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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1929 PAGE SEVENTEEN Oshawa's Stores Can Supply Everything Needed For the School | RARE DISEASES PUZZLING DOCTORS NOT $0 VERY RARE One Disease Turns People Black and Blue London.--A great deal of inter- est was aroused last year amoug medical men in the British Isles by the mysterious illness of a boy aur Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, whose temperature rose to 104 and 105 degrees every Thursday for some weeks. Belfast pathologists made microscopic examinations of his blood and discovered that, as a consequence of a slight bite on the foot from a rat in a trap, montus ago, he was suffering from a rare disease called rat-bite fever which is common in Japan, but hardly ever occurred in Western Europe until the War; only one previous case has been reported in the Brit- ish Isles. There are a good many more of these rare diseases than most mem- bers of the public suppose, or have ever heard of. Narcolepsy, for in- "stance, as described by Dr. W, J. Aide, the specialist in paralysis anu epilepsy, 'is characterized by the occurrence of attacks of irresistible sleep with apparent cause, and cu- rious attacks of emotion in which the muscles relax suddenly, so that the vietim sinks to the ground, ful- ly conscious, but unable to move." Another form of narcolepsy is gen- erally brought on by laughter and results in a kind of catalepsy. Go Black and Blue There is a disease that, turns men black and blue, due to the presence of the pigment porphyrin in the system. Mr. J. Barcroft, Professor of Physiology at Cambridge, an- nounced last year that there were at least three cases in England. It occurs commonly among native sil- ver miners in Peru, who live at an altitude of 18,000 feet. I myself have seen a case of it, writes B. D. in the London Spectator, a dis- tinguished-looking English man among the "freaks" being exhibit- ed at a circus in Madison Square Garden, New York. There were oth- er cases last year in the State of Massachusetts, and a Greek sailor was put ashore at Genoa, a few months ago, as, to the alarm of his shipmates, he was turning a blue- black hue. "Ldly rash" is caused among flower farm workers in the Scily (sles and Jersey, and the handling of tulip bulbs causes a special form of dermatitis, characterized by u splitting of the skin under the fin- gernail; with pain and general ma- laise. There is another sort ot dermatitis due to washing up dish- es and plates with too much soda in the water. "Mah Jong iteh" made its apperance during the shorf lived craze for that intricate Chinese game. It was due to fre- quent handling of boxes and trays finished with a lacquer in which was a highly poisonous extract of a plant called Rhus vernix. "Rail- way cleaning mop-holders' bursa' is a painful swelling between the fingers that sometimes affects men who daily wash windows and mops, and "wireless corns' have appeared on the ears of Americans who spend evening after evening, month after month, year after year, with too tightly fitting radio earphones clamped on their heads. "Radium necrosis" broke out, with terrible results, two or three years ago among American girls m a New Jersey factory who disre- garded instructions and moistened in their mouths the tips of brusn- es with which they were painting dials on luminous clocks and watches with radium solution. Another rare disease that often puzzles thie doctor who attempts to diagnose it is "violinist's jaw." De- scribing a case, Dr. Ogilvie, of Guy's Hospital, said: "A profes- sional violinist consulted me about a swelling below the angle of the jaw on the left side. It had been noticed for the last three or four years and had increased slowly in size but gave rise to no pain or discomfort, This is apparently a fibro-fatty pad, developed in re- sponse to repeated pressure, analo- gous to that seen on the shoulders of porters. It is situated exactly on the area of the skin which rests on the edge of the violin," Excessive card playing some- times causes 'bridge eye," especi- ally among women. They can read books and papers quite well with their usual glasses but are ape to mistake spades for clubs Wueu glancing' at cards thrown flat un the table; so special glasses, adapt- ed to the requisite angle of vision, are made by London opticians, and are in brisk demand among mem- bers of West End women's bridge clubs. The deaths of Rudolph Val- entino and some other film stars are believed by Dr. Lee, of Floraa, and other eminent American doc- tors to have been, in reality, due to over-exposure to actinic rays, ag- gravated by intense studio are lights. "Every film star," he de- clared, "is in similar danger," and added that the nervous {irritability characteristic of many prominent screen actors and actresses was the cumulative result of their exposure to the strong sunshine of the Cali- fornian hills where most outdoor scenes are "shot," and the ultra- violet rays of studio lamps. It is the trying glare of the sunshine, of course, that has formed the charac- ter of the Spaniards, Portuguese, Southern French, Italians and oth- er Mediterranean peoples, and caus- ed them to be so liable to danger- ous explosions of uncontrolled an- ger. A local speaker said that during a trip to England he didn't see a single drunken man. A single man has no reason to get drunk.--Chat- ham News. a. B. NORRIS Member of the Board of Education of Oshawa for 1929, Every ing in Text Books Pencils, Rubbers, Scribblers, Drawing Books, Four Lined Exercise Books, Writing Courses, Typing Pads. Eversharp Pencils Loose Leaf Books Loose Leaf Books Loose Leaf Books Loose Leaf Books ROBERTSHA W'S BOOK STORE OSHAWA"S FINE NORTH ih WH tei sm PUBLIC SCHOOL STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL ' Is one of the five new schools in the City of Oshawa and is typical of the type of buildings which have been erected by the board of education in recent years. DOCTOR ADVISES ON SHOE STYLES ' ents Specialist Employed by Brit- ish Bootmakers Super- vises Construction London. --And as 1 needle and thread, I judge the world by the way they tread, Heels worn thick and heels thin, Toes turned out and toes turned in, There is food for thought in a sand- al skin, ~The Cobbler's Song. Certainly the Cobbler would have had food for thought had he lived to- day and seen women wearing shoes not merely with "heels worn thick and heels worn thin," but with heels several inches high. He would have rubbed his eyes in astonishment Yet the National Federation of Boot Trades Associations--an organ- isation which represents boot repair- ers and retailers--has been so im- pressed by the importance of the foot wear problem that they have ap- pointed Dr. Edwin Lindsay, a Hartley street specialist, as honorary adviser on the proper construction of boots and shoes. Because (writes an Evening News correspondent) Dr, Lindsay has views --decided views--on the subject of being properly shod, and, incidentally on the dangers to women throug wearing heels too high. Among his beliefs are these: The increase in foot troubles (most- ly among women) is due to the wear- ing of cheap footwear of shoddy ma- terial, giving poor protection against bad weather. The craze for neatness niakes wo- men squeeze their feet into shoes too small for them. Heels on women's shoes should hot be more than 2% inches high. {| Low heels are permissable, but flat soles are not, Leather soles are preferable to sub- stitutes, as leather is porous, "Man Proposes--" "What the doctor means by over- high heels," an official of the Federa- tion said, is probably the long straight or French heel. Recently at an exhibition there were shoes with heels 12 inches high. they were shoes used for dancing on the toes. But heels four inches high are quite com- mon in the shops. "Flat soles are common in Charles- ton and similar dancing shoes. What shoes need is an arch between the sole and the heel. You can get that even on a low-heeled shoe. "Dropped arches of the feet is one 'of the ill-effects to which the doctor refers. Corns and bunions are con- mon," "And will you persuade women to wear low heels?" I inquired. "I should not like to say," the offi- cial laughed, "Man proposes--and Fashion dis- poses. As long as high-heels are con- sidered smart, I suppose women will wear them whatever we say. All the same, it is a mystery how women walk at all on some of the heels onc sees, TYRONE NEWS ITEMS Tyrone, Aug. 26.--Miss Elizabeth Bigelow of Bowmanville is holidaying at home. Rev. H, S. Cobb of Alberta vis- ited Mrs. Weght on Thursday. Mrs. George Seymour and Ethel of Oshawa visited Mrs, Viola Smith. Mr. and Mrs, Hineman and Muriel of Syracuse, N. Y. are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. J. R. Trompour at the parsonage, Mrs. Tamblyn, and Mr. and Mrs, Jack Cassidy of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. John Sleeman of Peterboro spent the week end at Mr, and Mrs, C. A. Bigelow's and attended "the Tamblyn Picnic at Hampton. Miss Jessie Virtue, Meadville, Penn Miss Mabel Virtue of Toronto and Miss Laura Virtue, of Hampton visit- ed their auntie, Miss Virtue, last week. Mrs. Woodley, Miss Clara Woodley and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Woodley and Babe were Sunday guests of Miss Annie Penrose of Oakwood. Mrs. Harry Lobban and children of Owen Sound, Mr. and' Mrs. Chas. Lindfield of Toronto were recent vis- itors of Mr, and Mrs. Leslie Brooks. Mrs. A. Weyborn and son, Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Bond of Grand Rapids, Mich., visited at Mr. Wm. Moore's and Mr. Russel Virtue. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stevens, Ar- thur and Beverley, Mr. Will Taylor of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stevens. of Hampton were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Burgess. Plan to attend Tyrone Harvest Home on Sunday and Monday, Sept. cobble with worn Ist and 2nd. UNGRATEFUL GASES IN 700 HOSPITAL Tapir With Mumps Did Not Appreciate Mustard Plasters London.--Imagine a hospital with- out flowers, with no visiting days, and with no trimly clad nurses pass- ing between the beds. Yet this state of things' exists in what is surely the queerest hospital in the world--the Zoo sanatorium. ' Although in the Zoo itself, the hos- pital is scarcely noticed. "No visit- ors," is the most stringent rule there, A. E. GARBUTT Member of the 1929 Board of Education for Oshawa, passed by the Ministry of Agricul- ture, who fear infection from newly imported animals, and enforced by the Zoo authorities, who have the in- terest of all the animals so keenly at heart, The hospital is a large, airy, two- storied building divided into two main parts, one for newcomers, who hav: to go through a period of quarantine before entering the Zoo proper, and the other for the sick animals. Every thing is up-to-date as in the most modern of hospitals for humans. It is difficult to know whether the animals appreciate what is being done for them, The general opinion of the keepers is that they do not. Captivity tends to weaken their sense of pro- portion, and such stories as we hear of the gratitude of cured beasts seem to be in truth only stories, But gratitude or not, the work done is equally effective. In the course of the years since the hospital was op- ened it has had the most extraordi- nary patients. Squirrels which had been cruelly bitten by a maurauding rat; kanga- roos which had contracted skin dis- eases; a tapir with mumps which re- quired much attention and many mus- tard plasters; and lynxes and other like creatures with varieties of dis- temper or mange. AFTER SORROW Her ways are grave as the sea is grave When storm has passed, Where a slow swell rises and falls and rises Over a mast. Her works are as grave as the winds of Winter That, groping over The fields where the flowers were. trace- out only The frozen clover. By Ronald Everson, From The Chatelaine. A headline announces 'Con- demned man writes poetry." This makes his sentence unanimous.-- Chatham News, . man was kept and glected, struction and will CEMETERIES AT MYRTLE BEING MUCH IMPROVED | Action Is Taken By Weed = Inspector to Clean Myrtle, Aug. 28~The two local ce- meteries are being cleaned up. Weed Inspector was unable to find a committee who were for their general up-keep, so a local weeds and rubbish in them and they now present a much tidier appear- ance. It is some time since the Hub- bell Cemetery west of the village has been looked after gs those interested are cither too far away or there are no survivors of those buried there to look after it. i village has a few plots that are well Mr. Wm. Lawrence of Toronto and Mr. Lawrence Ormston of Cleveland, visited the former's brother, Mr. John C. Lawrence, last week. Mr. John pointed foreman of the bridge con- working with 3 started to work on their sixth bridge this season on Monday, third corcession, north of Whitby. washed out by the spring flood. Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer of Osh- awa, who have just returned from their honeymoon, spent the week end at. Mr. Levi Tordiffs. Congratulations to Miss Jean Par- ker, who was successful in securing four first class and two second class honors in the recent Lower school evaminations, too young to go to Normal school and will continue her studies at Whitby High School. Mr. Murray Spaulding, School Opening Specials Them Up The responsible appointed to cut all the AT THE Dominion Clothing Company NOW ON FREE! FREE! BOY'S CAP WITH EVERY BOY'S SUIT DURING THE SALE. While the one in the Boys' strong School Boots, all sizes. Special $2.25 the rest is very much ne- Boys' All Wool Pullover Sweaters, Special. . .98c Boys' Cotton Tweed Bloomers. Special . ..$1.00 Boys' Cotton Jerseys. Special ............19¢ Bickett has heen ap- Boys' Blouses, assorted patterns. Special ....49c been They gang that he has all summer. Boys' Caps. Special 69¢ ses. essere. It is on the be replacing one that was Boys' Blue Serge Suits, extra bloomers. : veer. 35.95 Boys' Bloomer and Long Pant Suits. Special $5.95 Boys' Stockings, all sizes. Special . ..... ....19¢ Boys' Slickers. Special ....... vee ou n$205 Boys' Long Khaki Pants. Special .........95¢c Miss Parker is now Boys' Running Shoes. Special ... ........89¢ who has Men's and Young Men's Suits; extra trousers. Special... .... ... .....$14.50 ( Business administrator of the Osh. awa Board of Education, 50 prs. Men's Black Oxfords. Special ... $2.95 Men's New Fall Felt Hats. Special . . . . ....$2.49 Special! Come and see our new Fall sample Suitings just in. Order your suit now and save money. . H. R, FULLER home in Toronto on will resume his teaching duties the first of September. A number from here were at Co- Monday and Dominion Clothing Co. 68 King St. W. We Deliver Phone 2141 been holidaying for the past month|lumbus on Sunday viewing the ruins with relatives here, returned to his|that the destructive fire caused there, when the homes and business place of Mrs. Robert Scott and Mr. Lorenza Cook were bummed. much the loss they have suffered. 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