�rwtwiou to place polessud wit ea 011 lila south side of Wet .t.*'rt to (ween Waterloo and Weilteetuu .treats. A communication from the Outwit Mnoicipwl Associa Ion, Melting the council to pay the anhroal fee o► $10 and to send uelrgates to the mimed meeting of the A.suciatiuu, to be held in ,ugstt, was sent to the special oauu.i. tee. Thr finance committee recommended the payment of • nun. bet of accounts, end reported that the aunt of SA,000 had Iwen paid w the order ut the li..derich Mfg. Co. on loan &reount. Further, that the sum of 53140 bad been paid by the D•nuinion Road Ma- cbsuery Co. tor balance of 1915 taxa•, with costs, on the Duty pieut, (Cer- tain articles at the Doty plant not covered ity the town's rottgage went, retained by the town ea security for Iasi..., and these were purchased by the Road Macbiuery Co.) The rcpt.,* was adopted. The public winks committee re- ported that pa tmi.ei..n had been given the Het) Telephone Co. to plate ate poles and wires of Hoicks street. The report was adopted. Reeve Nairn said the special eom- mittee would report at the n. kt meet. ing on the proposal for vacant loot gm -Jetting. The Mayor stated tba! M.. Hvtch- 'neon was making swang�tt••meats for tbe completion ct the p i t:haee of the I Doty pieta. His Worship stetted also that Mrs. Eliot, for the Daughters of the Em- pire, had &eked for speer In the town freight shed at the harl.nr for old pa- pers which were to he culiratsd until a carload should be ready for shipment. The matter was lett in the Mande of the bisrbor so.Amlllee. The Reeve reported Ihai hs had guaranteed the board of a returned soldier who ' o h is h t. w the Pat- riotic t a - t riotic uid committer wet twine to have aced in Muskoka. The warn enlisted at Windsor, hot had formerly lived here. The council apptov. d rat the Reeve's action. ('ouncillur Clerk had aniAher life- saving proposition : be wan d more sand used on the slippery ata sail, Councillor Clark also inquired hoer the ununicipality stood wiob the Bell Telephone Co. The Mayor Informs hire that the Company had un Fran- ' hist+ from the town, but wee working under a D,,gtinite frelnchi._ Th Reeve remarked', a refused at one time to let them put up Pohl on a street and the It.ilway' Co.mniseior, rdered ue to let them do era."— Thia concluded the busioes of the ecu.ing. e- ► Modern Thrift. "Are ynn sewing up anything foe a rale,. del ?" salted the Ile ff. y cat len. "Tee." repli.d Mr. Chew...."I.- a hole while I expect to heve etionith .. buy A hrandnew lop for my aurone. neer,"—Chicago R.•raid. Any city man ran Mgu. a out a em - ti, • t•oni raining chick•no, tow•h. tlgu es get mixed became hen. ere no e l.ematidsu s.. Living high has laid many a man • AM-BUK Partly Nsrkst—h ,wseuu solarise Isuse,tic—tiles Med- es issI8..g -ish pis ed s , eta lye --gess ton ksly's rashes. hits ail sires. SOc. ids. All Dwelt* eat Slaves Canadian Red Cress Society and Huron County War Contingent Association. The revel of the Fehrdery ship• mart for Godesirb centre in as fol• Iowa Anhfleld fteldirrs' Aid— Vidor. 28 trench sin.-,• $ 5h 10 81 .nits of pyjamas 121 51 le cotton hiudrt•a ...... ... . ., Z ill) 4 charts 3 (I) 8 pillowslip- .. 2 (.y _ WHAT DO You KNOW? Water rolls off cabbage leaves be- ae they are eovtAd with • vary • dost. Dark clothe' are the warmest be- cause they attract more heat from the sun. Dusty shoes are always the hottest beau** polished shoe' throw off the haat- A negro am black eyes because that color defends thee from the strong sunlight. - The bubbles ln.a teacup follow the ■Doors because it attracts them just as a maimet attracta.steel. It is inatbe lungs that our blood be- oomes red.. Before tt gets there It 1. of a dm* pimple color. Plants grow quicker on bright moon- light nights because such nights pro- duce roduce de bleb la very good for plants. A kelt ings" because the air 1n the wale escape' by Nis and starts, and so makes the • singing" noise. Animate are cowered wit. fur, hair, 15 pillow.. (l8zJ8) ... Ars 73 and feathers beeause those substances 1 email pillow �. ., , �- y 40 prevent the heat of the body from 1141) Iib escaping. SE pairs socks Total value • UX) 25 (to.terlch Red Craw Society — Sf .IuM.i..y gowns .• 156 00 42 -ui' a of py j aline.... ... ... 63 00 16 khaki dr shirt• 36 00 y►grey dayrbirta. 40 00 19 pairs bed sock. ... 2 811 8Ig1 pairs of rocks ... 3117 00 Total value........ ..5 504 Hl Renn,lllrr Red Otte. Workers - 1D ',tench ailurus $21► 00 21 sui.e of pyjamas 31 51) 59 pairs of socks 53 10 Toter value . • 104 HO Dungannon Women's Institute 37 .mote re jamas 55 50 16 tr• nctt shirr. ;4 UU 97 pairs of socks .... ill 30 Tnul value .... I1 120 80 Lpebnrn R -d Craw W.•tkers- 9lreoch shirt* ......'.'..'.• 18 00 i pain of nooks'.. 450 Toilet eel". • a'3 i0 •Ihoii%eRrd Chow Workers - 12 da •bir#r 1 8 Y. (Ni 13 son s pyjamas.... lt+ hs) 81► pairs of .ocks ...... ...... 2s 444) Total •clue......... . $ 7a 444) R. Benoit( Branch He Orneu \Vorkrr.— 78 Lou-ewivrs..... 1 . 5 78 O0 Billfold iced Cross Weisberg - 19 trench shirty ......... $ 3,4 (N) 10 day.hirtr .. 2 50 191 7u it to flush from the stomach liver piths ps of rocks Hawks can see, atich a long way be- cause they have a special eye muscle by which they can alter their sight to long dfstancea A black man's skin does not scorch or blister with the hot sun because black absorbs the heat and takes It beneath the skin. Trees and flowers make the country healthy because they feed on the bad carbonic gas In the air and return the good oxygen to rt. Glass of Hots Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit Open sluices of the system each morning and wash away the poisonous, .tagnar/t matter. Those of us who a rot s'accu owed to feel .lull and heavy when we arise; splitting headache. stuffy from a cold, foul tongue. nasty breath, acid stomach. lame back, can, instead, both look and feel as fresh as a daisy always by washing the poisons and toxins from the body wltb phosphated hot water each morning. We should driak, beforo breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a tea- spoonful of limestone phosphate In Totalvlue ..$ 2n2 901 lodetioh Wosei's Inatitiite- 1$ trench shirts..... ... $ 18 00 Stuns of pyjamas lei . e eaaall pltlowe ... 6 I44) fM pain of sock.. a, las Tobi talus $ 02 -10 Tttyln,'a !%.truer' Petri. •1 it So. let y- 4T•ni's apt jetties E i0 50 :41p-lad.f a•+.ka .. ........ all til) To• a l vane. ... ....II 101 10 T • at v 1ue of &lupines's $1141) lb Its ALLII4, $.•c . tory. Nnrg.—E.rb !tic's.., y is r rite sl • .. es, e.n:A • tracks wely tunefully ton ore Moodie.. them i . Remember w ck '.onld he 111111-0,1...rad alto must reItaly?iu •Ira. . Plewa note ale.. no Iopy ttwra, they must be smooth. kidneys and ten yards of bowels the previous day's indigestible waste, sour bile and pain -ions toxins; thus cleans- ing, sweetening and petrifying the entre alimentary tract before putting mote food into tbe stomach. The action of limestone phosphate and hot water on an empty stomach Is wonderfully invigorating • It cleans out all tbe,sour fermentations, gases. waste and aridity andgives one a splendid appetite for breakfast and it is said te. be but a little while until the roses begin to appear in the cheeks. A'tssarter pound of limestone phosphate win coat very•Uttle at the drug store, but Is sufficient to make anyone who It bothered with bilious- ness, constipation, stomach trouble or rheumatism a real enthusiast on the subject of Internal' danitatfon Try it and you are assured that you will look better and feel better fa every; way Marti?. RITAIN-CALLS TO CANADATHEFICTORY THE FARM She must have Food-- • for her Armies in the Field -for her Workers in the Factory— in the Munition plant ---in the Shipyard - in the Mine. THERE'S DANGER IN SIGHT—BUT YOU CAN HELP Do You KNOW_ - that the rapidly rising Once of food stuffs means that the World's reserve supply is getting small ? Do You KNOW that a world-wide famine can' • only averted by increasing this supply 1` Do You KNOW that a " food famine " would be a worse disaster to the Empire and her Allies than reverses in the Field ? You CAN -- help thwart Germany's desperate sub- marine thrust on the high seas. You CAN be do this by helping to make every bit of land in Canada produce --the very last pound of food stuffs of which it is capable. AND REMEMBER— that no man can say that he has fully done his part --who having land—be it garden patch, or farm, or ranch—fails to make it produce food to its utmost capacity. BRITAIN APPEALS TO CAADA THE NEAREST PRODUCER OF' STAPLE FOOD s India and Argentina are more than twice the distance away and Australia more than four times. 2625 Matas Canada to Britain - India & Argentina to Britain Australia to Britain 4000 M a tits 11900 MIL:e INFORMATION THESE FARM PRODUCTS 11 ARE NEEDED FOR EXPORT WHEAT, OATS BEEF, BACON, CHF .ESE, EGGS, BUT' (ER, F OULTRY, Bi .ANS & PEAS, WOOL, IL.AX AND FLAX FIBRE, II DRIED VEGETABLES . "No my atter what difficulties may face us. a a supreme duty of emery man on tilt land is to use every thought and ever?energy in the direction of j more --and still more." Merlin ,Burrett -- Minister of Agriculture. Tie Department invites every one desiring inform" .tion on any subject relative to liana and °, Arden, to write-- BUREAL j DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRiCULTURE OTTAWA imummumnimaniummiNi. e •,.aarC 41t!!ta>• i .1 �• .'t n�'' osiso Ajk4r'' e - LOW FARES AND THROUGH TICKETS r •• _•�•lab i111111g 1I�.l'. .'11.#:174T TO ALL POINTS 1N Western Canada and the Pacific Coast ELECTRIC LIGHTED AND COMFORTABLY --- EQUIPPED TRAINS - • VIA To obtain the lowest fare and the most convenient routing apply to J. W. CRAIGIE, Agent, or write to R. L. Fairbairn, Gen- eral Passenger Dept., 08 King St. E., Toronto. CANADIAN NORTHERN The board illustrated was suggested.' by a device used by a "sandwich man." and proved practical for use in the homeespecially and 1 n the camp. Po- tatoes, D or other articles ,of food to be+ sliced. are placed in the hollow portion. of the board and moved against the edge at the right, under the knife. The glide, which may be adjusted by means of the wing nut, pet -mite slices of varying thickness to be cut.— Popular Mechanics. if a man'm sins do not fled himi nut. I Ibis wife will. Don't (+expect to keep your friends if ! away. . When anyone swipes yo;tr .umbrella j It'a a sure seen of rain.. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, (,ODERICH TOWNSHIP. Council met March 5 h, with all n.rn.h r. prr«rni. Minn es of le -I ii.rtieg reit' ettd asprv.•ed. The lot - uwh,l( ..ceuuuth le. raved ta,a tanel .on I f the council end orders wr.e d wri o til.' treasurer end 61g13cd by lb" tt •rve f..r +he payment ul the n..rn+ tsar t to Clinton sluing .how. 510; M unteipel N or.d, nupphrs. ik..80 ; N. W. 'newer -the, registering firths, d••atb. and warrieges for 11118, 4113 2(1 ; Jan.'MrM'lian, winter rout, ga; Chet, Fuller, w utter read, til ; Huron Coun- ty Childrru'r Aid hoa.ety, 5.5. Moved by Councillors Lindsey and Vender-! burg !hat by law No. 3, making the al- lowance to be ion e .1 - spent h Y atLroadom mit-either as 'seethe pae.ed. Cat rind. Council adjourned In meet the Myst Monday in Apa.I. ADAIt,CA!tT6urte, Clerk. A null -headed nail end abard-headed 1080 air bald 104,1.e. . True happiness is 34 reflection of the bappin.er you beer givru to of he's. A diplomat is oras who knows how to get what he want: without lighting ittr it Don't Have Catarrh One efficient we/ to remove nasal catarrh is to treat its cause which in moat cases is physical weakness. The system needs more oil and easily digested liquid -food, and you .hould take a spoonful of SCOTTS EMULSION after each meal to enrich your blood and help heal the sensi- tive membranes with its pure oil -food properties. The results of this Scott's Emulsion treatment will surprise those who have used irritating snuffs and vapors. Many atm&n iie won ont because of his inability to realise that he. was Get the Genuine SCOTT'S whipl+rd. f Pel that he—ls observing the world I 1'larch away from the 91d era of pre- judice re-judlce and convention rad entering a period of freedom and common• 1" 'far close. "Pte spheres of the activity - t of the Angus Shops women workers e - - aro made cheerful and comfortable a s 1t is possible to make them. Each Mits. J. W. Bur_v.oman has it locker In which eh* W OMEN workers have been .n t I1 laces her beloaginge before donntag I ter overalls and rap. At the outset stirres.fit' in the factories in . % the experiment, It waa difficult to (heat. Britain that thev are induce, some of the women to take being tried In the rrrnt aork,hopa of tinily to the garrr?eats which tra- Canada. Everykhere til -v arc prov- Iltinn had marked oht as male pre- frig reing themselves to be keen rivals to serves. but after a little while every men, and it is now evident that the, wornan found these working drosses home is not the only pla a where a were more convenient than skirts woman may excel In work calculated II'he overalb have three dietinet ve- to advance the welfare of mank1 )d. it oommendatlona: they are tidy, they The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has;. Ire sanitary, and they are sate, al. sent thousands of Its male employees,: twins their wearers to move for service in Europe, and as a con -Ila get the machines without den - sequence male worker. have become ear of being drawn into machinery sratce ini varlet[s department. of fn- •itutnhea. duatry. in )9l women wnrk.n w'r•, ?hn woman wrack nn t o pit». sys introduced Into the Canadian Parities tem, and tb •y my prld 1 the samed Angus Shope at Montreal. At nrerentrate as their hrotl•-ra. They work there are two hundred of tbem en -amongst the men alth the harmony g gM In the ehnp.. at thprevails In n'nrrs where then Tbe.e women wnrkera have heent are female and male clerks. in the nraanized and work tinder the super- An,;u. Shops the women are to be vision of Mrs. .1. W. Rall. wife of Air.' found sweeping. roach washing poll, superintendent of the 1lonts•es'roach painttng, wnrl'tne on drills, et Windebt Street Station btttldtne.' Mrs., lathes. at ',minim kind. et nikeptf' 13e11 't enthusiastic over the aurvose cry, filing and drilling in the btdsm of the i' forth of thou+ entrn'ted pvishnpe. brass ponshtnp. nperating nut - her t':"ge, and considers that theV thetapping machines, cleaning dynamos geld of .aennal labor requiring skill In the eleotrleal netnartment; aselat attd app' talion 1. nue on ahleh ono•. Ing In the ,tearr$ftting centre. and tsteb wi,l yet exercise a wide influ- making mattrea. s and pillow.. No Spas woman is asked to do heavy work. A t 0." to tjte women workers in The woman bring aha maMrlal tett the Angus Shops 1. inspiring. The th,Ir lunch with them, and this they women punctually br•nin their lahnra may propene In the lunch room wheeh .at 7.15 a.m., and flnteh at 4.46 p.m. aeeommodatee two hundred. Soup Allowing for the lunch hoer. between and bread are provided by the Corn - 12 and 1 o'clock, they work eight and pan, at cost' price. Attached to the a halt hours a day., Watching the Inneh to= is a reet room, aid sear women trip along cheerfully to the the rest room i• a Myst a1d NNW. sem 411 their scoriae's ohs t tight whew w socidstts tett >w Mar are treated. - Pio less than seventeen Of the women workers hold oertlt- ester fit proficiency In first aid work. Should any accidents occur the ser- vices of these trained women are very, valuable. There has been no scarcity of appli- cations for work at the Angus Shope, Hearing of the liberal treatment which they receive worsen have been analous to secure work there. Rut only dense who are specially In need of employment are taken no. Many of the workers are widows, soldier's wives, and women who are the sole mean. of the support of dependants. IThese plucky and Industrious wavers lessen to s considerable extent the strain on the Patriotie, Red Creea, 1 and other charitable fond.. 7 Mrs. Roll makes a yorengk tam. ttgatlor of the etreumetantw tet ear, k woman before she la given welder-, meat, and a clow watch 1. kept eft each worker for the tet taw dye after her appearance In the work. shops. This la done se as to guard ' kgainat the danger of alien enemies, fey many nationalities' are represent. ed among the female employees et the Angus Shops. Mrs. Bell says that every effort le made to have each wo- man placed at the task that 1s most eongenfat to her tastes and abtllty. 'Those who show exeeptlonal blest and skill are promoted. There bare been instances where girls mitered Nut coach washers and In a abort time found themselves Installed as eMca assistants. Marty of the weep's " says Mn.. Bell, "are one hundred per cent efficient, and this efficiency Is la no small way due to the suit- able conditions ander which the wo men perform their Melo The wo- men are reliable sad models et muse• tuality. and only In cams where there 1s Illness of the worker or some mem - ger of her family do workert absent tiemaelves trap let?. women ate a tMsldee euoosst la the 41ges 1