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THE GIIARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Incident-W. Cheater I. lleLnrd Vlea-Prefldane-I. B. Burnett. Molnar-Liane. Col. D. A. llaaallnuou. D. l. 0. ' lditos and Manager-J. B. Durant. ' Associate Editor-D. l. Ourria.

“JO pet year (In advance) mailed In Gills-GI and United MINI- larnlng Dally ‘(founded i081) 85.00 pa: you iln advance) delivered-

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1629

eral improvement in the appearance and attractiveness of the countryside.

Music lovers will be pleased to learn The Provincial Government has so that Mrs. Kenneth B. Richards ilvliss i far not participated in the movement, Hermlna West), dramatic soprano, of; but the activities of the Quebec Gov- New York, who spent the summer! emment may suggest some scheme here with her husband and son. has which would be at once practical and kindly consented to give a musical; inexpensive. The whitewashing of recital in. St. Paul's Parish l-lall, on? buildings and fences along the main Tuesday evening next. in aid of thel highways would be much more tothe Prince Edward Island Hospital. Mrs. point than the persistent efforts of Richards. who toured for several the Liberal party organ to whitewash years with the g-reat operatic stan} the Government's failure to maintaip Madame Schumann-Heinck, has been the roads in decent condition during heard with appreciation in leading the past summer.

A MUSICAL TREAT

coast to coast. Her subsequent RED C3055 AND 931N5-

career as an individual artist justi-

ned m’ recognition mu: accorded A document of deeper significance md ‘h’ h“ been acclaimed as one than its primary intent isthe report

or m. kdmg soloists m America“ I of the American Red Cross declaring against relief being sent to China, By rxecord and tradition the Red Cross Asociation has as its first desire the m ‘dmmon to Mm Richards, 5h inclination to help where immediate ‘cations’ tho program includes Mcircumstances—65,000,000 destitute~so

piteously call for succor. The decision

piano sole by Master Horace Mcj. Ewen’ and l duet by Mxx Richards I against may. therefore, ble takerénafna and Mr. Charles Earle. i Serious warning not’ on y w a

Altogether, the entertainment pm-I b: t: ant me cilmzltjorlottmzfitltfi’ mises to be a, rich and delightful one. “ e er mm a m ’ c m '

, - ,h Th’ purpose L, worthyhand Mm o1 in the long view social reasons as

Richards’ generous assistance to the.‘ interest m that country’ states the

Hospital fund is deserving of whole- Red cross mp0“: ma support ‘The destitution which prevails

i in the famine areas is the cumula- tive result of the chronic conditions cf disorder, the crushing exactions of the war lords, the depredations of the bandits, the enforced pay- ment of ccnfiscatory taxation and the crippling and consequent in- ability of the railroads to function beyond a fraction of their normal capacity-to these was added a se- vere drought which brought the whole to a tragic climax."

He: program on Tuesday evening a very attractive one, and will appeal to all lovers of high class music.

“WATCHFUL\$VAlTlNG"

Commenting on the delay in ap- pointing a Lieutenant Governor fcrl Prince Edward Island to succeed the Hon. l". R. Heartz whose five-year term expired on Sept. 9th. and on

the rumor, as reported in The i Guardian. that Premier King is de- Reanfaflon o’ mu responsibility by ma“ of having Dr. Cyrus MMMW ; the Chinese leaders ls necessary ac- hn in his Cabinet but hesitates to I cording to the survey. any acceptance

‘of such responsibility by foreign

open a. constituency for him through, tagencies retarding such recognition.

the appointment of Mr. R. H. Jenk-, The survey states:

, THE CHARLCYPTETOWN (EQARDIAN

Notes B_y_T he Way

The report of the Royal Bank for October tells that while it is time!" ally acknowledsed the 68111111511 wheat of 1929 will not be much more than 50 per cent. as large as the crop of 1928 the grade will be substantially better. Last sr there was only one car graded N, ." l Hard up to Novem- ber 1. and this year there were 332 cars of No. 1 Hard up to September 9. The recent report of the Board of Grain Commissioners states that ap- proximately 50 per cent. of the cars inspected are grading No. 1 Northern and more than 90 per cent. are of contract grade. And the protein con- tent is averaging 2 per cent. higher than in the past two years.

In the same report we read tha the day has come when Vancouver must be numbered among the great ports of the world. Fifty different steamshlp lines now serve to carry Canadian products to every contin- ent. Scheduled sailings are maintain- ed to the important Atlantic ports of North America, and there are di- rect shipping connections with Eu- rope, Asia, Africa and Australia. In 1913 there were 132 ocean-going ves- sels which vislted this port, and the number calling in 1928 was 1,744, an increase of more than 900 per cent. Vancouver is situated on the termin- als of two transcontinental railroads, and facing China and Japan at a distance of some 4,000 miles. The growth of trade had during the past year reached a, total of $260,000,000, an aggregate so large that Vancouver rather than San- Francisco is now considered the leading Pacific port of North America. It also constitutes the Dominion's largest trading cen- tre with the Orient.

Trade relations with the United States are admittedly not satisfactory

time since they were less so than they are just now. And yet it is only 18 years ago that the question of trade relations with the States broke the strongest Liberal Govern- ment that the Dominion ever had, when also the party had at its head its most attractive, brilliant and pop- ular leader, Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Sir Wilfrid was loyal to his King and to British institutions personally. He was notperpetually looking to Washington and spending his vaca- tions there, after the manner of his successor in the Liberal leadership. He was made of sterner stuff than his successor, and one could not imagine that he would have submitted with-

ine. M. P.. to the Governorship, the O 1 t t b] ‘ s; _ " n wise, rong, s a e. cen- sydney 7°“ draws the “meal cm’ tral golveinmentscan command the

clusion that a vacancy in Queen's, power and resources and continu- l ity of policy necessary to lead China

out of het condition of disorder eminent Bl? the Present time. 811d into a new era of peace, security

m“ according“, both D“ MMMW and prosperity; disastrous condi- tions leading to continued suffering ill-ll’! "WW 111w the Cabinet and Ml- will constantly recur until such a. Jenkins‘ elevation are being delayed! Elli/eminent M11195 111th W111i" till next year. Meanwhile Governor‘ In province “be, province gram 3°37" mllullues w °°¢UPY the PM“! saved against time of drought has “("1 beYmld m5 Mum“ tenn- 173mg: been seized. Scores of armies and Q1115 "595 11-5 5 1mm!" lenell-l- await‘ as many bandit bands have been and fllg the convenience of the Govem- are marching and counwrqxlflrchlng, 719M Bl» omlwa- The P0“ wminuesi‘ forcing high tribute from cities and “"31;%figzggancggsmzsilgfimlzeg ruthlessly stripping the countryside. Maritime claims and also of the Ralliiays have been monopollzed or 3W“ 30171111551011 which "1"!" destroyed by these warring factions so tigated the fisheries situation last m food I t t year. He would undoubtedly‘ be at mud mt be rallslmrled ° an acquisition to the Cabinet, if the interior, and busines has been l . '2 e l h“ °°“ d m“ ‘m’ 1"“ “ crippled. Added to all this has been taxation. the war lord using this de- vice to extort money for the support

Queens County. which however

is more than doubtful. The sit- oi his army. or to lay up a fortune against a rainy day.

nation is not strengthening the position of the King Government ln Prince Edward lslnnd, whore there is every reason to believe greatly needs strengthening.

O use appointments ,0 the p051. China must work out her own sai- llvn 0f l-leilleflanf-Goveflior as vation. Extension of outside relief but proves in the process of Cabinet \huffling dces not make for the ‘flaws h" ultimate 1'°°°l’@1'$'- T711515 ilimltv of U10 Olfllffi’ 01' fvi‘ lli the conclusion of the American Red

Cross. But the dawn of such a. day is not apparent when the press cen- sorship cannot altogether prevent the coming through of stories not only of the Manchurian trouble. but of new outbreaks of civil wars among the

constitutional character of polit-

lcal neutrality." provincial warlords and against Nan- king.

A GOOD EXAMPLE

-The time is 110w ripe, says a Nova jcotia exchange, for the laying of plans for the I930 tourist season. In this connection it is pointed out that in the Province of Quebec the gov- emment has offered medals for those living in houses by the side of’ the road who make the most attractive- looking premises. Thousands of or- namental trees have been supplied freq by the Quebec government to owners of land adjoining the high- way. Since i922, 200.000 trees have been planted by the land owners and by the‘ government in that Province. The Department of Roads has also supplied free lime for the whitewash- lng 0f buildings and fencu along the hlihways, a gift of which the farm- its have readily availed themselves.

m this Province, similar encour- agement has been gluon by His Honor Lieutenant Governor Hearts in don-

ating prises for the beat kept farms and school grounds in each county- Theae contests have created 111559111" sextet, and the result has beenagen-

EDITORIAL _NO'I‘ES

According to the Magazine cf Wall Street, California fruit growers are demanding higher tariffs because they are producing too much fruit; Montana manganese producers d9- mand a higher tariff because they aren't producing cnouah manganese. 'I'hat's the way the tariff is being made. The grape growers. according to the same authority. have doubled their product in the last few years, chiefly to meet and over meet the demand for grapes for surreptitious wine-making. "Accesso y. therefore, to wholesale prohibition violation they do not hesitate to llrgg the 5mm. ment to enact another law to rescue them from the results of violating an existing one." A "vicious circle," as Premier King would say. , ‘*“"~

out resentment to the injurious and hostile exactions from across the border that Canada has suffer-ed since the King Government came into power.

01n- point ls this. that Sir Wilfrid and his party were defeated‘ because his party, rather than himself, were too un-British and too pro-American to suit the majority of the Canadian people. Sir Wilfrid never personally, or knowingly, sought to weaken the‘ silken tie that binds the British Em- pire ‘together. He stood four-square for British connection. Contrast this attitude and bearing toward all these questions and it will at once be ap- parent hcw wld¢ apart the past and present Liberal Premiers of Canada are set.

Canada was never domlnatedfrom Washington in the Laurler daz as it is today; never so deluged with im- ports twice as great as our exports across the border as it is today; never tcadied to Washington in the Laurler days as it does under Premier King. But there is a day of reckoning rap- idly- drawing near in which the trade question will be again to the front, and, if we mistake not there will be a political overturn in the Dominion.

Women are persons, even according to the British North America Act, 1887. The Privy Council has so decid-

ed. and that august body is the end ,

of the law in the British Empire. And the decision will be cheerfully accepted throughout Canada as in ac- cor-dance with common sense, what- ever may be the merits of the inter- pretation from a strictly legal or constitutional point of view. The idea that a woman is not a. person is a rank absurdity, and ought not to be tolerated. Even a doubt in regardw such a matter was insulting to wo- manhood.

We congratulate our lady voters on their having brought the matter into the courts for discussion ‘and ‘ ‘ ion. and by that means having secured the removal of the stigma of inferior- lty- It seems quite possible that one reason why so few women have sought election to the House of Commons since the gate thereto was opened for their entrance, lies in the fact that one of the two Houses of Parliament had been kept closed against them while open y: men.

The Toronto Globe makes funny reading in election times. A short time ago it praised the Ferguson Gov- ernment for many good measures and administrative acts. which now it de-

to the Canadian people. It is a long .

Quurs

n. By lame: W. Barton, M.D FAMILY TENDENCIES

One of the first I-UCPWOYIt duties the young house pl. sician in hos. pital has to do is to take the "hia- tory’ of the patient.

It is a slow tiresome process to have to draw out or question the pat- ient about his mother and father, his grandparents, and where possible, great-or great-great-grand parents, he is usually ready to talk about him- self but he’ is not interested and usu- ally doesn't know or . member much about his ancestors.

Now is this family history import- ant?

Research workers have been able to show that some of the commonest ailments seemto be transmitted from many generations back. For ‘ tance paralysis, apoplexy, or cerebral nem- orrhage, was shown to occur much more frequently in certain families than in others so that in perhaps a dozen cases there would be a family history of 100 cases in a total popula- tion of 900 people. whereas there would be less than half that number in the general population. Actual fig- ures have been compiled on inguinal hernia, or rupture as it is popularily called, which is due to a weakness in the oblique muscle of'the lower part of abdomen. 'I‘hirty cases of patients in no way related t0 one another were questioned as to the oceurence of hernia in their ancestors as far back as they were able to remember. Only the male cases were recorded.

In these thirty families there was a total male population of 253 whose disease histories could be relied upon. Of them 61, or about 24 per cent have had hernia, whereas the hernia rate in 16000 cases examined in a routine manner by the Life Extension Insti- tute was only 5. ,

In acute rheumatic fever there were forty-four cases, unrelated in any way, whose family histories were in- vestigated. All of these families cover two generations, a large-number three and several as many as lve." There is a total population" of 1343 persons cf whom complete disease histories have been obtained."

Of this number 205 individuals or about 15 per cent have a history of, rheumatism, whereas 5 per cent would be the percentage in the general population.

What do these studies teach us?

That "blood will tell."

The lessen then is that where there is a family history of an ailment it ma. ybe a blessing in disguise m that a history of tuberculosis will mean the seeking of fresh air, sunshine and good food; or rheumatism a search for infected teeth, tonsils, sinuses, and $0 forth: of hernia a strengthening of the abdominal muscles by exercise; of anvplexv careful diet and modera- tion in work and play,

I believe you can see how this klll-‘Wlfidse mill’ be of help in every family.

THE OLDEN TDHE

Come, sing once more, tonight, my lads. DOME 8111B. sing some old refrain, Of love, and home and childhood days, And live them o'er again.

We've drifted far sway, ye ken, From home, and kith and kin,

Fling open wide your hearts tonight. And let the old time in.

Put strife aside and banish care, And sink them ‘out of sight, O, comrades of the weary trail,

Be brothers for tonight!

And then let fall what o'er betide, The trail be steep and long,

We'll quicker step and keener fight, cheered by some old sweet song.

We've drifted far away, y; ken, Fmm home and kith and ldn,

Fling open wide your hearts tonight, And let the old time in.

—H- 5- 50d)’. in "Songs of the Blue- nose."

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nounoes in strongest terms. For a whole year it kept up perpetual war- fare against Postmaster General Ve- niot and "Veniotlam," on which it i; now discreetly silent. In like man-

» ner it asked Ontario Liberals ta dil-

card Sinclair ls their provlncm 1g“. er. Now it has become Sinclair's champion. Truly it may be said,

Rattlesnake Farming

_Two young men of the West have established their own dairy farm. and they have no competition. My!

. a wrifiur in the Scientific American.

This farm. perhaps the most weird in the world and yet thq most lu- crative in proportion to its acres, fs all of 20 feet square and ten feet gbqvg ground on the platform 0! l! water tower. The "cows" are rattle- snakes. g

‘The serpents are milked regularly and the venom which is extracted is sold to special laboratories where it is used to make a serum that may com, day save the life of some poor man or woman who has aroused the ire of a rattler while out trsmping.

These pioneers in this new reptile industry are Leonardo Keeler and E. L. Woolsey, who first dated their in- tereat in snakes to the time when. as, Boy Scouts, they roamed the sun- baked hills bordering San Francisco Bay. when they needed extra money to put them through the University they found lt in this first boyhood interest. ‘

The snake farm is in an old water

tower near Menlo. California. Here great crawlers have the choice of basking in the sunlight, or living in a heated den. The basic source of supply la occasionally a p. . Mr. Woolsey said that they made expedi- tions to various parts of the country in quest of their scaly milkers. . "Last summer we went to Arizona where we collected many fine speci- mens with the aid of the Navajo Indians whom we hired to track the reptiles. Incidentally we viewed the Hopi Indian Snake‘ dance and came very near losing our lives because we followed one of the Indian runners. hoping to get one of the snakes used in the dance. We wanted to see if its venom sacs lfad been tampered with. We didn't find out." he ad- mitted.

"In winter. when our supply 0f snakes runs low. we get some from Texas, the home of the diamond- back rattler. In winter, too, we have to resort to force-feeding, because rattler-s refuse to eat then and are of little use as 'milkers.' We put Hamburger steak mixed with water in a long tube. and expel the food down the snake's throat into hh stomach.

"During the summer months we have no trouble. The reptiles will eat voluntarily and demand plenty of rabbits. mice, rats or guinea pigs. These all have to be lively for they will not touch ‘any dead or diseased food." f

The bigger the snake, the better rfiilker b, is, but the danger u all there whether big or little. The snake that is to be milked is taken from the cage with a hooked stick and put on the floor. where his head is held down by another stick. Then the noose is slipped over his head and drawn tight on his neck so that he cannot move his head.

"One of us holds the snake while the other extracts the venom. It la

0st necessary to hold the snake,

assure you. for ‘they are pretty erful and will thrash about wild- ly otherwise. v

"Next we open his mouth with a spatula. A small glass dish is placed s9 that the snake's fangs protrude over the edxe- We then press with the thumb and index finger on the poison sacs. which are located slight- ly below and behind th, eyes.

"The dangerous part lies in the care that must be taken that the fangs do not slip off the edge of the dish. for if this happens, the nep- llle can bring his fangs down and inject his deadly virus into our fin- gershNaturally that wouldn't be so good.

"As pressure is brought on the sacs, an amber colored fluid flows from the fangs into the dish, This is the venom, which causes quick death when injected into the blood stream of any mammal. We get about 3° 1110f! of venom ever other week from the largest rattlers."

Mr. Woolsey explained that after milking all the snakes. the poison is placed-in open dishes and dried. reducing it w a powder. This takes considerable can as the containers must b; chemically clean: The dried venom is then sent to the laboratory where it is used to make a serum.

These youthful scientists are do- ing research work with the reptiles,

THE LAND WE LOVE

I! FRANK Yllfll IIOOBILAGA

Q. Where was Hochelagaf

l1- flwmllll was an Indian vil- lage that stood on the site of the present city M Montreal. A tablet erected by the Historic Bites and Monuments Boards of Canada recalls its existence in the following inscrip- tion: "Near here was the site of the fortified town of Hoehelags mm by Jacques Cartier, m ma, abandon“ before 1000. It contained fifty large houses. each lodslns 0mm families

"Politics! v emergencies make strange bedteilows." ' ~-