THE M IRROR THE MIRROR PUBLIGNED EVERY FRIDAY AT THR PLUBTEHER JOHNSTON PRESS, 123 an- TaRie ST., STRATFORD. PHONE | i5w PLETCHER JOHNSTON, EDITOR SUBGCRIPTION RATE $1.00 a YBAR Stratford, June 1, 1928 QUAKERS IN SCIENCE It is interesting to read in the London correspondent of The Journal of the American Medical Association of the part which Quakers have play- ed in the development of science in Great Britain. Most of us probably do not appreciate how large it is. After pointing out that members of the Society of Friends naturaly have concentrated, as a result of their re- ligious beliefs on business careers, ed- ucation and the study of nature, the Journal's correspondent goes on: "This smal] religous community, num- bering less than 20,000 in Great Brit- ain in 1900, has formed an important recruiting ground for the Royal So- ciety, the fellowship of which is the highest scientific distinction obtain- able in the British Empire and the hall mark of origina] achievement. In the period 1851-1900 there were on an average probably 17,000 Quakers in Great Britain and among them there were nineteen fellows of the Royal Society, as against 817 non-Quaker fellows. Per million of the population this works out to the surprising figure of 1,117 for Quakers, against 24 for the others. This means that a man had about 46 times more chance of election to the Royal Society if he was a Quaker or of Quaker descent than if he belonged to the general pop- ulation. After Thomas Young the most eminent Quaker scientist was John Dalton, the chemist, celebrated for the atomic theory of matter. "To medicine this little sect has Supplied a galaxy of ability of the first order. Young was a physician, but his standing in this capacity is quite overshadowed by his fame as a physicist. Thos. Dimsdale, F.R.S., well known for his work on smallpox and inoculation. William Tuke found- ed the first retreat for the insane in England. Fothergill and Letsom were eminent physicians in g past genera- tion. Thomas Hodgkins was well known both as a pathologist and as a philanthropist; he is immortalized in the eponym 'Hodgkin's disease.' "But in the last generation was the most eminent name of all. Jonathan Hutchinson was the leading clinician of his age." So illustrious an array of great names from so small a division of so- ciety not only shows that the Quakers have made notable contributions to science but indicates that they have afforded a field of human reproduction for eugenists to study. PROSPECTING DE LUXE Glorified prospecting is what John E. Hammell is planning in the wilds of Canada, says the Buffalo Express. of the past took his grubstake on his back; or, if he were lucky, on the back of a burro or on the sled of a dog team. It depended on where he was prospecting. Jack Hammell, how- ever, is going to do his prospecting of the Canadian north by airplane. What is more, this is not to be any mere individual effort. The thing is to be done on a wholesale basis. Hammel] has been in New York buying airplanes for his venture. He wants fourteen of them. He has or- ganized a company of prospectors. He has heretofore opened some of the best mineral fields in Canada. Now he purposes to scour the whole of the northern country ,operating from Hudson bay. His prospectors will be whisked into mine areas by swift cab- in planes. They will be well supplied with food from a company schooner in Hudson Bay equipped with gaso- line and supplies large enough to last two years. The entire hunt for prec- ious ores will continue for five years. Geologists and engineers in the party will be flown with supplies in large transport planes. The planes will be equipped with special tanks holding enough gasoline to assure a cruising range of 1,000 miles each. Two of the bases will be established at Le Pas, Man:, and Gold Point, Ont. So much for the means of prospect- ing. As to the results, they can at this time be measured only by hopes. Geologists and hopeful miners have long contended that northern Canada is immeasurely rich in minerals of all kinds--gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc particularly. "There are," said Hammell, "inac- cessible regions never before touch- ed by man that are as rich in mineral deposits as the famous trails blazed in Californig and the far reaches of the Yukon. The only way to pros- pect in these regions, carrying enough supplies to sustain the exploration party, is by airplanes. The days of hardship, starvation and death which followed the opening of other famous gold coasts will be a thing of the past." An adventure so de luxe in char- acter certainly appeals to the imagina- tion. The world has not before known its like. W. G. PRINCE & CO., LTD. 424 Bay St., Toronto CANADA'S OLDEST BROKERAGE HOUSE Specializing in Insurance Shares only. We have 40 Clients in Stratford. 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HYDRO SHOP Phone 1278 The People's Store. ea eee FOR INFORMATION HIGH-CLASS INSURANCE INVESTMENTS write PURDY-HILL & CO. 110 St. Paul St. ST. CATHARINES, ONT. ------- 3 CARDINAL POINTS - Safety : Income : Accessibilty Times have changed. The prospector nF ee tea os. tii oc ae THE MIRROR What price hope ing it plenty. Time was that when hope sprung eternal in the feminine breast, mere- ly a tew towels, some plated silver and a frying pan completed the bus- iness of matrimonial collecting. Well meaning friends made the weather directly preceding the final fall one of continual bridal showers, and €verything--hope chestedly speaking --was perfect. It is a tribute to the advertising world--but a drain on a prospective father-in-law's pocket book -- that those days have passed forever. The 1928 hope chest is no weak-lunged affair, and its contents would com- plement a DeMille exterior, provid- ing the exterior be sweet, slim, and susceptible. A flattered bride to be is a flat- tened brideelect when the linen shoppes, lingerie specialty stores, and jewelers have assisted in the hope chest filling orgy. But who cares about that when she looks at the fascinating filling for the wal- nut box that spells matrimonial suc- cess for those who don't take their Linsey too seriously. ish furbelows that can't be ignored by either sex. hope box, store art departments are responsi- ble for adding many charming home chests! The] accessories to the collection. Tiny spring and summer brides are find-| quilted pillows, lingerie pillows, taf- Besides the usual contents of the specialty shoppes and feta ruffled bedspreads and clever knick-knacks seldom used, but pos- sessing tremendous chest appeal, in- evitably find their way into the cedar sanctum. It's an intriguing game and most every home with a prospective bride is a well equipped filling station for the proverbial hope chest. A word of warning, however, to the sub-debs in their early teens. If you think that the knight in the sports roadster is coming along one of these days after high school life is over, start your chest collec- ting early, for there's more to it than appears on the well-polished surface. The chestiest bride is she who starts té HOME" By EDGAR A. GUEST. It takes a heap o'livin' in a house t' make it home, A heap o' sun an' shadder, an' ye sometimes have t' roam Afore ye really 'preciate the things ye lef' behind, An' hunger fer 'em somehow, with 'em allus on yer mind. It don't make any difference how rich ye get t' be, How much yer chairs an' tables cost, how great yer luxury; It ain't home t' ye, though it be the palace of a king, ; Until somehow yer soul is sort 0' wrapped 'round everything. Home ain't a place that gold can buy or get up in a minute; Afore it's home there's got t' be a heap o' livin' in it Within the walls there's got t' be some babies born, and then Right there ye've got t' bring 'em up t' women good, an' men; And gradjerly, as time goes on, ye find ye wouldn't part With anything they ever used--they're grown into yer heart; The old high chairs, the playthings, too, the little shoes they wore Ye hoard; an' if ye could ye'd keep the thumb-marks on the door. Ye've got t' sing an' dance fer years, ye've got t' romp an' play, An' learn t' love the things ye own by usin' 'em each day; Even the roses 'round the porch must blossom year by year Afore they 'com a part 6' ye suggestin' someone dear Who used t' love 'em long ago, an' trained 'em jes' tv' run The way they do, so's they would get the early mornin' sun; Ye've got t' love each brick an' stone from cellar up t' dome; It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home. x her hopeful assembling at un early date. Fam i {tik\ The hope chests themselves in | their modern editions inspire het sive brida] buying. One model not only has the large box expanse, but boasts a separate drawer where par- ticularly feminine folderols may be treasured in safety. Upon attending a trousseau tea recently, illumination upon the hope chest question was gained in strong doses. No prospective matron's life or hope chest can be complete with- out a complete fine of linens. Not just tablecloths, napkins and towels, my dear, but rather an outlay that might possibly be duplicated in the storerooms of Buckingham palace. At that, odds are even in pitting Queen Mary's linen possessions against those of the modern bride. There must be bridge sets, break- fast sets, coffee sets. And then, for the formal dinners that one will never give probably, there must be the cut filet banquet cloth, the an- tique filet luncheon set with run- ners, goblet doilies and elaborate napkins. The bridal lingerie of 1928 is so lovely that it makes confirmed "'bacheloresses" of '48 pause to won- der if, perhaps, they shouldn't in- vest in a cedar chest for no good reason at all. Chiffon, satin, crepe fashioned in pleats, ruffles and fool- er ae Solid Cedar Chests, 42 in. .. $15.00 R. WHITE & CO. Home Furniture and Funeral Service. at FUNERAL SERVICE "OR, WHITE & CO. 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