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AMONG the serious queltlonl

l" ' for solution in the lmiuetllate future is iliut of railway freight rates throughout Canada.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927

A Jusr CLAIM.

~ sudden and dramatic disso- lution o1‘ Parliament last sum-

mer left a. considerable amount o unfinished business in the shape o

legislation which had not received the formal sanction of His Excel- lency the Governor-General. Among the ntatters tluis interrupted was

tho .\laiii Supply hill. An import ant iteiu in this hill was an appro priuiitiu of $l.fl!i0,0ll0 for the remit- sloii of the luxury tax on autoino

lilies _on which tho tax had been paid by Canadian dealt-rs yii-ovioiis

to the repeal of the tax in Ileceiit ber, 1920.

of cars on hand on which they lind

paid the lax.

a somewhat tion tho

conceded. it. was very

longing to the dealers was being

tiseti by tho Government, the latter should not only remit the principal liut pay a reasonable amount oflu-

terest thereon. The dealers‘ claim was finally fixed at $1,600,000 i'ull settlement of tho claim up to January 1, 1021i. This item, held up as above stated, by the dissolu-

tion oi‘ parliament, came up again‘

during the short session in Deco-m- bor. Ilad thc antouiit agreed upon by parliament been paid at the time it. was due, January 1, 192G, the ‘dealers would ll0 doubt have been satisfied, liut a year has elaps- ed since then, the account is a year overdue and it is only fair and just that the interest for that year be

dried. Ikirlltinzeut agreed that the principal, wltli interest, should he routltted, and it is quite clear that if $l,6lI0,0t1lJ was :1 fail‘ return a year ago, the interest for the year which has elapsed bill was due should he added. ‘Pitt-deal- ers have a clear right to interest

since the

0n their money from the govern-- nit-tit which had the use oi‘ it. is hoped in all fairness that vltiim in full shall be paid.

it the

— m} “DOCTORS DISAGR E E."

ll_\’l‘ “doctors disagree" is pro- verbial and it was pretty con- clusively proved last week in Mou-

ii-eal when many or the idols of the modern medical world were ruthilcssly shattered. Tho icono-

clast was Sim Wallace, D.Sc., .\l.I1.. 119151., lecturer on King's (killego Ilospital, London,

The repeal ot‘ the Actl found the dealers with large stoclts

Tito matter was re- presented to parliament and after prolonged considera- right of the automobile tit-triers to fair compensation was properly agreed that as the money reallylie-

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dentistry at. -

puddings, and

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I oral hygiene.

medical

most excellent and efllcietit teeth

biscuits and milk. ’l‘licse, and other like foods, are examples of what should not be re- commended to iinyonebavitig the slightest regard for the teeth or

"it is lamentable to think that men are apparently still oblivious of the tact that u child o1 two and a halt’ years is ‘almost iii- vnrialily blessed \\'itli a full set oi

' ed well, until Parliament began to

‘Who shall make the rate structure, the Railway (Yoiunilsslon or the politicians? And “the politicians" simply mean the majority in Par- liament for tho time being. N0 measure adopted by the ldillrltii‘ Government was more gciterally up- proved than the creotloti ob‘ the Railway Commission. The irate Hon. A. G. ‘Blair was Minister of Railways tlieit. and under his guid- aiice the hill was carefully (lrawn creating a strong Tribunal that it was hoped would take tho railway rates question entirely out oi’ poli- tics. And for years the plauworlt-

mars l" By lame: W. Barton. MD- KEEPING

INFECTED TEETH

Can an abccssetl tooth bo drain

no remain tiseful in grinding the food?

it ls certainly much better

wit: uncertain about

tooth is tree from poison, you are taking a big chance on your general health in retaining it.‘ »

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‘and that tho (T5120 for vltamihc-H invade the domain it had tiilottetli“lr""i"‘;lk-‘tl ¢i111L1'Y1[1;g abolut ‘at utimhelr _ o ll cc et oe l. ant y . aro makes them imagine that a milk 111 1110 C0111111lfi8|01L gm‘, hmnh m, iwparomly Hm A, diet niixctl with other highly for least they are able to do their Th‘ awn"? h“ "mm"! m“ ‘he work regularly, and have no

mcutabit» t-iii-litiliytlrates can |plasterctl about the crevices of tlu teeth without leadiiii-t in

strut-tion of tho natural denture.

especially among the well-lo-tlrnlht diet of children trouslsis largely til milk, eggs anti liutiei- ~— and tlteli teeth are a dLsgi-aco to civilization “Vitality L-i inherent in alllivinv tissues, and vitamines are not rc

quircd to impart it. They only licll? to prevent bacteria and their iox his from lliil‘l'|'0l'lil_4 with ritalltY

Tints, instead of conipitring vitality to the electric spark in a mow! engine, we should rather call then ‘mortamlnes,’ and to seo in them the activities ivhit-h might he attri btitcd to the antibacterial or gerbil cidai.

“Except perhaps in the case ‘of ‘scurvy. the rulo oi‘ vitamiiies is only of academic interest. and. as far as dentists are concerned, oi‘ no prac tlcal importance whatever. We nev- cr sec. nor are we required to trcfll patients either lii l-Iughuitl or A111 erica sufferltig iroui lieri berl. xero

llhtlialmin l‘ll‘i\'t‘l5v m‘ scurvy. 11111‘

are we called ltpon to give atlvice with regard to general arrcstctl growth as distiiigttished from

growth oi‘ the jaws (100611119111 1111011 the

the tibseiice oi Yitiiinin .\ iu dict. "Nevertheless. it may be well to review some of the rcct-tit specula- tltiits and experiments with regard to vitamiues and the diseases o! the teeth. This is perhaps 1111111611- larly desirable at present, because in medical circles at least mlstlir- ccted attention prevents useful in- vestigation with to other more important accessory food fac- tors, and the old and fallaclous he- llei’ that the lack of calciilcationor fiio bad quality of the. teeth is the

regard

cause of the prevalence. til‘ caries has been revived."

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oun FEW4STORMS.

Eitglantl. Tbis-wittdging by the ai- iphabetlcal (llspiay 11nd profession- lal ntandlng~emiticutauthority loc- tiired before the ‘Montreal luintal Society, forty of the members lic- ing present to boar what this Eng- lishman knew about dentistry. Arid they heard it. iDisoast-s of the teeth in modern civilization was his subject, iho declared that these diseases were "shockingly prevalent." He. r placed the blame for this condition upon modern civilization and se- 'verely criticized the medical pro- fession for prescribing milk and cereal diets for people generally. lie denounced as folly the attempt to construct a. dietary on the vita- minfbasis.‘ The binlsslon of bacon from _tb_e dietary ofypersona suffer- ing from caries ‘(decayl was, lie declared, a mistake. There are ' few foods. he said, more excellent- ' 1v fldlllted for the stimulation Vof mastiihtion and-oral hygiene than

and

ITIIE storms which have visited

‘Prince Edward ls and within historic time and Wlllfhl were 11f sufficient violence to Ymake them passalily memorable, are few in number; to beexuct, only four. All the others were eompnratlvelymlltl breezes. Tito fnur- worthy of notice were the following: The Yankee Gale. October 3, 1851; the Saxby Gale, October 4, 1869; the August Gale. August 28, 1872i; the October Gale, October 1, 1923.‘ -——-—<o->-——- A CANADIAN VERSE

A verse, the author of vv-hich is unknown to us, has been sug- gested as a suitable (‘unadian ad- dltlon, us verse 2, to the National Anthem. ‘it is as follows:-- - Our wide dominion bless. With peace and liapplness, From shore to shore! And may ourlEinpiro be , United, loyal, free. True to herseil and thee,

' vbacon and few are equal to it from l 1119 1101M of view of nourishment. _ 911911’? and heat production. Mote- orer, ~he added,’ flavor and taslI-i neaa in food ispotio be despised: The doctor is reported by g Mon. treai exchange. fa part. u follows: "it I tboroupbly well recognit- ed that where-a land no" m", unlit and honey, there you have r (‘Ariel tlmnlut;__h<'tlie classes which Ruartl these ltendi the "311 11 lilo physician:

1.5061’. notwitli- o

A

year i927. three of the sun and two of the moon. The first of the solar

eclipses occurred last. Monday but said to differ widely in theft-views as to what should be done or left undone. Those who have no dogs ifeel concerned for the safety of came the sleigbing has continued men, women and children on the without interruption.

streets, which is, after all a yery as ‘vital point.

was not visible here. will be a total ecllpsetof the moon.

imine-cotitentfi of, the others will he visible here.

Forever more! ‘

‘EDITORIAL Moria.

iFive eclipses age, booked for the

lit the de-

"ln relatively wealthy countries.

' in the Ilomitilons sharing in

deuce of reviving prosperity. Trav-

hu been coneldorably relaxed as

inK 0f the Board of Health. Owners

"HWiYF "1118! M0118 113V! 0111111116111 aches oi- pains from lolut or other revenues to pay for their upkeep, ailments.

.nd tiperatl:.g expenses. it has a so But when you remember that one ‘earned that this cannot lie effected m eve” ‘M00 101m lmecmms‘

l. :'. .lti. .lll.l.l t if tho Commission is not left free rwumumn‘ M q m c‘ q ‘ m, n

.'reated, or ii‘ its decisions are aeu- these teeth, even it‘ they do mill zrallzed by Parliament, or are not 1101132‘: l"?"Ttfiedgmgvzzz"mhd m muvcd by the railways’ as has Price, ltiitiycytelebratetl surgeon, hotll 56"‘ 3110M“ t” ‘he m" cast!‘ To advise Ilia! it is not safe. lo toko sum up tho situation briefly it maywhancps w“), mfm-md 1mm A ‘ie said that the question of trans- llrlilsli ‘dental surgeon trlcd to find porlillloli rates is in a very tinseitl- our how 1min an ebsvessed W111i 1'"-

1d state; that tlie future tiset'itl-q“"";" ""“"m‘“" l" "mhr n“ HM." ‘ l ll: llwu ' (‘omuiissioii is mr m“ flymmn’

“n” 0' ‘m " ‘i '_' ’ lie found that it took many

threatened, and that the freight momhg m rpmmm a" m‘, 90pm".

P111011 question 1s as 11inch in poil~ even in ilin front teeth, which havo- Iics us lt' was before the (‘aiuiuils- 0111i? 011" 1110i- cflnill, the 1110101111011‘ “m, “.3, ,.,.,,‘.,,,,d_ treatment, time occupied, anti nec-, essary expense involved. prevented‘ the saving of tiltcse teeth in most» In connection with the work of "11-'*“~‘1- . zhe imperial’ Conference, some tlis- ‘He makes “m! '-".‘1'»!1=°'“1°"~ If met

lentlst cannot definitely assure you eusslott has arisen over tlto

( mm‘ that he has removed every trace of aided representation of tho Domin- Yous therein.

the poison from the tooth, then! S0 fur only 11111111111)’ have the tooth extracted.

in power in any of these countries Nil beiittive 1111B 1'11‘? f1:11‘"l)1‘°l108titlo:- have been re resented at theselui- one ° "5 “"111 ° 95° o“? ee - perlul gatheriliigs aiid it is claimed "WY are ‘vorth so much“ us; but’ "m! mp Opposition Inn)‘ should it is beiter to have a few artificial " ' ' ‘ teeth than take chancesnot only on 1111111 '10 10111156111011 by 115 11311111"? joint and other ailments. bitt in a; or by some other prominent and general lowering of the whole tone ‘luallllctl representative of his par-M 1119 11°41? 311d the 10511"? "l. that ty's opinions. In support of this mm“ of “re “self- JOIlII-ElIIlOII it is noted that Hon. .l. H. 'l‘homus, lenticr of the Labor party in ‘ltltiglunti. lit. iHou. .\lr. Amery, the ‘Secretary for the Dom- inlous, and other prontinetit states- men of the Empire have expressed their opinions in favor of both tho (loveruiuent nud Opposition leaders the

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FOR THE SCRAP BOOK

A SERIES OF LITERARY QUOTATIONS FOR BOOK LOVERS

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(fouierence work.

OO-QO-O-O-‘WOQ-O-O-Q-O

it is customary in Great [Britain for the Foreign Secretary to cou- sult the leader of the Oppositioiioii

., ., . impoi ant matteis of foreign policypwreanls. we ideas, and feelings of

and this tends to keep diplomacynlyriad generations’ and to “mom m" (if P111111" 1111 111 1111151 lleellillkiio form of thought is 811011.110 emo- it should be. Would not. ilie l-in- tioual iniptilse obscure?! And who ilcrhll Couferetico ‘be better iii-ls the ti-oc man of culture, it not formed as to the desires and wishes saga”‘ilgfeglailfiggafixfl: M "'0 Wmfle “I Smut‘ ‘iuflcfllrlm’ self-conscious and intelligent, anti adn or Newfoundland in regard to can sflparau. n", work ma, hm, ‘m. Empire affairs if ihoth the leading tict-lon from the work that. has it parties in their respective coun- 1101. 111111 >111 11y “11114101 111111 t-ries were personally reproz-ietited? pgflsm‘ nmkcs ‘hmmelt masts" of "NHL ‘hem i“ m” m“ m“ GOV)itt3Erfisisirildsoilfiif-ltingligi:guzgldwig ernmenis rise and fall very quickly mm, to men. V0109", and (lnvomps in these chaufzeflll 11111011- P10111101‘ that spirit of disinterested curios- King when bo titteutletl tho Coufer- liy which 111 U10 Iflfll 1001. 1111 11 15 euro of 13123, hnd a bare majority 79:‘; grwmxfiifnmi" oi one in the llouso of Commons, chfijltay. axuwmflvlngs ‘gagged “the “M ‘Prmifler Monm "t Nmvrmmd‘ best that is known anti thought in laud, had also liut one seat to the um wmlil," lives-it in not iftlnclflll, Rood, and that in peril at a pending to say so-wlili those who are ilto liy-cletrtion just before he set out |mm‘"1“l5'

for Lotidoil to attend the recent (‘oitfereut-e.

THE TRUE CRITIC

For. who is ilie trite critic, liut lie who bears within himself. the

-—-Oscar Wilde. Dally Selections Fon Guardian Readers

We have had many examples of political overturns from Tory to Liberal or from Liberal to Tory, with but a few months betwecntlio changes. iii. is uncertain which party will be do'minant in any of the Dominions when the next lm- J-inu-ry 5, 1937

perial Conference comes rountLbut - u mo. the “ins" and the "outs" Lll-‘E AND ‘Revolt-Thou hast can bc heard from, it would seem Framed m9 m“ and 731mm? and my m be ‘more snuflfflctmy than me vL-iltatlon hath preserved my siplrlt

present arrangement. ‘ Job‘ 10:11 l

PRAYERh-Jltlay this life, tIJONL he spent revealing Thy favor to others. 1

That holiday travel hll broken. all record; this year is reported by ofliicials of both the Canadian Na- tional and the iCanadian Pacific Railways. This is highly satisfac- tory to them and should be equally so to the general public as an evi-

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Nay, what is Nature's Self but. an endless Strife towards music. iEuphony, rhyme.

The trees in their hlooinlnif, The tides ‘in their flowini,‘

oiling costs mueihjtiors than itdid firs n m tmwclrouwn ib with’. ' '~_ ‘ _ g unlit t

before the wagpr“ b. (1 have no cash to sfin ‘do otttiil unless compelled to do so. The evidence of brightening prospects afforded by the railway traffic ap- pears to be conclusive.

i," ,.'..’ ._--‘.~‘ (lodl on li-iis throne is eldest. of poets; Unto ‘His ‘XIIQQIUu: Moveth the whole.

the Atlantic seaboard. Uver forty inches of snow was reported to have fallen in Montreal during the month of December. iBut with the snow storms dud drifts, compara-

The rigor of the dog regulations

the result of Monday night's meet-

Tbe next’ n .lune 15th, visible liere. None

-luna_r eclipse. although not

<1" the the humus ofthe

t" -~_ -< Q . ' “r559,

lirectacuiar u one of the nun is a m: mutant-ea to tiy-mvnvlntoreulue sisiituiigaiiqtitsta,

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of dogs and non-owners may he

wan-unload»: ummiu all aCw-‘iisn-snii ' i ‘I

lively mild temperatures have pre- vailcd in the Maritimeo at least. This is gratefully appreciated, as is also the fact that sincathe snow

cd completely of all its poison and m- about; twenty-live dollars Chewing HUtIIOHCII households

11118005111041. 100111. 1111"" W111 111111 1'9"!‘ thousand nine hundred and two" i0 11411110 “'01”?! 1'01‘ Wh1¢l1 1i W115 lzo the chance itiltcil by 1111111111111! nil but flit-tie ilitiustiiith-lii which

Pf ti competent teacher. Evidently

****‘****‘**4**'4 tfttttqit out of the public ll‘6llSlll',V.0l' that

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Education ——'.Its Cost And Its Value Trifl (W. fzzton.)

in the your ‘J92»5-—tlle last which we have official records-edu- cation iu our public scboola,i ‘ud- iiig Prince of ‘Wales College, cost. ‘$452,698.50. 10f this amount the Provincial Government paid $285.- l10l.64, and the ratepayers oi’ the school districts, $167,596.86.

The cost-upwards of five dollars per head of the whole population. for wasdust about thirty-three dollars and sixty-two

Because if the tooth can be savedeetits fog/éach of the 17.427 pupils thaniin attendance at the public schools. using an artificial one. But i! you'Thut does not seem 1e 11c 100 11111011 it, and your dentist (:illlll0l assure you that the tluottgllolli the 11410111 3'91"‘-

to pay for the instruction of a pupil

Yet. in view ot‘ the large propor- tion of the provincial revenue which the cost oi’ education takes out of the provincial treasury it is worilIY of enquiry. and consideration. Pro- fessor Shaw has shown that llli'l'l‘ were, iii 11125, a liuutlreti and seven- ty-sovcu schools in which the. av- prrtgn attendance til‘ pupils was live or less; t-lgbl. lillll(|l'('fl and iiliiety ‘schools in which tlio average at.» tondam-o was ion or less; one thou- sand seven litintirctl nud nluoiy~ four in which the average ultcntl- auco was fourteen or less; and two

the average ationtittncti was nine- teen or less. it is certainly’ un- oc-onotuirai to pay ilio full salary oi‘ a teacher for n school of ilvo pupils. nud only somewhat less llllf!(‘O'il()~ iiiicul to pay the full salary in which there are less than twenty pupils in daily tititiiitlnnce. iii the. olden linie‘i'orty' or llfty scholars in ti tiountry school were not uncom- mon. -iii many of the schools of forty or fifty years ago the pupils ~each and till-ovum as well taught as they are uoug~anil tho tctichtll was not, apparently, overworked. it has been demotistratcd that a good teacher can easily instruct twenty to thirty scholars in the various branches taught in the public schools. lvldently there ought to be a re-urrangettient _ot the school districts and a coilsolid- ation of those in which the attend- ance ls unduly small; and evident- ly an atlditional allowance-u pre

mluin—shottld he given those dis-‘

trlcts in which the attendance oi‘ pupils is comparatively large. >11 a school district can supply but five or ten or fifteen pupils, then the people of‘ the distrlct—incltitl- ing the .bacltelors—sltoitld ~lie call- ed upon to make up the fullsalary

it is not fair that the public at large should be compelled to pay

few scholars should be ill- taught by an inferior teacher. The injustice should, iii some way, lie remedied; and the (ioverntticul. Members of the Legialutitre and Board of Flducatloti will do well if illiey consider this riintter, and in iihe ucar-ftiturc stipply some tncatis of reform.

‘ lit. will iwvoi- do to supply the

ilhe

children of this province with fan'- cr opportunities and facilities to .learti ziud-“uiake good,“ for tliein- selvcs nud the cottutry than those of the other provinces and states on this continent with wlioiu the)‘ must t-oinpeto. 'l‘lie question of adding to lill3_COlllplll5fll'y attend- utice clause in our education laws is one to lie discussed. Attendance at school siioilltl~exctept in spticisl ‘casesmhe required tlirouglioitt the whole school your. in the case of a widow who has u son of, say, twelve or fotirteoit years and is de-

com- 11011119111 11l1011 111111 I01‘ 111B 1'¢11‘111-'jzills and tlrags out utifortunates to

Wonk in spring and fall. or in other such cases, exception might. ho made after u rcprcsentatltin of the facts to llio teacher anti trustees of tho school. liut, in respect to all others, pupils should have an equal opportunity to receive that. riglii and essential of citizenship ~ as good u training in st-ltotii as tho tirovince affords.

lSydiiey Smith remarked, in one of his essays, that (every young iunn "sluiultl learn what the con- stitution of his country really is. how it grew to its prcsout sluio. the perils ihnt had tliretitouetl ll. the malignlty that. had attacked ll. the enurngti that. had fought for ii. and lhe WlSillHll that hud Intuit- il grflfll. llo should have set ail-uni!- ly before his mind the tiliarttctei-s of tlioso who have been the steady

of

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We have divided our overcoats into worth up to $25 to clear at $15.

coats to select from.