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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-7-5, Page 6Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially invited to write to this department, initials only will be published with each question and its answer as a means of identification,; but full name and address must be+r given In each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be mailed" direct !f stamped,and addressed envelope Is ,enclosed. Address ail correspondence for this department to, Mrs. Helen Law, 285 'Woodbine Ave., Toronto. Mrs, E. C. --1, To preserve straw- berries in the sunshine, place in a preserving kettle 'in,layers as many pounds of sugar as of sound ripe ber- ries, which have been hulled and washed, and when the juice is drawn. out a little set it over the fire to cook;;, let cook twenty minutes after boiling begins. Turn the,berriee into earth- en or agate plates, cover each with a pane of glass to fit tightly over the top aad place in the sun. Let stand two days, stirring two or three times each day. At the end of this time place in sterilized jars, seal and store them without reheating. 2. To give the lair a dry shampoo take one cup- ful of cornmeal, warn it in the oven, add one-quarter cupful salt to it, mix. .well, then holding the head over a cloth or newspaper rub the meal into the scalp, Brush thoroughly. Peggy: -1. Red Cross Societies are an outgrowth of the convention of Geneva, Switzerland, held in 1864. 2. Yes, the South Pole was discovered by Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian ex- plorer, who reaehed it on December 16, 1911. Robert Falcon Scott, the English naval officer and ,explorer; reached the. South Pole on January 18, 1912, only to find the Norwegian flag and records left by Amundsen. Scott perished on the return trip. Mrs. S. T,:-1. Aphids or plant lice and black fly are the insects injuring your currants and gooseberries. They usually attack the new leaves and tips. Frequent spraying with, some of the tobacco preparations or whale oil soap has a good effect. If the fruit. is not more than half formed put in the soap or tobacco solution one tablespoonful of arsenate of lead paste or one-half tablespoonful of arsenate of lead pow- der or one teaspoonful of paris green to a gallon of the spray. If the fruit' is well formed this is too poisonous' to use and as a substitute you can use hellebore, one ounce to a gallon of water. Hellebore is a mild poison and must be bought fresh each time, as it loses itsvirtue on opening. In all these m' L4 theof o ' p s n In a ver • lit- tle water, smooth, before blending with the other ablution. ` 2. Your garden is afflicted with cutworms. These usually work at night and'are among the . most malicious of insect pests. One way to help is to make a ring arceend each plant in the effect- ed area of quicklime. Another is to use .a poison mash. This is made with case pint bran, one-half teaspoonful paris green and one teaspoonful mo- lasses with enough water to moisten to a thick dough. Put a little of this along the rows, and the cutworms will eat it and die. In, the fall dig in a good lot of quicklime in the affected ground, after the garden crops are all in. Care should lee taken to keep childrenand domestic animals from the poison bait. Mother: -1. To . proteet the child from flies and mosquitoes, make a framework of slender strips of wood the size of thebed, and tie the four supportine uprights to the bedposts, over this frame a two -yard -wide piece of cotton mosquito netting is thrown and the edges tucked in under the mattress. Let there be plenty of fresh air in the room; it spells health, 2. The rubber diaper is decidedly harmful to baby. It acts like a heat- ing compress, keeping the genitals in a constant state 'of moist heat which encourages itching, with its con- sequent scratching and rubbing. One of its most serious after effects is bad practices. ` The mother or caretaker. seeking protection may carry about a rubber pad to place on their laps under the child, but under no circum- stances bind up the child with rubber cloth. 3. A child's bed should not be too soft. A. hair mattress or some firm sanitary cotton mattress is best. This should be covered with a protec- tive strip of stork sheeting and the pad, over which should be spread a cotton sheet. The covering on the bed should be aslight as is consistent with needed warmth. Overheating is highly injurious. A baby should have a bed to himself. 4. The best method. of removing „superfluous hair is to destroy each individualehair with a lit- tle . electric needle. This method is called electrolysis. 5. Vitamines are. the vital elements in cereal grains, milk, eggs and vegetable products. They lie very close to the outer cover- ing in grains, cereals and many vege- tables;•:are easily destroyed by high temperature in cooking. 0. W. G.:-1. To remove white spots from a polished surface rub with. a soft cloth wet in essence •of pepper- mint until spot disappears; then polish with flannel. This will not injure the most highly polished wood. 2. For a holder to remove boiling pots from the stove or in draining vegetables, use an ordinary canton flannel mitt with palm and thumb padded with cot- ton and a loop of tape sewed to the wrist for a hanger. The protection itgivestheback ac of thehand iso b vious. 3. I am told that a , paste of molasses and flour will remove grass stains from colored fabrics without ef- fecting the color. To remove grass. stains' from white flannel trousers, dis• solve one cupful washingsoda in two cupfuls water, heat the solution, make a suds of- naphtha soap, immerse the stain and rub gently. Ammonia and water or alcohol are also good if the stains are fresh. 4. .A faded black silk dress may be cleaned by the use of a weak solution. Of coffee water. Restore the lustre by careful rubbing with a soft silk handkerchief and do not wet the silk too much. 5. By all means write to your hostess within two or three days after your return home. Just write an easy chatty letter about things in general. Be sure to tell your hostess how much Malce ''alar j 7 t r!' wberr Preserves.: w s cries Iu 10, 20 and 100.11,.,,nelta 2 and 5.16. cartons A book of preserving labels FREE if you send us a red ball trade -mark cut from a Lantic Sugar bag or carton. Atlantic Sugar Refineries Limited Power 131dg., MONTREAL 136 ,Toro and Uncolored" the pure cane sugar with "FT E" granulation that dissolvesnstantl , .giving a clear bright syru. INTERNATIONAL LESSON JULY 8. Lesson II.' Ahaz, The Faithless' King -2 Chron. 28. Golden Text -Heb. 11. 6. Verses 1-4, Ahaz-Came to the throne about B. C. 735; he is said- to have reigned sixteen years, that -is, until' about 720; but_the chronology of the period is uncertain. Baalim- The native Canaanite deities. Val- ley . . Hinnom-For a• full descrip- tion see George A. Smith, Jerusalem, I. 173 pp. ff. It was located to the south and southwest of Jerusalem. In the days of Jeremiah human sacri- fice was offered there (Jer. 7. 31). Burned -As sacrifice, probably to Jehovah. Human sacrifice was not unknown in early Israel -(Judg. 11. 30ff.); but efforts were made to re- move it from Jehovah worship (this -is the purpose of Gent 22), and for` sev- eral centuries it seems to have been a rare occurrence, until Ahaz, influenced by the practices of .other nations,'be- gan to encourage it. During the clos- ing years of the history of Judah it was more common (2 Kings 17.17; 21. 6; 23. 10; Mie. 6. 7; Jer. 7. 31; 19. 5; Ezek. 16. 20. 21). Under every green tree -The Hebrew word here used for "green" means rather `.`flourishing,' the reference being not so much to color as to condition and; size. Large fine trees . acquired a sacred. or semi -sacred character, (Gen. 18. 1; 21. 33; Judge 6. 11) ; in some cases be- cause the flourishing state of the tree was regarded as the sign of the pre- sence of some local deity (Cambridge Bible) . 5. Syria . . Israel -The Chron- icler seems to picture, the invasion of Judah as two distinct expeditions, It was one united campaign (2 Kings 16. 5; Isa. 7. lff.). The losses given here are much greater than those suggest- ed in the other• two passages, 20-21. Tiigath-Pilneser-A corrup- tion of Tilgath-pilneser; the fourth king of Assyria bearing this name ruled from B. C. 745 to 727. The Chronicler knew history of his people sufficiently to recognize the fact that the appeal to Assyria (verse 16) prov- ed disastrous in the end. 22-25. Distress --Seemed to be evi- dence that. Jehovah could not or would. not help; hence he determined to try gods. Gods of Damascus -The state- ment here is an inference from 2 Kings 16. 1,0-12. Verses 24, 25 furnish the Chronicler's interpretation : of 2 Kings 16. 17, 18. "He saves the sanctity of the temple by having Ahaz's idolatries , outside of its pre- cincts, as. though he had abandoned altogether the worship of Jehovah. In reality Ahaz introduced innovations in the temple worship, which he seems to have assiduously cultivated. There is no reason, then, to think that the temple was closed during his reign" ( Curtis )o 2s 27. The close of Ahaz's reign. Boole' of the kings -not the canonical book of Kings, but perhaps a work bassed upon it. Sepulehers of the kings -According to the Chronir.e.er Ahaz was dishonored by being exclud- ed from the royal..tombs' (compare 2 Kings 16. 20). )(game Flatulent colic may be caused, by change in food, too much succulent rand easily fermented food, as green. clover, etc.' It is indicated by uneasi- ness, stamping, pawing, rolling, etc., with continuous pain of varying in- tensity. Bloating soon occurs, more noticeable on the right side. Drench with 2 to 3 oz. oil of turpen- tine in a pint of raw linseed oil, and if necessary repeat in'2 hours Give it is serious business with him. Flogging will not remove it. . Con vince him by talking that he is wrong and then you will cure him.. Whipping is likely to send his hot blood from his heartto his head, de- luging his sensitive brain and, driving him to a frenzy or blinding him with. fear. When he is old enough to set up in business for himself he should be taught the horse alphabet -the halter, bit, harness, the- words that mean "come,""back" " go on," "stop," ,wand rectal injections of warm soapy water.• the feeling of pleasure under the' If pain. be excessive give'drench of owners hand. These should ;.all be 1 familiar from colthood up. Horses '�Z. oz. each" of laudanum, sweet sprits of nitre and. tincture of bella- donna in a pint of water. Repeat in 2 ways develop a good character. They hours if'necessary. will never be balky, scary, nor will Make the horse understand what they be biters, kickers or have a tend - you want him do, Kind words and enc, to run away you enjoyed visiting her. caressing touches will improve both Some horses will become frightened "I Wish I Were." One summer morning a fairy awoke s. late that the dew was all gone from the flowers and he had to run down to the brook to get his before- breakfast drink. And after he had had his drink he discovered that he was too late for honey, too; he could not find a speck of honey, not even one taste. You see, the fairies usual- ly get up so early that they can eat all the honey they want long before the bees start from their hives. But onthis particular morning the lazy little fairy had slept so late that the bees had been round and eaten all the honey, -every scrap, -and that made the fairy so cross that he did not even remember that he might stir round and hunt for something else to eat. He sat down at the foot of a tTee, intending to sulk all day long; but be- fore he had more than started sulking a robin came by. "Good morning, Friend Fairy!" said the erobin cheerfully. "Isn't this a fine day?" "No, it's a, very bad day,'' said the fairy crossly, "and I wish I were an apple!" "What a funny wish for a fairy to make," said the robin, laughing, "If you change into an apple, I'll eat a hole in you." "Then I won't be an apple," replied the fairy crossly, "for I don't want a holo eaten in me! I'll be something else:" The robin laughed and flew away. just as a big toad, hopped out from behind a tree, 'Gooa morning, Friend Fairy!" he croaked, "Isn't this a fine day?" "No, it isn't," said the fairy crossly; "Reid I wish I were a spider!" "What afunny wish!" croaked the toad. '(Don't you know that spiders have to work very hard' and spin a web before they can crawl on .it through the air ? But I hope you do change into a spider; I'nz looking for spiders this .very minute, and if you become one I'll gobble you upl" "Then 2 won't be a spider," said the fairy, "for I certainly don't care to be gobbled up. I'll be something else." The toad laughed and hopped away, 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 nice wishes! I think I'll be a star." "A star?" exclaimed a soft little voice by his side. "Would you be a star and leave this beautiful world - all the flowers and birds -to live up in the bare sky?" The fairy turned and looked. There, near by, was a tiny ant tugging away at a big grain of sand. "Do you think this is such a fine` world?" asked the fairy. "I should think you would hate it. You have to work all the time." "To be sure I dc," replied the ant proudly, "That's the reason I like to live, Working is the jolliest `' and most interesting thing in this whole big world -didn't you know that? It's true." And the sturdy little ant picked up his burden and started away. Left by himself, the sulking ;fairy. began to feel very foolish and very sorry. He rethembered the flower bud he ought to have opened long ago; and he thought of the sunbeams he should have helped. "What I should be wishing for," he whispered to hirnself,'"is work. And then I should hunt round and answer my own wish," Slyly he slipped round the tree to open a buttercup bud he was sure ho had seen there, And as the flower opened, what do you suppose that sur- prised fairy found? A drop of fresh,. sweet honey all ready for him to catl As he sipped the honey and planned what to do next, a cardinal bird hop- ped by. "Geed cheer! Good cheer, Friend Fairy!" called the cardinal, "Isn't this a fine day?" And the happy little fairy called back, "A fine clary for working, indeed it is!" �. his mind and his temper. You will ' and will kick when given a dry -straw bedding.' This probably means that at one time he war hurt with a pitch- fork. He isn't wicked but nervous. Teach him that there is no danger. never fail in this way unless you de- lay the beginning too long. When he is afraid of harness, pa- pers or machines it is not affectation WEL AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION Special Care Should be Exercised to Ensure a Pure and Abundan •- Supply of Water For Rome Use. Apart from municipal water works, pump or other elevating th our water supply is secured almost means ncat ei entirely` from 'wells. Especially is platformop: Around this well,df atnlra p y should be laid of at lea this true on the farms and in the;eiglir feet "diameter, sloping awa smaller villages. It is of primary from -the well, to prevent surplus wa importance that the well be properly ter, or water' from _,emeltin g snow working down alongside the pipe, The shallow, or dug, well is mut more common. This type is usuall the most carelessly constructed an the source of much. danger to health Such a well, however,"may be con structed in a manner as to be safe, in so far as the collecting and containin of the water supply is concerned. I must be understood" that no well ea possibly be satisfactory if the sourc ctsee c 1' :: ,� of the water.supply,is polluted. L C Q A a .4, so The illustration ustration herewith . shows "� well which is . as safe as possible For the upper nine feet the well i watertight, the sloping platform diverts the surplus water from th well, and the top of the wall is car tied. above the level and provided, with an absolutely tight cover. t e -e st y • h y d g t n e a s e constructed, that it be situated far from any source of, possible pollution, and that the water be of satisfactory quality. The safest form of well is the deep, or bored, well, carried down through jl'ooao:i r. Copra. 1 earth and rock beyond any 'danger of surr`uce Water and tightly and secure- ly lined with piping, The piping is earl°iea up to a tight -joint with ri The pump has been placed on the concrete platform, on the ground level, the pipe is embedded, in the con- crete and carried to the bottom of the well where the water is coldest, There 18 considerable`:advantage in =not, hay- ing' the pump at the top of the well. Surplus water is continually spilled, and, as more or less'rnud, barnyard manure, etc., is carried on the boots of those using the well, this water be- comes polluted and seeps through the• cover, In many summer 1•esorts, defective wells are the cause of much sickness, and many "cases of typhoid, among urban residents• have been „traced to this source, Too tnueai care,'cannot be exercised in seeing' thai,".t'dl;inking water -ono ofthe essentials of 'life is thoroughly protected, Henry G. Bell. Conducted by Professor Henry G, Bell. Theobject of •this 4epartment is to place at the service of our farm• readers the advice of an acknowl edged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to, Professor Henry G. Ball, In care of. The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To. ionto, and answers will appear in this column In the ' order In which they are received. As space is limited It is advisable where immediate reply, Is necessary that a stamped, and, addressed envelope be enclosed with the. question, when the answer will be mailed direct. Question -V. 'B.: -Will you ,please. give me a little advice about hog pasture? I had a hog lot which I manured and intend to summer fallow. It was clover last year. I have a grass pasture for the hogs now. What is the best to sow on this lot?" Can I sow grass seed and have a grass pasture next year, and what kind? "Answer: -I would advise you to plow the lot in question, and carefully disk and harrow it. Then sow a mix- ture of grass seed somewhat as fol- lows; 10 lbs. common red clover 8 lbs. timothy 2 lbs. alsike Total 20 lbs. per acre. This should be distributed evenly and harrowed in thoroughly. If . the ground is rather open in texture, I would advise you to roll it and then follow with a light harrowing. In order to insure a good catch of grass, would recommend that you add 200 pounds per acre of a fertilizer carry- ing 2 to 3% ammonia, 8 to 10% 'phos- phoric acid and possibly 1% potash. Distribute this evenly just after the "ground is plowed, so that the disking and harrowing will work ,it into the soil before the grass seed is sown. Question - E. B. :- How should orchard grass be sown and how cul. tivated? I have twice sown orchard grass with barley without success. What caused the failure? When is the best time to sow orchard grass, in Septembe eor October or, the Spring.? How much'should`be sown to the acre? Answer: -If the orchard grass seed seeds between blotters. is of first ' quality, from 18 to 20 Dampenplate, Mthe them pounds per'acre is sufficient. Other- I plotters and place putting, the quantity of seed on a ate, wise, increase the quantity up to 30 you are pounds per acre. Probably your' blotters between them. Keep the difficulty in seeding orchard grass blotters damp: but not soaked, and if testing during the winter keep the with barley is that you, have used too much barley and,emothered out the test in a warm' part of the house.1 n ' grass: Do not use over a bushel of a week or ten days the seed will have barley per acre whengrowing this sprouted and you can estimate the crop as a nurse crop. Furthermore, orchard grass is rather slow becoming established. The first year it looks very weak. 'The second year root stalk have developed and a vigorous stand is present. It does not reach. maximum growth until the third year. The best time to seed ;orchard grass in Ontario is in the Spring at the time the usual clover and.. grass mixtures are sown. Question -A. W. B. :-I am very much troubled with chess or cheat in my crops. Will you kindly let me know the cause and how to get rid of it? Answer:: -Chess or cheat is one of the brome-grasses which seeds about the time the wheat ripens. The seeds are usually scattered by the cutting of the 'wheat. In preparing seed wheat it is difficult to separate them from the good wheat by fanning. Hence, they are spread from year to year at the time the wheat is sown. It is a comparatively easy matter to get rid of the pest by planting your crops in a rotation where wheat does not follow wheat for two or three years. 'Clean cultivation and plant- ing of good clean seed will, quickly. rid youof the pest. - Question -R. S.: -What is the best time to make a meadow, in the Fall or in the Spring? How much seed is re- quired for an acre?' Answer: -As a rule, in Ontario best meadows are established in spring. Fall plow the land and leave it in. rough furrow until spring. As soon as it is dry enough to .work in spring, disk and harrow it to a smooth seed- bed, then sow a grass and clover mix- ture, using either wheat, barley or oats as a nurse crop. _ Best results are obtained from using wheat or bar- ley as nurse crops, since these grains ripen early and are soon removed from the ground. Do not seed the nurse crop too heavily. , A bushel and a peck is usually sufficient to the acre when using as a nurse crop. For a grass mixture the following is com- mon in Ontario: 10 lbs. common read` clover 4 lbs. alsike 6 lbs. timothy 20 lbs. Per acre, Make sure of the quality of the seed by testing a couple ;of hundred percent. of good vigorous seed. This insures the using• of seed that will grow. It does not /natter how well you prepare your ground, if you do not sow good vigorous seed results will not be most satisfactory. In order to insure a good catch I would advise drilling in at seeding time about 200 pounds of fertilizer analyzing 1 to 2% ammonia and 10 to 12% available, phosphoric acid at the time that you are sowing the grain and grass in spring. This avail- able plantfood vail-able'plantfood gives to the grass and clover what whole milk gives to the young growing calf. It is rich in. available plantfood which will great- ly assist in insuring a good catch of both clover and timothy. It will also help the grain, crop. Market Calendar. The culling of non -layers from the flock should be continued throughout July. "The season of high production is over and at the high price of feed, it does not pay to keep -hens as board- ers throughout the summer. Sell in July old hens, broilers, green ducks and old ducks. Secrets in Securing'Layers. An egg -laying strain can not be produced by inbreeding. . In order for a hen to be a good producer, she must be in good health and full of vigor, Use a male that was bred from a hen that laid 200 eggs or more in a year. Breed for high averages instead of ex- ceptionally high individuals. A good layer usually. stands high in front and her back is not on a -level, or the rear higher thanthe front. The best pro- ducers usually have large combs, a high tail, , and a prominent, largo, bright eye. Prefer the wedge shape, rather narrow in front but wide be- hind,and ` , a wide between the legs. A hen inclined to be squirrel -tailed is the best layer. Not always the largest hen is the beet layer; generally the smallest one. The heavy laying hens are thosb withwhite legs. A tight -feathered bird is a better layer y t than a loose-reatherecl one. As a rule, the first ptillets of et brood to begin laying make the best layers, and the first cockerels to crow usually make the best breeders for egg production. Tho laying heti is usually nervous and active; she has a strong appetite,, eyidenced by a full crop at night; she is the last to retire at night and the first to be about in the -morning; she is also late to molt in the fall; elle is distinguished by width and depth of abdomen; the comb is usually large and the eye bright. An authority says that an era tri na- tion,of the earlobe, is considered to be, almost infallible. A chellcy white ear- lobe indicates that a bird is laying .444 heavily, whereas a , cream -colored one shows that the bird is laying. moder- ately, -has just started or ,has just stopped. A milk -colored earlobe shows that the hen has laid slightly or has stopped laying. A very yellow or dark earlobe indicates that the hen has not laid at all. A extremely white earlobe also may mean very low vitality. ' The more velvety the tex- ture of the hen's comb the better her health, and it is almost a certain sign that she is laying heavily To Hold a Cookbook Open. 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