Reading Observer. January, 1915.

Mr A. A. FOId or!l

!OIld -"
had(ora
a~~~:k~:'~~:~:
some time
.go, I and
great dIfficulty In 'gettmg
After I had beea stooping It
matter for me to nse whIle IIltmg
tbe questIOn.
about .Doal] s bockaabe k,dney
to try them myself. and dter
I relt better
I made

fortnll' h.

and In a few days the pams
besIdes wh ch I felt better all
was 5 x months ago and I have
of the
smce.
Doa.n S pIlls to many
and shall t contlnue to do so
lltlls for back and kIdney weak

I am certa n
(S gned)
A. A. Ford. 010,
On Oct ber 14th 19l0-ow1' t},,,u years laJV
-Mr Fo d saId
Iacknowledge WIth ple ••ure
the lasbn i(ood D oan s plils dld me they
never {Oll 0 keep my back and kIdneys right

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And why?

B..,au5e othe successfUl treatment 01 kidney

and bladder dluues lies, flrat of all In well
tlu.hln&, out the urinary sy.stem .110 th.t no
clozglnc Impurities re~.ln to binder the blood Interlne work of

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the kJdney.s

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And this J.. wh.t Do."

pUsh by this means

o ravel

A~rlVlng

Backach

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Backache Kidney Pills

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out the poisonous w,.ate that cat.Bes -

Rheumatl ..m

Drop.oy.

Inflamed

bladder Stone. L mbago SciatIca Impure Blood &c
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FARM LABOUR

SALE OF
ANNUAL

WlUHlnd. Q2iford-dnt "

EFFORT' AT

SERIOUS SHORTAGE LOCALLY

Th. &&Ie 01 wo,' wb ch 10' .om. y .... put t
h.u been ouatomuy for Mr. J.mq W t.)aen to h old
a.nnua.l1y at her r(ll!l dence
Oakland! I Jam lton
road took pla e ~ th grut. w~ on !wednesday
a fternOOD
Tho 'a e 'WAS n a d of the Med cal
M~ons and R~i"od School Un on S r lJohn K rk
D recto of the SbAfleebury Soc ety and ~e Ragged
School Umon 'WW!i prc&ent. to open the _ e ..lid
Mr E P Coli e r pres ded n the ab&eince of the
Be ,.,.1.11 lIupported try ¥r
.Rev R G Fa r bau-n
'F A Cox Mr E Jaobon &nd M~ J ohn Brag,;
and the", 'WI.! .lso a J,a.rge number of' lad. ell n
a ttendance
Tbe Olu.IlllU.'C: n his o~n DJr rerna.r~ eaid that
lfn W Lhet& had 3.1"Mved at a. t une o~ I fe wben
.he ttl iht he exoused aome tll Jfp but abe s t I
oa.mi!d on t.h::Lt wo k becaua.e abe lov~to do t
o.nd ther-e '\\ ft..S r:o truer test of Chnst
t. v than
th .. t peoplo ..hould try day by day t o d the r bc31
for otber& n the r bour of need
Th~ sa e WaJI
to &Uppert ho grellt th ng. mOO ca m SII oDary
work acd t.he care- of cb dre n H e eu ::J ed hat.
in noth ng ~1lo8 the advanoe of the Ch rch n s
outlook and won: sbGw n more c1co.r y than D tho5e
two thmga
U thej looked at ho "prk of the
Church n the 181.h oentury and t he ~ nc g of
!be 19th century and reali&ed. wha.t was ~e n'1 done
at the PN!if.eD.t day for n ad cal and fo e g n IIl.lSS ona
and n the mLerc,ts of t be children ~hey would
{,66 h()"IIIT much the Church bad ad,,~
He re
JOiced m a I that lIV&8 be ng done for yohng poop e
by th. beginn n,If of Sunday! Schoo 8. PAflie.:f 8eho(lM
and &.l.so tlle Soc ety for tHe Prevent onlt Cruelty
to Cb. ld:ren (AppraUlle )
B r JOIDI' lUlt.I n the ~t1!It place apo og\aed for
tire
of hili Wlte who had dfl"ll'elo
a lieVfJf'e
mld and felt ahe cou.1d not race the we~ther He
'Went on \0 111·1 t.h&L tb6y were met hf veO' &ad
cond t. one In the country and he w&l . ~ut.e)[ re
r::Unded. of th18 e. few da.,... &£0 "..heft lM sen h !
third boy off to the ttlUn ng camp ~ qUMt on
m ght 00
,...hy b.avo that. sale when thlng6
~.ere so bad .. II 1"Ound but the wa w th aU .1 .
mLle5l!l waa merelv & paaln
hue a.bd wee: an
abnonnal tb ng The war ~~t pa.ae but t.hoae
c:au_ \.h~ were eupportiD.&' that da.y\ ......6 e not
pa3II nR'
th nga
On the contrary t'he-y 'We1"e
eternal the, WI!N!I fund ..menla1 &nd th6l'efore the
work shou.ld DOnt nue a..s UlluaJ and
i ad
of Mn WIt hera' peral8leacy every yea.r in hav ng
thllt &ale ao tAa.t she d.nnv' others to
r tide to
hel p n the worle H a nterest n fore
m sStons
~fI.S CJ c.kened n h II lourney round Ilhe world
~ hen he went to the mlll8 on borne .t
0mho and
MW e err ph&lle of ChnstJ.an ... orlc
mong the
n. ves Afterwards be fo nd t.h&t Tery t!IIr of b li\
fe low pa&!e1lgcra h.a.d GeeD 1'1\ ch ot t e m IIII!I on
""-0 k bocaU$O theT did not go to see tJ And t.bey
on v I'i&W what; they went. to see I t 'Waa lverJ pa n
fu lo kn<no t ha.t. peo!)le TemI. ned q "" gnor.!lnt.
ot m M on work hecause t hey d d not wl.6h to know
a'1.vt.h !\If about t
i
The ut hundred years hAd. b~n a 'feN ",ondeT
fu l t me but
wu. noth ng aho t. of D raculo s
hil t ~u hAd fferent aU tude towardll he ch d
had ~
ed People were rool s ng now the IGO 81
r;t e m!)Orll'l lee ot t he child. aQli that every
nQ OOfi. !SUh ect.
ned on the c1I d
E...v,fn n t h at.
p ~M:lnt or 515 the eh 1d WU Important
~~ thAnked
Goo for th~ way ine me n had responded to j<hc
Cil~ bllt peep 8 wo d have to leek: more a.nd IQore
to !'\() mlLke the r 1illTangemen18 t.hflt th ey were ah e
to kee n the place among the na.i on!! of ;the wo ld
a nd t he p nc pa.l th ng WM fit-nMs ~ h cb ~ R.!I o n v
t o be j;!'JU.ned by k ~p ng the c.h Id.re fi
They had
to hank lArd Shaflef.burv and h II ("oll(a.gUe6 for
the work 'W'h ch darted the Ra.{{goo School move
ment ",bU':h led to the nd IIt1'1al 1\ hooJ,i.. &Misted
b
.... ch homes for WQ fs and It 8'V8 ~ 'Dr Bar
na.mo a
The 'P.,.JI,.(!'~ed School Un on tp I eel at
ICaJ;t 100 roo boYR all 0 er the Un too K\ngdom 60
hat t v>ae a very nat work
TheT~ "",ere 5000
'!;' o untB.TT he f1ers me n y
old bevs
who were
tTV nit tc flake eOlD6 reollyment and ret.u rn by
he p ng 0 her& who 5Uffercd n the !!la me ... ay as
they hMl At. tho pl"eJ;ent. t me the e wa:a .. Atrong
de... re .amonR' people to render ser CG n EOme wa.
snd n ILD]' th ~s cl ll med tbe he p h 1. they should
l'('memoor f ooe who .... ere I!oel"TIn& n tbe fore,l!'n
field and the) ,ho d also do the r beet to a uuage
h& d st.n68 around them
?lTl" O::lx
n m('o ng a. Tote of tha.nks t 8 r Jo hn
K r k ererrod to 1 e cI dren who had been 6ent
to Canada. and who had now come
to belp
the Mo ber COWlt y a d were thus tepa Ing those
who had ta.ken. t hem f rom lthe lIt.reeto! and care-rl
for them
!\llcr I e 'War the e 1I'0ul4 be nore
eh 1<1 en to be c&red for a nd cveryQnel would bo
<r.llled upon to he" n the ea e of tl 06" ch M en
DOt only the ehiklrcn of Enj::' and hut tli.e ch Idren
of P'7.00e" Belgium &nd even Ru&! a T
Mr Ii: JACK.iON 8tCOndl'd the l"oto of thanka
..b ch 'W'U h&&Tt. Iy ea.mod
Tea. waa t.hen aened. to the T L5 tors '9; ho after
""urn. mad~ purchuea of the many pretty and
eeful Mt cl~ for I!Rle The lad es n chtrge of the
~ Alis were M SA Broad 1I M 1\ou.rne M M 8tevena
'Y \i!Ie it..Vf.lry and)ir'1l P L ' v tbeM! whoae etforta
were 6mtll,. repe. d by the ~end d res
5e of tbe
bU'f'ert ,.;bo quickly depleted tbe con
te 0 the

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into,."..

A"
d"""':loft .0 Ib, 0100"".
labour OD. farm. arose at. a meet ng of the Bero.
Bucks And Oxen Jo nt Chamber of Agnculture
whicb wt.& held ..t. RM.d ni" of\. Saturda, ud
aev(rra l remed as "'ore suggested
There were prMent the Pree deDt lIr H R
Beewn (n the cw r ) lIr A. D Wella (VlC&-eharr
man) Mir Robeon Mr Dryl&nd Hallam lun M.r
Jethro Lousley .Yr Job LoUII ey Mr Adama
Mr W NewtQD
Mr B:uTON" proposed
That D T ew of the
h
ae n oUl!l 11 oM.age of f&rID. labour D many part.a f f
t.he oounby t II dell rable that boya of t..,el e )'eRra
of age and upwards should be allowed to wprk dn
farms dunng the per od of the war ouch "'Work. ~
count as sehool Iltteridance that r efuJ:6es sh:r
be eruployod as far fJJ pop hLe on swtabJe ur
and tbat resort. ..hould be made u fa.r as po.wble
to La.hour Excbanges and labour &a.'f ng ma.cb Del")'
When they dl8Ctlssed tbe wbJect. Ih ee montbs
• 0 SBJd All' Bee", tb
'c_
I
g
n.. ey ca.m& to ....., canc UII On
t.hat there was bO aer ious ahort..age of men. A g ~kt
deal ha.d happened 5 nee then and ilierB Wag now
certa nly 8. sbortage l.D. &Overal d str ot.e A number
af reme<! ea had. beefr 5Uggeated
One Wil.l that
boys 0 er twelve should he allowed to wo k on
la.rms a.no ber WiUI that La.bour E.s:cbangaa Ahou d
be resorted to
another ~u tha.t mo e labour
8.avl~g ma.ch nery &.bou d be ntroduced
&lIot.her
wu t.ha.t. nlfUg66 a.hou d be nduced to work.
There Will. however • nry 8.tronK f&el ng el
pec1all:J' among the t.rade un ons tb.&t tbeae men
8.hou ld not be allowed to compew, li' t.h bome labouT
If they were eD?-Ployeci where no o ther labour was
ava lablfl he did not th uk that would be the CUe
Mr A D WJ:LLS eeoondfld the t'e6Olut on
REYUGEffi EMPLOYED
M Ro
id that t.b
had h
f
l'
uoy aa
e,.
t
f'e ugees
at " antage and labo ur there 1'I' U very &carce
They weN told oy the Central Camm tt-ee not
em ploy them but &A the Cebtr&l Comm Uee
IlOt OOlltributo tow&r'lis the r upkeep t he,. did em
PlOY U em
They 'Were p leued to he employed
The system they adopted wu t.hi. t.hey gave the
r eJugee. 4d an hour but pajd t.bem ani,. 2t p e r
cent n money &9 they were be ng kept oJ pr ...ate
md Vld ua.la
The remainder of the l' wa.gee was
pLaoed n the saT ngs ba.nk. and wou d be g TeD
them "ben the,. returned to t he r OWn oountry to
help them nHtc<:k the r own hold og.
NIlt. ve
l&bour 0 h a (the spe.a.ker'a) d at. )Ct waa '0 &earoo
tha.t one f&rmer could n ot .. ttnld properly to h s
fa n 1'1' tobout t he he p of apother farmer I t WaJ
a ery urgent ma.t.tcJ; ndeea
M J !'1l1DlO LoU8LET uK) h e t bougbt the refu reea
m ght support themr.'ehee where the,?, wer. em

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ployed

M BXETOlf l'epl ed t.hLt thq must no~ lose Ii gh t
of the fact that the&e people we1'6 the nat o n 6
guest6 and that they .... 0 Hd support them f they
d d DOt. do a stroke of work They mu st Dot forget
thl\t t. he r efugee.a bad had. the r houlles a-nd the r
fa.r ns burnt and all the r IiWek. destroyed e.nd
","ou)d need to rep en IIh t.helle when they went.

bade

llr WELLI .lUd n the cue II po nt the rerugee
labout" could not be objected to ne ther could the
releBa ng ot eh Idren of h;all"e and over from
schoo l (or fum work... ln some d IItr ct.8 the ttl I
t.ary authont. ea had b6iln obi ged to OQCUP1 the
fCflool5 ¥ond the children we re rece v 0l:' no schoo
mg.
M HAIJUK aa d tha.t one d fIi~l tJ n tbe
palled r elefUI ng of eb Idren from .choola woul be
t ha.t. t.he c.p tation gran t.. would be ]C£,8 and there
wou d be more ezpeDH to the rates
M R OBeoN' sa. d if IIOmeth ng we 0 not done he
d cl not &a6 h()W t.he hanezt ",a.a to be got n
M
H uux auggeatod th at. IIOme help m ght be
~ot from the towns Some peap e m gh t be ~ II n ~
n ev; o f the emergency t.o us st n gctt Di n
il e hll.rt est.
BOY LABOUR

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haa tbla week ret.lrn~ h01 e

Uti - \lbe:rt.
1'flio ! home from Cb .. 'W h the
South Wa es Bord~re1'!l Frank Ae.f-r ng t tbe Front
"IVl h tho R 8& B lI:"de
Sydney who ~ a pr 'fate
Il he Oxford and BUci(a L I po and C~I e now n
IndlJl, w!JI he Royal Field Artillery
Th6 WtTI. nded lBnce-oorpouJ of the
rbb rn m
,..hieh Reg1m~t he hlUl 5W't"M fOT e fl t ;) eara n
formed our rtprcsen ta t e In the- co
of ... eha.t
tb.a.t be crOi!std to F'rance 'III" th the ItM' nent on
Aug ~t 12t.h Jla Ii&tta.lion -.;u n t.h~eC leh.r&ted
n t.rea. from Mona and .D the battlel! 0 the }J&rne
lind A ,ne At the l .... t nan eel 11 a.ee t ey wen ...
.!lO ed by the Prench and then proceed
to Yjj ....
..bere he was wounded' on October 30th [ at a. Tl lAge
Lamed '\ onnebecke A coal hos: ~II exploded
Dilar Ilnd be "'8.& hit; n the loft l-lllgb IAfter be ng
rl1 e O'(cn weeu l,D the Londoo GeM,..l Ho~p tal
til!! ret.urned home on Mond",y
I t WI.I a" Ypre.
!\.oo A.Llne he aa.id wheN!! t.b.e Berkal u;ea lOlSt; mo.,
b.uril, At tM outaet of the ""1Ll' they were ollee
1 t.b e tren<:he. alm06t cont n.uoulJ' for !three weeki
hut IJDoe then great mpl'OTeTQen t. b ad beea made
ilod arraryremeolA -,:ere \.D enateD06 w~~eb1 troopl
il o ?eT od oal TO ef. 'He p&id I. blgh ~r.bute to t.h,
YO k. o! ~ Amb lance Gorp&. and .a.ii:l OIM or the
t\ncot. m..n he had &em out there wu &0 amhulanoo Jrat the best )ut of lrle
II all named Belchtil' who.,..... .J.w.,. r-a.,. to 10 'from anJ dwer (but Dent
out and piok up the ... onndNi no ma.t.t.er . bat firiDg lomf! ...0rth16M eubatltute)
,,;'u golU'fl p n UnfortuD&:e1;! bAt ooli~'f'ed tha... thll'l MedIcine Co .. ~ lJQlbom
b ave r.an had been it lied Speo.k.,;n~ of the Ger for one boJ:' ~ or. 1Se.,9d: for BlX
m1l.ns h ... d .bear ut Hery fU'e \Ji'~ ~en' and
FR:tE - Healthtul hwth llOte. .01
that
tile matter of rib ~ u. ~ -the ~rw
P1a.bl""l'alb Jo ttQJ»eo '} .. little work
whO "eN'< CIIl.!4:D&:'.J t~ d&ll""". t.AcN b.1a, qUllA lad]' t~ who ~d a ~tca.rd to Hinu.

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I 2 Wenfteld Icottas6.'l High 5t Ayle.bury Bucks Eng It. wa.a. a bflut foUl'
y9a1'!l &go tba, my &I'Dl9 trom the~boW'
downward beran to be red a.nd 1n1Iamc and
,hen began t.o fteb .l Tbeyt got 10 b
that:.

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of tel' hal' ng been n bo&p tal ...J'eeQ'I: e r~ g f am A
J.he I 'WOund for o\"e'l" e e\"en weeks Th other bor~

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Red and Infl~med' Cou ld Hardly Do
Work N~\er Free From Cuts and
-Cracks Gave Up Hope. Cuticura
I Soap and IOlntment Healed I

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{he p roud dlAt. oct o n poa>essfd hy lira
Goodenough of 115 GNlbrook road Ca't'erabam
.. hMe lion L<-e ...(01'])1 '\ Goodeno ~ ot the

Army

ITCHEDIANO BUR EO

wou ld they 5Cfl back aga n ? .Alter the war where
were agncultunlli.bourera OOmIni from P He bad
thought t lII'TODr to k.eep boya 8.wtab e fo
t h , work at. aehool after t b neen
He d d Dot
obJed to pay ng for any boy. eduoation and he
thought I",U '", ,hould '"' .veo fo, b"hl boy,
to go from t.he bottom to the top
BJ,lt. t.hole
br gbt bOYII were t.he Tery boYI they foreed out; of
school at th r teen beea.ufe tbey bad ~a.ched a h gh
,!.odud and abown t.b"", .. 1 eo eI ...,.." 'han
01 heir;
The dull boy on t.he other hand tb.ey
keEt At .ahool Ull he W'&I!I 14
Bolh lfr Allum and ?oAr JOB LOUSIZT were of
the opm on that,. the Labour Excba.n es d d DO't
afford any reI ef
W t.h r~ard to l abour
Dg mach eery Mr
ADAJa Wd he h a.d found m lk ng ma<:hlnes yerJ
ul!ef 1
They reduced tbe amou n t or I.bo r requ rd fOT mUk ng by hair but of cour se n ot. the
laboUT of feeding etc
The reaoluUon W&l uoan moual,. &.greed
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"i &era.tched untU they hied and then t bey
f:IOOmed to start & small Cestar They seemed
to gradually get worse and my ha.nd ~ a. nd
arms were bandl'ged, up The backsdr my
banda were not'hing but ~~p raw cu~nd
~ed as soon u eve. I moved tbe~ I auld
1:iardI ~ do my workj I gave up a.u bo
of
"er ~Ing curM as my hands and ~DU
, ere never ~ from cute and crack!J~
My h~an9 read of cures by the flutJ
cura Remedios a.nd advised me to try them
II? I sent ror a. tree samp e or Cut cura. Boap
and Ointment I Thoy 5eemed. to coo~ my
ha.nda and arm, fTOfl iho first I 1'I'&8h~d
t hem in the Cutleur, Soap and warm water
and ttj.en 'Pub on th~ Ointment; after ~o.
t.~em They did so mucb good that I bo ht
mpre and now my ha.nda are U 80ft... VOl'
trfJe, ttom cut. and iteb.lng hlll"Din« 'lams
which for four )'aare-I was neyer freo rr~m
(S,gned) Mrs D Matthewa Ja.n.. 23 Ip14
iWhy -.:orry about 70ur llair1 Cutlcur.
Soap

an~ an oooaaIonal

Ointmep.t WUl clear the
allay i tc Wng a.n.d
JW'-""'~""" conditlOllL

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