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AIléUST 23. _1941

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BEFORE THE DELUGE

A British explorer and archaeolo- t,1-I. T. Wilkins, put forth a new theory of the Bibical “Flood? and, l; must be said, supports it by a variety of evidence as interesting u it is novel. Mr. Wilkins has ex- lmd those ruined cities which are go be found in Brazil and other wurltrles of south America, and believes that the cause of their ruin was 1101 a Defitllelwe as some have thought. but a terrific inun- flation that drove out the inhabi- tants, afterwards drowning. them. guman bones are almost indestruc- tible, yet none have been found in the mined chambers; though in- scrlptloni. ttatuary, treasure. and coins have all been recovered. It was n0 news t0 me, to be told that 1egends bf a universal deluge were

wherein a "Noah' with an unpro- nounceable name was saved while all @159 perished. My grandfather's library had a book about the Mex‘- ean Aztecs, and it gave a picture oi a Mexican “Noah" sitting in a square outlining the ark. and with a parrot sitting on the roof instead of a dove.

A Deluge of that kind requires a stupendous amount of water. of course. Here ls where Mr. Wllkin’s theory comes in. The earth (he says) was originally so near the planet Venus that its year was 350 days long, instead oi 365 as at pres- ent. Subject to the same influences as Venus, the Earth was surround- ed by a cloudy firmament of con- siderable density. Under the tropi- cal heat at this time felt all over the Earth, those lush forests flour- iircd, which have laid down beds oi coal from the North to the south Poles. As further evidence. Mr. Wilkins points to the mammoth whose remains have several times come down t0 our own era pre- served in Siberian ice: such‘ an animal could easily have consumed half a ton of green food daily, .f'd must have lived when Siberia changed that climate so quickly that these great creatures had no chance to escape bcing entombed in eternal icc. What was it? The archaeolo- gist supposes that a. wandering planetoid side-swiped the Earth, shifting its axis, and causing it to move further out into space. The mock and the resulting colder cli- mltc brought down "the waters above the flrmaments" and pro- duced the historic Deluge. But, I question, what of that huge prehis- toric meteor that once fell in Ari- zona, making a crater a mile across and 600 feet deep? Was it respon- sble for all the disturbance? Most large meteors consist 0f limestone, magnesia, or silceous stone mixed with globules of iron: a few con- llst of pure iron. When drilling for this meteor, iron rust was found at. 1.2000 feet. and at 1.375 feet the drill struck something so solid ti-iat ~ it could go no further, Some of the frocks tossed out oi the crater by the impact have astonishing pro- portions. says ttrie National Geogra- phical magazine; the largest is es- tlmated to weigh more than 1,000 tons. 1t must have been a tremen- dous shockl

All the legends oi the Deluge bring

in the rainbow, not however as a promise of future immunity as in the Scriptural narrative, but as a phenomenon sufficiently striking to be put on record. This is taken to mean that it had not been seen be- fore, on account oi the clouded watery sky which ever lowered over l|‘e antediluvlan pcgks. The rain- bow tradition was as familiar to the dwellers in ancient Mesopota- ufta as to the savage tribes of Bo- go a. Incidentally Mr. Wilkins belteves that the shorter year (of 250 days) helps us to understand the ages ascribed to the antediluvisms. Each Mason (Spring, Summer etc.) was called a year he says; and with the Earth taking only 250 days to circle round the sun, even Methusalehs lge is scaled down to modern fig- "lffl; not much exceeding the long- "llll of Old Parr, who died in the Men of Charles n at the age of 109 years.

In the shifting of the Earth's or- _ W. there must have been s great ‘Flange in the appearance of the constellations, and tl Aztec trad- lllflns take note of the fact. They mention that Venus was one of the IX constellations that fell from the sky (an over-statement!) st llle time of the Deluge.

Whether we agree with these con- flllrons or not, they are new and lllsenlous: and the present writer "mild wish they had been presented in book form rather than in that °l a agazin article which at. its b“! ends to be ephemeral.

ODDS AND ENDS .

"'11 "Its". In correspondence and mmmm" "911 111 tyne. I no‘ice a fmlllllhm between these two words. all! mean "it is?’ the apostrophe - Win: 11s it often does. that a “In has been left out. The posses- t- f pronoun "its" has no apos- .'°‘"‘° “he tracked it m its den" is gorrecl. It's a small matter but its worrertions is necessary if we would

ff’ good English.

m V: lad!" In addressing a warn-

“ '" "m? Youth or other. the ,__ “mh I generally finishes h" h - lb s evoresvon. in s hurry.

m 1111i to sing out "(live me me tfigtwlf-‘frwdashing outdoors. Now ‘mm o‘ mes’ are not pronounced mum-i olethésessortlnhaiqt ti; vowel

c y. v guess pro- with thst same "y", in

former timea,_ and the

is following the ancient tlon as he doe; u. mgny 0th,, gm} I” myself frequently use me

0!‘ m! —tl'10ugh not the “gage gt PERM 1t; can be defended on hi5- torical grc-tnds.

Sunrise at. Stonehenge. In the W-mlly Herald the other week was given a vivid picture of a crowd of Britons, welcoming the sunrise on June 21, in the old stone circle; of Btolwhense; Readers may recollect the account of these ancient Druid- M1 remains. that appeared in this column a few years ago; bug there Mn he no harm in repeating that the stone above which the sun is poised (in the picture) is known as the “hele stone." from a Greek word "helios" meaning the Sun. ‘lliere is (or was) another flat stone in line with the hcle stone, and this was ls the altar stone. The supposition is that on the sum- mer solsice or Midsummer Day June 21st a human offering, per- haps taken in war. was laid on the altar stone, and sacrificed when the officiating priest beheld the Sm- rise over the top of the helestone ‘Illere seems to have been s trace of Baal worship in the proceedings for fires were lighted on the Mid- summer Eve, up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. at many Wlnts ln England; and cattle were driven through them to protect the beasts from disease, etc. These fires were called “Beltane Fires‘ in Northumberland, though I believe the true Beltane fires were kindled somewhere round Halloween.

That White Whale. Tile cetaoean

captured on Aug. d st Mount Ste- wart. answers to the description of the Beluga or White Whale (Del- phlnapterus leucas.) This particular whale (for there are others which vlslt us) ranges from 17 to 18 feet long and is pure white in color. Unlike the others it has no dorsal (back) fin. but has a low ridge in- stead. It has small. pointed teeth, not baleen. The Mount Stewart vuiale was l8 feet long, but a spec- imen taken st Vernon Bridge (May 26. 1988) was 12 feet 8 inches long, with an extreme girth of 84 inches. I wonder if anybody took a snap- shot of the Mount Stewart whale? If so I'd be glad to Bee it. “Abun- dant in Arctic seas and extending to the 8t. Lawrence which it os- cends" says my note book. ' Learning Latin. When I went to school I learnt Latin: it was my grandfather's idea, and in those days one's elders’ opinions had the force of law. Now I have never re- gretted learning it, and I have not quite forgotten it yet. I can still (when the spirit moves me) get some entertainment from doing a spot of translation. Just as I can from Ted Shane's Cockeyed Cross- words. But if I had to go to school again 1'd plead to be taught Span- ish (if I wanted to get off easy), French, or German (if I wanted severe mental disciplineLIn Britain the change has already taken place being a practifal one; but Canada ls still "trailing clouds of mediaevat glory" as a Canadian educationist says; and is likely to, say I, because we are too conservative in many things. "Why learn Greek and Latin, when you may buy such cx- cellent translations?" said the late Joseph Cowen, Northumbria n statesman and friend of W. E. Gladstone. Latin is necessary for theological students, however, since it is (lie language of much philoso- phic and patristic literature.

The Your without gSulnmcr. That was 181d, as I think I mentioned last year: and the reason _I gave an account of it, was because I believ- ed we were about due for another such year soon. We are apparently getting it on P. E. 1. I cannot re-

ernber, in 31 years experience, so much rain in the summer and spring, nor such cool weather. ‘this untimely weather has (in this northern district at least) had ser- ious effect on garden stuff. The tomatoes for instance have run to leaf rather than fruit. (Notice how easily the term "fruit" comes ‘There's the answer. ye who call it a vegetable, and deny its proper

cucumbers, plants that like a touch of tropical weather. are "woefully bshindhand,‘ as a neighbor says. The grain is growing well, but with s. tendency to lodge under a rainstorm. Slugs (shell-less snails) are tOO abundant this year and have clone some damage; rain favors ilrem. Other_ insects are scaroer, except that hardy peren- nial the “potato bug.’

Modern Miracle. Eggs last week brought me 29 cents a dozen! as against l0 cents this spring. To pay the farmer for his trouble, they ought never to be below 25 cents.

IIERGUELEN ISLAND (Concluded)

We left Joe Culver snug ill his den. singing and reciting to while away the long winter. "You d'd not tell us how you did for drink." said one of his shipmates to whom he was relating his experi- ences. f-le replied that he melted snow in a basin of sealskin. sus- pended a foot or so above his prim- itlve "lamp"; hot enough to melt the snow without risk of burning the skin. Then he poured it from one basin to mother for half an hour: if he didn't do this he found it "poor stuff." "I don't know the rights of it." he said, “but I've heard tell that its muse Were aint no air in it, though for my part I never could see no sir in water. 9X- cspt in surf." 11c hld~g0t the idea from observing how condensed

title!) The pumpkins, melons and_

Weekly Live Stock Market Report

SUMMARY

Liberal exports ‘so the United States and s. fairly broad demand on domestic account resulted in s. firm cattle market during the past week. A heavier supply was hand- led at, strong rates with an occa- sional sale made at advanced prices. Inclimtions point to a, reasonably brisk cattle trade for the im- mediate future, provided offerings do not become burdensome. Calves were also good sellers, particularly on Eastern markets where gains of 50 cents were made on late sales. Hogs showed further easiness de- clining generally from 10 cents to 35 cents. while lamb prices were variable, selling steady to stronger in the East and at Winnipeg and lower at most other markets.

EASTERN CATTLE MARKETS

A steady to strong cattle market prevailed at TORONTO on a liber- al run, although about 500 plain killers and stockers were left un- sold. weighty steers had a range of $8.25 to $9.50, with one choice 1300 lb. load at $9.65.But'I"ers steers and heifers were $7.50 to $9 and good- stockers sold read‘l_v at $8.25. Prices were about steady at MONTREAL with good steers $8.75 to $9.25 and good cows $5.50 to $7.10. Cattle prices showc‘ a strong undertone, particularly on good and choice, in the MARITIME and the best of the steer offering cleared at $8.50 to $9.50.

WESTERN CATTLE MARKETS

It was a sellers market all the way at WINNIPEG with denland sufficiently good to allow of a satis- factory clearance. Reports from the south were improved and quite a. number of good steers moved out at $9 to $9.50. fleshy feeders were taken at $8 to $8.25. Other western markets were active and prices steady to strong with little change noted from last week. CAIBARY had good to choice dry-fed steers at. $8.75 to $9.25 and EDMONTON paid a practical ton of $8315 l1- ghqugh Ute extreme high was $9.25. while PRINCE ALBERT paid up to $8.50 for top quality- steers. MOOSE JAW and REGINA $8. SASKA- TOON $8.75 and VANCOUVER $9.

UNITED STATES MARKET

The Buffalo marker‘. looked a little better this week and some Canadian steers were sold early at $10.50 to $10.85 for loads in the 12501b., to 1260 1b.. class. Late quotations from St. Paul on bulls | were $8 to $8.75, cows $7.50 to $8.50 Land veal calves $11 to $13.

Exports to the United States during the past week consisted of 5.633 beef cattle, 663 dairy, and 1.577 calves. These shipments bring the totals to date this year, with corresponding figures for 1940 in brackets, to: beef cattle 79.226 (68,092); dairy 11.509 (8.340); calves 49,622 (55781): hogs 34.093 (180) Shipments of beef cattle under the third quarterly quota from 1st to August 14th were 29.027 (10,746).

EASTERN CALVES HIGHER

Calf prices were again stronger on Eastern markets, with Toronto pay- ‘ng $12 t0 $12.50 for d-olce and an occasional $13, while at Montreal nrices also gained and were close to so cents up at $12 for best veals. with a co"ple at $12.50. Winnioec was firm with best veals at $9.50 to $10 and tops at Calgary. Edmon- ton and Vancouver were $9. Prince

shipboard and. wise manl had treated the work as "a sort of amusement like, and anyhow it helped to pass the time."

At last spring came and the snow melted. He made up a package of forty pounds of meat (for the seals had not come back yet) and began a tour oi his domain. He made a few short excursions first, and found iPat he was living near tne centre of the island; which at that point was not more than fifteen miles across. But it seemed to bulge out both ways from the isthmus where his cave was; and on ascend ing a high hill he saw that the ll- land was a big one with hills to me north and south that looked thirty or forty miles away. The cliffs were mostly nrecipitous, and inland it was an awful country to traverse, all bleak hills and rocks?’ but after three weeks tramping 1 gave a shout "he told them," for in a bay in front of me was a large hut|" 1t was a rough shed, evidently built for the use of whalers, and littered with an es, empty meat tins, and other signs of the presence of sall- ors. Here he lived for the next month, there being abundant drink- ing water from a stream. and plenty of driftwood for a constant fire. It was November and the birds were returning for the summer season. He awoke one morr‘ng to see s. vessel coming into the haw.

The sailors wouldnt believe that he'd lived s'x months on seals. penguins and ca-bbages till they saw h’s cave. They told him that the bay was called Hillsbcrouqh Bay. and the cove ‘vhere the schooner was lying. was Betsy Cove. and that it was a regular rendez- vous of whales. Culver fished with his new swpmates all summer. and went. home to England with them. His old masters, Godstones and Bans, welcomed him back and found h‘|n another ship; and he fin'shes up his story by tell'ng his aud‘ence that his name hsd been on Goldstones‘ books for fifty-five

188.75 and Vancouver 11..

rents; cents to chc'oe quality brcuzht from 1-2 cents to i cent per lb., above the prce “aid for sverwe quality.

(distilled) water was treated on , veers. _

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Silver Fox Farming

A friend of ours told us the other day that he was having s little trouble with his fox pups. They seemed to be weak in the hind legs. The trouble locked to us like vitamine B1 deficiency and we re- commended Brewers yeastifed in teaapoonful doses per fox for two weeks then cut down to half-tea- spoonful doses.

Montague 11px meld Day which will be under the auspices of the Silver Pox Breeders’ and Exhibitors Association will be held on Wed. nesday, September 3rd, instead of the 10th. The date was changed so that lt would not coincide with Souris Exhibiton which will be held the 10t'n_ Lloyd Lockerby. who is working in the vicinity of Mont- ague, ls arranging the details of the meld Day in (to-operation with Montague foxrnen. Next week we hope to publish the program.

Roland Tuplin, noted silver fox breeder of Colnstock, Michigan, is visiting his former home near Summerside. Roland is a son of Frank Tuplin and was born on a. farm at New Annan where his fa- ther lna/de such a success in the

$759 ti" w ioneer days of the industry. Frank

1‘up'1n was probably the first man to sell live foxes, breaking the combine and making the industry available to thousands where previ- ously it had been confined to a few. On or about 1915 he sold out his ranch and breeding stock with the exception of a few pairs to the Tllpllll Fox Corporation with head- quarters at Halifax, and moved to the u. S. A ,loeating in-Michigan.

Roland has carried on there ever since until illness about a. year ago forced him to discontinue ranch- ing until his health improves. He has put a great deal of -thought and effort into producing high class foxes and for several years he had the Grand Champion of the Unit- ed states. No one probably in that country can or did produce finer pelts thandvlr. ‘ruplln. In the early part of the year we published-an article by Mr. Tuplin with feed formula on how to grow good pelts. It was widely reed and widely com- mented upon. We are sure ail fox ranchers will welcome a visit" from Mr_ Tuplin.

The breeders of the United states are endeavor-lug to bring a. bout eo-operation and coordination of ranchers interested in producing white-face silvers, pearl platinums and platinum silvers. Each breeder of these color phases will be con- tacted before August 1941 and this month a meeting will be he‘d at. some centrally located city and de- finite plsns will be laid fora-per- manent foundation of this com- mittee

Breeders of these types are asked to make known to the commitee the number they may have for marketing this fall as well as the total number they have of these types at the present time. Sales will be made either thorugh one out- let or through various outlets. The rancher can designate his selling agents and his pelts will be sold by thgt r939 or a_u_ction_com.pany_witn

Albert $8, Moose Jaw $8.50 and Saskatoon and Regina $10.

HOG MARKET EASIER

There was a further easing off in hog prices. Toronto was about steady to 10c lower, with a range of $14.50 to $14.60 and a few sales downs to $14.40 for grade IB-l dressed. Montreal was down 25c at $14.75. while Winnipeg declined to $13.50. Calgary closed at $13.15 to $13.25, Edmonton $13.15 to $13.80, Prince Albert $13.10 to $13.85. Moose Jaw $13.05. 31631151131120 Saskatoon $13 to $13.15 and Van- couver $14 to $14.35.

LAMB PRICE TREND VARIABLE

The trend on lamb prices was inconsistent. Toronto was steady at $12 for good ewes and wethers and Montreal gained 25 cents after Monday to close up to $1150. Winni- peg staged s. good recovery and hes’. lambs sold as high as $10.50. Other markets were steady to easier with Calgary and Edmonton paying a high of $10, Prince Albert, Saska- toon and Regina $9. Moose Jaw

‘I'll! WOOL MARKET

‘there has been llttld. if any. change in ii e wool market dllflng the past week. Western Domestic wool ls still moving from authoriz- ed wool war-arouses st the follow- ing prices: Medium Steplo 25 cents to 28 cents per 1b., now Medium Staple 25 1-2 to 29 cents; 10w Staple 26 cents; Grey and Black 20 cents to 21 cents; seedy and Burry 17 cents to 18 cents.

Markets for range wool also N- mained about steady with prices being pa‘d direct to buyers and ranchers for average quality the same as last week: Fins Staple 34 to 25 cents per lb.. FineMedium

Staple 25 cents to 28 cents; Medium staple 25 cents to 28 cents; Low

Medium Staple 2d cents to 3'! cents: Low Staple 27 cents to 28 cents: Fine Grey Ac Black 20 cents to 21 Fine seedy and Burry 16

17 cents. Clips gr|d‘ng

little actitlity was reported in On-