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bu ` cheaper teas, but
� o thtedly the most econo iea)i and what
;3 to be 'cheap' in price will prove- to be
extravagant in use. The Fresh young leaves of
t�� iia.:a' wil yield you generous value for
your u ,:ton r7- B115
GOOD HEAL ?r -v QUES]O.B
By John B. Hubei•, N.A., 111.1.
Dr. Huber will answer all signed letters pertaining to. Health. 1f Your
question is of general interest it will be answered through these columns ;
If not; it"will be answered personally if stamped, addressed envelope is en,
closed., Dr. Huber will not prescribe for individual cases or make diagnosis:
Address lJr,..John B. Huber, cafe of 1Vilson'Publishing Co,, 't3 West Adelaide
• Et.,Toronto.
Habit is as st?•olaq'as dead'.
CATCHING COLDS.
As our forebears, who first got the
knack of building houses, found them
comfortable, conducive to ease if not
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Blow From a Cow.
About 6 ,,'eeks ago our cow struck
to dignity, they became enervated by .me with her,laorn on the left side of
constantly rebreathing their own pois the Mike of mynose, "knocking me
onous exhalation, mingled with those ,, ukg
of their family,thein boarders and ant. I have suffered since with a
pain that extended from the place
such of thein annual friends which struck up aver the eye and brow and
they could not bear to see su fe • in the through the eye ball. Do you think
ragiang: elements without.. Then there could -be any damage; could an
coughing and sneezing, by which parte abscess be forming without some lis
cles of germ -laden material was des- charge from the nose or signs from
seminated, helped infection along coil- the outside. I am taking —for the
pain; am I taking' too much,."
Answer -have a doctor skilled in
the nose and throat examine you at
once. Such an ailment lasting six
hermetically sealed. Bedroom win- ee s ion lees e y s o
siderably. In ,short, people "caught
colds."
, Next in order, in the race's evolu-
tien came the fetish about night air;.
so that sleeping rooms :were' kept
dows are even now, despite all the meanjan abscess inthe frontal sin -
fresh air propoganda, nailed dovin uses—not necessarily a grave condi-
come November, and kept so (when
propel'y they should have been nail-
ed up) until March or even April. And
yet, winter and summer, what air has
the good Lord given us to breathe, at
,*night, if not night air.
' Then people came more and more
to overburden themselves -with clothes,
in which they could collect germs,
that would thus be added to the as-
sortment already existing : in the
house. True, most germs cannot live
for any length of time outside the liv-
ing animal "host." And yet one can-
not be sure that the germs in one's
clothing are always dead ones. And
let him who thinks his overcoat is
germ -free because it is well brushed,
turn a vacuum cleaner on it, and note
the result. `
tion, but one which may well become
so if neglected. There niay be pus
Rocketed in those sinuses and not yet
41e
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B
13y Agronomist
This Department is for the use of our farm readers who want the advice
Of an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc, if your question
is of sufficient general Interest, it will be answered through this column,If
stamped and addressed -envelope is enclosed with your letter, a complete
ahswer will be mailed to, you; • ddress Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing
Co., Ltd,, 73 Adelaide St, W.l, Toronto.
Subscriber: -.-I have about an acre
inclosed for hog pasture.' This has
bee'd well manured and plowed and I
should like to know what to plant' to
get the best pastiire for the coming
year. Would you adviseN me to sow
rye or rape in the -spring,' or is there
sornething,'better?
No better crop ,can be sown for
early hog pasture next spring than
rye seeded as soon as it can be gotten
in, if possible -sowing this• : fall.
Then the ground can. 1. seeded
to., clover in the rye,' and some :late,
pasture provided,'also good pasture'
for the following season. Rape could
be sown on this ground early in the
spring and 'would make' good midsum-
mer pasture. It could be turned into
about six weeps after sowing if
v-eather conditions were favorable,
What ,would yoti. 4id4ise? I'have no
silo...
There will be no danger in feeding
frosted corn from the shack to. either
cattle or sheep at Jeast, `provided some
other forage. is given them in"the ra-
tion, 'as clover or alfalfa hay. " The
frosted corn fodder fed from the
shock will,be in very much better Con-
dition: to teed then where the fodder
is subjected to repeated heavy freezes,
as it. the.ease with standing corn.
hal=e; 19 . ugist pigs to
get ready for market as soon as I,an.
What would you advise me to feed,
barley, ground, or wheat and oats.
ground together, .feeding in a self
feeder? e
Barley is an excellent feed, but for
best results should be fed m combina-
tion with other:' feeds such is mid=
:and tivould inclfilings, where available for growing
e good' pasture for two pigs. Barley would be a much cheap
or, three months thereafter. .`There er ration when combined with mid-:
are many forage .cropswhich can be clings than would v^heat and` oats
satisfactorily= used for this purpose, ground together. Sound wheat.
but in a case like this the rye, would should not be fedo i g �s under pre -
afford p 1
afford an opportunity to get the land sent • conditions from either an
economic or patriotic standpoint, since
all' the available supply'"will -be need -
seeded to clover, which would also pro-
vide pasture for the following season.
L.TI.:—I have ten acres of ;ern ed for human consumption, and the
that was just- in the milk when the pigs can be grown as well on coarser
frost came. Would you think it safe and cheaper feeds, Barley should al-
to feed this to cattle and sheep this ways he ;ground for pigs, and would
winter, (from shock), or would it be"' be better fed in combination with
better tolet the hogs eat the corn, and other feeds in a self -feeder, since it is
cattle clean up the focdde_•?' Tf not, not as pa1_atable as a ,miffed ration.
1 n. �zuiiag i.
appearing at the nostril. The drug We are told that "eggs are •oiug•}
you mention may relieve °but never 'sky_high' beforewhile ward pullets are,,not theems, her
b long, And this 1 good thrifty pullets which seem rather
cure such a condition, I' cannot judge may be somewhat exaggerated, yet we II timid and, for some reason, are un
if you are taking -•too much; but over- `have to admit' that prices are on the able to get then full share of the feel
dosage is like to depress seriously the upward trend. Not only egg prices., A variety of grains and other things
but grain prices and, in fact, prices are necessary. Practically the same
vital' processes.,
Reducing Lips?
Can you tell me a a treatment
that will reduce my lips: and mouth?
Would pinching the lips reduce them'?
Do tell me something and mike me
happy.
Answer—Sorry; but I _know of no
treatment. I could guarantee. The
remedy you mention would be likely
to ;increase, to have -the effect the op-
posite of that wilier, you desire.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
NOVEMBER .11. '
Lesson VI. - Nehemiah's Prayer-
Neh. 1: 1-11. Golden
-Text,.1 John 3. 22.
Verses 1-3. Nehemiah receives bad
news concerning conditions. in Jeru-
salem. Chislev—The ninth month of
the Jewish calendar, corresponding to
part of November and part of Decem-
ber. Twentieth year Though no
name is given, the reference must be
to the reign of Artaxerxes I (Neb. 2.
i), king of Persia from B. C. 464-424;
hence B. C.`445 or 444. Shushan--
Or,
hushan—Or, Susathe ancient capital of Elam,
selected by Cyrus as one of the capi-
tals of the empire founded by him:
Palace—Or, "castle;" as a court of-
ficial Nehemiah lived in the royal pal-
zSt 11.4'm"� "'p'
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it . runt II i 0
1
Jellies have
highfood-
Make as many as you -can.
They wilt be worth a great
deal to you next Winter.
`'Pure and tlncolore'd"
makes clear, delicious, sparldin
jellies.. The purity and "FINE"
granulations makes success easy.
2 and 5 -lb 10,20 and 100 -lb'
cartons, sacks 130
Ask your Grocer for
LANTIC SUGAR
ace.: Vanan A. brothel, Or, at least
a near relative of Nehemiah (compare
Neh. 7 .21. Men out of 'Judah—Han-
ani himselfmay not have visited
Jerusalem, •hut he received news -from
men who had come from the land of
Judah; and,, believing that Nehemiah
would be interested he brought the
men to him. Escaped . Captivity
—Jewish exiles who had returned
from: Babylonia prior to the days of
Nehemiah; perhaps during the. earlier
years of Artaxerxes s reign (Ezra 4.
11, 12). They had made' an attempt
to rebuild the city* walls, but were hin-
dered. from completing it. Province
—Judah. Affliction—Conditions in
Judah were bad. during the. century
following the edict of Cyrus (compare
lesson for Oct. 14) ; the population
was small, there was much poverty,
and the surrounding tribes were hos-
tile (compare the' books of Haggai,
Zechariah, and Malachi).
4. Nehemiah's grief. The story of
the Misfortunes of hisfellow b.
Jews
moved Nehemiah to tears' (compare
the grief of. Ezra, Ezra 9." 3-5;„ 10. 6).
Certain days—His distress was not re-
lieved by one outburst of tears; `he
mourned •. bitterly for days. During
these days of mourning he gave'him-
self to - fasting and prayer., God of
heaven-Postexilic Jewish''theology
emphasizes' the.transcendence of God.
5-11. The prayer of Nehemiah.
Great and terrible—Usual attributes
to the God of heaven; he is terrible to-
ward his enemies. Covenant—Jehovah
had always been loyal to the covenant
established with"Israel at the time of
the Exodus. Lovingkindness—He al-
ways treated Israel with special con-
sideration. Love . . keep com-
mandments -The attitude of Jehovah
toward men is dependent on their at-
titude toward him; Israel' he had
treated mote ,kindly than it deserved.
Pray—The participle used in Hebrew
denotes continuous' action (verse 4) ;
the same idea is implied in "day and
night." Confess -Old Testament;
prayers contain much confession,
which is an element in all real pray-
er. In support of his. petition
Nehemiah,,, reminds `Jehovah of an
earlier agreement and, quotes words
which he is said to have spoken to
Moses. Scatter—The threat of die
persion is frequent in pre -exilic litera-
ture; the outcasts are the dispersed,
Heavens-- Babylonian inscriptions
contain a similar expression, "the four
quarters of . heaven;” equivalent to
"the ends of the earth," Place
Jerusalem; which Jehovah has chosen
as his earthly dwelling place. Those
—The Jews struggling in Jerusalem.
Redeemed -The Hebrew word is ,used
of the freeing of slaves; the reference
here is primarily to the deliverance
from exile. Since' Jehovah has done:
so much, he ought to complete the re-
storation .(co pare lesson for 'Oct. 7),.
Fear—The Old Testament term for
true piety, which expresses itself in
loving' obedience. Thy name—Equiv-
alent to the emphatic pronoun, To
fear the name of Jehovah is.essentiai-
ly the same as to fear Jehovah as he
has revealed himself in 4/ions ways.
Prosper--ln, the interview already
decided upon. Mercy—Or, "favor,"
so that the king may listen sympa-
thetically and grant the request. Iiow.
the prayer was answered iii told in the
next lesson.
ie r y, eveiything else. ration is required 'for growing pullets
A good many poultry weepers are
asking themselves the question:."Will
it pay to keep hens for winter egg•s-
and feed high -priced --grana.?"
The above question must be. answer-
ed by the individual himself, or'by
Someone who understands local condi-
tions. ' But -so far as we are concern-
ed, there is no question as;,to *ilrcthei
it will pay or not\ We know^ by
long experience that winter eggs arc
profitable and with ordinary, success
we still hope to come out "ahead of
the game."
Plenty 'of Feed Essentuttl'
There Is. no magic in .getting eggs in
winter. But, a good- many.things_,must
be ,considered. To begin. with, it is
essential that.the fowls kept be
healthy'and of suitable age,. i.e., neith
i er.: too old nor too young. Old hens,
as _a rule, put on flesh instead: of lay-
ing ,eggs,_. while small, -late hatched
pullets or those that were stunted in
growth, will lay no eggs "during. the
winter -months.
We have tried a good many,differ-
ent entkinds of chickens, but have at last
settled drown with the good old Silver
Laced Wyandottes and Leghorns. We
have plenty of house -room and always
keep the two varieties separate during;
the winter, when all of our poultry is
kept' housed" much Of -the time. Now,
we don't mean to say that our `selec-
tion of chickens is the best. We, find
that they suit; our purpose best :and
believe; this to be "a step inthe right
direction. No one is likely to succeed
with fowls he does not like,
Keep Pullets Separate
Dolr't let the young pullets roost in
the same house -where the hens are
kept,E until' they'.' get used. to the rest
of -the e flock. ; There are.;always 'some
backward pullets that cannot hold
their: o'ir:n" with the older birds." :icor
these, . we have a .house" and 'yard
where they:are. kept for a few' weeks,
separate from the others. Of 'course,
they must have good care and plenty
of feed.
Remember, these so-called back
as that wliich is necessary for laying
hens.
Also, moulting ..hens. The latter
require a liberal ration. Plenty of
feed and ,good, dry,roostiing quarters
should be provided if the. hens are ex-
pected to come through the moult and
be ready for business, before cold
weather sets iii. ` '
Buttermilk is Valuable
Buttermilk is very beneficial, both
a:, an egg producer and growth tipro
.rooter. :It ,also, helps . the moulting
hens tp grow feathers. 'Bear in mind
Heil Appreciate u
o , J lld ent
our " Good Will
if for Christmas 1917, :you send
hire a Gillette Safety Razor! That's:
e Overseas for itself as well as' for
the gift that is valued
the. sake of the -sender. Few' articles of personal
equipment are so welcome, for the Gillette is known
up ancI down the Allied lines, by Canadian, Briton
and Anzac, Frenchman, Italian and American, as the
one sure passport to. a . clean and enjoyable shave.
Even if he has already hacl one, the man in whom
your hopes centre will be glad to' get another Gillette
Safety Razor. For under active service conditions,
equipment so sought after as the Gillette strays easily
and often, and he may now be trying to worry along
again without one. So whatever else your: lox may
contain, don't forget a GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR
--and'a good supply of blades.
If you prefer, we will take your order, through your dealer or
Aired, and deliver the razor of your choice from our .nearest
depot Overseas. Ash your dealer about this when he shows you
.,,his Gillette 'isortment.
Standard` Sets and "Bulldogs" cost $5.00—Pocket
Editions $5.00 to $6.00—Combination+Sets $6.50
up•- at Drug, a3ewelty and Hardware Stores.'
Mails are congested—shipments slow. Send his Gillette early!
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not see the difference between cob
meal' and corn meal.
A Wheatless Rlition
While wheat is one of the best egg -
producers know;gin, when: fed along with
corn, we have cut it out of the ration
entirely, on account of the cost as well
as for patrioticreasons. Instead, we use
bran and boiled oats. This; with a
little corn meal added, makes an ex-
cellent morning mash. ~Sometimes we
use boiled vegetables instead of oats.
When the hens are kept housed, as
they must be, when the weather is
severe or •snow is deep, it is essential
to vary their ration. We sometimes
that the latter are under a strain so totadd raw cabbage (chopped) to the
speak. Their vitality is being taxed mash. A little salt or a dash of cay-
to the,limit. The late moulter is veryenvie pepper helps to give it a "tat,lg
frequently, a heavy layer and whilthat is greatly relished.` Green stuff,
she is growing a-new,`coat of feathers, or a substitute for same, ;should be
she is, at the saine time, laying up egg provided.,,, Pure water, with the chill.
material for the future. We keep removed, should be kept within reach.
sour before the 'fowls most of Don'ts fail to provide some sort of
the time,' but sweet milk should never place where the -hens` -can get all the,
be used because it takes a bad ef- exercise they need. We have regular
feet, on the bowels. Be careful to scratch -sheds attached to each house,
keep the milk trough as clean as' but in former years "the floor of the
possible. s poultry house answered very well.
There is doubtless a great deal of • Every fall when dry leaves are p en -
soft corn in many parts of the country tiful, we store' large quantities' to`'be
used as scratch material. Rye u the
sheaf, .or.'other unthreshed grains are -"
used, also. Small grain, suc3h,as kaffir
or even millet, will'' answer to make
the hens work,'. but will not take the
place of corn:
Fall •�
Feeding Important
at this time. Be ,careful about feeding
'this immature grain to poultry. New
l:or'n, "at best, is none too safe. In
former years e have suffered severe
loss by feeding poultry new corn, es-
pecially'turkeys.. If new or,soft
corn must be` used, we now boil it.
This same rule holds good with oth-
er things, such as musty grain, cull
beans,, etc. If any of these -are not
too badly spoiled, they may be made
suitable for poultry fehd;by thorough
cooking. Tl_is sort` of feed can be
-used as a mash by adding bran or
something similar. Right here we
want to speak a word of caution in re-'
Bard to the use of crushed corn.
When- the cob is crushed with the corn
it should not be used as a poultry
food. The r-ushed cob is practically
indigestible, somewhat similar to saw
dust. We have known of a number to it, from the time the were hatch-
of cases where poultry have died fromy
eating "cob meal." They simply' can- ;u len t000Otherwise, theygseldom know
A warm marsh in the morning, with
a 111 lak'e1i' prof'ltsFroth,errs
to Sl'iluta-ng to tho
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For big trapping money fn cash;
send your furs .o us at once. We aro
- -e
biggest because ire pay ,hi y,heat prices:
Wvppee your ski us nor,, 5'1tilyprison are
good.' Writofor pew price liar on me-.
coo . ekanlr, mnk, fax, muskrat and oilier furs.
Wo pay top prion and sand monoy :nano day
ud, raa,alVo shipment..
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Sharp grit is an importarr<t 'factor.
Again let us impress upon the ' finds
of beginners the importance of a gen,
erous, ration, right now, for both old
and young. Don't wait until winter to
begin, feeding for. eggs. The fact is,
chickens are more often under -fed
than over -fed, at this season of the
year.•If judgment is used in the selec-
tion of feeds, it is next to impossible
tosover-feed a moulting• hen or a grow-
ing pullet.' ,
• As to hopper feeding,don't do it up
-
less the fowls have been -accustomed
•
m �,x :ter
CUT OUT AND' FOLc ON" DOTTED ,LINE5
My mother says if I sit up
And read this way at night,
I'1T soon acquire a shiny dome
Like ,old -P,rtifessor Bright.
scratch -feed and ,`grains" through the
day and a full feed of warmed corn at•
night (neverfeed frozen corn) will
give better results as 'a rule. We
usually ,allow one quart of shelled
corn for every ten fowls. A large
handful for each -hen is a safe rule,
but may be varied. '
Many men insist on feeding silage
to horses so asto reduce feed costs.
Many men have fed silage to horses
for, years with success. Many men
have poisoned horses by feeding them
accidentally moldy silage.
Right therm is the trouble. IIorses
are so valuable and so easily killed
by damaged feed that caution has
repeatedlybeen: urged in the use of
silage. • On the average faun it -is
better not to feed it at all than to feed
it and lose even one horse, Those
who are determined to ,feed silage
should follow a rigid system of close-
ly scrutinizing 'every forkful as it is
.taken from the silo. When a little
moldy pocket of silage is discovered it
must be rejected. Silage 'should bo
thrown down "by daylight so that in-
spection is easy. s
Of. course the general' quality of the
silage must be as perfect, as possible, I
and that is determined by carte and'
thorotigh tramping as the silo is tilled,
Get ready for the Witr Loan.
Feeding the Calves. •
Remove the dairy = calves from the
cow at birth. Do not allow them to
suck, unless weak or unable to drink,•
or unless the cow's udder is severely
caked. Mother's milk for,the : first
four days, at the rate of 8 to 10
pounds divided into three or four
feeds, is essential. Feed whole milk
for the first ten days, then start re-
placing part of the same with skim
milk, So that when, ,the calf is one
month of age it may be receiving in
two feeds daily twelve pounds of skim
mill.., plus a tablespoonful of finely-
ground scalded flax -seed jelly.
At three weeks old feed a small
quantity of whole oats ip 'fhe manger.
Fine clover -hay and clean • water
might profitably be kept before them
from this time on.
During the next fifteen weeks .grad-
ually;increase the skim mill.: to'15.:to
20 . pounds daily. Add to the flax-
seed jelly other constituents: to make
a cream substitute as follows: -rine
ground flax 1 part, fine ground oats 2
parts,' ground corn 2 parts. Feed in
-the milk divided into two feeds daily
at the orate of one-eighth pound at
the .start and increase to 1 pound.
Replace', the whole oats at four
weeks of'age with a grain mixture of
equal parts bran, rolled oats and
ground •corn. Start the calves on
ogre -eighth pound per day and increase'
gradually to 1ik pounds daily at
twenty weeks of age, when the skint -
milk may be gradually cut oft and this
gra 'ration increased proportionate-
ly,...
Do not expose your calves to heat
and :flies, hut during extreme heat
keep them in a dark, cool box until .`
four months of age, after which they
may have a night paddock. If fall-
clropped'calves keep in a clean, bright,
comfortable, warm box stall, Feed
a limited amount of roots or a mix-
ture of roots and ensilage, Fee l salt
in limited quantities' regularly, and
water as requ'red.
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