The Exeter Times, 1923-11-15, Page 7-7717
Newsy Notes of Ontario Scout ng.
_Field Secretary Earle H. Davison
of Ontario Headquarters has been
loaned to the Manitoba Council for
eix weeps to reorganise Scout field
work in Manitoba,.. He carries with
him' to this work the heartiest good
wishes of all Ontario's Scouts and
Scout workers,
Rodney C. Wood, Dominion Camp
Chief, is hack in Canada again after,
a busy summer at Gillwell Park, the
Imperial . Scout Leaders' . Training
School in England. He is already
' busy with winter` courses for Scout
,Leadors. These are now being or-
ganized at Ottawa, Hamilton, : Wind-
sor; Lo:ndou, Stratford: and Brantford
and two or three other cities will pos-
sibly. be added to this list later.
•
?The Trail;" the monthly paper pub-
lished for Scout workers in Ontario,
has grown up into an eight -page
monthly publication for Scout leaders
throughout Canada,- ,It, isseow known
e Scout Leader and 'the first
isin"'its new, and enlarged form
is that ° of Nayeamber. Mr. Frank E.
L. Coombs of Doniinion,Headquarters
le its ,editor,
The 13th annual meeting of the .moo
Provincial Council for Ontario, the Manufactured actured by Iamperial Tobacco CompallY of Canada Limited
Provincial Scout Leaders' Conference assiatrafflamaammaamsaassassaassesissaisim
and the Ontario: Gillwell Re -union will •
be held in Brantford during the week
of. February. 9th, 1924. The Brant
County Association is already work-,
ing out ,unique features for these
events and big attendances are antici-
pated.
Fire by *lction Records,
Fire by friction is given consider-
able attention by our Scout friends
across the border, The present U.S.
record is held by Scout Dudley Smith
,of .Independence, Missouri, who got
bis fire ,in 9 1;5 seconds. The span increasing -
--we
of life is increasing v<e
SC fat no 'serious attempts have
live -longer thaiwe used to:do accord-
-- beerreassAkde by` Canadian Scouts to ing to given figures i
g g n by the New York
establish a Canadian , record. The: Medical Journal covering the past
best so far reported,, and properly at- tweirfy years:
tested, was made by Patrol Leader In 1900 the average exectanc of
P Y
Cyril Heard of the 1st Whitby Troop. human life was 49.2 years; in 1910 it
ALUCATION
BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON
Provincial Baird of Health, Ontario
Dr. Middleton will be glad to answer queetkesa t i Petblies H it
tors through this column. Address been at Silas 15Tasas% eissedfale
Crescent. Toronto.
In -,competition at the recent Whitby was 51.5; and in 1920 it was 54.3, a
Scoutcraft exhibition he secured his gain of over five years in twenty.
flame in 43 seconds, Calcuation will show. continues ` the
If your troop, has not taken up Eric- statistician, that if
t
is rat
e is main in
tamed unaltered,anaverage expect -
tion
fire be suretoPut: it into your
programme for this winter. First, of
con so master '
itcurse f.
A
7 l n article
On the subject will be found in the
First -Class Scout's Book:
For friction fire competitions' or
official speed, tests the following rules.
have been laid down: Apparatus made
by Scout from : natural - Canadian ma
eato terials. Tinder natural itiaterial,. with
y -- alxc+ esee-d hereletes wood
powder
e�'< from previous .attempts; , chemicals,
shavings (other' than made by -compe-
titor with his 'own knife immediately:
prior to test), ;pencil sharpenings
paper, cloth, cotton, string or rope.
"Warming -up" as not allowed, "' but
using a notch which has been pre-
viously used is perinissable. Time, to
be taken front' the moment 'the Scout
makes the first draw of the bow and
ends when flame bursts from tinder.
The bow and drill may be in position
before the word "Go!"
The time should be judged by a stop
watch. and' attested" by three valuable
witnesses. •
-Who'll be first to beat Cyril I-feard's
forty-three :seconds?.
Cloth From Trees.
In tropical Africa grows a tree the
bank of which serves the natives a
of purposes. It is used for
making bark cloth, although the intro-
duction ofcotton cloth will eventually
destroy the industry.
In the making of the cloth the tree
Is stripped to a height o about' ten
feet. This bark strippingcan be done
at twelvemonth intervals, the third or
fourth bark making the finest cloth.
The inner bark is used for the cloth,
and strips;' from four :to eight feet ill
length are beaten with a mallet to the
ancy of seventy years will be attained.
in 1982,.or within two generations, as
at present estimated."
'Comenting editorially , on these
figures, the Canada Lancet say$ it is
a common remark that our length of
days is increasing perceptibly. Middle
age . recalls that in its; youth a man
had his walking stick;•and a woman
her, cap, andboth had their footstool,
at fifty., Seventy years "was .treated -
with veneration, as one who had
reached the Beulah Land and lived
listening, only 'fora call from across
fore being introduced, he was warned
that be mast refrain front Colitrovert-
CAUS
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ACKACIIES
int; any of the Emperor's stateruents.
The f<aiser made enquiries as to the �--
habits of white boars In the region of Dvery muscle in the ,body needs a
the south Pole. bupply of rich, reit blood in proportion
"There are:no white 'bears there, to^the 'work its does. Tho niuseles oG
year Majesty," said Shaikletozi, the back are under a heavy strain and
"No white bears" exclaimed the 1?ave but little rest, When the blood
Kaiser, regarding the explorer with a is thin they lack nourishment and
withering glance, "Why not?" rebel. The result is a sensation or
On the evening ofCoronation Day, pain in these muscles.
Princess Mary was met on the stairs 14lany people are ifrighteued. into
at Buckingham Palace by one of the believing khat backaches are due to
'gentlemen' in attendance, who remark- kidney trouble, but tho best xnedica11.
ed: "Well, :little laxly, so it's till oyez'." authorities agree t11at backache 15
The Princess went stratiight,to her very seld'om dueto klileney trouble. In
another and protested, "]ale ought not fact not niers tlran one baokaehe in a
to speck to'nie'like that, I am a Prin lzlzndred has anything to do with the
kidneys, Tho whole trouble is due to
said the: Queen, "you are thin er impure blood, and those who
Prtncoss now, 1 hope by anri by' yup are troubled with 'pains in rife back or
may be a lady. Y'ori may go and. tell •.lolns' eitller frequent or occasional,
t said so." should look to the condition of tyle
The Three F's.
blood, .it will be found inmost eases
that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills by build-
ing up the blood and feeding the starv-
ed nerves and muscles will banish the
The three F's In the, transfer of pains and; make you feel better in
disease are flies; d and A every other way, I-Iow much better
knowledge of tlxe food
F's isfingers, just' as it is to try Dr, Wiivams' Pink Pills
important as the old curriculum of for your blood than to give way to un-
the throe R"s. reasonable alarm about your kidneys..
Flies—The common house fly breeds If you really suspect your kidneys
in filth and carries on its legs thous any doctor can matte a test in ten
sands of disease germs. The fly lights minutes, that will set your fears at
on the baby and leaven the germs. It rest, or tell you the worst.
gets into milk and: poisons it. All dealers in medicine sell Dr. Wil-
Food—Food handled by unclean 'hams' Pink Pills, or you can get them
hands; food exposed to dirt and flies, by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr.
becomes contaminated and may plant Williams Medicine Co., Brockville,
the germs of disease directly in the Ont,
human system:
Fingers -The fingers collect germs
and dirt from stair . rails, from car
straps, from shoes, rubbers, from or-
dinary objects in eveyday use. And
the fingers are constantly making
trips to the mouth.
—GUARD B
{.1
INST
the river. To -day seventy is in his
office• doing a full day's work, white
she—well, she never • even reaches
seventy. Eighty years stands to -day
where seventy stood a quarter century
ago. Now someone wonders whether
"the days ,of'our years- are three score
and ten" was meant to be taken liter-
ally or only in a "Pickwickian" sense.
Serious thought,, however, paints tis
a picture—a rosy picture of the fu-
ture. When child hygiene and the
care of mothersevery-
where
is practiced ever
where throughout'the country, when
defectsi
n
i- the a. a early
physical 3 n sr-- xe
righted, when all foci of infection are
removed before they damage the sys-
tem permanently, when communicable
diseases are obliterated or controlled,
when -cancer, tubereulosis and . ven-
ereal diseases are conquered and
arteriosclerosis or hardening of the
arteries prevented, when people live
iir the,way they slolild live as regards
diet, exercise and the avoidance of
excesses of all kinds, who shall say
what the span of life shall really . be?
The Diary of a
British Journalist
One 'of, the funniest stories told by
Sir Henry Lucy in "The Diary of ,a
Journalist," Is that concerning, _Mr.
Lloyd George and his chauffeur. It
was night, and Mr. Lloyd George -was
returning home through the country.
Th e chauffeur was ordered to light the
lamps.
,ids the: -process took some time, Mr.
Lloyd- George got out of the car and
went' round to the badk to, see if all
was right with the rear .lamp. :Ai. the.
same moment the' chauffeur, conclud-
ing that his passenger ; was inside,
started off _ at full speed and the car
disappeared in the distance.
Mistaken for a Lunatic.;
Mr. Lloyd. George set off to walk
home, and, presently, reaching the
county lunatic asylum, he sought the
aid of the authorities for a lift,
The porter shook his head, and pre-
tliickness of heavy brown -paper. It is pared to close the door. "But," said
'then sun-dried, when it takes on a the wayfarer, am the Chancellor of
terra-cotta shade. Holes and' flaws the Lxchequer.
are patched, and the cloth is made up "Yes, yes," said the porter, gruffly,
into sheets about eight :'feet: square., we e got six of em inside. You'll
Strips of fibre from the dry stem are go out the gate, turn to the left, and
used as thread and the work of stitch- you'll get home before:morning."
ing is always undertakenby men. dere are some more stories told by
Lark cloth is also used s d for making; Sir Henry:
water baskets. For this purpose the A doctor in Bristol was engaged by
tree, is ringed in.two ,places four to the war :ofCice.'during, .the war to ex•
five feet'apart,-a slit being made he, amine the condition of a 'wounded
tween the rings and the whole ,sheet man sent home front the Front, and
removed intact. '° The .incurved sides ,report upon the possibilities of his be -
ere lcelit apart by -skewers, the ends ing again fit for military service, He
being dotibled.ui and sewn at the cor- replied that having had an arm am,pu-
ners`s,nd the cross.ends sewn to their, tated:theman an ''was permanently "in-
' nearest skewer, capacitated. Back canto the searching
in " addition, the bark is used' far official- inquiry: "Ilow do you know
door hinges,, drinking vessels, grain. Private' --- has only one arni?".
drums, cradles; beehives, nets, game "Sir," replied the medical pian, "I
traps, '• blankets, fishing lines, rope, counted it!"
coaly and thread.' One day at luncheon at the home of
Prince Bismarck; the Princess' went
Ostriches in. the Zoo obtain all the up to her husband and deftly 'adjusted
conversed. He once, Sir Henry was
told, flatly 'contradicted Queen Vic-
toria.:
He attended one of the Queen's re-
ceptions, and was • presented to Her
Majesty, who had heard something' of
his propensity.
"I hear, Admiral, you contradict
everyone .who- speaks to you," said the
Queen.
"Your Majesty y
is misinformed," re-
plied the Admiral, gruffly. "I do noth-
ing of, the sort."
A Postcard Comedy.
An 'American, lady, whose husband
was a millionaire, saw a vase for sale
in London Priced $7,500. Slie wrote
to her ..husband in Chicago, giving a
glowing account of, the treasure and
asking him to telegraph if he were
prepared.to pay so much.
Badk carne the reply, "No price too
high."
Jubilantly repairing to the auction
room, she became the proud possessor
of the vase. It was afterwards she
learned that what her husband had
telegraphed -was, "No; price"too high"
Lord , Harcourt once showed Sir
henry a postcard which had reached
him and which read: "Many thanks
for your note with eacicsurei, Sir Ed-
ward's message sent to me at Mem
hers' Mansions was duly forwarded.
We shall he up on Wednesday at noon
and will lunch in the study. Ask Lang l
at stores to give you a tender steak
(narrow cut, such. as I choose),' and
boil some rice for one o'clock lunch."
inquiry brought a quite reasonablei
explanation. Interrupted When half-
way through the missive. the lady, of
ter a brief interval, returnedto her
desk and, being under the impression
that she had started a postcard ,con-
taining instructions: for the cook, con- ,
tinned the message on the card ad-
dressed and duly delivered to the be-
wildered viscount. The signature 'wase
that•of Sir Henry's wife,
At a garden party Sir Henry once
nent-Mr. William Lowther, father of
the ex -Speaker of the Heuse of Com-
mons (Lord Ullswater), just'after the
on had beconie: Speaker. Sir Henry
thirst -quenching material they wanthis necktie; which had got almost an- a
from a diet of clover, chaff, lettuce,' der his right ear. '
asked if the new Speaker was at the
masse, cabbage, bones, and stones.' "Jeer fifty years," said Bismarck "1"
party,
"No;" was .the reply; "he has gone
to pla,y,cricket"
"Well," was the rejoinder,. ,
j Ido
o ethe ball al won't z t a�
ptitch the Spea1.-,
is eye."
Princess Mary Rebuked..
Sir.EI•nest Shackleton was once pie -
They are icor supplied, with drinking have been battling with my necktie,
♦ua
The bow will never renew, in In its
ter,
place, but always turns' round and
A heti°cT ivhicli' '11 '
wx hold 3L5 000
h
°t the side."
' . in a eertaln club an eldA dini•alivaz
Was recently comnlotod'in Ger°ma ; c
Y
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even o ie same s o
gallons the largest one in the world
pointed ont to 94r IIenry Lucy as a
i
Wh • net Itel'iri an income man wl o had an extraoidinar Habit
5 me fencer, Y
,around the 'Petri ofyour deelres?' d ofcontradicting anyone with whom lie s
stated to the ex-Italser' at Berlin. Be i
Y
To guard the baby against colds
nothing can equal Baby's Own Tab-
lets. The Tablets are a mild laxative
that will keep the little one's stomach
and bowels working regularly. Itis 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-
natured. The Tablets are sold by
medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents
a box from The Dr. Williams' Medi-
cine Co., Brockville, Ont.
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Puzzled.
Bug—"I wonder whatkind of a
hedge that is, anyway."
• Curious Form alni of Door.
Oneof the oldest forms of human
inventions is the door swinging on
hinges at one side. Some weaving in-
sects, such as trap-door spiders, e1n-
pley a similar device. But nothing,is
too old or too'good'-to; escape the ef-
forts at improvement. A Belgian,
Joseph Heuri Dierick, invented a door
of a new type, consisting of two tri-
angular parts, which close together
on a diagonal line, running from one
lower corner to the' opposite corner.
The two parts, or leaves, are pivoted
in such a manner that when opened
they swing, into partitions in the ceil-
ing, leaving an entirely unobstructed
passage.
Keep Minard's Liniment in the house.
,A Gull at Rest.
A lone hied on agagged rock
Looks outward to the sea,
His wings are old desires at rest,
His eyes are dreams to be.
He does not sing; he has no song
Whose youth too reckless flew
From wave to wave; he never learned
The songs, that land birds knew.
A. wanderer he -like those of earth
Who shun the ties of home
He followed long dor windy ways
White ribbon roads of foam.
And in his dreaming eyes Is proof
Ile chose the better part;
But sometimes under folded wings
Lost songs pull` at his heart.
-E len F.'azee-B iwer.
Recompense.
You are my songs come true
That I sang unbelieving;,
You are my hopes made new.
That' I tarnished with grieving.
More than the losses of love
With which love denied me;
More than the shadows
aflove
With which love belied me,
Is tire reward of: Lisle. Jesse
That now love has given:
All of the earth of love,.
And love's high heaven!
HELEN HOYT.
No Wonder They Yawn.
There are several living specimens
1n., zoos of the "tenrec,"the hedgehog
of Madagascar. It is said that stuffed
specimens in museums rgive no ade-
quate idea of these very curious crea-
tures.
Their resemblaisce to hedgehogs
rests only upon their possession of a
spiny covering. The shape of their
bodies resembles that of an inflated
globe fish,
They are insectiverous and are: de-
clared to be restricted to the island
of Mad^gascar. The specimens, seen
in this country are remarkable for.
their habit of yawning,
MONEY ORDERS.
Dominion Express Money Orders are
on sale in five thousand offices
throughout' Canada.
MRS. IIALI?Ii' SMITH,
Mrs.' ,alph Smith, inenib
er of the l3 I
ttsh Columbia Legislature, who
tVent. to Great Britain at the beginning of :August at tyre request et the Do-
nilnion Government, toencourage' emigration from the British . isles, to
Canada, returns on 'the Canadian Pacific
S.S. Nionficalmr
EAS Y,'" RICK
N. t'4l
The Ridden Number
Ask a friend to think of a number
and warn nun, if be is not a skilled
mathematician, not to make it too
large, Ask `him to square tate num,
ber-that is -multiply it by itself.
Ask him to subtract one from the
number he thought ofand to square.
the remainder.
Next he is to subtract the smaller
square from the greater and to tell
you the remainder.
immediately you will tell him the
number thought of
It is an excellent number trick
because the number he gives you
seems to have no easily discoverable
relation to the number thought of.
The relations is there, however—
when you know where to look for it.
To discover the number thought
• of, divide,, the remainder into two
parts, as nearly equal as possible.
The larger part will be the number
thought of.
(Clip this oat (zed paste it, with
other of the series,in a scrapbook.)
Ask for Minard's and take no other.
We Need Wood.
Sonne people (Including not a few
of those going into the wilds) seem
to think that the forests of Canada
exist wholly for the pulp and paper
manufacturer. The truth is that, de-
spite the use of steel and cement in
construction and in a great many
other ways, the consumption of wood
has not been lessened, tut has rather '-
been increased. Forestry authorities
contend` that there is no likelihood
that the Canadian people will ever be
able to do without wood. -Wood enters
into everything. City . dweller and
fanner alike :require it for innumer-
able purposes. Hence, in aiding the.
preservation of the forests, the Cana-
dian, wherever situated, 3s doing some-
thing for himself, as well as for his
Heart
The ltivisibi0 oar ;dram itivetiteci b,y^ '-
A. 0, Leonard, which is a miniature
megaphone, fitting inside the cur en-
tirely out 01 sight,rla reatoring ilia
hearing of hundreds of people In flow
York city. Mr. I,eians'rd ibvrntecl (his
dram to relieve liiniself of deafness'
and head noises, and it doers this ate.�
successfully that rip one could tell he
is a deaf man. It is effective when
deafness 1s caused by catarrh or by
perforated or wholly clestroyid natural
drums; A request '`for ' iuforftatioli.
to A. O. Leonard, Suite 437, 70 Fifth
'avenue, New Fork city, Will ' be given
a prompt reply, advt
11! I1 .r,li(Ii((
0, .
A CHAMPION JUMPER.
Ist Bug; Who won the High ,jump-
ing contest?
2ncl. Bug: Why til& grasshopper, of
course!
The best educated pian is he who
knows what is to the point. -Sir
Henry Hadew.
° Ci>atha u
Bat you cmc Protasis a
FOR ieae fleeIthylCendiUera
YoUREYES
ueeR4urainel Eye.Remedg
Nicht and' Henning."
Bete Yew Eyes Clem Clear and iBIIeduin,,;
Write for Free Eye Care Book,
Mules Esc 2eieds Ce.,9 East Ohl* Strad, Cidap,si
America's .Pioneer Dos Remedies
Book 04
DOG DISEASES,
a¢4 How t0 Feed
xd«fled. Free to sap Addrest
0y the Author.
K, CLAY GLOVER CO.. Ina
120 Watt 24th- Strear
Raw York, U.S.A.
Polliniaiing Date Trees.
The honey bee ' seems to bfailure
a
in the modern date orchard, for the
California date rancher has to polli-
nate every fruit cluster by hand. But,
according to the experts, the work is
simple, In tliii'rtrs-tpla-ce ,the date
grower must know the difference be=a'
'tween pollen and fruit 'blossoms. The
pollen blossom` is cut as soon. as it 1
opens and kept until the fruit flowers ,
appear. Wbien that tithe comes', the
rancher ties a sprig of pollen blos-
soms at the top of the fruit flower
with the open blooms down. One pol-
lination to each fruit cluster -is all
that issnecessary unless there is rain.
Pollen palms are raised at the rate
of two for every fifty bearing trees.
Sprainedankles, bruised
muscles, and other hurts
yield to the healing in-
fluence of Minard's,
IN
Say '`dyer" and Insist!
Lovely e thy.Skin
Is X
��5,y Cuticura
Daily use of the Soap keeps the
skin fresh and clear, while touches
"of the Ointment now and then pre-
vent little skin troubles becoming
serious. Do not fail to include the
exquisitely scented CuticuraTalcum
in your toilet preparations.
Soap25c.0intment25esuiS0e. Taleaut Se. Sold
throughouttheDotninion. CanadianDerot:
Lymans, Limited, 344 St. Paul St., W. Montreal,
's"Cuticura Soap shaves writhout mug
Unless you seethe name "Bayer" on
package or on tablets you are not get-
ting the genuine Baye: product proved
safe by millions and prescribed by
physicians -over twenty-three years for
Colds Headache
Toothache Lumbago
Earache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept'"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"q
only. Each unbroken package con-
tains proper directions. Handy 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
lonoacet:icacidester o' Salicylacacid.
W1lile it is well known that Aspirin
means Bayer Manufacture, to assist
the: public against imitations,'the Tab..
lets of Bayer Company will be stamp-
ed with their general trade mark, the
"Bayer Cross."
��ro'-�' z-. �'.%�.�i�w'1'r'�,.'°}S'•'J'.6'.Y'a-+F'..1.:�. �.,��`b��1�(�"
Constipation
c
A druggist says: 'Tor nearly
thirty years I have recommended
the Extract of Roots, known as
Mother Seigel's Curative. Syrup, for
arresting and permanently reliev-
ing constipation and indigestion.
It is an old reliable a le xeine
cl that
never fails to do the 'work.' 30
drops thrice daily. Get the
Genuine. 50c. an d $ 1.00bottt es.
AUIITER
of 'r Eli
Mother Tells. Row Her Daughter
Suffered and `; Was Made Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Vancouver, B.C.—" My daughter is a
young girl who has been having severe
painsAndweak and dizzy feelings for
some time and had lost her appetite.
Through an older. daughter who had
heard of a woman who was taking it
for the same trouble, ' we were told of
Lydia E. Pinlcham's Vegetable Com-
pound. My daughter has been taking it
for several months and is quite all right
now.- It -has done all it was represented
to do and we have told a number of
friends about it. r am never without
a bottle of it in the honse, for I myself
take it for that weak, tired, worn-out
feeling which sometimes comes to us all.
1 find it is building me up and 1 strongly
recommend it to women who are suffer-
ing as I and inydaughter. have."—Mrs.
T. IVIODortAx,p, 2047 26th Ave. East,,,
Vancouver I3. C.
From the arse of twelve a girl needs all
the care a thoughtful mother Oen give.
Many a woman has suffered years of
pain and misery -the victim of'thought-
lessness or ignorance of the mother who
should have guided her during this time.
If she complains of headaches, pains
in the back and lower'limbs, or if yoe.
notice a slowness of thought, nervous -
nese or irritability en the part of your
daughter, easier for her,
make life
Lydia E. ?inkham's Vegetable Com-
pound is cspeeially adapted for stielt
conditions. 0
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