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Brussels, Optarie, Wednesday March 29th, 1939
NPT APINK BATH TUB
W1rew Premisr IIs 3bii1'n was absent
Australia there isle v'n,e returning d'.ne to
the promisee (=selected with his attire and one
Tot'onto paper carried a story Glut the cosi, had
been! $2;000. Also that there rue a new loath
bub, a nice pink one, made ready for the use of
the chief officer of the pl'ovinlee,
And that was sufficient to call for an official
'explanation by Hen, Colin' Campbell, Minister of
Public Works', There heft been, an expenditure of
$868 and the new bath tub was not 'pink, As
though to add weight to the need of the new tub
Mr. Bethune} claimed that for some 30 years
Conservative premiers had, been making use of it
and therefore the thing ought to be renewed.
Possibly he concluded 'the usual process of fumi-
gation would hardly be sufficient.
We think it ie probably wise that Premier
Hepburn should get the fact well established that
he is non making use of a pink bath tub. Even
if it were used only on Saturday' nights the vers
fact ttf it being referred to as pink might not so
well with him. Political history shows that
small things have gone hard with psliticiane; and
it is not at all difficult to recall that a $100 coal
'hod in the office of E. C. Drury 'w.henl, he was pres.
mier made a choice bit for opposing speakers
when, they got oat on the hustings. Then there
"was the oalt with the cough and mule recently the
prize buil which In shadow at least charged
heavily upon Duncan Marshall. Mr., Hepburn
probably feels more comeentable' when it bas
been officially denied that $2,000 eras spent to
provide him with a pink bath tub. Had such a
'thing been donne be might well have been political-
ly droxwmed lir It.
AS IT WAS ON THE TENTH
We noticed/ at a meeting of a Wornenrs
Institute—not better—it was announced at the
next meeting the subject would be "'Preparing for
!Geeing," and members will respond' to the roll
call by giving short suggestions as to what should
'be done about it.
Such preparation has been going on for a long
time, and it was so even on the Tenth 'Conces-
sion. One never had to look at the almanac
-there to see .when. Spring arrived. Inside the
door of, the drive shed there was a spot which
'caught all the sunshine that was going, and right
lit these the speckled hens used to find a place to
-dust, the first spot on the tarns Looked, like
spring even, if the snow banks were yet in 'thelane.
Then the preparations started and the young
folk had to be attended to, 'When the buggy
came back from the Saturday !shopping in, the
village ante we saw a package from the drug store
we knew it was sulphur without Prying off the
wrnrper, and where the sulphur was the mclasses
were not far off, Then there was a tonic as
well, but it was mostly made at home; it stewed
and simmered on the back of the kitchen range
for the best punt of a ;full/ day,
All the homes along the Tenth took to sulJ
pihur and molasses wiles Spring was in, the offing,
and most of them also took to tonics of one kind
'or another, There were no printed rules as to
how much one should take, aLthougih in a general
way it was to take sulphur and molasses until
one could shake his socks over the kitchen, range
.and see the suLphux ftleker when it hit the stove.
'filen they knewknewdor sure that the ,sulphur had
gone clean .through.
Just why there was so march .spring dosing'
needed was never clearly explained and we
waren% supposed, to esdt too .neany questions.
One was seplposed to have a degree of confidence
in the elders of the tribe and give visible evi•
deuce of that unshaken confidence 'by doing what
ne was told, In a general way the theory
seemed to 'be Slat we were somewhat run down
in the Spring and the system• needed to be turnednip or tuned. up, If there were germs in the
system whin aright become a.otive .when the
weather turned wanner then. the sulphur attend.
ed to them And the 'tonic added another notch or
Iwo of fortification against malady or affliction,
When that 1 5(1 'bean attended to then game
the little bag of camphor with the sidings to tte
around the !reek, with, the /ditto bag nestingclose to the epidecnits--which we believe is just
another word for skin. No person ever ques-
tioned the little camphor bag; it was accepted
with the'saane blind fadth tvhioli in adult years we
extended toward the British North, America. Aet,
anti with a degree of non -residence which is
muchmuchthe shine as we exhibit toward taxing
li
officials
who ooperate' un '
Ml they leave lumps on
the hide, ' 'The camphor was supposed to conr-
plet.e what the sulphur and molasses and the
tonic had. cOlmnelicnol; the, germs which lend been
within. us had (been exterminated any/ the
camphor was to keep other genets 'non roaming
in and taking their place, If there Were goring'
pehkhed on the rim of the •tin cep which waschained to the ssehoolltonse ,pump then Ihey
sniffed the tram�Lihor and pepped off on their
we y—d efea ted,
•'Possibly the Wol1)0l0s Institutes of toting'have sennet.hhng better than the melbas of the
Tenth, We shalt wadi and see if their Stein;
sllggostolta contain anything in the nature of new
nrnOment to carry on tho long battle\ against
germs.
ONTARIO'S DRINKING BILL
Ill the year ended March 31, 1038, $65,000,000
war poured down the sink in the feint of liquor
consented in the Province o1 Cli arte, At least,
this le the estimate of The Toronto Star, which
takes the Sig-ures reported by the Liquor Control
Beard, $5.1,000.006, and adds $14,000,000 for the
e. pc,:i e: mud pronto of retailing.
When, the beer shops were opened 1t was
said that eonsumptiolu of beer would' tend to
lessen comsanmpltion of stronger liquors. This
theory is not sudl'poitetl by the facts. On the
contrary, while over three times -as m0011 beer
was consumed in the year ended March 31, 1939
(thy ?' .fir which flgureo. are availahles, as'in
the ytlr 1963, before the bc,ve*age rooms ware
c;rr'aed, the corruanption at wines increased in'
the same time nearly fifty per cent. and that o9d-'
e ,•rats nearly doublefront 314,170 gallons to1,507,13.5 gallons.
No wonder the merchants over the Province!
report "collections poor,"
. .
,VERY FINE
As we listened in on the proceedings the
other night when the Leaguers took over dhe
wouk begun by George McCullagh we were im-
pressed by one thought. Here was Dr, Hubert'
Brute• a mon, o:f wealth, at the very head of 1lis
profession in Canada, leaving the comfort of his
ch•
fireside on a cold, blustering Mannight to serve
his country as he thought she should be served.
By taking this action! be w4I1 net add' one iota to
his populaity, In the' work he is doing there is
for him little but toll and troubled spirit, sleep-
less n(,e'hit and laborious days, He cannot be
greeter or more esteemed in Ontario's eye than
he is thiel !hour, however, there are rewards
quite other than these. There is the sense of
doing his /bit to rouse :iris ,people to a sense of
their' responsibilities' and other opportunities.
There will be the joy of effort and of aehieve-
mewt and of genuinely pioneering. He cannot
but enjoy the Ironalpable reward• of days• well
spent its unselfish servtce'ahhd, of identifying hiss
selr with the needs of the patient, taxpaying
toiling people. For men !Ake Dr, Bruce these
rewards are rather to be chosen than all the
gold in Ontario and all the titles a sovereign cath
May ay bis tribe increase.
DRIVING SLOWING DOWN
O. E. McTavish, general sales manager for
General Motors sounded: a cheerful note in a
recent address, MT,, McTarvdsh pointed out that
a fe,w years ago, buyers' o8 automobiles were
anxious to be assured' that the prospective
Purchase could cover the road at 80 or 90 mites
an hour, Today, he said, matoeLste are more
anxious to learn if a ear can stand up at constant
speeds of 40 to 50 miles an hoar.
This, he claimed, proved that motorists were
at last learning that a steady and reasonable
speed' adcounted ,for more distance travelled at
the end of a days drive then excessive speed fol'
short distances. Added to that was the vastly
increased safety factor presented by the former
practice,
Mr. McTavish. said, "People today are learn-
ing that a sustained speed of 40 to 50 miles an
hour Is safer and more comfortable, At the
end of the day they are left rested and their
nerves are calm, Terrific speed can be !main.
m
taed only momentarily, and the" slight time
advantage is, far outweighed by the risk
involved,"
At the'slme time, Mr. McTavish pointed out,
the driver of today thus come to realize that
•economy is affected by driving habits. Burets
of 'speed results int low gas -mileage, he says, and
the running pants of the car are subjected tot
unnecessary strain. Good, consistent speeds
leave complete control in the driver's hands, Mr.
McTavish believes, and .result in better mileage
averages In the long run because the driver does
not have to let up so soon or so often because o11
the tired nerves 'that alnnost always attend periods
of unaiecesearily furious' driving,
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WEE ANGUS
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¶ Wee Antos won't believe in ghosts, and of his
bravery he boasts,. he says It's only talk; he says'
the night's the same as. dry one's just as sate
out either way, If he starts oat to walk,
it But Pete' and Dan were telling him, know
they got scagred from out their !skins stood rigid
as a post; for they mere heading home one
night, anti though 'the noon was,shining bright,
they say they saw the ghost.
¶ There is a haunted: hoose they say, near where
they go and often play, it stands. there by itself;
a miser used lo live in there, this death was anal
n strange affair, they killed him for lois wealth,
And Peter and Dan were in Met night, and
They were talking of the sight, to them the thing
VMS plain; the ghost, was movilvg MUMMUMIn there,
they saw It oome and .stop ,anal stare, right,
thrthrougha window plane.
¶ 1 told Wee Angus it alas Ibunk, their story
was, a pie of junk, any/ he agreed; with 1,10; anti
seism the last word had been said, he started off
upetains, to bed, as brave ea. be. could be.
¶ I Went upeltnies to lack hint In, and leave a
last few words width him, entitle began to yawn,
JUN. 0.110 regtleslt that he could find he asked me if
I didn't stud—to leave the hell light 011,
IXT US LOOK
Bore Are ;'terve T
Takes Prose,6 THE PAST
1'i1Lys of the Post of ff'
end iiif Year. Ape
50 YEARS AGO
BLYTH
L. 1•I, Shane bought the stallion
"Royal Revenge" from Dave Erwin,
John Sluhigh is not recovering
from his recent illness as wished
10r.
ETHEL
L, P. Simpsor, 'than 'etalhhed home
from the city otter buying his
spring stock,
Thcas Mauntie"Themes and family
have removed from this neighbor-
hood to their farm south of
Brussels,
GREY
Wm. Chester has sold his house
and lot in Listowel to Mrs. Long-
man of Grey Twp.
• • •
Wan. Taylor, 10th con„ is having
a. leaneto bunt to the north side of
his barn.
• • •
Messrs Coombs and McDonald
have several largecontracts signed
up for the coming season.
MORRIS
Wm. Barrie intends erecting a
new residence' this summer.
• • •
James Lynn is !home on a visit
visit from !California,
BRUSSELS
W, B. Dickson, was in Walkerton
over Sabbath. visiting his brother,
* • • •
Arthur A. Hing's'ion removed this
week to Richmond Hill where he
will make his home.
• •
Jaanes McLaughlin of Windham
was a visitor in town;
• • • '
Mrs. Howell, of London, is visit-
ing her daughter Mrs. S, Plum. •
• W. G. Smith• of .London, way
visiting his sister tette, B, Ward.
Rev, John Ross, B.A., is in To-
ronto this week,
Married
Pugh -Ramsay — In Morris on. the
20th inst, at the residence et the
brid'e's parents, by the Rev. A. Y.
Hartley, Mr, James Pugh of
Bluevale, to Miss Adeline Ramsay
of Morris.
Armstrong -* Reid—At the rest.
.dance of the bride's ,father on
March 27th, by Rev. W. L, Cluff,
Mr. ()has, _ H. Armstrong to Miss
Jane, daughter of Mr, Adam Reid
all of Morris.
25 YEARS AGO
WROXETER
W. S. Malzercher spent several
days of last week in, Toronto.
Tindall Ritchie ed Brussels spent
Saturday at Itis home here.
Mrs. E, Cardiff *arid children of
Brussels are visiting the formers,
parents. Mr, anti Mrs. John, Morrl_
sou.
BELG'RAVE
ISam mel Jordan, bas returned from
Vancouver and wall take possession
of the farm he hes purchased from
b r, Seandrett,
Wm, Geddes has purchased the
hotel property in the village from
Mr. Hill of London,
An Adak Bible*Ohese was organ_
iced at ISnox Church; Rev, Mr,
Boyle. Is tile' phee•id'ent and teacher
Masa W, H, Ferguson, secretary.
treasurer; Mee, James Taylor, or-
ganist; and Andrew Taylor, con1'811
of the Lookout Committee.
BLUEVALE
Mrs. S4 ewe rt of Goderielt is
.spending a few days with her
friend, Mrs, Ernest G'eddee,
MTS, Iieen'ey, * of Binevale, le
spending n few (11195 witch her
daughter, Mrs. ,lames Van Cams of
Westfield. •
ETHEL
Miss Agnes Welker of Toronto
W10T)'NOOSDAY, M1Al1'LCuI 294]/,' 1:930
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Completing the Picture of a
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mrs. Allen Quickfall, of' Bridgeport, Ont., had just
arranged a huge bouquet of Chrysanthemums, their
Golden Wedding Remembrance from assembled chil-
dren and grandchildren, when the telephone rang. It
was a call from Kindersley, Sask., and the voice of
Roy, her sou, greeted her. What a surprise on such a
day! Mrs. Quickfall writes: "We like to pass on to
other sons and mothers the value and satisfaction to be
obtained through the medium of telephone contacts,
particularly so when the dear ones are
scattered over the country."
• Why wait fora Golden Wedding? Next
time there is a family celebration call
up by Long Distance. Make it a real
surprise. And remember this, it costs
so little, you too, will be surprised!
was renewing old acquaintances
here,
• * *
Alvin McKee returned home
working in Atwood.
MORRIS
after
R, B. Alcock bas invested to a
traction engine which arrived' this
week,
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Jambes M. Davis, 5th line, Teturn
ed on Friday 01 last week after
spending the winter in Lindsay
BRUSSELS
Miss Emma Colvin and George
spent Sunday in Ethel,
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Mrs. Geo. A. Best*
was a Guelph
visitor.
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Jae, Sherrie spent several days in
Goderich during the past week.
G. A. Deadman* Is away to Merlin.
Miss Agnes Walkei of Toronto
was a visitor with Mrs. D, C. Ross.
Mr. and Mrs, H. R, Houston of
Toronto arrived intown on Tues-
• * *
day and will spend the summer
Councillor Muldoon and ex -coun-
cillor A, C. Dames represented
Brussels at Ottawa.
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Tilos, lltcGill'icauddy of Toronto
who is to be in Brussels Easter
Sunday for the Aumivensary Ser-
vices in the Methodist Sunday
School,
What About It?
A good deal o1 balk is going on
quietly regarding the abolition at
the provincial governments, Every
one sees difficulties in the way of
sue ha step. There will be an' ad-
dition by so doing, to the prevailing
unrest of the times, Fears are
entertained, as to the slants of the
Dominion, "Will the Dominion dis-
integrate," 1t is seriously asked.
Canada, it is ar'gued', le too loosely
/held together now. What would
follow if the provinces were abolish.
el? East and Wept 300 tar
enough apart as it Is; they tell es
It Is urged that we have painfully
and expensively built up a fine
yyetelhn of CoibItry and township
and provincial highways and roads.
What will become of theme if the 1
control becomes resettle, The some I
holds• ill' regent to evllu:cation. Will
rhe Indifference in pliblic affairs
already a't. n disastrously lone ebb,
fall still tower if interests cease to
be less Local •aHyl snore remote?
Theo, jest what: will the abolition.
lets put in the pines of the present
'system, There is every oceasion
for Canadians doing sono actions
thinddiwg upon a topic so vital, Let 11
ns` beeoana Informed before we
inido sides,
NOTE AND COMMENT
There is a good, turnover in the
resbaunanit hustness. as figures
show that one oust of every two in
United ,states goes out of business
each year.
Farmer at Lynden has a pig with
five feet, so the porker can be
Polite at meal times and stand with
tout feet on the ground and still
put one in the trough,
The big fair in New 'York has
cost $150,000,000, and the need to
get that money back may be one
reason why there will be no passes.
Orders have been placed for the
building of 15 cabooses for the C. N.
R. in the strops at London•. Would-
n't they be classed' as, trailers?
Hon. H, C. Nixon says he will bet
his hat the Dionm8S will come to
Toronto as requested by invitation.
Never having seen Mr, Nixon's, hat
we do not knot' whether tie bet is
worth baking up,
One man in Brantford says he
•counted' 24 baby buggies passing a
givens point in less than one hour.
Or it may have been the same child
being wheeled append the block.
During the royal visit Indians' are
to appear in native dress at Port
Atlhur, 'Calgary, Vancouver and
Brantford. The one thing to be
settled is where some realistic
scalping is to be done.
Reports tell no tourists spent
$269.000,000 Ln Cianada last year,
and, after trying to collect a couple
of little hi113 we fell to wondering,
where all the moues went,
They are getting ready as soon as
the ice leaves to carry motor cars
from Detroit factories on ferny
boats. In our province we put the
ferry boats 011 wheals and run them
along the highways,
!Stratford creamery man has fount/
he cannot sell buttermilk to feed
pigs unless it has teem pasteurized
Possibly we near the point where
the law will declare a pig must
have two curls in its tail and keep
its nose clean.
Mr. King and Manion each blame
the other for holddn'g up the bust -
,nesse of the 'House at Ottawa, and
after they get through with ,that
.aid bueinese is just about where
it was before they started the
argument. 9 ,
Lake Ontario pleasured at Iting-
seoln is 1334 Inches lower than, tihe
average record ter 79 years, but in
nobiliary it wan 14 in'cj higher than
Jonnahy. So this year it's doing a
little better then holding ite otell
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