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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1929

Our Potatoes Best.

We are indebted to Mr. R. J. S.

I Weatherston, C. N. R. General Freight Agent, for a copy of Toronto dailies carrying big illustrated adver- tisements of Dominion Stores herald- ing the arrival of Prinoe Edward Is- land potato shipments. The adver- tisement reads in par; as follows:

"Where Quality Counts.” ‘Theyre: here! Canada's finest, from Prince Edward Island, potatoes. A bargain ‘ of bargains! The sale of sales $2.29 per 90 lb. bag." The ad- vertisement continues. “Potatoes! Over 100.000 bags of them

-from iPrince Edward Blanch-across the Maritimes-through Quebec to Dominion Stores‘ friends and cus- tomers in Ontario. On sale in the 500 and more Dominion Stores.

"These potatoes are unconditional- ly guaranteed to be absolutely the finest winter-keeping potatoes in the whole Dominion. Clear as n bell, firm and healthy, full of food value -—potatoes that will grace the menus of the most carefully appointed din- ners in the Province.

“And the price-Ia 90-lb bag for $2.29! The offering is phenomenal in its apparent economy. It cannot be disregarded. Put in your winter supply now of Prince Edward Island potatoes-the potato that is guaran- teed for the fineness of its quality. A word to the wise: Keep them in a dry place. You can buy cheaper po- tatoes, but the lowest price is not al- ways the cheapest."

De-bunking U. S. History

N0 period in American history My! an exchange. has been the sub- ject of more grotesque misrepresent“- tion than that of the Revolution and the eventls leading up to it. The fault is not altogether to be ascribed to ‘Antes-lean historians. The sympathe- tic atitude of the English Whigs to- ward the rebellious colonists, on the one hand, and the bitter opposition of the Tories, on the other, created vio- lent prejudices and gave risetoavast conceptions which rendered an im- partial record of the Wai- of 1n- Aopendenc: almaq impossible and lent color and support to dLstort- ed views that found acceptance and expression in the Uniied States. As presented in American text-books, tihe Revolution assumed the form of a Bmlgﬂle between embattled freedom

and rlliilloss despotism, with King George III, and his Prime Minister, Lord North, as the villainous oppres- sors.

Recent investigation, however, has created a perspective in which the causes and events of the War of In- dependence are being viewed in o. llzht very different from that of the older historians. The changed view- points are the result not only of n more judicial interpretation of what, tradition and prejudicg had so long obscured, but if the use lnadc ofavast amount of new material rendered ac- cessible to those engaged in the work of research relating to the Rovolu. tion period. A few years ago, Fortes. cue, the British army historian, dis- covered in Windsor Castle a collec. tion of important papers of George 11L, which showed how grossly the character and conduct of that mon- arch had been misrepresented.

Now comes confirmation from an American source, In the second v01. ume of a work described as "A rein- terpretation of the War of independ- ence," Professor Van Tyne, who m. euplec the Chair of History at Michl. gun University and is n. recognized authority on the period of the Re- volution, does not hesiiate to alarm that the traditional American es- tlmaii? bl beam m. is faliwious and charms North, also, had been treaetd~ worse than he deserved. "A callrtrfiiiliﬁfigotion today of each

ehnés ignlmt the King," write: the Pr..":':_cr, "leaves that worthy man viii .- MUCH whiter record than his

/-..._..a;i subject-s grantod him." A: g.

for Lord North, who believed that "manly force is the only cure for avowed rebellion,” the Michigan his- torian wonders whether, alter all, a cynic might not ask: "Was Lord North's purpose different from that of Abraham Lincoln several genera- tions later?"

The "de-bunking" of American his- tory at. its source will be welcomed on this side of the line, where the pairiotic zeal of our neighbors has overflowcd and discolored even our own Canadian text books.

Fancy Ploughing

The scientific value of fall ploughing matches which have been a holiday pastime in many parts o! Canada this year is questioned by an agricultural writer in l western exchange. The tests. he argues, are impracticable, since it is evident that m farmer could afford to spend the best pm of a. day in cut/tins up I little piece of ground the size of a decent backyard, which is about the limit of the plaughing artist's per- formance. Fancy ' ploughing, though

‘it looks very tieat and nlc¢. his been

found lo be less productive of croP results than old fashioned methods; and a real ploughman who would use a. footrule to measure his furrows would never hear the end of it from the farmer he was worklh! 5°13

The craze for fancy plollilhlﬂl- h°w' ever, raises some interesting ques- tions. Why do farmers delight in" I- straight furrow? Who started plollﬂh‘ ing that way and is there any "=1- son for ploughing the longest Wﬂy in a field? Some mathematician may be able to work out a sy-Wﬁm °T crooked furrows that would Ellie more furrows to the acre than straight ones. Also, there may be something to learn about the direc- tion of furrow's—-whcther they should run north and south or east and west to get the better results. Obviously the furrow that gets most of the sun‘s rays should be the most 91'0- duottive, BXOEpt in a dry be". when the opposite would prevail,

A Political Possibility.

An attempt has been made, so far without success. to use a "lie detec- tor" machine, or "truth serum", in the United States Courts in an effort to convict a suspect in a murder case. An injunction was issued banning its use, despite the offers of the prosecuting counsel to demon- strate that the invention was both "effective and humane." The Court has no doubt acted wisely, since the use of such an appliance would be contrary to all sense of equity and justice. 'I‘here are other uses, how- ever, to which the new serum might be applied. For instance, it would add greatly to the interest oi‘ election campaigns and parliamentary de- bates. By secretly injecting the “cletcctor" into the speakers they might unconsciously be persuaded to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The effect would probably be sensational.

Editorial Notes

An American exchange has thought of ‘a new slmlle: "As hope- less as a fat woman's search for a coat she likes.“

“There are rumors" says an ell--

change "that Peter Venlot is to be moved from the Post Oiiice Depart- ment. The value of that will depend a lot on where he is moved to. We'd hate to see him moved to. say, Pub- lic Works.“

A certain Missouri editor accord- ing to the Michigan Christian Ad- vocate, reiuses the publish obituary notices of people who, while living, failed to subscribe to his newspaper, and gives this pointed reuon: “Peo- ple who do not take the home town paper are dead anyway, and their

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Repeated gun accidents in our 01m province and elsewhere go far toward proving the old saying that "a sun is dangerous without lock. Swill 01' barrel." The quoted words are ab- surd. but they were intended to im- press a. warning lesson. Gun accid- ents multiply durlng the hunting sea- son. The reason is obvious. Almost uvery household has 0B8 01‘ 111°"? shot guns, or riﬂes or pistols and every time one takes either of them in hand whether to examine it, clean or load or discharge it, new dangers arise.

in the hurry and excitement of the chase hunters shoot themselves, or one of their companions, or some un- seen person near, or it may be far away. Often such accidents occur in the forest, when no help is at hand and the victim, if not instantly killed. bleeds to death. The loaded weapon hung up or put away falls into the hands of some fool “who didn't know ‘it was loaded" and a tragedy results.

What other foma of sport ‘lead to so many deaths and maimings result as those in which fire arms are em- ployed? And the number of narrow escapes, even among those who have never used a gun. is almost incred- ible‘. We read in the press reporus that this year during the open season for shooting in the state of New York 111 gun accidents were reported. Of these 24 were fatal and 37 men were the victims of their own weapons. Fifty six were‘ shot by careless com- panions and 18 fell to missiles ﬁred byother parties, or to stray bullets.

Over production of sugar is dis- cussed by the Maritime Merchant, In its opinion no other line of produc- tion has suffered so greatly from this cause as the sugar industry. This year the price of raw sugar in New York has averaged $2 per 100 pounds. as against $2.45 last year. The high- est price recorded during 20 years past in NewYork was in 1920 when it averaged l1’; cents per pound, and at one time reached a peak price _of 22%’; cents per pound.

Last year the world produced 27,100,000 tons of sugar, which ivas 1,850,000 tolls more than the previous year. It is estimated that the low price may increase the consumption gby someri per cent. but the increas- ing production of cane sugar goes on and production of beet sugar is hold- ing its own in the competition.

The practice of pitching horse shoes instead of quolts has long been in vogue-in the country districts of Cali- acla and many newspapers have noted a distinct revival of it within the past few years. Quite recently two Chippewa Indians in Ontario won champion honors in horse-shoe pitch- ing in a closely contested game. The younger of the two redmen happen- ed to be the nephew of the other. Both were delighted with the cheering of the crowd over their success and still more when the cheques, which were the substantial rewards of their skill were paid ovcd to them, Partly worn horse shoes are plentiful on farms and hence the outﬁt for the game is quite inexpensive when com- pared with golf or curling.

The Montreal Gazette tells of Will- iam Cleary, who gave up a good Job in Cdnada to become Commissioner of Railways in Australia. Hc was offered $37,500, but refused to take more than $25000 on the ground that was nil the job could pay. That sort r.f generous unsciﬁshness has but few eXamDles in these days.

inces ‘and the larger shipment were 1 also Maritimers.

Canada for their foundation stock of breeders. Business in this line prom-f ises to largely increase during thei coming year. , ‘

g The number of telephones. in Can- ada in 1927 is reported by the Bureau of Statistics to have been 1,259,987. with 204,245 miles of pole lino and underground conduits and 3,591,035 miles of wire. The statement shows that the Dominion had then over 1a phones for every 100 of the P0131113- tion, compared with 15 per 10o in the United Btatesilié in New Zealand and 9 in Denmark. There are many more phones in Canada now than the"; were in i027 and the increase gcas on steadily.

The labor Government had a rather close call on n closure division in the House of Commons on Mon- day last, when a majority of only i3 was recorded. There are other tests yet to eomewhen other Government measures promised during the elec- tion campaign are brought forward. ft il stated however, that had the

Government failed in not. a mnioritv

manufactures?

of Que-beds manufactures now _weil exceeds the billion dollar mark. The figures have been steadily rising for a number of years,

ments numbering over 7000 with a} 1N0 pillow eased the stubborn head

He laid upon a pallet bed.

No linen shéetlwas laid and lapped About him. No fleece blanket wrap- ped

To keep from dungeon damp and

marked increase in the invested capi-l ial which is nearing the billion andl a half dollar mark. Pulp and paper A h‘ ' Y ‘_ heads the list of the forty leading

s pmeni. of 500 li\c bx.» froln mdmmes o; me Provmoesh ova.‘ Canada m Swede“ has I°H°W°d 5 200,000,000 are paid out in salaries‘ previous car” u‘ 250 “x95 The mt‘ and tvagcs annually. This industrial tel- were all from the Maritime Prov- expansion o; Canada-s olden 5nd

_ The scandmav" an annual increase with cvery sign m“ countries M” takmi; a“ 974ml" of a continuance in the coming years, ordinary interest in thB brecdln! 05 with the opening of new minin and silver foxes and other valuable fur- farming ape" and “ml-e”; in 1 “w. b91110! animals and are looking to leg,

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During the last few years you hlvt been receiving the advice from your doctor and health writers to drink plenty of water.

The thought has been that the water washes out the stomach, clears the intestine, and ﬂushes the kidney;-

Now as a matter of fact the water you drink actually takes considerable time to reach the kidneys ,and yet the kidneys appeal‘ to react to it immed- iately. r

Drs. Ambard and Schmidt of Stras- bourg, France, have been able t0 show that the drinking of water stimulates the lining of the intestine to produce a substance which acts directly upon the kidney cells and thus water-ilrine is produced.

Now what about drinking plenty of after?

For the majority of people it is B- wise proceeding, if taken on an empty gtomach, Rosearch men ﬁnd that when the stomach is empty, that the water acts more rapidly. B5 the 11"- ing of intestine is likely to be also more easily reached by the wafer.

_ Water also gives the intestine some- thing to work on, and stimulates act- ion of its walls. c ‘

However there are certain individ- uals in whom the drinking of large quantities of water is a mistake.

Many thin individuals in an en- deavol- to put on weight drink three

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Children a"- , ’ . Reading

One of the greatest problems pre- sented to the consideration of parent-a and teachers in these days is how to regulate and properly direct t-ha read_ ing of the children. There is no lack of reading matter for this purpose; yetthe fact that the poorest of chil- dren may have access to books and papers more than they can read shows the need for careful selection, and for placing before them such stories and pictures as will prove attractiye to“ the-juvenile mind, and stimulate the imagination after the same fuh- ion as'do games, flowers, sunshine, laughter and things that minister to the real joy of life. This is not an easy task. It requires sympathy, i8“- Pai- icnce, a knowledge of the child tem- per, and, what is hardest of all, the knack of grownups for the nonce be- coming children themselves once more in order to get into the magical world in which the tots live, move and have their being. All attempt at cramming and hothouse educaion should be avr oidedpIt is fatal to try forcing the pace or putting old heads upon young shoulders. At the same time, it is rc- cognized that the mind of the modern child is far more acutely developed than was the case a generation ago, and for this reason it is needful to ‘sift the reading material, to separate the nutritious fruits from poison ber- ries the wholesome ailment from smudgy trash. As we understand it. this is the chief motive underly- ing the present‘ campaign in behalf of fostering in children sound literary taste, and it is in every way commen- dable. For the juvenile libaries, -so framed, arebound t0 indicate what.

or four glasses of water at one time.

Many of thesc individuals have narrow bodies with the result that‘ the stomach hasn't room to lie cross-i ways, but has to hang downwards. somewhat.

This means that. too much ﬂuid at‘ one time only helps to keep it in this, position. . i

This lncalls also that food has a‘ long climb upwards to get to the ill- testinc. In fact food often lies tilcre so long that another meal is eaten

before the stomach is emptied. i

Another class of individuals who‘ should not drink too much water are those who are overweight.

Most overweight folks have tissue:

sort of books youngsters choose, and

iSliOIl choice is worth more than ally

amount of adult guessing as to their likes or dislikes. And the talks held with child audiences as for instance a; the Fraser Institute, are serviceable in teaching the young idea how to shoot. Books as distinct from the regulation text books used in school,

THE DELICATE PLAIN

that hold more water than others and! "

thus they only make matters worsei by drinfdng too much water.

"ificy have an idea that water has no eﬂcct upon increasing weight, and yet as I've mentioned before, boxers

and jockeys to whom overweight means loss of work, ivatch the intake

of water very closely,

After the ‘weighing in’ is over, their first thought is to ailaytheir thirst with two or three glassfuls of water. \ So usc your own judgment in this

From what snare and what delusion ‘Came the leap to this conclusion? Where on the frostbitten way

That led this spirit from iho clay Did Bunyan meet in hLs ascent That Plain of Ease he called Con-

lent?

No scarlet cloth or golden lace

Ever set oﬂ the blunt face

That sought. a more Abounding Grace.

matter.

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By FRANK YEIGH

QUEBEITS MANUFACTURESI Q. What is the extent of Quebec's

a n is estimated that the value

the establish-

argest province continues to show

More than $4,000 worth of coin- opcratcd scales were sent from the United States to Venezuela in the lirst six months of this year.

Leghorn. Italy, is to have an lil- tomoblis factory.

in the voting on. Monday it would not have called for its resignation, as the decision was made with the House in committee and the Speaker not in the

chair. -

That Mr. Crearer will be taken into the King Government and made Min- isler of Railways may be taken fol granted. Not being now in Parlia ment, a by-electinn -will be requirol to get hlrn a seat. ‘There are already four Cabinet Ministers mnn mimic

the Lakes-Premier King, Ron. Dr ;

King, Hon. Charles Dunning and Hon. Mr. Mothcrwell. Thetaking ll

of Mr. Crerar will add one mm ant. ,

he a free trader and former Progress-

ive. Evidently Premier King i.| looking to the West and Quebec as his main dmendmcs for future nuubvtﬂ _'

leaven; "The Poor Man's Pathway Unto Heaven," ' "The Book of Martyrs" by John

These led directly to the stocks And to twelve years to call his own,

‘This shepherd of a wide sheepfold. If he dined on curds and whey,

It was a prison holiday;

And the song of nightingale Flliered thin through Bediold gQol, Where sullen walls held no surprise Of loveliness to please thewyes; No lure to bind with silken mesh The senses shackled in the flesh. This the total, this the 511ml

For free afloat to go and come, And trusting in his own two feet, He died in rain, hauled in sleet. Then how did Bunyan estimate The Plain of Ease as Delicate?

No brlgantine that sailed the seas

scooped up drifting ambergris

To flatter his delighted sense-

The reek of crowds his recompense.

Surely a. marriage day dawned low- erv ' .

That brought him as his only dowry

"rwo books to be his mind's scant,

Fox.

roof whose vault was prison stone.

mould

How did he know that Pilgrim went In most‘ peril from Content? -Mnrglret Emerson Bailey in the Forum.

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no labored argument is needed to en- force the truth that the duality of ‘the, books which n-lembera of the rlsingj generation study and make compan- ionable will go far towards determin- ing the character of their future cit- izenship and of the community of which they are destined to be the ruling power.

_ A Contrast g Books in these days are clieap- It is their influence we have to consider.‘ The striking contrast bewteen our time and former days in this respect has been set fnrh graphically by Robert Chambers, the pioneer pub- lisher of the journal that bears his name. "My brother, William, and I lived in lodgings together, room and bed cost three shillings a week. We had no fire. ~We could not, afford candles. I sat by my landladyis fire which was only a little heap of em- bers, rtading Hornet and conning my dictionary by a light», which re- quired me io hold the books almost close to the grate." Yet these lads at iourteelryesrs OIJIG were thrown upon their own resources, and stud- ied such works as got thoroughly into their blood and fibre. Solid stuff, too, it was. Such harddiscip- line is unknown in our day. But there are hundreds of bright, char- ming, fascinating books in the pages of which young children may revel. Among them we make mention only of the nature studies done into print by-Mrs. Arabella Buckley."‘Eyes and no Eyes." “Fairyland of Science}? "Life and Her Children." ‘These are samples of a. literature that children devour. The list might be indefinitely extended. Can youngsters read poet- ry? Ask Mr. Whitcomb Riley as to this question- l "And the Raggedy Man he knows most rhymes;

' Knows about Giunts and Griffuns an Elves. ‘ An’ the Squldicum-Squees

swallers therselves; An’ wite by the pump in our pasture

‘at

lot,

He shows me the hole 'at the Wunks is got.

‘At lives ‘way deep in ihe ground an‘ can

Turn into m'e or 'Lizabuth Ann-

Ain't he a funny old raggedy marl?"

Can children read? The best ev- idence is what children write. If anyone would faln get a glimpse in- to he child heart, let him obtain a copy of poems written by Hilda Conklin, a Brooklyn y-ungsiof just nine years of age- The little book is a revelation of imaginative beauty.

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