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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1924

POLITICAL RUMORS

with the country is filled with pol- itical minors and predictions ‘of impending misfortune.

The Stewart government been in power for about months. it has not yet met the leg- islature and, apart from carrying on the business of the province quietly and, so far as the public knows, satisfactorily, it has not an- nounced any intention of making radical changes except the general promises iiiadt during the campaign to correct cer- tain evils which existed under the previous These correc- tions, doubt, be effectedwhen the propertinie comes.

Rumors, persist. however, as‘ to the intention of the government to inaugurate new policies and to make definite changes. -One of these is to the effect that it is pro- posed to amend the Prohibition Act and introduce a measure of govern- ment control oi intoxicants. permit the sale of beer and light somewhat after the manner of the Quebec liquor law.

has five

in administration

regime.

we have no wilf

“dlirih

travagance and profllslcy 0! the King government.

Usually after a chance of sevent- ing up the vital sources of capital, ment i116 deflated Dan!’ speculum“ crippling industry and making Cau- ireely on the various means by "d; a dem- plafie which the newly elected is going deny n how ms to bring the country to ruin. Know- WUL sunwdflwing our people nut of in; lwthlfll 0! "18 Slwemmellva the country. And the only response Dwlllecl-"B WHW- l! l! necefli"? of the King government to the to invent policies which, if follow- coumrywgde appggl [or sanity and cd, would mean disaster and forth- economy 1, a take augmm to "m. vestigate the Civil Service! Mean- while Royal Commissions, increas- ing salaries, new appointments to office proceed with feverish anxiety to please a heelers df the government. lt is tawa. a parliamentary term is not desir- able but as the lesser of two evils it is preferable to a further contin- uance of present conditions. country is actually in peril but it is by n0 means too it can be saved only by a strong, firm, honest hand at the helm of state, the country is prepared to place the government hand and the hand is ready for the task, the hand of the Right Hon. Arthur Meighen whose only oppon- ents are those whom he prevented from stealing the railway system ‘of Canada and whose leadership is unquestioned in every province in Canada.

A writer in the Montreal Gazette,

Taxation is dry-

to live in and. Liberal bowlers

few sycophants and

time for a change at Ot- An election in the midst of

The

late to save it.

in such a

QONSERVATIV ES ACTIVE

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We are not in the secrets of ihe government but we can say with- out any hesitation that the Stew- art government has no intention of modifying in the direction rumors-l the provisions of the Prohibition Act.

it is well known that certain in- terests are anxious to get control oi‘, the liquor business and it is quite possible that certain individ- uals would welcome which would make the procuring of liquor a less circuitous matter than it is, but the great majority of our people are determined that the principle of prohibition shall be adhered to and We feel assured that the Stewart government is in ac- cord with this determination.

-.._._.

a change

Au indication of the pro- gressive activities of the local Lib-I eral-Couservative Association can be seen in the establishment of a new divisional

says I

With the headquarters at Mount Royal Club, the rainifica-l tions of the Cartier-Macdonalii Club, and the formation of new as-

in the various parlia- tlivisions of this city it sad that "the cause" is prospering and progressing. it is apparent that\our Conservative friends have no intention to allow any grass to grow under their feet, at least in the province of Quebec. With the selection of candidates in the parliamentary

l

sociations iiientary may be

constituencies,

dI-Ic to the dampness of their cloth- ing. A doctor must needs be out lll all kinds of weather. How then‘ to prevent rheumatism, which is better than to cure it? The learn- ed surgeon puts it this way: “Our

Notes by the Way

Sir Jlmco Oantlcy. a British surgeon oi some note, addressed the London Institute of Hygiene the other day. He would like to see the abandonment of some modern notions and the return oi ' the practices of our grandfathers and grandmothers in matters pertain- iug to health. ln the course of his lecture the modern tooth bnish came under condemnation and the old-time night cap and warming pan were given favorable notice. He said Moses did not um a tooth brush and there was no mention made of dentists in the Bible and if there were’ no dentists there were no bad teeth. These are, of course, mere assumptions without proof. it would he quite as hard to piove that Moses did not use a tooth brush as to prove that he did use it. A sufficient reason for dentists not being mentioned in history would be that they did not advertise.

To ny that if there were no dentifll In the old days there were no bad teeth is absurd. There have been instances of troublesome teeth where there was not a dentist with- in fifty miles and mighty few tooth brushes within the same dis- tance. But when Sir James Cantiey speaks of matters which come with- in his personal knowledge or his professional practice he is entitled to a hearing. He condemns the tooth brush; says it is not a sign of civilisation but of degeneration; that "lt drives the poison deeper into the gums," that the one count- ry ivliere dentists are most numer- ous and teeth are the worst is America. Now this is a rather terrible indictment if it is true and some fifteen words at the end of it are probably true.

“The great curse of the profess- ional man today" Sir James goes on to say, "is rheumatl ." And it is a sad torment to many outside of the profession. We fear the great surgeon when he said what is above quoted was making public a profound professional secret. I Personally we have known many physicians and surgeons in differ- ent cities and villages but we

this

of pretty r them

from

Sir James Cantlcy says it is

Political rumors and anticipated policies by interested parties can do no good and may cause some confusion in thc public minds This public, we feel assured have no cause to fear a retrograde move- ment in temperance legislation at the hands of the Stewart govern- ment.

TH E OTTAWA MUDDLE

considerable activity locally is ant- icipated. Such commendable poli- tical progressiveness has all in its favor to make it welcome to the Conservative rank and file.

Ham-ii LIBERAL PRE-ELECTION PRO-

With the very far in the future,

JECTS

general election not

says the

it has been anticipated for some time that if the King government would survive the coming session it would do so, to use a scriptural phrase, "with the skin of its teeth."

Monctou Daily Times, some big projects are being taken up. One of these is to construct which would permit ocean liners to steam as far inland as Ottawa. The cost is a mere bagatelle, five

W canals

in a small way, no doubt. Bit. this

even the hot water bottle are very comfortable bedfellows on a cold winter night.

grandmothers used warming pans every night of their lives, but we only use them to hang up on the wall as a curiosity. Unlike our fath- ers, wc do not use night caps, and as a result we get deafness from damp pillows. i use a warming pan overy night, and 80 if. 73 I can dance better than most of you at l7."—-This is not written here to put the doctors’ or dentists, or druggists out of business. The tooth brush trade will still go on

arming pan, the electric pad, or

- dospatchos of yesterday the rigbl

- being hindered by tbs uncertain-

‘sacrum. or the people. Even the qProgrcssives upon whose support King government had hoped to

liolpfnced not be looked for.

it is now seriously doubted that it shall survive even in this fashion. The period of mutual apology and defence has been passed and that of mutual recrimlnatlon and at- iack has taken its place. Certain Cabinet members are openly blam- ed for bringing about the govern ment’: undoing. According to our

of four members oi the cabinet m hold their seats will be challenged aud, we regret to say, one of these is a Prince Edward island repre- sentative. .

' The call for dissolution and an appeal to the country is dominion- wide. It is felt that matters are from bad to worse, that the natural progress of the country is

raclilatious a gov- qrsaiqsc which m forfeited his

survive the coating session, have pfddloaily intimated that such

"hm u; point in taxation " when reached. becomes a

.

hundred million claimed by the promoters that the canal solve a vital problem, the produc- tion of sufficient power to meet the demands in Ontario and Quebec, as the project includes ment of power at such points as may be deemed essential. proposed company is to be called the Confederation Canal and Company.

"Oh, that l were a boy" exclaim- ed a lady who watched with inter sated, though almost envious, eyes a bunch of boys ranging ln ago from five to eight or nine, sliding down the icy incline in front of 8t. Paul's Church, an ideal toboggan slide for the little ones-slid by the way, a source of profitable bar- vest for our boys‘ clothiers. is there. young or old, male or fe- male, who does not share in ths_de- light of-tlio red blooded boy as he tumbles gloriously in the snow or v slides-is on his own ‘self or ou an

improvised sled, down an icy iu- oiiuc to s hilarious tumble n; tlic_

rm point u; bboubottom of the bill. fin Oaucda cumin his ex- wiutor truly

dollars. lt is

system would eventually

the develop- The

Power

i-—-o-oc——-——- EDITORIAL NOTES .

Who

Many of the old-time remedies are duitc as good as modern ones for the common ills that flesh ll heir to. We were once told_by an Ottawa druggist of high repute- he had come to Canada with the Governor General of that time us his physician, retired and set up a drug store-that catnip was one of the most useful and beneficial articles in his shop, not only for children but for adults. And just now there seems to be need of cheap and economical remedies for a group of invalids at Ottawa. The patients seem to be suffering from low vitality, lack of energy, that tired feeling and the used of rest and supporting treatment.

They should all be put to bad at once, between well warmed chaste, each supplied with an imported night cap and a copious draught of catnip tea administered from time to time. All exertion, mental or physical should be forbidden. Nurs- es and attendants should be warn- ed not to mention any depressing or unpleasant subjects such as do- ficits, lays-elections, or bungalows. Everything possible shonidbc done to cheer up the patients, and give them hone. The trouble ‘ssssi. to be Progressive anemia wit) political Oillllpflcltiolll. It Mfl’! b0 dggpgm.

The Canadian is gt - .

a

dcncy. Cars, ' contort, ‘warmth,

'9

CH RON IYC APPENDIOITIS

of the intestine.

time after eating. He could

color was normal. He was so persistent that

undergo an X-Ray meal.

ui- ppage for awhile. A diagnosis of appendicitis was made. and the operation the appendix apparently lost.

The operator was an clever surgeon, a professor

it all right. but it has

organs."

You see there is a natural cover- ing or fold over the organs called the peritoneum, and a loose portion of this simply spread itself and around the inflamed appendix to prevent the inflammation from spreading. This caused a little kink- ing of the intestine which slowed up the passage of the food, and likely caused some of the pain com- plalned of.

The point about this is that you might have an inflammed appendix, causing severe paflu.

if the appendix werenotwvalled oft‘ in this maiiuer. the inflamma- tion products would escape and in- flame the surrounding tlssues, caus- ing serious complications, even death.

This chap must have had re- peated attacks of a inild form of in fection in his appendix, and Nature had kept wailing it off for him. Had the operation not been per- formed a severe attack, or his own lowered resistance might have meant an emergency operation, with only a falir chance of re-

never met one of them that owned fiovery’ up to being troubled with particular malady. Could it _be beqgas, which you can distinguish by cause if he am make the admiss- lits motive to other Parts 0t Conservative Aguion some rheumatic patient might sociatiou for St. Antoine division. “Bk why he ‘lid "m" cure hlmieln‘. the We let it go at that. There are said to be twenty different kinds rheumatism, all of them hard to cure and most of harder than the others. How do so many of the surgeons and doctors get it and conceal the fact their patients.

Now although most pains in the region of the appendix are due to

the

will in

under your doctor's orders, clear up the matter if you are doubt.

O0 O0‘

Lest We Forgetl

O-OOO-OO-O-

WEDNESDAY, FERUARY 20

AN DR EAS HOFER

Swiss patriot was headed the ’l‘yroiese insurrection oi 1809, and gained victories at Sterzing, innsbucli. lsel, etc, was executed nt Mantua, ltaly, on February 20. 1810. \

JOSEPH JEFFERSON

Great American actor, foiirtii of his family on the stage. WHB b0"! in‘ Philadelphia February 20. 18220 He starred as “Doctor Pangloss," "Bob Acres.“ and "Doctor Ollapod," but is best known for his in- terpretation of "Rip Van Winkle."

FREDERICK DOUGLAS

Noted American orator and journalist, a mulatto who, at the age of 21, escaped from slavery. in Massachusetts he became an agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, founded a paper in Roch- ester, N. Y., and another later in Washington D .C. He became in turn United States Marshall for the District of Columbia, Recorder of Deeds for the District, and Unit- ed States Minister to Haiti. He died February 20, 1895.

GENERAL STRO ESSEL

(Anatoli Mlkhailovltch) Russian general who gained distinction in the Russo-Turkish War and in the Boxer Campaign. At the outbreak oi the Russo-Japanese War he was appointed commander» of Port Arthur, which, after a long siege, he surrendered to the Japanese. For this he was court-marshalied. and on February 20, 1903, sentenc- ed to death. but was subsequently released. ‘

CANADA'S FiasroAv

Tense was the air with excite- ment in the towns of St. John's and La Prairie, Que.. about this day in 1836, for it marked the in- auguration of the first railway in Canada. And horses supplied the moiiive power! ln the following year a steam engine, imported from Britain, replaced the bones, amid much controversy, we may be sure, for some of the writers of that day had declared it “absurd and ridiculous" to predict that locomotives would travel twice as fast as horses, and in any case “people would not trust themselves to the mercy of such u mscbiné, going at such a rate." The rails of ti! first road. which was sixteen miles long, were of wood. ovar-

night our no m”. "wit." . .-

Iold with strips of iron. and it was o rated ‘ summer only. For ten

osiyi-ailwsy iu 33's -

A patient tried to persuade him- self that he had a cancer or ulcer

He outlined all his symptoms to his physician who pointed out that he hadn't an ulcer because there was no pain at. any definite regular not have cancer because he had pain only at times ,he was not, losing any weight, nor vomiting, and his

to satisfy him the physician had him

Nothing abnormal showed that would indicate an ulcer or a cancer, but when the meal got into the re- gion of the appendix there seemed to be considerable delay, almost a

chronic 8t was

unusually of surgery in fact. He said "I'll find certainly been walled off from all the other

CV91‘

‘body, nevertheless an X-Ray meal] lads. for l‘ As he result of an enquiry con-

iducted by the London Trade Com- missioner, a London firm has com-

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commas

Canadian Visitors In London

THE CANADIAN HIGH OOMMIS SIONEIVS OFFICE N LON- DON WEEK BY WEEK

During the’ week ending 81st January, 196 visitors called out of which 149 obtained interviews and 16 registered.

invitations have been extended through the High Commissioner to those units of the Canadian Forces whose names are engraved on the Cavalry War Memorial for the Great War to send a small repre- sentative party, consisting of not more than one officer, one warrant officer or non-commissioned officer and two troopers each to the cere- mony of the unveiling which will take place in London eafly next May. it is hoped to make the cere- mony as representative as possible of all Cavalry units in the British Empire who took Dart in the Gfefll War and the Canadian Military Authorities at Ottawa are being consulted with regard to represent- ative partics- for Canadian units. The following units representing Canada will be engraved -on the Memorial:-

Royal Canadian Dragoons. Lord Strathconifs Horse.

Fort Garry Horse,

Canadian Light Horse.

Owing to the unavoidable diffi- culties experienced at past Exhib- itions in assessing effectively the different exhibits, it has been de- cided that awards on the competi- tlve system usually adopted at Ex- hibltions will not be made at the Wembley Exhibition where the difficulties would be increased since the only competition would be among exhibitors of the various parts of the Empire. A commem- orative medal accompanied by a decorative certificative will, how- ever, be aivarded to each exhibi- tor.

Although there is no prospect at present of the re-opening of Liver- pool, Glasgow or Manchester. for the landing of Canadian Store Cat- tle, owing to the foot and mouth di- sease outbreaks, the High Coni- niissloner for Canada has been not- ified by the Minister of Agriculture that the port of Dundee will be re- opened for this purpose as from _ February 1st. Up to the present time the Ministry of Agriculture has expended about £2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand pounds) for compensation for slaugltteneti animals.

, A Bristish Film syndicate has en- quired for information as to the possibility of obtaining filiiis of Canadian industried, life. scenery,

It: depends on your own fancy as to which form you prefer.

The Plug is for those smokers who like . to slice their tobacco right of? the plug

as they use it.

The Cut Plug is for those who would enjoy the convenience of buying their smoking tobacco ready sliced for

the pipe.

Whichever you choose, you are sure to get an extra choice pipc tobacco- mellow, rich and tasty.

etc., for display in one of the lead-

ing halls in London.

Numerous applications are be- the High Com-

ing addressed to misisoner by School Masters an

others asking for the loan of films and lantern slides and for supplies of descriptive literature about Can- use in the United Kingdom

Sch s

pieted a purchase from the Britis

of 2,500 Douglas fir doors.

tory and prospects for

business are good. Enquiries have been

of obtaining supplies of Canadia

barrel slaves. been received from

status of Canadian will probably cause rise in prices.

is addressing the Club on February 4th on Cauadia

reference to South Wales.

Rotterdam. The varieties Be Davis and Cano are excellent an

21 iiorins per barrel respectively.

ness in oats and oatmeal.

ed in Glasgow ln honour

of Lieu enant A. A. MacLeod,

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