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Thursday; June 10th, 1926 In winter and spring when la grippe is rampant, many of us make use of clinical thermometers@but few give thought (especially if the merâ€" cury reads above the ‘"*normal" point) to the nature of the little inâ€" strument which is found in practiâ€" cally every household. Probably the thermometers is the most widely used of any pathological instrument, and, although familiarity may breed eonâ€" tempt the aceuracy of these small thermometers doeg actually compare very favourably with that of the The following very interesting and informative article is from the Topoâ€" graphical Survey of Canada branch at Ottawa :â€" CBSERVATIONS ABOUT THERMOMETERS ‘hy This Useful Instrument is Sometimes Inaccurate. Laboraâ€" tory at Ottawa Specially Equipped for Testing Then too, clinical thermometers have troubles of their"ownâ€"due in the main to the constriction which enables the mereury column to retain its reading after removal from the patient‘s mouth. The making of this constriction ealls for great skill on the part of the glass blower. If the thermometer is over constricted the mereury will rise by large jumps, causing errors, and the column will be difficult to shake back. On the other hand the mereury must be trapâ€" ped effectively, otherwise a fall will take place in the index, when the thermometers is removed for readâ€" ingâ€"giving a temperature which is too low. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO. The clinical thermometer, in eomâ€" mon with its larger hrethren, is subâ€" jeet to errors which may give rise to fictitious indications. Unless special glass is used for the thin bulb conâ€" taining the mercury, errors till acâ€" cumulate for some considerable time after maufacture, due to a~slow shrinkage which takes placeâ€"extendâ€" ing sometimes for years. Often, too, gas entrapped in the walls of the thermometer stem passes into the fine capillary hole and results in portions of mereury beconming detached from the main column, These pieces may pass unnoticed and incorrect temperâ€" ature may be indicated. much more costly and large instruâ€" ments used in scientific laboratoriecs. If it should so happen, as it probâ€" ably will, that Healless needs a rest, Harry Foxall is the man to give him relief. He is big enough for any task where strength and reach may be reâ€" quired as he is 6 ft. 1 in. and 168 lbs. During March 1917 Foxall, who was then playing for Harborne Lynwood, was given a trial in wartime football by Birmingham against Notts County but although he acquitted himself quite creditably his services were not retained. Engaging himself to Merâ€" thyr Town for the season 1922â€"23 he remained with this Welsh team until the middle of, February 1924 when he meters tested has averaged as high as twentyâ€"five thousand per week throughtout the yearâ€"this figure givâ€" ing some idea of the number of cliniâ€" cal thermometers in use. In Canada, tests to clinical thermometers simiâ€" lar to those made at the National Physical Laboratory are undertaken by the Physical Testing Laboratory, Topographical Survey, Department of the Interior, Ottawa.> This laboraâ€" tory has special equipment for the work, and regularly issues certificates of approval for thermometers for the (Government Service, hospitals, sanaâ€" toria and the Canadian public generâ€" ally. 4 HARRY FOXALL, CENTRE HALF BACK OF ENGLISH TEAM The following is a sketch of Harry Foxall, centre halfâ€"back on the visitâ€" ing English team here July 7th:â€" A warning to the public against fraudulent canvassers for funds was issued by the convention. A resoluâ€" tion was passed which makes it neâ€" cessary for all authorized persons colâ€" lecting funds for the Legion to have the written authority of the Dominion secretary, on which will also be stated the division and district in which the The Provincial executive was electâ€" ed as follows:â€"Western Division, Col. Ibbotson Leonard, D.S.O0., of London, H. F. Moses, of Mltehell and E.‘ A. Hobson, of Kitchener. Central Diviâ€" sion 2â€"KR,. H. MacDonald, of Finches Corners; H. Bray, of Toronto WwW. W. Parry, of Toronto Controller Burton of Hamilton, and Col, X. . Hunter, of Toronto. â€" Eastern Division 3â€"Col. Parkinson, of OQOttawa, and Chas. Hicks, of Kingston. Northern Diviâ€" sion 4â€"Capt. Cole, of South Poreuâ€" pine, and L. H. Saunders of North The honorary president is the Lieutenantâ€"Governor _ of _ Ontario, Henry Cockshutt, and the honorary treasurer, Col. 0. B. Cooper of Hamilâ€" ton. There are five presidents for the province, whose selection will be left to the executive. + R. Myers, mover of the resolution, declared that only by placing in office overseas men could the enthusiasm of othier exâ€"service men, now unattached, be aroused for the legion. â€" Finally his amended resolution was passed as a recommendation to the provincial executive for consideration. It read, "that no members of the legion shall hold office unless he has seen service overseas in any of His Majesty‘s forces, in any wars, and has an honâ€" ourabWle discharge." R. H. MacDonald opposed the ide; on the ground that several men wlfifl had been ordered on duty in Canada and were not able to get overseas would be barred from holding office in spite of the fact that they were in many cases the men who were worthâ€" while. A. J. Cooper, of Walkerville, took the same attitude and wanted the legion constitution rigidly adhered to. He said he had been prevented by medical reasons from getting across. He thought that he should not for that reason be prevented from holding office. Iieut. Col. MacKay in a ruling handed down after some argument, stated that the tentative constitution of the legion must stand for this elecâ€" tion. ‘‘That must be my ruling on this matter,‘‘ he said ‘‘although perâ€" sonally, I would like to see men in office who had seen overseas service."‘ R. Myers, of Toronto, thought that no member should be allowed to hold office unless he had seen active serâ€" vice overseas. TUis met with some opposition from several members. It clashed with the membership clauses in the Legion constitution, which state that ‘‘ officers and â€"men who have completed their terms of engagement in any of His Majesty‘s regular forees or in any of the permanent forces of the Dominion, including the Royal .Canadian Mounted Police, are elfzible,‘‘ and also that ‘"‘all officers and men who have served six years satisfactorily in any of the auxiliary forces."" Brigadierâ€"General J. A. Gunn Elected President of Ontario Section Soldier‘s Organization Las Week. Brigadierâ€"General J. A. Gunn, of Toronto, was elected president of the Ontario section of the Canadian Leâ€" gion at the session in London, Ont., last week. Capt. (Geo. E. Cole, South Poreupine, was voted into office as a member of the executive. The first viceâ€"president is Major Dr. W. D. Sharpe, of Brampton; the chairman, W. S. Dodds, of the Toronto branch of the Amputations‘ Association, and the viceâ€"chairman, Leo Cunningham, of St. Catharinges. Previous to the election of officers the question of overseas service as a requirement for all officeâ€"holders arose as a suggestion from members of the Amputations‘ Association. This asâ€" sociation, though n6t in affiliation with the Legion, had delegates at the convention, who were given the priviâ€" leges of debate, though they did not vote. GAPT. GOLE ON EXECUTIVE/ 0F CANAOIAN IEGION The presidency was offéred to Col. Keiller MacKay, of Toronto, who has acted as chairman of the recent conâ€" vention. He, however, stated that he was not in a position physically to accept the office. 10 Cedar Street, South Plumbing, Heating and Sheet Metal Work. A. Brazeau Son ESTIMATES FREE EXCLUSIVE DEALERS FOR qLQOMaATI(e â€" _ "Squaring the circle, that problem for which mathematicians have been seeking a solution ever since the days of Euelid is within one tenâ€"thousandth of an inch of being solved. J. V. Henry, a local man, 66 Melntyre St., ‘east, yesterday showed The Nugget a solution for the problem that it had taken him almost three months; . of constant effort to complete. Working on the ratio of thirteen to eight and with the aid of compasses, rules and squares, the first step in his solution wes to find a line, which, when squarâ€" ed, would be equal to the area of a cincle of a seven inch, diameter. The solution is rather an intricate one, inâ€" volving arithmetic¢ elementary geomeâ€" try, algebra and a little bit of trigoâ€" nometry. ()n the cirecle of seven inches in diameter the solution is one tenâ€"thousandth of an inch from being correct. The proof has been subâ€" mitted to Principal Wallace of the Collegiate Institute but he has not yet succeeded in checking it all the way through.‘‘ The Cobalt G ball club of the ning a celebrat balt. The attainment of a form of perâ€" petiral motion, the discovery of the elixir of life, the transmutation of baser matels into gold and the squarâ€" ing of the cireleâ€"these are the proâ€" blems that for centuries have engaged the attention of scientists. _ Toâ€"day, there is so much ‘‘perpetual motion‘‘ that the scientific gentlemen have apâ€" parently lost interest. There appears to be an equal lack of finding any elixir of life. The automobiles are killing off so many, irrespective of age, that apart from a little monkey gland business, the scientists seem to have come to the conclusion that it matters little whether you are young or old. With so much gold in Porâ€" cupine, Kirkland Lake, Rouyn, Red Lake and other parts of the North Land, the scientists evidently believe that transmutation is unnecessary. So there remains only the **squaring of theâ€"circle,""‘ as an active scientific pursuit, Now, a North Bay man claims to ‘have come within one tenâ€" thousandths of an inch of squaring the cirele. The Advance would be quite willing to letâ€"it go at that, so would most folk. The North Bay man, howâ€" ever, says he is going to keep at it and he believes he can get it perfect yet. When the North Bay man succeeds, The Advance would like to see him devote his holidays to a plan of asâ€" suring that the Mattagami river will be kept open for traffic.. It will not be necessary to figure near as closely as in squaring the circle, but it will prove a tough job just the same. The Advance does not know any particuâ€" lar advantage that will accrue from the absolute squaring of the circle., The people have been abté to get along fairly well so far without it. But the settlers can not get along at all unless the river is kept open. Proâ€" bably, it would be just as well to leave the circle out only one tenâ€"thouâ€" sandth of an inch and try at once squaring away the river business. In the meantime, it may interest thogse of a scientific mind to read what The North Bay Nugget has to say about the attempt to square the circle. The Nugget says :â€" collection is to be made. sons,‘‘ says the resolutio ing money lllenall\ w1i cuted by the Lenlon NORTH BAY MAN ALMOST ‘"sQUARES THE Telegrams in reply to messages of good will from the Legion at its formâ€" ation two days ago were received from Lord Byng of Vimy, His Honor the Lieutenantâ€"Governor of Ontario, and the Prime Minister. Theres only one quality MAGIC BAKING POWDER and thats the highest E.W. GILLETT CO. LTO. TOoRroNto, can. MWMWade in Canada of the silver town are planâ€" lebration of July ist at Coâ€" »alt G.W.V.A. and the to be made. *‘ All perâ€" the resolution, ‘*‘eollectâ€" illegally will be proseâ€" Leglon. in reply to messages of