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USE AND BUST
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MAN'S
DEPRAVITY.
Inventor of Stem -Winding Watch b'ra's
a Benefactor to the Careless --Com-
„ bination Door Lock Ncec,sa.
The key is an acicnov:i+.-;lgnaent of
man's depravity. If every erten res
pectea his neighbor's goods. and pri
*ace. we would not be be rc1 t'. eel wit
carrying keys, in bags oe peekete
hunting for them in a peen'. and fcc
qucntly losing or mislaying them. R':
have the care of a door key, On offic.
key. a trunk key, a safety -box ko:
(if we are coupon cutters) ; our eke
•
key, if we are sports. ruid autcmobelc'
and garage keys, if we own those 1
luxuries. Keys naturally multiply with
our outward prosperity. Diogenes,
living in a tub, wag, a happy malls as
far as the responsibility of keys wont.
and although some people might pre-
ler more roomy apartments nts for a per-
manency, at least Diogenes weele`
obliged to turn his toga pocket, in-
side out in a vain atte:taut to 1oeete
his key—when reiuruieg to the tub
atter a brief sojourn tit the club.
The Safest of Methods.
Key -rings, upon which you can con-
centrate your reseonsibilities, are
sometimes desirable; on the ether
hand. if lost, the whole bunch must be
replaced. I consider the mode of the
public bath frequently, that of wearing
the b thhouse key on a rubber ring
around. the neck, prefsrrable to any
other method. It absolutely cannot
be lost. unless the bather is eaten by F
a shark.
Aunt Mary invariably goes out with-
out her door -key afternoons when the
maid is also out; this necessitates
ladders and small boys borrowed from
the neighbors to climb in second -
storey windows. then, after the whole
neighborhood. has been aroused, Aunt
Mary .remarks calmly': "Why, I do It
declare, the cellar doer was unlocked I
after all." When she runs out for a
little call, although expecting Cousin
Sue at any tithe, she leaves an artless
note pinned on the door—Gene over
to Jennie's—key under mat—walk
right in and make yourself at home."
Dy's a Merciful el ispvas :tion- of Provi-
dence no burglars have visited the
street for forty years—but even if
they did conte the frankness and wel-
come' of that note might disarm the
most hardened.
°Cousin Sue is equally devoid of key
responsibility. Once, on the eve of
her departure for a round of visits,
her trunk was so full that the entire
family had to sit upon it in order to
close the lid. After fifteen minutes of
Panting, perspiring effort the cover
was down, and clamped, and Henry
turned triumphantly to Cousin Sue.
..Done at last, Su ---give me the key."
"The key?" faltered Sue, looking as
bewildered as if he had asked for the
moon. "Why, it's—it's—heavens. I'm
afraid it's at the bottom of the trunk!"
Eternal Source of Trouble.
The key has been a source of trouble
and annoyance ever since the Fortress
In "Paradise Lost" unlocked the gate,
and let Satan loose upon the world—
Titus saying, from her side the fatal
key,
Sed instrument of all ear woe, she
took—
It probably was a large one, like the
key of the Bastile, which tourists may
see at Washington's home, Mount Ver -
eon.
Illnebeard's key did a good deal of
mischief, as the mere posseeelon of it
groused that insatiable feminine curi-
osity and brought so many blooming
wives to an untimely end.
In the case of lovers the disadvan-
tage of being without a key made no
difference in results, if we may trust
to song. and story. •
Her father he :'las locked the door, her
mother keeps the key,
13tit neither bolts nor bars shall keep
my own true love from me.
"Love laughs at locksmiths" has
been the attitude from the beginning
of time, but the ordinary mortal not
. In love generally finds the key a
necessary adjunct to the locked door.
The watch key was a great nuis-
ance in the old days; always lost
when winding -up time came. The
man who invented the stem-winder
was a .benefactor to the careless. If
a key, connected in some way with
the door -knob, and having a fancily
combination, could be worked out, it
would be aboon to many persons—
especially Aunt Mary.
A EFFOliTS 01 T1 E ALLIES o iNTE :aF xrJiIN sail .1 ST!CAL COM Pi
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(FROM Till. ILLUSTRATED LONDON'NEWS, NINE E 'ne, eeie ,
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A bathing pool for hogs in' hot
weather will reduce feed. bills. Where
there is a stream of water through
the farm a bathing pool can easily be
provided. A eoncrete Water basin in
the hog lot will pay if there is no
other way to provide the bathing
place, but the water must be kept
bosh and clean.
GREAT BRITAIN'S HIGH PLACE IN THE ALLIED ROLL OF HONOR: THE TESTIMONY OF i=IGI.MES,
against the ter
sable to assess the magnificent moral effort by which France duel. folia
fifths of the Western Front until our new armies came to her aid, or that
home services. --(Copyrighted in
which enabled Belgium to rise superior to the first annihilating shock of
the waves of the German advance. More imponderable even than these
is the force of instinct and of vision which sent the splendid Dominion con-
tingents across thousands of leagues of sea." The total of 6,704,416 United
Kingdom enlistments excludes the Navy, " Merchant Service, and auxiliary
U.S.A. and Canada).
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The figures given above (taken from
Round Table") may be left to speak f
carefully will see that this country h
fort during the war. Discussing the
the writer says: "It is impossible, for
which the military effort of the Unite
necessity of making munitions for the
the command of the sea, and
an article in the June number of "The
or themselves. Those who study them
olds a splendid record of military ef-
limitations of statistical testimony,
instance, to measure the extent to
d Kingdom w,as handicapped by the
Allies, assisting their finances, main -
keeping up the oversea carrying trade
taining
UNUSUAL LETTE.RS.
Some Amusing Samples of
to Write English.
A. native clerk employed an the
west coast of Africa., says an English
paper, considered himself to be en-
titled to an increase of salary, and ac-
cordingly lie addressed -this courteous
note to his chief:
"Much respect to point out to you
about my salary. As a matter of fact
that to caleulato my bonding and lodg-
ing and the other expenses, then it
leaves me penniless always. There-
fore I should like to put this before
you very plainly, for being given any
fibs of excuses, or any kind of sort.
Attempts
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441,43,8
Whooping Could, Is Dangerous.
The c Id adage that "everybody gets
whooping cough sometime, and it is
!'eater in have it and get it 'over with
ebile a child," is even less tare for
..his dir.eag'e than others pot in the
nine airs. How many mothers reel -
Lea that during 1 18, 53 children in
Toronto died free whooping cough?
Surely a mother who knew these fig -
acres, v'onld not deliberately ex*lase
her chihlten to the infection in order
to "get it over." In the same class
with the woman who does, is that
:they one who allows her children
'olio have whoer,ii' cough, to *:lay
with other children and rio infect them.
The cause of vhoopin cough is a
'a•erm, called the bacillus portuesis.
The infection is taanemitted from
one rer`son to another 'through
sputum and clisrharges frrmn tb" nose.
Its greatest power of infectivity is
before the cbarecte.ristic whoop is
developed. Usually the germ has dis-
appearedfrom the nose and mouth by
the time the patient whoops. As a rule,
however, the patient has an acute
"cold" for a few weeks before , the
cough begins, and it is during this
time, that the infection is transmitted
to others.
The whooping usually continues for
at least two weeks but in many cases
for months, then the cough and the
whoopp ggradually disappear, frequently
to be lighted up again, h:iwever, by a
new "cold." In many cases the child
develops the habit of whooping, and
every cough is aceom'anied by a
slight whoop. This habit in time wears
off.
Whooping cough alone is not a
dangerous infection, but, it is frenitent-
ly complicated by other conditions.
Broncho -pneumonia is the moat fro-'.
quent and the most dangerous com-
plication and this is particular:y so
among ,poorly nourished children and,
among babies under one year. These
complications are the source of the
fatalities.
Whooping cough is con idered to be
a disease of the respiratory organs—
that is to say, the larynx, branchial
tubes, and 'lungs -but authorities be-
lieve that this is not the whole story,
Apparently a poison is ,produced by
;,the germs, which causes the nervous
i system to be more irritable. Curiously, •
' the disease is not. fatal during the
• winter •and earlq`' 'spring ' as during•
the summer months.• This is the re.
verse of other respiratory diseases
Furthermore, the most common soured
of deaths in summertime—the sum-
mer diarrhoeas—are not complications
of fatal cases.
Thus a mother's first care should
be to protect her children from
whool:ing cough by keeping them
away from other children with the
disease. Next, if one of the children
should become infected, she should
isolate him from other children, • and
i see that all, both sick and well, gelwhoopingan inoculation of whooping cough
1 vaccine. The sick •child should • get
several inocu'-ations, and the well
' ones should be watched for two oe
three weeks for evidences of the in.
; fection. Fresh air is most essential
in the treatment of a case, but the
child should not be allowed to play
with other children.'
rible to11 exacted by the submarine. It is equally impos•
And I do hope that you will attempt to
see to it, say this month or next. And
if there should be no goodings at all,
I beg to put sande before me at the
end of this month, sir. Hoping to
hear good result"
That calls to mind an amusing let-
ter, written in reply to a circular sent
out by a head master who favored tho
flogging of backward children:
"1)er Sir, --i hay got us noggin sir-
kular, and u hos my sanckshun to
• thrash my son Jhon ass inutch as u
like. Ino Jhon is a bad skolar, his
sealing is simply atrochs. 1 hav tried
to tecta him maself, but lie will not
lett nothing, so 1 hop you will put it
into him as ii tcli as u can.
"P. S. Jhon is not my ton, he is by
ora wife's first husband."
The English superintendent of a
hz ; ; hospital for Indian wdinon recently re -
6 e'iicalved the :following testitionials to
If
I�ffher efficiency:
f� "Dear She -My wife has returned
w. i from your hospital cured. Provided
males are allowed at your bungalow,
�
O ff ( 1 would like to do you the honor of
SINCE 1870
presenting myself there this afternoon,
but I will not try to repay you,
Vengeance bolongeth canto God. Yours
noticeably,---"
The second reads: •
"Dear and Fair Madame. I have
much pleasure to inform you that my
dearly unfortunate wife will no longer
be under your hind -treatment, She
having left this world for the other
on the night of the 27th ulto. For
your help in this matter I shall ever
remain greatful. Yours reverently,
Talons do best when slightly pot
bound, rather than placed in pots that
are too large.,,
target Your Aione3T
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51/2 % DEBENTURES
Interest payable half yearly.
The Great West Peraaaaner►t
Load;. Company
Toronto O1 ice 20 King, St. West
Motor Bus Receives Radio Messages
As It Travels.
Ocean-going steamships are' not the
only conveyances privileged to main-
tain radio communication with the rest
of the world as they move along their
courses. A motor bus running from
London to Colchester, . ingland, was
provided recently with a wireless re-
ceiving antenna, consisting of a coil
of wire on a rectangular wood frame,
mounter. on the side of the body. Pas-
sengers of local prominence were sup-
plied with head telephone receivers
connected to the wire, and as the bus
bowled along the highway they listen-
ed to speeches and music, whose clear-
ness was iininnpaired by their aerial
flight.
The Higher Knowledge.
Caller --It's a good thing to teach
your boy the -value of money, as you
-are doing.
Hoot—Well, I don't know. He used
to behave for ten cents, but now he
demands a quarter. '
What's its Use?
Little Jimmy went with his mother
to stay with an aunt in the country,
and his another was very worried as
to how he would behave himself.
But to her surprise he was angelic
during the whole visit—always did. as
he was told, and never misbehaved.
As soon as he got homs, however,
he was his natural self again.
"Oh, jimmy," she said, "you were
so good while you were away. why do
you start behaving badly now?"
"What's home for?" asked Jimmy,
in pained surprise.
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Rewarded.
A venerable Justice sat in the place
of honor at kereception. As a young
lady of dazzling charms walked past
he exclaimed almost. involuntarily:
"What a beautiful girl!'"
The young woman 'overheard the
Justice's compliment, turned and gave
him a radiant smile. "What an exoeli
lent Judge!" she said.
Buy W. S. Stamps.
E have numerous
inquiries from
prospective purchasers
for
Western Farm Lands -
Send full particulars of
your land to
UNION TRUST COMPANY
J Witniipeg, Man.
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