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The Seaforth News, 1924-09-11, Page 3STORIES OF WELL.. KNOWN PEOPLE The Brother. M. Briand, the French statesman, who is a firm advocate of teetotalism, is recounting an amusing story against Iu a certain village," M. Briand saki, "an old man was introduced to me as president of the local league against alcoholism.. I'Ie's ninety-one years old,' said the mayor, 'and has never drunk anything but water.' "'You nmst be about the oldest man in the village,' I remarked. --" 'Oldest but one,' replied the moria-. genarian. 'My brother is ninety-nine,' " 'T'd lilce to see him.' ' 'Impossible,' broke hi the mayor; 'he's been too drunk to move out of his house for years.' " Riot Act to Balfour. In his new book, 'My Life for Lab- or," Ilfr. Robert Smillie, M.P., the miners' leader, tells. an amusing story, When the King and Queen were visiting the Prince of Wales' estate in. Kennington, they entered the house of Tom Richardson, the miners' M.P. His young daughter, Annie, showed them round. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, see- ing the King glance at a picture of Keir Hardie on the wall, said: "A ter- rible man, that!" Anale, overhearing him, said: "That ie the portrait of brie a the best men" I know; 1f anyone does not like him, they need not stay in our house." An Engine -Driver's Rise to Fame. The name of Mr. Charles Gates T3awes has become familiar to many people In connection with the Dawes Report on Germany's finances, but very little is known about the man himself. As a matter of fact, he is the Republican canditate for the Vice- 1 Presidency of the United States, He Is fifty-eight years of age, and has had a remarkable career, being in the fullest sense a self-made lean. His college education was paid tor with money earned by driving a railway locomotive. He became a barrister, while in 1917 Ise went to France and was made Brigadier -General. He is one of the greatest financial experts in America. The Secret of His Charm? A short time ago the Prince of Wales deetedto n a o friend of mine that -his a motto in life is: "I only pass through this world once, and anything I can do, and and kindly act I' can perform, let me do it, for I shall not pass this way again." With Pleasure! Once when Mr, Tim Healy, Govern- or-General of the Irish Free State, was in Spain, lie met Kipling, who, accord- ing to Mr, Healy, does not like him for political reasons, What happened at the meeting is told by the great Irishman himself:— " 'Kipling,' I said, 'I suppose we can shake hands on neutral soil, although I would shake hands with you any- where,' ' 'Haven't they shot you yet?' asked Kipling. - No, but when they do shoot me,' I replied, 'I would like you to write a dirge about me.' 111 be delighted, said 'Kipling." Flowers That Dislike Music. It has been observed that several kinds of flowers sre afected by music. Where there is a constant volume of sound for some hours during the day certain sensitive -blossoms de- velop a leaning tendency away from the direction from. which the music COMM It has been shown that the cycler men and the carnation are especialiy susceptible to the influence of music. Some of these, which had been used as floral decorations close to a stand where a jazz band was frequently play- ing dance music, were affected to an astonishing degree. After a few hours it was discovered that all the blossoms had deliberately turned their backs on the source of the music. Even when ' they were placed facing the stand it was not long before each bloom re- versed Its position. Spiders Help Surveyors. Spider webs are used in surveying inetrunients. Tho fine strands are the strongest and the thinnest obtainable. Si Ilea they are only about five ten - thousandths of an inch thick, they are meld to serve better than any other substance for 1110 cross hairs on the surveyor's"telesoopes or for field glosses. .Tho web is taken from the insects by aliowing them to drop from a loom. As fast as they drop, the web, left be- hind, is wound on spools and placed in etovego. A ceet.ain species known as the 1 ichigen grey and brown spotted sonde: is raised for the purpose. Where Fishing is Easy. The Mealiest fish in the world live 1n. Lake Bulti in the Philippine Islands They are only about half an inch long h won full-grown, and belong to the family of gobies distinguished by a Bart of sucking disc used for attaching the fish firmly to stones. These minute gables are caught in enormous numbers by means 'of cloth noes, and are nut only used in the towns along the shores of the 'lake, but are also shipped for considerable distances. They are Sate a tried when freshly caught and awe pressed into cakes and dried when the market is over -stocked. A. �is good tem and extra good is the T4 ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board of Health, Ontario) air Middleton will be glad to answer questions on Public Soaltb tie' tars through this column: Address him at. Spadini& Souse, Bpalblel Crescent, Toronto Milk is not the sole salvation of the underweight child. It is popularly supposed that milk and eggs -are the chief hope of the undernourished, but a recent investigation of various foods administered as a mid-morning °lunch to several groups of underweight meal when it comes. The orange, on children demonstrated conclusively the other hand, while it has some food that there are other nourishingfoods value, is tonic and appetizing in its as well as milk. The experimet was effect so that the indifferent appetite conducted under the supervision of is stimulated rather than satisfied, and Margaret S. Chancy, M.A., in Berkely, the child eats more heartily at regular California. The tests were made meal times. through two test periods of eight Oranges contain nature's most bene- eks each; one during the autumn ficial natural acid -which, strangely enough, is alkaline in its effect. Never sweeten oranges very much, as the sugar tends to ferment in weak stom- achs, and the individual then blames the orange for the aeid condition thereby produced. Orange juice in its fresh, natural state, is easily digested and best gain, while the milk group came in third. One point considered is that the under -nourished child frequently has an indifferent appetite, and the milk produces a satiating effect, so that he does not care for his regular noon months and one during the spring. Of the groups of children compared, one group was given milk and two graham crackers as a mid-morning lunch; an- other group was given either an orangeofthe freshly extracted juice of one orange; a third group was given one glass of bottled orangeade. The even by very young babies, and no - surprising result was that the orange thing surpasses it as a child tonic and group showed the greatest gain in laxative for old and young, strong or weight, the orangeade group the sec- feeble persons. I SPLENDID LAXATI1'li. FOR THF BABY Mothers should ccnstantly be on guard to keep baby's bowels working freely and hie stomach sweet, for nine - tenths of the ailments from which Ili- I tle ones suffer are caused by derange- meats of the stomach and bowels. 1 It ;r ,l t baby's Own- Tablets / w eta are a splendid n' Ystill' n y f. for ' i• h W t e baby: Theyr �• ��_. are mild, but thorough; contain neither opiates 3 till nor narcotics, and are absolutely [ guar- anteed to be safe and efficient for either the newborn babe or the grow- ing child. By their action on the bowels and stomach . they drive out constipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers and make the dreaded teething period easy, The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, But As a Means Only "1'm ,surprised to hear she's an ad- vocate of matrimony," "Olt, yes; but only as a means to alimony, you know." - A trench, said to date back to 3000 B.C,, and recently excavated et Jer- usalem, was cut 8 ft. deep into the rock, and 11 ft. wide. ti The whole of the brain never works w at one time, It operates alternately two halves. One good reason for learning to in Swim is that, if you don't learn, you may sometime be Helpless to save a • Continual dwelling on tho inventory life that is dearer to you than your of our lacks is one of the surest ways own. of losing all the joy of life. a f �J Lry table edit Its not just custom that makes people s. take dssdigestion i eswith otn and helpslto assimi- lateand aids dig It is a good habit to late the meats. acquire. Mix it freshly for every mom• hatit must e een rr �� 230 To Women Who Do Their Own Work: Suppose you could save six minutes every day in washing pots and pans—two minutes after every meal. In It month, this would amount to a saving of three hours of this disagreeable but necessary work. This savingcan be made by using 5111162 enameled kitchen utensils, as their'srooth sanitary'surface will not absorb dirt or grease. No scraping, scouring or, polishing is needed when you use Diamond or Pearl Ware - Soap, water and a dish towel is all you need. Ask fon 1• Gitolgeld} �y "A Face of Porcelain and a Heart of Steel" Three finishes: Pearl `Ware, two coats of Nearly grog enamel inside and out. Diamond Ware, three coats, light, blue and white outside, white lining. Crystal Ware, three coats, pure white inside and out, with Royal Blue edging. .a. THESN:EY METAL PRBlUCYS.Ctn 'u nP A MONTRL-rAL 1T0 qD NCO VVI tJNiPECa —",.�y-,tb EDM0 TON .VANCOUVER CALGARY elf acs 163 ...%1t` Every. >' are a5Gi'ort'e What is "Social. Hygiene?" Every 'thoughtful- man and woman can work out cis or her own definition of the term,- social hygiene; but it is a Settle difficult to realize at first just' what scope the movement now has. For it is no ;longer the old social re- form idea, of making bad people good and sick people well, for which the so tial worker and philanthropist be the last hundred years labored e"o faith- fully, To -day, medical science and philanthropy are devoting themselves to preventing people getting - into trouble or falling 111; and we believe now in putting the fence at the top of the precipice rather than at the bot- tom. Dr. Gordon Bates, the 'indefatigable secretary of the Canadian Social Hy- giene Council• and enthusiastic pro- moter of the cause of social hygiene singe its inception, says that social hygiene means simply social happi- ness. That to it aims at procuring normal environment and upbringing ter every individual in the community, It implies good recreation and the de -1 v:elopment ofettle talents of the child, also good home oanditions, and the or- ganization of all methods which will. provide the fullest opportunity for each person,, 'fLi3 can only be achieved, -says. Dr. Bates, by the co- operation of the state, the community and the Individual, and we must not forget the necessity of thinking of both engenica and euthenics -heredity and enti:o.lment—in our endeavor. to improve the race. In her many talks all over Canada Por the promotion of social hygiene work, 1105. Pankhurst often mentioned what she considered its two aims. First, to secure for all children their three -fold birthright, physical, moral and social health; and second, to make a practical effort to apply the principle of Christianity to human life, and thereby wipe out the double standard of morality. "Educate, educate, educate!" said Dr. C. J. 0. I•Iastings, M.O.H. for To- ronto, In an emphatic speech on social hygiene work "But don't sit down while you do it. Keep right on battling with things as they are, while hoping for better ones in the future. Perhaps the best summing up of the complete meaning of social hygiene is given in a trenchant paragraph by Havelock Ellis, when he says that it may be said to be a development, and even a transformation, of what was formerly known as social reform. In that transformation it has undergone two fundamental changes. In the first place, it is no longer merely an attempt to deal with the conditions under which life is livel, seeking to treat bad conditions as they occur, without going to their source, but h- alms at prevention. It ceases to be simply a reforming of forms, and ap- proaches in a comprehensive manner not only the conditions of life, tut. life itself. In the second place, its method is no longer haphazard, but organized and systematic; being based on a grow- ing knowledge of those biological sciences which were scarcely in their in"faney When the era of social reform began. Thus social hygiene is at once more radical and more scientific than the old conception of social reform. It is the inevitable method by which at a certain stage civilization is compell- ed to continue its own course, and to preserve, perhaps to elevate, the race. Music From a Mirror. More than Iwo thousand years ago a barber discovesel that, in moving his mirror, air was forced through the tubes which were common in mirrors at that time.This his c A a use a curious musical sound to be emitted. So struck. was he by this peculiarity that he setl about making an instrument which was the foundation of the modern or- gan. After several experiments he made a water -flute, in which air was forced; by bellows through an inverted cone which led to flutes controlled by a key-; board, the pressure being kept ani-' form by water. After a thousand years a rival instru- ment made its appearance. This was of a siLnilar pattern, but, instead of water, weights regulated the pressure. In 951 an organ was erected at Win- chester. It had twenty-six bellows and ten pipes to each key. The two men who sat at the keyboard "blew; and sweated enormously:" Later, a firm of organ makers in Germany sac -1 ceedetl in erecting the first really big s instrument, Th printery stops did not differ very much from those of to -day, 1 although various novelties were intro.' deiced. Among the innovations were the nightingale and cilekoo store, while others represented cook -crowing and goat -bleating. Though these novelties have new fallen into dissuse, au organ with sac 61 these nightingale stops is still to be seen in Rome. It was not until the nine eentb eea- tiry that the problem of the regula- tion of air pressures was solvei by the introduction of the hydraulic blower, Remit by Dominion Express. Money Order. 1f lost or stolen'you get your money back. Cow and Its Calf. A postmannamed ncdF_u t5on N7. 'r055 - ing a meadow at 110110n, near Gennsby, when a cow -f it a owed- hire, le wing piteously, and occasionally run_-ing to the corner of the nleadlow. When Hutson followed the animal it led him to a dry well, thirty feet deep, into which its calf had fallen. The calf was eventually rescued uninjured. Before you look for the next' job be sure you are filling the one you ]save.' Minard's Liniment ,Relieves Pain. EASY TRICKS A Shadowgraph The 'ability to make shadow ^.rapbs, shadow pictures of famil- iar abjeets, by properly hoidiag the hands between a light and the wall is not difficult to acquire. The illustration shows bow easy it is. to make a shndowgraph of a swan. A little experiment is nee- essary to get the exact position of the fingersand the angle at which the hands must be held. The swan Should be made to move its neck 1n I manner as nearly nat- ural as the trickster can maange. (Olip, this out and. paste" it, with other of the series, to a scrapbook! EFFICIENCY IMPAIRED Why Many Men and Women Are Badly Handicapped. When you are so run down'in health that it impairs the efficiency of your work as well as your power to enjoy your leisure hours, or obtain rest, it is time you looked to the cause. If you do not, a serious breakdown is almost sure to result sooner or later. In near- ly all cases this condition, which doc- tors usually describe as general debility, is due to poor blood—blood that is deficient in red corpuscles, When the blood is thin and weak your whole system suffers, You lose ap- petite, have no energy, your nerves trouble you and you feel restless. What you need is help to build up your blend and you should begin at once to make your blood Asti and red by taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. You will soon notice the difference in your health by a better appetite and in- creased vigor. The reason is that the new bloat created by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills stimulates all the organs of the bodyto healthy activity, and so nourishment and the system gains strength. If you are weak or out of sorts begin gaining new strength to- day by taking Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, You can get these pills from your druggist or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Making Baby Beautiful. All babies are wonderful, and, to Its own motlast, ach baby is most beauhertifulat thing In ethe world. Ali the sante, there are moments when mothers in candid mood will admit, if only to themselves, small points in baby's "snake up" that might bavo been Improved upon. Unfortunately these minor imperfec- tions do not always disappear as the years roll by. Often tbey are aggra- vated byneglect andd wrong treatment.tment. And ao the lntelligent another might be well advised to consult a beauty n. specialist if there is any matter calling g for attention, for it is when baby is yaung and tiny that its: future good looks may be moulded --or marred. Very gently the noxa that is de- veloping on wrong lines may be press- ed into the line of beauty. Mothers are amazed how much can be done by Perfectly natural means to improve little noses. The same with the ears. Mothers and nurses are, of course, on their guard against the protruding ears that are caused by careless adjusting of bonnets and caps, but there are eases where ears do have a curious tendency to stick out, and much can be done by seeing that ears are fiat against the pillow whn baby lies on his side, and also by gently pressing back to the head. Eyes can be made clear and beauti- ful by keeping then immaculately Glean. Dust is very destrue tive of eye beauty, and so le the glare of the sun. Watch baby's mouth and see that the little lips are not allowed to fall into fretful lines. Manicure the nails of the hands and feet, and when the time comes for shoes ether than soft woollies see that the beautiful feet with which baby starts his career are not. made ugly by ill-fitting shoes, Hair can be given a soft wave by brushing gently over the fingers, and a h•eaithy constitution will ensure that greatest of beauty's gifts, a clear rose, and white, complexion. Forget the business outlook. Just be on the lookout for business: HUNTERS Don't neglect to take a bottle of Minard's in the woods. The univer- sal remedy for sprains, bruises and cute. BROCKV'I rLE'FIAR;MER SUFFERED.:`•` ,0 YEAR "Since taking Tanlac, 3 feel eo fit it sometimes seems like .a dream'' for there was hardly a day in 20 years that I did not suffer," is the striking statement of Geo. L. ("Les") Boath, 277, Perth St., Brockville, Ont., one, of the best known farmers' in Ontario; "Por 20 years, up to three years ago When I took Tanlac, I suffered from. rheumatHsnt in my arms, shoulders, back and hips, so bad at times I could not lift my arms to put my coat on. I i couldn't even write my name and I; "Les" Booth Finally "Got Re- lief Through Taking Tan - lac. just limped about like a cripple. Many a night it looked like, I would' not live to see daybreak, and once I was laid up six months unable to bit. a lick et work, "Money could not buy the good Tan.. lac has done me.' It ended every sign of rheumatism and built up my weight 16 pounds, and since then I have not had a rheumatic ache or pain, If any- body wants to know about Tanlac, just let them see Les Booth," Tanlac is for sale by all good drug. gists. Accept nosilbstitute. Over 40 million bottles sold, ' Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation. Listening. One merit of radio is that itis teach- ing milieus to listen who were not letter-perfect in that fine art before its coming. When there is that well- known "man with a message" or the musical artist of feeling and a aoul, the "radio fan ilstene with a coneen- tration that educates him to hear more than the sound that issues from the loud speaker to the silent group be- fore it. The habit of giving respectful attention to the inanimate instrument grows and is confirmed, so that we learn how to listen to other human beings--in.uding even the members of aur own families, junior or senior. For though we are social and grega- rious and commonly enjoy being com- municative, we are usually not so good at hearing others as we are at telling our own affairs and "thinking out loud" on the aeeumptfon that what is of such keen concern to ourselves ought to be interesting to others. What "every woman knows" is that it is no trouble to get a man to talk if she invites him to pour into her sym- pathetic ear his own shop talk or his personal ambition, Perhaps he would sooner croes the line between mere acquaintance and the inner reality of friendship if in hie turn he would be mute and give her a chance to spread' out the treasures of her mind on the; flattering assumption that she has ono,' or at least give voice to her own in-! dlviduality. A listener of the ideal type does e more than sit passively silent. You cannot tell from the static attitude d of certain persons whether they merely endure or whether they sensitively an - Prebend. Merely to be quiet while an- other speaks is not to listen. The true listener is a stimulating presence. Every platform speaker knows the difference between two sorts of audi•' ences, In one he finds a quickening 111��� ���ppp @� AND B reaction that incites his own mental iERLE AND processes. In the other he discerns only the stolid patience of those who seem to remain in their seats merely LSYS PAIN because it is less effort to stay than' to rise and depart. 1'ARN 05 DAILY SELLING OUR made -to -measure Breeches, Shirts, Mackinaws, Best sellers. Send for fine sample outfit. Royal Outfitting Co., 152 St. Lawrence St., Montreal. DERSONAL CHRISTMAS CARDS, "Imperial' Art." Best known selec. tion. Want men and women in every town to solicit orders in spare time. Representatives making $2 per hour up. Newest. designs. Lowest prices. Samples free. British Canadian, 122 Richmond West, Toronto. MONEY TO LOAN, FARM LOANS .MADE Mortgages purchased. Reynolds, 77 Victoria' St., Toronto. Economy. .. The conceited young man had talked about himself t111 the girl belt she could not endure it much longer, "It costs a great deal more than one would think to become a broad-minded and intelligent man of the world" he remarked, serenely. The girl savr her chance and took it. "I suppose so," she said, "and I don't blame you for saving your nlonoy!" Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism. Any yellow pup can scratch up a flower bed; but it takes a man to make a garden. He who aspires must perspire. 0 e Keeps EYES Clear, Bright and Beautiful Write Murine Co..ChicagmforEyeCareBook We applaud orators; we sometimes" elect them to political ofllce for no Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta better reason than that they talk glib- ble Compound a Dependable Help for Mothers ly. It is a relief now and then to come upon a statesman whose ha I fluence seems to be in an inverse to 1 his taciturnity, Women's Progress In Japan. Women are now taking part in poli-! tical meetings in Japan and not infre ,I ntl • deliver ad quo )addresses dos.s es from the'. although the platform,g Y do not yet have the ballot. Oysters cannot live in 0 s water Y con- taining less than thirty-seven parts of salt to every thousand of water. Say 6 Bayer'' Insist! For Pain Headache Neuralgia Rheumatism Lumbago Colds SalAccept only a a" - Bayer package which contains proven directions Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) of - Bayer Manufacture or Mona aeetic0eldeater or Sallcyhlcacid DON! B �;s n is i''. TRY THE WATCH ESTI Can You Hear? \` Place watch. to ear. then r away. .You Should. d ktv 1 v hear tick at 56 s prev. n Doec -. a roper is our % beta' recent o ringing P your proper hearing? r®pJ Y P P ea tn8? ` Y I LEONARD EAR OIL ; relieve. both Head N ' ea and Dca& i lilt neei.. Just rub It back of core and r nsert m eeatr IS, P , 51525 ,9 r Bela Everywhbre. Inter aftud doscrrptr. o folic: �,i sant upon regael:t. j'; A. 0. LEONARD Ina 7a -Skit Avo ,,Ir ........New York eee Port Greville, Nova $eotia.—"I took your medicine for a terrible pain in my side and for weakness and headaches. I seemed to bloat all over, too, oo and my feet and hands were the r wo st.X am the mother of four children t e and Y am nursing my baby—the bah —th efirst one of four I could nurse. I tookLydia1 L ydhB. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound aril before the g P baby's birth, so you can see how much it helped me. I cannot praise it too highly for what it has done for me. I took all kinds of medicine, but the Veg- etable Compound is the only one that has helped me for any length of time. 1 recommend it to anyone with troubles like mine and you may use my letter for as testimonial."-Mrs.R oBFfim MCCULLsy, Port Greville, Nova Scotia. Before and after child-birththe mother will find Lydia E. Pinlcham's Vegetable Compound a blessing. Many, many letters are received giv- ing the same sort, of experience as is Given in this letter. Not only is the mother benefited, but these good results pass on No harmfultothe dchild. srugare used in the preparation of this medicine -just roots and herbs—and it can be taken in safety by the nursing mother. 98 out of every 100 women reported benefit from its use in a recent canvass among women users of this medicine. 0 Cuticura Heals Itching Eczema. On Arms and Face " My trouble began with red blotches and itching and burning on my arms and feeo, and then eczema broke out: with a rash. My face was disfigured and my clothing aggravated the breaking out on my arms. I could not put my hands in water, nei- ther 'could I, do my regular work. At night :lost my rot on account of the irritation.. " The trouble lasted about, a month. I began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and they helped me and after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment I was completely healed." .(Signed) Mrs, Leon Iiallock, 104 Atkins St., Bellows Falls, Vt. Use Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum for all toilet purposes 8 pie to b Fria by Mall. Addrba, Oc diae A 1mt: 00 a•0. 0 0 aoz 5015, rloatr al." Prl aonP ac, ae newtv''and&Ae: Toks,e 0a, ' 1 o' oar nary 4hnvieg StIck. ISSUE No. 37'-'24.