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Zurich Herald, 1917-09-28, Page 6le • le le 1 o fr cti •IinpOsed oI clean, whole young leaves. Picked right, blended right and packed right. It brings the fragrance of an Eastern garden to your table. seg �sy Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "Dearer Than °° I Life" etc. Published by Hodder .� Stoughton. Limited, London and Toronto CHAPTER IV.—(Cont'd.) We who remain at home in safety, and talk about the heroism of the men going away to the Front, little realize the thoughts which pass through their minds. When the order to embark comes they don't say very much about it, and even when they do talk they speak of death almost light- ly. "If I am potted," they say, "I am, and that's all about it." But that's not all they feel, as I have reason to know. They love their lives just as much as we clo, and they long to go back and spend their clays amongst their loved ones. ,.It is only rare that cowardice is seen, 'and it is rarer still for them to make any boast; the average Englishman is not given to boasting; he has his duty to do, and he just does it, saying very little about it. On the night before they were to embark for France, farewell meetings were held at the Y.M.C.A. huts, and Toth noticed that Alec McPhail found his way to the hut where he went. Perhaps eight hundred or a thousand mese had gathered, and although high spirits prevailed, each man felt that he was breathing an atmosphere which was not usual. There was a look not common in the eyes of the lads; a set, stern expression on their faces, Afterwards when they had been to the Front and returned, they would go out again without such feel- ing as now possessed them. But these lads had never been to the war be- fore; they were entering upon an un- known; they knew that in all proba- bility a large number of them would never come back to England again. Each had a hope that he might escape, although the chances were against him. Still they cheered at the old recita- tions, Listened to the old songs, and joined in the choruses which they lik- ed just as they had been doing for months: they were not going to show the white feather. A `special speaker had come to the hut that night. He had been work- ing among the soldiers in the Y.M.C. A. tents on the Continent, and had eome home for a short holiday; now he had come to this camp in order to speak to the men before their depar- ture. It is said that months before he had been fond of telling humorous stories, and had delighted in making the soldiers laugh. He certainly had a sense of humor, and now and then could not refrain from some witticism which set the highly strung lads in roars of laughter. But the close of his address did not inspire mirth. "My lads," he said, "you have done. a brave thing; I don't say that you deserve much praise for it, because at a time Iike this if an able-bodied youth does not join the Army he fails in his duty; and you are onry doing your duty. If you had not done what you have done, I• should be ashamed of you. All the same you are brave Iade. You have offered your all, your very lives, at the altar of duty. I am not going to try and describe to you what you will have to do, and possibly have to suffer; .you will find out that soon enough. Pos- sibly many of yon are going to your death. I don't want to frighten you, but we have to face facts: 1 don't say it is an awful thing to die, but it is a tremendous thing. You know that you have souls as well as bodies. I am not going to argue it out with you; I needn't, because you know. I needn't try to prove to you that there is a God, because you know it, you feel it. There is no atheism out at the Front: Some of you have tried to live without God, and you have made a mess of your lives. I tell you, my boys, it's i1 terrible thing to die without God. Sorties of you know what it is to be- lieve in a personal Saviour; you have accepted Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came on earth to die for us that we might know God; and you have found Him to be a strength in temptation, a joy in sorrow. My lads, you all want that Saviour, and especi- ally do you want Hull now. You are etnbarking on the Great Unknown, - and you need a Captain, a Guide, a Saviour: I have come to tell you about' I am not going to try to describe the close of his address. This man had teen hundreds die, he had. come face to face with the Fr%eat realities of life, of denth, ane of religion. He knew w h t h _, ne ti"king about because he :sad e ee:.ented it, and he made the r. I men feel what he felt. That night I when the meeting was over Tom Poi- ; lard found himself again with Alec McPhail. "That chap was fair earnest," said Tom, "Ay," replied the Scotchman, "he went richt- down to the bottom of f things. Come we' me to the canteen, I lad, I feel I must have a drink." "Not if I know it," said Tom, "no drink for me to -night." !But the Scotchman rushed away to- wards the canteen, and Tom, scarcely knowing what he was doing, followed him. When they entered, they saw a { number of men standing, there drink- ing "Yes," they heard one man say, "that chap was right; I know I'm making a fool of myself, but I'in going to have another drink. My God! What would my mother say if .she knew I wur off to -morrow morning!" A lad with a pale, refined face; standing ,by his side, had a glass in. his hand ready to lift to his lips.- "Ay, and what would my mother say!" he said. "I know she would be praying for me." At this some one uttered a coarse oath, but the lad threw the drink from him and left the canteen. "Ay, he's richt," said the Scotch - man as he watched him go. "Tom Pollard, man, I hinna prayed for years, but I am praying to -nicht. I ought to be a different man, for'I ken the fundamentals of releegion, but I'm giving my heart to God,to-nicht; I am for sure." Tom followed the Scotchman out of the canteen towards one :of the num- erous sleeping -huts. "I am giving my heart to God, Pol- lard," he said hoarsely, "and I'm writing to tell my mither about it this very nicht. Ay, man, something has come into my life stronger than the power of whisky!" When Tom found his way to his own sleeping -hut that night, he was in a chastened frame of mind. "I'm noan going to turn religious," he said almost sullenly, "but I believe he's got the reight road." { The next morning they were at Folkestone, where the big troopship .ay in the harbor. Before mid-day the ship was crowded with soldiers. How many men were there Tom had not the slightest idea; but they filled ' every part of it. Generals, colonels, majors, non-commissioned officers, and privates were all huddled togeth- er. All. over the ship officers and men were alike; they were going to the field of battle to die if need be for honor., duty, and the liberty of the , world. There were scarcely a score of civi- lians on board, and even they were in some way attached to the Army. Nurses wearing the Red Cross, re- , ligious workers with .a look of won- der in their eyes, a few sent by the Government on some particular mis- sion, but all were taking part in the great War which was staggering the , world. Perhaps a mile or more out at sea a great Destroyer proudly spurned the waves • she was to guard the troopship along cher perilous passage. Presently they landed at Boulogne. "Where are we going?" said one of the soldiers in Tom's company as they entered a waiting train. "I don't now," said' Tom, "but what does it matter ? We have nowt to do with that, we • have just got to do our job." (To be continued.) Plants For House Culture. The following plants will do well in the temperature of an ordinary living room, where the plants will have the afternoon sun: Abutilon, ageratum, astilbe, amaryllis, asparagus plumosus nanus • or asparagus fern, aspidistra, aueuba, azaleas, bouvardi'a, bougain- villea, capes, camelia, coleus, clivia. miniata, a lily like plant; cobcna scan. dew, cyperus, farfugium, ficns, fuch- sias, geraniums, including scented and ivy leaved varieties, heliotrope, hibis- cus, lantanas, lobelia, palms, sans- veria, vinca, eex begonias and some of the annuals will do well, such as candyteft, alyseum, mignonette, glox- inlas, primroses, &e. Of this list ca- melias and azaleas are the most diffi- cult to grow; many, however, succeed with them In window gardens. PREPARING THE BULB BED. No Garden is Complete Without ;a Die - play of These Exquisite • lowers. Tulips,hyacinths and other autumn bulbs should be set out in October, or November will do if the ground ie un- frozen. It is well, however, to Make a mental survey of the garden, decide where the beds sre to be made, what the shape and size is to be, estimate the quantity of bulbs and varieties wanted and placethe order for early delivery; A little later the beds can be prepared. Turn under' a liberal supply of stable manure if it can be had, and make the beds deep and mellow. Set tulips four or five inches .apart and about five inches deep; 'hyacinths, six to eight inches apart and about the same depth as for tulips. 'Cro- cuses and snowdrops are usually set two or three inches 'apart, and these. also require a depth of about four cir five inches. Where the soil is rich and deep a pleasing effect is. produced by settbig the bed full of bulbs so closely :'Ito- gether that' there will scarcely be any space between them. Careful planters niake the beds ear- ly—that is, dig them up and work in the fertilizer and allow the beds to settle. At planting time four or five inches of the soil is removed, leaving a level surface on ,which to set the bulbs. To fill the bed with bulbs first set a row of early flowering tults, such as Pottebakker scarlet, crimson scarlet or Artus, bright red. - Set these six to eight inches apart. Wh'eii- the row of early tulips has been set in place pt between each bulb of early tulips and in. the same row a bulb of some Darwin tulip of a different color, such as Clara Butt, a soft pink. In placing the second row set the Darwin tulips first, so.the Darwin tulips ill the sec - and row will be in the same position I as the early tulips in the first row,; a Darwin tulip in the second row placed exactly in front of an early tulip in the first row. When the Darwin tulips have been placed in the second row set an "early tulip in the same row be- tween the Darwins, so the early tu- lips in the second row will be exactly in front of the Darwins in the first row. - The first two rows of tulips having. been,set, place between the rows and between the bulbs in the Tows crocus bulbs, and then tuck in as many snow- drops and scilla siberica as there ; is room for between the crocuses. Go on in like manner until all the rows in 'the bed are completed, then caref replace the topsoil that has bee moved so as not to disturb the pose. tion of the bulbs. After the ground has frozen a light covering of strawy manure or straw may be given. The result will be that about as•soon as the snow goes next spring flowers of the snowdrops and scillas will ap- pear, beautiful little white and teles-; tial blue flowers, followed by the crocuses, while the foliage of the tu- lips is breaking through the ground. By the time the crocuses have disap- peared or before the bed will be a brilliant red or scarlet, according to the color of early tulips planted. These will gradually droop- and fall about the time the early tulip beds fade, but suddenly the bed is aglow again, and, this time instead of a brilliant red it ~ has been transformed suddenly into a soft shell pink. If a bed of this kind has not: been' tried make one this autum^.' a,uangr Ex nses, The war has so increased the cost of living, the housewife must make her money go further. Bar using Red Rose Tea, which chiefly consists of strong, rich Assam teas, she can 'keep her tea bills down. The rich Assam strength requires less tea in the pot—and there's only one tea with the rich Red Rose flavor! Kept Q:.:od by the Seeded Package Manuring Market Garden Crops. A little brochure has just been issu- ed.by the Agricultural Department at Qttawa;' and thalr can be had free by addressing the Publications Branch of the Department, for which, at a time when universal attention is be- ing paid to vegetable gardening, there should be a large demand. It is en- titled "The Manuring of Market Gar- den Crops, with special reference to the Use of Fertilizers," has for, its authors Frank T. Shutt, M,A., D.Sc., Dominion Chemist, and B. Leslie Ems - lie, C.D. & A., F.C.S., and is Bulletin No. 82 (second series) of the Divisions WHY PEPSIN, PANCREATIN, ETC., of Chemistry. As the title suggests,' SO FREQUENTLY FAIL, the bulletin is intended' mainly for the information of market gardeners, but seeing that the rules for the cul- tivation of the soil and the seeding and growing of vegetables and plants are common to all,' its contents are really of general import, despite the factalsothat a good deal of attention is paid to barnyard manure. The im- portance of manure in market garden- ing can scarcely be over-estimated, the bulletin rightly remarks, adding ; and that the only way in which to secure "Stable manure has been and prob- cause i net rto e�e is ante etherid acid and ably always will be the main standby stop the Fermentation. Fur this uurpose of the market gardener. Froin this he strongly recommends the plan now enerally adopted throughout Lurope of the Bulletin goes on to tell of the na- aging• a teaspoonful of oratnary bisur- ture and composition of manure and ated magnesia in a little water immedi- ately after eating or whenever pain 1s of its influence. The nature and use felt, This immediately neutralizes the of lime and its compounds next receive acid, stops the fermentation and permits attention, followed bya disquisition the stomach to do its work in a normal q manner and thus by removing• the cause, on commercial fertilizers, their com- enables nature to quickly restore the in- osition and methods of a lication. flamed stomach lining to a perfectly p pp healthy natural condition. For the con - In this connection the section devoted venience of travellers it may be noted to Potassic Fertilizers is especially in- that most druggists are now able to sup- e Y ply bisurated magnesia in 5 gain tab- teresting and valuable.. Advice 'with :lets, -2 or s of which will almost in- aborate tables . S given en the vaItie 'stantly relieve the matt violent attacks _ of indigestion. of different fertilizers, and, finally, suggestions to meet the fertilizer re- quirements of special crops, in which are included all kinds of vegetables and fruits. An appendix gives the re- sults of experiments in fertilization with carrots, turnips, parsnips, celery, onions, tomatoes and peas. THE BEST THING OR DYSPEPSIA An international specialist whose arti- cles on stomach troublehavebeen print- ed in nearly every language, recently stated that to treat the average case of stomach trouble, indigestion, dyspepsia, etc„ by doctoring the stomach, killing the pain with opiates, or by the use of artificial aids to digestion. such as pep- sin. and pancreatin, was just as foolish and useless as to attempt to put out a fire by throwing water on the smoke, in- stead of the. fire, He claims, and facts seem to justify his claim, that nearly nine -tenths of all stomach trouble is due to acidity and food fermentation; r - PASSING OF THE MANSERVANT. Will Disappear From the Servants' Halls of Britain. It is generally believed in England that the man servant has had his day, and that in the reorganization of the country after the war his place will be taken by the trim maid' servant in a black dress, with white eollar and cuffs. That the custom - will,,- like others of British origin, spread 'over this continent, is not.to be doubted. However great the gain to•the na- tion's,.conomy, the disappearance of the man servant will prove a : se;;ious loss to the writer of fiction. The but- ler ut ler who looks like a bishop, sate for his greater gravity of demeanor, and who knows more of the family. se- crets than the crusty old lawyer 'who draws the important wills, is a per- sonage whom it will be' hard to re- place. It is difficult to imagine a maid servant capable of burdening her soul with the grim secret of Lady Harrowdale's lurid past or of holding her tongue about it. And with the but- ler will go the 'footman, in his gor- geous livery, and the quaint Scottish gardener, grudging the roses that are to adorn his nester's table. The novel ,:set follow the war will reveal a scheme of domestic service in which women, sonie in skirts, and others in trousers, will completely fes minize the servants' hall. P�4 Unprofitable. Lott—One never loses anything by keeping an engagement punetually. Scott --Except half an hour's time waiting for the other fellow. This year, instead of buying new clothing and household effects, let Parker restore those you ',leave already. You will gain in every way. We are specialists in DYEIN a' S d "' Gloves, Gowns, Feathers, Lace Curtains, Blankets, Car- pets, Gent's Clothing. 'eve are known throughout the Dominion for our thorough work. Send for our Catalogue on Cleaning and Dyeing. PARKER'S DY WORKS, map O IC F Toa onto 798 ¶'range Street . SAttEY 00.0F CANADA LTD. HAMILTON, CAN. BRITISH "TANKS" HELP RUSSIA SAVE DEMORALIZED RETREAT OF FLEEING TROOPS, , British Armored Car Division Practi- cally Held Up the Germans on, Whole Army Front. • The London Times correspondent gives a description of the part plays ed by the British armored cars in stenrnxing the enemy's advance when the Russian defections left great gaps in the line. He says: The Russians remained in the trenches as long :as the armored Cars stayed with them, but as the Austri- ans advanced and the Germans were crying out "Hurrah," the Russians, of their own accord, flung down their rifles and ran for their lives. Despite this shocking defection we attempted to keep the enemy back in order to stem the retreat, but it was impos- sible. We had to give way, and the fleeing Russians crowded our cars, breaking them down, so that we lost three, which we had to abandon. The Russian retreat became a rout, and though we went into action time and again during the day the effect produced was only local. A panic en- sued at Kozowa. Everybody ran away. We did our best to stop runaways. Our cars operated on the high road from Darachow tis Buczacz. At 4 o'clock that morning the Corps Com- mander summoned Commander Lock- er Lampson too the village of Las- kowce and told them that two divi- sions had bolted, leaving a gap of 116 miles north of Laskowce as far as Trembowla. Our cars were intrusted with the task of protecting ,this huge space. Working along the road be- tween Chniielbwka. and Darachow, they did great execution among the advancing infantry, mainly Austrians. Saved the Situation. Lieut. Commander Smiles came up later with two cars which had been repaired. Commander Locker Lamp - son himself went.. into action. He spotted an Austrian officer standing on a knoll, drove his car in that direc- tion, and came plump. into a large force of the enemy at a -range of fifty yards. Opening fire, he mowed thein down and gat out safe. Our cars wereinvincible-on the road and fought a series of rearguard actions the whole of the rest of the day, frequent- ly under fierce fire from the enemy's field guns. One car had its engine completely blown out by a direct hit and had to be abandoned. The --crew removed the guns and material and withdrew in safety. Another car was struck by a shell which smashed a plate, wounding all the crew. Some of our men were twenty hours in their seats in the armored cars. The Corps- Commander silid we had given him a respite, of twenty-one hours by filling the gap, which other- wise would have afforded the enemy's cavalry, motors and mounted infantry a chance to cut oue line of retreat. The extraordinary feature about these operations was that the British armor- ed car division practically held up the Germans on the whole army front. This exploit was rendered possible by excellent judgment in selecting such a splendid road for operations as the highway between Buczacz and Tarno- pol. Our cars were repeatedly under artillery fire at a range not exceeding 2,000 yards. SUMMITS ON STEEP STREETS. How to Eliminate the Danger to Ap- proaching Vehicles. In days of horse-drawn traffic the fact that two teams approaching the same summit from opposite sides could -not see each other until one or both were practically at the top was of- little importance. But the driver of an automobile rising at middle speed over a summit may"find himself confronted head-on with another mounting the other slope at equal speed, .:This condition is especially dangerous on a smooth, wet pavement, when skidding may make it impos- sible to avoid a collision. • It is suggested -that this clanger he eliminated by flattening all summits so that the drivers of approaching cars can see each other when they are at least 300 feet apart. This would require that the vertical curve con- necting the two rising grades have a rise of not more than d feet in a chord length of 800 feet. While. this will require more excavation in 'grad ing the street,. it will improve °the appearance as "well as the, safety. Where the roadway is 'wide and traffic keeps on the right hand aisle, there may be little danger of collision; • but. for narrow roadways it is a 'V'ery de- sirable precaution; and, as just said, the appearance of the street is great- ly unproved, and the wider the street the flatter the curve should be for the sake of appearance.