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The Brussels Post, 1921-12-22, Page 7Xentilate Your Cfarago. Cold weather "don'ts" of the past have been inoressed this year with a new one by the ventilation experts, It is that you • melte were your gamic is properly ventilated or your relatives May have to 'call an undertaker. Dead- ly carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas given off by automobile engines in mo- tion, has taken a big toll of human lives in the Oast in the case of chauf 'surs or ear owners who failed to realize that working in a poorly ventil cited or closed garage: with the engine running was • really as foolish as "'blowing out the light" in the good old days, New discoveries of the virulence of carbon monoxide recently have been made by Prof, Yendell 'Harrison and other engineers working to solve the problem of ventilation for the pro- posed vehicular tunnel under•. the Dod- son River, Among their tests was one to show the effect of the •gm when it is confined in closed spaces. A. sum- mary of their observations, with par- ticular reference to garages, appears in The Journal of the American 1lfedi- cal Association, It is shown that if the quantity of carbon monoxide in air did not exceed three parts in 10,000 no physiological effects were produced. Between three and six parts to the 10,000 the effects were hardly perceptible, Above that, headache and nausea were induced, in- creasing in severity with the rising of the ratio and when it reached16 to the 10.000 life was in jeopardy. Motor car owners and operators are warned that an engine emits a square foot of the deadly gas a minute when fn notion, and in three minutes the air in a closed garage is surcharged to a sefftcient degree greatly to imperil human life, The victim falls uncon- scious 'before be realizes he is in peril and death is the eeteente unless he is speedily rescued and brought into the open air, 4,. Brake Adjustment, When the par, owner has inatallod on his vehicle a winter body of any type he should remember that be has added considerable weight to the vehicle. For this reason it is necessary that he carefully adjust the' brakes to care for the added burden. Neglect of .this .ob- vious precaution causes many minor rear. -end collisions in city driving and may contribute to serious accident. Hints for Driving in Cold Weather "Winter care of the moter car is a pertinent subject of the season," says an expert. "With the approach of the time when winter weight underwear makes its appeal, motor cars, too, call for heavier clothing, Many devices for keeping the heat in and the cold out are available to the automobilist. Radiator and bonnet, covers and'.shut- ter devices for the cooling systems are to be had in various ' states of elaborateness. They can be had in cloth, leather and metal, according to the demand of the temperature and the pogketbook of the car owner. "Another winter precaution is taken with the cooling mixtures. Water alone will freeze, therefore it is neces- sary to acid alcohol and glycerine to the radiator's contents. If calcium chloride Is used it may 'be dangerous to the metal in the radiator, as this salt will set up a chemical action, Draining the radiator and putting in a supply of alcohol, glycerine and water will stop freezing." The Empire's Greatest • Sea Story The Old Sea -Warriors, Whose Daring Made Britain "Queen of the Seas," Never Did Anything Finer Than the Glorious 'Feat of Stopping Up the Bolt -Holes of the Enemy Raiders During the Great War. One of the most splendid, desperate, and truly British feats. of the Great War, Is vividly dealt with in a recently pablished volume, which gives to the admiring world an authentic account of the blocking of Zeebrugge. In 1917 the submarine blockade was going strong; raids by light craft on our coastal shipping and seaports were annoying if net successful; moreover, the enemy had their depot ready to hand ---the .occupied Belgian ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend. A suggestion had been put forward for the blocking ot Zeebrugge in the previous year. But it was not until the end of 1917 that the plan was de- finitely formed and passed by the Lords :of the Admiralty. They laid down a well -thought-out scheme for the bottling of German craft he these barbers, and closing them against the entry of others. The. Armada of 1918, The whole story of the great scheme Is fully told by Captain Alfred F. B, Carpenter, V.C., 13.N., who commanded H.M.S. Vindictive during the heroic operations. It is impossible in one single article even, to deal with it brief- ly. But the part played by H.M.S, Vindictive epitomises the spirit of the deed. Altogether 102 vessels took,part in the raid. Among them were the Vin- dictive herself; submarines loaded with explosives to blow up the railway viaduct leading to the Mole; block - ships full of cement, which were to be sunk in the channel of= the port; mo- torboats to. operate the smoke screen: monitors- to bombard from the see: and all sorts of craft to help in as ninny different ways as there were. vessels. Even the heaviest 'guns on the northern flank of our armies in Finn - dors were to be used, to stimulate the opening of a land attack. All this great Armada successfully approched one of the strongest coast positions of the enemy, and carried out perhaps the most daring plan ever conceived. Victory in the Balance, , "One can Mature the situation as seen from the Mole Itself," writes Cap- tain Carpenter. "A hostile vessel sud- denly looming out of the fog at point - Monk range, the intense excitement which resulted; the commencement of fire, the 'bursting of shells on the wall, the ardent desire to hit something es rapidly and as soon as possible." At one, minute past midnight the yin'i' - ,-; ,"fually arrived alongside the Mole, the force or the butter, tieing taken by the specially constructed fender oil the port baw. Under a per. feet storm of fire, she lay there wait- ing for liar assistant, the Daffodil, to push her closely against the Mole and hold her there. Then the landing parties received the long enperted order; "Storm the Molal" lrlamd•throwere were to have helped to clear the men but they met With misfortune, The supply pipe of one was covered • ontewliere below by the explosion of a shell; but this was hot noticed until malts gallons of high ly infiaminable oil had been squirted over the decltt. If a spark lied set fire to this there would have been a Very different story to tell regarding the fate of the Vindictive. Destroying the Viaduct. Immediately the gangways which had been provided were in position a party of seamen stormed the Mole. Their first business was to secure the ship to the wall by means of grappling anchors. But, owing to the heavy swell, these failed to answer their pur- pose. Hence; throughout the whole affair, the Daffodil hid to hold the Vin- dictive in place. The high outer wall of the Mole, towering above the upper deck, now protected the hull of the vessel from gunfire. The Vlatdictive's guns in her fighting -top were directing a murder- ous fire into their special ta=rgets, chief among which were the heavy gun bat- tery on the broad part of the Mole and the lighter battery on the lighthouse extension. On the inner side of the Mole was berthed a German destroyer, immedi- ately mmediately abreast the Vindictive, and our guns riddled the German vessel through and through. The Vindletiv,e's_ fighting -top re- ceived great attention from the enemy guns, anti presently a tremendous crash overhead told tjiat a heavy shell heed made •havoc there, It had wreck ed the whole fighting -top and killed all the personnel save two gunners, both of whom were severely wounded. The only survivor who was not com- piietely disabled, without a thought for his own wounds, carried on:the fight with the remaining gun until a second shell put hie gun and himself complete- ly out of soften, Howitzers in. the Vindictive now be- gan their work, directing their shells upon the . enemy's batteries .-less than a mile away. A few minutes after the stomping of the Mole had commenced, a terrific explosion was seen away to the west- ward. Nothing could be heard of it on account of the terrific noise of the gun- fire unfire and the shells exploding in and around the ship. But the gallant crew guessed at once, and rightly, that the submarine party had attacked the railway viaduct leading from from the shore to the Mole, The Hames shot up to a terrific height; the viaduct was out clean through. Within about half an hour af=ter mid- night the Vindictive had completed the greater part of her mission, the diverting of attention from the biotic - snipe, But the ship was stili being hit continuously and her Interne showed rue signs of abatement, Every available apace on the mass - dock was occupied by casualties, Yet so great was the spirit of the men that when Captain Carpenter shouted but to thein that everything was going splehdidly, and that the blookebipa had passed in, they cheered, Ott the Mole itself the landing parties were fighting grandly, There they had against them a highly -per- fected system of trenches and barbed wire, "The terrific mio!ee, the darto nese, the bursting of shell and hail of machine -min bullets made it exceed- ingly dipleult for any one Individual to make Such observationce as would lead Not Ivry ,'\� J Daman ' Enough About Duly a, very, small portion df powder should • be necessary if the toilet of the nose is regularly taken care° of. THIS HIS most prominent and distin- guishing feature of the face. Is undoubtedly the nose, and yet it is one that is apt to be most neglected, fehere• is really no good reason why the akin of the nose should not be kept 'es fine and clear as the rest of the. iface, but in many cases an otherwise ;pretty and attractive face is utterly iepoiled by unsightly nostrils,- enlarged ,pores, superfluous hair or a nose that .le excessively red, shiny, oily or other. 'wise disfigured, In moat eases It can the overcome by a little daily care. In infancy a poorly shaped nose can ibe moulded into perfect proportions while the bpny part Is still soft, end even in maturity a great improvement can be •madeby a practical regular massage, =provided there is no deformity, in which case a reputable surgeon should be con- sulted, t Among the onset common. afflictions •Is that of an unusually red nose. In many cases this can be traced to a faulty di- gestion, either over or under eating. When the stomach is empty the nose is apt to become very red; therefore It Is well to immediately take some nourish- ment wherethis condition Is noticed, A glass of hot water or hot milk will be found most beneficial. Also ;strict atten- tion should be given to the diet. Plenty of beef, mutton and fresh vegetables should be eaten, butonly a small supply of sugar is advised. Upon. the condition of the nasal pass- age depends to a great degree the qual- ity of the speaking voice, the nose being a very important factor in tone produc- tion. It the nasal passage Is not kept free and open the result Is an unpleasant tone known as "nasal," An excellent dally nasal douche Ishalf Upper-Frequently press the nostrils together with the Tigger tips if they, have a tendency to become broadgned. Lower—Use a good astringent before applying :the vanishing cream, which will refine the pores. a teaspoonful of table salt•ntkted to a tumbler of warm water, The thorough cleansing of the nose, particularly in the morning, is really more important ..than the face. The neglect is often the cause of catarrhal troubles. while the daily washing, with salt and water etrengthens the mucous lining' and clears the head. If one is afflicted with catarrh, water should never be sniffed up the nostrils, the gen- tle use of an atomizer being better. Exercises for •-note. breathing are of great value. The following is very.; sim- ple and impleand should be practised at least four times a day, in the open air If possible. Put one fingerover'one nostril.auct In- hale slowly through the ether; then place the finger over the other nostril, exhaling through the nostril that was first. closed. Broadened nostrils are also most un- sightly and with daily care may easily be remedied. Close the nostrils at the base with the finger tips and. breathe gently through the upper pant, exhaling in the same manner. When there is a tendency for the corners of the moytl to settle at the base in the little creases' the face should be gently and regularly massaged at the 'base of tile nose to eliminate the hard lines that are apt. to form from the nose to the' corners of the mouth. If the nostrils are thick or too open gently but firmly press them to- gether with the finger tips. Enlarged pores may be overcome first' by using a good `cold cream at night and washing the surface with warm water in the morning, Before applying any powder use firet an astringent, followed by a small quantity of vanishing cream. This will make a base so that only a small quantity of powder is required and at the same time the skid is being nour- ished and, refined. to a connected account of the fighting on the Mole itself," For the Glory of the Fleet. The biocicships had been fitted with` explosive charges inside the bottom of the ships. Each of these ships—there' were three—know the position she was to take up. Then the crews were ordered to take to the boats, and the bottom of theblocksliips were .blown. out, leaving them with their load of solid cement to sink in the channel In such a way as to block it. In the whole fury of death and bravery countless deeds of heroism and sei,f,sacriiice were performed. Life was held cheap so long as the great plan succeeded. No man thought of himself—all were for the glory of the Fleet, - The motor -boats shot here and there, regardless of gunfire, on their errand of rescue, saving the men from the blockships and from the submarines which had been blown up to cut the viaduct. . About fifty minutes after the Vindic- Live first struck the Mole the order was given to make the. retirement sig- nal, The Vindictive's syren had been elicit away, Her searchlights were out of action. An order was passed to the Daffodil to sound the recall on her aaye-en, which ",splattered and gurgled 'whilst emit- ting a veritable shower -bath, but pre- sently began to stow signs of being useful, A low groan developed into a growlino mete which in turn• gradually travelled up the scale Success aied---homed "The storming parties; commenced to return to the whip almost at once. ,Many of the ship's company, ()littera and men, assisted In, carrying the,,. wounded on board, One maride taro' rind a disabled man on beard, placed his charge on the deck, kissed him on both cheeks, and was heard to re- mark: "I weea't going to leave you, Bli1;' Within fifteen. minutes of the sound- ing of the signal pratetfcaily all the storming parties had returned. Then. at last, the Vindictive cast loose and • began bee gallant retreat. In e11, site remained at her post for one hour and .ten minutes. Steaming away at topmost speed, with flames pouring through: the holes in her funnels, the ship had everyam pearance of being on fire. • Captain Carpenter tells one 'little story to illustrate the intensity of be firing while they layalongside the Mole. 'The petty -officer of one or our 6 - inch guns when asked afterwards what ranges he fired at, said that he reckon. ed he opened fire at about 200 yards, and he continued until close to the Mole. -"How close?" he was asked: • `.Reckoning from the gun muzzle,' he replied, 'I el.ouldsay It ,sjas. about three feet.' To -morrow. Men say: "To -morrow I 'will do this thing," Heedless of ruin on its 'whirlwind way; Forgetting that To -morrow's reckon- ing Is with To -day, High heels, of exaggerated propor- tions, may cause curvature of the spine and other ills. ,o - The greatest problem In the fine art of living is to get out of the human machine the maxi- mum of service with the mini- mum of friction; and this can only be done by so discipling the iniad that we can relax or turn on and off our brain.power at will, and eoneentmte it with all 'the energy of our being upon the thing in hand. Concentration is the key to power, the secret of achievement but the man who cannot concentrate en play as well as on work, has not master- ed the secret tel real living, or, for that matter,- the secret of maximum excellence in work. Wheri the Japanese Prince Swims. The Crown Prince of Japan, now! regent on account sof his lather's ill,- tress' has one thing in common with! the Prince of Wales—he is is fond of. sports, and by a course of careful 'physical training, ire spite of his 'slender build, has developed a strong physique. The poor health of 'the emperor caused' the greatest experts and ape- 'cialists of the land to map out a course of physical training for •him, which army and navy officers were bidden to see was faithfully carried out. So the prince has learned to be- come a good rider, n fencer its the Japanese fashion and a swimmer. Of course, when he' went swimming it was an affair of state, end so, espe- cially when he was learning, it was no uncommon thing to see a number of middle-aged men of high deeeree standing up to their waists in the sea, holding a rope round the place where the prince was to swine so that the hope of Japan might not get beyond his depth. It is not related what pre - motions were taken • when he was play- ing tennis or baseball, two sports of which he is said to be fond, but when he was at the bat in the latter game the pitchers' lot must nothave been a. happy one. One fears that curves or twistersmust have been taboo for Sear they might hit the royal head. The Crown Prince is also a wrestl- ing fan, frequently visiting the great contests at the Kokugi-Kwan In Teltio,• which is evidently something' like the National Sporting Club in London, where the Prince of Wales goes • to see big boxing bouts. Be sure your match is out. Pinch it before yeti throw it away. One of the meat encouraging state- menta that have come out of .Europe since the war is Premier Briand's de- claration that: "This Government (the Fee -tech) has confidence do the Goveiig meat of Dr. Wirth, The undertakings made by the present Gennep Govern, meat have been fulfilled," Stories'of•F4iniout People. I Marehaa roch's 0l/ha,' Bouthampten, An American Govern- ,q' little laoutllersl. T iialoe, inept efgelal went on begird a toe liner Tarbes, le d city ind to a -big' Vross iii, rho other day, nada a our of inspec- history air the ,birthplace of n -rain tion and fell into uversation .with Here Is a' true story, etrvight from Home. t� who commanded the l�ar$est army goer One of the eresenY,ers, The passenger aeseltbled on r e-Ui end'bro'ught to a was sowed him, twat to American ; victorious conclusion for tvilf"tion ciliietal aeked (tint, Pet hetero he lilt: i "What's your line of business?„ the b'loodlest. contilat shpt .OTSe- has "Oh, I'm in the Navyl" replied the beelt waged, As the nati'Vdeelt lee of passenger. Marshei Focht the town• Is destined to be not only a French ahrbze The American came ashore, the ship last also departed, and the American leskd a l u piaci venerated.by nesrly oil of .gian- dock otiilial who bad been near by, i kind, but long before kierahel Filch a ulletiler be knew the name of the pas. I day the town contributed to the •loin' sengcr. • • 'Ural you know?" came the reply. 'iTbat wee Adineral Beatty," Perhaps• the American had some ex- quse. Most fampus men are modest. . Lord Beaverbrook ' has written a tory prowess of France. Honored by a eonapicuous ,,,gaatue and by the name of one of its princi- pal streets is Dominique Jean Lareey, who introduced the "flying field .ices- pitals," adopted end developed lby Na- poicen, the genesis of the modern eine heck on "Suceeas," which is certainly bularzee. More recently it has been a good 'value for its price of a quarter; centre for the br4tedingof the fermium' But can we learn to be successful from Pyreticen horses, an Anglo -Ambles books? We are told of a boy who breed, vsalued primarily for their light scrapped advice and became a Cabinet cavalry use. It also Iles en important lytinister; and of another who teak ail- animal- ,voitleempeanede etude ended vehloispedsays AnstdickMirr• thaTnar2be6s00i0s pa@rpcse, oaf lsitctalerelealy more Justice Darling, in his speech en Nov- a hundred miles southwest of Toul- ember Otis, said that to -day, even its in case, from which the majestic Pyren tote days of old, some of the people ees are plainly visible. Standingout who counted most couldn't write! boldly from the principal range is the, Evidently . Lord Beaverbrook be- Plc do Midi de Biigorrech=ar@ and pre- Heves strongly in health as en aid to cipitous and rugged. The strength of the hills is in the people of the De- partment of the Hautes- Pyrenees, of which Tarbes is ca=pital. This region is the home of the Das - success. Among his aphorisms are these: "A man without a digestion is likely to be a man without a heart." "The Lord Chancellor has the price- cues, speaking a language whose lees asset of the most marvellous con- origin is a puzzle to scholars, and pos- stitution in the British Empire." sensing a Spartan character which has "No man is more careful of himself given rise to tile saying "Every Bas - than the Prime Minister." cue a noble." Dr, Edwin A. Grosvenor A famous doctor once told a patient in "The Races of Europe" notes that that, If he wanted to be successful, he Marehal Foch is a typical Basque and must he healthy, and if he was healthy recalls that Ignatius Loyola, ,founder he wouldn't care whether he was sue- of the Jesuit Order, was a Basque. easeful or not. One brother of the Allied generalis a * . * " ,shoe is a Jesuit priest. Lord Beaverbrook's reference to Mr. Tarbes is a miniature Venice. It is Lloyd George and to the care which he situated on the Adour, and channels takes of his health lends, calor to a , have been cot into all parts of the story I once heard about the British' town through which flow the waters Premier, which I did not believe. Per-: of this stream, Physically the ems. - haps I do not believe it yet, but it tat-, time is important, bemuse from it re- lies, at any rate, with this aspect of'diate three valleys, those of Lourdes, Mr. Lloyd George. ! Arreau and Bigorre: The plains about He was suffering—so runs the story the city are fertile and verdant. Agri- ---from a severe chill, and instructed ; culture and cattle raising are carried hie household. that he was only at on, Beyond them are forests where home to his doctor and his King. wolves, bears and 'wars may yet be Next day, feeling slightly better, he found. said that Cabinet Ministers could cell.I One traveller called Tarbost the On the third day, his improvement i most truly Pyrenean teen of the being maintained, he was ready to plain." A landscape gardener who di - meet -ordinary M,P-'a, rooted the arboreal and floral are-ange- On the fourth day, his indisposition 1 meats of Versaoil'.ele gave to this native having dwindled to a slight cough, he , town the Jardian Massey, a thirty -five - 'intimated his hope that anybody with- I acre tract, long before modern city "in reason would soon be admitted. 1 panaeing made parks a municip•aI nee: - Getting wind of this, a Labor depute- i essety. Herein is a museum and a lion called at No. 10 on the fifth day. ; cloister which has a bust of Theophlle But the guardian of the door was! Gautier. reminder of another famous ready for them. I son of marbec. 'I regret Mr. Lloyd George cannot I As one surveys the induoirial estaa- see you to -day," be announced solemn- 'riishments of Tersest, its tanneries and ly. "Be bas a snuffle." mills seed tile works, and its arsenal, ` * * he notes that they era not permitted When .Marshal Poch arrived in New 1 to mar the beauty of its major ''gar - York he travelled to Kansas City by den," and many Ic''sor parka, its special train to attend the convention,. houses with fruit trees and flowers of the American Legion. There were ' growing about them, amid'becomee eon - many incldnts along the way, scions of the never 4 easiy:; muemur of For example, there was the woman, its many artificial rivulets. at the station platform in a little town Its fairs are ootid. Its market days in Indiana. She had managed to get present a never -to -,be forgotten pic- awy up front near the observation end tune In the Place Maubourguet are of Focle's special train. The train tree -shaded booths, where women paused less than a minute. But she from the countryside sell produce and rushed pant the policeman and the poultry, and the splashing fountains :secret service men to thrust into the and statuary flat form the sett;n;, for &il um French soldier's hands a potted ger- the scene do not seem incongruous. iAnother square, given over to auctions "My boy died near Soissons'," she of horses, is shaded by tali plane trees. told the Marshal. "Will you plant this TarbLs Masks the architectural tree - ;flower when you get back dome? He sures of the towns of nortle en France, IMO a gardener and raised beautiful Its ancient cathedral suffers from That s," night someone moved the geheaviness and a mixture of style. The That only. remaining part of the castle ce geranium into the baggage ear. Foch the Counts of Bigorre is a tower which missed it in the morning and made ill.^ latterly has been converted into a q "Fetch it back," be ordered when in - es, prison. formed that it had been taken out of -" —"' his way. "I &hall attend to in myself 'because I intend keeping it alive and ItefnS orat planting it in my own garden for that The 'laws' of Moses fIaseres#regards. food woman's boy." 'have never been improved upon. The Oldest University in the World. The oldest university in the world is In China. In that country, says a recent 'writer, scholarship was held in high regard in the days when Eur- opeas' nations' were just emerging Pass the century. from savagery. I Do flhat which• is assngsved you spud The White Deer Grotto University; You cannot hope toe nada or tyhare too in I{langsi province, tour hundred' mu' itrcmeamon. miles up the Yangtze River Valley wars I A French physician ewe that the founded in 960 AD, and antedates, beat refreshment on lung distance bi- Salerno, the oldest European univer- OYel'ing is flout and milk.sity, by some -three. As a school it was Don't simply ;row you case "put opened about 900 A.D. It received ria I lu tate day." See haw much good' you name from a famous poet, Li P'o, whoff'� cwt into the day. early in the eighth century Demo with I It is well to be busy, but there are his brother to the lovely spot where 'better occupatiene than. picking up the the university was e:fterwardz built, Li Pee had a white deer that earned for hien the name of Peh Lu Sien-sen, or White Deer Gentleman. He and his brother made their home in a, cave that has been known ever since as Peh Lu Dong, the White Deer Grotto. In the fourteenth century an image of the dee., hewn out of stone, was placed there, and there it remains to this day. Proof Positive. ''Yes," said Hawkins who had pur- chased An aeroplane of a new type is claim-, to be able to travel at 184 miles an, hour. One sure way to displease e•or neighbors is to seen too well pleased with ourselves, The •pallsn for longevity is divided between the elephant and parrot.. Beth beans you've spilled. What you met do at:flret through torte vs' character you. 'will' 'later be able to do through force of habit. It is asserted that in 99 eases met of 100 the left gide of i'he,latapeeh eat* M the more perfect In outline, Dredgery, ealamIty, exesperatioa, want are instructors in eloquence and wisdom..'-,Ententon, Seven thousand dive hundred words; is the average nunebey spoken t by ' public speaker in an• bout'. • The biggest room in the ,world is ' not the room fox inipmvenient bee for * some old silver at an auction, "this is the old Ila'wlcins fancily plate." Srgiuntent, And it is always well filled. Indeedl" said his guest. "But surely this is an 'A' engraved on it?" "Is It? Olt--er—yes, of comae! The original'Awkinsos were Engliab, you know!" Thoth are some people who live without any peerjlase 'at all end ether pass through the world like.etre'mt oil a river, Tiley do tot go, they are carried. Donee be a drifter,