I THE GUARDIAN

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"The strongest memory is weaker than I 3' the weakest ink." f- --'T TIIFRSUAY. AUGUST 25. 1955

pr. Strange Contrasts

:- Let us hold l'ast to the belief that I some day Youth will reshape this old world nearer to the heart's desire. It is a sad commentary on conditions today that while boys from contin- ental France, Morocco, Algeria and French Africa are fraternizing free- ly It the Scout Jamboree, and even staging historic pageants together, their seniors at home should be fighting each other no bitterly. The bloodletting in French North Africa. 3 says a Canadian Press despatch.

seems ”incredible" at Niagara-om

the-Lake. So indeed it should. But this continent too can show its startling anomalies. 0vcrshadow- .3. ed by the headlines announcing mounting casualties in Morocco. I briefer news item from Houston, Texas. carries the same malignant Implications. It reads: ”Because I 1 : restaurant supervisor thought they I; were negroes, Ia-fffs ambassador I, . to the United States and his secre-

' tary Monday were asked to leave the public dining room of a swank eating place here." An apology has 1 i now been tendered to the ambassa-

dor by Washington. It might well have been drafted to include the whole colored human race.

One thing which the Scout move- ment seeks to do is remove such racial and national prejudices; and at such great gatherings as the

. World Jamboree this objective is realized magnificently. But outside the enchanted pale the world goes

, . its own stubborn and suspicious way.

1 I ”Unslumbering all, the hates that

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watch and crawl"; and it is these enemies, spawned by ignorance and intolerance, that civilized nations should be fighting today.

Perhaps we should not be too discouraged by the contrasts which the Scout gathering has been em- phasizing for the past fcw days. In the very existence of such an organ- ization, with its wide ramifications, and conception of world brother- hood. there is room for much hope.

Bones Of The Griiion

The reported discovery of the Griffon's bones in Georgian Bay, Ontario. recalls the story of Reno Robert tiavelier, Sieur de la Salle. one of the most daring and gifted explorers in American history. The Toronto Telegram gives the follow- ; lng review of his career:

. Born in l643, La Salle came to Canada at the age of 24, and got ll grant of land at Lacliine. In 1669, seeking a routc to the Pacific, he ex- plored the ()hio River, entcrcd Lake Michigan. and discovered the Illinois. By 1677 he was heavily in dcbt, but on ll, visit to France he was granted I monopoly of the fur trade in the Mississippi valley.

His Griffon, first conimorcial ves- sel on Lake F.ric. loft Grccn Hay. Wisconsin. in I679, czirigving furs to pay his debts in Montrcal. It was never heard of again. lie with his party went along the west shore of Michigan to the St. Joseph Rivcr, and thence to the Illinois, down which I'll' proceeded to the Mississippi. In 1682 he dcsccnded the Mississippi to its mouth, and took possession of the whole region for the French king. naming it Louisiana. He planned to

4 - build forts and establish a new em- : pile. of which he would be governor. ' Trouble with creditors and rivals

gt . forced him to return to France. I where he was made governor of the I territory. In 1684 he set sail with four ships and 400 men to find the of the Mississippi, -but the ' iupply ship was cnptuieclby the sndlie was stricken with qt. West Indies. While he

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1.. loss of the Grlffon was one of the many 'misfortunes which marked his career but could not quell his courage or check his enterprise. The finding of what are thought to be its sunken timbers after three centuries may clear up a mystery in the life of a dauntless explorer whose name has an honored place in the his- tory of Canada and North America.

Family Allowance

It will be recalled that this Prov- ince was the ”guinea pig" in work- ing out an efficient Family Allow- ance plan at Ottawa, and that the success of the experiment here re- sulted in the introduction, with a few minor alterations, of the scheme on a Canada wide basis in July. 19-45. A recent statement by the Hon. Paul Martin, Minister of Na- tional Health and Welfare, indi- cates its growth during the past de- cade.

In late 1945, some 3,168,000 children from 1,334,000 families benefited, compared with 5,205,290 children from 3,168,000 families in May of this year. The cost of the program in the 1946-47 fiscal year, the first full year of operation, total- led S245,150.531, compared with 3t33(l,ll3,902 for the fiscal year end- ing March 31. 1954. The total out- lay up to the latter date was 32,372,- 964,253 and it is estimated that by the end of the current fiscal year it. will exceed FS2,725.000.000.

Allowances are paid at the rate of S5 a month for children up to six years of age, 336 from six to ten, S7 from .10 to 12, and 538 from 13 to 16. ”Essentially," Hon. Mr. Martin points out, ”the Family Allowances Act put into effect 10 years ago has changed very little in its interpreta- tion. It. is based on sound economy."

In the beginning fears were ex- pressed that the system would be abused, and occasional stories are still heard regarding parents who spend the money in liquor stores. However. regional offices of family allowance administration employ workers and field investigators to check on possible misuse of a'llow- ances; and the Family Allowances

,Act provides authority to designate a welfare agency as the ”parent" and recipient of the allowance-in cases where allowances are not used

- deed. it has a central government

by the parents for the child's bene- .

fit. It is significant that, in so vast I number of families. only 315 ac- counts have to be administered by social welfare agencies in lieu of parents.

EDITORIAL NOTES

tNot. only Westerners but Rus- sians, too, ar bewildered by the new look in Muscovite diplomacy. The latcst novelty to attract their at.- tcntion was a front-page picture in Pravda showing American and Brit- ish diplomatic officials walking and chatting with Foreign Minister Mol- otov. No such evidence of friendli-

ncss had ever appeared before in

any Russian newspaper. O O O I

Meteorologisls are saying that one reason why hurricanes seem more inclined to attack the North- eastern states is that. for the past five or six years a high pressure area has been building up off Newfoundland, thus acting as a roadblock to the storm and diverting it from its usual course. They do not claim, however, that the entry of the ancient colony into (ionfcderation had anything to do with the build-up.

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()n a very hot day in Philadelphia members of the City Council passed a resolution authorizinggthemselves to go in shirt-sleeves during the business session. One man, however, refused to take advantage of the waiver. Said he: ”I'm comfortable enough." One likes to think that the real reason for his non-conform- ity was that he preferred momentary discomfort to the abandonment of 8 good tradition.

We are so fortunately situated here as to find it difficult to realize the implications of I disaster such as has swept the northwest United States in recent days, creating I

state of grave national emergency. The Canadian Government will take the lead, it is hoped, in indicating what the people of this country can do by way of assistance. The de- vastation stretches in I brood are through nortlieastern Pennsylvania. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, llassnchiaetta and Rhode Island-

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Adacan is a country of vast areas and great wealth. However its govcrnnient is very novel in-

that is always l'l by the same party, the Grunts tso called be- cause this is the function of their MPs). presently led by that pop- ular figure affectionately known as Uncle Lollypop.

Since the Grunts are the only party the Adacanians will trust to run the central government, their members hold all the jobs from Uncle Lollypop right. down to the lowliest Senilator. The judges are all Grunts except for one old fel- low appointed by the Talkies (so called because this was the func- tion of their MP5) when they liap- pened to be in office many years ago.

The civil servants are all Grunts too, because they are so happy to have the government accepting all their ideas that it would be mean not to vote Grunt to support these ideas. This goes pretty well for the Air Force, the Navy and the

Army. although there are still I few old Talky generals around. The Senilalc is the same way: nine Grunts to every Talky. And of course the House of Comments is pretty well that way too. Now from what hhve said you might think the Adacaninns are pretty well unanimous in every- thing but this is not the case at all. They have divided their coun- try up intn Tcnths - each of these has a government elected much like the central one. with one big ditfcrencc. instead of the Grunts runnimz everything. the Talkies or

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liiacan: A New Utopia.

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Winnipeg Free Plus

ist F. F. C. Forward-looking and Fair-Minded Confederation), the razzle-dazzle Red Socks or the Na- tionalisles-Provincialiates of the one Tenth speaking a different lan- guage. run the Tenths.

In this ingenious way the Ada- canians are not only able to dis- agree with one another. but with themselves as well: and as any fool can plainly see this is I new l level of democracy not achieved elsewhere.

Instead of having the opposition in the capital, Owetta. impeding the efficiency of the Grunt govern- ment, it is located in the capitals of the Tenths, constructively emo- loyed in running the 5uVEl'I1II'leIJl.l there. Each Tenth tries to get what it can out of the Grunts sitting in Owatta - and the Grunts di- vide up the money they collect in taxes between themselves and the Tenths in such I way.Is to keep the people voting Grunt forever.

Each Tenth government puts up such a glorious struggle to not money for its Tenth, no that its people will vote for it forever Rn. Thus the Adacnnians don't have any inconvenient changes rif gov- ernment. no unseemly disagree- ments in their parliament, no dif- culty arising between Ministers and their civil servants, no poul- bllity of the courts disagreeing with the government and causing trouble.

Instead Adacanians have har- mony of government It all levels, with the periodic conference be- tween the central and Tenths' gov- ernments to parcel out the money, which is the thing the people are

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Briliai.rT'sMRilman Theatre

most interested in anyway.

(Coming Events in Britain)

It was in 1847 that a St. Alban's

I farmer came across an ancientl

and long-buried ruin in I field he was plowing. The site was close to the forum of the Roman city of Vcrulaniinm. and it was soon confirmed that the remains were of archaeological value,

Not until li).'i3. however. were any serious excavations undertak- e . In that year the Earl of Ver- nlbm, owncr of the field. provided funds for archaeologists to com- menrc work on laying bare the tniiiiiintinns of what. was known to bc a Roman thcatrc.

('.ircular in shape it consisted

. when hiiill in the second century

Al). iii an nrchcstra, a stage. and 11 sloping hunk of earth which sup- ported rows of wooden seats. The whole was surrounded by massive walls strengthened by stone buttres- ses. By piecing together the evid- ence provided by the stonework, as well as by pottery and coins dis- covered on the site. it was puss- ible to date and to trace the his- tory of the theatre. which at the time that the excavations were made, was the only Roman theatre known to exist in this country. The original building was probably er- ected between AD 140 and 150, Ind was of simple and orthodox design. 0 C O

The floor of the stage. or pulpi- lum. was supported on wooden up- rights. Underneath the s t I 1: ex- isted I ilecp hollow or pit. the ob- ject of which is not deflnlteb known; but it may have served the dual purpose of draining away rainwater and improving acoustics. There was I room at the back of the stage for the use of the lclnn.

The first rudimentary structure was subject to considerable altera- tions as time went on. 'l'he.ItI1e,

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conjectured, were at this period covered by I tile roof. 0 I O

The Roman occupation ended. and when the Saxons came the theatre. together with the rest. of Verulamium, was used as a quar- ry for bulldln materials. The ramp of earth which had supported tiers of seas in the caves crumbled away and the whole edifice was slowly eroded. Iii last it disappear- ed from view and lay buried in the fields by the side of Watllng street, the Roman highway which . ran north from Dover to Chester- forgotteu until the day of its Ic- ” ' rediscovery in the nine- teenlh century.

other Roman lhcatres have re- cently been ldentified at. Canter- bury and Colcheatle . but it is

probable that the carefully-preserw ed foundations of Verulsmlinn may still claim the distinction of being all that the iavages of time have spared, all lhnt remains. of Bri- tain's oldest theatre.

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Medically Speaking .

Iy llennan N. Iuadesea. II. D- IIELP FOE MOSQUITO IITEU

Mosquitoes. the bane of summer outings, are just as nut to attack you as your neighbor. Yet. that!" bites may not bother your neighbor. while you suffer intense ltcllllli Everyone, you see. does not react the "me way to mosquito bites. Causes ltchlll

The female mostluil the 0” who does the biting-infects ttuld

-from her salivary 813348 ma”

your skin to help.her draw out the blood. This liberates hista- mine in your tissues and causes swelling, redness and an itchlnz sensation that is all out of Pros portion to the local congestion and inflammation.

if the bite is really trouble- some, you can apply an antihis- tamine ointment like Thephorln- I think you will find such oint- ments more effective in relieving itching and reducing swelling than

local anesthetic ointments.

on the bite at frequent intervals. There are other ”

should keep you comfortable.

The ointment should be rubbed

Dl'EPt arations in your drug store. which

Education Of A Mule

(Atlanta Constitution)

A trader sold I mule to a far- mer. "This is I fine animal", said the dealer- "He will work good if you just treat. him gentle."

In a few days the farmer went. back to the mule barn. "You lied to me". he told the dealer. "1 warmed the outs for that mule. I massaged him with I curry comb, I bedded him down at night. Yet he won't do I lick of work."

"Let me go out and have I look at him," said the dealer.

They went. to the farm. The mule was standing there, hitched to I plow. He wouldn't. budge. The dealer picked up I two by four and broke it over the Inl- mal's head.

"Now try him”, said the dealer. The farmer said. ”Giddap". The mule leaned to the collar and moved off.

"I don't understand it", said the farmer. "I thought you said you had to treat him gentle."

"You do." said the dealer. "But you have to get his attention first."

An Old Standby

night hours.

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An old standby is calamine lo-

tion. Milk of magnesia is usually soothing; so. too. is camphor ice. Or you might find a few drops of baking powder. I weak ammonia

solution, tincture of iodine or

Reckitrs blue more helpful.

Be especially watchful for mos- quitoes at sundown and during the That is when they are most apt to attack. Question and A war

.1. 3.: Will you please tell me

the cause of multiple sclerosis and

the treatment for an arm paralyzed from this disease? Would message he of help?

Answer: The exact cause of multiple sclerosis in not. known. It is I disease of the brain and spinal cord in which portions of the nerve tissue are replaced by scar tissue.

This condition is heat treated under the direction of your phy- sician. There are various drugs which may bring temporary re- lief from the symptoms.

AID FOR VICTIMS

LONDON (Reuters)-Six hun- dred London school children Tues- day prepared l12 pounds of clo- thing. toys and books for air shipment to the United states to American children who were vin- tims of hurricane Diane.

EMBEZZLED 55.700

NEW YORK. (AP)-A young bank teller pleaded guilty Tues- day to embezzling more than 365,700 to bet on horses. The tel- ler. John Calvin Slemer. 23, was arrested July ltl in South Am herst, Ohio, 10 months after he fled his Staten Island home. ills plea leaves him open to a maxi- mum sentence of five years in prison and a 35.000 fine on each of three counts. '

The Hurricane Watchers

Ottawa Oltzizen

"When a hurricane" (wrote Rich- ard Hughes in his great story "In llazard” about I ship in the grip of I particularly nasty one) "blows the roof off I house. it does not as I rule get inside the house and burst it from within. The flow of the wind over the roof makes I vacuum on the lee side of the roof, and so sucks it off."-

In the case of a ship the wind may deal in similar fashion with drawing I cork from I bottle." So it is no safer to be at sea than on land when one of these tropical terrors is on the loose.

Hurricanes are as much a fea- ture of the late summer and early fall as they ever were. but for- tunately the chances of escape from their fury are greater nowa- days, because they are more read- ily detected. Once the monster is spotted, ships and landsmen alike can be warned of its probable course and velocity; changes in: direction land speed of approach are observed and the Information quickly passed along.

Thus. while property loss on land last year reached the record fig- ure of S800 million, fewer people perished than in some earlier dia- nsters. Deaths were counted in the hundreds instead of the nearly 2.000 in Florida in 1928 and the 6,000 around Galveston, Texas, in 1900.

Yet in 1964 three separate hurri- canes struck the Atlantic coast- nne more than average-and the combined area over which they swept was extraordinarily large. They travelled far north before

spending themselves. and one- Hnzel-left the coastal ,' Il- togetlier and headed inland.

Men now employ electronic eyes as well Is their own in hunting down the potential killers out at see. As cowpunchers ride herd on cattle out in the West. specially trained Ilrmen ride herd on hurri-

Diane which has been threatening to strike the same general area as did its predecessor. C O O

A number of ingenious proposals have been advanced for minimiz- ing the effects of these air masses in violent motion. One of them is to bombard them from above with so much dry ice as to prevent rain Ind so to rob the storm of the moisture needed to keep it going. But the size of the task may be grasped when it is realized, t t according to meteorologists cal u- lations. I hurricane may expend in one mlnut more energy than the entire United States produces in electric power in half I cen- tury.

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