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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932 \ THE PLESHERTON ADVANCE 5ovice Kdilrd'br GRANT FLEMING. M.D. - ASSOCIATE SECRETARY, GROWING PAINS , A large number of deaths and a great deal of chronic ill-health and incapacity are due to organic heart disease, which in turn, results, in a very large percentage of cases, from rheumatic fever in childhood. Rheumatic fever is always a ser- may affect both arms and legs; they come on independently of exercise and exertion: they often keep the child awake for hours at night. The reason why we wish to bring growing pains to the attention of parents is in order to inform them that they make a serious mistake in not paying attention to the recurring ious disease. In spite of its appar- muscle pains popularly known as ent mildness in children and the ab- growing pains. All parents should eencc of the severe symptoms in cas- understand that if such pa^ns are es, which occur in older persons, it I overlooked and treatment neglected may and frequently does result in heart disease may result. damaged heart. Growing pains, St. Vitus' Dance, When a child becomes acutely ill ; tonsilitis and rheumatic heart disease with fever, and one joint after an- ' often occur in the same child and may other becomes painful and tender, it is not difficult for parents to recog- nize the condition as being serious, and they do not hesitate to call their doctor. Growing pains, however, are seldom be regarded as symptoms of the same disease. Any one of them requires immediate care. Rest gives the heart the best chance, and rest in bed, for a long time, is often neces- sary. taken seriously by parents. The Heart disease in adult life is a very name given to them suggests ; severe handicap. It is true that, if that they occur as the result of growth the manner of living is adjusted to which is not the case. Growth does ' the capacity of the injured organ, a not cause pain. Growing: pains shouJd useful life is generally possible. If, not be taken lightly. They arc per- however, such a handicap is to be haps the most common symptom of the mild form of rheumatic fever. It does not follow that every child who complains of growing pains has avoided and if the number of cases of heart disease is to be decreased it is necessary that preventive meas- ures be taken early in life. One rheumatic fever. These pains may j thing we can do to prevent heart be due to some unusual use of the I disease v? to pay attention to grow- muscles, such as occurs when the ing pains. child starts skating or cycling. Ill- Questions concern^- health, ad- fitting shoes wfll cause pains in the ' dressed to the Canadian Medical As- legs, as will also hip- joint disease. ; Delation, 184 College Street, Toron- The growing pains of rheumatic j to, will be answered personally by fever vary in extent and severity; they Icttor. SWEET CLOVKR AS MANTRE During recent years many farmers have been growing sweet clover in rotation with potatoes. A full crop of sweet clover plowed under may IK- worth as much as 25 or DO tons of barnyard manure. Where farmers have plenty of maiure available it may rot be desirable to grow sweet elovpt for the purpose of plowing it down, 'at if the manure supply is limited, it has been profitable to follow the above plan of action. The most es- ontial precautions to be observed in i'niwing sweet clover are to make sure that the soil is not acid, that it is well drained to prevent heaving and that the seed is inoculated. Father's Day comes once a month when the bills a.-rive. Government Should Give More Per Co-operative Work The agricultural estimates this yeai amount to $6,600,000, yet out of this vast sum only $8,000 is spent on the economic branch, which has as one ot its activities assistance to co-opera- tion. For too long the task of the Department of Agriculture has been to "make two blades of grass grow where one grew before." The farm- er was told that nil he needed to do was to produce quality products; but to-day, no matter what quality of product he produces, he is selling it for less than the cost of production The farmers sell, as unorganized indi- viduals, to a highly organized world and they are getting badly smashed up in the process. The farmers' prob- lem to-day is economic and the De- partment of Agriculture should do everything it can to assist co-opera- tion. The major part of the expendi- ture should be made to assist the farmers in processing their products md marketing them in the most ef- ficient way possible. Experts could be sent out to help farmers organize co-operative associations; to establish a system of cost accounting and to create a fund enabling co-operative organizations, that were well organ- ized, to borrow money for long terms at low rate of interest. The farmers' debts and interest are fixed in terms of dollars. He can only pay this debt through the salt of his commodities. At present price levels the burden of his debt, interest and taxes has been increased from two to three times. Prices of farm commodities must be raised or his debts reduced. The farmers' debts cannot be paid at the present price levels. If the government could bi persuaded to put Canadian currency on a par with the British pound ster- ling, the price of Canadian farm pro- ducts would l>o increased by twenty per cent. With commodities worth less in Canadian currency than they are in British currency, our farmers are losing money on every % >und of beef, bacon, butter and cheese sold in Great Britain. A few months ago the IIoi'<o of Commons regarded such tatcments as these I have just made, as ridiculous. Little by little they are coming round to the idea. If the farmers of Ontario, together with the farmers of other Provinces, could per. uade the Government to bring our Currency to a parity with the pound Veiling, they would be doing a great service, not only to themselves, but to Canada as a whole, for until the farmers have purchasing power, there j will be no return to prosperity in this country, The many committees set up to in- vestigate this and that have arrived at the reporting stage. The special committee investigating the Civil Ser- vice Commission recommended that the three Commissioners, Roche, Mac- Tnvish and Treblay, be retired. Dr Roche, on account of his advanced age. the other two for no given reason. It has been evident to those who wort following the work of the committee that the Government was out to "get" MacTavish and Tremblay, but by the evidence it would appear that these two Commissioners voted in some cases to appoint Civil Servants to positions, not because of their quali- ties, but because of their political af- filiations. A further recommendation of the committee dealt with postmasters in offices having a revenue of $3,000 and less. These are now to be patronage appointments. Until the present time, only offhes with a revenue ot less than $400 were exempt from ap- pointment on the merit principle. A great many members in the House felt this was a backward step and when E. J. Garland moved an amend- ment to the Report bringing post of- fices under the administration of the Civil Service Act, he got considerable support from all sides of the House, r >5 voting for his amendment, with 92 against it. The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition stood in their places and solemnly announcec to their followers that they could vote on the merits of the question, i.e. that party lines need not be followed TUB 8TORH WITH ERVICV F. T. HILL&CO.,Ltd. CHAIN STORKS Markdale, Ontario OUR BUYING POWHR BATES TOU A LOT OF MONBT Announcing Three Big Days Boot and Shoe Sale EVERYTHING OUT SPECIAL-IT ALL GOES. LAWKS' STRAP & OXFORD $1.19 pair All sizes in this group, taken from our regular many lines repre-enting $2.50 to ?'i.25 values ....SI.l'J LADIES' STKAI'S & I'l'M I'S-Sl.W pair Regular $2.15 to $2.75 values, out for I! days only, per pair .......................................................... SI. 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MEN'S & BOYS' WORK BOOTS AT BIG SAVINGS BLACK I'. \.\ T C<> Soi.KD I'.ooTS Sl.w This is a real good summer shoe with Panco sole, per pair $1.89 MK.VS I'.KOWX r.OOTSS.24') pair Another buy that will save you big money, all sizes, per pair $2.49 MK.VS I'.ooTS SI. 00 pair Mi re is a shoe that will make you a good work e, per pair $1.00 GROCERY SPECIALS That Sau- Yon Money liled Coi'oanut, i ei lh .................................... 19t 1 I' ,'.!>. .i. i mallow u:,:l fig bar, '2 IK 29 Ayltncr C:\i ,tp, 'J for ................... _ ........................ 2f>, Pali'-, choice fruit, :; Ik-. ....................................... 23c fOOd i'l'-, > I'm- ............................ / ... 2.V ' : \< \ SI'KCI \l. Fresh Towiti.e nil gotii Ibs ............. 25c The row in the Canadian National Railways Committee is still on. Mat- ters are not improved by the fact that Hanson, the Chairman, is one of the most bitter partisans in the House. So objectionable is his conduct that j even E. C. Buchanan in an article to j the Toronto Saturday Ni ; ght said "High Priest Hanson seemed at time to lose his head completely, and hi. treatment of National Railway offic- ials and witnesses was of the kind generally thought to be exclusive to police officers administering the third degree. So insupportable was it that a fair-minded Liberal member a Major Power demanded that he leave the chair and place someone else in it for the protection of witnesses, while he was attempting to bully them. And this failing. Liberal members, with ample justification threatened to wnlli oi-t of the Committee. One was surprised they did not. The effect ot it all was to prejudi.ee the case ?.!;. Hanson and his friends were endeav- oring to establish, to create the im- pression of unfairness and ulterior mtivo<!." Friends of public ownership have heavy hearts over the revelations made in the Committee. Undoubtedly 'xtravagant expenditures had been ountenaneed by the president and dir- p.'tors of the Road and I think by the Minister of Railways as wel, but even at that, the Chairman did not help matters by bull-dozim: the witnesses At the last sitting of the Committee for the week, the tables were turned; until now the Government had right- eously been running evil to ground, but now the Prime Minister was on the stand explaining to the Committee how it was that, although he o /cupied a fifteen-room suite in the Chateau Laurier, the rental paid by him is only $-100 n month. It seems that while the Prime Minister was at the Imperial Conference in lli.'tO. altera- tions werp made in the hotel which cost $]!fl,7-1.1.!M. in order to create the fifteen-room "vice-regal" suite row occupied by the Prime Minister. Ilefore leaving Canada Mr. Bonnet r had made arrangements for the nlter- ations, but when he found, while in London, that the cost would exceed tin- $50.000 stipulated b v him. he cabled requesting that the work be not proceeded with. On his re turn, however, he found the remodelled suite ready and moved into it. Sir Henry Thornton was present al I lie Committee meeting and took full responsibility for the transaction, say- ing tliat while Prime Miniated paid only $-100 a month, he spent $20,000 a year in the hotel and, as such, was a valuable patron. In the year 1030 (lie Prime Minister paid a hotel bill :>f 111,948.67, Sir Henry said; in 1!>;!I. 119,088 and this year, so (:>\; 98,1>;!6. A heated discussion followed. [;, Cray, M.P., asked the Prime Minist,., if, now that he knew at what cost to Canada the suit? bad been prepared tor him, he would he prepared In make financial adiiisi>-ui; ii vie.-- < the present 'Me of the ('.nM!i;i> il- D '-imo Minister is re- ported <o lu. .| surprise that a member .u it would ask such n nuor-tion; '. ' I ('); if I!K Hot"l r.sked for mcu would con- sider their proposition and cither pay -AGNES MAC";] \li : (if Commons. Saturday, Mny 11, 10'<2. Fishing Tackle CF Everything for the Angler but Fish STEEL POLES $1.00 up TELESCOPE POLES $2.75 up BAMBOO POLES $15c up Lines, Hooks, Sinkers, Baskets Flies, Reels, Etc. We have a complete stock of all supplies W. A. Armstrong & Son JEWELLERS & OPTICIANS FLESHERTON '' ! from C: 'V. Thero is plenty of uiicat still i'i the tr'--\in elevators in Ahicb (lie owners will be gld to get rid of, hut the present are not any too alluring. Gyproc may be easily identified by the name on the board and the Green stripe along the edge. 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