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PROVINCIAL 1H0.t1RD OF 1•i1?.Atir&t.
HOS„ OF US who attended a rural school thirty or more yeare ago
will, in driving through the older parts of the Prolnre, notice the
great improvement made in the ::rano! 1,ntl line: and surround-
Ings, compared with those of our boyhood day it, The writer cane
to mind the sehoolhouso ni' a prosperous community of the seven-
ties, 11 was a low, log budding, heated In wint,'r by an immense nse stove of the
"box" type situated near the front door. with a long double r:euge of pipes
badly jointed and subiec•l t0 smoking until the tiro was, well established,
no fire was usually lighted on a winter's morning by they first arrival. The
floor was of rough boards enplaned and unjoinred, many of tlio boards not
being nailed to the Joist which was tirade of logs reefing
V1flt COUNTRY upon the ground. Those were the days of slates and
IICUOOLIIOU1Jt pencils, and an ill -tate befell the dropping of a pencil
upon the door as it promptly disappeared through one of
the numerous large cracks between the boards. The noon -hour was the
occasion for a diligent search under the easily -raised flooring. The desks
reero huge arrangements along the walls, and the I;eats were benches devoid
Of banks, The blackboard was made of planets boards painted black, The
floors were usually given 0 scrub in the summer holidays. Their cleanliness
'¢"during the balance of the year depended upon the industry of Ole larger
school -girls, Dry sweeping was the rule, with a resulting layer of dust upon
(everything in the room. The out -houses, bad enough in the present day,
were usually devoid of doors and without any semblance of privacy, The
grounds were small, filled with stumps and rocks and without much facility
for play.
How =eh better are present-day conditions: The school buildings are
mostly of stone, wood, or brick, are well lighted, well heated, and equipped
with modern seats and desks, slate or plaster blackboards, and have clean,
;smooth hardwood Ileus, The number of children in each school, because of a
greater number of schools perhapa, are fewer and with better surroundings,
they should be healthier and happier. In the present day the grounds are
usually ample. Trees and flowers have been planted; In many places ex-
perimental beds of flowers and shrubs a found, The one condition
which has not improved as rapidly as it should is the toilet convenience.
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The Medical Officer of Health for the township should make it his
duty to visit the schools at frequent intervals to examine the toilets, see
that the well, the usual source of water -supply, is properly protected, that
the heating and ventilation are satisfactory, and
11111elDICAL INSPE('TOR that communicable diseases are excluded as much
OF SCHOOLS as possible. Every teacher should be alert to
notice signs of illness in the children, to see that
the hearing, the sight, or other defects in the child do not prevent the
proper development of any child or interfere with thc advance of the Inoue
capable. With the insight of experience the good teacher should learn to
mote the presence of vermin, itch, the early signs of measles, whooping
cough, diphtheria, mumps, etc., in the pupils, and, if the condition of any
child is suspicious, the Medical Officer of Health should be notified and the
'Mild excluded from school until the question is settled.
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A properly qualified nurse should be assigned to a group of schools to
dollow up cases recognized by Lhe teacher or Medical Officer of Health, the
latter of whom, for astral schools at least, must in the course of time be-
come the school medical inspector. The Medical Officer
MBE SCHOOL of Health in Ontario is the only officer common to the
NURSE township who can rationally carry on the work of medical
inspector of schools. With a nurse or two he can give
most efficient service to his township, Now that he is made a permanent
officer and with the prospect of an additional emolument for this service,
the can afford to devote some attention to it, without the fear that any
'action he may take or the fact that he may tread on some one's toes may
mean his dismissal. No other state or province h..s a better organization
for public health work than Ontario, and no other single state or province
in America has made greater strides in public health work during the last
decade. The improvement in the municipal health officer is most apparent
In th. meetings of the Ontario Health Officers' Association. The latest
meeting held ir: Toronto at the end of May last was in point of attendance,
class of paPers presented, and interest shown the best conference held in the
int five years.
WOOL WANTED
Bring your wool to the
Seaforth Oat:meal Mill
Warehouse where the high-
est Cash Price will be paid
fior same,
L. Flurschuetz Buyer
Walter Thomson & Son Ltd.
Steamer Greyhound
Annual Excursion
Goderich to Detroit
and return
GOING I0 at 9.3( a. m'oh JUNE 12
RETURN loge i Deroit JUNE 14
ROUND TRIP $2.00
;1.60 ONE WAY lncindiug baggage
The Only Boat trip from
Goeterich to Detroit this sea-
son.
t +U BLE ON ACCOUNT OF
NEW IMMIGRATION LAW Canad.
Ilene corning to Detroit for a temporary
stay are not required to pay a head tax
eir make a deposit Immigration officer
d steamer to pass oxetlrsionists
0AND St.) Mat tat Ytonttiy 0(401110 Juno 1l
0 p. 10, 82 cents
lute Star Line DMich, T
Manley
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Sherbert are sympthasing with theta in
the loss of their Baby Girl at the ago
of 17 months. The funeral took place
Jest Thursday.
Seeding has been completed and the
weary farmers are awaiting a good
harvest which we pray to the Great
Creator of the Universe that in his
bounty he may beetow upon us the
fruits of the earth
A large crowd from here attended
the Victory Concert and voted it a
grand suceese
Also a number took in the Dublin
dance last Friday night
Miss Mulcahy and Mies Whalen our
Teachers spent Sunday at their home
in Blyth
We ere pleased to learn that Mr J
O'Hare fe improving from his late ill-
ness
McKillop
The last monthly meeting of Bethel
Ladies Aid was held at the home of
Mrs Teeming sr, A very pleasant and
profitadle time was spent at this beau-
tiful home.
The cold north winds continue but
we hope for a change to warmer weather
soon,
Many cattle have been turued out on
the grass which is still very short.
Mrs John Dundee in on a pleasant
visit with relatives to Toronto
LetaE Sabbath termed Mother's Day
was duly observed in the ahurohos in
Walton circuit.
A number of farmers have had the
misfortune to lose cows wbioh became
paralysed. There appears to be no
eemdy for thin.
The Quarterly business board of
Walton Circuit met ou Monday last the
finances were found to be in a healthy
condition, Thomas Looming Jr was
appointed delegate to the district m net
ing at Varna and 3 3 Irvine was re.
appointed Recording Steward this
being hie iitb year previous to that the
late Wm Pollard h)T d asacted
aRecord
ecided
ing Steward 15 Y
to hold a Circuit Picnic about Dominou
Day &bunt which announcement will b
Tki S1 AFORTI-I NEWS
nettle later.
A memorial eorviro will be held in
Bethel Methodist Church next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock We dosir, to
show our last 14+epuets 100 flee late Pte
George Ornueton who was 1)1110(1 in the
battle of Viiny Ridge on April 70th
Rev F M Oraik will preach the saruian,
Let all the Mende show their esteem
life enorificod in such a groat and noble
task for king and country.
Are fou Bending your children to
Bethel Senility School this summer?
There is an efficient staff of teachers
ready to instruct the children. Dip -
aunts and prises are offered by the
trustees of the °hutch,
Mr C Boyd of Merr•iokville is visiting
his brother rho is seriously ill,
Officials of Walton Methodist Cir•
cult completed the work of another -
Conference year lett Monday, A
excellent report was given in each d
pertinent of work,
It is usually safe to say that when a
child is pale, sickly peevish antl.restlees
the cause is worms, These parasites
range the stomach and intestines, caus-
ing serious disorders of the digestion
and preventing the infant from deriving
snetenanue from fond, Miller's Worm
Powders, py deetorying the worms, cor-
rects these faults of the digestion and
s irre to restore the organs to healthy
action.
Town of Seaforth
Tax Sale
Notice is hereby given that the ad-
journed sale of lauds for arrears of tax
es iu the Town of Seaforth will be held
in the Council Chamber, Town Hall Sea
forth on Friday the Sth.day of June at
et 3 o'clock P.M.when the following
lands will be sold by public auction un-
less the arrears of taxes and coats are
seiner paid.
N, Lot 24 Main St O Sperling Sy.
Mrs H Martin Estate owner 1.10 acre
Taxes $80.55 Oosts $2.90 Total $83 45
Lot 51 Louisa St F G Sperling Sy.
ails Donovan Estate owner, 1.5 acre
00$41) 36, costs $2.27, Total $oi 63
Treasurer's Office, Seaforth.
Msy i 1t1t, 1917
.1 A Wilson, Treaurer
Eottg before UTE resent war the
e:C. suffered from a libellous mia-
retatton of its initials, but now
ether regimsmta are In a similar plight.
lilt LM. is interpreted by some to
la"Bossily not a sailor," and the
"Ally Movies fieerairif
FEAR CAUSES DISEASE
Lets Down Drawbridge Por Enemy
to Eenter Body
An eminent medical authority once
cane the statement that a greatdeal
of contagion le due largely to nervous
apprehension and fear. Terror causes
radical changes in the secretions and
nerve cells, and while the possibility
is not the direct cause of disease, it
certainly is sufficient to put the per-
son in the proper condition to be
attacked by the prevailing malady. It
is a well understood fact that exces-
sive anger infuses a toxic element into
the secretions. Fear destroys the re-
sistive capability, and, as it were,
lets down the drawbridge and makes
way for the enemy. In seasons of
epidemic, therefore, it Is necessary to
cultivate tranquility and cheerfulness,
to learn not to fear, and to surround
oneself with an atmosphere of per-
sonal, mental, and physical deflauoe of
dangers.
Cost of Carrying Water
'Twenty-five gallons of water 1s the
average daily house use on most
farms. It should be 150 gallons. To
carry twenty-five gallons means at
least five trips, and 1f those tripe are
up a hill twelve feet high, 'and is
often the case, a 160 -pound man does
as much work in carrying his body
up the Bill for twenty-five days as is
required to dig and wall a well four
feet in diameter and twelve feet deep.
Most wells are about fifty feet deep;
then in four months' time a man has
done sufficient work in carrying water
up a twelve foot hill to dig a well
and wall it right at his back porch,
and in ten years he has wasted thirty
Wells and still has no well.
BIg Professional Fess
When Sir Rufus Isaacs was et the
Bar 1t is said his income reached
about $150,000 a year. A leader of the
Parliamentary Bar has topped that
sum. Law and medicine offer big
prizes to the few. It would be in-
teresting to know which profession
holds the record. Probably the larg-
est fee ever given to a medical mail
wag that given to Baron Mondale in
1709 for Inoculating Catherine II. of
Russia and her favorite Potemkin
for the smallpox. It was $000000 in
cash and an annuity of 82,500 a year
for life, the title of "Baron" being
thrown in.
If a tool or Implement is worth
borrowing, it is worth taking home in
'list ae good condition as it wee when
It was borrowed.
SIR ROBERT BORDEN
Premier of Canada who arrived home this week after
taking part in the most important conference ever held in
England.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE !
To the Boys and Girls of the Town of Seaforth, fourteen
years of age and under, the Seaforth Food Production Soc-
iety will offer very handsome prizes for the best kept Veget-
able Gardens for the summer of 1927. The garden must be
not less than 25o square feet, and any kind •of vegetables
maybe grown therein. Points will be counted and the
prizes will be awarded for neatness, quantity and quality.
Entrres for this contest must be must be received on
fore thc First Day of June 1917.
Seaforth Rood production Society
W M. HARTY, Chairman
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This, our new serial story, is ane of the very best written on
the present war. The first instalment will appear in an early
issue. You'll like Tommy; it is a strong, soul -stirring tale of the
great world war that everyone in the family will enjoy. The hero
is a Lancastershire bad. He didn't want to go to war—not at first,
"Let 'em as wants to fight the Germans fight 'em" said Tommy.
Then one day he heard the cry of suffering Belgium; he heard
the call of his own motherland—he gave up the best Job he ever
had and enlisted. He went to France; he fought a good fight_
against himself as well as the enemy; he won the D.C.M. and--
the..best girl in the world. A splendid story splendidly bald.
Watch for the first instalment.
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Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cara and Colonist Coaches
For Tickets, Reservations, Literature and Information, apply to
CHAS, A. ABERHART, DRUGGIST, SEAFORTH.
Or write R. L. Falrbatrn, Q.P.A., 68 King 81. E., Toronto,
Thursday May 17
We,ve the sort of Shoes that possess an indescrib-
able, style, a sornethino that is not seen iii ?Just Shoes'?
Call it style or what you may—it's there and you'll
notice it tt e moment you try On a pair of our Splendid
Spring Shoes?
But you pay no more here for Shoes than you clo
elsewhere—and often not so much.
SPECIAL VALUES
Our Men's Shoes at $3.50 to 7.00
Our Women's Shoes at 3.00 to 8.00
Our Boys' Shoes at 3.00 to 4.50
Our Misses Shoes at 2.50 to 4.00
We're bubbling all over with New Spring Footwear!
There are many choice models of both High and Low
Cut Shoes. The new English model Shoes for Men—
the new Military, lade or button Boots for Women—
the New Cloth Top Oxfords, Colonials, &c. , &c. Oh
well—you must come to see, as we've reached the
bottom of our space,
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"The Home of Good Shoes'
Phone 5I
Seaforth
Gentleman Listen
Have 7011 everetnpp et 10 thin), ti 11r 117 flirt, }n It ,1;ic. v1,
you buy ashave for 10o ut the Commerical Bather Shop C4 the
We Mention a Few
a) First class qualified barbers which means three years spptentiship.
b> -A sterlized towel clean with every shave.
(e) The beet shaving shop on the market.
(d) Razors properly disinfected before each shave.
(e) Sterlizod water hot day and night,
(1) The best toilet lotions sold for barbers use.
(g) Combe and brushes scrupulously clean.
h) Ten to twenty minutes eomfortaole -est is worth the porch ore price
i] And aclean face to face your wife, your family and the world.
We also guarantee courteous treatment & absolutely ea nitery con ciitici e.
The chop that is always up-to-date.
Commercial Barber Shop Gtith
W. ROBINSON Prop.
N. Cluff & Sons
For
BUILDING MATERIAL.
Lumber in greatvariety snitable
for all building purposes
including Spruce Lumber
for
Hay Racks, Geavel Boxes &
Farm Gates.
Red eedar Shingles
xxxxx XXX xx
Muskoka Cedar Fence Posts
8 ft. and 9 ft.
FIBRE BOARD --BEAVER BOARD
Substantial Wall Boards for Waft,
Paper or Paint finish. Will not
crack or fall off.
N. eLUFF &SONS
SEAFORTH