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Page 7 THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1936 The Ottawa Spotlight By Wilfrid Eggleston THE oyAV DL EAY BLU RAIN the softened bones may break or! Many cases of aching back are the vertebrae may collapse. Some-|undoubtedly due to faulty pos- times tuberculosis develops in the|ture, either in standing or in sit- spine. |ting. High heels or improperly Often the pain is a "referre i fitted shoes aggravate this con- one only. It is a common sign of! dition, pelvic disorders in the female.! Most of us have had backache Prostatic trouble in the male may|{rom "flu" but few fortunately give similar symptoms. A few|have had the terrific backache in forms of kidney disease give one!the first stages of smallpox. q backache, but the common idea|, The diagnosis and treatment of minimum price should be dropped| The National Employment altogether. The act which creat-| Commission is holding meetings. ed the board does not give them|working on a census of the un- any option in this matter, how- employed, and studying a large ever. They must set a minimum!number of plans put forward by price; but this price in turn must] individuals, societies, firms and be approved by the ministry at|organizations calculated to pro- Ottawa. vide work. Ottawa, August 4--These are holiday days at the capital, and only a handful of ministers are left to carry on the affairs of A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ANO LIFE Man INSURANCE COMPARES IM CAMADA se state. The portfolios of these minis- ters now overseas are spread among those still here; has to be assumed by one of the five or six still remaining in Ottawa. Thus we have Hon. Mr. Elliott, the Postmaster - General, acting as Minister of Agriculture; we have Hon. Mr. Ilsley, who is Minister of National Revenue, subbing for Hon. W. D. Euler (on his way to Russia from Holland) as chair- man of the sub-committee on wheat. Then when Mr. Isley goes down to the Maritimes fora few days the, chairmanship of the wheat committee passes alongto Mr. Howe. What happens, if at this juncture, Mr. Howe also has to leave the capital for a few days is a bit difficult to calculate. Of course with so many ministers away, affairs don't move very fast, and the most vital and im- portant decisions are put over if possible. Vital Matters to Settle But there are two or three things which must be settled at once ,including the fodder prob- lem in Western Canada, and the} minimum price of wheat which is to prevail for the next few| weeks. The government has| been giving close attention to} these matters. The registration of the unemployed and the) launching of schemes to relieve, the jobless are also matters which cannot wait. Some progress is| being made in that field also. There are now said to be 700,- 000 cattle in Alberta and a eal additional number in Saskatche- wan for which some help will be/ necessary unless rains come im- mediately and assist the feed situation. After a complete can- vass of the situation there are four alternatives: (a) Destroy a large number, | asis done in the United States, taking the culls out, of course, and the government compensat- ing the farmers; (b) Have the canners and other inferior animals taken out and) processed for sale with the as-| sistance of the packing houses; (c) Move feed from areas where it is plentiful to where it is scarce, and (d) Move the cattle from the drought areas to eastern Canada| or some other region where its | feed is more plentiful. The first | alternative has been ruled out} with some finality by the RONSAD | ment; but it is almost certain that almost all of the other three | will be employed to some extent. There is some difficulty in find- ing adequate food supplies close| at hand. The usual surplus of | hay in Northern Alberta is said not to be available this year. The packing companies have offered to assist in processing up to 100,- 000 head of the thinner cattle, if guaranteed against loss in the transactions. While this would be a hig proposition it would only touch the fringe There is still hope of disposing of some cattle to Russia in exchange for oil and other products. Farmers in On- tario have in many areas some surpluses of feed, but they can- not carry many cattle over the winter, their shelter in most as being only sufficient for own needs. Copious rains in the drought helt any time up to the 10th or 15th of August would materially alter the whole feed complexion; but if they do not come the least that can be said is that a very serious state will prevail and all resources of province, dominion, railways and private industry will be needed to avert a costly loss of livestock. That Minimum Price The federal government is not disposed to do anything final about the minimum price of wheat for the forthcoming year until at least they have reports from their ministers now over- seas. A statement is being made from Winnipeg concerning what will be done between the begin- ning of the new crop year (Au- gust 1st) and such time as a deci- sion can be made. With current prices soaring above last year's minimum, it is quite possible that the government will feel that its duty will be done if it repeats last year's price. There is. however pressure being brought to bear by some western organizations to raise the minimum. Some schools of thought. on the other hand. ; lisposed to advocate that the \: Welcome First Train 'he cowcatcher of old Engine 371 makes a fitting platform for these costumes of the 80's adorning belles of 1886 who took part in the pageant at Port Moody, July 3, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first C. P. R. train from Montreal to the Pacific. The old engine, driven by the original engineer, hauled into Port Moody a string of six old-style wooden cars handled by the original conductor of the first train in a colorful re-enactment of the event. More than 6000 visitors, including scores of rail veterans in service in '86, flocked to Port Moody for the celebration. "WHEN I COUNT THREE, FIRE!" --The Sydney Bulletin, N.S.W. THAT ACHING BACK When one considers the com- plexity of joints and ligaments in| the back and realizes the hours of strain to which it is daily sub- jected, one wonders why it does not ache more. Even sitting does not entirely relieve back strain, for it still has half the body weight to support--unless one makes a tripod with the elbows. Backache may come from var- ious causes. It may be due to fatigue, particularly if one is not used to physical work. Digging the garden, house cleaning, pil- ing stones for a dock at the sum- mer cottage or pumping up atire would suffice. It may be due to sudden strain. Any sudden or unusually heavy lift may tear muscle fibres or snap strands of one of the many back ligaments. The result is often an immediate spasm of all the back muscles, making movement al- most impossible. This may fol- low an instinctive reaction to save oneself, as when slipping on ice or a waxed floor. Occasionally the sacre-iliac joint, the joint on either side where the spine joins the pelvic girdle, may be slightly twisted, giving prolonged pain. Backache may be due to an inflammatory condition in the back muscles. This may be acute --the real lumbago--and may involve the actual fibres them- selves, acute fibrositis. The spinal joints may be acutely infected-- acute spondylitis. It may be a chronic inflammatory condition, and this chronic arthritis may re- sult in deformity of the spinal vertebrae with "lipping" or with "erosion"; in either case consid- erable limitation of movement may result. . Sometimes other spinal condi- tions develop. If there is a can- cerous growth somewhere else in the body, little clusters of cancer cells may settle in the spine, giv- ing secondary growths there. Sometimes there is a lime or cal- cium deficiency in the body andj true that one's kidneys are weak if backache will be considered in there is a backache is seldom|the next article. Gall-bladder disease some-| Questions concrinmg Health, addres- a pa een A 5 'sed to the Canadian Medi A ia- Hines ee pain under the right|tion, 184 College Street, een shoulder blade. be answered personally by letter. MAKING UP A SHOPPING LIST The hall needs a new rug. More towels are needed for the bathioom, anda the kitchen floor could certainly stand a coat of paint. The children need shoes. The car will soon need tires. Well, we buy a hundred new things every year. Scattcred throughout Canada are manufacturers who make the very things we need. Their products are on sale in certain stores within easy reach. Certain of these products, aad certain of these stores, are espe- cially fitted to take care of our special need. But which products and which stores? Which can we afford, and which do we think best? We must look to advertising for advice. Advertising is the straight line between supply and It By reading the adver- demand. It saves time spent in haphazard shopping. leads you directly 10 your goal. tisements. we can determine in advance where the best values can be found. With the aid of advertising, shopping becomes a simple and pleasant business, and budget figures bring more smiles than frowns. From the pages of this paper you can make up a shopping list that will save you money! RSS SA COE EE PP ETS PEE Pe e SNAPSHOT CUIL Make the Camera Your Traveling Companion a Let your camera be your favorite traveling compan- ion. Your vacation and travel snapshots will serve admirably in illustrating letters you write later to relatives and friends. MEMBER of the Snapshot Guild returned recently from a rather long journey after visiting relatives in many cities. "I had a lovely time visiting and enjoyed the traveling," she wrote, "but one thing took a lot of joy out of my trip. I did not take along my camera. No, I didn't forget it. Isimply didn't take it and thought no more about it until I reached my sister's home. Then I discovered something. I have been reading the Snapshot Guild, have taken quite a number of good pictures by follow- ing instructions, but didn't realize that I had unconsciously developed an eye for pictures," she continued. "When I arrived at my sister's home--my first stop--I saw unlim- ited possibilities for interesting, story-telling pictures. I hadn't seen my little niece Jean since she was a month old and here she was toddling around and getting into all kinds of mischief. I could easily have taken 'six or eight snapshots of this cute youngster doing all kinds of inter- esting things." With the coming of warmer weather and more sunshine we are reaching that time of year when na- ture is discarding her drab, winter clothes for the bright colors of spring and summer. It is a glorious time of the year. As the sun becomes brighter and the skies clearer, remember that more and better light will be enter- ing the lens of your camera and reaching your film. Your exposures should be somewhat shorter than in the winter. Suppose, for instance, that on a day in February you took several pictures of your child as she played in the front yard. If you had a fold- ing camera and the day was of aver- age brightness (with sunlight) for that date, you probably set the lens opening at f.8 and the shutter speed at 1/25 of a second, and got a prop- erly exposed negative. Again, sup- pose you are taking such a picture today. Then what? If the sun is shining brightly and the sky is clear, instead of having the diaphragm set at f.8 and the shutter speed at 1/25 of a second as you did in February, you should do one of two things. If you leave your lens opening at f.8, your shutter speed should be set at 1/50 of a second. Or, you might set the diaphragm at f.11 and prob- ably get the proper exposure, under average sunlight conditions, with the shutter speed of 1/25 of a second. Personally I recommend the smaller aperture, or lens opening, and the slower shutter speed for the smaller the diaphragm opening the greater the depth of focus. Take advantage of the brighter days. At home and traveling have your camera ready for instant use. Are a produc handling by judging read the goods. Buy Advertisements Experts can texture, the "feel" and the balance of it all mean something' to their trained eyes and fingers. % But no one person can be an expert on steel, brass, wood, leather, of the materials that make up a list of personal purchases. x There is a surer index of value than the senses of sight and touch--knowledge of the maker's name and for what it stands. most certain method, except that of actual use, for Here is the only guarantee against careless work- manship,.or the use of shoddy materials. % This is one important reason why it pays to MERCHANDISE MUST BE GOOD OR IT COULDN'T BE CONSISTENTLY ADVERTISED a Guide to Value roughly estimate the value of t by looking at it. and examining it More accurately, by Its appearance, its foodstuffs, fabrics, and all And even experts are fooled, sometimes concealed flaws and imperfections. Here is the the value of any. manufactured goods. advertisements and to buy advertised The product that is advertised is worthy of your confidence. Advertised Goods