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Zurich Herald, 1919-09-19, Page 7CASTOR OIL FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES HAS WIDE RANGE OF USEFUL- NESS IN INDUSTRIAL FIELD, Making of Transparent Soaps, Furni- ture Polish, Candles, Fertilizers and Paper Pulp}. A writer in "The Scientific Ameri- can" dwells on the use of castor oil as a lubricant: for the engines of aircraft of all sorts, showing it to be a most important commodity from a military standpoint. He says: "Extensive experiments carried on by' the Allies proved conclusively that castor oil was the lubricant par excel- lence for fast -running motors for aerial service. Up to a point various blends of mineral and vegetable oils did well enough, hut none of these was found capable of answering the su- preme tests of sustained flight under a wide range of temperature and. of varied atmospheric conditions. Na- • ture, somehow, had endowed the cas- :> tor oil with characteristics that were singularly and strikingly united, as if the wants of mechanical flight had been curiously anticipated." Used in Manufacturing, Alluding to some of the' other uses to which castor oil is adapted, the writer goes on to say: "The other fields of employment are much more extensive than most of us realize. For instance, castor oil figures to a large extent in the manu- facture of substitute or artificial leath- er, which takes the place of natural leather in the upholstering. "Castor oil is an essential compo- nent in some artificial rubbers, and there are various kinds of celluloid which depend upon this product of the castor bean. "Castor oil furnishes a very satis- factory coloring for butter; and from castor oil is produced the so-called 'Turkey -red oil', which is an impor- tant factor in the dyeing of textiles and in the treatment of the fabrics. One of its largest uses is in the mak- ing of transparent soaps. "Castor oil yields sebacic acid, which is superior to stearic acid in the manufacture of Dandles, and from it also is obtained caprylic acid, which lends itself to the composition of var- nishes peculiarly suited to the polish- ing of high-class furniture, carriage bodies and paintings,l' and is eaten- •.aivelp 'employed in the preparation of vellum, tracing cloth, etc. Caprylic acid plays a part in the production of ethers which aro used by perfumers and confectioners. Castor oil is used in the making- of certain Waterproof preparations, and a liquid disinfectant Is obtained from the 'seconds' or lower grade oil. The oil is an admirable preservative for various kinds of leathers, is extensively used in the leather industry and is particularly serviceable in adding to the service life of leather belting employed in heavy work. Our flypapers would not be so effective if it were int'for cas- tor oil, and the oil enters into the get - .,up of a great many adhesive agents. Extensively Employed In India. "In the sugar mills of the West In- dies, upon the railroads of India and other parts of the Far East and in British shipping circles castor oil has long been used as a mechanical lubri- cant; afloat, however, it is generally blended. In India the oil has been found to be an economical and su- perior illuminant—giving a markedly brilliant flame. Indeed, the peoples of India have found ways to utilize the oil and the refuse pomace which may suggest other services here in the future. The pomace contains from 0' to 7 per cent. of nitrogen and a measurable amount of potash, and it is authoritatively said that the castor - seed cake possesses 2.81 per cent. of phosphates. It is therefore easy to understand why the stuff makes an ex- cellent fertilizer, "In India, too, gas is obtained from a low grade of castor oil and is widely used for lighting. Finally, it has been found practicable to produce this gas from the seed cake after the oil has Leen extracted for other purposes. Notwithstanding the pretty general belief that the castor bean plant will not be touched by cattle, it is stated as a fact by competent atitliorities that the leaves, not the stalks, are widely fed to cows in India, and added yield of milk is attributed to this for- age. In Assam the foliage of the cas- tor bean is cultivated largely for the purpose of feeding silkworms, and an excellent paper pulp can be made from the :plant." lube a pSrt " FREQUENT JIE.1DACIIE+ S A Sure Sign That the Blood. is Watery and Impure. People with thin blood are Much more subject to headaches than full- blooded persons, and the form of arae mia that afflicts growing girls is al- most always accompanied by head- aches, together with disturbance of the digestive organs. Whenever you have constant or re- curring headaches and pallor of the face, they show that the blood is thin and your efforts should be directed to- ward building up your blood, A fair treatment with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will do this effectively, and the rich, red blood made by these pills will remove the headache. More disturbances to -the health are caused by their blood than most peo- ple have any idea of, When your blood is impoverished, the nerves suffer from lack of nourishment, and you may be troubled with insomnia, neur- itis, neuralgia, or sciatica, Muscles subject to strain are unde`r.-nourished and you may have muscular rheu- matism or lumbago. If your blood is thin and you begin to show symptoms of any of these..disorders, try building up the blood with Dr. Williams' -Pink Pills, and as the blood is restored to its normal condition every symptom of the trouble will disappear. There are more people who owe their present state of good health to -Dr. Williams' Pink Pills than to any other medicine, and most of them do not hesitate to say so. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Price. I used to love all nature so— The river's sweep, the sunset's glow, The fields and woods, the pure, fresh air— The golden hours so free from care, I wandered where'er fancy bade— A gay and careless happy lad. But Time Ambition's seed instilled; I was with strong desire filled To win great rank and wealth and power; I filled with toil each fleeting hour; And then at last, I reached my goal, But oh, alas, at wlia't a toil! Gone is my old and keen delight In sunny day and star -lit night, Alas, one impulse rules my'brain—. The wish tor greater power and gain. .And 1 ani bili, and gray 'and sad,•' I sigh for that gay, careless lad, Would gladly give my hoarded pelf For golden-youth—my better self. Friends plead, "You're wealthy, honor- ed, great— Life lies before you—pleasures wait." I only shake my head and say: "I have forgotten how to play!" Tie Shocks Near the Top. As a nation we waste enough corn to supply many Europeans with bread. Much of the waste is due to poor shocking. By a little care in building the shocks and in tying them high near their tops, good protection is afforded both grain and stover. If the stalks of each armload do not slant ht one direction only—toward the centre of the shock—and if the tying is not done high up near the top, the shock is very likely to twist. Tying near the top prevents twisting. Equal distribution of the armloads of corn around a shock is important. An equal distribution, with all the stalks slanting toward the centre, forms a conical stormproof shock, having each corn -stalk acting as a brace to hold the shock erect. With more weight of corn on one side than on the opposite side, the shock is like- ly to lean or go down. Twisted and fallen shocks are difficult to handle and to husk. It IS better oa in a than to succeed inaad one. cause Sheep are used as beasts of burden in northern India and carry 20 -pound loads. • i` Business is like a wheelbarrow—it stands still unless someone pushes It. I would like to see a searchlight directed on the whole structure that went to build up a shit from the cheeps back to the finished suit, to see whether the profit, if it exists, is put en with a shovol or a trowel. ----David Little. WILD ANIMALS WHICH SWIM. Monkey is f Worst of the Lofr While Januar Excels. • Have you ever noticed a gull drop- ping on to the sea—how it spreads. -its. wings high, so that the feathers shall not be wetted? If a gull's wing feath- ers get wet it canndt rise until they dry, Throw a house into the water, It can swim a little, but as soon as its. fur is soaked down it goes, and drowns. So, too, in the case of a 1'ab-' bit. As soon as its fur is wet, it) is done for.' A mole can swim like anything, jut a monkey is very helpless in the.wat r. Almost all land birds drown v ry rapidly, if unlucky enough to fall i to the water. They strike out with t air legs, move round and round a circle, but cannot got off the wat• , Lions and tigers are very god swimmers, and do' not share the a' n> - mon cat's hatred for the water. 'lit of all the cat tribe, the South .Amri- can jaguar is the finest performezin the water. It seems often to plu ge in for mere joy of a swim. A rabbit, as we have said, drowns as soon as its fur is soaked throkgh, yet curiously enough its near rela- tive, the hare, swims quite well, and will often cross a river when hunted. Bears are good swimmers; even' those that usually live far from Targe sheets of water, and the common rat is no mean. performer, One of the best of animal swimmers is the horse. Horses have, been known to swim a river dearly a mile wide to get back to their old stables. Deer, too, can swim well. There.are. cases of caribou having swum across lakes ten miles wide when escaping from forest fires. KEEP CHILDREN WELL DURING HOT WEATHER Every mother knows how fatal the hot summer months are to small children. Cholera infantum, diarr- hoea, dysentry, colic and stomach troubles are rife at this time and often a precious little life is lost after only a few hours illness. The mother who keeps Baby's Own Tablets in the house feels safe. The occasional use of the Tablets prevent stomach and bowel troubles, or if trouble cornea suddenly—as it generally does—the Tablets will bring the babysafely through. They are sold by medicine dealers or, by mail at 26 cents from The' Dr.=Williahxs'% Medici Brockville, ;Ont. 0 YOU CHILDREN!. Some of the Answers Given to Ques- tions at Recent School Examinations.. The function of the stomach is to hold up the petticoats. Pompeii was destroyed by an erup- tion of saliva from the Vatican. Six animals peculiar to the frigid zone are three seals and three polar bears. Three kinds of teeth are false teeth, gold teeth and silver teeth. The permanent set of teeth con- sists of canines, eight bicuspids, twelve molars and four cuspidors. Typhoid can be prevented by fas- cination. Guerilla warfare is where men ride on guerillas. Three heavenly bodies are the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The invention of the steamboat. caused a network of river to spring up. The qualification of a voter at a school election is that he must be the father of a child for eight weeks. Tho four chambers of the heart are brain, mind, soul and chest. Good Salesmanship. "Now remember, I'm sending you out to sell a portable garage." "That's what." "And in talking this portable gar- age—" "Yes?" "Always pronounce garage the way the prospective customer pronounces Tea and Coffee are not considered (Aood for lyounc4 people, but no hint is missed when.,you have INSTANT PiST!JN its rich flavor pleases, and it 60.taix absolutey nothi4g_, harmful, a arG sa a .1 eei an' Female Heip Wanted Girls and Women coming to Toronto can be plya.ced immediately at work in Factories, Hotels, Restaurants, Insti- tutfons and Private Homes, High Wages. Experienced Cooks, Waitress- es, Kitchen Help, Housemaids, etc., will find good openings at all times, Write THOMAS & CO., Central Em- ployment Bureau, G. C. Burnham,' Proprietor, 64 Church St., Toronto. FROM HERE &T E E True. "How did you learn to roller skate?" a little boy was asked. "Oh," was the innocent but signifi- cant answer, "by getting up every time I fell down." Real Work. Visitor—"How long has this man worked for you?" Farmer—"About four hours." Visitor—"I thought he had been here longer than that." farmer—"Yes, he has been here for four weeks." A Last sort. "Is your watch going, George?" the maiden asked sweetly, stiffiing a yawn. "Yes." answered George, blind to the hint: "How soon?" Cramped. "The fiat suits me very well," said the prospective tenant, "but the kit- chen won't do." "What's .avrong with it?" asked the agent. "It seems to have been eut to fit a woman who weighed about ninety pounds. My wife weighs 200 pounds. She's got to have a kitchen she can bustle around in without getting jam- med between the sink and the gas stove." Would Do His Best. Sani Hodge cane 'down from the heart of the clay belt mountains with a load of produce. Sam's ox -team had hada weary two -days' pull, and when Sam reached the city limits he was confronted by a sign which read: "Speed limit twenty miles an hour." He pulled his whiskers' meditatively and then drawled_ oat „to his oxen,.. "Well, I know darned well we'll never make it, but we'll do our dog- gone best. Gee up, you lazy critters! Gee up!". Geography In Person. The school examiner was putting the children through their paces. His immediate subject was geography. Standing in the middle of the platform he said: "We will suppose this 'whole school 'is composed of water, and I am on an island. Now, what island would I re- present?" • "The Isle of Man," came a quick re- ply. Then, calling the teacher to him, he asked again: "Now, suppose we both stood together like this, what island would we represent?".. "The Scilly Islands, sir," came the answer in a loud voice. SRinalevs Liniment Zelieves Neuralgia. Good and Bad Reading. The other day in the papers there was a story telling how a young boy, trying to imitate the hero of a certain lurid "wild west" magazine, hung him- self. The reason was that the boy had probably never been educated at home in the matter of good reading. In many other homes it is the same. Boys anti, girls are not told by their parents the difference between good and bad books. And, sometimes, the parents thelnselves do not know the difference, Boys and girls should be taught the harmful effects that come from read- ing such trash as "Wild West," "Dead- wood Dick," Old Sleuth," awl so forth. If any boy or girl wantS a good West- ern or detective story he or she cap join a library and get plenty of beater books than these cheap novels, filled with. impossibilities. There are so many "anti' societies at present that it would be a good idea if some one should organize an Anti -Dine Novel Association or a Good Reading Club and help strength- en, instead of weaken, the minds of some of our future Canadian citizens. Took Time by the Forelock. Mr. MacTavish attended a party where the hospitality of the host knew no bounds.,. In the midst of the cele- bration Mr. McTavish rose up and Made the rounds of the compe.ny, bid- ding each a profound farewell. "But, Sandy, man," objected the host, "ye're not goin' yet, with the evenin' just started?" "Nay," said 14IoTavish, "I'm no pin' yet. But I'm tellin' ye good- night while I still know ye all." When I Like Potatoes. When I'm walking in the garden, Maiiy fancy things I see; But the common old potato Is 'bout good enough for me. Take it, say, for Sunday dinner, Or when company comes to eat, All mashed up so light and Creamy, It is pretty hard to beat. And most any way you fix 'em— Boiled or fried, and all the rest— I don't know as I could tell you When I like potatoes hest: When you smell the bacon frying, Then I think that dinner -time Is the time to eat potatoes— Fixed with gravy, they are line. But at night, when cold and tired Doing chores and cutting- wood, Then a great big white potato Baked for supper's nighty good. And I like 'em fried for breakfast— If I really have my say As to when I like potatoes, It's about three times a day. St. Joseph, Levis, July 14, 1903. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gentlemen,—I was badly kicked by my horse last May, and after using several preparations on my leg noth- ing would do. My leg was black as jet. I was laid up in bed for a fort- night and could not walk. After using three' bottles of your MINARD'S LINIMENT I was perfectly cured, so that I could start on the road. JOS. DUKES. Commercial Traveller. Egypt's Chief Crops. Egypt's principal crops are cotton, corn, rice, wheat, barley, beans, sugar cane and leguminous plants, which In- clude clover, lentils and peas. The following figures show the approxi- mate total cultivated acreage of the above crops: Wheat, 1,280,000; bar- ley, 360,000; rice, 220,000; flax, 10,- 000; 0;000; beans, 500,000; leguminous plants, 1,650,000; corn, 1,830,000; cotton, 1,720,000; sugar cane, 50,000. MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mail is by Dominion Express Money Order. An Egyptian railroad has a 45 -mile stretch of perfectly straight track over a desert. Four thousand women are included in the membership of the Saskat- chewan Grain Growers' Association. KNOCKS OLT PAIN THE FIRST ROUND Comforting relief from pain makes Sloan's the World's Liniment This famous reliever of rheumatic aches, soreness, stiffness, painful sprains, neuralgic pains, and most other external twinges that humanity suffers from, enjoys its great sales because it practically never fails to bring speedy, comforting relief. Always ready for use, it takes littIe to penetrate without rubbing and pro- duce results. Clean, refreshing. Made in..Ca,i da. At all dreg „Stores. At all drug stores. 85c., 70c., $1.40, T ERE IS ONLY ONE GENUINE ASPIRIN ONLY TABLETS MARKED WiTi-I "RAVER CROSS" ARE ASPIRIN. if 'You Don't See the "Bayer Cross" on the -tablets, Refuse Them --They Aro Not Aspirin M Ali. Tour druggist gladly will give Y9kt the genuine "aye'r Tablets of + spirit} because genuine Aspirin now is i1ade by Canadians and owned by a Cana- dian Company. There is not a cent's Worth of Ger- man interest in Aspirin, all rights be- ing purchased from the U.S. Govern- ment. During the war, acid imitations were sold as Aspirin in pill boxes and various other containers. e1nowyou But .plainly can get genuine Aspirin, stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross" --Aspirin proved safe by millions for Eeada he, Toothaolre, .Earache, Rhen. matism, Lumbago, Colds, Neuritis, and P in, generally. Bendy tin boxes of 12 tablets, also larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin is the trade mark, registered in Canada, of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic-acidester of Salfcylicacid, HELP WANIVInti. LAX S WANTED) TO DO PLAIN light sewing at home; whole or spare time; good pay; work sent any distance; charges paid. Send stamp for particulars. National Manufacturing Company, Montreal. FOIit SALx1. 1TSpeopportunity. VeCounty. ndid ri. Box T, Wilson Publishing Co., Limited. 73 Adelaide St. W.. Toronto.•' f ELL EQUIPPED NEWSPAPER seV and job printing plant in Eastern Ontario. Insurance carried $1,500. Will go for $1,200 on quick sale. Box 62, Wilson Publishing Co., Ltd., Toronto, MISCELLANEOUS, el ANCEIt, TUMORS, LUMPS, BTC.. i infernal and external, cured without pain by our home treatment. Write us before too late. Dr. Heilman Medical Co., Limited, Collingwood, Ont. ;4-1INE GROUP PICTURE IN COLORS, 18x28 inches, containing striking Portraits of King George, the Prince of Wales, Premier Lloyd George, Field Marshall Haig, Admiral Beatty, General Currie. Marshall Foeh, President Wilson and Icing Albert, a magnificent. lasting souvenir of the Allies' victory. By mail. ready for framing, 26 cents, coin oz' stamps. Sergt. George Moore (late 139th Lath), 51 Yonge Street. An Ultimatum. "Willie; said mother, consolingly, "you will have to wear one of your sis- ter's nightgowns to -night." "What, a girl's?" snorted Willie. "Yes, why not?" asked mother in surprise. "I won't wear it," declared the small boy. "I'd rather go to bed raw," minard's Liniment Cures Burns, etc. The farmer who does not feed avers pint of waste milk on the farm, sweet or sour, is not working for the great, est profit. GIRLS! LEMON JUICE IS A SKIN WHITENER How to make a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. The juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re- markable lemon skin beautifier at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care should be taken to strain the lemon juice through a fine cloth so na lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice 18 used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener, whitener and beautifier. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly frag. rant lemon lotion and massage, daily into the face; neck, arms '-antj,""" hands. SINCE 6 1870 IL 30 woncourotis Hurrah! How's' This Cincinnati authority says corns dry up and lift out with fingers. Hospital records show that every time you cut a corn you invite Ioek. Saw or blood poison, which is needless. says a Qincinnati authority, who tell% you that a quarter ounce of a drug called freezone can be obtained at lit( tte cost from the drug store but is suta °tient to rid one's feet of every bard or soft corn or callus. You simply apply a few drops of freezone on a tender, aching corn and soreness is instantly relieved. Shorts ly the entire . corn can be lifted out root and all, without pain. This drug is sticky but dries at oneii and is claimed to just shrivel up any corn without inflaming or even irrp tating the surrounding tissue or skin If your wife wears high heels shd will be glad to know of this. OINTMENT & TALCUM The pore -cleansing, purifying and sterilizing properties of this wonder- ful skin soap, using plenty of hot water and soap, best applied with the hands, will prove helpful to those who use it for the first time. Touch eruptions, roughness or irritation, Oi if any, with Cuticura Ointment be- fore bathing. Dry and dust lightly with Cuticura Talcum, a fascinating fragrance for powdering and per- fuming the skin. Nothing better than these ideal skin ,purifiers and their cost is but little. Cuticura Soap 25c., Ointment 25 and >0e. Talcum 250. plus Canadian duties. Sold everywhere. For sample each free'ad• dress: "Cuticiure,Dept. N, Boston,.S.A." ISSUE No. 33—'12, a a a 4 a 1 4 41 a