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The Brussels Post, 1924-7-2, Page 3With The OY tiTa Why Sees Should Understand. FI rearms, This list of newspaper headlines ire eludes such distressing mishaps as the followinte; Tittle Girl Shot by Blether. Boy. of Sixteen. Killed While hunting, Shot at Tin Can, Killed Companion. Vic. tim at Stray BulletSuccumbs. Boy Shot in Breast by 22 Calibre Rifle, Shoots Brother In Mistnkto, Accident- ally Shot, Loses Right Arne Boy of 12 .Shot Dead. Child Toddles in Front of .22 Calibre Rifle to Death, Boy's Shot Kills Mother. hammered a Cart. ridge, 13•oy Loses Hie Eye, Tillie Used to Knock Down Apples Kills BOY, Shot In Heart Crossing (Pence. A Safety Pledge. A.. most excellent Safety Pledge Of twenty items begins with: "No. 1. I will never", whether it be loaded or net, Point a gun at anyone, nor will T al- low the muzzle to cross another per- son when changing pontoon." "No. 2. I will never get in iron,, of a gun held by another person." '"No. 3. I will never load my gun un- til in the vicinity in which I intend to shoot, and I will always unload before leaving the range or entering the city." No. 6 reads: "I will always carry my gun under my arm, muzzle point- ing toward the ground, never over my shoulder," And No. 6, "In getting through or over a fence i will always put the gun through first, with muzzle pointing away from me and from where I intend to mesa." No. 13 reads: "I will never shoot at a bird or harmless animal No, 18: "I will never leave a gun where tbere is a possibility of a child handling it." And flnally, No. 20: "I will use com- mon sense, take nothing for granted, KNOW."' These should be quoted:, 1. A .22 calibre rifle will shoot three•querters of a mile. 2, A bullet will glance off a stone, and off the edge of a bottle without breaking the bottle, continuing to travel in an entirely different direc- tion. 3. A bullet will glance off water as off a smooth hard object. 4, A .22 . calibre bullet will go through a board fence. 5. A cartridge exploded outside of a gun 1e mast dangerous. In this case the muzzle Is toward every point of the compass, and all parts of the cart- ridge are as bullets. Convincing Presentation. Each chapter of the book is written In conversational style—a Scout mas- ter chatting with his boys. Here is an example of the use of a particular accident to illustrate the necessity of precaution. "A boy was preps-ing to start for the 'Woods for a little hunt. He was undoubtedly proud of bis rifle, and very fond of his little sister, who ad- miringly watcbed him from the win- dow while he loaded his rifle and placed it on his shoulder. The account said that in some manner the trigger caught In his coat, discharging the rifle and killing the little girl in the window. The Scouts are Hien Asked to anal- yze the accd'ent,showing how it vio- lated the Scouts' safety rules, Book a "Good Turn" Glft. Front the above it will be seen that Scoutmaster elacdonell has made a moat practical, interestingly handled and most valuable contribution to Canadian Scent literature, The Good Turn la complete since the book was tnado a gift to the Canadian General Council, for free distribution. Application for copies may be shade by Scoutmasters, for themselves or particular Scouts, to Provincial Head- quarters. The edition is limited, and the book should be given only to Scouts who elective that they -are go- Ing in for the Marksmanship Badge. 4 Making Sunbeams Talk. Because there is such a lot of it 1n the moon selenium ie called the "moon. element." The name of selenium fa not new, It has been in the chemistry books for at least a eontury, but chemists gave It little thought. Fifty years ago a very elgnificant thing happened he Valentin, where the Transatlantlo cable toilettes. dry land for the firat time after leaving Ameri- ca. The day was hot and the cable apparatus worked badly. Selenium was part of it, and on examination 11 VMS found that this element was play- ing tricks with the sunshine. It is do- ing the same thing still, but, whilst fifty years ago they worn the tricks of S. child, today tier are becoming an organized and fascinating game of science which will, within a measur- able tine --some Otte' One yee.r, 801110 much longer—result in televislon. Selenium, in short, enables us to translate light Into electricity, and thug to make a star ring a i)eel and a sunbeam talk! That is fi y, wrist's• ever a beast et light can penetrate 111 the days when the 3e'oret of 9elenieni le fully revealed, it Wel be able to Gpt. yy human intelligence alfa be the in- Itrument of the humeri. will, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, cop - tains the Chapel of the Order of 4t, ligel,ael and At, George, Which is only tined snide a. yeah', P particular people. e. No chicory or any adulterant in this choice coffee as HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provincial eoerd of Health, Ontario Se, Middleton wW be glad to answer questions ea Public Health W tare through this column. Address him at Spain* House, Spadini Clement, Toronto. 22 a burglar plans to attack your, house, q barrier or a number of bar- riers are needed to keep him out, If an infuriated bull charges across the field looking for a means of getting on the highway, some barrier is nec- essary, or trouble will result. It is the same thing when disease is lurk- ing about, waiting for a chance to attack our bedies and lay us on beds Of sickness. Barriers are necessary. The point is that some of us do not erect the barrier in time perhaps we do not erect .it at all, time, us think of some common diseases and see if there aro any barriers we could put up against then. Take smallpox and chickenpox as examples. The first barrier in pre- venting the spread of these two dis- eases deals with the sick person and carriers. Diagnosis, treatment and isolation of the patient are some of the bars we put up to check the progress of the disease. In addition, there is the disinfection of fomites and arti- cles used by the patient. There is no- tification of the disease to the health authorities and there is control of contacts, The second barrier is educa- tion, good ventilation, satisfactory hy- giene, such as cleanliness of person and dwelling, proper housing condi- tions, etc. In the case of smallpox the third barrier is vaccination. The barriers erected may be slight- ly different to suit the particular dis ease, but they are all along similar lines. There is a powerful army of invaders ready at any moment when conditions are favorable to attack in- fants and young children. These in- vaders include cerebro -spinal fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping -cough, mumps, scarlet fever, influenza, pul- monary tuberculosis, pneumonia. These diseases will spread, causing, suffering and death, unless barriers are erected to block their progress and prevent them gaining ground. School inspection is an important bar vier here, because it affords facilities for early diagnosis of conditions that may easily be put right if taken in time, but which, if allowed to,, develop and become chronic, may cause lasting illness and retard normal development Another barrier against the invasion of these disease germs is the control of contacts and excluding them from school till the danger period has pass- ed, Other barriers almost too numer- ous to mention can be put up to block disease. These include proper ven- tilation of home and school, good food, avoidance of overcrowding, open-air schools and exercise, avoiding the risk of infection by keeping away from so- cial gatherings during an epidemic, prohibition of public drinking vessels, control of slates, pencils, etc., in schools, attention to diseased tonsils and adenoids, control of the milk and water supplies. Disease is ever making warfare against the human race and we must fight the enemy. It is the duty of every good citizen to enter the fight and help his neighbor as well as him- self when health and even life itself are at stake. Girl 'Cellist Coaxes Nightin- - gales to Sing for Radio. "was it a vision or a waking dream?" Keats asked concerning the melody of the nightingale, and in the birdless streets of London where no nightingale has been for centuries, the radio public echoed the poet's ques- tion. In a quiet garden In Oxted, Miss Beatrice Harrison's violoncello coaxed not one, but many nightingales into song for the ears of all England. An hour before midnight the "tawny - throated" chorus sent its music against the sensitive microphone placed in a garden and the cellist ceased her decoy music to let traffic - dinned London hear the song that has been responsible for some of the most beautiful of English poetry, so charm- ed and baffled have the poets been. The British Broadcasting Company --BBC, as the radio enthusiasts know it• --arranged the experiment. The amplifier in the garden sent the song to London over a telephone line, and. from the capital it was relayed to all parts of the island. The tones were clear and natural as they reached the thousands of sets that were in readiness to test the ex- periment. The nightingales in distant Oxted bad brightened for a few min- utes the urbanite's life—and, incident- ally, the radio program. Where He Falls Down. "Hicks Is a fellow who is wonder- fully accurate at figures." "Say! You've never played golf with him, have you?" Lead Supply. Authorities say that the world's fu- ture supply of lead lies in those com- plex lead-sulphur-cipper-zinc ores the treatment of wh'ele has always been a metallurgical problem. Those ores are abundant in the Rocky Mountains; but more available supplies of load are being depleted, and there are no new bodies of lead ore in sight. DONALD KIRKE CODES TANLAC FULL CREDIT Popular Actor Says Medicine Completely Overcame Stomach Trouble and Ner- vousness. That Montreal playgoers are liter- ally packing their Orpheum Theatre at every performance is at once a tri- bute to the high standard of the en- tertainment offered and to the finished ertletry of the famous Duffy stock players, not the least popular of whom is Donald Kirke. Mr. Kirke is not only a favorite ou the legitimate stage but ie a screen player et note, and it is a further til" bite to his consummate meting that. even while tortured with stomach trouble, nervousness and other ills, he kept "on with the play" day in and day out until he found relief by tak- ing TANLAC. As ho sayer "My,stomaoh had almost, tailed me and !"wonder now how I ever kept up, I ate so little, Nights I would toss and turn for hours in nervouslloss; piercing sick beadaehee Tilade me gut• ter agony, and at tinter on the stage I was so nervous, weakeand trembly that f could hardly remember my lines. "I would have given a thousand dol - lags to get the repot Tanlao has given at, ter lees. than five dollars. My ate .pe ltate was never better, T Oat every. 1ty. hid have gained 12 pounds, I'm n Y A bit wash or nervous, never .. 'teas, have a headache, and I feel fine and dandy. I will gladly confirm these teeth by phone or letter." Tanlao is for sale by all good drug- gists. Accept no substitute. Over 40 Million bottles sold. 'renew Vegetable Pills For Constipation, Made rind Recon Blended by the Msuufaeturere of Tanlac, No Mare the Lilacs Wave, No more the lilacs wove—a purpled glen, Their petals blow about us its 'w.e pass; Again spring's Loveliest things have told their story, Gay tulip :cups lie broken in the ,grass; 50015 peony time wilt come and go,. And after, Red roses hurt us with their per tsetses, And from ,old apple orchards flickers' laughter Break through the garden's Wieners less and less. Quaint silhouette against a white pilaster— With beaks stretched wide above a clay bowl's rim— Pour hungry iledgiiegs twitter; "Past- er, faster," To redbreasts hovering on a nearby 11m1', While in my heart a voice cries, 00 whit lower: "0 Time, go slower, elower, slower, elower , —Isabel Valle, VICTIMS OF ANAEMIA Need New, Rich Blood to Restore Health and Strength.. It is an'untortunate fact that nine women out of every ten are victims of bloodlessness in one form or another. The girl in her teens, the wife and mother, the matron of middle age—all know its miseries, To be anaemic means that you are breathless utter slight exertion. You feel worn out and depressed, You turn' against food and often cannot digest what you do eat. Sleep does not refresh you,'and when you get up you feel exhausted and unfit for the day's duties. If neg- lected anaemia may lead to consump- tion. You should acct promptly. Make good the fault in your blood by taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, the most re- liable eliable blood enricher ever discovered. These pills purify bad blood, strength- en weak blood, and they make good blood, and as the condition of your. blood improves you will regain proper strength, and enjoy life fully as every girl and woman should do. The case of Mrs. Mary Trainor, Perth, 'Ont., shows the value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in oases of title kind. She says; —"I had not been feeling well for some time and had been gradually growing weaker. I found it very hard to do my housework; had severs head- aches and was very pale. 'I took doc- tor's medicine for some time, but they did me no good- I was growing weak- er and used to faint and take dizzy spells. In this, condition I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and atter a time found they were helping mo. I continued their use until I found the troubles that afflicted me had gone and I am o: ce more enjoy- ing good health and strength." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 500 a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, Fishing Waters of Canada. It Is not generally appreciated,,even by Canadians, that two of the four great sea fishing areas of the world border on Canada. In addition, the lakes and rivers of the Dominion con- stitute approximately one -halt of the fresh water of the globe, while the great inland sea of Hudson Bay, still practically untouched, may be regard- ed as a reserve. Their extent alone suffices to render these various fishing areas remarkable, says the Natural Resources Intelliigence Service of the Department of the Interior at Ottawa. The Atlantic coast line, from Labra- dor to the boundary between the United States and Canada, measures over 5,000 miles—not including the. lesser bays and indentions. OR the coast are the noted fisheriesof the "Grand Banks." Moreover, 15,000 square miles of inshore waters are en- tirely controlled by the Dominion, while Hudson Bay has a shortline of 6,000 miles. Crossing the continent, the Pacific shoreline 1s over 7,000 miles long and has the unique advantage, thanks to its multitude of islands, of being ex- ceptionally well sheltered for fisher- men,, Finally, the fresh water lakes of theinterior constitute an area of 220,000'square miles. Canada's share of the Great Lakes along the United States boundary alone covers 34,000 square miles. These varied waters yield at least fifty edible species. That Canadian flehing waters are exceptional in fertility, as well as in area, is denoted by the fact that the entire oatch of salmon, lobsters, her- ring, mackerel and sardines, heady all of the haddock and 'many of the nod, hake and politick are takes within 10 to 12 miles from shore. Further, the valve of the Dominion's Militaries re- sources is enhanced by the Circum. stance that the colder waters of the northern latitudes produce fish of the finest quality. His Number. When we're Ilttle and Spend ,our days at horn° it shift of furniture is a real event. So email Polly was keenly alert when mother brought to the die- ing room from the attic an armchair which she placed at one end of the table, "Oh, mom," quarried Polly, "'what's the big chair for?" "It's for the stead of the family. "Birt," the little girl exclaimed, "you put it in the place where daddy sits.", EASY TRICKS Four Kings Tire four !tinge are taken from a pack .of garde and displayed. One king le placed in the pack, Which is held• face down, near the bottom, Another is placed . near the centro, A third is placed near the top and the. last Is placed on the top. The cards are now cut, the lower portion being placed on the top. The trickster holds the cards bebind his hack for a mo- ment. When be brings the 'cards in view again, the trick is' done. He asks a spectator to examine the cards. The four kings are found together near the middle of the paok. A familiar stunt of the ma• gtclan is used to accomplish the trick. The four kings are held in the form of a fan when they are displayed. Behind them, three queens are hidden. The fan Is closed. The top carts, apparently. a king but really a queen, is placed in the lower portion of the pack, late last card (really the four kings) 1s placed on the top of the pack and the cards are out Put- ting ubting the cards behind the back is a little misdirection as the trick would bea trifle too wonderful to be believed if the spectators were given nothing to lead them to be• )leve that there was some manipu- batten 'of the cards to bring about the result, tulip this out and paste it. with other of the aeries, in a scrapbook.) V CHILDHOOD CONSTIPATION Constipated children can find prompt relief through the use of Baby's Own Tablets. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which never fail to regulate the bowels and stomach, thus driving out constipation and indiges- tion; cold° and simple fevers. Con- cerning them Mm. Gaspard Daigle, Demafn, Que., writes: "Baby's Own Tablets have been of great benefit to my little boy, who was suffering from constipation and indigestion. They quickly relieved him and now he is in the beet of health." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26c a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Have You Joined One Yet? "A Coolidge Club is composed of Republicans, of course?" "Not at all—it's oompoeed of men who know how to keep their mouths shut," BETTER GREEN TEA IMPORTED. Many think that those who drink Green Tea are more critical judges of quality than those who drink black. Such would seem to be the case, be- cause some years ago great quantities of poor quality Japan and China Green. Teas were brought into Canada. The demand for this type of tea soon fell off." Now, however, the much finer quality of India and Ceylon Greens, imported mostly by the Salads Tea Company, has sharply revived the de- mand by those who enjoy the distinc- tive flavor of Green Tea. Wealth From Whales. Ambergris, derived front the intes- tines of the whale, 1s found in lumps up to 800 lb, in weight, either floating in the Tropic seas or cast up on the shores of Madagascar, China and Jap -1 an. The whole of the constituents of j ambergris, hetng of a highly compli- cated character, have not yet, been identified and isolated. Ambergris was known in very early times, and was reputed to possess highly curative properties• for certain .diseases. • Its present high cost—twenty-three dollars an ounce—is due entirety to the uneortainty of the supplies, to lis use in perfumery as a fixative, and to ate highly pleasant and delicate musk - like odor, Remit 117 Dominion Express Money 'Order. It lost or stolen you get your money back, Rubber "comforters" for babies are banned by the authorities of the Brit- ish Rhino. Army, Children of eight and nine years of age are employed in Chinese factories, Mlnatd'a Liniment for Sprains, • Surnames and it Origin JEFFBIES, Vsriationa—Joffre, Jptforace, Godfrey, Geoffrey, Jepson, ,left, Racial Origin—Fren0h and Norman French. .Bourns --A given name. You might easily draw alt of analogies entente the groat number of famous personages the naive of .Jeffries or 000 of its variations, starting wi with his oruead•ere of Anally wrested Jerus grasp of the Moslem Jim Jeffries, of pugil General Joffre, riglh ,Teff, Mutt's partner of lighters all! As a family name, variations came into use simultaneous- end.ly in Fiance and Engl name it Comes origina to the early Teutonic the period of the barbarian invasions, following the tall of the Boman Em- Aire. It was broug Among the followers Conqueror,, In Frano° its devel from, Godfrey, throug rey, Jeffery, to its fine sorts who have borne tit Godfrey, who the middle ages alem from the Moslem and including istic fame, and t down to little national fame— Jeffries and its As' a gluon BY from p'ranpe pet'Sod;. that is, ht to England of William the opnsenthas been h Geoffrey, Jeff• 1 form of Joflre, In England it took on many differ- ent methods ee spelling, and developed in many different directions, some of them paralleling the French as tar as Jeffrey, while in other instances the original form of Godfrey was main- tained. In the old English records it is often found as Jefre and Jefer, and. even Jepher, from which last the variations of Jepson was developed, • WWI 5, Varietlon-•.Gertlss, Racial Orlg1 eeEngllab, Coerce ---A sobriquet. The origin t,f thin • family name le likely to .prove quite puzzlirg to you and then, when. It is explained, make you wonder why you never thought of 11. Say "oourteoua" real quick, and you. have it. Courtesy in the 141881a Ages appar* eptly was a virtue none too general, else it would have been no distinction to oa'll a man "Walter le Carton." On the other hand It was by 110 means un. known, 0r the name would not be eo widespread as it is to -day. Curtis is one of those=nee willa developed in many sections of Bag - land about the same time, and all Cur- tlses are by no means sprung from the came stock, There 1s another source ' of the name, however, 'though a search of the old records discloses that it was the source only in a minority of cases. It was the word "Curt-hoae," literally "short•atocking," the sort of sobriquet that a man would gain for himself by reason of a peculiarity in his dress, Ae a matter of fact the name of Shorthose" 18 to be found to -day la England, though the variation is ex- tremely rare, There is a tendency among many students of language to explain these sobriquet family names by assuming that they are but ocrruptions, at one period or another, of already establish. ed names sounding somewhat like the oorru'ption. But in this ease, aa in many others, actual records prpve the contrary. Sky -Writing in Flame - f Colored Smoke. A new form of sky-writing—using flame -colored as well as white smoke ,—has been initiated here, says a Lon.' don despatch. It wasseen by visitors; to the British Empire Exhibition at; Wembley and by people within a t radius of 1.0 miles. About 6 p,m. a machine, chartered from Major J. Savage and piloted by , Lieut Taitcox, at an altitude of be- tween 10,000 and 12,000 feet, began to' trace words on the sky. When only halt -way through the first word the machine emitted a stream of red , smoke, and watchers first thought the aeroplane had caught fire" Then it was seen that the machine was core- pleting a word in flame -colored smoke, 1 and this color was also used for the There are no records to prove that the children in Ancient Greece os, Rome ever played with toys, 611 nard's Liniment for Distemper. Milk taken from the Cow in the evening is:better than milk taken in the morning. Classified Advertisements S*JANTED CAR OWNERS TO send for our Big Free Catalogue showing 101 bargains in Auto Sup- plies. It will save you money. Send for it to -day. Canadian Auto Shops, Box 154, Niagara Falls, Ontario. URI��Y NIGHT & MORNING & second word. The aeroplane was tra- veling at over 100 miles an hour, KEEP YOUR EYES, This was the first time that any sky-' r -E .ten r rE AR CARE AND .1CO OK• 1409oALTTWI writing had been done in colored smoke. A Quarter's Worth of Courtesy. Whatever the cause, real spontan- eous courtesy is not se often seen in street cars as it used to be; indeed, there to now much actual discourtesy. It is cheering therefore to read about a young fellow who knows how to be courteous, and who is willing to teach others to be so. The Baltimore Sun tells the story: It happened on a southbound Guil- ford Avenue oar about noon. Every seat was taken when the car stopped at Preston Street. Strap -hangers moved to the front. Thirteen men, who were seated, gazed abstractedly through the windows. An old woman heavily draped in a mourning veil entered by the front door. None of the men moved. Sever- al glanced at the woman as she bal- anced herself. A youth who was standing—he was probably seventeen years old and was carrying school books—leaned over an athletic -looking man. "Do you want to sell your seat for a quarter?" the boy asked the man. "Where is the money?" the man re - Joined. The boy produced a much -worn Quar- ter from hie pocket and gave 1t to the man. "I've bought this seat," the boy said, turning to the woman. "You may now sit down"" The woman thanked him as she moved to the seat. At Pleasant Street the man alighted, looking rather shamefaced. The other men paid more attention than eves' to the buildings that the ear was passing. Regular brushing of the gums as well as the teeth is essential for a healthy mouth, The Old Reliable RIPMEDY Nerves Sir r Pate organic phosphate, known is , most druggists es Bitro-Phosphate, is l what servo -exhausted, tired -put people must have to regain nerve tree and I energy That's why it's gueraihteed: Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 26 Front St. 'Cast Toronto, Oat" + Cuticura For Skins That Itch And Burn Bathe she affected part with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry gently and anointwith Cuticure Ointment. This treatment not only soothes but in most cases heals, 6ample Each Fres by Mari. Addreee Canndfntf t rpat, "Mime, Y. 0, Pa: 1511, M,oatrea,.' Pried. Sang 25a. 01ormant25 and 60c, Tataum ata. $e " Try our now Shaving Stick. NG DAUGHTER MADE WELL Mother Tells How Her Daughter 'Suffered and Was Made Well by Lydia E. Pinldiam's Vegetable Compound Vancouver B.C.—"My daughterisa young girl who has been having severe pains and weak 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. Pinitham's Vegetable Conn - pound. My daughter has been tailing 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. I am never without a bottle of it in the house, for I myself take it for that weak, tired, worn-out feeling which sometimes comes to us all. I find rt ishi iidingme up and .I strongly recommend it to women who are suffer- ing as 1 and my daughter have."—Mrs. J. MCDONALn, 2947 26th Ave. )last, Vancouver, B. C. From the age of twelve a girl needs all the care a thoughtful mother can give. Many a woman hes suffered years of fppain and misery—the victim of thought - at or ignorance of the mother who should have guided her Mgt rima. If she complains of hoadaehes, gains in the back and lower limbs or if you notice a slowness of thought, nervous- ncse.or irritability on the part of your diaughter, matte life nattier for her, Lydia E. Pinitham's.Vegetable Com- pound is especially adapted for such condutrone, o 110U6 No, 28-•--'24.