THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1024 IL I™ Pa 2 i=1-- | | id IEE LE Es hd Yi ; pr ny 08, LIMITED. KINGSTON, ONT. BR O/ Audit Bureau of Circulations tt Pt PtP Pn © The "undeveloped peoples" are /$hose that haven't learned to worry. Women can't compete In some lines, but as a rule they outstrip the men. A survey of the general situation indicates that the good drivers died | young, also. The horrid part of the world Is that most of the people who can't #ing try it. ' Theat scientist who says that he ean control sex may know how to control one sex. Nearly every man has an equal chance to shine, except the son of an filustrioug . father, Another way to avoid the tobacco Babit is to smoke cigarettes with that kind of smell, "The - undeveloped . peopl» are those that can't butcher one anothbr except at close range, 'We know one male who is boss in Bie own home. He will be two pears old next month, » doesn't pay to jump to econclu- slows, but at times one must jump #0 avoid ¢onclusion. - Doubtless we are called free people bpcause we obey the laws that heppen to please us. The state of the nation is no lon- + joer of paramount interest, At pre- _@smt it's the static of the nation. Women are more efficient. No . (men can make instantaneous dici- {gon that it wasn't his fault, i {friends sre people who know lsomething that would cure you if you would Just try it. " gt ts well to remember that the | sarth, though im constant revolu- {etan, never really gets anywhere, 4 Authors are not the only ones who * compete with dead mea. eval a8 widow's second husband. Wh so many winners of peace | griwes it is strange that there is so {much fear lest we do mot have it 'always. It all depends. That Spartan youth who grinned while his vitals ' torn owt never was ordered to | produce the books. That German may turn other iato gold. There's a manu- act on this side of the Atlantic who does it with tin. disgprd trappings that hint of roy- alty and become democratic. He 'may have ambitions for re-election. Whio FORLIVKING INTERVIEWING THE STARS, The January: number of the Na- tional Geographic Magazine contains some photographs of the stars that leave one breathless. It is amazing to think what puny man, with only the faint rush-light of reason, has done to explore the endless, flaming corridors of the eky. You are shown a black masse sur- rounded by seven blazing suns, whose light' rims it with silver as if #t were a stormcloud, That black- ness is a star in process of form- ing in the vast frigid womb of inter- stellar space. Sometime, millen- niums hence, it will flare out, a newborn estar, glorious as Antares himself. These dark spots are be- lieved to be star-dust, drivea by the pressure of light into empty space, where the action of gravity con- denses them {Into stars. If this theory is true, the force which driv- es those little vanes one sees in the windows of optical stores is what forms the stars. You are told of an object in space which though not much larger than this little earth, weighs as much as the sun. One pint of whatever ma- terial composes that satellite wounid weigh twenty-five tons. It Is, there- fore, a substance entirely foreign to our world. You learn of the examination of star groups so distant that tha light we see has taken 200,000 years to reach us, and yet our astronomers are able to measure the exact speed with which that body was approach- ing our universe at the moment the {light was propagated, two thousand | centuries ago. You are shown a photograph of a lense-shaped, glowing mass which is firmly believed to be another uni- verse, so far removed from our stel- lar system that no telescope can se- parate the light of the stars which | compose it. That glowing lense !s {an island universe, as terrible in | extent as our own, and separated | trom it by vast oceans of starless {vold. There have been counted {over a million of such Island-unmi- | verses, each as distinct and self- | contained as a great ship on a broad | ocean, each plunging with our own | into the depths of fllimitable space. | | THE ROAD OF DANGER. | We should all be agreed that judi- cial regulation of our national | transportation interests is impera- tive, Common sense demands it. { The alternative is political control, | than which nothing could be more undesirable or perilous. The stake 1s too great for anything of that {nature. And yet at this moment we are on the very verge of such a possibility. Through the faulty 'handling of the Crow's Nest Pass cas> there is real danger that the authority of the Railway Commis- sion may be destroyed; and, if that should happen, there is no telling where the debacle will end. This has been made a western is- sue, although there is not a single sound reason why it should be; and the moment any matter takes on a sectional character it is apt to be wiewed apart from its essential and broad merits. As a matter of fact, the entire rates structure is involv- ed, and, that being so, it concerns the whole country as vitally as fit does the prairie provinces, The immediate situation is largely due to a blunder at the outset. If Government had taken the position that the spirit of the Rallway Act, as well as the sanction of popular judgment after an experience of 31 years, required all matters relating to freight rates to be dealt with by the Railway Commission, and had courageously stuck to that stand, it is probable there would have been no further trouble. Instead, timi- dity and compromise have borne fruit in an aroused and belligerent West; asd now the threat is made that, if the courts do not give ef- fect to the western contention, Par- liament will be asked to do so by legislative enactment. At once we are confronted by the danger of political regulation of rates being substituted for the purely judicial. That would be a step so retrogres- sive as to cause a shudder through- out the whole Dominion. ' The attitude of the western farm- er in this matter grows out of his refusal to accept an economic fact. He believes that he personally pays the freight tolls on all he buys and also on all he sells. The universally accepted postulate that in all cases the ultimate consumer foots the bill is ignored by him. At all events, he insists that every penny taken off the freight rate would be a penny in his pocket; and it is apparently a sheer waste of time to try and win : fi jy épects manoeuvring for the agricul. tural vote, are pretty much the] same. Be that as it may, we are| very surely approaching a most peri- | lous iesue in Canada, the final out- | come of which will turn on the sober | common sense of the whole people, | rather than on a purely sectional! feeling. There are invariably two sides to every question, and in thie instance the importance of adher- ing to a sound and established prin- ciple rises high over-all other con- siderations. It will be a dark day for the peace and well-being of the Dominion if the regulation of rail- way rates should pass out of the hands of a capable, impartial and judicial body into the hands of a political group. Yet that is really the direction in which western opin- fon is moving. ll np ------ OUR GROWING WEALTH. Canada is steadily growing richer. In all those elements which come within the accepted definition of na- tional wealth she has made very striking progress within the past balf century. Official computations placed her wealth at $2,871,000,000 in 1870. In 1922 it had risen to $22,096,000,000. Put in tabular form, this upward march is recorded as follows: 1870.. .. .. ..$2,871,000,000 1890 .. . 4,744,000,000 1912.. ., .. ..10,980,000,000 1922.. ...+22,095,000,000 There are but six nations which have a higher rating. With the amounts as shown for 1922 they are as follows: United States. . Great Britain , France. . Germany. Spain ...o ve aie ..$320,803,000,000 88,840,000,000 67,710,000,000 35,700,000,000 26,319,000,000 | never keep her eyes off the life pre- | Italy.. .. ., ... 25,986,000,000 To stand seventh among the na-, | tions of the world is most signifi- | | cant. Russia 'would unquestionably | | rank ahead of Canada; but, since the | Soviet regime began, poor Russia! has disappeared from all official re-| cords, It is not, however, so much | the status to which we have at- | tained in respect of national wealth | that should excite our pride as the rapidity with which we have made the ascent. Only one other nation has kept pace with Canada -- the United States. These two. countries have moved practically side by side for the past fifty years. Since 1870 our rate of growth has been four times that of Great Britain, five times that of France, and seven tim- es that of Australia. Satisfactory and stimulating as has been our edvance in those mate- rial possessions which are reckoned as wealth, let us refrain from boast- ing on that account alome. No na- tion can afford to boast which has merely added to its holdings of real property and improvements, cloth- ing and furniture, manufactured products, machinery and e{mple- ments, livestock, agricultural pro- ducts, railways, telegraph and tele- phone systems and so on. Unless there have been corresponding | galing in those spiritual forces which make for growth in civilization, the ultimate balance sheet cannot be viewed with satisfaction. Canada need not shirk the final test. Her sturdy ploneer stock has left us a rich heritage in all that makes for fundamental strength. As one of the cradles of North Amer!' can civilization, Kingston may view the present state of that heritage with peculiar gratification. If ft suggests any causes for anxiety, they are to be found in departures from those rugged principles of par- ental control which were so charaec- teristic of ploneer homes; for the home is the basic unit of the state, and no nation is stronger than the sum total of all its homes. Let ue therefore watch with genuine soll- citude any weakness which may be there revealed, or even suspected. { ODD FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF By YALE 8. NATHANSON, B. 8c, M.A. prio. Are You Afraid of Water? "Throw a child into a pond if you want to teach him to swim" is in- deed a dangerous ractice. Some children, like animals, walk into a stream and learn to swim, provided they are not frightened by the a bottom will fall out, hut can give no cause." "Always felt she wag destined to | dle by drowning; shunned every pos- | sibility of this end and imagined symptoms." i "Daily crosses the ferry, but can servers, and is always planning what to do if the boat sinks." "If ghe goes near falls or a rapid stream, she feels a compulsion to. go along with the water." | "Cannot look down upon water without an impulse to plunge in, al- though she cannot swim." Several describe the charm of slowly sinking, floating or lying in the bottom of ponds or seas. Some children take pleasure in imaging themselves drowning; some of them dream about it; in both cases there may be sensations of choking. well experienced swimmer could never go under an instant without a sudden fear that sharks or other monsters were on the point of seizing him. Another woman fancies she has sensations of drowning in a very hard rain, and sometimes in a thick fog. Btill another thinks drowning by far the best way to die and some- times is so cnamored with the thought of quietly sinking into un- known depths and leaving care and pain, that she almost resolves to ik it. . This fear is not so serious when | you consider that everyone fears | water at some time in his or her | life, Remember, it is only the de-| gree of fear which is serious. Learn | to swim if you do not know how. If | you can swim and are afraid, stiok | to shallow water until the fear has entirely left you. Tomorrow--Terrorized by Darkness. Nature's Balance. During the war a number of men | were rejected for overseas service | because of varicose veins. | In their anxiety to get across, | they submitted to an operation for! the removal of these large thickened | veins, . { They were out of hospital 'in a| couple of weeks, and in two or three | months were ready for light service. | How were they able to withstand the loss of the veins? Because generous Nature simply | increased the size and ability of the | other veins in the region, and they | did the .work formerly done by the | veins that were removed. | During the summer you find your- | self drinking a great deal of water, and yet there is no embarrassment | to the kidneys because your skin opens up its millions of pores and gets rid of both the heat and the water. | In the winter although the cold | weather helps to keep the pores | more tightly closed, the kidneys then become active and the extra water is thus removed from the blood. There has lately been considerable discussion about the gall. bladder. | That it is the reservoir for collec-| tions of gall stones is of course well known. i That the bile becomeg too thick | and has to be drained out is also ad- | § mitted, and both the surgeon and the physician do this. But the complete removal of the gall bladder itself, is now a subject of discussion amongst surgeons and | physicians. One states that the removal of this organ makes no difference what- ever, whilst another states that it is followed by symptoms of congestion. Now it is of course impossible to state what is going to happen in one particylar body when the gall blad- der ig removed, but under ordinary circumstances, we can go back to the lessons that Nature has taught us about other portions of the body. Consesuently when the gall blad- der is removed the vessels in the vicinity enlarge, do more work, and thus make up to some extent for the loss of the gall bladder. It might mean smaller but more frequent meals, but the difficulty) will be overcome. Nature is a great balancer if we give her half a chance, KINGSTON IN 1858 Sidelights From Our Files-- A Backward Look. © Lecture vs. Law. Feb. 21.--The more intellectual- ly inclined of our citizens met with a decided repulse on Tuesday eve- at about seven the advance guard of the assailants made their appear- ance at the doors. The judge, then . 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BOXED PERFUMES French, American and Canadia® manufacture. HOLIDAY STATIONERY : : : Quality and attractiveness combined, making an always gift. acceptable POWDER COMPACTS : : : In all the newest, daintiest shapes and sizes. DR. A. P. "Phone 348. CHOWN 185 PRINCESS STREET the assailants had penetrated into the entrenchments, and trusting to the support of fresh troops whioh from without were pressing up the stairs, they had taken possession of many important pointe. The unex- pected stand, however, which was made by the wolicitor-general threw them into confusion and they were completely discomfited, leaving the lawyers in possession of the strong- hold. Why Not For Dances As Well? Feb. 22.-- (From council meeting Central Taxi Service Phone 2550 25¢ To all parts of city, Outer Depot included. Driving Job ..... $2.00 per hour Shopping Job . ... $1.50 per hour money paid for the use of the city hall for the recent tea party be re- funded.-- Granted. Mr. Gildersleeve midved that Mr. were entitled to be considered, Mr. Fitzpatrick: How the elite and rich of the city should come to the council and ask such a thing he could not understand. He was in the habit of attending parties, but Re never made any objection to footing the bill. Resolution was then put and loet. Help the General Hospital by a "| generous Christmas contribution. Jamieson Bone is the new presh dent of the Bay of Quinte Country Club, Belleville. Kiddie Kars, $1.50, $1.75, Robt. J. Reld's. TOM SMITH'S Christmas Crackers and Christmas Stockings in greater abundance than ever, Early selection advised. Jas. REDDEN & CO, ~RAWFORD SE iar ¥ a ------ iii El i