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Mothers and daucdhtere of all ages are cordially Invited to write toy 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
given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answere will be
mailed direct .if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. ,0
Address allcorrespondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235
Woodbine Ave,, Toronto.
Grateful: -1. It is always the
privilege of a bride to wear white with
a wedding veil no matter how sunple
the ceremony or how earlyr, the hour,
so you have your choice of white or a
tribute to the memory of the Prince
Consort, 2. The two great rivers
of Mesopotamia are the Tigris and the
Euphrates. 3. The original meaning
of "chiffon" is rags.
pretty silk going -away gown. Such A. B,: --Itis said that a tablespoon-
things must really be decided by what ful of ground pepper and two table
best suits your own plans, ,2. The spoonfuls °of ' bro« n sugar mixed with
bride provides the household linen, and enough cream to make a smooth paste
you would require six sheets, six:pil- will kill flies. You might try it
low -cases, three spreads, three table-. K. L, 3. -Your phlox and ha11y-
cloths, one dozen napkins, one dozen hocks are affected `with rust, a coin -
lunch napkins, several centrepieces, mon disease. The remedy is to spray
with Bordeau mixture, To 4 gi.>arts'
of water add 11 i tablespoonfuls of �
quicklime and 1 tablespoonft9ef cop-
per sulphate. Mix well;
Perplexed: -1. A reply to an invita-
tion to a home wedding, explaining
why you cannot attend, is sent to 'those
who issue it, in this ease the parents of
the bride, and the envelope should be
addressed to them. e The gift, with
your card, is sent to the bride. 2. A
shower is given by an intimate friend
of the bride -elect and may be givens
any time within a few weeks before
the ceremony, and it is good form toi4
ask only those who are very close
friends of the engaged girl, as to go°
outside and ask just acquaintances
savors too much of asking for gifts.
Puzzled: -1. Do not pay any atten-
tion to remarks like these- No human',
judgment can possibly be perfectly
just. If we do what we consider
right according -to our hest knowledge,
we can safely leave the result to a
Higher Power. 2. It' is not worth'
worrying, about. If you think you
would have a good time at the picnic,
go by all means .d
Housewife: -1. To make mint bags
for the linen closet put into little° silk'
bags a mixture made tf a pound of
dried lavender, an ounce of thyme; an
ounce of mint, en ounce of ground
cloves and caraway seeds and a table
spoonful of dry salt 2. Food scientists
tell us that corn meal is not "heating"
and can therefore be used in summer.
It is a duty at the present time to
use more corn and save the wheat for
our Allies over the seas.
two Bets of six doilies, also kitchen
towels and pantry towels, six each;
three dishcloths, one or two pairs of
blankets and a table pad, I do not
think you could manage well with less,
3. A letter of appreciation should be
written to one's hostess after return-
ing from a visit.
Anxious: -1. To remove spots on
broadcloth try the following:, Grind
one and one-half ounces of pipe clay
fine, mix with eighteen drops of alco-
hol and the -same quantity of spirits of
turpentine. Moisten a little of the
mixture with more alcohol and rub on
the stains. When dry remove with
a woollen cloth'. 2. Small swabs of
antiseptic absorbent cotton should be
used to wash an infant's eyes. 3.
The covers can be kept on a small
child at night by the use of garter
fastenings; emend should he fastened
to the side of the crib and the other
end clasped to the corner of the covers.
In this way they can be kept firmly
on, yet the rubber allows the child
freedom enough to turn. 4. Cotton
stockings are better for children's
wear than 'lisle.
P. H.:-1. The best remedy.i know
for black ants is to fill a saucer with
sweetened water, add one teaspoon of
tartar emetic and set it where the
ants come. 2. For filling cracks in
floors, make a thick paste of linseed
oil and wheat flour.. Use after first
coat of`°paint and before the second
has been applied.
Strident: -1. The phrase "wearing
the white flower of a -blameless life" is
in the "Dedication" to "' Tennyson's
"Idylls of the King" and occurs, in a
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
JULY' 22.
Lesson IY, Sennacherib's Ina*asion of
Judah -2 Kings 18, 13 to 19: 37.
Golden Text Psa. 46. 1.
Verse 20: Sennacherib-King of As-
syria, B. C. 705-681;. the expedition
against Judah took place. in. 7.01. The
king's own account may bread on
the so-called Taylor Cylinder; Col. 11,
34 to Col. III, 41 (For a translation
see R. W. Roger's Cuneiform Parallels
to the Old Testament, pages 340-344).
21, 22. The opening words of a
taunt -song (21-28), describing the ar-
rogance and impending humiliation of
Semuiacherib, Blasphemed -Especi-
ally through the speech of Rabshakeh
(18. 1911.). Holy One -A favorite
term with Isaiah. Describes Jehovah
as holy and implies the responsibility
of Israel to reflect the same holiness
(see Lesson Studies for July 1, verse
3).
2$, Raging -The Assyrian having
acted like ,a wild beast, Jehovah will
treat him accordingly,
29-31. An oracle directed to Heze-
kiah. Sign -Meant to guarantee the
fulfill.rnent of the preceding promises.
Remnant -See . Lesson Studies for
July 1, verse 13.
32-34. Minceown sake -If he should
not do it, the observers would get a
false view of his character and power.
David -The expression frequently in
Kings. The reference is to -the
promise in 2 Sam: 7. 11-17,
35:: Smote -There is'"'no reference
in Sennacherib's inscription to this
calamity, but an occurrence of this
sort would explain the hasty return to
Assyria. According to, an Egyptian
tradition preserved by Herodotus (11.
141), the army was rendered helpless
by a plagu.e of mice. Since the
mouse is a symbol of pestilence in.
ancient tradition, the story of Iero-
dotus may imply that a destructive
epidemic swept through the camp of,
the Assyrians. The disaster is said to
have occurred at Pelusiurn, near the
Egyptian frontier, a region of swamps
and marshes, which might easily breed
an• epidemic.
37: Assassination of Sennacherib.
Nisroch-No Assyrian deity bearing
this name is known. Sennacherib's
grandson states that the king wasas-
sassinated in Babylon, at -the entrance
of the temple. • If so, Nisroch may
be a corruption of Marduk, the name
of, the chief god of Babylon. Acriani
melech Sharezer-Called in
Isa. 37. 38 "his sons," The Babylon-
ian account mentions only one son.
The difference 'may be accounted; for
by assuming either that one of the
sons was the prime mover or that
there was only one murderer, the two
names referring to the same person.
Into the land of Ararat -The Assyrian
Urartu, the modern Armenia.
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The First Embroidery Class in the
World.
The first embroidery -class in the
world was held one early, early morn-
ing thousands, oh! thousands of years
ago, under -a huge mullein leaf! Way
before sun -up the members began to
arrive.
They tied their butterflies to the
clover posts and fluttereddown excit-
edly upon the moss -green carpet.
Faieies! of course, they were fairies!
And who do you suppose taught them
to enibroicler? Why, Grandmother
Spider?
Sheurou ht out g o t the wonderful web
that she had spun and with the fairies'
fluttering and :flying about her she
showed them ,the first stitches in em-
broidery. She didn't use silk, though;
she used skeins o:f mist, and when they
had been worked in and out and over
and over• they made the shining dew
.drops like the ones you have often
seen trembling on the grass blades in
the early moaning.
The fairies clapped their; Bands, and
• danced with excitement and, begged
her td' 1u'them work some: ,But the
, old spider shook her heal and gent
thorn off to gather some tizzy geeen
leaves. Pretty soon every fairy head
was bent over a leaf and the fairy
needles were flying merrily,
. Next time you see a leaf with these
delicate tracings upon it you'll know
that some little fairy has been at work
-perhaps, if you look very closely
you will;see her needle sticking in it.
I hope so, for fairy needles are golden
and very precious, I can tell you! Well,
the fairies were so delighted with em-
broidery that they came again and.
again to Grandmother' Spider's' class
and she grew very fat and: rich, I am
told.
And the fairies -why, the fairies
set about embroidering everything in
the world. The'•leaves and flowers,
their silken coverlets, the great robe
of the sea. Have you 'never seen the
frost pictures on the window -panes in
winter'? Well, that isGfairy embroid=
ery!
Yes, the fairies learned to embroid-
er from',, old Mother Spider and ,then.
the kind little creatures showed the
human folk the secret of it, They
'taught them, to copy the flowers from
the garden upon their centerpieces and
doilies and upon their dark frocks, so
that the glad mit-of-door things
could be found indoors, too.
Wherever mortals are enibroideing
And especially where little girls are,
there are always ,fairies! Theyhover
about overhead, 'perch ;" upon the
needles and scissors and sometimes
they steal the thimble's away to use
for honey pails.
Heartless.
"I thought yoie had giVen buret
Wood art, ,dearie,".
" 1' erdinarid how can^
you be so
heartless? Th:s is a pie:"
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You can keep the ne natural color
ire Ras p berg Preserves
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IB YOU MAKE THEM WITH
"Pure and Uncolored" '
Lon eookiugfades raspberries. You can avoid this by using
LANTIC SUGAR which dissolves instantly on account of its
"FINE" granulation. "]ANTIC is the best sugar to use for
all reserving:on account of its puri and high sweetening
P ug r a ally good for the
ower. I:ANTIC is a •n�7 e'•cane s
P P?�� b? � Y good
table, for general cooking and for preserving.
10, 20 and 100 -lb, sacks; 2 and 5-1b. cartons:;,
ORDER FROM YOUR GROCER BY IN
THESE FULL WEIGHT ORIGINAL PACKAGES
PRESERVING LABELS FREE -Send us a red ball trade: -mark cut
from a bag or carton and we will send you a book of
54 ready gummed printed labels.
Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Limited
Tower Building, Montreal i47
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Economy in feeding: is efficiency in -
production.
Trete worth in a bull is vindicated
by the performance of his daughters
at the -pail and the showing of his
sons on the block:
A large milk flow is not natural
for a cow, but is an acquired. charact-
er. For that reason it -is only by con-
stantly selecting the best and reject-
ing the poorest that the characteristic
can be retained. Selection without
testing is merely guessing.
No matter how good a showing a:.
milker makes, she can notbe register-
ed unless:' she• is the offspring of a
registered sire and. dam.
Many feeding experiments last win-
ter, in which silage was made a major
part of the ration awhile grain was
used fn limited amounts;,:show that a
full feed of ;grain is not' necessary to
put a good finish on beef cattle,
Order Fertilizer Early.
As a result of labor shortage and
the heavy demand on transportation
for the shipments of munitions and
other wad supfilies, to say nothing of
the -increase of ordinary business there
has developed`a very large shortage of
freight cars and one,. of the great
problems of the • immediate future is.
the 'increasing-ofetransportation facil-
ities. Investigation has shown that
the trouble can he to a certain extent
remedied by shippers and consignees
arranging to utilize the full capacity
of each car. If this is done thecar-
rying capacity 'of the railroads will be
increased by at.sleast one-third. In
the shipment' of no other commodity
has there been a greater wastage of
car space than in shipments of fertil-
izer. The average order placed by
the fertilizer agent has been for a car
of 21 tons. ✓ The standard box car is
built to carry 50 tons. It may be
loaded with a full 600 bags of fertil-
izer instead -of the chstomary 250
bags, and one car made to do the work
of
Iftwo-
rmers w
faill give their orders
easier enough, it' will allow;gents to
make up full cars. This will auto-
matically cut down by a half the num-
ber of freight cars needed; to move the
fall tonnage. Since fertilizers are
classed as preferred freight, it means
freeing for other uses one half of the
cars normally used for shipping_. fail
fertilizer -and helping conditions by
just that much.
Full cars cannot be ordered out un-
less the farmer .is in sympathy with
the movement. The fertilizer trade
has grown up around the minimum
car. The dealer's storage is fre-
quently limited to 15 or 20 tons. If
full cars are used by the dealer, he
e"'
must have th�help of the farmers
who must haul goods away without de-
lay.
It is very important that the agent
,and- the farrier realize that in
this national emergency full cars must
be used. Farmers, order early even
though it he inconvenient to unload.
cars during the harvest season,
Conserve The Fruit Crop
Last summer, many women did not
put up their regular supply .of home-
made preserves; and bitterly they re-
gretted it: They became scared at.
what they called -the -high` price of su'
gar. When sugar reached 71/z cents a
pound, they let the strawberries and'
cherries go by. When sugar sold at
8 cents and 81/2 cents, they permitted
the luscious peaches, pears, plums and
'apples to rot on the "ground.
But never again, � This summer
g
will see a genuine, old tine revival in
homemade preservirig;, because the
women of Canada now realize what a
foolish extravagance it was to do with-
out preserves; esleciallywhen'the in-
creased cost of putting them up is in
finitesimal :
As, a :matter- of fact, every woman
can :prove, with her first'lot:of straw-
berries,, that,, the::.increased cost of su-
gar is surpri'sing'ly small.
Turning'bhck the files of gapers
papers
° marketrices we find tfiletpublishing .,p ,
in 1912, 1913 and 1914, up to the out-
break of war, ' the' average price of
granulated sugar was bt/2 ,cents a
p rind. To�-days°the best granulated
uga:
s>.iar retails at 3 /i cents', This is an
average 'e O:f: 3 cents a pound for `'the
,�
ti°lole of the country. y
A quart jam ofPreserved e erved berries or
fruit, requires but half` a pound of
sugar; so that the increased cost of
preserving, due to the increased cost
of 'sugar, is only 11/2 cents a quart,
compared with the cost of preserving
before the war when sugar was un-
usually cheap.
Now is the time for, the women of
Canada to come gallantly to the aid
of the country, and help to conserve
our food supplies. ``The fruit crop this
year promises to be a record one, both
in quality and quantity. ' Foreign.
ma kets being closed because,of the
shoi"tage in transportation, it rests al-
most entirely with bur homemakers as
to whether this crop worth millionr
is
to be a "source of profit or a complete
loss.
With the home pantries filled` with,
delicious jams, preserves and ,jellies,'
with these delicacies servertfor dessert
instead •of pies and cakes; enormous.
quantitilfs of wheat will be released
for the troops in Fiance and for the
Starving chrldren inn Belgium.
A careful consideration of the above
facts will Show. to the kanadien house-
wife "that sugar is not: too high for
preserving profitably; that the 'increas-
ed. coSt
ncreas-ed.cost of sugar has not materially
increased the, eost, of homemade pre-
serves; and that preserving is both an
economy and apatriotic action.
INCREASING HOG PRODUCTION
131r W, F. 'TAYLOR.
Pork is scarce in thelfmnarket. I do
not know how much the present sup-
ply might be increased wit] put lower-
ing the price to a point where it could
not be produeed with:proltt, but I think
we need not worry about any immedi-
ate decline in,prlee, , Ilogs'are scarce,
pigs are hard to find, feed is so high,
and the demand for : pork 'so strong
that the temptation to sell', every -hog
off the farm that the buyer will take
is very great::
Breed Sows for Fall Litters.
If we,,, ase going 'to increase the
amount of pork in the country two or
three things must 'receive attention,
First, we must breed our sows for fall
litters. Of course, it will be too late
for early fall pigs before this advice
can possibly be read. But we maybe
situated so that we can take care of
litters' that come late, as I am sure
that many of us are:
It does not -make so much difference
when pigs are farrowed, if they have
proper care. They may come ;along
in mid -winter, providing the sow has
a warm place, andtthe pigs have a
chance to exercise.
Of course, it. is not'desirable to,,have
pigs comeeater than October 1, though
some of the best ones I have ever rais-
ed have been farrowed laterthan that,
After all, it is all in the care they re-
ceive, though it is easier to give them
that care in warm weather than in the
cold of winter:
Second, we should prepare to feed
'well ' the pigs that we keep. To plant
a larger acreage than we can cultivate,
to milk more cows than we can feed
properly, or to keep a larger number
of pigs than we have the courage to
furnish grain for, is to increase with
none of the products indicated, but
rather it has the effect to diminish the
supply, If we have twice as many
pigs on hand as we will feed liberally,
we might better sell half: of them to
some one who will feed them, and thus
make,: sure that all of there will .be.
ready for market at the earliest pos-
sible date.
Feed Flogs Liberally.
The pigs we do keep should be fed
for rapid growth if we would really
increase the sum of pork products. If
we have nciefaith enough in the busi-
ness to feed liberally, let us sell our
pigs to someone who has. It a
great ,mistake to let a bunch .6'f pigs
live along, hungry' as bears;' growing
just a little, but evidently preferring
to die if they, only could, and waiting
for the corn to get ripe so that we can
get .something with which to fatten
them.
But you say, "Hold on, do you ex-
pect us to pay the present high prices'
for feed and giv,e it, to the hogs?"
Well, I am putting a sack full into the
self -feeder as often as the hogs'' can
make room foi it, and the faster they
eat, the,more I shall get for my work.
If' anyone who reads this doubts that
I am right, let me ask him if he ex-
pects that grain will be any, cheaper
next Tall' than it is now 7 Think for a
moment of our present wheat short -
cannot possibly be cheap next year.
Pork can not be produced in sufficient
quantities to more than supply the de-
mand et the present high prices, if,
indeed, it can be grown fast enough
to keep the (amount up to the present
supply, So I shall feed just all the
pige will eat, from the time; they come
into tkeeevorld until they go to market.•
'Utilize Pastures for Profit,
In `she ,third place, we can use pas-
ture in many cases econoznically. 'I
do not believe it is wise to give the
hogs very much good alfalfa .meadow
this summer, alfalfa is going to be
needed next winter for cow feed. Grain
is going to be very. high, People
everywhere are thinking about beans
and potatoes, and while I zlo not think
they are going to overdo either, still it
leaks as though corn will be in great
demand, But lands sot otherwise oc-
cupied can be pastured by the hogs,
and rape can be sown here and there,
and now and then a man who .is short .,
of help may use thehogs„to advantage
in harvesting his corn. But m -a
general way, itrsees to' me that our
good meadows, either clover or alfalfa,
-IYould be cut and the hay should" be
properly cured and stored for winter•
use, except so march as is needed to
supplement the pastures, or to :feed,
for other reasons, on the farm, e
In purchasing feeds for,the hogs, we
should watch for 'by-products more
sharply than before. Products from
the '.breakfast food factories, sa1'age
grains/middlings, and in fact anything
that the hogs like, that we can afford
to buy.
Use the 'Self -feeder for Best Results. -
In the fourth place, 1 would feed the
hogs from a hopper` feeder. It takes
but very little time/to make one, and
that will be saved many times over,
in feeding before" the summer closes,
and the'feeder will, still be as good as
new. Every experiment I have seen
proves that hogs will make more rapid,
and more economical' gains when fed in
this way, than when "a man attempts.
to say to the hog, just how much is
good for him„ and how often he shall.
eat.
Lastly, I would not sell the hogs un-
til they had attained to good weight,.,
unless the market looked bad. Every
time a. small hog is marketed, a chance
to increase the supply of food is cut
off.
If We feed too sin:vly, then this
would not be good advice, for the hog
would be too old to grow` economically
before he attained the proper size. It
should always be remembered that it
costs much more to put weight onto an
old hpg than a young one.
So now in closing, if .we -would in
crease the. sum of pork in the country,
o:e even if we would maintain the pres-
ent supply, we must first breed all the
sowsf.we' can; second, feed as liberally
as we can, and third, grow ourhogs to
a good size before' we market them.
' Thus, if we seek economical sources
of feed supply, if we wetQji all the lit-
tle details that make for success, if in
short, we put a little of our better
selves into this work, we shall get our
age. Consider the large amounts of pay in dollars, and we shall help to
breadstuffe that must be sent to the feed a hungry world and thus•be good
bottom of the' ocean. before. German's soldiers though ° employingth
submarine war can be; arrested. Co e e
Corn weapons of peace.
When chicks'appear stupid, do not
remain with the flock, wings droop,
whitish , discharge,' they are troubled
with -white. diari"hoea.
Medicinal treatment is of little avail.
To prevent: Breed, from strong healthy
birds; proper care and feeding ,of
chicks; keep chicks vigorous disin-
fect incubator and brooder feed sour
milk
good poultryman is not very
easily discouraged..
Boiled oats, after -draining off the
water, can be mixed with bran and
corn -meal to makera valuable egg food.
Clover hay, cooked 'or steeped and
mixed with bran and cornmeal, makes
a grand breakfast for hens. Green
stuff intended for',mixing with the soft
food should be -cut in half-inch lengths.
Cow -peas .'are relished •by poultry,,
and should be added to the diet at
least twice a week. Squash or pump-
kins, cooked and mixedin the mash,
are good for 'growth, production and
health. All kinds of roots can be fed
raw or. cooked.
Common fieldeas' are egg p g6 food.
Peas contain a large amount o f nitro-
genous substances. -`'
The trouble with so many farm hens
is that they do net get enough grain
during the summer_ months to make
them produce a profitable number of
eggs to pay for their keep.'
Molting season is;fnear at hand.'
This means a decrease in the egg gg : crop.
It is ,necessary \at.that time 1;o have
the fowls properly fed and cared ,for,
that they may pass through the ordeal
saNeolyt. w
o th;efe
about a :f<irngo to-
gether
.getet
better thanfruit..: trees and
chickens. Make 'them acquainted
early: .,Put the newly-liatch.ed brood
in a coop' under a tree &nd surround
the whole with a circle of two -foots
inch 'mesh poultry netting.`•p It will
stand alone .in the form of e circle,
The shade is geed,lfor the baby chicicsi.
The chickens are good for the tree:
As they grow, they will scratch the
soil and thus cultivate and enrich it,
besides destroying many insect en-
emies.
n-emies.
Watering Hanging' Basket.
Here '.s one way of watering a hang-
ir.g basket. Take a small can and
'Punch a hole in the bottom just large
enough for water to drip through. Fill
and place in hanging basket, and re-
fill it every morning, .In this way,
there is no chance of the fern baskets
drying out, as the water has a chance
of slowly soaking into t,jie, earth in-
stead el, all running' off as when it is
poured into baskets .
Save every seed possible fornext
year. All vegetable seeds are likely
to be high in price and. the shortage
may make it impossible to obtain
seeds.
Cuts Labor in Ha.if
Do you ;first disinfect, adil then
go over all surfaces again with
whitewash In order to keep your
.stables, dairies • and poultry
houses bright, cheerful andfree
from -lice, mites, fly eggs and the
,;germs of roup, white diarrhea,
cholera, glanders, etc,?
'Such a method "is a waste of
time, money- and labor. Ilse.
Carbola instead-lt does the two
tl:iings at the same time, It is a
disinfectant that dries out white
-not dark and colorless -rand
gives much better results. i,
7s a miners.]' pigment...combined
mbinecl
with a, gormlcido twenty times
8teen tee1".1.1)111 nu re ears c acid.
Comes in powder form, ready // to
use as soon as.rnlxed with water. ..
Applied with brush or sprayer.
Will not clog sprayer, fiance;- blister
^.or. peel ore nor a'poil b'y standing,
No disagreeable odor, bsolutelY'
non-poisonous.
satisfaction guar-
anteed,
Sold by Dealers Everywhere,
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