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0; further the cause of human brotherhood

Rabbi, and 'without for one moment doubt- ing his good intentions, one is forced to the opinion that summit talks will have to be left to the statesmen. Meanwhile, the his- toric religions, each in its own way and ac- cording to its own lights, can continue to

which is based on, and receives its justifi-

"Tha strongest memory is weaker than the weakest Ink."

cation from, divine Fatherhood.

SATURDAY. MAY 1!. D55

More About A Mystic

Vaccine Inquiry Revelation:

The reasons behind the temporary sus- pension of the Salk Polio Vaccine program in the United States are so technical in nature that only the most competent ex- perts in that very complex field are in any position to discuss them intelligibly; and even they differ among themselves in some however,

by the United States Public Health Service re- searchers that ran be readily understood by anyone, For one thing, the Safety and! turned into a movement of great political validity of the vaccine itself. when proper- ly processed and tested, have been con- firmed beyond any doubt; Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, who has been directing the in- quiry, has made that perfectly clear. In the second place, additional emphasis has

important details. There are, certain revelations brought out

been placed on the original report by Dr.

Thomas Francis that the vaccine is not

100952 effective. No vaccine has reached that degree of excellence. great wave of enthusiasm that surround- ed the Ann Arbor announcement the pub- lic tended to overlook this detail. 80 to 9096 effectiveness in paralytic polio and from 60 to 7096 overall effectiveness in all forms of the disease were the figures con- veyed in the Francis rport; this later in- quiry has done nothing to change or alter them in any way. Thirdly, it has been established that all the vaccine supplies, with the exception of two lots manufactur- ed by one firm, are absolutely safe.

These facts are of just as much im- portancs to Canadians as to Americans; for, of course, any wave of fear and doubt

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In the

Reference was made in these columns some time ago to an Indian mystic, Vinoba Bhave. who in the last three or four years, merely by walking around the country- he already has covered more than 10,000 milles-and preaching brotherly love and charity, has persuaded the big landown- ers to give nearly five million acres to hun- gry and landless peasants. Since then we have received further information about this strange man and his mission.

It seems that what started out as a simple crusade of a pious man has now

and economic importance to India”s future, and, it may be. to the future of all Asia. The "loot of love". as Bhave himself calls his campaign, is continuing with ever in- creasing momenturn; but apparently 'the emphasis is being shifted from the mystic's strange power over the traditional centres of wealth to the calm way in which the peasants themselves are entering into their new and strangely won status. Chester Bowles, former United States ambassador to India, recently returned for an extended

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PUBLIC FORUM

visit. He reports that the appeal which Communism once had for the teeming mil lions is deteriorating rapidly; and he gives Bhave much of the credit for the more en- couraging state of affairs. Land distribu- tion, while important, is not the only de- terrent to Communism now in action. The peasants have seen for themselves that a change for the better in their condition can be brought about and, in fact, has been brought about, without violence or political upheaval such as the Communists are always advocating. Further, new

that might arise in the United States would privileges are bringing out new capacities

be bound to flow over into this country. This is a matter of world interest; the hopes of humanity are bound up with it. It is obvious that. whoever was to blame, some necessary precaution was overlooked in either the manufacturing or the test- ing of a certain quantity-a

ica ted program.

A Rabbi's Plan

to have one in religious affairs.

I definite relationship with

relatively small quantity, it would seem-of the preparation before It was distributed. No doubt this will now be corrected. Mean- while. Canadians can be proud of the way in which the preparation and testing of the vaccine were carried out in this coun- try. So far not a single case of harmful reaction has been reported. This has been duly noted by American scientists. several ,.... of whom have taken occasion to praise nadian authorities for the splendid way ey went about the important work. On political side. several Senators have ed American researchers and technical . rts to consult with their Canadian col- gues In the matter In order to insure eater efficiency In all aspects of the com-

A well known American Jewish relig- . leader, Rabbi William Rosenblum. ya that since "at the summit meetings” - ise t.o become the vogue in interna- al political affairs, it might be a good He 0 I O proposes that the heads of the Christian, I Jewish. and Moslem faiths "get together :- for God before more people get away from lcirculation which may be worth more

God.” This, he thinks, would persuade the

-multitude that "the hymns and prayers

and ceremonials of the great religions have life on this earth as well as with life in the hereafter."

for responsibility; independent observers from the United States say it is amazing how quickly peasants, who have never known economic freedom, are demonstrat- ing an ability to manage their newly ac- quired land and make it productive. Then, the great landlords, some of whom have given away as many as 2000 acres in the name of charity, are actually advocating social change and even joining with the peasants in giving implementation to Bhavels doctrines of brotherly love-and co- operation.

All this has been brought about, in the opinions of those who have seen the new movement at work. by Vinoba Bhave. It is one more proof that true strength is of the spirit. What the statesmen and politicians of India, backed by all the re- sources of a great nation, seemed almost afraid to attempt when faced with the threats of internal disruption, a bare-foot- ed. sickly, old man seems in a fair way of doing, the only forces at his disposal be- ing a compassionate heart and a mind set on righteousness.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The importance of the Suez Canal as a waterway is growing steadily according to a recent. report which says that 13,200 ships used it last year.

According to Canadian Press. there are twenty-three new Canadian 51 bills in

than their face value as collectorsl items. The bills have the signatures of Graham F. Towers and J. B. Coyne imprinted over the "Bank of Canada" bar, about a half- inch above where they should be.

No doubt, a meeting of minds in the 0 0 -

lneld of organized religion would be im- pnssive; and there is no question that (Xrlltianity. Judaism. and Mohammedan-

hn hold certain beliefs in common. In-

-(dead, groups of Christians and Moslems mat together informally in some Middle " , one city about a year ago and were sur- to discover that there were a great in which they could make uggnog pause without Injury to their re- - 0 0

'iIme".1he Rabbi mentioned. how

.guvp' " doctrines and convictions. As for hunting, however. among. the

posdbiy arranged? Who would . be. Christians,

We are so much used to the newer ways of healing that it seems incredible that there are places in the world where even coal and wood are unobtalnable lux- uries. Yet, as a recent report shows, there are hundreds of millions of people in the Far East who must use barn manure for fuel; and that, In large areas, is a very scarce commodity. .

People in Canada and the United States, seeing so many tractors and other machines on the farms, are apt to think that agriculture has been pretty much mechanized. That is true, however, in only s relatively small part of the world. A report just published reveals that the bulk of the worlds farrnlng--about four- fIfths'-is done by human and animal la- -bor.

C O I

A film In colour of the Boy Scouts Jamboree, to be held at Niagara-on-the Lake this summer, will be made by a group of Scouts from West Yorkshire so that those unable to travel to Canada will beabletoilarelnthesdverlturedtflis

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EASTERN FERRY SERVICE sh-,..x have been following the age stamps. He js Laurence Hyde.

letters recently published regard- ing Eastern ferry service. I have also read a letter written some

time ago published by Mr. John stamp design was issued by the H. Myers. Also, I took great inter- Post Office. est in the Item,”Guardianscope" in 15 cent stamp. showing a Ganuet your 26th issue-all support the with ferry service between Georgetown against a stylised grey and star-

and Pictou.

I must make reference to they ' E I A L four letters published under Cap- the 50th blrthdlly 01 ' pv- taln C. M. Fitzgerald's name. What and Alberta. Its theme is tribute citizens of 'lo l(ings' County-a mall, 91 years of whose age. wanting to be active, and is sible the progress shown by our active, trying to promote and get. two Prairie provinces.

an example to the

the public Interested in a much needed public service. mittes working with him deserve a lot of credit.

Let us all follow Captain C. M. Fitzgerald. his service to this community has been great. Let us all get behind him. and help him put through this much needed ferry service.

R 1, 1 M t uf h an abundance of wheat. Signifi- Med;',"en? sexicgein ,,;,f,.,I,'3i,";,, cantly and symbolically their eyes when he i, called u, M, home up rest, not in the wheat whlclf first Wad", hi. memory Wm re,-min brought wealth to their provinces.

with us all for many years - to come. I am, Sir, stc., J. F. JOHNSON Georgetown

BLOOD DONOI CLINICI

Slr,-May I have space is your Homgy Anus-p valuable paper to call to the st- tentlon of our people the personal ed tribute M the men n, sheep. responsibility they have to su port sun com, .. mm men. fellow. the Red Cross Blood Donor C Inics homeueader. C 1; a soft-spoken which are to be held In this Prov- "mt who 1mmm...,d from Eng.

incs next week?

Although Prince Isxlward IsIsnd- blessed 5: mm. by the chance or en in our,llospltals have continued ban-.3 . Canadian baby, he seems to draw on the Maritime Bank at (9 have succeeded in achieving lhmlx ll "'9 "N 0f 350'" 350 an Inner contentment through the DH M01”-lt1;nl:;9 discovery of a happy compromise 9” 9 If h bb d b Id- during the past nine months. As between i. 0 y H. n 2.000 mm" "I dd” ” "'9 9'9"” "'99- works as art director of the in- '""3l'"" formation and promotion division "Fly by of the National Film Board in '”"'"tl"gmI1": Ottawa. His hobby is oil- " 9 and he is establishing this as n being a donor. or getting others.to monerurniu mu. bs donors at next week's Clinics pmon

held In Charlottetown and '

bottles of hi have not eontr butad

the result of this. we are

This Is a very serious which can be remedied everyone who can personal responsibility

to be Summerslde.

If the numbers required are not mg mum; go 111. pun-leg, And 039"" 9X' now his talent for sketching he 9"" l” ”'m""' h dnw 0' "'5 set him off on tbs path of wri; ceivamy M" m "Va-tm'3;o Cr; ing children's story books which antiquated and most inconvenient method of calling many donors for

forthcoming then we

Maritime Bank, and

individual cases in order

situation.

I would like to point out again how easy It is to be a blood donor. You feel nothing at the time. and there are no after effects-except 9 that you will feel better than ever.

We feel sure that Prince Edward kept . coo. .. . pgt, ll makes "" if friendl and amusing pet. but oversubscrlbe the quota for next; up. my dlnppur guddenly on week I Clinics and repay as much ,0 me wood, 1, . mos; unfriendly as possible of our indebtedness. munch md nu," be seen "gin Then, at the September anfl 1.)e- h M yolubhome. wucy. 3,. no: 0 IT to establish a credit that will take "wt um 1, ya no. gaunt;-y

Islanders can be counted

camber Clinics we'll havp

us through next winter. I am. Sir. etc..

J. K. L. IRWIN. M.D.

?.esldenl. P. E. I. Society

'lte .adfV' Qoed 60144

THE IDEAL CAPTAIN A long-legled not

His com- a young man and s young wo-

lo set I bl'.h d Ihi even one bottle of matching blood. by Hkpem Wu be p" K E S Surely we could not tolerate this

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OTTAWA LETTER

l Postage Si

by Patrick A new artistic slal Il'tSlnH.ln Canada is lilting the cloud which has in recent years descended over our once world-famous post-

: 40-year-old artist on the staff of l..le National Film Board. . A year ago. Mr. Hyde: first

It was the present

w h i t e wings outspread Spangled sky. g His second stamp will honour

l h e of pioneers

made pos-

thousands achievements

Mr. Hyde illustrated this with

man, wearing farm workclothes typical of those prairie summers .30 years ago: the girl In a sun- bonnel. and the man obviously no devotee of the crew-cut.

Side by side these two young pioneers stand with the darkness behind them, as they gaze over

but on their oil derrlcks silhou- etted against the brightness of the future.

The pioneers. like Mr. Hyde's Gannei. seem likely to win praise from the critics who have just- ifiably been so vocal about some recent phllatelie monstroslties pro- duced by our Post Office.

amp Artist Nicholson

so the artist erased the pencilled kercbief, and substituted a sun- bonnet. which is COI.lBldEl':d typi- cal of all classes of homestesder. What? I asked. No Indian, and no old railroad train with cow- catcher on s prairie commemora- tive picture?

Right. said Mr. Hyde. He would have liked to include these two typical features of the early prairie. But, he regretted, there must be a limit on the amount of clutter one can put into a thumbnail-sized illustration.

No Substituted For Reading

(Montreal Gazette)

(From an address before the National Newspaper Promotion Association by William I. Nichols, editor of This Week magazine.) There is no magic in television that the written word can't equal- and best-with little Imagination and effort.

We need to tell the people to "Wake up and read!" We need to remind them that there is not, and never will be, an effective sub- stitute for reading In terms of culture. education, self-improve- ment or true enjoyment. We must assure people over and over again that "without continued reading no man can be educated In 1955." Too many people. especially young people. have slipped into

burned rubber.

the easy habit of thinking that TV. radio. movies and comic books are

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are manufactured with not stand opening. sometimes you may find one that will give your baby trouble. A simple test

tell you whether the openings an

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' in Thy would may be through the efforts of the mp1 I

down and allow the milk to drip drunk. But one doesn't need t through the nipple without slltldnz be drunk to malm and kill. That should "well. just a small one" will do emerge at a time. spaced shall: It.-sllerbrooke Record.

it. A single drop of milk

two Inches apart as they fall. T milk should never pour from the nipple In a study stream.

hard to get the liquid.

milk.

some other flame. until It in red

hot. Grasp the blunt end of the sped the mum. 0' . "uckg needle with a piece of gauze. 01' (mun Jam-nu.

plunge It into a cork and use the cork as a handle. Then thrust the

heated point into the nipplt Ml" testifying before a House Judici-

Tllls should do the trick.

Be sure to wash the nipples "y in " thoroughly to remove any taste of man H: In c:w:l?;uB:”.ib':ho:: sand feet away without need for wires. against the little gadget which makes this possible. At what a price

Of course. if the holes are too large. the nipples should be dis- carded.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Answer: No. preserves rather than harms them.

to vitamins.

short cuts or substitutes for read- ing. Of course, all then thlnlls can beIun.Theycasalsossrvesuse- tul purpose. too. if they stimulate your curiosity and open the door to new- interests. But for the fol- low through, you need to read.

Part of our present trouble Is that many schools are not really

” children how to read. Some 30 years ago. most schools abandoned the old ”phonIc'. or alphabet. method of teachlnlz read- ing in favor of the so-called "word recognition" or memory method.

Now. a generation lsten edu- cators are forced to admit that in a tragic numbe of cases the switch was a failure and so they have been forced to correct the er- ror with socslled "remedial read- ing" courses.

But in the near future. I pra- dlct, there will be a complete rs- vislon in our methods of teaching reading. with much greater use of phonic principles. Ironically It Is quite r l” that ' ' f w be used extensively to teach read- ing in the future.

No problem In education Is of greater Importance than this one. for it is now well established that one of the most Important single causes of failurs In school is Inade- quate reading skill. And in these high speed technical days. reading ability is uecusuy for job success. oo.

The creator of this ."" v-

Iand :1) years ago. Although not

winning. Art Is his great interest. lie

I firm time accu-

The Post Office has paid him a fee of 3311 for his design pay-

he Illustrates profusely himself. The first of a series of five books. commissioned from him

Fall. It is about I baby Coon. The Hydes and their Iuu sons 9-year-old Anthony and 6-year-old Curlstopher, had perhaps kept a raccoon an a pet? or was be writing from imagination? I ssk

d. Oh no, the livdes have nave.

at all amusing: But. added Mr.

hers, and there Is plenty of op- portunlty to study this III! '00? Iv creature here.

Mr. many times its dual minute slss. His Albsrcllewsn couple war! draws about ll Inches by I. Im then were reduced to stslllvllll