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! Tf\A\/tL lfir(\f55IOf/6 ^ >, . Good King Weneeslat Czechoiilovakla is a new republic â€" 56,000 square miles In area and rough- ly 600 miles long, from east to west, and 150 miles broad from north to Bouih, in its widest part. It com- prises an area wliich never before October 28, 1918, had been a separate polirical unit. Composed of the form- er Austrian provinces of Bohemia, Moravia und Silesia, Slovakia, a por- tion of Northern Hungary and Car- pathian Ruthenla, the whole, cement- ed by the common Slav origin of their forefathers and the revival of the Czech tongue, is making great strides politically, commercially and intellec- tually. The Czechs and the Slovaks are an. Industrious people: their country con- tains the best land, the principal in- dustries and the most progressive units of the old Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This is a source of great bit- terness. Consequently, frontier posts are more zealously guarded than In other sections of Europe. Another thing â€" whereas under the leadership of the great Bohemian re- ligious and political reformer. John Huss, a great part of the country be- came Protestant and Lutheran, the 300-year domination of a Catholic country changed that. To-day, in a population of about 14 millions, there are only one million protestants. This religious adherence was also an im- portant factor in welding together the divergent units at the close of the late war. But it is with Bohemia, the most densely settled portion of Czechoslo- vakia, that we wish to deal. The Bo- hemians are well educated, capable farmers and clever artizans. In Bo- hemia more people are engaged in in- dustrial than in agricultural pursuits. The domination of the Czechs in Bo- hemia dates from the 5th century and the country had a chequered career under various rulers until the Haps- burgs came Into power in 1526. Wars and conquests, changes of rulers, etc., had been the history of the country; now the encroachment of the Catholic religion and of the German tongue created an epoch and everything that went to make up the identity of the Bohemian nation was swept away. Prague (680,000 population) is the capital of Czechoslovakia and was the capital of the former kingdom of Bo- hemia. It is intere.«ting from an archi- tectual, business and historical stand- point. The old Royal Palace domin- ates Prague from the Hradcany Heights. With the exception of a small portion of tliis enormous build- in.c; â€" this portion reserved for the Pre- sident â€" the edifice is used mainly l^r government offices, with certain large auditoriums kept for occasions of state. Behind the Palace and in the centre of a large courtyard stands the A.re 700 looklQg (oi tometblog different to the way of entertain- ment for your cbiirch, loclety, club or Institute) Uapt V. H. KelO, the wellknowa iraviller, who baa tNen conu1bu^ ing tb« series ot articles to this paper, under tbe beading of "Travel Impressions," baa wbat la, perbaps, tbe tinest collection of European Ttews lo the country. Pictures taken witb bla own camera, beaatl- fully coloured, showing some ot the out-oMbe-way places, as well aa the localities about which you Dave read and heard. Portugal, Spain. BYaoce. Italy, Switzerland, Austria, iugoslavla, Hungary, Uzecboslo- vakia, Uermany. Holland, Belgium iud Britiab Isles are included In bla unique collection. For particalsra regarding this, .:ommuoIcate with Captain Reld at Room 421, 73 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. noble cathedral ot St. Vitus. Restora- tion work has been done on this old church recently and only last year were new discoveries made â€" under- ground crypts and passages which will be opened to the public in 1934. The chief Interest in this church for English-speaking people will be the Chapel and Tomb of Saint Wenceslas, known to us all through the w^ords of the celebrated carol. "Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen; Where the snow lay round about. Crisp, and fresh, and even." The Wenceslas of this carol was not a king, by the way, but a good prince who lived about 1000 years ago and whose memory is preserved by the Czechoslovakian people in many dif- ferent ways. The main thoroughfare of Prague- â€" a wide boulevard with the broad, tree-lined promenade on either side â€" is one of the busiest streets in Europe. At the head of this spacious avenue is the museum and. in front of this building, dominating the traffic, is a large equestrian statue of Saint Wenoelas. In our language, this street would be known a? Wenceslas Square. So a mythi'-al figureâ€" remembered at Christ ma.s time â€" becomes a reality. The name of the hero of one of our best known Christmas carols is still green in the hearts ot the people of his native land. Possibly many read- ers did not know the origin of the carol or the tact that such a personage ever existed. I thought that, at this Yuletide season, these tacts might be ot interest to many. Next week we shall. return to Oporto â€" the subject of a former article â€" an amusing incident occurring there is worthy of note. Canada's Maternal Death Rate High 275 Mothers and 4,723 Babies Die in First Four Months Toronto. â€" Retirement from active public service of Dr. Helen MacMur- chy, as chief of the Child Welfare Division of the Dominion Department of Pensions and National Health re- calls her years of valiant battle for the protection of mothers and the extension of better provisions for obstetrical and maternal care In Can- ada. While services have been develop- ed and extended during her long de- cades in the work, as she herself has pointed out, our maternal and BtiU-birth rate has sJiown little im- provement until the last twenty months. But now come the prelim- inary aguree for Canada for the first four months of this year, recording the death of 275 mothers and 4,723 babies under one year of age. One glimpses the Individual tragedies be- hind these flgure.s In euch extracts as the Canadian Council on Child and Family Welfare quotes from Its beavy correspondence with mothers acpos.^ Canada. One letter runs; "Thank you very much for the series of parental letters. With great regret I mu^t say i will uoi require the post-natal series."' Every day brii^ ju evidence that we are not availing o«r.<e:vei, of the modern means of safety and preveu- tJon that do offer for the protection of life. A great number of these in- fant and maternal deaths ran be pre- vented if all women receive proper Instruction and care during preg- nancy, at the time of delivery and during th« ptxt-imta' perlt>d. A slogan cho.<t>n by one comniuiiitv "Public health i.~ purchasable. With- in natural limlUtiona any community can determine W.?. own death rate." is Jnst'as true of youi city, town or countryside. Opportonitie^ frtr exp<vctant mothers to obtain free advice are afforded by the serl«M of nine etterg, sent fre« on request to anyone asking for them by the Canadian Council oa Child and ".-Vmily Welfare. Th<"Sf are avail- j •W* ia botb Frencb and En^isk wl is a series on the care of the baby to one year ot age and now on the press a series on the car* and train- ing of children from one to six. Write to Council House. Ottawa, and one or all ot them will be -ienc to yon. News Oddities James Carroll, arrested at New York on a charge of falsely inserting a notice of his wife's death in a news- paper, admitted his otfence; e.xl'lained that he did it in the hope that his wife's relations would see it and keep away from his house. Pi-isoners at McNeil Island Peni- tentiary, near San Francisco, are to be given an aviation course. The pri- son officials have thoughtfully remov- ed the wings of the machine so that none of the Pupils will be tempted to "graduate and leave school too quick- ly." A French naturalist states that rob- ins sing in their sleep; nvackerel swim while asleep; elephants sleep while standing up; and ants yawn, and stretch like human being -when they wake. Two spinsters named Kemenitz,' liv- ing in the small Roumanian port of Gatatz, have b<?en convicted of harbor- ing too many cats. When Police visit- ed the house to denmr.J the destruction of the cats, they discovered thorn to number one hundred and tiftyl A shrieking leather bag. intended to foil snatch-and-run raiders, was tried recently by members of the committee of Lloyds. The demonstration showeil that no one could snatch the case with- out setting in motion a Klaxon horn inside it. The case has been designed for Hank messengers am! other em- ployes who have to carry Uirge ^ums through th<-' stre»-ts. SPORTSREVIE^ Bt. Clair McCabe, Staff-writer, Dominion Sports Illustrated Bill Grimes, sports writer for the Boston American, commented the following on the Boston-Leaf fight. Abetted by some weak-kneed pub- licity, which was sent out by the Bruins, was responsible for the dis- graceful and much-to-be-regretted debacle. Fans were informed that the Bruins were going to "step Into the Leafs. They were also led to believe that they could expect a real slaughter. In that case the game certainly lived up to expec- tations. • • • Football Is generally believed to be the roughest game, but few foot- ball encounters can be classed with the Boston-Leaf game of that event- ful night In Boston. • • • The Yale hockey sextet seemed to be in smart shape when they de- feated the Toronto Varsity 5-3 the other night. It may be just the thing that is needed to encourage the formation of the long proposed International intercollegiate hockey league. Lets hope so. • * • Professional ffoxing of the Past Year Heavyweights. â€" Primo Camera registered a sinart uppercut on Jack Sharkey in six rounds to be hailed a-? the first Italian to hold the Worlds Heavyweight Champion- ship. Max Baer, from California. Introduced class and colour into the heavy division by putting his K.O. on Max Schmeling, the German ex- champ, In ten rounds. Jack Demp- sey once again made good In the fistic sport, this time as a pro- moter and earning the title of "The man who carried on from where the greatest promoter of all time left off." Before the great Mus- solini. PrImo Camera defended his title against the Spanish pugilist, Paulino Czcudun, in the first heavy- weight championship bout fought in Italy. Sharkey passed out of the picture when he met defeat at the hands of King Levlnsky in Chicago. The death of W. L. â- â€¢Young" Strib- ling, the twenty-eight year old Georgian globe-trotter, shocked the sporting world to the depths. The passing of William Muldoon, the "solid man." and James J. Corbett, who introduced scientific boxing away back in the Gay Nineties, was regretted all over the fight world. Muldoon's death was partly due to a shock he received by a change in the fi.ght code. Light Heavyweight. â€" In this division very little has happened during the past year, except Maxle Roseubloom's successful defence of his title against the tottering "toy bulldog." Mickey Walker, one time ruler of the welters and middles. MiddleweiglUs. â€" Lou Brouillard won the middle title in August from Ben Jeby, by a knock-out in the seventh round, but lost it two mouths later to Vick Dundee in ten rounds. Brouillanl will make a bid for Roseubloom's Liirhi heavy- weight crown. Welterweights. â€" • Jim .UcLarnin. the Irish-Canadian from Vancouver, won his lirst title bout by taking Young Corbett in one round, at Los Angeles. McLarnin is rated the most wortliy title holder of 1933. Lightweights. â€" Tony Canzoneri lost his crown in ten rounds at Chicago, to Barney Ross, who in turn defended it In a fifteen-round return bout in New York. Welterweights. â€" Freddie Miller and Kid Chocolate are both at the top of this division. Miller is con- sidered the best in the N.B.A.. while Chocolate leads the New York commission. The Cuban de- feated Seaman Wstsun. the Hrilisli champion, in New York. Bantamweights. â€" .VI Brown is still the champion. Flyweights. â€" Miget Wolgast is the United States champion. Jackie Brown, ot England, holds the Euro- pean claims. Wolsast beat Brown in a non-title bout in Manchester. Latest Autogiro Startles Spectators Can Attain Top Speed of I 20 Miies .\n Hour â€" Low Speed of I 5 Miles An Hour London. â€" With a take-off run of un- der 20 yards and uu landing run at all, Senor de la Cierva's latest type of autogiro was shown off to great ad- vantage here recently at the Han- worth Airdrome, Just outside London. This latest "windmill" plane has an engine ot 140 horsepower which gives It a top speed of nearly 120 miles an hour and a low speed of lii miles an hour. The plane with its overhead windmill, a normal propeller in front, and no wings such as the ordinary air- plane has. appears to saunter along In the air. .\gaJast a head wind it can practically hover. Steering is done by tilting the re- volving wings of the windmill, which are on a universal joint. K tilt of about five degrees Is all that Is re- quired to efftct a steeply banked turn. The entire control is operated by one levr â€" for and aft for ascent and des- cent and sideway for turns. For "blind" flying in cloud or mist the autogiro is said to be an ideal ma- chine. For as long as the pilot keeps his lever in a central position he knows that he is on a level keel, while with an ordinary airplane the pilot needs instruments such as turn and bank Indicators to tell him his posi- tion relative to the ground. Recent demonstrations showed that ; ono of these machines could fly so slowly that a man running below could attach a message to a cord let down by the pilot. 9«A»/ '^in^it Ranks With Foremost Women Fliers Ann Lindbergh Has Achieved Skill as Pilot, Navigator and Radio Operator Three tons of coal provide more energy thim the total physical energy expended by an avera,ct> man in li.f«tin:«.â€" Sir William Clarke. hi.^i Nightly Brushing of Hair Important A woman who wishes to be truly beautiful should consider the brushing of her hair almost as important as cleaning her teeth. If you're going to brush your tresses in a haphazard manner, there is just no use in bothering at all. First of all, learn how to do it cor- rectly to derive full benefit from a beauty treatment which pays large dividends. The best lime to brush your hair is just before you go to bed. You should devote at least 15 minutes to this beauty rite. Begin at the back of your head, it is best to bend forward from the waist, allowing your hair to fall dow i over your face. Brush upwards fron the nape of your neck until the back of your scalp tingles. Now .stand erect, throw your head slightly backward and brush the front of your scalp upward from the hair- line to the crown of your head. Part your hair into little sections â€" about two inches squareâ€" and brush each portion. Place the brush against your scalp to start and, as you move it slowly upward and outward, tilt it sli,ghtly so that each and every hair in that scvtion will be cieane<i, stimu- lated and "pulled."' Wipe the brush on a clean towel and .so on to the next section. Despite Price Rise Tea Still Most Economical Drink For the past twi.i years people in Canada have been enjoying the lowest prices for tea in a decade, but this has meant tremendous losses to growers, who. to save their Industry, have re- stricted tea exports and caused prices to advance. Tea puckers, particularly those supplying very fine quality teas, have reluctantly been forced to In- crease prices. Notwithstanding this, tea is still the most economical drink next to plain water. The average man. in my view, is a pretty poor speciman. and the average intelligence, in my view, is very low. Is it realized that the first-class man can do something like five time* the amount of work of the average man? That Is not the product ot Inherent capacity by a long road. It is largely the product of eavl-y training. â€" Sir John Reith. New York.â€" The aviation wor'.d mar- vels at the unas&umlng but meraoric rise of Ann Lindbergh into the front rank of women fliers Mrs. Lindbergh has achieved skill as a pilot, navigator, and radio op- erator, capable ot taking part in fliglita that made aviation history, with so little attendant ballyhoo that her ability wag unnoticed when the names of women fliers were mention- ed. • Mrs. Lindbergh's flying adiieve- menta, however, differ from those of Amelia Earhart, -Ajny Johnson, and Maryse Hilsz, of France, in that she has aecompaaled her husband, and never engaged In the more spectacu- lar solo flights. Her regponsibi'.Uies on Lindbergh's flights, however, have been such that only a veteran flier could meet. Husband's Training All her training has been under the direction ot CoC Lindbergh, and began before thay iveire married when the young aviator, engaged in a good- will flight after his famous non-stop flight to Paris, visited Mex- ico City. Lindbergh took Ambassador Morrow's daughter on several flights, on on© of which they cracked up on landing, due to broken gear. After their marriage Mrs. Lind- bergh accompanied her husband on |everal flights, cross-continent flights, one of them to east completed a few- months before the birth of her first son. A'ready she was acting as co- pilot on their flights. Studied Navigation When Lindbergh planned a vaca- Horticulture Being Studied in Australia Trophy Presented to Capt. MoUison One conteniplftles with some alarm the future of a generation yet unborn, the moth«ra of which are h."«rasse«t with a desire or sllmness and exces- sive smoking- -Pr H. R. C. Rufh«>.r- ord, of Dublin. â€"â-  ♦ - - The wriilnj of the children ot to-day is formless, careless, and inaccurate. In business this is a serious disad- vantage and retards the progress of many young people. â€" Sir William Crawford Excellent Knowledge of Orchids Displayed Wild flowers study and culture is very popular in Victoria, .\ustralia. ac- cording to a lecturer. The casual prize of the agricultural show for "best bunch of wild flowers" is out of date. At one local fair, for example, there were IS sections for native flora, and every one was based soundly. There were prizes for the best collection of orchids, the host col- lection of wild flowers botanically named, the best collection of orna- mental native grasses, the best col- lection of ferns, the best collection of Grampians flora, the best bunch of thryptomene. the best bunch of spren- gelia. the best bunch of heath, and so on. Ever flower in a beautiful collec- tion Wiis named properly, and most ot the people who attended seemed to be on moderately familiar terms with th flowers. There was little of the old unneoes.sary baulking at necessary scientifK- names. What struck me most forcibly waa the knowledge ot orchids displayed by young men and women. The qualnt- ness and beauty ot these fantastic flowers â€" cil which there are about 150 species recorded In Victoria and about â- 160 in Australia â€" have exercised a strong fascination throughout various states in the last few years, so much so that Dr. R. S. Rogers, the Adelaide authority, declared recently that the cult had swelled to a mania. One womans collection would do credit to any trained botanist: It con- tains nearly 100 species ot orchids, all pressed, neatly mounted and correctly labelled. .-V tav cry this from the days when country dwellers. It they gave heed to orchids at all, knew them only as "spiders." "lig^rs" and -green ies." • .. MolIisoD. in spite of h'» cri' h at Br;d«eiV';t. is a>vard ed â- " .' ..ston Memorial trophy for W33. for bis Atiamc nights. Rt. \\-\\. K. E. Uu*.'!, ia doing tht pr«««oting. Exports to France, South Africa Soar i Ottjiwa." Increase of 83 per cer.'. anil 50 per cent, in Canada's e.xpori.s to South .Africa and Fiance tuidor T the n^w trade agreements during tli \ five mojiths from !a.s* June w«re ?.< ; nounced by the P^-iiartniont of Tra. • • and C'Onvn'.erce. t The value of goods sdtippeJ :â- > : South .\fric;v sintv the new trad*' I agixvmont wer.l into effect total $",- I .iJ-4.tW>*l c.iiiii)aivd with $1,917,000 fur I the same peiiod last year, an increa-^o . .>f S3 -.-i^r cent. Homestic export* to ! Franco for the pei-iod undtT revicv. were var.ied at $o.ikil».(XH). For il".' '. sam« peritxi la.^t year the figure w;i-- > $3,T1S,{HW, s!i .ncrease of 50 por cvnt. beirg negistepcd. * E«at Pt»rmigan Eskimos ii'e feasting on the piarmi- san. onv nf I'le fe^v birds focnd in Ureeu'anu at -.hU time ot year. tion trip to the Orient shie took up the study of navigation and radio telegraphy^ and proved herself super- ior to her husband In the latter. \% was Atia Lindberghs messages from the plane that kept the world la* formed of their progress while the^ flew over Canadian northwest terrl* tory, and over Uie desolate Bering Sea. This summer's trip was even mor* ambitious than the Paclflc flight, but Mrs. LJndbergh handled her datiea like a veteran. The trip waa over 30,000 air mil&s in five months â€" far- ther than around the world at the equator, and almost twice a3 far a« the distance travelled by Wiley Post in his record so'.o around the world. It led them over mountainous terraia In Greenland never before flowa over, and into little African porta where the arrival of a seaplane waa occasion enough for a"*-^*''*c ce>br*- tion The flight over the Soal was In Itself a major achi^ ~'*«.. (Julded by Mrs. Lindbergh's navig^>W tion, the plane never once left :t» course. Miss Johnson has to uer credit solo flights fr<«n England to Aus>. tralia, to Cape Town, to To'sio, and a flight with her husband across the Atlantic. Miss Earhart crossed the Atlantic by air route twice, the sec- ond time alone. She hop j the wo- men's non-stop distance record, and the autogiro altitude record. But Mrs. Lindbergh's flying since her marriage, while not of the spectacular kind, entitles her to rank witli these foremost women fliers. Scientists Elxplain Curious Snow Color ilontreal. â€" "BiK'wii B;ii>.\" aiou.-;ed tlie curiositj' of residents in Mont- real and neighborhood recently as they left their homes to come dowit- twv\T>. Wherever thei-e were fields of snow a hard icy sheet had formed on the top of the bank which had a 'ouflf or browii color. The hard covering apparently re- sulted from sleet falling during the tdght. When bro'Ken. it showed a greyish aspect, viewed in small quisn- tities in the hand, while unuemeath the hard covering, the snow was the usual brilliant white. The superfi- cial coat was about one-eighth of an inch thick. At McGill Observatory it wa^ ex- plained that the sleet probably gath- ered in coming through the air a cer- tain quantity of fine dust, which, hardening in the icy cc^at gave tlie particuliu-ly brownish tinge to what wxuld otherwise have tended to a greyish tinge. Under some light conditions the coloring might pos- sibly appear reddis-h, giving rise to rumors of "revi snow" in ."t'rae qnar- tersr Careless smokers have 1»een blamed or starting more fires In the national parks than other causes, but this year lightning wa,s the most frequent fire hazard Although hope may often have cheats ed us, yet we never lose faith in Jt» promises. Classified Advertising 4 N OFFER TO ITVERY INTBNTOB. A List ot wanti â-  invenUont tod ftlll Inro.-mBtlon •ent free^ Tli« BMnaay Com* pany. WcrM Patent .M-orn,n-s ;:? rnnk Str.-.. \>i'MW« (.'aiiaaa. DOCS FOR lEALTH l^K FEED AND h;r^|\\THEM }mm ^ \ SILVER TIP DOC PELLETS DOC CUBES DOG BISCUITS .snyuTWMCMToo. uMiri* mMaQN m. ayviita for Oatkrio: â€" REESORS MARMILL, Sapt. W. »>r»aa. -4 ISSUE No. 32â€" '33