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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-6-28, Page 3• VC.— -,* x. ...'i+ Iryou roll your OWI\, ask for VitaMT ($roan label) `•'" Sr' ..L V,-. Jna,xtlt•-+^'•a•.,; _rSt4 Surnames and Their Origin MAYNARD The name of "Maegenheard" does not sound very French. As a matter of fact it is distinctly Teutonic. Yet it should be remembered that while the French language is a modified de- velopment of Latin, the names of the French are in the big majority of. cases of Teutonic origin, for ancient Gothic blood preponderates in modern French' veins (certain localities excepted), be- ing in somewhat greater percentage than that of the original Gauls or Celts, and overwhelmingly greater than Roman blood. When the conquering Goths swept down over the ruins of the Roman em- pire they quickly adopted the superior language and civilization of their foes, but naturally did not change their own names, which in the course of time have been modified rather than aban- doned. "Maegenheard" was a given name in which were combined the roots of our modern English words, ."might" and "hard," or "hardy. The Normans brought it into England with a "y." Thus the family name of Maynard is an English development of the given name, Menard, .as might be expected from the further simplification to which the French tongue has tended, is the French form, a family name quite common in that country. Men - nerd occurs as a variation sometimes of the English and sometimes of the French name. BLEEKER Variation—Bieecker, Blakster, Biak- man, Bleicher, Bleger. Racial Origin—Dutch, English, German and Danish. Source—An occupation. Here is a family name which very well illustrates the common ancestry of the Teutonic tongues. It's an occu- pational name. That is to say, it was used first in connection with the given name to indicate the calling of the person referred to. The number of generations it took such names to lose their descriptive significance and become mere family "tags" varied with the individual cir- cumstances. It .generally depended upon the continuity of occupation from father to son. The "bleecker" of Holland was a bleacher of linens. In this country the form a the name has often been short- ened to Bleeker. Apparently (and his- tory verifies the observation) the linen industry was more important in Hol- land in the middle ages than it was in England, for the imported Dutch name is more common to -day than that of English origin, which is Blakster or Biakman. "Bleicher" is the German word for bleacher and "bieger" is the Danish HEALTHY CHILDREN ALWAYS SLEEP WELL The healthy child sleeps well and during its waking hours is never cross but always happy and laughing. It is only the sickly child that is cross and peevish. Mothers, if your children do not sleep well; if they are cross and cry a great deal, give them Baby's Own Tablets and they will soon be well and happy again. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate the bowels, sweeten the stom- ach ,banish constipation, colic and in- digestion and promote healthful sleep. They are absolutely guaranteed free from opiates and may be given to the newborn babe with perfect safety. They are sold by medicine dealers, or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. My Little Soul. In church I sit, while all about, Goodpeople bow in sober prayer, In worship earnest and devout— And evoutAnd yet my little scul ,goes out And seeks the ope:_ air. It wanders out among the trees, It kisses all the grasses slim, It whispers with the droning bees While through the windows, on the breeze, Colne. echoes of a hymn. It flutters up among tho throng Of blossoming leaves that gayly nod To welcome it; and while the song Floats up from worship—glad and strong My little soul finds God. Treasure. 'What have I counted as lifers gold? A tree, the smell of autumn- fire; Some hours of peace I could not hold; Love, in a `Vestern shire. • Stars when you lie upon your back; Hills that hold a water -cup; All gleaming parallels of track, All brown roads leading up. —Orrick Johns. The speed of a swallow is about sixty-five miles an hour: A carrier pigeon averages fifty without much effort. Next comes the wild goose, forty; pheasant, 'thirty-eight; and crow, twenty-five miles an hour. trlinard's Liriimer!i ea'cl by Piiyslciatis. • The Song Sparrow's Nest. Here where tumultuous vines Shadow the porch at the west, Leaf with tendril entwiLes Under a song sparrow's nest. She in her pendulous nook Sways with the warm wind tide, I with a pen or a book Rock as soft at her side. Comrades with nothing to say, Neither of us intrudes, But through the lingering day Each, of us sits and broods. Not upon hate and fear, Not upon grief or' doubt, Not upon spite or sneer, These we could never hatch out. She broods on wonderful things; Quickening life that belongs To a heart and a voice and wings, But—I'm not so sure of my songs! Then in the summer night, When I awake with a start, I think of the nest at the height— The leafy height of my heart! I think of the mother love, Of the patient wings close feried, Of the sky that broods above, Of the love that broods on the world. —Ethelw yn Wetherald. "He is Called Jesus." According to the "Matin," the oldest description of Jesus Christ has just been discovered in- an old Latin text in the Vatican Library, which has been revised under the supervision of Pope ,)?ius XI. . It is a police report under Pro -Con- sul Publius Lentulus, who, it is stated, was the predecessor of Pontius Pilate. The police description of Jesus Christ is as follows:— "He has long fair hair falling in curls on the shoulders. They are part- ed in the middle. Christ wearsthe double -pointed beard which is fairer than the hair. His eyes are light bhie and wear a kind expression; but at times they flash under the stress of temper. "He is of normal buildand stands erect. The voice is soft. He was never seen to laugh, but people often saw him cry. His hands are very well kept. He is called Jesus, son of Mary. His friends also call him the son of God." Make the Forests Safe for Trees..- Oneand'onetalf million dollars Pius — is the amount of the protection supplied from all sources to the Cana dian forests. The plus represents the interest of the people of this country in the forests and their care in pre- serving them from fires. It is upon this latter the future of the forest and of the products of the forest are de- pendent. The money expended is largely used to guard against ' and counteract the carelessness of our peo- ple with fire. The total value of forest products in l{ Canada in 1920, the last year for which• complete returns a e available, was 11 approximately $316,000,000, says the Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Depahtment of the Interior. To this, of curse, must be added the in -1 creased value due to processes of manufacture through which wood pass -1 es in reaching its complete • form. This would at least double its value, and make a total well over six hundred million dollars. The one and one-half million dollars, therefore, would repre- sent an insurance cost equal only to about one-half of one per cent. of the value of the product of the forest. We are in trouble without a match, when our newspaper is not on hand tile. a is a vacancy in our lives, and in numerous other matters the products of the forest are indispensable. They enter so intimately into the Brea of the people to -day that each and '— ery one should reinforce this money ex- penditure with personal responsibility for care with fire in the bush, as well as interest others and do their part in making the Canadian forests safe for trees. LOW SP U[TED AND DEPRESSED A Condition Due „to Poor Blood and Weak Nerves. Nearly all women and most men suf- fer at times from fits of depression and low spirits, from which they are un- able to free themselves. They cannot attend to their duties satisfactorily and are unable to get any pleasure out of life. People 'who suffer in this way soon lose their energy of mind and body. They lack vitality because their blood is poor and ill -nourished, and their nerves are starved in conse- quence. The only way to obtain new health is by building up the blood with Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, The new rich blood mado by those pills will carry renewed health and energy to every part of the body. Your appetite will improve, your spirits brighten and you will be endowed with fresh energy and find a new joy in living. Mrs. G. Reid, Napanee, Ont„ tells of the benefit she found through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. She says: "I have used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills on different occa- sions and cannot emphasize too strong- ly the benefits derived from them, I was growing nervous, my complexion was becoming sallow and my eyes dull and listless. My vitality was poor and T did not sleep well. I became despond- ent, losing interest in my work, which seemed to tire me so easily. I began using Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and af- ter taking six boxes I began to enjoy life again and looked much brighter and felt happier. My appetite' im- proved, I gained in weight and could sleep without any nervous wakefulness during the night. I also used these pills while nursing my baby and found them a wonderful help both for myself and for making my baby better na- tured. For these reasons I gladly re- commend them to anyone who needs a tonic for the rebuilding of strength and energy." . You can get these Pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. He—"I often sit for hours and dream of how happy we'll' be when we're mar- ried." She—"If you'll cut out the dreaming, we'll be •married sooner." A Peeled irch Tree. I Defaced it stands! I do not know your t Who peeled this birch -bark tree, but ah, the shame! • - i. You wanted on a bit' of bark to send A maudlin little message to a friend? To make a napkin ring, or some such trash? And so with pocketknife you :needs . must gash A ghastly wound, and peel a birch -bark true. Out of my thoughts, Oh you, whoe'er you be! —Margaret Clarke Russell. • Although- 100 tons of, opium .would • MONEY; ORDERS. supply the medical needs of all noun-. No Scarlet Flowers Have 1 Scent. ..Have you ever •noticed thatthe pre- vailing color of early spring flowers pis yellow? The buttercup, daffodil, primrose, and; cowslip are examples, .There are many curious points about the colors of flowers. According to a listcompiled by a botanist ,out of a thousand different species of flowers., 287 are white, 228 yellow, 222 red; 144 blue, '22 violet, 36 green, 12 orange,'and 4 brown. The botanist speaks of two varieties as -black, but it Is generally understood that there is no such thing as an -.absolutely black flower. More than one flower changes its color during" its t period of blooming. For instance,. the `beautiful double. flowers of the Hebiscus mutabilis are white on opening in the morning, be- come pink at noon, turn red at sun- set, and at night fade to a bluish tint. The tree is 'a native of China and Japan, but grows also in the East and West Indies. Another shrub, the Chinese hydran- gea, has flowers which. are green when they first open and change later to a rose color. Third in the Iist is the Cheiranthus mutabilis, of which the blossom changes from yellow to i orange, then to red, and ends by be-' coming a deep purple, Even so com- Mon a flower as the phlox is first blue and then pink, while the forget-me-not changes from a yellow tint to its true and beautiful blue. Among white flowers only fifteen out of a hundred have any scent; among yellow and violet each about nine per cent. Few blue flowers are scented, the most notable exception being prob- ably the Roman 'hyacinth, which, whether double or single, is deliciously fragrant. Among scarlet flowers there is not one which has any scent. As a rule, the more brilliant the color of a flower, the less likely it is to be scent- ed. Plants with sweet-smelling powers are more common in dry than in moist.• climates. Thyme, sage and lavender, I for instance, bloom profusely on dry uplands and fill the air with their scent, but the wild flowers of low or I swampy ground are seldom highly scented, and if they are their odors are unpleasant. WONDERS HOW SHE EVER ENDURED IT Mrs. Connor Declares Stomach Insect Bites. The insect enemies of man are numerous, especially in the tropics and in the North during the summer, and their stings are often extremely pain- ful; fortunately, however, they are sel- dom dangerous, The parasites of man and of his couch and also the flying bloodsuckers such as gnats and mosquitoes, inflict a painless sting, but one nevertheless that causes swelling and considerable itching. The irritation is owing to formic acid or some other substance that the insect injects for the purpose of thinning the blood and preventing its coagulating until it can be sucked in. The itching ceases when the acid is neutralized by an alkaline applica- tion such as ammonia, soda, limewater, glycerin or soap. The application should be made immediately after the bite, before scratching has abraded the skin and has given opportunity for the germs of inflammation to infect it, Attacks of insects, especially of the flying ones,. can be -more or less pre- vented by the external use of oil of citronella, cedar oil or kerosene. The most serious stings are inflicted by outdoor insects—ants, bees, wasps, hornets, spiders, tarantulas, scorpions and centipedes•. The ordinary ants of temperate regions are not formidable, though black ants may inflict a some- what painful sting: In -the tropics some of the ants are vicious and dangerous on account of their numbers. Tales are told of ants surrounding men and animals and actually killing and eat- ing them. The stings of bees, wasps, and hor- nets are familiar to most of us. A few spiders, among which are tarantulas, are venomous; so are scorpions and centipedes. Their bite causes an in- flammatory and .often painful swelling together with general symptoms such, as dizziness, faintness, nausea, blurred vision, headache, numbness of the ex- tremities and sometimes even slight paralysis. In, the ease of children the symptoms may be alarming, and with infants the result may be fatal. It is best to apply ammonia to the bite at once and to give strong coffee or some other stimulant to drink. Fish Niggerin'? A Negro went fishing. He hocked a big catfish which pulled him over- board. As he crawled back into the boat, he said, philosophically: "What I wanna know is die: Is dis Niggah fishin', or ,a dis fish Niggerin'?" Fierce Variety, Stude-"And poor Harry was killed by a revolving crane." Englishwoman—"My word! what fierce birds you have in America." TH LETES ! For the lost;. rub down of your. life try hllnard's. Splendid for.. Soro .Muscles, . Sprains Bruises.. Send a Dominion Express :'Money tries, the annual world production,,isI Order. Five Dollars costs three dents. nearly 2,000 tons. ISSUE No. 28--123. Trouble Was So Bad She Could Fiardly Eat At Alla "rt I hadn't gotten Tanlac when 1 did I believe I 'would have had to go to a hospital," declared Mrs, Wm, Connor, 226 hese St., Hamilton, Ont., recently. "My stomach was so disordered that everything .I ate made me deathly sick and caused pains in the pit, of my stomach that nearly drove me distract.- ed. istracted. Often the agony was so great I -couldn't help crying, and for two or three days at a time I wouldn't eat, a morsel of food. I was as nervous as a witch, miserable for the want of sleep. and often wonder now how I lasted through it all. "The . splendid results my husband got from Tanlac about a year ago caused me to try it, and the treatment ended my suffering in a few weeks' time, and gave me a new lease on health. I don't believe there's a healthier woman in Hamilton than I am now, and I can't praise Tanlac enough." Tanlac is for sale by all good drug- gists. Accept no substitute. Over 37 million bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills are nature's own remedy for constipation, For sale everywhere. Concerning Moonlight. It is probable that very few persons are aware of the fact that the full moon gives several times more than twice the light of the half moon. They may be still more surprised to learn that the ratio is approximately as nine to one. Stebbins and Brown, taking advant- age of the extreme sensitiveness to light of a selenium cell, measured the amount of light coming from the, moon at different phases, with the result above mentioned. The reason for the remarkable difference shown is to be found in the varying angles of reflec- tion presented by the roughened sur- faces of our satellite to the sun. The moon is brighter between first quarter and full than between full and last quarter. Classified Advertisements. FOR SALE. Udr mtrr • Pao • to .10;10 BOSOld ;TILMBEn9, Heid Bras., Bothwell, Ontario. lv Bw Form OWNERS CAE moor. Lo$ust, •1.1 comfort and, economy with the latest - attack -4 meat. In unreprerentet terrltorlr one may list hit, ME.E. Write Auto 9e c1alty Co.. S'eterboro, Out. 41i?'ED—FE%fALE CLOTH WEAVER -94 yeloura, 'sloe, etc. Highest wsgei pai3,.. Apply ,Schee.- 3Ssnurscturtj Co.,' Ltd,. Brantford,. ontettlo, Holds Record. It. is said that the province of Sas- katchewan stands Litt in theworld in regard to the number of rural tele- phones per population with a tele- phone for every nine of the population. The Inference Is Obvious. A motorist named John Hatch, • i Examined his tank with a match. Though deploring his fate, We are glad to relate, The insurance was paid with despatch. Magnifies Sound. A sound control attachment for phonograph's invented in England -that can magnify their tones tenfold en. abies them to be used in rooms of any size. 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Ointment 25 and 50e, Talenm 25c. Sold throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepot: L�ynaym.�, Limited, 344 St. Paul St., W., Montreal. ala Cuticura Soap shaves without mutt. 1 LARGE FAMILY Recommends Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound to Other Mothers othr of ffa rfordchildren and I�was so weI am the ak after my last baby came that I could not do my work and suffered for months until a friend induced me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Since taking the Vegetable Compound my weakness has left me and the pain in my back has gone. I tell all my friends who are troubled with female weakness to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, for I think it is the best medicine ever sold. You may advertise my letter."—Mrs. GEORGE L CROUSE, Hemford, N. S. My First Child Glen Allen, Alabama. — "I have been greatly benefited by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for bearing -down feelings and pains. I was troubled in this way for nearly four years • following the birth of my first child, and at times could hardly stand on my feet. A neighbor recommended the Vegetable Compound to me after I had taken doctor's medicines without much benefit. It has relieved my pains and gives me strength. I recommend it and give you permission to use my testi. monial letter."—Mrs. IDA RYE, GIe:q Allen, Alabama. Women who suffer should write to the Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.,Cobourg, Ontario, for a free copy of Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text -Book upon "Ailments Peculiar to Women." it UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, yoil ? are not getting Aspirin at all Accept only ' an "unbroken- package" of "Bayer Tablets ol± ; Aspirin," which contains directions and dose worked out by; physicians during 22 years and proved • safe by millions foj Colds, Toothache Earache Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism Neuritis Pain, Pain Handy 'Payer" boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggist$. Aspirin is the trade mark. (registered In Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono. aceticnciclester of Sallcylieacid. while It Is well known that Aspirin means Bayer manufacture, to assist: the public against imitations, the Tablets of Bayer Cenlpaat will be stamped. with their; general trade mark, the ”Bayer ,Cross." ,