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THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 1939. _.___.._. FLOWERS IN YOUR SICK ROOM There are ever so many super- stitions about owers and plants in the home and sick room. They __ -1: L_._ nnnn -.-d-n bin:-In uu: uuuus auu .u~n -..-4.... ._..-_, seem to be of two separate kinds. There is the medieval superstition that ivy in your house brings bad luck and there is also the modern scientic superstition that plants and owers of any kind in the sick ,, 411...; 1-.. t\v\l\'n `kn:-u`H-I-u V GardenNotes zunu LIUWCLD U1 u.u_y nu. ... ....v ....... room are bad for one's health." Nurses and patients have even de- voted time to arguing about this matter. --, L-,_.__ .1- 1.. t....L Ii .-.nnnm.'l ll1uU|/III, Now there is, ln fact, a general feeling in the minds of some nurses who do not love owers enough. that plants in the sick room are unhealthtul because they draw too much oxygen out of the air, And when they tell this to the patient, the patient feels the nurses ought to know what they're talking about and lets it go at that. But those of us who have studied plants have learned that, although they give out carbon dioxide at night, there isn't nearly enough of it to harm even the sickest person. If there IS ____ _._u. _-_1_..__ .:x-..1A.. "I\ `an-Ivan 4-kn nut: aluncau pm. Dunn. .. ....... .. ..._, enough carbon dioxide to harm the patient it will come from his own lungs! And believe me, a pair of human lungs can exhale more car- bon dioxide into a room` than a hundred thousand plants. If plants are such a. grave men- ace to human health, what about the thousands of men who spend their entire lives in large green- houses? Have you ever seen them going around wearing gas masks? I think that next to the farm, a. greenhouse is the most healthful place in the world to work! Perhaps another reason why some nurses object to owers and plants in the sick room is because the darn things" make a lot of extra work, changing water, carrying them about, etc. __1_._:._ &..I-.- 1.. .-.;...I.nv. Alnu, uuu ptupuxuy : Perhaps still another reason for believing that plants and owers are injurious to health is the heavy, sickening perfume of some owers. If the sick room window is not opened and there are two dozen .Carnations or Narcissl present, one will readily believe he is either in a funeral chapel or a. perfume fac- tory. So our advice is, don t have too many of the heavy perfume owers in the sick room at one time unless it be freely ventilated. Last but not least, my own argu- ment in favor of owers in the sick room is that the cheerful effect of a pretty Begonia or a. bowl of Sweet Peas has a. therapeutic value that `ct.-uuuu, cu... Since plants take in carbon diox- ide and breath out oxygen during the day time, what better air con- ditioning system" would you want in your sick room ? And at night, plants reverse this process; they take in oxygen and breath out car- bon dioxide, but only in minute quantities. It is these minute quan- tities that sick people are afraid of! Yet, when some of them get home from the hospital they will be fool- hardy in their carelessness with such things as soft coal res, gaso- line and other frightful perils to life and property! ..4.:u ...m.n-.m- mmcnn fnr (By John Crossland) Conservative Campaign Mgr. BARBIE ADVANCE CHRISTMAS GUIDE .?---:----:--- cannot be equalled. During the dark months of the year in a. sick room. candies cannot be eaten. books are too tiresome to react, little fancy gifts become a. bore, but ow- ers and plants convey such a spirit of well-being to the patient that one wonders how he could nd any ob- jection `oo them! -."r~. an -nu.-nan at -m%URRY BRO& PHONE 453 36 BAYFIELD STREET Helmets worn by British Tom- mies" are made of non-magnetic manganese steel. %$ll2?`iJ3"-pa :/' "ELEETRICAL ( Glfts 1Ptll22t1se =~..3.1,,._l-.-,7 HGGKEY and SKATING Specials Trade In Your Old Skatinq Outfit On a New A ' " """ R-- us-'|1n'(7 Set of C.C.M or Ace Bailey Hockey Pants Colonel George Drew, leader of the Conservative Party in the Province of Ontario, and Major Cecil Frost the president of the Ontario Con- servative Association, have issued the following joint statement: :\.muu vv J.W.C.. 52 Dunlop St. (Article No. 56). SPECIAL Well padded. In col- ors Blue, Red and Black. BOYS $1.25 M.EN S $2.15 15, 25, 50. 750 ,.-w nvvn c4nl.`t"1 AI .l.L.'-:5, Llu, uv, .-wu .g_gv SEE OUR SPECIAL DEC. 14 TO 23 I A good solid boot of A"I" an. 4 extra value. --2---j:--:- Hockey Sticks OPEN EVENINGS SKH BOOTS Ladies 01' men's lgggkgxloves R9 00 Dvvu` MEN S BOYS buy: Boys Dlllaln Large Stockings. . . . . QWIIEATI UUl\: DIE AT 500. swia'AT'EiS `I 5 in ca a~-"- We are pleased to announce that Colonel B. O. Hooper, D.S.O., M.C., has been appointed secretary of the Ontario Conservative CampaignCom~ mittee, and will also act as secretary of the Ontario Conservative Associa-- tion. ll0TPOINT" HOTPOINT Other types Toasters GENERAL ELECTRIC" WASHERS ..... ...$6 May we suggest the Following: PERCOLATORS at $4.25, 34.50, $4.65, $7.95 HEAT PADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$3.95 to $7.95 SANDVVICH TOASTERS ,,__$3.25. $3.50. $4.50. $5.75 Christmas Tree X Lighting Sets 45c I .S2.00 . .`-31.50 ` .$2.00 . $2.35 -$1.15 --'T>' \.r 7 LIGHT (each bulb independent)..98c 7 LIGHT (outside or inside .....$1.39 SPECIAL-25-LIGHT SET . . . . . ..$5.95 This set is 25 ft. long`, A Real Buy. BULBS 2 for 5c, 2 for 150, and 15c ca. Tree light sets tested free FY0111 " IRONS $3.50 Toasters $4.40 Irons and .`.5l.G5 to $4.95 We are very fortunate in having obtained Colonel I-Iooper s services and we feel sure that the appoint- 'ment of a, man of his outstanding experience and ability will be heart- ily approved throughout Ontario. Colonel Hooper has had unique opportunities to study the problems of this province and he brings to the work he has now undertaken active contact with many phases of public service. The guide was conducting a tour- ist party through the .automobile plant. He stopped by the assembly line. Do you know what would happen if that man over there ever missed a day at work?" he asked the members of the party. ,1. Twenty-two hundred and sixty- ene cars would go out of the fac- tory without springs." an-1..-. .-.:,.n.. VI .-nh-I an h-ufov-nulnri UULJ vvauuuuu uy.u.;bu. Say, mister," said an interested onlooker, that fel1ow's been o :1 lot, hasn't he?" With Nickle-Plated Skate No; what. would happen ? in White Ladies` Outfit \JI-than -_.. V Outt ll; . 69.50 ib .$3.25, $3.50, $4.50, Slzgtes He served during the last war with great distinction. He received the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross for deeds of out- standing bravery. At the end of the war he was in command of the 20th Battalion. Ever since then he has been actively associated with the leading organizations concerned with the welfare of veterans and" is to- day on the managements committee of several of the most important organizations of this kind. He has held senior positions of great business responsibility for _..._1 :.. .. "nu" 9-1Innnr'1V_ KIDDIES . . . . BOYS & GIRLS BOYS MEN S LADIES $5.25 91315 Ll\I \r A no A.` g..- UUU aunu UUU` _..:l ....I:.I PAGE and Outts ` .$2.49 $2.69 . 52.98 . $3.59 . $3.49 \JAb(|AAAusAvAvAA; `IQ ..--.., ,_-._... many years and in a very success- ful career has commanded the re- spect of all who have been as- sociated with him. spoke He will occupy offices in the VIC- tory Building, Richmond St. West, Toronto, Ont. The secretarial duties of the Ontario Conservative Associa- tion and of the work connected with the campaign orga-nization will be carried on in this oice. As a fur- ther step in the strengthening of the orgzmization of the Conservative Party in Ontario. arrangements have been made for the appointment of ..,,_.- __:-i.. ...:n.. ,..m.:.:o.-(min a Field Organizer with considerable experience in work of that nature. His present business connections make it impossible to announce his appointment, however, until Janu- Dtren muuc nu Luu uH..,...... -390-It ' 2'-xjjj "con. B. 0.`, 11009121: