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Editor and lhnnging Director-J. B. Burnett Andes-Inn ltdltnu-Frnnk Wnlkn and Il- IL Currie

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MONDAY: Milieu A23, 1931

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TliE GIIARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

‘Jlco-rroalflcnl-tl. L Burnett

Notes by the Way

The decision of the City Council to go back on their resolution to pro- vide a rest room and quarters for the Tourist A iatlon in the Market Building may, or may not be all right. But the councillors excuse for their recantation with regard to a

llillat £0112 ' of

The Centre Of Interest

1t is significant that in its first editorial reference to the legislative session the Government organ, after mentioning that it will be the last session before the general election and the first to be opened by l!!! new Lieutenant-Govemor, devotes the remaining seven paragraphs of its remarks to anticipating what the Opposition criticism will be. Collid- anything be more indicative of the negligible character of the admin- istration, or of the fate which awaits it at the hands of the electors? Tech- nically the Lea Government is irl oflice, but politically it has been tried and condemned, and awaits only execution and burial. Public in- terest has already shifted to the in- coming administration led by the l-lon. J. D. Stewart. Our contempor- ary evidently sees this very clearly, and admits it when it assumes that the Opposition members, their act- ions and speeches-and not the act- ions and speeches cf the Lea Gov- emment-will be the centre of in- terest at the forthcoming session.

adopt.

West as of anywhere else.

notwithstanding the

ent difficulties, as it has done l

perity in .the West and must be pre pared to take advantage to the full

Eastern provinces.

What Other Course?

Strange Contrast

A speech delivered by Mr. E. W. Beatty, head of Canada's greatest private enterprisejs inmarked con- trast to the windy oration of ex-Prem- Ier King in presenting the case of the opposition in reply to the Speech from the Throne. while Mr. Kins was speaking in the House of Com- ' mons, the president“ of the Canadian Pacific Railway was delivering up address in Toronto in which he also discussed the economic problems of the Domnlon. It was observed that between the spirit of Mr. King's pro- longed oration and the spirit of Mr. Beattys business-like analysis there wg5 a great gulf fixed. Nor was the fundamental difierence difficult to discover or to define. Mr. King. the acknowledged leader of a. great political party. a party of very proud traditions and memories, was actu- ated by a strictly partisan motive. Mr. Beatty, one of the most out- standing Canadian leaders in an- other field, spoke from a. different motive. He preached no counsel of despair, but one of confidence and courage, based upon the recorded history of the Dominion and its proven ability recover from even more serious depressions than that which now prevails. The public are in a position to benefit from the mistakes o! the past and when Mr. Beatty stresses improvident expendi- ture he indicates one of the principal mistakes into which this country has fallen in tim of apparent pros- perity. This is a disposition which fr; time supplies its own corrective ’and the next few years must be years of prudence and economy in public ulpehdllul-e. But the prospect is not one to weaken the resolve of a people who have survived worse difliculties and there is encourage- ment in Mr. Beauty's reminder that. with the exception of wheat Canada's production of basic commodities was gnctt in 1930 than in 1925. Will anybody dispute his statement "that our country is just as strong and our people stronger, more resource- lui and just as confident in the main ls in recent and commercially mflfe active years"?

The great Canadian enterprise over which Mr. Beatty presides is doins its full part. as the Montreal Gazette cirserves. toward the improvement of conditions in the Dominion, as it has always done. The general recession in business has affected its revenues while, on the other hand, it has maintained its position as Canada's hrgqg taxpayer. Mr. Beatty believes that as rcgarch world conditions the international war debt situation will have to be remedied before there can b, ggnulng improvement in certain, upgqu of progress, but this, l! he says, is not a situation which Can- ldllm can Bettie. They can. lww- will be the duty of the local will». ever, do much to remedy conditions gays the Montreal Colette, to watch at home and they will go xmhel- and, ml- these lmdelirablc visitors and progress more rapidly in virtue of prevent them from resorting to their

to which their commercial and in- dustrial relations extend." Had the Bennett administration authorized the Russian offer, it would. thereby, have justified slave labor conditions under the Soviet, and, at the same time, it would have subjected the trade unionists of Canada to unfair competition from Russian slave labor. The Dominion Cabinet could not do otherwise than abide by the League agreement in defence of Canadian workmen and in disappro- val of forced labor under the Stalin dictatorship.

Editorial Notes

After all, as Premier Bennett re- marked of Mr. King's speech in Parliament last week, four and a half hours seems reasonable to make up for six months’ silence.

Premier Lea may whistle at times to keep up his courage, but to the Patriot the sound isn't inspiring. dur contemporary is already groom-

ing. itself for the role of local Op- position critic.

Premier Bennett made a crushing reply to the Opposition leader's as- sertion in Parliament that the Gov- ernment had failed to implement its election pledges. The Government. he said, proposed to observe these pledges to the fullest extent. This could not be done in eight months. 1t had never been suggested that it would be done in eight months. The Government proposed to go on until it was done. He was aware that some of those opposite would dc what they could to sow dissen- slon and to encourage dissatisfac- tiom. But he did not think the people of Canada would be deceived.

New York police believe they have discovered a "murder syndicate" whose price for killing ranges from $150 to 61.000. This is a rather startling de- velopment in New York's campaign against criminals of the worst type, whom the authorities, through the police, are determined to suppress be- cause of recent sinister events. In the nature of things some of the coward- ly thugs will leave New York for oth- er pastures, and as Canada is not far

distant, some may come this wcy- It

which such words as Mr. Beattyb afford than they are likely m d0 by supporting the partisan tactics which Mr. Mackenzie King has chosen to And this is as true of the Mr. Beatty's picture of western develop- ment and the part which the Can- adlan Pacific Railway has played in it. and still plays, is by no means overdrawrl. The West will recover dismal Jere- miads of some small Canadians. The West will emerge from its pres-

tlmes past, and will be better for its experience and the lessons which that experience teaches. The East will benefit by the return of pros-

est extent of opportunities which in the past, it is to be feared, have contributed more to the prosperity of the United States than of our own

The Toronto lvllall and Empire points out that in refusing a trade deal with Moscow, and in placing an embargo upon a number of imports from Russia, the Ottawa Government acted in full accord with the terms of

Canada's membership in the League of Nations. Under article 23 of the Covenant of the League, Canada joined with other members of the League in undertaking "to endeavor to‘ secure and maintain fair and hu- mane conditions of labor for men, women and children, both in their own countries and in all countries

milk to the consumption of Sweden

those who drink as well as those who produce milk. Our farmers would have no wony about making ends

meet’ or about m’ uncermntl" o’ He knlzciksmat all doors, strays and u" 0'15“ m‘! “h” h’ e13 n Nay, hath not so much wit as some mun“ stones have, \ . Which in the dlfllelt nights point to There are no Methodists now-a- the“. home. dlyl. N14 11° 139"?!“ "Mm" By some hid sense their Maker such as characterised the live evan- ‘we; gelism of the Methodist 5M"! It Man u the shuttle, to whose wind- the height of its glory. A story is told ing quest

of those days when the local chapel contained a. very melons member, Christian hauled John. V1106" Wu!" nels was periodic outbreaks of_ drink- mgnocwhelybuttoowcltlienc sooner recovucd. however. than be reappeared in ‘the llxperlence Ollll. u hold u bl-ua. dhcullifll thaclm

rest room is open to criticism. The public library, they say, provides the ecessary accommodation for the purpose. It does not“ ‘There is a reading room and toilet conveniences but these do not constitute what is understood by a rest room as advo- cated by the Women's Institutes. People from town and country tre- quire a meeting place where they can talk as well as rest. and a lib- rary reading room is certainly not for that. Absolute silence is demand- ed of the patrons of a reading room, and as little movement as possible.

By [elm W- Barton, M.D WEIGHT AND HEIGHT

One of the handicaps a heal

underwelghtindividuals is that he 40, 50, 60, and 70, years of age. and

all types of build. You can readily

30 to 40. or 40 to 50.

Werc the Library Directors consult- ed by the City Council before public- n ly substituting the Library for the proposed Public Rest Room? Surely not, or the councillors would have been informed that the proposal was entirely impracticable. The City Councillors will have to think of - another way out of their difficulty, - and the sooner the better.

lweight. Then one individual of 5 feet

The Datum,“ u! ‘he reading mom one should carry more weight tha is steadily increasing. The idea is new to many citizens of Charlottetown who rarely used the Provincial read- ing room, and it will take some time before the full extent of the boon that has been conferred has been realized, but when it is the accom- modation will be taxed to its ca- pacity, as has been the experience elsewhere.

before, one may have long legs an a long body.

every height and age.

A learned economist once remarked that were herring as scarce as sal- mon, the public would pay double the price of salmon for them, as they were so much more succulent and nutritive. But because they are plentiful and cheap their popularity is at a discount. People are poor Judges of their own interests, choos- ing what is fashionable often instead of what is nutritive and economical. This applies to the use and neglect of milk. Milk is a complete food and the cheapest in the world. One quart of milk is equal to one pound of lean meat and costs less than half as much.

pounds. under, add or subtract 4 pounds.

of living are much better. They suggest that between 20 and 30 Years‘ of age we should be a m 10 pounds heavier than the above figures. At the age of 30 to 40 we should be exactly the average weight out- lined above. ' At the age of 50, weight can be 30 pounds below the average. The general idea then is that a few Pounds overweight in our youth is an asset; something to grow on," but a5 We 810W older we should cut

down on our food intake if we wish to live well and long.

Interesting experiments were rec- ently made in London by Dr. Corrie Mann and Dr. Orr who took 200 boys of school age. dividing them‘ into seven groups. They gave to the boys in each group special diet in addition to the ordinary basic die- tary-to one sugar,'tc another but- ter, and to another a ration of milk. It is very lnterwting to find how very beneficial the added ration of milk was to those boys.

As a result of one year's feeding the boys getting the ordinary diet- ary increased in "weight 3.8 lbs., whereas those receiving milk in ad- dition increased 6.9 lbs. As regards height, those getting the ordinary diet growls inches and those re- ceiving milk in addition grew 2.6 inches. ‘mat is to say, boysgettlrlg a ration of milk ln addition to the ordinary diet gained on the average 3 lbs. more in weight and three- quarters of an inch more in height, in one year.

Weighing the steadfastness and state 0f some mean things which here be- low reside,

Where birds. like watchful clocks, the noiseless date

And intercourse of time divide, Where bees at night get home and hive, and flowers,

Early as well as late,

Rise with the sun, and set in the same bowers;

In addition, it was observed that their health, spirits and ability to use their brains were increased by the milk ration. Another set of ex- periments was carried out by Dr. Orr. He had 1,400 boys living in seven warns. He conducted experiments over seven months, and as a result those getting the milk ration increas- ed in height and weight about 20 per cent. more thanthose getting the ordinary ration. This experiment was repeated with exactly the same results. Bo milk is not merely im- portant to the farming industry, but it is utmost valuable food for the children of this country.

I would, said I, my God would give The staidness of these things to mall! for these

To His divine appointments ever cleave,

And no new business breaks their peace;

The birds nor sow nor reap, yet sup and dine,

The flowers without clothes live, Yet Solomon was never dialed l0

fine. .

Man hath still either toys, or care; He hath no root, nor to one place is tied.

But ever restless and irregular About this earth doth run and ride; He knows he hath a home, but scarce knows where;

l-le says it is so far,

That he hath quite forgot how to go there.

In the United States the consump- tion of’ milk is 50 per cent. greater than in Canada, and in Sweden 400 per cent. as much. If we could only bring up our consumption of

it would be a mmehd mun w

And passage through these looms

Cod ordered motion, but ordained

no rest. u ‘Henry Vaughan, (1512-95.)

Sunday afternoon John was particu- larly aggressive and dilputetioul with a brother who never touched,

the '0fllqifllI1V_O_ couuucometlcutnmsrlnhllwflillllllil;

with the most ‘audits. orthodox and

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writer ls under in trying to give helpful suggestions to overweight and

writing to men and women of 20, 30,

see that what might be good advice for a young man or woman 2) to 30 years of age would hardly be so 800d for those of

Further where there is a tendency to tuberculosis or anaemia in the family the advice would be to try and keep a few pounds overweight, whereas if the tendency was to dia- betes, then the advice would be to try and keep a few pounds under.

inches may possess a slender nar- now body, and another of the same height a wide body. Naturally a wide

the narrow one. And, as mentioned

Here again the same weight would not be correct for both. Now you can see that it would be impossible to get out a table that would give the correct weight for

All that can be done is to use what are called average tables. The average man 35 years of age is con. sidered to be of a height of 5 feet 7 inches and should weigh 150 pounds. For every inch over add 6 pounds and every inch less subtract 8 pounds. The average woman, 5 feet 4 inches in height, age 3U, should weigh 130 For every inch over, and

However our insurance companies nave been able to show that if the weight is a little more than these‘ figures when we are young, and a lit- tle less as we get older, that we will not only feel better but our chances

iai which is absolutely waterproof. This kilt is worn high round the

reaches below the knees. It is in- tended to be -wcrn witirgalters and under a great-coat. If the driver's seat becomes l. pool of water the

fui ignorance of the fact."

the problems presented by ladies were various and perplexing indeed. They did not like “arriving at tea- time with their fringes out cf curl, or the feathers in their hats droop- ing or facing the wrong way." Yet these bc ablded by the use of a. “Illll frame" on the front of the motor- car; and this was highly dlfllmill in rain or mist-so much ac‘ that "careful driven brefcr to have‘ their. heads mind the edge." Drcll, in fact‘

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The Edwardians

(The Saturday Review)

n, “puny box" or the second- hand bookseller has seldom reWI-rdtd my chary rummagings. But it did the other day. in We H181? 5m“ °‘ a country town, when from the usual ruck of decrepit school texts, Ger- man grammars. religious tracts and out-of-date guides to I'll-Hostile. I extricatcd a volume edited by no less a, figurelthan Lord Ncrthcliffe (then Mr. Harmsworth), which should not ‘ac overlooked by any students of Edwardian social life. And as the hmnorous-crltical examination of the Edwardian use i8 beslunluz W it" tract those noisseurs who have at length discovered that the Victorian age was not really such a Joke as was thought a few yew B80. I 81101116 like m be the first to offer this text for their researches. My pennyworth was the volume on ‘Motors and Mot- or-Driving’ which was added to the ‘Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes‘ in the happy, hopeful year 1902.

It was when self wespectirlg writers. like the whtrlbutorlflm this volume. made apologies for using the word “motor" as a verb; when the motor- let's lofty view over the countryside was still apt to be broken by rc- current irieu of rearing horses and the shaken fist of their driver; when he was exposed to devastating currents of cold air in winter and fearsome dustclouds in summer; when magistrates were very harsh indeed; when Mr. Bell's name was honoured without the complemen- tary Mr. Royce; and when one bold prophet could even foretell the day

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when an almost homeless London would "save the fifty thousand" pounds a year now spent in road scavengering." In fact the days of ' pure pioneering were over; “three or four hundred types and varieties" of motor-car were in existance (ac- cording to Mr. Harnlsworthb chap- ter on how to choose one); "motor stables" were presenting new prob. lems to the architect; England was slowly awakening to the fact that automobillty was about to be thrust upon her.

It is not within my competence to survey the more technical chapters of this comprehensive book, on the steam-car, on "rile Caprices of the Petrol Engine-though even to my unskilled eye it is clear that they possess a considerable ‘antiquarian charm. That charm leaps to the eye of course, in the illustrations. No one with a sense of "period" can look uh. moved upon the photographs o: Queen Alexandra perched in her 919cm“ BTOIIBhB-ln on the terrace at smdl-lhghhm, of the s h. p. aehuua voiturette, of the Berpollet travel]- lag-carriage, or the drawings that show one "how to take a comer" (hugging the right-hand hedge in order to get the help of the road’; camber), or the consternation caus- ed by a “side-sllo" into a lamp post at Hyde Park Corner (noting the glee on the face of the hansom driver).