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The Exeter Advocate, 1924-4-17, Page 3"i n, r fi Next time try the finest grade— " RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE Surnames and Their Origin ACKERMAN -• .• began: to take on a new meaning in the Variations--Acherman-Akerman, Aik man. .. Racial Origin ---Anglo-Saxon, Source -An occupation.' The nani:e of Ackerman is quite pop- ula$y, and quite erroueously,,supposed to be of German origin. It is, how- ever, one of the most Anglo-Saxon of Anglo-Saxon names, and if the spelling or sound of Ackerman seems to have more of,a German flavor than the vari- ation Aikman, it must be remembered that the English, Scandinavian and modern German tongues are all Teu- tonic, and that at some period in the misty, prehistoric past there was a parent tongue, which, though it has left no written records, has bad prob- ably more to do with forming the lang- uages of the modern week', than the comparatively recent Latin and Greek. The various forms of this family name wound be translated literally in- to modern English by "acre -man." But the literal translation would not be the true one because the word "acre" has changed its meaning since the old Anglo-Saxons. spoke of "acer men" or "aker men." To -day it means a definite measure or amount of land. Then it simply meant tillable land generally.. The Ackermann, Akermans, Acher- mans and Aikmans originally were folk who owned or tilled such land. At the period when family names were in formation we find thenrrecorded it suck forms as "Harmer .le Akerman" and "Roger le Acreman"—or, as we would put it to -day, "Bill the Farmer." After such names had been apelied to the members of a family so long that their neighbors came to regard the k sobriquets as distinguishing the family rather than explaining their occupa- tiens, they naturally began to drop the prefixed "the" ne unnecessary, so that succeeding generations• comlyletely for- Anee got the explanatory meaning of "acre - man," particularly as• the word "acre" popular speech. MoDOUGALL Variations—M (a)cDougal, M (a)cDou- gald, • Racial Origin ---Scottish and Irish. Source: -A given name. There are many who hold there is a difference between names which be- gin with "Mac," and that the proper pronunciation of them are "mit)" and "mac," respectively, Such isnot the case, "Mc" and "Mac" are the same, and the proper pronunciation of both is "mac." The prefixes both mean the same thing --"descendant of." The only difference that does exist is due to the rather general modern cus- tom among the Irish of abbreviating "Mac" to "Mc" in the spelling. So there is an inference, though not an infallible one, that the family which spells its name with an "Mc" is Irish, and the one that us -es "Mac" is Scot- tish. The fancily name of McDougall, in its various forms, probably is more oOmmon in Sootiand than in Ireland, but it is fax from being a rarity in the latter country. It is, of course, a Celtic name, and like virtually aR the family names which have developed under purely Gaelic influences, without interference of Anglo-Saxon or Norman influences, is derived from a given name. Unlike other races, the Gaels never took their family names from words denoting geographical location or personal char- acteristics,. It is true, however, that the bulk of their given names, from which the family names were develop- ed, were so founded on words denoting some personal peculiarity, or attribute. The given. name Dugald, from which the various forms of McDougall orig- inated, falls within this classification. It means "dark stranger." BABY'S HEALTH IN THE SPRING The Spring is a time of anxiety to mothers who have little ones in the hams. Conditions make it necessary to keep the baby indoors. He is often confined to overheated, Walla' venti- lated rooms and catches colds which rack his whole system. To guard against this a box of Baby's Own Tab- lets should be kept in the house and an occasional dose given the baby to keep his stomach and bowels working regularly. This will prevent colds, constipation or colic and keep baby well. The Tablets are sold by medi- cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Motion Pictures in Saskatchewan. Agriculture being the basic industry of the province of Saskatchewan, it is only natural that the Department of Agriculture should make wide use of moving • pictures in instruction work. They are used in all short course work carried an by agricultural representa- tives• in the province and also by the Extension Department of the Univer- sity of Saskatchewan in connection with the agricultural courses conduct- ed during the winter at various points in the province. The films, exhibited deal with practically all phases of ag- riculture. Among them are pictures il- lustrating the co-operative marketing of live stock, showing the progress of the good, points ed horses, bulls, milch cows, give the observant an_education in what to look for when selecting these animals. Farm boys get a lot of useful information from films of this character, and put it to good use at the farm boys' camps when the live the animals from the farm to the stockyards, the care of poultry and the candling oS eggs, the construction .of 'trench silos, cream grading, the em- bryology of an egg. Films showing stock judging competitions are in pro- grecs. A combination of the practical and aesthetic is found in the film :showing the proper Method of tree pianting, with the object of demon- strating how farm surroundings can be made lno•re attractive. • A New Boiler: A revolution in the construction of power plants has taken place within the past few years. The reciprocating. engine of 10,000 horse -power has given way: to the steam turbine of 87,000 horsepower. The public service steam boilelof 350 pounds pressure, of which a few were built ie. 1922, is succeeded in 1923 by the bailer of 1,200 pounds pressure. The 1,500 -pound boiler is under consideration here, and an ex- perimental boiler for 3,200, pounds pressure is building in England.—Iron Age: Keep Minard's Liniment In the house VISITING FOSTER HOMES::, The System Followed by the Children's Aid Societies of Ontario. In Outario there is a metier system provided for the supervielen of :child -1 ren in foster libelee. It is a plan of co-operation between plilanthropic or- ganizations and the Government that has etood the test of twenty=fly'e years' experience. Each city and county of the province has a Children's Aid Society affiliated with and reporting to a central govern- ment office charged with the responsi- bility of supervising children placed in' foster homes. • Experienced officers acting under the direction of the een-- trai office are employed to visit the children --e.11 expense in doing so he- ing defrayed from a government ap- propriation. Typewritten reports con- cerning the welfare et the children are made to this central ofiiee and are in turn transmitted to the Society hold- ing guardianship, with suggestions or instructions that may seem called for, any abuses in this way checked up --- some children found to be exceptional- ly well placed are interfered with as little as possible, and the foster par- ents advised .to apply for full legal adoption, after which all supervision ceases, and the gild beeomes, in. the fullest possible sense, a member of the faintly. Over twelve thousand children have, by reaching years of maturity, passed out of the care of the Children's Aid Society, while at the present time, about eight thousand children remain under active supervision; Far these children, wages and savings amount- ing to the large sum of $82,525 are held in trust, payable to the children when conditions warrant—with in- terest—ranging up to five and a half per cent. Each year about three to five hundred children will be legally adopted under a recent adoption law and in this way released from super- vision. As a result of well recognized sys- tem and vigilance extremely few child- ren are being cruelly treated or ex- ploited by heartless people. This will usually be found true where there is efficient organization. Who Invented the Motor - Car? The history of the motor -oar begins exactly 230 years ago, when Street, an English inventor, made the first use of oil as a motive power. But it was not until 1870 that a really practical petrol engine appeared. . This was the work of Julius Hock, of Vienna. The next name conacted with the progres sot the motor -car is the most important of all — that of Gottlieb Daimler. In 1883 Daimler made the first small, high-speed petrol engine, for all those which had gone before had been huge, clumsy, and slow-mov- ing machines. Two years later he in-` stalled his engine in a motor -bicycle and at the same time fitted boats with motors and ran them at Paris during an exhibition there. The boats attracted the attention of Levassor, another famous pioneer, who at once saw the immense possibilities in Daimler's invention. He bought the French patents from the inventor. Levassor invented a system of trans- mission—that is, a, method of bringing the power from the engine , to the wheels—and with a few small improve- ments this• system is in use to -day. An Easement. I am rich, for I own a river, A. beautiful, shimmering thing — Brown waters, agleam in. the sunlight, Released from a deep hidden spring! 'Tis mine, though my claim's but an easement— The right et the eye and the heart, For in lands that the proud river borders I have neither portion nor part. I care not a whit that another Molds• deeds and the title in fee— The beauty and joy of the river Are vestedforever in me! —Blanche A. Sawyer. • SCIENCE DEMANDS UNIFORMITY. - carefulresearch made in recent years in the study of dietetics has shown the great 'importance to the human system of purity and uniform quality in foods. It is a great blessing that today so many delicious foods as well as tea and coffee can be procured in tins and sealed metal packages. "SALADA" Tea was one of the first pure food products 'to become widely popular in Canada. The flavour -pre- serving aluminum package keeps the tea fresh and delicious. Skilful blend- ing maintains the quality absolutely uniform. "We all tumble over opportunities for being brave and doing good at every step we take. Life is just made of such opportunities. Not nearly all the sick and crippled are on the battle- field, nor is all the danger there either. For the brave spirit, work, and interesting work, is never absent."— P. H, Epler. A GOOD MEDICINE FOR SPRINGTIME Do Not Use Harsh Purgatives -- A Tonic is All You Need, Not sick—but not feeling quite well. That is the way- most people feel in Character Building in Japan. We have often heard of the rigid discipline to vrhitrh. Mthe-years before the ""'awakening''' of Japan the Ming people of that Country were subjected tri order that they might acquire that. firmness of `.character which was the feudal ideal. A Japanese woman Who contributes some of her: reminiscences. to Asia tells several stories that 11 lustrate prettily the way in which the children were trained in oheracter els. well as in mere learning. The thirty days of midwinter, she writes, were called Kam The ninth day was supposed to be the severest of all, and, einee Japanese cbildren are taught that endurance le the founda- tion of learning, we had bo be especial-: ly •earnest in our. study on that day. My sister was a young: lady of four- teen then and was to be married in the spring. Her older task was sew- ing. Mine was penmanship. In those days penmanship was considered to be one oaf the moat important cultural studies, not on account of its art, al- though it is true that there is a fas- cination in making Japanese ideo- graphs, but because Japanese hand- writing plainly betrays the writer's state of mind, especially if it be er- ratic, careless or perturbed; the high- est training in mental control was thought to come from patient practice in the graceful, painstaking brush strokes, which require absolute steadi- ness and accuracy. At the first gleam of sunrise on the ninth day et Kan, 1•shi came to wake me and tell mo to peepers for my pen- manship practice. . The air was, icy. She helped me dress. Then I gathered together the materials for my work, arranging the big shirts of paper in a Pile on my desk and carefully wiping every article in my ink box with a square of silk, Reverence for learning was so strong in Japan in those time.s. that even the tools: we used were eon- sidered as almost sacred. I was sup-, posed to do everything for myself • on that day, but my kind Ishi hovered round me, helping in every way she could without actually doing the work herself, Finally we went to the porch. overlooking the garden. The snow was deep everywhere. I remember how the bamboo grove looked with its feathery tops so laden with snow that they were like wide -spread umbrellas. Ishi took me on her back, and, push- ing her feet into her boots, slowly waded to where I could reach the low branch of a tree, from which I lifted a handful of pure, untouched snow just from the sky. This I melted to mix ink for my penmanship study. I my- self ought to have waded to get the snow, but Ishi was always humoring me. Since absence of bodily comfort was thought to mean inspiration of mind, of course I wrote in a room without a fire. Japanese architecture is of tree Weal -origin; so the lack of a little the spring, Easily tired, appetite brazier of glowing charcoal meant a kle sometimes headaches a i temperature as • low as that outside. fickle, of et depression, Pimplesand or; Japanese picture writing Ls slow and g Pcareful work. I froze m.y fingers that eruptions may appear on the akin, or I morning without knowing it until I there may be twinges of rheumatism looked back and saw my good nurse or neuralgia. Any of these indicate softly crying as she watched my that the blood is out of order—that the purple hand. the Wlb always fresh o Vie. Wisdom. Say to your girl the sands are running, Tell her this of old; wisdom and cure ning (I am remembering my own days), That not one hour 'of her bliss be wasted, No kiss ungiven, no joy untested 'I am remembering my own days). Tell your boy 't is his hour of plenty, Only once is. he golden and twenty (I ani remembering my own days). Bid him build, Since beyond recover Fleet the days of the loved and lover (I am remembering my own days). —Katharine Tynan indoor life of winter has left its mark upon you and may easily develop into more serious trouble. Do not dose yourself with purgatives, as many people do, in the hope that you can put your blood right. Purga- tives gallop through the system and weaken instead of giving strength. Any doctor will tell you that this is true. What you need in the spring is a tonic that will enrich the blood and build up the nerves. Dr. Williams' Neither Ishi noir I moved until I had finished my task. Then she wrapped me in a big padded kimono that had been warmed and •hurried me into my grandmother's room. There I found a bowfof sweet rice gruel prepared by my grandmother's own hands. I snuggled down beside her sunken fire box and drank the gruel white Ishi rubbed my stiff hand with snow. Of course no one ever questioned the necessity of such rigid discipline, Pink Pills do this speedily, safely and but I think that, because I was rather surely. Every dose of this medicine fragile, it sometimes caused my moth - helps to enrich the blood, which clears er uneasiness. I remember once hear - the skin, strengthens the appetite and ing her say, "Honorable husband, I ant makes tired, depressed men, women sometimes so bold as to wonder if and children bright, active and strong. Mr. Henry R. Robinson, Cruickshank, Sask., says:—"My blood was out of order and I was nervous and run down. I got a supply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and after taking them for a while they fully restored my health. I am now feeling fine and have no hesi- tation in recommending these pills to all who are feeling unwell." You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail, at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Home of History. No. 10 Downing Street has been the official residence of British Prime Min- isters for nearly two hundred years. It, is well called "the centre of the Bri- tish Empire," for many fateful decis- ions have been made within its walls. Few people are aware that Downing Street is called after a man named George Downing, who went to America at the age of fifteen, afterwards re- turning and entering Parliament. He became a baronet, andwas a great favorite of Charles II., who gave him the land in Whitehall upon which he built the famous street. Sir' Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister to occupy No. 10. This was in 1731, and since that time most of his successors have lived there. Remit by Dominion Express Money Order: If lost or stolen you get your money back. A Garden. "A garden is'`earth's 'ihymn of praise to heaven Sung every season in some changing. tune Where chords are colors and where odors sweet Are tender syn phbnles." Mk for Mlnard'e anti take no other. Etsu-bo's, studies are not a littele se- vere for a. too -delicate child." Gently stroking my head, my father replied, "We must not forget, wife, the teaching of a samurai home. The lion- ess .pushes her young over the cliff, and though her heart aches for it, watches it climb slowly back from the valley without one sign of pity. Only thus can it gain strength. So do our children learn to fight life's. battles. Service. All the wealth of the world cannot be told In land or houses one may hold, Nor in the money the nations print; Within the heart -there is a mint Coins into. happiness for yea The acts • of service that you do, Even the smallest spark shines brightly in darkness. Some times remedies exceed the disease: Easy ' Now to Lose a Pound a Day ---in` this delightful, simple wry. No drugs,no dangerous thyroids; no back -breaking exercises, no massaging, write for free sample of Alexander's Reducing tiitautiues. AT,E1- iiSDElt 7ABol 1Ten- 0re• .934 Bohan Bldg•,.. Toronto. Ont. Bad Breath evercome "Bad breath is a sign of decayed teeth, foul stomach or unclean bowels." if your teeth are good, 'look to your digestive organs at once. Get Seigel's Curative Syrup at druggists. • 15 to 30 drops after meals, clean up your food passage and stop the bad breath odor. Do not buy substi- tutes. Get the genuine, S 1 1 Beware of Imitations! A Great Canadian. The late Bonar Law, Prime Minister of Great Britain, was the son of a. frontier Presbyterian clergyman who came from County Antrim, Ireland, and settled in the Rieh_ibucto district in New Brunswick. In these pioneer' days the father farmed as well we preached. The house which. the family occupied, a little wooden story - and -a -half dwelling, still stands. Adversity is the only scale than gives the correct weight of our friends. Ciassifzed Advertisements DIME, BEAUTIFULLYFLUFFY, carded wool; sample, enough light comforter; one dollar. Woollen Mi11s� Georgetown, Ont. "NI FORVOUR EYES Refreshes Tired Eyes Write Marino Co.,thicago,fot 9eCareBook Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on package or on tabletie you are not get- ting etting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians over twenty-three years for Headache Lumbago Rheumatism Pain, Pain 4 Colds Toothache Neuritis Neuralgia Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" only. , Each unbroken package con- tains proven directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug- gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered f in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. While it is well known that Aspirin means Bayer • Manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, the Tab- lets of Bayer Company will be stamped with their general trade mark, the Cross." "Bayer z IF DEAF LEONARD EAR OIL A Soothing. Effective. 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