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Zurich Herald, 1921-08-11, Page 3,14e: eas Rules for the Road. Keep to the right of the road, 'Slow down at ,crossings. Signal for a stop or turn to the cars behind by holding out the left hand.' Apply brakes slowly, .Change speed rates slowly. Drive carefully. Be prepared to help any motorist in trouble on roads distant from gar- ages. Be prepared to give pedestrians "lifts" on country roads, Stop car and engine when meeting drovers with sheep, •swine or cattle on country roads. Park only at side of roads; leaving f airway. When buying produce in the coun- try,. park ,alongside road, not on the road. When parking at night leave warn- ing lights. Have headlight dimmers and use them when meeting and passing ,other motorists at night. When picknicking, carefully put out picnic fires. When picknicking do not trespass to gather wild flowers, tree branches, .blossoms, fruit or shrubs. When picknicking" clean up thor- oughly, removing front sight all cans, papers and rubbish. Give all vehicles, especiallyloaded bucks, a good half of the road. Take hills on, the right side of the road. Go over the crest carefully. Avoid "coasting or speeding around curves' at foot of hills" - Be courteous to pedestrians. Do not drive your car at them full tilt And laugh when they jump. Da not splash water on them as they stand at crossings or near curbs waiting for you to. pass. Avoid •street cars carefullyat stops. Learn and follow the local traffic -rules, speed limits and driving ordi- nances; These are made for the com- mon good of all drivers, including yourself, and of all pedestrians. Carrying Your Bed Along. Many inventors have taxed their brains to contrive means whereby an automobile might be converted into.a sleeping car for night use, Newest in this line is a device pat- ented by Hans C. Anderson, of Min- neapolis. It is a double cot -bed oc- cupying the entire width and length of the interior of the car, being upheld. by four legs just high enough . to clear the backer of the, seats. The frame of the bed is composed of a front rail, a back rail, two side and -a middle lions?xr dd rail running length- wise' from end to end. The front rail is upheld by two legs whose feet enter holes in elle floor of the vehicle, The feet of the two rear legs are engaged by holes in the back seat, the cushion being pushed forward to allow this, The side rails carry brackets into which the end rails bock, and the let- ter •are notched to receive the middle rail. A canvas sheet is fastened to the side rails and middle rail, and, when the parts are locked together and all five rails' rolled up in the canvas sheet, they form a bundle which may easily be carried onone of the xuzinirig'-boards. When practicable, it is desirable to remove the steering wheel front the steering post •shaft, so that it may not project upward against the canvas. Practical Paragraphs. Removing wheel hub washer—The job of,removing'the wheel hub washer of the front wheel is often an almost impossible job, but it can be made easy by the use of a simple tool that can be made by any car owner. Take a pair of round jawed. pliers five or six inches long. File a notchon the inside of each jaw near the end and. then reduce the diameter of ` the jaws. until they will just slip into the holes in the ends of the split washer. With this weapon it is easy to remove the washer. Simply hook the ends of the pliers into the -holes, close the pliers to contract the washer so that it may be drawn out of the groove, when it is easy to slip it out by running a sc'=ew- driver point around the edge Proper lubrication—The term prop- er lubrication has no very exact rneen- ing for the average car owner, and yet it can be defined exactly. It means the quality of oil needed by the indi- vidual part, supplied in • the proper quantity, neither toe little nor too much, and changed with sufficient frequency to keep it in condition to function properly. This latter con- dition carries with it she. implication that the crank case or other part shall be flushed out with kerosene before new oil is put in. From all this it will be seen, that the car owner must devote some study to the particular needs of his particular vehicle in order to master the lubrication needs of the car. Inspection window—An ingenious car owner who had had trouble be- cause of stoppage in the oil tube. whichruns from the transmission case of the Ford to the engine, int. serted in the transmission case '''h small mica window about two inches in diameter. The window is secured by a steel ring one, thirty-second of an inch in thickness, and this ring Is held by round• head. screws. A felt gasket is --placed .between. the mica and the transmission cover and the upper site of the mica is varnished with shellac. TIE HOUSE NEXT DOOR For the second time that night Geof- frey Leyton threw down his book and started to his feet. Half an hour be- fore, the ,piercing .scream of a woman had conte to hint through - the open casement, to startle him into:: concern- ed tension. Now it had corine again, the scream of a woman in pain, "Business of mine or not, I can't ;stand for it,' he muttered. "The infer- nal old 'ruffian is ill-treating the girl." Grimly determined he strode into the road, hatless, just as he was, in his slippers and oldest jacket. De- liberately he made his way to the house next door, and gave a lusty tug at the doorbell The door was suddenly drawn open the space of a foot, and the scowling, saturnine face, of the man confronted him. "I'mn from next door," announced Geoffrey sharply. "I heard a scream Wbat the Hades is that to you, and what d'y'inean by pulling at my bell like that-'?" blazed the niau,. "Mind. your own hulness, you young Econ" The door was swung viciously to, pinning the younger man's slippered foot; As he withdrew it, with a sharp hiss the bolt was shot home; For a short time Geoffrey Leyton re- mained with gritted teeth and clench- ed hands, meditating assault on the panels. Then, with i shrug, he re- turned back to his comfortable room, a stern -smile on his face. • ,The gullying gentleman nextdoor was net going to he allowed to crush. his foot with impunity. Before he had i Y done with him Geoff rather fancied he would pay' for that with interest. "A wicked brute!" his landlady de- Oared, e• r aced Froin him a • i .lar e , on hearing hi recital til ' of• the incident, "I'm glad you inter- fered. There's something wrong about next door. It isn't natural for a giri to shun attert ts at friendliness: Neve r g . hoe in the three nenths the . x .. ave tAere bas she spoken to me,i _. e for he girl ie. .ragh t her. life." 1./uu - ter is like suns ine— ares ens all the a. tips the peaks ks of if it s s with ljie ,And drives the cloud; away, "I will get acquainted with Miss Next-door," vowed Geoff, "Not if he knows it!" asserted the landlady, "I remember one day, short- ly after they came, the girl was doing something in the garden,and my. nephew, a harum-soarum lad, laugh- ingly asked her to smile while he snapped her with his camera, ' The brute dashed out like a fury, and, grip- ping her roughly by the arm, dragged her into, the house. I have a copy of the - snapshot. It shows the girl shrink- ing in fright, and the man's ugly face convulsed with. rage." "I should like to see it," said Geof- frey. She rummaged in a drawer, and placed the photograph in his hand. Her further remarks pissed him by. For some seconds he sat staring, "Seems to prove strong desire to es- cape notice, for which there is un- doubtedly reason,' he commented. "If you don't mind, Mrs. Goff, I'11 -borrow this. You say the young lady goes out every morning?" "Every morning, save Sunday, car- rying a little bag," returned the land- lady, "The man never goes out." Geoffrey nodded, and took up his book, • When the girl from next door came out the following morning he was kill- ing time with a newspaper in Ills front room Leaving his house, he coolly overtook her, He saw that her Cos tune was well cut, her whole appear- ance unobtrusively stylish, "I live next door," he said quietly, as if talking to an old acquaintance. "I am the fellow who butted in last night. You seem to hie to need a friend very badly!" .The girl started at his address, and, regarding him with fright in her eyes, quickened her pace. "Name of Geoffrey Leyton," he add- ed, d -ed, keeping up without undue effort "and at,yotir service any time.. I want tos at Y you don't have to submit. to the kind of thing that happened last night if I'n} around and you'll say the ward. Theta; all'!" He raised his shat and :allowed her t4 outpace him She dfd n ot look back. Without appearing obtrusively_ to t rno- le�i. hea'; ye kept her in �s ghtl follow- ing her . bougie a journey he tube, and tip in a lift et the other en,4. Site'iet the i}ft, and, at a few yards behind, hoe watched while she joined a t tl; jos.lleg gr u,•p 'int nt on mount- zng aft" bus dia s ir,,ct ion tnayb@ afforded.. the nippy -looking rutlian, who was look- ing for an easy snatch, his opportunity, eh he darted from the crowd with the black hag iti his hand, while the .girl f y 1 ""Sreart's the word. She mestret give e him the tile." I Arlie' came up at a run as her tend went out to the bell. Up the side en- try the two inee raced, while the ine specter, followed by Geoffrey, strode to the front door. The girl was rob- ' bing =! wildly, hysterically, as she beat on the panels • with her .clenched hands; It was cleat' that she' was d: scarcely coosci�ous of what she did. I It opened suddenly to.reveal for a second the scowling face of tbs. forger: but hefore the inspector's foot could he interposed the latch clicked, r , The quarry was too Cute to be caught unawares. Inspector Carey. smiled grimly, and turned' to lay a gentle hand on the ,.' distzautht girl's shoulder. "Ease up on that!" he said, not un- lcindiy. "We're here for your good, my la'ss." Something wa,t happening at the back of the house, soznetning which sent the cornered rogue tiptoeing along:; the hall. In a flash the latch- key was inserted, and the officer On threw the'door open. d` "Yoe can have it rough if you want k it, Pete!" he shot out, as the two hien showed in the kitchen doorway. The: man looked round, and, with a curse,• sprang forward to grasp a heaVy,.stick. In the ensuing rough-and- tuzhble he fought like a savage beast. Geoff: found' some degree of satisfac- tion in applying a strangle hold which enabled the bracelets to be snapped. on ` the' twisting wrists. It was pay- ment ay ment,for his brulsed•foot. ""'Now, lads, get through it for the plaint!';'.' snapped the officer. "I've been looking for you for months, Pete. Your Work has interested me quite a lot.' . Murderous hate in his eyes, the man glared at the girl, who cowered by the "Not. "at all," stated the inspector, reading his thought, "ane girl would have •warned you, Accident has given you away. You'll hear the tale in due course." ' Onteef the Hien appeared at the top of the stairs. "It's here in a box -room at the. top," he announced. • '"Tl eat will be enough for you, print - ere -remarked the inspector. "Come d ettOtt Ned, and bring along that other taxi. ,Geoff, the girl is in your charge." "Right!" said Geoffrey. ,Later In the day when between them, motherly Mrs" Goff and he had driven away terror, and had quieted her liy"sterteal sobbing, when she had been ' persuaded to make some pre- tense of a meal with them at -table, Geoffrey told her his plans fee her. "'•I'11 take you to niy dear old moth- erg" he said. ""There you're going to remember all the past as a bad dream. Never again will your uncle be able to -get ,you in his clutches, • Never if I •Can ,prevent it, little girl! You're .go- ing,to; get back your color, end ;learn agaiee. how to smile. And when' that a` e`n ,>' nteiteing along to ee if we w . can ,be the -bast hest:Of Pals, �.1VIary, � A11� the heippinosB that's overdue is wait- ing for you," ,The girl put out her . two. hands. Geoff could see that her eyes were glistening `• •': - "Oh, hut you're good," she-falt'ered, "My pals pail Inc Geoff," he laughed, as he took per hands; "Geoff," she ,said softly, liOnieWa 'd. Homeward the ships -coins with sails igleam In; the sunset's crimson tide, Across the waters gold they stream Arid in:still havens glide, ' uttered ,a shriek of dismay, Geoffrey was after him down the narrow side street like a shot: The enterprising bag -snatcher had not bargained for instant persult, One glance over his shoulder convinced him that his only chance of eluding this grimly -smiling chap, who ran like an athlete, 'was relinquishment of his booty, and at the certainty the bag dropped" froth Itis hand: Geoff stayed, to pick it up. The catch was unfastened, He could see that it held a small flat package and that in his rush the nimble fingers of the thief had been`busy. Tho pipe Dover was slightly torn. A ,low whistle escaped him. . - The parcel contained a wed of ap- parently a hundred £l Treasury note.. new and unsoiled as from the printers and, amongst other things, a latchkey, The mystery was out,, 'to set him grimly thoughtful. The man who stayed at home was a clever forger, the frightened girl was his catspace Without any compunction he an- nexed one of the counterfeit notes and stuffed it in his inner, pocket: O second thoughts'he also appropriate the latchkey. Then he doubleod bac in his tracks to find the girl He saw her in the narrow street, leaning- against the wall, distraught with.fear, 'grey -faced, looking, like death. At debt of him meth the bag in her hand the sobs ceased, relief shot into her eyes, and sne ran to- wards him with a little hysterical cry. He stayed her outburst of thanks with a deprecatory laugh, r: "I'm sorry I lost the thief, but I got the bag," he said. ""Won't you believe, little' girl, that I want to be a pal?" he added. "I wish you wouldn't follow rite," she pleaded. "You can do no good, and your interference is only likely to make things worse than_cney are for me." • "Just tell me this," said Geoff, "Is the brute who you. live with your father?" "No. My father and mother died when I was twelve, leaving rae,alone," she confessed. "He: is an uncle who came to claim me. I had never known of him before then." "Away out in the country I've got the dearest• old mother- in the world" confided Geoff. "She would have love a daughter just like you. Some day I'm going to take you along to her." - He broke off at the pathetically - strained face, and put out his handto rest.it gently on her shoulder, • Sobbingly, with averted face, she freed herself from his grasp, and hur- ried away. With, set face he walked quickly away in the ,apposite direction. It appeared to him that the neces- sity for prompt action. admitted of no dallying. Discovery of the fact that the packet had been tampered with would send the terrorized girl flying back to, warn the instigator, who, no doubt, heir over her •heal the threat that they `swam or sank, together. There was no, knowing whet 'thevio Tent brute Might do. At thefirst public call -office he got through to his, man, In five minutes he was facing -him across a 'table in a quiet office. There was apparent in th,o appear- ance of the sturdy, .keen -eyed gentle, man who receiyed- him with a quiet smile the -staml3 of the alert detective officer, "You're looking a trifle excited," he observed. "What is this big thing you hinted at?" Geoff drew the note from his pocket, and laid it on the table, Detective -In.. specterCarey gave it his close atten- tion,. and drew another from his note case, which he placed beside it, "Yes, Geoff," he remarked present- ly, "you have one, The neatest stumer you'll ever be likely to see, We've got the idea there's only one man• could turn out these pretty things, and lie's the master hand. We had dint for work with flash fivers some time ago, but since he came out we've lost him. Quite a nasty lot of these things getting about. Are you going to give hie a chance to get near him?" Geoff fished out the snapshot, and placed that also on the table. The of- ficer glanced at it end looked up, "That's the artist!" he said, scoop- ing up the exhibits. "That's. Pete the Printer all right; Take me to him, and you'll be doing the State and, incl- dentally, me, some service," ".A. taxi will be•quiekest," suggested` Geoff] with a smile. "I can tell you all about it on the way;" "I like your snap," laughed the In- spector, well pleased. "We'll just call at the station for a couple of useful lads, and then---' In the cab the details were crisply stated, and acknowledged with node. "We know him as a tough," said Carey, as ho got out;: "He's likely to show fight when corny„ed. That's why I'nl taking the lads.. it'll be all right about the Little girl, Sure evi- dence of terrorizing.” Heiso disappeared ppears d into th0 etatton- When he carie out again and the two men and himself : h f had crowded into the cab, Geoff produced the Iatd1) ey, "This may be useful," he ,remarked, Inspector Carey received it with ari appreciative grin. "Might make him useful, too," he remarkeds to his men, "Sure tblu gI" they agreed, "You two keit it tote ]. sold and nip inside smart!" ordered the inspho- to . ''Give him no rope. i"Te's danger- ousi e grilled the cab up at the corner, the ` angot • Yout ust ` another t'ici- 1 ae a j Ca w s ung tete the ,short woad. Inside It r Geon caught g, a fleeting gliiripse o a. white, strained face, find his hand went out to grip the inspector's sleeve. "Right!" strapped Carey instantly. Homeward the tide turns oyer the ban, Singing his deep sea rune, Clasped in his arm§ the evening star, Caught in his nets the moon, Homeward through city and country lane,, efeeteo the feet of men, While the dusk begins her ancient ;reign On her earth -wide throne again. Hoaneetard the world comes with the 4Yei Bids' all from 1s.boe pease, Arid joyously testi and pare we leave For home and noire and peace. Frui for Optimism, A series pt tatlpret•ccl'u deet tests op a number of, mmnkeys recently had ret markable emits, pp: a week they were fed on a iiietprincipally pt meat and peens, and by the eptl pi the first three• 'days the change in them was Most rioticea}rle, They became dull; lost all energy, and swinging about in their cages was no longer a delight to them. By the end of the week they were it band of essiMists, tal ing no exercise, and. :looking c dt pon the world witmel- ancholy,eyes . At this stag t err diet was changed g }. i} to one of vegeta, le cereals and fruit, and hardly 4 fleet had elapsed 'before they 'lla br1kitei}e4 vrsibiy. Soon e e id p ou i' h h f e old YwY A d t u baipy ;fasliign, and showing interest in all 4hat werlt•pit around. t1iem, Perhaps• .91..q ilte rule applies, to 1}liii}a4` lbelt},�sif t}ecause a an etireg Ie �vhp P x, aVY 1ne ill i :ie ., e ,,, .t. t, ,$, f .. VP _ t s a x. n?. .. a $,e .yrs, o 'yo wis i to go "f rl r 6a11= Out• li'o'rk. In itl }lappy i all}e 4;` mind, plenty ref gadeu produce, plei The chief w a nt in life is sones od y who shall inane us do the best we car�}}.�Ralph Waldo Emerson, Girls should Ire taught to tuck their skirts 'between: their knees when ap- proaching an open fire, says an tirg- liali coroner, „gmFaarid.._ n worst. is yet to • 01110 • e. Curing With Light. The usefulness of, "sun baths" for health, has long been recognized. Un- limited sunshine has much to do with the beneficial effect of a vacation at the seashore. Nowadays this matter is better un- derstood than it used to be, and it is known that the heat rays of the sun have nothing to do with the physical benefit obtained from such exposure. It is the chemical rays in the sunbeam —particularly the ultra -violet rays— that do the good work. Electric light le rich in these rays, and many cures• of rheumatism and neuritis have been accomplished by exposing the affected part of the body to a powerful incandescent lamp, its rays concentrated by a hemispherical reflector. For curative purposes phy- sicians. have turned to useful account a sort of cabinet lined with such lamps into which the patient, lying on a pad- ded board, could be slid. The newest,method employe a quartz lamp cotaining mercury vap- or, through, which the electric current is passed. Quartz has• tht, advantage of being extraordinarily transparent to :ultra -vie -let rays. Such a lamprxnade 1n the shape •ef a.,t.e of :small email diameter; can be intro- duced into the nasal passages for the treatment of catarrh or into the throat 'for the cure et infected tonsils, thus saying the patient an operation. Why Write "Viz"? po you know why so many abbrevia• tions in common use, like, for ex- ample, "es" for ounce, and "viz" for namely, end in the letter Z? iris is fanned from the first two• let- ters of videlicet, the Latin word for ",lamely," Thele is a corruption of a , queer -looking sign, something like the 1 figure 8, that used to be placed at the • end of an abbreviated word by the copyists of ancient manuscripts be, fore the inyention of printing, Ill course of time this 0 has become transformed into a Z, the letter which, iu 'writiug, it meet nearly resembles, Like the people who advertise fop situatiope, and so forth, in modern newspapers, where saying space }pearls saving money, these aid -time copyists were adepts at expressing.the word they desired to indicate by the smallest possible number ot? letters, The palm for this speciel.. ot word peewees -ion }Rust, however, be award; ed to a moult na,meci placentius, who wrote a poem of iiia fol}r lice yersesi eyery word in which llegins with the lent=, ""P ' and is, likewise abbreviated, iiixpaucIed into ordinary English, the first line reads as follows i "Praise Paul's prize pig's prolific progeny." 4114 so on for more than one thous- and lines. Opera pel prll?,ijd }i} e :liil 4114 transmitted :by wirelesl tgi tt11 Rile was distinctly heard ebb rules away. Ammnnitijrn belongiefe the ou1d ii� rail• Y1 o eT en e�' lhe p e'servet11 i% , ,el;siq IR1 -fade oases incert,aiin7ik spewral y R .. a es Fi a d v qpi t °e 'slIgAst How much, to?vlattiecr'too , 1 >, /Brolly � ro ytevidence;? t1 plp v1zato74� t push in 1 Y�" ren}, �e to dbnt e r atg 'ra L lfe sv 414 htevtt,Q1p es,evermown; see Kgeti�'au s Ott oIt re and noro coclod sed cFeteeeneee ewe et x y-ths or seventy are SQ numerous that they ,at 'racct attention. drilla at of ,en: corse R oN Fsl?as wleeat1 a 'eer- l4 r3,: }ti wfis9 1'Sal. 11 lr,t r, t'periote11 ebt'p .. i;*ricultprt far t'ie G • a,,4}en 43 e tiilway when' stat that ci irli none t ` ' h et ax •n �af t v�vt Alia... 'a ire ':M iealazed from $0,001:90t! .0 t roan �b0 Iwo f r 1VIa bis toy, , o rq wheat tail at would have realized had it been growing the old, Red rife Var- hitte 1 The hope of the world. The universal friend of mankind. The foundation of national pros- perity. The progress of civilization depends upon me. The common people love me: but kings, emperors„ autocratic rulers and classes :have ever been my enemies. I am the great conserver of health, of childhood, of manhood, of woman- hood, of all that is best in human life. I have been driven about and buffet- ed through, all time, but never have I despaired of accomplishing my ob- ject. Long before Christianity, poets, prophets, philantropists and reformers looked forward to the establishment of my rule ,over all the. earth. Without me the brotherhood ot man, friendship between nations, the banishment of poverty and misery from the earth will be but idle dreams. I work for the good of all, yet there are men so blinded by greed and am- bition, by what they consider their personal interests, that they are -con- stantly working for my ,destruction, I am stronger.than my most pawer- ful enemies, mid, like Liberty, cannot be killed. Though often driven to the wall, and apparently- destroyed, I have struggled up all through the ages, up through blood and tears, through in- describable agony and the destruction of all that is dear to the hearts of men, I was mortally 'wounded recently'! but, like a phoenix, I have risen out of the trenches, up from the blood -stains ed hetttefleids of Europe, up from the graves pf the dead who fought for me, Above tha clash of international am, bitiot}s, jealousies, and hatreds, tete hideaus aftermath of war, my voice ie healel ehiling:to all the peoples of the world to put an end to war now and foi'eyey, I cul healing the frightful wounds, soothieg the anguish, repairing the destrtielleh wrought by rely cruel ad- yerehle`, 1 aur also 4.111ng the heerte of, feettseeddepking men and women eyer'wtlere witb tie deferminatioe, uever to cease their effoets until the Whole world is enrolled.under my ban- all} sanguine of success ase neYer before I1} spite of the, heavy amide en ti}e hotezon, the unive'rsai ueresti th© rt}tars tiotg, the bii'kering and light; lug of inaividu ;1 , classes and natlailt, p(vytlf hefere di; my future look so bri ttt, 1 gall literally see swords tree. lag tented Into plowshares. I can see at}l}les tlejn disbanded, arinament,s, 4000W gnd great warships turned 1.11,tp vessels ai; commerce. I call on ?OR tq i}eitl rosilize my vision, for am yglll 1.1g0 t1'}enol; I AM 1?BA x7 PRP tTRIP31 ateea 0, S. Marden, fa��S i t m sarll e of your e11j On, 4ttill.stele tamq w .• o me itis ever been e tor 'using ill - TO Yobs 114a14ai is oaia g . i viot}i stems , ltll14t, Ii'r04e t� ;f aig4'unidt wheat, ara3tes you as uixe o Th int. 1'tc14, lyse ilk only tvpp giai re- , • o 0 1 a o. spsan pI kt r th 'p ne-thih f Anre , word.�a coal r ou"i�ces. TAP r, 1117 t, agni 1=1 m bare it "u r� miles _ sppol tan �e , r f ongon t;ot'era 3'T1 s Pi' Lonctoi. X4m s' j, a �'4 ' s` ,' �' rr.p dxr�!a• tee Board 588 Square, q , One great, str n , uns e1- s Y'1 i i ewr {{�� .� C'afll- 'F ,a . 1 }1 pit' 'would aetlxa'ttv re- d ,y the world, El Shard.