The Seaforth News, 1930-08-14, Page 7v
Sunday School
Lesson
August 10. Lesson -VI—Hannah (A
Godly Mother) -1 Samuel 1: 9.18,
2428; 2:19. Golden Text—Me son,
hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the law of thy
mother,—Proverbs 1. 8.
ANALYSIS
I. A CHILD OF PRAYER, 1: 1-28.
lI. A SONG OF THANKSGIVING, 2: 1-10.
III. GIVEN To GOD, 2: 11,18, 19;. 3:
INTRODUCTION—In the story of Ilan -
neje we find ourselves still in the per-
<. of the Judges. The story takes
ns away from the conflicts of those
days from wars, and courts, and
armies, to the simple and sincere piety.
of a country home. Like the story of
Naomi and Ruth it takes us among
the common folk of Israel, and then
item the home in Ramah to the temple
at Shiloh. We .may very well believe
that there were many such homes in
Israel, and that from them came very
much of what was best in the life and
in the thoughts of that remarkable
people to whom the world ewes so
much. We are reminded again, as we
read, of the infinite possibilities for
good which are bound up in the rela-
tions which exist between a good mo-
ther and a child. Samuel, the child of
Hannah's prayer, educated to the
priesthood, called to be a prophet,
chosen as judge by the people, witness-
ing to a pure life by his Nazirite vow,
finally maker and counselor of kings,
stands forth in Bible history as one
of its purest and noblest men—reck-
oned by the Jews in later eges as first
of the great prophets whose inspired
teaching still stirsthe hearts of hien.
1. A OHILU OP PRAYER, 1: 1-28.
Moffatt translates v. 3„as, follows:
"No more of your proud vaunts'
No mouthing of your taunts!
For the Eternal is a 'God who knows
it all, I •
And what men do he judges.” -
The close parallel ,.f Luke 1 46-53
to this song should be noticed. There
in the Magnifeat Mary pours out her
soul in thankfulness in language which
is retniniscent of the words of Hannah.
III. GIVEN TO GOD, 2: 11, 18, 19; 3:'
148,
In the service of the temple, under•
the care and instruction of the old.
priest Ell, the.child did Minister unto
the Lord. There girded with a linen
ephod, the priestly garment, and
happy in receiving from his careful
mother a little robe when she came
once a year to the festival, he grew in
years and knowledge until the time
came for his call to a larger and much
more difficult task, to be a prophet of
the Lord, The story of chap. 8. is well
known, Samuel lying down to sleep
in the temple where the lamp was still
burning and where the ark of God
was, heard what he thought must be
the voice oe Eli pall' g him and ran
to wait upon him. Mut Eli had not
called him. Three times this was re-
peated, and the old man knew then
that it was no ordinary voice that dis-
turbed the sleep of his favorite pupil.
The place called Ramathaim-.zophitn,
or Remelt of the Zuphites, was some
distance north of Jerusalem in the
Ephraimite country. Here was the
home of Elkanah and his two wives,
the childless I'Iannah and her rival,
Peninnah, who provoked Ler* sore for
to snake her fret. The national sane-
tuary where Eli and his sons minister.
c' as priests was at Shiloh, and thi-
ther this family went once a year to
/worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord.
of hosts.
The custom at such annual festivals
was for an ox .r a sheep to be slain,
fat portions of the nkat to be burned
with iragrant epic : upo.r the altar, a
portion given to the priest, and the
remainder of the neat served in a
sacrificial meal at which the family
and their guests would be present. On
these occasions Hannah offered special
and very earnest 'mayors for the gift
of a son, promising to consecente hie•
to the service of the Lord. The vow
referred to in verse 11 was that of
ktho Nazirite described in Numbers,
chap.' 6. It was taken sometimes for
life, sometimes for a definite shorter
period, and seems to have bean intend-
ed as a protest a'ainst drunkenness
and other evil practices associated
with the Canaanite altersnndfrequent•
I imitated at the altars of Jehovah.
In the cases of Samson and Samuel
the vow was taken be the parents for
the child, and was regarded as binding
for life.
Hannah's earnestness of prayer was
misunderstood by the priest Eli, but
When she told him of her trouble of
mind and great desire, he gave her his
blessing. In fulfilment of her vow she
took t1 .1 child to the temple while he
was still very young and left him
there in the care oe Eli to be granted
to the Lord. It is remarkable that he
was accepted and trained as an attend -
.ant at the temple, and later became n
priest, though not a member of the
tribe of Levi. The law which restrict-
ed the temple ministry to Levites may
have been of later origin, or perhaps
not yet strictly enforced.
II. A SONG OF THANKSGIVING, 2: 1-10.
Some doulit haebeen expressed as to
whether or not this song could have
been composed by Hannah. But with
the exception 'of the reference to a
king in v. 10 there is nothing in it
that she might not have said. It must
bo remembered that the language is
that of poetry. By her enemies she
may mean her rival whom she exhorts
to talk no more so exceedingly proud-
ly, and in v. 5 she may, in the most
general way, be dwelling upon her own
experience, The song was ascribed to
Hannah by the editors of the books
of Samuel, and represents the faith of
en early writer.
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It's an exclusive type of slenderiz-
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It is lovely in black and white chif-
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hyacinth blue chiffon, lime green coin.
dotted crepe silk and aquamarine blue
crepe de chine.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS
Careful Diet Means
"Good-bye" to Fat
By MARIE ANN BEST
Article No, 2
"What Is My Normal Weight?"
We often.. hear It said: "They say
I should : only weigh 135 pounds ac-
cording to my height, but I know I
would not be well if I were as, thin
as that.. It seems to t e my nature
to be stout 'or why should everything
turn to fat? 1 don't eat any more than
Blender cousin Mary, not as much,
and yet look at me,"
While that may all be very true,
be very sure you do not say that to
yourself for too long a:time, and shut
your eyes to the steadily increasing
layers of fat that creep round and
round your body so slyly. You may
be shocked 'come day when you aro
complacently walking through some
large building where people gather.
Every one else around imay : look as,
though they came out of a fashion
plate with their slim silhouettes which
mattes you unconsciously think you
also appear as they, until you sud-
denly find yorsele standing in front
of a long mirror that shows' every'
line and curve to its fullest extent.
'Oh lak'a mercy on us! this none of
I.
But it is "nte," and :-iter a few in-
ward debatings you may right there
and then decide to diet and starve
Yourself. Yoe may even resolve not
to eat any dinner to -night, but what
about the next morning? Resolves
and wishes fly to the winds when the
appetite is doubly strong from ,the
fasting. 'rhe bacon is frying In the
pan sending up delicious odors, the
coffee smelts so good and you visual-
ize it made golden with much cream
and sugar. The toast too will be
buttered thickly with this sweet, yel-
low delicacy and since you did not
eat dinner you certainly intend to
make up for it now. They are all
too tempting and you capitulate.
After breakfast it is true one has
memories of a good meal, but remorse-
fully yon know you might have eaten
less, only bow are you going to do
it? And you say to yourenitt "There
is no use talking, I Rist can't do with-
out alt these good things,"
This' is why one is apt to give up
after such experiences. It would be
easierto be more litre the tortoise
in the age-old fable, "Slow and steady
wins the race." But liow can we re-
duce if eve do not know bow to go
about it?
Nearly everyone knows what he or
she should weigh. If you do not
know ask your family doctor's advice
IIe knows your physical condition,.
Your hereditary traits, your build, and
will give you a much better idea of
normal weight than by following a
certain ilxed rule. When you have
decided on your normal weight then
keep it in mind and work for it,
Keep on with your general rules.
work out menus of your own from
them and have the satisfaction of
knowing that you are getting started.
Successful reducing is a matter of,
months, not days or weeks.
(Suggested Reducing Menus General)
On arising drink two glasses of
cold water, exercise for ten minutes,
bathe and dress. Then try a very
slim breakfast to -day.
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving ,number and size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
Breakfast
1 Slice very dry toast, latter ?i tea-
spoon. Coffee clear or 1 orange.
(This may not look like very much
breakfast, but eat it slowly then get
interested in something else immedi-
ately. You'll soon forget it and will
start feeling slimmer already.)
Lunch
1 cup cooked spinach on 1 slice
toast spread with very little butter.
Place poached egg on OD.
or..
1/3 cup canned salmon on % head
of lettuce, one table spoon mineral oil
dressing, 1 large or 2 small chocolate
creams and tea. °
Flying High!
WOMAN CONTINUES TO
Ruth Alexander, Kansas farm girl, recently set new world's record for
women at San Diego, Calif., when she drove her, plane to 26,000 -foot altitude.
MAKE
H
ER
MARK
IN
AVIATION
Dinner
1 cup consomme (no fat),
Lean fish, baked Halibut or Cod, 6
oz. (If fish is fried only 4 oz.) or
Roast chicken, 4 oz. and one table-
spoon gravy.
1 Medium potato or 1 slice of bread
and scant butter.
1 Large dish tomatoes or 1 large
raw tomato.
Cabbage and celery salad with a lit-
tle dressing:
Raspberry shortcake made with bis-
cuit.
Tea or coffee.
On retiring at night—one small
glass of skim milk or one cra:ker.
Uncooked Non-fattening Mineral
Oil Salad Dressing
- Mineral oil makes a very good sub-
stitute for Olive or other vegetables
oils andbesides being non-fattening
is very healthful and healing, acting
•
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup vinegar
2 eggs.
1 teaspoon mustard.
14 cup mineral oil
Salt.
Method—Put vinegar in a quart
sealer, add condensed milk, smooth
the mustard with a little vinegar and
add to the mixture. Slightly beat
eggs and add the eggs and the all
and salt—seal the Jar tight and shake
until well mixed. Keep in a cool
place. Add lens's juice if desired or
whipped Dream when using. (This
dressing will keep well and is a very
good standby.)
Another very good variation for a
salad if a change is desired is to
take out the required amount of
dressing, add a grated onion r•r minc-
ed chives, I dessertspoon, minced:
green popper and 1,4 cup chili sauce.
Next Week—"Why Should 1 Gain"
(Por Those Underweight.)
Bunko: "Do you really want to buy
a'goltl brick?"
Palmer: "If I Id» git one reason-
able, The summer boarders were dis-
appointed because I didn't have one
last year. I don't want to make an-
other mistake this time." '
To bathe immediately atter a meal is
to invite trouble; before breakfast is:
good for the vigorous and robust, brit
it gives no opportunity for leisurely
sun baths:
To prevent feeling cold dash boldly
into the water, or plunge in. Wading
out slowly is an unnerving business.
If you begin to get chilly after having
been .,in the water some time, it is
proof that your bathe has already been
too long. Always leave the water
whilst stiil warm.
Yoar body is more buoyant in salt
water than in fresh, so if you are by
the sea learn to swim while the op-
portunity 11
pportunity11 so good: I
Success in early swimming depends
largely on confidence, and confidence'
will be developed 1f you romp and
splash and so feel at home in the'
water.
Floating is useful in emergencies.
Almost anyone can float in the sea
bye
dying quietly face upwards, with armA
and legs spread out. Currents aud
tides, however, sometimes drift an in-
cautious floater into deep water, or
some other danger—so be careful.
The outward swim is easier than tl
return. Make allowance, therefore, for
fatigue when swimming from t
shore, Be` familiar with possible cu
rents or changes of tide.
In teaching children, never�,A•ight
them. If they get fond of title war
by playing freely in it for some time,
they will matte much better headway
when swimming begins: The stupid
old notion that by tossing a boy into
deep water he will somehow learn to
get ashore has long been discredited—
if you threw him into a pit with a
rifle and a tiger you would not expect
him to learn to shoot
An accident may happen at any time
to somebather near 1011, so always be
prepared to render assistance.
Salt water is unpleasant when al -1
lowed to dry in the hair. If fresh water
is available, have a thermal) rinse in
it after your bathe.
Cramp is not dangerous if you keep.
calm. Come out of the water immedi-
ately should you be attacked Mass-
_
age the affected part vigorously and
the cramp will soon go-
Bathing alone is dangerous, even if
youare a good swimmer, Be sure that
help is near if any emergency :should
arise.
Fussy-
, frilly costumes are never in -1
tended for anything but beach wear.{
The real swimmer Inc always a neat, l
close -fitting garment — which Tooke
equally well wet or dry, and allows
perfect freedom of movement.
It is unsafe to clamber into a beat
over the side. The eight place is the
stern—but se that you do not injure
yourself on the rudder or rudder -hook.
Swimming is the healthiest of exer-
ckses, for it brings ,supple develop-
ment to every part without undue
strain on the heart, and it cleanses the
skin at the same time. Also, .the swim-
mer benefits considerably by the ex-
posure of his body to light and air.
"I must have made a hit at the party
last night. Everybody seemed to be
talking about me."
"They talked still more about you
after you left."
Teacher—"Now, Bertie, wbat do you
think a land flowing with milk and
hooey would be lilts?' Boy—"Sticky."
Iitty-'_And did you let him kiss
you?" Betty—"Let him?? I had to
belp him."
Mrs. Gabbit—e Well, -what did the
doctor say?' Mr. Gabbibt—"Told me
I needed a rest, and that I must keep
away from work for a month: "Ridic-
ulous!" "I know, I told him that was
the only rest I had!"
BUD
FISHER'
Nurses Mix Babies
Mother's Frantic
Solomon himself would have been
hard put to it to find an equitable
solution of the quandary in which
two married couples in Chicago re-
cently found themselves. Two wo-
men gave birth at the same time to
babies, and the nurses got the identi-
fication labels mixed up, so that now
nobody knows which baby is which.
The uncertainty seems to have upset
the mothers to a far greater degree
than it has affected the fathe'•s. All
sorts ot scientific tests hare been
family likeness will enable them,
they declare, to make certain identi-
fication. In case they should then
fiord that a mistake was actually made
and tbat each has got the wrong
child, they will exchange children,
and all will be well, they believe.
But will it? -The methods of up-
bringing vary in every individual
household. A child brought up for a
few years in one (tome may find that
to be suddenly transferred to another
means all the difference in the world
between happiness and a vague dis-
comfort not to be translated into
words. Moreover, surely dining the•
intervening years the respective
mothers will have grown so fond of
the children they are individually
bringing up that they will not want
to make any .change, 110 matter what
sort of family likeness develops. This
matter of mixing baby identification
tags is getting serious. Some other
method must be adopted.A rubber
stamp, with the name and the doc-
tor's signature affixed, would perhaps
held a whole lot,—so long as the
wrong baby was not stamped.
Warnings to Bathers Scientists Visi n
,:t�
The best times iter p. jig are just W rlgless
before noon and two hours after lunch. 1 —
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Canadian Mounties
Back From London
Ottawa.—After distinguishing them-
selves by their demonstration of horse-
manship at Olympia in London the de-
tachment of 225 members of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police arrived back
in Ottawa rely 19th,. They were met
ley a delegation from local headquar-
ters and escorted to their baneacks at
Rockliffe.
The group, which was tinder the 111
rection of Inspector T. Dann, eves dis-
banded within a few days and return-
ed to their home divisions.
When using dripping for sakes, add.
the juice of a lemon. This -will im-
prove the flavor and take away the
fatty taste that calces made with drip-
ping sometimes have.
A: "Why, in the office they call nue
the 'Busy Needle,' because I always
get through the, work in hand." B:
"Yes, I know you do; but not until
you've had a good hard push."—
Answers.
You Can't Blame a Guy For Picking Up a Piece of Change.
rld
To abolish Adamee curse, all that
selence needs is a method to obtain
40,000,006 degrees of heat ceutigralie.
And it isn't as preposterous as it
sounds, for a mild warmth of 1,100,-
000
,100,000 degrees has already been gener-
ated by laboratory means.
Given the extra. 39,000,000 degrees,
and mankind may hope to defy the
factory, whistle, for ;the labor of mil-
lions of men may conceivably Ile
done' with the subatomic energy' now
latent, in "aopteacupful of fuel."
Such are some of the practical vi -
0 101) 9
i-0101)9 with which the World Power
Conference in Berlin was spellbound
the other day by Prof. Sir Arthur
Stanley Eddington, "foremost living'
astroplrpsiclst," and professor hof as,
tronomy' at Cambridge Univeisi y
"There is enough energy in a d DIT.
of water,' he told the conference, "to
furnish 200 horse-p".wer for a year."
But the poor eld universe ,self et
probably dyne. according to ':he .same'
authority, In fact. it .is beea'tse of
the general c0smlc .break.dotn or
break-up, that the 02 n ; i'
VOlre. of power are ew:,i-ill'" re -
if sri4n'e can only nn *1•c E
key.
1'l:y t'i:t key uth
to lurk in a tempe i°e ..t 4 110
000 dear'es is explained in a eepe
righted Perlin dispatch in the Newt
York Evening Post. Sir Artier .11'
quoted thus:
"We needn't travel far to find tlif,e
paradise of power; the energy of
which am speaking exists ahunda
antsy in everything we 'see and wte
handle. Only it is so securely ler?: -
ed away that for all the good it does
se, it as well be in the remotes
star—unless we can find the key The
cupboard ds locked, but wa ai A
resietibly drawn to peep through the
keyhole: like boys alio know where
the jam is.
"Le- rs now 'consider whether as-
tronomy has anything to say concern-
ing the conditions of the release of
subatomic energy.
-The answer is that if yon want to
trip any really large supply of sub-
atomic ,-nergY. you must heat matter
to a temperature ot 413-000,0te de-
cl ra :. • ontigrade."
Sir Arthur acknowledged that the
r -o pert is not very bright for com-
mercial development of subatomic
ene:•gy, and remarked that if a lab
orsrory attempt were made to beat
matter to 40,000,000 degrees, he
would take care "not to be too near
the laboratory when the experiment
ie
\Vby 40,000,000 degrees? Well, the
Beare is approximate, It appears, and
symbolizes a sort of cosmic boiling
point, "at which matter seems to
yield its energy prolificaIly," in the
words of Sir Arthur, as quoted by a
New York Times correspondent. The
true figure may be nearer 30.000,000
degrees. It is supposed to tally with
the internal temperature of the sun
and stars, where energy is being gen-
erated at a great rate.
Eddington's contribution to the
conference was second in interest
only to that of Einstein, on whe.e
discoveries the British astronomer's
research is largely based. Concern-
ing the constant annihilation of mat-
ter. The Times quotes Eddiecti,n as
saving:
-The possibility, or per•li pe peob-
ability, that the universe is slowly dis-
solving into radiation raises the ques-
tion of whether there is any counter
process. May not the radiation
traversing the world somehow col-
lett and form itself anew into pro°'0q
and electrons? On this point yonmay guess what yon wit;: i have 110
light :o throw.
'But don't forget that. although
we mi^ht provide in this way 1 ,or the
renewing of matter that has Ole;
solved away. and for the remwing ".
stars that have died out, there Ls i
inexorable running -clown of the '-
verse
verse as energy is dei.rathd 1 0111 • '1
organized into a mere to -anis- 1
form.
"Subatomic 00er01 may r ,gild i` e
life of The universe from niilli0ns 'D
billions of years; other possibili' is
of rejuvenation may extend it f : n1
billions to trillions. Bnt unless we
can circumvent the second lea. -f
thermodynamics—which is as 1i;:;l• as'
to say that unless we can make 'hue
run backward—tine universe mus: ulii-
mately reach a state. of inete en
changelessness: •
Fiction Comes to Life
Among the many- pageants whiah
are being held in England this sum-
mer, 010 of the most interesting is
being staged at Selworthy, an Ex-
moor
xmoor village near minehead
Most of the pageants take incidents
in bistery but this one goes to fiction
for its inspiration The players in it
are reliving a number of scenes from
the famous novel "Lorna Doone,"
whose scene is laid on Exmoor.
The pageant is to be staged on
Selworthy s oil-woild village green,
and many of those takhig part in it
will be descendants of men who might
have fought with the Donee, the out-
laws who play so big a part in the
'etory.
One of the episodes will ebe the
wedding scene and another the fight
In the bog between Jan. 101116 and
Carver Doone, The pageant will Con-
clude with an Exmoor harvest home.
—Answers.
"Woe Dawber'e plan to thrash the
editor carried out?" "No; but Dawbor
was."
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To abolish Adamee curse, all that
selence needs is a method to obtain
40,000,006 degrees of heat ceutigralie.
And it isn't as preposterous as it
sounds, for a mild warmth of 1,100,-
000
,100,000 degrees has already been gener-
ated by laboratory means.
Given the extra. 39,000,000 degrees,
and mankind may hope to defy the
factory, whistle, for ;the labor of mil-
lions of men may conceivably Ile
done' with the subatomic energy' now
latent, in "aopteacupful of fuel."
Such are some of the practical vi -
0 101) 9
i-0101)9 with which the World Power
Conference in Berlin was spellbound
the other day by Prof. Sir Arthur
Stanley Eddington, "foremost living'
astroplrpsiclst," and professor hof as,
tronomy' at Cambridge Univeisi y
"There is enough energy in a d DIT.
of water,' he told the conference, "to
furnish 200 horse-p".wer for a year."
But the poor eld universe ,self et
probably dyne. according to ':he .same'
authority, In fact. it .is beea'tse of
the general c0smlc .break.dotn or
break-up, that the 02 n ; i'
VOlre. of power are ew:,i-ill'" re -
if sri4n'e can only nn *1•c E
key.
1'l:y t'i:t key uth
to lurk in a tempe i°e ..t 4 110
000 dear'es is explained in a eepe
righted Perlin dispatch in the Newt
York Evening Post. Sir Artier .11'
quoted thus:
"We needn't travel far to find tlif,e
paradise of power; the energy of
which am speaking exists ahunda
antsy in everything we 'see and wte
handle. Only it is so securely ler?: -
ed away that for all the good it does
se, it as well be in the remotes
star—unless we can find the key The
cupboard ds locked, but wa ai A
resietibly drawn to peep through the
keyhole: like boys alio know where
the jam is.
"Le- rs now 'consider whether as-
tronomy has anything to say concern-
ing the conditions of the release of
subatomic energy.
-The answer is that if yon want to
trip any really large supply of sub-
atomic ,-nergY. you must heat matter
to a temperature ot 413-000,0te de-
cl ra :. • ontigrade."
Sir Arthur acknowledged that the
r -o pert is not very bright for com-
mercial development of subatomic
ene:•gy, and remarked that if a lab
orsrory attempt were made to beat
matter to 40,000,000 degrees, he
would take care "not to be too near
the laboratory when the experiment
ie
\Vby 40,000,000 degrees? Well, the
Beare is approximate, It appears, and
symbolizes a sort of cosmic boiling
point, "at which matter seems to
yield its energy prolificaIly," in the
words of Sir Arthur, as quoted by a
New York Times correspondent. The
true figure may be nearer 30.000,000
degrees. It is supposed to tally with
the internal temperature of the sun
and stars, where energy is being gen-
erated at a great rate.
Eddington's contribution to the
conference was second in interest
only to that of Einstein, on whe.e
discoveries the British astronomer's
research is largely based. Concern-
ing the constant annihilation of mat-
ter. The Times quotes Eddiecti,n as
saving:
-The possibility, or per•li pe peob-
ability, that the universe is slowly dis-
solving into radiation raises the ques-
tion of whether there is any counter
process. May not the radiation
traversing the world somehow col-
lett and form itself anew into pro°'0q
and electrons? On this point yonmay guess what yon wit;: i have 110
light :o throw.
'But don't forget that. although
we mi^ht provide in this way 1 ,or the
renewing of matter that has Ole;
solved away. and for the remwing ".
stars that have died out, there Ls i
inexorable running -clown of the '-
verse
verse as energy is dei.rathd 1 0111 • '1
organized into a mere to -anis- 1
form.
"Subatomic 00er01 may r ,gild i` e
life of The universe from niilli0ns 'D
billions of years; other possibili' is
of rejuvenation may extend it f : n1
billions to trillions. Bnt unless we
can circumvent the second lea. -f
thermodynamics—which is as 1i;:;l• as'
to say that unless we can make 'hue
run backward—tine universe mus: ulii-
mately reach a state. of inete en
changelessness: •
Fiction Comes to Life
Among the many- pageants whiah
are being held in England this sum-
mer, 010 of the most interesting is
being staged at Selworthy, an Ex-
moor
xmoor village near minehead
Most of the pageants take incidents
in bistery but this one goes to fiction
for its inspiration The players in it
are reliving a number of scenes from
the famous novel "Lorna Doone,"
whose scene is laid on Exmoor.
The pageant is to be staged on
Selworthy s oil-woild village green,
and many of those takhig part in it
will be descendants of men who might
have fought with the Donee, the out-
laws who play so big a part in the
'etory.
One of the episodes will ebe the
wedding scene and another the fight
In the bog between Jan. 101116 and
Carver Doone, The pageant will Con-
clude with an Exmoor harvest home.
—Answers.
"Woe Dawber'e plan to thrash the
editor carried out?" "No; but Dawbor
was."