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The Exeter Times, 1923-10-18, Page 7A Story, of Scouting. (Continued from last week) In a busy Toronto office, reading mail, answering tlueetions, advising, worried parents, filing applications or writing letters of counsel, encourage- ment and congratulation, the staff of the Provincial Headquarters of the Boy Scouts Association, works early and late to give the boys, their par- ents and the 'communities the best that the nicyement affords. Every day they enter the names of boys anxi- ous to"join, and send them the litera- ture that tells them how to become, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class Scouts. For it is a very carefully worked out system, psychologically and pedigogi- cally, this Bay Scout movement. That is why It has succeeded and grown where other boys', movements have, had only a•, passing vogue. It grows with the boys' growth. At twelve years old he may join, He learns, the history of the Union Jack, commite. to memory the Promise and the Scout Law, and Learns the Scout knots -a harder task for a lad than seems at first sight. He is admitttd as a Ten- derfoot. Growing a little older, he wants to attain a higher rank. Isis' memory is more trained ' and he, can take in the difficult signalling alphabets, and "w'ig- wag" messages of the Scouts. Then he wants to camp. And must learn to " shift for himself. So at first perhaps - le crisps the bacon and burns the ci coa and spills the eggs; but in time he even makes the difficult "flap- jacks'." The Indians and Pioneer Scouts, he learns,' could read tracks and "signs" invisible to untrained eyes, and he studies them out, learn- ing valuable things through fascinat- ing games.' 1 -le discovers how to tell tale north, how to keep dry and warm in the rain and at night, how to use an 'axe and knife correctly and with- out .accident to himself or others. "First Aid" is more like play, but if an „ an accident comes` he will "be re-' way: A Christian Nation is one that contains underpaid girl employes' and pared." -Then there's the' Dollar in rescue homes." : A bit far-fetched per- through an avoidable • accident while at the Bank, his own earnings—the first haps, but still with a grain of truth in work, and many avoidable accidents lesson in thrift—as,many an aching it. Because, if there were no under- take place in every line of:industry. back and `blistered hand can testify paid girl employees, or boy employees Statistics show that. But, whatever to. But he passes this examination with credit and then finds he has not yet reached the highest goal. First Class Scouts are more expert in al] these lines. They draw maps, the wrong end of the. problem, always .lags to care for orphans, and not only swim, adorn to judge distance, size, comes to: wrong en every time I' hear orphans but wrecks of humanity who weight add numbers. The trees, birds of a drive to collect funds for- Borne through lack of " preventive . medicine, QiD CHUN wads nG TOBACCO The% al t Manufactured , by Imperial `Tobacco Company of Canada Limited UC `I BY DR. 3. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board of Health, Ontario Dr. Middleton will be glad to answer questions an Public Health siva. ters through this column. Address him at agesdina House, Beadtsie Crescent, Toronto. • • 4 TRICK Ti o. -Rid By Sense Of Touch Borrow half a dozen coins. As you borrow each place it on the mantlepiece — if the mantlepiece happens to be stone. A marble tot' table will serve. Make a little talk about the trick, assuring the com- pany that you use no confederates and that.the trick you are about to perform will have the effect, at leaet,'of being real mind reading. Tell the company that you will leave the room. While you are gone, the coins on the mantlepiece are' to be put into a hat. One of the spectators is to select one coin and to mark it with a pin or a penknife. Each person in the party is to hold the coin against his forehead and to fix his mind upon the coin and upon nothing else.; When every person has done this, the 'coin is to be re- turned to the hat, with the others, and the hat placed on the mantle - piece. This is done. When you return, you walk directly to the hat, reach in and pick out the coin which the spectators marked. How is it done? Your little talk had :a great deal to do with the trick as it; permitted the coins, which lay on the mantlepiece, to become more. or less chilled. The selected coin, due to all of the hand- ling it receives, becomes a great deal warmerthan others. When you reach into the hat you dis- tinguished -the marked coin, not be- cause of the concentration of minds but because it was warmer than the others. (Clip this out and paste it, wiU, other of the series, in a scrapbook) "What is a Christian nation?" asked many lives of mothers could he saved, in . were to n thisBY measures � T i answers i s preventive'�J and t ifTHEARD exchange, time. • Then the father may lose his life for that, matter, there might not be the cause the result is the same—the need for half the number of rescue parents come to an untimely end, and homes there are at present. orphans have to be cared for. And so The thought that we are spending we must have drives and raise thou - money for health and welfare work at sands upon top of thousands of dol - and stars are yielding their secrets, charitable or philanthropic- purpose. and the doctors tell them they can Not that 1- am minimizing the neves bandage a compound fracture -as well sity M praiseworthiness of any object aa theY'iince could a hurt finger. Even a First Class, Scout has no temptation to rest on his.; laurels, for before him stretches the alluring line of "Proficiency Badges." Electricity, Bee Farming, Swimming, Handicraft, ane have to be cared for." True, but of knowledge of what serious results Art, Cooking—there are sixty-four, and it, preventive measures were adopted, might follow ov through an unwilling - ...Sven" Q placesperinaps th.n r any nese to spend money on a filtration eve_y tai nt or hobby has a: A P. �'e would not be so ni Scout with,two or three of the little brphalis. And here is where I' be- plant to purify the water supply, the emblems on his sleeve is fired with lieve the solution of the distressing citizens: of that northern town took a oconditions found to -day often lies—chance and a terrible record of suffer- ambiti n to add'to them, slowly but prevention. . •That's the thin . "Pre -in and death resulted with a `gigantic g , outlay of money to try and cope with the ravages of the :'disease. Had a filtration plant been installed and the water purified, the ::epidemic might never have occurred at; all. Some day we will realize the waste and foolishness of neglecting to spend a comparatively small amount of money on . the prevention of disease. Humanity is kind, and no worthy ob- ject fails to get public support, •but through education we will learn the value of nipping trouble in the bud at ;a small expense rather than delv- ing deep into our pockets to repair the. damage after it is done. hygienic measures or whatever one may be pleased to call it, become bur- dens ori society and are nothing more that tries to and succeeds in relieving than human derelicts when they might su.fering,' hardships or distress. It is have been strong, active, self-support- ing men and women. Or in a more general way take an epidemic such as the recent typhoid outbreak at Cochrane. • Through lack only with regard to the wayin which wep.ttack the problem that I have any. criticism to offer. But people will at once say. "Orph steadily, until with the eighteenh he earns a special decaraion and is a "First Class All Round. Scout''" Think of the lines of practical endeavor with whose fundamentals he has become fa- miliar! The work -a -day world, so vague and mysterious to the ordinary boy when he reaches its threshold, is definite and clear to the Scout. (To be continued). A. 'Valuable Instrument. At the meeting held: by the British Music Society as, part of the confer- ence of educational associations which met in London some time ago, C. Arm- strong Gibbs of Brighton, ,g ig ton, spoke on. "Music Education in Secondary SchooI,s." He said he had known an extraordinary number of undergradu- ates at Cambridge whoknew nothing about music. They all gave the same reason- the lessons, they . Said, 'were so infernally; dull that they had per- suaded their parents to anew them to give it up,- and••now they would give their eyes to know music. The teaching should be very attrac- tive. ,Unquestionably the best music for the purpose,was folk song• When England was surpassing, as slie was now doing, .a11 other nations in the vention is better than cure" says an old adage, and it very true. -- When we think over the situation we can at once see the possibilities of attacking the problem from the pre- ventive aspect. A mother may die at the birth of her child through lack of medical and nursing attention: She may have endangered her life weeks before her baby was born by failing to realize the seriousness of .symptoms— symptoms which to her seemed trifling but which were in reality `grave warn- ings' of serious trouble ahead. The maternal mortality in this province is far too; high, and sad to say many, Made Twice Daily! tricaliy-lighted chamber a mile below Fortunes y the surface of the earth. Far beneath One of the little-known wonders of your feet,; and ::perhaps half 'a mile the world is the •'Morro Velho gold wide of where you are standing, the miners are laying the dynamite charges, in readiness for getting out the ore. Suddenly a sharp tap, like the sound of a hammer meeting wood, comes to the ear, and, following it, a mighty rush of wind that, unless you -are pre- pared for it, sweeps you off your feet. A minute later comes a low, rumb- ling noise that increases " in volume until it roars like thunder, while the it was worked for nearly a century by whole mine trembles as if shaken in, the Brazilians themselves, while there the fury of a great storm. that it was known to an You are• then at liberty to descend to Where the miners are' sending the ore to the surface to be crushed and subjected to the various processes of obtaining the ounce of gold which is yielded by every ton of ore. The pro- cesses include cyaniding and purifica- tion by what is known as "roasting." Every operation means that most completely equipped mines" in five hundred.' pounds' worth of gold the world: has been wrested from Mother Earth, Thirty} years ago the descent into the value of the daily output being, the mine which,. is •new nearing- the roughly, a thousand pounds. In ad- twoonile. mark, in depth, was made by means ofladders and occlrpied nearly forty minutes, To -day electric lifts take •one down in a little more than two minutes.A wonderful system ofsair locks is installed at the various levels, the pressure at some of which is so great that a complete change of clothing -be- comes necessary, ordinary garments mine, in Brazil. Almost every day for nearly a hun- dred years this wonderful mine has yielded'a fortune in gold and Its allied products, while more wonderful still is the fact that instead of giving out; the lode shows signs •; of becoming, if anything, richer than ever! • The mine was first exploited sys- tematically a few years before Queen Victoria's coronation. Priof to this production of the best music, teachers is evidence should recognize the feet that, with even, alder generation. theaid of the phonograph children it was not until about thirty years could easilybe initiated into all the ago, however, that up-to-date machin - beauties of music. He regarded the ery was installed, since -which time phonograph as one of the finest in- the mine has owed much of its pros- struments that We had, and he looked perity and fame to the skill of an Ting - forward to the time when its absence lish mining engineer, who in a short from the school would be as extraor-. time made' Morro 'Verho one of the dinary as the absence of a piano would be considered extraordinary. • Inside the House. There's a garden' called "Forgiving"; In the flowers a house is set: The door is wide• --do go inside! For the house is called "Forget." "Lill you've been in both • how cany ou know How sweet they are? for the best don't show! --Mary Carolyn Davies. An average adult's head measures twenty two inches in circumj'erence. Odd pieces of velvet o-• velveteen fi >;z Alto splendid ..ur tituro polishers. A :e:allied and half -clean toffee pot sy 11 reet give good results. dation there are various valuable by- products—among them silver, palla- dium, and arsenic. } MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mall IS by Dominion Express "Money Order. • What bed is soft, well coveredolid nicely made, yet cannot be slept in? being exchanged -torth ick woollen A flower bed. jackets and trousers. Blasting operations take place twice a day, and to be in the mine at the time of one of these occurren ccs is to uni9.orgo an experience which is not easily forgotten. ._ Imagine yourself standmg in an elec- A silica has been discovered with which raw glass oa.n be madewithouto a . the aid of any other ingredients. lee p MDilnard's Liniment in the honest. AGAINST COLDS To guard the baby against colds nothing can equal Baby's ` Own Tab- lets. The Tablets are a mild laxative t that will Beep the little one's stomach and bowels working regularly. It is a recognized fact that where the stom- ach and bowels' are in good order that colds will not exist; that the health' of the little one will -be good and that he will, thrive and be happy and good-na- tured. The Tablets are sold bymedi- cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Curiosities of the World's Press. The biggest newspaper ever ,pub- lished'was the "Illuminated Quadruple Constellation, issued in New York in 1859. - The paper measured 81ft. in height and 6ft. in width, and consisted of eight pages, each containing thir•- teen•, columns. A ream of -the strong paper on which it was printed weighed 3cwt. Forty people were occupied continual- ly for eight weeks in order to bring out this oddity, which ` its designers proposed should be issued once every century! ' In the Caucasus before the war a postcard newspaper was issued, the print of which was so small that a magnifying glass had to be used to master its contents; while in 1831 ap- peared the first number of "Bethold's Political Handkerchief," a newspaper printed on calico toevade dethe stamp duty. This news -sheet measured 18in. by 11in'and sold for fourpence. A similar sheet was started in Greenock in 1849. It was known as the "Greenock News Clout," and the editor advised his readers to use it as a pocket -handkerchief when read! Some years before the war the "Journal des Jambes' appeared in Paris. Its, prospectus declared that it filled a "long=felt want," and that it would be "a friend and counsellor to all who wish to keep their legs fit, and to all who, weary, impotent, or worn out, wrongly believe that they have lost the use of theirs beyond recov- ery." It went on to say: "This journal will deal with all the medical, surgical, choregraphic, sporting, or other gties tions relating to the human leg of. either sex." Cigarette Commended. Dr. Royal S. Copeland, formerly Health. Commissioner for the city of New York, states that the cigarette is the most suitable smoke as the tobac co in that form is perfectly consumed, and as combustion is better the nico- tine is practically destroyed. Although a non-smoker himself,' Dr. Copeland says there can be no doubt that smokers find solace and comfort in the moderate use of tobacco,. A new and universal "air language" is suggested to enablepilots of any nationality . to understand wirelesii telephone messages from earth ata- tions all over the world Remember that the horse is the most nervous of all animals, and that little things' annoy: -and irritate hien. Ile- meinber- that he will be contented at n.iseratile ae:cordin • as you treat hitt. ISSUE No. 41—'23; s ) #r111il ry i1S OF kTA'EII1IA An Inherited Tendency it Anaemia Nay be Overcome,. Some people have a tendency to be- come' thin -blooded just as others have an inherited 'tendency to rheumatism, 'or to nervous disorders, The condition in which the blood becomes so thin that the whole body suffers comes on so gradually" and stealthily that any- one with a naturaldi.spositiou in that direction should watch: the symptoms. carefully,. Bloodlessness, or.anaemia, as the medical term is, can be cor- rected much more easily in the earlier stages than later. It begins with a tired feeling that rest'does not over- come, the complexion becomes pale and' breathiessness� on slight exertion, such as going upstairs, is noticed. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a home remedy that has been most successful in the treatment of diseases caused by thin blood. With pure air and wholesome food these blood -making pills afford the correct treatment when the symptosis described are noticed. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail, post- paid;' at 50e a box from The Dr, Wil- liams' Medicine Go., Brockville, Ont. The Origin of Marine' Terms. The origin of many sea terms is un- known to most people. For instance, take the word admiral. Many of us thinko i English word. f t as a purely E gli w Its `origin, however, is "Emir of Bagh," Arabic for "Lord of the Sea." "Captain" comes direct from the Latin "caput,"" a' head; while "mate" is derived from the Icelandic "coati,"' -which means a companion, or equal. At fWst, the coxswain was the man who pulled the after -oar of the cap- tains boat, then' known as'a cock - boat. "Cock -boat" ie a corruption of coracle, a small round boat used for fishing. Commodore is from the Ital- ian "commendatore," or commander, and naval' Cadet was originally the French "caplet," which has the same origin. 'as captain, We often hear `Davy Jones' men- tioned, but there never was.such a person. The original term was "Duffy Jones's locker." Duffy is the West In- dian terns for spirit or ghost. "Dog watch" comes from "dodge" - watch. This dodge" is to enable the mien to avoid being on.. duty every day' at the same hours. Three thousand years ago -rope was made from bulrushes, the Latin name for which is "junkus," and so we have the nautical term "Junk" for` a rope's end. Sailors carry the word a bit far- ther and call their, meat "junk" The wards starboard and larboard developed in au interesting' manner. Starboard has nothing whatever to do with the stars, but is really steor- board, Anglo-Saxon for steer side. When the old galleys were in use they were steered by an oar fixed to the right-hand side of the stern, and the Inboard portion was held by the. helmsman in •his right- hand, Lar- board is probably a corruption of lower -board or side, as it used to be considered inferior to starboard. October Rest. It is October in our hearts, The vineyards' of the years are ripe. From thinnning forests, Pan departs, And we shall never hear his pipe Playing across, the hill. 0 it was well to drink our fill Of pleasure when the sun was high, And it well beneath the still Suspense of twilight -laden sky To drink our fill of sleep. The hush that follows song is deep,, Far deeper than the song was gay, And autumn pasturing ghostly sheep Among the fields of yesterday Is "shepherd of our dreams. Heap' the dead leaves beside the streams Where' youth has heard, the summer song; Heap the bonfire that redeems The dead who wake in light, and throng The shadows where it darts. Itis October in our hearts., •-Robert Hillyer. The Horning To:. d. The common garden toad has a hom- ing instinct which was proved recent- ly when a specimen was brought from Wincilendon to Wakefield, Mass., where it was liberated for the purpose of testing this very fact. The toad spent only a few moments in hopping around to get its bearings. and then started post-haste for its "own vine and fig tree," dragging a small tag fas- tened to its hind leg: The creature was seen both in Townsend and Con- cord, but was not discovered again un- til he arrived at his h•oine in Wake- field. The distance covered is about seventy-five miles and the toad must have come exceedingly close to the speed limit for hoppers, as be made the complete journey in just five clays.' Two Elizabetlis, Professor of History ---"What do you khow of the age of Elizabeth, Mr, Jones?„ ,Zones (dreamily) ---"She'll be pities teen next weep." Ask for M!nard's ant( ttdce no other. Enarneled kettles that have burned dry should be filled at once with bails ing water, as cold water would cause the enamel to crack or chip,_ Already, There is a country where; the thrushes fling Their very hearts, away in melody; 'Where dryadshave a home in every tree A d f u s e dawn the n anus dant meadows, mul.-na,uring Fantastic spells; where golden 'lilies swing Their fragrant bells, and bees hum drowsily And breezes woo the shy anemone With wistfulness ','that breathes the soul of spring, Here uinsitmnes".t may not 'burn, nor aut. nires His chilling touch, 'nor winter's winds hold sway,. Beneath its boughs the wo-rider of the May Shall never fade, nor Love tire of his quest Of happiness, nor beauty jos•e its truth; Since Arcady is but eternal youth. —Charlotte Becker.. Ate the Plate. Blinks--Tlie undercrust to that chicken pie you brought me was •abom- inabiy tough." Waiter—"There wasn't any under - artist to that pia, sir, it was, served on a paper plate," . Favored Execution. tr A man, whose family pride . was more marked than hist love for music, asked a friend, to come and hear his daughter sing. After she had finished the ,proud father said to his friend; "Well, how do you like it? What do you think of her execution? The reply came swiftly: "I'm in fax - or o it•„ Fifty-one per cent. of farm fires are caused by lightning. Classified • zlite.1,11 A011:13'.WSa'v'Slili:'.pro DO t';rkr &UW1n1; at, ho...e, x+k iii, of 814i0 talus: good /my, wor1r pent azap (WS411,,. ,. =C'h0Pgc6 Vold, Solid.. IstnmU tor , Pertletd¢,a.' ;'7,ttbtua • Sag 00,, ,fontread: ir)vao . P'U,3.I ;3--NOr}.B i{tori ail liC r 13<'.21:(1' ooIp) •'v}:,�. 7c.afis" cx�, a•[csacq: rnnahi fgxos, 18 anis, fin' nandail, �2n:ra,.. 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