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Why Eat Potatoes ? l‘ A; v Four. Dollar a bag the potato is a needless luxury,” says the Board of Health. "The potato is ggvfiflty-fivC per cent water and the rest is mostly starch. It is a good food when eaten in combination with proteid {Qodsébut not worth eight cents a pound. Cut out mat, eggs and high-priced vegetables and stick to cereals and fruits. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits (cost two cents) with milk make a complete meal, sup- plying all the nutriment needed for a half day's‘ work. For breakfast with hot milk; for dinner with sliced ban- anas or stewed prunes. Made in Canada.

“ID 0F Tlillllis

Francis Mutch and family wish to thank firemen who fought under such trying circumstances. to save their home. They wish also to thank the railroad men. Mr. Bruce Stewart and hi5 employees and the friends and neighbors who worked‘ so hard to keep down the fire tlil the brigade unveil; and afterwards helped in the roving of‘ the furniture and their-ef- iects. rsezsttitiiiuno.

I I Reliable

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llero is where you gm

your dcpendablc, standard sanitary fittings for your lobster factory» we have practically cvclyvlhiriil _you wirnt and can suvc money for you on every item. (‘all in and sec thc lim=.—- get our priccs.

Fred H. Trainer

80 Grafton Street i

Professional Cards

Dr. J. P. McGrath

Corner of Prince and Sydney Streets

Physician and Surgeon

Office Hours: 91o ll, l l0 4 p. ni. and v7.30 to 8.30 D. m. Telephone No. 632 siizmrtzslirir, .

or. Clift

ci-inonic owners

CURATIVE TREATMENT ll! "19 month in advance. Victoria Hotel- clilrlottstown, P. Bl. 1., Canada.

OFFICE HOURS, 12 to 3 daily. o hi“ appointment at. residence. " t ‘I-l-iioullmompd.

S. S. Hessian

LAWIYER

Montague, P3,]. Money to Loan.

lllBiii "UN 1p limits

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________________________ Fully elsht per cent. of the victims of tuberculosis are in the middle pe- riod of life. between the ages of fif- teen and tiflty.

Tllbemlllllfilfl is more fatal to huma- nity than dysentery. cholera c-r the plague- The Pal/Hos of war are in- significant beslde ii. in the gr-eat Franco-Prussian war, according to Prussian statistics, the number of men killed and dying of wounds am. Olllllflli to 40,961. Twice as many die each year in. ssla oi’ tuberculosis. In our own (livll War there were 70,- 293 lives lost in battle. This is only u. little over half the number dying Quill year from tuberculosis in this QOl-lllilry- But monstrous as it is this showing of’_the direct ravages of tu- berculosis. rt is Ilfrl. all nor even the worst half of the picture; for tuber- cllllmlfl Rllllfiks every organ and tissue °l llle body and accordingly ‘trove-ls under many names. For lnstanceyit is called lupus when it attacks the Rklll; scrofuln when it attacks the glands; curvature of the spine or spinal caries. when it attacks the ver- lelllfle; Potts disease when it attacks the hips; white swelling when it at- tacks the joints; and so on indefinite-

Who than can measure the an» Slllfill- Pollen-Y. degradation and in Which it causes! Our insane hospi- tals and orphnn asylums, our homes and hospitals fc-r crippled children, our reiormatoriee, prisons and pen]. ientlnrios are filled with the indirect results of tuberculosis. \Vith such facts and figures before us. can there be any need of.‘ discussing the advi- sability of employing measures to sup- Drens this universal pest? That we llllollld adopt nll such measures as lle in our Dower is n self-evident fact. And when I add that We CAN safe, zwml against ii. and that by certain Flllllllle measures we CAN cut down this awful mortalltyylt becomes cri~ lvlnfll negligence on our part to rie Bloc?- lt- ‘ ' ' . * ‘Before proceo ding, however. with the prophylnxlg of tho individual, int us for r1 moment lllmflllldr thc interest of‘ tho stats in tuberculosis. We the gtntlstics which have rrlrcndy been given that. this nraiicr- is of such vital interest. and of such widcfspreurl im- porlziucc ilral, without aid from state and municipal authorities, thc profcs slon. oven seconded dry an intelligent Dllllllc. ir-r powerless to stop the spread of this scourge. WE THEREFORE TURN. as we have cvcry right. to do. to tiroso bodies ‘politic which nssurc to each arid cvcry one of I151 ma, H. bsriy and the pursuit of happiness. The only question to bc asked ist llow can thc state help in this crn slide? lt cnrr lre-lp in three mc-st lrn- pm-fant and effective wnys. 1. 5v ESTABLISHING SANATORIA FOR

AND EMPLOYMENT OF THQSE CA-

IGNORANT TOTAKE ‘cans "or THEMSELVES AND IN WHOSE CARELESSNESS. SQUALOR ANC- FILTH LIES TH~E CHIEF SOURCE OF JNFECTION.

2. By rendering effective financial assistance to free, private and corpo rate snnatoria already irr existence.

3. By requiring the registration oi every cuss oi’ tuberculosis within its confines. 'l‘lrerc

are at. present in Pennsylvania, coun» ting city institutions as well ili~i those in tho country. at. the irrost. 1.000 free beds for’ cousuiupfives. The present need is for at least five times that number."

ln view of this, was it not. un evi deuce cf tire nurrorvness and luck of public spirit. on thc part oi‘ the Load- er" of the Opposition that he should

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THE IMPORTED

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"Blaclrband Sensation”

This horse is n beautiful seirl brown with white hind feet rind strip on face and weighs about 1800 pounds- reglstered. Will be sold on market square, Charlottetown. Saturday", Ap- ril 7th, at 12 o’clock. 5031,3,26Mmwf6i,

Farmers

We are paying highest Cash Prices " for good

Iflt-S-lfihitf. clean While Fife S e e d J. D. STEWART Whea’, Barrister, Solicitor and white Rump", geek Wino Nolgasrlgirogvléiviaslottotown wheat, »~i'~""l’.? 32".f.".f'rt.'§i“°éli‘... Two and Six Rowed Ili-is-lxlltf. Baflgy, Silverhulland _ vmuumon a sr-iAw swam“; Budmhgag, llltrlster-s, At rnoys, Notary Pllll" illlfllldTilll0thys¢ed

llc. mo.. Solicit m Canada Bonk-

"l Association. Bsnir of Montreal. gods, Permanent Mortgage Corillll‘ n.

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Barristers and AiNrIlIl/l Solicitors for Royal Bank of -Cnnnda

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W. l. Iontlsy, K. 0. Iarnisier and Attorneys-Whit! .Mon to Loon. v » llMooAnnu-iymw. s. humour.

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fail!" ll ‘Te-lid

‘dieing cured.

have seen from"

THE SEGREGATION, TREATMENT. 8E5 WHICH ARE TOO POOR OR’

"aw" . "i-"ni/ p, .-'f]i.'l"-:"

begrudged this province one institu-‘found its practlcalspplication. Treat- tlon w grapple with u... mogt iniii- gienilliatshmgdseggmggflljtstlfglfglal dious known to uman y 6d Ill 9 9V " when that iflflllllllitllll had toriuru methods and the application ‘been so generous y maguanimously donated by a gpntle- town. while the study of tuberculosis mun‘ who realised jlre crying need 0f lll lls Bclellllfl" "Pa!" h" Pmceeded tire province for an effective means of ln the laboratory. in Wlllvll lllllfil‘ d8" checking the ravages oi’ tuberculosis? partment of the Work lflfirflllflell Dr. Jenkins proceeded t0 quote from knowledge must he hoped for in the "OONSUMPTION AND rrs RELA- struggle with tllls. lllsellse" nsTlle TION TO MAN AND Hi8 OIVILIZA- ssnreauthc-r-ity also iliilifilli‘ _ann~ TlON," by John Bessner Hilbci‘. A. torlu. thenyill‘? ldery liwes for the M, M. D., as follows: l care and treatment of eopll-i WM a"? "Th9 saving and prolonging of consumptive. The deathrate‘ from lives n‘: the sanatorlum has been by. consumption in such communities no means all that has been accom- (where there nljo lllilllllllllli) lllllml’ plished. Tile irnndredis 0f‘paflents man peingybierenslzrl- comes lq "r. discharged during the past twenty greatly lowered. for the reason tint years have been so many missionaries the. measures against infection which who have stroller-ed c-verl ‘ill? lalpcit, lrlnl- s?lélzllifslltlalillillnelgflgcilgflIlgéylfyl “all: crstlresrreua- 01' ' i’ iiiilpaigtlgauttn lfiiiilwledge as hi) protective’ Dblllllflllflll llllolll lllfilll- NOR ARE measures and hygienic mode of “f6vrNHpicflgb-LlNIfI§§‘QQT.S%I:EQ%%E which they have been so practically‘ . . I taught lrfthc institution. And hc-‘THE pATliNTs To BECOME RE‘ sides all this, by irifnrdlng a scientliflc lxltflligggiigariulnthlfin.‘“infirm demonstration that. n. fair Propor on l l - , ; ' ' oi’ tuberculous patients can be cured‘ Mike. N0 NURSE NOR ANY OF THE and restored to lives of usefulness. the attendanfisdor zcrivrturtsllinil tifflrlgtrilfilcél san-rtcrlum has bud an influence in-P-Ollilllmil ll; l1 lfllll! Qlgll ._9 bringing about a new attitude oi‘ hope‘ llll lllfi lllllllllllflfl lll llll-‘l lllilllllllflll. fulness towards the disease which has exlflll ill‘ "llf: ll‘5l“llc"~rllll"‘l~ l" "Pie" ' l ' 'nstl- Ell B9317 89- ,, I lilllifigshdhe blinding m Mmim I The Doctor also rend extensively This paragraph alone, (leclared Dr frc-m the SlxteenthAnnul Report of Jenkins, should he sumcient u», Show the (Yauudlun Association for thc- Prc- the House of what tremendous iin- Xlfnllgrlllé" °l>ll;‘erBTll319:°ltl:Il?il;li§-nnfiiglillliiéi portarrce nnd fur-reaching benefit trc_ - - . . . y " sarratorlum was, and every member. 9°" °l' "l" {lilillllll Mellll/llal Slllllllll" WM weighed we words quoted and rlrrm, River (rlfldfi, New Brunswick. U seriously considered the sublect.‘ Ile said that no member oi‘ the would nrgree with him that the money" House could adequately > appreciate the Government. bad spent. in connec- the immense vulue ofthc Dalton Sa~ tlon with tbs Dalton Senator-tum was. rrutorlum to this province; lhey had n. mere bagirtelle compared to what not the faintest idea of the enormity. they should spend on the treatment, -—not measured by money-of the be- of tuberculosis. Tire cases that ncflr conferred on the country by Sir were curcd, lie said. were those that‘ Charles Daltcgr 2nd so fur as llllfi cost benefited Lhc country most, for those was concerns , e cons tiered t rut the persons, going abroad, would instruct moircy lllfl! U19 Gllvellllllelll illll-ll 9X- others in methods of prevention and, pended on the institution was orrc of from the nbunduirce of their expe- tho best possible lnvcsinlcnts, llc rlencc, set an example to others. The rlsllirl he felt strongly (m this subleci. earlier a patient, (would enter the 5n- liecausc lL W113 one Oi’ LllOSB flint. vi- natorlum tho better chance he had of tiiilly nffecgterl the wbcilfnrol of tlreuplrial- 0i’ course, he said, vncc. 11y “will er llllt cnv er ilrcre was rrc-i ilrc. least doubt that ad- river the flxllfllllllllllfl lll filllllllllflltlll vnnr-eil cngpg punld m; treated, wltillr the SHIlFLIOJlIIIIl, lrc declared, was but it. was more impor- a f sgr-ucc to f. e community, and lrc tunt. to snvn livcs that were capable‘ fPC-lllll llfllllly llllli W0l‘ll~‘l l" "XllTP-‘lfi lll-‘l of salvation than to allow the discuss “Olll/Pllllll llll‘ Hill‘?! llllllllllllllllllly- Th‘! to tnkc such n hold on thorn as to llOVPTllIlIQ-"l ‘llllllll "(ll lillfillll .10" render nll efforts hopclcss. Mr. Bell's much in preventing tho spiwlnil of such copmmin“ "m, advanced 0,130,, of m.‘ u lrorrlblr- illscnsc. nrrd no mun should bcrculosls should rccclvc first ntteil- lifi‘ flll‘ tllllk llll’ llllllll" lllllilYl-‘l! lll lllll tiorr was erroneous and if his propo- llflffll‘! l0 Klllll Rom" lllfllllllllllll'y lllll‘l.l' sitiorl irl thut respect were nrlo ted 1H vfliilucc by lmnlriorlilg lbc progress lhppg would m, no hilnQfifiul mgr,“ of this uilmlrrrble work. Rcvcriinr: B," avg“ w, rQ-gnydg u“, advanced n“. in thc Jordan lllcrnorlirl, Dc. Jenkins yrgq of pnnsumpiymh mm 1),; Jqnkhm pointed out l.lrnt this wns n similar Hm LpuqLqq Q1- Hm fippggitjnn (rm no; lllllliilililfill to the Dalton Sirnnforiuni~~ nilvocntc rrn sort c-f institution, rcly- “X-‘lcly "ll lll‘ llllllli‘ llllfifl~llllil llrcr-c irrg solcly Onylllr! impracticable and fu- Wll-"l llc‘ l‘l‘_\' l" "l" llPlV-Slllllllll-‘l llllfllll in.» scliérrrc of hiring nurses. The that» sellalorillm; and be was sorry flgvgynlflpnL pr,- poinmq m“, plrgady that. so uraan an ntiltuile lrnd been tir- lmd ,1 plflfle f0,- mlvmmnd (jflggg of irlen irr llciznril to the Dnlton Sirnnto- tuberculosis rind fc-r the cure of i-lrr- l‘ lllll- digerrt p00l', and no mc-nrbcr of‘ lire Silelllllllt-Z llll lllP Silo-Of lilo Illllton opposition had Qffgped go give the G0. Sunsitnrium. Dr". Jenkins said that vernment credit for it. That place llllFl will‘ "llll-‘lell l)!’ DT- MlllP-li Qllil "l chum uccnnlodure a; |engi twenty m. the lending authorities in Novu Sco sass, uriil irc was proud to belong to a llll "ll lllllllllllllfl- Tllc silc hull bccn Government that hurl dorrc so much "l'll-l(‘l-‘"‘ll llllll eVQ" "Ollllmlllllill lll’ to alleviate the distress oi’ the poor-I lllll lfiflllel‘ 0f NIP» Olllllllilllflll- llf‘ pflftflfulflfhy mp l|l'hpl'(lul(jrn‘q Imm- nf pointed our. that the architects of Sa- ills country. rarrnc Luke Sanatnrlrrm lrr thc Ilniicd ilr. Jenkins wcnt on to quoic fron] States, together with Dr. .\lillcr~ urrrl the ‘name Wm]; m; fmmws; thc (‘c-nrrrrissiorr, were rcsporrsiblc for" “The tuberculosis problem, us it lhe Hi0. llr. "Jenkins. lir. Miller‘; has been rlcvclopcil irt. Snranoc Luke, "m" Kellllelllfilfflllll U19 llwmbilrs of has been curried 0n from the first the Commission, including Mr. Titl- prrrcticallvnloirg the three lines which llllllfill- llllll ill-SO sll‘ (‘llllPlPS Dlllloll. mus; m me yum“, he ymmwed had visited u number" of‘ places, and nzimcly, study, prevention and great. after a great. ilerrl 0|‘ consideration the nrcrri. in the mwn and a5 the 3mm. clroicc, by rurirnirnc-us consent uni] zip- provul. upon tlrc rccorrrnierrilzrtiorr, of‘ Dr. liiiller. fcll upon ilrc site on which the Snnuiorlirm was built. So that if the site was not the besf—\vlricli the Lender m‘ the Opposition was rin- qualified t0 suggest—tlre (‘rovcrnrnent was not to blame. since the choice was made by the most cmlrrerit, (‘GDlIlllO and experienced men in thc ruzrttcvj of erecting sauatoriu. Ill‘. Jenkins proceeded lo quote frr-ru the reports to show that five per racnl. of‘ cures llflllld be affected by suuatorluru. treat- ment. Dr. Jenkins quoiel among others, sllCll u noted t-‘anadlan author- ity as Sir James Grunt. _of' Ottawa, -.a medical man oi‘ ulrrciv years of size whn has ‘contributed considerably in the‘ literature. of medicine. '

torirrnr, by education 0i‘ the invalid, by the health boards regulatloirs,,al'id the (ilslnfcction of infected surround- ings. by the intelligent care" of the very sick lrr the sanatorlum Infirmary and in ihe-bcertling houses and at the prevention has

reception cottage.

ln conclusion. l‘). Jenkins said he would not have risked the indulgence of‘ the House while he derrli with a subject of this riaiure, load not" the Leader‘ of the Opposition made it noc- essury by hlslnttnck- upon rm instit- ution which was doing such nu irres- tlmnbls work and which. instead 0f criticism. shouldzroceive not-hing but admiration. ’l‘lil~s was a subject which gi-batiy interested _ him . an l, hg lrpd tried to "do drnnrrrcirplorrerir’ work iin this‘ direction as he possibly could. He hail endeavoured to carry out the inspect-ion of schoolsn-nud it was only inst yrenr that. by the introduction or n hill, he could get the City Council to ‘do anything in this matter. Whilst he irgrecrl with his hon. friend flic- header pt the Opposition that the employment of‘ nurses throughout the country might b0 of some benefit u: the sumo time the slum oi’ $20,000 which he proposed to "spend in that respect. would bc u more bagntel-ie for lire purpose. ll would notpuyroue- tenth. oi‘ the expenses that _woul<l be incurred. un dihe re. y . "(L be far fronr satisfactory; and us. fir‘? Dalton Snnntorlum beyond the shirdow of ir" 'il'oubt would not cost nciir that rim- ount. us rifle-grid by""lllr. Doll, the vul- rro of thc Snuntorlirm compared to the irltcrnriilvo scheme proposer] was

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and of these methods to patients in the‘

befns much ns my hon. friend from Tig-

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disease. said the Doctor. that was not preventable. and it was the duty of gove-rnrnentr, municipal and provin- cial, to safeguard the healihof’ their citizens. The life of every citizen. he said. had’ a certain monetary value to the courrtry—upart from the mor-" alv of the mtliiéf>ilflfi that life pro- tected meant so nruch saved" to the country. “The idea of trained nurses which the Leader of ‘tire- Opposition _proposes in not pr-aczrcsl." continued ‘the speaker. “We must crawl baton we can walk; and l hope my hon. ' ifr-l-enii will see his way clear" to do as ‘mucir fur hi: native province as he ,cnu. if he has not the means to do

nislr has done. still I hope he may see his waycle-ar‘ to donate a sum isuiticlerit to cure fnrtlre indigent poor on establish un' errdownrciri i'unil in provide for nurses throughout the '('0lllltl‘y such u.“ irc fihggestii. But if‘ he iloes not do this, the least. ire can ‘do is to keep his" pence and nor be- llittle un institution for which in com- nrnn with cve-ry loyal cillzcn. hc should be grateful." i ])r_ Jenkins speech was with considerable zrpplnusc.

rcccivail

KAISER MAY ABDIBAIE s " IS BERMANS llPlNlllN

(Special to the Guardian.) TARIS, March 24— The abdication of ilre German Emperor is forecasied by u former German magistrate, who wrote the celebrated book, "l accuse." ilu nn interview he snys: “The Kaiser lis obsessed by the thought tlrut_ he ls responsible for the war, o. thought which poisons his whole existence. He feels that be is rnenaccd by three [enemies ut home without counting ltlrose ubrond: First, the (‘rown f Prince, thc real uutllior of thc war; second; the Junker Pnn-Germrrrnlsi; hnd third.» you cannot imagine, _ lsmoulilierlup," lrutrcrl of the Emperor for thosc. whom ire ‘brellcvcs _, be lurcrruccs who are, driving him llf urr l abyss, 'i‘llP!~lF*.' pcople -"nr-c' ' not the iHor-lriiii-ii party but thc pcoplc who arc starving, rrrc growing in number: lilllti rising llillc by llltlc against‘ those I who organized ilrc wnr.

[GRAND DUKE ilciiniis . GIVES UP COMMAND

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON. lllur. 2:'>—'i‘i1c rctirenrcur of‘ (lrrrrril Duke Nicholas us C0i'lllllll.lltl- er-chici‘ 0f‘ the Russian Annfcs ls" (‘on- fir-meil oificlullrl, sirys n Route-Vs tics- patch from Pclrogrrlti‘. General Ali-x- icff is ircting commander-ln-ciric-f. pending tho uppoinirrrerrl 0l' u succ- essors. ’l‘lrc, Russian Govcrrrnreni, uri- nounces it will rncc-i. faithfully all ob- ligations of thc lute Government r~c~ guriling corrlrncts intr-rrnus ctc.

tNEWFUUNIJlAND Wlli r INBREASEPRUIJUBTIUN

_ pecial to the Guardian.)

ST. JOHN'S, NliiL, March 24~- Act- flng Secretary A. J. Bull, said today thirt German submarines might make i; impossible l0 iurport flour and food- stuff‘ in sufficient quantity for the nlceds of‘ Ncrvforrrlillnrril. As shortage would cntnil serious corrsequcnces, bc continued, li becomes thc duty oi‘ every one of us to do iris‘ utmost to help increase tlrc home growing oi‘ vegetables and for-ace crops,

lllllK ililHlllim i TONGUE IF SICK IIRQS§ FEVERISH

WHEN CONSTIPATED OR BiLI- OUS GIVE “CALIFORNIA SY- RUP OF FIGS."

Look at. thc tongue, mother! if coated. it is a sirre sign that your little ones stomach. liver and bowels y need u gentle, thorough cleansing‘

at once. ,

When pecvlshyrfross, listless. pale. (loesrrtsleep. doesn't eat or lict nat- urally, or is feverish, ' stomach sour, breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore throat. diarrhoea. full of cold, give »a teuspoorrful m‘ "(Yrrllfrxruln Syrup of Figs," and in n few hours all the foul. constipated waste, undigested food and Hour bilc gently moves out of its little bowels without grlping and you have a wcll, playful child again.

You rrccdnu conx sick children to take this harmless “fruit lnxntlvcf’ they love its delicious taste, and it always makes thcm feel splendid.

Ask your rlrirggist for n lid-cont. bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has dirrctlous for babies, children of nil uccs rind for grown- ups plainly. on thc bottle. dleworc of ciruntcrfclts sold hero. To be srrrn you‘ act "It! gnnulnc. risk to: scc that it is rriuric. by “California icig Syrup t‘umpnn,v.“ llcfrrsc rrrryl

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Let the smolie come through your nostrils : does it irritate, is it raw, harsh, peppery 0r scratchy ?

If it is, the tobacco is not properly cured.

Take any Davis cigar and test it in this way: you will find it mild, mellow, smooth, free from any of the faults mentioned-in fact, an ideal smoke.

Why not try a Davis “Perfection” ?

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