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' John Beattie Crozier nian whe has--won his way by uitid. od merit tothe highest ranks »f Brit-in's intellectual aristocracy. On April 23, his seventieth birthday, "1e received a letter expr essing warm ppreciation of his "eminent ser- cicer 10 British. scholarship and spec- lation. and his 'unselfish en- 'eavers for human welfare,' J' signed yo Lord oy, O.M., Lord Bryce, : Harrison, Prof. y Bt., Lieut.-Col. an Fro cels Younghusband, Mr. St. - en 'Mrrchey Dr. W. L. Courtney, FR Ir en Massinghain, Mr. T. P. 'Connor, MP D:. John Clifford, ir. 1-1, Garvin, Mr. J.- 4&4. Hobson, i Sherwell, Mr. James F. . G. P. Gooch, and Mr. These are the 'ams of le Qing pukblie men, writers,;= bysicians, scientists. editors, histor- 'ng. social worliis and political economists. Few men have had so ignificant a tribute paid them in heir lifetime os this spontaneous cstimonial by Di. Crozier's con- noneraries ge 1 Dr. Crozier was bern in walt in 849, and graduated in medicine om: the University of Toronto in R72 as a doubles melalist. He went o England in the same year to be- :in Lis career. His books were pro- luced by immense industry, in the ours spared from the practice of is - profession. His monumental vork. "History of Intellectual De- relopment on the Lines of Modern Tvelution," begun in 1897 and com- eted in 1804, won him offieial re- cognition in the form of a pension - 'rom the civil' list, which enabled im to devote more time to his lit- wary labors. The titles of his vol- inc s--* The Religion of the Future," "Civilization and Progress," 'Lord "tandolph Churchill: A Study of Eng- 'ish Democracy," "My Own Life," "The Wheel of Wealth," "First Prin- ciples of Investnient," and ¢ 'Sociology to Practical Politics,' show the versatility of his interests wind the range cf his research. He has recently lost his wife and his ynly son, the iatter killed in the war. "I sit here desolate," he writes a Zanadian friend, 'except for kind = friends who tome in relays every fternoon to see me and talk," he can look back upon a-life of dis-. tinguished achievement, crowned by the praise of his fellow-workers. Dr. Crozier tells a Canadian cor- - respondent thot he left Canada be- cause '"'at that time our Canadians would have nothing but the' imprima- 'tur of London and the English--no colonizl at any price!" Have Cana- dians altogether outlived this re- preach? Is it not {rue to-day that * they are 'reluctant to recognize or encourage native merit until it come back with the hall-mark of: Londo or New York? 'The number of Cana, gians of talent who have found it aecegsary to leave the country to find -fild is not flattering to national ride. 2 Principal Says Farewell. Sir William Peterson, who is re- tiring as principal of McGill Univer- ity, «fter 24 vears of service, to be . succeeded by Sir Auckland Geddes, said farewell in a letler which was read at the annual convocation. "My rolleagues in the administration and on the teaching staff 'know how greatly I have valued their co- )peration and logal support during chose 24 years," said Sir William. 'May the record of McGill in the '1ext quarter of a century outshine and eclipse everything that has been 1ccomplished in the past. In any case che friends of the 'university may test assured that her progress and srospcrity wili always have a fore- nost lace in my theuzhis and afiec- tions.' The announcement from the Car- jegie Foundation that a retiring Allowance of $4,000. had been voted. to Sir William Peterson was received with gratification by every one con- rected with McGill. In his letter the seeretary of the Carnegia Foundation said: "The executive committee in ies this action desired me to ex- press to you, as best I might, their affe etionie and kindly feeling, as well as to assure you in this official of their appreciation of the magnificent services for civilization . wyhich you were able to do during he four hard years of war which ave passed. The committee hope hat tisere will be left for you many rears of activity and influence in ducation and statesmanship such as an come only from a man of your ipe experience and knowledge." 0 Capada's Inunigrants. " ada's immigrants, 1900-16, ed 4,141,111, of which only , 168,282 were of British stock. "The 8,075,000 total population compiled, in 1915 gave Canada 53 ationalities and 83 languages and injects, In Winnipeg one-third of he male population is foreign, dn fonireal ome in seven, .in Toronto ne in ten 'Rich Northern Ontario sa 45 non-Anglo-S Saxon population, :snitoba 42 per cent., Alberta 40. : 0 19186, Saskajchewan had 647,855 $20 le, of whom less than half spoke a few of the viki.g- figures furnished the I. O, 5. I: scgsions when the national edu- ationul secretary, Mrs, G. Smith, stirre. all to action in regard to Can- .da's melting pot. Very plainly did fie point out that, unlsss this prob- om were solved, Canada's war gac- ifizes would have besn naught. Lose were but Toan Hen-house Ww indows. ys remember that the rays of mn are the cheapest and best ife-giv. rs and purifiers, and that they will kill all germs which they touch. Th rhe ne windows: 4 180 2 is aid -army But _ the war in-1914; indicate his tour years of service. -they told each other a yorthe UL GENERAL, "9 oliver Rives: Account of Career. Few ca ses) of GL rise in Ta nk of Cana ding Lacon of Brig. on Alfred Cecil Critchley. When the war began he wos 24 years old and a lieutenant in the Canadian army. In February, 1918, he had reached the brigadior's grade, and assumed come nd of" the afr and 'ground trai : cts Royal - Flying Corp t " In New York Te other y he was asked how it His answer was lo without frills: <1 started solédicricg When the war broke leutenant in Lord: Stra Horse. That is the name Canadian permanent forces. We went "over to England goon after the war started. The Canadian Division was 'held over there for a while in train- "ing camps. 1 was made, captain in February, 1815. We ware originally a cavalry regiment, France was so hard pressed fer in- fantrymen that we were transferred into that service. By Docember, 1915, I was proroted to ihe rank of 30 Jor. and shortly afterward was made bri- gade staff captain. (In the British brigade stalf captain is a rank higlier than a rogimental major.) Next came the grade of gen- erel staff officer of the thi rd grade in a Canadian division, followed by the 'rank of brigade major. "By August, 1% 116, I was staff officer of the second g was then asked by Gen. was in command of ihe C:nadian army, to organize an o train- ing school for the Canadian corps, I out 1- was a theona's of the a sereral lero] Byng Ey who Sie Fico sg? went back to- England for this pur- pose in November, 1916, with the rank of colonel. We started the school at Hoxhill, where I was made general staff cfficer of the first grade. I kept up constant liaison between England and France, continually crossing and regressing the Channel to sce how the eflicers trained at the school' were coming on. The school proved a great success, and in Feb- ruary, 1918, Iwas assigned the com- mand of the efficer and cedet. train- ing school of the Royal Flying Corps with the rank of brigadier genaral, "Active participation wm tne war was over for me when I left for England in 1917. Up to that time I had keen stationed at the front. While 1 was in active service "My father and two brothers canie out to my regiment as junior officers. 1 wag captain at the time, while my father, 0. A. Critchley, new a major, was a lieutenant." ; Gen, Caitchley wears two wound stripes on his left arm, and one red the four blue str ip2s The red stripe means that he wag in thew ar in 1914; the four blue stripes He was woundel in August, 1915, while fighting with the french at Mcssines Ridge, and later in 1916 in the Ypres salient. He received che Distinguish- ed Service Order in 1916, and in 1918 was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. When asked to tell what special feat of bravery had given him the two decorations he replied: "Nothing; the same things that were done by thousands of other men. Usual thing in war. Nit exivacrdinary about it. 22 Canadian Fines and Anne. Daces. Some who watched Saturday's march of the overseas troops fancied they detected the cmeigence of na- tional types. Seeing large hodics of men from Aastralia, Canada, and New Zealand in the mass is a dif- ferent thing from coming on equal numbers scattered in various places. It was the long succession of faces which secmed to imprint on the observers brain a recognizable com- posite photograph, as it were, of the Australian, Canadian, and New Zea- lander respectively. Comparing impressions after "the "march, two men who cherished this 'fancy agreed on the Australian and Canadian types. The Australian, , was a fine fel- low physically, and had a / 'counten-- ance which- would look. weil on an old Roman coin, there being about him a suggestion of beakad nose and 'ancient imperialism. The 'Canadis on thre other hand, was more English in his traits, and but for a certain breadth of feature might make an excellent Cockney. As for the New Zealander, one of the two observers'. had carried away an impression of slighter and more agile make, with a richer coloring, both in face and eyes, than either the Australian or the Canadian. The second man de- nied that New Zealand had evolved a type; but, as he happened to be a New Zealander himself, it night be argued that his nerception was ob- secured by familiarity. Prof. Keith, the eminent anthrop- ologist, who has recently been giving. us such interesting lescons from the human skull, was asked whether this empirical theory " types was sound- ly based. Though wympathetic, he was not a being inclined to think that if Eaglishmen and their overseas brethren were mingled in equal proportions it would Te dih- cult, if not impossible, to distinguish between them. Climatic conditions produced superfici differences. The New "ealander's color, for example, might be ascribed :o (fie atmospheri- cal surroundings' a his life at home; to the same caus aeed, which impart the tinge to a } hman's cheek, and to which the © ish girl cv es her complexion. Ee © Put science is so far 1rom boing du madtic on the guestion that it ro- gireis © the opportunity afforded by me massed prescnce. of 80 X the Brit sockon 1908, ! En infest the temperate regions but the army in ° ss 3 FROM LIGHTNING Prop:s ly Rodded Buildings Alone Are Safe. Rods May Be Installed by Farmer Himself Efficiently and Cheaply-- Aluminum or Copper Mnterial Should Ba Used--Be sure Rods Are Well Grounded. (Contributed by Ontario \repu tient ol + Agriculture, Toronto.) CCOMPANYING the heated suninmer days are thé num- ercus, thundersrorn.s which of our continent, and it is then we need the proper answer to the ques- tion of practicability of lightning rods. 'Contemporaneous with this usually come ihe lightning 10-1 agents and again a knowledge of the sub- lect is nec-ssary. To answer the question we can do no better than 1ely on the statistics of insurance companies. Reports from these in 1913 show that 26 per cent. of their risks ware on rodded buildings. The total number of claims paid were 193, which amounted to $40,904.53; of these eight were rodded and dam- age done only $57.64. If the rods were no good then per cent. of strokes should have been on rodded- buildings, or, roughly, 50 strokes. in that year the insurance com- panies figured an efiiciency of 99.5 per cent." In Iowa the efficiency runs $8.7 per cent. and in Michigan, where the redding is inspected the efficiency is 59.9 per cent. From these we are forced to agree that lightnmg rods are a protection, and we niust now " 0 consider where and how to rod. During the year 1900 in U. S. A. the number of persons killed by Lghtiing was 713, of which 291 were Killed iu the open, 158 in houses, 57 under trees, and 56 in barns, of the remainder the circunista:ices were unknown. Irom this it appeals that it 1s more dangerous in the open chan. anywhere else. The reason of this probably is that the house, tree, etc., act as conductors and carry the charge directly to the ground: with- out harming the occupants. Ot those kiiled in the open tiie most were raised above their surroundings, on liorse-back, a load of hay or an agri-_ cultural implement. In Schleswig- Holstein, for the years 1874 to 18&3 summary reports show that yearly out oi every million buildings, 549 ordinary buildings (houses, barns), 6,277 churches, 8,624 windmills, and | 206 factories were struck. Naturally 3 the totai number of churches in that country are less than any other type of building and yet they were more often struck, which is due to their height and especially of their spire. Thus all high or projecting objects are more liable to oe struck and hence should be rodded. ATE A lightning rod is merely a me- | tallic rod sunk in damp rcarth and terminating in a point or points above a projecting structure; Now unlike charges of electricity attract, thus the chiurge of the cloud attracts the oppositely induced charge on the earth up through the rod to the point where it slowly leaks off into the air cbout it and thus ionizes it. This ionized «Or charged air now exists within a fieid oi electrical sphere to the cloud which tends to neutralize the charge on the cloud above the building ani hence pre- vents a discharge. However, the dis- charge is moi zlways prevzanled as lightning sometimes acis with a "ireak nature' and a discharge oc- curs « betweea the ciouus and the lightning rod. "his is due tu a re- versed condition being very sudden- ly brought about by inducuon and 'the, sl0W trwwcsicr OF €lécirvicity throug. the air has aot time to dis- charge the ctouu bifore the flash takes place. 1s LOw- thal niproper installation proves wis.strous, Hence careful lispeciu.s uy LUGE owner at the litie ©f © i... a..0100 "is most essential. "Ee _ Rods should pi..eradly be alum- inum Or CUPPLl, wo ise G0 NOt rust easily, aud Weigual about. three ounces per -runuing toot. «+ There should be a coululnuous rod starting in moist earth about eight to tea tcet below the. surface and running up the corner ot the puaiiding to the eave, hefice along the slaut edge of the roof to the peak and along the ridge to the other end, ana down the opposite slant side again to the eave, -and thence to 'da:.p ground, This conductor should Ge fastened firmly to the structure by metallic fasteners and not insulated from it. It should also be protected to a height of eight or ten feet above ground by nailing a board over it Lo prevent cattle from disturbing it in any way. Metallic nickel pointed uprights about five feet nign are sol- dered and braced firmly io the con- ducting rod running along the ridge and piaced about 20 or 3¢ teet apart. In the case of a house, an upright should extend a short way above each chimuey and should be beat in, so that the point would project above tlie centre of the fiue to pr svent a discharge passing down tne chimney the by the fairly good conductors, heated air and soot. On & barn a rod also should extend above each ventilator outlet. All weather vanes, finials, ridge ironwork, eavetroughs, metal hay-tracks, and even litter car- rier tracks, if close to the conductor, should be soldered to the conductor. In fact, all masses of metal of any ie should be ponnegted to the rod piece to another may come in with some 'inflamable mate Having taken over t! late: B. H. a will be pee Brick, Lime B. C. Shingles Sash &- Doo Picture Framing Hires Tor as neriaking in 3 ein force { which causes a current of electricity : to travel slowly throughQthe atumo- ; D. ANDERSON | DR YDEN, ONL, M. J. Lt | General Merchant, OXDRIFT, Ont. 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