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Zurich Herald, 1934-11-15, Page 6Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA COMPETITION. Of 58,000 radio sets sold in Canada during the first half of 1934, more than 8,000 were for automobiles, It may have been discovered that they interfere with reception from back- seat drivers.—Woodstock Sentinel Review. SMUGGLING PIGS. Smuggling of little pigs from the States into the Canadian West is said to be on a grand scale. The prices are much better in Canada and there is also the premium on the Canadian dollar. It is a remarkable thing That the Canadian hog -raiser is getting a better break than the Am- erican farmer who has had govern- ment subsidy to reduce the number of swine stock by millions.—St. Ca- tharines Standard. AN OPPORTUNITY. Not so many years ago Ontario 'was rich in nut trees, beechnut, sweet hickory, sweet chestnut and hazelnut, but these have been gen- erally depleted until there is but a sprinkling of them left. Canada is a large importer of nuts in spite of the fact that the native nuts are of fine flavor and excellent in food value. There are large tracts of land un- suited for agriculture which would show a fine return if planted to nut trees.—London Free Press. NEW YORK AND LONDON, "If a man wants to know only what is new, certainly he should go to New York, but if he wants to know what is sound and profitable, he should go to London," writes Herbert N. Casson, in an article on "British Efficiency". Mr. Casson, who is a Canadian by birth and lived in this country until he was 24, spent 20 years in the United States and the last 20 years in Great Britain, so he is in a better positioiLL.than most to draw comparisons.—Sault Star, MOST FAMOUS NEGRO, The most famous negro on this tontinent, Richard B. Harrison, was 70 years of age last week, when he began his third American tour in the leading role of "Green Pastures." It was bis regret that he could not open in this city, where he was born, of fugitive slave parents, in a house on Wellington Street, near Clark's bridge, since destroyed by fire. But this time London will be included in the itinerary of "Green Pastures," and. Mr. Harrison's "old home town" will do him suitable lionor."--London Advertiser, IN LINE OF DUTY. The epidemic of infantile paraly- sis in Ne/son, B.C., reminds us that 137 doctors, nurses and laboratory workers in Los Angeles were strick- en during their light against the dis- ease recently. The layman seldom thinks of the risks to which these people subject themselves in their efforts to save the lives of others. In some epidemics the doctor and nurse can be protected by serums er vaccines. In others, however, there Is no certain protection. Doctor and nurse must take their chances with everybody else—and, of course, by going into sick rooms daily, and un- dermining their resistance through overwork, they simply increase the danger to themselves. This is a thing worth rerctembering. It is too easy to overlook the quiet unassuming heroism that members of the medical and nursing professions are constantly displaying, day after day', in the performance of their du- ties.—Victoria Times. LEFT-HANDERS. No longer is a left-handed boy or girl compelled to use the right hand in most Canadian schools, and it has been found that the left-handers are not behind their contemporaries who Use the more normal hand. In the Caledonia Public School, it has been found that the eighteen left-handed pupils all are •among the leaders in their classes. Fortunately, nowadays no effort is made to force children to use the hand found least natural and the results are all to the good.—Ni- agara Palls Review, -PERFECT FOGHORN. It is said that the siren of the new giant Cunarder will be the loudest Voice on the seas, In time of need, AS in an Atlantic fog, it will carry ten miles over the waters. This mighty voice will boom forth from three "throats," and instead of being upright as other liner's sirens are, its ninths will stand out, like eight -foot guns, in different directions from the tunnels. A light pressure on a switch Will start the siren song. "Its note may be reproduced in miniature on the piano by striking the note A right down among the unsingable notes— two octave8 beloW middle A." But Whilst it will carry so far, its mellow depth is such that.it will not disturb passengers. Of all the notes on the piano this was found to be the ideal for nerve-comfort—New Outlook, PEDIGREE CARDs Every German will in future be compelled to carry his pedigree card, Any admixture of foreign or Jewish blood, even if three generations back, will be a black mark, Tho British People may be thankful their ancest- ors had no such foolish tests. They are a racial mixture, and that is one source of their strength.--Lonclon Ad- vertiser. FIRE PREVENTION, It is not generally known, but St. Catharines has a very unique and ef- fective system of fire prevention. As soon as a here -today -gone -tomorrow merchandiser stocks up his premises, he Is called upon by the hard-boiled Chief of the Fire Department and in- formed right off the bat that the pre- mises must be kept clean and tidy from fire hazards and that no fires at all are permitted in St. Catharines under any circumstances. The prem- ises, too, are regularly inspected. The best part of the system is that it works.—St. Catharines Standard. SERVES GOOD PURPOSES. To teach children the dangers that attend motoring, a New jersey inven- tor has perfected a toy which repro- duces traffic accidents. This saves the kids the trouble of looking out the window.—Border Cities Star. A SQUARE MEAL. A British United Press correspon- dent describes a gigantic eating com- petition which took place at Rouen, France, not long ago. It was open only to men weighing more than 200 pounds. This was the menu served to the competitors, and it had to be consumed within a specified time; A kilo of brill with Hollandaise sauce, a plump chicken, a whole leg of mut- ton with suitable vegetables, a het Livarot cheese and a huge app pie. The collation was washed down by two bottles of white wine, two bottles of Burgundy and four bottles of cider. The winner had no troub in meeting the requirements, a is apparently none the worse for 1. exploit.—Calgary Herald. CANADA'S BEST CUSTOMER Canada's exports to the Unite Kingdom in September totalled 1 Talus $24,539,000, compared with $2 418,000 or 10 per cent. The wheat e port rose from $8,772,000 to $9,71 000 planks and boards from $367,00 to $1,656,000 aluminum from $187,00 to $1670000 nickel from $422,000 t $774,000 stone and its products fro $6,090 to $114,000. Other inorease were in fruits barley fish, furs ra hides, paper, pulp wood wood pulp machinery, acids, soda. — Brando Sun. Chatapion Visits Birth Place Jimmy McLarnin came back to Dublin where he was born, according to the family records. Alderman Byrne, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, is sh own pointing out interesting history in the Mansion House at Dublin to the champion welterweight. P op Foster, his grizzled manager, at the right, looks on. McLarnin was claimed by both Dublin and B elfast as a native son. Like a good diplomat he has admitted the claims of both cities in his Irish tour. WHERE DEER ARE TOO PLENTIFUL That deer have become a serious I pest in many parts of New Zealand can no longer be disputed. The dam- age they are doing entirely outweighs their sporting value and the Depart- ment of Internal Affairs should ac- celerate rather than check its sani- ty Paign of destruction. Its operations le have bee severely criticised by Eng- lish visitors, sometimes in terms that disclose complete ignorance of the real issues. They dismiss in a word le the case for destruction or assume tad that it has been magnified out of all he reason. It certainly is the desire of the Dominion to provide for visitors the widest possible range of sport but as far as deer are concerned far too d much is at stake to allow the consid- 11 erations of sport to sway policy.—The , Auckland News. x- 3- LEARNING ABOUT THE EIVIRE 0 0 The announcement that in future one of the requirements tor candi- m o dates at the higher examiations for Whitehall is to be an acquaintance w with the overseas Empire, is one of the most heartening that has been made for some time. If one could for- get that this is the year of grace TIN it might not be difficult for Colonists to wax enthusiastic over the new re- quirement which ought to have been d enforced long ago, Even though the o acquaintance is purely a paper one, it is all to the good that such knowledge Y should be insisted on. The informat- ion possessed by the average English - Y man on the affairs of, say the West o Indies, is regrettably little, but if this e innovation by the Civil Service Com- e naissioners has the anticipated effect REVOLVER MENACE King Alexander of Jugoslavia, dea by the fire of a small hand gun, is th successor of tens of thousands of peo ple high and low, who have died b such. weapons in the hands of mur derers, No good reason exists wh such weapons should be available t thugs or madmen. Such weapons ar of no good use to anybody in th world, except perhaps to policemen No good reasons exists why their manufacture or sale or possession should be permitted by the govern- ment of any civilized country.—Ot- tawa Journal. THE EMPIRE IN BLOOD AND TEAR' Only when there is son—"Te7eL7ible disaster like the tragedy at Gresford Colliery do we remember for a mo- ment the price that is paid every day in blood and sweat and tears; on land, under the land, on the sea and in the air, to bring us home our daily comforts. Try to remember it always and be grateful.—London Sunday Ex- press. THE REALITIES OF WAR War in the abstract is a thing that terrifies nobody. Such sentences as "They're still fighting in South Am- erica, or "The Far East is at it ag- ain," fail to arouse even the casual in- terest of the aver ge European. But that is not a thing to pride ourselves upon. There is in reality nothing ab- stract about war. It affects the welf- are of millions of the world's citizens for many years after the firing of the last bullet, It is only when death stalks in our own homes that we hu- mans take fright. THE GREAT HOUSES OF ENGLAND Lord Lothian has predicted that within a generatio„ hardly any of the large historic houses of Great Britain will be lived in by the orig- inal families. That is probably true; but need it be taken too tragically? Is it not possible to find Sortie public use for these great mansions? In many cases this has actually been done al- ready. For good or evil, the old coun- try life Is passing rapidly away; but the old mansions can still perform national service—perhaps greater than ever before—as centres of the new restless democratic life of the day', They may become museums or sanatoria or simply skew Places. They certainly need not become use- Iess.—LondoeWII Chroniele. on the educational system of English universities and schools, many neg- lected outposts of the Empire may become much better known.—Trini- dad Guardian. Maple Products Increase Canada's maple sugar and syrup industry is forging ahead once more with an increase of $987,309 being estimated for the 1934 produition as compared with that of 1933, An increase of 580,185 gallons of maple syrup and an increase in value of $909,171 is estimated for the 1934 output as against the 1933 produc- tion, the figures being 1,842,500 gallons valued at $2,468,800 for 1934 as compared with 1,262,315 gallons valued at $1,559,628 in 1933. With regard to maple sugar the estimated production is 4,954,- 000 pounds valued at $577,850 for 1934, as compared with 5,785,130 pounds valued at $499,713 in 1933. . In 1933 the average price per pound of maple sugar was 9 cents against 12 cents in 1934, The combined 'va- lue of the industry is thus $3,046,- 650 and compared with $2,059,341 in 1933 shows an increase of $987,- 309 or 47.9 per cent. The values for the 1934 crop are preliminary ani subject to revision as the full pro- duction has not yet been sold. Told By The Ring There is an amusing old theory ha a ring worn on the first, or in- dex finger was a sign that the wear er was willing to marry, but not "bespoken," when the !engagement took place, a ring was worn on the second finger. On the third finger, of course, it said thst the wearer was married; while those independ- ent people who desired to publi-h to the world that they were neither desirous of, nor interested in, mat- riage, put a ring on the little finger. But apart from engagement and wedding rings, to which the third finger of the left hand is now de- dicated, most people put rings on any finger they fancy. — Answers Magazine, PUNISHMENT ALONE woN7 BREAK CHILD'S BAD H "to Parents Will Have to Exercise Patience, Perseverance and a Discreet Supervision The constant repetition of an act makes it a habit in time. Parents must not think they can break a ha- bit dn a child merely by punishment or scolding. As the habit took some time to form so will it take patience and perseverance to overcome. There must bo co-operation on the part of the child, If the little one is told gently and firmly that such a habit is not nice; if the parent exercises a discreet supervision so that every indulgence in the habit can be checked, then, in time, the habit formation will be broken down and the child will for- get its existence. We should not shock or frighten children when trying to wean them from a habit of which we disapprove. A young child has no perception of wrongdoing and he will be unable to understand our vehemence and anger. We cannot, however, agree with many modern writers on the behav tor of children when they state that a child should never on any account be punished for continuing in the ways froni which we have tried to turn him. Certainly, it is cruel and senseless to punish a baby or a tiny toddler. At that age we must distract the little one's attention either by Owing him a toy to play with, by changing his position in his cot, and, most important of all, by searching for and removing any underlying source of irritation which may have induced the habit. But, as the child gets older, certainly when he is over three years of age, though the habit is not wrong in itself, yet the child must be taught obedience. PUNISH WISELY. A slap on the hands will make more impression on a lively child than any amount of talk. The slap must come at the right moment, it must not be saved. up and delivered at bedtime when the child has forgotten what it is all about. With an older child a reward will often make a very deep impression and will help him to remember that he must not please himself in all his fads and fancies. FIRMNESS REQUIRED Parents must be firm in their treatment of children, A child who is allowed to indulge every whim is not the happiest child. Parents write often saying they have reasoned or tried to reason with their children, but that bad temper and obstinacy have triumphed and the child has refused to obey, Please remember we aro talking now of children up to 12 or 14 years of age. Well, to these parents, we point out as delicately as we can that they are handling their children wronglY. Certainly all normally intelligent children are susceptible to the voice of reason, especially when it does not pronounc e too loudly against their own desires. But the voice of authority is the one to which they will listen at all times if they have been properly brought up. Many parents are worried about lntle ways and habits Which their babies ,itianifeSt. Thumb -sucking is one which is 'difficult to cure, Pro- vided the baby does not persist un-, duly in the habit, it is really- not worth worrying about. • It is usually when the infant is dropping off to sleep that thumb - sucking is resorted to as a sedative. Taking the thumb gently from the mouth when the baby is drowsy will not disturb him. if baby indulges in thumb -sucking when he is wide awake, then it should be an easy • IT matter to distract his attention to other things, HARMFUL TO BREATHING The habit in itself is harmless, b but there is the same objection to it as there is in allowing baby to suck a dummy or "soother" practic- g ally all day long. It induces a wrong J method of breathing; the habit has ; s also been said to cause the formationg of a high, narrow palate. ti Head rolling and head hanging are , a also ,distressing to watch. They mayic occur in normal children who have o discovered this means of passing the time When present to a marked de- gree there may be some degree of mental deficiency in the child, or, again, it may be induced by a physi- cal cause, such as teeth -cutting or ear ache. As the child gets older! la this habit is usually forgotten. si Toddlers may develop the habit of G roiling over on the abdomen and go-. 0 ing to sleep wi:h the face almost, 5 buried in the pillow. The pyjamas A should not be tight and the bed- clothes should be light and warm. A le long pillow propped against the if child's side and legs in bed will pre- D vent his rolling over on his face as in he drops off to sleep. In all cases where children do not, en sleep soundly or indulge in habits en which are distressing to parents the de child should bo ,examined by a doc- tor. • I 00 Where no physical ailment can be bu discovered, gratifying results have lea been obtained by means of sugges- 55 tion on these children. This means Po can only be applied, of course, to children who are old enough to un- derstand what is being said to them. One boy of eight was assured that when he had a favored toy in bed with him, all would be well. Doctor Comments On Conditions Europo Dr. Geo. Wilson, in a letter t Ont.,h isauntand who given to residesthe pneeiathr EPxephroti'i sitor for publication, tolls of trip through Russia and other Itilud4 ropean countries, and some of h opinions he expresses in this unpre-, judieed and no doubt candid express slim, are somewhat revealing. Dr. Wilson is Professor of HIS tory in Dalhousie *University, Hall' fax, and has the degree of M. A. and Ph. D., and is one of the many bright young men of Perth district who has won distinction in his chases profession. -The party are spending thret months on their tour, and are visit ing many of the European count. ries, meeting men there and going fully into conditions as they fins them and paying careful attentioi to the many forms of government and how they are functioning. • Hit experience while in Russia was not unpleasant, and he saw much that revealed to him that "Soviet" Rua sia was not all as bad as it some- times painted His accounts and op. inions after his visit to Austria are enlightening. He writes: "We have been moving in higl society. Yesterday forenoon we mei Dollfuss' successor, Dr. Schuschnigg I have seen few men who mane s better impression than the new chan- cellor. He made us a little speed and then went back to his work oi trying to govern this country. hi is 37, his hair turning grey, weari glasses and looks like a scholar and a g“eTnhtleennimon. mor e I see of Europe the more desperate seems the situation. Nobody can be certain but there might be a war any time. Hard times discontent, fear, hate are on every side. I doubt if there is a more stable government than that of Russia or one that wants peace more. lEdler, however is a most dangerous chara cter. Hitler can talk and can kiN people, but he cannot give work or uild up trade. Germany is faced with economic collapse "Austria is just a cat's paw. Hun- ary is desperately dissatisfied. ugo-Slavia is ready to fight Italy if he interferes in Austria. I might o on and on. It is not just countries rat are prepared to fight with one nother, there are classes in the ountries which are ready to fight ne another too." Languages of The World Whitaker's almanac estimates that nong European languages, Eng- sh is the mother tongue of the rgest number, 180,000,000; Ras- a second with 140,000,000; then erman, 80,000,000; French, 70,- 00,000; Spanish and Italian, each 0,000,000; Portugesetz, 25,00,000. mong all the languages of the orld, Chinese is spoken by the rgest number, about 400,000,000 the various dialects are included. octor Vizetelly's figures, as given the World Almanac, are rather fferent. He gives English as spok- by 160,000,000 and understood d used by 60,000,000 more who not consider it their native eech; German spoken by 90,000,- 0; French spoken by 45,000,000 t understood and spoken by at st 75,000,000 more; Spanish, ,000,000; Italian, 45,000,000; rtugueses, 30,000,000. fo in time the boy was completely cur- me MINOR HA , sim Such was his faith that there was tkshtei no sad accident in bed that night and e BITS. Nail bi:Ling, finger cracking and tea other minor habits can usually be cured by a firm parent, Children wa pick up these habits from others, and ele we believe firmly in discipline in such Sin cases. They do not occur like other to habits when the child is asleep and we therefore not to he blamed; they tha are indulged in when the child is yea wide awake and probably bored. ed Plenty of occupation will soon give and a child something- more useful to fro do. i Parents should remember that was childhood is a period of novelty and off experiment — sometimes conscious tha and sometimes unconscious. Each that child ds a problem In itselt, but with foe encouragement and a little necessary who discipline childhood grows into splen- the did manhood. He's Tra Football At Sing Sing — Admission of the public to a otball game at Sing Sing is in eping with the policy of that in- tution. Those from outside are ilarly welcomed at entertain- nts in the Winter. It is not yet custom to permit the football m to play return games. But all things come to those who it. Next year, instead of tna von from Williamsburg going to g Sing, the prison team may go Williamsburg. Who knows? it uld hardly be mort surprising n it would have seemed a few rs ago had it then been propos- to make a prison a sports arena a theatre drawing patronage n beyond the prison walks. 'here was once a belief that it appropriate to shut hardened enders away from society. But t • was before it was discovered they might win fame on the tball field, with the murderer made a brilliant play moving visitors to join in singing "For a Jolly Good Fellow." —Boston nscript. Bridge Players Realize Dream North Bay, Ont., — Four women to- day reported realization of the bridge player's dream, four hands with 13 - card suits. At the home of Mrs. A. Brown last Friday night, Mrs. Brown, Mrs, T. Lafrance, Miss M. Kelman and Mrs. D, Cavanaugh were playing contract. Mrs. Cavanaugh shuffled, Miss Kel- man cut. Mrs. Brown held 13 spades; Mrs, I4afrance, 13 hearts, Miss 'Colman, 13 diamonds, and Mrs. Cavanaugh, 13 The women looked at their hands in astonishment so acute that they revealed their eontonts cancelling the bidding, Autumn Evening The air is a cool linen robe, a sacred And mystic cloak; Frani oathorn altars drifts the faintly acrid Olean smell of smoke. Upon a walk which elm -tree shadows dapple— Trees still bronze green—' A squirrel bete fall a hard half bitten apple In sudden spleen. A . east -off serpept-skin of brown leaves crackles, Beneath my tread; Like winged black stars of evening stream the grackles tow overlies d. —N,ennoth W, Porter in the New York Sun, • • 4 ,