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Teaser aaa ES RA SEA ee - + r a APA TAN 09 doh Iho 'Gland Disorders Produce Giants But Victims Of Gigantism Don't Usually Live Very Long Recently the newspapers fea. tured the death, at a cCompara- tively early 'age, of a man who 2d attained "the extraordinary ight of several inches oyer be! t feet, writes Dr. John'W, 8. «McCullough of the Health League _ of Canada. This was a case of "'gigantism or giantism' which term is applied to anyone over T9 inches in height. Acromegaly is a name given to a condition where there is a great increase in 'the growth of the short and flat bones,' the muscu- lar and skin tissues. Both are due to some disorder of the pitu- itary gland situated at the base of the brain. This gland, under normal conditions, controls the growth of the body. Under ab- normal conditions such 'as' hereédi. ty, emotion, injury or the pre- sence of a gland tumor, there may result excessive height and weight, overgrowth of the bones and tissues such as are seen in gigantism and acromegaly, SECRETION IN EXCESS HARMFUL The pituitary gland is one of a considerable group of the duct- less glands, including amongst others, the spleen, the surpa ren- al capsule, the thymus, the thy- roid and parathyroids, the peal gland and carotids, All of these develop an internal secretion which reaches the blood by way of the veins and lymph and 1s thus distributed and ministers to the needs of parts of the body elsewhere. While ordinarily this secretion is of the highest usefulness, it happens that an excess may resuit in disease. The victims of gigantism ordin- arily do not live to a great age. This affection begins in period of adolescence: before bony growth is completed at the age of 25. Acromegaly, on the other hand, does not show itself until the thirties or forties, In treatment of these. two condi- tions, x-ray, and injections into the veins of dessicated gland 'substance hav eproven useful and where a tumor of the gland is the immediate cause, the tumour has been successfully removed. A Lucky Rabbit A rabbit's' foot .is supposed to bring luck--so imagine what four will do. 'Rescue workers, delving among the ruins of a London 'building, came upon this rabbit, frightened, but otherwise un- harmed, after a Nazi air raid-- ais of the old syperstition, 'Europe 'Wheat Harvest Down 14 Percent Below That of 1939 -- Danube Valley Ex- periences Sharpest Decrease Tentative estimates {indicated that the European wheat harvest, reduced by war and a rainy spring, would be about 14 per cent below that of 1939. The Danabe Valley harvest was expected to amount to 9,000,000 «tons; 3,000,000 lesa'than, the normal yleld, That of the Mediterranean countries was estimated 'at 11,600, tons instead of the usnal 12, W R, AND R INY SPRING The crop-'in 'Frahce, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Czecho- Blovakia and Austria was estim- 'He8d 'at '15,000,000 tohd, as compdr- od With 'the average of 17,500,000, The delidit:for all of Europe, Rus. sla excepted, was expected to de 6,500,000 tofis, as compared with last year, > i ---- "Democracy. was born two or three "thousand years ago when credit became international." --William Aden White. the LUKE AND HIS GOSPEL.-- Luke 1; 'Acts 1: 18; 16: 9-16} Colosslans 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11a 'PRINTED TEXT, Luke 1x 14; 'Acts 1: 1; Col. 4: 14; 2 Tim, 4: 11a GOLDEN TEXT.--It séemed good 'to me also . . . to write , . . that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast Instructed, Luke 1: 3, 4, ' THE LESSON IN'I1T8 SETTING Time. --Luke wrote his Gospel sometime betwéen 63 and 68 A.D, and the book of Acts not long after "the death of the apostle Paul, prob- ably about 68 A.D, The events de- scribed in the first chapter of Luke occurred 6 to 4 B.C. Luke and Paul were together at Philippi about 52 or 63 A.D.; the epistle to the Colossians and the Second Epistle to Timothy were written during Paul's imprisonment in Roffie, be- tween 61 and 66 A.D. The place where Luke wrote the third Gospel and the book of Acts we do not know. Tho events recorded in the first chapter of Luk® took place in Jerusalem, in Nazareth, and in thé hill country of Judea. The city of Philippi was In the northeastern part of Macedonia. Paul wrote Col- osslans and the Second Epistle to Timothy from the city of Rome. The purpose of this lesson is to give us an opportunity for studying St. Luke and his writings. The name Luke or Lucas Is a shortened form of Lucanus. Both the name and profession of Luke prove him to have 'been a Gentile -- most of the doctors at this period were eith- er Greeks who had been slaves, or gons of freedom. Luke was prob- ably the son of a freed slave, Luke was originally 'a heathen, He Investigated Accurately The first four verses of the chap- ter give us a lively picture of the evident universal Interest felt by the early church in the story of the Lord Jesus, Apostles were con- stantly telling what they had seen and heard, circulating their mess. ages amongst bellevers. 1. Foras. much as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been ful. filled among us. This verse might be paraphrased 'concerning those things which have become widely known among us Christlans." 2. Ev- en as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eye- witnesses and ministors of the word. Luke was a secondary, not a primary, witness of the event, -- But he-had access to both written _ and oral sources. 3. It seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first. Accurate writing can only follow accurate investigation and research, Luke has sifted the evl- dence he found, and has given us ~the wheat, not the chaff. To write unto thee in. order. "Order" may mean "ratlonal order", omitting nothing that is essentlal for full and proper . understanding. Some experts think that Luke aimed at chronological order, on the whole attaining it. Most excellent Theo- philus. This man Is mentioned only twict in the New Testament. From the way that Luke speaks of hls . friend it. would. seem that he was a man of high rank in officlal life, Historical Foundation 4, That thou mightest know the certainty. Luke is determined that Theophilus shall know that the falth which he has embraced has an im: _ pregnable - historical foundgtion, Some religions can be Independent of historical fact, and move en: tirely upon the plane of timeless truth, Christianity cannot, It rests upon the affirmation that a serles oft events happened in which God revealed himself in actlon for the salvation of men. The Gospels pro- fess to tell us what happened. Con- cerning the things wherein thou wast Instructed. The world here translated "Instructed" is the one from Which 'we derive our word "catéchism." Luke's Gospel is the longest of all the four Gospels. It we think of the whole course of Christian history in the Gospel and fn Acts,' the work ls cheonological, The fig- urés are drawn with lifelike power, and the greatest drama of human history Is set forth with supreme literary skill. The book is a schol ar's attempt to picture and to in- terpret the lifp of Christ for the 'world at large, Like's othér work, The Book of Acts, begins with a prologue which gives a condensed summary of the conclusion of our Lord's lite on earth as recorded in the Gospel. Aots 1: 1. The former. treatise I made, O Theophilus, con. corning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, : Paul's Companion When the 'Apostle Paul was in Galatia, ho had been hindered from 'preachihig the word in Asia, hinder. fed Dy a"sevére slcknoss, and {t was 'infmediately after this illness that Like, the béloved physician, be ¢dme his companion, He went with Paul from Troas into Macedonia and finally on to Philipp), where y abode some time, He was aul's companion at Miletus, Tyre, ' Gacgarea, and' Jerusalom. He was with him in his journey to Rome; he was near him In his first im. Once Franco' s Prins, "Whitey" D Dahl With R.C.AF. Harold E. (Whitey) Dahl, American flier who fought for the Loyal- ists in the Spanish civil war and was captured and almost executed by the Franco regime, has joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, He is shown, LEFT, with Flying Officer J. W. Reid before a high altitude test at Camp Borden. After a refresher course, he and other experi. enced U.S. pilots will take instructors' (ourses, prisonment, and comforted him in his labors. He was the apostles faithful companion during the last scones of his life. Scripture tells us no more about Luke; but tra- uncertain and untrust. have completed the stor He is sald to have preached tho gospel in Italy, in Macedonia, and in Gaul; to have lived on to an advanced age, and to have died a martyr, Luke was tho first scientific physician who laid his skill at the feet of Jesus, Thousands have followed in his steps, and, like Luke, have taken Christ with them into the sick- room, * In his epistle to the Colossians (4: 14) Paul writes: "Luke the be- loved physician, and Demas salute you." Again in 2 Tim. 4: 11a: "Only Luke is with me." ditions, worthy, of his life. Justice Impartiality Is tho life of justice, as justice 1s of all good govern- ment. --Justinian, i - Justice is itself the great stand ing policy of civil society; and any departure from it, under any clr- cumstance, lies under the suspic- fon of belng no policy at all. --Burke. . ig Justice delayed, is justice denied, --~Gladstone. i Justice and truth make man free, injustice and error enslave him. --Mary Baker Eddy. SO God gives manhood but one clue to success, utter and exact justice; that, he guarantees, shall be always expediency. --Wendell Phillips, Irritable Parents Harm Children b They May Cause Emotional Havoc In Sensitive Child Irritable or excitable parents or teachers may cause emotional hav- oc. in a sensitive child, according to Dr. Carl W. Aretz, District Superintendent of Philadelphia schools. Speaking bofore the Child Re- search Clinic of the Woods Schools at nearby Langhorne, Dr. Aretz said that divorce, crowded condi. tions in large cities, and women in commerce, industry and politics had made 'today's homo different from the home of our childhood." "Whatever - the nature of the home life of tomorrow may be," he said, "it 18 fraught with serl- ous difficulties in the form of emo- tional disturbances and presents a gigantic problem in mental hy- giene." Censors of Singapore Know 41 Languages Postal censors in Singapore work In 41 languages--22 European and 19 Aslatic. The languages of the Far East - are most widely represented among the staff which censors correspon. dence from thd cosmopoliton com- munity of Malaya. Those most used are Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Jav- anese, languages of the Philippines and Arabic. The numerous Indian dialects have created special problems for RADIO REPORTER By DAVE ROBBINS the censors. lI AROUND THE DIAL Among others forced to leave England, temporarily at least be- cause of Hitler's habit of dropping bombs and other unpleasant things all over the place, are Al and Bob Harvey. Al and Bob are a pair of Can- adian entertainers who went to England some years ago and were immediately "accepted" by the Brl- tish publle, They rose to become 'one of England's most popular vaudeville and music hall team, and were well on thelr way dp the lad- der before the Blitz, Back in Can- ada now, Al and Bob are now heard in a series of programs of the CBC chaln, broadcasting Tuesday even- ings at 8.30. ¢ The women will like a fealure on WHAM each morning at 9.16 titled Ladies Only, It's all about this and that in the feminine world. Smartly styled and smoothly pac. ed, : . Ro * It has been estimated that 48, 000,000 people listened to President Roosevelt's famous speech when he accused Mussolini of sticking a dag- «gor in his neighbor's back. And that's a lot of listeners on any pro- gram. L] LJ LJ THE FUTURE IN RADIO The other day we spent some time absorbing some technical ra- dio knowledge as we watched Mar- conl engineers installing the new CKOC transmitter -- and they gave us an Interesting plece of news. They say that within four years frequency modulation will be in general use -- and that means tho scrapping of all broadcasting equipment and home receiving sets as they are today. But on the oth- er hand frequency modulation will bring "absolutely true" broadcast. ing -- without distortion or any fades -- and with no less of vocal or musical quality. What a step forward that will be to radlo! Bll Tuttle, director of the "Big Sister" show, recently advertised for some household help, "I under- stand," sald an announcer pal, "that you're looking for a new maid!" "Yes," explained Bill, "tho last one hAndled China like Japan!" Farm Notes . . . Testing Soils 'After Harvest Shortly after the crop has been removed is the most suitable time to take soll samples. Bacterial lite and chemical activity in -the soll scinded as from Sept. 30 and live- grading of hogs will not be con- tinued. WAS ON VOLUNTARY BASIS "The progressive and anticl- pated increase in hog marketings followed by. increased exports of bacon to the : United Kingdom make it necessary for a much higher porcentage to be suit- able for export," Mr. Gardinee said in a statement, Carcass grading of hogs has . been in effect on a voluntary basis for about six years, Nume ber of hogs so graded under thig voluntary system has progress ively increased until it no stands at 62.56 per cenf. of hogs graded to date this year, way are still at their best, just as they were when the growing crop was making Its greatest demands on the plant food, says (1. R. Snyder, Do Wiliam! iF erguson well-known Canadian Sofl Chemist, Soil samples taken at this time show the fertility condition of the soil, during the growing season, and the test will jndicate which link or Mnks in the fertility chaln --organic matter, lime, nitrogen, phosphate, potash, calcium, sulph- ur, magnesium, etc.--are being de- pleted most rapidly. Crops lodge easily, mature late and unevenly when the nitrogen supply is out of balance with the mingral plant foods, New seedings of grass and clover fail when 'the soll Is strongly acid In reaction or exceptionally low in phosphate and potash. Potatoes scab badly in soils high in lime. Pastures and mead- ows thin out and become weedy when there is a lack of lime, or- ganic matter or mineral plant food, Livestock develop mineral delic- foncy diseases when the feed they consume is low in phosphorus and calcium. Learn State of Fertility A soll test gives the farmer de- finite information concerning the lime supply and state of fertility of his fields, thus permitting him to adjust the manurial and fertil ity practices according to the crop requirements, The procedure for --- sampling fields depends somewhat on the problem being studied. If the field . is fairly uniform, all that is nec essary Is to take a small shovel ful of soil to plow depth from eight to ten differant paces, mix them thoroughly and send in a cupful OVER COPA. § 198 (1) NEA SERVICE, INC. THis CURiou s Wor LL PAINTED LADY. BUTTERFLIES FLY FROM ENGLAND © TO AFRICA... L000 M/L | 5 LBS. or NITROGEN, FANNUALLY, TO EACH Ro OF LAND. rolling land, the high land should THE bo sampled separately from the low. In the case of problem arcas; a sample representative of the poor spots and another of the pro- ductive areas nearby should be go" or half pint of the mixed soil. With f 'ning. at large? painted lady butterfly lays ils eggs on the thistle, one of the most widely distributed of all plants. It-depends entirely upon this plant to furnish food for the caterpillars. EA ETN NEXT: What stale passed a law prohibiting camels from runs ® cured. Information concerning previous cropping practices, condition of crops and. crops to be grown for ROMAN RULER the next two or three years should be provided in a covering letter, HORIZONTAL Samples submitted to the soil 1 Pictured testing laboratory in the fall can Roman be given a more thorough check- emperor, up than is possible during tho rush Julius period of spring, and the sender 6 He was also is-sure of receiving the report-in a great hl time to make use of it in planning military next year's cropping programme, (pl.). 13 Measure, 14 Public Bigger Stores ._storchouse. . 16 Acidity. Doing Better 17 Subsists. BG ah elie 18 Warlike. Increased income at home, to- 20 Into. gether with virtual elimination of 21 Tangled tourist shopping in the United 23 closely. States or abroad, resulted in a 25 Sonngless per cent increase in Canadian do- 26 Constellation. partment store sales in August over y t. 1939; the Dominion I 27 Butter lump, August, 9, the Dominion Bureau 29 Neither. of Statistics reports. Every ince shared in the Incréase. prov- 30 He brought Gaul under Sales were 14 per cent above ---- rule. July, 1940, On 'making adjustments 22 Turkish for number of business days and commander. 33 Drives off. 35 Gem culling cup. 36 Valleys. for normal seasonal variances, August purchases were 23 per cent higher than a year ago and two per cent higher than in July. The Answer to Previous Puzzle i OO o : 9 ARO Y | BEE So SICIU, C RRIF LIAS 8 Spruce, 9 Sun deity, 10 Steeling processes, 11 To yearn. 12 Senior, i5 Transposed, 18 Despicable. 19 Optical glass, 21 He was we or slain, 228 nared. EID, BNE sia T) 38 Money changing. i 39 Member of a 56 Series of epical evi ents. 58 He was a ---- priest's college __ of history. 41 Adventure, 99 Marriage 43 Sand hill, pestion, 44 Copper. VERTICAL 45 Printer's 1 Company. measure. 2 Opera tune, 47 Father. 3 Impressed 48 Idant. © deeply. 49 Right. -4 South Africa. 50 Period. 5 To peruse. 52 Commen verb, 53 Falsehood. 54 Verbal. 6 Use of gates, 7 Root decoration. LIE S RI'SULSTIERY 24 Established. 25 He was a dictatorial 28 Strong taste. 31 Hawaiian bird) 34 Musical note. 36 Buzzard. 37 Southeast. 40 Incapable. 42 Departed by boat. 46 Heath. 49 To ascend. 51 Three. 53 Opposite of high. 55 Preposition, « 57 Halian river, unadjusted Index (on the base 1930 equals 100) stood at 76.7 for August, LPH o [7 [8 (The 61.3 for August, 1939, and 67.1 for 3 July, 1940. Hog Grading 20 23 Plan Changed Carcass Basis of Judgment as From September 30, Ottawa 32 States 15 In order to insure more hoys . 9 of suitable quality for export 'o the United Kingdom, carcass- 3 grading of hogs is now the of- ficial method of grading through- out Canada, Agriculture Minister Gardiner has announced. This became effective Sept. 30. The present hog grading regu- 54 lations, which provide for live- grading of hogs and have been in effect since 1922. are re- POP -- Forewarned By J. MILLAR WATT "WERE LEARNING TRIGONOMETRY IN SCHOOL! [ re TRGGERNOMETRY) "Rg .a LET ME CATCH YOu | FIDDLING WITH MY TR, 8 ---- Tt XK NAT rr. En a po >, A A \ - RT| ;