Zurich Herald, 1936-02-20, Page 6or the =�
PRESS
CANADA
First in Radio
Recently Denmark celebrated its
tenita. anniversary of national radio
broadcasting and .on that occasion a
surraY was made of the progress that
has ;seen achieved under that system.
Pt peeves to be rather astonishing.
'lit years ago radio broadcasting
WAG made a public utility. A national
board of governors was set up and a
general manager appointed. The ma-
nager operates the system under the
direction of the board.
When started there were 23,140
radio sets in Denmark. Last year
there were 583,109. That is 15.4 per
cent of the population. They pay a
license fee, as in Britain and Canada
the amount being $2.50.
These figures are somewhat aston-
ishiug. Many persons think the 'Milted.
States has the largest proportion of
radios according to population, but
according to the International Radio
Office at Geneva, Denmark leads with
the United States second and Great
Britain third. Sweden is fourth. —Sas-
katoon Star -Phoenix.
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Hotel Ruling
An Alberta court has ruled that a
hotel keeper "is not obliged to accom-
modate a guest on trust," but doubt-
less most guests ,will still be accepted
it face value, plus a bit of baggage, --
Toronto Globe.
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Progressive Japan
Japan's entry of a hockey team at
the Olympic games is just another
IIlustration that the little country—
little until recently—never misses a
chance to demonstrate that she's in
line with Western progressiveness—
and then some. — Winnipeg Tribune.
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One Pig Arrived
t There has been more snow in the
district about Stratford than we have
had, in this section. There's a snow
belt there which takes a strip up to-
ward Listowel, across through Brus-
sels and Wingham and then south of
Stratford as far as Kelly's Siding.
Much snow in there.
Roads have been blocked and far-
mers have not been able to get to the
city. The pigs which are of 200 lbs.
or a little over the mark are due to
be off and play part in the develop-
ment of the bacon industry, but the
pigs have had a few days more to live
on account of the blocked Toads.
E. J. Smith, of the Whyte Packing
Co., at Stratford, says on a recent day
only one lone pig came to the plant.
Just one. An ordinary day would
bring from 400 to 500.
We do know that if a person was
the one lone guest at a hotel where
four or five hundred people generally
stayed, ,he could, if he desired, have
all manner of service. The folk in the
hotel, desiring to appear busy. would
be romping all over the place to see
what each in turn might do for the
comfort and entertainment of the one
guest. Whether it works out that way
with one Ione pig turning up at a
packing plant instead of four or five
hundred is something on which we
lack definite information. It may be
that one lone pig would just^ have to
go is a room and wait until others
came to join him. It is rather unlike-
ly he would be shown over the plant,
because if he were there might be
much about he would not understand
and more still which he would have
no reason to enjoy.
There is no moral to the story, but
just the same that one lone pig which
was taken to the packing plait when
the roads were blocked had something
`ell about him In the papers. —
Peterboro legumin@r,
ploy colored gentlemen as porters
seems "wropt in mystery" There is
no foundation for thle belief that
President Lincoln suggested it to
George M. Pullman, mention of whose
name May be the reason why porters
are called "George." At any rate,
colored porters were first employed
In the late seventies or early eighties.
Six or seven years ago when the rail.
roads were really prosperous the Pull-
man Company gave employment to
11,000 porters, chefs and waiters, but
at the present time there are only
about 7,000. The pay varies according
to the job on the trains, but the av-
erage is $90 .e month, Those who conte
contact with the public. of course,
do pretty well in tips, and the mien
in regular employment are comfort-
able.—St. Thomas Times Journal.
Type It Also!
It there is one petty annoyance
more than another in the ordinary of-
fice humdrum, it is to get a letter or
document with somebody's signature
attached, which nobody in the office
is able to decipher. If the person in
question has a tittle, occupying some
position in. a company or organization,
it is possible to address him in that
capacity, but that does not solve the
question of the name of the man to
whom an answer must be sent.
Where there is no official position,
driven to a last resort, clipping off
the signature and pasting It on the
answering letter may be one way out,
but it simply shifts the burden on the
post office, and in any eveut is an
abominable waste of time and pa-
tience.
While appreciating the artistic in-
genuity of devising a signature which
is hard to copy, for perfectly obvious
reasons, legibilty should not be sacri-
ficed in the process,
Whatever else a man may write,
he at least ought to be able to write
his own name so that it can be read,
and if this is not possible, as is the
case with some of these glorious hie-
roglyphics which suffice for a signa-
ture, then, in fairness to the man who
has to read it at the other end, it
might, at Ieast be typed below the
apotheosis of his name, — Halifax
Chronicle,
Etusive Sleep
The Dionne babies go to sleep in
a few seconds, Dr. Alan Roy Defoe
testifies. Before the fifth girl has been
bundled in heavy outdoor clothes, the
first is asleep. Many will envy them
this gift. How many insomiacs toss-
ing on beds from Halifax to Victoria
would not change places for a while
with the quintuplets! Blissful rest,
how often it eludes ns, — Hamilton
Spectator-
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Doesn't Like Name
You may taink it a nice friendly
way to call the Pullman porter
"George," but he doesn't like it. He
munch 1n'efers the quite dignified
term of "Porter" So says George
A. Felly, vice-president of the Pull-
man Company, and he, ought to
know. Moreover, there are a lot of
white Georges who don't like the
Pullman "Georges," In fact, reports
Mr. Kelly, they have a society called
the ""Prevention of Calling Pullman
Porters 'George'," find it is quite act -
lye, having several thou:tend Inrni-
herr, NIA olid: n real George.
tdow the reti1'ottclw begun to cin.
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Wrongfully Possessed
The inferiority complex is Iike
wealth. It would be a blessing if the
right people had it.—Montreal Star.
New Gunboat Floated
Girl Guide Garb
May be Changed
Annual Meeting to be Held
May 22 - 25; Seniors to
Have Smart New Uni-.
forms; Juniors Seek
Similar Regalia
EDMONTON.—Proposed changes
in uniforms to permit better _ ex.,
pression of personalities of the
younger girls will be discussed at
the annual meeting of the Dominion
command of the Canadian Girl Guide
association to be held here May 22
to 25.
Mrs. H, D. Warren, C.B.E., LL.D.,
Chief C.ommiesioner, will preside,
and approximately 150 prominent
workers in the movement from all
parts of the Dominion are expected.
to attend.
Senior girls, known as Rangers,
are already rejoicing in the changes
in their uniforms which will become.
effective February 1. Previously the
girls had worn a uniform similar to
that of their juniors, but the neve
pattern will set the style with a
smart navy blue hat bearing a soft.
narrow brim. The older girls ex -i
pressed annoyance with the former'
wide -brimmed, stiff hat.
Another change in the regulations;
passed by Guide authorities; per
nits the senior girls to wear a neve)
silk four-in-hand tie as an alterna-
tive to the' broadcloth triangular
one. All members of a company
however, must be dressed alike.
The junior Guides, watching their
big sisters parading in their stylish
modern uniforms, will foI1ow the
proceedings of the Dominion meet-
ing with close attention.
The man-of-war Erie, latest type gunboat having many characteristics of a small cruiser, pic-
tured as she was launched in Brooklyn, N.Y., Navy Yard drydock. Displacing 2,000 tons, the staunch
little fighting ship is 382 feet long and carries four six-inch guns and four anti-aircraft guns.
be carried out in one way—bY the
Government agreeing in advance to
buy the surplus at a high price and
dispose of it overseas for what it
will fetch. The Government has made
serious blunders over wheat, but we
can scarcely believe it will commit
this crowning blunder, the effect of
which would be to drive production
higher and higher.—The Cape Argus.
A Forgotten Lesson.
It is distinctly disconcerting to find
that although prosperity has returned
to South Africa in full spate, people
are not giving so freely to charity
now as they did during the years of
the depression. Possibly this is due
to an entirely mistaken idea that
there is less need for giving in good
times than in bad. Prosperity, un-
fortunately, is never as comprehensive
as ane would like it to be, and there
are always vast numbers to whom
the difference between bad times and
better times is scarcely noticeable.---
Johannesburg Times.
Officials of the Manhattan Aquari-
um announced that their electric eel
would beftickled with a copper hook,
and stimulated into lighting a neon
bulk in :front of its tank, three times
a day. Said Trainer V. W. Coates:
"He -was glad to light his bulb at
first, but then he got accustomed to
the wires and iefused to shoot juice
into thein. Now I have to tickle him.
If he's feeling right be lights two
bulbs."
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Driving People Crazy
Modern business and social customs
have succeeded in imposing such a
strain on men and women that they
are breaking down mentally at a rate
that is startling.
Dr. Montgomery, director of the
Ontario Hospital at Whitiby, speak-
ing to the Women's Canadian Club
at Bowmanville recently, said that
fifty per cent. of those suffering from
mental diseases were victims of the
excessive stress that modern civiliza-
tion entails.
In Ontario there are about 2,000
new patients admitted to the mental
hospitals in a year. There are many
more mentally -deranged individuals
who do not get into hospitals. —
Sarnia Canadian Observer,
Advertising Pays
Tourist advertising pays. Mr. J. D.
Burton, chairman of the Yarmouth
tourist committee says an advertise-
ment in a New York paper brought
two hundred direct queries, and one
tourist family paid for the whole sea-
son's advertising in goods purchased
at Yarmouth stores. Direct evidence
of that sort cannot be thrown lightly
aside St John Telegraph -Journal,
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Horticultural Hint
Rhubarb, says an oculist, is good
for the eyes. Why not try crossing it
with a grapefruit,—Kitchener Record.
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Looks Like a Safe Bet
The claim that Queen Mary will
win back the blue ribbon of the At-
•ratio by doing 32 knots and 35 if
n ecessary gains considerabie force
when it is known that Clydebank
Scots are willing to bet on it. — St,
Catharines Standard.
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George V.
—In pine has passed from the earth
the very would and pattern of a con
stitutional monarch. wise, courageous,
considerate, unaffected, simple. Whe-
ther he was a great man those who
will may dispute. That he was a man
great in kingship, if greatness in
kingship consists in a faultless dis.
charge of that high office, belongs to
the realm of facts indisputable, —
London Spectator.
Their Wheat Problem Too
The nrlilers' proposal (that Scuth
Afrlcnn wheat surplus should be re-'
moved ffrotn the market) could only
Something "Springy"
You'll be won over immediate-
ly by the charm of the model pat-
terned for torlay.
It has daring and chic in the
new collar and sleeve', Decora-
tive inverted pin tucks give youth-
ful fulness to the bodice and the
skirt.
It looks so young and fresh
'neath your dark winter coat in
gay print silk aspictured.
Amazingly quick to make it,
and inexpensive, too. for
Style No. 2620 is designed
sizes 14, 16, 18 years, 36, 88 and
4'0 -inches bust. Size 16 requires
3% yards of S0 inchmaterial.
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wrap it carefully, And adtt . ess •your
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Farm
blems
Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell
with the co-operation of the various departments of
Ontario Agricultural College.
IllinswOrarn
The business of farming is yearly
becoming .more and more dependent
upon facts that have been gathered re-
garding livestock and livestock manage-
ment, croP production, soil management,
disease and insect control and business
organization of the farming industry.
Individual problems Involving one or
more of these, and many other phases
of agriculture, engage the attention of
Ontario farmers from day to day. Dur-
ing the winter months there is a little
more time for study of the most acute
problems.
Through this column sarmers may
secure the latest information pertain-
ing to their difficulties. To introduce
this service Professor Bell has prepared
the following typical problems t0 in-
dicate the information which should be
given in order that a satisfactory an-
swer can be made. ,
If answer is desired by letter enclose
stamped and addressed envelope for
reply. Address all inquiries to Pro-
fessor henry G. Bell, Room 421, 73
Adelaide St, V','.. Toronto. Ontario.
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Questiou:—
J. E.H., York — Last summer our
grain was full of mustard, although
this has not been a bad weed in
our neighborhood for many years.
What can.I do to clean it out?
Answer: Owing to the great vitality
of the seed, Mustard is a very hard
weed to eradicate. The seeds once
in the ground, live for years and
continue to germinate as they are
brought near the surface. Hence it
takes patience, a great deal of la-
bor, and a long time to get rid of the
weed when it once gets possession
of the land. When present only in
small amounts, hand -pulling is the
best method, providing •the pulling
is done before seeds have formed;
and as persons pulling in a hurry
cannot wait to examine for seed, it
is best to put the weeds, as they
are pulled, in bundles where they
can bo burned when dry.
junction with a system of cult'.
vation as previously outlined, us-
ing a,copper sulphate spray when
the field is under Cereal crop. —
Prof. J. E. Howitt Dept, of Botany,
O.A.C.
Question:— J. G., Simcoe — I have
three cows that are lame and not
doing well. When they came in
from pasture last fall, they were
chewing bones and boards. I be-
lieve they are troubled with Botts.
One of my heifers, due in early
March, has a swollen udder.
Answer;— Indications are deficiency
in phosphorus and lime. Feed
Steamed Bone Flour—one handful
daily per head. If 'Warble Flies
are troubling the cattle, apply any
of the Berrie compounds as a wash
according to instructions.
If horses are troubled with Bots,
have them treated with Carbon
Bisulphide—given in capsule for
Bot removal.
For the heifer that has a swollen
udder, you had better have your
herd tested for Bang's disease. —
Dr, L. Stevenson, Ontario Veter-
inary College.
When fields are overrun with
the weed, it is best to proceed as
follows: Harrow stubble -ground.
early after harvest, or gang -plow
and harrow. As soon as the seeds
have had time to sprout, cultivate
it thoroughly; repeat cultivation
at intervals; and rib up with a
double mould -board plow the last
thing in the fall. Put in a hoed
crop, either roots or corn, the fol_
lowing spring, and cultivate it
thoroughly throughout the growing
season. Cultivate and harrow well
two or puree times after roots or
corn. h.,,'".,' Prat ran the plow
along each of corn roots to cut Vie
fools nod Own them up; and rib
up before the frost, (If the plow is
used after roots or corn, it is like-
ly to bring more seed to the sur-
face.) Sow a crop of grain the fol-
lowing spring and seed with clo-
ver. Pull weeds by hand of the
grain orop; take a crop or two of
hay, or pasture, and break up the
clover sod. After the clover sort ds
ploughed it should be given fre-
quent cultivation, until the last
thing in the fall so as to destroy
successive craps of ming Mustard
plants,
This field Mustard n,ay be pie -
vented from seeding in Cereal
Crops by spraying with a two per
cent Copper Sulphate solution tip -
lied at the rate of 100 gallons per
acre just as the Mustard is com-
ing into flower. This solution is
prepared by dissolving ono pound
of Bluestone (Copper Sulphate) in
can five gallons of water. Spray
the field just as soon as the first
few mustard plants come into
flower. The grain may be alightly
burned, but no permanent injury
will occur. A potato sprayer can
be fitted with a special broadcast
attachment for spraying large
areas, or an orchard sprayer, that
is equipped.eY}ie;A7 cluster of nAzW
gee or brooth can be used effect-
ively. Spraying is 1)est used in Don -
Paper -hanging An Art
Any man or woman who has ever
fought a losing battle with a strip
of wall paper will agree heartily
with the dictum of a court in New
York state that "paper hanging is an
art to which talent may aspire but
in which genius alone moves with
sureness."
Humorous writers have found
riches in paste pots and rolls of
paper. Vaudeville artists have struck
a responsive chord in their audien-
ces by depleting whole families bat-
tling step -ladders; paste brushes and
yard and yards of writhing wall
paper. For man loves to laugh at
his fellow's mishaps.
A malignant spirit slumbers with-
in every roll of wall paper and
awaits onlp the uncertain touch of
the amateur to strike. Like a dead-
ly viper, the paper must be gripped
firmly just behind the ears if one
would escape its coils. But it the
grip be too harsh disaster is swift
and complete, for the miserable stuff
collapses into pulp within one's very
own hand.
The wise words of the New York
court were evoked when the referee
visited a large room recently paper-
ed by a man who professed to be an
expert but whose efforts had dis-
pleased the lady of the house. She
refused to pay him; he sued. Equip-
ped with the bitter experience of his
efforts to paper his own home in his
salad days, the judge found that the
paperhanger had evidently kept
pushing his thumb into the bowl of
Iris pipe, using that sante thumb to
press the paper into place.
"The fruits of the plaintiff's la-
bors," he remarked, "remind me of
my own experience 45 years ago
when, pressed by need of economy,
I papered the ceiling of my own
dining room. I explained to my
family that the result was due to the
irregular proportions of the room."
Ise had tried to cover the deficien-
cies by placing a large border around
the room, "but it wasn't much use."
Yes, if one would appreciate the
"genius that alone moves with t,ure-
hese" in flinging strips of paper on
a ceiling it is only necessary to try
to do it one's self. The attempt,
however,
e er had better
be made in
en
old bathing suit, with a hot bath
ready to deal with those eventual;-
ties which may be predicted with
confidence.
Strange Wrld
What the pilot does in a display of
aerobatics will be told to the public
by the pilot himself at the R.A.F.
Display at Hendon, Eng., on June
29th. The pilot will speak a descript-
ion of his movements into a micro-
phone hung round his neck. Whether
he is upside down or rolling or spin-
ning his wireless set will continue to
work and a receiving set on the
ground will pass on his remarks to
loudspeakers.
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A "cheerfulness' tax, which most
workers will have to pay, is being•
introduced in Portugal. Money col-
lected will be devoted to a "national
fund for the promotion of cheerful-:
ness in work."
* * *
An unemployed Alsatian has spent;
five days in prison in place of an)
innkeeper who had been sentenced.
A year ago he took the same man's
place in prison, but on that occasion
he was not found out.
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The great -great-grandson of the
man who founded Brisbane, one of
-Australia's greatest cities, is a paint-
er in a .Stirlingshire village. His
name is Brisbane.
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A baby has been born in Kunszent-
mikios, Hungary, with a complete set
of thirty-two teeth.
* * *
A plague of flying ants stopped a
cricket match for half an hour at
Outwood, Surrey. Armed wit h
stumps, the players drove them out
and the game was resumed.
* * *
Hailstones as big as golf balls
have fallen on Montevideo, smashing
windows and skylights to such an
extent that only ten per cent. of the
damage can be repaired by the glass
available. The Government has sent
an emergency Bill to Parliament urg-
ing the remission of all customs dues
on imported glass.
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A free fight at an Egyptian beauty
competition led to one of the com-
petitors losing an eye. Two sisters-
in-law entered for the same coo-
petition, spoke disparagingly of each
other's attractions, and engaged in
a violent fight. Be the time they
were separated, one of them had lost
the sight of one eye, and the other;
her beauty.
Average Nova Scotia
Nurse Has Good
Practical Training
HALIFAX.—'.Che average nurse'
turned out by Nova Scotia training'
schools often has a greater practical
knowledge of certain diseases than,
many young doctors, Dr. W. D. For
rest, superintendent of the Halifax
Board of Health, told the annual
meeting of the Victorian Order of
Nurses in Halifax recently.
Often cases diagnosed as measles
were found to be scarlet fever when
patients were brought to infectious
diseases hospitals, he said, replying
to a suggestion of Dr. H. Bence At-
lee of Halifax that training schools
• should turn out highly specialized
nurses rather than ones with only
general knowledge... -'e.. The ordinary
ry
Nova Scotian nurse, Dr. Atlee said,
was excellent on a general case but
did not have enough skill in caring
ler Certain rllaea„os. •