«~ ‘ r Thursday, Feb. 21st: 1924- LIFE BURDENED. BY DYSPEPSIA Health and Happiness Came With “ Fruita a-fives” Made From Fruit Juices and Tonics Fruit-a-tives”, the wonde medicine made from the juices of on of ¢h oranges, figs and pruypes, is one of the eis eatéat t means of ‘doing good that this country of ours has ever know 4 ,, Pruites “A fiven® is bringing health to. hundreds and hundreis of people who suffer with oer ag aia Biliougness and Dyspeps 4 Frank Hall of W ooo Ont., 's,.‘‘I purchased a box of “ Fruit-a- tives ’and began the treatment. condition improved immediately. sep ayapepele. Sense tobe the burden © oe OF ey. life as i been, and I was of Const ation ao a or $2. 50, trial size 25c. At Ganlers. Ps sent by Fruit a-tives Limited, Ottawa, Ont. Fairville, NB. writes: "I wish to twe Yeonsider your MINARD'S LIN. relief for and chest. tT would nae tes Sie, it if the price Was vas one dollar a bottle Yarmouth, N.S. 7 For Sale py J A. Hacking reputa- | { ~ UR 9 (AM articles credited. The Ban with Ceey FROM OTHER PAPERS: ner doesn’t necessarily agree ) expressed. A BETTER CHANCE London. Advertiser) Statistics show that 8 per cent of the population of Scotland are liv- ing In one-roomed dwellings. Nearly 2,000,000 are living in -dwellings with two rooms. Glasgow gets the reputation for being the worst hous- ed borough, 12 per cent of its peo- ple living in one-room tenements and 49 per cent in two rooms. - In view of these conditions it is hard to see the wisdo of Ol Country papers carrying on propa- ganda against emigration to Canada Certainly this country has nothing of this character, except in isolated cases, and thefe are many hard- working, honest Scots who have come to this country and made good; but they have not gone and huddled in the overcrowded cities SAFETY-RAZOR- BLADES (Stratford Béacon-Herald) The other day a garbage collector of a town in Connecticut resigned be- cause the municipality refused to award him $100 “for pigs killed by eating safety razor blades in gar- bage.’’ The item was read smilingly by many readers. Possibly those who enjoyed the joke most -were merely thoughtless. The question of what to do with old safety razor blades is one of the more serious problems of humane men. The disposal of old safety razor blades is quite a famil- jar worry to those who think. Thrown away carelessly they are an ever-present danger to almost any- body, and now have become a men- ace to pigs. You may use an old blade.for a variety of purposes but they have a way. of accumulating nd, in any case, call for final rid- dance. Whichever method of dispos- al suggests itself, any owner with a conscience or consideration is trou- bled with an uneasy fear that some {ndividual will collide with the edges of them What seems to be needed is a peace prize for the in- vention of an absolutely safe and “easy method for disposition of dis- carded safety razor blades. It would contribute to the peace of mind of a large population. ' HE GOT ONE ANSWER {London Advertiser) Col. J. A. Currie, M.P.P for 8 E Toronto. has a notice in the me of the legislature another plebiscite on the Heuce uy of Ontari This is. ‘the same gentleman who ran for the position of mayor of Toronto, and at that time he stated that his election would be taken as a verdict of the people that they wanted the O. T. A. smashed. Well, Col. Currie got his answer in the way mere handful of votes compared “a — registered 8 two oppon F ll the ayakinignt elections in Set fu 1 i —zs-T ca ae | along certain lines and able to make more for the “boss,’’ but apart from their one “job" they have no skil- led knowledge of anything else. They are specialists, pure and simple, and put at any other job other than the one to which they haye hecome ac- customed, would be entirely jiost. Whether or-1ét it would be pos- sible, under present factory condl- tions, to go back to the apprentice- ship system, we are riot going to say, but anyway the subject is occu- pying quite a prominent place}. thfoughout the world to-day. It does seem, though, that something could be done along educational lines so that pupils could get a more practi- cal education along ‘trade’ lines than fhey do at present, As was pointed out by Rev. r. Smith on Sunday, our present-day education- al system caters wholly to the pro- fessions—ministers, doctors, law- yers, teachers, and the like. To say it mildly, it is scarcely fair. There are a whole lot who will agree with Mr. Smith that the educational sys* tem of the country needs improving,| but just how to go about doing it is a hard nut to crac A MODERN WONDER (Stratford Beacon-Herald) Going to school by sitting at home and tuning in on the radio is what is promised now. It will be necessary only to have some books and charts, and, of course, a receiving set. The professors and the broadcasters will do the rest. Canadians mer- jicans who want to acquire an authen- tic English accent can do so without leaving home. It will be quite pos- sible to get the benefit of a course at a foreign university without going abroad. It seems like something be- longing to another world; but see what radio has done already. Part of Edward Bellamy'’s dream as record- ed in the once opular “Lookin Backward” has already been realiz- ed. He spoke of the time when it would be possible to sit in your own room and turn on the latest opera or whatever opera you wanted; and it is almost possible to do that now. Naturally the development of rad- io broadcasting raises some new questions. What about the rights of authors, composers and artists and others whose efforts are given -to Your ordérs ianeeeed ‘and _ tention E. E. SCHLIMME Greenhouse ‘Phone 620 r 24 ‘given prompt and careful at- ¥ SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS YOUNG Wilson Chambers, a veteran farm- er of Welland district, who has skat- ed for the fifty-sixth year, from his home at River Bend to Welland on the Chippawa River. ue. or a age of skates over a centur: . seventy-four years of are but is still hale and hearty,’and lives content- edly on his farm. He has another SPECIALS ut GEORGE'S RESTAURANT Hot and cold Sand- wiches, Omelets, Steaks ‘and Chops. STILLMAN'S Ice Cream Bricks, Sodas and Sundaes. record of which he is proud. Mrs. Chambers he attended the first Exhibitiéhn at Toronto, and since then they have missed just one of forty-five annual Canadian National Exhibitions, and that. was because they attended the World's Fair at Chicago. Mr. Chambers recalls the days when the pioneers were strug- gling to make Ontario what it is to- day, and speaks with emotion of the experiences of his father during the war of 1812 when he existed for a long time upon elm bark, his home and all his possessions having been destroyed in raids. Mr. Chambers has a unique collection of relics of the war and of early days in Ontario. the world without any return? The Society of American Dramatists points out that it is a fundamental principle, ‘that dramatic, literary and artistic works may not be repro- uced in any way without the con- sent of the payment of royalty.” Would the broadcasters be willing to pay royalties? All they get out of it is what they get from the sale of radio instruments and parts. But they can be left to do their own worrying. No doubt the matter will be settled in time. The fact that si- integrity and professional on tor ness i wisdom is the public's protec- tion. Our equip- ment is modern and our conduct irr eproachaple. We are fair at all times. THINK! Isn't it far cheaper to keep clothes clean than to keep on paying money for new clothes? You want to be well dressed, f course; but dressing well oes not always mean buying new clothes. Rather does it ways look new To kee) your clothes looking mew—th:.t’s our job. The more you use our service the better your appearance will be—and the more.money you will save on your wardrobe May We Serve You ? Joe. Lockhart Over Koch’s Shoe Stere mean wehring clothes that al- coy tee ee there was a candidate for any office who got such a trougping as Col. Currie in Toronto. Toronto furnishes several mem- bers who are anxious to get their hands on the O. T. A., but they do not represent the feeling of Toronto on that matter, nor do they repre- sent the teeling of people all over the province, Especially is this the case in the smaller centres and in the rural dis- tricts, where sentiment is solidly behind advanced temperance legis- lation. It might be a good thing for Col. Currie to travel around a little in these dis'ricts and get whiff of ‘good wholesome atmosphere and sentiment. He is talking without a | knowledge of the facts of the case. q | THE OLD FAMILY ALTAR | (London Advertiser) | A reader near Clinton writes of a stay he had in a farm house re- | cently, What impressed him most | was the continuance of the old cus- !tom of reading the Bible and offer- | Ing prayer after the evening meal. ere is truth in the comment lh makes that the custom has large- ly gone into the discard in recent years. There are homes, many of them, where a word of thanks is offered before a meal, but it is apt to be a perfunctory sort of thanks, very little varied from time to time, and often repeated in a way that gives the impression that it is some- thing that has to be done before the more serious business of eating can be proceeded with. If the old family altar could be | restored in all seriousness and ear- | nestness, there would be put into; feffect a force, the strength of which could ,jhardly be estimate City life, especially, crowds the old family altar idea into the corner. It can be attended to the day schools or the Sunday schools, but there is not time for it at home, An so the children get a large portion of their religious instruction away from home, and the home is just that much poorer for not having given it to them. plea that there is not time will not hold water; it is nét a fact, because there is time for everything else. Ministers could not do a great- er service for the families of their congregition thin by urging and pleading for the restoration of the old family altar'in their homes. TEACH THE BOY A TRADE {Durham Chronicle) Is_the old style of apprenticeship feasible under modern conditions? This was one of.the points debated at the Men's Class last Sunday and the question was looked at from a good many. angles. bok present-day young man gtows u expec the professions, aboot ahs “best. he can hope for is a job in a factory of some kind, where he becomes one of the i in ‘a huge commerical wheel. He learns one { should happen. whe: particular job, be until jhe gets simi lights and went to a sleep full of -happy remembrances. fou never need to be alone or aj think, “J is thrust upon + ~r attention at pres- ent is the wooc@™*ful possibility of] not work any more. radio. But after all, the value of the radio will largely depend 6n the use that Is made of it. It will be of lit- tle value to those who refuse to take advantage of {t. Only a small proportion of the people of any com- munity make anything Hke.a full use of the educational facilities afford- ed by the public library. There is a liberal course of education within reach of everybody who has learned to make use of books for purposes of study. . 7 6 * . . ° s o ° ° . J ‘ e bd ROOMS ° . “e@ ee ¢ @ © @ @ @ © #6 6 @ * Rooms have great influence. As we go into them they come into us. rooms, because of the ‘ouches of love and beauty which human hands have put upon. the walls or floors, or stationed here and there, = an immediate abd happy welcom It doesn't take an expenditure a much money to make a room beauti- ful. I have walked into the rooms of simple homes and: feel inspired far more than by che -eaed and lux- ury of a rich ho Rooms are the r petiectives of some heart. The greatest thing you can put into a room is your spirit. There may be no pictures, no outstanding furn- Ishings, but with your thoughts you may paper the walls with pansies or roses—you may carpet the floor with the richest fabrics of imagination. And if you but lift the shades of the windows the gold of God’s sun will enter. I recently read in a little book that jes near my typewriter this lovely thought: “When you first go into a room make it instantly a shrine, for if you live there it is well that you live with nothing ugly. I have entered many a room in hotels, far from home and those I loved, and been depressed by the at- mosphere of loneliness. But as my mind hung upon the walls picture af- ter picture from those that have giv- en me so mtch pleasure over the years, and as I pulled up this chair and that one and talked with loved ones who I fancied were eaking of me at that time my roo ‘be- came a shrine—and I turned ont the lonely. It is only as we grow selfish that we are. Read Thoreau and you wili learn of a mah who Iived alone in one or two rooms but who ae oul from a thousand cups of bea —George Matthew Adams. Gee, What a Hot. One! —tThe pro- secuting aooreee, was examining a negro w “Now, Mose,” he said, “tell us what you know about this ue. > boss,” _ began ng! think—' tabi want to meee what you Tell us what sgh ch at s iki Fant tm atv] PM set ‘ald Mase, spolaget) in at thinking YOUR HEALTH (By James W. Barton, M. D.) WHY WORKING INDOORS. TIRE, YOU ' In a former article it was shown that when a muscle was exercised, paralyzed, the musciewo that it co Experiments ,on- animals showed that juices extracted from a tired muscle, actually paralyzed a fresh unworked muscle when injected into o If the blood going to the muscle is rich in oxygen these fatigue products are taken up by the flood and are thrown out of the body as carbon dioxide in the breath. o just as long as the lungs can supply a suffiicent amount of oxy- gen, then the fatigue products are practically carried away as soon as they are manufactured, because the oxygen of the blood immediately takes them up. But if the blood has not sufficient oxygen in it, and the muscle keeps on working, you can readily see that the fatigue products will begin to accumulate in the muscle and so fatigue or tirednéss comes on. If in addition to working peorcagee the air in the room in which you ar working is not changed requanity. then the blood naturally cannot get as much oxygen from it 'That’s clear enough. You will be breathing air as fre- quently, in fact more frequently, “but there is the deficiency in the oxygen of the room, d an actual increase also in the carbon dioxide. Part of the treatment in severe f pneumonia, where the pa- tient is euffering from air hunger, and the body ts actually turning bine, is to administer pure oxygen from a tank by the bedside This extra oxygen takes up a great amount of the waste products of the body, because after all, it is retaining wastes that is the dangerous thing in all illnesses. by hysician treating tubercu- losis will tell you that it is expiration, breathing out the bad air, that is the hard thing for the patient to What is my point? t in the home where the neces- sary household duties must be per- formed, that tiredness would not come on so soon, were more fresh air allowed to come in. In factories the same applies. I've often thought that some of our department store-people make a tre- mendous mistake in not ventilating their places better:. Women eould stay longer and spend mo And men? Why half the. trouble with men y shopping is the closeness of the air. They tire from Sunt of air. Methodist — Board vors Erection of aie St. uKein, 8, —The-Method- ist Tuxis } Boys il Rangers an Canadian Girls in Training held ‘a social evening on iday. en the your: ‘people ae their social, @. the quarterly board held a special meet- a at which the peed Roe um connection w ¢ young peobie’s activities was f discuss- Try Our Fountain for Hot or Cold DRINKS DIANA SWEETS The Home of Home-made Candy and Pure Ice Cream, . a» Fresh — Vegetables Quality bee el Reas- Delivery to any part of town. Orders left at Hend- erson’s shoe repair shop, opposite postoffice, will be promptly filled. I wish at the same time to express my appreciation for the generous patronage accorded me during the past twenty-seven years. J. R. Richards all pot neg large or small, will attention Say It With Flowers From Listowel’s . We are prepared to meet your every requirement, and Leading Florist have our prompt and careful Funeral Work a Specialty Phone 260. Some choice Cineraria in flower. Daffodils. Sweet Peas and Carnations always growing. WE SOLICIT YOUR ORDERS. Plowright’s Greenhouses Also Hyacinths aad Listowel. Furnace Work Plumbing WORK TOGETHER To build up a aa a heddiag trad- ing centre, merchants must see to it that their patrons can get everything needed in their This can best be done by all the merchants working to- gether so that each specializes and carries a. full assortment of the lines he specializes in, ix merchants in a small town are carrying shoes it is more = likely cyt no or hus a very complete ge - shoes. It would a beltar: tf but two pan died shoes and carried real stoc After a farms and hia_wife have driven in several. miles a keeps me busy. Hot Air Heating Electric Wiring = 4 Satisfactory work CARL ROSS Phone 81, Listowel. bag examined and sealed by a “soft stuff.” MERCHANTS SHOULD | oR ade Insist on the seal. PEEL HARDY ALFALFA We offer Variegated Seed that has stood the test of many winters. All fields inspected in bloom and each our prices are reasonable, don’ ORDER NOW—We won't have it at Seeding Time Peel Alfalfa Seed Producers’ Association FRED C. IRVINE, Manager. Government Inspector. As t take a chance on getting It Protects you. Box 691, Brampton. aie, Just Like Mother A school teacher said to a little boy: “James, suppose -your mother made a peach pie, and there were ten ble—your mother and eight children—how much of the pie would you get?” “A ninth, ma’am,”’ little James ed. no, James. Pay attention, said the teacher. “There are ten of you. Ten, remember. Don't you know your fractions?” “Yes, ma'am,’ said little “I know my ‘fractions, but rem kno’ my mother too. cathe say she didn’t Want any pie.’ some ns som ih es late than never. | day the same for One Th He Ain't Nebber An old darky got up in meeting one night, and said: “Bredders an’ sisters, you know, an’ I know, dat I ain't been what. Ig oughter been. I's robbed hen-roosts an’ stole hogs, an’ tol’ lies, an’ got drunk, an’ slashed fol h f an’ cussed an’ swore, but L thank Lord dere’s one thing I nebber done —HI ain’t nebber lost mah religion “ar * Have you ever. had your path - denly turn sunshiny because vo cheerful word? Have you wond- ered if this could be a same world, because , edly kind to you? u .},