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SP x - ■ ■ " ~ ^ v ** ; •' : ' ,; :' s ' St " ï ' r% 2-V *• - ' \~ r ~' -■ '* Jgr** / - HEALTH A Fractured Hip. One of the most serious accidents that can befall the. .aged is a broken ' hip, by which we mean a fracture of the uppermost portion, or neck, of the thigh bone. It is also an accident to which the aged are very liable, owing to certain changes in the shape and consistency of the bone that are incidental incidental to old age. The bones of the aged are more brittle than those of young persons, because the proportion proportion of mineral matter in the bone increases increases with age, and the unfriable organic framework of the bones is correspondingly diminished. .The bone, therefore, breaks rapidly--just as a pipestem can be broken with a.tap that would have no effect on a green twig of the same size. All the bones of the old suffer in ' this way; but the upper extremity of the thigh "bone is especially liable to fracture because of its shape. In youth, the neck of the thigh bone leads off from the shaft at an obtuse angle, so that the weight of the body is transmitted in an almost direct line to the legs. In the aged, however, it projects more at a right angle, so that the weight of the body must be supported by only one side of the neck of the bone. ' That, of course, makes the bone break more easily when it bears the shock of a fall. Finally, a hip fracture in the aged does not heal well. There is very little little vitality in the bone, and it is extremely extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, impossible, to set such a fracture, for £> the -small, broken-off end down in the cavity of the hip joint" eludes every effort to control its movements. Formerly Formerly an old person with a fractured hip was put to bed. with splints, and a weight attached to his leg, and as the fracture seldom or never healed, that meant that he was bedridden for the rest of his life. In many cases, now, the physician does not try to unite the fragments of bone; but after the shock and soreness of the accident have subsided, the patient is put into a wheel chair, and eventually encouraged to walk about with crutches, the hip being supported with a plaster-of-Paris splint if necessary. In this way the général health is fairly fairly well maintained, and although the sufferer remains a cripple, at least he is not bed-ridden.--Youth's Com- AN OPEN LETTER From a Well Known Methodist Clergyman of Interest to All Who Are Sick. pamon. Health Notes. A cupful of mint tea taken morning and evening aids digestion and was claimed by our grandmothers to be an infallible rule for giving a fresh and healthy appearance. A strong soap solution will wash ivy poison from the skin; so will alcohol. The sooner the washing is done after exposure the better. The common plan for treating the eruption is to keep it covered with cloths moistened moistened with a solution of sugar of lead. HANDLING OF EXPLOSIVES. Never, From First to Last, Let Light Come Near Powder. So general is the interest at the present time in the question of explosives explosives that some of the precautions necessary to be taken in handling them may be noted. Only implements of wood, brass, or copper shall be used in opening cases containing explosives; never thaw powder near a fire of any kind, or in hot water or steam, always thaw through some medium of radiation, never by direct heat or contact; never use frozen or chilled powder; never "put caps and fuse in a p'owder bag; never put unused or scraps of powder in boot-legs or on shelves of rock; never keep explosives in a damp place before loading; never force powder into a tight or caving hole ; never lace a fuse through a stick of powder, this may crack the fuse and make a misfire misfire or a burnt hole; all primers must be punched with a wooden pin and the cap inserted only in the end, and made fast by tying with string; never place a primer anywhere but on top of the last stick in the hole; never blast until until sure that every entrance to the face being blasted is guarded; never light a fuse until the charge has been thoroughly thoroughly tamped; tamping may prevent a premature explosion; never, from first to last, let light come near powder; powder; be sure a light is not hanging directly over powder or caps; never careless with powder; it is manufactured manufactured to explode under certain conditions, conditions, and if it gets any chance at all it will do exactly what it was made for; keep it away from shock, sudden changes of temperature, fire, etc. * One of the best known ministers in the Hamilton Conference is the Rev. Chas. E. Stafford, of Elora, Ont., who freely admits that he owes his present good health to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mr. Stafford writes as follows: "Some years ago I was severely af-r dieted for a period of nearly four months. The leading physician in the town in which I was then stationed diagnosed my case as one of complete nervous prostration, brought on by over-work and which superinduced intercostal neuralgia and muscular rheumatism, from which I suffered the most excruciating pain night and day for weeks. So weak an5 helpless did I become that my attendants had to handle me like an infant, raising me up and laying me down with the greatest care, so intense were my sufferings. sufferings. Acting on the advice of my doctor, and taking his medicine, I did not seem to improve. One afternoon, while suffering great pain, the editor of the paper published in the tdWn, and who was a "member of the church of which I was then pastor, urged me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I was sceptical as to the medicinal qualities of all proprietary medicines, but on the strong recommendation of the editor, who had great faith in the medicine, I decided to try them. To my great surprise and supreme Relight, Relight, I soon found that the Pills were giving me relief, and after I had taken seven boxes I was fully restored restored to health. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, under God, having made me a new man. Ever since I have been better and stronger, physically than I had been for a number of years. Three years ago, after an active ministry of forty-six years, I asked the Hamilton Conferencë of the Methodist Church to grant me superannuation superannuation relation, which it did, but for more than two years I have been supplying a charge which necessitates necessitates a drive of twenty miles every Sabbath. To-dày I am strong- and héarty, without an ache or pain, and for my present physical condition I "am indebted to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and can most heartily recommend recommend them to the afflicted." PRECEDENTS FOR WARFARE BY CAS GERMAN PROFESSOR DIGS BACK INTO THE PAST. Idea of Using Chemicals to Destroy Enemy Is Almost as. Old . as War. Rotund. An elderly woman who was extremely extremely stout was endeavoring to enter enter a street car when the conductor, noticing her difficulty, said to her: "Try sideways, madame; try sideways." sideways." The woman looked up breathlessly and said: "Why bless ye, I ain't go no sideways." sideways." At each respiration an adult inhales one pint of air. In the following article, translated from a German paper, a German professor, professor, Dr. Albert Neuburger, traces the history of past attempts to use poison-gas in war. Quietly ignoring the moral aspect of the question and the fact that, modern.nations,^including modern.nations,^including Germany, had pledged themselves to refrain from such methods, he treats' them, under color of a learned disquisition, as though on a par with recognized military uses of chemistry, thus tacitly attempting to justify the revival of former barbarities. That he is conscious of the moral guilt of this revival is shown -by his efforts to shift the responsibility on the French.. Dr. Nèuhurger writes as follows: "The idea of destroying the enemy by chemical substances is almost as ancient as. Warfare itself. At first, of course, its mode of application was of a concomitant feature of the chemical chemical process which we call "oxidation.' It indicates to us that a Substance is combining with the oxygen of the atmosphere. atmosphere. Hence the use of any in- cendjary medium is a kind of 'chemical 'chemical attack.' In the earliest ages, people people meditated how to destroy the enemy's enemy's dwelling-places or fortifications by fire caused from a distance. It is true that Homer was not acquainted with this mode of chemical attack from a distance, but it made its appearance appearance as early as in the Fifth Century Century before Christ. A FREE "TREAT" FOR YOUR CANARY ,Ar, l TOFDICK If you wish your pet to keep heel thy Insist on Brock's Bird Seed. Brock's Is best, and the "Treat" In every package la a bird tonic that keeps Dick bright and healthy. >CKS BIN) SE1 (6) A free sample Brock's Bird Seed and "Treat." Write Nicholson & Brock, 6D Francis St., Tomato." If Your Food or Just Read Bis ! Back in 360 B.C. "About 360 B.C., Aneas described fire-compositions formed of various chemical substances to make them easily ignitable and hard to extinguish, extinguish, They consisted of-pitch, sulphur, sulphur, tow, incense, and resinous wood-chips. The compound was put into pots, which"were thrown, burning, burning, from besieged towns upon the 'tortoise' or shelter under which the besiegers tried to approach the walls. Later on, incendiary arrows came into into use, being shot from a distance against the wooden structures of the opponent in order to set them on fire. The incendiary arrows were subsequently subsequently enlarged, so that they were even shot from catapults. These incendiary incendiary arrows were" - called, in the Roman Army, 'falaricae.' They wlere provided, in water, generated heat sufficient to ignite the petroleum, which, on its ,part, developed substance. substance. 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In the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Heligoland was used as a drill-ground for British soldiers. The Romans coated their oysters with honey, .and kept them until they were slightly putrid. To ask the wife of an Indian prince to a dance would be the most outrageous outrageous insult conceivable. The forge over which Alfred Krupp first obtained control at Essen, in. 1848, was manned by but three smiths. No doubt life would be one grand, sweet song, if we could, only endure our own troubles as • easily . as we can endure tiiO troubles of others. - WE BUY IT Perhaps you have been sending your supply, of Milk to a local factory,--then you do not know the advantages of sending to the Largest and Most Up-to-Date Dairy in Canada. LET US TELL YOU. WRITE NOW for information and copy of contract» Give your shipping station and railway. ■J SPADINACRESCENT Co., Ltd. TORONTO, ONT. rv X formed, with air, an explosive -mixture. -mixture. Thus explosions took place and enormous clouds of smoke and soot were developed. Then the sulphur also caught fire, and in its combustion combustion formed a gas of very highly asphyxiating asphyxiating action--viz., sulphurous acid, which renders approach impos- was squirted towards the enemy, from his position. Thus we are already already .coming near to the present-day methods of fighting. It was impossible impossible to extinguish the fire, because water water poured upon it only served to spread the petroleum, and thus propagate propagate the fire. But they went still further. Large syringes were, after the style of fire-engines, the .mouths having the shape of dragons and other monsters with wide-open jaws. From these orifices the reek fire or other burning liquids, especially petroleum, was sGquirted towards the enemy, who fledy terrified and stupefied by the poisonous gases. Greek fire was still in use at the tinje of the Crusades, in the thirteenth century after . Christ, when it \Tas employed by the Saracens Saracens against the Christians with the aid of the devices just described, subsequently, subsequently, its secret was lost, but /the idea still survives. Thousands of • broken-down, despondent despondent dyspeptics have recently been given back their health. A month ago these despairing folks would have ; scorned the suggestion that anything j could help them. Their terrible con- I dition was chronic, and appeared be- : yond the reach of medicine. .These i happy people don't proclaim it was a 1 miracle that endowed . them With a new lease of life,--it was simply their common sense in. selecting a tried and proven medicine, one specially adopted to their particular ailment. All these splendid cures were effect- , ed by Dr. Hamilton's Pills which beyond beyond all question has a. strange power to restore a weak or ailing stomach. If your stomach is tired and overworked try Dr. Hamilton's , Pills and note the prompt improvement: improvement: . Pain before or after eating will disappear. You'll no longer have that nauseous, gassy, bad tasting sensation. sensation. You'll get a real vigorous appetite and digest what you eat. Lots of well digested food is bound to increase your strength, to make you brighter and more ambitious. In a week you'll feel like a different person, person, in a month you'll be permanently restored. For folks who are out of sorts, not feeling just up to the scratch, perhaps bothered with headaches headaches or constipation,--to them Dr. Hamilton's Pills will prove a boon. TRUE BLUE--FROM GERMANY. A New Basis. "It appears that it was not until the present war that- German chemical chemical science succeeded in creating a new and better basis for chemical attacks. attacks. Again and again the reports of the French General Staff havè stated that the Germans poured burning burning liquid over the trenches. But thé' French themselves also make chemical chemical attacks. The report of the Great Headquarters of June 7, 1915, states that they poured a readily inflammable inflammable liquid upon the German trenches, but nevertheless failed to penetrate into our positions. 'The enemy fled back to their own trenches with heavy losses!' But a chemical attack may not only be carried out by means of burning substances, but also by asphyxiating^ gases. We know; in ffact, from the' reports as to Greek fire--as given, for instance, by Vegetius,, and as handed down to use from the reports on the Crusades--that the sulphur mixed with it .filled the atmosphere with a g^s having a highly asphyxiating asphyxiating effect and irritating in nature, inducing inducing coughing. But they were not always in a position to employ sulphur, sulphur, and therefore tried to act by other means on the respiratory organs and olfactory nerves. Some of these substances, especially sulphuret of carbon, were employed in the American American Civil War, but they did not prove "very effective. When chemists learned, learned, subsequently, how to liquefy gases, gases, new possibilities of chemical attack attack were presented. Liquid sulphurous, sulphurous, acid and liquefied chlorine, t>n being being allowed to volatize, disengage enormous volumes of vapor. The French complain of the chlorine vapors vapors which have been used by the Germans. Germans. But it is established by the reports reports of the German headquarters that they (the French) themselves had previously employed asphyxiating gases. The English now assert that they have invented masks which are a protection against these vapors, and, as reported in the London Daily Mail, such protective masks are sold in the streets of London in large quantities. These are to be carried by the Londoners Londoners in their pockets, to be put on immediately a German Zeppelin approaches, approaches, in order to render ineffective ineffective the 'chemical attack' likely to be made by the latter, as alleged, by gas bombs. Thus, in this instance, also 'chemical attack,' in its latest form, has led to measures of defence, and time only can tell whether these are really effective." . <&- aa»_ The Secrets of Dye-Making Are Hard to Discover. It is a melancholy fact that the serge from which our naval officers' uniforms are made is dyed with German German dye, says London Answers. English cloth-makers are trying to remedy this state of affairs, but the secrets of dye-making are not to be discovered 'in a moment. The basis of the true blue dye--indigo--is at hand for all to use, but apparently something more than indigo is needed needed in order that the cloth treated shall be dyed evenly and permanently. With an inferior dye you merely produce produce a "spotty" cloth, of no commercial commercial value. ' So great is the scarcity of the right dye, that it is said there will be practically practically no blue ^erge by the autumn, except in the warehouses of tailors who have had the foresight to buy in advance of their needs. Already the price is up about fifty per cent. When indigo was first introduced into Europe no one would have it. The Germans themselves said that it was the "devil's 3ye," and called it "pernicious, "pernicious, "corrupt, and corrosive." Both the English and French authorities forbade people to use it. In England the prejudice against the new dye was so keen that commissioners were appointed fo go round to all places where it was likely to be found and destroy it. - * would form the habit of laying aside something, however small, every week, and lending it to their country when their country needs it. It would be a great thing "for the State; it would also be a great and enduring advantage to the individuals who acquire acquire that habit. But I am nt>t going to dwell upon the advantages of thrift to the working classes. I believe in thrift, but I do not much value precept. precept. There is no task which would be more uncongenial to me, or one I should be less willing to. undertake, than for a man who is comparatively well off to preach the virtues of economy economy to the poor. If that lesson is to be driven home it must not be by any precept but by example, and there is room for it. At a time like this, when our minds are at all times filled by the thought of what is being suffered suffered and endured by those who are fighting for us, luxury of all kinds is distasteful." z / ra MUSIC DESTROYS BRIDGES. .ter i recommended bv GOOD GROCERS EOR- OVER. 40 "YEARS Measured Vibrations Particularly Trying Trying to Suspension Bridges. ROYAL YEAST CAKES A SCOTSMAN'S AWFUL FATE. An Instance of the Refinement of German German Barbarism. Does music weaken metallic or other bridges ? This question recently recently asked of a well-known bridge builder brought this reply: "Measured vibrations are more trying trying to any kind of bridges, and particularly particularly to suspension bridges, than irregular agitation. Music alone would not strain a bridge enough to injure it materially, but a regiment of troops keeping step to music when crossing a suspension bridge would subject it J.o a very severe strain. 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