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. »- "miracles. ve 1 ~7about the villages 'teaching. -_ Tr i x EE at rie a ATA mr a ~ Smt tong s kaon, als, ST 2 Sunbay School - A SON X. SERVING W WHAT WE HAVE Mark 6:1-13. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Winter, A.D, 29. = ollie events of the first half of our lesson occurred in the City of Nazareth, where Jesus lived until hé began his public ministry. "The twelve disciples were sent out "into Galilee probably from the city "of Capernaum. on 1. And 'he went out from thence. That is, he went out from Caperna- um, where so much of his work was carried on. And he cometh into his own country; and his disciples fol- low him. The Lord- was regarded by the Galileans as a Nazarene; his irth at Bethlehem was forgotten, and the village where his family liv- ed (v.83) and where he had passed his youth (Luke 4:16) might well be called his country. 2. And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the syna- ogue:: And many hearing him were tonished. It is to their credit that they were listening, which is more than every one does who goes to church. Saving, "Whence hath this man these things? wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such miglity "works wrought by his hands? had come over Jesus, for which they could not account; the workman had become the rabbi and the worker of : Of his wisdom they had evidence in his discourse; But whence and what was it? The Village Carpenter 8. Is not this the carpenter? The "village carpenter in our Lord's time held the position of the modern vil- lage blacksmith. Here is one of the few places where the veil is' remov- «~~ ed from his early life. = He was brought up to the trade of a village carpenter. He worked with Joseph in building and repairing boats for the lake, in making furniture for the synagogue, and, according to an ear- ly testimony, in shaping -plows- and yokes for oxen. : The son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses,-and Judas, and Si- "mon? and are -not his sisters here with us? / And they were offended in "him, The last people to recognize a prophet are always his kindred and "his countrymen. "Far-away birds have fine feathers." Men resent it 4 as a kind of slight on themselves that he other, who was one of them but yesterday, should be so far above --. them to-day. The elders of Nazareth had seen Jesus grow up, and to them He would be "the carpenter's son" still. It is easy to blame them; but it is better to learn the warning in their words, and to take care that we are not blind to some true messenger of God just because we have been blessed with close companionship with him. "4, And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and 'in his own house. "How atrue it is that home and one's home town are the hardest places in which >to witness! The Nazarenes did not see how a carpenter could be a pro- phet." But why not? It is not one's surroundings which determine his character, but one's self. No Mighty Work 6. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands up- on a few sick folk, and healed them. Jesus required faith for the perform- ance. of his miracles, and that was wanting here; nay, there was a posi- tive disbelief, no mere doubt. Here the genuine unbelief of the nation reached its climax. 6. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round 4 That Which amazed our Lord was the ut- er unreasonableness of these peo- le. The one thing that was keep- ing them from receiving Christ as a prophet come from God was that they had decided in their own minds that the man who once was a 'carpenter in the midst of them, could not, somehow, be also a great teacher, and a worker of miracles. | 7. And he calleth unto him the = twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two. Though Jesus has been rejected at Nazareth, and only _ 4p few there were saved by his minis- - fry, yet he is not at all discouraged; * he sends out his disciples on similar work, knowing there is no other hope ; en but his gospel. = The twelve pr A had been - previously bight together as a band of dis- "ciples. More and more they were devoting all of their time to service under the Master's direction. In these mission journeys of the newly chosen apostles we sce how well it suited the objects in view that they should go in pairs. A man by him- self has many dangers. The pres- ence of his colleague would recall + him to his true position and remind him that he was not about his own work but his Master's, And 'he gave them authority over the unclean A--C and, What is the: "A change spirits, To manifest a great power great 'enough to ¢ast out demons would be one of the greatest evid- ences of the uniqueness of their min- Lord in whose name they were speak- ing. 8. And he charged them that they should take nothing for their jour- ney, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse, '9, But to go shod with sandals; aud, said he, put not on two coats. All these directions are not meant to inflict hardship on the disciples, but to relieve them of all worry re- garding their hodily needs. ~ How To Be A Guest 10. And he said unto them, Where- goever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart "thence. The house was not to be chosen at hap- "hazard, but by a careful selection, Having made their choice, they were to be content with the fare it offered, and not to change théir lodging un- 'necessarily. Jesus took for granted that there would always be found at every place at least one good man with a warm heart, who would wel- come the, messengers of the Kingdom to his house and table, for the pure love of God and of the truth, 11. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, dust that is under your feet for a -testimony unto them. The act en: Joined is a symbolic one meaning that they did not even let the dust of the places where these people lived ad- here to them, i.e., that they renounc- ed all intercourse with them. 12, And they went out, and preach- ed that men should repent. This is the message that had come from the lips of. John the Baptist (Mark 1:4), and hxd been proclaimed by Christ himself (Mark 1:15). Repentance .is not only 1ecognizing one's sins and being twuly sorry for them, but actu- ally turning from them. 18. And they cast out many de- mons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. Thao application of oil was for psy- chologica) purposes, an aid in induc- ing faith in the patients. The sick persons to whom the oil was sup- plied by the apostles, though others had applied oil to them repeatedly, were made to perceive that now the heralds of Jesus were taking them in hand, these men who, like their Master, had healed =0 many, istry and the pre-eminence of the as ye go forth thence, shake off the: Artificial "Fits" ' Combat Insanity Induced by Camphor, They Prove a Startlingly Effective Treatment ~ Two treatments for the mental ill- ness called schizophrenia, one by in- ducing epileptiform fits through doses of a camphor preparation, the other by producing a coma with insulin, were described in the last issue of the British Medical Journal, Lancet. Editorially, Lancet refers to the treatments as "dramatic" and "start- ling." Birthday Celebration ~ evra tnd Mal-Kah Marqueez, a Burmese girl,' rides an elephant around Marble Arch, n London, England, on her birthday. The girl performs this ceremony every year as a token of good luck. -diac period. Dramatic ' Results | Colonel J. E. Dhinjibhoy, medical superintendent of the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital, describing the cam- phor method, said it is based on the theory of Dr, Ladislaus von Meduna that there is a biological antagonism between schizophrenia and epilepsy, Dr. Dhinjibhoy reported treating 12 cases by the two methods, Three were healed, four were improved and five were left unchanged. The in- sulin treatment produced varying states up to deep coma. ' Dr, H, Pullar Strecker, comment- iag on the cases, said a combination of the two methods should be at- tempted wherever suitable, He re- commended their alternative use in refractory cases, . Schizophrenia is a type of" psych- osis characterized by loss of contact with the environment, and by disin- tegration of the personality. It in- cludes dementia praecox and some re- lated forms of insanity. Not many among the crowds who watch the cheetah speeding in the wake of 'a stuffed rabbit at about fifty-five miles an hour realize that this animal was trained for sport as long ago as 866 B.C., by the Kings of Persia, and that centuries later, at the zenith of Mogul domination of Hindustan, Emperors used to keep hundreds of cheetahs, just as hunts- men in the Old Country keep packs of hounds. The sport spread to France where the Kings used cheetahs for hunting deer as in India, and in the reign of George III a few were brought to England, The Duke of Cumberland tried them for stag-hunting in Wind- sor Forest; but they were not an un- qualified success, for they refused to attack stags at bay. IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR 00-50-08 ° What the Stars Foretell for Those Born on.March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 - If you were born on any day list- ed above, Pisces is your zodiac sign --two fish is the symbol of this zo- Those born under Pis- ces have strong, changeable cmoti- ons. They are restless and often moody. They can do a number of things well and have to cultivate con-- centration or they would flit from one occupation to another, If you were born under this sign you are now entering a favorable period--the years 1989 and 1946, will be specially favorable for you. Guard against being despondent and gloomy--the world is what you make it. RN Msgr Joe won, after an hour's struggle, RSE on Jumping Joe Savoldi Lives Up to His Name Pe Following the example set by his nickname, "Jumping Joe" Savoldi flies through the air in an effort to dump his ---- Charles Rigoult, oot: called the Strong Man of France, during their bout in Paris. Jumping . They Plan to Make Money For-the Cause , application of them means so much in ) Again we introduce a new program to Canadian listeners--this one -en- titled Barbara Brant, heard over CFRB Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00 pm, Miss Brant conducts a fif- teen minute gossip period in which all those things dear to a woman's heart are discussed--food, clothes, public events and so on, Listeners are asked to write in letters, five of which are drawn, To the senders of these five, a large tin of Hershey's chocolate syrup is sent and to all correspond- ents a recipe book 1s mailed. Miss Brant .is. about five foot six, fairly dark complexion, and has a splendid voice, LJ * * L When. Dogs Do Bark A dog's bark may be worse than his bite--but it can also be a big fac- tor in the success of a radio program, For instance: In the Sunday evening broadcast of 'Heroic Dogs," heard over CBL at 7:30 p.m. the barking of a dog figures largely on every broad- cast. A couple of weeks ago after the program was off the air, the phone rang. A voice said "We have a little bet on in our home as to whether it was a real dog on your program to- night." As a reply the man in the studio brought the "bark" to the phone where the "dog" obliged by barking--and we imagine - that the man at the other end of the line is still puzzled as to how the bet should be settled. For his information the bark was faked by Stan Francis--who not so long ago fooled yours truly with a lion's roar when the script called for a trip through a zoo, ! * LJ » LJ Rumors hold that In the very near future out-of-towners will have an op- portunity of appearing on the Dr. Jackson -show,, "Airbreaks," heard over CFRB, Fridays at 8:30 p.m. We repeat that nll who appear on this program are paid a regular profession. al fee, and if they are selected win- ners, they again appear and get paid --in other words it's worth your while to appear on this show. Write for an audition to Dr. Jackson, CFRB, To- ronto. Around The Dial RADIO HEADTINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS . What Price Swing? We were speaking to Dick McDou- gall, CKCL Announcer, who is also reporter for "Downbeat", the musi- clans' magazine. Dick tells us that the recent concert given by Benny Goodman in Buffalo revealed to many localities what a tough job playing in a world-famous band is. The trumpet- ers in the Goodman organization all had split lips from blowing thelr horns, and blood trickled down many a shirt front. LJ LJ LJ] * Here's one for the records. Even Paul Win, NBC's spelling master was stumped on this inquiry. The letter received at NBC's Radio City studios read: "My daughter, Betty Ann, aged six, asked me. the other day why the man on the radio spelled New York in different. ways. First it is WEAF, New York, then WJZ, New York." . * LJ LZ "Do You Feel a Knocking?" "Do You Mean It"... "And How" . "Nice work if you can get it", .. these are a few phrases that have re- cently caught the public's fancy. Here's a new one concocted by comed- ian Henry Burbig on a recent Cheer- up America broadcast over N.B.C. when he questioned the sanity of oth- er members of the Burbig Laffing- Stock Company, It's--"Do you feel a knocking on the back of your head?" . * * * * ) "There are very few products," says James Stewart, the noted Heating Ex- pert, "the aim of whose producers is to sell the consumer, not as much as possible, but as little. But one of these is 'blue coal." Mr. Stewart, whose talks about heating are a very popu- lar features of "The Shadow' pro- grams over CFRB, Wednesday even- ings, went on to explain that, by means of the 'blue coal' system of free advice by trained service men, thousands of- householders had been shown how, through minor changes in their systeni of handling drafts and fueling their £ 'naces, they could save several tons of coal every winter. This free service is available' to anybody, on request to any 'blue coal' dealer in your vlelnity. News And Information For The (Furnished by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture.) Principally through "heavy exports of dressed poultry to the United King- dom and large shipments of live poul- try, chiefly from, Ontario, to nearby United States markets, the' poultry market in 1937 showed a distinct im- provement over 1936. Total milk production in Canada has shown a steady Increase for the past nine years. During the five-year per- fod 1932-36, milk production increased from approximately 15,900,000,000 lbs. in 1932 to 16,700,000,000 lbs in 1936, and a further advance of approximate- ly 200 million 1bs. is indicated for 1937. PLANT-FOOD CONTENTS IN FERTILIZERS : The Fertilizers Act requires defin- ite guarantees by venders of the plant food content of their fertilizers, that is, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot. ash. In addition, these plant food sub- stances must be in an available form for plant use. There are many kinds of fertilizers on the market today, all . of which are dependable, if used ac- cording to kind and plant food con- tent on the one hand, and soil and crop requirements on the other, Every buyer of fertilizers should study these factors carefully because the proper obtaining best results, The recommendations of the Provin- cial Fertilizer Councils are a safe guide in this respect and may be ob- tained from the Department of Agri- culture for the provinces. CANADIAN EGGS TO BRITAIN Fresh, ~ Canadian, winter-produced eggs will soon be making their debut on' the breakfast tables of the people in Great Britain, The first shipment of such eggs left Montreal on January 6, and totalled fifty corrugatéd paper boxes, each box containing 15 one-doz- en individual cartons, the eggs being Grade A large. Never before have the oggy been exported from Canada in onec-dozefi- cartons. On January 11 a carload of fresh eggs packed in stan- dard 30-dozen cases left Montreal and was loaded in the S.8. Beaverbrae at St" John N.B., on January 12 for Eng- land, This shipment was collected from 15 farmers cooperative egg and poultry associations in Quebec and in Eastern Oritario; also from some wholesalers. It is expected similar shipments will follow from other diz ferent points in Ontario. W. A. Brown, Chief, Poultry Ser- vices, Dominion Department of Agrl- culture, 'who was associated with the shipments states that the British mar- Busy Farmer ket will not get any fresher eggs from any European country than the eggs in the two recent shipments. There is, he says, an opportunity in the British market for Canadian win- ter produced eggs, and, if such ship- ments can be made profitably, the Canadian producer will henefit. SOIL-TESTING IS IMPORTANT Agricultural leaderg of Canada have become increasingly worrled in recent years over soll depletion and while the conditions in Cntario are not nearly as grave as in some parts of the Can- adlan West, {t {8 common knowledge that many Ontario farms have been mined until there' is but little fertility remaining. The Ontario Department of Agriculture is fully alive to the dan- ger with the result that the Depart. ment, through the 0.A.C., is undertak- ing an enlarged program of research and demonstration work for 1938 In sofl fertility. ' In discussing the situation, Dr. (. I. Christie, President of the 0.A.C., of Guelph, points out that many Ontario solls have been farmed more than 100 years. Some have been wisely handled and have become increasingly produc- tive. But on thé other hand, many have been thoroughly mined: soils have become poor, hard to work, and glve low yielding crops. "On other farms, while good proc- tice has been followed, fertility has become unbalanced," says Dr. Chris. tie. 'One or more elements have been reduced fn available quantities. It may be phosphate, potash, or nitrogen. In many cases it has been, found to be boron, manganese or magnesium. It is through recognition of these problems that O.A.C. has undertaken an exten- sive research program." Pasture studies carried out by Ot- tawa and O0.A.C. Chemistry Dept. have brought in Western and Eastern Ont- ario. Following up these surveys, the fields are fertilized and cattle and sheep are used to check the results. Thése animals are being fed balanced rations this winter with special atten- tion to mineral needs. These experl- ments are under way at Ailsa Craig, Holyrood and other points. Ag part of this work' in the field, a special experiment is being carried out in Oxford County with a group of 35 farmers. The Agricultural Repres- entative, Reg. Green, in co-operation with the Ontario Livestock Branch and O.A.C. has supplied minerals for the cattle and has made an accurate test of all milk produced and supplied to cheese factories. Results indicate larger roturns of milk, and the condi- tlon of the animals has been {mprov- ed generally, Stratosphere Flying Presents Mysteries Clouds, Form Out of Nothing See Technical Difficulties Aries -- Human , Body Can't Stand Heights, . Soule of, the difficuilics and mys: tervies of stratosphere flight vere re vealed recently by the commander of tte Ttalian «tratosphers 'ying school. One of the mysteries cop- cerned c'ouds' which formed ut of, nothing tehind aeroplynes flying at great a'titudes. Man) stratosphere pilots Fad observed thiy cloud form- ing, but no one coull explain where it came from or what caused it. Li «! for Freeza:-proof Oil Apart from ditfeult techni ral prob- lems evn cerning the shape of {cure stratosphere 'planes, the e»gzines and propellers needed, and the necessity for an oil that would not freeze, there are many difficulties still to be solvéd in connection: with the human element. " The lungs, blood circulation, heart and the digestive system undergo tre- mendous strain in altitudes of more than 18,000 feet, and according to this expert the human body could never become acclimatised to strato- sphere flying. i Fuel Consumption Tremendous Another grave menace is ice for- mation, not only-on the wings and body of the 'plane, but in the con- trols. Until some system is devised to counteract this completely, high altitude flying will remain a very per- ilous venture. ) Co. Fuel consumption, too, is tremen- dous, and futuristic "dreams about 1,000-miles-an-hour flights in the stratosphere must remain dreams un- til some new and more efficient form of energy is discovered. Ontario Faces Goitre Menace Agnes Macphail Tells of Tests In Grey and Bruce Counties Speaking on the subject of "Health Iiducation" at the first annual meet ing of the Walkerton branch, Victor- ian Order of Nurses, Miss Agnes Mc- Phail, M.P., advised those present to "keep well by keeping active." "Canada' stated the speaker, "has been spending millions of dollars on immigrants as well as more than $300,000,000 on sickness were letting mothers and the child- ren they bear die for lack of pre- natal care. Environment had much to do with our health and we should not be too conscious of a too healthy body. : : Rurai Health Service "It is particularly neccessary that rural people should have health ser- vice," declared Miss McPhail. She advocated the establishment of health clinics throughout the country, thus setting up a preventive work which would save people much money as well as much suffering and misery. Miss McPhail related how people of Grey and Bruce counties are living in an iodine deficient area and there- fare there was much goitre prevalent, "I have urged a survey of the "counties by health authorities and not until after repeated demands was I able to get one which revealed that out of 160 examined 19 had enlarged glands. However, upon securing the results of a private survey made by a specialist of goitre it was found im one of the townships in this area 50 per cent, were affected with goitre," she sa i. ' Scientists Time Lightning Speed Travels At 10,000 Miles Per Sec- ond, Tests Reveal Measurement of the speed of light- ning, at 10,000 miles a second, was re- ported to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. meeting at Pitts- burg last week, by Karl B. McEach- ron. The speed was timed at the Empire State Building in the heart of New York City. This world's tallest build- ing is struck oftener than any other known place on earth, Mr. McEachron sald. It acts like a needle to draw electricity. ® Camera Settles It A motion picture camera, on top of a skyscraper half a mile from the Empire State, has caught overy flash for three years. It is part of a light- ning laboratory directed by Mr. Meo- Eachrop for the General Electric Company. Tho camera settled a long contro- versy. The dispute was about which direction lightning branches, up or down. Pictures showed both direc- | tions. The Empire State evidence shows that the branches will go in- the direction of the original stroke. This original stroke is not seen by the human eye. It is a serles of lance. ' shaped flashes, each aboiit 200 feot long. These, one after the other secom to "drill" a path in the air for the main stroke of fire. Each lance pro- ceeds a little farther than the ona be- fore, i Peanut oil is 98.8 per cent. digest ible; more so than any other oil, while we GA ETE bn Xx ) i