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the Scouting "infection" has taken This week brings news of a keen bunch of Lone Scouts who are well on the way to the formation of a Lone Patrol at St. Davids, and we be- lieve that they have visisns of a Troop of their own sometime in the future. We are always glad to hear that hold of boys in various parts of the Province, because the more Scouts we have in this country the better it will be for the whole community in years to come. It is with very great regret that we record the unfortunate death of one of our Lone Scout Comrades, One night, recently, Lone Scout Theodore Dixon of Unionville was riding down the main street of that town when the Hydro power failed and plunged the town in darkness. Theodore accidently collided with another boy cyclist and was thrown to the ground, suffering severe in- juries, from which he died the next day. Although he had only re- oently become a member of the 2nd Ontario Lone Scout Troop, Theodore had shown much keenness, and the Staff of the Lone Scout Department very much regret his passing, and offer their very sincere sympathy to all his relatives and friends. Sometimes we Lone Scouts are In- clined to deplore the fact that we are not members of an ordinary Troop, taking part in the activities at Troop Headquarters and associating with lots of other Scouts in their weekly "meetings. Now that the Summer is with us again, however, we Lonies once again come into our own,--not that the Winter months are any less inter- esti from a Scouting point of view! For after all it is a regret- table fact that many of the city Scouts are "Scouts" only in name, being very far from experienced in real Scout Craft. oy For instance, who ever heard of a yoal Scout working with a gang? No, Sir! a real Scout's job is a Lone Job, on which he has to rely absolute- Ly on himself and on his own knowl: edge and ability. And who ever heard of a real Scout who tracked and trailed and trekked and hunted and camped in a Troop Headquarters? No, Sir again! The natural environment of a true Scout is out of doors, and that's where we Lonies spend most of our time. » So you see, a good Lone Scout really is much better off than his brothers in the towns and cities, but much depends on the individual boy as to whether or not he IS a GOOD Lone Scout, and as such takes ad- vantage of all the facilities, for training his mind and body, with which he is surrounded. He must first of all make himself STRONG. In Body, so that he can endure the hardships of the Trail and be of use to others. (A weak- ling is never much help!). In Mind, s0 that he can remember the things that he observes; in order that he can control his body and so that h- may have the will to do what other- wise may seem impossible, In Character, so that all with whom he comes In contact will trust him and so that he can live up to the high standard set by the wild things which are his constant companions. : And then he must be practical. A Scout is no good unless he can cook his own food, sew on buttons or patch his pants. Make a sleeping place or build a bridge. Bind up a wound or use an axe. (Incidently have you made your "LONE SCOUT LIVES HERE" sign yet?) We want every Lone Scout In On- tario to come up to these standards, 80 that wa-can show Canada just what REAL Scouting {si WII you do your share? -Do your best, and let us help you, we will -be glad to it you will tell us your difficulties. And if you are not a Scout, and cannot join an existing Troop of Scouts, perhaps you would like to be a Lone Scout? If so, write to The Lone Scout Department, Boy Scouts Association, 330 Bay St, To- ronto, Ont, and ask them for partl- culars. They will be glad to hear from you. "LONE RB" Red Apple World's Favorite Only China Prefers White Variety, Questionnaire Reveals From answers to a questionnaire sent out to the apple-growing sec- tions of the British Empire and to thelr distributing centres, W. T. Macoun, an official horticulturist of Ottawa, has drawn the conclusion that the red apple is the world's fav- orite. In only one market and that a comparatively new one, China, was a white apple preferred. Analyzing the data gleaned from his questionnaire, Mr. Macoun found that twelve varieties, from the view- point of popular cultivation and dis- tribution in the vd¥ious countries, were universally liked in the follow- ing order; Jonathan, Winesap, New- town Pippin, Gravenstein, Delicious, Cox's Orange, McIntosh, Red Astra: | kan, Rome Beauty, Yellow Transpar- ent, Cleopatra, Esopus Spitzenburg. | While Ben Davis does not come up | to these twelve in quality, it is none ! the less popular and a good ship- ming apple. During the Summer the British public are fond of Australian and New Zealand varieties like Jonathan. Delicious and Cleopatra. During the Fall Worcester Pearmain, James Grieve, Ellison Orange and Lord Lambourne are most popular, while in the Winter the choicest and most expensive is Cox's Orange, with Rib- ston and Blenheim running it close. "The questionnaire did not sound the American growers. --p------ Electric Eye Regulates Heat in Making Glass In the works of a great glass com- pany at Corning, N.Y, pots of glass are watched so closely by electrical | eyes that they never boll over. In fact, a temperature of 1,700 degrees ¥. Is not permitted to rise or fall by as much as one degree. Molten glass varies in fluidity with heat. It used to be considered good control if the temperature of the glass did not fluctuate more than 12 .degrees. Now the slightest change in heat generates a feeble current in a "thermocouple The telltale pointer of the meter to which the ourrent is fed is a 2-foot beam of light. As the beam hits or misses an electric eye or photo-electric cell, it turns the current of an electrically heated furnace on or off. 0 ei "rm glad. you're so Impressed, dear, by all these explanations I have been giving you about banking and currency," remarked the young husband. "Yes, darling. It seems wonderful that anybody could know France To Regulate Sale of Her Asparagus The asparagus growers of France held a convention to regulate the sale by standard sizes and color, says "The San Francisco Chronicle." The stalks must be cut eight inches long and be done up In bundles weighing at least 21-5 pounds. The bundles must be made up according to the thicknéss of the stalka: First. class® asparagus three-fifths of an inch; below that figure down to two-fifths of an inch it is second class; and then down to a little more than one-fifth of an inch your as- paragus will be third-class. When the asparagus is young the French cut off the "points" for such dishes as scrambled eggs, which brings the price up first class: Such | points are chosen very green and tender, When the asparagus is fully grown the convention recogni- zes three colors. The white Is said to have been developed by German gardeners and has the thickest stalks; it 1s in the first class. The violet pointed kind ts attributed to Holland, «while the green Is a prod- uct of French cultivation, but is com- monly associated with the English, who demand it, as many Americans do, in Paris. All colors and sizes are grown in France, where the plant also grows wild. Se AA Woman By Genius Finds Own Niche Winnipeg.--Woman Is findivg aer own groove in industry through her genius for certain types of work, Mrs, Martin Insull, wife of the Chicago power magnate, said in a recent interview here. She is find- ing occupations. "which need not and does not take jobs from men." Mrs. Insull thought that business women serve as connecting links between industry and the home. She referred to the power industry and successful women who hold im- portant positions in it. "No matter how clever a man may be, he lacks the intimate knowledge of domestic life, and the Interest in it, to make electricity the efficient servant im the home which the women can make it," she commented, Canadian Planes Prepare For Survey Winnipeg.--Less than 36 hours after they tbok off from Ottawa, three Royal Canadian Alr Force machines recently winged into Lac du Bonnet air station and were ready for a journey into the morth- land, where photographic and ex- ploratory Government work will be done this summer. Piloted by Flight Sergt. H. J: Winny, Sergt. A. Fleming, Sergt. 8. Volk and Flight- Lieut, A, F. MacDonald, the three planes were refuelled at Chapleau, Ont, Orient Bay, on Lake Nipigon, as much as you do about money without hawing acy." and Sloux Lookout, on the way to the Manitoba base. Widening of Burlington, Ont tion of second bascule bridge, co-ordinating with old section. after interruptions continued since 1929, Study of Sprinting Reveals Why Speed Limit Is Reached Although the Body is 50 Per Cent. Efficient, It Cannot Produce Enough Energy to Lower ' the World Mark What is the limiting factor in run- 5 kilograms (11,02 1bs.) and to re- ning? Why can man never attalan| quire halt a horsepower of energy a speed greater than a mere 10.6 | ®XPenditure to overcome it. Fur- meters (34.77 feet) per second- ther experiments with nineteen run- Why does it become increasingly dit- | ners produced the information that ficult to beat a world's record? Tliese | 8" average of 13.2 horsepower fs are some of the questions answered | U3¢d up, but only 6 of this is avail- in a cinematograph study of sprint- able in the actual race. It follows, ing, according to Professor Wallace | therefore, that only one-twelfth of 0. Fenn of the School of Medicine and | the total energy availible is used in Dentistry of the University of Roch-| ©vercoming the external resistance. ester, In an article in The Scientific | It is clear that the actual limiting Monthly, { factor is not entirely due to external Certain factors, which led to the resistance, according to the article, taking of the films, were known be. Dut to internal resistance. The for a man running at top speed, ¢ n- | puted at 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) per! through an arc comparable to that second; is about 1.2 kilograms (2.64! used in running, The best he could 1bs.), which, it is pointed out, is not | 40 was fifteen swings in seven sec. a very large resistance to he over-| Onds, or almost exactly twice as of- come by a man able to exert an aver-| ten per second as in sprinting. It age force of something like 50 kilo-' 13 found that the force expended at grams (110.2 1bs.). the start of the race is reduced by Limiting Factors | nine tenths at top speeds. A run- However, it" was obvious that : ner having 50 kilograms (110.2 hs.) st r 5 2 man running at a maximum spend 11, Iie, Stun hay ols 3 lara must be subjected to limiting factors needs an increasing Amount of encisy and hence his average propelling | the faster he runs to overcome the force must be just equal to the re: internal resistance oltered. bv the) sisting force at his maximum and human machine, The conclusion is hence constant speed. | | It was fonnd rom. & tidy. of the: that the body is not able to produce films, that there is another set of! enough suergy 1 excead :# speed. of external tesistance factors. It is| 10.6 meters (34.77 feet) a second. pointed out that the foot does not Only 50 Per Cent, Efficient strike the ground directly under the Various studies were undertaken runner but somewhat in front of him, | to discover why leg swinging is so with the result that the runner tends | difficult and how much work is ex-| to check his speed every time his pended on working on the legs and foot touches the ground. Measures, how much trying to work on them. ments of the extent of this checking | Many things remain to be discover- process revealed that the average un- | ed, and in estimating the energy trained 'runner sprinting at 7.5) used up, into counting such things as meters (24.6 fcot) a second loses | heart action, it is discovered that' about 1% per cent, of his velocity at | the human machine has an efficiency every contact of his feet with the! of 50 per cent, which is considered ground. | high when compared to that of an The total average external resis-| internal combustion engine, which Is tance to a sprint at 7.5 meters (24.6 feet a second was found to be about between 25 and 30. In. spite of many perplexities, con- fore, such as that the air resistance Author stood on a stool and triéd to! move one leg as fast as possible' . beach canal to accommodate largest Jake freighters entailed construc Trafic resumed over bridge recently, New highway approach has been completed. cludes the author, "we shall still have our races and our runners. The less they know about the whys and wherefores of their remarkable ma- chinery the better they will run, and all our knowledge will probably not take a fraction of a second off thelr best time. But we have at least gained a better idea of why every last fraction of a second {3 needed." | Don't Stay in Bed Too Long Advises 101-Yr.-old Briton London.--"Don't stay in bed too long," 1s the advice for longevity of the Rev. Denham Rowe Norman, former master of St. John's Hospl- tal, who will celebrate his 103rd birthday soon. Mr. Norman, who Is believed to be the world's oldest clergyman, Le tired fn 1925 and now lives wl his son-in-law. He enjoys listen- ing to the radio and is fond of his pipe. Another centenarlan pipe-smoker is Charles Spurgin of Yarmouth, who celebrated his 100th birthday recent- ly. He is in good health and is able to walk to the postoffice fam.hls weekly pension. He eats plain food and likes a "glass of beer" and oc- caslonal smoking of his pipe. -- eee Canada's Destroyers Finish Power Trials London--Canada's two new des- troyers, the Skeena and Saguenay, have completed their power trials. The Saugenay, destined for service on the Eastern seaboard, will leave Southampton shortly for Portsmouth, where be victualled. The Saguenay will leave Portsmouth for Canada during the first week In June under Commander Percy Nelles, The Skeena is destined for service on the Pacific coast and will leave Portsmouth for the Pacific about ten days after the Saguenay, under Com- mander V. G. Brodeur. she will "Relativity has nothing to do with the soul; it is a matter only for the head."--Albert Einstein. gai o - "Industry itself is a part of culture; every industry takes in almost every art."--Henry Ford. eral view of ceremony is shown in t A i Gallipoli Day Celebrated in London Gallipoli Day, in memory of landing of British forces at Dardenelles in 1915, was celebrated when wreaths were laid upon the cenotaph ig London, recently, by forces that took part in the landing. Gen: \ a ------ Girls Plan to Work and Play for Health Junior Health Club May Be- come Dominion-Wide in Scope Torouto.--~Proof that beauty and in the same female individual ,and refutation of the popular notion that the younger generation is going to the bow-wows was furnished here re- cently when the Junior Health CClub was organized. Composed of mem- bers of Toronto's younger smart set, the Club is dedicated to furthering health education among young Can- adians of both sexes. A rather' striking point of view was oxpress- ed by the president, Miss Isobel Mec- Phedran, in a recent address: "The Junlor Health Club i3 being | formed as an auxiliary to the Can-! adian Social Hygiene Council, to as- sist In its work of education towards the prevention of diseases of all! kinds. "We realize that young people are hard to interest in health work. | They are, as' a rule, too healthy to think of being anything else, and we | deprecate the efforts of those of our | elders who solemnly try to capture | our interest in affairs of national im: | portance by arrays of solemn sta- tistics and technical arguments, "We realize that our work of In-| teresting our contemporaries can not | be done In this way. We expect to have a good time. Wa will prob- | ably hold dances, manage concerts, | | and perhaps promote amateur thea-' tricals to raise money for, and sus- | tain Interest in, the work that we are pledged to support. "But we propose to work for Na- tional Health as well as to play for it. During recent years it has ba-| come customary for those of us who have time, to undertake some vol-! untary work of value to our com- munities. In working towards the conservation of personal and na- tional health, we feel that this de- girs to serve attains expression of supreme value, We are told that | sickness and premature death costs the Dominion of Canada $1,311,000, | 000 every year--that every year, thousands of Canadians die prema. turely of diseases which in many cases could be absolutely prevented. "Towards such prevention, we | pledge ourselves to work and play. | There may be those who will feel | that we are worrying our heads about | things which rightly belong within the scope-of teohnicians and experts. To such, one can only reply that health is decidedly not merely the | concern of technicians; it is the most vital concern of every living crea- | ture. We who have health plan to keep it, and we're going to have a good time while we're at it." | Plans are being formed to organize | similar health clubs in Ottawa, Blind fiver, Ontario, and Hamil- | | ton, in the near future, Eventually | it is expected this movement of youth | will possibly ba Dominion-wide in scope. | India's Mystery River | The belief of the Hindus that the waters of the Ganges have special | life-giving properties has now re- i coived confirmation from science, | The superstitious pilgrim sipping the waters of the holy river to ms been justified. | Experiments shown bacteria by scientists that water oc attack 1 number of Ganges are germs of ich abla to School of Tropical Medi Calcutta has been investigati ins In ng these helpful bacteria, and it is hoped that cultures of them may obtained which will be ofTuse in fighting dis sease Indian ideas of sanitation, though improving, are not those of the West, | and the Ganges is not always parti-| cularly inviting in be appearance. Scientists, indeed, have often been puzzled by the fact that its waters | geemed comparatively innocuous | when, judged by ordinary standards, | they should be highly dangerous. But | the bacteria, which appear to pro- | vide the key to this mystery, are so small that they have not been dis- | covered before. --"Answers." | 1 memes see i Watch Your Lips What do your lips reveal? | A German professor has just been conducting a scientific investigation of lips and thelr secrets. Accord- ing to him, a man's mouth--or a woman"s--tells quite a lot about character. P - Lips may also, according to this "investigator, provide a clue to a per- son's occupation. Telephone girls, for instance, develop full, flexible " lips in the course of thelr duty-- | because speaking very clearly and distinctly, giving w®a yllable {ts exact value, is necessary In thelr work. But lips may be deceptive, The professor believes that great think- ers have thin lips, but he has also found thin lips among native races on the lowest level of culture and | intelligence. So, even when silent, lips may lle.--"Answers." "SPECS" FOR A RACEHORSE As bad eyesight threatened to end the career of Sally Dun, an American | ;acehorse, she was recently fitted with "goggles," afterwards coming in first in one race and second in two others. 0 brains can exist sometimes, at least, | | flowers with f Where'er she May Miracle There is that about the month of May which touches this earth of ours with magic and with music, both without and within, declares a writer in "The Christian Science Monitor", As one walks along the accustomed road, new sights and sounds occur at i almost every step; one walks in the midst of unfoldment. Wonderful is the blooming of the hedgerows as they gleam in the sun- jit splendor of a May morning. Love. ly is the carpet of daisies In the meadow, their pink-tipped petals open to the unstained sky. Violeta bloom with sweetness on the mounds, the cowslips shake their golden bells to the tune of hastening breezes. Im the wild wood a sea of exquisite blus hyacinth heaves and swells, tasselad flower and spear-shaped leaf; soos ! the butterfly will poise to extract tha essence It seeks and to gem all the its own primrose and variegated beauty. The trees begia to foam with foliage, having broken beyond the most backward buds; hera and there plantations of fir and other varieties add the satisfying green that rests both 'eye and heart, Says John Askham: At her warm touch the bursting buds expand, treads the flow-rets spring and grow, health and verdure clothe the smiling land; In wheeling flight the swallow skims along. In mellow flute-like tones falls on the ear cuckoo's bold and well-remem- bered song And The The annual return of the birds, the alr stirring with the murmur of (n- numerable wings. is a miracle in- deed! We have learned a good deal about the mechanism ofiflight within recent years; but watch the birds, see how gracefully, beautifully and easily they fly, and note how much our conquest of the air must improve ere we can achieve the sweep of the swallow's flight. Everywhere is pomp and pagean- try. White fleecy clouds float along the sky, like argosies freighted with gold and pearl; or, like palaces of ivory and silver, sail peacefully Im an element. all thelr own, Grean flame tips the hedges; milk-white blossom blooms in profusion, and poplars sway a veritable pageant of changing color. But within? Well, what a great, good, hopeful world it is as one steps into it on a bright May morning! Ul is easy to have hope and good cheer when one stands in the midst of grow- ing loveliness. Here is a wooing call to joy and light-heartedness and expectation--for the earth's~ bosom fs teeming with summer, -- Only Two Drinks Suitable For Humans A noted dairy specialist, Miss Helen G. Campbell, says: "Thera are only two drinks, water and milk, ire suitable for all the seven man The first--water-- thirst, and is a refreshing The second --milk--quenches and provides nourish: Water and milk are essential ly the drinks of the lower animals, mil ring the natural drink for the Man however, invent v kinds of drinks, commerclal: 1d they are on the mar dozen None of these refreshing milk which 1508 of quenches drink thirst, ment also has ket can rink the eqia Lv cool T. B. Being Conquered Ottawa--Tuberculosis is being con- quered, statistics reveal. Only a generation ago it claimed more vie- tims than any other single disease. T v it 1s exceeded by heart dis- e canter, Brights disease, and ths from violence.. The work of health departments and the spread of public education on the preven- tion and early care of disease is held to be primarily responsible for this, In Ontario the death rate is about one-third of what It once was. i lp Poet Reads Works in Street Cars A Berlin poet has ceased to starve in his garret through his discovery that street car patrons will pay to hear him read his works, acoording to the tourist information office of the German National Railroads. The poet goes to well-filled cars which are on long runs and introduces him- self. "Ladies and gentlemen," he begins. "You may have heard that Homer recited his poems on the street. Why should not a new Hom- er recite Ws poems in a street car" | The poet then recites his works and passes the hat. Sometimes he ob- tains 50 cents in a well-occupled car, meee eee. Conan Doyle Left $317,455 London--Probate has been grant ed of the will of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who left unsettled property of the gross value of $317,455. The author of "Sherlock Holmes" gave various small legacies to spirit ist organizations and left his manus scripts to his wife. mt ---- "So much of what happens comes from accident."--Sir James Jeans. m---------- "The delays and prohibitive costs ot litigation constitute « virtual denial of justice."--Samuel Unter myer. * AI d A i N ! 1