Zurich Herald, 1920-06-24, Page 3SOME OLD BELIEFS
AND CUSTOMS
WHY SHIPS ARE OF THE
FEMININE GENDER.
Flag at 'Half - Mast Leaves
Space for Banner of
Angel of Death.
When some illustrous person dies,
" flags are lowered to .half-mast. If the
average man in tho street was inter-
rogated for an explanation he would
probably say it was just the usual cus-
tom. However, there is a distinct
meaning in this, far the space above
is left far the flag of the Angel of
Death.
Again, a ship is invariably spoken
of as of the feminine gender; this is
traced to the ancient Greeks, who
called all ships feminine names out of
respect to Athene, Goddess of the Sea.
Friday is believed to be an unlucky
day by those who are superstitious.
It is 'derived -from the fact it was the
day of Our Lord's, Crucifixion, as well
as the one on which Adam and Eve
ate the forbidden fruit.
Few, perhaps, are aware wily a
weathercock is frequently attached to
a church steeple. This is believed to
remind people of Peter's denial of our
Saviour.
"The Fourth Estate."
Journalists are spoken of as "mem-
bers of ti'? 1'.,-,vti' Feta+e,," Beene iS
r m..r* �... yrs ire rn
�ab.i,'+;.,axn . twat + en being the origi,l
ator of the plzra,ee, ?mor while address
ing Parliament one day he said there
were three branches of Government,
the King, the House of Lords, and the
House of Commons, the Three Es-
tates; but, turning round to the re-
porters' gallery, ho addled, "There sits
the Fourth Estate, far more inlportaut
than the others."
The barber's pole has also a curious
history. In other times barbers were
also surgeons, and practised the art
of phlebotomy, and a pole was given
to the patient to hold in his handl in
order to let the blood run mare freely.
The pole should have a line of blue
point, one of red and one of white,
winding round its length, blue repre-
senting the blood in the veins, red the
blood in the arteries, and white the
bandages.
"Uncle" adopts his familiar sign of
three balls overhis shop because the
balls- form •part of the old Arms of
,Lombardy, the people there being the
first enteretheakere •in el`istence.
It is a common bei; t11 „pea -
woke' feathers are unlucky. Thig'• is
due to the tradition that the bird open-
ed the Gate of Paradise to the Seri
The nick in a Coat bw5• been isl',t-
zier to many, It is said ty late back
to the t:=ne of Rapolatni. A general
named Moreau had many followers,
sat they were afraid to openly express
sympathy with him. It was therefore
agreed tO put a nick on their coats as
e secret .sign, The letter M can be
seen in the lapel, representing the
initial letter of the general's name.
The word "tip" finds its origin in
the fact that restaurant keepers used
to place a box with the words, "To
insure promptness," the initials of
which spell the now familiar term for
gratuity.
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Breeding Foxes
In some countries the fox is bunted
and killed for sport, but if one killed
a fox in Prince Edward Island he
might wipe out three or four thousand
dollars of the assets of some citizen.
For they breed foxes in Prince Edward
island. It is estimated that there are
about 5410 foxes on the various ranch-
es in that province, and it was recent-
ly estimated that in one year $250,000
changed hands in the fox industry.
The success that has attended some
breeders of foxes has caused very
many others to enter the ranching
business, and there have been incor-
porated several fox -ranching cont
Denies. 'While the particular fox it is
sought to produce is called the blaek
fox, it is really the animal known to
the fur markets of the world as the
silver gray. It was the pelt of a fox
from Prince Edward Island that
brought the world's record price of
$2,000 in the London market scene
years ago.
The explanation of the high price
paid for the skin of the so-called black
fox is that the quantity offered in the
big fur markets of the world has fall-
en in thirty years from 2,000 to about
$00.
In the old days the wilds of Canada,
through the Hudson Bay Co., virtually
supplied the world with furs, but now
semi- domesticated animals furnish
many pelts,
A pinch of baking powder added to
the Itour when making the crust will
make the crust very light and flaky.
Greater London's population of 7,-
400,000
,400,000 is 100,000 ahead of that of
Greater New York,
NEW SUMMER
FROCKS
0414. CW6
9534—Child's Dress. Price, 20 cents.
In 7 sizes, 2 to 10 years. Size G re-
quires, figured, 2 yds. 36 ins. wide;
plain, Ye yd. 86 iris.
9526—Girl's Dress. Price, 25 cents.
In 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Size 8 re-
quires 2% yds. 36 ins. wide; sash, %
yd. 36 ins. wide.
JOY AND GLADNESS
FOR THE CHILDREN
Every child—whether it be poor or
._ i,. in a,..fssi..A aer fees " 1'-e-- easee.
Health is the birthright of all and
there is absolutely no doubt that the
healthy baby is a happy baby. It is
the baby's nature to be happy—not
cross. Only the sickly baby is cross.
The well child is a joy to the home—
it is a laughing, gurgling, happy little
piece of humanity which drives dull
care from the household. The sickly
baby is the opposite—he is cross and
peevish; cries a great deal and is a
source of constant worry to the
mother. But mothers there is no need
of your little ones being sickly. Re-
gulate the baby's bowels and sweeten
his stomach with a gentle but
thorough laxative and baby will soon
be well and happy again. Thousands
of mothers have proved this through
their use_of Baby's Own Tablets—
there
ablets—
th r s smile in everylose
of the
eel arm
Tablets. Give them to your baby and
make .hint happy.. The Tablets ,are
sold by medicine dealers pr by need
at 25 cents -a box from The Dr. Wil-
liams Medicine Co., Brockville, (Mor --
Telescopic Photography.
Once upon a time, presumably, the
planet on which we dwell was very
much larger than It is tto„lay It was
still hot, and all the waters of what are.
now the oceans :were suspended in the
atmosphere in the.formsaf '"vapors,
As the earth . has „coaled, • it has
shrunk; and, doubtless, the same thing
will happen in the course of ages to
Jupiter and Saturn, which are in just
suck a hot and steamlug condition as
that above described, They are unfin-
ished worlds, incapable of supporting
inhabitants until they have had time
to cool and solidify.
Few people have had an opportunity
to look at those huge, far -distant
planets with. a first-class modern tele-
scope. It is now possible to obtain
photographs of Jupiter and Saturn,
seen as one beholds them through
such an instrument. They are, of
course, telescopic photographs.
This is long-distance photography
with a vengence, considering the fact
that Jupiter (nearer to us than Sa-
turn) is oil the further verge of the
enormous gap of space that separates
the inner group of planets (Mercury,
Venus, Earth and Mars) from the out-
er group.
All the other seven planets put to-
gether would not make a mass as great
as Jupiter. That planet'sequatorial
diameter is eleven times that of the
earth; but the distance between its
poles is 5,000 miles less, because its
rapid- whirl causes it to bulge . at the
middle, giving it a pumpkin nape.
As viewed through the telescope;
Jupiter lookses if belted with rosy.
and golden clouds. It is, indeed, hid-
den from sight by masses of vapor
thousands os miles thick, The giant
llanet, 2'i' rather its clouds, can actual-
ly be n to whirl, revolving as it
does once in 'en hours.
Jupiter', re aitzveTy o size, is much
lighter than the earth. The terrestlal.
sphere is five and a half times • as
heavy as water, bulk far bulk, where-
as Jupiter is only one and a half times
as heavy. Saturn is actually lighter
than a globe of water of equal size
would be.
Saturn, likewise, is enveloped by a
thick cloak of vapors. Her rings are
still, to some extent, a mystery, but
there seems to be no doubt that they
are composed of flying meteoric partic-:
lea.
Jes' Left.
A negro was trying to saddle a frac-
tious mule, when a bystander asked:
"Does that mule ever kick yon, Sam?"
"No, . suh, but he sometimes ' kiekke
where, ae jes' been.
-•,.uz.
" Wel for Minarii s ..no take no other.
Hong Kong Harbor
I hacl been anxious to see a ty-
phoon," says a tourist, who has spent
some years in the East, "and I had my
wish gratified in Hong Kong more
than once. The strength of the wind
at such times is greater than one
would have thought possible. It
whirls ships helplessly adrift from the
firmest moorings and with sudden
blast takes away the corners of houses
and sends projecting verandahs flying
across the street.
"During the night, of one gale the
residents for the most part shut them-
selves closely in their houses, care-
fully securing their doors and win-
dows, and so remained with constant
apprehension and dread lest the dwell-
ing should be swept _away and them-
selves be entombed in the ruins.
"Once, while the storm was at its
worst, I ventured down to the Praya
to see the crowd of Chinese boats that
had been blown inshore and piled up
in a mass of wreckage just below the
city. The sky was of dark leaden
color, and the wind caught tip the
crested waves and sent them in long,
white streaks of vapor across .the
seene, through which the dismantled
ships were dimly descried drifting
from their moorings.
"The heavy, stone -faced wall of the
Praya had given way, and the great
granite blocks had been washed in up-
on the road. Half -blinded by the waved
as they leaped over the roar and dash-
ed in angry foai z, against the houses,
and buffeted Nfy the wind, I made slow
headway to the east end of.the settle-
ment, *here a number of foreigners
were attempting to rescue two women
from a small Chinese boat.
"We had to cling to the lampposts
and stanchions • and seek shelter
against the doorways and walls. Ad-
vantage was taken of a sligh lull in
the storm to fire off rockets, but these
were driven back like feathers against
the hous,es. Then, long lifeboats were
dragged to the pier, but the first was
broken and disabled the moment it
touched the water, while the second
met a like fate and its gallant Drew
were pitched out into the sea.
"In short, every effort proved abor-
tive, and as darkness set in the un-
happy women and their boat were re-
luctantly abandoned to their fate,
"Next morning, the whole length of
the Praya presented a scene of wreck-
age and desolation. Many of the
Chinese, notwithstanding their shrewd-
ness in predicting storms, had been
taken quite unawares and hence the
fearful sacrifice of life and the loss of
property which ensued,"
Still Sold at the
Same Fair Price
and appreciated byr more
and more families where
tea or coffee has been
displaced --
N
INSTANT O
Atrial of this healthful economical table
drink soon demonstrates the cause of its
poPulartty Made instantly in the cup.
No Work. Better Health.
Jar s
The, S 8 Reason"
NA"VE VO
ASTHMA?
Do yen, oadui'e the retlsefc'
of stama with k1eepp1e v
zlights,•dirdoult lsreetbing
endless ofetrefigth? Iow.-
ever bad your case quick
relief is guaranteed by the
use of
T9€aE,"9'Or$'s
RAZ^MAH
CAPSULES
This preparation i s the re-
aultefyyearsofe$� experiment-
NAVE
etucly. Thousands derive= the iroatosil
enent ti,rougn its use.
Write for free sample to
Tom letons, ze2 Sing St.
W., Toronto.Bold by reliable .druggists
everywhere for 51,04 a Pox.
TEMPLETON'S
RRR-HEUMATIC CAPSULES
For fifteen: years the standard
specific for
Rheumatism, Neuritis, Gout
Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgia
Many doctors proscribe them.
Write to Templotens, 149 &Ing St. W., Toronto. Sha
free sample. Sold by reliable druggists overyrshere tor
*1.0# per box.
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Lift off Corns!
Doesn't hart a bit and Freezone
costs only a few cents.
`Frith your fingers! You can lift off
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal-
luses from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In-
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all, without one bit
h
of pain or soreness.Truly! .. r y No u
ln-
bits!
A Scotch Blessing.
after de -kirk you bide a wee,
There's some wad like to speak to ye.
If, after kill non rise and iiee,
'We'll all seem colic 'aria stir to ve.
The one that's in the seat ;ants
is stranger here�iz maybe;
All here .ha a g5t their fears and cares;
Add-rat—your s cul unto our prayers;
lie yen our angel unawares."
MINARD'S LINIMENT is the only
Liniment asked for at my store and
the only one we keep for sale.
All the people use it.
HARLIN FULTON.
•
Lusitania Salvage Will Total
$15,000,000.
It the refloating of the Lusitania
proves successful it will result in the
division of at least $15,000,000 between
a French salvaging company, the Bri-
tish Government and the Cunard Line,
according to an announcement made
here by the directors of the steamship
line, says a Paris despatch. Although
extensive preparations are being made
for the venture, the Cunard Company
does not expect success, pointing out
that the -size of the vessel and the
depth to be overcome will make the
operation the costliest in the history
of such work. Nevertheless, the
wealth of jewelry, gold and silver bars
known to have gone down with the
ship offers an unprecedented induce-
ment to the salvage cbmpany.
Experts have decided that it will be
necessary to cut the vessel into five
portions, exclude the water under
pressure and then bring the Sections
to . the surface. It is estimated that
at least a year will be required for
the work, if successful. The largest
vessel raised heretofore by this sys-
tem had a tonnage of only 8,000.
The French navy officials are In-
terested; ,for, if successful, the Gov-
ernment nlay'.consider seriously the
project : for the refloating of many
vahtable ships sunk in shallow water
bq sittbmarines.
4
Au opener to remove paper caps
trona railk bottles. which also serves
as a handle to carry a bottle has been
invented.
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ISSUE No. 25—'20.
Right et That.
"What is obscurity, Tommie?" the
teacher asked.
"It's a place, I guess," Toxone
hazarded.
"No, No! Wliy do you say that?"
"Must be,,beoause that's where a lot
of candidates go back to after an elec-
tion.
A Blessing Reversed.
Au Irishwoman, looking for a tip
from a tourist, began showering bless -
"May the blessing
you all the world
Ings on him thus:
of Heav'n follow
over,"
Then, as the tip
ing, she completed
"And may it never
was not forthcom-
the sentence thus;
overtake yer!"
All That.
"Oh, Paul, if only you were like the
brave knights of old—if you would do
something. reckiess, daring, with no
thought of consequence, to prove your
love'for me_',"
"Great Scott, .Mabel! Haven't 1
asked you to marry me, and my salary
only $22 a week?"
MONEY ORDERS.
It is always safe to send a Dominion
Express Money Order, Five dollars
costs three cents.
Duty.
I am glad to think
I am not bound to make the world go
right,
But only to discover and to do
With cheerful heart, the work that
God appoints.
--Jean Ingelow.
Mlnard's Liniment for sate everywhere
Hygiene is being taught to the less
civilized natives of. the Philippines
with motion pictures.
LET "DANDERINE"
SAVE YOUR HAiR
Get rid of every bit of that
ugly dandruff and stop
falling hair
To stop falling hair at once and rid
the scalp of every particle of dandruff,
get a small bottle of "Dander]ne" at
any drug or toilet counter for a few
cents, pour a little in your hand and
rub well into the scalp. After several
applications all dandruff usually goes
and hair stops coming out. Every hair
in your head soon shows new life,
vigor, brightness, thickness and more
color.
Classified Advertisezrients.
TEVBNS' COMPILE= VEETI
6.7will paY you.'Genre. Ste
Peterborough, Ontario.
"de sa6.T
TL, V.MITLFP10DD NoWSE",hVpi*
and $ b printing plant In Easter
ioatalo. lnaurznoe rarrled :f 3,800, Wl7I'
o fort L1,1S00 on quick ■e,,a i3o* Lilly
tWilson i't{blisbin6E Co.. 144. Tarot:Ps.
ai
sole'x 'arm WJi.1'rTE.I'S;
Q Ob"I EL,M. WANT 41D, '$ IN. ,n:^;TJ+
thicker, 'shipped greet{ from, sa'vr,
Do not sell until you corntni :.-nate '.ritia
us. Keenan Bros. Emitted, Osten Sound.
Ont.
TRAINING SCITOOT, E'CSIi: VCIV8155524..,
�D EGIS'r1iU D RAINING SCi -100L
r for Nurses: St. Elizabeth Hospital.
204 South Broad Street, Elizabeth,, New
Jersey. Complete course. Monthly al-
lowance: first year $6.00, second $10.00,
third 515.00. Address: Superintendent.
EB2,P 'WAITED.
LIT ANTED, FIRST-CLASS BEN ca
/' carpenters to work on interior
fittings. Good wages. steady work.
Apply Laidlaw Lumber Company. 2980 ,
Dundas W., Toronto.
MOTHER!
"California Syrup of Figs"
Child's" Best Laxative
Accept "California" Seiup of Figs
only—look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stom-
ach, liver and bowels. Children love
its fruity taste. Full directions on
each bottle. You' must say "Cali-
fornia."
BEY HAD BAD
CASE OF ECZEMA
On sms Face and
Itched. Clara fleas.
"My baby had a very bad case of
c
eema. It stcrtcd in email pimples
and oprcad on her arms and fnee and;;
limbo, as far as her hips. The skin
was core and rcd and the breaking
out itched so that she wanted to
acsateb r?1 the tune. Che was meta.
and fretfri and ccuhl net eieeg day
cr night. ,• • • : •
"Then I need Cutlura, and when
I had uacd four cakes of Soap and
four balm of Ole sent she was
heeled." (Cinred) Mre. Georgy
1^Iielcr,1Z. i'. 1). 2, Ecx 44, Coopers
Mills, Mo., May G, 1010.
Give Cuticura Scap, Ointment and
Talcune the;c:~re of your shin.
Soap 2e,c, ointment 25 ail &0e. Sold
throughouttheDonlinion. CanadlanDepot
L-yrnans, 7-im'stod, SI. Paul St., Montreal..
tlx.-* Cuticura Scap eiicves wdthoutmiig.
tenterloa's Menem- Dog renesdios
. Book_ on
DOG DISEASES
ease =.03 to Fes
Mailed Fres to,any Ad•
dress by tilg'Author.
V.. Clay tilltrel) 00., 5ne.
3.18 West 31st' Street
New York, U.S.A. ,
ONLY TABLETS MARKED
"BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN
. Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross°®
For Colds, Pain, Headache, Neural- package which contains complete at,
gia,Toothache, Earache, and for reetions. Then you are getting tett
Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- Aspirin—the genuine Aspirin pre-
ritis,
p over nifiee
take Aspirin marked with the scribed by byeiclans for o
name "Bayer" or you are not taking teen pears. Now made in Canada.•
Aspirin at all. Talidy tin boxes containing12 tab -
Accept only "Door Tablets of lets cost but a few cents. ruggist-
;,Aspirin" in an unbroken "Bayer" also sell larger "Bayer" packages.
There 10 oaly One As1l► n:"°"f3aye +" 'm+dt .bo st iaay a191i.1'ex`w
Aspirin is the trade marls (registered in Canada) of ;Bayer Malefactors of Mona
aceticacidester of Sallcyticacid, white it is well known that ANptrba %leau* B yofi
manufacture, to assist the public Against imitatlond,. the 'tablet* of B ytr COP2Pint
trip be 'stamped with their general trade Mole the a"Bayer Croae'r