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the Past Ore RO By ANNE ANDERSON PERRY" In a few weeks immigration tides into Canada will be again at the full! Already thousands of new Canadians are pouring through Atlantic seaports and with the reopening of navigation on the St. Lawrence, the stream will take on the proportions of an advanc-! fog army. The immigration depart-' ment and newspapers, through fre- quent bulletins, record, with gratifica- tion, the increasing number of British families coming out under the various new colonization schemes and readers rub their hands at the thought of the vast wealth which these newcomers wil produce In time, on our. frontiers. The wilds of New Ontario will yield to the harrow and the plough; the vast Peace River country will become settled; ploneers will harvest still more golden grain in the Prairie Prov- inces, and more and more fruitlands will yield their luscious returns. But how often do we stop to con- sider what the migration of families from one part of the world to the other means in terms of human tofl, endurance, courage and actual suffer ing? 'These people, from Europe, come from all that they have known straight into the unknown. If you picture what it would mean for your- self some realization may come as to what such an uprooting must mean to the migrant and to his wife and family. This 1s what the Canadian Red Cross did when it had the happy, hu- manitarian thought of instituting its Seaport Nurseries in Quebec, Saint John and Halifax over seven years ago. It planned these havens specially for the reception, care and assistance of mothers with children, but also with an eye to the men, who on arrival on our shores, could leave their loved ones in the nurseries in absolute se- curity while they go about the press ing business of collecting luggage, and attending to all the tasks of prepartion for the long train travel to the West. The nurseries are right at the docks and near the railway terminals, They are in charge of trained nurses, but also command the services of many volunteer women of the port cities who gladly assist in this interesting work of welcome for our new Cana- dans. The welcome is not official at the Seaport Nursery. It concerns not masses but individuals, It is the open, friendly door, the hearty greeting the breaking of bread, the offering of help and "the interested speeding on the way of one woman by another, It is the proof that "somebody cares." Last year from 466 immigrant ships there were received in the Nurseries nearly $7,000 women and children, and since théy came into operation some 163,431 people 'have passed happily within their wide open, hospitable and home- like doors, where every kind of neigh- borly help is given the guests. For the Nurseries are equipped with all kinds of appliances and, con- veniences to carry on thelr work. Feeding bottles, bathtubs, baby cots, lounges, lavatories, laundries chairs, tables, clothing supplies, and the steaming tea urn all contribute to their general usefulness. "I saw a big sign, 'Red Cross Nurseries," says C. B. Robertson in describing scenes witnessed last sum- mer at Quebec after the docking of a big liner, "and I wandered in. Two murses were there fn a big, sunny room with many brilliantly colored Mother Goose pictures on the walls. There wera some couches on which tired mothers were resting their weary bones and a score of white enamelled cots with immagulate sheets and blankets for the babies, Little ploneering Canadians dozed or cooed fn the cots. Older children sat at kindergarten tables and mangled buns and solemnly drank milk. Mothers #at in comfortable chairs and sipped tea or coffee from the big steaming urns while the nurses, who seemed to have a score of hands apiece, min- istered to the whole crowd and chatted in foreign tongues at will. * 'How many languages do you speak? 1 asked a young nurse. 'Only French, German and Yiddish," she re- plied rather shamefacedly, 'but I am studying Russian too. - Here she dashed across the room to give a small boy a colorful scrapbook and ta place in the eager arms of a tiny girl, a doll, then. back again to the coffee their mothers sipply most of them, replied, 'and the LO.D.H. help | class, | South Africa's Swelled Head work." This account gives the reader some idea of the Red Cross Nursery at its busiest. But it by no means exhausts its activities. In all cases where. the routine examination of immigration by port doctors has disclosed the need of medical care for small ailments, wounds or difficulties, these are sup- plied by the nurses; cards--follow-up --are given specific cases or to the parents to the health authorities, pub- lic health nurses, or hospitals in the districts where they are going and mothers are carefully advised regard- ing how to maintain the health of themselves and families. Many mothers avail themselves of the "homey" services offerad by the modern laundries in the nurseries to accomplish a general cleaning up after the long sea voyage; food is sup- plied and packed for the train journey it it is found that the migrants have come ill-supplied with food or cash; and in many instances warm clothing is given entire families if they have come fllclad to our cold Canadian springs. ' Such are the Seaport Nurseries, which so efficiently function under the expert management of Miss V. Tre- maine, M.V.0,, the chief of staff who recently received from an English- woman who landed in Canada last year a grateful note, saying, "A year ago to day we landed in Canada, to come to this far West, and I wonder how many times a day I think of your busy, com- forting corner, and your kindness to me and my two boys, Such good work it is, for all of the strangers who come to this country." Nor are the Government officials less appreciative, for the. Supervisor of the Women's Division of the Im- migration Department recently stated that she "did not know how the wo- men and children would be able to withstand some of the hardships they have to go through when they eml- grate if there were not the encourage. ment and help given them at the ports by the Red Cross Nurseries." ------------ How to Know Your Car You'll find that the engine is under the hood, And there it is properly fixed; ; The water and oil, it is well under- stood, Should not be allowed to get mixed. The tires should always have plenty of air, As any beginner can see; : And while you're about it put some in the spare, It's all you will get that is free. The work to he done when you drive a machine Depends on your feet very much; You step on the brake--if you know what I mean, And do the same thing to the clutch. You step on the starter to get it to 80, Then step on the gas for the speed; A fellow can drive with one hand, as you know, But feet are a primary need. The tank is a box like a flattened out cube, The gas you put in it is wet; Don't think that because every shoe has a tube It must be a radio set. Of course, there are many more things to be learned, But thesd fundamentals, as such, Are very important and not to be spurned; Some drivers don't know half as much. --George 8. Osborne. ---- Learning to Earn "No boy should pass his sixteenth birthday without a definite decision as to his vocation in life", sald J, J. Kelso in an interview recently, In every community there are strong, sturdy boys who do not take kindly to the usual school curriculum. They want greater activity and exercise for thelr muscles, instead of their brains, Un- less this is provided they will drift away and simply work at odd jobs without any definite knowledge of a trade. Such boys would be happy and satisfied if they were assisted in fitting themselves for employment in some well-established industry. Our experience is that neglect to train these boys for industry leads to many fine lads drifting into the criminal etl London Truth: The recent policy of Britain characteristic enthusiasm. pass all ita predecessors. : SOME CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION LEADERS Fully cognizant of the part they must play to maintain the record of pro- gress of the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, August 23rd to September 7th, the gentlemen pictured herewith have gone into their various tasks with Agriculture and {ts allied industries will be strongly emphasised, as usual, and "Empire Year" unqilestionably will sur- The two weeks' program, quite aside from fits agricultural phases, will be one of deep and diversified interest. ~ Motorists' Vision the "Ideal" Car! Random But Typical Are Comments and Hopes From Drivers BORN OF EXPERIENCE Build in Fancy Automobile Which Owners Would Drive Some Day What about the ideal car? Is there any motorist who has not visioned himself at the wheel of the automobile of the future? What would it look like, if the aver- age motorist, so-called, were to write the suecifications? The engineer and the designer have given the motoring public their an- swers to the question insofar as the present is concerned, and the result is the fine, sturdy automobile of to-day. There is no doubt that they too are lpoking far into the future, but they necessarily must proceed with cau- tion before giving voice to their thoughts. Driver Learns Much The man who drives an automobile, on the other hand, has learned much from his motoring experiences. Given a free hand, what would he say if the Alladin' lamp were placed in his hands? His comment, naturally, would be predicted on a comparison with the automobile as he knows it and with conditions which he senses will e: some years hence. ' The motorist's opinions, gathered at random, however, go beyond mere re- finement of the car of to-day. One finds him going into the field of in- vention and unusual design for his ideas and evolving in some instances a somewhat novel vehicle, And yet, it is not so very novel, if one has kept abreast of the trend toward intro- ducing the bullet-type, emphatically streamlined car that is to-day bidding for popular favor, Speculations There is interest to the speculations of the average motorist, without any attempt to endow him with the pre- cision and attention to practicability Let us then summon a few typical thinking motorists and put the ques. tion to them. : It is not surprising that the first specification advanced is that the ideal car should be a multicylinder one. It is not surprising, because the engineer already has visioned the automobile of the future as one having eight, twelve or even sixteen cylinders. This first motorist wanted power and flexibiiity even beyond the consummate degree to which these characteristics have been developed. He asked for speed so that his ideal car would be capable of making 70 or 80 miles an hour with- out difficulty. The Speed Limits A trusting soul? Perhaps, but with express highways and double-decked streets in the offing, who would say that he is hoping to exceed speed limits when in all probability speed limits may be removed under proper conditions some years hence? His next stipulation was a trans. mission equipped with a greater num- The color scheme he was willing to Jeave'to-personal taste, He did, hows! ever, have something to say about lines, His conception was that they should be definitely streamlined so as to offer as little wind resistance as And at this point the comments of Mororist No. 1 lead right into those of the second motorist consulted. _ His ideal embodied a sharp depar- ture from accepted practice, although || in the light of a trend that already is. setting in it cannot be characterized as being wholly bizarre. Let us zee what its specifications comprise. ; It would be, he sald, a car having two wheels in front and one in the rear. This, of course, tallles with the design of the cycle car built abroad, Next, it would utilize its power as & front-wheel drive automobile. Here he is merely in the forefront of the auto- motive procession as it now appears to be moving along. t Then his comment became more speculative. Brakes, he sald, would be mechanical and operating on the fly wheel of the motor so as to insure stopping without wheel skids. The specifications for this ideal car call for no starting motor, no gears and no clutch, Speed would be determined solely by the throttle setting. - Light. ing consists of only a single lamp mounted above the driver's head and throwing its beam at an angle to the roadway. This motorist admitted that his car would be a peculiar looking vehicle, but his assertion was that it would be _easy to handle, economical 'and efficient. And Economy Calling upon a third motorist chosen at random from motordom's ranks, the ideal car was summed up as one that would be pre-eminently practical. Its three principal tharacteristics were advanced as beauty, performance and economy. This' motorist would preclude con stant change of contour, so as to achieve a stabilized beauty. The third ideal car would be a closed model of the four-door sedan type and 'it would be colored. Since there is a variety of color schemes available to suit a varying individual taste, this motorist would have his car dressed in different hues. His par- ticular choice was a rich tone of dark green, blue or sand. He viewed a rear trunk as a necessity. Mi aie "Did. the bootlegger succeed in got- ting a cellar tp work it?" "He was only partly successful-- he got a cell to work in." Neighbor: Neighbor: whils I've got it.--Lifea. eee The woman who drives a drink has no need of a whip. towards the Dominions) a . Who Wouldn't Love to Have One of These re eins Say, will you lend me your clarinet for a couple of days? Yes, can you play fit? Neighbor: No and neither can you man to spread over seve spring, and the crop and hastened along with the 1st of July, when ually turns warm, the let- tuce crops will begin to turn bitter or £0 to seed. This is where the Cos or Celery lettuce comes in. Cos is a dif- ferent type from the head and leat sorts, producing. long, rather narrow, erect leaves that tend to fold over each other and enclose and branch the heart. This tendency is readily' in- creased by loosely tying up the heads with rafila or string, Many epicures believe the Cos lettuces to be the finest flavored and highest quality of all thie types. They stand heat bet- ter than other lettuces and are always crisp and delicate when freshly gath- ered. The inner leaves bleach white and the outer leaves are a light green and are tender and not strong as the outer leaves of some head lettuces are. Give the Cos lettuce a rich soil and plenty of moisture il it happens to be a dry season and it will make its long slender heads with great regularity.' Care of the Lawn. wer Early spring is the best time to at- tend to the weeding of the lawn when dandelions and plantains, the worst! pests, first get their start, avd the| ground is soft. If they are removed at 'this time, much trouble will bs saved later on when weeding is a hot- ter and harder task: Weeding devices are now sold which yank up taprooted plants very handily and readily with- out digging the lawn up sufficiently to disfigure it. A few minutes each day getting rid of troublesome weeds will go a long way towards getting the" lawn into shape. Grass will run out a great many of the weeds but plantain and dandelion patches hold their own against the best of sod. After weed- ing, go over it with grass seed and sprinkle it liberally where the weed colonfes have been dug out, rolling the patches smoot or tramping thi down firmly, if no roller is available, The new grass will soon fill up the spaces. While the ground is still soft in the spring, the lawn should get a thorough rolling, which will ensure a | velvety, level surface later om. -- At this time too, the grass needs & stimu. lant, and an application of nitrate of soda, which is one of the most quick- ly available . fertilizers, will start those plants which have been injured by the recent cold weather along the highroad to health. Clippings of grass 'shoud be alowed to stay on the lawn, and these provide a mulch, and will not prove a disfigurement if the lawn is cut every four or five days, as it should; be. : } Annual Larkspurs The Annual Larkspur, now very much improved, will provide a wealth | of cutting material and {s valuable in the regular flower beds as well, These plants are not particular as to soil, apd thrive in poor quarters: and even in the shade, but at their best in full sun and rich loom. It is necessary to give this flower an application of lime once in a while during the growing season. / Give annual larkspurs at least six inches each way In the bed, It you cut the terminalsspike as soon as and. allow seed to form, the blooming season will be greatly lengthened, ld be sown where it is to bloom as it does mot take readily to transplanting. Se : ue =F do not seem to care, passively with their work. ... There are many entrances Bazaar ,and one seems to into it by a few dirty steps, into a dark cave swarming manity; one's eyes have to customed to its half-light before can distinguish what the bright Washes * can be which one sees here and there in the dimness; then they 'résolve themselves into the brass shops, of which there are many, or shops where are the workers of white metal or copper. grouped in their own quarters in the Bazaar; glass makers in ome, potters in another, cetera, the industry ,the district is either a quiet or noisy one. . . . 2 All Persians in need of money. bring their family heirlooms to the Bazaar to sell. will be stopped, and some small ob. ject thrust before your eyes, the own er always sure of getting more European than from a shop the Bazaar. An old book, an old ring, a bit of lacquer may frequently be picked up in this way. vigitor may buy now and again a... genuine curio; but those going only . seldom to the Bazaar will miss what a constant visitor will often find. You become known as a buyer, and tiey will find out who you aré.and bring things direct to your house. . . The jewellery quarter is always crowded with women buying little gold ornaments, which are commonly worn even by the very poorest classes. If you look at the hands of the rough. est men, who elbow you out of their way, you will find that nine out of ten among the artisans and soldiers wear ">| a turquoise ring, which, for its color, ; is supposed to bear a charm; the very poor wear a blue bead, and all camels and horses have some bit of blue woven into their trappings. present time, when all are selling; I have bought some beautiful turpuoises for the absurdly small price of one or two pounds. of the simplest description--crescent- shaped earrings with dangling drops, / small necklaces of round gold beads. The tiny clasps, with which every woman clasps her white veil, are all made {in little dark shops, with a small glasy case standing on the coun ter beside the worker. cages everything which might be sale- able 1s placed, such as i . . Tittle boxes, spoons, knives, etc. which the worker has bought as a speculation. It the jeweller happens to be a rich man and a good worker in precious stones ,and if he is also ambitious, you will often recognize lying in his case, old orders, portraits of the Shak set in brilllants, or gold. epaulettes with a Shah's name in brilliants. . , « Here the constant visitor will oftem 'find some fine bit of old Europeam work, such as a French watch, or an enamel , . . cup, which has drifted from hand to hand for perhaps a cen- tury, till it has finally found its way don): b rich which profession he should adopt, . I should advise him to ta 'ness~or the law in preference to burt glary. siderably above literature or journals fsm as a profession in which it is possible to get rich at once quickly and easily, but on other gro should nd ¢ journalism. in preference to it. buy Sorethhig. y without The different industries are furriers in a third, et According to the nature of A dozen times you <A constant At the The jewellery made is In these glass Bazaar. Everything in Teheran sooner or later comes into the Bazaar, andl everythiig wi i buying comes out of the Bazaar. " From "Peeps Into Persia," by Doro- / thy De Darzee (Baroness D'Hermalle) rr rs The Choice of a Career Y. In the New Statesman. (Lon. It I were asked by an am- young man cager to become. . up busi Burglary I should put com. recommend even' literature or p 'The.