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Mallet! to Clllldll IIIII United Staten.

MONDAY, M/tneu so. 1936.

The Legisla lu re Opens

Political differences may be forgotten at .lcast for oire (lay, in welcoming our legislative Solons to their duties which, as intimated in a government advertisement, are not likely to prlivc onerous, or at any raic lcirgthy. To the oiit-of-ttiii-n members isspecially, this welcome is oiie which may safclyi he voiced as expressing the scniiirrent of our citizens generally. Today's opening CCFCIIIIIII)‘ ~at 3 o'clock will sec the cus- tomary military and ceremonial ilisplay. black zirni-btmils being worn by thc militia. units par- ticipating, out of respect to the mcnrory of his late beloved .\|:tjest_\', King GEORGE V.

.\ftcr the formal opening by Ilis Honour the Lieiiteirzint (jovcrnor, members of the Gov- ernment who have not _vet pledged allegiance t0 the new llritisli Sovereign, King Iimvaiui VIII. will lilltl‘ the oath. lilesolzitions expressing sorrow at the death of the late king. and at the passing of l‘rciiiicr" l.l-:.\, will follhiv llis Honours Zltl-l (lress to the llotrsc. llcbzite on the resolution to atlopt the Tihronc Speech, which will be moved liv .\lr_ I‘. A. .\1cls.\.\c, First King's, and sec- oiiilcil by .\'Ir. 1'. C. li.\l{lj!{, Fourth Prince, will likely be held over until 'I‘tiesda_v.

The Speaker, lloii. S. S. lllE5Sl.-\.\', I{.C., was diilv sworn iii and installed at the last special session ‘on September :5. The choice ivas one ivhich nict with general approval 0f the incur-- hers, and Mr. Ill-Asian, by reason both of his legal experience and past service in- the llotlsc, inav be Eﬁptﬂdcll to fill the irnsitinir (hiring thi- coining St'r>itlll with credit to himself ruid his constituency. -

lf all the Liberal “ecoiioiny" pledges are to be reflected in legislation, the 'l'hron1- Speech, in which stich measures are usually outlined, should IIIOVC a document of considerable inter- est. Many tiovcrnnieiit supporters have intimat- rd their intention “never to run again" unless thc budget is balanced annually, and they will no doubt be \\'£llllll_£{, as anxiously as the tax- payers. to see ivhat thc administration's plans are ill this risgartl.

The absence of an official Opposition places tipon Premier CAIIPIIELI. and his colleagues a re- tptrnsibility which. we trust, they appreciate to, at least a greater extent than has been indicated in the fatuoris comments of their local party organ.

For Social Climbers

Uiir esteemed representative by adoption, Finance .\liliistcr l)t.'.\‘,\'l.\'u, faces an estimated lclicit of 140 million dollars on the working ex- nenscs of thc Dominion tiovernment for the rear ending this month. Ileamrhilb, a new arid [rositivcly unique method of spending the tax- p:_i_ crs’ money has been (lcvisctl by his govern- aicirtal colleagues. To ptit it briefly, a social ad- visor-coach, mentor. groom-—cnll hcr ivhat yoir lvill-—h.',is been zippointctl at the public expense to counsel the wives and daughter's of members bf Parliament upon matters 0f social deport- pent!

This unique service ivas announced last week when the wives and daughters of the mem- bers received a card, dilly embossed with the House of Commons crest, and arriving through he mails under thc frank of the Clerk of the Iousc and Ilic Scrgeant-at-Arms. The use of two franks to carry one piece of mail was an unusual circumstance in itself, {IIKISIPIIIIPCII the lorrcspondencc as out of the ordinary. Both the Clerk and the Sergeant-at-Arms, however, are merely ofﬁcials of the House who work tinder lfe Orders of the Speaker.

The card announced that “Madame Beland” would be “pleased to assist" members of Parlia- ment, their wives and daughters, on matters rc- lating to “social and other functions in connec- lion with the session.” Madamds hours for con- lultation, either ‘in person or by telephone, were from ten o'clock until one, or from tivo-thirty pntil six. Officially, madame was referred to as ‘the Assistant-Secretary to .the Sergeant-at- lhrms." Needless to say, this is a new position jrising tinder the present Government,

“From the fact that this service has just now been introduced," comments a Toronto ex- change, “it might be imagined that the wives and daughters of the members of this new Parlia- ment are more socially inept than were their pre- decessors. Such, however, is not believed to be the case. So far as is known, the women of this Parliament have not disgraced themselves as yet in a social way. The suspicion is, accordingly, that the present Government which, it will be remembered, was elected on the promise that it would restore true democracy to the country, was simply intent on ﬁnding a job for someone. And as Madame BEL/IND is the occupant of the post, it is a fair guess that she was in the Govern- ment’s mind when the oﬁicc was being created. ,Tlic question arises, accordingly, who is Madame

former Liberal cabinet-minister, Hon. I-I. S. BELAND, who was Postmaster-General in Laura- IEIKs re-organizcd cabinet in 1911, and Minister of Soldiers‘ Civil Re-cstablishment in the ﬁrst K1140 cabinet of 1921. Subsequently he became l Senator." < ~ 1 '

3o there you are! Every day and in every way the fictions of our new Liberal governments become more and more unexpected. Liberal back-henchm mubrbc wondering what will be the next new. dapmurq and how they will ever be able to expllrllfwpucliywinggqfg, b. meg, Con-

t rtitughta back h '. , \_ ;

m.-

i h I Ellllllllll lflolier

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Lizolxibo hIACAULAY, Conservative member for

economic study groups of 15 to 2o ivomeir who

{lilting when we are young enough to realize

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‘TI-IE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

i

What about the Harbour Survey which was to make Charlottctoxin iafe for shipping? ' i

It looks as though HOFFMAN would have to folloiv LINDIIIZRGII for peace and quietness. at 9r iii

While Summerside has two representatives in the Legislature, the Capital has only 0ne— and a paid oﬁicial.

In printing “30” stands for “the end". In politics here it must indicate the end of Denic- cracy and the inauguration of Autocracy.

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\\i'hat a happy time the members of the Legislature will have the next f0rtniglit——-ever_v- thing their own way but for the “green-eyed monster" in caucus.

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N0 doubt the German electors were duly- ivarned that those who didrft vote for HITLER on Sunday were "simply reading themselves out of the Nazi party" and might expect “no firrther recognition" politically.

9K 9E

The “Buy British" movement in England, which has been extended to Empire productions is not without its amusing slogans. just as thc British were getting accustomed to such catch lilies as “Buy British Beef,” they were startled by a new one reading “Buy Canadian Honey and Keep Empire Bees Busy." But if Mr. KiNo has his way the “Busy Bees” will soon have no mark-ct iii liriglairil for their honey.

Thrcc to four weeks ahead of the usual time the ltighivays in the district of Quebec will be opened to summer traffic if present conditions persist, according to information reaching the [toad Department as to the sittiatioii frorii Three Rivers east. It is expected that the majority of thc roads in the immediate vicinity of the Ancient Capital will he in good condition iii the course of the week, while the eastern roads are already being used in certain parts, for instance on the Gaspc boulevard for some 200 miles.

"Balancing the budget" policy has not materialized under the IIEPBURN Liovcrmncnr. Ontario debt has increased under the present (iovcrirmeirt at the rate of $147,157 a day, Mr.

York South. declared in thc Legislature budget dcbzrtc. Mr. hI.-\c.\ul..~\\', in the course of a gerr- eral attack 0n the administration with special emphasis on its imemployment and liquor poli- cies, placed the debt $688,000,000 on Iicbrtiary 2o, 1036. Ilc said that represented an increase of $88,000,000 since July. 193i ilé 9K ll?

I It appears the Mayors did not bother tak- ing their wives with them to Ottawa. The only

coirveirtiori was Mrs. GEORGE llhrim-"oor, wife of the Labor Mayor of St. Boniface. 1\Iar1., a nraiiu- faciuriiig city so hard hit by depression every fifth person is on relief. At home the Lady May- orcss does not take an active part in politics but knows what they are all about, for she belongs to numerous women's organizations and is a prime mover in the Federation of Study Clubs,

meet in member's lioriics to discuss and lcarir zibout public matters. Lecturers passing through the \’Vcst are invited to speak and there are more than 15o such clubs in Winnipeg and vicinity.

Is domestic help remunerative? is the ques- tion being discussed in Toronto and the Prairie Provinces. A former domestic who worked iii Regina 25 years ago claims domestic servants can livc on the $120 ‘yearly wage budget drawn up by a Regina girl's club. The woman, who signs herself “another slave,” writes from Brit- ish Columbia to say in 1912 she earned $180 yearly in Regina and saved money. She came to the city in 1911, aged 19, after borrowing her fare from England to Regina, $53.75, She rc- paid the amount in six months. In addition, she gave $16 towards her brother's passage to Can- ada, sent home $5 for Christmas, and saved $70 during 18 months in service. But that must have been before the present craze for dancing and having a good time generally.

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The Townsend Social Credit scheme of California is suffering from disscnsion like the ABERIIART scheme of Alberta. Mr. R. E. Cm-zrrrznrs, the Secretary, has resigned and has issued a formal statement saying he was quit- ting April 1 because of differences with Dr. F. E. TOWNSEND, co-foutider with him of the plan to give everyone in the United States over 60 a pension of $200 a month, ﬁnanced with a two per cent. transactions tax. \Vhile the formal statement described thc differences as over “fundamental policies of both organization and methods of gaining enactment of thc TOWNSEND plan into law,” CLEMENTS told reporters he was dissatisﬁed with Dr. Townsemfs political, inan- oeuvriirg. In Los Angeles, Dr. TOWNSEND ac- cepted the resignation, cdnrmenting that ‘the statement of Mr. CLEMENTS meets with my hearty approval.”

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“The ruling passion strong in death" was characteristic of Dr. STEPHEN LelicoclCs farc- well to the students of economy in McGill. To the accompaniment of gates of laughter, Dr. LEACOCK delivered a humorous address which he entitled “The ﬁrst senility execution at Mc- Gill.” During the course of his reniarks he re- ferred to the retirement of a number of thc uni- versity's older professors, likening himself and the others to convicts who were waiting to be executed. “When I was invited to attend this dinner, the phrase flashed across my mind. "The condemned man ate a hearty meal.’ " 11¢ 5814- “It occurred to me that I am one of 13 condemned men, and that I am getting my sentence ﬁrst!" Dr,‘ LEACOCK prefaced the main part of his speech by recalling that he gave his ﬁrst lecture at McGill on January 7, 1901, lili subject being “The Monarchy of England." “'l'he ecn was taken ill that afternoon," he remarke . ‘She died without hearing of my lecture. But that didn't atop mel Even the outbreak of war, and the de- pression couldn't atop my lectures. Now I am trontpelled to go hence, but I hand on the torch. It ll a good thing, perhaps, that we old men arc

‘ the pleasure of gettingout."

Notes by the Way

The attractions of settlement 1n the “vast. open spaces" depgnd on

market for the produce which the settlers can hope to grow; and m view of current trends of population and of economic pollcy, the expan- slventsg of the market for primary foodstuffs L; nowadays very doubt- ful indeed. We can no doubt, even now, settle a large number of per- sons In the British Dominion-ll we are prepared to offer the Dom- lnlons high enough bribes for re- ceiving them, and ta contemplate seeing a good many of them back home again before many yzar; are over. That, any rate, 1s the out- standing lesson to be learned from the more ambitious settlement

schemes since 1918. But the new

committee, warned Dy past mfs- takes, will perhaps walk more carefully. In that. case, it; 15 un. likely b0 settle many of our unem- ployed fn the Domlnloris for some time to came; but It may do some. quite good work In a mcdest way. If the “vast open space." can be peopled by families that will pros-

per and be satisfied, well and good. But. the Idea of the Empire as a dumping-ground for th: unwanted of the "Mother

Cauntr y" 1s, we

hzpe, ﬁnally discredited-New

Statesman and Nation.

“I have always ‘Led to keep on:

or two subjects on hand on which I worked, and which engaged a dIf- fcrent part of oneself from that which was employed cnels bread. You may call It a hubby, but it was a hobby taken quire ser- lcusly. I found it a gritil. rifle." to b: able to turn from practical affairs t0 a \v0r'd in which there was no ‘turbid lirlxture ccntenrpcrantcusncss,’ the only aim was the puxsult, of truth. The W011; ivas

ati0n.—Lo1't". T ireedsmuir.

In earning day-to-day

of and where

. a relax-

Plannlrrg is the ecoziumk- catch-

WJId of the moment, and lite mot catclrwords it. conveys a multhude of virtues while cavcrln; a. rnult1- bud;- of sins. In 11s different. rnzn- lfcstatlons, "trlannln-g,“ by two theory (In 1s mot Irrcluzlve scnse) and reaction to ivorld-dz-prcsslari. A secondary motive, dzr-lvarg its farce from the latter of tires‘, Ls the can- oept, of over-production as a major cause of world dipresslon. national policies are the u.uril 1n- st-rumcnt. simple reason that lllef‘: is tcday no international organization cap- able of phases oi economic life, internalize.- al trad: and finalize are immed- Lady Ilayoress zittendiilg the Dominion I\'Ia_v0r's 11111913’ 511d 40935111 F-lfﬁcﬂl-H- V- I-Iadsuir In Parfic York.)

is lnsglred mziln mztlvcs-scciallstfc

WIiYe

'01 jilarinlng, for tli-s

controlling the varlcuS

Affairs (New

Although there ls still danger of

a. great war, Alvin Johnson can- cludes I11 the leading article of the Spring Yale Ravi-cw that U12 ciisinq

i2}

In the immediate future. are

against ib-for r1 pnradcxical reas- cn While Europe 1s arming to the teeth, government hcads. lteves, are aware of strong pSptllnI‘ opposition in every ciurntry to any diplomatic move certain another world conffct. that. such a move would be likely to bring dcfza: or revolt at home upon governln-ents Reallzatlon of the shakincs; cf I11: European peace s ructuro has thus beccme one of the chief props of peace.

112 b0-

to start so srung

attempting it.

In The Times of December l2.

Sir Abe Bailey-no visionary and no Communist-closed pregnant warning with the words: "There ls one ray of hope. Th: old British splrlt. has arisen, and people of England will matter 1n hand." May lie be a true prophet! Otherwise, and absence of Fascist and Nazi col- lapse, the answer to the “Whither Europe," wtll be likely to remain: Towards wzrrl-Wtckham Steed In Th; Nineteenth Century

a letter o.‘

the take the In the

question

(London)

Senator W. A. Buchanan, of Lethbrldge, submitted facts to the senate the other day to show that farming In Western Canada I5 not conﬁned to rirfslxrg grain. Last year Alberta marketed more than 1.000,- 000 of what are called commercial hogs, not taking Into account those kept on the farm. And not so long ago Alberta did not. rats: enough hog; to meet. Its own requirements. -Wtrlds0r Star.

The other rrftemoon one of our wistful readers got Into a taxicab at Fifty-seventh street. and North avenue and. asked to be whisked In ii hurry to his home on West. End avenue. The driver started up Ninth avenue and stayed under the elevated structure until he got to Lincoln Square, where he turned up Broadway. "why didn't you cut. B01085 to west. End avenue, instead 0f going straight up," asked the passenger. The driver turned round and looked n: liIm coldly. "Since when are the two tides of a. triangle shorter than the hypotenuse," he asked-The New Yorker.

Them are many American cIII- zea who care more for the country and Its welfare than Ihey- do for the voting alzgregatlons that. we

call the Democratic party and the

Republican party. These cltluru In great numbers were troubled a few week; no over the advent of what we call a "political year." Business was Increadng In volume, and there were 513m of a safe return to nor- mal conditions. The thing they moat feared Wu the Impending atmggle to control the powers and emolumrzrts of the Peder-ll Govern- ment 1:1‘ another four years. They dltf not. Ilka to any that they wholly tlllltnrltild nolftfcal par-tics, and- Iont of elk-that they hid loot conﬁdence In the Government II- aolf. but thousands of them were In that state of mInd.-Dr. Albert Chow, In The Review of Revlewl (New York.)

The lrbhrlln’: tllﬂonltlu are of

that character whlcb confronted

the assurance of an expandlngi

PUBLIC FORUM

Thln column In 0pc: In- IM dluuul by QGIIOIIOIIIIIII OI mrutlul|_ of Internet. The uhulofhlown Carlin icon III nneuorlly ondorlo Ibo oplnloll ol correspondents.

[IMPROVEMENT on ‘AGGRAVA- TION?

., Sin-Anyone who refuses to sur- render to Mr. Rogers’ logic Ia a rather hopeless Individual to reason wlth..= However, for the benefft of those who are open to conviction, I should llke to submit the following figures which corroborate one or the otner or‘ Mr. Rogers’ conclusive ans- wers to R. S. Pls query as to wnctlier" Prohibition has improved or aggravated condltlpns. These figures are taken from American sources but. they are enllghtenlng to us, because the results of Pro- lrlbluon are the same everywhere. According to official ftguras estab- llshlng a comparison between the five-year perlocl Immediately pre- ceding Prohibition and ‘the flve- year period following Its inception, the production of wine was tripled by the advent; of Prohlbltlon. Bl ill quoting from official records, Mr. \Vcodcoci‘.t_ asserts that 70,000,000 gallons of unlawfully distilled II- quors were produced each year. General Llncoln C. Andrews who was In charge of all prohlblllon ac- tivities of the Federal Government. testified before the United States Senate that there were 18,934,960 llllcit stills In operation. Statistics from 315 of the chief American cltles officially compiled by the police de- partmenis prove that there were twice as many arrests for drunken- ness 1n 1920 as 1n 1910. Washing- ton. for the stx years preceding Prohibition, registered 51,321 arrests for drunkenness on the public streets and for the slx years follow- Ing the adoption of Prohibition the tau‘. leaped to 79,000 arrests. In 1923, the clty of Philadelphia with less than 3,000,000 population had 60395 arrests for public drunken- ness as compared with 55,842 con- victions for drunkenness 1n England and Wales combined wIt.h a total population of 40.000000. The Pres- ident's Ccmnrlsslon stated that. It was practically imposslble to stop home manufacture. "The dlfflcul- ties," It says, “presented by home ixraductlon differ from those arising In o.her phases of- the general situa- tien-Liiw here bows to the actual- itles.“ Nor was thls pathetic record of failure due to laxIty 1n enforce- ment of the law. The same official report Informs us that. thire was more sustained pressure to enforce the prohfbltory law than there was for any other Federal Statute. More than a thousand victims of the Pro- hibition law were sent to jail and penltentirrrtes by the Federal Gov- ernment every week In the Year to say nothing of the additional thou- sands jailed by the State Govern- ments. Approximately $50,000,000 a year was expended on maintaining that arm of the Federal prosecu- tion.‘ Moreover, a revenue loss of $1,000,000,000 was courageously ac- cepted. The Federal Government. of the United States left nothing un- dcne to enforce the National Pro- hibition Act. Is it any wonder, then.‘ that. we are skeptical of the pos- Iblllty of Prohibition ever being en- forced 1n Prince Edward Island? The gentleman who says he wlll show “Citizen,” "Pro Moderatione" e1; rrl. that 1t can be enforced Is a wizard of optimism. We are open to conviction, but the facts are against; you, s11". You have u monu- mental task on your hrrndswhen you set. out. to demonstrate to the world that. Prohibition Is workable. The chief argument of Prohibi- tlonlsts In the United States, as well as In Prince Edward Island. was that 1t protected the youth of the country. venereal diseases are oftentimes diseases of youth. These diseases Increased Incredibly after the advent of Prohlbltlon. Accord-

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INTELLIGENTSIA

Toronto 1s a clty where the arts are much admired,

Where artists and muatclnns are encouraged and lmplred,

Where drrrmrrs gently mothered

and where literature 1s sired-

Intelllgentslal

Toronto on the drama 1s exception- ally keen.

Because It Is legitimate, unllke the vulgar screen,

But only on vice-regal nights are crowded houses seen-

intelligentsia!

Toronto loves such paintings a; not

only blind but. denfen,

And bellevea that plane geometry of drawing Ls the leaven,

And you're sure to go to heaven If you know the group of seven-

Intelllgentsfa l

Toronto loves Its music when the citizens are sure The music la the finest that. their money can procure, Toronto loves Its mualc best when "tails" are "de r1gueur"- intelligentsia!

‘Toronto worahfpa literature upon

Its bended knees,

And alts around dlacuntnz book; It

highbrow pm. ten-s.

But It rarely understands them If

" they're trot. In join-notew- intelligentsia!

Chorus:

0h. the culture of Toronto!

Oh, the culture of Tvrdntol

0h, the culture of ‘mrontol fntelllgenulnl

4.1.1:. in thenuuolnumltmter the Cour-ta referred to by the 14rd outer Justice when be aid that me grater- pm. of nu judicial tum m spont- Invadflotlng eul- llsltmo between propelled vermin, eulronluown-Idaotmrond.

trig to the 11mm servlce statistics. jgkmooopqrmn; placed themselves under treatment every dill 01 u" you: for these 500111 B00011 W111“ ‘wreck m um and min w 0! millions of people. About; 16.000 Del‘- sona riled errcb year from that plague. Tun l; whirl; Protrfbltton does for a province or n. state. And "P10 Prohtbltlone" prays that our Y0“!!! people may not read our denuncia- tions of such a law. She herself reads them wItli a shudder and ac- cuses those who make them of pour- ing out "misery and, eternal damna- tion." That is the law thlt Ml‘- Angus MaePhee, according to his Press statement, aIWBY-I b¢11°Y°¢1 1"- If you accept, the cause, you B06911‘ the effect. Those who b91191” 1n Prohibition, believe In its I850"!- R. S. P. or Bert. Warner. 01' M1‘- Brrker. argues that Government: Control has not better-ed condition-I In the other Canadian Pmvhwes- Government. control Is not. auppvied to work miracles. It wIll take a generation to obliterate the buneflll eﬂects of that. tragic experiment which, 1n the words of an American clergyman, “has been the most. dia- bolical Influence outside the actual negation of rellglon 1n destroying the youth of America and the hope of our future," . I am. Slr, ete., CITIZEN.

CARNEGIE LIBRARIES

Sin-Some one, m support o! taxation of all the People (a great» majority of whom are too remote from the forced location of these branches to receive any benefit whatsoever) endeavour t0 make a polnt-dhat,‘ the school children have received benefit. from these branches. As a matter of fact. the greatest difficulty experlenced un- der the prevafllng conditions 1s. to get school children to take any- thing like adequate advantage of the regular prescribed school work. for which the farmers of this Province are most heavily taxed- that. being the maln Item of ex- penditure by the government of the money rlrlsed by taxation (largely by taxing the farmer). And these expenditures of tax moneys are In addition to the dt- rect. taxes paid In each school dIs- trict. by the taxpayers.

The regular school course con- tains abundant educative material when the teacher possesses the necessary ablltty to adequately 11n- part the necessary knowledge of the course. t0 fully tax the physical and mental capacity of each pupil, compatible with the physlcal w_ell being of the mowing developfng child.

In the prevailing conditions of community and social lIfe, somany allurements are obtruded on the vision and mind 0f the school pupil Lo dlvert his or her attention from the necessary prescribed school work. that 1t. ls most difficult; for any pupil to concentrate on any study_ Moreover with the attrac- tions o1 skirtlng rinks, sports, and other diverting pursuits, the school

child, In addition to being unable

Io concentrate on any school work-As also physically Incapacit- atcd to absorb knowledge, much less exercise any orlglnal mental effort. tn any solution when they fall to get. an adequate amount of sleep. which Is so often strikingly apparent 1n so many young chlld- ren of school age. II; ls an acknowl- edged fact established by the most comps-tent health authorities that loss of the proper adequate amount of sleep In school children. operates destructlvely _on the growlng chllcl both as to physical as well as to mental development, causing de- generation or lack of development to rt greater or less extent accord-

Ing to the degree of violation of thls health requirement.

‘It is emphasized by health and nutrition Investigators that every child of school age must have at. least nine hours of sleep every night; to enable It to properly de- velop both mentally and physically and that. any vlolatlon of this re- qirllslte, will result In deterioration of the growing child. After a loss of the necessary sleep each night. the chlld has then to be awakened In order to arrive at. school at. the appointed time. When thus aroused the child has little If any appetite, with no desire for food and If It. has repeatedly lost sleep the chlld tn the morning becomes nnuseated at the sight of food. This wtll result In under nourishment and If long persisted tn will result 1n retarded physical and mental development and often result when the chIld reaches the age for full develop- ment, In being handicapped in the struggle for life and often result In belng i; chn-rge on the country.

In some of the Canadian prov‘- inoes, thIt; pemfclous and destructive hnblt of school children belng al- lowed to Ignore thls fundamental principle of health (to: thls results 1n a lowering-of the health and stamina of the nation, as the na- tion 1s constituted by the units of Its population and these school children of today wtll be the men and women of tomorrow on whom wlll devolve Ita destiny) has com- pelled the educational officials, In their endeavour to retard the de- generation of these young members of the populatlon u embodled In these violation; of the require- ment: of health-to officially Issue a solemn warning In thls regard.

In view of these offlctal state- ments. It In moat nbmrd for uny- ono to even anneal that school children our proﬁt by choosing books from a ltbrary.

Someone nu Indicated that It rm an eduoatfvo agency for rum. and for that reuon the lovem- ment should tux every taxpayer-thc: l

each bounding It; horn, Ind both uotloncrypthllla Quintin

iprlvlleges that. It; can offer 041d which by It; location excludes the farmers dlatal to Its located point. Thus In these cundltlona forced on the farmers. Ia It not. only fair and proper thlt £116 P"- sons favorably located and who any that the branches are I b61111!" t0 them be Nqulred to par the 01m‘- utlng expenses of such and not even ask, let. alone demand. that the far-men who receive no benefit. therefrom to pay for those who u)’, they beneﬁt?

In other words. let tho well-tn- do, centrally located, pay for those who say they themselves benefit and not ask or expect the farmers to pay their share and In thus do- ing carry out British fati- play and justice In their attitude to the d15- tantly located farmer. It has been admltted that over ‘l5 per ‘cent: of all the books reed consist of novels.

Of all reading matter as perused and read by the usual reader of such. the most pernicious and det- rlmental element. written in Eng- llsh reaches Its renlth In such fIc- tron.

But these rich foreign publishers naturally want to sell them at their price. and they like a. read)‘ m!“ market. In the endeavour to moll- fy the tiixpaylng farmer to submit to this great adclftfonal taxation. the Idea may have been suggested that the library was the equivalent of a school or college, but where ﬁber;- ls any semblance whatever of a parallel 1t Is most: difficult to discern.

In u school o: college of recog- nized value there 1s always a pre- scribed course 01' studies to which each pupil la obllged not. only to strictly qonform to, but also to suc- cessfully pass by written and oral examinations all comprised In such. In all such courses Ih_e subjects are clearly defined In detail and con- slst of the most adequate and ad- vanced knowledge on the respect- lve subjects of the course. And a full knowledge of all ls oblfgatory and compulsory. In courses leadlng to degrees and granting of diplo- mas or certificates, the holder of any such has only to present them ln order to receive full acknowl- edgement of his mental attafn- merits 1n the subjects covered by his diplomas or certificates.

Thus the distinction between library reading and u school or college course, 1s so obvious and self-evident, that. comment 1s un- necessary.

I am. BIr, etch TAXPAYER

IIORNED DWI-S VERSUS SKUNKS

Stu-In the Issue of the Char- lottetown Guardian dated March 27th appeared a letter headed "Bounty on skunks" and signed Ludlow Jenkins. "Mﬂfslllltld, 1n

IuJum Barton. mn.

orrmrvu AHEAD or MEN]- AILMENTS ‘L

The reason the number of men- tal cases I4 not mounting as rapid. ly as 1t. might Is that most physl, clans today are Equipped m d“, with “beglnnlnr cases o; mm,“ irpsetment or disorder. The BVETQgQ physician now slzzs up ms Damn, Ba an Indlvfdual, not just; a “case. of some kind. This means that; wh ~

consults the physician Ellie “i; “Qiffjf ed to talk about his pains, his In. rrbflity to sleep. hls chmnlc 11nd- Hess. his petn over the heart,

Indlgestton, his headache m- baekache. He Is not cut 011 as he

tells 111s story, and when he tells it all there I: nothing or at least not, much that he can think hg my have forgotten to tell the phyg]. clan. Now these ailments. whether real 01' 11111131115737. IIBVE been on his mind nerhar-‘s for weeks and month; and have caused fern- and worry_ worry Ia chronic fear. when trim. fore he consults the physlclari he wants the physician 1o know about, all these different symptoms with whlch he his been afflicted. Today the physician writes down or makes a. mental note of the an. ferent. aches or symptoms as hold hIm by the patient and mtlkeg a thorough examination of the body affected or parts that might affect. other parts such as Infect/ed teeth, tonsils, gall bladder and Intestine, t-htn blood, low blood pressure, the condition of the urine, me condition of heart; and lungs, eyes, ears, nose, throat, posture of the body, 1101-. vous reactions. When this examination really lo- cates some condltlon which may cause some of the symptoms or which the patient complains, 1r means much to the patfenta pence of mind, because hls Jamtly and friends might have been repeated- ly telling hIm that his Symptoms W919 11113811151‘? ,0!‘ not really ser- Icus. If the physician can ﬁnd no cause for the symptom he ls able to assure the patient that his emo- tlons, his fears or worries, are rip- settlng or unsettllng hIm and actually interfering with the work- ing processes of the body.

By having all his story heard, and also having a thorough exam-

whfch he criticizes the policy of the Provlnclal Government, re: the bounty paid on Great Horned Owls and Skunks, partlculurly stresslng the bounty paid on the former pest. Apparzntly Mr. Jenkins 15 a flrm believer In maintaining the bal- ance of naturc. clalmlng that every Horned Owl killed means extra dollars have to be paid out. In bﬂumies 0n skunks. He goes on to say that the skunk Is the chief food of the Homed owl, and Intimates that II the OWLs were given a chance they would eliminate the skunk without the assistance of a bounty. It would be Interesting to learn by what line of reasoning he ar- rived at that conclusion.

Possibly your readers may be In- terested In having a llttle ltght thrown on the why and the where- fore of the bounty paid on these Dests. During the War year, 1n 1914 I believe, a rancher in Prince Coun- ty, became tired of feeding a bunch of skunks at a loss. Instead of killing them and burning the car- casses he took the easy way out and opened the ranch door-s and gave approximately 40 of these unl- mals their freedom. Apparently the Horned Owl had not cultivated a taste for Skunk In that. section of the Island. ‘for these animals were allowed to pursue their odorlforoita way In peace. They multiplied to such an ifurmlng extent that. In I932 some sections of Prince and Queens Counties were simply over- run with them, and farmers were "$1118 011 every hand that unless something was done Immediately they would have to go out of pout- try raisins vwlnz to the depreda- Irons of these animals. Sportsmen, too, were alarmed owing to thetr. Inroads on the game and song birds. and requected the Provlnclal Government to place abounty of 50¢ per snout on every Skunk killed In the Province, as wcl‘ as a bounty of $1.00 on Great Horned Owls. Hungarian partrldge had been llb- erated at; various times between I92’! and 1931 and It was owing to ¢°mbl inw that the covles were be- lng decfmated by the Horned Owl that. these birds were Included In the bounty 11st.

I wlsh at this point to mrntnd your readers that. during the per- Iod between 1914 and 1982, the Horned Owl was not the object of undue persecution and was at full lIberty to feast his, or her, fIll on Skunk; both young and old. ‘Do show how badly the owl fell down on the job I'll quota a few facts. In who foru- yeara llaz-aa-u-ao boiintles were pald on over 18,000 (eighteen thousand) skunk: and on slightly lea: than 000 Great Horned

been allowed to multiply immoral.- ed until the present. date 1.‘. tutu no neqtimemr oi thg Imagination to picture wlut condition: might. have been. To com the poufblltty of Irma llllmlll balnl bootlened from the slam provlnm It n: mount-y to sign a. form urrowlntt the school dllbrtct In which the

and Bnovvv Owfn. If the skunk had t

Inatfon the patient Is reassured and ls not likely to develop Into a men-

talcasm,

calving the bounty.

In practically all cases the boun- ty was pald to farmers‘ and farm- ers’ sons, and mot professional trap- pers, so It Is reasonably safe to n.5- sume that. bootleggtng was reduced Ix) a minimum, 1f not eliminated ril- together.

Now I do not: wish to infer that a Horned Owl will not klll and oat a skunk. but my experience has been that he has to be pretty hard up for food. In conversation wlth J. D. Jenkins who pays the bann- tles, he stated that In-the 2B0 odd owls brought In to hls office only one showed evidence of association with a skunk. and In thls Iretance It was unmistakable. On occasion a Horned Owl will klll and cat a crow or tom-cat, but; I have m1- son to suspect It ls only when pressed by hunger. The mirfn fczrtl of the owl consists of rats, mice. rabbits. muskrat, game birds, poul- try. etc.

The Incident. related by Dr. A K. Fisher, In which he counted the bodies of 113 full grown rats wlt-h the brain 1n each Individual case removed, lying on the gfOlIllCl

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