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44 Km: St W.. Toronto. Iunueal Office. 225 unu-rsily Tower um. Editor. Frank Wolkol (imural Munucur. lan A Burnett Member Camulian Duly Nowopaper Publishers Association blumilcr ul rue Csnndlnn Press Member Audi! lluicnu ul Circuluuuuo Iranch nfllcco at Suuuuzrudo. Montague and Alhorlnn Authorized ll soc:-iul (flan Mall by U19 Poll 0"'CI Dcpurtnn-nl. Otlawn. Iy llarru-I ('lIuI'luIl(-luwll Suililnchiun 3l.I.lb0 II" 1'” Ium Elsewhere In P i-;.l. 89.00 other Provinces null u.s. Il2.I)0 per Iunum

"The strongest memory is wcakc than the weakest ink."

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A Strange Pastime

A new craze is on the go in the United States, and leading psy- chologists are wondering where it will end and what damage if any, it will leave in its wake. News reports indicate that it has already crossed the border into Canada at various points, although, for some reason or other, the Canadian social structure has never been quite as receptive to csolcric fashions as its American ('ounlci'pa1'i. This, too. would make a good subject for psychological re- search.

it .-tartczl when Morey Bern- stein. an amateur hypnotist, wrote I rather insipid little book entitled ”The Search for Bridey Murphy" in which he described the reactions of I young woman whom he had hyp- notized for experimental purposes. A lot of gibberish and one thing and another indulged in by the woman while in her trance convinced Mr. Bernstein that she had lived before --one hundred years ago, in fact, in Ireland. To Mr. Bernstein this meant only one thing: that souls go from one reincarnation to another in an endless series. This, of course, is not I new doctrine. It is held by count- less millions of adherents of various Oriental religions - the Brahmins Ind Buddhists, chiefly. In the West It is confined mainly to the theoso- phists who flourished In the United States, and to a lesser degree in England, during the latter half of the last century and are still pro- pagating their beliefs, though appar- ently with rapidly diminishing suc- cess.

The fashion started by Mr. Bernstein-or was it Bridey Mur- phy?-seems more a matter of en- tertainment than of philosophic speculation. Reports say that ”rein- carnation" parties are being held with increasing frequency. it is all very simple, apparently. Partici- pants merely sit in I darkened room and try. with the aid of appropriate music, to recall their past reincar- nations. Usually. it results in noth- ing more harmful than I1 101. of in- coherent an d pointless chatter, which, as far as that goes, charac- terizes many social gatherings

which don't have any theosophical.

purpose. It is not without danger- ous sidelines, however. At least one young man is reported to have com- mitted suicide so that his next ad- venture in reincarnation might be expedited. Professional psycholo- gists and most competent hypnotists seem to agree that the whole thing is a fad which will have its brief day and then pass into unlamented oblivion. But that does not explain the root. cause of such a strange pastime, in a society. that is, that does not profess much knowledge of or much concern for the philosophic props of Oriental mysticism; nor does it do much to disprove another belief which is just as old as the doctrine of reincarnation, namely. that everybody is mad in at least one respect, and that some are .i great deal madder than others.

Historic Expeditions

Modern rescue methods paid off recently with the swift location of 15 United States airmen. Eight were down in the Venezuelan jungles. Seven were lost in the Antarctic wastes. All were brought to safety.

Famous earlier searches were time-consuming and often unsuc- cenful. On July 2. 1937, the 39-year- old aviation heroine. Amelia Ear- hon. disappeared over the Pacific and touched off one of the greatest

, Yhniu in history. And one of the

boot mysteries. On the New 'v -I-lowland, Island leg of I

to this day, that Miss Earhart was picked up by the Japanese. The tale has been denied many times by J81): anesc officials, and postwar investi- gations proved negative.

Not all modern searches have ended on such a somber note. In 1942, World War I flying' ace Cap- t a i n Edward V. Rickenbacker, with 3 party of six men, was forced down north of Samoa. They drifted 225 days on small rubbe- life rafts

before being rescued by I Navy helicopter".

Another flier. Paul Redfern, x'ai1lsIu'tl on a 1937 flight over the

South American jungles. At least lhrcc svparate expeditions failed to find a l1'2u'c of him. inevitably there were rumors and reports of a white man lixing ill the wilds with the In- dians.

(loloncl ll. ll. Fawccii, a fellow of the Royal (.ic0gt'aphlCal Society, cnicrctl Ihc Nlatio Grosso jungles in 1923 in scarrli of a lost white civili- zation. llc was never heard from again, aliliougli reports persisted that he was still alive. Finally 8. Brazilian cxplorcr, Alfred Reallni, claimed that he had found the re- mains of Col. Fawccll and his son. Thcy had apparently hccn killed by the Indians.

Captain Roald Amundsen, the polar explorer, disappeared while on a mission of mercy. The dirigible It- alia had crashed near the North Pole, and Amundsen with five men 501 out on a search for survivors. The Amundsen party was never seen again. The Italia's commander, Umberto Nobilc, and eight of his men were eventually rescued.

A scarch that captured the im- agination of the world was made by Henry M. Stanley. Dr. David Livingstone disappeared in Africa while on an expedition to find the source of the Nile. For about three years nothing was heard of him. Told by the New York Herald to ”go and find him." Stanley did just that, at Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika on Nov. 10, 1871.

Possibly the earliest organized search in the Western Hemisphere was for Henry Hudson whose mutin- ous crew set him adrift in a small boat in 1611. A three-ship expedition from England failed to find him. As usual, there were tall tales of Hud- sonls living on as a "king" with an Indian tribe.

Better On Cheque Forms

A cheque written on the back of a live pig (or any other animal, we presume) is cashable, the monthly review of the Bank of Nova Scotia says. It does not explain, however, what becomes of the pig or who re- tains ownership of the animal.

T h 9 Review also tells of I cliequc written on birch-bark with boat-tar by a northern trapper. It was cashed by a bank.

The bank recommends. however, that use of the regular cheque forms which are of "safety" paper, is pre- fcrable. II warns that, to assure quick and efficient transfer, cheques must be properly made out and sign- ed. Unauthorized changes and forg- ery should not be Invited by leaving blank spaces or by writing in pencil.

The Review does not mention the irritating habit of many depositors who ask the teller to make out their deposit slips. instead of doing so themselves. It is a simple operation. easily learned- and the doing of it oneself saves time and labor for the bank staff and delay to the custom- ers waiting their turn.

The value of small accounts to the banks illustrates the spread of thc”Banking habit," the Review states. Of the 10 million deposit ac- counts in Canada, more than 8'1, million are personal saving accounts. and of these more than one-half are accounts of less than S100 each.

Known in banking circles as "the three Cs," chaiacter, capacity and capital are the main guides by which I bank manager permits loans. the Review says.

EDITORIAL NOTES,

Disappointing indeed was the weather on St. Patrick's Day, but this did not interfere with the re- ligious observance which was the main feature of the anniversary.

Judges spoke in the warmest tornu of the quality of stock shown Kottllotlosioraocf Show and Solo

PUBLIC FORUM

his column in upon to tho discus- olon by correspondents of questionn- Il lntcrool. Tho Guardian does not noooonarlly cndoron tho opinion ol oonupolulsots.

FORUM TOPICS

Sir.-ll is always interesting tn read the various comments in the Public Forum of your valuable newspaper. There is a vcry wide range of subject coverage requir- ing an extensive knowledge of many matters. Currently they seem to refer substantially to Causeways and Tourists. These subjects are always interesting and educational.

It has been expressed on oc- casions. and at variance with the facts. that tourists to P.E.l. do not add much to the economy of the island. inasmuch as most. of them are merely visiting former natives who make summer trips at the expense of the resident natives, that they rut the roads and by ways with speedy cars that fill the homes with dust and carbon-mom oxide fumes. and add otherwise to the traffic fatalities, while they en- joy free board and room with some relative or friend.

Of course the financial stalcmeni of the Canadian Government belies this claim, as it relates in the yearly income from the tourists trade.

This income will be increased as the Trans-Canada Highway will be- come more used from Newfound- land to British Columbia. This leads to the Causeway proposition. While the success of the Port Hawkesbury venture adds zest to the island causeway idea. we wond- or how it would affect the ferry toll unless the road loll would equal the current income. Aside from the economics of the affair. the old- stcrs among the island natives well remember the issue of P.E.l. contact with the Mainland by wheel traffic. as they periodically obtain- ed undcr Borden and Lauricr as political considerations. as tunnel talk; bridge broadcasting: and now causeway comment.

in any event. the thou ht of I Mainland Road to the lse is in- trlguing. romantic and poetic. lo say the least. Perhaps not so econ- omically desirable unless or until the revenue from tho ferry would be enhanced by I service running to Newfoundland which would pra- vlde extended service and opport- unities for the tourists wishing to enlarge their Itinerary of travel beyond P.E.l. and its many mem- ories. and championships.

This recalls the county champ- ion expectorntor of Halifax Twlsl extract, when John Gavin pin-poinl- ad the bull's eye at ten paces from the target In I jet propelled Ictlon squirt that knocked I dime from the end of I piece of firewood held In the hand of the umpire. while the fiddler: It s Jamboree Introd- uced It on excelled tempo of the trio of Lord MacDonald. Mrs. Mac- Leod and the Arkansas Trnvclcr while the guests danced to this med- icy of jigs. straltspeys and horn- plpes. We sincerely hope that these ancient attractions In cur- rent form will not yield to the It- trnctlon of the Causeway. Ind mod- on science.

lam. sir. on-,. PETER A. REILLY. Boston. Mass.

ILES AN

The Ill-year-old peaceful atom already is playing an active role in everyday life.

Let's forget for in minute the possibilities for the future-which experts say are really lrcmcnd- ous-and sue whal jobs the atom is (loin: today

I. You may be nnc of the half- million who have had an ailment diagnosed in the last 10 years with the help of radioactive isotopes.

2. You may be one of the 50.000 who have undergone actual treat- ment with certain isotopes. al- though successes have hccn limited in the treatment field.

It. You may he our of many sick people who, while not treated with atomic energy, have hcnefilted Ill- dirccily from research into various Jr J '-d with i f ,.

4. The foam rubber mattress you sleep on, the kitchen linoleum you walk on. the tires on your automo- bile. the cigarets you smoke, the ice cream you had for lunch may have been processed by industrial teclmiqucs employing radioactive isotopes as efficiency sides.

WHITER LAUNDRY

5. The gasoline pumped at your neighborhood filling station may have been sped through pipelines with the help of isotopes employed to spot obstructions.

6. Your laundry may be whiter due to improvements in soaps and detergents made possible through research with radioactive dirl and grcnsc.

7. It's possible you may have munchcd on a new variety of pea- nuls produced through atomic rc- scarch in llonclics.

But despite other such gains in date. experts say that only I start has been made.

A special panel on "The impact of the peaceful uses of atomic en- ergy"--headcd by Robert McKin- ncy. publisher of the Santa Fe New Mexican--concluded aflcr consul- tation with scientists thal-

Along the atomic mcdicnl front, the future holds promise of "fewer days of sickness. fewer days In hospitals. and a longer, more use- ful llfc."

BETTER (?R()PS

In agriculture: ”TalIor - niadc" crops. adaptable to wider ranges of climate and soil: more resist- ant to discascs and insects. healthier and bclier-producing ani- mals. . .imprnvcd insecticides and plant growth regulators. . .

in Industry: More and more pro- cesses aided by isotopes which al- ready are saving industry 3100,- 000.000 annually. . .A host of brand new products made through ”rI- dlation chemistry". . .

The experts say more research. more money. more trained per- sonnel are required in order to realize the full potential of the peaceful atom. Also. greater speed in getting results of research into actual practice. But I start has been made.

Isotopes are being used In tho treatment of certain canccrnus conditions: some forms of heart disease; overactive thyroid glands- or "toxic golters;" "polycythcmln

vera." I disease in which exces-

Human limit To Space Travel

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sive numbers of red blood, cells are formed: and in certain di- seases of the eye.

CANCER-B CURED

Best results have been achieved so far in the case of overactive thyroid where radioactive iodine is employed: and in Itpolycythcmin vera." where radioactive phos- phorus is used.

Skin cancers have been cured with radioactive phosphorus. RI- dioactlve iodine is being used against thyroid cancer. and while it has had little effect on the "pri- mary" csnccr, it has helped fight bits nf cancer that sometimes spread from the original site.

Radioactive cobalt Ind. more re- cently. radiosctive cesium. are be- ing " d as and easier- to-use substitutes for radium in attacking deep - scaled cancers from outside the body.

Brain tumors con be dlagnozed localized with the help of radio- active materlals which in the brain tend to concentrate mars exten- sively in cancerous areas than normal tissue.

THE CHINESE BELL

This is the great bell

Taken from I house of strange gods-

Soe its smooth swell

Of grccncd bronze embossed with life at odds

With life and death nccepting death. and the fl ht

1! Of time from night through day- light into night.

Once the tall bell

flung in a lapsi-lazuli tower. sur- rounded

with lanterns and the smell

Of sweet herbs burned in braziers; when it sounded

it sent I covey of cchoos like birds winging.

The air moaned with singing.

Seventy years the bell

Han stood in silence on our alien shore:

It is I sculptured shell

Full of the wlnd's surge and the waver roar.

Waiting to onerbrlm at last; but

when It speaks. It will not speak to living mnn. -Audrey Alonudra Brown in tho Montreal Star

The Age Old Slory

Teach Is to number our days. list In my apply our bouts unto wisdom.

INTIIPRIIING BACI

Moslems of tho Maldive Islands 100 miles southwest of Ceylon ltovo long been-noted as navigators and traders.

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TEYIS RIVEAL SECRETS

ABOUT RODILY I-IELATII

Doctors are not sootlissyors or fortune tellers. Yet frequently they can toll whether you have some unsuspqzlod lllnou sim- phy by looking into your eyes.

Your oyos often reveal secrets obout your bodily honlth. They act so sort of I barometer by ro- veollng doop-seated conditions.

By using on ophthalmoocope. In eye speclollst can examine tho Intricate network of the retina. the flattened end of the optic nerve which is spread across and back part of your eye.

The ophthalmoscopo is In In- strument. commonly used by vi- sion specialist . which costs I narrow beam of bright light through the pupil to the back of your eye. The light is then re- lnter, giving him I clear and do- 'lner. giving liirta clear and de- tailed View of the retina.

CHARACTERISTIC MARKS

Many facts about you leave their characteristic marks on tho retina. with the ophthalmoscope, I specialist can tell whether you have any number of physical Ill- ments.

He may detect heart trouble, anemia. epilepsy, hardening of the arteries. pneumonia. diphthe- rln. influenza. and even measles or mumps.

And. of course. hell be able to find eye diseases which might be present and any visual errors such as astigmatism, nearsight- odness or farsightedness.

EMOTIONAL DISORDERS Emotional disorders, too. may be uncovered. Many doctors say that such disorders have physical manifestations In the eye more frequently than in any other or-

n.

Thus, your eyes are closely cor- related with your entire body. Even if you don't have visual trouble. regular eye examina- lions, especially if you are past middle age, may provide valuable guidance. on the care of your gen- oral health.

QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. C. L.: My daughter born with a receded lower bone. Can this correcelcd? Answer: Usually. a child I receded lower jawbone have In operaloin performed to correct this deformity when she reaches four to six years of ago.

OUR YESTERDAYS

from The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (March 10. 1931)

There has been I nolicable fall- ing off in the amount of potatoes being brought into Summersidc this week as compared with the last few weeks, when two and three car loads came in every

day. Prices remain low with. Cobblers 20 cents I bushel. Mountains 30 cents. Some seed

have brought an average 40 and 45 cents I bushel for Cobblers and Mountains.

The fourth occasion this winter- thsi communication was cut be- tween the island and the main- land has resulted from yesterday's severe snowstorm. The car ferry nemained It Tus fine all day yesterday waiting for the main- land train. which at I late hour last night was snowbound It Mel- rose. The ferry which left Bor- den It 10:15 Tuesday night arriv- ed at Tormentino at 7:27 yester- day morning.

Mr. G. Shelton Sharpe. M.L.A., returned yesterday after attend- ing the annual meeting of the Live Stock Records Board in Of- taws. At this meeting Mr. Sharpe was elected to the board commit- lce to represent P. E. l.

TEN YEARS AGO (March 19. I946)

The tow n of -Kenslnglon h a 5 mode application to have the Roy- al Canadian Mounted Police car- ry out police work in the town. The final decision was taken at I meeting It the Town Council last week. It is expected that the force will take over tho work in about flu-cs weeks.

On recommendation of Fisheries Mlnlstor H. F. G Bridges. lhc cabinet council has authorized the payment of 8100.000 In fishing bo- nuses for the year 1045-46 accord- ing to In order tabled in tho House of Commons today.

i IT'S A CAT'S LIFE

CREIGHTON. Soak. (CF) -Ono of the village cots has been living the life of I feline Riley In nearby Flln Flon. Mon. Villa c council has received this bill: hrce cans of col. food 81.12; housing In boot 1!. overhead 61 cents. total 34.88. The account was submitted by the town of Flln Flon. when fhotcot was hold on I rsbtos su- pec .

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A Doom-'s Idvles is only Ilvo If you don't tokn it.--It. ll co-Journal.

Mtkoyno crltlolsod Stalin and llvod to toll about it. But only bo- csuss Stalin didn't llvo to hoor ll. -Toronto Star.

CIDOI:

The contemporary revival of tap- eslry weaving is unlikely to re-

lfen9l'll.l'l01IIIlsrlty. we Ire com- mlttod. It seems. 0 painting In its various fonns. though the cold sterility of much modern n.chltect- uro-provides a unique opportunity to make urc of the warmth. color and texture of these woven pict- ures.-Wlnnlpeg Free Press.

A bank in Kansas which has been operating for 51 years has closed. Many depositors will suf- fer because the bank was not cov- ered by federal deposit Insurance. This is I reminder to Canadians that they are fortunately protect- ed by Canada's banking laws .Thls is I Canadian asset we are prone to take for granted and not ap- preciate.-Fort William. Tim 2 I Journal.

Like the Soviet peasants before them. Chinese peasants are ob- viously protesting against forced collectlvizatlon. Whether this method of protest will be any more effective now in China than it was in the early nineteen thirties in Russia remains to be seen. But we should not forget that Com- munisl China today is even poorer than the Soviet Union was in 1930. and It can even less afford I tre- mendous loss of agricultural cap- ital.-New York Times.

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5!! Wlanlso mnrohllr .. four-volumo history oi cT.'.m1';n,:. 49083108 volllos closes WI I end of the lctorlao on. Thu 3: Wilton 'hou'look ovsr and mm, rs: o Windsor Stu-.' hm", Mmuu”

PIT! Arthur III had Iv . 000 worth of snow to dIto..:I'::i. hosted on the -cost of romoval basis. but It tbst loss than half the 1: feet rtod from Revel- Iloke. B.C.. w on tho sidewalk. are described ll slit t. nches. (iv. feet deep.-Port Arthur News.

The notional government's pu-1,. lclpotlon in "nonctng higher ed. ucntlon should certainly be In. creased. This country has the re. sources to provide faculties need. ed to ensure adequate numbers of university-minded men and wom. en. The cool. of higher education should be shared by the province; and the Dominion with industry providing I large number of schol. II-ships Ind endowments.-winni peg Tribune. ,

Too many people are killed by passing traffic while changing car tires. A reason for this needless loss of life seems to lie in the fact that people are afraid to drive a car even I few extra feet after I blow-out or puncture for fear of mining the tire casing. Motorists are inclined to ' llros right where they stop. on the edge of the highway or not. This is far from sensible. What tire casing is worth I life or even an injury? Motorists who must change lim should first remove their can well clear of passing traffic.-Broclo ville Recorder.

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