THE MIRROR THE MIRROR 3 THE MIRROR PUBLISHED BYBRY FRIDAY AT THE PLBETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, 123 ON- TARIO ST., STRATFORD. PHONB |l5w PLETCHER JOHNSTON, BDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATE $1.00 A YBAR Stratford, May 25, 1928 rm GENIUS (By W. E. Donnelly) This little word has traveled down through many years and has gradual- ly outgrown its early garments. In Roman mythology a genius was a tute- lary deity or protecting spirit, allot- ted to man at his birth and remaining with him as a sort of travelling com- panion for life, exercising at times a decisive influence in his character and actions. There were, in fact, two genii, according to this belief, that ac- companied a man from the cradle to the grave. There was the good gen- ius that brought all good things into his life, and the evil genius that was responsible for all the unhappiness and misfortune that befel him. These two genii were antagonists in an en- during battle, each striving continu- ally- for mastery of the man's life. It is really quite natural that we have come to think of the peculiarities of mind and character outstanding in the career of an individual as Genius. Any unique mental bent or brilliancy in a person is looked upon as _ his genius. The word usually suggests peculiar endowments, superior crea- tive gifts, or unusual orginal ability. And it is usually understood that these gifts are a part of the person's inborn nature. We speak of a genius for invention, a genius for poetry, or a genius for money-making. In any case it implies extraordinary powers, and refers to individuals of rare capacities, who reveal great heights of development in literature, art, science, administra- tion, or some othe pursuit. There is a type of mind that seems to be naturally creative. It manifests an original ability even beyond great educational powers. In Myers' care- ful study of the mind in his "Human Personality," he calls attention to this striking phenomenon. One marvels at the mathematical or musical gen- ius of certain children only three or four years of age. Myers points out that very frequently the power to add or multiply almost instantaneously is found in children who have néver been taught arithmetic. Pascal, at the age of twelve, had worked out inde- pendently most of the propositions of plane geometry and had prepared a treatise on acoustics. Before he was sixteen he had worked out the funda- mentals of conic sections. We stand amazed at the ability of five-and-a- half-year-old Mirabeau manifested in the following composition re to himself: "Monsieur de Mirabeau: I beg you} to pay attention to your writing and not to make blots on your copy-book, to take notice of what is done, to obey your master, your father, your moth- er; not to be obstinate; no evasions, honor above everything; attack no- body unless you are attacked your- self; defend your country; 'be not dis- agreeable to the servants, nor be fam- iliar with them; conceal the faults of your neighbor, because that may hap- pen to yourseif." The poets wrote verses before they were ten. Some of them composed before they could write. The genius- es of art and music and invention were drawing, extemporizing or in- venting before they had reached their teens. Somebody has said that talent is like the light of an electric lamp, while genius is like the light of the dawn. That is, genius is simple and natural. It is new and fresh and startling. It shines on common things and awakes them to beauty. The flowers must open up their covered faces when the sun shines. Even so, hearts of men respond to the light of genius. Here is Beethoven imprison- ed in poverty, Francis Thompson dwelling with match-sellers, Cervantes behind dark prison walls. But wher- ever they are, their light shines. You ean't hide it. The fire of genius burns in them. Like stars they must shine because of these natural fires that burn within them. But while genius is creative rather than imitative, it yet requires to be stimulated in order to reach its best expression. Bverybody must collect (Continued on page 6). Fraser's Have You Seen Our Yard Goods Specials ¢ Fabrics in colors to please the most particular are always shown in our stock. Fine quality printed silks now the vogue are much in evidence here as well, Donald D. Fraser 18-20 Ontario Street Electric Refrigeration It is a well known fact that the ordinary ice box does not provide satisfactory solution of the problem of keeping foods fresh. Bacteria multiply very rapidly in temperatures over 50 degrees Fahrenheit and a simple test will convince you that ice is not sufficient to keep your refrigerator below this danger line. The Kelvinator is the last word in scientific refrigeration. Temperatures are kept well below 50 degrees by an automatic heat control. Built too, of the very finest materials, it re- quires no attention from the time you have it installed. The surprisingly low price of a Kelvinator has been brought about by enormous production and this saving is now passed on to the customer. We have in stock models to suit every household both in complete cabinets and in sizes to fit your own refrigerator. HYDRO SHOP Phone 1278 The People's Store. | FOR INFORMATION HIGH-CLASS INSURANCE INVESTMENTS write PURDY-HILL & CO. 110 St. Paul St. ST. CATHARINES, ONT. Safety : ------- 3 CARDINAL POINTS ------- Income : Accessibilty Look This Over If you want a nice home, or property that will always rent well, we have it, and will sell away below the value. Modern red brick, central. Apply G. M. R., Mirror Office. FOR SALE A very desirable lot 26 to 30 ft. wide next to P. J. Kelly's resi- dence, 406 Ontario st. Apply P. J. Kelly. Mirror Ads. How well people ve today compar- ed with even ten years ago! How much variety and flavor there is on the average Canadian table. How much fresh, perishable food is con- sumed. How well it is kept, and how well served--with ice. Thanks to ice, people now eat fruit and fresh vegetables the year 'round; they get their dairy products pure and ice-cold, in sealed containers. What a difference that has made in health, in comfort and in the pleasure of liv- ing. Ice a Universal Need. Ice once was a luxury. Now it is a necessity. Without it there could be no general use of delicate and per- ishable foods. Milk would not have its rich, vital flavor. Ice has rendered @ supreme service in saving the lives of babies. Writing in a recent issue of the North American Review, Dr. George E. Vincent, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, say: "A low infant death rate tells a story of good Sanitation, pure water, a safeguarded milk supply, and the use of the house- hold ice box and the cold storage plant." The infant death rate from intestinal troubles has been cut in two in twenty-five years. Now in Millions of Homes. Tee consumption per capita has more than doubled in the past ten years; it now averages over half a ton per capita--in some places a ton. More than 95 per cent. of all home refrigeration is done with ice, in this country. It is cheap, quickly avail- able in any amount desired, and in- volves no investment whatever except a good ice box, which can be kept well filled by the ice man without any bother to the housewife, especial- ly with an outside icer. There is no mechanical upkeep and your ice sup- ply is abundant and certain. There are millions of homes using ice and a full sixth of them take ice the year round. In the near future one-half of them will do so, and then ice consumption will far outstrip the growth of population. Averages But $2.50 to $3.50 Per Month. Women are learning the economy of using ice. They are learning how to refrigerate food in the home, not merely to keep it cold and free from spoilage, but in prime condition, with all of its juices and flavor intact. They are learning to take ice the year round, to save flavor in winter as it saves food in summer. Flavor is ex- pensive; it costs a lot of money; it pays to preserve it, in all kinds of weather. Ice averages but a few cents a day. A recent check-up of thousands of fice bills, taken at random from ail sections of the country, shows that the average charge for all year round use in the better middle class home runs but a trifle over $40; in the smaller middle class home, less than $30. That is the small sum of $3.50 per month in the one class and less than $2.50 in the other. And still the benefits of ice in the average home have only just be- gun. Ice is inexpensive but it will be even less expensive when better re- frigerators are used and used right-- when housewives pay more attention to the insulation of walls and to solid construction than they do to mere looks. Many ice boxes are inefficient. They burn up the ice rather than re- frigerate food. In a good refrigerator, the results are idea. Why Ice Excels. The more housewives learn about the practical science of refrigeration,the more they appreciate what ice really does to food, how superior it is to all other kinds of refrigeration, how much more natural and how much cheaper. Keeping food cold is not enough. It must be kept dry enough to prevent mold, moist enough to prevent drying out. When food dries, it loses not only its savory juices, it loses its flavor as well. Melting ice in a good refrigerator makes just the right at- mospheric balance--cold enough, dry enough, and moist enough, to keep food at its best. And the air circu- lation is hygienic, carrying odors and impurities to the ice surface and thence in meltage down the drain. FUNERAL SERVICE R. WHITE & CO. 80 Ontario Phone 33 Night 376, A LITTLE AT A TIME According to a morning paper wom- en are now buying their dresses on | the instalment system. We seem to | have seen some of them wearing the| first instalment.--*Punch." THRIFT My wife sent me out to buy the necessary apparatus for whipping whipping cream. I asked myself whether to go to the hardware store and spend a quarter or walk another block and buy it in the dime store. Economy won the argument. "Is that the dingus for whipping whipping cream?" I sked the clerk. "Yes, did you want a bowl with it?" she countered. "The whole outfit," I nodded. "Ninety cents," she murmured, "or did you want me to put it in a shop- ping bag?" "Ninety cents?" I echoed, a bit peev- ishly. "I thought I was in ga dime store." "You are--but the bowl is ten, the cover is ten, the guard is ten, the top is ten, the handle is ten--'" "Bnough," I cried, handing her a dollar. "Thank you," she said, sweetly. 'Where's my change?" I demand- ed, sternly. "Why--the shopping bag is ten , cents," she exclaimed. Next time I'll go to the hardware store and get a one-piece whipper for a quarter--James A. Sanaker, in "Tito." 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