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The Brussels Post, 1920-11-25, Page 7c it1 P. The Discovery Walk. Tho call of Mrs. Plxon's dragged on and on, It was not only the length of it -that would have been a joy with some people. It was because every minute that Mra. Dixon stayed the big things of life were crowded farther and farther away, and the Tittle things—the worries and vexa- tions, the price of butter and shoes, the sugar shortage, the wretched car service and the indifference of work- men—all the things that Mrs. Faye determined afresh every morning should not swamp her soul—grew big- ger and bigger and bigger. It was like something in Alice in Wonderland, Airs. Faye thought to herself, fighting beroically against the depression that Mrs. Dixon always carried round with her; fighting heroically, but about as successfully as one fights an ocean fog. Suddenly Mrs, Faye had an !aspira- tion. Three thnos already Janie's small eager face had appeared at the doorway to see if mother's visitor had gone, and now once more the eager steps were coming across the piazza and— "Coma in, Janie!" her mother cal. led, "Colne and tell us about your walk. Perhaps first you'd better ex- plain to Mrs. Dixon what kind of a walk it was." "Why, it was our discovery walk," Janie explained, her brown eyes tall of surprise that It needed explanation, "'When we discover things, you know. And it's to see who discovers tho most nice things, like flowers and autumn leaves, and when things get cheaper. And, mother," turning ex- citedly "I caw the most! There was a window over the milliner's—you know?—and there were some roses there, and I saw them when Iiathleen didn't, and we guessed maybe the mil- liner had had a party or birthday. And the big yellow chrysantbenums e the corner are out; and, •O mother, there's the beautifulest tree over on South Street! And the grocer has a window all full of fruits, with a barrel of apples tipped over omits eide and the apples all rolling out. And I saw e real . poor little girl, and her face looked .so smiling and I asked Kathleen if I could ask her her name, and she said I could, and it was Nancy. And I told her about the roses, and she told me about a new shop with rabbits in the window, and we went where she said they were—just the darlingest rabbits! And we pretended the white one was named Snowball and the other fancy. Oh, yes, and, mother, eggs are down two cents! Isn't that nice?" Janie danced away her "discovery" tale all told, Mrs. Dixon's face wore au odd expression; she stayed a quar- ter of an hour longer, but she said nothing about the price of butter. Secret of Silkworm. The biggest kind of fortune, awaits the man who shall succeed in repro- ducing in the laboratory the silk se- cretion of the silkworm. The :ilk -spitting caterpillar Is hard- ly more than a epinning machine. Nearly all of its body is occupied by vessels which contain a fluid of gluti- nous consistency. In some races of e111tworms this fluid Is collorless; in others it is yellow, orange, red or 'greenish. The silk they spin is corre- spondingly colored or white. The vessels in question are con- nected with a spinner on the silk- worm's tail, which has a number of email apertures. The fluid, emitted through the later, hardens Immedi- ately on contact with the air, -forming threads to wrap, the cocoon. The threads are raw silk. The composition of the fluid is no mystery. On the contrary, it is well known. Surely, then, the chemists ought to be able to reproduce it. tip to now, however, they have not suc- ceeded though they have tried hard. If this seemingly simple problem were solved, the worm would be dri- ver out of business, and silk would become comparatively cheap, For the humble caterpillar's method of spin- ning hes beet; successfully imitated with a machine. The machine, patterned after the worm's apparatus, is used for making artificial silk. It Spins threads of collodion, which, contained in a tank, is forced by air pressure through glass tubes with apertures smaller in dia- meter than-thtl finest hair. Thus are obtained threads, which are caught and reeled by contrivances resembling the reels on which natural cilli is wound from cocoons. Artificial silk is Less strong and Blonde than natural silk, and fabrics woven from it do not wear nearly so well. If you can find out how to make the caterpillar's fluid, you can sell the secret offhand for any price you care to name, a Can the Dead be Raised? • Oan the dead be brought back, to life? Dr. Tudier, the well-known Paris surgeon, declares that it Is not lin- possible. "Injections of andrenalin in the car diacal cavity" he says, "may restore life to a heart already dead. The heart may also be kept beating arti- ficially for a certain length of time by means of massage or certain cheat- cal .excitants." Dr, ''utiles also believes in the pos, eibillties of saving liven by artificial heart stimulation just as Is novo pra•. tand by artificial breathing. About 2(!^ kers fleets' had the 1 bis; rS'eAa More than 26,000 reindeer were diet yearly .in Greenlanrl'sbetween i '44 en 71849, but the animsle aro Wares, Meat Row, r THE FALL WEATHER !LIftD ON LITTLE ONES Canadian fall weather 1s extremely bard on little ones. One day is warm and bright and the next wet and cold. Tbese sudden amigos bring on colds, cramps and colic, and unless baby's little stomach is kept right the result may be serious. There is nothing to equal Baby's Own Tablets in keeping the little ones well. They sweeten the stomach, regulate the bowels, break up colds and make baby thrive. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. — n Did Not Expect it Would Spread The Provincial Forester of New Brunswick, Mr. G. 11. Prince, in his report on forest fires during 1919, makes special reference to the losses caused by settlers' clearing fires and camp fires. In 30 cases, action was taken against parties for violation of the fire laws. The °Metals of the Forest Branch made it clear to the offenders that they did not wish to deal harshly with them but that the fire laws must be obeyed, in the in- sterest of themselves, their neighbours and the timber owners. The presid- ing justice severely reprimanded the offenders, pointing out the danger of neglecting slash fires, in which many of the delinquents had lost their homes, None of the defendants pleaded ignorance of the slash -burn- ing law, but each claimed he did not expect his little fire to spread so rapid- ly. The losses due to these small beginnings exceeded $100,000_ Would You Believe It! The world's consumption of sugar is estimated at between 14,000,000 and 16,000,000 tons a year. The costliest watch in the world is a jewelled timepiece owned by the Pope, and valued at $3,000,000. South Sea Islanders have a curious method of salutation, which is to fling a jar of water over the head of a friend. Experts are considering the possi- bility of bringing lumber from British Columbia to Europe In the form of rafts to contain from fifteen to twenty million feet of timber. Minard's Liniment Relieves Distemper Cane Sugar. So far as we know, says a contri- butor to the Scientific American, sugar Cane was first cultivated in India, and was introduced from that country into the valley of the Euphartes, Arabia, Egypt and Spain. Columbus, on his seconid voyage In 1498, brought it into the New World, where it was destined to been one of the most important crops. The first sugar exported to Europe was grown on the plantations esta- blished by Cortez in Mexico. The soil and climate of Cuba are pecu- liarly adapted to the cultivation of sugar cane, and it has been grown on that islandin great quantities. The first plantations In Louisiana failed, but thepurple variety of cane has been found to grow well tbere and also in other parts of the South. Sugar cane requires an abundance of sunshine and water and a deep, fer- tile soil. In planting, the stalks are laid 'lengthwise in the furrows, and each joint sends up a shoot. When ready for harvesting, a field of sugar cane resembles a cornfield, but the plants are somewhat larger and have neither tassels nor ears. The stalks at that time have been growing about twelve months and bane changed from green to reddish; most of the lower leaves have fallen away. A fire .m a field of ripening sugar cane is a ter- rible thing and much 'dreaded by planters. There are also hurricanes, white ants, rats and other pests to be reckoned with wherever cane is grown. The stalks are surprisingly heavy and contain eighteen per cent of sugar. The sweet juice is obtained by crush- ing them between rollers; It is then boiled down to a point where the sugar separates as brown crystals. The resi- due is a syrup that is known as molas- ses. Pure white sugar 1s made by washing the crystals, filtering, decol- orization and repeated crystallization. Many other plants contain sugar and have been used for its manufac- ture. The bamboo was used for that purpose in India even before sugar cane. In China sorghum has long been a -favorite source of syrup. In Can- ada and the United States the Indians tapped the maple trees and made maple sugar very much as it is made to -day. In Mexico the century plant was formerly a source of sugar. Na- ture alone seems able to form the sweet crystals that the chemist has tried to make in his laboratory. For the bulk of the supply mankind must depend largely upon cane and the sugar beet. Surnames and Their Origin BOWYER Variations—Boyer, Bower, Bower- man. Racial origin—English. Source—An occupation also a lo- cality,,- In the family name of Bowyer and Boyar we have another relic of an in- dustry or occupation now obsolete, but one of the most Important in England. In some cases the name of Bowor is from the same source, and in others it is not. The industry or trade referred to is that of making bowl. The bow was the all-powerful weapon of me- dieval England's yeomanry, and was responsible for many a victory of the English arms over the standards of France in the wars which marked the late middle ages. The archers of old England, with their six-foot bows and their three- foot arrows, have been rivalled 4n the still, distance and deadliness of elm only by one race, the American In- dians. The cross -bows of the French, the Italian and other European races were perhaps, more destructive at close range, but the iron bolts they shot did not carry so far as the light, keen, truly feathered arrow of the English. In the old English records we find entries of such names as "Adam le Boghiere," William le Boghyere," "'John le Bower," "'Roger le Bowyer" and "'George le Boyer." When the names Bower and Bow- yer's craft, they aretraced to the earlier form of "de la Bore," or "atte Bore" ("of the bower," and "at the bower") respectively. This word ori- ginally meantruetic ;dwelling place. Two of our modern words coming from it denote the very opposite Characteristics of the countryside. A "bower" to us has the meaning of a beautiful rustic spot or pavilion, while we heap contempt into the word "'boor" as applied to a person of low- ly and uncouth manners. MAGEE Variations—McHugh, Mackay, Mc- Kee, Pugh, Hughson, Hewson, Hughes. Racial origin—Ancient Celtic; also Teutonic. Sources—Given names. Strictly speaking the family names mentioned are traceable to just two separate and distinct sources one Cel- tic and the other Teutonic. Yet the names have become so inter -woven in their influences on one another that it Is more convenient to discuss them all together. - Lost in the antiquity of Celtic my- thology there is a name so old that even its meaning is not clear, though apparently it developed in reference to the pagan gods. In the Gaelic di- vision of the Celtic race, that is, the Irish and the Scots, i runs through history as the name "Aadh," which, despite the difference in spots ling, is quite close to the pronuncia- tion of the Cymric (Welsh, Cornish and Breton) "Hut" Naturally, when the Auglo-Saxons and the Normans came along with the name "Hugh," a development of the old Teutonic "huger," meaning "thought" or thoughtfulness," confu- sion resulted. From the Gaelic form of the Celtic name ("Aodh") have come Magee, McKee and the anglicized form. Mc- Hugh, in Ireland, and in Scotland, Mackay, The Welsh Pugh is a con- traction of Ap-Hugh. It ought to be "Ap-Hu," and then "Pu." Hughes and Hewson, of course, aro variations of the Saxon and Norman "Hugh's -son," or Hughson. Some of the Irish Moliughs, how- ever, trace their names back to the given names of Norman invaders of Ireland, who dropped Norman customs and formed family names after the Irishrfashion from their given names. Wh. the Coff'eDrinker makes a change in his table beverage, he naturally turns to 11 A drink that reselibies coffee,with none of coffee's harm.., and it costs less. WHY ANAEMIA PREVAILS in_HE HOMASC ETThe Strenuous Conditions of LifeSMAK!ER —"` To -day Are Responsible. "They Work white you Sleer Mothers who remark that girls to. day are more prone to anaemia than the girls of a generation ago, should look back at the surroundings in which they and their companions lived, They would easily see the rete son in life's altered circumstances to- day, Now the school -girl's life is more strenuous; her more numerous stu- dies are a severe tax upon her strength. Also, girls eater business soon after leaving school—at an age when they most need rest and out- door life. Their womanly develop- ment Is hampered by the stress of working honm, hurried and often scanty meals. Girls aro more liable to bloodlessness today. but there le this consolation that, whereas doc- tors formerly regarded anaemia as often incurable, the cures are now counted In tens of thousands. Such medicines as Dr. Williams Pink Pills have restored to good health thou- sands of weak anaemic girls and wo- men, simply because they contain the elements necessary to make new, ricb, red blood which means good health and vitality. When your daughter's strength fails and pallor, breathlessness and back- ache disclose her anaemio condition, remember that you can make her well and assure her healthy development by giving her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to make good red bloods Remember, too, that for women of all ages Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are especially helpful in the. many ailments that result from watery blood. They make women and girls well and keep them well. This is amply proved by the case of Miss Eva MacKinnon, Glammie, Ont., who says: "As a school girl I grew very pale and would take dizzy spells and sometimes vomiting, My condition was such that I was not able to attend school regularly, and my mother was very much worried about my condition. Finally shede- cided to give me Dr, Williams' Pink Palle and I took these for a consider- able time, gradually gaining strength until I was perfectly well. It is some years since I took the pills and I gave enjoyed the best of health, and I am certain pale, sickly girls will find new health if they give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial." You can pro^urs Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or they will be sent you by mall at 60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing direct to The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Shop of Dreams. Gentlemen and ladies fair, Who, will buy, who will buy? Silken shoos and dainty wear, Who will buy? Who wit buy a smile, a tear? Who will buy a hope, a fear, A look of love, a word of cheer Who will buy? Gentlemen and ladies fair Who will buy, who will buy? Silks of Ind, and spices rare, Who will buy? Who will buy what none may sell, Who will know what none may tell, Who will read where none may spell, Who will buy? —William Fraser. Por years I have never considered my stock of household remedies complete unless a bottle of Minerd's Liniment was included. For burns, bruises, sprains, frostbites or chillblafns it ex- cels, and I know of no better remedy for a severe cold in the head, or that will give more immediate relief, than to Inhale from the bottle through the nasal organ. And as to my supply of veterinary remedies it is essential, as It has in very many instances proven its value. A re- cent experience in reclaiming what was supposed to be a lost section of a valu- able cow's udder has again demonstrated Its great worth and prompts meto re- commend it in the .highest terms to all who have a herd of cows, large or small, I think 5 am satein saying among all the patent inedioines there Is none that covers as large it field of usefulness as door MInard's Liniment. A real truelem good for man or beast. CIIAS. It. ROBBINS. Chebogue Point, N.B. The Puddle. I cursed the puddle when I found Unseeing I had walked therein, Forgetting the uneven ground, Because my eyes Were on the skies, To glean their glory and to win The sunset's trembling ecstasies. And then I marked the puddle's face, When still and quiet grown again, Was but concerned, as I, to trace The wonder spread Above its head And mark and mirror and contain The gold and purple, rose and red. We seek our goals; we climb oar ways With hearts inspired by radiant thought, And hate the luckless with who stays The upward stream bi vision's beam; Nor guess that we have roughly wrought A like hiatns in his dream. —Eden Philipotte, Tooth Bottles. A new invention is a miniature hot - Water bottle for tooth -ache, It holds only half an ounce, and is just big be cons ortabl enough to g y retained between the cheek and a painful tooth. A11 toothaches are net curable by applicatloh of heat, but in many in -1 stances this method is successful. 9747 9786 gr., Adam Amnnorsaderr ,go. La. Pan sus len 9726 r„t DeLrmbsign Ndwo. 1y 000 No. 9747—Misses' Dress. Price, 35 cents. Blouse with kimono sleeves, short or lengthened by bell sleeves; two-piece skirt, in two lengths, at- tached to lining. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Size 16, with short sleeves, 8% yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2'h yds. 54 ins. wide; contrasting, 1 yd. 86 or 40 ins. wide; with bell sleeves, 8% yds. 40 Ins. wide, or 2.4 yds. 54 ins. wide; one material with short sleeves, 8% yds. 40 ins. wide. Width, 1.38 yds. No. 9735—Ladies' Dress. Price, 35 cents. Two styles of sleeve; two-piece skirt, attached to lining at low waist; line; 87 or 95 -in. length from waist- line. In 7 sizeg, 84 to 46 ins. bust. Size 38, with long sleeves, 8% yds. 40 ins. wide, or 231a yds. 64 ins. wide; with short sleeves, 8 yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 54 ins. wide. Width, 13¢ yds. No. 9725—Ladies' Dress. Price, 35 cents. Two styles of sleeve; with or without loose side panels; 87 or 85 - inch length from waistline. Out in 7 sizes, 34, 86, 88, 40, 42, 44 and 46 ins. bust measure. Size 36 requires, with side panels, long sleeves, 8% yds. 40 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 54 ins. wide; up- per front, 3fi yd. 18 ins. wide; without panels, without cape collar, 2% yds. 64 ins. wide. Width around bottom, 1% yds. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. - O Her Picture. It may be just a little print, Quite faded out and old— Or it may be a costly thing, Cut into burnished gold. It may be spotted up a bit, With tears that stand for pain; But it's the shield that guards a man And bringe him home again. Perhaps it's just a bit of tin, The likeness may be slight; But it can be the truest star, Ashine through terror's night! Perhaps the bulk of it is small, A. tiny paper square— But it can be the eword of might, That makes a man fight fair! It may be just a memory, Of voices through, the dark; Or it may be the glimmering, Of faith's undying spark— Oh, it may be a breath of prayer, .A symbol or a charm; But it's the love that walks besides -- That keeps a man from harm! —Margaret E Sangster. Check that Cold with AUME XOI NIGUE Highly efficient in colds and Catarrhal affections of the nose and throat BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES $1.00 a tube. PIE LE M ONT ntTES A LO., LTD. Agents for Dr. ,rules Boagus BEL! EVES PAIN IaKidneytroublee are frequently caused by badly digested food which overtakes theca organs to eliminate the irritant acids formed. Help your stomach to properly digest the food by taking 151to 30 drops of Extract of Roots, Bold as Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and your kidney diaordor will promptly din: appear, Got the genuine. Q fansaIVITHI B#atn,W1=1“2.Qm6SaoaC.180 aucsam®c,am.m W esmommommeamnesem�,, A Kidney Re edy Amo ca'It PMow Dog lietnedies The pith of ordinary commercial use is obtained from elder, issUs No. 41—'20. Book on DOD DISEASES and I3ow to Feed Mailed Free to any Ad- dress by the Author, n'. Olay [lover 004 Inc, 118 Went flet Street New York, .9.A. 74 + 49 l Do you feel at "'sixes and sevens" to- day? You are bilious, constipated! You feel headaeby, full of cold, un- strung. Your meals don't fit—breath is bad, skin sallow. Take Cascarets to -night for your liver and bowels and wake up clear, rosy and ebeerful. No griping—no inconvenience. Children love Cascarets too, 10, 26, 60 cents. Roses Make You Dizzy. The perfume of most flowers has some efftct on human beings. Pop- pies, for instance, cause headaches, and roses, if inhaled freely, lead to dizziness. Singers don't like violets, for the perfume from that Iittle dower causes huskiness anti sore throats. If a professional singer is handed a bou- quet she nearly always glances at ft before burying her face amongst the flowers. If violets were included their perfume might ruin her voles for the evening. --ir• MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. For a man doing the hardest day's work 10 oz. of meat, 1 lb, of bread, 34 lb. of potatoes, and 34 1b, of vege- tables is sufficient food. The Pacific walrus is found on the mainland only rarely. "DANDERINE" Girls! Save Your Hairi Make It Abundant! Classified Advertisements.. WANTEIl' Y ANTED—HENS. 0T0'0 BREED i Y and prion; also fresh eggs. Knipe, 444 :Cogan Ave„ Toronto. Vast Crater on the Moon. The moon of course, is pitted all over with so-called craters, and sen eral of the biggest ones are near the center of the lunar hemisphere which faces the earth. One of these, about 100 miles in diameter, might be de- scribed as a huge ring of lofty moun- tains surrounding a oicular plain. Mlnerd's t.iniment For Dandruff. Teacher: "Give me a sentence and we'll see if we „an change it to the inoperative mood." Pupil: "Phe horse draws the tart." Teaches': "Very good.. Now please change the sentence to an imperative" Pupil: "Get upl" MOTHER! '.California Syrup of Figs' Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stom- ach, livor and bowels. Children Love its fruity taste. run directions on each bottle. You must say "Cat'. fornix," 5-4-1111111 '11111 ii Immediately after a "Danderine" massage, your hair takes on new life, lustre and wondrous beauty, appear- ing twice as heavy and plentiful, be- cause each hair seems to fluff and thicken. Don't let your hair stay life- less, colorless, plain or scraggly. You,' too, want lots of long, strong, beauti- ful hair. - A 86 -cent bottle of delightful "Dan- derine" freshen pour scalp checks dandruff and falling hair. This stimu- lating "beauty -tonic" gives to thin, dull, fading hair that youthful bright- ness and abundant thickness—All druggists! ORMWINDOWS &DOORS - � G'17RS to .cit your e7 openings. CNtesi with gl.,,. Safe de. livor guaranteed. S ICI). C titCuttdpown fuel -�.d...� bills. Insure winter comfort. The HALLIDAY COMPANY, Limited HAMILTON FACTORY DISTRIBUTOR:, CAN./. SINCE, O 1870 S• ,,,tt��ttt.� UG :�VgTOPSC' 1�q,pGHSi Liniment is tally E2. .s ready in 06.64) r ei331i&Q.' :i5 i'. 64 A T the very first twinge, down .f'). comes my bottle of Sloan's; • then quick relief, without rubbing, for it s stimulating and scatters congestion. The boys use it for stiff muscles, audit helps Sally's backaches, too." 85c, 700, $1AO. seetimeteastassimereattemaxemenammeaset Touch Tender Spots With Cuticura After Shaving After shaving with Cuticura Soap the Cuticura way, without mug, gently rub tender spots on face or dandruff on scaip with a bit of Cuticura Ointment. Then wash all off with Colleen': Soap and bot water. Rinse with tepid water. Soap 28e, Ointment 26 and bac. Sold throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepot: il,yyrtnuns Limited. St. Paul St., Montreal. KRIG-Cuticura Spangler. withoutmug. O N LY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross" For Colds, Pain, R'eadaehe, Neural- package which contains complete di- gia, Toothache, Earache and for reetioee. Then you aro getting real etunatism Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- Aspirin—the genuine Aspirin pro - sins, take Aspirin marked with the scribed by physicians for over nine. napme "Bayer" or you are not taking teen years. Now made in Canada. �Aceepta.only "Bayyer Tablets of lets cost but Randtina feivxesdontacent0 Druggists Aspirin" in an unbroken '!Bayer" also cell larger "'Bayer" patkagoe, Theme is only ono Aspirin--"Bayex"-r'Yoa mast say .'Bayer" Aspirin Is the trade mark (registered In Canada) of Bayer manufacture of Mono- aeotitaeldeslor et salleyacaotd. while it is welt known that Aspirin manna Sayer mafiutaeture, to assist the nubile against imitations, Via "tablets of Senor Company Will be stamped with their aeherat tra40 markt the "Bent, Cross."