Zurich Herald, 1937-03-25, Page 3�la
Routine Duty.
Training Essentials
$elf,lr"gpreeelon Should Also Predom-
Innte Beginning in Pre-school.
Age—Wisdom Needed.
rust :what• is the -regimentation Of
oltil{liren? It means, bprro'wing an
arnl'y terns, learning to work automa-
ticaltY under orders, • And largely
speatcing, routine duty predominates,
.,till of us are regimented by the
very requirements of life. First of
a11, vip .Have to eat. We bane to
eneruise, and to avoid clanger to keep
alive, That is primal. Next .we
have to work, in one form or an-
other, force ourselves to some things
deny ourselves others. From here on
we call narrow it down to individual
cases, But there is no escaping the
fact that regimentation is a factor in
living,
If the adult is to be ruled tints, by
circttitistances, does it not seem sen-
sible to prepare the child for such
contingencies?
The big trouble was that some
years back, before we began to see
daylight about individual happiness,
discipline and regimentation made
up almost all of a chill's life.
Reaction From Strictness,
Once we had our eyes opened to
the truth, we held up our hands in
horror and began to kill Johnny and
James with kindness, called liberty,
the kind of liberty that killed much
more quickly than it saved.
But it served (it still serves) its
pltrpose, even though a few thousand
•chi Brett were sacrificed to the cause
of the extremists. Every reform
goees to extremes at first. Every
new system of thought claims its
victims,
Now, t am not out picketing for
regimentation as a counter-refoilin
measure. That would be to go back
to. the dark ages of Victorianism and
the child "workhouse" of Dickens.
But I have lived long enough to
know that the only happy adult is
theresult of a very careful blend-
ing of both regimentation and per-
sonal liberty, of conforming and also
of self-assertion.
This is why it seams to me, every
eight should have three stars to
guide his upbringing.
Pirate things that he has to do as
routine, such as the baby learning
to eat and sleep at regular hours;
the. child attending to his dressing
and, helping with regularly assigned
tacks; the adolescent with still
mor responsibility.
Learning to Accept E, eergencies
Next comes acceptance of emer-
gency -duty, as it arises, or the cheer -
fun relinquishing of a privilege.
Even though the child cannot always
see, re as'n •i ihin.i this, the eaperi
once (if not`too frequent) is a way
of: preparation for the multiple
Minna that life will be sure to ex-
pect of him later.
The third is his right to selec-
tioli and to do many of the things
he craves to do, and by which he
doveioPes himself directly.
This last iters is a big subject.
Beginning in the pre-school age, the
ago of real self -development, self-
expression should predominate, with
general regimentation as a back-
ground. Gradually the regirnentation
may bo increased,' to be eveiatually
eased off again when self-control or
self-government is established' as a
habil:,
Wisdom is needed more in child
handling than in all the scientific
laboratories on earth. Wisdom, kind-
ness,. confidence, but firmness, too.
It is the most difficult formula ever
handed to anyone.
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Cooperative Houses
Avoid in -Law Worry
Iltarbana, Ohio — .Mrs., W, V.
Jackson of Norte Lewisburg, while
serving es matron of an Ohio State
University fraternity house, watch -
eel menibprs nom their living costs
to provide a comfortable home in
an atmosphere of congeniality.
Recently, this classified advertise-
ment appeared in an Urbana news -
pence: '`Wanted. ten women, with
references, to 'live on co-operative
plan in tv modem': home, sharing the
work, each to famish her own bed
and bedding, Total cost, $15 a
month."
Mrs. Tackson ,aid she decided to
start the co-operative hoiile for el-
derly women because "1 .have more
time' on my 'hands than I can find
a way to kill." •
"Such a plan would obviate tbe
necessity of parents living with
married IeI ildrea. Members would
not be burdens and inconveniences
at the homes of their children, but
rather would live 'independently and
he happy in their own right.
She plans to use her;own home
for the experiment: Bach co-operat-
ing member would preserve her own
individuality and privacy by ' fur-
nishing her own room..
Salt was a needed commodity not
neatly obtained an early Roman days.
oldiers of the time drew, as part
tit their pay, an allowarice for salt.
his was called "solarium" and, in
ue season, the word became 'sal-
ry" and sitealit fixed wages,
The Papers
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EDITORIAL COMMENT FROM
HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE,
IT'S A FACT 11
By K'".1y EDWARDS
CANADA
The Mclantosh Red
The facts of the case are that a cer-
tain John McIntosn who cane to Can-
ada in 1801, bought a farm close to
the St Lawrence in the county of
Dundas •vhich he subsequently ex
changed for the west half of lot No.
9 in the fifth concession of Matilda,
where he built a shack to which he
moved his family.
While he was making a clearance
on bis new Property, he discovered a
few wild apple trees which were spar-
ecl the axe: One of them was carefully
tended by his son, Allen, who propa-
gated and developed the species since
icnown as the McIntosh Red and estab-
lished a nursery at Dundela which
served as a centre for Mclutosh cul-
ture,
The McIntosh Red is now, of
course, widely disseminated. It is
still grown considerably in its native
soil of Eastern Ontario, but in even
greater numbers on the Pacific coast
of both Canada and the United States,
whence it is shipped to contribute to
the food supply of more than one con-
tinent, — Brockville Recorder and
Times.
The Trillium
What native bloom should Ontario
adopt?
There is a difference of opinion on
the subject, although the Ontario Hor-
ticultural Society sponsors the three -
petalled lily, the trillium. The St.
Thomas Times -Journal which repre-
sents a city which has become in re-
cent years very much flower consci-
ous, submits the following:
The Ontario Legislature is divided
over a provincial floral emblem. We
like the suggestion of Hon. George
S. Henry that the question be settled
by`°referring it to the school children
of the province. A referendum of the
pupils In the schools should. not be
difficult to take nor entail any great
cost. It would give the pupils a feel-
ing that they are worthy of being con-
sulted and would have its educational
effect as well.
There is_very much to be said for
the view as expressed. The love of
flowers and the spirit of kindness to
ealmais should be inculcated into the
lives of all children, both boys and
girls. — St. Catharines Standard.'
Smiles of Spring
To the gardener, amateur or other-
wise, March snows are just something
which stand' between him and good
brown earth bursting into life in beds
and borders. Anxiously the real flower
lover is wondering how the tulips are
doing under their cold white blanket.
If really in earnest he is harassed by
the thought that on down -to -zero days
long chilly fingers• may have reached
his precious bulbs, and cruelly killed
the jonquils.
Concern for growing things is deep
in the minds of many quite uncon-
scious of the feeling. Few pass a flor-
ist's display without a thrill of in-
terest. Something blooming on a win-
dow sill never fails to appeal. A gar-
den in full flower compels more than
admiration — it makes life easier to
accept. - Ottawa Journal.
$21,900,000 Windfall
The late James Couzens of Detroit,
a Canadian by birth, .left an estate
worth $31,000,000. By way of succes-
sion tax the United States Govern-
ment takes $18,500,000 and the state
of Michigan $2,400,00^. Windfalls of
this sort are a great aid to budget -
balancing. — Ottawa Journal,
• Saturday Night
Ploughincl and seeding operations
generally may start in two weeks and
spring will,briug with it the full glory
of the shopping on Saturday nights
The sidewalks will be filled with
people from eight till twelve. o'clock,
Saturday is a long wear yday for the
people in the shops, Anyone who will
try it for one day will cease wondering
why the people who serve in shops
are unable to attend church on Sun-
day morning, But a few have visits
with good friends on Saturday even-
ing and this seems to be a compensa-
tion for a week of hard. work, In larg-
er towns the farmers have to do their
shopping earlier on Saturday nightgr
for the shop keepers are compelled to
close earlier. — Port Rowan. News.
No Chance
A Hollywood expert says that no
man should propose who has not seen
the girl's lips without makeup, as .,
"the shape of a woman's mouth gives`.
the whole story rf,her nature;" On
this basis, the true tendencies will
seldom be known, as a speaker at a
Rotary Club meeting in Montreal, in
dealing with the cost of cosmetics, es-
timated that in one well-known uni-
versity the co-eds used as much lip-
stick in one year "as would paint four
good-sized barns."
good-sized barns Brantford Ex-
positor.
Ban Them All
A despatch from St. Thomas states
that since the imposition of , the $.-
100 license fee, there is not one slot
machine left in that city_ The' St.
Thomas authorities made it a point
in their by-law to tax au machines
whether they were in use or not. This
provision is said to make the bylaw
doubly effective, •— ,St. Catharines
Standard.
Looking Backward.
As the fourth decade of the twen-
tieth century draws nearer its ;elose,,
we look back over many regrettable
incidents, especially the conquest of
Abyssinia, but we can console our-
selves with the reflection that matters
might have been worse. So long as the
nations realise the cost of war they
will refrain from embarldng rashly
on reckless adventure. There is yet
hope that they will perceive clearly
the great advantages to be gained
by co-operation in promoting causes
which concern the welfare et all
Greed, ambition gild mutual distrust
can produce nothing but disappoint-
ment in the long run. Belfast Tele-
graph.
Won't Slide for a While
There's a boy in Pontiac, Michigan
Who probably has been cured of the
habit of sliding down the school ban-
nisters. The other day he was indulg-
ing
ndulging in bis favorite pastime when a
celluloid comb in his hip pocket
caaght fire, blistering him in such a
spot that he is doing all his studying
in an erect position. — Niagara Palls
Review.
Not Ready to Rust
The total number of railway passes
gers carried in England during No-
vember was over one hundred mil-
lions.
illions. The iron horse is not by any
means yet ready to rust on the scrap
heap. — Brantford Expositor,
THE EMPIRE
Population
That reputation problems are hitt
timately tied up with economics nor;
malty intelligent people haste:long re-'
cognised. But that does not Mean the
those who govern our present system
of society have achieved that recog-
nition. To 'them Mr. Keynes , has dew
livered a salutary reproof. A station-'
ary or shrinking population can, lie
said, lead to a breakdown in distil
bution, increasing uneniploynent, and
the final collapse of the. capitalist
system. Or it can make easythemais-
lug of "'the standard of life to what
it should be." These are the a1tern
Sport examina
tion day, my lads
How many can
"you" answer?
1. Who was the
first person to
swim the English
Channel? - Cap-
tain Matthew
Webb of .England
In 1876.
2.'Who was
known as the
° `Fighting M a r
ine"? Gen
Tuuney.
Who is known in the tennis,
d as "Poker Face?"—Helen Wills
dy,
What Is :a camel's record for the
e? 3 min,, and 40 seconds.
What is a birdie? — Making a
in under par.
;;What is the technical definition
he word "green" — Twenty feet
ay direction of the cup.
Do you know the name of the
ing champion who was a deacon
church and who recited to him-
the 144th Psalm before each cen-
t;, — Ile„. was Theodore "Tiger”
wars, who took the middleweight
wn from the late Harry Grebb,
ow for a few interesting facts that
worth placing in that old dog-ear-
scrap
odear-
serap books of yours.
orae years ago there was a feather-
aght Champion named Eugene Cri-
teria) fought his way to a boxing
n despite the fact that part of his
had been shot away in the Great
tr and he had a sheep nose bone
ted into the remaining part.
That old:; time battler, John L. Sul-
u,, toured the country playing Si -
en Legree in "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
St's a fact, too, that Hank Gowdy of
e Boston Nationals was the first ma-
league baseball player to enlist in
e army after iAmerica entered the
'at War... •
yair me ,out mascot —• yes, the
own :University football team ac -
117 have a bear for their mascot.
And now friends in closing, here is
''Believe It or Not" that Ripley
ould bite his nails to get. Yes. ' and.
,e:eking of nails dial you know
that the size of the finger -natio on the
;Statute of Liberty are 13 ia. by 10 in.
We'll' be knockin' onyour door—
so long.
.Men and Women
A mak distinguishes himself by
,groping in his pocket for the front
_
kioor key while still halt a block
lay on a frosty night, while if the
hgman has the key in her purse she
II wait until she is safely on the
h before starting a search
e'en a man is being introduced
to an audience by a flowery and flat-
tering master of ceremonies, he will
twiddle his thumbs, run his edam's
apple up and down his neck a few
times, yank on his collar and gener-
ally squirm about on his chair. A
woman regardless of the heights of
oratory reached in the introduction
hasthe power to remain cabm and
serene.
When returning the first visit to
a new home, the woman will have
noted at least 26 things regarding the
getup of the place, while the man
*ill>scarcely be able to recall whe-
ther'he was entertained in the draw-
ing.00m or thesrkitchen.
.i,
tives: „Which road are we to tread?
London Daily Herald.
For Higher Wages
What is the average wage in Indus-
try? Not many pub, club or cafe poli-
tical arguments end without a clash
an that .question. Now the Ministry
Of Labour says it is 43s a week; at
least that is the figure which results
from a .private census of two million
workers' in these trades: Textiles,
Clothing,. brick, pottery, glass and
chemicals. The figures are sixteen
iiontlis out of date, and there has
been some improvement. But the
highest wage making the average giv-
on is 87s 10d, so that there's still
plenty to do in levelling up wages.—
London Daily Express,
News In Brief
150 Canad:m kn R.A.F.
OTTAWA—Britain's preparedness
program has led to an exodus of
nearly 150 pilots, holding civil fly-
ing licenses, from Canada to 'serve
with short service commissions in the
Royal Mr Force. Government offi-
cials said recently:
It was emphlsized the movement
was not organized but was volune
tary on, the part of the pilots, who
found the R.A.P. willing to accept
their services. The pilots were gen-
erally young men attached to Can-
adian flying clubs,
Sale of Codeine, Veronal
Prohibited in Drug Stores
TORONTO,—Free sale of codeine
and veronal in drug stores is pro-
hibited under an amendment to the
Pharmacy Act introduced in the
Legislature this week by Hon, Dr.
J. A. Faulkner, Minister of Health.
Dr. Faulkner proposed to list co-
deine, veronal, arnidopyrine and bar-
bituric acid in any group as "habit-
forming drugs," Under his bill,
druggists will be able to sell the
drugs only on doctors' prescriptions.
The same bill will authorize the
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
the Royal College of Dental Sur-
geons, the Ontario Veterinary Asso-
ciation, and the Ontario College of
Pharmacy to discipline members of
the profession who are guilty of
selling or prescribing an "excessive,
unreasonable or improper amount"
of these and other drugs said to be
habit-forming.
This drastic legislation is report-
ed to be a result in part of a wide-
spread agitation about a year ago
against the use of codeine, normal-
ly prescribed ae a pain -killer. It
was stated then that a class of "co-
deine addicts" was being developed.
Mourn Chamberlain
LONDON— This week the House
of Commons paid tribute to the
memory of a great Parliamentarian,
Sir Ausain Chamberlain, who died
last Tuesday.
From all quarters—from the right
to the extreme Ieft—came no words
but those of affectionate remem-
brance of Sir Austen Chamberlain,
his loyalty, his honesty, his chivalry,
his studied courtesy, his unfailing
belief in democratic institutions.
"He reverenced his conscience as
his I{ing," Premier Baldwin said in
apt quotation. "He spoke no slan-
der. He always regarded publie
service as the highest career. In
that belief he lived. In that belief
he died.
"He had infinite belief in the Par-
liamentary system of this country.
I think we can best keep his mem-
ory bright by confirming our- own
resolution that ` government of the
people by the people shall not perish
from the earth.'"
West Gets Queen's Books
SAISKATOON, Sask.—The thrill
of reading a book which was once
the personal property of Queen
Mary will come to many a prairie
woman, as the result of a gift of
about 60 books by the Queen to as-
sist Lady Tweedsmuir, wife of the
Governor-General of Canada, to
start libraries in prairie communi-
-ties.
The books will be distributed
through the libraries which will be
sponsored by the Homemakers Clubs
of the Province.
At present less than 20 per cent
of the population of the province is
served by public libraries.
Blind — Ran Farm 2 Years
' BRAlNTFORD, Ont, — One-time
pupil at the Ontario School for the
Blind here, Miss Jessie McPhatter
has decided to retire after manag-
ing a farm just beyond the village
of Clyde for the past two years.
Now in her 70's, she was blinded
at the ago of three when a metal
buckle on a belt twirled by a younger
brother, struck her across the
eyes. •
When her brother died in a farm
accident, she • and a sister took up
management of the farm, • Two years
ago Charlotte, the sister, died, and
it was up to Miss McPhatter to
carry on. She did all the work in
the two-storey farmhouse and help-
ed the one hired »tan, whezt he was
rushed, by milking six cows, Now
although she has leased the farm for
three years, she will continue to live
in a portion of the farxnhouse,
A Farmer's Dilemma
WOODSTOCK—A young farmer
reported to Chief Constable Moore
the loss of $70 which he believed he
had left loose in his pockets and
pulled out with his handkerchief. In
the station he thoroughly searched
his pockets without succeq,s, but some
hours later he notified the chief he
had found the money in his wallet
where he had placed it for safe•
keeping, and forgotten it.
Her 16th Child
CHICOUTIMI, Que. —Mrs, Louis
Villeneuve of St Thomas Didyme in
Lake St, John district, this week
gave birth to her 16th child. The
mother is 35 years of age.
No Sainte — No School
QUARRYVILLE, N.B,— A situa-
tion unique in New Brunswick has
arisen in this Northumberland
county village, where a dozen chil-
dren have been expelled flim school
because they refuse to salute the
flag and rise for the National An -
thein.
The doctrine allegedly being ad-
vanced at Quarryville is opposed to
the usual forms of patriotism, Gov-
ernment: and church service.
Most of the villagers in the cult
were said to be holding Provincial
Government positions, with at least
two receiving pensions from the
Government.
The school teacher, Miss Muriel
Freiger, said that the matter of ex-
pelled children was in the hands of
the trustees. The latter made ne
statement.
Hand of the Heart
Frances Frost in the New York
Times.
I set you free from the loves 1
bound you with;
Now let your leaf -fall hooves dis-
cover truly
The mountain edge that cuts the
stars in two.
0 heart, Iong chained in the windy
cave of bone
And hungrily watched by the
hounds of melancholy,
See, the iron fetters were cobweb,
the heavy stone
Of despair has vanished, has gone
like a drop of dew.
0 taut red deer of my desire, de•
part,
Flash to the thickets, 1ingtr?here'
no longer.
Reluctant to be off, nibbling again
The tame sweet grass wherein was
laid the snare.
I have set you free, 0 trembling
and foolish heart;
Remember, remember and flee the
deathless stranger,
The anguish dark in your soft eyes
knowing him plain:
Thrive on the lonely berry, thrive
on the air!
Promissory Note
Another of those strange, stray
pieces of paper, which people are
always picking up and gaily send-
ing to us, has arrived, notes the
New Yorker. ' In scrawly writing, it
says:
1, Marion Vandenburg, 8, do ag-
ree to pay Ito my brother, Jack
Vandenburg, 11, the sum of 2 (two)
cents at a future date (because I
can't pay now) for sticking his toe
in a mouse trap. (Signed.) Marion
Vandenburg.
Alive, But Can't Prove It!—A young
Dane is unable to prove that he has
ever been born; according to the et
ficial records, he is dead. When he
was baptized, the parson forgot to en-
ter his name in the register, and a few
years later his headmaster by mistake
wrote in the records that he had died,
101• Copyrighted 1982, aenly-k Leo Co.
"This is too bad," said Tiktok, "I
ought • to have run six hours long -
4r, at least, but I sup -pose my long
;walk and my fight with the Wheel-
ers, netdeme run down fast -or than
s -u -al." "Well, it, isn't be help-
eidy't sad Dorothy, 'with a sigh. "Will
fou *hinge heads with me?" asked
Prineess. "No, indeed!" cried
aw*. "Then lock her up," said
Itictitlers to her 'soldiers.
7
The soldiers led Dorothy up to the
highest pant of tbe North Tower,
where they left her after bolting the
door securely on the outside. In
the meantime the Colonel ordered
his inen to lift Tiktok, but he was
so heavy that they could not budge
hien, so they left him standing an
the drawing room. "People will
think have a new statue," said the
Princess Langwidere, "so it won't
matter in the least, and Nanda can
keep him well polished"
"What shall we do with the hen?"
asked tee Colonel, who had finally
succeeded in capturing Biliina, after
chasing her around the room sev-
eral tines. "Put her in the chicken
coop," answered langwidere. "Some
day I'll have her fried for break-
fast.' "She looks rather tough,
Your Highness," said the Colonel,
doubtfully, "That is base slander"
cried 13illina, struggling frantically
in the Colonel's arins.
"The breed of chickens T come
from is said to be deadly poison to
all princesses," the continued slyly,
seeing she could not escape, "In
that case," said the Princess fright-
ened, "I will have you drowned in
a bucket of water." Then, turning
she left the room, leaving our
friends to think upon the terrible
fate she planned for them,