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The Wingham Advance Times, 1935-12-26, Page 617177 WINGHAM AEiVANCE-TIMXS FIRST INSTALMENT A -whistle ;sounded across the ;har- bour, harbour, the signal for the Marenia to slip from her moorings, Its booming note spread- tumult through the mid - eaglet stillness and startled a flock of sea gulls into flight, Two snub-nosed tugs prodded the ship's sides and eas- ed her slowly into midstream, where she paused fora throbbing second, a dark monster riddled with ring's of gold. Along her decks, passengers leaned at the rails. The band played and the music drifted faintly back to those who stood at the end of the pier, waving good-bye to their friends who were starting. out on a wise around the world. Keith Macduff turned away from the rail and climbed to the boat deck, where he could breathe the iced night air without distraction. The Wool- worth Tower, oldand friendly, went shimmering past, as the Marenia cleared the tip. of Manhattan Island. Macduff breathed deeply and his chest swelled under his ulster. There was no one in New York that he would miss; that was one of the great advantages of going through life without ties. He had boasted to Hamish Ingles that he would sail around the worldand never speak to a soul. Ramish had laughed him to scorn, telling •him that there was nothing more difficult to clown than the over- tures to one'sfellow travellers on a xruise. As a solace, he had made him a list of the best cocktails of every port. A light breeze was ruffling the wa- ter's surface and Macduff looked back at the sparkling towers that were now: no more than a trail of phosphores- cence. New York was the place for work, he reflected, thinking of all the. pleasant things that a man could do when he lived by himself. He would miss his peaceful exist- ence in New Yorle, and his pleasant evenings with detective stores, un - ,der the battered lamp that Susannah -wanted removed in favour of some- thing she called a bridge stand. His thoughts ran back over his years in New York. Each one was locked in a dark chamber in his mind, and it was only at rare intervals, when something unusual was happening to him, that he switched on the lights; then things sprang to life like pic- knife. "Are we .near Quarantine?" she ask- ew.are of .his presence. "Ina .about..there, He moved res- oxalis vely yin :her direction, Clare th.zzu d her face towards him. It was wale .and oval in the half- light, maatki ,only by the full curve of heir digs. "I'm .so ;goad to be leaving New Y.orkr Her admission was as swift as the blaze .of :her eyes. Then she rent nbezeteleheraelf and was quench- ed. She turned to the rail again and forgot that there was anyone` else on the top deck. Diulk•moved quietly on his way, A. shiver' ran through her frame. • She was glad to be leaving New York, aa to be going around the world. It was ,an excellent thing to be getting away :from Hugh. Four months were too =any to have de- voted to hint. She looked back at the°trail of light that marked New York and could see him returning alone to his apartment. How had she ever cnnse to throw in her lot with his? It was so unlikely' a dusty scientist who had turned to writing and worldly living, after a aures on a screen_. Iacdui looked back towards New York. It was only a phantom of light on the water's edge now, but he knew that'. its tiers of stone and panes of glass aspired to the drifting clouds. For a brief flash he could see through - it all, as if the walls had collapsed before his eyes—bright rooms inhab- ited by people chattering about no- thing; men and women quarrelling, snaking love, reading and dancing; bands playing; radios spreading din; children making a noise. Such a race for huddling!They did not know what it was to spend an evening alone or to seek quiet with a book. Must have company, must make whoopee. Bah! He turned away. He saw a fur coat and a huge bunch of orchids curled against the rail. Clare Langford, lost in thought, watched his receding back for a mo- ment, then turned her attention to the sea. Dick ,Charlton, the chief of- ficer, came stalking along the deck and leaned against the railing, several yards away. His cap was tilted over a profile, as sharp as the blade' of a anxious folds, for she was :near -sight ed and had decided to avoid her glasses as much as ,pnssible.Some- where she had read ,that ,glasses were a hindrance to romance, .and'.nothing. must interfere with the lull ..enjoy- ment of her trip arowhd .the world. In a spasm :of anxiteer her :hand moved to her waist. She tool off her belt, undid her skirt, and ,furrble.d for the small chamois bag .that Hasttense, the seamstress, of Olaoasto Wisoan sin, had madefor her, al:angg wide her travel wardrobe. At last she had dug gates- way through tapes and buttons and :had reached the chamois bag. Twittering, she turned it upside down on the bed, having first made sure that the cabin door was locked. Before her lay five hundred dollars in crackling; bills! which Mr. Brown, the banker, had given her with a flourish, remarking that it was not every day that Ohon to had a citizen leaving for a trip around the world. Her ticket, which had cost two thousand was safe in her handbag, ready to be turned over to the purser tomorrow: It had .taken her twenty. ediewawasteeezegatweezensw He saw a fur -coated figure curled against the rail. lifetime in his laboratory. Her friends were continually telling her that his mind was gay and enterprising; they bad discovered that from his books. "Poor Hughl" she thought, as she leaned over the rail. "He looked so rnQurnfel as the boat moved out. What will he do with himself now?" But Hugh was less at a loss than she imagined. Soon after meeting Clare, one of his oldest friends had warned him that she was the wrong woman for him, and that he mast not neglect his workfor her. Clare was suddenly weary. Yes, she was glad to be getting away. There was no excitement for her in the ethereal beauty. "I think I shall turn in," she thought, looking aroundto see if anyone were in sight. "I won- der if I couldn't have my deck chair up here. It would be quiet, and more, romantic under the stars." The passengers were disappearing for the night, until only a sprinkling remained on deck, The Marenia was heading for the sea, and her four"iew- elled strings of lights were showing blanks above the water line, as one porthole after another went dark. In a minimum rate cabin on D deck Miss Alice Mudge bent with flutter- ing fingers over a straw suitcase ly- ing open on her narrow bed. Her black eyes gleamed from a nest of. • years of saving and scrimping to ac- cumulate twenty-five hundred dollars, though now it seemed like a day. By being very careful, Miss Mudge would see the world very sumptuously ou her surplus of $500. The boat was beginning to heave and Miss Mudge wondered if she should take her Seaoxyi, now, or wait until she felt ill. No, the directions said to take it before feeling ill. Had she been wise to have her hair bobb- ed before sailing, or was it frivolous and out of keeping w ih her years earsand occupation? It was too late to worry about it now. Besides, she rather lik- ed it, and ,whatever happened, she was going to be utterly frivolous for the next five months. No one could stop her. Her cabin was comfortable enough although her bunk seemed perched at a great height. She lay on her back and at last she turned out her lights and murmured a little prayer, She was so thankful to Providence for letting her go roundthe world at last. With the words slipping over her lips, she fell asleep, lulled by the pound- ing of the engines. The Marenia began to creak and roll in answer to the sea. Sandy Hook was left behind and the pilot hacl talcen off. Captain Mark Baring, standing on the bridge and straining NAVAL CONFERENCE HELD IN LONDON I''lrc: naval conference now being: held in London is deadlocked by Jap - Stand that she sh,7ttid be given a navy equal to the T.lnitact States, In the above photograph is shown a gen. eral view of the conference which .le lli,, 'eyes into the darkness that .lav' ahead, was the least cheerful person WI board. He saw five hard months' ahead of hint, care and responsibility, strange harbours and, the monotony that drove crew and passengers to erratic behaviour. A panorama of faces swept before him—middle-aged women starved for romance, travellers who had been ev- erywhere and who made him :a target for their ill-assorted knowledge, wo- men who talked too much, women who laughed too much, and above • all, women who drank too much. He lived in a world of his own and escaped when he could front the ship's festivities, but the cocktail par- ties, the teas and dinners, were a ne- cessary part of ship routine that he could not avoid. Only his intimates knew that he played a muted violin in his own quarters, and thatthere were times when he wrote, verse. ,None of the crew suspected that the quiet;: hard titan who skippered the ship was an .artist at heart. They thought he was made of ice—hard to chip, slow to melt, but a capital seaman. The Marenia creaked a slow refrain from bow to stern. His heart rose suddenly to the tune of the sea. Here, at least, was something that fitted his mood—master of his boat, sailing the seven seas! ' * * •>* The Marenia was three days out and her passengers were settling down to the routine of life at sea. The unwary were rushing heedlessly into friendships which they were soon to regret. Clare had scarcely Left the to deck since sailing. She sunned herself till her skin had the warmth of a pome- granate. The flame of the dying day flickered in her half -veiled eyes as Dick studied her attentively. "It's an odd thing about sunsets," he was saying, "one can never re- member them. They're marvellous for fifteen minutes, and you think that all your life you will hold their beau- ty, but try to summon up the picture the next day! It's gone." He was staring at the sky, and she thought with impatience that he was lost to her—a missionary like Hugh, the most tiresome kind of man. They were always floating off in their men- tal airships when one most wanted :heir companionship. "How often have you been around the world?" she pursued. Dick looked at her suddenly and his thoughts receded like fading pic- tures, in the presence of this dazzling creature with skin like honey, This is niy seventh cruise with the Marenia, and before that I knocked about the world, a bit on other boats." She measured him with her eyes. "What a wise young man you must be knowing all about love!" "What rot! I scarcely believe in love." Clare laughed. "Dick looked down at her. "Wo- men building are constantly bu g u p the fiction of enduring love," he said, "but it really doesn't endure, unless one's life is so. deadly dull that there's no chance for romance. Usually women destroy their own images by holding on for too long. They should always be first in knowing when things are over. However, . it's an instinct in which they are totally lacking." "You haven't told me half enough," she observed: "Tell me some more about women. " Tell me what you think of American women." Dick threw. back ,his head and laughed. "I wonder if you were wise to askme that,' 'he said. "Shall you be offended if I tell you I think thein a little overbearing, — too intent on their looks, their clothes, theircar- eers, their ambitions? And' I haven't words to describe the way they treat their men, nibbling at their self=res- pect, leading thein by the noses, mak- ing them wait for hours for.: the mer; est whim. "You're . rather extreme, aren't you?" said Clare, lazily,, amused by Dick's • tirade, "and you're not very polite. Take mmy word. for it," she added, defensively, "American wo- men are belovedby the gods, Show me any women on earth who are more clever and chic, more free and in- dependent, or having so good a time." "That's it," said Dick, equably. "They,'•re self-sufficient, self-contaieed and frozen over with ambition," He was watching her with a glimmer of amusement. Clare's nloocl flashed to annoyance. (Continued Next Week) being held in the Locartto room at the foreign office, London. Premier I)aldwin is shown on the L.,t1VT. revenue, states a circular on "Poul- try Revenue," issued by the Domin- ion Department of "Agriculture. There i$ an evident need for this circular as only 23.93 per cent. • of the chickens inspected in Canada dun., ink a recent period qualified for grade A, and the reason for this very small percentage was that the chickens were not sufficiently fattened before they were marketed.. There are various fattening mix- tures that give good results, but; as the circular explains, the point is to make use of the feed produced and available on the farm. The best re- sults will be obtained if the birds are put in disinfected crates four or five weeks before marketing. The crates should be put in reasonably warm quarters free from draughts and the birds should be fed morning and ev- ening, and the following ration is re. commended: equal parts oats, wheat, barley or buckwheat. Add boiled po- tatoes at the rate of one-third of the total weight of the meal mixture. Mix with . sour milk so that the mixture will pour easily. Further detailed in- formation on crate fattening may be secured by writing the Publicity and, Extension Branch, Dominicn Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, for Pamphlet No. 125 on preparingpo, poul- try for market, or information may be obtained from the various provinc- Crate Feeding Increases Poultry Income ily a simple znethod of crate fat- tening on a ration of 'finely ground home grains,' boiled potatoes and sour milk, there is no reason whatever why aa, targe percentage of the poul- try marketed should not be made to qualify tot Special and grade A, and thus return to the farmer a better Thum, Dec ab.4x 26th, 193S SPOILS OF WAR Ethiopian regulars proudly stand guard over these Italian machine guns and revolvers captuyed from the re- treating Italian forces in the Ogaden desert sector recently during one of ial Departments of Agriculture. The crate feeding of the birds -places the production of poultry on a substantial financial basis. • A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFEQ'�^�•»^r, INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA CHILBLAINS A purplish tinge to the skin with intense itching of the part, followed by a blister with severe pain, the blis- ter breaking down later into an open sore which is slow to heal - that is a chiliblain. Chilblains do not, endanger life but they destroy happiness and may even ruin tempers at Christmas time. The W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy. Phone 150 Wingham the first important Ethiopian victor- ies. The weapons are, on display on one of the principal streets of Addis Ababa. feet suffer most frequently; often the hands are affected and sometimes the ears, Chilblains happen as a result of poor circulation in the parts affected. Children who are in poor health are frequent victims. • This may be - due to defective circulation which accom- panies a low standard -of nutrition and vitality. The floors of . stove -heated houses are usually cold. Thisis particularly, true of the, kitchen which has no cel- lae or an unheated cellar beneath it. The housewife who spend much of her time standing on cold floors is likely to have chilblains.: Tight shoes and tight stockings in- terfere with the circulation in the feet and so predispose to chilblains. Thin shoes and stockings which allow the feet to become chilled do : the same thing. It is just as bad if the feet and hands are dressed too warmly for then they perspire excessively' and lat- er become chilled. Enough has been said to indicate the lines of prevention. To . begin with, general attention must be given to the health of the body. Next com- es clothing . suited to the temperature rather than the season. Tight shoes and stockings are to be avoided, and round garters should not be worn as they may interfere with the circula- tion. Woollen gloves may not be in style but they may still be needed to keep the hands warm, The wrong way to treat cold feet' and hands is to hold them close to, the fire or heater. To do so causes. a sudden rush of blood into the parts - and this engorgement with blood. is- undesirable in those who are predis- posed to chitblaiiis. The right way is to take off shoes. or gloves, bathe the feet or hands incool water and follow this with as good brisk rub, using a rough bath towel. In this way, the circulations is improved, the extremities are made- to feel comportable and no harm is done. People who are subject to chil- blains must •no rush to the fireplace - or stove whenthey..come in cold.. 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