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GREATEST MACIE SEARCHLIGHT OF SCIENCE DEFIED BY THE BRAIN . 4 i 31 any Theories are Advanced to , Explain Its Secret < Workings. In this age it would seem to be a < difficult task to pick out which one of the mechanical wonders would be the most marvelous. From the gigantic steam shovel digging the Panama Canal, down to the com- pact adding machine, of inestimable , use to accountants, we find majiy ingenious devices, any one of which * might claim the honor of being the most worxldrful machine. But there is one machine which surpasses them all. Indeed, it cre- ated them all, and in the future 'will undoubtedly create many far more wonderful machines. Its in- * vention is not recorded in the pat- * ent offices, for it existed long be- *fore these. Up one can do more than guess ' at the beginning of this wonderful machine. Its origin is- shrouded in * the dim past, long before the pre- historic era. The early arts of all * the earliest (people bear its marks. t It is recorded in the Pyramids, and even the Sphinx speaks plainly of v it. The beautiful sculptures and the deep philosophy of the Greeks ' show its high development, and the marvels of our own day tell us that * the most wonderful machine of all ^ is that which created them. the human brain. < Spirit in Control. True, it is far more than a mere "machine, for there is a spirit whkh controls it and directs its workings, "but it is only of the mechanical part that we would speak at present. * To learn more of the inner work- ings of that organ, which thinks 1 and carries out ideas, has. long at- tracted the earnest study of scien- tists. It is, however, so intricate, v BO difficult to approach, and so clcsely tangled with spirit, that it j has eluded the searchlights of , science, and still remains a mys- tery unsolved. Many ingenious and wonderful g" esses have been made, and some thi::gs found ont about the brain. It has been found that the brain ia divided into many departments, all urder the control of th spirit. From their respective centres go forth the nerves to bhe eyes, ears, fingers, etc., and these nerves keep the brain informed cf what is going on in the world. Just consider for a moment that everything that any one knows, or ever will know, on this earth has come, and will come, to them through the medium of their senses. For example, let us consider the eye. We have learned in our stvd- ies of physiology that the eye is like a camera ; that the lei:a in front focuses the image on the retina, which is a dense network of tiny nerves, gathered together so as to form the optic nerve, and this nerve goes b*ok to the op'ical section of. the bvain. But hew does the image, | focused on the retina, go back to tho brain? More Wonderful Still, how does the brain interpret this nerve stimulation into an impres- sion of the image, perfect in every detail, and glowing with every color? That is the great puzzle. Attempts have been made to liken the optic nerve to an electric wire, and to consider an electric current as being the carrier of the sensa- tions. For many reasons this view seems improbable. Another theory, which is at le.iat interesting, and may prove to be correct, is that the nerves are com- posed of chemicals of such a consti- tution that they may be easily changed. A familiar example of a similar change is gunpowder. This is an unstable chemical mixture, and the application of a little heat i sufficient to cause an explosion, resulting in a new condition of chemicals. In the same way, our theory sup- poses the nerves to contain chemi- cals, which are- far more unstable than gunpowder, so much so that, in the example given, the nerves of ; the eye, a ray of light is sufficient to change the chemical nature of the- compound at the end of the nerve instantlv. This compound is ! also so sensitive that no two things make the same change. The vio- i lence with which each particle of ' the chemical* of the nerve changes causes tho next one to also "ex- plode," or change, and so on, throughout the k-n<rth of the nerve, BO that the impression travels From the Retina to the Brain. To Counterbalance thia breaking dow; nature has provided a pro- cess .>f instantaneously rebuilding, which restores each part of the nerve- to its original state. Some- times tho shock* of the breaking down come in sm-h quick succession i thnfc thn rebui'dmjr process fails to count" rbaLance, a<-d then there is a temporary paralysis of that nerve. ! An example of this i in being blinded by the light of the sum. .The rapidity of these changes Dr. Maria Montessori. She is now on this side of the Atlantic lecturing on her famous method of school teaching. Aa Agreeable Cure For i atarrli & Bronchitis Prevents Return of These Troubles. Every sufferer from coughs, colda bronchitis and all throat and cheat ailments needs a soothing, healing medicine which goes direct to the breathing organs in the chest and lungs, attacks the trouble at the source, disperses the germs of dis- ease, and cures the ailment thorough- ly. And this medicine is "Catarrh- ozone." "I havo been a chronic cufferer from Catarrh in tho nose and throat for over eight years. I think I have spent four hundred dollars trying to get relief. I have spent but six dol- lars on Catarrhozone, and have been completely cured, and, in fact, have been well for some time. Ca- tarrhczone Is the only medicine I have been able to find that would not only give temporary relief, but will always cure permanently. Yours sin- cerely (Signed), WILLIAM RAGAN, Brockville, Ont." For absolute, permanent cure use Cafarrhozone. Two months' outfit costs $1.00; smaller size, 50c., at all dealers, or the Catarrhozone Co., Buf- EspecFally on Forehead and Chin. Ashamed to Go Out, Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured in Month and a Half. will be understood if one will move '. falo, N. Y. ( and Kingston, Canada. I the eyes quickly from one view to another. Immediately the one view vanishes and the images of another j is imprinted on the brain. In the I most minute fraction of a second i conceivable the nerve has carried j Her Discovery. McMllllan St., Oil City. Ont. "My fao was newly covered with pimples, cspacially on my forehead and chin. Tho trouule be- gan with plmploa and blackheatta and tkcra wwa timea I felt UMmmr-i to go out. They wars liulo red lumps and tlien festered and I squeezed tho matter out. " I rubbed on different remedlw. Baive and Cream but tiicy did no good. Then I saw the advcrtluomcnt of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and (eat far a cample. I got It and began using them and In a week's time I noticed a change. I ua*d the sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment) and one box of Cuticura Ointment from UIB dri^ store with the Cuticura Soap. In a month aud a half the plmplca and bi-.ck- hcad were gone and I am completely cured." (Signed) ^lasLydla Mcllwain. May 23, '13. A generation of mot hers baa found uo suap BO well suited for cleansing and purlfyina tlia skin and hair of Infanta and children a* C'lticura Soap. I -.a absolute purity aud re- freshing fragrance aluno ara enough to recommend it above ordinary sldn ooa ,/-., ,*. T, . i j-j * I^-VLLHUCUAA iv uuuvo urmiiaTy still soaps. 'Oh, George, I've got splendid butthereareaddedtothe^qualltleadellcaw thin mea age to tha brain, by the , j ot of chemicals faithfully performing j "'What is it ?" their functions, and the nerve is yeti effective emollient properties, derived from Cuticura Ointment, n hi.-U render it ''Yes, something that will save njost valuable in overcoming a tendency to immedi.tely ready for the next im- pression. Whether this theory is correct or not, one cannot help but be most deeply impressed with the work- ings of this most wonderful of all machines the human brain. <f*__ _ CHILDHOOD AILMENTS. Ailments such as constipation, colic, co'ds, vomiting, etc., seize children of all ages, and the mother &hou'd be on her guard against these troubles by keeping a box of Baby's Own Tablets in the house. If any of these troubles come on suddenly the Tablets will cure them, or if the little one is given an occasional dose of the Tablets he wi.l escape these troubles. The Tafclets are eo.d by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 25c a box from The Dr. Will aaas' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. iii WINDS AND PLANT (fnOWTH. Experiments of Prof. Brrnbcck Show Interesting Facts. A rather surprising degree of in- fluence of the wind upon plant growth and crops has been shown by the experiments of Dr. Oscar "I've discovered that your last winter's overcoat will do again this year." Liquid Sulphur is proving its value as a home rem- edy every day. Mothers who have children going to school in the con- gested districts of Toronto gargle their throats every morning with LIQUID SULPHUR. Prevention of disease is better than a cure. Price 60 Cents a bottle. All drug- gists or SULPHUR PRODUCTS LIMITED, 15 Bay Street, Toronto. Night waa approaching and it was distressing eruptions and promoting a nor- mal condition of skin and hair health. A single cake of Cuticura Soap and bos of Cuticura Ointment are orten sufficient when all else bas failed. Sold by druggist* and dealers everywhere. Liberal sample of each mulled free, wltb 32-p. Skin Book. Address pi>it->-;in1 Potter Drug Jc Cbem. Corp.. Depc. D. Boston. ' . B. A. WASfS Division of Labor Clearly Seen In Their Operations. It is declared by those who have made a careful study of the habits of wasps that these insects are ful- ly as industrious as ants or bees. Division of labor is clearly seen in the wasps' nest. Some of the wortcers, states a writer in The New York Press, seem to be specially employed as foragers and soldiers; EARLIER DAYS AT OXFORD. Student Life of Fifteenth Century Had Many Odd Sides. The undergraduate at Oxford University in 1413 in order to ob- tain his B.A. degree studied the high logic of Porphyry and Boeth- ius, soim-thing of Aristotle and enough of arithjnetic to enable him i to find muster, says a writer in Harper's Weekly^. Three years more were usually spent in study- ing geometry, astronomy and as- trology. He lived in college. His allow- ance of money was a shilling a week. His breakfast was a piece of brand and a pot of beer at dawn. His dinner was ^ateti at ten in the j morning. He was given one suit of clothes yearly. Three times a year j each student was required secretly i to tell the masters of the misbehav- i ior of his fellows, who then received I "competent castigation." The rules of the university pro- hibited visits to taverns or specta- cles," the keeping of dogs, the,, i playing of chess and other "noxious : and illicit sports, shooting with ar- rows or other missiles, dancing, n'nninsr, wrestling, or other in- I cautious and inordinate amuse- ! ments." The only recreation permitted ! was the assembling round the firo \ on winter nights to indulge in | "singing or the ree<Br^ of poems ; and chronHes of the realm and of 'the worde-s cf the world." The college was summoned to i dinner by two poor scholars, who ! ran round th? quadrangles shout- ing in bad Latin and French : "Tempus est vocadi a manger, [ Both-well, Out. seiirneurs !" The "seiraeurs" were obliged to eat in absolute silence. Choicest fruits etc balanced , Saves endless labour EDUCATION. ELLIOTT'S BUSINESS COT.kEOB. TO- ronto. Canada's Pop-i'-r fom'neT' Sohool. Mp^nlflcen- Ca einl talncne fr>. FOR S*Lt H. W. DAWSON. Nlnsty Colborns Slrsst. raining hard. Th- j traveller dis- ' others appear to be told off as mounted from his horse and rapped ' nurses and guardians, while yet at the door of thu one farmhouse ' others are engaged an paperhang- he had struck in a ' ,-e miles stretch | era ar.d masons, of travelling. No o.ie came to the Wa?ps are at all times particular- door. As he stood on the doorstep ly fond of honey. Toward the end the water from the eaves trickled ; of the summer, as all beekeepers down his collar. He rapped aga:a. , know, they will force their way into StUl no answer. He could feel the beehives and carry off by force as tream of water coursing down his mu<; i, as tney can gO rgo of their back. Another spell cf pounds, and finally the head of a lad of twelve was stuck out of the second-story window. "Watcher want?" it ask- here over-night," the traveller an- winged neighbors' honey. The drones of the wasp world, in- stead of being idle and luxurious, are sober, industrious and well- behaved members of the commun- a German professor oflswered testify. The red-headed lad '*' Th f 7 dean hc "JS^ thel / agriculture. Severe gales tended | watched the 'man for a minute or ? own ^th exemp'ary diligence act- to produce deformity, giving a | two before answering : ' 'Ye kin fer ! lp * * P ubllc -""avengers or sanitary twisted and knottv shape to twigs, all of me," he finally answered, and < rs and ordinary winds diminished the then cloved the window. A WARM WINTER COMING. Jtri wRther will orevall in California. Win- energy cf growth of sprouts through the increase of transpira- tioni anH alfi>rntin.Ti nf /ir/-iilf/irv June wRther will prevail in ! .' ! ,. 'i alteration or circuia-vorj t u,. \ nnt 4 n i Mrni.i ti.i*M rh .. > ..... I ^*J" mutt <JI WBrii.ii i."v ei , iija -..-.... .. ... , .. /AT.A ooniTIl*Il conditions, and had a drying effect i terlng place, reached comfortably and +Kot ,'n .^m lj . .conveniently by the Chicago Union Pacific . and destruction. that in some cases caused serious A Nort)1 We tern Line, via the injury to both soil and plants. Under a wind of thirty-thre per second, the ground lost three or And they have their re- ward, for, unlike the bee drones, they live their allotted life in peace ard quietness until winter involves both them and their maiden sisters in ore common cataclysm of death most direct routre. am'dat the luxur'.oua fy j , , surrounding* of the compartment, club Under a wi:id of thirty-three feet and observation parlor, or the more mo- derate priced and homelike fourUjt car. Three splendid train* daily -Tho Over- Is Britain Tired of Camda ? . nr, .Dnuaiu tr.. <uuv iu - W *> n ' f hl " k *> but we **' ure BO four times as much water as on pro- land Limited, fastest train to Ban Fran- man bas any chance of curing corns un- tec ed la-d. On ground sufficiently Sa^to h the L Maic D citrof L ie ite L'nd hl 'of lw " h ' ""* Pnt " mii rn ^'tractor. It moist, Strong sprouts were but Sunshine, via Salt Lake Clty-and the tak<> out root - etwn ' and b"" 1 * - oure lit*]., .ff .,.(..,) K,,f c , ,! +1,.. San Frsncieco LiroitM Double track, painlessly in S4 hours. Use only Put. ittle affected, but on some soils the , }ec ^ ie block ,,, nN , iwlioa roc x ba J- nam ',, *. , t all dealer*. growth With no wind was three lasting, finest dininc car service. "-'-- times as great as with a wind of O l n u ' t " l d --" and., fall polioatlon. E. H Bennett, 0nerai Aeon i. 46 Yonce Street, Toronto, Ont. thirty-three feet per second. It was evident that the usual moderate wind of Germany ten to twenty-five feet per second may cellor of the Exchequer, has been lessen the yield of exposed land telling some stories bearing on his more than half. I own unpopularity with his political Protction is to be sought by vari- i opponents. One of them is about a ous kirds of wind shields, such as man * no wa8 presented with a tes- walls and hedges, and especially by i IpKHHW for saving someone from Paw Knows Everything. Willie Paw, are all men born ': W. te" '^ ^ D : "Ye?." mj son. But some of Mlnard's Llnlmsnl Cure* Olstsmper. Laid or Lied. , , planting forests on neighboring drowning. The hero modestlv de- 1 Son -Dad, when you put a hen I precated the praises showered upon on eggs to hatch them, do you Bay ia. him. "Really I have done very she is "sitting" or "setting"! A . little to deserve this reward," he hen can't really sit. can she? II ^PJirlV I IMIIHIM! Bai <l- "I saw the man struggling in Dad Don't bother about little it .HI Mtiilll 1 t ha water, and as no one else ws things like that. What concerns '" v ^ knew he would be drowned if me most is to know when she cack- I didn't save him. So I iumn^d in, les whether she has laid or lied ! ewam out to him, turned him over New Brunswick Lady Wus Restored to Her Anxious Fam- ily When Hope Ilad Gone. St. John, N.B.. Dec. 16th. At one time It was feared that Mrs. J. Grant, of 23 White St., would succumb to the deadly ravages of advanced kidney trouble. "My first attacks of back- ache and kidney trouble began years to make sure that he wasn't Llovd "Inard's Llnlmsnt Curm Colds. A*. George, and then pulled him out!" Mlnard's Liniment Cures Cars*! In Cows. J.uat One Point. "Nora, me darlin'. will yez marry me whin I come back from Ire- mother ? Did You Know That your father's uncle's bro- ther's -wife is your great-aunt? That your aunt's mother's father's wife ia your great-grand- ** , lr t f , erted myself it "was terribly intensified. Jt s m 8elf that s not prepared daughter's sou is your third cou- If I caught cold the pain was unen- 'to give me answer now, but ' ' durable. I used most everything, but have it ready when you're comiii' nothing gave that certain grateful re- back. Mike. "Well, that's not quite so bad, but jest tell me th' one thing now, Hef that came from Dr. Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut. In- _ _ _ stend of being bowed down with pain, ! darhV will it be yis or'no'l" to-day I am strong, enjoy splendid aupetlte, sleep soundly. Lost proper- ties bave been Instilled into my blood cheeks are rosy with color, and I thank the day that I heard of so grand a medicine as Dr. Hamilton's Pills." Every woman should use these pills regularly because good health pays, and It's good, vigorous health that comes to all who use Dr. Hamilton's Mandrake and Butternut Pills. I'll, sin? That your brother's son's sister's is vour sister-in-law ? Tho average man needs all the patience he nas and then some. No Wonder ! Mis'-^css (to new servant) "Whv did you leave your last place?" Mary ' Anne "Well, muni, when a bullock died we got b'-ef till it was finished. When a sheen died we got mutton till it was fv'i^hed, and when the cat died J left." ED. 7. ISSUE 51-'13. That your sister-in-law's father- in-law's grandson is your nephew? That your sister's father's step- son's mother is your stepmother? That your uncle's father's only granddaughter is yourself? That your brother-in-law's wife's grandmother's husband is your grandfather? That your father's father's daughter's daughter is your first con sin? That the granddaughter of the only son of your mother's mother- in-law is your niece? Jimson "Oh, yes. I knew old iSimson. He was a good sort. He did a very kind action once for me when the clouds were dark and threatening and the whole world Wked so btack." Pimson~"Wh.at did he do?" Jiinaon "He lent m au umbrella." IF Ton Fruit. WANT TO BFY (VI KKT.L A . tofk. Grain, or TJ.-ury Farm. write H. W. T>niron. Bramptnn. or It <"V>)bor"o St.. Toronto. M. W. DAWSON Colborns St.. Toronto NE'fSAPER FOR SALE. JOB OFFIO? I Gravenhurst Proprietor being a nrtat, if unnhle to B'VO the printing offloe tbf attention nwrsBarv. and offer* ' fir isle at One of the bot tho Prorjnoe for WiWm Pnbli^hin No ncwBin-nt-r on pr.-e'i<-al m:> ii Company. ngo In Anpiy WANTED. IVE FOXKH .< t or'oe when 1,1 VK M1VK. Q' - 1TK writing. Reid Bros., Best Thing Known For Croupy Children A Mother Tells Her Experience. "Bringing up young children has Us responsibilities under the best of cir- cumstances," writes Mrs. E. G. Fagan, of Holmes' Corners, "but croupy colds add considerable to the worry. My little family of four all went through the croupy era, but I always had Ner- villne on hand and never felt nervous. I just followed the directions, and I can tell you that nothing I know of is surer to cure croupy colds than Ner- viline. "la our home we use Nervlline fre- quently. For cold In the chest, pleur- isy, hoarfteness. etc.. It Is simply won- derful. My husband USPS It for rheum- atism, and I often employ It for neu- ralgia and sick headache. Nerviline hag so many uses that uo mother can afford to be without it." Tho large family size bottle, which sells at 50c., is the most economical; trial size, 25c. Your storekeeper or druggist sells Nerviline, which is pre- pared by. The Catarrhozone Co., Buf- falo, N.Y. E r HT FOOT CKDR POST* FI1TB Inch tOM-sAnnta delivered Botiiv.i-11. B*!d Br8.. Both-well. Ont. TIVE rNTrNJURED MINK. MAHTEW 4 and Fisher. W. D. Bated, Ridgt-umo. Ont. MISCELLANIOU9. CANCER. TDMOBfl. LUMPS. KTO, lntm*l and external. enrd wltK ont pain by onr horn* treatment. Writ* r before too lt*. Dr Bel'man Medical 8TONEB, KIDNEY AND li vt) : "I. " " ili-- Htones. Kidney rrnnble. Lumbac" "nd kindred a('mnt po*H rnr*d with the new OerTB>s>n nr r. "Rarot." prlc* t1 .SO. Another new r .Iff for Diabete-M*Ultaa. and rare enri M "Sanot's A-ii--TV.iSHt* " PHr tt.M froij drneetsu or direct. TV ftxnol Manufa* tnrina- (Vnnnanr at CsaaJa, L>nlt*& T:....i n ,(r Man. DO TOCR 8TOCKISO8 8HBXNK from waahtna; aad hart roof Do th un.idreu oomplain.* Tha IDEAL STOCKING STRETCHERS make old atooklnai lai an4 wear lik aw, ral'.ste tired toe:. MM corna and sar* dnrn- Inx. Two alaea. adult and child- ren'a. 60c. a oair by nail. I. * YORK A CO., Waterforct, Ont Willie Was Generous. "Here is an apple. Willie. Div- ide it generously with your sis- ter." "How shall I divide it generous- ly, mamma " "Why, always give the larger part to the other person, mv child." Willie reflected for a moment; then he handed the apple to his little sister, saying, ''Her, Ethel, you divide it." >"o Extra ( h.irg*. Lady of the House Half th things you wabii are torn to pieces. Washerwoman YOB, mum; but when thing is torn in two or more pieces, mum, I only for them n> one piece, muni. Try Murlne Eye Remedy If you have Red, Weak, Watery ) or Granulated Eyelids. Doctnt. Smart Soothe* Eve tain. Druggists Sell Murine Eye karoody. Liquid, 25c. SOc. Murine Eye Salvo in Aseptic Ti befl. 25c. SOc. Eye Books Free by Mail. An B> T.nl. ao.,. tor AH tyM fc*t N**d C .t. Maria* e. r aVana> Co.. Chic -g* I w* card of Rheumatic Goat br MIV ARD" LINIMENT. Halifax. ANDRKW KI^O. I waa cured of Acute Bronchitis by MIX- ARDS LIMMUNT LT.-OOL. C. CJSKWB READ. Suasex. I wa ,-ur<vl of \.-,ru Rheumatism by H1NARDH LINIMENT. Markhui. Ont. C. 8. BILLr''}. Lukefleld. Qu<-.. Oct. . 1907. Always In It. Mr. Fuss (furiously) It's mighty itrange you can't look after things a little better ! Here I want to shave, and there isn't a drop of hut water here. Mrs. Fuss (icily) It is strange ! Why, that 13 one of the things I've never been out of since I married you ! Sure*. Gabe There goes a fello v enjoys ill health. Steve Enjoys it! What is li<-. A hypochondriac? Gabe No, he's a physician. Mlnard's Liniment Curn Dlpntnarla, Do not spend halt' your time in the making of promises unless you want to give up the other half to the making of excuses. \ It was h:'s marriage d;y, and th best man was doing his best to uiako the groom brace up. ''Where's your nerve, old man J" . he asked "Whv, you're shaking like a leaf." ''I know I am," chat- tered the groom. ''But th's is a nerve-wrecking time for me. I've . got some excuse to be frightened, i haven't. I? I've never been married before." "Of course you haven't," soothed the prospective father-4n- law. "If you had you'd be a great deal more scared than you are." Whether For Yourseil or aa a Gift to your Friend PERRIN' GLOVES The well known Perrin trademark as shown in cuts should be on every glove you get, as this assures you perfection of Style. 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