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In the Salkvyvaccine we have an ef- fective defence against the ravages of poliomyelitis but the recent epi- demics in Newfoundland and Mon- treal provide a warning that the de- fence must be made use of.

It is small consolation to the in- dividual who is crippled for life that he or she could have been protected by a simple series of three vaccina- tions. It is vitally important to have those vaccinations.

We used to speak about “infantile paralysis” but the experience of re-

cent years is that it is strong men

and women in their twenties and

thirties who are now the chief vic-

: tims of the disease.

The ~earrion, darkling, and dung -|

A series of clinics will be held in various parts of Prince Edward Is- land during the next few weeks. It ig to be hoped that the response will

_be such that no Islander can become

a permanent victim of paralysis. It requires little time or inconven-

fence to take advantage of this pro-

tection which is offered through the Adult Vaccination Committee of the P.E.I. chapter_of the Polio Founda- tion. Certainly anyone who contacted

‘polio would consider that the time

have been well worth devoting to getting that protection. Unfortun- ately by that time it would be too jate. * Now is the time to take the simple and easy precaution against the dread disease. It would seem aston- ishing that anyone would neglect so obvious a measure when it is con- trasted with the extreme difficulty of treatment after the event.

Our Latest Allies

Take care in stepping on bugs. The life you save may help your own.

Many insects are on man’s side in the struggle for existence. This is fortunate the National Geographic Society says, for perhaps eight of every ten living creatures are in- sects. If more than « fraction were pests, multiplying unchecked, man could not survive long. a

Beneficial insects prey upon harm- ful species; serve as food for num- erous birds, fish, and mammals; pollinate at least 50 useful crop plants: destroy weeds; produce silk, honey, wax shellac, and | dye; act as sczvengers; and improve the condition of the soil by aeration and fertilization.

Jt is true that insects, particular- ly beetles, compete with man for food. About two-fifths of known in- sects are beetles, and nearly every organic substance that man reauires is of great interest to some beetle.

Not all beetles are bad. however. The lady beetle or ladvbug-devours incredible quantities of aphids, scale insects, and other © plant-feeding species. In the United States and Hawaii, the Australian vedalia, a species of lady beetle, has done val- jant battle against the cottony-cush- fon scales that feed on citrus trees.

beetles help keep the earth sanitary and productive by disposing of waste materials.

Other insects of economic value include the dragonfly, the damsel fly, syrphid fly, ground beetle. and aphis lion.

The praying mantis, a droll-look- brought to he United States from ing relative of the grasshopper, was China in the 1890's to help garde- ners..It has done the job well but, unfortunately, has a voracious and indiscriminate appetite. The female mantis not only eats pests; she savors bees, ladybugs, and other helpful insects as well as her mate,

‘and offspring.

The spider is not an insect, but is probably more maligned than any of the beneficial arthropods. Shy in its habits, the spider seldom bites a human being. Though regarded as a nuisance simply by its presence, the common house spider gobbles quantities of flies, mosquitoes. and moths.

Certain insects have attained hero status. When the American prickly

' even greater than those of nuclear

and yucca moth have become so in- terdependent that neither can sur- vive alone. The moth pollinates the plant; in return it is assured a share a share of the seeds for its young. Similarly, a tiny fig moth is the sole agent by which the Smyrna fig

pollinated. *

Apples, cherries, plums, onions, clover and alfalfa are among plants that could not produce seeds with- out insect pollen carriers.

Because of their prodigious num- bers, insects and. their larvae. prob- ably exceed the weight ofall other ' animals. Thus they comprise a vast store of food for many creatures, including man.

Non-Atomic War Threats

We are all subjected to informa- tion and comment on the subject of the dangers of atomic war but it is well to be reminded that there are other horrors of scientific warfare besides the A-bomb and the H-bomb.

Twenty five of the world’s leading scientists are meeting this week at Pugwash, N.S. to diseuss the dangers to mankind of biological and chemical warfare. The purpose is to “examine the potentialities of biological and chemical warfare, both as weapons of mass destruction and as factors in increasing international tensions | through the possibilities of smaller countries being capable of producing such weapons.”

Lord Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and chairman of the Pugwash continuing committee points out that, “Some scientists believe the desiructive potentialities of biologi- cal and chemical warfare are now

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warfare.

“Others disagree. Whatever the true position, an authoritive state- ment on this subject is certainly of

THE WASHINGTON TOURIST

OTTAWA REPORT

By Patrick

It is usually the Russians who | disseminate baseless and trans-

+—parent claims to have invented |

scientific wonders, whose every- day enjoyment in the Free World has long been attributed ta the genius of Western creators.

But now the Americans are following that Russian path—in this case trying to preempt for themselves a neat piece of scien- tific reasoning which took place right here in Ottawa seventeen years ago, and which one day may be a world-wide blessing. It has just been reported from Washington, USA. that a US. naval dentist has invented a “tooth glue’’ which, i is believ- ed, will aid in the repair of de- caved teeth, or the improvement of faulty teeth. This glue is made up of materials which form hw-

the utmost importance, particularly in view of the tight secrecy with

’ which it is surrounded by the govern- ments concerned. Biological warfare, |

even if not so dangerous as nuclear warfare could be of great nuisance value in wars between small nations and in the present state of the world, might easily lead to global conflict.”

Nova Scotian born Cyrus Eaton is doing a great service to mankind in making it possible for leading scien- tists from both sides of the Iron Cur- tain to meet and take a long hard look at the disasterous possibilities facing mankind.

Such scientific discussions lay the groundwork for practical decisions by the great powers.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Bank of Montreal is to be con- gratulated on opening a branch in Parkdale. It shows a confidence in the continuing growth of the \Island economy and of -the Charlottetown

area in particular. °

Transport Minister Hees announc- ed Friday that Canada’s largest ice- breaker, scheduled for launching at Quebec City next summer, will be named the Sir John A. Macdonald after Canada’s first prime minister. The 18,000-horsepower,- 315-foot vessel is expected to be able to go farther north than any other sur- face ship \has yet travelled in Cana- dian waters, beyond the tip of Elles- mere Island just 500 miles from the

North Pole.

Islanders may be forgiven for being a bit smug over the efforts of six- teen U.S. senators who are sponsoring a “Save Our Shorelines” bill. Our Na- tional Park has prevented the mis- fortune of the shoreline falling out of reach of the public and into private ownership. It is encouraging, too, that public concern for parks of the future is such that the Progressive- Conservatives have recommended a National Park for Kings County in

their platform.

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There can be no doubt that the telephone is the most insistant of at- tention-getters. A Buffalo police cashier answered his phone. It was a call from a man at the end of a very long line of traffic ticket re- cipients waiting at the cashier's wicket. “What could I do,” he said

| Phosphorus and glycogea.

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“house them properly. The writer

later. “1 answered his question.” "

man bone, including calcium, |

Captain Thomas J. Canty said | in Washington that experiments | have been made on a dog, which still carries a tooth glued in with this “tooth glue” about a \year ago. No studies have yet bees — made on man, he added.

TEN YEARS AGO

In August 1949, exactly ten years ago, I spoke to a govern- ment scientist here about his own experiments based on this same

‘idea, but already carried much

further than the American tests, and indeed of proved benefit to human beings. This is part of what I wrote then, under the heading “Your teeth can last your life’’,

“The hame«ade toothache cure of an Ottawa scientist, whe was too busy on war work to go to a dentist, may throw the dem | tist's drill on the scrap-heap. |

“Dr. D.F Stedman, of our Na-

_tional Research Council, showed

me his front tooth, which: he stop- ped without a dentist's help sev-

en years ago. Today it is a .per-

PUBLIC FORUM |

This column ts open to the discus

sion by ¢6frespondents of question ¢

interest. The Guardiap does not sesee

sarily en‘orse the opinion ef corres | pondents.

HISTORICAL MUSEUM Sir,—The Historica) Society of Prince Edward Island is to be for having been | able to assemble the very large | and varied collection of articles | illustrative of the early pioneer |

| days of our Island now on dis- |

‘poy in the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium. Through the untiring efforts of Mrs. William M. Brehaut this col- lection has so grown that it now | taxes the wall and floor capacity |

More than 1200 units of old Prince Edward Island Arts and Crafts make up this collection. Spinning wheels, ancient looms, kitchen utensils, pioneer farm im- plements, furniture, firearms, mil- tary uniforms, pottery, glassware, old lamps, jewelery; watches, old clocks, ete., besides a large num- ber of maps, charts, photographs, engravings, old volumes, news- paper files, in a word, specimens of almost all the products ‘of early Island arts and industry are represented.

During the summer, hundreds of tourists have visited the Mus- eum and have expressed their admiration for the work which has been done. Many have alse expressed their surprise to find that Prince Edward Isl is the only Province of Canada which cannot beast of a Provincial Mus- eum.

It is to be regretted that at the end of the present week the gymnasium has to be vacated, and the numerous valuable and interesting materials have to be placed in storage until a_ suit- able building can be provided to

of these lines suggests that a vis- it to the Museum would prove an agreeable surprise to many of our citizens. 4 am, Sir, eic.> VISITOR

Making Teeth Like New

Nichelsea

home-made stopping hap act ote | invisibly mended the decay, but has apparently become a living part of the tooth.

“ ‘During the war, I found that my teeth had a cavity in it, I hadn't time to get it

told

fixed’, Tect on our industry,”

adding that # one cuts one's fing er, one does not make it

_ That was written ten years ago. I also explained how Mrs. Sted- man cured an ache and restored the white colour of her teeth by using her -husband’s home-made brew.

Then the reactions started.

“Tf this cure is substantiated, it would have a catastrophic ef- said the director of a dental-supply com- pany. A dental authority pro- claimed that ‘This cure will need to be backed up by strong scien- tifie evidene before it is worth considering. imi ar scare in Scandiavia two years

| the cavity. This gradually wore ' flat and became creamy-colour- | |

ed, so that today, seven later, his tooth looks

| with no sign of decay or stopping.

Before starting his treatment, Dr.

Stedman only washed out

with a piece of bent wire.

tist drills out a decayed hole,

making it twice the size, and | hence giving nature double work foreign substances, like gold and —

to do if it is to repair the hole,

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thwarting nature dental hole with inanimate and

other metals, which are quite un-

‘Dr. Stedman explained to me, | related ‘tq, the decayed tissues?

Troubling Troubled

By David Rowntree, Canadian Press

By DAVID ROWNTREE | Canadian Press Staff Writer — Gen. George Grivas, leader of

the terrorist organization Eoka | which fought the British in a bit- ter guerrilla campaign in Cyprus

| for four vears, is dabbling in pol-

ities again

He has been in Greece for sev- eral months, ostensibly writing | his memoirs. Now he says he is ready to become head of the Greek government. He insists he |

| would try only: by legal means |

and “if I am convinced that the majority of the people actually | ask for me.”

Grivas is using the still-inflam- | mable Cyprus issue to attack the | present administration of Kon-

| stantin Karamanlis with the hope |

that he can whip up popular sup- port in his bid for power. \

TROUBLE AHEAD

But what he and his extremist | supporters on Cyprus are saying can cause trouble for the’ Med- iterranean island. |

The British colony is to become . an independent republic by next | February. An agreement signed in London early this year by. Britain, Greece and Turkey | ended the armed conflict of the | island. It also calmed tempers be- | tween Greek-descended Cypriots, who make up four-fifths of the population and wanted Cyprus made part of Greece, and the Turkish - Cypriots who comprise | the remainder and wanted the colony divided between the two

Cyprus

ethnic groups. For a time Grivas supported the London but now

claims that Karamanlis is guilty of selling out Greek interests un- der British and Turkish pressure.

He accuses Archbishop Maka- rios, once exiled from Cyprus by Britain and now back there as a leading advocate of moderation,

' as being too eager to placate the

Turks and the British. PROTECTION CLAIM

“What I am doing.”’ Grivas told a meeting in northern Greece a few days ago, “is protecting the

| freedom of Cyprus. Already my have compelled the,

warnings Greek - Cypriot leadership to re-

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Some youngsters take the start of their education in a mat- ter-offact manner. Ohers might beco: it nervous as the big day approaches. So it’s especial- ly important that your child gets enough rest and the proper nour- — during these few final

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QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs. J. J.: My husband had tuberculosis three years ago. He is well now, but must go for X- rays—every_four months.

I feel that so many X-rays can be harmful. Am I correct in my assumption? oe

Answer: There is much less danger from the short X-ray ex- Posure required in chest pictures than from failure to carefully ob- serve the course of his disease.

Your doctor should be the judge as to what to do.

off who could pump nonchalant- ly with one arm.

You threw away the first pail- ful, or let it overflow into a wide funnel between the spout. A pail- ful tossed with vigorous swing would drench the current bushes, : the green billow of asparagus

Your cousin, the show-off. could whirl a pail of water at arm’s length round and round without spilling a drop. This was explain- ed simply as “magnetism.”

NONE SO GOOD

No fizzy bottled drink from @ modern “‘fridge’’ could ever taste | $0 7th ay a hose Aaa as wat- er drunk standing by the pump. j Hot and dusty from berry a. ing, with cowlick plastered damp on forehead and scratches dried on arms and legs, drinks were taken in turn. You gulped the first cup greedily. It was crystal cold and tasted like star snow- flakes caught on the tongue in Winter.

City people said that hard, “limestone” well water gave gall- stones and goitre. It was true that in no time at all a teakettle became heavily coated. But then there was risk in so many things!

_ If you drank milk after feed. ing on choke cherries you could die, and cucumbers eaten on a cold day gave colic. The strings inside a banana peel were poison- ous. To swallow plum or cherry

frain from making concessions.” |

Archbishop Makarios every sign of wanting the London agreement to be a success. He has condemned a renewed Eoka-

shows |

style campaign which is again |

demanding union of the island

with Greece as a “plot against | !

our island's peace.” n. At the moment, the Vendetta Grivas is waging seems mainly

designed to advance his political |

ambitions in Athens. But it does help the cause of the extremists who are trying to upset the plans of Makarios and others to bring

out strife.

Some of Grivas’ supporters in Cyprus are hoping he can gain power before February in time to repudiate the London accord and

try again to annex the island to

Greece.

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There mst be children every- where who have never pumped a pail of water, just as there are children who have never been on a train.

There must be, children who have never had a drink from the white or blue or speckled-grey enamel cup that was chained to the pump head. Perhaps on a drive along some dusty back roadg@r wide detour, the benight- ed child may spy a rusted pump beside the door of a deserted farm. ?

Perhaps father, recollecting visits with grandparents or une- les in the country, can explain its use. :

The kitchen or household pump stood a short distance from the back. door, or sometimes ‘be- tweea Summer kitchea wood-'

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er So Good the Ottawa Journal shed. The height of affluence was

a well-house trimmed with fret- | work to match the dweliing, and |

topped with ball or knob or other embellishment.

WELL WEATHERED

The common kitchen pump stood out stark in wind and weather on a sturdy platform of boards that bleached silvery in Summer sun.

Sent to fetch a pail of water, you slung the handle over a catch above the spout and nicely bal- anced the wooden grip. In dog days or under other stress, a pump might occasionally need

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Some had a chronic screech, others a wheeze or a low whine. ‘There was always a brash shew-

stones meant appendicitis. Worst of all, green apples in any quan- tity produced cholera morbus, with which Dolly the cow was fat- ally stricken after breaking into the orehard. No harmful after effete resulted from years of well water. In any case, one couldn't have drunk from the cistern which held soft rain.

INTO DISUSE

Eventually mains were laid. and |

' although in that part of Ontario

the water is excellent, it was at once’ flat and insipid. But gradually the pump fell into disuse, although it was handy in Summer for watering the hens.

It was no longer given an anual

the new republic into being with. | °°#! °f Paint, and there was apt

to be a slight flavor of rust. Grass and clover grew upon the hard packed ground beside the platform, where it was pleasant to sit on a coo] day when reluc- tantly pressed into shelling green peas.

You could squint between the Arying boards and imagine a sin- ister presence in the dark water far below dropping a pebble to listen for the faint splash.

LAST OF THE PUMPS

With the passing of a second generation thé house was sold and the pump disappeared. pro- gad as scrap iron for World War

One cannot but hope that as suburban mid-Victorian houses are restored, their trim of lacy woodwork newly painted, bow windows freshly curtained. and | with flagged terraces in place of | Summer kitchens, the pump may come into its own as period de- coration.

It may become fashionable to pick up old pumps: at country auctions, along with carriage lamps, cast iron deer, and black- amoor hitching posts. The pump may reappear at the end of a walk ered ‘by pansies, sweet alyssum and heliotroppe, perhaps

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Mr. and Mrs. William MacLean, — Prince Street, has accepted the Position of Associate Professor

Organic Chemistry with the Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, it was learned yesterday. Mr. MacLean was formerly ed as a research chemist with —

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FRANKLY SPEAKING

by Freedom

Did you know that during the past year, the © Prince Edward Island Government increased grants to | municipalities by three times the amount they we getting before and in addition to this gave generous concessions in regard to street and sidwalk paving? _

And did you know that the Island government. guarantees municipal’ bonds up to 20 percent of the assessed value of real property in the municipality? This has helped Parkdale, Kensington’ and O’Leary construct water and sewerage disposal systems which they couldgnot have done on their own.

Speaking about this matter in the House, Dr. Dewar said ‘When we put our bohds on the market first, they were hard to sell, but when the government guaranteed them, they sold like hot cakes. They are pretty scarce on the market today.”

In spite of election talk that public institutions are in a deplorable state, Frank Myers who was a member of the Public Buildings committee described Hillsboro Hospital as “immaculate”.

' Mr. Myers was also impressed with the care the patients were getting. He said, “I thought the faces of the patients showed thankfulness for what they were receiving.”

Reporting on Beach Grove, Mr. Myers said, “It was just like going home to me.” He said he was pleased with the evident interest the staff had taken to provide luxuries of the home for the patients, even to having the drapes blend with the color scheme of the furniture. ,

Did you know that the Conservative Party has little or no genuine fault to find with the present gov- ernment?

Roy Fuller,

in “The Listener”

(advt.)

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