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YAQAITURDAY, ssrrrEl/rssrt 23, 1922 i

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CHtLD WELFARE

its organization of which mo». by pr I00 little-is heard beyond lhedpnunde of its own immediate lrétfvfltles is the-Child Wcilaro and Pilbltc Hehllh branch_ of the Red in this province. This organ ‘ix-anion. under-the capable super- vision of Miss McMahon. is work lug quietly and noist-lcssiy through the mbools and the homes of the province and doing a work of in olrlcplsble good for present and More generations. its aim, as it's 1mm’ implies. is lo promote child wslrsiq and public health. m. met to instruct. to tell mothers. especially young and inexperienc- Od mothers, what is best fur the phyglcp] and health-of the]! children; to ativhse parents. thffllllh the the homes, with reference lo tho com- IIIM allrrlen-ts and often obscure Dh1hi0al defects which arc 2r hind rance end a handicap to the men- tal [and physical well itcing 0f their children. This is the aim and the method of this organization anzlsureiy no aim could be high- er Ind no better method could be devlised than that of having the work. dom- hy trained and cxperi cnced nurses.

if. is [rablfyillg to know that the work of- the organization is steadi-

mental

schools and

1y increasing and is being inert-at» ingly appreciated. At the Health centre in this city sgcows of child- ren who ‘ION rcgard it as a lllc

saving tlnatitutlon. pay regular

< them; Opinions regarding this pro

for example. s cow posed for photograph with an unsightly and dilapidated barn or til-rolling as a background. Such pictures are. us

cow or to the farm as most

people by the pictures they see of

vince of which we boast so fluent- ly in words. are being formed abroad" every day by the pictures we circulate. A! one time there was a vogue for picture post cards representing the vicsbuats crossiur. the straits. the only moans of com munloation between tho island and the mainland. The evolution of the service was later shown b)‘ the‘ Stanley or the Minto stuck in the ice. By means of these and similar cues the opinion was form ed that Prince Edward island was an lcebound island situated 501m: where between Nova Scotrla and tfit- North Pole. '

Other picture post cards follow- ed showing some real glimpsespi‘ Prince Edward island many of which made good adver tisemcnts. Unfortunately also there went out agricultural pamp lets illustrated in many instances with meaningless photographs as

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tir- m‘

ually not very creditable to

them are snaps talkun bv amateur.‘- who know rldtlling of Whitt-‘POUVBIH toms a real picture.

We have beautiful farm and shore scenery which an arllrrl '..\n transform into a pit-tor" tilt-rt will compel attention 11ml nrducc strand era to drivr lllllffi to soc. Thais rfl lilo kind ul‘ should be scat-abroad. the

. photographs which

dually or weekly visits to report

that the Vvcrllulcnt should have

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i Notes By The W y f c. x— To a very considerable number of those who had the pleasure of honing the lectures of Dr. ii L Stewart, m St. James Hall, during the past week, fcw of the topics discussed were of deeper i1 JBSI. than that of splritllulhm. l-z its modern form this bull?! dates from the year 184$ when, at Hyde- ville, run m. lllld Mrs. "Fox with their two daughters were distilri- bcd by IODQEICO/finplrgfii through- t-ut their holneJOne ct" the <laush~ ltrs accidentally discovered that there was some llrtelligcmo be-

hind these sounds. She developed a crude form of communication by

asking questions that could be ans wered by raps.

Vvvvv

In this way the statement was conveyed to her that the author '0! the rapping was the dlstmtbod- ied spirit. of a murdered pcldlcr, whose body hatl been buried in tho cellar of the Fox dwelling. Search was made and tho skeleton was unearthed. When- this discovery was nolscd albroad a belief arose that intercourse could be estlvbllsh edubetweon living persons and the splrlts of thou-n. who had dc- parlel! this life. This bullet spread like an epidemic all over North

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as they were called, demonstra- ted wonderful manifestations of spirit powerhtllat could not be‘ ex- plained by any known luw and im- itators of these resorted to fruud und deception.

The Great War, which came upon a world submerged in mtrtcr- iullsm and commerelallt-lmmrought with it a revival of spiritualism. in millions of humus suddenly be- reaved of dear ones the desire to communicate with the departed.

always strong. received a new and‘ powerful impetus. Psychical research seems to have confirmed the fact. apparently established by the manifestations at Hydcs- vlllc. three‘ quarters of a century ago, that. there is some rxterlor intelligence behind and tiirecting ' nJgt-s that have come ac- .t the unseen. But a p:'_'."' vltydrt remains as to WIIPHP‘

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kindly nurses and to be further all abroad. for puhlleifull! 'l!\ WW5" m‘ Jrhnmce upon "S vols-fies H t

visodna to dict. recreation. sleep. otcadfundretis of homes in the oity‘ and throughout the province are bding visited. the mothers con fsrred with and. where necessary. advised or warned as to tlru health of ‘the children.

The good thus done is incalcul- able and infinitely farmaching. The moat loving and best inten- tloned parents often overlook the fact that there may be removable’ causes for backwardness and list- lfskuess in their child. that sumo slight defect. -ln teeth or eyes or ears maybe the cause of the wsnl 0f rigor and robustness that should be and is the herilnze of every. child. The trained eye of the experienced detects these and advises

nurse accordingly and as a rmult ‘many a child doomed to ll. life of uselcsencss or worse has been placed on tho road to normal ulclrull ‘health.

Tile work of deserves every possible encourage meat from parents. from munici- palities. from the government. [ts development and extension will menu a healthier and more grceucive community. a ‘happier alni..more useful citizenship and

physical and

this organization

DIO-

1 hotter men and women, for» good

health presupposes goodness.

"Wo understand ll: is the inton- tioh of the local branch to have a demonstration booth at the EXhl- bltion next week where children will be examined. advice given and literature distributed. Mothers with young children will be ea- pcclally interested in these de- monstrations and they will be giv- en s cordial reception by the nu“- scs ln charge. l

UA-Wnlcrunc Puetlcrrv

lMuny photographs of Prince Ed- -w'nrd island scenery have gone abroad in the form of post cards, newspaper cuts. advertising pamp- lsts. etc. Many of them were cre- ditable tn the province and have dons good; many more, we regret

i. say. t... not credilablsanll lr-

they did no harm they rertwiftly

pars abroad anti for lHlISFWUlIlB, all bulletins that go out. from ourdlf fercnt government dcpartnlcllta. l There are at DFPBOB! "l" show window of B'l_vcr'h studio on Great George Street a number .01 cruel-god and colored photozfi-Phfl of French Fort Farm at ROCK)‘ Point, owned by Mr. J. ,0. lfvnd- man. These photographs will. we believe, compel strangers to drive across the ferry to sea the farm. the groves. the shore ptrrtrflyfid- Besides being a beautiful and up the une,

ltv

l-xitc the

lo-date vtsrm an historic remnant of tho French occupation

able beauty spot as well as a _.his torlc one. ' - .

given necessary cidental and unselected and artistic picture post cartis

can be circulated. antl the

post cards

mails.

littio weary’ of the

bal duel between Mr.

Mr. Ferguson. Flrst~ Mr.

Crown lands should laud him political oblivion. in

crime against the province. ' Mr.

Mr. l-‘arzuson that he's an unmlti

mentu he's willing

still further talk.

knows that Mr. Ferguson is guilty

‘um M ‘°°d' ThM“ “r” '°""'h°.”*0f wrong-doing. let hlril be speci-

or womeuirwho are not nttNctel bi

flc anddtate when the wrong was

is

only

the old French Fort. lwifll-l M VBFll‘

A few such pictures as these. ii publicity. would do more to glvg outsiders a idea of our real Island than all the ac- llll> that ‘Indeed there should be a censorship of picture unllvsllrahln and harmful cups forbidden the

MR. FERGUSON VS MR. DRURV

The public must be becoming a long-distance and seemingly. interminable ver- Drury and

rises to inform all and sundry that, Mr. [Ferguson's administration o! in reply Mr. Ferguson declares that Mr Drury‘s dealings with Mr Backus were a

Drllry then culls a picnic in tell

gated prevarlcntor. or worse. anti that if he can't prove his state- to resign. whereupon Mr. Ferguson rises at Woodroffe to re-assuiilMr. Drulgy. and, what is worse, tn promls-l

The public, we repeat. lslwuury of such warfare. IfMr .\ Dl-ury

"committed. and where. if Mr. Ferguson is convinced that Mr. Dmry iu-gullty ofnvii, isl._lltnl..tsll_

lgood or bad.

: WT“ .

tism and are umongthe facts admitted by: modern science" To these etc-rum‘ ltloswalrtfl’possibilitiesHof the hu-. mun mind may be addedmtlhatfofl dual personality. The story m? Jekyl and Hyde is by no nreantg altogether mythical. Perhaps s0nm| day the world may resume its nefi lief in the Gospel records of un- clean spirits taking anti holding possession of human bodies. These were very real, always malignant. could be cast out by divine pow er. When was this possibility of rllltcarnato evil spirits taking pus session of human bodies removed from the world? Of this removal we have no record. Does not this pfmfvibillty still exist?

tionsideratiorl of such mysteries should give" us pause before we accept the claims oi’ modern spir-

ltualls-m, as a new. revelation, it is also a matter for serious ref-

lection whether all or anything that the mediums‘ have given us IWTDOrfing to come‘ from departed friends in tho spirit world is worthy of credence Much of ll would give l0 the ordinary mind tho impression that the spirit world is of lower intelligence than this world in which we live. What has apirltualdsnl given us that ls new or valualbic to religion. blur-- Mill'- Dhllosuphyor liclcncHWlrat to advance discovery, to stimulate invention. to promote human pro-

K-ress in tho way onward and up- ward? .

Drur) Tim record is conspicuously bar

rsrr in that regard. Possibly it. has d-oiresomethlrlg tocheck molicrn ieflilellcy toward materialism and to extend the belief in a llf-e be yontl tho grave. 0n the other hand ll fills been fruitful of an uawholc some curiosity in regard l0 mm. lcrs that huvo been wisely and designediy concealed from human knowledge in the earthly stage ol‘ in what way and why, Tlmt, 15 1|] tho public is concerned with. ‘it doesn't care a linkers curse about the personalities of either Mr. Drury 'or Mr. Ferguson or about what their private opinions of each other may be.

The time has come vhonpolltl- clans must he taught that their private vcndeltas have no interest for the public. All that is‘ required of them ill that they discuss ls- suos upon their merits and in a lair end decent way. Iiz.

if we matte up out‘ ml

Canada before and other poi

‘at mice resume his duties tlillkeh-rwhere he is curate for the Telepathy. mind-reading. ltypnnlaev. n. P. MeKlm. while Mum»; up; sg-Qglled "sppqn-y.,mond will resume hltrohurcb Work - sight" m" m, Sgofljgh glghlflndmin St. Paul's tomorrow, much im-

nltilpenings ;0f The

Week

We cannot, of ‘course, all be hand-

SOIIIB I

And it's hard tor us all t. be good, Wo are sum. now and then, to be

lonely.

And we don't. always do an we

should.

r

'i‘o be pa lent in" oetjalwayq easy, “ To be eh rful ls-much harder stilt. But at. leltst we‘ ‘can always b

pleasant,

will.‘

And rt pays every time to be kindly, Althoughww feel, worried and blue: l" Y0“ smilehlt the World and look

cbcertul.

The wnrld will soon smile back at

YOI-l.

Sotny‘ to brace upand look pleasant No matter ‘how ‘long you are down, Good humor is always contagious, You banish your friends when you

frown.

eee

The Lord and, Lady Louis Mount. batten, who have ‘the first part of their wedding tour

in Spain, where they w-ere the guests of the K111i; and Queen, the latter a. cous- in of lard Louis‘. have returned to ‘America and to Europa. Mediums, London and intend leaving shortly for the Ulnlted States. Lord and bady Louis will pnobsbly visit leaving for Japan

long the Riviera and

nts ln the Orient. U l I

Their Excellencltrs the Governor- Gcneral and Lady tByrlg of .Vlmy, and party, who have been spending the summer on a tour of the Can- adian Wlest, 8W8 not. expected back in Ottawauntll the mlddel of 0c- tober.

tee

‘Perfect weather conditions and the opportunity of watching splendid golf of the

ocal players has"

not

The Rev. and Mrs. lE. P. Wright have returned to St. John ‘Charlottetown. when

Raymond. tRe-v.

lat.

proved‘ in ‘health.

an»

Mrs. J. B. ‘Travers, of St. John,l is ttftrwellmm gussvt of Mr. and

Mrs. MdCready.

eta

Mrs. P. Pope is bidding farewell her numerous friends this week

to as she la returning Monday

summer here.

e e

Tho young ladies of the St. Jam

all: ‘that we 1 v M‘ ~ ‘ "r-Sirs-Ycs, scrap the old Orphan- ;

been spending

very

the well known been attracting many to the Golf Course Ithls week. Today tea will be served by ‘Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Wakeford. Mrs. Ray- mond and Miss A. Earle.

from they have _ ‘ _ ‘ _ for that ‘hflnfliggnce l, 0g earthly been for the summer. the Rev..Mr. monk“ 0r to be examined by ummdmh "mm ‘If for (‘Jmulalnn or m‘ lrcaveuli’ origin. and whcthcrlwfltlli-t filDDlYlnz for the Rev. Mm

Mr. Wright wlllltant questions. slicer-ll divided we mu.

Stoneham, lilacs. after a delightful]

a

The Public " i

This column in open fer the deeualon by oer-reopene- Iih of queetlsne" of lnten ‘ The Charlottetown Mien dole not ntellb idly endorse the eplnlenu by in some ""0""-

t

Be Scrapped?

egg building at Mt. l-lenhortnwhich has a death rate of less than 4 per cent.

‘Scrap all Orphanagos with high death rate. .

Scrap all officials operating Or- pllllnagtrs with a death ratc over 15 per ccnt. -

lScarp zlll pwblicly paid "0r- phans" uibn are going around the country "ruin-representing facts; telling half the truth which is wfirss than an urltruth.

Scrap anything and eveny per- son who would prevent or de- prlvh the little dependent child from receiving the best that a pro vines can provide to give them an opportunity to marks good.

It is to be lamented that at thin particular time. when the Protes- tauts of PET-arc doing their ut- most to erect a modern, 0794.0- dats Orphanage, that the Pro vince will be proud of. that the public twould tolerate certain per- t-ons, posing as authorities ' on questions of Orphanage work. cheating contention and dividing an interest and accomplishing prac tlcaily- nothing that will directly ibcneitlt. the orphan child.

The argument brought forward in Prince of Wales (Iullcge against Onphunages was toq ridiculous for publication. Tho idea 0f com- puriltg an Orphanage with 52 per cent death rato to conditions horc, without invesligtltion. where, we have nn Orphanage with‘ a dcath rate of less than 4 p_cr cent, and i have no reason to be- lieve that St. Vincent do Paul Orphanage is any higher; to say the least is cirildi-sh.

Would the President of the So- cial Service Council kindly inform the public how many children they 113V“ Drocured foster homes for on i‘. E. i. is their Organization

lvetvtarizlu? Jlrtlging from the long list of officers recently elec- ted the public would Bay “Ycs."

El

tlle Inland Orplruaghp ’

ed ill tho hands of the Principal

College. lmmcd-Irttelylbecome in- capable of further mental develop ment! _

if the deduction of the P. W. C.

the College cannot turn out bet.- tcr teachers unless furulsllel with hotter prepared primary pupilsl and that better prepared pupils ill the primary grades are impassable without better teachers. as our only source of supply ls Prince of,

cape. , if increasing the salaries

these "underpaid." "uudertraiuetf teachers in charge of the l.l‘llllllf‘)' schools would increase thlur abili- ty as teachers the remedy would be simple. This was tried a short time ago nt l’. W. t‘. without noticeable success. Efficiency cal:

.Wh_v ill the nclme 0i‘ conrnlnn humltnluy cannot Protestants get together and work unltedl_v' for

her. Our weakness ls our differ- ence of opinion on many impor- United we suc-

l am Sir, etc. G. D. WRIGHT i-—<-o->—-———~

2v : =. ‘ A Vicious Circle

-Sir.-—>-Th'e‘ letters appearing your paper by and others in regard to Prince of

interest in this section. Notwith- standing anything “Potlagogue" may say to the coutralgv. the. peo

wlso large a number of students in matter. as a matter that calls for immediate investigation by our (iovernment, the blame placed

es where it rightfully belongs, anti

the great good of the greatest numl

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“Educatiollalll-il" ~

Wales College are read with much|

pin of. Prince Edward lsllmd wlll_

look upon the annual plucking of.

that institution as a very‘ serious‘

ho easily demonstrated by results. As for jazz and movies it‘ (‘harlot- lctown is so wicked and seductzve. give us a real ‘County Secondary School at Summcrside and sec Prince of Wales College wake up. i om. Sir. etc... PRINCE COUNTY.

Normal Turning _.-..__

Sirr-Tllere appeared in the is- tulc of your paper of the 19th. inst two letters one by ‘Soil’ nlld allo- titer by ‘Pedagoguef’

l have advocated the reduction ol lllt- press mark at Prince Wales College to an average oil B0 per cclll. 'l have advocated thcl languages and science be equalized. and that u course in normal training wortlryl of the naulc by given at the Col- lege. Arc those ‘patent ulbtvurllit- lets.‘ “lose broadly speaking are practically llll the reforms i have

and Staff of the Prince of Walt-s it. and that thcre is no public ben-

dcfentlors is correct. that is: that (194.11 win,

Wfllvi COIIPBB- Y0" llflvfi i‘ "M0115 gore ltt the bottom without affec- clrclc from which there ls no cs- m"; (he -brjgm on“; the second

not us much that the general stan- dard is too high. though he still _ or-ctrsionully hanps on this theme. otlhut that certain sulblects are un- duly weighted at the expense of‘ certain others. Languages. that is "mmenmcs ‘md to say.- arc weighted at the ex-

Guild are lobe heartily congratulat- ed on having seclnretTPmf Stewart of Dalhousle, for the splendid course of University Extension Lectures put on in St. James Halli this week. Large audiences of interested ps0 pin afternoons and evenings show- ed very clearly that the lectures were appreciated. The lhops was very generally expressed that the Guild would approach Prof. Stew- art for a further lecture course along similar lines. W-hile in the city Prof. Stewart. was the guest Wood. Halifax, has as her guest, tho Manse, lBrlgbton. O i I

prevent its repetition. "Educationallst" claims

hers claim" that

and even the jazz band and movies. But one need look

one‘ of the

College to succeed tits students ‘for graduation. after an

of Prince of

Invitations were received this are preduflmd

wee-k by relatives and friends ln this City to the maurlago of Miss MaryGrace Hurling of Westmount P. Q. b0 M. Coll. William Cedric Nicholson, DISK}. M17. son of Dr. ,lu1d Mrs. Nicholson 0f Moutrdal.