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The Exeter Times, 1923-11-22, Page 3Tracks !n the Snow. What a wonderful teacher and Playfellow is the ;snow! When it (first conies;, how the 'children shout in an- ticipation of the good times they will have with it, snowballing, coasting, and building forts! But • 1 , wonder how many Scouts ever go to it quietly and ash: it to tell you some of the strange and wonder- fol things it knows? Solnetintes, it can 1 ell most interesting stories ; and x• tell there` very plainly.. "We like -to, reach stories of the Indian hunters wits' follow "trailer so skillfully, hut how coarse' they to have ;encu lte'eu eyes' Yours 'and mine are probably just' a5•' -good if we only 'new how to look: Let us see,witether we can read a yew'; ti e tis in the snow, taking the d t very esblest and;nealest et hand., Can You;"telli�y�tiurta?t;a cat's "'ttadlt: from' that of, your neighbor's terrier whose feet tii,ss'no larger? Look sharp? y'es; Puss draws back every claw in ^its sheath and leaves only the mark of a._,velvet pad withfour toe `:clots in fronlY Nipper's flails do not`•etraet and. each leaves its mark in front of the toe. Also 'Malta's' hind feetrcliop neatly upon the front paw's iracIts, so that she seems to walk two- footed, 'Nipper cannot snatch . his tracirs litre that. Study 'the tracks of your chickens and pigeons and the •birds of the street; . even the tracks of ..different people , are very interesting. On my way home -from school' one winter :evening, I saw the tracks of two persons which pleased me great- ly; one of a tall pian ---r knew he was tall by the long 'steals -and beside these tracks were the ?nark -of some wee rubber boots, and I smiled' as T pictured a little man wearing his first pair and going proudlyout to 'meet father. Presently 1; turned the corner an ' came: in view of the track -makers, and the little ematit� turned out to be a little girl. Do you not think she enjoyed wearing, the new rubber boots as well as: any boy would? But it is the country lad who can play at trailing. About the poultry yard comes the marauding skunk, fax and- weasel, and every wood` path tells a story If the snow is just right. I ' remember one March morning when a "snap snow" covered the ground and I was on my waythrough g a little wood to a country school, I cane across a most remarkable track. It looked just like a tiny baby's foot. The well-defined heel, the slender sole, dainty separate rate toe—it was perfect! It led dawn to the recently thawed b.•001.. Muoh, puzzled .,,-....��.,�- p I went r-. School -Seri asked •my pupils airout it - and t,.e ..e shout, "'Twas a coon. Oh, teacher, , coons have waked:up!" Through the pastures and brush Iots Bunny Cottontail goes; but look out that you do not trail, him backward, -`for Bunny overreaches and at every jump plants his largerandlonger hind feet well in front of the tracks' made by his'kiny forepaws. Squirrels,",with the exce do P nofthe ground s'quir'rel, are ready. to come, out every warm spell and search for the nuts they have hidden.' And mice! 'Tale` y are.everywhere; especially along the end of 'the millet field. They do not seem to take- winter • naps. They make miles of little runways through the grass under the snow, which: are uncovered when it melts, and seem to. have a social time above it as well, froni the numberless. tracks. SOME, - times you catch sight -of a mouse track thatis perfect from P each tiny claw mark to the knitting.. needle scratch of inousie's little tail. Do not fail to make walks in win ter weather and, question the snow: Keep a record of all the different tracks you find. I,f you do not• know what'animal'made 'the tracks, send us drawings of them. ' Perhaps Scout Headquarters can tell you what they are. -Ada E. Georgia. November Rain. The rain is dripping from ,the trees, And running from the `eaves, And splashing on the open road Bestrewn with. sodden leaves, And every hush and leafless twig And withered plant appears Inipearled with countless tiny drops Like melancholy tears. For all the radiant' floral,band That made the autumn gay, They asters and the goldenrod, Alas! have 'passed. away, And o'er her =flower` children dead • Upon.their woodland bier, Lo!- sorrowful owful November weeps, The Rachel of the year. -Minna Irvin . g According to Race. American: Tbcie fares the beauti- ful Smith girls into Let's g to the theatre. L t join 'tb ni. Se it: Not, so fast, my boy, Let's isee whether: therve bought their tickets yet. ti. ' 11 ;e,e„ty rl i li ll. ice,.... If you TO� your° OWE as:zfr cquaE cg ($teen Idbei)` `rte'+'•�.^.i:,k".$r: HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDI FTON ProvInolal Board o!= Health, Ontario Dr. Midair„gn will be glad to answer quest -few on Public Health teas' through t3lis column. Address; him at Sim diva HaB sedball Crescent,` Tordnto "The Past three years have seers' the slaughter of roan by man on a scale heretofore unknown except. in the lively imagination of the Chron- icler Israel.” z of the Kings of These are the words of -the late Sir William . Osler, one of the greatest medical authorities of this generation. "We are, however, beginning to real- ize•that it is Appollo; not Mars, who slays most:in war," said Proi. Osler, "that Nature that in the form of disease is I more fatal to man than man with his weapons. The needless deaths of Peace far exceed those of . the most disas- trous wars. "'More people died of plague in two years in India than I /lave been killed on both 'sides since, the great war began. In 1915 while' nine of our soldiers a broad diem every hoilr to save their country, twelve babies; died at home in the same 'time -, to the scandal of their country. "The knowledge of Net:tire's g Na ure s laws; hdd enabled Tian to devise really mag- nificent ways of wholesale butchery; I yet with a delicious inconsistency the - same knowledge has taught him the science of her ceaseless warfare through disease, and has enabled him to win the greatest victory in the his- tory of humanity. Even in war time man displays, just as much hostility to -a hostile nature -as he does to the enemy in- the field. - Bitter experience has shown him that disease is more fatal- than powder and shot. The new knowledge has enabled ;hirn for the first time to reverse the ratio between bacilli and bullets. Full details are not to habil for the Allied Forces, •but we know that ,the destructive pestil- Heretofore the major, role. And it has been the same in. the German armies` in which the deaths 'from -die - ease ,have rom-dis-ease'have been about- : is to 15 killed and died of wounds. .The storyof the n conquest, of the, great infections is the. brightest single chapter in the history of science. The humanitarian aspect appeals to our better feelings, and hopes for the betterment cf the race have been centred about health and home and habits. There is a fly in the amber of course, and the vision is blurred (narrowed indeed.: to dark - ness;1) as one looked intwo directions -towards'cancer and towards vener- eal 'disease.' Against the latter scourge a great' awakening has taken. place. Among infections, 'venereal diseases `stand alone. Against all, others'man wages' a keen warfare. They present the remarkable and sub= tl: combination of man:. and nature in an incessant and . successful propa- ganda against the health of the na- tion." Professor Osler has the fervent hope that venereal disease may soon be checked and controlled, as typhoid is at present. Speaking in 1917 he had before him the wonderfully low record. 'of typhoid in the armies. "To realize the magnitude of the victory," 'Said he, "one must have lived and moved and worked year by year in typhoid - stricken countries—helpless, and hope- less without proper sanitary laws, or without the power to`enforce them.' To have succeeded within the memory of some who hear Ise in reducing the mortality ' of. typhoid almost to the vanishing point is one of the greatest triumphs of modern medicine. It reads ences have 'played a minor, not . as like -a romance." EASY riJ1 TRICKS No. 53 The Balanced Cigar • Can you balance a cigar on the tip. of ' your forefinger? Not; tor very long, perhaps, 'unless you make use of a little achene that will add one more to your repertoire of poc- ket tricks.' Tile Illustration shows how a pen- knife comes to the aid of the cigar.. Stick the point of one of the blades of the knife into the cigar near the end. Open or close the knife "until you have it in the right position to hold the cigar nearly upright. The same trick can, of course, be done with- a pencil instead of a cigar. (Clip this ()lit and paste it, with. other of the series, in a serapboolc,) There is no vice that has not its beginning in a lie. The skin of the human palm is seventy-six"as : thick as that of the eyelid.:' IIIS9111 Iw Tle.., Potter Ear Phone conveys to yor.. ear' a clear, healthy and natural sound. It is the latest achievement, Write for particulars to H. Potter Co;, Ltd., 415-1.6 Ryrle Bldg., Toronto„ Ont. Ask for the Potter Ear Phone, SAVED BABY'S LIF Mrs. Alfred Tranchemontagne, St. Michel des Saints, Que., writes:— "Baby's Own Tablets are an. -excellent Medicine. They saved my baby's life and I can highly recommend them to all mothers." Mrs. Tranchemon- tagne's experience •is that of thou- sands of other mothers who have test- ed the worth of Baby's, Own Tablets. Tlie Tablets are a sure, and safe medi- cine for little ones and never fail to regulate the bowels: and stomach, thus. 'relieving all the minor ills from which children suffer. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail, at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Stirrup -Cup. Death, thou'rt a cordial cid and rare; Look how compounded, p with what care! Time got his wrinkles reaping thee Sweet herbs from all antiquity David to thy distillage went; Keats,Gotama excellent, Omar Khayyam, and Chaucer, bright, And Shakespeare for a king -delight. Then, Time, let not a drop be spilt: Hand me the .eup Whene.'er thou wilt; 'Tis thy rich stirrup -cup to me; I'll drink it down' right smilingly, Sidney Lanier. Keep Minard's Liniment in the house. Horses, giraffes, and : ostriches have. the largest eyes of land :animals, and cuttlefish of sea creatures. r 593 e T11 re are 493 weeds i d n the Old Testament and 181,258 in the e... ,New Testament, making 774,746 in ell. An English inventor has patented a double parachute designed to steady the descent of a user. • ;. e „}'p stn •w"'"` 'N' ri w tf .. ^gym==w,r: eS4S "R , n" <-I,, d' 6e, AWARDED QUEBEC SCHOLA.RSI-IIP' As the result of her distinct artistic appeal, Antoinette Giroux, La petite'Canadienne,of the Stage, has been awarded a Scholarship by the Provincial Government of Quebec, entitling her to three years' dramatis study at the French, Capital. Photograph taken aboard the Canadian Pa- cific •S:S. Minnedosa en route to Paris via Cherbourg. A EAS Weak, Watery Blood the Source - e ® All Nervousness. usaiess. "If people would attend to their blood, instead of worrying themselves ills" said an eminent nerve specialist, "we doctors would not see our con- sulting rooms crowded with nervous wrecks. Moro people ' suffer from worry than anything else." The sort of thing specialist s ecialist spoke of is the nervous, ,rundown con- dition caused by overwork and the manyanxieties of to-clay.Sufferers, find themselves tired,- low-spirited and 'unable to keep their minds on any- thing. Any sudden noise hurts them like'a blow. They are .full• of ground- less fears,:do not sleep 'well at night. Headaches and other nerve pains are part of the misery, and it all comes from starved nerves. Doctoring the nerves with poisonous sedatives is a terrible mistake. The only real nerve tonic is a good supply of rich red , blood. Therefore to re- lieve nervousness and run -clown health Dr. Williams' Pink Pills should be taken. These pills enrich the blood, which tones the v nerve s, improves the appetite, gives new strength and spirit, and makes hitherto despondent p le bright and b g d o h eerful; If you are at all "out of sort" should s you begin taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. You can get these pillsthrough any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Entertainment. I stopped at an inn one day to dine; The host was a generous fellow; A golden apple for a sign - Hungh out on a branch so .mellow, It was the good 'old apple tree Himself so nobly dined me; Sweet fare ancl sparkling, juices he Was pleased and proud to find me. To his greenhouse came many a guest, Light winged and lighter hearted; They sang'their best,'they at his best, Then up they sprang and departed. I found a bed to rest my ,head= A bed of soft green clover; The host a great cool shadow, sl read For 'a quilt and ,covered 'me over, I askecl,hzm haat I had to pay - I saw his head shalte slightlye- O; 'blest be he forever and aye Who treated me so -politely, I? Y. 4.0 Y'I.hr: .Mrd Ingenious Means Used in Surveying Operations reee Those who go down to the, sea in ships are not the only ones who see the wonders of the 'deep and of the sky. The engineers who go to meas- ure the land- witness wonderful phe- nomena and even make use of them in their daily operations. The engi- neers of the Geodetic Survey of Canada in the triangulation .of the. vast areas they are upon called ' u on to measure are ome i s t mss forced tos e - cure sights between points which tax the ,maximum re s ources of their equipment stead-�n�aad sometimes ex- ceed them except under' exe..ea,o~rr(jn etre. conditions.. Higher towers, at times are not feasible and moreo` erf P w ul lights or telescopes are useless if the. line of sight is obstructed. When some part of, the earth comes between the two observation points it would seem that there is nothing left for the surveyor to do, but Geodetic en- gineers have found that by taking ad- vantage of times when the beam of light bends conveniently they can make their observations. For example in observing int Po son the north shore of : the St.. Lawrence from, the south or Gaspe coast it was found that the straight line (about 80 miles- long) between the`two points passed. under the 'surface of the water. It was im- possible to use higher towers and on several clear nights tests showed that the lights were invisible: ,Then came several nights when the condi- tions• of refractionwere abnormal and when owing to the -upward arching of the line of sight' the north and southshore lights became intervisibie,, and if was possible' to -complete the' required angular measurements.-More- over easurements.'Moreover the refraction : was on its good behavior and . while it conveniently bent the line perpendicularly so' as to pass over , the hill of water,,.so to say, between the lights, it did not bendit horizontally, and the "meas- urements were consequently accurate: How the engineers assured themselves Str�rg e rve ' `Pure organic phosphate, 'known to most druggists as Bitro-Phosphate, is what nerve -exhausted, tired -out people must have to regain nerve .force and energy. That's why it's guaranteed. Price $1 per pkge, Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St. East, Toronto,' Ont. Mother! Give Sick Child "California FigSyrup" .. Harmless Laxative .for a Bilious, Constipated Baby or Child. ttnese Constipated, bit- - r ionsteett Or Words to That Effect: Hubby: My dear, you know can't afford to have such things. Wide; But, john, that's Just the reason' why I want them,!' w MONEY ORDERS Remit by,,,Dominion':Express Money Order. If lost or stolen y got your our money back.: , feverish, or sick, colic Babies and Children love to take genuine "California Pi g Syrup," No other laxative regulates the tender little bowels so nicely. It sweetens : the . stomach and starts" the liver and bowels 'anti without w ug;w oSt griping. Contains 110 narcotics or soothing drugs. Say "California" to your druggist and avoid counterfeits! Insist Insist a on genuine "California Fig g Syrup" which contains directions. Woman Now Mrs. jiIva. Watell, ,101 Lower Begot St„ Kingston, Ont,, a well known and progressive business woman, paye high' tribute to the 'rankle ; treatment. Mrs, Watell owns and personally superintends. 0113 of the largest and most up-to-date gropery stores in this section. of Canada. - "I have sold lots of ',l'atnlac here in my store," says Mrs. 'Watell, "and most everyone who buys it comes back with the highest' praise, T have also • that the line did not bend :horizontally is another story, but they also deter- mined that point. At other times abnormal refraction develops in other. forms. In taking observations at night between Cape 13reton and the Magdalen Islands • it was necessary to take readings on the. image of the electric 'light when it appeared as a vertical pencil or band approximately fifty feet wide and half a mile high. Sometimes ` the image appeared as a series of , disks one above the other. At times the disks were all of one color, yellowy or white, and clean cut and separate. At other. times the disks overlapped and were red, white and green in regular order. Other variations` were noted when acetylene lamps were used, but in all cases the images -Vere in a vertical plane, so that the observations for horizontal : angles were not delayed, the results being quite satisfactory. ',aaMa•�a'w,.aa. wswi�',xinwr N 4TH )N Of muscles, ligamentsor joints' ; disappears quickly after -a few applications of ;M lnard's, �t s t; ry DSV t® Prevent .:. Biliousness Doctor`swarn against remedies containing powerful drugs and alcohol. "The Extract of Roots, long :known as Mother Seigel''s Curatiyb", Syrup, has no dope or strongLngredients; it chases away indigestion, biliousness and:con- stipatidn. Can be ;had at -any drug store." Get the 'genuine. 50c.,and ;$1.00 Bottles. a Dt f i 113F-41 Keep Stomach and Bowels Right By giving baby :the harmless, 'purely vegetable,infants'andchildren'sreeulator. WitiStINV't SYRUP brings astonishing, gratifying results in making _ baby's stomach digest e4,,, food and bowels move as they should at teething time. Guaranteed free from narcotics, epi- ' ates,.alcohol and all harmful ingredi. ents. Safe anis satisfactory. At All Druggists taken T hilae myself and n?3 own experience that it ae a luoix« .derful stomgclt mediolie fiszd'� tonic After I had suffered a long tired Prat* etc -Mach trpuble and get so lion^s1,0w and neriretta.T could hardly attend tri• business, 7:'pnla.c has made me feel likti a new person, In fact, T feel fine gill the time 'since talking Tanlac.'r 'ranlac.la for sale by all good dro gists. Accept no substitute. Japan lias an avenue of miles in length, extending town of Nikko to Namada: rees fifty from the Ask for >Minard's and take no other, WANTED. TEAM ENGINE, 12x12 `CYL- inder, Reid Bros., Bothwell, Ont, FYES IRRITATED S'UN,IATIND DUST &CINDERS 51CQ?0lEND);D 5.5050 ny'DRUGS ISIS'&,OP'T[GI2.N$ WRITE{ 6'OA kilBE CYI: SAKE HOOK MURINID c04CA0c,V.01 ,America's Plonee.. 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Aspirin is the ,ti•ade:tnark (registered In Canada) of Bayer Mauufacture of hionoacoti0at;ideater o? . Saileylicaciri. Wile it is' well known that Aspirin. means Bayer', i'Ian ifacture; to assist the pu;blic against iiitationb, the Tab- lets . o4Ba3ei Company `Will be scam • ed with their getierddt trade mark, the "haver Cioss:" GIRLS! HAIR GROWS THICK AND BEAUTIFUL 35 -Cent ` Danderine'Does Wonders, for Lifeless, Neglected Hair. Arglearny mass of luxuriant hair full" of gloss, lus tre and life'slzort ly follows a genu- ino toning up of :