The Exeter Advocate, 1924-8-7, Page 3OUTDOOR RECREATION CONFERENCE
Importance of Recreation From National f-ieailth Standpoint
—Canada Participates in Washington Meeting.
A. groat forward movement in con-- recreation, ¶the crowding of people
nervation, and one that affects Canada into great urban centres on the one
profoundly, was inaugurated b:Y'°Prose hand and the development of the auto -
dent Coolidge in the : convoking at mobile on the other have changed the
Washington, May 22 to 24, of the first outlook of the people of North Ameri-
• National Outdoor Recreation Confer ea in regard to outdoor recreation in.
since. At this conference, which em- one generation.
braced national and state organize The great majority of the people no
tions, Canada was represented upon longer have, as they had thirty years
the special invitation of the President ago, open spaces near at hand for re•
of the United States. It •waa intended creation, and the automobile has pro,
ther �atada should be represented by vied the means by which they may
Mee W. Cory, Deputy Minister..of .esicape into the forests, the mountains,
the Department of the, Interior, and• and along the watercourses. The hold -
Mr. J. B. Harkin, Commissioner. of ing of this conference indicates that
Canadian National Parks. Owing to people have suddenly awakenedto the
unforeseen circumstances Aar. Har- fact of which leaders in both Canada
kin was prevented from attending and: and the United States have been
to Mr. Cory fell the duty of acting for aware for some years that the health
Canada at the various meetings of the and efficiency of the nation are going
conference.. to depend in no small degree upon the
Canada could not'remain aloof from maintenance of national parks, game
a cogference of this kind even should preserves, game sanctuaries, forest
she desire to do so, because outdoor reserves, and other open areas, and
recreation, in the broad terms in which upon the wise administration of pro -
it was dealt with on this occasdon, in per laws respecting the protection of
wolves the international guardianship game animals, game and insectivorous
of fish, migratory birds, boundary birds, and fish. The view taken a few
waters, pollution of streams, interna- years ago was that national parks
tional games., and international recrea- with their beautiful scenery and their
tional travel. The Dominion is al- wild animals living in a state of na-
ready in touch with these subjects at ture ministered only to the sentiment -
a dozen points and the chief work of al side of Sire, but it is now seen that
the ooneerence was to emphasize and the very staminaof the nation is de -
,organize the activities they involve, pendent upon these playgrounds, and
The Personnel of the conference in Canada has shown that she does not
dieates the important place the sub- intend to be behind any part of the
.jeot c•ccupies in the minds of the lead- continent. in developing these safe-
ing men of the United States. It was guards for her •people. This has been
called and opened by President Cool- evidenced by what has been done in
edge, and the executive chairman was the establishment of national parks,
"'"'i"•'Hon, Tlioodore Roosevelt, Assistant in the creation of game preserves and
Secretary of the Navy. Other mem- sanctuaries, both in the settled parts
hers of the United States cabinet who of Canada and for the protection of
took part were: Hon. J. W. Weeks, natives in the -far north, in the pre -
Secretary of War; Hon. Hubert Work, servation of the buffalo as well as
Above are shown the Duchese of York, the Prince of Wales, and the
Duke of York (behind Prince), photographed in amoment of fun on one of
the roller -coasters at Wembley.
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BEAUTIFUL GEMS ARE
BUT COMMON I ERA S
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T MENACE OF THE GIPSY MOM
The .appearance, of the gipsy moth In dealing with the present situation:
(Porthetrla diipar) Heal- Albuxg, Yin- the Department of Agriculture velli
mont, about half a mile south of the also place a domestic quarantine on
Canada -United States boundary has the same area,: In addition to the ares,
given rise to con lit s:els affecting nee upon whieh the embargo 'ejli be
tural resources and their utilisation pieced, there will, it is expected, be a
of which the Government of Canada, restricted area, also about 10 miles
as well as that of the province of Que- in width, immediately adjoining. Un,
bee, ever on the alert to protect the der theproposed regulation Cb fstmes
interests of citizens, have taken cog- trees and Christmas greene may be
nizanoe. As a result of the discovery moved from the restricted area pro-
of this infestation, the United States vided the shipments are accompanied
Government intend to place an em- by a Dominion certificate of origin
bargo on that area of southern Quebec which states that the trees or greens
in general about 10 miles in width im•' were grown at some point within the
mediately adjoining the International restrieted areaor outside of the
Boundary to prohibit the shipment of quarantined area;
Christmas trees and Christmas greens f The Entomological Branch of the
to the United States. The shipping of Department of Agriculture will this
such trees or greens from the Ver- summer and autumn, in close co -opera-
wont area to other parts of the United tion with the Department of Lands
States has already been prohibited by , and Forests of the Quebec Govern -
state legislation. rent conduct intensive scouting
The consequences which arise from throughout southern Quebec. Federal
this situation are important. In the and provincial officers will combine to
first place there is the danger to our ferns small crews to examine trees,
resources should the pest really gain fences, posts, etc., along roads, rail-
s foothold in Canada and there is the ways, in orchards, as well as scout.
immediate stoppage of the sale of other places where it is thought the
Christmas trees and Christmas greens gipsy moth may have become estate
from this part of Quebec. No ship- listed. -
meat from such area will be allowed Few insectcs have been so costly as
entry into the United States of the has the gipsy moth. Millions• of dol.
following: spruce, fir, hemlock, pine, lars have been spent in its control dur-
juniper, and cedar: - and holly and ing the last fifteen years in the New
laurel, i England States, and it would indeed
The importance of protecting our be serious if infestations are found in
forest and other trees from such a Canada. Important areas of woodland
peat as the dreaded gipsy .moth has trees have been killed outright in
been appreciated by tte Department areas where it has gained a foothold.
of Agriculture for many years, and in Apple, oak, birch, alder, and willow
Garnet Finds its Chief Use as An Abrasive—Found in Many Addition to introducing into pJastern are the favored trees upon which the'
Canada large numbers of parasites of ; caterpillars feed. Other trees such as
Parts of Canada.the insect, collected in, infested areas • beech, poplar, hickory, etc., have been
Many of our most beautiful and vale two inches or more in diameter, which in the New England States, Dominion seriously injured. In the New Eng -
able gem stones are varieties of cone I gradually decrease -to the size of ,a officers have carried on scouting to a ,land States Lao, pine and other tone
limited extent in the province of clue -i Parous trees mixed with deciduous
partitively oommou minerals. The pin -head as the contacts are approach-
beC without going into details it may' growth have sui`ered sererely,
diamandr--one of the hardest sub- ed. ' be explained that enseats like tae gip• I Citizens who desire to receive fur -
stances known, and the most highly- At Chogoggin Point near Yarmouth, sy moth /rave their parasites which at- i their inforzuation regarding this peat
Secretary of the Interior; Hon H. 0.1 other largo and small game animals prized of the precious stones --is a Nova Scotia, a 35 -foot dike, with a tack and destroy them, and the breed should communicate either with the
'Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture; and migratory birds, in the establish form of the common soft black graph- garnet content of approximately 40 ing of thane parasites and the releas-; Dominion Entomologist, I)ewlth t e
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Secretary of rent of national forests, and in the its, which occurs abundantly in Na per cent., outcrops on the sea shore ing of them in infected areas is one of Agriculture, Ottawa, or the Departowes
ment
and Hon. J. J. Davis, Sec-! holding of Empire and National Con- tore. Emerald is a rare variety of and has boon traced inland for several of the means used in fighting theseo' of Entomologist, Department of 1n-
retary of Labor, I ferences on the conservation. of for- the not uncommon mineral beryl, and miles. Several other deposits are pests f riculture, Quebec.
, beautiful green color t0
i
Arrangements were completed by eats, wild life, and public health. Ac-
which the people interested in the tivity in these different spheres has
various forms of outdoor recreation never been as great in Canada as it ie
will be fully represented on the per: at the present time, It is intended that
manent organization by their acknow•' there shall be no slackening but an
]edged leaders. These details need increase of effort, and that the work
not be gone into here, the point being already begun shall be extended and
this: that people everywhere now re - made more far-reaching and effective
•cognize the importance to the whole' by further organization and co -opera -
...country of properly directed sport and tion)
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Hymn for a Household"
Loire Christ, beneath thy starry dome
We light the twinkling lamp of home,
And where bewildering shadows old home town weeks this summer,
throng Old boys and old girls, who have been
Uplift our prayer and evensong, away from the place which saw their
Dost thou, with heaven in Thy ken, birth, which attended to their school-
Seek stili a dwelling place with men, ing er gave them memorable years in
Wandering the world in ceaseless their early days, return rfter absences
quest? varying from one to sixty years and
C Man of Nazareth, be our guest) from distances running in some cases
to thousands of miles. Those who
Lord Christ, the bird his nest has have been a long tithe away open their
eyes with surprise at what they see.
In the years that have intervened • the
rocking cradle has never been idle and
in spite of the constant drain by large
cities of the continent most of them
have either maintained or increased
their population. More tban that the
macadam roads and board sidewalks
have given way to concrete pavements
and cement walks, the back -yard pump
and shabby stables to waterworks sys-
tems and garages. The trees, which
were always beautiful, have grown
The Canadian National Parks higher, and as the old fences have
Branch,gone with many other old things, life
of the Department of the In-
terior, which is keeping the file of in the old town mer. s to the Jaded
Canadian Bird Banding Records, has eyes of the old-timer as a much het -
has
ter thing than anything he bas 'come
recently received a band of a kind. die
ifering from the official bird -bands cross outside it. But he recognizes
the houses and physiographical rea-
lised in Canada and the United States, tures of the old town better than he
and an .endeavor is being made to does some of the old boys and girls.
trace its. origin. It is made of alums It is hard to discern in the stout body
num and has the number "57" stamped and rubicund features of one man the
on it. Mr. Arthur Shuttleworth, of ; slim stripling one knew at school.
'Plummer, Ontario., found the band on • While trees have grown In the town,
a young. teal duck which he shot on hair has fallen off or grown white on
Cariboo Lake, District of Algoma, On- many a head. Yet it makes no differ-
tario, on September 12, 1923. The encs. The years, fall away as though
band will be lent to responsible per-
sons who consider that they may be
able to furnish information concern-
ing it. Application should be made to
the Commissioner, Canadian National
Parks, Ottawa.
Old Home Town Week.
Various villages, towns and small
cities have been, are or will be holding
found,
The fox is sheltered in his ground,
But dost Thou still tide dark earth
tread
And have no place to lie Thy head?
Shepherd of mortals, here behold
A little flock, a wayside fold,
That wait Thy presence -to be blest—
eeh O Man of Nazareth, be our guest!
—Daniel Henderson.
Unofficial Bird -Bands.
The Reason. -
r '"Mal Gee, I hate t' git my face
Sled bands and feet 'neverything
dirtY."
"I'm glad' you do child, and why?"
" 'Cause you elway& make me git 1n
the tab." -
City in the Abyse.
-,r 'here Se a quicksilver mine in Vert*
fatht s ha ctrcumference sad: 480
deep, Xa this p;ofoUuci al2yaff aro
eta, :squares anti a *poi where
tsions wgrphip;
by magic and old times walk again
for a space.
It is a good idea—a beau geste, as
the French say—and blessings on the
man who first thought of it, Alto-
gether aside from the sentimental side
of it, I do not thing most towns and
small cities could employ their money
better in advertising their manifold at-
tractions than in calling back those
with most reason to love then!, be-
cause these, seeing how much the old
town has accomplished in their - ob-
sence, will bruit it abroad without pay
ar thought of it.
These occasions have brought home
to many people from the large citiet
that the shall towns and cities have
overtaken them in the matter of ad-
vantages,. Except for theatres and
concerts and the University these
small towns offer to the dwellers 'there-
in every advantage that the city can
and for less money. Land costs are'
lowerand therefore rents and building
costa are not so high. Taxes as a con-
sequence on -industries.- are lighter'
and workingmen •with better houses
and larger gardens are snore content -
odes -From Saturday 'Night.
ully Eq
Fuipped.
A disabled .soldier had been so long
in one hospital that it seemed like
homeand he was anxious to impress
its! merits on all callers,
"Why," he :exclaimed, "it's the most
coniplQte jn the country, They • have
an .eye specicallist, a throat specialist,
nr iGpse Specialist, and they even have
Internee for futernat diseases,"
traces of clirom um.
Two of the common abrasive min-
erals, coruuium and garnet, when tiration aare important factors. The
clear and flawless, give us beautiful 1 °
Alines Branch has paid considerable •
gems; the -ruby is a red variety of
corttnium, and the sapphire a deep attention to the preparation of Cana -
blue variety of the same mineral, dian garnets for market, and has made
while many of the variously colored tests to determine the best processes
garnets are extensively used in jewel- for different classes of are.
ry and are classed as nomi-precious If a steady demand for garnet should
stones. Both corundum and - garnet develop many new deposits of suitable
occur in Canada, but no material of material will probably be found, as
gem quality has yet been found. There are large areas in which the
In recent years the use of all kinds geological ttiormat#ons give promise of
their probable occurrence,
of abrasive materials, both natural•_, - -
and artificial, has greatly increased, About As Usual.
and there are now very Yaw articles, in Uncle Tybalt and Aunt Fretty led a
factory or home, other than textiles, regular and normal life. They quer-
that have not been subjected to .•
the Of Course They Have Wheels.
riled steadily and,say,
action of abrasives, On account of you might me -
Johnny t "Dad, have baseball
this increase in demand, the Mines cltanically, for many years, and doubt -
coaches got wheels?"
less loved each other devotedly all
Branch of the Department of Alines is Dad—"Mast of 'em have, John,"
making special investigations of Cana the time they were doing so. Of the
Cana -
family some members• habitually sided Oldest Handwriting of Nian.
dian abrasive minerals, enclitding gar -
and
him and others Rath her, and
net thus aided in keeping the row going One small temple has been found should Heil How immense, how rigid
Garnet is really a very common and constraining, even in its subtle
in "Ur of the Chaldees' (whence
endeavor to ohange lt or break it or
mineral, and occurs in several voile whenever uncle or aunt seemed likely pexibility, this realize
awing mould
to slow down or give out. A t work Wang) ang) containieg the old -
ties, -having slightly different compose= There was also an eccentric brother- est works, of art In metal yet. known," of habit is we realize onlq when we
tion and color, and varying consider- in law who lived with them the most says a recent British Museum "tom-
ably in hardness, toughness, and of the time for several years and for •n-Un1Que." There is also a marble
method of breakingr For abrasive Pur some reason took sides with neither—' tablet, in the old Samerof kin an language,
poses the mineral should be very but he died rather young. (giving a chronicle of kings and dynes-
hard—harder than quart or sand;ties, suggesting the date 4500 B.C. The
They went on thus till their races
and it should break into sharp nage- i report adds: "Even if that chronology
lar fragments without curves, or were run and they were laid away, has to be modified, we have now the
led edges so that it will easily whereafter in due course their sorrow- oldest dated example of man's hand
known that are both rich and suitable •
for
abrasive purposes, (
The market for garnet is limited,
however, and concentration and pre -1
The Garment of Habit.
Our lives are a mass of hibita. If it
were not so, we could not live at all,
We wake and get up and dress, we eat
and walk and work, we speak and
think and love and hate and fall
Bleep again largely by habit. If we
were forced to perform all this inde-
pendently, originally, the ef!ort of liv-
ing would be intolerable. A merciful-
ly small part of our action depends up-
on voilition and deliberate reasoning.'
In the main we deo what our fathers
did, as they imitated their fathers, and
so back to the beginning of time
Education is the forming of habits.
They begin in the cradle, or before we
get to it. The one great business of
parents and teachers is to see that our
habits are what they should be, and
with all the mighty effort and cogita-
tion that are put into the task how of-
ten they turn out to be what they
throw it off. Get a bad habit fastened
apon you, appreciate its badness, set
all the energy you have to geting rid
of it, and you learn the might of habit.
We have all tried, and we have all
failed, and we all know.
The intensity of such an effort and
roan my relatives' erected a handsome stone its too frequent futility impress upon
cut or abrade the articles under treat- over them, on which it was preelaim- R'i'fting and the oldest known triumphsas the terrible danger of habit. it is
went Approximately 95 per cent. of d 6U
they had enjoyed fifty-eight' of the art of Tubal -Cain." The mar- a 8ne thing to be an your guard
years v married lila with never: hie tablet records the building of the against it, to keep your life and char -
the
garnet mined throughout the world e" 6
at
happy
s
s used on paper ,. or cloth, and the
a cloud of rdiscerd darkening their
term "sand paper" is often applied, horizon.
generally, to papers coated with sand
e
temple of the goddess Nin, in the time
of the third dynasty of the kings of
Ur, after Noah's' deluge. Tubal-Oain
was "the man of might in the days
atter as fluid as possible, responsive
to outward calls and stimuli, ready to
miry, corundum, er garnet. h answer in an instant to the controlling
Destroying Predatory Fish. demands of the intelligent will. Many
Little is yet known about the exist- The destruction of nearly 25,000• when the earth was young" who "fns- people preach against habits, and
encs of commercial deposits of alms coarse fish, principally squawfish, by !tional the first plowshare," as Charles some seem to have a far better mas-
tery
sive garnet in -- _ a. _ Lake --- .. _ rim__,__-- ,,.,inns .,,,f ,,, his commentary of them than others.
the Bancroft Mining Syndicate has
been producing a• good type of garnet
from a rich vein near Bancroft. A
promising deposit of larger extent but
lower garnet content at Parry Sound
has been well prospected and will
probably become an economic pro-
ducer. Near Sudbury, Ont., •there is
another promising exposure, about 50
feet wide, and traceable for a con-
siderable distance. The'centre of the
deposit contains well -formed garnets,
B.C., is announced'by the Department on Gen. iv., 22. -
of Marine and Fisheries. This work
i
was, undertaken as a result of the in-
vestigations that were made when the
sockeye yearlings were migrating
from Cultue lake to the sea. It was
noticed that the goldfish were feed,.
ing on the young salmon and an ex-
amination
xamination of the stomachs of a num-
ber of those caught gave an average of
three yearling salmon to each squaw -
fish.
Kind Bay.
Acable Visitor—"Well, and do you
do a good deed every day, Tommy?"
Tommy—"Yes, sir. Yesterday I
visited my aunt in the country, and
she was glad- To -day I came back
home again, and she was glad again!"
If London's soot for one year could
be collected in a pile it would cover
Westminster Abbey.
Competitors aro shown in the .hand -drilling contest at Cobalt, which was one of the many features of the Old
Boys Reunion held in the northern tninine, Sawa recently.
All -the same, habit is a beautiful
thing, and above all, a restful, Mr.
Pepys's mother had an old dressing
gown, which she called her kingdom,
because she took so much comfort in
it. The .garment of habit is one of im-
mense comfort and delicious. ease.
Only it behooves us to see that it be
made of substantial stuff and that its
cut and fashion be such as will con-
duce to dignity and will not •discredit
us in the eyes of those we love.
- World's Fastest -Trains.
The highest train speed, 120 miles
an hour, is said to have been made by
a train running from Fleming to Jack
sonville, on the plant system, in the
United States, a distance of five tulles,
in.2 minutes, 30 oeconds, representing
a speed of over 115 miles an hour,
The record speed for a British rail-
way
ailway was a run en the Great Western,
in May, 1904, when, after passing
through the Whitehall Tunnel, the
Plymouth to Paddington mail train
for a time ran at a speed of 102.3
fades an hour.
his run was properly clocked --
that is, it was recorded by an expert
taking the time with a split-second
chronometer, which gives the exaci
speed within a decimal. -
British railways hold the greatest
number of habitually high speed runs
over short distances, regularly clock-
ed by experts.
Corn Grows, _High.
Corn "glows near La Yaz,-Bolivia, at
elevations of 12,000 feet above sea
level,
Whales Kill Seals.
Thousands of fur seals are allied an-
nually by killer whales '