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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-11-29, Page 31.-,1..--....rm.r... Manufactured by Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board of Health, Ontario Dr. Middleton will be glad to answer quokka:al on Public Health ass& tars through this column. Addreea him at $gadima Homo, Spadini Crescent, Toronto. In Great Britain alone the indirect entire community, the wonder is that waste attributable to disease amounts I municipalities do not exert more ef- to $100,000,000 yearly, according to a: fort to have slum, areas eliminated statement recently made by Viscount altogether. Of course there are diffl- Astor in the House of Lords. This is' culties in the way of removing slums no id]e talk made without due con-: and houses that are practically unfit sideration, for Lord Astor has for a , for human habitation: there may be long time been interested in Social : such congestion of population that Reform and knows whereo.t he speaks.: apart from their slum dwellings there Just fancy the conditions that prevail is absolutely no place to house_ them. in some parts of the British Isles ±Again, the cost of removing the slum where it has been found that there: areas may be so expensive as to pre - are more than two million slum houses vent the municipality from undertak- in which people were compelled to live ( ing the work, and so the disagreeable in a state of "positive indecency." surroundings continue to exist. ' Protesting against present condi- In our Canadian cities there is un - tions, Lord Astor declared that there doubtedly much overcrowding. Rents are .few things more costly than slums, I are so high that apartments and flats which breed immorality, discontent, I have to be divided and sub -divided to and revolution. He added that the provide accommodationthat will con British Isles had little to .fear in the I form to the needs of the pocketbook. way of a revolution, but he would lose And oftentimes the space thus provid- faith in the people if they became re- ed is hopelessly inadequate. Especial- conciled to conditions under which ly objectionable is this state of affairs they live at the present time, in the winter time, when the artifici- The Archbishop of York, who sup- ally -heated air in houses becomes very ported Viscount Astor in his protest, impure and unfit for•breathing, owing thought that the average working- to the congestion of people, some of Finan's home should contain three bed- whom are habitually indoors. Apart rooms,' a bathroom, 87 -kitchen, and a from lung troubles, which often have sitting -room or living -room. Bishop their origin in ill -ventilated, unsani- Southwark, who lives in the East End tary dwellings, the common cold is of London, declared that' bad housing very prevalent, and may result in ;was a fertile ground for agitators bronchitis, pneumonia, and other dis- against the present system. eases. Added to the danger of con - Though perhaps in a less degree, tracting illness of one kind or another the same conditions prevail in our is the discomfort of living, which re - Canadian cities. There is far too sults in dissatisfaction of social con - much overcrowding, far too many ditions generally, and often is the areas that are so congested as to merit match that lights the torch of revolu- the name of "slums." When one real- tion and revolt. izes how injurious slum areas are, not Proper and adequate housing of the only to the health and moral.; of those people is one of the most important who live there, but also to the general functions of civilized government at appearance and general welfare of the the present time. TO MAKE CARBON BLACK IN CANADA But for one of the non-metallic minerals -carbon black—this paper might have to be printed in some other color, -and the automobile tire industry would be severely handicapped. Car- bon black, a product of the incomplete -combustion of natural gas, has not as yet been manufactured in Canada, -but the Mines Branch of the Depart- ment of Mines, .through Mr. R. T. Els- worthy, of the chemical division, is this season making a field study and chemical investigation of natural gas irp western Canada with particular re- gardto determining the composition, • important the industry is in Louisiana may be judged from the fact that one company's plant consists of 130 burn- ing houses, 114 by 12 feet. Canada has many gas areas, some of them situated at points distant from possible domestic utilization, and it is likely, as a result of the Mines Branch's investigations, that some of these may be found available for the economical production of carbon black. The Mining Lands Branch of the De- partment of the Interior is at present engaged in framing regulations for the production of carbon black from wells situated on Dominion lands. The Ontario Government, it is re- ported, has recently given permission for the natural gas from a small ,yield in the Sarnia district to be used fo the production of carbon black. It is understood that development will take character and gasoline content of place at once. The initial plant will these gases. At present natural gas be of but limited size, and will permit, of enlargement as the opportunity arises. The recovery of carbon black varies from one-quarter • to twopounds per somewhat similar to the soot produced 1,000 cubic feet of gas, and+•the mar - by a smoking kerosene lamp. It is, ket `price ranges' from 17 to •22 cents however, a product of the burning of natural gas. •The flame is.impinged against a metal surface, whieh is kept cool by running water, and as the soot c mul s. it is • e ac u ate m ehanicall remov- ed. The chief production p i centres at present are in West Virginia and Louisiana, *here there are tremen- dous supplies of natural gas. Each of ities and consistencies a wide range of these States has stringent ,conservation ink may' be made, from that which is legislation governing the use of the termed news -ink to a grade suitable gas. In Louisiana, before the,gas,niay for the printing of the finest illus be: used for the,�niantifacture of carbon trations.- ,black, the gasoline content mast be It is also used as a pigment in the extracted, •and, b certain' sections but manufacture of ;paint, in which case a 20'per cent. of--t'ite daily outpnt of the loading material is generally added, wells is perYiittedto be used for car- usually barytes. In the malting of :Seri black. manufacture, ' All possible black polishes carbon black very gen 'efforts must be made to avoid waste erally enters, while for phonograph th f h 1 records fotintain pen. carbon paper containing ethane and other hydro- - carbons is in great demand for the manufacture of carbon black. Carbon black is a soft, light soot, n per pound, with as high as 50 cents for special grades. The black is pack-, ed in paper sacks for, shipment. The uses of carbon black are almost innumerable. Oneof the chief uses is. in the preparation of prihtingSn k, such as this paper is printed with. B.y admixture with oils of different qual- black enamel leathers, ete., it finds many uses. In the preparation at the rubber composition of automobile tires and" other lubber "goods the greatest eon -1 sumption of carbon black has develop- ed. It is estimated that fully 45 per cent. of .the entire -production is used` in this industry. Owing to its fineness of subdivision it is a very valuable in- gredient in automobile tire • eomposi-. tions; it must, however, be used in combination with other things. Alone as a rubber pigment It is not par- ticularly valuable. Canada is a very large user of car- bon black, and, while as yet, producing none, for the year ending March 31; last, imported, of lamp, bone, ivory and carbon blacks, 8,743,409 pounds, of a value of $446,812, and it enters Canada duty free. Should the Mines Branch be able to demonstrate the commercial pos-1 sibilities' of the utilization of the Al-! berta gas fields for the production of carbon black it will add ,considerabte to the industry of Canada and make �. use of another of our great natural resources. -. EASY TRICKS No. 54 Finding The Number The magician counts the cards .in a pack to show that There are only the usual 52, A spectator takes out of the centre of the pack any num- ber of cards ho likes, withdrawing them in a bunch so that the magic- ian cannot know how many Dards are' taken. The cards are placed face down on the table and the spec- tator places either on top of the pack or beneath it a number of cards known only to himself. The cards are cut as many times as desired. The performer counts the cards and immediately tells how many were added. • When the magician counted the cards it gave him an excuse for dealing the cards face upward so that he might remember the names of the top card and the bottom card. The fact that cards were withdrawn trom the centre of the pack left these cards undisturbed. The spectator adds the number of :ards he desires and the cards are cut. The performer now deals the cards face upward on the table, mentally counting until he reaches the first of the cards he remem- bered. He continues dealing until he reaches the other card he re- membered. Then he counts the cards, silently to the end of the pack. The number of cards preced- ing the first card, plus the number following the second is the number added. If this number is obviously too large he gathers the cards up and deals them again, this time counting the cards between the noted cards. This will give the cor- rect number. (01ip this out and paste it, with other of the series, in a scrapbook.) THE FALL WEATHER HARD ON LITTLE ONES Canadian fall weather is extremely hard on little ones. One day it is warm and bright and the next wet and cold. These sudden changes bring on colds, cramps and colic, and unless baby's little stomach is kept right the result may be serious. There is noth- ing to equal Baby's Own Tablets in keeping the little ones well. They sweeten the stomach, regulatethe bowels, break up colds and make baby thrive. The Tablets are sold by medi- cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from. The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,' Ont. Working Up Tailings. South Africa, home of the diamond and with great gold mines; finally is working up the "tailings" or dumps from earlier and cruder operations. In Kimberly, for instance, many small diamonds are being recovered from the town streets which for years were filled and repairedewith dirt excavated from the diamond mines. • One block alone ..ie ' .said rsto, haveyielded more than $40,000 in. gems. In the Rand, ' where. gold is • mined••, extensively, eioctrical' hoists• built in I: America- are healing out 140,000 tons I: of ore a month in'stead of the .best -pre- I virus, amount of a bare 100,000 tens., I. Automatic checks prevent • the driver from running the hoist too fast ,and r also check the elevator when it reaches'the proper height. t. Ea ch hoist bran 'ti up10 000 pounds o g fore from a deiith of 6,000 feet at a speed of 4,000. feet, a ;minute. The trap-door spider constructs a trap-door which closes ,by gi'avitatio:i,' the edge being specially weighted to close the door automatically,. when the spider goes hi or out. The end of colonization, it is" esti- mated, will he reached in, about two - hundred years time. • Ask for. Minard's and take no other. Evolution of Musical Culture. All music that affords a true medium of expression is good magic, Even as the evolution of mankind is repre- sented by ;groups ofpeople at different stages of development, yet all pro- gressing, all grades of .nz11810 _ that form the trite expression of any set, of people, have their place in the evolte: tion of inusi'cal culture, from the low- liest ragtime• to the most . elevated chamber music. • As in the greater evolution, some people more fortunately disposed than others, move more quickly through the lower grades, and are apt to be im- patient with and lutolerant of the more slowly moving individuals. Here, as in all else, the trouble arises from those in advance who, through lack of sympathetic understanding, question the sincerity of the others. This re- sults in recrimination and rebellion by the more advanced, and an aping by those behind --the worst of all things, since it stops progress and begets the only bad music; that which is -.insin- cere. oRK.W ORN WOMEN Care of Horne and Children Of- ten Causes a Breakdown. The woman at home, deep in house- hold duties and the cares of mother- hood, needs occasional help- to keep her in good health. The demands upon a mother's health are many and severe. Her own health trials and her child- ren's welfare exact neavy tolls, while hurried meals, broken rest and much indoor living tend to weaken her. No wonder the woman at home is often indisposed through weakness, head- aches, backaches and nervousness. Too many women accept these visita- tions as a part of the lot of mother- hood. But many and varied as her health troubles are, the cause is sim- ple and relief at hand. When well, it is the woman's good blood that keeps her well; when ill she must make her blood rich to renew her health. The nursing mother more than any other woman needs rich blood and plenty of it. There is one way to get this good blood so necessary to health, and that is through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These enrich the blood, and through their use many weak, ail- ing wives and mothers have been benefitted. If you are ailing, easily tired or depressed, it is a duty you owe yourself and your family to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair, trial. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50c a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Fast Codfish Dressing. Out on the foggy Grand Banlcs the most arduous task of the cod fisher- man is "dressing down." Everyone dreads it, for it means working re- gardless of hours until the job is done. If the catch has been heavy, mid- night, or even the dawn following, sees the entire crew hard at it by the light of flares. No one, not even the cook, commonly known while afloat as "the doctor," may have any respite. The deck is slippery with parts of the thousands of cod that have been slid from the knife of the slitters into the hold. Cut fingers are of no avail as an excuse for laying off. Power has taken a lot of the mean- ness out of life at sea and the same little gasoline engine that hoists the sails and weighs the anchor will now have more to do—and the crew, less. The "Iron Splitter" does the work of 60 to 75 men who now wield sharp knives on the Grand Banks off New- foundland, up along the. Labrador, as well as in the localities frequented by fishermen from France, England. and Scandinavia. Every second the new machine takes a fresh codfish and as often it turns out a dressed fish. :It performs all the usual opera- tions of 'splitting, removing the baek- bones, cleaning and washing. This ingenious machine was perfected in Seattle, Washington, by the company which perfected, in 1905,. a somewhat similar machine called by fishermen "The Iron Chink," because it took the place of thousands of Chinese who were formerly employed to clean fish in the salmon canneries of the North Pacific.—Scientific American. Seventy-five steps a minute is con- sidered the average walking pace of a man in good health. COLD IN THE HEAD? Get quick relief, Rub nose' in"sed and out' with • nth t m • -At-all ,Drug Stereo. Wrlte-ler Free Sample.. THE MENTHOLATUM _CO. eridoeburu, Ont. Sex a8 Til, CHILDREN'S COUGH REMEDY Mrs. Dyer Fell of to 72 Lbs; Gains 33 an Tcinlac 'For nearly seven years," recent- Many timesI pould not even . retain ly sant Mrs. ' Katie Dyer, of 27 Rail- way♦;St„ Hamilton, Ont,; "I had ent. fered' froen a complication of troubles pecuilar to women, and finally my strength all left me and I broke down completely. - "When I began taking Taniae T only weighed seventy-two pounds, and had been so weak and nervous for nearly two months that I had to be assisted from my bed to my chair. ts, A Mammoth Water Supply. Engineers have on many occasions bad to construct enormous water works in order to provide us with the most vital necessity of life, but few of us have stopped to consider the cost of bringing water to our homes. To construct a lake 40 miles long, 25 feet deep, holding 13,633 million gallons of water, seems a stupendous task, but such are the facts relating to the Vaal River Barrage of South Africa, which has just been officially opened. The scheme, which has taken nearly ten years to carry out, will supply Johannesburg and the Rand with twenty million gallons of water a day. The Barrage, costing almost $2,500,- 000, is 1,400ft, long, and stands on 35 concrete piers. Each pier is 8ft, thick, 34ft. 61n. high, and 55ft. long. The 36 steel sluice gates closing the openings are 25ft. high and 32ft. bin. wide. Each gate weighs about 26 tons, A wagon road and a railway track run along the top. All the water is passed through mechanical filters, and carried along 43% miles of steel pipes varying in diameter from 181n. to 24in„ and cost- ing $2,275,000. The whole scheme cost $7,500,000, of which $60,000 was spent in providing quarters for the men en- gaged on this huge and important landmark in engineering progress. MONEY ORDERS. Pay your out-of-town accounts by Dominion Express Money Order, Five Dollars costs three cents. During a recent voyage across the Atlantic the commander of the Ma- jestic was on the bridge for sixty- nine consecutive hours, while the liner was passing through the fog. Keep Minard's Liniment in the house. Number of men under arms in Eur- ope in 1913, 3,745,179. In 1923, Ger- many, Austria, Bulgaria disarmed, 4,354,965. Y , Keeps EYES Clear, Bright and Beautiful Write Murine Co.,Chicago,forE eCarcBook -dila'i+.cik4✓v"`..'n'�F!�.,33ud^a Mother! Give Sick Baby "California Fig Syrup" Harmless Laxative to Clean Liver and Bowels of Baby or Child. Even constipa- ed, bilious, fever- ish, or sick, colic Babies and Child- ren love to take genuine "Califor- nia Fig Syrap." No other laxative regulates the ten- der little bowels„ so nicely. It i , -".- ' sweetens the stomach and starts the liver and bowels acting without grip- ing. Contains no narcotics or sooth- ing drugs. Say "California" to your druggist and avoid counterfeits! In- sist upon genuine "California Fig Syrup" which contains directions, ASPIRIN Say "Bayer" and Insist! Unless you see the name "Bayer" on ' package or on tablets you are not get- ting the genuine Ba,, e • product proved safe by milli ns and prescribed by, physicians over twenty-three years for ; Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Earache Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain. Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" only. Each ugtbroken package con- tains proper directions. Randy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug. gists also sell bottles of. 24 and 100. Aspirin iS the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mottoaceticacidester oe Salicylleaeld. While it is well knowni that Aspirin means Bayer Manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, the Tab- lets of Bayer Company will be stamp- ed .withtheir general trade mark, ..the Wes Agents: 8aro14 S. Itainde a Co., Limite4, TerorsQ "Bayer grout"- 'ti • broth and toast on my stoii'iach and! restful sleep would not come to me. I "Neither myself or any friersd# thought I would ever .get well, but I` am now feeling as fine as I ever did in my life and 'ant weighing one hut_ died and five Bounds, which mask me Heavier than 1 ever was before. 1 li can never praise Tanlae .enough." Tanlac Ls for sale by all good drug- gists. Accept no substitute, I It is probable that the Nile has a greater variety of fish than any other river in the world. An expedition sent by the British Museum brought back 9,000 specimens, A man's greatest, height is reached between the ages of twenty-eight and ' thirty. WANTED. t -a'+ TEAM ENGINE, 12x12 CYL., ender. Reid Bros., Bothwell, Ont America's Pioneer Dog Remedies Boot; ea DOG DISEASES ro" a and lam to Peed 33aled Free to say Address •tier} - br the Author. �"''•�<-" *• I. CLAY GLOVER CO., Ina. 125 West 24th Street New York, U.S.A. Toothache Bathe the face. If there is a cav- ity in the tooth place in it a piece of cotton saturated with Minard's f How to Purify a the iood "Fifteen to thirty drops of Extract of Root, commonly called Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, may be et. taken in Water with meals and at bedtime, for indigestion, const-- ' pation and bad blood. Persist - once in this treatment will give permanent relief in nearly every case." Get the genuine at druggists, 50c. and $1.00 bottles. 4 eta+run�..eau.�n.o......to.—.~an.®.m aaiEt Cuticura Quickly Clears The Scalp of Dandruff On retiring, gently rub spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water, using plenty of Soap. Thia treatment does much to keep the scalp clean and healthy andpromotehairgrowth. Soap 25c. Ointment 25 nod 50e. Talcum 25c. Sold throughout theDominion. CanadianDepott L sae, Limited, 344 St. Pani St., W. %dontreel. Cuticura Soap shaves without mug. MOTHER OF TWIN BOYS Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg- etable Compound Relieved Her of Inflammation and Great Weakness West St. John, N. B.— "I was in a general run-down condition following the birth of my twin boys. I had a great deal of inflammation, with pains and weakness. Finally my doctor recom- mended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. He said that your medicine would be the only thingto build me up. I am sure he is right, or I am feeling much better and am gaining in weight, having gone down to ninety-three pounds. I was in bed for over amonth, but am up again now. I have recom- mended the Vegetable Compound to my friends and give you permission to use my letter. "—Mrs. ELMER A. RITCHIE,. 82 Rodney St., West St. John, N. B. There are many women who find their household duties almost unbearable ow - mg to some weakness or derangement.The trouble may be slight," yet cause such annoying symptoms as dragging pains, weakness and a run-down feeling.. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Coma 'pound is a splendid medicine for such conditions.it']ias in many cases relieved those symptoms by removing the cause of them. Mrs. Ritchie's experience id but one of many. You might be interested in reading Mrs .Pinkham's Private Text -Rook upon the Ailments of Wom,,, . ,, ou can get a copy free by writing the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Coboure,, Ontario, ; 0 ISSUE No. 47---'29e