THe War Wirth Att I's pitiable horrors and suffer- 
ing has demanded a new study of the art of healing and 
‘the science of surgery. During the last two years more 
progress has been made in these two branches of science 
than in a decade preceding. The necessities of the hour 
have forced medical men to use all their abilities to 
_ atneliorate suffering and if possible provide cures for 
innumerable types of wounds and bodily diseases which 
invariably accompany war. Progress has been made in 
_ the treatment of injuries to the eyes and ears and results 
hitherto unheard of have become the ordinary tasks of 
the hospital. There has been, however, no more valuable 
contribution to the knowledge of humanity than the dis- 
covery made by Dr. Barthe de Sandford of a substance 
which he calls ambrine for the treatment of burns. Some 
of the best results have been attained in using the new 
medicant for face wounds and burns. This substance 
was the result of Dr. Barthe’s search for a substitute for 
Dax mud baths. The doctor personally had suffered in- 
tensely from inflammatory rheumatism and sought the 
mud baths of Dax with some beneficial results. He was 
obliged to return to Paris and there he began to experi- 
ment with various compounds and among others that he 
prepared was ambrine, a compound of resin and parrafin. 
The wax is placed upon the wound and almost instantly, 
pain ceases. The wax appears to have miraculous prop- 
erties and heals the skin and wound beneath. Faces 
badly scarred with wounds, burned by steam, shattered 
by shells or cut by shells have been thoroughly healed 
by this process. The new method of treating burns and 
facial wounds and the admirable results obtained—in 
many cases not a scar remains—have made the resin the 
sensation of the hour. The government has acknowl- 
edged the successes attained and has granted the physician 
a special military hospital at St. Nicholas for his special 
work. Dr. Henri de Rothschild has presented a generous 
amount of money for the manufacture of the precious 
wax. It is said that in the last year no one thing in the 
war zone has created a- greater sensation. It would 
appear now that the results attained are well attested to 
and it is a good day for the world. The treatment of 
burns has always been a difficult branch of the science of 
healing and if such a “miracle working resin” has been 
discovered it will be a great boon to humanity. Dr. 
Barthe will be famous throughout all time. 
CorPoRATIONS REPRESENTING two great American 
industries this week announced increases of ten percent 
in the wages of their employees, over a quarter ofa million 
workers being affected and an annual payroll increase of 
nearly $30,000,000 being involved. The American Woolen 
Company will increase the pay of its 35,000 employees in 
New England on December 4, it is announced, and other 
textile workers are to be correspondingly increased ac- 
cording to the announcements. It is said that the in- 
creases included in the general plan of New England 
textile corporations will aggregate $10,000,000. The 
United States Steel Corporation will add nearly $20,000,- 
000 to its yearly payroll by raising the pay of more than 
200,000 of its employees on December 15. Improved 
business conditions in both industries are responsible for 
the higher rate of pay. The Christmas season of the 
two classes of workers should be gladdened in conse- 
quence of the thicker pay envelope. 
There is no discounting the 
- snow, the cold winds and the cold nights. The long warm 
autumn had not prepared us for the sudden change, but 
it has made all appreciate the good September and glor- 
ious October that we did have to enjoy. 
Winter Has Come! 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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GrEAT Britain HAs ALREADy laid plans for the con- 
servation of the food supply of the realm. The Kingdom, 
however, is not so hard pressed as is the German Empire. 
The measure is intended to give further instruction in 
thrift and conservation. The measure before Parliament 
contemplates requiring the use of whole wheat bread 
which in itself means greater economy and greater eff- 
ciency per ounce of bread. There are other qualities 
which whole wheat possesses that will make the ruling 
advisable. Fancy cakes and pastry are to be prohibited 
in the interests of economy. It is also proposed to have 
meatless days. This will not in any way deprive the 
residents, however, of good wholesome food. A careful 
thinker can readily see that the war has forced upon both 
England and Germany plans of food conservation that 
have proven advantageous rather than deleterious to the 
residents of the two countries. Men, women and chil- 
dren by edict of the government and in the interests of a 
patriotic motive have been forced to adopt menus that 
have been superior in the hygienic results to the care- 
less diets of the days of luxury before the war. 
A ComMiITrEE ApporinreD by the National Daylight 
association has reported that forty million dollars and 
upwards may be saved in gas and electric bills by: setting 
the clock ahead one hour from May 1 to September 30. 
The convention reconvenes on January 30 and every 
phase of the Daylight Saving Problem will be thoroughly 
considered. The American Railway association has been 
asked to co-operate and it is likely that they will send 
representatives to the convention. Providing the con- 
vention decides to continue its propaganda of education 
there are constitutional objections. The Legislative 
Reference bureau has informed the committee that a 
national daylight saving bill would not be constitutional. 
This does not give the convention much encouragement. 
The Reference bureau, however, is not the court of final 
appeal and it is hoped that whatever legal obstruction 
appears in the way of the movement may be removed and 
a Daylight Saving bill passed. The Daylight Saving com- 
mission intends to continue its propaganda and the results 
of its endeavors will be awaited with interest. 
Tur VALUE OF SANITARY processes in the manufac- 
ture and packing of food products has been demonstrated 
from a medical viewpoint, but it has remained for the 
manufacturers themselves to prove its economic advan- 
tage. The packers of sardines in Eastport, Maine, have 
voluntarily formed an organization for the maintenance 
of high standards of cleanliness. They have done this 
because they have seen the economic value of a clean 
product that has attained a reputation for cleanliness. 
At their own expense, governmental supervision has been 
asked for, and rigid methods of cleaning, preparation and 
packing have been enforced. It would appear that a 
new era has begun in that important trade. The war 
conditions have made it possible for them to compete suc- 
cessfully with the Norwegian and Italian products. It is 
to be hoped that’ this hygienic movement will not stop 
with the sardine industry. 
CoMPETENT OBSERVERS are now returning from the 
front and one shrewd observer ventures as a prophecy 
that there will be peace abroad in three or four years. 
This is somewhat disconcerting. War is not created in a 
day, nor is it ended in a year. The belief that the war 
would have ended in three months was commonly held at 
the beginning of the strife. 
Nothing is ever settled until it is settled right— 
Charles Sumner, 
