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BY. :EDNA ,MMli,S1 TIN FAIN FRONT:
Jo.6. Late summer and, fall bring.
the kind Of 'weather that makes
Most women think longingly of
hand-knit sweaters. From a
fashien standpoint, WS the best
time to,_think .of thern,, since ,.
there'4 till • plenty .af time to
make additiOnS .to a fall ward-
. robe.
This year, Yarn, manufacturers
have 'created new yarn .hiends
wool and nylon and the
tweeds. The • bitilkY knits look,
new, too, and many of these
acme in beautiful, vivid colors;
among them' soft. rich, Wedge-
weed blue,
If you've a. daughter or niece
going back to high school or
eellege,.. you'll , 'find she'll we).-
come one More. SWeater. or jac-
ket. And these girls cherish the
hand - knit ' or hand - crocheted
fashions for their expensive look. ,„
There are . long-torSo middies,
cardigan 'and tuck-in blouse
styles, big: and little collars, The
girls will .add their own ribbon
or bead trim for dressy wear.
Many of these girls are expert
themselves, turning out socks,
sweaters, gloves and scarves for
the boys they date.
Designer Cell Chapman feels
that •. hand-crocheted stoles in
pretty yarns and colors are right
with the short formal gowns she
Hand-knit for fall wear, this tuck-in blouse is fashioned of soft,
sheer wool. This particular model is trimmed with pearl but-
tons and tiny flowers.
designs. She likes them worn
over the head and fluffed loos-
ely about the face for sheer
flattery..
However, unless the producer,
wholesaler and retailer do their
required jobs to maintain egg
quality, the efforts Qf the breeder
would be more efficiently used in
selecting for other traits such as
egg production. Proper care
should, therefore, be given to im-
proving the environment of the
eggs in their journey to the con-
sumer. Only when this is ade-
quately done does it seem logical
that breederg should pay more
attention to methods of improv-
ing the average level of egg
quality in their strains,
Speedy Painting
Saved His Life
be regarded as unforgivable, as
one not only to the Nawab's
princely person, but to his regal
status, ancestry and tradition,
For a moment Mordaunt was
at loss how to save his English
friend. The Nawab foamed at
the mouth as he poured out his
story. Zoffany should; be be-
headed! Colonel Martine would
be dismissed. in disgrace from
the Nawab's court for harbour-
ing such a fellow!
"Grant them until to-morrow,"
begged Mordaunt, when the
Nawab ended his tirade. "It
would be unbecoming in so
great a prince to carry, out
rightful vengeance without al-
lowing the offender` time to re-
view the enormity of his crime."
The Nawab nodded. The idea
of allowing Zoffany and Martine
a night of terror before the sen-
tence was carried out appealed
to him, as Mordaunt had hoped.
The point gained, the Colonel
used all his ingenuity in sooth-
ing his friend, and r ‘ly left the
Nawab when sure that he would
not change his mind.
Worship in a Nation's tire
rara, 3:1, 0, 1044 VegKei
7"0,1.9.; Zechariah
Memory Selection: Not by
nor by power, but by my
spirit, saith the. Lord Of WW.
Zachadah
The great company of nearly
50,000 were back in Jerusalem
and the surrounding area. In
the autumn they gathered as
one man to Jerusalem. The altac
was rebuilt and the burnt offer-
ings presented to the God, The
feast of tabernacles was kept.
The next spring the foundatiOn
of the temple, was laid amidst
great rejoicing, The priests blew
the trumpets and the Levites
praised the Lord with cymbals.
"All the people shouted with a
great shout, when they praised
the Lord, because the foundation
of the house of the Lord was
laid,"
The Samaritans asked that
they might assist in the building.
When they were refused they
sent a complaint to King Artax-
eres that Jerusalem was a re-
bellious city. They obtained a
decree from the king demanding
that the work should stop. For
15 years the temple lay uncOm,
pleted, The people settled down,
in their comfortable homes and
forgot about the temple. Then
came drought and depressiOn.
Two prophets, Naggai and Zech-
ariah, urged the people to begin
rebuilding God's house. Twenty-
three days ofter Naggai's first
message the work began. For
4 1/2 years they toiled. After the
foundation was rebuilt Zechar,
iah gave the encouraging words
of the memory selection. Ha
assured that they would success-
fully complete the task. Naggal
said that the glory of this tem.:
pie would. be greater than that
of the former. This came to pass
for Messiah himself came into
this temple. The temple was
complete and dedicated with re-
joicing and many offerings.
Worship is very important in
a nation's life. That is why we
should view with dismay the en-
croachments of commercialism
and organized sport upon the
Lord's Day. In many European
countries elections are held on
Sunday. Anything that tends to
divert ,from worship should be
avoided. In our modern age some
work must be performed on
Sunday. But this can be arranged
se that everyone will have the
opportunity of attending church
at least once on Sunday.
When a nation forgets God it
is doomed for disaster.
life's a Genuine
g Catcher -
Operating costs on farm, gar-
den tractors have been record-
ed at the Canada Department Of.
Agriculture Experimental Form,
Smithers, B.C., since 1950 and
the results illustrate some points
of economic importance,
4, 4, 4,
Costs of operation are corn-
prised of fixed expenses and vari-
able, expenses, The fixed ex-
penses are made of depreciation,
interest and housing, which are
charged annually at 10 per cent,
21,4 per cent and 1/2 per cent, of
the original cost of the tractor.
Variable expenses are comprised
of charges for fuel and oil, ser-
vicing, repair parts and repair
labour. These variable costs can
be kept to a minimum by provid.
ing tractors with regular main-
tenance as prescribed by the
manufacturer. A few minutes
daily attention can avoid• many
costly repair bills, particularly
as the tractor gets older.
* *
However, even a well cared
for tractor cannot be operated
economically unless it is put to
full Use on the farm. To illus-
trate this point, a 3 - 4 plow trac-
tor was used for 973 hours in 1952
at an average cost of 90 cents per
hour. In comparison, a 2 plow
tractor was operated for only
342 hours in 1953 at a cost of 97
cents per hour. With the limited
use obtained from the small trac-
tor, the costs of depreciation,
housing and interest were much
higher when calculated on an
hourly basis than they were in
the case of the large tractor,
* *
Similarly, a garden tractor op-
erated for only 72 hours in 1951
cost 98 cents an hour to run.
At the other extreme, the same
machine did 215 hours of work
in 1952 and the cost was only 51
cents an hour. *
While tractor, usage is limited
by the size of the farm, in many
cases economic operation can be
maintained by doing cust o m
work. this way, set charges
such as depreciation, etc., can
be offset to a substantial degree.
The quality of eggs which
reach the consumer is, dependent
on the adequacy of all 'members
of a chain of individuals who are
concerned with the •production
and sale of eggs. Important links
in the chain are the breeder, pro-
duper, wholesaler and retailer;
consumer acceptance of the pro-
duct is dependent to different
degrees on each of •Oese indi- BEFORE THE BATTLE
TittnCirecl.s Of buffalo and ante.
lope in 1104antbique, on the east
coast of Africa, were reported
recently to be dying of thirst
although they were within a few
yards Of the great Limpopo
The animals, it was discovered,
feared to cress the newly-laid
railway lines that skirt the river,
Something had to be done quick-
ly, so the authorities decided to
cut a channel from the river un-
der the permanent way so that
the scared beasts could reach
water without crossing the rail-
way track,
It's unusual for wild creatures
to worry about railway lines.
Naturalists can quote scores of
incidents which show that ani-
mals, birds and insects often find
the attraction of the gleaming
metals irresistible, Railway serv-
ices have even been thrown out
of gear by their presence on the
track,
Cows have strayed on to lines
and held up expresses in Britain-,
In North America engine drivers
have to be constantly on. the look-
out for the powerful wild moose,
for at any moment the engine's
headlight may shine on one of
these lordly creatures standing
on the track,
In Italy swarms of white but-
terflies have been known to
settle on the lines and hold up
trains, Thousands of little green
frogs suddenly took up residence
on a railway track in French
Guiana and a train had to be
stopped while they were re-
moved.
In Northern Rhodesia trains
have accidentally killed lions and
elephants that wandered on to
the lines. Although it committed
suicide in doing so, an elephant
charged a train in the Malay
States and actually knocked the
engine off the line, injuring the
driver.
In Western Texas a mad bull
disputed the .railway right of way
with a crowded passenger train
It charged angrily towards it,
crashing into the engine with
great force. The engine and lug-
gage van were thrown into a
ditch and engine-driver and fire-
man had to save themselves by
jumping.
Imagine the shock of a train
driver on the Trans-Siberian
Railway One day when a huge
bear jumped on the tender. He
applied the brakes hurriedly and
fought the bear with a shovel,
finally getting rid of it.
A flock of rooks in 1938
brought an international express
to a dead stop. They were so
busy picking up scraps from the
preceding Strasbourg express
that they paid little attention to
the oncoming train. Luckily the
bird-loving driver had seen them
and decided to pull up.
Starlings once stopped a train
in an odd way. They were ris-
ing from the track when the en-
gine ran into them. The impact
knocked the vacuum-brake bag
from its fastening and automati-
cally pulled up the train.
Officials of the. Paris, Lyons
and Mediterranean Railway were
puzzled for some hours in 1922
by the mysterious setting at
danger of- a signal which caused
three express trains to stop sud-
denly near Fontainebleu. Traffic
was disorganized and it was only
after a long search that it was
discovered that the signal was
being worked by a goat which
had been browsing beside the
line. The chain tethering the
goat had become entangled in
the signal wires. The goat's
owner was prosecuted.
"Why does a bridegroom have
to take his bride's hand in
church?"
"Oh, just a formality —like
two boxers shaking hands be-
fore a fight."
•
Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking "
Genius is one per cent inspira-
tion and ninety-nine per cent
perspiration.
—THOMAS A. EDISON
Bow to let Zoffany know?
Communicate with the artist in
person, Mordaunt dared not.
One hint that he was seeking
to save him might precipitate
the princely vengeance. At his
wits' end, he recalled stories of
Zoffany's extraordinary speed
with the brush.
That was it, Would it work?
He smuggled a note to the artist,
warning him of the deadly peril
and the hopelessness of rescue
or escape. Could Zoffany con-
trive to remove the insulting
points from the picture?
Zoffany, already terrified, be-
gan the task with little hope.
As he grew absorbed he began
to realize the greatness of this
strange Indian prince. He paint-
ed until he could paint no more
that day, but rose at cock-crow
and finished, his work.
Mordaunt and the Nawab had
both slept' little. The prince
thirsted for vengeance; Mord-
aunt found him determined to
carry out the sentence. Dressed
with all, the care of a Beau
Brummel, Mordaunt showed no
signs of his fears.
"We are sportsmen," he told
the Nawab, as they approached
Martine's home. "It would be
unfair ,to .carry out the sentence
without seeing this picture for
ourselves. If you were mistaken,
you would regret the artist's
death all your life."
The Nawab roared with anger,
but agreed. There could be no
mistake. Still — and then they
entered the house, and both saw
the portrait.
Insulting? It was•terrific! The
very prince himself in all the
glory of his Eastern robes. The
Nawab stared in wonder at the
magnificent portrait. It must go
to the palace at once. The artist
should have ten thousand rupees
on the spot. The fellow who had
lied about such genius should
haVe his nose and ears cut off.
"The poor fool has not your
royal understanding of art,"
pleaded Mordaunt. "It is he who
will be punished by becoming
the laughing-stock. Spare him."
To both Zoffany's and Mord:
aunt's relief, the informer was
spared, and Mordaunt took him
into his own employ with char-
acteristic kindness.
The main actors in this story
of India may all be seen in Zof-
fany's fine painting, "The Cock-
fight." Painted for Warren Hast-
ings, the.• Governor-General, the
original was destroyed in the
Indian Mutiny, but fine copies
exist.
SAVE A TRIP
• Great artists often possess an,
impish streak of humour which
sitters who commission them to
paint a portrait dread—and not
without reason.
Johann Zoffany, famous artist
of the time of George III and
the gay Regency times, who left
the world such masterpieces as
"The Water Cress Girl" and
"The Cockfight," nearly paid
for his fun with his head when
he painted a clever caricature
portrait of the powerful Indian
prince, Nawab Asoph ud. Doulah.
The Nawab, generous but
fiery-tempered, with power of
life and death over his subjects
in the Lucknow province of In-
dia, was a dangerous man to of-.
fend. His luckless barber who
drew blood while clipping the
princely hair was sentenced to
death—by slow baking in an
oven!
Only the intervention of
"Sporting" Colonel Mordaunt,
dandy, , duellist and trusted
friend and aide-de-camp to the
Nawab, saved the terrified bar-
ber. And it was Mordaunt who
saved Zoffany from beheading—
or worse.
Mordaunt was a sportsman to
his finger4ips, and the only
white man who dared oppose
the Nawab, who admired his
friend's wit and utter fearless-
ness, traits which were of inesti-
mable value in strengthening
British prestige in the powerful
potentate's eyes.
Zoffany was court painter to
the Nawab, spending a few years'
of the 1780s 'in India. At the
time he painted his dangerous
caricature, he was staying with
Colonel Martine.
In a puckish Moment Zoffany
completed the portrait which
stressed all the weak points of
the Indian prince so cleverly
that even, the dullest beholder
could not mistake the artist's
aim. So proud of his achieve-
ment Was the painter that lid
made the fatal mistake of
ing some of the Indian visitors to
Martine's house to see it, as well
as his English friends;
A member of the Nawab's
household staff, probably with
the intention of currying favour,
told his master of the insulting
work, The Nawab flew into a
Violent temper, biting his nails
with• chagrin.• To Make him the
subject of latighter merited
death, and he ordered Zoffany's
immediate execution.
Ile' was quite capable of carry-
hig this out himself; one of his
regular exercises with a rater-,
sharp sword was to kill bulls
and horses driven into his pres.,
ence, and he Was in the Medd to
behead the artist at once.
Luckily for Zoffany it had be-,
dente ilia nit/triable custom when
in trouble to Send for Mordetint,
and he did so oh this occasion.
Mordaunt realized the 'gravity
the. Sittiation at once;' Well.'
versed in Persian end
lore, he kneW the insult would
viduals. Since the quality of an
egg declines gradually from the
time it is laid, it is evident that
the first link in the chain is the
breeder who produces the stock, *
It has been demonstrated by re-
search workers that strains of
birds differ in egg quality fac-
tors such as albumen quality or
thick white, shell strength and
freedom from blood spot S.
Breeding has been found to be
effective in improving these
traits, particularly the first two.
However, work at the Central
Experimental Farm has shown
that there is a negative genetic
correlation between the number
of eggs laid by a hen and their
albumen quality, This means
that a breeder could not select
for high albumen quality in his
Strain of birds. without causing
some decreasb in the average egg
production level. A strain is
recognized mainly by its egg pro-
ducing ability rather than by its
inherent egg quality. Sine. much
work is yet to be done in im-
provement of eg'g production,
the average breeder cannot af-
ford to place much emphasis on
selection for albumen, quality,
unless it is at a low level in, his
"strain. However, if the strain is
characterized by a high incidence
of inclusions such as blood spots,
irnprovenient by selection or
other breeding methods would
be important, since ,eggs with
blood spots are an almost com-
plete economic loss.
The most important individual
is the egg producer. It is well
recognized by now that e g g
quality deteriorates very rapid-
ly if eggs are not cooled soon af-
ter laying and held in a temper-
ature of 55 to 60 degrees F. Ha-
midity of the egg room is also
important, a relative humidity of
65 per cent being considered
adequate. The producer has the
responsibility of this and of all
the other safeguards to' quality,
such as producing clean eggs, el-
iminating eggs with cracked
shells an delivering his product,
at intervals of 3 to 5 days, to the
grading station, The premium
which he is paid reflects his
ability to do this,
The grading station operator
plays an important role in the
production of quality eggs. Un-
der his supervision the eggs are
carefully candled, graded, and
stored in a suitable environment.
If this is not done, the eggs
which are handled by the grad-
ing stations will not conform as
closely as they should to the
quality that was assigned to them
in the grading operation, * * *
The retailer is the final link
in the chain. His responsibility is
at least as great as that of the
others, since the reaction of the
consumer, favorable or otherwise,
is largely associated with impres-
sions formed in the retail store.
If a storekeepeF is selling pggs
according to a specified grade,
bUt is not "maintaining the hold-
ing conditions necessary to pre-
serve their quality, he is actually
selling a product of inferior
quality to that attributed to it by
the label and the price. Thus, he
is largely wasting the efforts of
those who were involved before
him. « « *
In a program of improvement
of market egg quality, attention
should be directed first to the
weakest link in the„chain. If the
genetic ability of the strain to
produce high quality eggs IS
-deficient, it should be corrected
by proper breeding methods.
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when you said you were a big
noise in the Ci!yfl" •
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Four-year-old Henry plays
with older boys who sometimes
treat him roughly, HIS father
told his not to let the boys push
him around. "If the boys hit you,
hit then! back," he advised.
A few days later his aunt
looked out of the window just
in time to see Henry about to
hit another boy with a shovel.
She cried: "Daddy didn't mean
that you should hit other child-,
ren with a shovel. Yeti might
hurt that little boy so mttch he'll
have to go to the doctor!"
"Oh, that's all right," replied
Henry, calmly. "He ought to go
td they doctor, anyway. He's got
a cold."
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hunters of dreams,
The brooks for the AsherS of
Song;
TO the htintera who hunt fdr
the sunless game
The streams and the woods
belong,
The slietteet Pleattires are the
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