Zurich Herald, 1940-10-03, Page 7War's Blight Could Not Touch Him
Outside his ruined home, this young Londoner plays with his tiny
ixaims and dog dolls, blissfully ignorant of the tragedy that is all about
him. The empire may be fighting for its life, London may be battered,
and death may be raining from the skies, but he is happy, his toys
escaped the bombs.
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YOU HEARD?:
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A prizefighter and his girl
friend entered a fashionable res-
taurant and ordered a large
meal. When they had finished
the waiter presented the bill.
The prizefighter paid, and then
suddenly hit the waiter in the
eye.
Outside the fighter lighted a
cigar.
"A fine waiter that chap," he
told his friend. "Gave us perfect
service. I expect to dine there
again tomorrow."
"If he's such a fine waiter,"
she said, "why did you give hien
that black eye ?"
"I like him for a waiter," ex-
plained the fighter. "And when
go back there tomorrow I'll
have no trouble picking him out."
Movie Fan: "And so you
wrote the scenario to that
wonderful picture?"
Author (whose plot has
been so altered that it is
hprdly recognizable) : "No,
1 only wrote the knock on
the door in the opening
scene."
The circus strong man rode out
on horseback to challenge a far-
mer whose great strength had
gained him a reputation. He en-
tered the farmyard, tied up his
Horse and approached the farm-
er.
"Hey," he said, "I've heard a
lot about you, and have cone a
long way to see which is the bet-
ter man."
Without answering, the farm-
er seized the intruder, hurled him
over the fence into the road, and
returned to his work.
When the loser had recovered
his breath, the farmer growled:
"Have you anything more to
say?"'
"No," was the reply, "but per-
haps you'll be good enough to
throw me my horse."
Traveling Teacher: "What
a quaint village. Truly, one-
half of the world is ignor-
ant of how the other half
lives."
Native: "Not in this vil-
lage, ma'am. Not in this vil-
lage!"
A. friend called upon a guest at
a hotel, knocked, and asked him
to open the door.
"Can't, door's locked!" the
Voice within announced.
"Well, unlock it!" the caller
requested.
"Can't; lost the key."
"Great Scott, man! What will
you do if there's a fire?"
"I Can't go!"
Don't Shop When
You're . Feeling Low
Never buy a dress that seams a
bit too tight with the thought, "I'll
lose a few pounds before I wear it,"
.Either lose the weight before you
go shopping or else buy a dress
Watch fits perfectly at the time,
planning to have it taken in a little
later on.
Correct whatever posture defects
'ort have before you ask a sales-
woman to show you a thing, Learn
to stand tall with stomach flat,
t:hest high and back straight.
Don't go stopping on a morning
when you feel your worst, and look
ti Ilave your hair done and put
en fresh makeup before you start.
And try to remember that shopping
ins fun for the good-natured custom•
ter, but a horrible ordr,sl for the
bats -tempered one.
Many Office Safes
Are Not Fire -proof
The words "fireproof safe"
should imply security. Under
this title it has become common
practice to market many types of
safes, both new and second-hand,
all supposedly giving fire protec-
tion. But surveys show that about
40% of safes tested by fire fail.
This is logical when we investi-
gate many of the receptacles
sold under the name "fire -proof."
In some of these safes we find
the walls are only an inch thick,
whereas in a proper, full-strength
•safe, it should be approximately
six inches. Then we find all types
of insulation, some merely con-
sisting of an air space. Large in-
stitutions with branches, having
fire experience, know the unre-
liability of many so-called "safes."
Though more able to take losses,
they do not take chances. The
wise firm does not trifle in mak-
ing certain he really has reliable
protection.
Modern
Etiquette
BY ROBERTA LEE
BY LEE
1. When a young man takes
a girl out to dinner, and she
knows he doesn't earn much
money, should she be very modest
in what she orders?
2. Should one turn down the
corner of a borrowed book to
mark his place? •
3. Can you give a list of about
six subjects that should be avoid-
ed -in general conversation?
4. When sending invitations
to a dance, should exactly the
sante numbbr of men as girls be
invited?
5. At a church wedding, on
which side of the main isle should
pews be reserved for the bride's
family and the groom's family?
6. Should peas be eaten with
the fork or spoon?
Answers
1. Yes, but she shouldn't over-
do it. The young man would not
have invited her if he didn't have
the money, and if she ordered
merely a sandwich and coffee, he
would resent it. 2. Never; nor
should he do so in any book. It
is just as easy to use a piece of
paper; Or a good way is to use
,a rubber band, placing it around
the pages read, 3. Yes. six topics
that should be avoided are ac-
cidents, disease, death, dress,
money, and personal domestic. af-
fairs. 4. It is wiser to invite a
few more men. Then all the
girls are insured partners. 5. The
left side for the bride's family,
the right side for the groom's.
6. The fork should be used.
Grow More Flax
In North Ireland
Northern Ireland has more than
doubled its flax crop. The 1940 crop
covers 45,000 acres and next year
this figure should be substantially
increased, it is officially stated.
Production has been made cheap-
er by the introduction of pulling
rnachines, of which 70 have been
ordered by the government.
BOOKLETC
How Can
BY ANNE ASHLEY
Q. I-iow can I make a holo in
glass?
A, First cover the area where
the hole is to be with putty, mak-
ing the hole the size desired in
the putty. Then pour into this
hole a little melted lead and if the
glass is not exceptionally thick,
a perfect hole will result,
Q. 'How can I make ordinary
fabric waterproof?
A. To make ordinary fabric
waterproof, dissolve equal parts
of isinglass, alum, and soap sep-
arately in water. Then. mix the
three, and brush the mixture on
the wrong side of the cloth.
Q. IIow can I clean medicine
droppers?
A. Medicine droppers niay be
cleaned effectively „with pipe
cleaners,
Q. How can I stone raisins?
A. Pour hot water over the
raisins and allow it to remain
for five or ten minutes. Drain,
and. rub each raisin between
thumb and finger until the seeds
come, out clean. Dry before us-
ing, and if using for cake, rub
them in flour to prevent their
sinking to the bottom.
Q. I•Iow can I regulate "ga-
thers?"
A. Gathers can be regulated
by lengthening the stitch on the
sewing machine and loosening
the tension. Stitch two rows
along the edge to be gathered,
one-fourth of an incli apart.
Draw up the two under threads,
regulating the gathers with the
free hand.
Mysterious Rudolph
Austria's patriot and man of
mystery who goes only by the
name of Rudolph is shown in New
York, following his escape to the
United States. The Nazis have
placed a price of $10,000 on his
head. Rudolph, who was chief of
the Austrian Freedom Station
which broadcast anti -Nazi propa-
ganda from France, barely es-
caped when Germany overran the
country.
Historic Sites
Attract Visitors
Thousands Pay Visit to Fort
Wellington in Ontario This
Season
Approximately 25,000 persons vis-
ited national historic sites in East-
ern
astere Canada during the four-month
period ended July 31, 1940, accord-
ing to reports of attendance re-
ceived by the Department of Mines
and Resources, Ottawa. The rec-
orded attendance at the museums
at five of the larger sites was as
follows: Fort Chambly, Quebec,
6,811; Fort Wellington, Ontario,
4,769; Fort Beausejour, New Bruns-
wick, 3,809; Louisbourg Fortress,
Nova Scotia, 3,082, and Fort Anne,
Nova Scotia, 2,543.
Although a comparatively young
country, Canada has a rich histor-
ical background, and more than
three hundred historic sites which
have been judged to be of suffic-
ient national importance to war-
rant their being marked and main-
tained. These include: Indian earth-
work, forts, and villages; French
forts, trading posts and mission
enterprises; sites connected with
British exploration and naval and
military operations in the long
straggle for the possession of Can-
ada; posts of the Hudson's Bay
Company; and sites related to the
economic and industrial develop-
ment of the Dominion.
MID LE -AG E"
WO ,=4s N
HEED
i H S AI IilCE:I
Thousands of women
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Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound --famous
for over 60 years in re-
lieving female func-
tional troubles, Try it!
Are Harvesting
Peppermint Oil
The mint harvest is .on, and four
tarrmere are busy dlatilling thew
30 -acre crop of peppermint.
Fred Malloy, Fred Donald, George
Jamieson and Arnold Harris are
the farmers engaged in the unique
harvest. With the exception of a
small still which Is in operation
Just north of Stratford, these men
believe that they're the only people
in Canada who are distilling pep-
permint oil on a commercial barns,
Their rich deep sods is as well
adapted to the growing of pepper-
mint as it is to the growth of some
of the finest celery grown in this
province.
Peppermint oil, according to Mr.
Malloy is worth $2 a pound at the
moment and some 12,000 pounds are
imported into this country by whole-
sale drug and pharmaceutical hous-
es. Most of it comes from. the Un-
ited States and England. They dis-
till about 13 pounds of oil from
a ton of peppermint leaves. Pepper-
mint is cut in the same way as hay,
and left to wilt in the field for a
short time. It is then put into the
still and distilled under steams
pressure,
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hot Science °
Is oing
CURE OF DIABETES
Dr. Elliott P. Joslin of Harvard
University Medical School cited
last week an as yet unpublished
discovery that diabetes can be both
eured and prevented in animals,
and said the world "can look for-
ward to the day when the same
results can be achieved for hu-
mans."
Tile discovery, he said, covers a
program of research by Dr. Charles
Beet of Toronto and his associates,
the results of which are to be pub-
lished for the first time Oct. 15th.
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IMMUNITY TO COLDS
Capillary "massage" — dilating
and contracting the capillaries with
hot and cold water — and a proper
diet may help man win his long
struggle for immunity from the
Gammon cold, experiments by Uni-
versity of Illinois scientists indi-
cate.
When the capillaries are off bal-
ance—failing to properly carry nu-
triment and oxygen from the blood
to body tissues and discharge
wastes from the tissues to the
blood—they are likely to make one
a chronic sniffler.
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NEW ATTACK ON CANCER
A new attack on cancer, trying
Vitamin K as a possible prevent-
ive, was anonunced last week.
K is the recently discovered vit-
amin which aids blood to clot. Al-
falfa is rich in K. But an inexhaust-
ible new source has been supplied
by chemists who synthesized K in
five forms.
The cancer prevention experi-
ments are starting at Harvard Uni-
versity.
\YO11Lfl
PLUG!
IS IN THE
HEALTH
ONCS
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ASTHMA
Like hay fever, asthma is not
caused by the pollen of plants con-
veyed by bees or other insects, It
is caused in .some cases by wind-
borne pollen. Inherited sensitivity,
as in hay fever, is at the bottom
of it, writes Dr. John W. S. Mc-
Cullough of the Health League of
Canada.
Causes
The windborne pollen of plants.
Foods, food dusts, face powders,
animal dusts and dandruff and
feathers, especiall those from
ducks, turkeys, chickens and geese.
People whose asthma is due to
feathers usually show attacks of
asthma early in life. This is be-
cause they have slept on feather
pillows as infants and have become
sensitized to that particular type
of feather.
Many cases of asthma develop in
children who play with cats, dogs,
and rabbits.
The dandruff of cattle, horses,
sheep and swine is a common cause
of asthma. Foods cause about 10%
of all asthmatic attacks, but in
children the percentage may reach
25 per cent. Many cases of asthma
in children are caused by eating
foods made from wheat, oats or
eggs whose protein content is high.
The use of nuts is a common cause,
but fruits and vegetables rarely
cause the affection.
There are people who are sen
sitive to milk.
Sensitiveness to certain foods
may manifest itself by eczema and
hives in early life, and, later on
in their early teens or twenties,
the persons develop asthma.
.An attack of asthma begins with
difficulty in breathing and is ac -
SAFES
Protect your ]LOOKS and CASH
from FIRE and THIEVES. We
Cabinet, :for any purpose. Visit
have a sire and type of Safe, or
um, or write for prices, etc. to
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coenpanied by wheezing. It may be
mistaken for Croup. The attacks
usually begin between one and five
o'clock in the morning and may last
from a few minutes to a few hours.
Treatment
Before attempting treatment, it
must be determined what protein
the patient is sensitive to. A. series
of light scratches is made on the
surface of the skin without pierc-
ing the true skin. On those scratch-
es extracts of pollen, animal dan-
druff, foods er dusts etc., are plac-
ed, If a hive or reddened area is
produced by one or more of the
extracts used it is a sign that the
person is sensitive to that partic-
ular product. Having discovered the
cause or causes, the next step is
to desensitize by injecting a small
quantity of the offending agent or
agents. If due to pollen, the desen-
sitization must be carried out 2 or
3 months before the time of pollen-
ization. In case of foods, dandruff,
feathers etd, the offending agent
must be avoided. In cases accom-
panied by chronic bronchitis, de-
sensitization will not avail for these
cases are due to bacterial infection
of the bronchial tubes.
Flies A Plane
To Chase Ducks
Earl Larrabee, Chico, Cal., own-
er of a plane, is putting up a one-
man fight for the protection of his
father's rice fields.
Ducks come in great waves one
after another in an effort to invade
the rice fields. Larrabee rises mag-
nificently and disperses them. The
dispersion lasts for an hour. Then
they reform and re -attack. Larrabee
rises again and the battle is repeat-
ed. Darkness alone saves the ducks
—and Larrabee.
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