The Clinton News Record, 1932-02-18, Page 7THURS., FEB. 8, 1932 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Health, Cooking
Care of Children
A
Ruoeluatlolls of Rebekall
A Column Prepared Especially for Women—
But
Not Forbidden to Men
AN "IF" FOR GIRLS
If' you can dress .to, make yourself
attractive, :
`Yet not make;sniffs and curls your.
chief delight; '
If you can swim and Tow, be strong
and active;
;.But of the gentler graces lose no
sight ; '
If you can dance without a craze
for dancing,
Pita without giving play too stating
a hold,
Enjoy" the love of friends without
romancing,
Care for the weak, the friendless
and the 'old;
-If you can ,master French and Greek
and Latin,
And 'not acquire, as well, a priggish
mien;
If you can feel the touch of silks and
satin
Without dispising calico and jean;
If you can ply a saw and use a ham-
mer
Can do a man's work when the need
occurs
Can sing when asked without excuse
or stammer;
'Can rise above unfriendly snubs and
slurs
" If you can make good bread as well
as fudges,
If you can sew with skill and have
an ey5 for. dust;
If you can be a friend and 'told no
grudges,
-.A girl whom all will love because
they must.
If sometime you should meet and
lave another,
And make a home with faith and
peace enshrined
And you its soul, a loyal wife and
mother,
You'll work out pretty nearly to my
mind --
' The plan that's been de'eloped
through the ages,
And win the best that life can have
in store;
You'll be, my girl, a model for the
sages,
A woman whom the world *ill bow
before. --Anon.
What Everyone Should Know About
Cancer, is the title of a little booklet
sent out by the Ontario Department
of Health. Considering the fact
that cancer bas become se common a
disease it is a subject upon which it
night not be amiss to be better in-
formed. To quote some of this' in-
formation:
Nature of Cancer
The English word "cancer" cones.
from the Latin ward "cancer" mean,
' ing "crab," The Romans used the
word also to name the disease, with
• which they were faniliar,sexactly` as
' it is used today.
There are many kinds of cancers,
differing widely in their make-up
•and behaviour. Some are external,
some internal, Some grow rapidly,
some slowly. Some spread quickly
'through the body, ,others do not.
Some are very ,dangerous, others are
less harmful.
Every caneer begins as a single
'.ebody cell, or group of cells, which for
same unknown reason starts to grow
wild.
As the cancer increases in size ii'
• may cause trouh'1e by interfering with
'the function of important organ
near it, by invading distant parts of
- the body, by breaking down itself and
producing hemorrhages, abcesses and
open sores, or by discharging poisons
ous substances' into the system.
If a caneer is not removed or check-
ed in its growth, it finally become
fatal, unless death occurs in some
Other way.
'Cause of Cancer
'The 'ultimate cause of comer'.is
-not known but Chronic irritation of
• a great Variety of types is usually
the effective exciting factor;
Common examples of the causal 're-
lation of.ehronic irritation to caneer
are seen in cancer of: the tongue as-
sociated with a jagged tooth, cancer
of the lip produced by a hot pipe
stein, and caneer of the shin ,occuring
among workers in paraffin and tar.
Cancers of the neck of the uterus
'(womb) •are definitely associated with
injuries of the uterus caused by
childbirth. , Cancers of the breast are
frequently preceded by chronic in-
flamhmatory conditions of that organ.
Cancers in mice and rabbits can act-
ually be produced by repeatedly
painting the skin with tar.
There is no reason to believe that
cancer is due to a gear or a parasite
or any creature which may inhabit the
body. It is not a "blood disease," and
it is not "catching."
Food and diet apparently have no
relation to the cause of cancer. Nei-
ther does aluminum nor any other
kind of cooking utensil have any con-
nection with it.
It is not caused by a smoky atmos-
phere nor by any kind of elimate. 'The
so-called `cancer 'house," which is sup-
posed to give its occupants this dis-
ease, does not exist.
While it has not yet been proved
that a person can directly inherit
Cancer, it does occur more frequently
in some families than in others and
there is reason, therefore, to believe
that members. of such families are
more likely to have this disease. Sonie
types of cancer show a distinct here-
ditary tendency, Such as tumours 'of
the 'nerve trunks; but some others
show no hereditary trace whatever. '
Prevalence of Cancer
Birds, animals .and fishes, as well
as ran, have cancers, Growths of
much the same nature are common
also in the vegetable kingdom.
Cancer was %well kneevn to the
Egyptians; it is mentioned in the ear-
liest writing's ,of India; and it no doubt
occurred among • the most primitive
type of, man.
All the present races of man are af-
fected by it, although it is apparently
more common among the civilized
races whose average life is longer.
Cancer is more frequent among
women than among men. This is due
to its frequent occurrence in the fe-
male breast and the female genital
organs.
No age is free from cancer; babies
are born with it and the oldest peo-
ple die of it. It is largely a disease
of adult life, however, occurring •chiefs
ly between the ages of forty and
seventy.
The chance of having cancer • gen,
erally increases with advancing
years, from infancy to old age.
More than 120,000 people died of
cancer in the United States and 10,-
000 in Canada during 1929. This eq-
uals about ten per cent. of the total
deaths from all causes in these coun-
tries for that period.
As the principal cause of delth in
the . United States and Canada can-
cer ranked second during 1929, ex-
ceeded only by heart disease.
The official cancer death rate in
this country has climbed steadily up-
ward in recent years, showing an a;t;
nual increase .of about two, percent.
Authorities generally agree that
the ,number of cancer cases existing
in a given area may ber roughly es-
timated asthree times, the number of
Cancer deaths occurring..
The booklet stresses the necessity
of early examination of anything in
the nature of a lump or a growth of;
any sort. The removal or eure of a
cancer in its early stages is often a
simple matter but if -delay oceur'rs
the chance of successful treatment is
greatly lessened. In some forams the
chances of a favorable result is said
to decrease as much as sixteen per
Bent with every' month of delay. So
that early examination of an abnor-
mal growth is very important.
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INTEREST TD
Edited By Lelxim Hakalber Kralc
wat's cabinet from 1888 to 7.890.
From the' early clays of its organiza-
tion M2•, Putnam 'has had a 'har'd time
in guiding the destinies, sof the In-
stitutes. It is a tribute '• to his ab-
ility, diplomacy and judgment that
he has been able through all
these years to keep on good terms
with the Institute members scatter-
ed through out the Province. The In-
stitute is a powerful'organization
and might easily have demanded and
have '=obtained a change in the office
of superintendent. 1Vfight have fore -
ed the Departmentsto appoint a wo-
man. But 'Mr,- Putnam has kept the
equilibrium well and his faith,;char-
ity, earnestness, common sense, and
well balanced attitude has kept the
old .ship .on a remarkably -even keel.
T do not .mean to say Mat every-
thing Mn. Putnam rias done has met
with the 'full appncival of the wo-
men of the Institute, That would be
intposeible. But he has won the re -
(meet of all by his faithfulness and
desire to further the interests of the
work to such an extent that he is
known by not a few ass Papa Putnam,
and they honour 'hini as the father
of the wide and gloriously large fam-
ily. And yet he does not look any
-older than he did years ag-o, and is
fresh and vigorous.
While in the Parliament build-
ings last Friday on some business
I took a few moments to drop in and
see him, as T have known him for
thirty years, and the conversation
turned to the work and the extension
and development of the organza -
tion. There are now 1,200 branches
in Ontario. For a time there was the
big provincial convention in Toronto
and the Riding conventions. The
Province was later divided into dis-
tricts for administration purposes,
and as. an experiment a District con-
vention was 'held and it proved so
successful that others were organiz-
ed. The convention at Toronto is so
large that it is found difficult to
discuss some topics which the dele-
gates would like to talk over, so these
questions are dealt with at the dis-
trict conventions. There are 20
districts and twelve now have con-
ventions. There are 00 branches on
an average in each district. ,
Owing to the necessity for wan-
' only this year, there will be fewer
meetings.Infact: instead of 700
meetings there' will be only 380. But
a finer programme than 'ever is
under preparation and as great care
as possible will he taken not to have
the meetings too far apart. There
are many branches which can join
together for a meeting and have ev0
en a better gathering.
(One of Huron's Agricultural Re-
presentatives, a witty 'chap, remarked
to the editor of this page ance that
while all the heads of the other de-
partments, such as that of the Re-
presentatives, were called directors,
--Mr. Putnam's official designation
was superintendent. "I suppose,"
said he, "the women wouldn't stand
for direction" Itmaybe that some
sucit care for the delicate sensibilities
• of women makes for smoothness in
his relations with them. --'Rebekah,)
SAYS MARS INHABITED
BY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE
The theory that Mars is inhabited
by a people of intelligence as high
if not higher than those of this earth
is advanced'by 11. B. Dryden, Victoria
B.C., astronomer.
"The seasons en iffars are Practi-
cally the same as on the earth," said.
Mr. Bryden, "People could live
there provided their breathing appar-
atus was somewhat different. And
science has never been able to offer
a satisfactory explanation of the.
apparently artificial canals which
have been discovered.
"These canals are of phenomenal
length, some of them hundreds of
miles long, and it must have required
ram skill .to build therm." said Mr,
Bryden. "Their purpose was irriga-
tion, for there isn't touch water
Mars. There • . ver few
REBEKAH. en ate y moun-
Ontario's Women's Institutes
' 33y J: R. Hale ft, The ort na Damsel -
Times
' Some years ago there was a catch
questing which was 'going the
rounds, and may still be asked, so
'far a$ I knew. 'It was "What -corn-
pang in the United States explains
• why Eve , was 'made?" And the
answer was, "Adams Express Com-
pany." I would not .venture to say
-'that 'the' Women's •'Institutes of. Ona
tarso were' formed '.far 'the express
-company of Mr. George A. leftism,
tains, too, because the planet doled
much more quickly than the earth and
Superiuceraenc of Ontario, or he for
the .Institutes, but when one thinks
of the Institutes Mr. Putnam games
into the canvass, too, and when one
mentions Ur. Putnam the Institutes
Iare on the, scene also. It is not given
to many mee to enter a service and
remain with it for over forty years.
Mir. Putnam came into the Depart-
ment of Agriculture during ,the 're-.
gime of the late Hon. Charles Drury,
who served as Commissioner of Agri.
culture in the late 'Sir. Oliver Mos
there was mot much heat.
"We're rather handicapped in
studyin,e. Mars," admitted Mr. 'Bry-
den. "When at its closest Mars is
still 35,000,000 miles away from the
earth,"
%Mir. Bryden came to Victoria from
Chicago and is establishing an as•
tronomieal observatory at his home.
JUST LIKE STARS
Mother (who is rather. romantic):
"1 often wonder what happens to the
stars in the daytime."
Her sou (absently): "I have heard
that quite a number of them sleep
until nnidday."
WOMEN
PAGE 7`
Household
Economics
Ontario. Legislature Opened with Brilliant
Ceremonies
Amid the pomp and cereni'ony, re-
flecting British den ocrary and, self -1
governinent, the third .session of the
eighteenth Parliament in the history
of•the province was opened Wednes-
day afternoan before =crowded gal-
leries at the Parliament Buildings at II
Toronto; 'In brilliance of fashion and
military parade, the (*ening prelude
takes its place arming the tune -hon -I
oared 'ceremonies since Confederation,I
In the absence of .an appointee to
the' Lieutenant -Governorship, Sir
William llfulocic, Chief Justice of On-
tario, and Administrator, delivered
the ,Speech from the Theatre, the.
august, benevolent demeanour of the
Chief Justice, in his 88th year, creast-
ing a profound impression.. Sir 'Wills
liana arrived at Parliament Buildings
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. A.
E. Kirkpatrick, whore he reviewed the
guards of Royal Canadian Dragoons,
and Royal Canadian Regiment troops
while a battery of field guns crash-
ed out the saiue of fifteen guns.
The actual. ceremony was brief,
Premier and Mrs. Henry preceded
the arrival of the members of the
Cabinet and their wives into the
Chamber, Sir William being aceain-
panied by an especially large numb
ber of members of the Militia, 'C'ol.
W. Rhoades,' and his grandson, Col,
W. Pate M;ulock, York Rangers.
The Speech from the Throne indi
cated that there would be legislation
introduced during the session to pro-
vide for a modified moratorium an
mortgages, under which all propos,
ed foreclosures will be heard before a
county judge and who will have all
power to decide whether additional
time is to be allowed on either prin-
cipal or interest payments. There is
-also to be legislation amending the
Old Age Pensions Act, under which
the Federal Government is to pay 7E
per cent of the total Cost, and which,
according to I•Io». W. G. Martin, Min-
isteg of Public Welfare, is to mean
an' annual saving of $1,400,000 to
the Province and 8900,000 to munici
palities. Other measures to be in,
traduced are in connection with the
amalgamation of the Ontario Rail-
way and Municipal Board with the
Bureau of Municipal Research, un-
der which powers will be granted the
Board to govern finances et those
nnuuicipalities which are insolvent or
in a precarious financial condition,
There are also to be amendments to
the industrial farms act dealing with
the adminisration of provincial penal
institutions.
"At this tine," saki Sir William,
"when communities everywhere are
confronted with unusual pr'ob'lems ar-
ising out of world-wide economic cons
ditions, we have reason for congrat:,
elation in the stability of the public
credit and of our financial institra
tions. In common with other British
citizens, our people look forward with
deep interest to the approaching Im-
perial Economic Conference at Ota
tawa and earnestly hope that the
momentous gathering will permnna
.n`1y advance .the prosperity of the
Empire."
NOW
Touching on the development of
the St. Laivi•ence, Sir Willaim dem
clared that hi view of negotiations
far the proposed 'seaway treaty, the
federal and provincial authorities
have conferred upon the appropriate
division of the cost, as between nav-
igation anis power development of the
International section 'of the St. Law-
rence. Through co-operation of
Federal, Provincial and Municipal
;Governments a considerable measure
of relief has been extended to per-
sons experiencing hardship on ac,
count of the prevailing unenploy-
meat. This relief has taken the form
of opportunities for work but it has
been necessary also to provide funds
for direct relief. Owing to the fav-
ourable conditions, much progress
was made in the construction of the
trans -Canada Highway and other
road improvements.
Dealing with agr•ieulture, Sir Wil-
liam said: "while agricultural pro-
duction was maintained at a high rev,
el, the financial return was much be-
low normal. New fields ofuseulness
are being developed by the Depart-
ntent of Agriculture. The Ontario
Marketing Board recently created
has organized the Fruit and Vege-
table Growers Markets Council and
is giving special attention to the
grading and marketing of a number
of important farm products. , It is
gratifying to note that cold storage
and centras packing plants are being
increased."
On Hydro, Sir William observed:
"distribution of electrical energy by
the Hydro -Electric Power Commis-
sion was continued during the year
on an expanding scale, both as re-
gards the number of municipalities
served • and the customers supplied.
The Provincial Commission and the
local commissions substantially in-
creased their reserve funds. In the
rural parts of the province, the de-
mand for power called for the con-
strutcion of over 1,200 miles of new
transmission liner to supply nearly
9,000 additional consumers. By ut-
ilizing the flow of the Ottawa River
at Chats Falls, the commission has
secured an important addition to its
generating facilities second only in
extent to the great Niagara develop-
ment."
Highways have been extended,
there being 200 miles added to the
system, while payments by the Pro-
vince to the municipalities for road
purposes 'of nearly seven millions of
dollars helped materially to lighten
the burden of taxation; the Labour
Department anticipate changes in the
apprenticeship act, the Factory Act
anti the Mechanics Lien Act as well
as legislation to ntake'the Industrial
Disputes Act of the Dominion opera.
tive in Ontario.
On Thursday, this Rouse did not
reconvene until 4.15 o'clock, instead
of three o'clock, ,out of respect for
the late Icon. Thomas Crawford, for-
mer Speaker of the House, who re-
cently died. At the Opening, Prem-
ier Henry paid a glowing tribute to
the former Speaker.
Light on the Japanese Situation
A correspondent of The Free Press,
who has lived in both Japan and
China, Kites explaining the donde*,
tion of the military class in' Japan
and the ascendancy of the army and
navy at the present juncture. Hie
letter is so interesting and so en-
lightening, in view of the present
situation, that we produce it in full
"After the war-' with China (1896)
and that with Russia (1905) in Japan
because of the victory achieved in
each the military class was elevated
to a dominant position in national af•
fairs over even the emperor (mikado)
and his Cabinet. Tn consequence in
the last 27 years the minister of wat
and the minister for the. navy have
held very exceptional positions with
enormous influence in the Cabinet.
The one must be a general of fullrank
and the other au admiral in the navy,
The generals and military officers of
the ;higherrank all come from the
Samurai of .the Province of Choshu,
all nnnre or less closely related by
descent and imbued with the tradi-
tions of the Samurai, themilitary
class of nobles who have dominated
the Japanese people for more than a
thousand years, There 'can be no
Cabinet without a minister of war,
and.if: her disagrees with the policy of
the rest of the Cabinet, then he re-
signs his portfolio, the Cabinet goes
out of office at oaree, unless another
general from the same province, and,
of course, related to the general who
has resigned, is found at once to
take his place. The new minister
will therefore have the same views
as his predoeeseor. What can such
a Cabinet do in such a situation!
"The censoring of a recent issue of
the Japanese Times (Tokyo) by wip-
ing out the print type of an account
of an attempt on tine life of the em-
peror, Hirohito, in which tate attempt
was attributed to a military officer,
but by the government . to a Korean
student (11) indicates that the em-
peror is net in full sympathy with
the aims of the military class and
that he \vents- to develop a Cabinet
of the Western type. He has appar-
ently not as yet succeeded.
"Age-old traditions and customs
still rule the military and naval offi-
cers. if a general or an admiral is
defeated in an engagement be com-
mits har'i-]sari. This apparently ex-
plains the report that the admiral in,
command of thefirst attack on
Shanghai .committed buieide because
he was not as successful as it was
thought he should have been."
Apparently there is much going on
behind the scenes in Japan that is
not reaching the Western public.
—London Free Press,.
o PUTTING TN A WORD FOR
BACHELORS
This is Leap Year, but Ron. R. B.
Bennett, our bachelor premier, will
have enough proposals to consider
without listening to those of the dear
girls, This also goes for many other
eligibles.—Petrglia Advertiser -Topic.
Whatever you bey—le ,the arlver-
tieements be you guide.
A
Two Employees have
Hands Pierced
Miss 1tuth ''Balkwill, stenographer
at the Hogarth Hatchery, had the
misfortune to run a steel paper file
through her right hand Monday ev-
'ening. The file for filing papero
was hn the desk and covered with
some papers and Miss Balkwill Put-
ting cher hand upon it, leaned upon
the arm and the pointed wire ran
clean through: the hand between the
bpnes of the thumb and the first
finger.
Mr. John Miller, an employee at
the Hogarth Baby .Chick Hatchery
met with an accident on Tuesday ev-
ening somewhat similiar to the one
which befell Miss Ruth Balkwill on
Monday. Mr. Miller was working
in the rear of the hatchery where a
partition had recently' been built.
'He was going to turn on the lights
when he stumbled over an obstruc-
tion and in falling hie hand came in
contact with a spike driven through
a plank and sticking upwards. The
spike went clean through the hand
between the bones of the thumb and
the first finger, not an inch from
where the wire went through Miss
Badkwilb's hand- the day before. In
rising the plank and all came with
the hand. --Exeter Times -Advocate.
THE PRINCE NO WATCTTFUL-
WAITER
The Prince of Wales, speaking at
Aldert Hall, London, recently, said:
"I have had my failures, I know, but
in these few years with few preced-
ents to guide us, to have had no
failures is to have attempted noth-
ing,
"There is a danger that some pee -
pie are getting too used to , the
present critical situation," he said,
"It's no use waiting for that doubt -
;fol Cling of a good time coming. We
have got to fight, and here I pin my
faith to the younger generation, to
keep England a bulwark for the
cause of men to keep our great her,
itage in, trust for those who come
after.
We have here before us today a
world sick with fearful doubts and
weary with ' repeated disappoint-
ment -a world of troubled nations
whose vital need is courageous faith
m each other.
"It is an era of potential plenty.
when confidence should be supreme,
yet we see in every land widespread
distress and perplexity. The enemies
oft today are depression and apathy,
Let us attack them with two of our
old-fashioned characteristics, goad
sense and good :humor,"
THIS TIME I WAS A HORSE
KICKED OVER LANTERN
David Denholm, who resides about
three miles west of Blyth, had the
misfortune to have his barn burned
an Saturday night about 9 o'clock.
He was in.the barn hitching up the
horse, preparatory to driving to town
and had the lantern in the back of
the cutter, when some straw fell
down from above and seared the
horse.
The lantern fell down, and in the
plunging of the horse it was knock-
ed down a feedhole into the base-
men£ where it exploded. The hay
and straw took fire, and although an
alarm was telephoned into Blyth,
nothing 'could be done to save the
barn.
Several citizens of Blyth motored
out, but all they could do was save
the steels, with the exception of a
valuable buil calf, which was burned.
While Mr. Denholm carried insur-
ance to the amount of $3,000, his
loss will be heavy, as he had a
large stock of hay, grain and imple-
ments.
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GRANT I=LEMING.• M.O. ASSOCIATE SECRETARY'
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USUAL DISEASES OF CHILDRENit was unusual to see a person who
was net scarred by smallpox.
1'isithin the past few years, we have
been given the means of banishing
another of the so-called usual dis-
eases of children—diphtheria. Diph-
theria is a disease which, for genera,
tions, has struck terror into the
hearts of parent's.
That diphtheria still continues to
take a toll of over nine hundred lives
each year, in this country, is due to
our failure to make use of the means
which are at our disposal for its pre-
vention. We have, in diphtheria
immunization, a simple, safe and sure
method of preventing diphtheria.
Unfortunately, the list of diseases
which we can prevent so definitely is
limited. We can, however, in all
cases, use the general methods whieh
are of value. Na child should ever
be exposed to contact with a child
or an adult who is suffering from a
communicable disease.
Isolation and quarantine are car-
ried out to safeguard 'others, not
merely to protect those who are
quarantined. The placard on the
door is placed there as a warning to
others, not for the protection of the
inmates of the placarded house.
Proper treatment of the case will
lessen the chance of serious results.
Neglect of the case, failure to under-
stand that disease is always serious,
lead to unnecessary pain and da-
mage, if not to fatal results.
Questions concerning Health, ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
sociation, 184 College Street, Toren -
"Nothing serious" --"Only one of
the diseases that eltiildien get"This
is, unfortunately, what too many
Parents think about the more com-
mon communicable diseases.
It is quite true that these diseases
do occur chiefly among children, for
the reason that children have no
immunity ,or power of resistance a-
gainst .the invading disease germs.
Disease among children is just as
serious as when disease affects a-
dults.
Every communicable disease is ser-
ious. Some take a heavier toll than
others, some are more damaging in
their after effects. but all are ser-
ious. The communicable diseases
should be prevented when possible, a-
voided always, and treated seriously
if they do occur.
We look forward. to the time when
we will be able definitely to prevent
all the communicable diseases, which
are now causing so nwch suffering
and disability and Which are respon-
sible for a very large number of
deaths.
The first disease against whieh we
were given a ineans of definite pro-
tection was smallpox. In tine year
1790, Jenner, an English physician,
published his findings which demon-
strated that vaccination would pre-
vent smallpox.
Smallpox is banished where vaccin-
ation is used. Smallpox is no longer
one of the usual diseases of children,
as it was before vacoinatinn was dis-
covered. Ds the ,pre -vaccination Per-
iod, about one out of every ten deaths to, will he answered personally by
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