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> V SECRETS OF SLEEP Tea thousand aighta of icleDtlt- le experiment by pbyslologista of the UniTersity of Chicago bave up- â- et many popular ideas about the tecbniqu* of sieeplng. Tbey now declare tlutt slumber is largely wbat one makes it. the pbysiolo- Ifists fouAd. Th* sleep of normal adults is not produced by fatigue substances but u a habit acquired to prevent ev- entual serious fatigue. DRIED AIR AIDS HEARTS The use ot air conditioning as a â- ew treatment tor rheumatism was reported iMt week by Albert G. Toung. 1IJ>., of Brookline, Mass.. who said that in two years, use at the hospital ot air conditioning had prevented heart trouble in rheu- matic fever. About tho only treatment, Dr. Touns said, has been rest in bed and warm, dry climate. Air condi- tioning produces this climate arti- Oeially in the hospital. TO STUDY "BRAIN WAVES" Electrical "brain waves" that point the way to the sources ot cer- tain types of epilepsy will be stud- led at a new laboratory opened last week in McGlll University Neuro- logical Institute. le process, Jots down the brain's alectrical Impulses on a chart like an ordinary graph. By studying the ups and downs •f the graphs, physicians will be able to detect the regions of the brain whieh give rise to certain eases of epileptic attacks. SEEK INSULIN SUBSTITUTE Two (Jniversity ot Manchester, (England) research workers have obtained encouraging results in ex- periments designed to find a substi- tute for Inaulin in diabetes treat- ment which would eliminate dan- ger of ''insulin shock" and could be given by mouth instead of injec- tion. In a series ot experiments they used extracts ot cabbage to control the blood-sugar concentration of animals. The \BOOK SHELF \ By ELIZABETH EEOY Brand Livestock Fanners Advised THREE CHRISTMAS BOOKS A vitally strong character with an insatiable hunger for knowledge is presented by Mazo de la Roche in "Growth ot a Man" (McClelland ft Stewart, Toronto, $2.50). Canada is the setting. Far-off Iceland is brought iuto the realm of common experience for those who read Gunuar Gun- narsson's "The Night and the Dream" (M.cClelland & Stewart, Toronto. |2.50). This is a sequel to the author's magnificent autobio- graphical novel ''Ships in the Sky." The essence ot thirty-nine years ot research, study and writing is represented in Hall Caine'g ''Life of Christ" (Doubleday, Doran, Tor- onto, $3.50). The author's purpose has been to "make every incident illustrate and develop Jmus' char- acter, to heighten and deepen the impression of His personality." Swing Style's Out Sweet Music's In Fading of Ultra-Hot Bands Is Predicted for Near Future Swing music is dead! Long live sweet swing! Fugitives from boiler-factory dance bands can take the cotton out of their ears. That instrumental cacophony you have been hearing these recent few months was the death rattle of the swingsters â€" dealt a lethal blow by their own desire to be hot- ter than hot. More Like Plain Jazz The evidence is seen ot only in the fading of ultra-hot bands but io the words ot authorities in three separate musical fields: Monsieur Hughes Panassie, French author of **Le Jazz Hot"â€" the swingster's bible; .'Vndr* Koslelanetz. synipho- By orchestra leader and music di- rector of Columbia Broadcasling System; and the "King of Swing" himselfâ€" Benny Goodman! Goodman says the public is drift- ing away from the noisy, unmelodic type ot music that most people call swing. Kostelanetz. whose business it is to keep his fingers ou the mercur- ial pulse of the public, points out â€" with echoes from Panassie and Goodman â€" that the new "sweet" •wing is little different from jazz. Mrs. Charles Stokes who cele- brated her 100th birthday in Kamsgate, England, still does her •wn housework, shopping and cooking, and finds time for much reading. In Order to Combat the Aetivit- iea of Roftkra In Three Counties of Oatario Cattle rustling and sheep thiev- ing are rife in Grey, Bruce and Huron Counties, over twenty night raids on farmers' stock having been made in the last three months, was revealed at Gaderich last week when Provincial Con- stable P. E. McCoy appealed to farmers to brand their live stock with some identification mark other than the slitting or punch- ing a hole in the ears. "A gang of rustlers is going about the country at night, loading animals from pasture fields onto trucks and disposing of them at stockyards or packing plants," Constable McCoy said. So far the rustlers have confined their activi- ties in Huron County to sheep. Five such raids have been report- ed. A warning was issued to farm- ers to be on watch at night for trucks, to obtain marker numbers, and as full a description as poss- ible, and to place some private identification mark on animals. One raid in Sydenham town- ship. Grey County, netted the rust- lers eight head, and another in the same municipality, on Nov. 23, netted thirteen head. â-  ••â- â- â-  I i>»»«»*>»»»>» Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 'â- â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â- â€¢â- â€¢â- â- â€¢>>i 1. Is it correct to say: 'Pleased to meet you," when being introduc- ed? 2. When you are a dinner guest, is it necessary to say "thank you" each time a servant passes you a dish? 3. Should an invitation to any kind ot meal, dinner, supper, lunch- eon, be answered? 4. What is the proper amount that a bridegroom should give the minister as a fee? 5. Is it all right to say, when you are leaving after a visit, "I am af- raid I have stayed too long," or ''I must have bored you talking so much?" 6. Who pays the fare it a hostess takes her guests to a theatre or some other entertainment in a taxi? Answers 1. No; this is a crude phrase. Merely say, "How do you do?" A person sometimes adds, ''I have heard my husband (or my brother) speak ot you quite often," or some such remark. 2. No; It is not necessary nor is it expected. However, it is far bet- ter to say "thank you" when it is not necessary than to omit it when one should express thanks. 3. Yes, always. 4. There is no stipulated amount. It may be $5, $10, $20 and often $100 o more, when the bridegroom $100 or more. It all depends upon one's tinauces. 5. No; such expressions are stu- pid and self-conscious. 6. The hostess. Evidence Studied By Commission Having Concluded Hearings, the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Rela- tions Will Review 10,000 Pages of Data The Royal Commission on Do- minion-Provincial Relations pre- pared this week to settle down to the most difficult part of its vital task â€" drafting a report which might lead to more complete na- tional unity and a sounder system of public finance in Canada. The commission has completed its long and painstaking collection of data on which it would base a report. Its public sittings con- cluded when the Manitoba govern- ment wound up its supplementary sittings. Toward* Canadian Unity Tho task now will be to finish a review of the 10,000-odd pages of evidence taken during the 85 days of sittings, to absorb the best of a score of studies done by some of the country's leading economic, legal and statistical experts, draft a skeleton report and then go to work on the actual writing. It is expected the report will be ready about the middle of the par- liamentary session which opens Jan. 12, and may consist of a summary of the factual evidence received by the commission and some recomuicndations based on that evidence. How Can i? BY ANNE ASHLEY Q. How should buttons be fasten- ed on lace? A. Tie buttons on laoe instead of sewing them on, using a needle with doubled thread. The ends should De tied under the buttons and on the wrong sie. If tied care- fully the buttons are easily remov- ed when the lace is to be freebeu- ed. Q. Ho4 can 1 keep clothes from treeaing to the clothesline? A. The clothesline can be clean- ed, and the clothes will not freeze to it during cold weather, if the line is rubbed with a mixture of equal parts of baking soda and salt, sprinkled on a damp cloth. Or, boll the line occasionally in strong salt water. Q. How can I remedy a tight shoe that binds at the toe? A. Wring a cloth out ot hot wa- ter, fold it and lay it across the toe, while the shoe is on the foot. This will cause the leather to ex- pand and conform to the shape of the toot. Q. How can I keep a partly used bottle ot olives fresh? A. By pouring about a halt inch of olive oil over the top and then keeping the bottle securely corked. Q. How can I satisfactorily clean a felt hat? A. Add enough gasoline to a tea- cup of flour to make a paste. Rub this paste on the hat with a brush, and allow to dry. Then brush off with a stiff brush. Remember that gasoline is inflammable. Next Postmaster-General? Reports emanating from Ottawa indicate that Col. William P. Mu- lock, member for North York, may shortly be sworn into the King cabinet as postmaster-general to succeed Hon. J. C. Elliot who has been absent from his office for many months due to illnes?. WiU Build Naval And Air Defenses Substantial Appropriation Like- ly to Be Set Aside at Coming Session of Canada's Parlia- ment Remember to get your copy of riiie week's Toronto ;"-> Star Weekly. The highlight of the defense es- timates to be submitted to the ap- proaching session of Parliament will be a substantial appropria- tion dedicated to the purpose of raising Canada's so-called "tin- pot" navy to. the status of a thor- oughly effective fighting unit. The other main feature of the estimates will be a substantial ap- propriation for air defenses. It may be forecast that approxi- mately .$50,000,000 will be voted in the estimates scheduled to come before the session which opens in January. In the realm of naval defenses, the intention of the government is, briefly, to provide a total of IS destroyeis for the patrol and de- fense of the .Atlantic and Pacific coasts. This plan contemplates a flotilla for the east and west coasts re- spectively of eight destroyers and a leader, the latter being slightly larger than the ordinary destroyer and carrying the staff officers. The broad intention of the gov- ernment with respect to air de- fenses is even more ambition.«. The plan is to have ultimately 23 air force units, which means a total of more than 520 planes, including those for training pur- poses. eOlNG TO TOWN? ksue No. 52â€" '38 Castor Oil Known In Pharaoh's Time Many Modem Drugs W«r« Ured bv tb« Aaeiairts â€" tb* Pharoudat mmd Phyaiciaa Were One 40 Cecturies Aco Castor oil has been in common use for almost 40 centuries and prescriptions which employed medi- cines recognised today for their therapeutic value were known to the ancients, according to discov- eries described by Charles La Wall, historian-pharmacist, in a lengthy volume recording the scientific ad- vance ot pharmacy. Prescriptions compounded by pharmacists and physicians date back to the earliest records, La Wall reveals in "4,000 Years of Pharmacy." One prescriiK tlon, the date ot which Is fixed at 1562 B.C., afforded the necessary clues for deciphering the written language ot the ancient Egyptians and constituted the key to all sub- sequent research in Egyptology. This ancient remedy, recorded when Moses was tending his father- in-law's sheep on the plains at the foot of Mount Horeb, prescribes re- medial substances in common use in drug stores today. Besides castor oil, many other medicinal materials were listed, such as yeast, various oils, turpen- tine, tigs, wormwood, squill, aloes, opium, peppermint, anise, saffron, linseed, juniper berries, poppy, date blossoms, and even onions. In those days pharmacist and physician were one, the practice ot medicine being entirely experimen- tal. As time went on. La Wall re- cords, these fields of practice se- parated: "It Is the function ot the physician to diagnose disease and recommend treatment. If medicine is required, the wise physician writes a prescription to be filled by a competent pharmacist, for this is the pharmacist's particular prov- ince and specialty for which he has been specially trained." 164 Rural Maidens Attend Course in Home Economics Women's Institute Branch of Ontario Department of Ag- riculture Holding Three Months' Course in Five Counties â€" Develops Intelli- gent Judgment in Problems of Home-Maker Attendance figures for tlie first couple ot weeks of the three month course in Home Economics being conducted by the Women's Instit- ute Branch of the Ontario Depart- ment ot Agriculture in five coun- ties show a total of 1G4 rural young women attending lectures. The courses are being held in the coun- ties ot Bruce. Halton, Hastings, PeterlMiro and Wentworth, under the direct supervision ot experts from the Women's Institute Branch. The course is divided under five headings: Food and Cookery: This course includes a study of food and its re- lationship to healtb, food habits and nutritional needs: the compo- sition, selection, purchase, prepar- ation .and service of food; analysis of recipes and standard products. Household Management: This course directs attention to: organ- ization ot house work, considera- tion of working conditions in the home and labour-saving equipment; care of the house, selection, care and use ot materials (metals, wood and glass), cleaning equipment; the home kitchen, sanitation, water supply, se\Yage disposal and con- trol ot insects; general principles of laundering. Health Education and Home care ot the sick. Clothing, Home Kuru- ishing. London: A week's fun amid tiie fogs: Emile .\ymoz, a French chef, praised "that succulent and nutritive dish, the Ameri.'an ham- burger" ; Church of England cler- gymen made it known that they preferred tho "Lambeth Walk to the "sensuous slinking" of recent ballroom favorites, and a movie house displayed a sign reading "Chamberlain the Peacemaker â€" for one week only." COLDS RELIEVED OVERNIGNT Kvery second count.i in the treatment of a cold. C'ict after it right awav . . . before it becomes more serious. Fight it at it3 source. A little Mentholatum inserted well up the nostrils will not only save you future discomfort and expense but will bring you quick, lasting relief. I'he nntisieptic vapoun of Mentbolatiim quickly j>eiiptmte to the farthest n.-ussl pa&sages . . . tight the lurking germs . . . clear the nose and promote sound, healthful breathing. Get a 30 cent tube or jar today. I'se it tonight. Oct relief in the morning. Quick reliej i/uaranlced or money rrfunilol. as heARD "What's the use of it all?" said the old rooster, leaning bis bead sadly against the bam door. "Eggs yesterday, chickens today, feather dusters to-morrow." oOo UNHAYV F8 Weep to the tata of Willie Tt. Who meet a gtpl wlioae nam* was K8. He courted her at a faarful R8. And begged h«r soan to become hie MS. "I would If I oouW," aaid lovely K8. "I pity your lonely, unhappy st8. "But alas, you've come too La. "I'm married already. The mo- ther of 8." oOo "I'm sorry I haven't a dime," the lady said as she handed the conduc- tor a ten dollar bill. "Don't worry, madam," he replied politely. "You're going to have 99 ot them iu a couple ot minutes." oOo Changeable women are more endurable than monotoncua ones, however unpleasant some of their changes may be; they are sometimes murdered but seldom deserted. â€" George Bernard Shaw oOo Farmer's Wife: "If you can't sleep, count sheep.'* Farmer: "I did that last night. I counted ten thousand cheep and put them in cars and shipped 'em to market. By the time I'd figured up my losses it was time to get up and milk!" â€" Parade, London uOo A cannibal chief is reported to have eaten his mother-in-law because she opposed him on some matter of tribal policy. It would be only poetic Justice if she continued to disagree with him. Gold From Abroad Comes To Caoiada A heavy influx of earmarked gold into Canada was disctosed last week in a Dominion Bureau of Statistics report. Net increase of earmarked gold â€" that is gold from abroad held in Canada for safekeeping' â€" amount- ed to $71,400,000 in the past 13 months. The increase for last Oc- tober was $32,400,000. It is be- lieved most of this gold came from Great Britain and France. To Pnrckate ArmameDts The British Government was reported strengthening its North Aaserican gold reservea by ship- ping large quantities of the metal for storage in the vaulta of the Bank of Canada. The step was said to have been taken to provide for the puKbaaa of WW materials in Canada and the United States in the event of a European war, when shipment of gold across the Atlantic would be dangerous. I Car Owners Are Blamed In Theft Germany Buying Canadian Apples LONDON, Ont. â€" Middlesex- grown apples will enjoy a more prominent place on Nazi Germany dinner tables this year than ever before in history if German crop reports can be taken as an auth- ority. With a subnormal domestic ap- ple harvest, Germany will have no difficulty in absorbing the full quotas for both fresh and dried apples. One district apple producer said apples from this area would be purchased with a "goodly share" of the $G00,000 set aside this year by the German Govern- ment for purcha.«e of fresh ap- ples in Canada. Following the disclosure that ignition keys had been left in a car that was stolen last week and then used in the armed robbery of a London (Ont.). grocer, officials of the Forest City have issued a warning to all motorists not to leave keys in parked cars. Magistrate D. B. Menzies said that in nearly every court case in which youths were charged with car theft, the of- fence could be traced to the fact that the motorists had left the keys in the car. "^ Mom lets me sweeten my I cereal with BEEHIVE I Syrnp. Al TOMOIlil.!-: ItKIMIIis SiKit'k AbnorberM .S.M.ES A.NtI .SKltVU'IS AI>I> MAKFC.^!. \V.' sp,M i.ilizr. Kreii .'Str.-itford. I^tii.. H.l Corrnid .Street. West. Toronto. I'AUM IMI'l.EMENTS KAR.M I.M1M>;.M1.:.NT.S â€" C.\.N GIVK inimcdinlo (t»^liv«;r.v on tlirc.«hinK iii.'n'hiiies. tiay prf»58e!s. root cutlers, feed cutt»M-s, eiirn shellerp. rollers, ilrnfZ piiws. mowers, binders, pota- to dta:Kors. pot.'ito sorters, cto. I'riees to\v«'st in C'annd.i. Have a few demonstration machines at barprain prices. Will soil f.'irmera direit a I aMeiits' prices where wo h.ave no dealers. SpecL^l: New ft" 4-pl.v Hubbcr Helt. .•!2r a foot. Frco eriialogues on re»iuest. Matthew Moody Ai Sons t'ompany. Terro- honno. Que. Kslahlished 184 ."i. l.osr AMJ KOl'Mi I'-Alt.MERS PA.VACEA: ROBUST health often lost, nlway.s found with .Mt:s • KH!'; - KEE; millions thron^ihont (.'anada have proven themselves durInK Quarter century. Men. women, children. Renuine first help. T'osiiively iriiaranleed. Ob- t.iinahle K.ainn'" KriiBTKlsIs Gro- eeiH. I'API't.NTS AS Ml-KKU Tl> i;VKRY l.-MVIi.NTOJt, l.lst of invenlions and full Infor- m.ition sent free. The Rnmsa.v Com- pany, ReBl.slered, Patent Attornevs, L'7:i rtank .St. (litnwa. Can. iM:n«ii>.\Ai. IK Vnt: WANT AN AFFRCTIUN- atc r.imititli' sweetheart. with money w r itp- \rarv l-ee <4.'»-0. RoIIh. M -â- - I MAItli> - w â-  •â-  l.n VDU .MAUliV IF suited? ttiinfi(e,ls to choose from. Some with means. Many farmers' daiiKhters and widows with pro- perty. Particulars. 10c. Cooflden- tial. Canadian I'orrespondenca I'liib. Rot IL'S, Clnrrary. Alta. POTATO BAGS porATd n.vcs Klin sai.k :(4o each. We also pay hiKhest prlcex for junk. 'Consolidated Iron and Metnl. fifi Niaenra Street, Toronto. .\n o.x-f.Ti'mor in Knjjland re- ported that he could have put up with farming, hut the filling of government forms drove him out of the businesit. ri'lllll.SrRKIMi A! |-| UMTI'ltE) LYONS CLEARANCE SALE HKcuxuri-iiiMoii Ki lorriiiK We must dispose of our tremen- dous sloek of reconditioned furni- ture b.v Janujiry 1st, rep:ar<lless of cost. Every article is thoroughly cleaned, reeondilioiied and sold with a definite inoncy-baek guarantee of satisfai'tion. This Is i wonderfui op- portiiaity to buy th.it furniture you need at a fraction of its r,'.Hl v.ihie. oe Chesterfield Suites. {.{ pieces) ^^ in a InrKe variety of siyles and coveis, all Huaraniced llioi- iiUKhly clean Priced from $3.5(1 up. OQ Dining Room .Suites in oak, '^^ walnut and birch, all nine piece suites, buffet, china cabinet and extension table and 6 leather upholstered chairs, completely re- finished. Priced from $24.!>.5. OR Bed Room Suites, In birch, *'*' walnut, enamel finishes, dres- ser, chest, full sixe bod, sngless sprinKs and br.ind new mattress. Completely refinished. Priced from J3!i.nO up. Odd Chesterfields 54.:'.'i: Chester- field Chairs. $;!.!)J: Day Bed.s. J3.;i5; Dressers. Sl.t'o: Chiffoniers. tti.iO; Kitchen Cabinets, Sfl.CS; tins Stoves, 14.50: Sewing .Machines. JS.J.I; Breakfast Suites, $7.35; Beds, $2.50; SO i^nod Csed Rtig.s, all sizes: 100 brand new Mattresses, any size, well-tufted, heavy roll edge. Special 13. !!.â- .. Btiy with coiifidenccl .Money-ba'k Guarantee. .\11 (foods carefull.v pack- ed, ready for prompt shipment, on icceipt of money order, LYONS FURNITURE CO. 478 Yon::e 5l., Toronto w i>--.;:\ o\i.\ SAV: â- HAl'I'V M;w VIOAH," THE practical wa.v. Allow us to suggest an appropriate «lft tor HER for the New Year. "Knittlnif and Homecrafts" .Magazine. Canada's onl.v moiithl.v maftazlnc, devoted to knittinp. crochetitiK. ttcedlework, <-mbroidi'r.v. and wcavinsr. and con- taining; tho ver.v latest styles with directions for making them, will please her. (.>ur knltliUK: expert will >cladl.\" assist subscribers with their knitting; prohloms. Special Oift Of- fer! 1 subscription $l.i)ii; 2 sub- scriptions $:!.<lii: :i siibscrlpCionfi J2.7."i: 4 siihsci ipiions J.L.'iO. Each additional siibst.'riplion 75c. A beau- tiful tfift anniiuncemeni card with personal preetlnKs and Kood wish- es will be mailed with each nift stihscripllon. "Knlttlnx and Home- crafts" MaKJiZine. 55 York .Slieef. Toronto.