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By mail (out MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929 WHAT SICKNESS COSTS The report tabled in the House of Commons a few days ago by the industrial and international relations committee, give some astounding figures regarding the annual loss to Canadian industry through sickness, According to a statement pre- sented to the committee by Dr. J. G, Fitzgerald, professor of hygiene and preventive medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada loses each year, through the sickness of its people, a total of approximately $311,000,000. / This is a tremendous figure, and yet it is quite easy to understand how it could be calculated. Every day lost through illness is a day of pro- duction gone, And since production produces wealth, the individuals concerned, the companies or persons for which they work, and the country generally is the poorer, In the face of this information, it is not hard to understand why so much stress is being laid by the medical profession on preventive medicine, It should be the function of the doctor not to cure sick people, but to keep well people well by the use of the periodical medical examination, and the application of preventive medicine to avert sickness, Too little attention is paid by the aver- age individual to this phase of the work of the medical profession. As a general rule, the doc- tor is sent for only as a last resort, the usual re- sult being the loss of some days of employment as a result of sickness, and, in some caoses, the death of the patient, Over $300,000,000 is a huge sum of money for Carvada fo lose, especially when a large propor- ton of it could be saved by the application of a little common-sense to matters of personal hygiene and health, FEWER LEGISLATORS Premier Rhodes of Nova Scotia, is a courageous man, Obly a year or two ago he was successful in securing the abolition of the provincial sen- ate, and now he has put forward a proposal to reduce the number of members of the provincial legislature from 43 to 38, A premier needs cour- fige to put forward a plan of that kind, for those members who are liable to lose their seats in the change would at once be strongly opposed. Yet Premier Rhodes is on the right track, It would be quite possible for 38 men to do the busi- ness of the province, and do it just as well, as the 43 present members, and the people of the province would not suffer thereby. The same principle might be applied to many governing bodies. Councils of fifteen or more members, for instance, are far too unwieldly to do their work as efficiently as bodies of ten or fewer. Provincial and federal parliaments, with their top-heavy organizations, are often prevented from doing as good work as they might do simply because of the preponderance of numbers. Can- ada would be just as well governed if the house of commons had half the members in it at present. A movement towards reducing the numbers in the commons, of course, would mean an amend- ment of the British North America Act, but even that would be worth while if it resulted in great- er efficiency and less waste of time in useless talk- ing in the halls of parliament, RETALIATION NOT NECESSARY Reports that. the United States is proposing to make the tariffs against agricultural products from other countries higher than ever have im- pelled some Canadians to demand that this coun- try take retaliatory 'action, This, of course, means that they favor the raising of tariffs in this couniry to levels corresponding with those which are applied by the United States, There is not 2 great deal of wisdom in a demand of this kind. Canada's tariff schedules should stand by themselves, and should be based en- tirely on the needs of this country; and not adopted merely as a method of retaliation against anything the United States may do. That coun- try has its own problems to solve, just as this country has, and cothing would be gained by trying so childish a method of retaliation in an effort to make the United States keep its tariffs where some Canadians would like to see them, THE RIGHT SPIRIT A Copper Cliff jeweller who lost his fortune of half a million dollars acquired by shrewd and paticnt investment, as shown some of the stuff that males men succeed. It took him years to amass that sum of money, but by the failure of a Toronto brokerage concern, it was all wiped out at one stroke. . This would have been sufficient to crush most men, but the Copper Cliff man was made of differ- eny stuff. "What is the use of crying over spilt milk," was his comment, as he prepared to make a fresh start, That man may have lost a great deal of money, perhaps nearly all he bad, but he has not lost everything, He has kept his fighting spirit, his morale. Undaunted by the losses of years of labor and investment, he is ready to go into the battle with renewed zeal. He will probably never make as much money again, but that is fot the import- ant thing. The important thing is that he is keeping his head up, thinking and reasoning clearly, and is going forward with his spirit un- defeated, caring little for defeat save that it can be made a stepping stone for future victory. That is the kind of stuff which makes men, and which is one of the outstanding character- istics of the British race, HOW TO RUN AN ELECTION Great Britain can teach the United States, and Canada, too, for that matter, how to conduct a general election expeditiously, It is reported that the general election in Great Britain is likely to be held on May 30. The announcement claims that the present parliament will be dissolved on May 10, the nominations will be on May 20, and the voting on May 80. That leaves a lapse of only twenty days between the dissolution of the old parliament and the election of the new, There will be no long-drawn out campaign, lasting for months, and bewilder- ing the electors by the claims and counter-claims of the opposing sides, The campaign will be brief but intensive, and it will be over so quickly that it will not have the opportunity of disrupting business as is the case with the long campaigns on this side of the Atlantic. As In so many other things, the British system seems to have a decided advantage over that in use on this continent, and Canada and the United States might well take a lesson from the old land. EDITORIAL NOTES What the world calls wisdom is after all only an unusual degree of common sense, It the revolution in Mexico continues much longer, there will soon be a great shortage of generals in that country, Grandmother used to wear silk stockings when she was a girl, says a writer. The dfference was that she never let anyone know it. It is stated that the Chicago gang which killed seven men will soon be in the tolls of the law The great difficulty, however, will be to keep them there. At this time of the year, a woman speaks of the hat she bought at Christmas as her 'last year's" hat, but the average mam has to start brushing up his last Spring's fedora. Daylight saving is a splendid innovation, par- ticularly for working people, but it would be a great deal more effective if it were dominion-wide, instead of being confined to only a few progress- ive communities--such as Oshawa, A farmer has been appointed as a member of the Dominion Railway Board. When we think of the thousands of level crossings in rural dis. tricts, we believe he will have a real knowledge of that pressing railway problem. | ~ Other Editors' Comment ~ | CHANGING THE DUMBELL (Minneapolis Journal) There has been invented a device that makes a semaphore change promptly from red to green when it "sees" an automobile coming, What is really needed, is 2 doodad that will sutomatically change a dumbell into a careful driver under sim- ilar cir umstances. HIGHER TARIFFS AGAINST CANADA : (Calgary Herald) Increase in the United States tariff on cattle and fresh meats of one hundred per cent are being sought y farm organizations in the middle and western states. Counsel for the North-West Agricultural Foundation described this policy as one of "enlight- ened selfishness" and the term covers the situation admirably, Any lingering hope which may exist in the minds of the present Ottawa administration or its rairie supporters that a program of catering to the Inited States will win tariff concessions should be dissipated by recent developments at Washington, SCOTTISH HOME RULE (Leeds Mercury) _ It cannot be supposed that Scots are teally writh- ing under the heel of the tyrannical Southron, The. boot, in fact, is on the other foot, for England's Prime Ministers have been more Scottish than English, leaving Mr, Lloyd George out of the count, durin: this Septusy, Indeed Home Rule for Scotland would receive quite a fair amount of support in this coun if it could be coupled with the slogan "and England for the English > If it meant any weakening of the unity that has followed on more than two centuries of close association it would be mischievous to both countries, but, in the nature of things, more harmful to Scotland than to England, If Scotland only wants 2 body wielding the powers of a somewhat magnified County Council, that of course is another matter, and no very great one. - » Bits of Verse - - nil WHILE WE HAVE TIME ead t bringeth strength 1 t to give, The water pure that bids the Whirsty tive g give, I want to help the fainting day by day; Im sure I shall not pass again this way, I t want to give the oil of joy for tears, The faith to conquer bi vd and fears, Beauty for ashes may I give alway; Tm sure I shall not pass again this way, I want to give good measure running o'er; And jnto hungry hearts I want to pour The answer soft that turneth wrath away; - I'm sure 1 shall not pass again this way, I want to give to others faith and hope, I want to do all that the Master saith; I want to live aright from day to day; I'm sure I shall not pass again this way. len H. Underwood. tf a Glance) Thr is 12 Jovi will it last? Well, I Never 3 Hubby : "Dear, the garbage man is ere. Bride : "Tell him we don't want any oday." eh Claigow boy named McLeod posing JE Wig BL r . wever, has a silver lining. Master of the house, nervously: "Better not light the fire with para- fin. Nora. Remember you promised Jo give us a week's notice before you eft." / LJ] * LJ "Take care of that cold" ad- vises a doctor. A correspondent says he has taken care of his, for a month and it is still as good as new, LJ LJ LJ The most noticeable thing about family trees is their need of prun- ing. LJ LJ LJ A woman burglar was recently tried and sentenced at the recent Middlesex Sessions. Is there any profession now left which man can call his own? If there is, then it aint gonna rain no more, % LJ] LJ Gee, it's a wonderful relief to be living in a world that is abeo- lutely Pledged not to resort to war, unless it feels like it. Ohio State Journal Tears were streaming down the movie actress' face. Reverses had come--she was in a pawn shop. Slow- ly--silently--she drew from her po- cket a little package and laid it down on the counter before the eyes of the hardened pawnbroker. "How much," she asked and wiped her eyes with a tiny handkerchief. She was pawning her six wedding rings,--"Life." . . . The difference between ao homely and a beautiful woman is about $6,000 a 7° Which all goes to show that no matter how thin you slice it, it is still baloney, . . Rise on, ye floods, ye've got three miles before yo inundate ye City of Oshaway. St. Patrick's Day has come and gone, The new Springfr ock, the new hats, 'new everything for Easter 1s the next problem. Dad, of course, will be satisfied with the "new" coat he purchased in 1926. Or it may have been 1925, who can tell, * Ld LJ] » 8 § the wi; uo ATs: Swhing bs on the wing all here, ct v.40 ley, --RENRUT | - Bits of Humor - ABBREVIATED "What is your name?" "J-J-J-Jim."" "Do you mind if I call you Jim for short?"--College Banter, A PRACTICAL MAN "Are you interested in Einstein's theory about space?" "If it's anything to do with park- ing space let's hear {it."'--Science Herald. THE KNIFE CURE FOR CRIME West Virginia paper--Mrs. John Nichols of Schultz was here Satur- day and had a felony on her hand lanced by Dr, C. L. Barron, INDIGNANT HOUSEWIFE "Look here," cried the indig- nant housewife, "you said that if [I gave you a square meal you'd mow the grass and roll the lawn for me." "I did, lady," admitted the out- -of-work, his eyes downcast, "Then," said the woman, "I've shown you where to find the mow- er and the roller. Now, why don't You get on with it?" The man looked up, There was genuine regret in his voice as he answered: "Lady, I'd like to, but I am do- ing this for your own good. I've Bot to teach you a lesson. Never take anybody's word," TWO KILLED, SCORE INJURED IN WRECK OF TOKYO EXPRESS Tokyo, March 18~Two persons were killed and 17 injured in the de- railment of four coaches of the Tok- yo express on the Sanyo railway line from Shimoneseki, Official announcement was made that there was suspicion the accident was caused by someone tampering with the line. Those killed were the engineer and fireman of the express. Eleven Jassengels and six railway men were injured. All were doing well, Following complaints of Asiatic communities in the Straits Settle- ments against lack of hospital accom. tions, a general hospital cost- ing several million dollars, will be erected at Kuala Lumpur, bec ved WISE RESOLUTIONS--Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.--Lamentations 3:40, 41 PRAYER~"All the saints in heaven adore Thee: We would bow before Thy throne: As Thine Angels THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929 That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. THE SECRET OF YOUTH. I met an old gentleman recently and so far as I could see he hadn't changed much in over twenty years. He had been grey ever since I knew him. but seemed quite active, Congratulating him on his good appearance I asked him his age and he said "Figure it out yourself I was born in 1840." . Here he was at 89 years of age, mingling in a large gathering at a reception, His speech, his laugh, the movements of his body, were all those of a man who kept in touch with all phases of life, Now what was the secret of his mental and physical. alertness and strength? > Simply the fact that he had al- ways been a great walker, He walked down to his office, he walked to the offices of his business associates, and even on holidays he walked just for the sake of walking. Now we must admit that walking can hardly be called a "complete" exercise. There is no work for the arms, for the muscles of the outer chest, a little exercise of course for the front and back muscle of the body to keep the body erect; but speaking generally it would not ap- pear to be such a beneficial exercise. And yet it kept this man young, Why? Because" the legs are the part of that body of yours that take you anywhere and everywhere. By trans- orting you in this way your mind is ept active and alert, This in itself will keep you young. However the important point is that the legs and feet are the farth- est point from the heart. It has to pump blood with sufficient force not only to get it down there but to get it Pack also; and you know it is a long climb back. ou can thus sce that the heart in a man walking everyday should really go on and on, as long as the man can walk, : And of course the lungs keep just as strong as the heart because they are purifying the blood necessary to go down to the legs when the legs are working. So with a sound heart and good lungs you can expect to keep young. A daily walk is a good investment of time, It will help to keep you young when you are old in years. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) Amendment To Ry. Act Approved By The Committee Ottawa, Ontario, March 18~The railway committee has adopted the amendment to the railway act, spon- sored by Hon, C, A. Dunning, Minis- ter of 2 ety which empowers the board of railway commissioners to en- quire into the financial operations of companies which are subsidiaries of other companies that come within the jurisdiction of the board, This was in line with a bill at present before the House of Commons and standing in the name of Col. E. R, Geary (Cons, Toronto south) which contem plates investing the board with owers to investigate the Northern Plectric Company, as subsidiary -of the Bell Telephone Co. of Canada. Mr. Dunning, answering a question by Mr. Geary, who expressed the opinion that the amendment did not go far enough, declared that all the legal counsel he had sought, agreed that the amendment covered every operation possible coming within th jurisdiction of the board, Prepared by Bev Clarence Wilson DD, Ror Commission on Evangelism of Feder! Counc! of the Churches of Christ in - Amenca [ Copmontioz Topic "LENT AND MY GOD AND FATHER" Memory Verse for Monday "He that is of God heareth the words of God" (John 8:47), (Read: John 1:1 to 18) MEDITATION: "No man hath seen God at any time." That need not disturb me for no man hath truly seen me at at any time. My body is seen but my soul is hid in a light into which no man can approach. And yet though my soul and my friend's soul are invisible to each other, we are fully persuaded of each other's spiritual existence and we communi- cate soul with soul. Words, mere words! But they are the only ships that traverse that infinite sea assure ing me that I am not alone, bringing comfort to my sad heart, companion= ship to my lonely life. And God--I do not see Him, but I am assured that He is there and His words come sailing in, argosies of them, telling of infinite companionship, sympathy and help. "Beak thou to Him, for He hears, And spirit with spirit can meet; Closer is He than feeling, And nearer than hands and feet® PRAYER: Holy and loving Father, Thou wilt not leave me desolate. Give me ears to hear and an understand. ing heart, Amen. INJURED BY AUTO Scarboro', March 16.--Alfred Moore, 10-year-old son of Fred Moore, 131 Nogonash Road, Scar- boro', received a broken leg when, according to the police, he was struck down by a car driven~by Rev. A. E, Burch at the corner of Warden and Danforth avenues. Moore was taken to the Hospital for Sick Children, Burch was not held by the police. 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