en hrm std J 45 Va ¥ SFL SE NA aay (S oy COOSA RIVER --- = i Crafts Are Said Good For Young Drawing Helps Child To Ex- press Self, Says Education- ist A child has a mind of its own but belug unable to explain itselt in words, should be allowed to ex- press Itself through drawing and handicraft, This was the advica given parents by Arthur Lismer, educational director of the Nation- al Art Gallery, in a recent address in Montreal, WORLD THROUGH CHILD'S EYES Mr. Lismer said that in order to understand how tho child's mind works, parents must look at the world through the child's eyes, Young people, their minds usclut--- tered with detail, appreciate the beauties and the wonders about them to a greater extent than thelr parents, he claimed, The child grows physically and mentally through its own experi ences and the very young cannot express their feelings aud thoughts through words but can set them free by drawing, he added. In this way au intelligent teacher cau 'un- derstand her charges and so help them to "grow." Jasper Offers - Alpland Skiing Terrain 18 Eminently 8uit- able For Ski Mountaineering --Safe Skiing, No Obstacles As skiing becomes Increasingly popular on this continent there Is a marked tendency towards ski mountaineering, that fs, following dlpland terrain\ over a serles of high camps, and no more suitable country "could bo found for this type of skiing than Jasper Nation- al Park in the Canadian Rockles, according to C. VW. Johnston, gen- eral passenger (traffic manager, Canadian National Railways. "To meot this demand, routes have been esfablished which centre around Maligne Lake, affording long and short trips with accommodation in comfortable chalets," he sald. There has been a mistaken idea that high country skiing is for the expert only, stated Mr. Johnston, but the truth is thai tho alplands make for safer skiing as there are no obstacles, There are trem. endous stretches of open country offering every kind of skiing and every type of terrain. "That might sound as though the skler has to ~~ -- climb for a couple of hours or more - |-each day to get his skiing" stated Mr. Johnston, "but that, too, fis a mistaken idea about Canadian Rockies skiing." 1940 Potato Crop Back To Normal ~~"in Canada -- This Year's Har. vest Will Be Approximately 12 Per Cent Above 1939's After two years of below-av- - erage crops, an approximately - normal potato crop is being har- vested in Canada in 1940. Ac- cording to the first- official es- timate, the 1940 potato produc- tion is placed at 40,859,000 cwt., which is 4,469,000 cwt., or 12 per cent above that of 1939. Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia have slightly larger potato crops than in 1939, while Quebec . and New Brunswick show appre- ciable increases. On the other hand, the Ontario potato crop is reported at a very low lev#lp due to root rot in the southwestern part of the province, and to late blight. The Manitoba potato crop was somewhat disappointing, but in Saskatchewan and Alberta improvement in yields is report- ed. The British Columbia potato crop was also somewhat better than in 1939, ; The first estimate figures are as follows: Canada, 40,859,000 ewt. from 545,000 acres, compar- ed with 36,390,000 cwt.,, from 517,700 acres in 1939; yields per acre, 76 ewt. in 1940; 70 cwt. per acre in 1939. By Provinces, in cewt. with the 1939 figures with in brackets: Prince Edward 'Is. land, 4,749,000 (4,440,000); No- va Scotia, 2,313,000 (2,038,000); New Brunswick, 6,082,000 (5,- 039,000); Quebec, 12,733,000 (10,737,000) ; Ontario, 6,633,000 (7,247,000) ; Manitoba, 1,646,000 (2,016,000); Saskatchewan, 2, 548,000 (1,721,000); Alberta, 2,015,000 (1,219,000); British Cloumbia, 2,240,000 (1,988,000). Comet in December De Lisle Garneau, Montreal amateur astronomer, points out that the best way for astronomi- cal enthusiasts to pick out Cun ninghanys Comet is to look in the northwest 'sky between the con stellaticns of the Lyre and the ° Swan. The comet is not visible to the naked eye. Observation requires a' three-inch- telescope. It is expected that early .in De- cemher the comet will be visible to the naked eye. They're Enjoying A Canoe Trip in Winter Boating does not come to an end with the beginning of winter on Vancouver Island, Canada's Evergreen Riaygeound, to the Empress Hotel at Victoria, B.C., find t enjoyable canoeing even in wintertime, These visitors ie mild climate permits --C.P.R, Photo. roo eee | How Can I? i BY ANNE ASHLEY Q. How can 1 make a good furniture polish? "A. Mix equal parts of turpen- tine, spirits of wine, vinegar, and linseed oil. Shake well, and use sparingly. Q. How can 1 sharpen a knife? A, Fold a piece of emery paper in the center and draw the knife blade back and forth sev- oral times inside this. Q. How can 1 remove from a light hat? A. Do not attempt to rub soot off a light hat, or wet it. Just cover it thoroughly with dry salt, and then brush off with a stiff brush, This will avoid any smear which results from other metheds. Q. How can I make mucilage? A. Mix equal parts of gum arabic and tragacanth. Dissolve in hot water to the proper con- sistency. Q. How can 1 prevent from curling at the corners? A. Sew a piece of haircloth about eight inches square to the underside of cach corner. Q. How can 1 take the shine out of a silk garment? A 1 the garment on a table and with a flannel wet in cider vinegar rub the shiny place until it disappears. Hang the garment in a shady place and it will look like new when dry. soot rugs Freight Traffic Manager F. P. Nelson, recently appoint- ed C.N.R. Freight Traffic Man- ager, Central Region, Toronto. ! -> md HEALTH | TOPICS Ee aaa a a TERRE RL SIR Se, Health Conservation In War and Peace Why should we wait until we are faced with a serious war be. fore we begin to take stock of our human assets? This challenging question is asked in an editorial in the cur- rent issue of the: magazine "Health", a Canadian publica- tion. "Why is the health and welfare of the average young man and woman not an essential objective in peace-time as well as in war- time?" the editorial asks, . When the suggestion was made in peacetime to examine the young men of the nation to de. termine their fitness or their un fitness the cry was raised "im- possible", Today, with a war on, the edi- torial states, medical examina. tion of Candaa's young men fs proceeding apace, Every doctor in Canada is a medical examiner to be paid by the government, Maintains Health Services What was once considered im- possible is now being done, the editorial says, The editorial goes on: "When one considers that in war the fit are sacrifices on the altars of Mars and the unfit left at home a situation is discovered which should demand -the attention of all political leaders." The editorial commends a re- cent statement of Hon. Harold Kirby, Minister of Health for On- tario, who called attention to the importance of a concerted health program if Canada is to prose- cute the war efficiently. "One wishes that other minis- ters of health might present the case with equal vigor", states the editorial. "This journal is of the opinion that if health conserva- tion is logical in peace-time it is essential in war-time, and health service is war service. If civiliua morale is to be kept at a high level all health services must be maintained. and indeed improved. Education of the public to this end should proceed forthwith." Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 1. When a husband and wife are calling on friends, which one should suggest leaving? : 2. Isn't it poor manners for a person "to take hold of -anothe: person while talking to him? 3. Should one finish a sent ence for another person, or sup- ply a word, when this person seems to grope for the right phrase or werd? 4. What is the proper way for a hostess to serve tea? 5. When in company and a person is seized with a fit of coughing, should he apologizc? 6. What kind of coat should a man wear to the theatre, in the evening? . Answers 1. Either one may do so by merely asking the other, "Don't you think we had better be leav- ing?" 2. Yes. The habit of touching, nudging, or patting, is frequently very annoying. 3. No. 4, The hostess should remain seated while pouring the tea, then hand the cups, saucers, and plates to the guests. They may help themselves to sugar, cream, and lemon, as well as to sand- wiches and cakes. 5. No. When the coughing spell. has ceased one may. say "I am sorry." 6. A tuxedo. Bees As Messengers The Chinese have made use of the knowledge that as long as the same queen bee rules the hive it can be moved a distance of miles, and all the bees will return to it. This has led to the introduction of the "bee mail," in areas oc- cupied by the enemy.. With the help of microphotography, plans and messages can be transcribed on tiny pieces of paper and sent through enemy territory attached to the leg or wing of a bee. The . message or plan is photographed and reduced in size, and when it gets bo its destination is decipher- ed with the aid of a microscope. "Bee mail" {is highly success{al, for these insects travel at fr thirty to forty miles. an hou and, being almost invisible, are far safer than pigeons, The native queen of the Ton. gs Islands, a British protectorate - n the South Pagitic Ocean, be- longa to a dynasty that came to' the throne in 1064, He ror Fo | aaa a SL What Science Is Doing aa ated Ed RE R= . VITAMINS CLOT BLOOD It M4 predicted that the lives, of thofsands of persons, particu- larly mothers gnd their new-born babies, will be sived in future years by using a vitamin liquid , which looks like cod liver oil. It is vitamin K, one of the newest of the vitamin family, or- iginally found in putrid fish and alfalfa meal but now made syn- thetically, which stimulates clot- ting of the blood. . LIGHT TURNS CORNERS American jentific wizardry which producdd a glass-like sub- stance to mgke light turn corners is declared"fo be saving the lives of theusands of Londoners dur- ing the current night bombings, The material, made out of coal, water and air, is synthetic glass, known technically as a methyl methacyrlate resin and commer- cially as Curvlite, and has coms into wide use in surgical opera- tions, Light at one end of a retractor used to pull open surgical incis- ions is carried around the bend of the instrument and directly into the operating field. VACCINATING BRAIN An experiment in vaccinating the brain against infantile par-- alysis is announced to the U, 8. National Foundatior for Infan- tile Paralysis, Inc. The brain is the site of this disease, and damage to brain nerve cells the cause of paralysis. The new method of possible immunizing, is now being tried on monkeys. Hero of "Jervis Bay" The name of Captain Fogarty Fegen will take a prominent place -ameng British naval._heroes following his heroic action in sacrificing the armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay to the might of a powerful German raider so that a convoy might. slip away to safety. Captain Fegen directed the Jervis Bay in. an attack on the raider and held the German ship. at bay for two hours, enab- ling the majority of ships in the convoy to break formation and escape. With his. arm almost severed and suffering from mul- . tiple wounds, Capt. Fegen direct- ed the attack until his ship plung- ed to the bottom. Express Agents - Are Transferred . -- The appointment of J. A. Kinghorn as express agent at Fort Erie, Ont, vice F. J. 0'- Reilly, transferred to Guelph in a similar capacity, is announced by G. E. Bellerose, General Man- ager, Canadian National Express, Mr. Kinghorn, who was born at Cornwall, Ont.,' March 15th, 1897, entered the service as a clerk at that point on January 13, 1914, serving in that posi. tion until October 31, 1915, when he left the: Company for military service. -He returned to Corn- wall as clerk on June 1, 1919, and on September 1, 1923, he was promoged to be cashier at Lind- say, Ont., following avhich he be- came Agent at Cobourg, Ont., March 14, 1938, which position he now relinquishes to assume his "duties at Fort Erie: ) yp y Vi a CIA Slow Purninag Pas CIGARETTE PAVERS T 3 Admiral Richard Byrd and - announced that the farm was on Explorers, Yes But Wanted Car Heated J. J. Kearney, recently retired from service as train conductor for the Canadian National Rail. ways terminating 44 years eme ployment with the company, once had in his train a special car car- s associates returning through Canada from an exploration jour- ney within the Arcti¢ Circle. There was a protest from the Ad- miral's car, they wanted" "some heat", Immediately, there was a demand that the porter get busy, but that functionary was the most amazed man on the train, "Boss," he exclaimed to Mr. Kearney, "That carload of gentle_t men have come all the way from the North.Pole and I've been do- ing everything possible to keep that car cool for them." . HAVE - | YOU HEARD? It was necessary for taxation purposes to decide on which side of the Canadian and United States border a farm which an eldery lady had just purchased, actually lay. Surveyors finally the American side of the border. The lady smiled with relief. "I'm glad to know that," she said. "I've heard that winters in Canada are terribly severe." If there's a newer or bet.' wer way of getting catsup out of a bottle than by spanking it on the bottom then we'd like to know of it.' ~--Peterborough Examiner. The Negro® parson had been preaching about ~ salvation, and concluded by saying that it was free as water. Immediately after the sermon came the collection. "But, parson," objected one of the congregation. "I thought you said salvation was free like water." "So it --is; brother, so it is," replied the preacher, "and so is water. We only charge for pin- ing it to you." ) Father: "Now try and leave the party at a reason- able hour. No more of this coming home with the milk- man, young lady." Daughter: "Why, dad, of course not. He won't be there." GROWN IN SUNNY, "It DOES taste good in a pipe!" HANDY SEAL-TIGHT POUCH « 154 1418. "LOK-TOP" TIN also packed in Pocket Tins SOUTHERN ONTARIO « 654 A lady was training her Chin- ese servant to answer the door bell. She went outside, rang the bell, and the servant answered the door. The next day she was worried by a continual ringing of the bell. At last, when no one ans- wered the door, she opened it herself and found her servant on the step. "Whatever are Li?" she asked. "Yesterday you foolee me, now I foolee you," was the reply. you doing, ~"Wouldn't you like to be so famous that you had your face on a thousand.dollar bill?" "No, but I'd lucky enough to hands on one." like to be" get my Think About Summer 'When Winter Comes \ . True the calendar indicates that winter is at hand but there aré executives who must project their thoughts into the coming year and prepare for summer. One such is J. Van Wyck, general manager of the Canadian Na- tional Railways Hotel System, who is now an ouncing opening dates for. summer resorts for 1941. Jasper Park Lodge, which will begin the season on June 15 and continue until September 15. Minaki Lodge, in the beautiful "Lake of the Woods country, will open June 21 to close on Septem- ber 8, a week later than usual in order to provide greater refuge rom hay fever, an ailment un- knwon at Minaki.-Pictou Lodge in: Nova Scotia will operate from June 26 to Sept. 3, while the four chalets in Jasper Naticnal Park, at Maligne Lake, Medicine Lake, Tonguin Valley and Shovel Pass, will open on July 1 and close on August 31, Canadian National Railways Revenues The gross revenues of the all. inclusive Canadian National Rail. ways System for the week end. ing November 17, 1940, * were ..$5,133,061 4,716,026 for the corresponding period of 1939, an in- crease of Most Frequently Quoted Papers For the quarter ending Sep- tember 30 "the Dominion Press Clipping Bureau again' places The Ottawa Journal at the head of its list of most quoted newspapers. The Windscr Star is a close sec ond. The leading 10 are: 1. Ottawa Journal .... B Windsor Daily Star .... . 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