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Fluoridated Water Fluoridation of public water sup- plies to reduce tooth decay has been endorsed by a special committee "of the National Research Council, ot "ui Properly controlled; thie addition of ~~ --Huorides to drinking water which | 'lacks thee s--chemicolBvappears- Xu "av fectiveness defends on proper ge- Eat? "lection of water supplies for treat; ---- _ costs or have a better arrangement and install cabinets over the sink be both safe and effective, the re- port states. Fluoridation has been _the subject. of ' controversies in many cities throughout the coun- try, "The council's committee was appointed last springa fo study all evidence and give 'an impartial an- swer, a Theugh it endorses~flyoridation, "the committee cautions that it-must . be properly controlled, that its. ef- ment and that it should be. con- sidered by any community with a child: population of sufficient size, if water comes from sources which are free from or low in fluorides. "The actual reduction. in _dental caries will vary according to local conditions. The widely quoted fig- ures of 65 per cent applies only' to water that contains no natural fluorides. Benefits in many cases would be much less. Protection is 'gained chiefly by _ drinking fluoride-containing water while the permanent tecth are being formed, or up to about 12"years 'of age. This protection lasts to some extent into adult "life. Fluoridation is only a partial caries-control procedure and: "does not obviate other dental health measures. There's no evidence that fluorides are harmful in the - very small amounts (about one part in a mil- lion) needed to reduce caries. Probably five million people drink water with this much or more every day, However, fluoridation should be uindertaken only under expert dental and engineering supervision by the provincial Board of Health, with constant cliemical control. Latest News About | Which Way Does | Pig's Tail Curl? Recently published in an Ameri- can farm paper was the sketch of a pig with its tail curled to the article the question was asked whe- nz the; "Aire deft, "In a short accompanying | ther the artist had curled the dail t . did 3 Readers were invited to write and give their opinions and obser- * vations: Over 1,000 letters and pos- tion: of the replies: 3 THirty-two per cent said a pig's tail curls clpckwise (or right); 13 per cent said a pig's tail curls left; 55 per cent said it curls either way --and that's correct. © The most surprising thing was how many folks had never paid any attention to that portion of a-pig's anatomy; had never had the ques- tion raised. \ ; Some interesting farm beliefs came to light in these replies. Quite a few farmers said that if a sow's tail curls sto the right, that's a sign of a good brood sow. Others were just as certain that a left curl was a sign of a: good brood sow. Some folks' said it was a matter of sex, some thought it was' the breed that determines the direction of the curl. . : . Many a reply said: "I don't know, but I went out and looked at our hogs." Several sent snapshots of" their pigs in évidence. Some of 'the vo-ag teachers had their students make' counts on pigs in their pfoj- ects 'and send the tabulation of right , curls "and left, curls. One country school teacher in Michi- gan had alt the fourth grade pupils look the matter up and write a, reply, then all the letters were - mailed in one huge envelope. The letters came from oldsters as well as youngsters. farmer wrote: "I am 70 years Zold and "have lived on a farm all my life. I never saw a pig- with its tail curled to the left." A farmer, 65, correctly observed that tails can rcurl either way. A farmer's wife in. Texas said: "My. husband and I went out and looked, just to make sure." : A boy who has raised, fed, exhi- bited and judged hogs for three years said the curl of the tail had " never been called to his attention. Another young farmer 'who had really . spent some time watching his pigs came up with this obser- * vation: "A pig seems to have per- fect control. While I watched them, some pigs curled their tails left,. then let them uncurl and twisted them to the right." One point on which many "agreed was the importance of curl in-a pig's tail. A curled tail, they allowed, was a sign that a pig is * feeling good, doing well. A sick pig, or a. chilled pig, (sually lets its tail hang straight. Is Man a Fighter By Nature or Training? Has Tip For Britain -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Salah el-Din Pasha, above, said in Paris that the United States should advise Britain to pull out of Egypt. He said there is no chance of a compromise in the Anglo-Egyptian dispute over the Suez Canal Zone and that unless Britain evacuates, the "situation will go from bad to worse." Plan Your Kitchen To Save Work If you're thinking of a new kitchen and feel that you don't have the "knack" for kitchen planning, don't worry about it. You know, what you want... the rest is com- mon sense, Think of your kitchen in terms of what your appliances do and what is left for you to do, You walk, stoop, reach, bend. You chase after supplies. You oes away and' take out pots, pans, plates and ~ pails. Plan the kitchen to reduce this work. You are at the sink more often and longer than any other spat in the kitchen. Make sure working surfaces and storage space are close to. your cabinet sink to give you a concentrated supply and » working centre, iyi Remember that the sink -doésn't have to be under or even near a window. If you can save plumbing on an inside wall, put it there . for- extra storage space. If you can get more counter surface or storage space near the sink by moymg the range and re- frigerator, do so. If possible, place a hase cabinet or two near kitchen doors. You'll then have a handy counter surface for trays, bundles, and the grocery basket: Don't Igave useless corners. There a spcin corner base cabinet with rotating shelves that will 'solve the problem and give you welcome extra space, f° £ ! _ periments that Drs. J. P. Scott and 3 = Do men and animals fight be- cause of some inherited inner urge? Or is it because they are trained to be belligerent? Some light is thrown on these questions by ex- Emil Fredericson of the Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory have been conducting with-rats and mice. The laboratory has long been studying the behavior of animals to determine the relative influence of heredity and environment on beha- vior. Though heredity, especially the male-hormone factor, may be im- portant in some situations, train- ing proves to be 'more important. Drs. Scott and Fredericsop. regard this "as - hopeful because the same laws of learning and habit-forma- tion apply to all higher animals. But the two investigators find that more . not research is necessary before it is tals were received. Here's a tabula- fi: aa This: brushed rayon. gown in coral girl. IV's edged in white Venice lace, has pearl buttons, and is slitted at the 7 + sides for comfort. was designed for the paycheck & mandarin collar, white BY EDNA MILES FPHE girl who earns her own § «living and must. therefore. t an entire wardrobe from uickly becomes a shrewd shopper, When she shops, she looks for practicality as well as fashion. nny " In thoosing boudoir fash- ions, she passes up gold- etched tricot and the pleated nylon nets in favor of gowns and pajamas, that are charm-' ing but inexpensive. And, in making her selections, she ed nson that launder well. Designer Myrtle Mayfield has done a series of just such gowns and pajamas for Colura in high fashion colors and in warm and washable brushed rayon, These have a styling that's definitely young. hey're done "in warm, glowing col- ors: aqua, coral, pink and sand. Some have clean touches of white in big pom- pons while others are sparked y- bright ribbons. The mandarin collar, the { looks for fashions that are JA § young, that are comfortable, [SE Warm wear for a wintry night is the over-all pajama in aqua brushed rayon. Waist - length Jacket has a wide slit collar touched with coral ribbons, Peter Pan collar and the dol- man sleeve appear in these awns and pajamas, both for - ashion qand ' for comfort. Flowing cuffs are used, too, and often they are piped in a contrasting color. . safe to conclude that training equal- ly influences fighting in higher ani- mals, man included writes Walde- mar Kaempffert in the New York Times. Apparently there is no spontan- cause for fighting. Rats and mice, and per- haps man, if some extrapolation is permitted, do not need to fight. If they fight it is because of goading training. The arising need for food may be as- sociated with training: The converse is also true, In other words, it the environment is right, mice and rats can be train- eous and internal natural fighting ed to keep the peace. Drs. Scott and Fredericson point out that there are departures from "the behavior patterns of rats and mice in some other species. Dogs, baboons and men 'gang up" on an individual, do. It may be that this is a_here- Rats and ymice spontaeously through never ditary difference. If so, then what holds truc of rats and mice does species. hold true of. some other To discover. if man is naturally a fighting animal, or if he is belli- gerent because he is often taught to walk around with a chip on his shoulder, is not easy. Rats and mice do not read newspapers or listen to rabble-rousers. Men do and are thus inflamed against whole nations, races and social classes. Such cultural factors will be .diffi- -cult to _control-if--it--turns--out--that-- what applies to rats, -mice, dogs and baboons also applies to man. ~~ SALLY'S SALLIES ' EN Cap tr Koay Fram Salem bo Wd nghes wor "There's no, longer. any discount =--not even for high government Ainin)elt taxes. year ending November 30, 1951, Deposits have al. reached highest figure in Canadian banking history, the total at the end of the Royal Bank's fiscal year s.anding at $2,350,314,347 as compared wtih the previous year's figure of -$2,337,503,468. This increase has oc- curred despite a reduction in 'Gov- ernment deposits of nearly $46,- 000,000. Interest-bearing deposits have also reached a new high level of $1,123,723,791, an increase of $19,805,505 as compared with the corresponding figure in ance sheer, The steady rise of in- terest-bearing deposits, characteris- "stic of bank statements during the past few years, shows a tendency to level off, dae no doubt to the im- pact of heavier taxes and higher liv- ing costs. Non-interes. bearing pub- _ lic deposits $39,694,767 and now total $1,085,- 717,203. Demand for commercial loans in Canada has continued heavy, due to the high level of comercial and industrial activity during the past twelve months. This is reflected in Royal Bank Statement Sets New Record As Assets Cross $2.5 Billion Level Total deposits. at $2,350,314,347, reach new high point for Canadian banking--Liquid position strong--Increased profits offset by higher etoile afemnes. 3 New high records in the field of Canadianbanking are revealed in the annual financial statement of The Royal Bank of Canada for the asscts have now topped the $2.5 billion mark and stand at $2,515,645,208, "an increase of $18,268,886 over the record figure of a year ago. the- 1950 bal- have increased by The report, just issued, shows total an increase of $67,122,070 under this heading as compared. with the cor- responding figure in 1950, Much of this increase occurred prior to the Government's announced policy of credit restriction in February, Call Pans. im Canada standing at $21,- 191,848, are down by. $31,347,547. The liquid position of the pank con- tinues very strong. Cash assets total $488,057,439, which is equal to 20% of all the bank's public liabilities. Liquid asscts amount to $1,624,599,- 059, equivalent to 66.96% of the bank's liabilities to the public. In- cluded in the bank's liquid assets are Dominion and Provincial secu- rities totalling $836,209,938. Bank Premises Account has in- creased from $17,068,704 to $193 508,884, due to the bank's continu- ing--programme of branch--building and improvement. During the year major improvements and extensions were completed at a number of branch points for the better accom- modation of the bank's steadily in- creasing client@le and staff and for increased efficiency. Many people can easily spot a modern piece of furniture or a modern interior. Yet they scarch in vain for a common denominator, or a rule which says "this makes modern." Kim Hoffman, world famous de- signer, believes he has found a formula. which will help solve the * problem for the average layman, Modern, he believes, is not a serics of elements. It is not char- trcuse walls and: pink sofas, nor spindly iron furniture, nor sling chairs, nor free-form tables. Though legitimate in themselves, these pieces, he says, cannot make modern. ; "It is the atmosphere rather than its separate components that counts," he says. Modern Means Special Outlook. "Going modern" to him simply means sharing a special philosophy and a special outlook on. life, Mo- dern "has character, He chooses to describe it in three strong charac- ter qualities -- honest, simplicity, and -generosity, ; Honesty, he says, enters the pic- ture when you stop disguising things to look like what they are not. Using marbelized paper to fake a marble table top he cites as a 800d example of what should not be done. > It means courage to refrain from covering every column with mir- rors, and to hang draperies without a covering valance, - Simplicity is the second defining quality and the one which he con- siders most. difficult to -achieve. People who have been exposed to the flapper era of: ."cuteness" do not alwaya take to it kindly. "Tlrere-is-nothing cute nor coy nor fusey,about a modern interior," says :Mrs: Hoffman, "Rather it is = -# study in understatement and ma- + tueity: We do, not fear the empty aces. 'outsl or houses; why Ret, mat <we fear them in our ' 5 . "has a Jurgiture? Jo. 91684 of:Dmying more furniture; why | ean't we 'buy forniture? An | ry eon. or a bare wall has | If You're Modernizing Your Home These Hints May Be Helpful . puzzled me: why. did. the. congrega- tion hurry out so quickly after the | o AWell," the. native. replied, "the | sexton: makes - thei: leave their |. quiet restfulness, and there "is real pleasure in looking at fine woods." Generosity, the last word in his trilogy, implies, he says, generosity --where--several-small-tahles; chairs; lamps or pictures were used in the past with cluttery effect, modern interiors employ fewer, but larger picces. One long row of unified book- cases or chests takes the place of innumerable small commodes of. different heights. Instead of fram- ing three windows individually with six panels, one generous cur- tain now covers the whole wall, In- stead of two or three short sofas or love scats varying in type and size, one long sofa continues hori- zontal lines, -One or two bold, gen- erous patterns are used to accent - plain_ fabrics. ¥ Generous lighting calls for fewer lamps which .give stronger light, and clearer lamp shades which cast a whiter light. Generous carpeting means wall-to-wall carpeting or linoleum to take the place of seven small scatter rugs. ~ In understanding overtones of "going modern," Mr. Hoffman be- lieves home owners will not seek just to be fashionable or modish, They will rather seek the intelli- gent application of their own aes- thetic ideas to make contemporary rooms which (are airy, spacious, comfortable, and useful. 1 FIRST COME --da A visitor to the village attended church and "afterwards a resident asked him what he thought of the service, £ "1 liked the service very much," said; the « visitor, "but. one. thing "#4 Benediction" umbrellas in the porch, and those who ott: late haven't much. of ae .. in line and treatment.. For instance, | making somthing that is new and %GiNERFARM Guendoline D Clarke What do people do with their spare time--that "is, when it isn't Christmas? Read, play cards, run around to dances, 'parties and shows? Yes, we know people do many of these things--some more, some less--but there are also plenty of folk who make use of thejr spare time to develop their own dreative talent. And I believe their number is on the increase. At least that is my impression after visiting local - bazaars, hobby shows, and more recently, a sale of arts and crafts. It is also evident in the tremendous response in this district when night 'school classes were organized by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of teaching art; leather- craft, sewing, woodwork and other forms of handicraft. Obviously, people like to work with their hands and their brains, Perhaps 1 should put it the other way found because a person must first use his brains before he can work with his hands. Small town bazaars are more or The work that is contributed and the articles offered for sale are generally along the lines of knigting, crochet, fancy work, baking cand candy, probably because these items are always sure of a ready sale. Church members responsible for all this fine work certainly wouldn't have much spare time left on their hands for i¢le amusement. Think of the number of work hours involved in such an undertaking! It must be colossal. . -- At hobby shows we find a greater variety of handicraft. Here there is work that has been adopted pri- marily as.a hobby--craftsimen, both men and women, taking a delight in different, testing their own skill and ingenuity. Occasionally hobbies also develop into profitable sidelines. Somebody once. said--"Show mie what a person does in his spare time and I can tell "you what kind of person he is." There is a lot of truth in that observation, isn't there? When there are so many creative pastimes to work at and to hold our interest surely none of us need be guilty of "killing time." Last Saturday I picked up two of our neighbours and took them to less--conservative -in--their set-up. | Lt aaa aaa AS eee a sale of arts and crafts at a neigh« bouring town, cleverly timed to catch the Christmas gift-buying public, It was wonderful , , , but - terribly hard to make a choice for "the presents one wanted=to buy. Pottery of all kinds -- useful and tion there was a young lady. artist from the Sovereign Potteries de- F=TITONStTA tHE handmade pottery, It was fascidat- ing to watch her at work, A few "deft touches of the brush--and there was a water-lily in" full bloom. from soil - taken straight from the 'nearby village of Terra Cotta, The thing like marble cake, only pinky- white. Of course all the pottery was glazed and baked and was most attractive, ; Another display was quite unique --at least I had never seen anything like 'it before. Costume jewellery in the very finest of leather--in all kinds of artistic colours and designs. "I bought a beautiful orchid pin, in bronze and gold, that I am' sure Daughter is going to love wearing on her lapel on her brown fur coat. I wouldn't have had any trouble in choosing one for my own use but [ couldnt afford to be Santa Claus to myself, : In handwoven goods there were guest towels, place. mats, scarves and most attractive evening bags in a pleasing combination of colours. Between us we came away with three bags and two towels. : Friend Phyllis 'was having a wonderful time--picking out cos- tume jewellery, thinking about it afterwards, and then deciding a different colour would really be much. better "for her sister-in-law, "It was changed with the best of good humour. Then she bought a bag for Aunt Susie . .. in a few minutes she was back again--she had to have one in blue for Pamela -. and that one in coral shad "would = be "grand for 13-yecar-of Bonnie! Finally we had a cup of tea and made tracks for home, very well pleased with our purchases, and grateful for the initiative of the Arts and Crafts Guild who made our. purchases possible. Wore A Uniform Broke Into Rash That a United' States soldier had - to be discharged from military ser- vice because he broke "out into a rash every time he put on uniforms is by no means a mystery to the medical profession, for the fact that certain people are allergic to pecu- liar influences 4s an old-established one. " A few ported that broke out in tion hehi ago a doc.or re- one of his patients sores and intlamma- the cars and on the Mears Lventually it was found * that this was caused by thie nickel- framed spectacles he wore---such as are worn by thousands df people reason. ithout ill effects. But the doctor found that if he placed a nickel com on Ue palm of this man's hand for a few hours, the skin be-, neath looked as though it had been burnt. A young wife who became ill at imtervals found to be abnor- mally sensitive to flour in its raw state and was only unwell after she had been, making cakes. The cons tac. of silk with the skin of some 1 ple has a most harmful effect, I'he fact is that our hwodics have fads and fancics ust as much as we, was f their owners, have. Fortunately, most of us are not adversely af. fected by things with whieh we come into contact on frequent oc casions, In a country church hy eabsent- - minded verger was Showing two late strangers into a pew when the © preacher announced his text: "Paul we know and Apollo we know, but who are these?" "Just two commercial traveliers from the Red Lion Tavern," answer- ed the verger. ak i Snauprsen » ister Kod stems roy li het h grow. o total of ap; motely) 9 ksh 11x timas i body length, according s ¢ fo spend a year looking inte | : .~ those teeth? Huh--not ey ATE, Eo Ar There were also bowls, vases and ° ashtrays in natural terracotta clay, streaky clay mixture looked some- bridge of the nose for no apparent [ "ornaméntal, Audas an added attrace TTT 0s Fan a a ie ra SET SR © Cr,