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The Seaforth News, 1924-05-29, Page 3Out of DoorNotes. Behold the artist! If you have a sketch pad in your pocket sit down on a knoll or farm fence and sketch the outlines of trees, you will be surprised at the Variety of shapes which diffei- ent trees really have, Sketching- a few elms 'on one sheet, several types of maple .on another and so forth will help you iu becoming familiar with the shapes characteristic 01 the differ- ent species. Hard as a Rock. Erns try to identify rocks by their shapes, color, 'feel, taste, hardnees, and other ,marks of identification? That's something else to think about -while hiking. A. stone is something more than to stumble over or to throw. A cigar box divided into six or eight sections makes a splendid case in which to put away various apecirnents found along the way and labeled cor- rectly as soon as you learn their right names. Glade' lopsided pebbles, een- crelions, fossils i limestone, crys- tals and stalactites are some Of the special things to look for. Our Worst Enemy. This is the dine of the year when forest tires destroy game and timber. Be careful with matches,- build your campfire in places where there is no danger of spreading. Clean an area of several feet before starting a fire. A trench will control sparks...which might be blown about. Anyone who has once seen a fire or helped to fight one is as 'careful with fire as though it were dynamite. Fire Fighting. You may have an opportunity to help fight a forest fire. if a spade or shovel is handy, beat out the ere Or smother out with fresh earth along the burning edge. 'Until the fire IS un- der control, disregard the burning ma- terial withid the •fire Mutts, Rake away all leaves to establish clear paths about the area and thus restrict the fire. An expert will know how to start a back fire from a path, Ask your father what this means. A 'bur- lap bag soaked in water, branches used as rakes, or a hastily made brush broom of hardwood branches and leaves will serve in an emergency. Re, member that a fire often spreads in all directions. Walk around the entire area to see if there are any new out- croppings. And Now It's Time for Eats! Here is a recipe for a pancake you can flip nine feet high and have it land in the pan -without a bounce. Guaranteed to stand on end, will not stick to telling if flipped too high. Honest to goodness! A better mix- ture is not to be discovered, Nutty in flavor, rich browu in color, and a standby for breakfast which is guar- anteed to stick to the ribs for twenty - our ,hours. Corn Pancakes. 1 cup Indian cornmeal, * cup white flour, 3f teaspoonful of salt, 1,4 large tablespoon sugar, 1 level tablespoon baking powder, Mix with milk or water into a very thin batter. • Come and get them! Advantage of Being Inconspicuous. A very diminutive cockney, says the Tattler, was stalking deer in the High- lands. He had engaged the services of a tall and powerful gamekeeper. The day was warm, and the keeper, feeling irritated at the self-importance and ignorance of his little master, gave vent to his ruffled feelings by groaning at regular intervals at the midges that swarmed round him in myriads. "I cannot understand," said the cock- ney patronizingly, "Low the midges bother you so much. I haven't got so much as a single bite yet." "Hoot, mon," replied the other con- temptuously, "they maybe have na no- ticed ye yet." The Typhoid Fly. Winter lays it garments by• ; Here we come, the Spring and L ' Let me introduce myself Gentlemen, the F1Y! Busy agent of our firm, ' Ready for the summer term; • Let me introduce my Pal, • Gentlemen, the Germl • • Let us enter, if you We'll deliver, at oyi ease, Our suprenommoclity, Ofttlegen, Disease! 4 Fine, `brisk flavor! Best of all in the ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY " HEALTL EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provinoial Board of Health, Ontario Dr. Middleton will be glad to answer questions on Public Health inalh ' tem through this column. Address him at Spadlna ROUSO, Spadini Ceeseent, Toronto. 01 People living 10 districts : the bene -with your fingers, or better P . country , perhaps far removed from a doctor,' are often confronted with cases of ' accident or sudden illness. At times like this it is very hard to know just what to do on the spur of the moment, Most people get nervous and excited, thereby adding to the general confu- sion without giving, muchpractical help. If there is aiiy use in saying so, I would strongly advise the person who is on the spot as a helper to keep cool. Try and control yourself and deal with the circumstances in a common-sense way. For instance, if a person gets hurt and is bleeding, the bleeding must be checked. The best way to do this is to get a hard pad and press it firmly against the bleeding spot, or else tie the pad on with your handkerchief. A lot of alarm and anxiety is often caused in cases of convulsions. When a fit comes on, the sufferer will be ly- ing down, the best position for him, but your common-sense will suggest something soft under his head, and v, ou should use a little gentle restraint if necessary, just sufficient to pre- vent him from injuring himself in his struggles. If the teeth are clench - led and the tongue bitten, try and in- !sert a' small stick with a piece of rag 'svreppe4. around it, between the jaws. Cut Iii11'-ittbrasions are perhaps the most coin ...on injury met with, and to keep the 4 ound clean is the important thing. When the skin is broken it is particularly liable to be infected with septic germs which may cause blood - poisoning. If you can only keep the wound clean, nature will dd the heal- ing, but nature cannot heal' while her work is being interfered 'with by •germs ,that cause inflammation and pus, or what is known as an infection. Of course, one can control infection by the use of antiseptic solutions, but these may not be at hand, so the very best thing to do is to keep the cut or abrasion clean and free from infec- tion if possible. You will ask what to do then. First, bathe the wound carefully and thoroughly with warm water to which you may add some antiseptic solution such as boric acid. Better still, wash the wound with warm water and soap. Do not touch the wound with a sponge or flannel, but something reasonably clean, 'such as a piece of new lint or clean cotton wool. If none of these are.to be had, a piece of clean linen such as a hand- kerchief will do very well. Then dry the wound and paint on some tincture of iodine if it is available, .The iodine may smart, but only for a few mo - mints, and you should. now protect the wound by a pad of boric lint or clean linen. A bandage applied snug- ly, but not too tight, will stop any further bleeding and itt the same time keep" -the dressing in place. If the wound does not throb or feel uncom- fortable, the dressing need not be changed for forty-eight hours or so. Severe haemorrhage is a condition that requires immediate treatment, but what you can do is only of a temporary nature. Still, you can often save life by checking or control- ling the bleeding until the dotter errives. • Keep the patient lying down quietly and notice whether the blood comes out in spurts or in a steady flow. Apply a pressure pad or even hold the bleeding point tightly with your finger until you get assistance. When the pressure pad is applied, bandage firmly at once. Elevate the injured limb as high as possible. Should the bldod still continue to come in spurts, it is evident that -an artery has been cut or teen- and you will then have to try.dnd compress the main artery „by -Pressure against Lift Off -No Pain! "But, mother, Jack says he loves rue with his whole heart," "Yes—but yoic want someone who can love you with his whole hank - 11 too Deesn't hurt one bit! Drop a llttle "Freezone" on an aching corn, in- stantly; that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right all with fingers. Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to reniove every hard corn, soft corn, or afro between the toes, and the foot Oallusee, without sorenees or imitation. still, apply a tourniquet. This is eas- ily done by tying a handkerchief around the limb (always above the wound), over a piece of stick or shni- lar article. Then twist the stick till the hankkerthief is as tight as can be borne and hold or tie the stiok in position. In bleeding from the nose, place the patient on his back with the head and shoulders raised on pillows or any- thing handy. Raise the arms above the head as high as possible, and pinch the nostrils tightly with the finger and thumb. This will often stop the flow. Should it not, wrap some broken ice in it handkerchief and apply to the nose and to the nape of the neck. A thick slice of lemon bitten and sucked, sometimes acts like a charm. Of course the doctor should be sent for without delay if the bleeding is per- sistent. Should you find a -person lying un- conscious, do not try to make him sit up. Just let hire lie,and if he can swallow, give a few sips of brandy. In cases of sudden illness where a doctor cannot be got at once, a little common sense will often work won- ders. In the first place get the pa- tient to bed at once if the attack is severe and don't forget to loosen any clothing that may be tight. Fainting will usually yield quickly te, lying clown and sipping a stimultrit. Gold water is an excellent stimulant, if just sipped, but do not give fluid un- less your patient can swallow, other- wise it may find its way into the lungs. If he is cold or shivering, apply hot water bottles to th,e body and the feet, but be sure to wrap the bottles in something woollen to avoid blistering. Vomiting may be relieved by suck- ing ice, also by applying a mustard plaster to the upper part of the ab- domen. When there are broken bones to deal with, efforts must be made to prevent any movement of the two jag- ged ends at the point of fracture. Movement causes pain, so bind the limb above and below the fracture to a splint which can be made out of a piece of stick, or even an umbrella. These bits of advice are intended to be useful in emergency,but do not neglect to secure the services of a phy- sician at tho earliest possible moment, as the fractured bones may need to be set in position before a permanent splint is applied. CHILDHOOD INDIGESTION Nothing Is more conuuon in child- hood than indigestion. Nothing is More dangerous to proper growth, more weakening to the constitution or more likely to pave the way to dan- gerous disease. Fully nine -tenths of all the minor ills of childhood have their root in indigestion. There is no medicine for little ones to equal Baby's Own Tablets in relieving this trouble. They have proved of benefit in thousands of homes. Concerning them Mrs. Jos, Lunette, Immaculate Conception, Que., writes: "My baby was a great sufferer from indigestion, but the Tablets soon set her right, and now I would not be without them." Baby's Own Tablets -arra sold by medi- cine dealers .at icy mall at 25 cents a box from 'The Dr. Williams' Medicine .Co.,e1Yrocitville, Ont. The Warders. On Vim.), Ridge and Passcliendaele, Our silent armies sleep, Through summer's sun and winter's gale And 'neath the starry deep; No More for them the dawn of day Nor sunset on the hill, Their souls and songs have died away, Their giant strength is still. The march of time goes ewiftly by And brings its care and toil, But in eternal youth they, lie Beneath a foreign soil; With iron limbs and fire for breath They bharged amidst the gloom, And shared along those fields of death The comradeship of doom., Yet not in vain they watch and wait, Strong champions of the right, They are the warders -at our gate •And guard as through the night. From selfish aim `and paltry ease, ° . From Slavery of the soul, The men that save the land are these • They point us to the goal. Quebec. • —Canon P. rC.S. Scott. He Yearned to Know. • ",V1ien Nebuchadnezzar ate grasi with the beasts of the field---" sol- emnly began the presiding elder. - "Did he bailer too?" asked young Banty Johnson, who has an inquiring Ask for Minardwi an take no other, Sea Fever. 1 waist go down , to the rnact agalu, to the lovely Sea and the Fiky, And all ask is a, tall ship and a wind to steer her by, • ' And the' wheel's kick and the wind's' ' Sang and the white eall'e shak- Ing, Aad a grey mist on the sea% face and a grey dawn breaking. I. must go (Iowa, to the sea, again, for ' the' call of the running tide, Is a wild and a,elear call that may not ho And calesndeisa:a windy day, with the '• white, clouds flyiag, And the flung spray and the blown spinneand the sea gulls crying. • I must go down to the sea again to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gitirs way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife, And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover, And,quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over, —John Manefield. • THE CHEERFUL- WO)IAN Is One- Who Has the Rich, Red Blood of Good Health. • The fact that one woman is bright- eyed, rosy-cheelted, strong and cheer- ful, while another is pale, weak and depressed is due more often than other- wise to the condition of the blood. The way to remedy this depressed state is to build up the blood, and for this purpose there is no other tonic can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, A case in point is that of Mrs. Melvin Abra, Graveley Street, Vancouver, B,C., who says:—"Abont two years ago I was a very sick woman. I seemed to be wasting away and getting thinner all the time. I grew so weak that the doctor sent me to the hospital, but the treatment there did not help me and I returned home. Thou I tried a num- ber of tonics with no better results. At this stage my mother mine to me, and as she is a firm believer in Dr. .Pink Pills, she started me on this medicine. I can only say that they did wonders for me. I began to get new health and strength after I had taken a few boxes, and day by day this improvement continued until I was again well and able to do all nu' housework, and I have not had a sick day sinee. I cannot recommend your pills too highly and urge those who are looking for health and happiness to givo them a trial." You can get the pills from your druggist, or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine CO, Brockville, Ont. Granny. . Granny's come to our house, And 110! my lawzy-daisy! All the children round the place Is ist a-runnin' crazy! Fetched a cake fer little Jako, And fetched a pia for Nanny, And fetched a pear fer all the pack That runs to kiss their Granny! Lucy Ellen's in her lap, , And Wade and Silas Walker Both a-ridin' ou her foot, And 'Pollo's on the rocker; And Marthy's twins, • from Aunt Merin's, . And little orphant Anny, All's a -eating ginger bread And gigglin' at Granny, Tells us all the fairy tales Every thought er wundered— And 'bundance o' other stories— Bet she knows a hundred! Bob's the one. ter Whittingdon, And Golden Leeks for Fanny; Here 'em laugh and clap their hands Listonin' at Granny. Granny's come to our house, lio! my 'away -daisy/ All the children round the place Is ist a-runnin' crazy! Fetched a eake for little Jake, And fetched a pie for Nanny, And fetched a pear ter all the pack That runs to kiss their Granny! —James Whitcomb Riley. GREEN TEA IN GREAT DEMAND. • Twenty-five years ago, Green Tea was more popular than Black, but due to the heavy importation of poor quality Japan and China Green Teas, the demand fell off. Ceylon and India started producing Green Tea on a large scale only in recent years. They were of such fine quality, and delicious flavor that Green Tea drinkers Me. mediately recognized their superiority and demanded them in ever increasing quantities. Salada Tea Company is ,practically the sole importer of Cey- lon and India Green Teas 111 Canada, New Source of Power. . Motor tests recently made indicate that pahn and cottonseed oil may be practical ansi economical seurcee' of power in the troples. Keep Minard'e -Liniment in the aot321. • • A.man should never be ashamed. to .admit that he has been: in the wrong; it is but' saying in other words that he is wises: to -day than he was -yes- terday. The Mall who once most wisely said, "Be sure you're right, then go ahead," might well have added this, to wit, "Be sure you're wrong before you stop." EASY 'TRICKS Which Card This trick requires a little prac- tice, but it is well worth it. Well presented, the trick is more mysti- fying than the description suggests. • Show four cardto a spectator, asking him to fix his mind upon one of them. Do not display them too long—just long enough to en- able him to see one of the cards plainly. Put two of the cards on the top of the pack and two of the cards on the bottom and put the pack behind your back, Throw several cards on the table and ask him to tell you whether or not his card is among them. Do this several times until his answer is "Yeo" You will then be able to • name the card he selected. The first handful of cards you throw on the table includes one of ' the two Cards you put on the bot- tom of the pack. If his answer is "No" you will know that the se- lected card Is one of the three other cards. The cards may be returned to the pack. The next handful of cards includes one of the other cards. If it is not the selected card, the next handful will, of course, contain it. (Clip this eat and poste it, with other of the series, in a scrapbook.) c ••••••rdt-r../..* And How They Can Runl "He seems always in a hurry— what's the matter with him, anyway?" "Trying to keep up with his running expenses, I think," Music a Precious Asset. "How much even a little musical ac- complishment means to young men was effectively demonstrated during the war," says a writer in Canadian Home Journal. "The boys in a regi- ment who were definitely sure of popu- larity were those who could play some instrument or other, or sing a song. It was found that a great many had the gift of playing the piano by ear; but the lad who could really play un- familiar compositions and could vary the usual fare by something • 'high- class' once in a while, was honored. "Nor did the soldiers always insist on something lively. I have heard of one young Canadian officer, awarded the V.C. posthumously for suberb bravery during the great advance of the summer of 1910, who had a most remarkable gift for playing on that haunting instrument, the ukulele. He had (it was afterwards known), a real conviction that lie was never to see Canada again, and the soft, melan- choly strains he used to evoke from his instrument were an expression of his premonition. Ile undoubtedly gave solace to himself and much plea- sure to his comrades by his music, sad though it was. "In the trenches there was no sooff- ing at music as a girl's accomplish- ment; it was regarded as a precious asset; and so the growing boys whose ideas of the war are vague must be taught to regard it." All at Sea. A girl at a public library inquired if "The Red Boat" was in. • "I don't think we have the book," she was told, "Oh, excuse me," said the girl. "I made a mistake. The title is 'The Scarlet Launch: " After a search, the library assistant reported that no book with that title' was listed in the card catalogue. "Rut I am sure you have the book," the girl insisted. Suddenly she open- ed her handbag and produced a slip of paper on which something wee written. Then she blushed. "Oh, I beg your pardon,'' she said. 'The Ruby Yacht' by a man namecl I wane• ' Sy Comparison. "1 understand you and your wife take a trip every summer in your illy. ver. I suppose it makes the farm work seem lots lighter when you return?" suggested the relative. • "Yes -- .by • comparison," agreed .Farmer Shakewell; - Payment for articles advertised in thla colomn should be made with Do minion -Express Money orders—A sade way of sending ineuey by mall. The sagacious are generally lucky. • NURSE CHAPPELLE SAYS TANLAC aliNGS M ST CR T1FYINC IIESU ITS Nurse With 15 Years' Experi- ,x7,7777, - wade, Urges Use of Tanlac • —Tells of Her Mother's Ex- perience With World's Fa - MOUS TOYiki "I have direct and personal know- ledge of so many cases where TAN - LAC has restored health and strength and helped weak, run-down people to get on their feet that I know it to be an unusual medicine," is the emphatic manner in which Mrs, M. 51. Chalmette, Blue Mount and Thomas Ave., Wau- wotosa, Wis., a practic,a1 name of fif- teen years' experience, pays tribute to the famous treatment. "Time and again I have urged TAN- LAC'S use and it always brings the most gratifying results. MY' owls mother, now eighty years old, took TANLAC five years ago, and it has been her standby ever since, Nothing helps her as TANLAC does'and she is as strong an advocate of the medicine as I am. Only recently, mother be- came generally run-down, Her stom- ach was disordered, her appetite ut- terly felled her, and she came near having a nervous breakdown. TAN - LAC gave her a vigerous appetite, cor- rected all complaints and left her not only well and happy, but so strong and active that she looks after the home and visits around, as well. And. mother thinks the TANLAC 'Vegetable Pills are the greatest ever. "In all my long yeara of experience SOS a nurse, I have never known the equal of TANLAC." TANLAC is for sale by all good druggists, Accept no substitute. Over 40 million bottles sold, Take TANLAC Vegetable Pills. The Nightingale. He deadens all birdS With the note Of his so hale and lusty throat, And with his singing Each copse, eacii hedge is ringing. Where sits he? That I cannot mark, But for his voice now, hark, hark, hark How his voioe sallies Ring through these leafy alleys! . , . . . What is he? Say a censer, high By angel hands swung sightlessly, Whence Heavenward taper Smoke -wreaths of perfumed vapor. What is he? Say a belfry chime, Fine-toothed, flne-threaded, quick to rhyme, Though unbeholden, Alert, exultant, golden, He is—where I can reach him not— A spark of fire, a message caught From roofs high over Those low roofs us that cover. . . . . It irks me not, though old I be, That ho the laurel bear from me; Sweet bird, I know it, 'Tis yours, the crown as poet, For what man yet could fathom all The riches of that treasure hall Of wondrous singing The nightingale is king in! —Kenneth Hare, 1' Habit is one of the few things in the world that it is harder to break than to make. To be perfectly proportioned, a man should 'high 28 lbs. for every foot of his height. Say "Bayer Aspirin" INSIST! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy- sicians for 24 years. Accept only a Safe package which contains proven directions Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggista Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of 3101M0 neeticacidester of fislicylicacid To Cain Weight .Druggists guarantee Bitro-Phosphate to rebuild shattered nerves; to replace weakness with strength; to add body weight to thin folks and rekindle am- bition in tired -out people. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St, East, Toronto, Ont. CHAPPED HANDS a/ !nerd's is excellent for chapped hands and all skin diseases. Classified Advertisements ,r,NLY TEN DOLLARS. REMODEL 1-9 your old style Ford with a De Luxe Streamline Hood. Write for cir- cular. Burrowes Mfg. Co., Toronto. LADIES WANTED TO DO PLAIN and light sewing at home; whole or spare time; good pay. Work sont any distance. Charges paid. Send stamp for particulars. National Manufacturing Co., 1VIontreal. STRAWBERRY PLANTS. QTRAWBERRY PLANT.S. Williams Glen Mary and Dr. Burrill, $0,00 per thousand, 51.25 per hundred. Premier, Kellogg's Prize, Marvel and Parson's Beauty, 51.50 per hundred. All prepaid. Fred W. Whitehall, Sub. 10, London, Ontario. m: INF FOR YOUR EYES hOlOSOE118Cleansthg 111181/in Cuticura Cares For Your Skin And Hair Make Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum your every -day toilet prep- arations and watch your skin and hair improve. The Soap to cleanse, the Ointment to heal and the Tal- cum to powder. liampla Saab Proa by Mail. Mikan Canadian Depot "Oatiaara, 50. Flax 2816, Montreal,ii Price, donna,. Ointmant26 andtde. Talcum 26. tikio Try our new Shaving Stick, EXCRUCIATING PAINS CRAMPS Entirely Remedied by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Eberts,Ont— "5 started with cramp, and bearing -down pains at the age of eleven years, and I would get so nervous I could hardly stay in bed, and I had such pains that I would scream, and my mother would call the doctor to give me something to take, At eighteen I mar- ried, and I have four healthy children, but I still have pains in my right side. I am a farmer's wife with more work than 1 ain able to do. I have taken three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and I feel that it is helpingme every day. My sister-in-law, who has been taking, your medicine for some time and uses your SanativeWath told me about it and I recommend it 110W, as 1 have received great retie from it,"—Mrs. NELSON YOTT, R. R. 1, Eberts, Ont., Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound is a medicine for ailments cons- -mon to women. It has been used for Ouch troubles for nearly fifty years, and thousands of women have found relief as did Mrs. Yott, by taking this splendid madfigua te. Ire euffering from irregularity„ painful times, nervonseess, headache backache or melancholia, you should at once begin to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conipmind. It is excellent to strengthen the system and help to per- form its functions with ease and regu- • larity. c ISSUE No. 22-24.