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This Curious World 'ir': ] CAN LOCATE THEIR PfEEy BL/A^Of=OL.O£D/ SENSDKV PITS LOCIATED BETWEEN THE EVE AND THE NOSTRIU ' ENAB1_E THE SNAKE TO RMD A FOE rr CANNOT IN-FRANCe... aDMP<^^SSES FOiNTED NORTff ay EAST IN isao. tt^os NO/?T^ IN IS6S, /\/C>/P77-/ A/(Ck<577V£>AS7- IN ISI2. LATER, THEV SWUNG- BACK TO 773U£: /\/Cy?.-77-f, ANID TODAV THE/ RDINT Tt> NOfSm THE MASMEmc:: rol.e CHANGES ODNTINUALLV. COPR. 1933 a* NC» SERVICE. INC. ARE AAADE INTO CAW/A fZ., AND ONE RSH AAAV PRODUCE AS MUCH AS ^^ y:SAU-£DNS RATTLESNAKES, moccasins nnd coppLMhe:ids belong to the New World li-ibe of pit vipers, but only recently lias definite piog- re.ss been made in determining what part these facial pits play 'â- Â» ^he snake's life Now it seems that they are highly developed sense organs, responding to heat and air vibrations. SUNDAY SCHOOL LE SJ^ON Februar}' 13. JESUS ON THE MOUNTAIN AND IN THE VALLEY Mark 9: 2-29 PRINTED TEXT, Mark 9: 2-8 ir-27. GOLDEN TEXT. â€" I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark 'j 2i. Memory Verse: God . . . carcth tor you. 1 Peter 5: 7. Time.â€" Autumn .\.D. 29. Place. â€" The transfiguration took place on Mt. Hernion, far in the north of Palestine; the healing of the demon â€" possessed hoy took place near the southern foot of this mountain. The Invited Three "And after six days Jesu5 takcth with him, Peter, and Tames, and John, and hringeth thetp u'p into a high mountai;' apart by tlicni- selves. And he was transfigured before them." Our Lord took with Him the three who also were with Him in the Garden of Gethseniauc. It was while our Lord was in the act of prayer that he was trans- figured. The word transfigured implies more than a change of mere outward scinblanco. The Transfigured Lord ".\nd hi> garments, b#car.ie glistering exceeding white, so as no firller on earth can whiten them." The business of a fuller in ancient times was to cleanse and whiten linen garments The Heavenly Visitors "And there appeared unto thcni Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus." We should carefully note that Peter did not selfishly ask that a tabernacle might be built for himself, but only for liis Lord and the two visitors who liad come from the other world. Matthew tells us that they were so awed and afraid tliat they could not bear the glory of the scene. They were amazed and stupefied. The Voice From Heaven "And there came a cloud ever shadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud. This is my beloved Son: hear yc him. .Vnd LEADS CANADIANS Major (ieiieral Chris Yokes, Si), o' XVinuipeg and Ottawa is in com- mand of a Canadian division in Italy. He is CanadaVs youngest geiicr.il. and commanded the ;2nd Infantry Uriiiade of the Canadian 1st l)i\i.-ion in Sicily where he won the D.S.O. suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves." The repre- sentatives of the Law and the Prophets depart. The whole scene was changed in a moment and only Jesus, as tlie disciples had known Him, was seen. .\s the disciples lay prostrate and stupefied with ter- ror, and Clirist touched them and spoke His word of cheer, they were relieved of their fears and lilted up tlieir eyes again. The Disciples' Failure "And one oi the niultiiudo a:'.s- wered him Teacher. . . . bring him unto nie."' We have seen tlie Sav- iour's compassion; here we see how great was His forbearance â€" 'how long shall I suffer your' In His words â€" 'bring Him unto me' â€" we hear the note of love, of authority, of conlulence. lie did not turn away in spite of the faithlessness of those present, but confident of His inherent power to cure the hardest case calls for t':e love to be brought forward. The Evil Spirit's Work " \nd they brought iiiiu unto hiiu . . . hut if Thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us." This was the work of the evil spirit within the vouth. When the devil within him saw Jesus about to work, he ni:itched his jiowcr against Christ's Faith, Not Power ".Vnd Jesus said unto him, if thou canst I .Ml things are possible to him that bclievetli.' The. lather had said, 'ii Thou canst do any- thing'. Jesus says, 'If thou canst believe.' The question was not. 'Is there power', but 'Is tlwre faith.' ".'Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, [ believe; help thou my unbelief." How can we fully and freely believe? First we imist confess the faith that we hav«^ as this man did. 'riicn we must appeal to Christ to be helped against our unliclief. as this man did. Finally, v.e inn-'t bring the case to Chri,-t. Christ's Healing Power ".Vnd when Jesus sa\v that a multitude came running together .... Uut Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose." Clui.-,l"s words center no more into him shows the completeness of the miracle and Christ's care for the future of this youth_ In the grip of Christ there was power, healing power The weak ex- hausted lad found himself pos- .sessed with new Hfc and vitality when his hand was grasped by Christ. He was lifted; but even as liir was raised be found himself able to rise with the new strength wliieh had entered into him. The Book Shelf The Colonel's Lady By Helen Montgomery "There- may b« girls nowadays who feel poorly equipped to cope with .\rmy life, but I am a little vain of my position of Most Ig- norant. Army Bride of All Time, and I have no notion of giving it up without a fight." This is the way the Colonel's Lady, Helen Montgomery (Jones) begins her story of life as an Army wife; the most amusing book we have seen in many years. Married in 1924, whefi Lieuten- ant Jones was just graduated from West Point, they spent a short time at their first army post in the United States and then sailed for China. Despite domestic crises precipitateil by their lack of knowledge of the Chinese laj.guage â€" on one occasion they were served "fried eggs and cream cheese" histead of "frogs legfs and green peas" â€" they were enchanted with the land and its people. After their return to America the Jones were moved from one post to another, struggling al- ways to make a lieutenant's pay do for themselves and their three children. In 1935 the tide turned. Lieutenant Jones became Captain Jones and they started up the ladder that has ended in a Colonelcy. The Colonel's Lady . . By Helen Montgomery . , , The Oxford Uni- versity Press . . â-  Price $3.00. Battling Basutos Basutos who are greatly es- teemed as fighting men in our African army, have one big "de- feet" which will tickle military men greatly. '.,.hey actually love drilling so much that they do it their spare time as amuse- ment. The result is that, to find suit- able punishment for minor de- linquencies, C.O.'s have solemnly to forbid the offenders to take part in any drills, regular, extra or voluntary. It sounds very odd, but the fact is officially vouched for. Skip-Bombing The new technique of skip- bombing was brought to success in the battle of the Bismarck Sea and in the Mediterranean, says the New York Times. Skip- bombing is a cross between div« SHORT-CUT ON THE ROAD TO ROME At an unnamed Italian port Allied troops file aboard an invasion ship enroute to the surprise landing be- hind the German lines, south of Rome. Expecting a bitterly opposed landing, Lieut Gen. Mark Clark'* forces were themselves surprised when the beachhead was established with very little rcsisience. bombing and shelling. Sometimes the bomb is aimed to bounce on the water and ricochet into a ship's side, and sometimes the bomb is dropped earlier so that jt bounces, falls into the sea and strikes the target below the wa- ter line. In a third metlwd the bomb is released a: a higher level close to the ship to strike before a vertical dropping posi- tion is attained. At Pantelleria low-flying planes skipped bombs into caves which were used as underground hangars. The Husky The husky is a dog native to northern North America from Alaska to Labrador. He is usually wolf-gray in color (indeed, he has some wolf blood in himi and is much used lor a draft and pack animal. The name husky is said to be derived from an Algonquin Indian word for eskimo. lu the early days the white Missionaries called the Labrador natives "huskemaws," a form of the word esquimaux. Cu- riously enough, the name husky was first applied to the natives themselves and only later on came to be Identified with the eskimo dogs. herring boats along the quay at Yarmouth . . . trawl'ers coming into the dock at H;irwicli and little boats with red sails oft the coast of Somerset â€" "red sails iu the sunset." * • * Oh well, this is 1944. and we are a long way from England â€" and on a farm, and we do find a few little things to keep us occupied from daylight to dark. Last week it was things like cleaning stove- pipes "and chimneys. You see we have finally come to the end of that soft coal I have done so much talking about so we really went after those pipes in a big way and then while I was clean- ing flues aud stoves Partner was scraping the chimney. I wish you could have seen the pair of us when we were through: Aud ac- tually, we didn't have any callers. Three times I went over the din- ing-room flour on my hands and knees â€" twice to wash it and onc» to wax it. Aud after that 1 scrub- bed, the kitchen floor. The next day 1 wouldn't have gone down on my knees for a fortuue. That job done I set up a quill for the Red Cross and iuviied soma friends iu to uelp with the wort We didn't ^et it finished so that will be another job for this week. • • » We are still enjoying the most marvellous weather. It almost seems too goml to be true â€" wa keep wondering what has happen- ed to Canada â€" "Our Lady of the Snows '. Some farmers are begin- ning to shake their heads â€" there is a water-shortage â€" and what Is going to happen to the wheat and clover? Thai is what every farm- er would like to know, but what- ever is likely to happen, worrying about it won't stop It. AUTHOR CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke If thi.s war teaches us anything at all it certainly should make us realize how interdependent every country, every race, every indus- try and every iudividual is upon the rest of the world. It is true from the highest to the lowest. No man â€" or nation â€" can live uuto himselC aloue. We find evidcnca of that every dayâ€" iu the homo, on the farm, on the battlefield and on the sea. And so often it is the little things that count â€" little â-  people, little jobs and little boats. Yes, especially little boats. Do you remember the scene in "Mrs. Miniver" where the Httle boats rescued the men from Dun- kirk? Little boatsâ€" not battle- ships or destroyers, but small, un- important pleasure yachts and fishing smacks. And do you real- ize how dependent we still are upon the little boats for the safety of our loved ones aud for the ship- ment of everything they neod on the battlefroiit. No, it isn't the little boats that carry the men and supplies, but it is the little boat.s tliat make it possible tor the bigger boats to ride the seas with their precious cargoes. « • • All these thoughts have come to lua as a result of some verses 1 received last week. They were seat by a reader of this column who, apparently, wishes to lomaln anonymous. Here Is the poem; "THE HOUSEMAIDS OF THE SEA" By David B. Cunningham The little boats of the fishing fleet, Emily, Susan and Jane, Sail out with steadfast hearts to meet Danger and death aud pain. Not theirs to battle the great Graf Spee. But they mist softly tread. .Vs they keep the miue-sirewn sea lanes free From Penzance to Malin Head. They their >.fo long proved ago. When Drake was malehcd wiih Spain. .Vnd now from Devon to Seapa Flow. They prove it once again. .Vs, out where ihe lurking sea- mine floats. They gaml)te with death and lifeâ„¢ The little salt-lippod fishing-boats From Cirimshy. Hull and Fife. They seek their safety on bended knees, I'or they see their duty plain. And sweep the floors of the coast- wise seasâ€" ICmily, Susau and Jane. That poem almost makes me homesick. I can see those little boats â€" not as they arc now but as they used to be. I can see the HORIZONTAL 1,8 Pictured famous autlior 14 Fixes. 16 Loop with running knot. 17 Vigor. 18 Slender stick. 19.Posture. 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