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Faas FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928 db ig! Sjme B Baily. Ties (Rneablisted 1873) rs An lute A seepage bled rey every after: penden og ee Consder by Mundy Fristing Compasy, Limited; Chas, M. Mundy, President; A. R, Alloway, Secretary, The Oshawa Daily Times 1s a member of the Canss dian Press, the Canadian Dally Newspapers As sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dallics and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, A SUBSCRIPTION a sam a year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFIOR 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Tele phone Adelaide 0107, H. D, Tresiddev, repre. sentative. : REPRESENTATIVES IN 0.8. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicage, Daa = THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928 THE SEASON OF DANGERS The proverbial thin air is not the only thing upon which should fall the warnings which annually come at this time of the year from watchful family physicians and public health officers. It would pay all to heed them and heed them well, During the changeable days of autumn and winter people should be careful in their habits, Influenza in epidemic form can make its appearance with startling suddenness un- der the proper combination of atmospheric conditions and human carelessness, And the common cold thrives on the same sort of combination, Certain rules are almost essential in fall and winter if one is to escape these ills, which are always annoying and often seri- ous, These simple rules are dress sensibly, eat carefully, sleep regularly and make sure body poisons are being thrown off properly. Where body resistance is strong weather changes are not to be feared. No other three human maladies cause as much discomfort and economic loss as in- fluenza, grippe and colds. Through them millions of production days are lost between November 1 and June 1, virtually every em- ployed man and woman losing at least one day's work a year because of one or the other of them. Could medical science exterminate the germs responsible for these human disorders it would thereby bestow upon mankind the greatest of all benefactions, But while waiting for this long-hoped-for benefaction the public should make the fullest use of known methods of prevention, ART IN DAILY LIFE I$ is a matter of small consequence pos- sibly to the bystander but--purely as an observation of fact--it is true that the back windows of homes are the ones that expose the character of the inmates. There is a tendency to dress up the front and neglect the back, providing, of course, the folks liv- ing in the house are of the neglectful kind. Then there is the housewife who is care- r-- ful about the back porch, and the back win- dows, too; and the man of the house who likes the yard to be tidy. This is partly self- respect, but it is also art in its initial phases; for art is at once the humblest and most far-reaching of human capacities, Every nation has its individual artistic characteristics, and Oshawa has them all within a single city. It does not manifest ftself, this varied artistic instinct, in.paint- ings on the walls of galleries, but in the or- dinary life of the people, in their choice of colours for wearing apparel, in design, in the arrangement of the contents of the home and in the care or neglect of those windows already referred to. : The secret is that art and self-respect, in the fundamentals, are one and the same. Neglect of art, simple art, is usually due to slovenliness, a disinclination to bestir one- self over the fastidious things of daily ex- jistence, a willingness to "get by" with the bare necessities of material existence; and this is a state of mind which very easily be- comes a habit. For directly a man or wo- man becomes fastidious about environment, got. steps 10. gud le yun. of Shele cypracier and development thereafter and so long as the instinct for "being particular" contin- ues,' Self-respect sometimes takes the formi of severity, but even the most prim of domes- tie arrangements is art; it may be bad art, but it is inevitably art. since it implies de- The next step is, of course, to learn hs i he i back the lace curtains, "the precise set- ting of the dinner table, with the folding of a napkin, with the placing of a doormat in certain symmetrical relation to the door, It is certainly as simple and as inevitable as that. Inasmuch as all are artists, willy nilly, since existence is necessarily a matter of daily arrangements, it seems a pity that we grudge the time to learn its Poesbiidies | in our homes and in our lives, THE IGNORANT CULT The brutal murder of an aged "powwow" doctor by three men, who attempt to justify the crime by their 'belief that he had cast an evil spell upon them, was necessary to i ill inl authorities to the men- ace, to public health and safety, of those who commerce in black magic. However, when the state bureau of health inspection undertakes to drive these quacks and fakers out of business, it is biting off a bigger 'piece of cake than it can eat, Sur. prising, though it may seem, Pennsylvania is not unlike other states in the prevalence, among the illiterate classes, of belief in ma- gie, fortune telling, "powwow" medicine and other forms of witchcraft, The coroner of a large industrial and agricultural county in that state was not waxing hyperbolical when he said, "They will have to arrest half the people in the county to stop it." Even Can- ada is not entirely free from this menace, though B.C. Indians are, perhaps, the most ardent adherents of the heathen medicine man and quack doctors, ; Public health service is seriously inter- fered with in regions where the "powwow" faith is widespread. There the strongest opposition to vaccination and other forms of inoculation is found, and "powwow" doc- tors are called in to "powwow" for persons afflicted with contagious and infectious di- seases, with the result that the death rate is inordinately high and there is greater danger of epidemics, There is but one way to eradicate the "powwow" faith and its practitioners and that is by wiping out superstition, Once all men were superstitious, Then some found intelligence and lost superstitiousness, and these have gradually grown in numbers until they are in the majority today. But ignorance still has a surprisingly strong foothold. EDITORIAL NOTES Distance lends enchantment which must be paid back in some way. The man who scts like he is the whole cheese is usually only a small piece. The girl who is careful about jumping in- to autos never has to jump out of one, All people are useful, if only to furnish the envy and applause that inspires winners. Hard work alone doesn't cause break- downs. Who ever saw a broken-down ton- gue? You don't matriculate in the school of ex- perience. You just swallow a hook and there you are. Bit of Verse | RI ein; One of the commonest ents about the house is a bn len : proper treatment XA. matter. of life 'or death, As you know, treatment gimed at keeping the pr) the burned surface, $0 cal Sil~equal parts of lime water an linseed oil--has been the standard remedy for years, In severe burns the home treatment has been immersing the patient in a bath in which a few handfuls of baking soda or other alkali has been thrown, However 'the best available treat. ment is tannic acid, and now that it is being so generally used, reports on its effectiveness are interesting, I have spoken before about the re- sults obtained in United States and Canadian hospitals, and now comes a report from Dr, W, C, Wilson from Great Britain, He had fifty cases treated with tannic acid and is most enthusiastic about it. The tannic acid relieves the pain almost instantly; there is an absence of pain and discomfort while the dressing remains on the burned sur- face, and there i is no necessity for the frequent "dressings" of other forms of treatment, The poisoning which is such a ser» ioys factor is lessened and this ig increases the chances of say» ng the patient's life, even in exten sive burns. There is less "scarring" also from the use of tannic acid than by other methods, I haye spoken before about a Chinese ph Yrician who suggested the use of well-brewed tea where there was no tannic acid at hand, Dr, Wilson suggests that in house- holds, factories, offices, tannic acid should be kept at hand in powder form, about two level teaspoonsful of tannic acid in a packet, This packet dissolved in a half a pint of water gives the solution that 15 now general y, used, This can be "painted" on, or al- fowed to flow over the burned sur- face. This is certainly a convenient method of having the tannic acid on hand, ; (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) TOLMIE T0 DISCUSS RETURN OF LANDS B.C. Premier Arrives in Ot tawa and Visits Prime Minist Ottawa, Dec. 13.--Hon. Dr. Tol- mie, Premier of British Columbis, who arrived here Monday night, paid a formal call on the Prime Minister, visited many familiar scenes on Parliament Hill, ana saw a few of the Ministers. On Friday he is to discuss with the Cabinet the return to British Columbia of the lands in the rail- way belt, and the Peace River block. "I cannot say much about it," he said, "until I confer with the Cabinet, but a Royal Commission as rt way from lands and the Government here having endorsed this principle, all that remains so far as I can see, are some details. I think we will fix them up all right." The British Columbia Premier wsa asked about the Victoria by- election. "The majority," he said, "was small, but you will observe s what counts." NO CHRISTMAS TREES IN RUSSIA Moscow, Dee. 13.--Santa Claus fs being driven from Moscow shop windows b ¥a press campaign against Christmas displays. Several of the largest ops al- ready have dismantled their tin- seled holiday windows, and others undoubtedly will yield to the pres sure. the Society of the Godelss, the Simultaneously, upon emand of Commissariat of Agriculture bas prohibited cutting pine trees for religious purposes, thus putting an end to Christmas trees. Special lectures and theatricals have been arranged for the holidey sin com- petition with the churches. VEIL CATCHES FIRE ON CHURCH CANDLE Quebec, Dee. 13. -- Considerable excitement occurred in the St. Jean Baptiste Church on Saturday, the feast of the Immaculate Concep. tion, when a young girl's weil caught fire, the flame being com- municated from a nearby candle. "The incident occurred as the child was kneeling near the altar. Her cry of alarm brought severa. ncompanions to her aig, the weil was ripped off, and she was carried into the sacirstry. {where medical attention was giv- GREAT REWARDS -- Thecciore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath he was numbered with the transgres- sors; and he bare the sin of many, and anade intercession for the trans- gressors--isa. 53:12. PRAYER -- "Crown Him with many Crowns, The King upon His These" recommended the return of these |" that it was on the right side. That |. poured out his soul unto death: and ; BRITISH TO PRODUCE ARTIFICIAL COTTON Announced Commercial Production Will Begin Next July Paris, Dec, 13, --Commereial : ros duction of artificial cotton will be started in England next July with a crop tetallng 4,000,000 pounds, 5 | according to Dr J, C. Hedley &! Thornton, chairman of the Eng- lish Artificial Cotton Production and Marketing Corporation, . Thornton said in and interview recently that the crop would be marketed immediately at a saving of four cents a pound compared to the Phe of imported cotton, He sald the new product "is equal to cotton in all essential re- spects and in many ways superior." Thornton said the coming British crop would be insutficient to sup- ply the British Isles' needs but ar- rangements have been made to sow large areas in Egypt where twe crops a year can be harvested The artificial cotton is producea by treating roots of the plant with a chemical, AFGHAN REBELS ASK FOR PEACE London, Dec, 13. -- The Sunday Times says the Aghan legation here has received word that 300 rebels were killed and 200 captured when troops led by King Amanuv lah fought the Shinwari tribe near Jalabad, The Shinwari were re- ported to have petitioned for peace and itw as sald parleys were pro- ceeding. BABY ELEPHANT CHRISTMAS GIFT London, Dee, 13, -- This year's pecord, thus far, for freak Christ- mas gifts is held by the Maharajah of Mysore, who, in recognition ot 'the kindly treatment by the muniei- pality of Durban, Bouth Africa, in- habited by Indians who have emi- grated there, has shipped an eighy month-old elephant as a Hheliday present to the town. Those pen INCOME TAX CASE TO BE WITHDRAWN London, Dec, 13.--~An eorildee tion to withdraw the tax fraud prosecution against Sir. Walter! Cockerline, the Hull millionaire, was made before Mr, Justice Roche at Newcastle Assizes, W, Hedley, X.C,, for'the Crown, gaid it had been brought to the notice of the prosecution that Sir Walter Cockerline was in a seris! ous condition of health, and doe |. tors were of opinion that in his precarious state Sir Walter should not be subjected to the ordeal of a trial, Sir Walter's advisers, Mr, Hed- ley continued, were informed that the Inland Revehue Board would drop the prosecution as far as posi gible, and Jose] for penalties, ' alfles were settled at $1,500,000, in addition to the pay. ment of back income tax, Mr, Hedley added that the mat- ter had been placed before the at- torney-Gneral, and unless some- thing happened before the York Assizes, it was his.fixed intention to enter a nolle prosequi (a with- drawal by the Crown), Mr, Justice Roche said he would have a medical report when he reached York, and if Sir Walter's condition remained the same, it was certain that that course would be followed WHOLE TOWN SHARES IN LAWYER'S WILL Crowborough, Sussex, Dec, 13,-- The whole town shares in the will of Frank Humphrey, a Crowbor ough lawyer who left property va 1 ed at roughly $111,320, Firemen, fire messengers, choris ters, hellringer, postmen, telegraph boys--and the town band, too--re ceive gifts of varying amounts un der the will, | Choristers, the organist, organ blower and bellringer will get $25 | each and each boy in the choir will | get $5. | Other bequests include $10 for | each year of service to eacn of the | officers and firement of the Crow borough fire brigade; and $5 to | telegraph boy at the Crowbourough each postman, and $2.50 to each Post Office, SrobteFortong 6s@ oh omc Be main S. 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