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On Eating Crow

When Dr. Samuel Johnson was hsked by a lady why, in his Diction- ary. he had defined "pastern" as the "knee" of a horse. he replied bluntly: "lguorance, madam, pure ignorance.” The great lexicograpcr could have uttered a less damning plea—of carelessness, of haste in preparing his work for the printer, of faulty proof-reading, or some- thing of that sort—but he didn‘t. lie had blundcred. and there was nothing for him to do but eat crow. He chose to eat the whole bird— feathers, bones and all; and that ended all controversy.

His example is a good one for

lesser scribes to follow when they “pull a boner", such as we did in these columns yesterday in refer- ring to “Inverncss, England." Didn't we know that Inverness is in Scotland. the county town of inverness-shire? Didn’t we know, 'from its very name. that it lies on the Ness‘.’ That it is famous for .the beauty of its environment and fine buildings. and is held as the Icapital of the Highlands? ' Didn‘t we know that in ancient times it was one of the chief strong~ holds of the Plots and was visited by St. Columba with the intention bf converting the Pictish king Rrude to Christianity? That its castle bras built on the site of the one in which-Macbeth murdered Duncan? That since the time of William the Lion in the 13th century it has been a Royal Burgh; that James I held in parliament of the northern chief- 'tains there. and that the house still tetands there in which the ill-fated Hilary Queen of Scots resided?

Such things are known to every schoolboy. or used to be. They are ias much a part of Scotland‘s glor- i'ious history as the annals of Edin- burgh itself. Why, their, (lid we put Inverness in England to the shame Tot-these columns and the astonish- zment of our intelligent readers? :And without even a bracketed question mark to indicate. that we had our doubts!

Why? We keep asking ourselves: but we are, admonished by the shade of Dr. Johnson that in such pre- dicaments there is only one eon- .vincing answer. “Ignorance, mad- am." It lies in wait for us all.

5 Meeting In Tokyo

‘ Trade with Japan runs strongly in Canada's favor, and this fact twill doubtess be impressed upon :the Canadian delegation, headed by .‘Jrlstice Minister Donald Fleming and Fisheries Minister J. Angus iMacLean, which will meet with Japanese cabinet ministers in Tokyo lthis week. At Ottawa it is stated Ithat the talks on Friday and Satur- jday will be “fairly general” with :no definite agreements expected to ;emerge. Brit undoubtedly trade and :fishery questions will come in for {close scrutiny.

: From Tokyo it is reported that; {Japan is ready to bring rrp revision ;of the U.S.-Japan-Canada fisheries ‘treaty for the North Pacific. Under the present treaty. Japan has ab- stained since 1953 from fishing for salmon, halibut or herring off the West Coast of this continent. This, however, is contingent on Canadian and 11.8. fishermen fully exploiting these three species. Ottawa. reports are tothe affect that none of the three countries is prepared to start

diecu _ Mails of the treaty. subject of the talks. a to be Jepen’I

desire for greater exporta to Canada. In 1961 Canadian exports to Japan were $231.574,352 and imports $116,607,360. The latest DBS figures allowing comparison cover the first six months of 1962 when exports to Japan were $104,- 589,680 and imports $58,535,035.

Mr. Fleming has continued to represent Canada at international economic meetings since his switch from the finance ministry last fall. Presumably this is one reason why he is accompanying Mr. MacLean on the present occasion. But he is known to he definitely committed to restraint on Japanese sales in ('anada. and that may be another.

(‘anada‘s sales‘ to Japan consist mostly of foodstuffs and raw ma- terials; Japan’s exports to Canada. on the other hand, consist mainly of frilly manufactured goods which rornpete with Canadian manufact— urers' products. It’s the old story. A case of protecting “home indus- tries" at all costs.

The Japanese have been patient under restrictive trade provocations, but there are signs that their patience is coming to an end. Mr. Shunichi Azuma, executive director of the Japanese Trade Centre in Canada. said recently that his countrymen did not believe that voluntary controls they now impose on exports to (‘anada are good from the viewpoint of a free enterprise system. At this. the first meeting of the Japan-Canada economic com- mittee. much more is likely to be heard to the same effect.

Gets Short Shritt

Assurance has been given by Veterans Affairs Minister Churchill that no steps will be taken at this time to “change in any way the present care and treatment of our veterans." The Glassco Commission has recommended that Ottawa with- draw from the field of hospital care for veterans and leave it to the

public hospitals. The switch would

be gradual. the Government retain- ing financial responsibility for treatment and chronic care.

In his statement Mr. Churchill said the care and treatment of Canada’s veterans was a major ob- ligation of this country, and there Would be no change in the present. system “unless it is clearly and un- mislakably for their benefit.” Prime Ill i n i s t e r Diet'enbaker has also singled out this proposal as one which was “rather more sweeping than I think the Government would give acceptance to."

Certainly Canada would not. stand for any dmvngrading of vet- erans’ rights to the best hospital care and treatment they require. We do not think the Commission had this in mind in advocating that patients be transferred progres- sively to public hospitals under ap- propriate financial arrangements, and that DVA hospitals be convert- ed to community institutions in which disabled veterans would have preferential admission rights. How- ever. the Government sees a dan- ger in these proposals that would affect our veterans’ status quo. or Could be construed as affecting it.

It ha s forestalled Opposition criticism by indicating its intention of bypassing this part of the Com- mission’s report, regardless of what savings might be effected. A good thing. too, if there was any danger of this issue getting involved in a political dogfight.

EDITORlAL NOTES

Congratulations to C a p t a l n Kean, his fellow officers and crew of the “Abegweit” on their success- ful efforts in rescuing a Summer- side youth in the stormy Northum- berland Straits yesterday morning. It was a fine achievement in navi- gation. calling for judgment and experience in the beat seafaring tradition.

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The New York City area uses about 800,000 tons of newsprint a year—nearly 11 per cent of the total United States consumption. And. according to the president of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Ae- sociation, New York’s current newe- paper strike is costing Canada some 31.500.000 a week in newsprint ex- ports. During the month the strike has laated, these lost exports amounted to $6,500.000. It has meant a toes of between $500,000 and 8600.000 in wages to pulp and paper

‘ workers alone, not counting allied ' lode-idea.

so it it

“KEEP 'SW-lcNGlNG - — — HE’LL BE BACK!”

CANADA'S PROSPERITY Too Many Gloomsters And Pollsters

Are Canadians always full of; gloom? . I

A public opinion poll reports: that Canadians are less likely to : say grace before meals than? are people in the United States. The Canadian gloomsters would concur with the pollsters be- cause tlrcy might say that the people in the United States have more to be thankful for. Actu- ally thc reason Canadians re- main (‘anadians is that they ‘ would soor‘cr be Canadians than residents of the United States or. as Gilbert and Sullivan want to be Roosians of Proosiaus. or belong to other nations. '

Perhaps the reason that Can- adians sometimes act as if they are sure the world is coming to an end is that in Canada there are so many opposition parties in Parliament. It is pre- sumably the duty of the official opposition party to view with i

alarm everything that the gov-‘ ernment of the day proposes." and with a couple of other unof- ‘ ficial opposition groups in the; House of Commons the oppor-4 tunities for being down in thef month are greater. '

It is possible also that s o m e, d “n

members of the forcign service of the Canadian government are not averse to telling people of other lands that conditions are bad in Canada.

PROSPFRITY SIGNS

The fact is that Canada is prosperous. Most retailers who kept their dors pen (some of them appear to wish to lock had the biggest Christmas sea- son in their history. This would not have been possible if the customers had not had more money than they had ever had; before. The retailers' biggestI problem last Christmas seems to have bccn replenishment of exhausted stock.

The automobile industry has been reporting new high figures for distribution and sales. The Canadian steel industry achiev- ed new records in production and sales. Thc records were in percentage better than those of the United States steel industry. Companies are paying better dividends, at least there are more increases in dividends than there are decreases.

In a population of eighteen million people there are bound to be people in distress. some‘ through their own fault and many through no fault of their own. But the sweeping general- ization of the gloomsters th at “things are bad" is a morbid comment and should not be heeded. This does not mean that the usual cheque should be with- held from the reverend gentle- man who runs a mission to feed people. mostly men. who are mentally beyond helping them-

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A TRIBUTE

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i not to invade Cuba.

The Printed Word. Toronto selves. or even thinking about it

There are difficulties in living in Canada, particularly in the larger communities. No one knows how those cars produced in Oshawa. Oakville and Wind- sor are ever going to find park-

over the years. There are days

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ing space, let alone garages. In! spite of approaching bankruptcy 3

because of road building. it takes longer to get to the job today than it took ten years ago. That is a cause for worry. but hardly justification for predicting that‘ things will get worse for people i

der if there is no cheerful news to put on page one. There a re preachers of the Gospel who apparently do not think that be- lievers should be cheerful. There are critics who do not. remem- ber. as everyone should. that a nation is not ruined in spite of its mistake-3.,

People are better off. People continue to be better off because most people are willing and able to work. and most people have jobs.

Those Cuban Commitments

By Carmen Cumming Canadian Press Staff Writer

The great Cuban crisis is easing its way into history with no formal commitment

Two months ago. just after the Kennedy-Khrushchev. agree- ment that roke the crisis. British Labor member Harold Wilson observed publicly that it would be a mistake to consider the settlement a Soviet climb- o r .

Wilson. Labor‘s chief foreign affairs spokesman. said Russians had "secured one of the things they were after—— guarantee of the territorial in— tegrity of a Communist state on the borders of America."

It now is apparent that the Russians have achieved noth- ing of the kind.‘

FAIR SWAP

Wilson. other fh

along with many people on both sides of Iron Curtain. understood that the essence of the Ken- nedy-Khrushchev pact was that Soviet missiles would be re- moved from Cuba in exchange for a US. pledge not to invade the island.

But since then' both sides apparently have chosen to lg- nore fine print in the state- ments of the other side.‘

Premier Khrushchev, in his ct. “28 message to Kennedy. said the missiles had been sta-

tioned in Cuba to protect it from attack end could now be removed since “I regard with respect and trust your state- ment put forward in your message (the previous day)’ that no attack will be made on Cuba. that no invasion will take place. not only by the US. but also by other coun- the Western hemis-

your message pointed out."

Actually. Khrushchev had read a lot info the president’s message that wasn't there.

Kennedy did not guarantee that other nations of the hemis- phere would not invade Cuba.

He said only that he was “corr- . les

fidenl" they would go along with the arrangement An h

d t e U.S. leader‘ attached i tell me‘ about viral gastmenter- .

Acids Seen Cause Of Canker .50er

By Dr. Theodore B. Van Della!

CITRIC and acetic acid- may cause canker lore: and other mouth lellonl. We have seen ee- verel individuals over the year-e who drank large amounts of fruit juices. They developed sores in the mouth and in time discovered accidentally that th e lesion: could be prevented by eliminating fruit containing these acids:

Tesla have demonetreted that allergy is responsible. Ameri- cana also are great pill u set I and the use of drugs often leads to painful ulcers. redness. and bleeding of the mouth. Barbitu- rates. antibiotics. iodine. eufon- amides, eallcylatea (aspirin). mercury. and bismuth head the list. Some of these producta ea- cape detection because they are hidden in simple remedies such as cough slrups or pain klllere.

In many instances the e or as reappear in the same spot when- ever the causative drug is taken. The chemicals are ab- sorbed by the stomach and. for some unknown reason. select the m o uth to do their dirty work. This is mentioned because the lesions do not come from local contact with the drug in thc mouth. _

The oral cavity was built to take abuse. It is lined with a re- sistant membrane that iscov: ered constantly with large amounts of mucus and saliva. Sores form when these areas are sensitized through allergic. me- tabolic. or emotional elements.

A poorly fitting denture is an example of injury but in many instances the irritation is aided and abetted by a sensitivity to acrylic materials used 1 dentures. Other allergic offend- ers include toothpaste. mouth washes, denture cleansers. to- bacco. medicated lozenges. fle- voring in candy or c h e w l n g gum. and certain drugs.

The irritation may be confin- ed to the lips or to the corners of the mouth when an allergy exists to certain dyes in lip- stick. Redness. painful ulcers. and swelling ihivest on the in- side of the mouth also stem from a variety of foods. Dust and serums cause these lesions occasionally.

IDr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics ll stamped. self~addressed enve- lope accompanies request.) CHILDHOOD CONVULSIONS

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two key conditions to the no-i

invasion promise: that the So- viet weapons would be removed "under appropriate U n i t e d Nations observation and super- vision," and that Russia should "undertake, with suitable safe- guards, to half the further in- trodur‘tion of such weapons into

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in: any international inspection?

on Cuban soil. the US. feels that it is not bound by the no-lnvasion pledge.

SEES RED VICTORY ‘

Khrushchev feels differently. In a New Year‘s message to Castro he was still insisting that the Communist camp had achieved a moral and political victory since the US. had com- mitted itself and its hemis- pheric 'allies not to invade Cuba.

Two days earlier Kennedy had sounded a contrasting note in welcoming the Bay of Pigs invasion prisoners at Miami following their release from Cuba. In an emotional speech while accepting the brigade colors. Kennedy said: “ can assure you that this flag will be returned to this brigade in a free Havana.

And this week. following the Soviet-US. decision to with- draw the Cuban issue from the UN Security Council, Washing- ton officials have been quoted as saying that the US. stands committee to Kennedy's prom‘ ise to try to halt Cuban sub— version and to his proposition that “the Cuban people shell some day be truly rec."

The outlook' In for continued U.S. attempts to isolate the country. But clearly Washing- ton does not feel bound to keep hands off Cuba in any altuaflon where an invasion is deemed necessary.

First Book On N.S. Birds. _

Nova Scotte Newsletter ‘

The {inf comprehensive work on Nova Scotie birds. represent- ing the life's work of interne- Monally ~ known omithologist noble W. Tufts. Wolfville. h a I recently been published through the Nova Scotla Mueeum.

"The Bide of Nova Scotle". a volume of more than 480 pa- gee. contains a wealth of infor-‘ matter: gathered over In a n y years of intenelve study and ob- salvation,

Mr. Tufts, a research asso- ciate of the mueeum. began WI! his records as a boy before the turn of the century. As a child-he was drawn to Ike

Moore. Ae be rew older. e

m‘ the of finance. more eventually won out and be mad for .I were

evltable result. With hie own records. the co-orperaflm of oth- er efudente of blrda. including hle own pupils in the subject. and with full access to the re- cords of Harry Piers, longtime Curator of the Provincial Mue-

around winch later contributions will arrange th ea. The beautiful hard-c o v e :-

volume. printed in mire-x. 'hr

eludes color plates of beautiful bk"! Plinth!!! h! Rout Tory Peter-see and John Cmby. n- formettve Inner-wing. ere bylolin If. Dick. Jacket been a reproduction of all: on the lee . to a book on the hide of the ocean- ee.

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REPLY This intestinal infection is caused by a virus and resem- bles food poisoning. Many of the victims have fever. generalized aching, nausea. vomiting. diar- rhea. and griping pain. Spon- taneous recovery is the rule. TAINTED FOOD PD. writes: Could two per- sons who ate thc same. contam- inatcd food rea‘tt differently? L

Yes. because other factors play a role in the severity food poisoning. These include the amount eaten and whether vomiting occurred immediately thereafter.

APPENDICITIS AND PREGNANCY

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S.A.S. writes: Can a woman become pregnant after having an operation for ruptured ap- pendix?

REPLY

Yes. because the reproductive organs are rarely involv in perforation of the appendix. TODAY'S HEALTH Exercise is the antidote to bad.

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