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/ C.N. R. Operating Revenues Are Up oo, -- They Rose 15 Per Cent In Fébruary Over the Same _ Month in 1940 An improvement of $845,020 in net revenue for the month of February, as compared with Feb- ruary, 1940, and an improvement of $2,324,627 in net revenue for the first two months of this year over the corresponding period of last year, is shown in the monthly statement of operating revenues, operating expenses and net rev- enue of the Canadian National Railways all-inclusive 'system, $2,609,117 NET REVENUE Operating revenues were $20,- 243,494, compared with $17,722,- 756 in February, 1940, an in crease of $2,520,738. Operating expenses were $17,634,377, against $15,959,668 during--Feb- ruary of last year, an increase of $1,674,809. There was a net revenue of $2,609,117 as com- pared with $1,763,188 in 1940. For the two months of the present year, operating revenues were $41,170,461, compared with $35,324,491 in the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of $5,845,970, Net rev- enue up to February 28 of this year was $5,759,611, compared with $3,434,984 for the similar period of 1040 an increase of $2,324,527» N Quebec Charm Held Unique Nowhere Else On This Con. tinent Can Anything Com. 'parable Be Found Quebec has a cultural life and charm of its own, found nowhere elso on the contiv~+r in the op i- fon "of Howard Bettinger, artist and photographer, who in an ad- dress to the Women's Canadian Club of Montreal 11st week, em- phasized tb characteristic differ- ences © the Province as the chief attraction to tourists from across the bordey, Mr. Botlinger vd that Amerd can tourists come to Queb.: bes cuuse of unique charm, which, perhaps, citizens living so close to it, did not realizo fudy He Is leav- ing shortly for the United St: 'es, representing the Quebec Govern- ment, to chow his film, "Life "Al- ong the St. Lawrence" and set forth the attractions of tho Prov. ince to prospective tourists, whose dollars aro welcome In this time of national emergency. Mr. with a music 1 background, follows the shores of the St. Lawrence and the lakes and streams of the Prov- ince, because, as he remarked, cfv- lization in every country grows up along ite -aterways. The ple ture is filled with the characteris tic color and life of the province. Showing a vlew of Quebec City the lecturer said that it ranks with New Orleans in. old world charm. In Champlain market he found a similarity with those in some Euro pean cities. He thought it was a happy thing. that the gatoways and arches had been preserved in the only walled city on the con- tinent. Alfalfa Is Good For The Liver Rich In Vitamin K, It Sup- plies the Blood With Certain Necessary Elements A year or two ago, Mr. Louis Lebourdais, tho indefatigable mem- ber for Cariboo in the B. C. Legis- lature, tried to -por larize alfalfa .a8 an article of human diet, and "actually: treated the members of the Hose t6 so 'e muffins made in part from alfalfa meal, says the Vancouver Province. Mr. Lebour- dais' muffins did not have any noticeable effect on the tone or output or health of the B. C, legis- lators and there 3% no evidence that any of them were convert: ed to an alfalfa diet, It appears nov, however, that the member for Cariboo was right in his, eatim. ate of the valuo of alfalfa, though he di° not know why he was right, Word comes-out of Denmark of the discovery there of a new vit- amin which supplies the blood with certain of tho elements necessary for clofting. Tho vitamin has been med K from the Danish word for coagulation: Its principle source #s alfalfa, though it is found as well in cabbages, torhatoes, spin. ach, soy beans, rice bran, casein, (And: an oll from pig lvers. It can "also bo. made artificially, © Vitamin K is said to bo valuable "In keeping the liver up to the inark, and a good liver, it 8 well known, is a highly important asset to a Jegislator. 80 the member for Carl boo spoke belter thar he knew, \ VU until the end of January, ho snowfall in Glacier Nationa k, British Columbia; totalled ou mtely 10 fast Bettinger's film, presented bane hh hd i IAA Bb NAC Ai teh eb nda Rin sais . CORYO Rosario {psana Cruz Herta, bat noun sity, has Slipper 280, POW! r Junction 3 station of trans-Atlantic cable FLORES refueling port for ocean shipp! co mr RAP TERNAL i UPR iL TERCEIRA GRACIOSA RNR, NEE | a A ngr z hor Atlantic Ocean A Angra, Ponta Delgada are biggest cities; farmers on es Islands raise fruit, grapes, wheat, pineapples, potatoes, corn; fishermen catch tuna, whales, bonito ST, MICHAELS Ponta Delgado ¢ a Franca (Portuguese Possession) THE AZORES ISLANDS Population: 254,000. Total area: 922 sq. mi, smaller than Rhode Island. Axis plane base here would be within * bomber range of America. U-boat base could command crosslanes of shipping SANTA MARIA "4 pA 2 Porto | Miles "(6 50 ® Tiny, but looming large in strategic importance, are the nine little Azores, guese islands in mid-Atlantic, Britain is reported contemplating their scizure to Keep them out of als undefended group of Portu- > hands, for a base there would give Germany a strangle hold on British shipping lanes. =) How Can I? : ! BY ANNE ASHLEY Q. How can I make white- wash? ' A. Fill a bucket half-full of lime and cover it about two inches with water. Let stand for 24 hours to slake, or until it is the consistency of paste. Dip out a portion of this slaked lime into another bucket and thin with Add I teaspoonful of bluing to Y%-bucket of whitewash to whit- en it, and J-pint of salt to make it stick. Q. How can 1 taste in pastry? i - A. By adding a tablespoonful of vinegar for cach half cup of water used, Q. How can I prevent chap- ped hands? - - A. lurd avoid a X=. 4 Apply glycerine and rose- Y y water or lemon juice, several times daily and at night before retiring. fa Q. How can I make a makog- any stain? A. Mix. 1 guart boiled linsced oil, I quart turpentine, 1 pint whiting, 1 tablespoon burnt sienna, '% tablespoon yellow, ocher, and 4 tablespoon Bis- marck brown, Q. How can I renew black silk gloves which -have acquired a shabby appearance? A. Mix a little white of an egg with some black ink; put on the gloves and apply the mixture with a soft cloth. -Out_At Elbows? Do you find the elbows of your sweaters get pushed out of shape quickly? If so, try sew- ing a four-inch wide strip of silk inside as a lining. Cut the silk on the straight so that there is no "give" and tack it to the in- side of the sleeve just at the el- bow, using long stitches on the wrong, side and very thin ones on the right. This band takes the strain' and prevents that ugly, pushed-out look at the elbow, The same idea can be used for dres- ees of thin wool liable to stretch. Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 1. Isn't it permissible for a walking along the street? -2. When a bachelor has heen entertained by married friends, what is a good way for him to return the hospitality ? 3. Should a child be permitted to leave the table before the rest of the family have finished eat- ing? 4. When a bride is to be mar- ried in a traveling suit, what should the bridegroom wear? 5. What Is the best way for a man to ask a girl for a dance? 6. May one use a lead pencil for writing a social: or business letter? « ; Answers Te oer 1. Yes, -under certain condi- tions it is all right, = If the street is. poorly fNighted, or otherwise dangerous and uncertain, It Is well to do s0; and also when walking under an umbrella, 2, Take them to a 'restaurant for _ dinner, or to the theatre. 8.-No, he: should sit quietly until the others have finished: Of coutse, ho may be excused if the grown. ups linger over after-dinner. cof- fee and conversation, 4. A busi - ness suit, 5, "May I have the. next dance?" 6. Not unless one is il and writing the letter: in bed, Vd 7 water to the desired consistency. woman to take a man's arm when - 131/, Million U. S. Visitors In 1940 Prospects For A Greater Tourist Trade For This Year Are Reported Tourist traffic from the United States to Canada continues to flow {freely across the interna- tional boundary, according to the Immigration Branch of the De- partment of Mines and Resources, which reports that 13,598,777 visitors entered Canada from the United States during 1940. Al- though Canada is at war, and her industries have been re-organized on a war basis, no restrictions have been placed on the entry of bona fide tourists from friendly or neutral countries, MORE ENQUIRIES RECEIVED Prospects for a much greater tourist trade in 1941 were envis- aged by D. Leo Dolan, chief of the Dominion Travel Bureau, in an address last month before the 11th annual dinner of the Traf- fic Club of Montreal. The speaker' noted that since the =beginning of the present year, more than 22,000 inquiries for travel information had been received by the bureau at Ot- tawa. This was an increase of 31 per cent over the highest number ever received for a cor- responding period. Population In Quebec Up 3,151,871 Persons Reside in Province; 277,416 Gain In 10 Years Quebec's population has grown steadily since the last Federal census in 1931 and now amounts "to well over 8,000,000, accord- ing to figures tabled in the Que- bec Legislature by Hon. Oscar Drouin, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Trade and Industry. 26 CITIES, 108 TOWNS The figures resulting from a close estimate on the part of the Provincial Statistical Depar ent show that there were 3,154,871 persons in Quebec in 1939. This figure shows an. increase of 277,- 416 over the Federal census count made in this province in 1931, when 2,874,255 persons were registered as being in Que- bec. The report stated that there were 1,493 municipalities within the province. Within this num- ber are 26 cities and 108 towns, the remainder being rural muni- cipalities and parishes. Ask Curb Be Put On Speed of Boats Attorney-General Gordon D. Conant declared last week the federal government had been asked to pass legislation. to con- trol the speed of motor boats 'as a result of an accident on the Winnipeg River in which a girl was badly injured. The mishap occurred when the girl was run down while bathing near Minaki in Northwestern Ontario last August, T. T. Bower, operator of the. boat, charged with negligance, was acquitted when the court rule ed there was no provision in the Criminal Code covering the oper: ating speed of motor. boats, Machine tool production fin Canada during 1940 was valued - at $10,821,949, compared with $1,648,419 in 1980, an increase' of 800 per cent. MOVING . SHIPPING. PACKING - STORING 'Reduced Rate Furniture *Pool Cara VYiNnipee and West 3 to Coasts M. RAWLINSON; LIMITED Established 1485 610 YONGE ST, » TORONTO Sa ~ aad a ee 2 EE ER What Science Is Doing FOR SEVERE BURNS Discovery of a new treatment for severe burns has been announced by authorities at John Hopklus Hospital in Baltimore, The treai- ment uses a combination of sul fadiazine in spray form. Reports from the hospital show that it has produced remarkable vesults in its early test cases, VE HAIR GROWTH AFTER DEATH A California physiclan has cited statement that hair grew to a con. 'siderablo length after a body -was jnterred in two cases. The Journal of the American Medical Associa tion expresses doubt as to the ac- curacy of the reports, but states it is possible for a small growth to fake place after somatic death due to continuation of the- molecular life processes until available oxy- gen has been used. There is also a deceiving appearance of growth of hair on.a dead person due to the shrinking of the skin, which ex- poses portions of the hair shaft previously concealed, ---- APPLES ;RUT/ FO SLEEP Apples from last, year's crop, kopt asleep by a new process so that they remain as fresh as when picked, are coming on the market in May and June. They have been stored since last summer by four storages in New York State, and at Cornell Uni. versity where this new process has been under development for four years by Dr. R, M. Smock, assist- ant professor of pomology. The fruit was placed last fall in cool rooms, 40 degrees instead of the ordinary 32 degrees cold stor- age temperature. The rooms were tightly sealed and the oxygen of thelr afr réduced to two per cent, instead of the normal 20 -per cent. At the same time the carbon diox- .dde_ was raised 'to five per cent, this gas coming from the fruit, This atmosphere has been maln- tained steadily 'gver since. The two DER cent. oxygen is just enqugh keep the apples allve. The cat dioxide and low oxygen puts them into deep sleep, like an anaesthetic. The effect is to literally slow down their rate of living, or of aging and dying, so that they last for many months without detect- able change, oven in flavor. If you use an electric vacuum- cleaner, - empty the' dust-bag fre- quently and regularly. Failure to do this is bad for the mechanism, Funds for the rebuilding of London after the disastrous fire of 1666 were obtained from a tax on coal and wheat landed at NINE LITTLE ISLANDS i HAVE | YOU HEARD? » Ee i The old sailor had retired from the sea, Each morning a grubby youngster knocked at his door, went in and came out again, Af- ter this had gone on for some . weeks the curiosity of the villa- gers was aroused, "Tell me," said one to the youngster, "why do you visit that old sailor evéry morning?" "Well, sir, he gives me a dime if 1 say to him, 'The captain wants you immediately." "And what does he say to that?" "He says, 'Tell the captain to go to blazes." He: "Last night 1 dreamed I was married to the most "beautiful girl inthe world." She: "Oh, George, Were we happy?" One Japanese bragged to an- other that he made a fan last 20 years by opening only a fourth section, and using this for five years, then the next section, and £0 on, ' The other Japanese registered scorn, "Wasteful!" he ejaculated. "I was better taught. I make a fan Jast a lifetime. 1 open it wide, and hold it under ,my nose quite motionless, Then I wave my head." Teacher: 1 said, Draw a horse and cart. You've only drawn a horse. Freddy: Yes, the will draw the cart, horse "If you get up earlier in the morning than your neighbor," said the town philosopher, '"and work harder and scheme more and stick to your job more closely and stay up later planning how to make more money than your neighbour and burn the midnight oil planning how to get ahead of him while he is snoozing, not only will you leave more money when you die than he will, but you'll leave it a darn sight sooner." There was a young girl in the choir Whose voice went up hoir and hoir hg "Till one Sunday night It went out of sight And they found it next day in the spoir. Nation's Diet Is Inadequate Toronto Doctor Advises That More . Attention to Nutrition 1 There is too much buying of vitamin concentrates and not enough attention paid to build: ing up an adequate diet of na- tural foods, Pr. D. L. Thomson, professor of biochemistry at Me- Gill University, last week told the Canadian Association of Me- dical Students and Internes. Dr, Thomson's . comments on the national diet followed an ad- dress by Dr. E. W, McHenry, as- sociate professor of physiologi- cal hygiene of the University of Toronto, Dr. McHenry spoke of the value of dietary surveys and referred particularly to studies which had been made of 100 low- income families in Toronto. In these families, the men, he stated, were the best fed, the children next and the mothers worst. Only three of the 100 families received adequate am- ° ounts of food, The lack of "pro-. B vitamins, was most evident. MALNUTRITION WIDESPREAD Both speakers emphasized that in time of war it was imperative, if Canada js to put forth her best war effort, to pay more atten- tion to nutrition, They emphas- jzed that this attention must be based on knowledge, not popular fancies. While there may be little actual hunger in Canada, there was malnutrition, Dr, Thomson pointed out, particular- ly as lack of the essential miner- als and vitamins did not create hunger in the sense that lack of caloriés did. - Walking Galleries . - Tattoo 'experts say that ore customers are thronging their saloons than ever before,"and that their. clients do not come mainly from the armed forces, To-day Service men do not want snakes and ladders, and hearts with "Mabel" in the middle, inscribed on their chests, but British civili- ans are being tattooed with iden- tification marks, Many tattooists do nothing but remove former de- sign> from the rkins of their cus- tomers, for taste changes with the passing of the years. Some time ago in the U.S. tattooists had a tremendous rush of busi- ness, for the United States Navy barred entry into the service to any man with the nude figure of a woman inscribed on his skin. Thousands rushed to have clothes added to these designs, Is Essential to War Effort |' Round up Ogden's fora Take a tip from old timers who have been rolling their own for twenty years or more, Their brand is 's and they wouldn't think of smoking anything else, They like it because it has a taste you can't match--a taste which comes from its distinctive blend of choice, ripe tobaccos. Try it. You'll find it's not Just another tabacco--it"s Ogden's. Only the best cl uretle panpre-- fH or an Ogden's OGDEN'S FINE CUT CIGARETTE TOBACCO Pipe Smokers | Ask for Ogden's Cut Plug Do You Live In The Past? Professor Claims It's a Sure Sign of Middle Age When you start living in the past instead of adjusting yourself to changes in environment, you've reached middle-age, according to Dr. William A, O'Brien, Univer- sity of Minnesota professor, "When men start living in the past, senility is near at hand," he said. 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