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Hints For Homebodies
Written for The Advance -Times
By
Jessie Allen Brown
Physical Examinations for Children.
When we speak of examinations for
•children, school examinations are
.meant almost always. If it is neces-
sary to have several examinations a
year, surely, at least one physical ex
amination might be managed.
When the small folks start to
school for the first time, is the very
best time for a physical examination.
In many places, with the co-operation
..of the doctors this is done free of
.charge. If this is not the practice
in your community, do itot let your
'childsuffer for lack of it, because the
cost is small. As a result of it you
may have the. supreme satisfaction of
knowing that your child is in Al con -
,clition. 'On, the other hand, you may
•discover some trifling defect, that if
taken In the beginning, ntay be eas-
ily reniedied, and save 'much trouble
:later' on.
Many children are blamed• for be-
ing backward at 'school wrongly.
'They, may be well equipped mentally,
but some defect of eyesight, or hear-
ing, or diseased tonsils, or adenoids,
•or some functional disturbance may
"be the cause of their inability to learn.
It is frequent .occurrence to have ap-
parently stupid children become
bright, after they have had°their phy-
sical defects remedied.
Mental health is nut the only bene
-
lit derived from a physical examina-
tion, it is needless to state. A sound
mind in a sound body is the goal to
:attain, There are many grown -pups,
who are suffering from complaints,
that might have been cured, had they
been detected in childhood. The time
to start prevention is when we are
'Very young.
I have come to the conclusion that
any move to be made along the lines
of -state health must come from the
women. We will get what we de-
mand if we go after yearly physical
examinations of children in ofd-
schools, eventually, we will get it. It
will -take time and education, because
most risen are slow in seeing the nec-
essity of it. " They . see only the in-
creased expenditure and do not see
the ultimate gain in both healthand
money, That is a part of women's
work to, lead' the way, and teach
thein:
Most communities have Home and
School Clubs, Women's Institutes, or
some such woman's organization. If
they are planning their 'year's work,
they should try to accomplish some
definite work in encouraging Preven-
tive Medicine, and the schools are the
logical. places to start. Do not ex-
pect to make the world over in a
year, but do try to enter the opening..
wedge.
Tomatoes
• Tomatoes, either canned or fresh,
should be served the year round. At
this season when they , are at their
best in flavour, they cannot be serv-
ed too frequently. There are so
many ways of serving them, that
there need be no. monotony. • They
are equally good raw or fresh. When
the weather is warm, they seem best
in salads, but when the chilly days
come, they may have. greater appeal.,
when cooked.
Experts in nutrition tell us, that -
our diets are apt to lack minerals and
Vitamins. We cannot do better than
to eat tinatoes as they supply both
to the system. Tomatoes are very
rich in Vitamin C. A diet which lacks
Vitamin C will result in scurvy. Peo-
ple frequently have just "enough Vita-
min C in their diet to prevent actual
scurvy, yet not have sufficient to pro-
mote good health. Strained tomato
juice, either raw or cooked, may be.
given to babies from the time they
are three weeks old. Imagine the
consternation of great grand -parents,
if they saw us feeding a 3 weeks old,
baby, with the "poisonous" love-ap-
plel
Cottage Cheese Salad
tomatoes and place on a bed of shred-
ded lettuce. Season Cottage Cheese
with salt, pepper, and finely chopped
onion; pile in a mound on the tomato
slice and garnish with parsley. Serve
with salad dressing.
Tomato and Eggplant
Slice an eggplant, dip slices in miik
Slice an eggplant, dip slices in
milk
and flour and fry in butter for 5 min-
utes. Then put in a baking dish the
slices of eggplant and thick slices of
peeled tomato. Season with salt and
:pepper, and cover with buttered bread
crumbs and bake until browned.
Green Tomato Mincemeat
1 peck green tomatoes
1 peck apples
G
pounds brolim sugar
2 pounds currants
2 pounds raisins
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
2' teaspoons cloves
2 teaspoons allspice
Chop tomatoes and apples, and
cook for 3 hours.
Wash Day
Is Easy
Now
Particularly if you have
a modern Condor Elec-
, tric Washer in your
home. No tearing of
clothes, no back -break-
ing work.' Just fill the.
tub with hot water, drop
in the clothes, turn a
switch and the work is
done."
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Wingham Utilities Commission .
Crawford Bloch. Phone 156.
BRAIUTIFUI, KENTISI1 CAVIES
Is Electrically Lighted So There Js
No Possibility of Becoming Lost
In hong, Intricate Passwgee.
The Famous mammoth caves of
Virginia have a rival in England in
Kent's cavern in Torquay, noted not
only for its fine stalactites .and sta-
lagmites but also for the prehistorte
remains which have been discovered'
in i.,
, Though the largest cave of its kind
in England, it is riot comparable to
The American caverns in size. This
18 a cheering thought to the visitor,
who is Killing to give up something
n .he way of size for the sense of
:security that comes from knowing
that the entire • oa,ve is electrically
lighted and that there is no possibil-
ity of his becoming lost in long, dark,
ina•Icatri passages,
The temperature of the cavern
never varies, winter or summer, from
the meantemperatureof the district,
52 degrees ,Fahrenheit. From the
great chamber at Ls beginning, there
are two principal branches, burrow-
ing under one of the seven hills
which comprise Torquay, which in
this respect may claim kinship with
ancient Rome. One of the two
branches leads into what is known as
the sloping chamber which contains
a magnificent group of stalaoites.
At the right is a passage known
as the vestibule where a trench has
been cut' by the British association,
which is allowed by the . proprietors
of the cavern to make the excava-
tions within and which has already
turned up a number of important
prehistoric specimens.
In the wolf's den, further along, is
the spot where thefighting teeth of
the sabre-toothed' tiger were found.
Six to eight inches long, these for-.
mid•able weapons must have given
considerable trouble to the ancient
Britons, whose chief armor was a
coat of blue paint applied next the
skin and whose chief weapon was .a
rude shout which probably had little
effect on an animal; so splendidly
equipped for ,carnage. But, despite
this inequality, the sabre-toothed tig-
er is now extinct, while the ancient
Briton thinly disguised as a retired
Indian army Colonel, Is still a com-
mon specimen.
The long arcade is chiefly marked
by a great stalagmite 43 feet in cir-
cumference and 13 feet high' High.
up on it are a number of inscrip-
tions, the earliest dating from 1615.
The great stalacite chamber, which
comes next, is noted for the profu-
sion. of both stalactites and stalag-
mites, from little tubes the size of
quills to pillars four feet high and
correspondingly thick.
Among the odd forms which have
acquired names because of their re-
semblances are 'the wedding cake,
the frozen waterfall, the Chinese pa-
goda, anad oddest of all, the dried
haddock, which hangs from the roof
in perfect sembance of the pathetic
comestible for which it is named.
Most of these formations are translu-
cent, and electric lights in various
colors add to the splendor of the
spectacle.
An opening on the left reveals the
organ chamber, where the stalcatites
are ranged in order like organ pipes.
This point is 700 feet from the en-
trance and 150 feet underground. It
is the end of the descent and after a
rest the 'guide gives the signal for
the return by striking a stalagmite
column which gives out a clear bell -
like note.
In the cave of, inscriptions, on the
returno r e
j u n y, one sees a great s:a-
lagmite on which the words "Robert
Hedges of Ireland, Feb. 20, 1688,"
are still plainly to be seen under the
thinnest possible film of stalagmite.
If it took more than 240 years just
to glaze that inscription over, one
wonders how many did it take to
build upwhole the who a stalagmite by the
crystallization Y of slaw drop after
slow drop falling from the cavern's
damp roof? -
The bear's den follows, where the
great cave bear, hibernating through
the long, cold winters of the ice age,
was drowned in floods following the
melting of the winter's snow and left
lis skeleton for the instruction of
modern discoverers. The jaws and
teeth of a bear and the great tooth
of a sabre-toothed tiger can be seen
imbedded in the roof.
In this cavern were found also the
skull of a paleolithic man, now pre-
served by the Torquay Natural His-
tory Society. The caves have pre-
served as well the geological record,
easy to read for him who knows rock
strata, of the great ice age, which
three times covered .all England with
glaciers, marked by three stalagmite
floors in the caverns, and which twice
flooded the country with great inun-
dations which broke up the floors and
carried in earthly deposits, leaving
traces as plain to rend as the evi-
dences of volcanic action, everywhere
plain to see in Great Britain.
`uture Fighting Planes.
Airplanes are now able to climb
to greater heights than ever before,
and the air battle of the future—if
there is one—will be fought eight or
ten mites above land, out of the
range of anti-aircraft guns, Designers
have been compelled to revolutionize
the airplane to enable pilots to live
at such a height and ..the cockpit of
these machines will be totally en-
closed. The cabins will be electrically
heated and the Mintss will wear spe-
cially -heated clothing to withstand
the cold. Air will be provided from
cylinders of oxygen, fed through a
small mouthpiece: Great care is be-
ing taken over' this item, and accur-
ate experiments will have to be made,
for should the supply, of oxygen fail
the pilon would lose consciousness in
mtd-air.
Tea Ras Myeterio is Disease.
• A mysterious disease has made its
appearance in the tea Adds of Nyasa-
land, Africa. It causes the yellowing-
'if the tiny leaves which in a few
days turn to a bright green, then to
orange. The bush withers and dies.
Up to date till cure has-been found,
Unemployment Insurance.
'Unemployment insurance has cost
the British Government over £40,
000,000 to date, In addition to the
contributions of employers and om-:
ployee.
WINGHAli r! DVANCE-TIMEs
ICABLY MUSI) OP MF10111.
Ttrmew Cowt;li fxives Hie X#n•pressipns
of Music of Datives.
'Ihare will soon come a day when.
the music of early manhood all over
the world will be an open book for
those who have sufficient interest.
Mr, Tames Cowan has done a good
work in publishing his impressions of
the music of the Maori people in New
Zealand. •
These people were practically iiv-
' ing under the conditions of the stone
age when Arst discovered by Captain'
gook in 1760, and we are thus able
to get a good idea of the beginnings
of musical art among .a primitive
people.
Mr. Cowan tells us that their
music has no melody. It is rhythmte
noise, which consisted of shouting at,
the top of the voice to the beating of
a
Wstabiththeir • of woodfeet., or stamping the Jog
They have several kinds of wood-
en flutes, the pitch depending on the
size of the instrument, and the
strength of the blowers' lungs. They
have no scale, but their rhythm 1s
good.
After blowing until they are ex-
hausted, the players produce a mono-
tone of a very mournful character,
until they get their second wind.
They then cease playing and vary the
concert with a series of tunes of their
own invention, all singing something
different at the save time until they
are tired.
The Maoris are proficient mimics
and tmitators. As soon as the white
man appeared with his music they be-
gan to imitate his songs. Sailors
brought sea songs, soldiers barrack
ballads and missionaries hymns.
These have had their influence on the
Maori mind, and'have changed their
ideas of musics. They continue to
make their own music, however,
which consists of bits of imported
songs with a strongly marked
rhythm.
Anything in the way of ceremonial
appeals to them, and they' 'make songs
out of :`Right Wheel," "Left Wheel',"
"Right About Face," and believe that
if they recite these words with suffi-
cient ' vigor, no bullet can reach them.
Mr. Cowan tells us that "I have
noticed :a similarity in some of the
early Maori songs to Hebrew music.
The fondness of certain intervals,
and embellishments of peculiar form,
the unison' chorus which follows, or
breaks in on the solo voice, are pe-
culiar to both peoples."
An interesting feature of their
singing is a sort of team work con-
cert. Special songs are sung in one
breath, and just as a singer is about
to stol,, from exhaustion, another
catches on to the tune, and continues
it, sometimes in the middle of a
word. This style of singing is very.
uncommon and it is not easy to see
what object it has.
Mr. Alfred Hill of Sydney has
edited many Maori songs and has
made a careful study of their lan-
guage. It is only from such works
that we get an idea of the music of
these primitive people, as the his-
tories of mt'sic have very meagre no-
tices, or none at all.
It is scarcely to be expected that
even the Maoris would escape the
modern craze for syncopation and
jazz. They have it and the two step
dance, which appeals to their native
sense of rhythm with great force. It
has,in fact, driven out their own
dances to a great extent, which is a
pity in some respects.
THE PLATYPUS.
A Marvel of Nature Found Only 1'n
Australia.
One of the strangest animals to, be
found in the world is the duck-billed
platypus, which is really half animal
and half bird, for, although it lays
eggs, it suckles itss young. writes
P. B. Prior in the Humane Pleader.
Its coat is a dark grey intermixed
with a sandy tint, while it has a
large, bushy tail, its feet being web-
bed like a duck, and it has a broad
bill. This strange animal is the won-
der of the mammal world. Paradox
supreme; prehistoric. monotreme, that
is what it is called. Its real family
name is Ornithorhyachus, but of
course is usually called "duck -bill"
and "water -mole," It presents to
every student of natural history a
mystery. Why? Because .it is bird-
like, in that It has webbed feet and a
beak; it is reptilian inasmuch as it
lays soft-shelled eggs, like a snake,,
and has poisonous spurs, and has the
distinction of only being found in
Australia. But it lacks one thing—
enterprise. Even its cousins, the
Echidna, seems to have more go than
the platypus. They are not nearly so
good-looking of attractive, yet they
have travelled overseas and display-
ed themselves to the world; although
some four years ago, it is true that
one did pick up enough courage to
go to America. ' But it only lived
there, alas, for seven weeks. Clima-
tic conditions did not suit its delicate
constitution.
In captivity the platypus Is very
hard indeed to rear, although one
naturalist in the person of Mr. Harry
Burrell, of Sydney, has kept them
longer than anyone else on record;
Mit only quite recently four baby
platypus died at his house while un-
der his care. Despite skilled and un-
remitting care, the quaint youngsters
succumbed to the heat wave,
Most of he life of the platypus is
spent in river pools, swimming and
crawling along the banks beneath the
water in search of food. The platy-
pus feeds along the margins and beds
of streams, poking its bill into the
mud and weed, straining out of the
water—with its bill, just as a duck
does small beetles, insects and
fresh -water' snails or shrimps.
Tanieilane's Tomb.
• Among the .relies of Tartar rule in
Turkestan, the tomb of Tamerlane,
whose top is ^shaped like it giant.
acorn; is the most 'conspicuous and
best preserved. The mausoleum is
covered with mosaic, the beauty and
craftsmanship of which has never
been surpassed. Tanaerlane built the
tomb for himself in 1400-1404, Over
the sarcophagus of this man who con-
quered all of Asia is, the Inscription,
"This Is the resting place of the Illus=
trtoils and Merciful Monarch; the
Most Great Suttee; the Most Mighty
Warrior, Emir '1'linour I(urgan, Con
queror of all the, Earth,"
THREE MEI II3E:RS OF
' FAMILY BENEFITED
"I was habitually constipated, Of-
fered with indigestion, and bilious-
ness and was terribly weak and ner
•
MRS. W. H. LONG
vous. Sargon gave two of my sisters
such splendid results I decided to try
it and my whole system is built up
and strengthened.
T eat better; sleep
better and fell better than I have in
years.
"Sargon Pills work smoothly with-
out pain or nausea but completely re-
lieved my constipation and billions-
ness,"—Mrs. W. H. Long, 55 Wood
St., Hamilton, Ont.
Sargon may be obtained in Wing-
ham at McKibbon's Drug Store.
A Market for Cheese
A good demand is reported for
Canadian cheese 'in the British West
Indies but development of cheese ex-
ports for t.hai: market depends on the
packing of a cheese suited to the mar-
ket. They demand a small 25 -pound
cheese of the "Daisie" type, about 12
inches in diameter, and the cheese
should not be more than one month
old when shipped. Some exporters
have been splitting the regular size
80-85 pound cheese into three or four
section covering the cut surface with
paraffin or ironing a cap cloth on.
When exposed to the West Indian
climate these "split" cheeses become
a soft, loose mass, quite unattractive
and hard to handle. The "Daisie"
type made fairly firm and covered
with a good rind is much better suit -
Be Certain of
SAFETY
Build with Gyproc
FIRE can hurl yo
home to de�tru.ctiourn
unless a fire-resistant ma-
terial such as the new
Ivory coloured Gyproc
Wallboard is used in its
construction.
Inexpensive, perma.
next, easy to apply, Gyp-
roc Wallboard does not
brow. It is exactly what
you want for fire -safe
walls, ceilings and par-
titions when you build,
remodel or repair.
Ask your dealer today
for full information on
Gyproc Wallboard or
send 'for o interesting free
book: "Building and Re-
modelling with Gyproc."
GYPSUM, LIME AND
ALABASTINE, CANADA,
LIMITED
- Ontario
Paris
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For Sale By
Rae & Thompson
Wingham, Ontario
H. Buchanan Hardware Wingham, Ontario
R. J. Hueston Gorrie, Ontario
ed to the market and its sale can be
substantially increased if proper care
is exercised in preparing it for this
dairy products.
"Not every one can warm botlz
hands before the fire of life without
scorching himself in the process."—
Dean Inge.
•
onsistent
vetising
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL. merchandising houses
in Canada have been built up on consistent advertising—
businesses with a definite store policy planned weeks and
months ahead—businesses not alone content to keep their
name before the public, but which persistently and con-
sistently tell the public through the columns of the news-
paper what they have for sale and how much it costs.
A successful business man thinks no more of do-
ing sporadic advertising than he would of hiring sporadic
clerks.
The Advance -Times will be pleased to discuss the
subject of advertising with merchants. It has something
worth while to offer.
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