The Exeter Times, 1923-10-4, Page 7•
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A Story of Scouting:
"I don't know what we aro going to,
do with Sohni,"_sighed the twelve-year-
old's mother. "He's beyoad_me, bit
I don't think he means to be bad, 11
only his father had time to take him
out in the country---'
f-•ler soliloquy was broken by a crash
from the kitchen: an unrepentant yell
of triumph, and past the window clash-
ed "the worst boy in the neighbor-
hood," ; pockets stuffed, feed _radiant,
Making his finest speed for the corner,`
Where, ,lured "tho gang," ell eager to
share his spoils,
But ono of the boys .liad a new book,
the Boy Scouts' 1Taudbook, and though
it said nothing of the honor of robbing
fruit stands it told oil lefts of things
those boys bad never even heard of;
"What's that?" a'stubby finger stop
pod another boy as he triecl to turn
the leaf. "!. lean-to. Say, it shows
how to matte one That 'ud lie dandy
to sleep in if a storm came 'i1P."
"Le's build one in Skinney's back
yard," suggested another. The idea,
was received 'with acclaim.
Here's another place where; it tells,
how to tined your, way Lorne when
you're lost in. the.woods, 'thout a coin -
pass." The one who discovered this
bit of woodcraft said "when" rather
than "if," as though the oe urence was
a.
frequent one in their experience of
Zackyards,
The upshot of it all *as a descent
upon a popular father; his humorous
agreement to .act as Scoutmaster "it'll
Ali blow over in a week," he said to his
wife), and a F3oy Scout troop was
launched.
When the handbooks came what a
scramble there was for them! The
Scoutmaster read it carefully too, and
began to think more seriously of the
movement. He thought more serious-
ly, when in order to receive his certifi-
nate as Scoutmaster he'had to fill out
anapplication blankand give reliable
witnesses as to his character.
And when. a week or two later it had
not blown over, and he looked at the
boyish faces before him ' and heard
theirshrill tones repeat without`t a
break:
On my honor, I promise that I will
do my beat—
To do my duty to God and: the King,
To help other people at all times,
To obey the Scent Law,
he suddenly realized' the thing was in
deadly earnest, and the determination
on the faces of those deeply impressed
new Tenderfoots was reflected in that
of the equally impressed. new Scout-
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Rinso
liquid first
Do not put , :intro direct
horn the paeitaggc into.the
tub. Mix half a package of
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land when the froth sub-,
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Add this liquid to the wash
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soak the clothes clean.
1t-ttook• a' little while ,,for several
ni.otliers to understand why their sons
made such a startling demand to be
allowed to wash dishes, why they
spread out crumpled leaves after din-
ner on the dining -room table, snaking
laborous notes and .''sketches" ' the
while, and why they came home
swathedwih bandages, but beaming and
unhurt. Then, though he did not be-
came so good as to be alarming, each
Scout gradually dropped the street
phrases and imitated, "toughness" .of
.which they were once so pro;til :They
still 'demonstrated, an interest in tin
cans, but it was for their use as "camp
cook kits•". rather than as tail orna-
ments for Hapless dogs. Indeed, when
one puppy suffered a broken leg, the
patrol fell upon him .gleefully as their
first "patient," and he was rapidly sup-
plied with splints and bandages, to his
amazement but ultimate satiSfactiou.
(To.be continued),
"The Little Book's Shirr."
The study of languages, especially
"primitive languages, is always in-
teresting. The philologist frequently
meets with odd and sometimes amus-
ing tame in his translations. For ex-
ample, one tribe of Indians who desig-
nate a letter as "a little book" (mus -
en -ha -gen -las) call an envelope "mus-
ein-ha-gen-iss=m'us -lilt-e-san-ha-gen-iss,"
which means literally "the little book's
shirt." Doubtless, the name was given
after the Indians 'had seen a letter
folded and slipped into its white en
velope as a pian slips into his shirt.
Sometimes 'a thought that would
seem to be universal loses its measling
when translated into a primitive'
tongue, In Lord's Prayer, a prayer
intended for all mankind, there is the
petition, "Give us this ' clay our daily
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DR. 3. 3. IDDLETON
Provincial Board of Health, Ontario
Dr. Middleton grill be glad to answer questions on Public Health Mash'
tars through this column. Address him at Sgadina. House, Spsdka
Crescent, Toronto.
Our success in life, our"business ef-
ficiency and social enjoyment, all de-
pend upon physical fit;niess. The mor-
ose` ill-tempered man or woman is
really one who is p nwell. And the
peevishness and spite that they dis-
play are nature's ways of protesting
against an.. undue strain. Yet, the
majority of such cases are merely the
result of neglect.
We all know, again, that we are
bound to grow old. We all know, too,
that.: whether we grow,, old gracefully,
or degenerate into peevish 'invalids,
depends to a large extent on the way
we use ourselves and our health and
strength when these are ' abundant.
Yet only too often we put off any
serious consideration• of the future,
and are surprised and resentful when
its bills are presented for payment.
This is not to say that we should al-
ways be looking out for trouble, for
'nothing is so likely to bring it along.
But it does mean that we should base
our .present way not living on _sure
roan rations' for, after all, it is or
should be, rile niorrrial thin to be well,
If health were a thing like fame or
riches, something that few people
achieve, there might be something
said in favor of giving it the go-by.
But in the ordinary way its absence is
not a matter of ill -hick but of failure
to live as we should. And since this is
bread." To us the thought Is one that
we should expect to be clear to every I
understanding person, but to many
tribe and pto.ples it needs careful ex-
planation; for the vast majority of
mankind are horn,, live ande die with-
' out seeing 'so much as a crumb of
bread.,; The Cree Indian translation of.
the words shows a keen insight into
their meaning; it is, "Give,us' this day
something to keep as in life." Could,
the thought be more justiyexpressed?
Substitute for Flax.
Linen, heretofore made• exclusively
from flax, has bee' growing dearer
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and scarcer, in proportion at the flax
plant has become rarer and more dif-
ficult to cultivate. Now, it is said, a
satisfactory substitute has been found
In the flax Elly, which grows In abund•
ants in New Zealand, The plant will
grow admirably in many parts of Eur-
ope and Ameriee. It is far ,.easier to
cultivate than flax itself, and, it has a'
yield of 2,240 pounde'to the acre.
•
The importat on o m ori pearls
f II ah has neat] increased. 1
so, it follows that the only reasonable
way to obtain it is to adapt our habits
of life accordingly. If there were
anything very marvelous or difficult
about health, how should we ;account
for the fact that a mere change of
scene and occupation, such as happens
when we take a country or seaside
holiday, so quickly makes ue feel well?
Health is as much a mental as a
physical or bodily thing, to
To be happy in mind is essential
feeling well in body. The one helps,
and is dependent upon the other., That
is the prime value of. outdoor sports
for the young and robust, of such re-
creations as baseball, swimming, golf
or.. even gardening. These provide a
mental interest with physically stinnu-
latinng conditions. It also explains
why a long country walk is so effective
a tonic for both mind and body. The
brain is refreshed by the brisk circu-
lation of blood' through it; the blood
in its turn is cleansed and reinvigorat-
ed by the additional: exercise given to
the lungs; and thus the, walker, re -
'turns benefitted iri',eevery the,
of the
word.
So many of our teachers and moral-
ists dwell overmuch upon the virtues
of abstaining. The advice,they give is.
negative. Our aspect of the proverb
"Never put off till to -morrow what
you ought to do to -day" is a positive
one.
Where Marriage by Capture
is the Rule.
Among the least -known but most in-
teresting of the African natives aro
the Lango, a tribe which flourishes in
the Uganda district.
Unlike many of their neighbors, the
Lango do not practice any direct
forms of witchcraft, and any who are
foalis'h enough to indulge in the black
arts are neatly clubbed to death: The
tribe has a large number of supersti-
tions and customs, however, one of the
mostimportant;ones being the driving
away of disease, which take:4 piece in
June.
The first part of this ceremony is
the dislodging of disease from his hid-
ing -place by the beating of hides and
the waving of torches in every house.
When the evil has been driven out in-
to the street "the whole village es-
corts it, raising,the cry of victory, and
beating the hides,.till it is driven into
a river or swamp, from which it can-
not return," writes Mr, J. H. Driberg
in his' interesting book; "The Lange."
There are many Oilstones, too, gov-
erning the conduct of -women. In one
clan, for instance, they' are forbidden
the flesh and skin of leopards, while
the fig -tree must not be touched by
them, "No woman may passesa pro
perty," continues the author, "excetlt
her ornaments and tall," the latter be-
ing decoration attached to the girdle.
Another custom -which aurvives in
this tribe • is that of marriage by cap-
ture, but, as a matter of fact, the "cap-
titre" is always arranged,beforehand.
The friends of the bridegroom re-
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pair to the lady's house and courteous-
ly invite her to accompany them. This,
by custom bound, she refuses to do,
and insults them roundly, "until they
finally seize her, struggling, 'biting,
kicking, and screaming," which con-
tinues until they thrust her into her
lover's house. This in no way indi-
cates reluctance on the, girl's, part
The Langohave on elaborate style
of hair -dressing, which consists im the
main of the threading of beads on to
the hair in such: a manner that the
tread appears to be covered' with a
white skull -cap. The fee received by
the hairdresser for carrying out this
operation oonsists of one pot of beer
and one chicken.
A Bird Monturient.
In Salt Lake City Utah, is one of
the two monuments in the world—the
other is in Italy—erected to the mem-
ory of birds. = This monument com-
memorates the fact that 'about the
year 1850 'the original settlers in Utah
were saved from starvation by sea-
gulls:
A year after their arrival the white
settlers were alariuecl to observe that
their crops Were being devoured by
myriads of crickets and grasshoppers,
Which overran the country until it was
as if it had been scorched by fire.
Attempts were nlade to stop the
plague; but without •result. At that
time the' nearest point of civilization
was 1,000 miles away, and it seemed
as if. the people must be starved.
Prayer was resorted to, and one day,
as if in answer to their a, peals, there
appeared a great flock of sea -gulls,
which proceeded to devour tbe:pests,
and it was not until the "enemy" bad
been completely annihilated that the
gulls took to their wings and disap-
peered,
The monument commemorating the
event was unveiled in 1913.
CHAMPION CHILD DANCER
Rita Liffey, aged nine, of Dundee, who has won four silver cups
twenty-one medals for dancing, recently immigrated to Canada with
parents. Her repertoire includes sixteen different dances which she has
cessfully acquired in less than three years,.
and
her
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The number of disorders that are
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Dramas of Modern
- Saxnu.ggiing.
The drama which occurred recently
on the schooner Mary Beatrice, off
Sandy I-Iook, throws a 'vivid light on
the growing traffic of smuggling un-
,desirable aliens who would never be
admitted by immigration oflicials in
the ordinary way.
The Mary Beatrice sailedfrom the
Bahamas with a cargo of twenty Chin-
ese, whom the captain had agreed to I
smuggle into the United States. In'
return for this service the captain was
to 'receive $500 from each man—$250
down, and the remainder at the end of
the voyage.
On, arriving off the American coast
the captain lost his nerve, and instead
of putting the Chinese ashore in small
boats he deserted ,the ship with his
share of the booty. The crew of four,
maddened by drink, then demanded,
their money from the Chinese. A furi-
ous battle ensued, in which nine were
killed.'
Fortunes are being made just now
in smuggling such unwanted innlni-
i grants. The traffic is controlled by
{ powerful people, who have.a swarm of
agents in every country. These agents
are to be found even among ships'
crews, and they arrange for the con-
cealment and passage of the human
contraband.
In British Columbia, .whence Chinese
"are rigidly exbluded, a , huge business
is clone, and each Chinese smuggled
into .the country is ,worth many dol
tars to the agent who has arranged his
entry.
I The Chinese are by, no means the
only nationality concerned in the
I trade. Not long ago a plot was die
; covered on the Clyde 'for smuggling;
tuneniptoyed men from Britain to• the
lYnited Statesth.
No .fi wen an sixteen men were
I
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f
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. Each . had paid twenty-five dollars to
the enillggling agents, who had ar-
ranged with members of the crew for
secret, passage. A regular traffic
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EASY TRICKS
No.. 46
Tlie Mind Reader
Tie one end of a thread, about
two feet long, to a ring or other
small object; Hold the other end
of the string between the forefinger
and thumb of your right Band. A
tumbler, should be on the table and
the ring should, be suspended so
that `it can swing two and -fro with-
in the tumbler.
Concentrate your mind upon a
number—any number. The 'ring, in
the tumbler will swing idly for a
few moments, Gradually the swing-
ing ,will seem 60 have purpose.
Then it will swing through a longer
arc and finally it will strike the
side of the tumbler. Slowly it will,;,
swing back and then strike the tum
,bier once' more. It you concentrate
.;;y.our pond on, the., number the ring:''
will'°
stake. the 'number . of which~
you thong
rest.
Without using the tumbler, you
can, by concentrating your mind
upon the direction desired, make
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'round or back and forth, changing
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Try it. You will find it puzzling.
(Clip this out and paste it, with
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A piece of pine scantling, 2 by ,4
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Orange, Texas, the other day. It is
believed that the scantling was driven
into the tree during a• great storm in
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Paper From Palm.
Experiments In England have indi-
cated that the fan palm of South India
may become an important paper mak-
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Archbishop's Ar pfs Sea-
Serpent.
Sea serpents have been seen off the
coasts of Papua, and one of them en-
joyedthe unusual ' distinction of being
vouched for by a high dignitary of the
Catholic Church, the -late Archbishop
Navarre, who was in his study on
Yale Island when an enormous sea
beast, of form unknown, rose out of
the ocean and terrified everyone on
the shore;so much that they all rushed
inland and shut themselves up in
houses; even the native police joined
in the general flight.
The archbishop saw the animal and
watched it till it sank, after which he
went on with his theorogical treatise,
says Beatrice Grimshaw, in an article
entitled "MYsteries of Papua," in the
August "London Magazine.
Iii (British) Papua, about three days
i journey frbm the coast of Mekeo, there
are tribes that can fairly be called
dwarf. The women are no taller than.
I an eight-year-old child, and the 'mien
are often ander 5 ft. They are very
good musicians. By nature they are
cannibal, and of a quarrelsome type,
but in these days they have given up
I much of their ancient fighting ways
and become peaceful";
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