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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-11-29, Page 6-mi li ► f Tea Pots tire lvery Infusion is Oiite.delicious S1ac ty Gree > aszed J Eitis$ Sealed Packets only. I D QU'''S ON B By John" 13. Huber, 1LA., M.D. Dr. liebor Willi asiswer all signed letters pertaining to Health. It your question is nl general interest it will be answered through these.eoniume ; if tot, it will be answered persoualiy if stamped, addreeeed envelope la en- closed. Dr. Huber will not preeeribe for Individual cases ar make diagnosis. Address Dr. John 13, Huber, care of Wilson Publishing Co, 733: 'Wast .Adelaide Et., Tot -unto. Rabat avail the largest gifts of Hee,ven, when d'r•oa in g p health and s frits A go ain'iss.--Thorndon. • BABY'S CLOTHES'. At the first year. At about the Answer—The excellent physicians first year the child will begin to stand, who examined you would be fare bet - and he must have shoes to support ter judges than I, and I would be pre- his ankles. I ampers will give him sumptuous indeed to advise in the de-. freedom and save on the laundry, cunstances, On general principles, As soon as he .is sufficiently trained however, operation is decidedly in- (about eighteen months) drawers dicated iii,,. such a case as yours. In should be won. chronic appendicitis the local condi Laced shoes are best for a walk- tion is like so much dynamite in the ing child; but cannot be produced for a system, ready to explode ori the occur small baby. When out of doors inwinter .rence of any strain or. dietetic iridis the child should have his ears well cretion. Possibly the other ailments covered, and a bonnet with an inter- you mention may be much iinproved lining should be used. A thin sweat- in consequence of the operation. The er is a very convenient garment to use Tannic avidin the tea is very binding. under the coat on very cold 'daysOf course you are drinking too nluch' The child should never go out when the thermometer is under 15 degrees F. • A fine piece of cheese cloth may be made to fit the baby carriage, fas- tened on the hood; and this will guard against dust and high winds. The out-of-door clothing is depen- dent entirely upon the season of the year and with the sudden changes which take place in the climate def- inite rules cannot be laid down. Moth- ers are obliged to rely upon their own judgment; Re that of experienced' friends':--* As a general proposition it may be said that infants are very apt to be overclad, particularly during the hot weather. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Appendicitis. I have seen 2 doctors; both tell nie I have anpe.udicitis and one tells me I must he operated on. Can I he cured without an operation? It pains me only at odd times and generally at night. I drink 9 or 10 cups' of tea the day, besides about as much wa- ter. I have also varicose veins. And I am constipated all the time. of that fluid, 2 or at most 3 cups the day are right and should be your limit. 6 glasses of water the day are enough. Cold Hands.. I am having quite a time to keep niy hands warm. In fact 1 feel cold all over as soon ae damp weather sets in. Answer—Cold hands (and feet) with or without sweating, if persist- ing several months, are due either to nervous fatigue (neurasthenia), ane mia (poor blood), hemorrhage, chronic digestive disturbances, rheumatism, gout, or heart or lung affections that may interfere with the right circula- tion of the blood. Many nervous peo- ple get cold extremities suddenly and temporarily by reason of excitement or anxiety or shock. There are. those v.=ho"`"ill complain of cold extremities, which are nevertheless warns to the touch of another person. Doctors call this parasthesia, end it is a ner Vous condition. Your doctor should examine as to which of these causes obtains in your cafe and proceed. ac- cordingly. INTERNATIONAL LESSON DECEMBER 2. Lesson IX. Neiieinieh Rebuilds the Wali of Jerusalem--Neh. 4. Golden Text, Heb. 13. 6. Verses 7, 8 narrate Sanballat's plans to attack the city. Sanballat Tobiah—See comment on lesson for Nov. 18, verse 10. Arabians . Ammoi s—The adherents of Tobiah (Neh. 2. 10) and of Geshem (Neh. 2. 19). Ashdodites--Inhabitants of the Philistine city of Ashdod. The sur- rounding tribes, like the Samaritans, resented the progress of the restored community. Wroth -Because in spite of all their efforts the building enter- prise went right on. Unless the people could be stopped they would soon be in a position to withstand all outside attacks. Confusion—Or "panic." A panic would disorganize the work and make the people an easy prey. Verses 9-11 portray Nehemiah's feel- ings on discovering the seriousness of the situation. Prayer watch—Though Nehemiah and the people had fullconfidence in Jehovah they did not neglect to take proper precautions, so as not to be taken by surprise. Outposts were placed be- yond the city wall where they watched day and night. Verses 10 and 11, which are obscure, seem to call atten- tion, on the one hand, to the discour- agement of the Jews; on the other, to the bold' confidence of the enemies, Judah -The Jewish community. Not able to build—The strength of the workmen was exhausted, and yet much remained to be done; no wonder the Jews became disheartened. The enemies, on the other hand, were con- fident. Their plan seems to have been to take the city by sthprise, slay the workmen, and thus bring the build- ing enterprise to an end. Verses 12-14 describe the prepara- tions made to meet the attack. The thought of verse 12, as translated above, seems to be that some of the Jewish workmen living outside of the city, near the gathering places of the enemy, brought reports that the ene- mies were gathering for the attack, Immediately Nehemiah took proper defensive measures. The general sense of verse 13, another obscure verse, seems to he that Nehemiah on receipt of the reports arranged his forces so as to meat the attack. Be not ye afraid—When; hesaw that the people were stip downcast aiid full of fear he sought co .arouse them by ap- pealing to their enrage, religion, and patriotism. "VorSes 15-18 tell that the ,enemy ave up the attack and that the work was resumed. Was known—The enemy soon discovered that the .Jews were prepared for them; hence they desisted from an actual attack. This made it possible for the builders to return to their tasks. Verses 16-18 give an idea of the assignments given to different classes of the popujation: (1) Neheniiah's immediate followers; (2) the princes and leaders; (3) the builders; (4) the carriers of burdens; (5) the trumpeter; (6) Nehemiah him- self. Servants—The immediate fol- lowers of Nehemiah; half of these were to assist the buildei•e, the others to furnish protection. Rulers -They were in the rear to give encourage- ment and direction. The closing words of verse 16 should be joined with verse 17, "the whole house of Judah, both those who were.uilding and laded themselves," better, with a slight change in the text, "were arm- ed. Verses 19-21 describe the provisions made for collecting the forces -quickly. Large -0i, "eeetensive." Consequent- ly, only a few men were at a given point; in case of attack they hadto he brought together quickly- Trumpet —There were probably several trum- peters, but one was always by the side of the commander-in-chief: the two might always be found at the point of danger. ' Morning . . stars —The speedy completion : of, the walls was of the utmost importance; hence the long working hours. Pork Without Corn. Corn is not absolutely essential, for pork, and other feeds may be profit- ably substituted for corn. Their use must be determined "by their avail- ability, cost per pound and relative feeding value. Crushed oats can be substituted for corn to the extent el two-thirds of the ration, when the cost per pound two-fifths less than that of corn. Barley will take the place of corn altogether when the cost is the same per pound: Rye, at nine -tenths the cost of corn, and frosted wheat at the same price, will take the I.lacir•'f corn. When ground and fed as a meal, the grain sorghums will displace tarn in the ration if a trifle lower- al price, 'The same is true 01 millet when -one-fourth cheaper; hominy ;Geer{ ,, hen one and one-seventh the price of corn, and wheat shorts whren one and one-tenth the price of cornper pound. Millet can not be :fed alone, but with aproteiii supplement. Ride bran can haased when one-tenth :cheaper than corn, no protein being needed. Barley. feed, which has about the same feed- ing value, as a mixture of wheat ,bran, and sliotte, can replace • corn -meal When Costing the Come. Millet, cull beads and riee bran tend to produce Oft pork if fed too:exteneively: MAKING BUTCHERING ' EASIER Methods Tt Take the Trial ByMrs. L When we butcher hogs we prefer a clear, cool day, with the wind from the north, All necessary prepara- tions are made ;beforehand as ncuch as. possible., If a number of hogs are to be dressed, they are not all killed at the same time, as standing' semis to impala the flavor, but to make good time we aim to have one ready for scalding as soon as the one before it is finished. A small amount; of lime added to the scalding water will not injure the meat in any way, and it makes the hair slip much more easily and the slain is whiter, The L.txeasses lire pulled from the scalding barrell and put on a. long platform which is a little lower at tile end farthest'from the barrel. This lowering of one end gil'es the wntePa chance to drain off, and the hdi1,• and scurf is more easily cleinaed from the Platform. The best procedure in re- moving the hale is to begin on the headand feet. `fli;ise are the hardest to dress properly, and when they be- come cold they are an almost impos- sible task. eery Out of Fiat -Killing Tinto. Armour,ne-ae ,yc-.�.�a •rt � �^*"r• �ry.;....,--""c:.'"`" .,�" ter the second time. At the eeG011d Avoid heavy Lifting Every advantage of heavy lifting is taken. We do not try ,to lift a heavy hog on the pole in the bld way. Our metholi is simple. ; The carcass. is rolled from the platform on to a strong chair. Two then can carry a. very heavy hog in this manner. The hog rosy now be taken with a' mini mum of effort to the piabe where it is to be hung.- A number of devices n: ay be employed to save the heavy lifting. The gambrel stick may be slipped out of one leg, put around the pole, and reinserted in its proper posi- tion. Then it is easily possible to push itup to a notch cut in the pole, which is used as an inclined plane. A block and tackle may be tied to the limb of a tree and the gambrel stick tied to the lower pulley. If a pair of pulley -wire stretchers are handy, they are the best, as they have a patent grip that holds the hog securely at any height. Now we are ready to dash cold water over the body. We remove the entrails next, being very careful all the while that they be drawn intadt. We place a stick be- tween the ribs to hold the sides apart, rinse out with cold water, and we con- tinue with the others until they have been brought to the state -of the one described. It is time to begin'cutting and tram- ming, the first when, the last hog` is. dressed. (lams, sides; and shoulders are; trimmed to the desired size and carried to the smokehouse, where we spread them ;singly on shelves and sprinkle them -with salt. Heads are soaked in water to remove the blood, and handled in the same manner. Skins should be cut frrorn the pieces that are to he used for lard, and all lean taken off for the sausage. The skins are cooked alone. The lard fat_ is cut into small pieces and the sau- sage meat into chunks for grinding. Recipes For Brine Here is the brine`' we use for 100 pounds of meat: Salt, eight pounds; . saltpeter, pulverized, two ounces; brown sugar, two pounds. Dissolve in six gallons of water. This brine is placed in the kettle and brought to the boiling point, and cool- ed overnight. Then when the meat is•placed in a clean barrel, joints first, the solution is poured over it and a - clean cloth tied over the top of the barrel. The lard fat is placed in the kettle with just enough water added to' kee p it from sticking. Stir it constantly, and add fire sufficient to keep it cook- ing. We bring our sausage out by the fire and grind it while we render the lard, Use only'a good grade of pork for_ sausage. Three pounds of the lean to onn of the .fat is near the right proportion. The combining. should be done before the grinding, as the grinder gives a inuch more thor- ough mixture than can possibly be made by hand, Most good sausage; makers' put the .neat through the cute' grinding the seasoning may, be. added, For four pounds of meat the following is the proper amount of seasoning, al- though 'it will be best to add or sub- tract to inake it suit your own taster One ounce fine salt, one-half ounce of black' ground pepper,` and one-half ounce of powdered sage. If the red color of the meat is desired a little, saltpeter will keep it. Making Sausages Saueage for immediate use may Ve packed in Crocks and.' jars. A very good method is to pack the jars tight ly and set in an oven and heat until enough lard„ has 'run out to make a covering over the top. Expert sausage makers. advise covering the jar with cheesecloth and pouring melted para- ffin on the cloth, to fill up the pores.. It is no trouble to keep the sausage for menthe thisway. Always keel) p in -a cool anddry place. Then the casings may be used as a container. They are the small intes- tines of the hog, and have been thor- oughly cleaned, washed, and scraped. A special stuffing machine is used to pack the sausage in diem. My own favorite way is to pack the sausage in muslin bags, It seems better if it is dried a while; and after' the drying we pack it away in crocks and cover with lard. Mixed sausage is made by al- lowing one pound of lean beef and one pound, of fat pork totwo pounds of lean pork. - It is_hasiiled the same as pure sausage. In making souse or hog -head cheese, one head should be used with about twelve feet. Boil them together un- til they are perfectly et ender, and re- move the bones. Mash the meat thorodghly, and season with salt, pep- per, and sage. Store in a deep pan or crock until well cooled, and then it inay be fried, or sliced and served witls, vinegar, as desired. Liver cheese is made iiii0he same way, using three livers, one head, and eight feet. To Prepare Livers At butchering time there is somuch fresh meat and "hones" that we sel- dom eat all of the livers. The French in Louisiana have the following way of taking care of it, and it -is an ex- tremely appetizing food when rightly prepared and served: Cook as many lifers as desired, boiling until per- fectly tender. Mash well, add salt, pepper, stage, minced onions, or garlic to suit the -taste. Add one"third as much rice that has been thoroughly cooked` and seasoned. Stuff it in well -cleaned paunches and •hang to dry. ` It should be smoked a little with cobs or :hickory wood, After the smoking operation it ,is sliced and cried. Backbones and ribs, if _unsalted, can be hung in the smokehouse in fly - proof sacks, and will not taste old for several days. After we have left our meat in the brine from three to five weeks --the colder the weather ' the longer we leave it—we smoke it over a hickory fire and pack` it in rat- proof -'receptacles, placing corn husks between the layers. Less Grain For -Live Stock. It is time to do away with extrava- gance in feeding grain to' stock...,,`The factethat grain is commanding enor- mous prices is' sufficient reascn why its use should be limited. Profitable production of meat and economical wintering of breeding animals with- out the necessity of a large amount of grain in the ration, is an added reason why its use should be curtailed, In the dairy barn, roots, or forage, crops such as alfalfa, clover, soy- beans and cow -peas, may partly take the place of grain. The best,fi ed to use as a_ partial substitute for grain is silage. For all practical purposes, a balanced ration for an average cow giving fifteen to' eighteen pounds of mills ie, about fourteen pounds of al - 1 tt C3' 64.43 �' i_ '• :� Y OUT AND... FOLD ON DOTTED e D ip BI al LEApi rtif e;^ave 4rax:wnR3� 2?i?rI S'$.PC.a,'r,�v,5{1:�3JIi�:S.}�. Mi':4:iP,§*r?':l{ !?�4*_ �'q......,�.-5 Now, Kitty, yiu mast toe the meek, And act with dignity; Or I will take your, Gushy. tail, To Make a long goatee. 13y lgrc rromfst This Department Ie for the use of our farm readers who want the advice f an expert; on any question regarding soil,` seed, crops, etc. If your>questien is of sufficient general interest, it will be answered through this column. if stamped and addressed envelope is encloeed,,with' your letter, a complete answer will be mailed to you; Addrees Agronomist, care'nf Wilson Publhbing Co., Ltd., 73 gdelaide'-$t. W., Toronto, C.B.:--1, is it possible to treat sued than afoot wide on either side, 'Dura corn ` so as to keep crows from de- ing the first season the' strawberries, stroyug it? I.. How can one ester- should be ,frequenl.ly wbrked, rather ininate wild carrots? 3. What would deep at :first, but shallower as the sea- son advances,. rarely exceeding a depth of 2%/, inches. After the ground has frozenit is good practice to cover ' the plants with straw oe other mulch which can be removed in the spring, corn, t 11 t 1L S.:-1. Will you dive ane parts- b , puttingeulars far treatmeut of ' barley for J it in a kettle and then aj?- If plying the tar to the corn,: keeping the stunt'? 2. 1 sow sweet clover with corn stirred. Just enou h should a nurse crop nett spring, how, long b g will the plants last? 1 It is a biesu?ial, e user° v make a erpeltlxin tablrb of tar over' each kernel. A table- I know, but roes planting;lvith a nurse crop make'a "differnce? ., 3. Slitrttld a spoonful should be suf£icei.t to treat six' or eight quarts of seed corn: It wooden;silo built of yelto'y 'pin° 'be is .good 'praet e to' drythe excess tar Painted en the inside as well as the outsid i? Is it necessary that silos by the addition 4f some dry road dust with cement floors have a hole left in or lime. This will prevent the seed the centre for draitza�e? sticking. 2. Wild carrots can be ex- g. water - terminated by cultivation. This weed r Answer: -1. In order to treat bar- yields ie" d . ley to control runt take a barrel p readily where care is taken the . r ns< of water, prevent its seeding. 3. Probably hoYduip bar - about t 50 gailo best you cantin Add one pint of formalin to approxini- to to geta hay c u sol o l ate) 40 gallons of water. Mix this spring sown seed, would be to h I a lately y g the bag of mixture of pea and ats a bushel of thoroughly, then dip barley p ° a seed into this mixture until it is com- pletely to the acre. These should be cut pletel submerged. Raise the bag just before the 'oats begin to 'turn y b color, at which time the eapods will until it has drained out and then re - should p submerge. Afterwards lift - the bag e fairlywell filled and the mixture ! ' up so that the solution drains back should make nutritious hay. into the barrel and empty the sack onto a clean floor, covering the bar- ley so treated with sacks or covers. Leave -these on over night so as to, keep the formalin gas in among the kernels. as much as possible. In the morning remove the bags and the gas will quickly escape. 2. if sweet clover is sown with care and the ge-ounil is be the best seed to sow in the spring to, produce; a• email crop of hay next year? Answer: -1. In order to control' the attack of crows oil young grewing i • is we to dip the corn in, a Reader:—I wish to plant an acre in strawberries in the spring. Car>; you give inc advice regarding cultivation as this work is new to ine. Soil is good clay loam. Answer:—In preparing a straw- berry patch next spring, the ground should be worked as early,as possible, and the plants set in rows three .to well prepared and rich, it will last four feet apart, and from one to two i for several years. Planting it with feet apart in , the rows. Successful a nurse crop makes no difference as strawberry growers apply longevity pp y from 300 to to the evst of the clover plants. lou 600 lbs. of fertilizer to the acre,in •silo 3. Painting the inside of the preparing a ' suitable bed for the will tend to preserve the wood. This strawberry plants. This can be sown painting is not as necessary as that broadcast over, the ground and work-, of the outside, since the outside paint- ed in 'by' ca:reful'y harrowing or rak- ing protects the silo frone weathering. ing the ground. Fertilizer, on -a fairly It is good practice to have a hole, et rich clay loam, soil, should analyze the button of the cement floor silo. about 2 to 3 : per cent. ammonia. and This 'tole should lead off into a drain, 8 to 12 per cent available phosphoric but of amuse should be closed before acid`, and possibly 1 per .cent. of pot- ,the'aila is €i:led. ` Otberwi e air will ash. During the first season the get ,into the silage lhy this avenue and blossoming stalk should be pinched- off destroy much of it. The drain at the and : the runners should be trained bottom of the .ilo will allow that-- along haralong the,tow, not spreading more oughtcleaning out of the silo. falfa hay and thirty-five pounds of corn silage. No grain is necessary for that production. A pound of,cot- tonseed-meal fed on the silage will furnish the necessary protein, A cow producing more than, eighteen pounde, of .milk will need grain, the. anioiint depending on the quantity- of milk. • In -the feedlots the. most economical gains on steers and lambs are secured when silage and alfalfa or" clover hay are used largely in the ration. Swine being fitted for market can net con - surlier -day large amount .of ,roughage, but brood soave relish alfalfa hay; and its use insures strong, _Healthy litters, Fillies and weanling colts • utilize alfalfa hay advantageously, ' while mares in foal _may be winteaed on that ration alone.. Breeding eves that eni- ter the winter in good shape can be. carried until "lambing time without grain, provided they have a goodlsup- ply of well -cured alfalfa or, clover hay and some silage for succulence. It is< imperative to feed neither moldy silage, nor silage made -from corn cut too green. , How To Make Successful Hatches Weak chicks are caused by the same things that cause a poor hatch; says a successful poulty woman. I keep my tray filled with hatchable eggs by testing them before, puttii g them in the machine. There are many im- perfections on the inside of the shells, and in the egg itself, which are im- possible to detect without the magni- fying lens. T test againan thirty-six hours, taking out all -infertile eggs be- fore' they are injured:. I try to keep my lamp clean' and well•trimmed, and use the very best oil. I • keep the temperature at from 102 degrees to 103 degrees the first ,two weeks, from 103 degrees to 104 degrees the last week, and never exceed 104 degrees at any time. No moisture is used, except that which the incubator pro- vides, until the hatch is well advanced. Then. a wet, waa,m towel is laid over the eggs if necessary. I ani constantly on the lookout' for dead germs which, if permitted to re- main, will spoil the hatch by poison- ing chicks that otherwise miglitehave been strong and healthy. A dead chick, in the shell will have the same effect on the good°eggs in the incubator that a decayed apple would have in the midst of°- good .:.ones. ' They throw off''. a paisonous gas Which is responsible for many chicks being dead in the shell at _hatching time. This also causes bowel trouble, so.,,comipon' with incubator chicks; for which the in- cubator is not to blame. l I fill every vacancy made by testing< out unhatchable egg.:;, by setting a couple of. Ilene at the saint tithe E set the incubator; to draw from when eggs are needed; or, when I have as many as 500 eggs set, I fill a small machine just to draw from, At 'hatching time, I take the chicks • out every hour or so, covering them • lightly, but never allowing them to `get hot enough to sweat,which is al- ways fatal. I am very careful about letting cold air into the incubator., as it chills the unhatched chicks._ In about forty-eight hours T feed cracker -crumbs or bread -crumbs, plac- Mg; bran, cold water and grit -before them all the time. Infertile, eggs in the tray do not ,poison the air, but they are eery mis- leading. Since thee are colder than other eggs, they will bring down the mercury when . the thermometer touches them. The British naval boot is of a light pattern, owing to its being: chiefly used for deck duties. To stop leakage through concrete, such as tunnel -walls, clean the wall thoroughly 'and paint with a solution consisting of eight and three-quarter pounds of zine sulphate dissolved in -a gallon 'of water.. The zinc' sulphate will act on"The lime in the cement, forming insoluble calcium sulphate and zinc hydroxide, which fills up the pores in, the concrete. HIGHEST PRIES PAID 'For POULTRY,. 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