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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1917-07-05, Page 7reeppetommeee.--e -- • ...ewe. • Wit • •QX011,,;,... 1 "A .1" 40.:94te . Make yorniStraWbOrry . Preserves with tee ets Conducted by Professor Henry Gt. Bell. -Th.-object-of:410a department-la.to-piene-at-thie service of our farm readers the advice of an acknowl- edged authority. on oll subjectpertaining to soils and crepe. Address oil queetions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In bare of The Wilsein Publishing Company, Limited, To - Mete, and answers will aispear On this column In the order In which they are received. As space Is limited it is advisable where Immediate reply Is fl000ssary.tho't a stamped and addreesed envelope be amok:seed with the tienry Ge Bell. queetion, When the answer willbe mailed direct f ' Question -.y, )34-Wi1l you please give me ' a little adviee about hog • ,pastUre? j had a hog lot which 1 • menered and intend to seemlier fallow. :•; It was clover last year. 1 have a grass, pasture for the hogs nowe eNitat i the best, teoodie on this slot? Can I sow gratis seed'Aitd havce a grass pasture next year, and what kind? Answer wouldadvise you to plow the lotin question, and citeefulty disk and haxrow it. Then sow a mix- ture cif grass seed somewhat' as fol- lows; • • 10 lbs. common red clover 8 lbs. timothy 2 lbs. alsike • Total 20 lbs. per Sere. This should be distributed -evenly • and herrowed in thoroughly. If the • ground is rather open in texture, I , would advise you to ' roll it and then follow with a light harrowing. /n order to insure a good catchof grass, would recommend that you add 200 Pounds per acre of a fertilizer. carry- ing 2 to 3% ammonia, 8 to 10% phost' phoric add and possibly d% potash. Distribute this evenly justafter the ground is plowedso that the disking ..„., and. harrowing will work it into „the , 'wail before the grass seed is sown. Qiieetion•-e. E. • B. :-..How should orchard grass be sewn and how cul- tivated? I have &ice WM orchard grass with barley without ...success. What caused the failueer When is •the best time to sow orchard grafts* in . September, or October or the Spring?' • How much should be sown to the acre? Make sure - of the quality_ of the Answer: -If seed by testing a couple of. hundred the orcherd grass seed. , r isoseeds between blotters. Dampen the • f first quality, from 18 to .20' blotters and place them on a plate, pounds per. acre sufficient Other - putting the quantity of seed. You are wise, increase the ,quantity up to 30 testing between ethene. Keep the pounds • per acre. Probably your difficulty in seeding orehard gra blotters , damp but not .soaked; and if e be' " with barley is that you have used too testing &Sing the winter keep the test in a warm part of the house: In much barley and 'smothered out the grassDonotuse over a bushel a week or ten days the seed will have . ef sprouted and you can estimate the barley per acre when growing this crop as a nurse cropFurthermore, percent of good vigorous eeed. This . insus the. Ueing of win orchard grass. icretherosionnhecoming rgrow'It does not matter how well very weakThe second yearroot .eseed that ' established, The first year it leaks - you prepare your ground, if you do not . ' stalk have developed and a vigosow good vigorous seed results willrous not be Most satisfactoren • stand is present: It does .not reach e• rIn order to insure _a, good catch, tiaxinium growth until the third year. would advise defiling in at seeding The best time to seed orhard grass hi time about 200 pounds of fertiliier • Ontario is in the Sprin at the time analyzing' 1 to 2% ammenia and io the. usual clover and grass mixtures - . . . • . to 12% available phosphoric acid at are sown. . e: . time that you are sewing the Questien-A. W., 134-I am very eaai „ . nil grass in. spring. This avail- muchr troubled with chess or cheat in aide plantfood gives to the grass' and my crops. Will you kindly let me clover what whole milk gives to the kriow the cause and how to get rid of young growing calf. It is rich in It?•• • available plantfood which will greirt Answer: -Chess or cheat is one of ly assist in insuring a good catch of the brOme-grasses which seeds about .both clover and timothy, •xp Will -also the' time the 'wheat ripens. The seeds help the grain crop. • ' are usually Scattered by -the cutting of the wheat. In preparing • seed wheat Itis difficult to separate them from the. good wheat by fanning. ,Irence, they are spread framt. yean, to _year, at, the time the wheat is sown. It is ea homparativele easy. matter to get rid of the petit by planting your crops in a rotation 'where wheat does not follow -wheat for two or three years. • Clean cultivation and plant- ing of geed clean seed will quickly rid you of the pest. • Question -R. S4 -What is the best time to make a meadow, in the Fall or In the Spring? How muck. seed is re- quired for an acre? • Answer: -As a rule, in Ontario best meadows are established in ming: Fall plowAhe land and leave it in rough fur:1m until spring. • As goon is it is dry enough to work in spring, disk and liarroW it to a smooth' Heed - bed, then. sow a grass and clover Mix- ture, using either wheat, barley' or oats as a nurse creek Best results are obtained from using wheat or bar.. ley as nurse crops, since these grains ripen eartY and are soon removed from the ground. •Do not seed the nurse crop too heavily. A bushel and a peckis usually sufficient -to -the:acre When using as a•nerse mato. For a grass mixture .0e:following is:core- Mon in Ontario: • . 10 lbs. cominon red clover 4 lbs. alsike ' 6 lbs. timothy . . 20 11s. per acre. • In 10; 20 ilea 1004. $ and 5.1b., canoes bo`Ult of preserving labels FREE if you send us a 3e4 trade -mark cut from a Landc Sugarbag or carton: Atlantic SugarRefineries Limited eeeine mien merieneete 136 • ilore tfreeleral" . • the _Imre cane fiber ;with'PI. g.ranulatzon ant dissolves zustautljr, giving clear bright syrup. .% „of SpeClal-Care Skold be Exerclsed to Ebsure a Pure and ibundint• Supply of Water For Home Use, AND IR. CONSTRUCTION Apart from municipal water works, our water. supply, is seemad ahnost • entirely from wens:. Especially is this true on the farms and the smaller- villages. It is of primary importance that the well be properly constructed, that it be situated far from any source a possible pollution, and that the water be of satisfactory quality. - • • The safest form of 'well is the deep, or bored, well, carried down through pump or other -elevating means at the top. Around this well, a concrete platform should be laid ef. at least eight feet diameter, sloping away from the Well, to prevent surplus wa- ter, or water from melting snow, working down alongside the pipe. The shallow, or deg, well is much smore &maim. This type is., estuilly the moat eareleseff eiinetracted ;led the source' of much danger to health. Such a well,, leSwever, may be eon- • , structed in a manner as tb be safe, in. so far is the collecting and containing of the water supply is concerned. It 'must be understood that no well can possibly be satisfactory if the source • 1of the water supply is polluted.• ' eet The illustration herewith. shows. a well which in as safe as possihle. For 'the upper nine f t the well i ou Watertight; 7 The sloping Platform diverts the sarplus water from th well, and the top of: the -veall is ear ried above the level and provided with an absolutely tight covers •„. , more than half formed put in the soap The pump has been. placed on the or tobacco solution one tablespoonful concrete Platform, on 'The ground of arsenate of lea a paste ene-half, level, the pipe is embedded In the coo- tablespoonful of arsenate. of lead pow- erete and carried to the bottom of the der or one teaspoonful of Paris re n well where the water is coldeet. There to a gallon'ot the spray. If the fruit is considerable advantage in not have is erell formed this iS too pOiSOZIOAS to ing ace punip . at the top- of. the, well. use and as a substitute you eau use I, • Surplus water is continually spilled, hellebore, one ounce to a gallon of and, as more Or less mud, barnyard Water. Hellebore is a mild poison maniere, etc.; is carried on the boots of end meet be _bought fresh, each time, those using the .well, this water be- as it loses its 'virtue on opening. In comes polluted and seeps through the all these mix the poison in a Very lit- cOver ' tie. water, smooth, before .blending In many summer resorts, defective with the Other- solution. 2. Your wells are the cause Of much sickness, garden is afflicted with cutworms. and meny, eases pf typhoid • among These usually WbrIc•tit-night and are -urban residents have-beenetraced to among the -most malicious of ineect nhis source, e- Too much care -eahnot .pests. -Otte way to -help is to make be exercised in seeing that drinking a ring arowni each plant in the effect- ed area of quicklime. Another is to etetee Market Calendar. • The culling of non layers from the flock should be continued througlibut julye The 'season of high production •• is over and at the high pike of feed, • it does not pay to keep hens as board. • ers throughout the summer.. Sell in July old hens, broilersogreen •• ducks and old ducks.• . • Secrets in Securing Layers. - • An egg -laying strain can not •be _Produced by inbreeding -1n order for • a hen to be a good producer, she must • be in good health and full of vigor. neente. t adaddiateeyeaeliWra ' _that, laid 200. �rmorefn ye eeetetert."--l'ireirefOrthili. averages raread of ex- • ceptionally high individuate. • A. good • layer usually stands high in front and her beak is not on a .level, or the rear ProtecitYourgtock • . increase yzur profits, comply with the sanitary edemande of 'health. authorities, milk cum - Moe ane itt a saving of time; htaiiey- aful 100:r -h. Make yr stables,. • &dela% poultry houses and cellars, bright, cheerful •ited free from • liee, mite* and the germs of in- feetious disecese. I Inatee.d of the ing whitewash and then a distil- feotant; use •= • Ch Cho • Good Good Hogs e , Pall Wiles .Goose Whet' Timothy lie /Igoe, new Jai Butt er, Creamer -Putter,INtiry'rri It disinfects and liaints at the sante ante,. It is, Muer powdered mineral pigment combined with germ'. wee 20' times strongcr than pure carbolic aci but obsoletely nen- poisonous,. in not harm man, Newt or fowl.- Itekly to apply es demi as inixed bold *Water --tm weAtittgt this or bother 'as with white. Can be analleAd with. either tetiprayer. Drtos (near Will not blister, mote or 0 dteagreeable 000. letilere Everywhere. NOVO Os 00., Ltd. Catasaa highenthan thefront. The bestpro- &leers usuietly havenhirge combs, a high 'tail, and a priiminent, 'large bright eye. •Prefer the wedge Shape, rather narrow in front but -Wide be- hind, and wide between -the legs. A hen inclined to be squirrel -tailed is the best layer. " • Not always the largdst ,hen is the best layer. generally the Smallest one. The Int;ver, laying hens are those with white: legs. • . 7 ; A tightefeathered bird is a better layer than a lootteereathered one ' • As a rule, the first pullets of a braced to begin laying make. the -best leyerseatid- the first eeckerela to. Crow usually make the best breeders for Igg-Preductiene--e- a,- eying hen-iseusually-nervous ne---eholieeertereteetreetappotiter evideneedebenaefull crop.eatenighte-sh Is the last, to retire at nioht and the firet to be. about in the morning; she Is also late to molt in the fall; she is distinguished by width and depth of abdorrien; the comb la usually large and the eye bright.• An authority says that an eeamina-' • tion of the earlobe isconsidered to be • almost infallible. A chalky white ear.. • lobe indicates that • a bird is laying heavity,tvghereas creerreaoloreci-one r showe that the bird is laying moder- ately, has just started or has just stopped. A milk -colored earlobe shows c that the heir has laid' slightly or has n stopped 'laying; . A very yelloeir or dark earlobe indicates that the hen t has not laid at all. A extremely n .white earlobe also may mean veryslow . vitality,'• The more velVete the ten. t toe pt the hen's comb the better her n AiderlardI • Ao.,e`-'astss(eteeththc,' teerells0X0reeeeeetteeree :11111"1-17;4°71r1:11' .„, Mothers and dough -it of all egos *re cordially invited to, write to this department. InItiels 9n wilt b. With each queetion and its ransWer-aseir.meaturief identificationeebutefulheireltitrandr addroesemuste vb be - given in each letter. 'Write on one tilde of paper only. An.werii wil mailed direct if stomped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Woodbine Ave., Toronte. Address ail correspondence foe this department to wee Helen Law, 235 shfrs. E. C4-1. To=preserve straw- • berries in the sunshine, place in ' a preserving kettle in layers AS many • pounds of sugar as of sound ririe her- riee, which have been hulled and washed, and when the juice is drawn and the edges tucked in ,under the out a little sot it over the 'fire to cook, mattress.. Let there be plenty of „begins. Tern the berries into' earth- 2, The rubber, , diaper is decidedly I hit cook twenty' minutes after boiling fresh air in the room; it spells health. en or agaterplates coyer each with a • Pane of glass to fit tightly over ill' .top and place in the sun: s • Let stand' two cleys, stireper two or three times framework of 'slender strips of woad the olio of the bed, and tie the four seplecirting uprights tit, the bedposts, over this frame a two -yard -wide piece of cotton mosquito netting is thrown harmful to baby. • It aCtS like heat; ing,compress, keeping the genitalA in a 'constaire state of moist heat which • encourages ' itching, with its con - each day. At the end of this time sequent scratching and rubbing. One place in sterilized bre, seal and store .of its meet serious after effects is bad practices. The mother or caretaker seeking protection may carry about a add one-cillarter cupful salt to it, mix urunbdbeerrthPeacdhiltdo, .bpulatcuendoeiir nthoecirircluamps. well, then holding' the head over a stances bind up the child with rubber cloth or newspaper rub the meal into cloth. 8. A child's bed should not be the scalp. • Brush thoroughly. Peggy: -1. Red Cross Societies are ftguesOafnt.itarA3., an outgrowth i 'Of the convention Of This should be coveralawith a prptee- chaotitroir matatrttersesseoria best ce. Geneva, awitztiziaiguield tivee'strip of stork sheeting and the Yes, the South Pole was discovered by pad, over which should. be spread a itoald Amundsen, the Norwegian ex- cotton sheet. • The covering on the plorer, who reached it on December bed should be as tight as is consistent f 16, 1911.• 'Robert Falcon Scott, the with needed warmth. Overheating ie English naval officer and explorer highly injurious. A baby should have a bed to himself. 4. The best Teethed of removing superfluous 'hair is to e destroy each, individual hair with a lit- ,* eleetrie needre. this method is d called electrelysis. 5. Vitamines are the vital elements in cereal grains, d milk, -eggs and. vegetable products. They lie very close to the outer cover- ing in grains., cere.als and -many -vege- tables; are easily destroyed by high temperattire in cooking. 0. W. To remove white spots from a polished surface rub with a soft cloth wet in eesertee of pepper , - mint until spot disappears; then polish with flannel. This will not injure the most highly polished wood. 2. For it holdee reznove boiling pots from the stove or in draining .vegetables use an ordinary. canton flannel nutt with palineted thumb padded with cot- ton and a loop' 01 tape sewed to the wrist for a hanger, • The protection it gives the back of the hand -is ob- vious. 3. I am told that a paste of molasses and float. will remove grass etatns from colored fabrics ,veitiumt et- leeting the color. To remoyeogmes stains from white flannol trousers, dis- solve one 'cupful Washing soda. in two cupfuls water, heat the solution, make a suds oloaplitha soap, iratherse the stain and rub gently.. Ammonia and Avater or alcohed are else good if the are res • 4. faded Net& them without reheating. 2. To give the hair a dry shampoo take one cup- ful of cornmeal, warm it in the oven TIP ta. six years of age milk is the chief reliance in a child's diet. At that ago the diet becomes more gene oral, but it should be simple, Chit. 4ren--should-not-ba given too -much meat. Once a day is certainly often enough to give meat. •Materials for g•rowtheand repair ahmeld come ChieflY from milk, eggs,. cottage cheese, bread, butter, eerealS arat finch vegetables as pease beans and lentils. • Soy bean; are naore valtrable to the growing elfild than ether legemes. "Peas and beans are deficient in the protein that CM"' tribute to growth. 4, The 'energy food necessary te the 'child is furnished by milk, cream, but. ter, tereals, bread, potatoes, sugar and fresh vegetables. Fruit and green vegetables •aee necessery to ' maintain a healthy: PoilditiOn of, the blood and normal bowel functions: Theetables, like turnips, spinach, cabbage, containing plenty of fibrous' or eellulose matter, offer the hulloes- sential to normal digestive action. A' mixed diet, comprised of the foods above mentioned, contains tis- sue -building. elements, The protein or energy foods (augers, fats and 'starches."' es), the. minerals (lime, phozplarus and iron) and certain o rsul3stances found in butter, but net in lard, ,aot- trp,th.the termed niternines e absence of Lwihip ocihd s•,telolasio...:•1:14e hea rya er 'itomiser owls= • tonseed or olive oil, although these tits •furnish energy. Ili cereals, whole cereals and whiele wheat are best., , •; Heed, crusty food should be given ach day in order to develop the jaws and teeth. .The child who does not - evelop its. teeth and gums' on resist- ing foods will probably develop a con- ition ef Weakness. e ,. • Never give pickled •toods or highly. spiced foods to'children. Candy and , sweetiomay be `taken accaidonally, yet they are likely to cause harm when there. is no •food in the storotich. Sugar in concentrate! •form, candy, for example, is liable to prove irritat- ing, so it is better to permit it to be taken at the end of a ineal., Sugar is high in fuel value. For that reason, hen take!) between meals, it lessens he desire fora normal quantity of oth- ✓ much needed foods.' • If given a hanne, a child will .readily eat en - ugh candy to supply nearly one-half - he energy required for the whole day, nd thus .unduly, narrow and restrict 'Weld:thing w • hich is 'easiest to make, asiest to launder, easiest to put on nd take. off, - apd- which interferes :- est with free movements, is best for ; e thild. S. The healthy child spends ucli of his time. out of doors. Thus " e should have weeps which keep him erre and drY, but do not interfere - th his most active games. • Don't ,be afraid to take your child , a dentist. His teeth should be ex- nrinedAwicea-year,--- .0rookeciteettre ould be straightened They place an ndue strain on the -teeth and are Ra- e to cause breakage decay. Dee , yed teeth should be filled and ree- mended treattnent should be under- henpromptle. • But remember that . is possible to fill a child's mouth. reached the South Pole on January 18, 1912, only to° And the N,orwegian flag and records lefe by'Amundsen. Scott perisleed on the return trip, • Mrs. S. Te--1:Aphids or plant lice and black •fly are the insects injurin oe s y r currants and gooseberries Th ey usually Attack the new leaves and tips. e Frequent spraying- with _sem ef the. tobacco preparations or whale oil soap has a good effect, • If the fruit is not -Sereethe- tt. earth and-rockhey,ond any' clanger of surface •Water and tightly and secure- ly lined with piping, • The piping is carried -up to a tighttjoint with a INTERNATIONAL LESSON •• ..• ••-,o- • Lesson• Ahaz, ' The 'Faithless King -4 Chrom 28. Golden ; Text -Heb. 11. 6. • water -one of the essentials of life- . is thoroughly protented._ _ - - use a poison mash :This i ad e i h cne pint beton one-half teaspoful • or aemi-s'rered character •(Gen. 18. 1;' Paris, green and one teaspoonful md-stainsh A silk dress. may -be eleimeohlij- the use ef -weak eblietionThitheo water. Restore the lustre be Careful. rubbing a with a soft silk handkerchief and do ci• not wet the 'silk too much. 5. ' By all I means write to your hostess p' -ftech or three days after your return home:. • • 'just write an easy cliatti letter about things in gerieral. Be sure to tell your hostess how much you enjoyed visiting he. 21. 33;,..ludg. 6, lit ; in seme cases be- lasses with enough water to 1110iSteli 00L9e.eAsi fiourishingestateref, theethaPetaathickeimigh., paten -Mae tertifis - wait regarded as the sign of the pre -leonine the rows -nd the e tee) ill , A u rms w sence of some local deity (Cambridge; eat it and:die, --In the fall .dig in /Syria . Israel -The Cheon-egood lot of. quicklime 'in the affecte icier seems to picture the invStion of ground, after the garden crops are al Judah as. two distinct expeditions.. It in: ' Care should be taken , to kee was one pelted cairn/Sign (2.1CingS 16. 'children and -domestic •animale from Isa. 7. 1ff.). The losses given here the poison bait. . • are much greater than those suggest- Mother :-1. . To Protect the child ed in the other two passages. • , from. flies and mos uitoes •make a 20-21.. Tfigath-Pilneeer-A. oorrup- . q tion :of Tilgath-pilneser; the fourib • hing of Assyria becu•iiig_ this Verees 1-4. A.hez•Came to the ruled from B. C. 745 to 727. The throne about B. C. 735e he is said to Chronicler .knew history of his 'people have feigned sixteen :years, that is, suffieientlit to iseognize:the fact that until about 720; but the chronology of the appeal to Assyria (Verse '16)-pecno the period is uncertain; Baahm- ed disastrous in the end. The native Canaanite deities. Val- • 22-25. 'Distress -Seemed to be evi- ley .te.--. Ilienome-For a, full deseripe dence thateTehovali could not or would - ton see George A. Smith,' Jerusalem, not help; hence he determined to try. . ., .iI• Whili I yrere'' I. 173 pp. ff.. It WAS located 0 the gods.: Gods of Damascus -The state- One simmer morning a fairy awoke 'south and southwest of Jerusalem. ment here is an inference from. 2.• se late that. the dew was all gone In the day. of Jeremiah' human semi., Kings'.16-1Q-12. „Verses.24, 25_ furnish from the flowers' and he had to run ffce was offered there , (Jen 7. 31): the Chronicler's interpretation of 2 Burned -As sacrifice, . probably • to kings la. 17, 18.„ He . saves • the down to the brook to get his, before- breakfaet. drink. And after he had Jehovah: Human sacrifice was not sanctity Of the temple hy• having Unknown in early Israel (Judg. • 11. Ahaz's idolatries Outside of its pre- had his drink he • discovered that he 302'.).; .but efforts. were made to ' res cinets as thinigh he had abandoned was 'toe late for honey, too; he could move it from Jehovah worshiP. (this is altogether the worship ofJehovah. In not 'find. o„s,pecle of honey, not evert the purpose Of Gen. 22)'S and for sey.• reality .. at ,introduced :' innovatiees :one taste. . Yete•see, the faeries.usual- eral centuries it seerns to have been a in the temple worship, which he seems ly get up 'so °early that they can eat rare occurrence, until Ahoz,.influeneed to have tissiduously.eeltivatedn'There all the • h ohoyettliebefcite -bY„....the...Drectices„...oLother.:aations be la no fr o eneo rage i . uring e .c os-, temp e vas:, closed during his reign , • . • e e s s ar • om eir. ives. in oemeoefoseee„"th-seremo -tneyseete-ejlitelt tg,n, *.ft:y.;..„ - ' • ,,,„,..„..,...-....4-4.e„,„_. was -More ecimmon (2 Kings 17.17; 21, 26,' 27, The close of 'Ahaz's reign.: lazy little Ailey had slept •sci late that , Bee101-Mice•ao:7-e-erere-Inglrinth,n5; Rilnitatt lhrlrings--.warthrtiliroirittit the bees -red been round and eaten -all' Ezek. 16. 20. 21). tindeehevery'green book of Kings, but perhaps a work! the honey, -every scrap, -and that tree -The Hebrew word here used for bassed rupee it. Sepulehers of • the!'made the. fairy so crois that he did "green" means rather "flourishing," kings -According to the Chronicler' •, . : the reference Niko not so much to, Ahaz was dishonored by being exclud- not evenreinenreer thee he might stir.' color as to condition and size. Lerge ed. from the royal tombs (compare 2 I round and limit for somethieg else to fine trees . . . . acquired a sacred Kings 16, 20). . • • • .. . ' eat. . . e He sat down :at the foot of a tree, intending toseulkalhday long; but he- . , , JP ,,,is setions.....buSiness,4ith - him - Flogging will not remove it, . .Coe- , vinee him by talking that he, is wrong a robin came bye • • ' • fore he. had more than !Mated sotking .. .. .1 "God morning, Frfend Fairy!" old Flatule-nt-coue.. may. be...mused_ ny.. , d-ehen.you-will cure hint. change in. food, dot) much Succulent Whippingi likely t d- his hot I the robin cheerfully. , "Isn't this a fine. day?". .• • . - • and easily fermeeted 'food, as. green blood from his „beatt to his head,' de - lover, etc. , It is indleeted by iineasi. luging his seesitive, brain and driving No, it;s a Very bad day," said the ess stamp.ing, pawing, rolling, etc., him to a frenzy' or blinding him with fairy crossly( and T Wish ••1 were all with contintiOus • paha of varying in- • apple' • • • ensity. Bloating seen occurs, more When he. is old enough to sot Up. in "What a funny wish' hr a fair" make " said the robin, laughing. "If oticeable on the right side. business for .himself . he should be you make, into an apple, V11 pat i Mena with 2 to 3• oz. oil of tiirpezi. taught the herd° alphabet --the halter, Of . ine in aitint of raw linseed oil, and it bit, harness, tbe-words' that mean ..°1.3 in 3*" ' . ' . "Tlien I on be an apple," replied ecessa repeat in 2 hours. etive "come," "go on," "Stbp,'"back" and the. feeling of pleasure Under the • the fairy crossly, "for i don't want a. hole eaten in me! I'll be somethirig owner's hand. These should all be eis9.!) . familiar froin cOlthoed upHorses .gle robin laughed and flew minty edivie Stork's health, and it ahnost a certain slate that she in laying heavily. To Hold a Cookbook Open., , • The most satisfactory thing With h which to keep cookbook open when in use is aesheet Of glass hound with Y pasee-partout binding and kept, for e this purpose. The hook Ise aliened h wide, and the Mass laid over the n I opened pages not • only keeps your, 'la place but prevent4the pages from be.. 1 coming soiled whitehti use. -f.'• p • -rectal in ettione of warm soapy water. If pain be excessive give drench' of We oz. each of laudantutt, sweet spirits of nitre and tincture of belle- whop° education is begun eerly will al. donna in a pint of water. ' Repeat in 2 ways develop a good character. They hut as a big toad hopped out from „. behineha tree, ours if necessary; • will never be balky, veil>, n" -ay"' • "Good morning, loriend Fairy'!" he Make the horde uncierstatiff ‘Vhat they be biters; kickers or have a tend- ou want him te,,do. Kind werds and eney to run away. • • aressing touches will improve both Some hOrees will become frIghtetied is mind and his temper. You will and will kiek when given a dry -straw ever fall in this way unlese you de- bedding. Tide probably mcans that y tho beginning too lime:. jet eno time he wee hurt with jpiteh- When he ie afraid of harness, pa-, fork. IIe ien't \elated but nervoile, era or meatus it is not affectation,. Tea441-bint-that-thero-Lia-no -danger,- croaked, • "feel thhs a fine dae ?" "No, it isn't,"said the fairy crossly; ; "and I wish were a spider!" I efunny wish!" croaked the I toad. "Donn you know that spider have te work very hard and spin' a web before they ' enn crawl' on rougbilie-tiltot-Iltit I hope you do change into •a spider; I'm looking for spiders this very minute, and if. you become one T11. gobble You up!"• - - "ThenI won't be a spider," said the fairy, "for I certaiely don't care to be gobbled up. I'll be something else." The toad laughed and hoped awa and the fairy was left alone to sulk • "I don't know what I want to be," he sighed fretfully. "This is - such a horrid world -no dew, no honey, no ke nice wishes! I think I'll be a star." th "A star?" exclaimed .a soft little ee voice by his side. "'Would you be a die star and leave this beautiful worldt-e Wi all thenflowers andlairds-to live up in the • to a sh :u bl ca oin tait with dental bridges a other artifices, thus •concealing hidcle points of in- fection which May ruin the 'health of the child in later years. ' Never give aleohcd to a child. • Almost all patent medicines contain alcohol in cerisideeabla quantities: Soothing syrups and patent medicines, often recommended for sleeplessness and restlessness, xriost "always harm the, youngsters • Poultry Disease Investigator. It will be of interest to poultry- epers throughout Canada to know at there ie now an eipert who de- tes all his time investigating' the eases.. of poultry. Dr. A, B. ekware, Assistant -Pathologist to Health of Animals Etanch has , the bare sky? , The fairy tithed. and looked. There etrevargen an gging away • -,eogeetereeteettoefogo "Do you think this is such a fine world V" asked -the- "I should - think you would hate it You have to Work all the time." •. •' . _ • "To be sure I do," replied the ant proudly'. "That's the reason. I like to five. • Working is the jolliest and most interesting •thing in this whole bIg world-didn'terne know that? It's or 'time?' And the sturdy •little ant Tor • picked. tin his burden and started to awey. , •• . Lett. by himself, the sulking fairy the been assigned t� that work by. Die • • ,i_OereoAkto eral. .1%.10MNI. 741,J01 cent erestelk-by'elleiliVilifea novice in poultry dtseasee. For sev- eral Yeata, under Dr._ Higgins; Domin- ion Pathologist, he has devoted some • of his time to. the • diseases affecting poultry and has given special atten- tion to Black Head, Realizing the importance of investigations in poul- try diseases, Mr. J: He Grisdale, Diree- of Experimental-. FariuSl_and-Alr. ranee arranged for Dr. Wickware take up lids question exclusively. hitherefore tow eo-operating with Poultry Division, Central Expire - began to feel very foolish and Very sorry. He remembered the flower bud he ought to have opened long ago; end he. thought Of the sunhearris he should Have helped, "What J Aboid'ite Wishing for," he ..whitipered" to hhiself, "is work. And then r shouldlnint round and. answer 111 open a buttercuP bud he was sure he but my own wish." et Slyly he ilipped round the tree to sen6hpliwoti 11410,097; yohniiistilttoglutitoswuctr. ,w10 Prieecllyjrar folitul? ktIvitfp oUrosIh sweet honey all ready for Mtn t6 eatl nixp As he sipped the honey and pkenned pbui whet to d6 ne*t, a cardinal bird hop -leen ped by. • • "Good deer! Good cheer, ',Friend this Fairy!" called the cardinal, "Isn't bird WS a fill0 day?" ark Arid the happy little fairy called' dres back, "A ilpe_day.r.,LWorldiagrindeed peel t , mental Farm, where, since last fall, he has been conducting experiments along thiti much needed and Very im- portant line of work, The alinual losses that occur from poultry diseases and • parasites are tremendous. . No person knows what the amount is but it is well into de ions of &Mars ear.h yea.. tirl *ore's work will • no doubt, do ething to eliminate ptiet of this, • the co -Operation of all poultrymen • have any disease in their flock Istmrtcla_tetit , , ti usual, communications to the erimental Farm re diseases of try will be welcomed and with 1».mare now giving all his time to matter, even more inforMation be available, Specimens of siek s should be sent When practicable lintty h..e expressed -collect bt ad* s lo Biotegical Ldbbratohy. mental- ---Parra-,--Otton.cperit mental Parma Note. ' • - • • • eeo, •