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~‘-' DANGEROUS PADS

Tali, has been said. and repeated y. humbugged themselves.‘ (at ‘itlrs world loves Io be hum- - uggoii" Humbug in matters rels- lli to‘ health have been common. ‘t allyages since the days when lo akin of a mill» black cabwas,

is recognized specific for rbeu-rThe pmcedén“ “e ‘nnumerahlo.

ntism, Whether‘ through range in the rheumatism germ ' through deterioration in the fo- us species the specific was dis» trdedand other remedies, some ftheln equally efficacious, were rblilituted. These are still being ldod to. not by the medical doc- ~>rs butby the many who have a andhant for prescribing remedies tr all ills. No fault could he found lth these well (mentioned pres- ‘ibers if they confined their rem- iss to ingredients they know

some i

tmething albout,_ or at least tcr

use which they are assured are rrmless. This however, chey do 4t. and some of their prescrip- tns are positively injurious, some

them deadly,

Our attention has been called

this by a recent letter in the meet, the greatest medical jour- ll perhaps in the world. by a sdical doctor whose professional ending entitled him to space in he Lancet. Some of the chronic ‘llllfibefs to whom we have re- -rred above. hnd advised‘ the ‘ paraffin for constipation and ro many who loved to he hrm-pI rigged immediately began to rrscl araffiu. This came to the attcn-' on of the doctor and ho issue;

J.n.nu'srs‘stt.n¢mnnoruasrsaoa hsodau

MONDAY, FEB. 102,192; g~

‘touch wilth the- votsrs, wearing

tlltljgtlly

fiWllfi-‘uo

Us L

‘U105

. .,- .

The ‘meaning of the voting cau- nOt be iggkoredpThe cause is not far to seek‘. fi-wsmy-five years c! office never can; "nor over has strengthened a political party. Dry rot occurs; and numeracy; sense of perpetual power against which the electorate rebels; and mistakes are not always forgiven.

ll

Even prime ministers grow out of

the toga as a garment none will tear, and feeling such confidence in their cause as even to threaten

that the election of a moderate‘

NotesBy The Way

Concerning Premiers. The Prem- ier of Canada is also the head of a department. He is Prime Milli!- ter, Secretary of State for Elston‘- rm Aflgffg, and President of the

dent of the Council. ThePremisr of Quebec is also ‘General of ‘his ProvincQ-fl; Tl“; . Prints Minister of News econ

use its‘ Provincial secretarial . Prime Mlnrsterfidt‘ vNew Brims- wick is also Minister of Pulrlk! Works. The Prime Minister 0f Manitoba is also Conrmissioner of Puiblip Lands and Railway C01" miss oner. The Premier of Britlllil Columbia is ‘Minister of industries and President of the (Zouncll. 1i"? Premier of Alberta ls also its Pro- vincial Treasurer. The Premier of Saskatchewan is also President or the Council, Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Railways.

The Premier of Prince Edward

pauy. and in, all pr balbility strain unwise legislation and

private predatory practises. ll cannot be said ‘that any clear-

lnent many votes. as such cases

live for the Judicial authority, and so restores itself the power in re. ‘aetntment of which democracy he. 15in. Whether or not a constantly- Tlllills expenditure

has swayed

sure for the expenditure or public‘ 1001195’. hilt it may fairly be in-I ferred that the vote is a warning to lhe Government to put in prac-

minority against them will cause retirement. Mr. Taschereau- ending-me n,“ minister M. other pm, his Ministry are safe; but not-solvnces are and as the Premier of secure as yesterday. The 40th!!- aition will ibe a respectable, com- s growing force with which to rs t0 discourage everything savoring of

ly marked issue divided the parties. ‘Ills Rdberts case cost the Govern-

wiii c“! ‘"1! and "fly ‘80Vorn~ on the level of the mere forecas- ment that substitutes the legliala-Hifi member‘;

tile electorate may be doubted‘. ilav; ills regard to the perslslrnl pres-

lsland.—~well, he is just that. He |is not burdened with any portfolio

Canada is. But he draws asalnry equal to that of the other salaried heads of departments. lt is not a verylaborious task to draw a sill- ary w-hlen the montblycheque is regularly laid upon 0110's desk! 'l'hlrs for the chamber where our good Premier ‘sits and draws his pay is privileged .be_\".lnd the or- dinary Walks of virtuous premier- ship, “quite on the verge of Hea- ven". if we may be permitted t0 quote from Dr. Young,_A Minister without. portfolio, but not at all i

of his own or the rKingGovernnrent ut Ottawa. They are only paid‘ travelling expenses i and an allowance for attendance when they‘ hang up their lltllit in the sacred presence.

it was not always thus. Puller previous administrat orrs there were only three salaried lllllll$lllli~ in our island Government. And l‘l some “mole minded taxpayers" that ~‘I‘I‘l\ll‘r1 to be quite enough. Nova Sculls has only four solar-l led’ m ilk-tors to look after lire ai-l

Privy CouuciiQ The Prime‘ Mlltlv " ‘ tcr of Ontario" isalso the ‘Presl-

the Attorney '

, "How urns You‘ REALLY no

loss teregraplry urld the radio. llil products ot rrlelrs rrrelltai nests tllai. body of yours» from the neck down t-cirsitltl-lltioll. 'l‘here would be no complaint not for tile fact that mental alert- ness. rrrerrtal ll€tiilll W tireiy upon the lrody- lwflfy Dilli- was rtrctlnt to iunctron. 1he llusr muscles! in trunk were meant for W011i. heant lungs and intestines were built t0 supply their large needs. Now what has supported? ‘Po parllphase Dr. Gene's little rhyme. Noll <13"

er. finer. more

nests and skill are the order of the day. Thus the luilltlle llrlrli- of ille body the trunk. “Where You livel" n5 i-t were. nets little use as you sit all (lay at your desk. or in tile shop. Now nvlrat are you flillllg l" ll-"l with that holly ill Yilills» will‘

intent ncs lruill to do heayy lllirrgs The answer is obvious. Yb ‘must work ilrztt body by plav lm clad thud nlorplj for ltflr-rck of use (from work. isn't. that n reasonable proposition. {<1

walnlrrj: against it. GP-ing ‘so use the prwchnmnt or economy‘ lillil‘ " l‘ i'"i'"ii°'l°" llv“ "F Si?‘ m, as m m“, h r 1 T, A “iml o" "mm" iii llil-‘ielyeil llyitinres us great as ours. But taxes . ls ell »- ' , , so“ 3.» -"--I-Mr. Sauve. His has been a vnjqg llllrl lllflvlllflllléq of members anti- ancot. Hrs reasons are ospeciallykmn I , - tlfflinial salaries have clilrrhvd the. - l; n tbs wilderness for threei , _ , _ .. . . ntercsting at present in viow. 471' years as! b d“ _ ‘golden stairs since then. Are we he recent discussion on the ln-ilmmthpd ' fut u: llinmflfl "y ‘Minot making progress onward and r u e - _- _ nease of cancer. We quote: ' 0 “n e avers m thempwmd m "(mm l!“ “m” "ii" a I lslers. higher RiilflTlPS. And Wfltll For a considerable time lhave poor-spirited citizen

I ~Legl1slature ‘ll-e (has courageously

. rth Gov - _. cancer by two; and h c ' i e emmem m me new Leg“ sons who think that the Premier . ydtr cottons

and i2)» bite fact that the taking glgnljflqgncev importance, and am ment department in order to give;

moors Inch f§wlllll“._l§q-f;fl__0!ea1. for.

y 1 .. . , a a mneral substance was sucmunmge o! yesterdays election. m

I _ v m9 Ensures a stron: opposition, and, "Final. a device, one may say, of

s profound departure from

liner-civilization; and s; our d“. fiction expands and we depart

uirther from natural living we

‘ ‘to suffer more from m“ read scourge of our race." Mtrtlier developing trhs subjec-

le remarks incidentally thaltfithg

ccupaltionsl cancer seems to need on years of the irritation icuulaéd ‘l! file paraffin ere it develops. Pa ‘fills, like many other things "l" .,i"lnless and is harmless Ir. Fl place but it never was iu. landed to be taken into the stom- toh. Neither were many of tho ‘lfillflrfad cure-ails so one! pfeg- fittibed. We have no doubt. that w the truth is knowrrrrsitput er it. will be found to have or. -_ fled in some of the foods or " otncdlss which ws now use-Tina ‘lob were not known wlrcpnpcr. “women lived naturally, Qnd ad no cancer. " v ousepc ELE§TI¢NQ f‘ ‘flfhs Proviocisléqhvernnvsnl iron ii Pyrtihic-vidtlfiiry and " tilts‘

‘ ltgout the}; suppo r of the Island , Instr-m‘ the strict wstooiviitri- l , 1p H nlstry can ‘long hope ld its biace. That Montreal medication the Govern-

_.is the loss at, sup- tn otlorjllrts, null, his; its thodsok or orhflfltqru

ind.‘ ‘c 'huge curved

3 "m"! opposition ensures better administration, -

AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION

The discoveries recently made and still being made iu Egypt, tn the tomlbs of Kings who lived and reigned centuries before the birth '01 Ghrlst. speak of a civilization ill mllly respécts as advanced as, if not more so than our own~nno which has passed sway. The jew- els found buried are exquisitely lbeautiful both in design and ms- terial, rivalling those worn today on occasions of royal pomp and splendour. ' . l

flfre latest discovery was that of a royal couch on which the Kills. whose bones. now turned In- to dust beside it. used to receive in state. it is a huge affair and constructed with a splendor which l “Olltydoy we might call barbaric.

t;ls‘_ fleet

nearly five

@Mlltrail on.‘ ‘each corner richly flfid-od, witluhlolling tongnoof pink Fiibrynnd teeth of glistening white ivory. The legaol- the couch are qr ~lntllfation of s lions-l legs, the

uras are all symbolic andthrow a strange’ light on a civilisation that is now as dead as the king whose royal body centuries llu lay stretched uwn its magnificent couch and received the homage and ttrs admiration-perhaps the opvy of his humble brethren. rDoOQIIIIY “c! tllbn those ‘ovi- ' warm-spoon" , _ <au.»:»srelm-.~s~ forced upon u tilst we srs not the greatest that have been and

. 1..

at

that ws.‘ like than, are hora but

paws richly gilded. The carved fig-i

hint something to do lbealtlc mere. prenr ering and so afford color of] employment as excuse for the sni- ary he draws. Such persons may forget ’ what premiering really means under tile present regime

They forget the troubles of a man whose foes are those of his own household. For who would ‘bear the whips and scorrrs of caucuses, the slings and arrows of conspiracies the .,lecicus_v and Insolence ‘lf ri- vals and the spurns that ‘patient merit from the unworthy tokes for two-thousand dollars a year. Perhaps few would willingly do so. But is the resultant suffering a service to be paid for out of the public treasury, That must give us pause, as Hamlet say-ll.

If tllere were along with the other branches of’ the provincial pulblic service s Depsrinreni of Trouble and the Premier were its offic al head it might be claimed that he lrtrd earned his official salary during the past year. At present there is not any such de- partment legally established, nor would ii add to his personal or of- ficiol prestigc if it were created and he were nlade its iltrllar head. Hut the trnublews and has been tllcrg, ocealrs nril, arousing more concern titan Justice or Agri- culture or Public Works. Perhaps

lifter all there should he ll port-

by the past few years it Wflllld-llft the busiest of any departmenl.-irt the flrovincial service.

True. the province would lose

its present disllnctioqof having a Premier with nomipally nothing to do. But on the other band the door people would get an inkling of how tho Premier is occupied. how his. salary is earned 1nd what they are paying for. And we

wotrl ha mom on a par with No- va ricotta laws had not only four salaried‘ m niltcrn hut as many d5. plrtments as well. lt-Jvould-also lamina out the present insura-

bent‘; title snu- mute n mouthlfilling and resonant if he

lfolo of Trouble created. Judging-

_ their nigtrtcidtites. ally!

more twirl Window by lrlslitilrr‘ l

£0111‘ numb

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"lnl llrese tluys of aircraft, wire- ulert- . little

receives very

regarding this were

depends err-

and und

the arlrrs. H3815

fect upon lllP irolly? All the light- lntrlcate and dell-

czlfe work requiring silrrply defi-

ts hulk of lrrtlst-le ill-art luugslttlll

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O>———- — O-O-O-OJ-O-O-QO-O-PO-‘OO-(OOOQO-OO

‘Daily Selections For ~ Guardian‘ Readers .

‘our local’ papers we read iprqp, gunda about the plehssci-té of Jan,‘

electors

for or against the closing of whole-

for a plqberlltdtc should be granted

largely rylgrretl and -w~lne‘ The prevailing oplnlon ls_ that tile people vtho stayed tawny from the polls on elm-lion day are in frtvor of ‘beer ‘ one shou d voice tirzir further prive thdth Politi-cltlrfils and public men will not speak o '

fore thtigilland the nlztllter over" to a comm

- The, Public Forum This column la open for Our dioeilplon by correspond- . ~ Gite {lof- questions of Inton- oct. 2 The... Bhsrlottstsinn- Guardian docs not‘ maison-

l-fi-wwl

lly olldorls tho opinions u, pressed by _ its col-raspy)‘. ‘an l . r i ' ,>'_“s|"~4,

the Ple

IEirI-dn almost evsrydsqgqp‘ gt

llit. is a well known fact that. a yery small vote of the electors was pctlled on that occa- sion. The twenty-eight thousand who did not ‘ llilils to vote must have had some- thing on their‘ minds other than

sale liquor houses, and the plehes- cite ballot was formed in such-a way as pot to give them a chance

to vow as they would wish to. _

The Labor Union of this city. in 1019 presented the legislature with a lletritlon for beer and light wines and ‘the government promised to call for a referendum of the pecr

provincial election.‘ it is not rea- sonable to surlpose that "ts-request

to the temperance people and a petition for beer

should be ignored.

dyrino and these elect- lrr given a chance to opfillon before any ensures are taken to dc- or this privilege. ml this subject and there f. Sltlll to suggest and frame upglau-s us i119)‘ think. This iq-"tr dl-lnucr-rllic (‘mm-try und- ille majority silOlllli ruic so let us by all means- form a ballot undlet the people say wlrcfbtzr or ‘not. tlley want be r and wine. The rev-i cnuo delved from beer and wine

_ would g a long way to relieve the. "M" mi‘ w-‘s- L°“l°" ffirlincia iidisircss 0i‘ this province § _ “iulfliwl ‘caused la great extent by tho.-

r . l

present rppQ-yrlbitlon law. . Many

' _ efforts rue been lllllflt.‘ to increase‘ MOTHER ~‘ ftlre louwtutrafle l0 this province- ______ land tire.‘ or lilrrorr are lrdvocat- “Gnd lllililt‘ a ironic Wllbft‘ llcartszmg the um "1'!’ 0i ilrlllllltlg the!

lrliglrt turn IO rest. i

W0llid deny Wilt-ll ilii the other homes of earth! may have

flight of years

power . , , To reach. to bless, to-guide to sil- ent fears.

Gotl made u love that wrapped our]

infancy. And blessed us even when . knew it_ not— A' love that knew no barrier. no

NP.

self; l A love that never fnlteretl or‘ for- got '

God's gift. immortal. ohaugeless. vast. Whose rrlrnre He wrote, because

He knew no other

"This was

Name sweeter, on otlr waking consciousness. - '~ ‘ ln olden characters. Tlrat name

was ‘Mother’

_ Speaking of ministers‘ wllllollt portfolios serves to remind one that it ls thus that we are now

represented in the Dominion (:n- blnet. it. has happened lbefore in

like fashion. it has also happened that we had sigvorious times Hon. J. C. Pope, Hon. David Laird, or Sr Louis Davies“ as beads of fe- deral departments, which we liken much better. Premier King, who owes much to Prince Edward ls- land, may some day promote tns Honorable John E. Sinclair to the

llllle 1118f ROY. one_ could he nrenl cit. It ‘mbzlrt he.»

an agricultural province! ‘“‘ “ '

- . -l. . EfscAPIn av WINDUW“ '-" ‘-- i? ‘ ‘ "'9 ‘rs .-i.,' v

.nol~rrr'r'otv._ xv. a, Feb. 7.—Encup- ing from ltheyylpsfairtf Wlirfflow in

throwing the ‘bobyinto rl"snow_llsnk§ was the thrilling experience omit. 1.30 Sirnday morning. Mrs‘ smoke, and after dressing Notice ‘ed

door. to find the first floor of t e Cormicr house in flnm ‘ ‘ '

m .. ‘agar ‘

v

were hereafter to be officially ds-

flor a rrtosntu -

igantsti Pannier and Illsl

l t. {Wu-stints

hank. The house was owned by Wilfred Donovan, and was dost mots. an the cos-

headship of a department. if thrre. is no department vacant-Ins nlilihi

called the Ilehnrt lmm-ggm "lent. ".0! .l“srln- Products» ours-is-

“tlrs ‘mother

Eddie Cormier and her chililf ii“fn B“ ‘M

Wei er Gray. who occupied the other ll ‘if of the house. was awakenedjby _ a

to alarm the ‘other tenants. who were sound asleep. Bile forced the

the baby being tossed into s snow-

tourists there by taking ihc stand, in fnvor of beer and‘

r

—— - l ht h. fl ‘ . .. , . . - , been warning my patients against: on; t o gut and today has ills me film m. Prince Edward 15mm]. m“, Iahmh v pnluo .rl. thereforo give the pctllilo, reward. He has not won pfflcs, butlto have .13 nmny Salaripd ,“,,,;__,_ Gnll rmlde :1 Stair whose light bum} the priv ego of equal rights which loJkll-ng paraM-in furl conetlpt-ftllon. he has shaken he 1 d o ms as NW“ scum or ‘akaknvévl ctr steadily‘ ‘rilvlllll revs" in every rlcnlprrllllc! its l felt it might be leading m‘ u a a! r bisithe distinction whim m, m“, M; 'wi‘"‘ flii filllel‘ lights EPQW dimimimillilil ' - l . opponents. and has been given a‘ _ . , . | and prlctt. , - 3, »We are. alc- lhe development or ¢un¢er,_u t tom of’ n jg)‘ of having the only Prcltrler m _ r t |__ P U COM ..‘ a o ,- v __ - . ", r‘ ' ' _ ‘ ‘ formed this opinion rm gwofough t 1" ewe" nzmero“ e“ I ‘mafia who h“ no imnmm)‘ God made a voice that all thew a l . . - . "- ‘ ' ° ‘ “W” l l‘ policy or blvfllllll vi sell-p- ~ - ans i a am ro ucis 1 . mounds. (d) the producqisn‘ Inf‘ i There are of course some ller-iTlro change of seasons, or the: f _

tion in which so many of our farm-

enue through which rurol cn-oper- alive effbrt should find an outlet: and l presume that, as you have lllllS assumed the neaponsibllityof originating adiscuission of the al- liilril of’ that defunct concern, the writer or any other ls Justified in offering-further comment, if in- deed, any such justification is. ne- cessary; lln doing so ll am aware that l um undertaking a rather de- licate task, inasmuch as, in the rlresentacase, it is almost impos- slble ttycoucb one's thoughts in adequate language without llllllfll" cntly reflecting adversely upoil tile good nairie of someone; but ll can ussurs you, Sirr, that such is not my purpose, and ‘l trust your read- Era wlllulot attribute to me such a motive. y sols obisot in'w._r;lti , is to tfl out what caused the co- lapae of the Canadian iFarm Pro- ducts, 1411., and why the 1919 pat- roneshould be hold responsible for the financial deficiency. v These questions are at present agitation the minds of many interested lper- sons. and nothing will truffles but tire fullest"'snd frankest statement from those gentlemen who under- took. to guide the d iny pf our lam-lumen d co-oper rive-t. store. As a‘ aha older who ln- a small way had do wiih the company lint-c its‘ sptionfllt-am going to give ertpr iqp-Hto some personal Jliclu msy..-rpo,sslh.lv cilns aftq \l'll.\" ll‘- dyt’ called "fllhlf ill! (‘ltlbll Giff-bl llunlc.

enlighten _,

4.,‘

frfly lliomdfTdFfhcts. obieotdo llfiluh- micro-- , __ tnwsuhiect. ,4}! cgprse, to “fibriilielidd lhst‘ otlr Mlisocistion com- iassl-ribwt a; 1am dozen 9,. andyby ,;.h_o year onstr-‘ilod so success-