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you (ll advance) Ilnllo‘ Gonna: llally llnlllnlnl 110m 06.06 urr vrur flu 11111111"!

ppuwunpw. Cheater S. llcLura. \'lfa-I'v0nl1lent-—I. ll. Burnett. lccrltlrl~lleut. Col. D. A. "aclflnnun. IF- Islflor and Himmler-J. If. Burnett. Associate bdltor-

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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929

forms of tuberculosis we're taken to gather the rate would be 84 P91‘ 19°-

VITAI. STATISTICS.

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znlnion Bureau of Statistics comPfl-l- cancer.

latest’ available. shows the birth rate ads to be 24.8 per 1000 1n 1926; death: ward Island to 81 1n Quebec.

Prince Edward Island, during

increase 9.8. i

of male births over female births in.‘ comparison between province! 1119 every province in limo‘, the prollor-i cffect of differences in this respect tiun rangin! from 1,025 P" 1000 111,‘ would require to be FBmOYCd; ""91" Prince Edward Island to 1.076 pct! [bales it is quite clear that an 11d- 1000 in Manitoba. For the whole 011 justiucnt for this l1url1°5e 111911111 11°? Canada there wcre 1.062 ulale births; bring the rate for Ontario up t0 per 1,000 female births. Of the pm~< those {or QucbEC and the Maritime vinces for ulhicnconlparisons can be] Proflnccs, In 1926 the death rate carried back, Prince Edward 15111114.! 1n Prince Edward Island for this dis- li might be expected from its small? case was the third 111811951- 111 c511‘

the 111d ‘Ti ndn. it bcing 103 per 100.000 popula- froln 905 lion, while Nova Scotia was 119 and Quebec 128.

In the nine provinces cancer was given as the cause of 81 deaths out

population. has shown fluctuations, varying 1923 to 1,099 in 1925.

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Twenty-eight per ccnt of the births, Ln Canada in 1926 were to mothers under l5 years of age. willie loss than or 100,000, Here again the age dis- 7 per cent were to mothers who had‘ tribution plays a. very imllflfllilll P1111 112-1595 7-110 40111 111111161113’. Only 103. fr. affecting tbe rates of the different

per cent of the fathers were unciwl provinces. These rates varied from 25 and more than 21 p21‘ cent were‘ 47 p1 sasiratchewan to 99 in Ontario. (f. years or ovcr. T2 pcr Crllt of I116,‘ Prince Edward Island averaging 83. children born 1n Canada during 111.121 year had Canadian 11101110"

In Prince Edward Island the por- -—-——‘ centage was 95.7 per ccn:—the hign~ The success 1”" W“ or $111131"

est in Canada. This p: 1C" was‘ 51109111113 week was such as 1° m‘ second only to British Coll. bia 21111151199 1m 9131111111131“? this year- when Saskatchewan m low percentage mi it will be held from May 25th to the illegitimate births (lpiipqgh the B] cnd of the monlh. In all probability land perccntage being 2.3 as zirllillsiI 1317111179 Sh°17pm3 Week W111 bewme 4V4 for Nova 5Com‘ which m ‘Szglifln annual event. Thealmistostimu- l iuic and encourage the purchase and

EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK

born

v-as the highest in Canada. The number o, imam deaths m; 511111 of Empire products. Hitherto, in __.‘. c. Cmada in 19:51 recent years, there has been a ten- Lhe Hue o,‘ dcncy lo acquire something of an

; Fm.“ Empire consciousness, but. this con- rcm “.15 sriousncss has not to any great ex-

the nine provi: totalled 33,692. 1411.8 l7er_113"0 l‘.

Prince Edward Island only 702 re‘, 10L,0_,.,e lowest 51L tent translated itself into the prac-

all Canada. 3.10:‘: drnilzs were at»? “m1 11137311111139 01 13111111"! 80°55- tributezl to prcmail: bitlh than :11 Flluvlré Slwooinz “leek. as the Can- zny Omar silslgl: c___,_.c_ D-,_.,,.._..,G,,;, adizln Journal ofColnmercepointsout and enteritis wa: he srtond cause inl1$ B P13511951 95ml 10 891 1311111119 importance and pnounlczlia, tilougll n1 Cm15c1°11511°55 “W” to 931111- T° long (listance h?i‘1‘lfi. tool: third plaréi 11111111 111199113113’ 15 1191 “"111 111111311 by a fl3ll‘U\‘i llluxgirl olcr cllllgslllttli1‘ 5311111? 1111I75T1311Y- 391911‘ debillty. I; was lzotfrl ‘.1191 the 11111101 11111 ‘and 53-13911)’ 51°‘ rates for nearly all the caurcs 0i in-1 B51115 1176 W911 611011511 111 1111911‘ P13“ fant mortality eracczrd the fcnlaie; £15 8W5 10 111t5T-11111P9T181 113158. 11111 rates. Willis the causes which pro-f the really effective means of extend- duce low rates of mortality sholv1 1X18 11115 trade 1'5 10 buy EmPUB-mlde violent. fluctuations. the only discaae good-i. I

amongst those listed for which tn; The following questionnaire. which female rate was consistently worsc1hos been circulated amonB the than the male is vviioilpiltg-cougll.‘ members of the Women's Institutes The highest infant mortality mtg- fur1of Prince Edward Island, indicates 1928 was in the city of Quebec Willifl: the active inlcrest being taken by the lowest was in Vancouver, the! this p-"l11'1011¢ °TE9T11Z511°11 111 B 111195" range from lowest to highcs: bciuz: tion which is of vital concern to very great. London, Ont. stood next: every Canadian. The members have to Vancouver. I bccn called upon to answer:

For maternal mortality, the ratci (l) In your daily buying do you in Canada pcr 1.000 living births wasf osk for Canadian 11109111015?

5.7; in Prince Etiward Island, 4.6.1 I21 Do you buy the foreign article The total number of dcnths reporvuii because it is cheaper? Because there 1r the nine provinces gave a crude‘ is no similar alxicle made in Can- .I:ath rate of 11.5 per 1,000 popula~ ndn?

ticn. For the province; for which! <3)__ Will you please fumlsh a list comparisons with 113.51. years arc‘ of goods produced in Prince Edward made. tltc d:a‘.h raiCs for 1923 sllo\v-j' Island or in Canada hat are not 0d an increase over 192.“) in Novmoqual in price or quality to similar Scotia, Ontario, Ssuskatchevcan, Al-lforclgn made articles? I

bertsr and British Columbia, willie (4) Do you not think that by de- New Brunswick and Manitoba record- lnandlng home grown products the ed no change and Prince Edward Is- women could gbt the local retailer land registered a dcclillc. ‘.0 supply them?

For Canada as a whole in 1925 the (5) Do you not think that o, strong month of April. with an equivalent. and loyal home market will attract annual rate of 15.1 per 1,000 popula-inew industries and settlers and in tlon, showed the highest mortality, turn reduce the individual burden of and March was second in thisrcspcot taxation? with a rate of 13.0. Influenza and!‘ (m 1r you believe ma, how many pneumonia contributed in an lm- , members of your Institute will pledge portant matter to the rates-for these‘; themselves in their daily buying to two months. iask: 1st, for Prince Edward Island

For Canada as a whole, and la- products, and (2nd) if the product is deed for every province, the heaviest: not grown in Prince Edward Island. djlth rate was from diseases of the for Canadian products, and (3rd) if

conlldereffu n nlnzle close» not produced m Canada to ask for ' 11m uta was 122 per 1410-000 vovull- ,' the British Empire product before um. Diseases of early infancy M0011 trading with other couuti-lm

ndt in order with a mate of 100- (7) Is there any special industry palufnonfla being third in order with among n“, Dem-M ‘of your gun-gag, nah p1 no nu- 100.000 and caller which should m. encoura\ed?

‘Quinn with a1. Tuberculous ofthe It would be difficult to frame in rqptratory system moved a rate 01 u: concise a fornl a more neambmi Q1111; other forms of tuberculosis mg M wag,“ w‘ m, m‘; "um

out

orations

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. '- | Notes By=T7aé Way:

May bu given u: 10181‘. I114 9° m, Maritime]. generally, but llttll of warm clear sunshine. Clouds h!" hovered over this Olrdqn 0! 1116 91111 , bu]; may will break away eralofll-i Perhaps J/e shall an!” 111° “"1"” 1

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‘I'm; sixth annual report of the D0- 000, slightly greater than that 0! Deaths from influenza 1'1 lng the Vital Statistics for 1925. 111B the nine provinces averaged 55 l1?!‘ recently to handl100_00o or population 1n 1925. 111° in Can-g rams ranging from 17 in Prince Ed- The rate, 11.5, leaving a natural inert-IVE: tuberculosis death rate varied from during that year of 13.3 lcr 1000. For; 41 in Saskatchewan per 100,000 to 128 the‘ in Quebec. 1t is noted that the use same period, the flgilrss are: biffilg (igtributlon of the population has an rate, 2011. 691111 lflté 1943- 11311-11111! important effect on the tuberculosis There was an exec-ii‘ rate and that for a really olsnlflcflflt

the more after being 11017711!" 1°? l time. still to m; axed m! 111° 111111‘

sun.

We may not complain of the wea- ther, which is beyond human con- trol. and, taking the twelve month-l of the year together no Province 111 Canada enjoys a more agreeable and healthful climate than our own fair Island. We remember that once I11

minlon printed in his P9P" 1119 11"!- "'I'i1ls is disgraceful weather." The adjective was expressive at least. however improper it may 113" 1'19"‘- We are free from the fogs that be- set the sister Marltimea. Newfound- land. and the British Isles. Tennyson has reminded us that God "has sat Saxon in blown seas.“ and he 11118111 have added, undbr darkened skies. Yet they have greatly flourished there and extended their laws and langu- age to the ends of the earth.

The Canadian Women's Press Club have planned to hold their ‘Ifrien- nial convention this year down by the sea. They are to meet in Saint John on June 1'1 and devote ihree days tothe business of the session and various social functions there. various luncheons, teas and dinners will be given them at which the Lieutenant Governor the Saint John press, and city fathers will be hosts.

i Excursions will later be made to Fredericton by special train, with entertainment at Memorial Hall in the University there. One day will be given to touring Nova Scotla and another day to Halifax} we are told. Strange 1o say no mention is made o1‘ Prince Edward Island in the pub- lishedpitinerary outline. This omis- sion should yet be supplied if pos- sible. '

The visiting ladies will -be the guests of the city ‘of Fredericton while there and of Lieutenant 00v- ernor Tory and Mrs. Tory at Gov- ernment House in Halifax. There also the Canadian National Railways will entertain them at luncheon on board the West India. liner Lady Drake on Saturday, June 22.

There ls no doubt that living per- petually far inland tends to n. cer- tain narrowness of mind that is not realised there. Great benefit has re- suited to the Central and Western Provinces from the number of col- lege professors and principals, cler- gymen, bankers, and professional men lnterfused in their ranks by mi- grants from lhe old, eastern Pro- vinces by the sea. The universal sea which washes the shores of every continent and island, has a. broad- ening effect upon the minds of those who dwell perpetually near it. Those whose less fortunate lot 1n life it ls to li'.'e afar inland should always visit the Martlmes yearly during the tourist season.

The worst blizzard [in the history of northern Manitoba was reported from .wlnnlpeg on May 6. It had then continued for ten days and the terrific storm was still raging. Trains were snowed under and on two of them 100 railway men were reported short of food. Airplanes wJl be employed to carry food to them if dogs and tractors fail to get through. It is a hard kick the dying winter has given thatpart of the prairie country this year after seed- lng was well under way in regions farther West.

President Hoover his met with a sharp rebuff in the United States Senate which by a. vote of 4'1 to 44 has refused 1o support an important provision of his tariff policy. Can- adians are deeply interested in all that Washington is doing or trying to do to fncreasg tho tariff on our farm products. And whatever differ- ences arise between the House of Representatives and the Senate on minor points the one thing that is certainJn the outcome is that our farmers, fishermen and lumbermen will suffer severely.

The duty on swine u raised from a half cent to two cents a pound. on

and on sheep and lambs from 2 to o3 a head, and so on, including wheat cream.‘ dairy products generally, wool, lumber and tenu- lhinllQl.

ltfoncton‘: Airport Company has been incorporated. It ll nun time for Charlottetown to bl up and 10.. ing.

At Ottawa on ‘munday inst a pom-alt of ma. oiark Murray. foun- ua or p; mapumat om: o: thl Daughters of impin, vrn un- veiled in H16 ANN"! Iuildin; by Kin Excellency the‘ oovnrno: ‘Gener- 11.1fm punt-m wupehqntoq to m

\

id it is always l. relief if their eyes‘ can frequently behold the unclouded: .

beef from three to nix cents a pound 1

and brightness when they come all,‘ “I... w 8"”. n

PUNCH DRUNK

, While the sporting public were Isorry to see Gene 'I‘unney reilre from the boxing ring, nevertheless llTuhneys own explanation for retir- ‘ing is worthy of our thought.

He stated that after one of his bouts he lost his memory for two days and he was therefore afraid

I uzvould eventually unbalance his men- itality.

It has been my mivilcge for n {number of years to examine botlu ‘amateur and professional boxers be- 1fore and after iho bouts. and that nepeated blows to the head can cause ‘loss of memory lasting for hours and even days, is only too true.

In fact on more than one occasion ,'it has been found necessary to have §boxers stop boxing for a few months 11o avoid what is called “punch "drunk." Not withstanding that this ,condition has been known to boxing innd football coaches for many years ~1t is only within the past year that the medical profession has seriously considered the matter,

As sludents we were taught that n "concumlon" was just a shaking up of the brain. That it was as if you took the skull in your hands and gave the contents a "shake." No in- jury followed it because the bony case, the skull, was not injured.

In "compression" however a bone or bones of the skull were so brok- en or pushed in. that they pressed or. the brain substance itself and caused paralysis or other conditions.

Therefore we never gave concus- sion much though because although there is o. temporary loss of con.

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T12 Intimate Papers

Of Colonel” House

The Friend And Adviser Qf President Wil- son“ Recounts InHis Diary The Great Events Of The War in Which His Country Was Concerned. '

(Odliifllhtr

. CHAPTER 18

The positive importance of the American War Mission in Europe. i." to be found in the effect it had iupon the war effort of the qnitcd ‘states. It made plain the necessity 1of speeding American production and training American troops; it

editor in another part, of the Do- Thai contlnuad blown on the head led to the creation of the various

llnterallled councils which provided for proper coordination between the nccds cf the Allies and tl-fs capacity of the United states to provide them.

Inllncdiately aftcr his return from Paris, Colonel House discussed this topic with the President. O11 Decem- ber l8, in the study of Mr. Wilson in the White House, he recounted his effort to persuade the Allies to join in ronnulatlns a broad declaration of war aims that would units the world against Germany and would. not only help to a solution of the Russian problem but would knit to- gether the best and most unselfish opiniOnS of the world. I could not persuade them to do this and now 1t will be done by the President.

Mr. Wilson lost no time in deciding that in default of an intemllied manifesto, a comprehensive address by himself might ‘prove to be the moral fuming point of the war just as the coordination of war boards and poilicles were likely to be the military turning-point. v The President decided that he would frame his speech with three special purposes in mind. First as an answer to the demand of the Bolsheviks for an explanation of ‘the objects of war, such an answer as might persuade the Russians to stand

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by the Allies in their defense of dementia and liberal prlnclplcs ac- cording to which, as Wilson insisted. the peace settlement must be framed and which would be trampled under loot by a vlctorius Germany. Second, as an appeal to the German Socialists who had begun to indicate their suspicion that their government was not reallywaglng a war of. defense but rather one of conquest totally ihlDfl80f1lflt'With the Relchstag resolution of July. Third, as a notice to the Entente that there must be n revision in ‘n. liberal sense of the war aims which had been crystallized in the secret treaties. The President was especially disturbed by the Treaty of Jmndon and the sin-ange- zmnts nude for the partition of the Turkish Empire.

Mr. Wilsongwas aware of the ex- tent to which Great Britain and France were committed to Italy by the Treaty of _ London. It xvas im- portant to make plain that the Un- ited States was pledged to principles that conflicted directly with that treaty so far as it assigned for- eign nationalities to Italian sover- eign. On this discussion there was eighty. On this question there was no discussion between Colonel House and the President, and the latter wrote on the margin of‘ the Inquiry Report the sentence which became Point IX. ‘Readjustment ‘of the frontiers of Italy along clearly rec- ognized lines offl nationality.‘ This wash-i effect a. denial of the claim of Italy to control the Adriatic and the Gannon-speaking Tyrol as ex

“pressed in the Treaty of London.

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sciousness or a loss of y, it soon clears away. and there is no apparent damage done.

However, Dr. I-I. S. Marchland. some months ago, fold us that in some of these cases the brain sub- stance can be “brufsed" Just like other parts of the body and this bruising results in the breaking of tiny blood vesseLs and discoloration just as in a bruise in the skin.

What is this knowledge going to mean to us?

It certainly does not mean that boxing, football or other sports rshould be abandoned, but where an oihlote or a player in any kind of isport gets a bump. a blow, or a kick ‘and finds that it results in a 105s of memory, however short, he should keep away from that sport for a time because it is the "repeated knocks." coming at. frequent intervals. that may finally unbalance tho mind. r

After two or three such occur- rences he would be wise to follow some other line of sport, because the ‘bones of his skull, not his brain un- too soft or “springyfl

"ma POPPY"

FROM

The sleep-flower sways in the wheat its head,

Heavy with dreams, as that with bread;

lThe goodly grain and the sun-flushed sleeper

The reaper reaps, and Time the reaper.

1 I han ‘mid men my needless head,

And my fruit is dreams, as theirs 1s bread;

The goodly men and the sun-hazed

l sleeper _

Time shall reap, but after the reaper

The world shall gleam of me, methe sleeper!

Love! love! your fiower of withered dream , In leaved rhyme lies safe, I deem. Sheltered and shut in a nook ol \ rhyme Prom the reaper man, and HIS reaper Time.

lave! I fail into the claws of time; ‘But lasts within a leaved rhyme All that the world of me esteem:- My withered dreams, my withered dreams. 1 -Francls Thompson. Christmas gifts and fireworks for the holidays made a spectacular blau in l. wholesale house at Maid- atone, England. when-rocket! flevv'in- to the air and exploded, and flame: shot 60 feat above the building.- ....._¢._ Marry in April when you can, Joy for maiden and for man.

wlpcrating-room that r looked about!

Speaking of Operations

Condensed from Collier‘: Weeklr- Birth F. Wadsworth M.

D.

My fricnd the professor's wife had recently had her appendix removed and when I went in to see her, she greeted me with enthusiasm.

"I'm glad it's you.” she said, “be- cause you may be willing to talk to me intelligently." she waved scorn- fully at pile of humorous books on her bureau.

“I don't mean to be ungrateful for these offerings, but at present the subject of operations seems to me anything but funny. That's why I wanted to see you. Perhaps, not be- ing my own doctor, you will answer a few questions I have been asking my- self since I started on this painful adventure."

"Ask away," I said. "If I think it's none of my business to answer you I'll say so."

"First." she said, "I have a small wound, they tell rne, on the right side of my abdomen. Then why in Heaven's name did they scrub and shave and disinfect me with stinking alcohol from head to foot?"

I explained that while a lurgeon might expect to make his incision in a circumscribed area, he never knew certainly until the incision was made whether another incision might have to be made . The shaving and dis- infection are attempts to eliminate one source of operative infection- the skin. and hair cups.