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The Brussels Post, 1924-11-19, Page 3This Noe,00n for the Detour. The preeeher was a "tenderfoot!' -Ido ilegtb8gn tt Oily.' ball ids thir- tieth Y9ar1, thele be had gone to the mountain+). Next to puttioe• saddle and' bridle rat a mule he Mend the hardest lob for a tenderfoot was to keep to the road. in that country there were, striotlY speaking, no roada at all. A road, might start out all right, but in a little while road atld creek bed became ono. Then perhaps, leaving the creek, the road would ooeupy.4 place beside the creek for a while only to lose itself again In the bed, Frequently too the way turned UP eller a mountain where the inexpeiieeeed eye would be likely to lone it entirely, One Sunday the tenderfoot was to preach twelve miles from home. An elder oi:the church volunteered to act as guide for the preacher and at the same limo td nptify the people of the neighborhood. He started almost et daybreak. After morning service In the moun- tain village the preacher set out for his afternoon appointment. Two miles up the creels was the juncture of a small branch that was now entirely dry. There the preacher saw a bit of White rag tied to a bush; the elder•had' left it as a signal for him to turn off and, go up the branch.: So it went for ten miles; a strip of white marked each turn-off: Imagine the' minister's perplexity when' he came upon a fork®d stick stuck in the middle of the road. On the prongsof the stick was a.square of paper, on which was. printed in pen- cil: "Take trail up mountain through botch. Sure! Dangerous!" The minister turned ilia mule up the mountain side, It was a hard climb.' After be had passed through the notch be saw with amazement that the trail only led down to the road that he had just left A little farther on, how- ever, the reason beame clear. The patb.led along the edge of a bluff, and a slide had made part of the way im- passable. The incident gave the preacher an Illustration for the afternoon's sermon on the text, "Which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldst go." It is true that in the pilgrlthage of life we sometimes come tb a place where the road is blocked, but, if a man keeps his faith and, courage, he will find the way round and afterward Will see that One Wiser than man' has marked the path for him. a A'IS good ted and extra good .is the ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. I:' MIDDLETON n . Provincial board of Health, Ontallo M. Middleton will be sled to answer quailing ea Publlo Maalta MO to through tide column. Address his at Indica Both. IpM11111l crseeeet, Toronto What kind of person you are is due, what kind of people we really are, in some measure, to heredity, but en- There is little need of emphasizing vironment also plays a great part in" the importance of heredity. We do in - your disposition and general charas-. herit traits of character from our ter, If you are surrounded by uplift- parents, but sometimes there are ing and ennobling influences, the ten- great differences even among brothers dency is for you to become a better and sisters. One may have generous man or woman, If, on the other hand,' traits, the other mean and hard as !your surroundings are mean, squalid nails. 'Brothers and sisters may not or debased, there is little likelihood of even resemble each other in looks. your leading a life above, or even I We are' strange, nervous mechan- ual to that of the average mortal. isms, we humans, fearfully and won - I "how me the people you associate' derfully made. With," says one authority, and I will � S. T. Ballenger of New York, at a tell you what you are.' Of course convention of paint and varnish - there are.exceptions to this, and In makers, told this remarkable story of our mind's eye we can recount at least the effect of such a commonplace thing a few great men who have brushed as wall' paper: "A young- soldier, aside their forbidding environment mentally wrecked by shell -shock, was and risen to heights of fame but as a !experimented on by doctors. Taken to a room where everything was a vivid red, he shrieked with agony. Then they led him to a. primrose yel- low room. He sighed 'heavily and drifted into deep sleep. Kept in this room, he rapidly recovered to normal, Ballenger says scientists have dis- covered that a room furnished in a dark color tends to cause melancholia and an aversion to work. A red room temporarily stimulates, then reacts in nervous headaches. Blue induces calm. Green seems to impart happiness and vitality. Yellow makes people ami- able, contented, soothed. This is a good tip when you redecorate your home. Too often we are the victims of en- vironment. What a lot of harm can be wrought in a family by a hard- hearted and thoughtless parent! How many children have left the old home- stead because they did not receive any affection or even consideration! Lack by medicine dealers, or by mall at 85c.' a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. The Apple Tree. It stood far down in the corner of the orchard close to the stone fenue, a beautiful old apple tree. Its feet were firmly planted in the earth; its huge trunk easily supported its far- reaching spread of branches. To the casual stranger it was a tree that would awakes admiration and perhaps invite hopes of fine fruit in the autumn. • When the first spring days arrived it, never failed to shake forth its myriad leaves, lustrous and shining in the warm sunshine. Then came the blossoms, thouand of them, pink and white and billowy, round which the suiibeame played and the bees droned in never-ending chorus. Nevertheless,—and it's too bad that "nevertheless" has to be written into so many promising lives,—neverthe- less, despite its irreproachable conduct it great deal of the year, its brave ar- ray of blossoms, its never -failing ap- pearance of promise, the old tree was to those who knew it well, like Charles Lamb's poor, relations, "a perpetually recurring mortification." None of us could refer to It without an apology. As an apple tree it totally failed in its mission in life. Leaves, yes, in abund- ancel Blossoms, plenty of tbemt But as for apples, the thing nature bad fas- hioned It to bear, it might as well have been a cornstalk! It never bore. The old tree Is gone now. It wee eat down more than ten years ago when the old farm changed hands, but its nest characteristic trait seems to have communicated itself to many of its human associates, Haven't you known folk just like it? Leaves, yes! Blossoms in abundance! Life, vigor- ous and abounding, always in evidence. Yet all here promises—empty pro- mises! When the old tree finally felt•it was consigned ignomfnously to the brush heap, But it wouldn't even make good fire wood. The fact Is it was not right at heart; it was only a shell, outward- ly fair to look upon, but Inwardly full of decay. its we •looked at it some words of Scripture, slightly para, phrased, came back to us, "As it tree is in its heart so Is it." A Children's Music Story. A little more than one hundred yearn ago, 7n the year 1813, to be- exact, there was a war in Italy, and the sol- diers raided a little village called Le 1loneolo. A poor woman hid with her little baby inthe belfry of the village church until the soldiers had gone away, The little baby was none other than Giuseppe Verdi, who grew up to be a very famous composer. Giuseppe, like all famous musicians, was coin- pelted oinpelted to work very hard in order to succeed. Eventually, however, he was appointed as an organist, and later, when he vitiated the age off twenty-six years, his first etiboessful opera was produced in 1lillan. Douhtless you have heard mother and father talk' about the opera "Il Trovatore," and possibly you have heard some the well-known hire on tbe pians or player Plato In your home. Other of f uisep pe's operas aro "Aida," ,'Itlgolettott' and "La Trav!a+ta-" Guileppe Verdi died lull/el. general rule our surroundings and ex- ternal influences play a great part in ' We have spent millions that you ,,,may go to— in coam2ort new- -steel equipment —double track --rock ballast —powerful locomotives —4 daily California trains; including the exclusively first-class California Limited. —Fred Harvey meals Through Pullmans via Grand Canyon National Park —open all the year details at T. Hendry, Gen, Agent' Banta 'Fe - 2ty. 04 Free Press Bldg., Detroit, mice. ramie: -Mata 5847 'Waken and hie stringe for #tall' >t nets. The wood 1teolf he uses In bn11114itg, An oil palm will bear trait within eerie!' years "after the young tree le planted. The fruit comes In what 10 toilets n .regime, which runembles a tinge bunch of grapes; each fruit jn the Cluster le approximately the 'eine of a large date. The outer part, whieh is called tbe pricers, is almost en- tirely yellow oil lneesed in a Miele akin, Imbedded In the MI is the ken net, which contains a liner 011, The fruit is polled down, and the keraele are dried and exported jn bags to Eing- land, where they are broken open and the oil in them used for making mien prime. For hundred+) of years the natives have gathered the fruit of the palm and have extracted the oil. The waste at first was enormous; the blacks threw away the . kernels because they were unaware of the valuable sub. stance inside. London Bridge. The folk that live in London, They cross, with little heed,. The bridge their fathers builded To carry thein at need, The folk that come 1.0 London, Hotfoot from everywhere, They loiter by the arches, And lift their eyes and stare. And, Loudon -born or strangers, Men orora before they die The famous bridge of London, Beneath the London sky. —Eric Chilman. THANKFUL MOTHERS A GRATEFUL LETTER From a. Litdy Made Well by Dr, Williams' Pink Nos. "I wlsb from MY heart I could per- suade every person. Who Is rn11 down 1A health to give Dr, Williams' Pink Pills a trial." Thus writes Mrs, Louie Mitchell, Oak Point, Man„ wilco fur• ther says:—"About a year ago I was a weak woman, suffering front a run down system and impoverished blood. Any little exertion would cause any legs to tremble and my heart to throb Violently, I could net sweep a room or walk fifty feet without being ex- hausted, Then I began taking Dr. Wll- llams' Pink Pills and atter tasting only e boxes I am as well and strong as ever. I can walk and run without stooping every few seconds seeping for breath as previously, Dr, Williams' Pink rills will be nay standby In the future if ever my blood heeds building up again, and I ahail always find plea- sure in recommending them to anyone needing a tonic." There are many troubles due, to weak, watery blood which can easily be overcome by a fair use of Dr, Wil- liam& Pink Pills. The sole miselon of this medlelne is to enrich and purity the blpod and when that le done all the varied symptoms of anaemia dis- appear, and good health returns, You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50 cents a box by writing The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co„ Brockville, Ont. Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little one she would use nothing else. The Tablets give such results that the mother has no. thing but words of praise and thank- fulness for them:- Among the thous- ands of mothers throughout Canada 'who praise the Tablets is Mrs. David A. Anderson, New Glasgow, N.S., who writes:—"I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my children and from my experience I would not be without ' them. I would urge every other mother to keep a box of the Tablets in' the house." The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate' the bowels and sweeten the stomach; drive out constipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers and make teething easy. They are sold of sympathy and lack of interest among members of a family are the cause of many a wrecked home. Then too, the common -practice-of nagging or fault-finding is bad and often leads to dire results. An environment that is pleasant and helpful makes for a higher and better standard of living and the re- verse tends only to produce unhappi- ness, lack of interest in things worth while and a general disposition to take a distorted view of, life, • The Oil Palm. Unlike; the date and the coconut palm, the oil palm is not at all well known. Nevertheless, It is exceeding- ly useful In the Congo, writes Mr, Isaac F. Marcosson in Ad African .Ad- venture, and for that matter in vir- tually all of West Africa, it is the staff of life. Thousands of years ago the Egypt- ians used the sap for embalming tbe bodies of their kingly dead. To -day the oil palm not only represents the most important agricultural industry of the colony,—it has long since sur- passed rubber as the premier product —but it has an almost bewildering variety of uses. It is food and drink and shelter. From the trunk the na tive extracts his wine; from the fruit comae• oil for soap, for salad dressing and for margarine; with the leaves the native makes a roof for his house; with the fibre he makes his mats, his The CORN STARCH that for eixtyflge years hag faithfully 'res, ponded to every demand of the housewife. Wrks for Om so Aaos»ugo RAIJe rk,,Pti THE CANADA STARCH CO.. LIMITS, MONTRsAL MM4en.te.1 Edwardeburg t1P2 Silver Gloss Starch 0 Cross the Atlantic on the "Paris." "The liner, she's a lady," wrote trip- ling, and he must have had in mind QM namesake of the world's enchant- ing capital, the "Paris," : At first sight of this thoroughbred of the seas, the grace of her design Impresses you even more than the immensity of her pro- portions. The "Paris" is French in every` line and detail. The furnishings, the cuisine, the conveniences, the com- fort, the atmosphere of culture andl luxury are essentially french. When you walk up the gang -plank you are in France! You enjoy six days of , your visit to France before you ever; set foot an her soil. Famous Parisian decorators have made the cabins de luxe as fascinating as the rooms of any great chateau. In the magnificent dining salon one recognizes the same Old World tour testes that make dining so delightful 4n famous Parisian cafes and hotels, and the same masterpieces of culinary art are offered for the traveller's en- joyment The kitchens of the "Paris" are a marvel—ranges of polished steel and gleaming nickel—long rows of steam serving tables—devices for tLneing the cooking of delicacies—white-clad chefs who take pride In their work of converting raw material into tempt. ing dishes. On the "Paris" children have, tbe happiest of voyages. Governesses who -speak both English and French take entire charge. They teach French, on. genie° games and supervise the cbild- ren at mealtime: Plenty of toys and a Punch and Judy show every days So entertaining is it that the grown-ups love to visit this happy haven and join in the merriment of the fortunate lit- tle :k. Thefolgymnasium 1s equipped with every contrivance for the maintenance of physical condition. The promenade deck and the sundeck afford oppor- tunity for healthful exercise. The fresh ocean air gives zest to the morn- ing walk, and you may play deck Mu- nn, shuffleboard, golf, or a variety of other sports, You do not need to wait until you reach Paris to enjoy the novelty of the Boulevard mol m mon the cafe ten race, with` its flowers and shrubs and tiny tables, you may sip luxuriously, while looking out over an Ivory -crest- ed, jade -hued sea. For the evening there is the music of a famous orchestra for dancing In the Greed Salon; concert programmes and often the impromptu appearances of internationally known artists, The Anglo-Saxon vitltor acquires something of the French capacity for enjoyment, for the tare -free laughter that makes one yotmg again; this Tee mains an unforgetable inspiration. Ono Of the French Line edeas is situated at 61 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, where information is prompt - y supplied,' Mlnard's Liniment for Rheumatism. Vast Stores of Food That We Neglect. Why don't you eat insects Nearly every vegetable and animal contributes something to the world''a food store, yet insects are neglected and—according to some authorities- wanted. Why is this? It is not because in- sects are not good to eat. In past times they were eaten and relished by many races, and even to -day some tribes in Asia- and elsewhere make them a part of their diet. Europeans eat snails and frogs, and crabs and lobsters, which are not very different from insects; but the only article of food we actually obtain from insects' is honey. In the Bible there are several in- staziees of Maeda as food. Moses tells us of the Jews eating four kinds of crickets, and John the Baptist lived on locusts and wild honey.. The an- cient Greeks also ate locusts, and to this day many of the peoples of Africa and Arabia regard thla Insect as a great delicacy. In North Africa the natives collect huge numbers of grasshoppers, which are eaten raw, as well as boiled or fried. Insects not consume; If c- are dried in the sun and stored for future use. The ancient Romans used to eat the larvae of beetles. Fabre, the famous entomologist, tried the experiment himself, "Roasted," he said, "they are Juicy, tender, and tasty. There is a certain flavor of roasted almonds, with a vague aroma of vanilla." The oboeigines of Australia eat moths, which they catch at night by means of torches, while in Mexico there are certain tribes which make bread from the eggs of. water -bugs. In Central America, also, honey -bugs are a popular sweetmeat. During a famine in Ireland about' three hundred years ago cockchafers were cooked and eaten, asthma/4' lectures thefather pfAndio Interesting talks on the swift -moving progress of science and the arts are sent into the air nightly from radio sta- tions by world-famous authorities. 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He reaches into his pocket and brings out the handker' chief, and hidden by the handker- chief, the pre -arranged cards. Be places the handkerchief carelessly on the table. With a little care he can manage that the hidden cards will fall on those which have been shuffled. While he Is being blind- folded he picks up the cards and squares them neatly. "Reading" the cards is then simplicity itself. Bo should never "read" all that he has prearranged. (011p this out and paste it, with other of the aeries. in a scrapbook.) --C--^- A Bad Guess. Two artists were wandering about Spain. One day, after a long walk, they arrived at a shabby little posada in a village near a big town. They could not talk a word of Span lab, and were half dead with thirst. The sun was so hot that they did not dare to drink wine, so they decided to try to -get some milk. One of them drew on a sheet of paper a picture of a cow. The other jingled some coins la his pocket. 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Mines planted during the war are still being picked up at sea. Classified Advertisements MONEY TO LOAN. 4RM LOANS MADE. AGENTS wanted, • Reynolds, 77 Victoria St., Toronto. URIN fo Y uR EYES h10lesoi110 eieansing Refreshing Cuticural Quickly Heals Eczemas and Rashes In the treatment of all skin troubles bathe freely with Cutieura.Soap and hot water. Dry gently and apply Cutouts. Ointment. Bmmpie a,ea Pr. by Mail. 'Add ma pnn.dien 0, ot, nets,,•,, P. a- Soo 1616, Moau'Mt." Prfoca senT+lac, olnlmant Y6aving seek. Try Our oew Shooing Stink. DOCTOR ADVISED AN OPERATION Read Alberta Woman's Ex- perience with Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound Provoat,Alberta.—" Perhaps you will remember sending me one of your books a year ago. I was in a bad condition and would suffer awful pains at times and could not do anything The doctor said I could not ,have children unless 1T went under an operation. I read testi- monlala of Lydia E. Pinkhan'1's Vegeta- ble Compound in the papers and a friend recommended me to take it. After tak- ing three bottles I became much better and now I have a bonny baby girl four months old. I do my housework and help a little with the chores. I recom- mend the Vegetable Compound to my friendsand [am willing for you to use this testimonial letter."— Mrs. A. A. ADAMS, Box 54, Provost, Alberta. Paine in Left Side Lachine, Quebec,—" I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound be- cause I suffered with pains In my left side and back and with weakness and other troubles women so often ilave. I was this way about six months. I taW the Vegetable Compelled advertised tri, the ' Montreal Standard,' and I have taken four bottles of it. T was a very sick woman and I feel so much better I would not be without it. I also use Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash. I recommend the medicines to lay friends and I, am willing for you to use my let- ter as et-teras &testimonial,"—Mrs. M.W liosilf, 580 Notre Dhme 5t;, Lachine, Quebec. ISSUE No. 45---'04.