Zurich Herald, 1921-01-13, Page 7TIME MAGNETIZED
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What a pleasant man our old pastor
was! He -could be dignified enough,
and was always so in the pulpit, but
we wore never afraid of him for we
knew that he felt himself to be one
of us in his heart.
One evening, after telling the story
• of how Elishar ,;aused the iron to swim
in the water, the looked round the circle
' of young faces and asked, "Do you
know anyone besides Elisha who can
make iron swim?
After waiting for a little while
without hearing an answer, he said, "I'
can."
We were weedy to believe almost
anything good and great of our friend,
but that was ;almost too much for us.
He must have seen this in our, faces;
so, turning to one of the older children,
he asked for a glass of water, a wire
hairpin and a sewing needle. He bent
the hairpin into a double hook like
the t4Ikt fingers of your hand bent
forward, and, placing the needle on
those hooks, he lowered it gently into
the water. As it touched the water
along its whole length at the same
time the water seemed to sag or bend
under it; and as the wire hooks went
down into the water the needle was
left floating on the surface. We
thought it was wonderful to see the
needle swimming on the water, turn-
ing back and forth and moving this
way and that as we blew on it. -
After a little while he dipped the
hairpin under the needle again and
lifted it out of the water. Then, go-
ing to the telephone on. the wall, he
rubbed the needle ,on the magnet and
laid. the needle again on the water.
But now it seemed like a different
needle altogether. No matter how it
was laid on the water or how the ends
were made to point, they always came
to one position, north and south. It
was as if some invisible hand were
pulling it and bringing it constantly
back to the same position. It pointed
always toward the North Star.
As we watched with great interest
our friend .said, "You see what a differ-
ence it makes on the needle when I
touch it to a magnet. Formerly the
needle was just common steel; now it
has been magnetized, and that gives
direction to it. It gives it a fixed
plane and a definite relationship to all
other things. As long as the needle
remains magnetized it will keep this
position on the water. .And if the
power that holds it true grows weaker,
you need only touch it again to the
magnet."
And as the needle lay on the water
before us, holding its point firmly to
the north, he told us that the Saviour
is sometimes called "The Divine Mag-
net," and that lives that for years may
drift hither and thither without a fixed
direction may come in touch with this
Divine Magnet. And what a wonder-
ful change is made by that touch! No
Ionger do they drift with the wind and
the tide. No longer are they drawn
aside by every cross current that they
meet in life, but they receive a defin-
ite direction and a guiding star that
brings them safely into the harbor at
last. It is the touch of Christ that
changes lives. At his touch we are
transformed and sent on our way with
a definite course and an unswerving
aim,
4,
Winnowing in India.
Among our early settlers it was
customary to winnow beans, wheat,
oats and other small grain by tossing
the flailed grain in a blanket and al-
lowing the chaff to blow away. In
India, says a correspondent to an
English weekly, the universal method
of winnowing is primitive, but won-
derfuilly effective. It probably dates
back many thousands of years.
The grain is first of all littered
round a central pole on a flat piece of
hard, beaten ground. Two or more
oxen are tethered to the pole by a
short rope and driven slowly round
and round it, thus "treading out the
corn," as we read of it in the Bible.
The straw is then removed, leaving
behind a mixture of grain and chaff,
Which is collected into a heap for
winnowing.
On days when there is a moderate
breeze, a man mounts a primitive
wooden stool and shakes the mixture
slowly from a grass tray or basket.
The grain falls fairly straight down
into a heap near the stool, but the
chaff is carried by the wind and col-
lects in a separate heap farther away.
Pope's Seal Ring.
rho seal ring worn by the Pope and
'lased by hint on' official documents to
which his signature is attached, has
On it the engraving of a fish, with the
cipher of the wearer, Sines the thir-
teentU century every Pope bag Worts
ii, ring of trait;' character, and it is
ah:atterod with a hantnlel.' when. the
wearer clies, to pvn'ellt its use ou a
• ftai•1:•ed &en/trot, •
. Long walica cure more illness thin
40 most medieinee.
.Caught in draught
—stiff neck or back
won't last. long if
is applied. Immediate effect.
BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES
$1.110 a tube.
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RELIEVES PAIN
Leather Made from Rabbit
Skin.
An Australian has discovered a pro-
cess of making leather from rabbit
skins, and a company has been formed
at Sydney to turn the invention to
practical use. It has established a
plant capable of handling 100,000 skins
a week.
The leather has already been used
at Sydney in the manufacture of boot
and shoe uppers, handbags, gloves and
other articles. The rabbit fur is not
wasted, but, being removed from the
skins before the latter are tanned, is
utilized for making felt for hats and
other purposes.
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We publish simple, • straight testi-
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press agents' interviews. •
From all over America they testify
to the merits of MINARD'S LINI-
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dies.
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Yarmouth, N.S.,
Branch Factory, St. John's, Nfld.
Warships to the number of 638 have
been scrapped since the Armistice.
NMI
Worry is merely a mild
form of insanity that we
invite to park Awhile in our
brain pans and give off
clouds of blue smoke. When
a man worries he is not at
his greatest efficiency ; he
is least efficient. Foresight
is a form of thought, keen
pointed and vitalized, ready
to push forward • and split
the difficulties ahead;
worry is also a form of
thought; but it is blunt at
both ends, dormant and
dead as a piece of punk
wood, and it lies heavy in
the brain . and oozes mias-
ma.
J
"Pape's Diapepsin" Corrects
Stomach.
"Pape's Diapepsin" is the quickest,
surest relief for Indigestion, Gases,
Flatulence, Heartburn, Sourness, Fer-
mentation or Stomach Distress caused
by acidity. A few tablets give almost
immediate stomach relief and shortly
the stomach is corrected so you can
eat favorite foods without fear. Large
ease costs only 60 cents at drug store.
Absolutely harmless and pleasant.
Millions helped annually. Largest
selling stomach corrector in world.=
Adv.
A nswe red.
A Scottish farmer, being elected a
school -manager, visited the village
school and tested the intelligence of
the class by his questions.
His first inquiry was: "Now, boys,
can any one of you tell me what
naething is?"
After a moment's silence, a small
boy rose and replied, "It's what ye
gi'ed me t'other day for haudin' yer
horse:" �•
If you faithfully trudge the path of
daily duty, you will sometimes find
Opportunity walking beside you.
Surnames and Their Origin
RICHARDS
Variations — Richardson, Richeson,
Richey, Richie, Richert, Rickard,
Rickards, Rickert, Ricker, Rickey,
Rickett, Ricketts Riches, Riccardi,
Ricciardi, Reichard.
Racial Origin—Teutonic.
Source—A given name.
The Normans lett their stamp not
only on England but upon all Europe,
for while they colonized by no means
all the latter, there was a period in
medieval times when the Norman
arms had subdued about all of the
European continent, and Norman
rulers held sway in Italy, Spain,
France and parts of what is now Ger-
many, as well as in England.
Nor did the Normans have to do
more than merely rule most of these
sections to leave among thein, as one
of their legacies, the given name of
Richard. Meaning "stern king," it
was naturally a name to appeal to
such a warlike and dominating race
as. these Teutons of the middle ages,
and one which naturally became usual
among the various Norman families
ruling in different sections of Europe.
In turn, kings' names were generally
popular among the populace in all
lands'. Hence it became a widespread
given name first, and then a family
name throughout most of Europe. •
Richeson, as well as Richards, is a
shortened form of Riohardson, and
Richey, Ritchie, and Richie are short-
enings of Richeson. Rickey and
Ricketts and Ricket are developments
of names formed from ,nicknames of
Richard through the use of the dim-
inutive ending "ot" .Riakart, Rickards,
Rickert and Ricker show Germau in-
fluences, while Riccardi and Ricciardi
are natural pronunciations of the
Italian tongue. Reichard is found in
Alsace and Lorraine.
GRIFFITH
Variation—Griffiths.
Racial Origin—Welsh.
Source—A given name. •
The family name of Griffith, or
Griffiths, like that of Bethel, is ones
which is derived from a given name
now seldom found, though why it
should have fallen into disuse is one
of those mysteries about which one
can only conjecture, for it is a name
of the same type as John, which, in
its various forms, is one of the most
popular of given names in a dozen
or more different tongues, and always
has been since the beginning of the
Christian era in each land.
While the name of John is from the
Hebrew; meaning "God's grace," the
naive of Griffith or "Griffudh," to use
a spelling more significant of that in
the Welsh language, is derived from
two Welsh words meaning "great
faith."
• It is only in comparatively modern
times that Welsh family names really
have been stabilized. They develop-
ed in much the same fashion as the
English names which ddnote parent•
age, but the duration of one of the
stages through which such names de-
velop was much prolonged among the
Welsh. As "John Richardson" in Eng-
lish meant "John, the son of Richard,"
so "Evan ap Griffudh" in Welsh meant
"Evan (or John), the son of Griffith."
But whereas among the English such
a name carate to be given not only to
a man's sons, but also to his grand-
sons and great-grandsons, thus losing
its purely descriptive character and
becoming a family name, the initial
stage of the family name was greatly
prolonged among the 'welsh, Thus
the son of "Evan ap Grmudh" would
be known as "Owen ap Evan," 'and
his son in turn as "Griffudh ap Owen,"
and so on for several centuries instead
of a few generatiene.
Look int it
If tea or coffee flrinIddis-
turbs health.
Or corfor , swi t.hto
There's a big- in toward
bean ., ith tom exi fen , ecomm
only, and, 1.0 I®ss i satisfaction
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A SMILE IN EVERY DOSE
OF BABY'S OW1 TABLETS
Baby's Own Tablets are a regular
joy giver to the little ones—they never
fall to make ''he cross baby happy.
When baby is cross and fretful the
mother may be sure something is the
matter, for it 1e not baby's nature to
be cross unless he Is ailing. Mothers,
If your baby is cross; if he cries a
great deal and needs your constant
attention day and night, give him a
dose of Baby's Own Tablets. They
are a mild but thorough laxative
which will quickly regulate the bowels
and stomach and thus relieve consti-
pation and indigestion, colds and
siinpie fevers and make baby happy—
there surely is a smile 1' every dose
of the Tablets. Baby's Own Tablets
are sold by medicine dealers or by
mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr,
Williams Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
The Boy .Scouts Association.
As an organization, the Scout Move-
ment is neither militaristic in thought,
form nor spirit, although it does instill
in boys the military virtues such as
honor, loyalty, obedience and patriot-
ism.
The purpose of the Boy Scout Move-
ment is to develop character, initia-
tive and resourcefulness in boys by
cultivating their interest in the fas-
cinating outdoor activities of the
Scout. program.
It is in the wearing of the uniform
and doing of things together, as
Scouts, that they absorb the force and
truth of the Scout law, which states:
"A Scout is a friend to all and a
brother to every other Scout,"
The Movement aims to supplement
the various existing educational
ageneses, and to promote the ability
in boys to do things for themselves
and others. It is not the aim to get
up a new organization to parallel in
its purposes others already establish-
ed. The opportunity is affohrded other
organizations, however, to introduce
into their own programs unique fea-
tures appealing to interests which are
universal among boys. The method is
summed ' up in the term Scoutcraft,
and is a combination of observation,
deduction and handiness, or the ability
to do things. Scoutcraft includes in-
struction. in first aid, life saving, track-
ing, signalling, cycling, nature study,
.camperaft, seamanship, woodcraft,
chivalry, patriotism and many other
subjects. This is accomplished iu
games and team play, and is pleasure,
not work, for the boy. All that is
needed is the out-of-doors, a group of
boys and.a competent leader.
"Something to do, something to
think about, and something to enjoy,
with a view always to character build-
ing; for manhood, not scholarship, is
the first aim of education."
The Boy Scout Movement is develop-
ed in practically every country of the
world, as well as in all the overseas
dominions and colonies of Great Bri-
tain and the United States. Accord-
ing to a pamphlet just issued by the
Provincial Headquarters of the Boy
Scouts Association, Bloor and Sher -
bourne Streets, Toronto, there are in
Canada alone some 22,692 registered
Scouts, 4,288 Wolf Cubs (junior mem-
bers), and 1,648 unpaid Scoutmasters
and Assistant Scoutmasters who give
at ld'iast 62 nights' a year, and 24 half
days or days to the personal leader-
ship of their boys. „Quite a citizen-
ship contribution.
•
• MONEY ORDERS.
Remit by Dominion Express Money
Order. If lost or stolen you get your
money back. •
There Are Five Ways to
Heaven.
There are five ways to Heaven,
The low road, the high,
The broad and the narrow
And the one we travel by;
And the five roads are one road
Where Love and Duty lie.
There are two ways of winning
A kingdom and a crown
To mail, the fist with iron
And beat the other down;
Or to walk In the garden
When Gethsemane is brown.
There are three ways of loving
And they are proven �velil—
The high love from Heaven
The black lave from Heil
And the love that makes us neighbors
Wherever people dwell
0, there are chords of music
Our fingers never reach,
And. living wells of laughter,
Far deeper than our speech.
And these things be of Heaven
And tether each to each.
A short time for loving,
And strength" di heart to throw
One's arm about one's follow
And to fight the Beast below—
Heaven is not far away
When one is living so.
Others may make us happy, but the
snake the most of our unhappiness our-
selves.
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FROM HERE OW
Bright 'Soy!
Teacher—"By accurate experiments
we have come to the conclusion that
heat expands a substance, while cold
contracts it. In other words, heat
snakes it shorter. Now, who will give
me definite example of this?"
Student—"Here is one. In summer
it is hot, and the days are longer. In
winter when it is cold, tb.e days are
shorter."
The Wicked Ones.
A minister was reading the Sunday
evening lesson from the Book of Job.
"Yea, the light of the wicked shall
be pat out," he said, wnen suddenly
the church was plunged into total
darkness.
"Brethren," said the minister, with-
out pausing for a moment, "in view of
the sudden and startling i''lilfilment of
this prophecy, we will spend a few
minutes in silent prayer for the elect-
ric light company."
Life and Death.
A minister, who guarded his morn-
ing study hour very carefully, told the
new maid that in no circumstances
were callers to be admitted—except,
of course, he addled, in a case of life
and death.
Half an hour later the maid knock-
ed at his door,
"A gentleman to see you, sir."
"Why, I thought I tout you—"
"Yes, I told him," she replied, "but
he says it's a question of life and
death."
So he went downstairs'=and found
an insurance agent.
Minard's Liniment Relieves Distemper
The wheat crop in Canada this year
is a "record," being nearly 87 million
bushels above 1119.
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Book on
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c.:.stipation, Indigestion, Biliousness,
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in 1888, by distribution of 1a*r~„ ctuanti-
ties of Almanacs. Coote Books, Health
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agents free of. charge. The remedies are
sold at a price that allows agents to
double their money. Write Alonzo 0,
Bliss Medical Co., 124 St. Paul St. East.
1'.7nntr,•a1. Mention this paper.
Nearly every Chinese silk produc-
ing centre maintains a school of seri-
culture or an agricultural school with
that science as a department. •
Sime a smile; while you smile an-
other smiles, and soon there's ranee
and miles of smiles. And life's worth
while if you but senile.—Jane Thon.p-.
son.
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Stops Hair Coming Out;
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A few cents buys "Danderine." AT
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a fallen hair or any dandruff, besides
every hair shows new life, vigor.
brightness, more color and abundance.
Send for list of inventions wanted
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MOTHER!
-`California Syrup of Figs
Child's Best Laxative
•
CUTICU ,r A
FOR HAIR AND SKIN
For promoting and maintain-
ingbeauty of skin and hair
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
are unexcelled. Cuticura Tal-
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freshing and cooling to most
delicate skins.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50e. Talcum 25e. Sold
throughout theDominion. CanadianDenot:
Lynam, Limited, 344 St. Pant St., W.. Montreal.
g r rCuticura Soap ehsee& without mace.
ASPRIN
"Bayer" is only Genuine
Warning! It's criminal to take a
chance on any substitute: for genuine
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," prescribed
by- physicians for tweihty-one years
and proved safe by millions. Unless
you see the name "Bayer" on package
oz. on tablets yon are not getting As-
pirin at all, In every Bayer package
are directions 'for Colds, Headache,
Neuralgia, ]rheumatism, Earache,
Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain,
Handy tin boxes, of tweve tablets cast
few cents. Dru.;gists also sell larger
packager,. Made in Canada. Aspirin
is the trade nark (registered in Cana»
da),, of Bayer Manufacture or Monoa-
ceticacidester of Salicylieacid.
Accept "California" Syrup 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 stomach,
liver and bowels. Children love its
fruity taste. Pull directions on each
bottle. You must say "California."
OLD STANDBY, FOR
ACHES AND PAINS
Any man or woman who keeper
Sloan's handy will tell you
that same thing
SPECIALLY those frequently
attacked by rheurnatio twingtg,•es.
A counter -irritant, Sloan's Little
anent scatters the congestion and Mcrae+
irates senthaut rubbing to the afflicted
part, soon relieving the ache and pain.1
Kept handy and used everl'wheree
for reducing and finally eliminating th
pains and aches of lumbago, neuralgia,/
muscle strain joint stiffness, sprains
bruises and the results of exposure.
You just 4 stow from its stimulating'
healthy odor that it will do you good f
Sloan's Linithent is sold by all drug'
gists -3&, 70c, $1..40.
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