SB "-- yr > 11H! sescssansss, President Editor and Director A. Guild ......... Bverything seems to come to him ) goes. a ------ Loafing is light work, but it does- pay very well. A pleture of health looks fine d in a bathing suit. . N----_----__\ ------ Too many people confuse "liberal ed" and "nasty minded." \ Distance doesn't lend very much tment. to a rough road. ence is a great teacher. It us to avoid more 'of it. Xp p matter how much time a judge ps, he always has some left. [alt of our lives are spent' talk- people about other people. The world could be worse. Sup fe every auto you see was a motor- " gn Now, and then you read about a je star who hasn't been married yet. i me people who think they are agreeable are simply being rites. ishevism: The theory that the is and of a right ought to be Ml. to the ace. cdn't expect a face to look ly cheerful right after it has been in all night, uito lotion is great stuff It them so fat and lazy that are easy to hit, EE _ rum boat blew up off the Atlan. | coast, and hurt almost as many § if it had landed. , conservative estimate would be it lots of fruit jars have home friends if you were the man 'would like to be. | effective against purely san THE OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS. Summing up the general business situation in the United States, the last bulletin of the National City Bank, of New York, says: "There has been no pronounced change in the state of business during the past month, but fundamental conditions have improved and the outlook {is more definitely encouraging than it was in the Spring months." Tha% judgment fits with equal accuracy to Canada. It cannot be said that any- where there have been clearly dis- cernable changes; yet the situation as a whole has been basically im- proved. We must identify the continued favorable conditions throughout the country, so far as the growing crops are concerned, as touching the fun. damentals of our commercial struc. ture. If nothing adverse occurs we shall certainly see the purchasing power of the farmers of Canada con- siderably expanded next autumn. And that will mean much to busi- ness in general. dences of increasing strength in the mining fleld. Qver-production in some branches of industry would seem to have been checked. In short, the prospect grows steadily brighter, and everybody should be cheerful. ---- CONTROLLING PRICES. striking demonstrations of the powet of governments to control prices. The case of wheat is in point. Both | in Canada and the United States, the Food Administration fixed a certain figure for this staple cereal, and that figure became the accepted market price until two years after the armis- tice. The same thing was true of cheese and a considerable range of other commodities. Not only was there a fair measure of control over many market prices on this side of the Atlantic, but Great Britain was also able to protect herself by the exercise of a similar regulatory power. It has been argued that what was possible in the way or regulating prices during a period of war would also be practicable in times of peace. That is, however, a hasty judgment. Under the conditions which prevail- ed between the end of 1914 and 1919, Governments were able to fix prices for certain commodities be- cause they were themselves the chief purchasers. Under conditions of peace, the situation would be vit- ally changed. The facts as respects control of food prices during the war are brought to mind on reading the care- fully prepared report which has just been published by the United States Grain Corporation. It was that body which had charge of the wheat situa- tion, and the report just made gives a comprehensive ~ history of - the operations which covered the years from early in 1917 to the with drawal of the corporation from further activity In 1920. For the first time the world is informed of the risks which attended those oper- ations. At one time the United States had $600,000,000 invested in wheat, Holdings of that magnitude were necessary in order to protect the fixed price of $2.20 per bushel. It might be admitted that govern- ments, operating in concert, could do much to control prices; but, all things considered, it is preferable that the free play of supply and de- mand should be permitted. Any at- tempt at regulation would at once create artificial conditions, and they are at all times undesirable. At the same time, we should all be agreed that speculation in food has been rampant, and has been inimical %o the common good. Such operations should be treated as criminal. We have laws aimed at the checking of combinations in restraint of trade; but they have not always been speculative movements in the channels of dis- tribution, particularly as to foods. TURNING BACK THE CLOCK. From time to time the European press has something to say about the rejuvenation of old men by the Vor- onoft process, and currency is given to these glowing stories on this side of the Atlantic. The latest an- 'nouncement is that Dr. Maurice Le- bon, a noted French savant, is advo- cating the breeding of monkeys on scale in order that the sup- may be up to the de- 8 & report by the re that "300 opera- accomplished to results have been ped for." Among : ! i i 1] i ; g E i z iH EE 4 There are also evi- | During the war there were several | THE DAILY BRITISH invigoration for the average man. Ia { tact, the medical associations have | been disposed to register thelr jndg- | ment very positively against ft. { Old men will simply have to try {and be, gracefully what they really | If there has been a waning of are. physical forces, they must philoso- | phically realize that their experience {is not different from that of other men who are 'approaching or have | reached the alloted span. It has | been so for thousands of years. | Yet the average of human life is be- | ing surely, if slowly, raised. This i not being done by inoculations or graftings, but by rational living. Sanitary methods have vastly im- proved. Surgical genius has come in to stay the hand of the grim reap- er in many cases which would have been hopeless thirty or forty years | ago. To-day men know how to guard { their health better than did men of the past. It is therefore on follow- ing sound rules of living, especially as to diet, we must fix our hopes for length of days. THE CONTENTED FARMER. Mr. Jared van Wagenen, Jr., has an article in' the July issue of The Nation's Business which puts a somewhat differedt complexion on the position of the farmer than we have been accustomed to see of late. He has given it the suggestive title: "I'm a Farmer; Don't Pity Me," and it fairly expresses his attitude to- {| ward his vocation. He is not satis- | fled with all the conditions by which | he is confronted; but he feels con- | fident the worst is over and is dis- posed to take an optimistic view of the outlook. While he is an Ameri- can, living in one of the western states, it might be assumed that all he has'to say applies with equal force to the situation in Canada. The author reviews the history of American farming in order to get a {sound background for his observa- tions. He traces the long struggle of agriculturists through the priva- tions and drawbacks which were in- separable from pioneer stages, and then draws the following conclu- sions: "Whenever I see a farmer who passed through that period and lived to tell the tale, I look upon him as I would upon the scarred hero of many a hard-fought, bloody fleld. Also I believe he has earned the right to smile in a certain amused, superior fashion when the present agricultural hard times are referred to. "The Farm Economics people have arranged for us very com- plete tales of agricultural prices and index numbers covering all the years back to and inclusive of 1866, and a study of these will show that, beginning about 1898 and continuing up until that fate- ful year of 1914, there was a marked improvement in the eco- nomic status of the tarmer. "I feel that those were very good years. Agricultural prices were rising, not at all in spectacu- lar fashion but slowly and consist- ently, and, more important, were rising faster than the general price level of other commodities. If our memories are not too short, we will recollect that the high cost of living was a phrase that came into general use even before the hectic days of the World War." In dealing with the war period, during which he admits "the farmer experienced .a stason of unreal and fictitious prosperity," and that his prosperity "had no souhd economic foundation," Mr. van Wagehen shows that he was then and is now wide awake to the conditions which caused prices to be enormously in- flated. 'Probably we were never anywhere as near to actual food shortage as was generally believed," is the way he puts it; and in so con- cluding he has all the facts of the case on his side. In response to the stimulating appeals of those who identified with war operations, although far back of the fighting line, no one can now doubt there was vast over-production of foodstuffs. Thus it came about, and inevitably, that deflation struck the farmer be- fore it did any other class. Mr. van Wagenen is somewhat of a philosopher, as well as a shrewd economics and a study «dn soci-| ology. I am sincerely grateful for | all these kind words and benevol- ent gestures, but I am absolutely ' without faith in any legislative] panaceas. I believe that our | troubles lie too deep for cure by | resolution or exhortation." These quotations are pertinent] and worthwhile, because they mirror | the situation in Canada as well as | the United States. So far as Mr. van Wagenen is concerned, he be- | | lieves the farmer should be left to | work! out his own salvation; and he! seems to have no apprehensions as | to the result. He rather mistrusts | the sympathy which is being show- | ered upon him. from political head- | quarters, on the ground that it is | scarcely genuine and may lead those | whom it is aimed to serve to become | less self-reliant, He does not doubt | the farmer's capacity to help him-| self. On the whole, he is doing as | well as anybody else. One of his troubles is that has in some de- gree been caught in the swell of ex- travagance which began/ with the good times of 1896-1914\ and now finds it difficult, as does everybody elde, to adjust his scale of living downward. That Body of Pours By James W, Barton, M.D. Nitrogen Balance. You will remember that you were taught at school that air contained two gasses, oxygen and nitrogen. You will remember also that the percent- age of nitrogen in the air going into the lungs was 79 per cent and the oxygen 21 per cent. and when the air came out of the lungs, impure air, the nitrogen was still 79 per cent. and the oxygen was down to 10 per cent., having lost 4 1-2 per cent. whilst in the body. In other words your notrogen is just to dilute the ozygen and make it safe for the body to breathe. Thus the air coming out should always have the same proportion of nitro- gen. The nitrogen balance of the body itself must be kept up by food, and it has been found that certain foods maintain it better than others. For instance we speak of meat and eggs as being valuable aitrogen foods. This is only a relative term however, as actually all the foods have nitrogen in them, and without meat could keep the nitrogen at 79 per cent. coming out of the lungs. However meat being so much like the human tissue, can preserve the nitrogen balance more easily than other foods, and 'consequently a smaller amount of meat is necessary than of any other food. For instance peas and beans are rich in nitrogen or proteid material, but the digestive system does not Wheat flour is also a rich proteid food, and yet two European scient- ists have discovered that it takes nearly seventy per cent more of wheat flour, to get the same results as can be obtained with meat. We are all aware that less meat is now eaten on this continent than was eaten a few years ago. In a general way this is wise because we do less physical work as a nation than be- fore. The motor cars, elevators, and so forth have reduced our everyday exercise almost to a minimum. Therefore most of our food Is simply to maintain the animal heat and give the body energy. It is not needed for hard physical work. Hard physical work or exercise requires the nitrogen food for rebuilding worn out tissue. So where work is done by the body this kind of food is necessary, and this is where meat is so valuable. A little of it goes a long way in repair work. ei i et, NATIRE LORE That such a very besutiful bird as the Cedar Waxwing should have no 2s Ii i i get as good results as with meat. | A -- SPECIAL SALE of Men's and Young Men's Suits It will not be hard to suit your-taste, and an examination of the offerings at the reduced prices will convince that the economy . is not hard to take. We ought to sell these Suits in a few days' effort. SUITS That were $18.50 and $20.00 for $12.50 SUITS That were $37.50 and $40.00, fo $29.50 GENUINE PANAMA HATS That were $4.50 to $6.50 $1.95 NOBBY STRAW HATS That were $8.00 and $3.50 $1.95 they can't understand how any fool would\like wild cherries when be can get ta ones. Then I say, "Well, did you ever ask the bird about it?" That is the whole point. The birds must think we are queer for not liking wild fruit. * However, we all agree on Blue Berries, I love them .and so do 'the waxwings, I have seen five waxwings sitting on a limb, so full of blueberries that the fruit could be seen sticking In their throats. They are called Polite Bird also, because they pass on the fruit to another, but it is inability to swal- low, not good manners that prompts them. Plant Mountain Ash, Wild Grapes, wild fruit of any kind and this love- ly creature will count you one of his best pals. A ---------- ER" July 27th. On this day in the year 1758 the proud fortress of Louisbourg sur- rendered to the British forces under General Amherst and Admiral - cawen, known as "Old Dreadnought™ from one of hisvships. The French commandant was a good officer, Chevalier de Drucour, whose wife was brave as himself; but he stated in a letter he wrote after he 'had been taken prisomer to England that the defences of the fortress, sup- posed to be so formidable, were crumbling away. Furthermore, the twelve French ships of war, which lay in Louisbourg harbor, were no match for the English fleet. Not- withstanding, the gallant French- man held out as long as possible to prevent the British forces proceed- ing to attack Quebec, though had Wolfe--the young brigadier general, who was generally regarded as the hero of the siege on the British side --had his way, the ships would have gone on up the St. Lawrence instead of waiting tiil another season. The capture of Louisbourg secured the Maritime Provinces to Britain, and within two years' time the fortifica- tions were demolished, and the har- bor became the resort, not of men- of-war, but of fishing boats. CHIEF OF STAFF SUITS That were S540 to $27.50, $18.50 ; PURE SILK SHIRTS $4.50 and $5.00, hub $2.95 % SUITS That were SUID and $85.00 or $25.00 PURE CASHMERE FANCY HOSE English make---that were $1.25, for 75c¢. GENUINE B.V.D. UNDERWEAR That were $2.00 and $2.25 for $1.50 FINE QUALITY SHIRTS | That were $2.75 and $3.00, for $1.95 BIBBY'S Rev. Henry Hussman, a Catholic | prfest of St. Louis, has 'taken to aviation in his spare time and is now a full fledged fiyet. He declares flying through the clouds "is like singing Te Deum™ and opens new spiritual vistas for him. Cheese Board Sales. Napanee, 1,468 at 21 9-16c. Brockville, 2,695 at 21 9-16c. Madoc, 344 at 21 9-16¢c. London, 300 boardéd, 21c bid, no sales. . ' Cornwall, 3,314 at 21%ec. Belleville, 3,114 at 21 9-16¢. to 21%ec. Vankleek Hill, 934 at 21 7-16¢. St. Hyacinthe, Que., 131 at 21%ec. Victoriaville, Que., 3,000 at 231%¢ to 21%ec. Lawreson Ketsheson, Thomasburg, has purchased W. O'Keefe's resi- dence, one of the finest homes in Tweed. Mr. Ketcheson will take pos- session Dec. 1st. The death took place, on July 24th, in London hospital of Margaret of Brockville Col- WORKING MEN'S SHIRTS That were $1.25 for 95c¢. ~ Sweater Coats Fancy weaves and colorings that were $5.00, for -$2.75 Extra Value in Automobile Sponges Automobile Chamois DR. CHOWN'S 185 PRINCESS STRERT 'PHONE 343. Everything 'for the Sick and i Sick Room FLOWERS for every occasion, Member F 1.Dy Kingston's Leading Florist H. Stone, Manager i it ; { : : i i 21