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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1929

Let's Be Courteous

What is described as a traillc educa- ional campaign is about to be un-

‘l , lortaken in Quebec by the Royal au-

omoblle Club of Canada. the cam- : reign being inspired by the sage ad- lge that prevention is better than zure. As a first step to the preven- .ion of road accidents, the principles l1 courtesy are to be encouraged. The Jlub will appeal for the exercise of_ toad‘ manners, which. it has been; "lghtly held. are of as much lmport- ‘ tnce as laws. Courtesy, on highvvaysi l! elsewhere. is "the inseparable com- i amnion of virtue," and-as courtesy. Ill one side cannot last long-the ales. will be addressed to the pedes- .r1an as well as the motorist. urging ‘ooth alike to be constantly courteous , i’ as well as careful and traffic-con- ‘ aclons.

The idea of a campaign for the en- couragement of courtesy is too good to be confined to Quebec. It is in real- ity a return to an honored practice

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the idea that they are too busy to .be courteous. especially on the public highway. where they think themsel- ves model citizens if they keep with- in the strict letter of the law. When accident-s occur. as they are bound to do ln the best regulated trafflc areas. their first concern is the question of legal rights and damages. They fail to make allowance for others’ incap- ' acity or carelessness. and they seem_ m have lost the art of rellnquishingi gracefully the right of way when the I courtesy of the road requires it, Lord I Chesterfield?» classic retort to a. fei- low pedestrain who insisted on "keep- ing the wail" and who boasted boor-

sccundrel"_when passing one on the street. is worth recalling. The noble 10rd is reported to have said. as he

into the gutter: "Sir, I always do!"

road hog and the jay walker. Per-j liaps a return t0 old fashioned court- . esy-barbcd. where necesary. with j winged shafts of wit-may accomplish results more satisfactory to all con-l‘

corned.

Eyes on the West

In the appointment of Hon. Char- les Dunning to the Finance Ministry‘

_ and Mr. Lapolnte. lre believed to be

the Ottawa Journal sees a move of‘ considerable political significance. Its.‘ meaning, in the judgement of manyf is that Prcmict King plans to win his next election campaign on the‘ Wf-‘Hiérn front. The Premier realizes that no matter what happens he is‘

constituencies. "What more natural,

make up for lost ground by concen- trating upon the West? His reason- ing would be that the Marltimes would be a toss-up, that he could hardly lose much in Quebec, that he has nothing to lose in British Colum- bia, and that, therefore. the Praries sro the one theatre to which he must 1 IDDCBI to make up his deficit in I Ontario." ¢

In the circumstances, we are like- - ly in the next year to hear. a great, deal calculated to get voics on the’ Prairies. Lilszral budgets since 1922 have been moderately protectionist. Mr. Fielding was a protectionist; and, so was Mr. Robb. It is different with} Mr. Dunning. He prides himself (m! being the particular champion of peo- plo who do not believe 1n Protection. If he has his way, the budget he will bring down will be anything but pro- tectionist. His colleagues, Mr. King

of a similar mind on the tariff qugg. tion. Such being the case, with the low tariff wing of the Cabinet in the lscendant, and with Mr. Dunning in ‘hhsrge of finance, there can be little doubt about what will happen. "Al- most certainty, and as far as it dares, thé Libcrrl party will get beck to low tori. . fgcln, as In 1021, it will stake ft!- fcrluics on a cry against, protoc-

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. clude:

of our forefathers. In this age of jazz. t ' radio and gasoline people have g0!‘

raised his hat and stepped daintlly "

bound to lose heavily in the Ontario.

therefore, than that he should try toi

Perhaps. as the Journal suggests, it will be as well. It: might be a good thing to give Canadians the oppor- tunity of a clear-cut pronouncement on the question of tarii! policy. As it is. with both parties claiming to be protectionist, and with high tariff men sprinkled through the Liberal party, helping its claim to be protec- tionist, it is impossible to get s. real verdict.

Overseas Education

The Overseas Education League, which is under the joint auspicesof of the Governments of New Zealand and Newfoundland and the Depart-

‘ments of Education of each of the

Provinces of Canada, has isued a. tentative programme for 1930 to in- Fifteenth annual visit of teachers of Great Britian and France (together with Switzerland and Ger-

' many;) Seventh annual visit of Unl-

versity undergraduates to Great Bri- lain and France (Mother with Geneva. or Oberammergam) Fourth annual summer school in French, at the Lycee Victor Duray, Paris; second annual summer school in English at Oxford, Stratford-upon- Avon, and London; first annual sununer school in Spanish, at San- tander, spain; First artnual summer school of Music at Pans, Oberam- mergau, Munich, Bayreuth, Dresden, Berlin, Ixmdon. The interchange of teachers between Canada and other parts of the British Empire. initiat- ed by the Overseas Education League in 1913, has proved of much educa- tional value. These interchanges are for a period of one year and must be applied for through the locsl School Board and the Provincial De-

ishly that he "never gave way to a payment o! EducauML

The Auld Mither

From Edinburgh comes the follow- ing greeting of the Caledonian Society

Amidem-l “d ‘e831 punishments: in that city to sister societies in have so far failed to eliminate the, Canada‘ on Si." Andrews Day! It is

worthy of Burns:

"llappu in her gray auld hielan‘ si

d

The Aulcl Mither sits by theNor- lan' sea.

She lo‘cs weel the lads that wi' her stayed,

But dreams o‘ the lads that swa’ maun be."

Editorial Notes

“Dunnlng," says an exchange. “isn't a bad" name for a minister of fin- once."

It is a severe test of self-restraint to refrain from taking a peek at the contents of a parcel marked: "Not to be opened before before Christmas."

"l am broad enough in my views , to include as Liberals all those who I‘ are opposed to Conservatism." said ‘ Premier King before a. Regina audi- ‘ ence last week. To which a. Conserva- tive exchange replied: "Mr. King's ‘ idea of breadth seems to be about as narrow as his idea. of Liberalism is illiberal."

The Vancouver Province sizes us up pretty well when it says: “Little Prince Edward Island is not ambi- ticus to merge with the proposed union of the Maritime Provinces. While her space on the map may be small, she is justly proud of her tra- ditlons and identity."

English plum puddings are being shipped to the United States by the thousands. They are likely to be a popular feature of Christmas feasts in many American homes. Apart from other ingredients each pudding con- tains half a pint of brandy and half a pint of stout ale. imperial measure.

"If the Federal Authorities are not in be complimented on their speed in furnishing the second cu- ferry bolt which was recommended by the Duncan Report over three yes-rs ago." says the Sydney Post, "they st leut deserve some pra-lso for not having for-gotta: about it in so great l. clpsa of time." g

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Notes y The Wag-

Iloforolho late Hon. Mr. Robb‘: death he was the recognized repre- scentstivo of the English-speaking

Cabinet. Premier King has since an- ‘nounced that a successor to Hon. Mr. Dunning as Minister of Railways will be appointed before Parlianltmt meets. The English speaking minority referred to have long been represent- ed in the Government. and cannot be overlooked by Mr. King in the shuffle of portfolios that has already begun. as more than half of the Liberal members in The House of Commons come from that province. and whether French or English. are

rights.

This raises the question whether the new Minister of Railways will be selected from Quebec? Sir Henry Thornton. President ofthe Canadian National Railways, is now in London with the announced object of bring- ing about an amalgamation of the ninety different railway companies that are now included under his man- agement and as Ottawa explains, "re- casting the entire financial struc- t-ure of the system."

Sir Henry had bzdore given an in- timation of his belief that the total capitalisation of the system ought to be reduced from its present vast pro- portions to such dimensions as would place it on a paying basis in regard to both its bounded interest and op- crating chargm. The present condi- tion is that each of the 90 units is under‘ mortgage of its former mile- age and equipment as a separate sys- tem. which makes the present fin- ancial structure an extremely com- tillcated one.

Giineral Sir Arthur Currie, who is Domini President of the Canadian‘ Legion and was Commander of the Canadian forces in the War. is now ill in Montreal. He recently nnt a stirring message to the Legion, which was holding its annual session at Re- gina. "The time has come." wrote Sir Arthur in part, when the regulations of the Pensions Board must b: re- drafted from beginning m end. and when the attitude of the BoartLcharg- 0d with the administration of regula- tions musr, be one of sympathetic jus- tice and not altogether one of saving. "We must. sse to it that treatment of returned soldiers does not become a political issue, but unless some- thing is done it will be hard to con- trol the flow of indignation now wei- ling up 1n the hearts of those who belies‘: that national promises should be kept and that justice should be.

minority of [Quebec in the federal-

naturally zealous in claiming their

(I_HAKLO'I'FE'IUW1_N

By lee!!!” BEQflQ- .4 ZONSII. PLUG.“ ' E"“RIIIUMATISM

It is hard to understand why indi- vlduais suflerlng with painful joints and miracles want to blame the coh-

dltlon on almost everything but what

they must. suspect is the real cause.

They will say that they have been working too hard, have been eating i too much food, got a chill when over- ‘ heated, and 5o forth-

And yet the cause of the trouble in the majority of cases 1s a pair of tnn- sils that are so ‘plugged’ with wastes that they do not filter out poisons from surrounding tissues, or kill off harmful organisms. Often of course the painful joints and muscles can be traced to infected teeth. gums, or "the sinuses adjoining the nose.

Naturally no one wants to undergo an operation for removal of tonsils not only because of the expense and time, but as the tonsils are filters they _do not wish to lose them.

However your physician will tell you that it is not always necessary to re- move the tonsils in order to get rid of the poisons within them. 1 men- tioned four cases-of bad tonsils which I had referred to a specialist all of which ,were sufiering from‘ painful joints, muscles. and dislnclination to work.‘ ' _ ‘

Two of these cases had the tonsils removed, and the other two had file little ‘plugs’ removed which were flll- ing the crypis or holes in the tonsils and 651111111118 back poisons which were absorbed into the blood.

The surgeon removed these tonsil- lar plugs with the aid of a sickle-

shaped knife. The little crypt; or cfiial was split somewhat and iodine applied. All four cases were relieved of their symptoms.

However when there i; pain in joints and muscles, a ‘lazy’ feeling, a slight rise in temperature and often a lack of appetite, the thought should be first of the teeth and if the X ray shows them to be free of infection and the tonsils are ‘suspicious’, it is really foolish not to have the tonsils cleared “Infection by the above method or if necessary the removal of the tonsils.

You will remember that painful joints are often forerunners of actual organic heart ailments.

done.

"Our duty must be to see that noi man who went to the‘ service of hisf country must; be permitted by that: country to suffer want becauu 0i, war disability. That word disability brings- forcibly to my mind one oil the great difficulties. Men are noivl suffering greatly from disabllitirs; which pension authorities refuse to. admit arose from war service. That, is s. contention which I think is madsi too often. "To me a medical board takes a great deal upon itself when it declares ‘i that war service contributed in no; way to present dlsablliay. I contend that almost every man who experi- enced the hardships of war is paying some penalty. His resistance powers have been improvcrished. and many. of the breakdowns coming compara-l Lively early in life are surely attri-i butable to war service. As yearss go on these breakdowns will become, more numerous, and no Pensions; Board or Medical Board will be frcc; from the chart}: of callous indiffer- ence unless they are sympathetically regarded."

Our City and Province are both borrowing and their credit is good.‘ because all the resources of botn are avaiitole for the repayment o! loam. The city borrows for improvements that are believed to be necessary for objects specially stated. Not so the province. 1t now advertises that loam will be accepted at the treasury, up- parently from any quarter, at certain specified rates o! interest. Money so obtained may be expended for the payment of any current expences cf the Government. Evidently the trons- ury is not overflowing just now.

So many Iimltatlms have been int- posed and privileges formerly enjoyed taken away in recent years from Prince Edward Island, that the move- ment savors of connection with the push-and-puli conspiracy. favored by Premier King and some of his prem- ier satellites. to so reduce the status. and importance of this province-that our people may become despairingly ready for anything, even Maritime Union. One of the recent limitations is the denial of our right to lwplud- entstlon inthe Federal Government.

It may be said that Novembe came In like a lamb and went out like s roaring lion. so March sometimes does. ' -

It Ins been noted by the Mail and Inplro that in the past 02 Years

Oldldl hll had 14 dlflertitt Minis-

ters cf finance-Gait. Hatchbacks.

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VENTURE

She clad herself in purple silk. And garlanded her hair,

And took much thought

What gems inwrought,

Would make her seem more fair; But his eyes ncver left her face

‘ To look upon her garments’ grace.

She said, "1 have both land and gold To dower whom I may wed,

So he be poor

I give the more."

And her white-rose brow flushed red. "The only wealth I care to own,"

He said, "lies in your girdle‘: zone."

She thought, "ls love so great s. thing?"

And took a linen gown;

Into one braid

Her hair she laid

1-4116 Door girls of the town.

But his eyes never left her face

To note her gown was commonplace.

She said, "My gold is gone from me. To God I gave my storef

Humble and free,

No pageantry

Waits on me any more."

“For me." he said, "there is no gold But crowns your white brow fold on

fold.

"YW l”! my body's grace." she cried,

“To clothe voumu with prise.

When T has writ -

And end it,

Vowwith me still to bide."

"Love ‘makes no compact, loan t,

To pledge the years is God's alone."

seeks no

Tilley, Cartwright, McLellan, ‘Iuppor, mm, Fielding. White, Bennett. Drayton. Several of than gentlemen had second innings. All of them ox- oept the first three, and now Mr. Dunning, were born Canadians and most of them. had also at. some time before or after holding the portfolio of‘ Finance a knighliy title. '

It is estimated that this year's potato cropln New Brunswick is

(P. W. Luce In ' Inca)

s PUBLICITY cnmpeisn to boost the food and health value of British Columbia potatoes ll to be under- taken by the Mainland Associated Producers.

‘The food value of the potato has never been questioned except by fad- dlsts, but that it has health-giving qualities will come ls a bit of a sur- prise to those who never took honors

that the protein content of potatoes is 22, the fat 1,1, and the carbohydrate a0. The remainder of the '16.’! is water. but a very high quality of water in- deed. even though it does not taste like it until it has been boiled and salted. , ,

'Our medical specialist have wan- dered far from the humble spud in their search for medicinesl Today they ignore, if they do not deny, its thera- peutic qualities. Our grandmothers suffered from no such lack of faith. with thém the potato ranked next to the onion in the list of healthful vege- tables. .

Boiled and mashed and applied pip. ing hot for the relief of colds, chills and local inflammstions, the potato wins guaranteed to raise b18861‘ Ind better blisters than bran, bread or lin- seed poultices, though it yielded in biting qualities to the mustard plaster. One application was usually sufficient to convince the patient that he didn't need a secondJyVheLher he got it or not depended entirely on grandmoth- er. with the chances heavily onthc affirmative.

Men who were troubled with sciatica in thethlghs were usually advised to select a medium-sired round potato and carry this in their hip pocket un- til the potato became as‘ hard as a stone, by which time the sciatica would be gone, or going. This remedy is still firmly believed in by s large number of old-tuners, especially those who are not troubled with sciatica.

Cured Even Wlfls

Children who had warts-and that nteant almostevery‘ child a generation or so ago-hid many cures for this uffllcation. One of the favorites con- slated of rubbing the excrescense with a raw potato at the full of the moon, gouging out the eyes with a penknife, and then burying the tuber 1n a pas- ture field. 1n theory the wart was sup- posed to dry up as the potato rotted away; but in practice several rubbings we're often necessary. _ Baldness could be cured by cutting u large potato lengthwise and rubbing the afflicted spot; until the pulp had all worn away, the operation being carried on night and morning. As a remedy, this was every bit as effec- tive as the tonic for which the mod- em barber charges twenty-five cents per application, two cents represent- ing the value of the tonic and the balance going for muscular energy and salesmanship.

A grated raw potato was said to be good for burns. and was sometimes recommen’ ‘ for chilblains toward the end of March. Pessimists ‘were occasionally heard to say that the cbilblains would disappear ‘vith the coming of springwlthout any help from potato mesh, but gt dmoth 's retort usually was that if the potato didn't do any good it wouldn't do any harm, a philosophy that is certainly hard bobcat.

An infusion ot potato leaves that had bdled for an hour and then stood for a day and a night was ‘an infall- ible cure for nettle stings if applied immediately. It was seldom indeed that the infusion happened to be available when a person stumbled into a bank oi’ nettles, which perhaps ac- counts for the unbounded faith in the remedy. The old folk were fond of

"In there no otner test?" she asked, "To prove the love of man?"

"Only to wait

At. the hands oi’ Fate

0r waste bright youth's brief span. ‘Tin barren years

Or risk of tears. . . ."

"Imen love me while you can." —Gertrude Watson, in- Poetry and

the Play, London.

THE LAND WE LOVE a; IIANI vston ' CANADA’! IICOID FLOUR PIODUUIION

Q. What is Canada's record flour production?

A. flour produced from the 1028 wheat crop in Canada made a new record-for the flour milling industry of the Dominion. During the crop year ending July 31, 1000, wheat ground in commercial flour mills totalled 94,700,- 310 bushels as composed with 00.000.-

sn increase of nearly 0.000.000 bush- els. The flour produced amounted to

worth eight million dollars. But m no‘ roman bomb w marl: 8.000.000

provibcs is the value of the potato harvostso grestulnrrince Edwalld Island in proportion to the ates 0nd population of the province. --