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By; Ifatharine henry.
If you can make farm life attract cause , for discontent to .the faten
'live to your daughter ehe. will lore her daughter•.' t
home but she. cannot live on nothing. The fact thaty ott provide your
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but hard work. On some farms the fergily with ample food, 'clothinge sru
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work
is'never done. The working smelter does not meet the problem.'
day begins at four o'clet.ck in the morn- An old darkly who was much poorer
Mand ends at eight in the evening •after the Civil War than when he was
and if the sun set later, the woeic" under the p;rotectionof his master,,x-I
would keep en' longer. I plained his happiness by saying "Free
True,
True, in one sense the \work is air tastes good, sir; '•
,never done; one can always find an- Your daughter would rather have
other weed to pick; another plant to ten dollars to spend just as she
hoeor another window to clean. But pleases than to have you p`i.3Y a bill of
a man ought to be master of,, his farnf twice that amount for her. Suppose,
and sometimes call a ' halt on"work she does Make mistakes and spends]
Cather than' let the farm drive him sozne of it foolishly;'sq do you. How'
and this children. Every one on the is she to learn to use money if she
farm is willing to work to the utmost never has any to use?
during a period of stress like haying When my three:year--old
1 nephewt,
time and harvestinglbut there must he wanted to See `my watch I showed it
periods of fun to linake up for the to him but I held ,on to it. He kept,
hard work. I saying: "Let me see it! Let me
Probably ..her work could he made, see it!"
much easier by, the use of labor-sav-1 ` Said, "Well, look, there it is."
ing machinery, especially in the house, He looked me squarely in the :face
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You cl used. want to
C19 not the sickle or the grain'see it in my own �'
.cradle your grandfather used. You hand,"
have bought two Your daughter wants some money
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reapers., since his day; but are your in her own hand."
wife anti daughter still "risking with Of what benefit is it to her if you
the old-fashioned wash-boardin the have an immense farm and ten
•'heavy wooden tubs that grandmother thousand dollars in bank, if she has
had and are they still cooking over not five cents to ,use as she pleases?
"the same style of stove she used? "She will some qday inherit a nice
If your daughter has'•'lieen fortu,n- I sumYes—but she 'needs some of
ate enough to attend or"even tq vi'sit it Trw.
a school where the home -making arts Try to keep the way open' Between
are 'taught, she will net be satisfied her heart and yours. sTryell to see her
to use the awkward,' heavy, worn out ide °1 it. When you sella tracf of
tools of hey grandmother's day, timber for two thousand dollars what
A running stream oh aithe farm will
supply power for an electric plant at
no great expense and save the mother turkeys she fed nll summer does her
does she get out of it? Or if you do
things "on ;a smaller scale, when you
sell the -cow 'she helped to raise or the
end daughter hours and hours of work get recognition? Does she fe
hard work, An electric washer, ele- that she has been recompensed?
etric iron, motor for the butter churn Perhaps you have a mortgage o
and the new sewing machine and mod- your farm and- feel that you ,.canno
ern oil stove, will not cost as much afford some of the things I have ,men
as one large piece of farm machinery tioned..' ...Then give her the thing
ydifferent;
and they will Ake life a d you can afford. There are a thou
thing,for`your' home•makers. sand little pleasures you can giv
A, well-equipped bathroom is' some -without money and_without price
thing which every farm house needs. Lawn swings, porch rockers, croque
and which the family has a right to sets, quoits (old horse shoes) cost lit
demand. It need not be any more tie and they have great possibilitie
epensibe in the country than in the 'in pleasure -giving and home -making.
city --less expensive if you can run ,' If you can afford nothing else yo
the water under its own pressure. can bring your daughter a handful o
Health, time and labor are conserved wild flowers or a specially choice ap
by the installation of a bathroom. ple be -cause it is her birthday; you can
Sometimes our farmers' dafzghters select a fine chicken for the table be
are deprived of pleasures. they might cause it is a holiday. It will cos
easily have. If your daughter., de- nothing for you to: give each of your
sires to take piano lessone, ' let her girls a small plot of ground tha
have them and help her to plan for an shall be her very own to plant and
hour each day when she may be free market. Her zeal and industry wil
''to ' work on that lesson. When the bring results that may even give yot
heaviest summer.work is .over and she some -pointers.
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Canadian reed'Controa Lieenue No. 6-276
Yards of Beauty.
I was once called upon to plan the
landscaper gardening around a mil -
n lionaire's home, and the only stipule -
tion he made was that I must make
_ use of the native wild shrubs. Nor
s was this a difficult restriction.- The
stately elder, the sweet brier;. the
e! modest wild rose, the unassuming
pokebepey, the clinging bittersweet,
e i! the ever-graciouswild grape, the ivy,
- I sumac, dogwood, mountain ash—all
s] these and various other varieties of
plants converted the bare grounds
u into an attractive estate. et
f Beautiful grounds need not be ex-
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-`pensive. The most Iovely flowers
and plants that God ever made grow
- t are found in -the woods, along the
t banksof streams, in fence corners, i
fields and shady nooks. They a
t' ours for the asking and the.diggin'
What is prettier and yet so rare as
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large ge bed of wild violets in a shady
c place near the house? Plant gen
erously of perennials so that they wi
bloom and -grow year after year with
little attention and give stability t
your landscape effects:
Select -them so that you will hav
blossoms from early spring until lat
frost.While the hest arrangemen
of trees and shrubs on large ground
requires the services of a landscap
expert, a few simple hints will sere
to prevent the inexperienced person
may be the means of attracting con-
genial people and ;.making friends.—
is. J. L. Nesbitt.
Weather -Tight Sills.
The sill, for a frame house should
be set in mortar on the foundation
wall to prevent the cold air from chill-
ing the floors. If that is not done
the furnace will have to be .forced
just so much more in order to heat
the rooms' on the first story.::
The average- contractor will tell
you that it is not necessary to use
mortar. His argument is that the
weight of the house bearing down on
the sill 'will force a tight joint be-
tween the masonry and the"wood.
That is true' only when the top of the
wall is as smooth as glass, and would
n happen about once in a thousand
re cases. .
ge ▪ If you wish to save on your fuel bill
a and obtain the best results from your
furnace, see that the joint is made
11 - perfectly tight with mortar. The cost
is so slight that it will not be noticed.
Frequently one is in a quandary to
° know why the first floor 'cannot be
properly heated, and is likely to place
e the blame on the furnace when 'the
e opening under the sill is the whole
t trouble.
s A little foresight at that place when
e you build will avoid serious annoyance
e in the future.
longs to invite a group of friends, for
a week -end or to go away for a few
days of rest and "pleasure, let her do
so if you possibly can.
It would not cost much to keep a
nice little saddle horse for your
daughter's use (it could be used for
light work too) and I can think of no
other one thing that would go so far
toward keeping her happy and con-
tented with -her life on the farm.
,Lights Out.'
"Lights out!" along
b the.°land-,
"-Lights °out!" upon the sea.
The night must put her hiding 'hand
O'er peaceful towns where children
sleep, `L
And peaceful ships that darkly creep
'Across the waves, as, if they' were
not free.
There are so many beautiful and The dragons' of the air, -•
interesting things.for: a girl to enjoy The hellhounds of the deep,
in the couptry—skating, driving, the Lurking a.nd prowling everywhere,
sunsets, the wild flowers and animals; Go forth to seek their helpless prey,
-the birds, the farmyard pets -but if Not knowing whom they rhaim or
she is'in' treadmill, all heart is work- slay—
ed out, of her and she is too tired to Mad harvesters, who care'not what
enjoy the wonderful beauties • sur- they reap.
rounding' her'. It is a small matter
to bring home a pair of skates for Out with the tranquil' lights,
Annie's bit thday or to pick up a new. Out with the lights that burn
hook for her; but how often -do you do For love and law and human rights!
it? Set back the clock. a thousand years;
I know one farmer's daughter who All they have gained now disappears
in spite of many'obstacles, became a And the dark ages suddenly return.
stenographer. Her birthday falls "dur
ing' her summer vacation but she nev-
er spends it at home. For weeks And terror in the night
• before her twenty-first birthday she God grant you draw no, quiet breath,
planned for a hit of leisure and'a lit- Until the madness you began
. tle,pleasure on that one day; but her is ended, and long -sufferin ' man,
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father chose that date for beginning Set free from war lords, cries, -
work on the new shed and she spent
"Let there„be lights.”
here birthday_ over the kitchen stove, —Henry Van'Dyke.
cooking -for the carpenters. Do you,. ,-
worfder. she'vowed then arid there :that
before another.birthday she would,Removing a Stubborn Nut.
leave the farm,? Scarcely anything is more tantalTz-
There may he a CountyWo- lag than trying to m
„y Young Y g remove a nut from
men's Christian 'Association in your t a bolt that turns ,in its socket.. The
district. ' • Encourage your daughters following method,;will almost always
to join and help the cause all you can, overcome this difficulty and enable
They will seek -associates somewhere, the nut to be screwed off with 'corn -
Help them to find worthy and elevate. parajve ease: With• a cold .chisel
in'g companions. If you. can get in make •an incision in the head of. the
touch with the public library of your 'bolts similar to that found in the heads r
' ' nearest, city or secure a travelling Ii -,of screws. Often the chisel 'incision I
braxy trim your state library conn' is sufficient to enable the screwdriver 'e
mission you pan have a'sul ply of."ex- I to ;eta good grip; sometimes, how- b
rcelle;iit books at very little cost, Read ever, it may be necelsary to deepen
spine of them yourself and discuss the incision'` with a`rfile.` Frequently tel
there with your children. This ma.ices the chisel itself answers` very "well
canvorsatilmiworth while, at table;` on for,:a screwdriver. Thus gripped it 1
the roar.' or at such ,tedious' work as is a ' comparatively easy matter to P
weeding or corn husking. 'start the stubborn nut. . If you have not already Saturating the threads of the- I a
cad•, done so nut
read, in the life of Harriet Beecher with kerosene a few minutes beforei t
Stowe, how her father', Lyman Beech-
er, e
er, turned drudgery' into fun.by his
stories, wit mid conversation, At one
time when'the 'family , spent a long
evening preparing apples for their
winter's supply of "cider apple-
sauce" Mr. Diadem' and his
boys (of
hom Henry Weed was one) ,
vied with e•_tt�7i oth.ar to see who couldhe filed away slightly so es to enable'
toll ,; the wrench or vise t; ,v.,`. e
cl the most about e; given book, Ivan- to s t a fiat (sato
hoe or some edh 4 standard book. Mr.
l rber feinted late a game, even the tarts to file away the Slr tl llt zcglln 'fe.
•,,.1. teee4 or' chopping ere stnniny cu to do this. The Writer has removed
toe great pile of woad ei>•eh autumn very stubbot°a bells by both of [hose 'p
men weer, the lees piece of weed wee methods, end can •:i•ocoznnme:nd them as. si
t_i'v r ti :;1?e. t,aset 'chip ;,loci._ -oh .^r way g'rea'l:.a t.ver.s of temper and time, 1 Ti.
ot
he dcdi` reel' t` herl a r allyl took every _ee i s
°' _"�` ase
a, rho big' Weq'oi for a fishing , China imports great gltauti'ftiefa ' of ne
° old hoz t.,,.oer and converts:;the metal fit
„Hc,-, At •,1l :°a iy Offena' into _Itni , tbiade:5 .,th.
from making serious mistakes. Plant
in masses, with the larger shrubs in
back Land the smaller ones in front
'Leave plenty, of oaten space, which is
generally made into a lawn. .Avoid
straight lines and exact syminetrical
arrangement, 'unless you desire a
formal effect, which is generally
avoided in beautifying the . home
grounds.
Use vines' profusely ,wherever pos-
sible, selecting those which are hardy
and'' not seriously affected by pests.
This. -applies also to other shrubberry.
In selecting trees consider the matter
of litter and the shedding of leaves.
Some trees, such as horse chestnuts,
are' beautiful, and have many desir-
able qualities, but' the flowers which
they shed litter the ground and will
cause stains on clothing that are
difficult to remove. While a great
many interesting and valuable points
about nursery stock may be learned
from books. and the `pamphlets of
nursery companies, observation : is
equally important. Consider the'ulti-
mate' size of the trees which you
Good Advice.
Robert Louis Stevenson was once
• called upon` to address a Sunday
school class of young girls. He told
them the parable of the talents, and
then went on to say that there were
three talents everyone possessed and
ought to make use of: "Tongues that
they must use to cheer and make
happy all around • them; faces' that
they must --keep bright as new shill-
ings, so'that they might shine like.
lamps in their homes; and hands that
must be kept employed in useful work
cheerfully done." Very good advice
in these war days for all of us, what-
ever our age or sex.
A Frenchman has invented an effec-
tive , silencer for aeroplane motors
that is said to reduce the power -hut 2
per 'bent. •
Current in a new' electric iron is
controlled by a button on the handle,
,which shuts it off automatically when
the implement is' idle.
plant. Oaks, elm's, and other large
trees should not be planted near the ' FUN"°+iY FOLD -UPS
house, as in %time they will shut out1
too much light, unless pruned heavily,( CUT OUT:AND FOLD ON DOTTED LINES
.
which will destroy their beauty.
The imrovemone'sI
•p � emit of home I
grounds is usually as contagious.as
dle gossip,, once; it is well under way.,
t' is -much more interesting and
worthy' of respect. I feel that the
xterior of any own-home"'does not'
elong to me alone. I have a moral
z• esponsibility.to add to the attractive- I
ess of the neighborhood in'which I
ive, and therefore my. grounds in
art at least belong to the owner of
every eye that gazes upon it. The!
rchitecture of the house, the decora-1
ion of the grounds, the walks, fences,!
nd general surroundings are each '
man's contribution to his community'
t is one way in which we can give
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leasure and 'enjoyment to other peo-
ie.
Whether the house is a log cabin or
mansion, it is, after all, a home, a
lace of love- and adoration. It
hould be the meet, restful place' on
arth, To maize it' so costs mostly
attempting to unscrew it, often makes, .`l
the attempt easieay for the kerosene
penetrates quickly to the 'meted'r' -' I
re -I
cesses of the mit and softens the rust
quite ,perceptibly. I h
If for any reason it is not advisable'
to Indent the nut head 'with a, cold t
chisel, opposite sides of the head me -v p
With a sharp file itis •only' a moment's't
hought and play. The tenant's pto-'1
bl
em is somewhat different, but
w seeds will make a profusion of
•city plants some of which may pos-'J
hl5.be moved, ' But the attrractive'j,
ess even of a tenant's home is not a
ia.lity that easily dies, I have ob-
avec that^ landowners fl ,desire ''' the
at and efficient tenant, Plante and
fir about the;µ house show ideals`
at go with character, A pretty ;yard
t,
MIN SN,Ef1K5 ALONG THE FENCE,
H fCNCE.
WELL HAVE TO WATCH THE 5(NNER,
WHILE FID
0.5 E F!DO'5 5P1:AKINC FOR'HI5 LUNCH
5HE'l1_ 5TEALTHE POOR DOG'O PINNER.
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.lt QUESTIONBOX
13e Andrew F
IJr, Ct t't'htr° elk answer all signed
trs,stlon -u of genet el interest' It ,mill
1 not., it will lir; arxslt'ei•ed personally
closed, Da h arriet w 'l rot prescribe
Addreee bre A,mire w I" •'Currier, care.
tit. West, '1"orouto.
Anaemia,
Anaemia means de f,cirocy of blood
If a person loses a ?vett pr more of 1�rhen there is anaemia there is a'1.
blood by a hemorrhage, or a severe most alwaye loss of appetite, .
surgical operation, or in-conrieetioli'. . strengt�h,'and weight, andWpoor nutri-
with
childbirth; it is •i.ery evident that I tion. <^
he or She has a deficiency of blood, The anaemic often .suffer from
bussing in the ears, dizziness, faint-
nese, and shortness of 'breath'.'
All >f these symptoms mean not
only 'that the blood is insufficient;
poor amid deficient in the substances
which.'build up the body. but that the
heart by the action of which the blood
there is so great and sudden ! is keit in motion is unable to do pro -
breaks
per t4
o k h
a loss of blood that he dies, for bloodt r that the that
- cannot d pert
is essential to life. „ form their.task, that the lungs do not.
It used to be thought that because! he
vigorously enough to supply
tlt 1
e b ood with the;proper amount of
the blood carried humors and diseases t oxygen, and consequentlyn that tile.
''oyez• the body, it was a good plaea to:
-occasionally draw some of it off; nd`brain ie. unable to respthdo ht ths:
bleedin • for hundreds of 1 usual demands by which thoufit is
g years. was; created,
fashionable practice for' tlmcst .every;,; An anaemic person under any cir
kind of ailment. cumstences is therefomore or l
Sometimes it worked well and re and less
pE0' I disqualified from
pie were relieved by it, but.very often!' doingr work in
it was mischievous and: a person who i many- cases he is entirely 'helpless,
had been bled several times in the 'i QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -
course of a disease became so anaemic, X.—Please. tell me how I'' can get
that he was' practically or actually rid of a very troublesome corn. Have
killed by the treatment he had_receiv=l used various means of removing it,
ed- a •
but it has a><'rtys returned. Do you
A vigorous sugar maple may, lose a; think it would be dangerous to have
portion of its sap every spring, it is •the doctor cut it out?
one evidence of the prodigality of Answer—In matters like this, at
nature in supplying the means which least two courses are, ossible. You
are cone p
-caned with life, but let a tree can.use a felt corn plaster which pro -
that is sickly or poor or rwithered, ; tects`the 'toe from the shoe and fre
lose a similar quantity of sap and it quently is all that is.necessary, or you
will promptly die. I can have the corn removed by a com
A person who has plenty of" blood potent chiropodist. Of course, 'it may be anaemic from the poverty of will come back again, as long as you.
its quality, especially when it lacks continue to wear shoes.
the proper quantity of coloring ma -1 Reader—Please tell me the course
terial called haemoglobin which:con-, and cure for varicose veins. •
tains iron and oxygen; iron and oxy-, Answer --They are due to the pros
gen therefore are essential to the,sure of the blood current in the veins
body and to the blood. r' working against gravity. This results
-' A person who , is anaemic is ale .
P , , in dilatation and weakening of the
'not for a few; moments only as in; vein walls. and frequently causes drag
fright or sudden emotion but all the; ging sensations and even pain. Some-
time, the face, the lips, the entire skin] times relief is procured by support -
are colorless like those of the dead. I ing the veins by a bandage or' some
The same is true when the skin is other means of support, and if this is
of greenish color as is often the case; not effectual, it is necessary to ;
in poorlydeveloped andy tie the
P poorly Hour -'veins. and cut off the circulation from
ished young girls or in -those who are the' vessels which are thus diseased,
Curi'rer, M.D. -
letters: oretaining to Health, if yout
be ans;weted I'�brougll ;these columns;
if stem -pea, addressed envelope' is, en•
for individual cases or make diagnosis:
of Wilson I'.ublisb!ng Co., 75 Adelaid
suffering from tuberculosis, cancer,
malaria or ' '
for there has been et loss of at con=
siderable portion of the normal sup-
ply of the body, consequently he or
she is anaemic,
it a men cuts his throat oir rup-
tures a blood -vessel in his brain, or
a dilated artery, called an aneurism
1. THAT "FEELING"
IN THE FAMILY 1
"Yes there is some feeling between
the Farrar sisters—" •
"And a very sweet sisterly=feeling I
hope it is," said a gentle old lady who
was passing' through the room. The
door closed; the two women in the.
window seat continued their discus-
sion of the sisters ' whose feeling for
each other was in no wise friendly..
Why is this' "feeling" so often oba.
served between members of the `same
family? 'A certain man who' for
three years has worked night and day
inventing an electrical labor-saving
machine meets `a friend and pours
forth, perhaps in more or less tech-
nical,t•terms, his faith in the:work to
which he is devoting his life. He
passes on, comparing'his attentive,
sympathetic friend with his brother, r
who :sometimes leaves the. room with a
frown when lie tries to"talk'about the i
subject nearest his heart.. The pol
itely attentive -friend probably enough l
tells the first man he meets that he
has wasted ten minutes that morning
listening to Brown "raves, over that
crazy `notion of his"; and that.. very,
day Brown's brother whirls round in
his : office ch ireea.nd confides to his,.
partner: "I don't- know one thing!
about electricity,—the subject gets on l
my nerves,—but I have faith in John.1
When he needs more cash he can"call:
on me. - Some. day there will be one
member of our family to he proud
of-lr, ,
Now, this brother does not wear
John "with a recital of the names 'end
business reliabiljty of all his custom-
ers; why should John be offended be-
cause the merchant cannot patiently
listen to his "ravings"? Members of
a family, as individuals, have rights
that are too often overlooked.
A theological student produced sev-
eral of his sermons one morning .and
began to read them to an admiring
father and mother, and to a married
brother evho- as supposed to be filled
with admiration. As he turned page
after page he noticed that leis brother
was nodding and grimacing to the in-
fant that lay gurgling in- his arms.
At last he could stand it no longer.
"I care no more about your baby
than you do about my sermons!" lie
cried hotly' as he left the room.
That young man had neve held a
baby in his arms and did not koew
the overpowering sensation it gives—
especially when the baby is your own.
The young father, ap accountant, had'
never risen to the heights to which `a:
man hscends when he reads the words'
'he hats' written for the help anti bet- I
terment of mankind, It was easy'
enough for- '"feeling''. to arise; until;
bot 'leern tolerance, it will not sub -1
D
uau hter found him in
o the library ar;. so
engaged. • •
"0 fathr, don't waste your time
over that!" she cried. `j;You are coo
i tired." But her dutiful father con-
tinued to read of poor Aunt Matilda's
grief when she' discovered the theft of
her Christmas bank. A minute or
two later he looked over his'glasses
at his daughter, who was intent upon
her embroidery, closed the magazine
quietly and picked up a paper at his
elbow, Aunt Matilda was forgotten.
"Eleanor," he presently demanded,
"did you know that it was estimated
that about seven hundred million dole
lays' worth of material is wasted in
this country in a `single year?" '
"No, father, I didn't," replied the
young woman, about whose lips there
lurked only the suspicion of a smile.
Sher was not aware of this startling
. state' of affairs and, after five mi0
nutes, could not have -told whether the
country wasted millions or billions of,
dollars. But she loved her father
and admired him. for his knowledge of
many subjects that interested her not
at all. •She knew that her father
loved her and that he was proud of
her work, which others admired
There was not the slightest '"feeling"
between them.
A broad-minded person , can live
peaceably ' with anyone—even the
members of his own family.
They Fool ,Themselves.
Some people think they are never
• talked- about because they never hear
it.
r. "I have learned 'that mistakes can
often be set right, that anxieties fade,
that calamities have sometimes a com-
pensating joy, that an ambition re-
alized is not aleeays gleastreabie, that
, a disappointment is often of itself a
rich /incentive to try again," --Arthur
Christopher Benson.
An ideal situation exists in a family
in which' the daughter is a writer of.r
pleasant short stories, Ilei unimagiina'
tine father revels -in facts but cares
nothing for fiction. He considers it
as his duty, however, to read his
daughter's stories. - One night his
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Farmers who ship their wool
direct to 'us get better prices
than farmers who sell to the
general store.
ASK ANY FARMER!
mho has sold his wool 'both
ways, and note what he says -
or, better,gtill, write us for our
prices ; they will show you how
much you lose by selling to the,
General Store.
exiepe: the iiigliestprices ofany fit stt
in theroiintryaotj ore the lal'gi'si Wool
deniers' in Canada. Fnyts,ent is re.
iuitted the same day wool is reccivcd.
Ship as your wool to -day,, -,you will be
mere tha,, pierced it' you do, and are.
assured of a scivave deal from us. 2
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He V. ANDREW:
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