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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-7-28, Page 6Feed Your Heris Now. A recent trip with oae of °Dr eM1Dby reTwesenta,tives in poultry work 're onled the faet that most of tiie. farm hens are not beine' fed enough ter efficient egg- production, fact, the thinnees at' the hoes in- dicated that he were not getting enough to eat to maintain norma bodily conditions. The hens are not purposely broaght to this condition. Mast farmers un- doubtedly think that during the -grow- ing season the hens -will scout aromul aud pick op enough to maintain them- selves in good condition. The hen is not Ince ether farm animals, M that it does not show its conditions upon cas- ual observation. Her feathers cover her body so that it is imeossible to told its condition without examination. Therefore.a farmer's hens often get in poor shapedesfeee he is aware of it. The only thing that may be noted is that egg, pro,duction has dropped off, Under natural eonditions the hen lays her quota of eggs in spring, gets broody, hatches cut a brood of chick- ens and spends the. Slimmer in taking ca -e ci them. She becomes thin and in pear coedit -ion, ranging around en- deavoring to get enough for herself e and her flock. In the fall when the geains ripen she gets enough to put herse'f in fairly good condition to help her through the winter. The hens that are now getting thin are either et the end of their laying for the temmer er have stepped laying seene time ago. Before they start again they will go through a moult, probably early in the season. And it is- a known fact that early =niters are not winter layers. For instance, a hen that moults early in August will very likely he a drone until next oaring, -whereas the ape that has been busy laying- all summer and delays her recult until late fall will soon recover from the moult and start producing- , eggs again. The advisable thing to do is to have the flock culled so es to eliminate all bens that are naturally poor layers anel would not pay a good profit even if well fed, and, then gradually feed up the remainder of tla-e flock. A good method is to allow the hens free range as before and then have available to them in a feed hopper the following mash: Equal parts by weight of corn meal, bran, middlings, ground oats. If sour milk is available give them plenty of it. If it is not, add to the mash three-quarters of a pound cd eommer- cial meat scrape to every- four pound.s of the math. our milk is very valu- es a poultry feed and, can be put to as good use for feeding poultry as any other way on the farm, It will replace meat scraps, which is the most expensive ingredient of the poultry ration, and also one of the most valu- able. Besides the mash, the hens should be fed in addition, scratch feed composed of equal parts of cracked corn and wheat. This ecratch feed is especially desirable if the hens do not have a good range. If the range is good it may be dispensed with in some cases and the mash entirely relied upon to make up the deficiency in the amount of feed the hens get. It is advisable to rnake all changes In feeding gradually, as any sudden changes may bring the hen into a moult. The short summer feeding through 'ranging has come about grad- ually with the drying up of the range due to the hot weather. In many cases the farmers have also recently .cut out feeding grain to their hens because of shortage cd supply. If this change would have been sudden it might have produced a moult at this time of the year. In getting the hens hack to con- dition start the feeding gradually, otherwise it will produce a very much undesired moult at this time. It is granted that many farmers are short of grain and are not in a posi- tion to buy food. However, on the other hand, there has never been a time in recent years since poultry feed has been so cheap. rt is therefore a matter of good judgment to make the added expenditures to buy extra feed ral ma, rgr 0 6g15,0 ergtiCa0 Pc,%riods for FALL WHEAT 0 Seeding Time. Delay seeding to escape the Tl'esian Ply. Dee fertilizers 0 to catch up wheat growth. 2„ in Winter Produce good top to protect 0 ill?? wheat, and good rooting to IF produce top and overcome spring heaving. Fertilizers 0 d roots. ito a. At Heading arid Filling Time oa Force early wheat growth el by fertilizing at seeding 0 time, and cecepe drought and heat Injury. Order Fertilizers Now for your Fall acedino Vaalte for Free Sulleiies, Iliad Crop Improv'ement Bureau of the s Canadian Portlilzers Asaotiation 91 Faxen 14, -Mannino Arcade 0 Mae ' T'oronto - Ont. ( !at this tin e to get t e liens in shape, for the profit-lialting months. If this is impossible it won' I be wise to dis- peso of the flock entirely as it will 'likely be unproductive until spring and therefore bo the cause of future loss instead of profit. The good care and feeding of chicks is also urged as the care the chicks get in Oarly life is often the determin- ing- factor as to the profitableness of the bb'' in later life. A stunted ehick will niever make a profitable here It would be far more profitable to sell the chicks when they t'e'et to the broiler stage, than to expectthem to produce a profit y egg 'production later on after they have gone through a semi- starvation period. • A good mash is also a valuable ad- junct to free range for chicks. The following is a good mash: Two parts each of corn meal, middlings, bran, one part each of oat meal and beef scrap and one-fourth part charcoal. This nnash should be placed in a hop- per available to the ehicks at a.II times, Sour milk is also one of the most valuable things that could be given growing chicks.' If it is available it should be kept before them at all times. When sour milk is used the amount.of beef scraps may be reduced one-half. A. liberal feeding of either hens or chicks at this time of she year is "A stitch in time" -which assures poultry profits later on. Essentials in Sheep Raising. 1. Willingness to pay proper atten- tion to the flock at the critical times of the year. 2. Production of lambs of early ma- turity that should preferably be marketed before the middle of July. 3. Control of parasites in the fleck by the tale of early lambs, rotation of pastures and flock management. 4. Protection of sheep from dogs, by community interest in sheep, by enforcing dog laws and keeping sheep in protected quarters at night. 5. Use • at' pasture to the greatest degree, 6. Feeding of •corn silage with clev- er or alfalfa hay, supplemented with grain, to the breeding ewes at defin- ite periods. 7. Selection of breeding sheep that possess merit in wool, as well asin mutton character. Constitutional vigor and health as a result of breeding and care are essentials in a foundation flock. 8. A sure -bred-• ram of a -desirable type and quality should sire the lambs. 9. Cheap equipment, whith offers protection, plenty of ventilation and a dry bed. 10. Marketing of products of wool and mutton with an understanding of market values and demand. Commun- ity organizations are beneficial in this regard. 11. Grow into the business, not go into it. A few bred ewes in the fall Is a good buy. 12. Realization of the fitness of a flock on the farm, their value as weed destroyers, utilizers of rough feeds., and conservers of soil fertility. fiena7/7 17. The -cow is not to be blamed for stringy milk. Bacteria are the usual cause of milk 'becoming stringy or ropy after srba-ncling, and the water used for washing the utensils or cool- ing the milk may be the source el the infection; or the germs may come from the dust of the stable or places in which the milk is handled. Set a sample of milk from each quarter of the udder in a separate sterilized con- tainer, to determine if one quarter tis affected, Or if ail yield normal milk. If all quarters prOve to be sound, set Trarnber Of samples of milk in sep- mete ste-rilized vessels and into each in turn put a little water irons differ- ent sources, dust from stable, milk - house, setting place, etc. In this wary the exact source of the infection ca.n be determined and removed. Mean- while, carefully cleanse, scald and sun -dry the utensils. Cleanse udder and teats before quitting and keep the stables clean. A good dista-nce for planting the late large -growing varieties of cab- bage and cauliflower is two and a half by three and a half feet, In thinning the •wooclItot, where pos- sible, spare the maples.' they will do well in this countryd anwill give you lumber, firewood, sugar and syrup. Impure rnills ,is notoziottsly one of the ,most fertile sources of diseasei especially among infante and children; and it is well understood that most of the impurities come from improper handlieg. "Certified" milk -that is, 'nine that is drawn Teem healthy cows kept in cenitery stables, and that is cooled, bottled and transported under conditions approved by some respon- i:ible orgnization such as a reedtcal rxrciety-is greatly in dornand in the citiee. Where ordinary milk )).rlriga 15 cents a qiiart, teeisfied Milk brings 22 or 23 eentS 4 le,tiardito get even at that priee. Th mofit rgent needs is for the farina; o understand what the city tivellee wants and to supply it. e Educational Value o Exhibitions.' .E.:c12,11-)Ition, season is upen us, In foot has ab„-eady made an auspicious beginning in the western provincee. Elsewhere the furbishing process bas ;been, in. progress for seine thee and arrangements are about complete for at "greater than ever" display, Preb_ ably in DO modern feature of life hat more noticeable progress been made of 'recent years than M exhibitions, Much attention is still paid, as is proper, to the lighter side, but objectionable features that in former times 'cut a great figure have been eliminated end more attention as paid year by, year - to education by illustration, demon- stration and experimentation. This is particularly true.of the laeger fairs, but the inore local exhibitions ,have also made remarkable advance par- ticularly in attention that is given to -Sensible yet -attractive feartau•es for the young. A marked feature is the in- creased interest M exhibition work in governmental quai.sterei Annually the displays, especially Of the Seem, im- prove and, extthal until now not only do the public have an opportunity to gain a fair knowledge of the work that is being done, of the advante that is being made in eultivition of the soil, in the betterment of live etoelt, M the improvement of pou1tr3r, m the rmges•••••••mr.f.W.„. , f gwaratItoeiha' of 'wholesome _rued tr „ the Peel -Ile, bDt thQ, studiou niindeJ ha" throllght l'ef6),-ti them in a. com- prehensive way a whole college e0DTS,t, 1°.1'' is it 1110110 'by 'the exhthite tliaa advantages in instruction- are edict ed but hundiadc;) ,o,f bu11tins, pamphlets, leaflets and -olier terms of - atnatut.',0 Text -Acts 11: find their way info ,Circultition to be taken honie and studied 'at I.J24$11TO, Te.57;,:c Sunday School JULY 31. Lesson lon of an, emetona Aritiock Acts 11: 19,30; 12: 2iS,' Goldon pub1ka' ' " In brief, the exhibition has beeomc not only sehOolaa"Pe'dacc,;11:.-tgefnee'rttlitle1111)%oe''Pnit'e/‘11:11gttl°-: culturallY and industriallY in genera From Ottawa the an noti nom ont comes forth that this year at Eve stock exhibit is to be eteged embracing as far as possible all the educat ona I work that is being done he that par - titular line, „ Barium Carbonate is the rat poison that specialists recommend. It is tasteless, odorless, and can be bought at any drug store. In preparing baits ojtitsirbeestteeeliso,moseezl,itt,ffood from each fheelas vegetable and cereal, and to combine it with barium carbonate in the -proportion of one part poison to fuer parts food; then put a tableapoonful of each kind on a piece of paper or a 'board, so that, the rat, traveling along his runway, finds a three course meal prepared for him. One of the three baits is ahnost sure to tempt him. - Why Go to College? Also, Reasons Why One Should Not go to College. By Eugene Davenport. Why should a young man, say eighteen 3rears of age and a graduate of e good high school, speed four more years of his life and all the money he might earn and more for the sake of a college course and a degree? This question every year presents itself to thousands of young people, and the way in which it is anewered colors the lives 40f millions, if not indeed of the sration as a whole. The reasons for going to eollege, therefore, should stand clearly out before those who at this time of the year are mak- ready for courses. ing one of the few great decisions in life. who wanted -to see a better world. Lt were not so, there would be no tol- lege to which he could go. It would be a sorry problem if these young people seeking en education to- day were obliged to found and build their own Colleges, gather the facul- ties together and pay them and then buy and install the necessary equip- ment in the way of books and labora- tory appara.ttis. If they had to do all that, they would be too old for colleges before they had the institutions half Now, by any ethult, the fact of hav- ing a college at all creates a debt which these young. people owe and which they must pay by service of some kind. Not tardy that, but they enjoy many ether privilege,s because of the labor of these who have gone before. The forests are cleared, the stumps taken o,ut, the stones pickerd. off and the ditching is largely done. The railroads are laid and many an- other hard pioneer job has been com- pleted by those herny-handed sons tof toll who preceded us -and who worked . to make a world ready Sor hying. The world is not finished. yet and he who would take all the advantaves which have been, provided by those who have gone, before, but will add nothieg hiinzelf to the world's stock - that man is not fit to go, ,to college. If he presents •hirnself, he should not be admitted. And if he is admitted, he should be kicked out the moment it is discovered that he intends to absorb everything possible to himself arid to give nothing in return,. We are net training a few thousand young men in order that -they may stand on the heads and shoulders of the masses to their exploitation. The real reasons for going to Col- lege may be briefly stated as follo-tvs: 1. To gain information which can be more systematically and widely ate quired through a well selected college course than by any other kno-we method. The world's stock ef lcnowa. edge has now become see great, and the need along any particular line so specific and exactiaig; that self-made men have become almost aie -impos- sibility. This means -Chat the tinie has come when the new generation should learn to live not simply by imitating the neighbors, but by pos.- sessMg itself as far as possible of the world's stock of inforniation and expezience. 2. To know the method of research that may be depended upon in seeking information about a new subject -re- quiring opinion and conclusion. 3. To gain instruction andi thi-per- ience in handling conflicting data, in discriminating between facts and ap- pearances, in weighing evidence and -in forming safe judgments as to the 'principles that are indicated by the facts. 4. To triain the intellectual lacultie.s to obedience and precision, as the athlete or the skilled artisan trains his muscles to the most delicate ser- vice and the most accurate judgment. 5. To acquire that kriowledge of the sources of information, that familiar- ity with intellectual processes, that corniatand over one'e faculties anti that independence of sound judgment that distinguish the educated from the. un- educated man. 6. To learn the laws of health and to train the body as well as the mind in such ways as shall prolong life, mind and health and provide a good Our colleges are supported by peo- ple who get no direct ,advantagee from them. There is not a colleg•e graduate to -day who does not in some measure owe his education to citizens of all classes, even to the -washerwoman, a hundred miles away, for the tre- meridoue cost of education is laid upon all classes of society. Everybody helps to pay the hills; a few people only reap the direct edvantages, and the obligation resting upon them is heavy indeed to return to the public in one way or another in the form of service a very large share of the advantages which they have acq4a-ed through, education. machine with which to do one's work There are certain eensider.ations and to -enjoy the one life that Inc been given. 7. To form acquaintances with men of parts aiid influence all over the world-, and so to multiply one's oppor- 'amities and advantages,. 8. To prepare for 'serving the world to the very best of one's powers', and so to pay the debt that every 'genera- tion owes to those who have gone bef ore. 'The list might be iridefinitely pro- longed., but these are the chief con- siderations that should stand clearly Out du the mind bf a young man, and it makes no difference whether he comes from the farm or the city in the advantages which he may realize from the proper Ipre-pazration for life. An analysils of these eight consid- erations, will 'show that all but the last are what might be called "per- sonal advantage"; that is to say-, they relate directly to the welfare of the individual and teed to make it easier for him to get ahead, to make hie mark, to reach diseinatione to assume leadership, to get to the top, or 'what- ever else the unwarthy Motive might be called that se,eks to get and hold some advantage aver our fellow man that he ean net fairly meet, and 'against which he can not protect him- aslf the 'battle of life, $e we acid the lest point, which iS oorvtioe. The ecluoatioto tvldo,11 this min tO get epilog° is mostly evert to, him as a presort. Ile pays certain tees, to be eure, 'and the buys his beeltel, food; and clothing; but the college Wale built before lee was born, and by meal that should not enter into a young men's head as rea.sons for attending eollege. Some of the chief though -erroneous reasons sometimes given for going to college are the following: 1. Because one's churn is going to college. , , 2. To get rid of work and stave ,off the day of assuming the natural res- ponsibilities of life. , 3. To have a good etline. 4. Because it is "the thing to do" to go to' college and to "make at fret- ) ernity." 5. To get an advantage over society dap general so that pne Can acquire more that his share of the world's goods and happiness, but without re -- paying tin full for every -thing enjoyed. There are many good reasons for not going to college. Finsit among these are duties to dependents and a decent regard for one's health. There are inseances in which the responsi- bility of the family is thrown upon the young man in tech a teay that he eau not honorably avoid it, ;and in no eas-e should health he 'sacrificed fOr a 'col- lege education'', Next to character and friendship, health is the greateat ,aisert in life, and if young man is forced to choose! between 'health and a col.lege, comae, let him foregoe tho college ,course. This ichelee is fortunately but rarely 'forced unon an individual and most sacrifices of health aro wholly needlese, even If the motive be Stilly worthy', and if the individual can 'secure the college training without tore much straining and sacrifice, it is abundantly, Wehth Connecting Links --Antioch was, in Jew nor Gentile, bet just the ' f thirddays o aue a gi•eat dty It wae wes glad entl.,,egliorted, them to of tlie of the Relekie world fidelity anci whole-heorted devotion. , , , , the (4ueen of the ',East," aed had ia very. high chagieter is ascribed- to been, before the tomane',etnee, caPi- BarnabaS. was good - man, and tai of the .Greek kingdom ',Of Syria, fall of the Holy Ghost and, 'of feith. In mo-dern Claes, it iii, known as Ante- His mind end .heart were Open, to the kieh, aadaisea einall, down of about six thousandiialiabitaats. It was built I on the banks of _the river OrbriteS, near -where the Lebanon and Taurus mountains 'meet, and about sixteen miles inland from the IViediterrairean Sea. It was still in Paul's time, at Greek city, and, its prevailing- lan- guage vas Greek, but there was a mingling in it of eastern and western ideas and eustems and of the worst forms of eastern and western vice. There was a large Jewish colony, but Christian preachera had attracted and gathered into the church both, Jews After leaving Jerusalem Paul had gone to his native city .of Tarsus, and had •contineed to preacligthe gospel in Cilicia and Syria. Barnabas, who knew, him in Jerusalem, saw how ;valuable such a min woaltd be in the, Mixed forth on their first missionary adyen- generous and broodening and -warm- Mg influences 'Of the Spiriaef Christ. ,'Since much people were being brought into the church and the work was growing, Barnabas felt the need of a etrong helper, and went after Paul to TiltSW. For one whole yetar they worked together and taught much people. • The date of paulls coming to An- tioch must have 'been about 45 or 46 A.D.rebout ten yeats after his can, vereion. We can imagine hirn at this time, a inan ef •thirty-five or forty yeers, in the prime of life arid: vigor, and full of enthusiasm for the great cause:which he -had espoused. The best testimony of the work done by these two fellow -laborers is that, at the cad of Oat year, they -were separ- ated by the, Antioch Church and 'sent church ef 'Antiecie A highly educated fare into:the regions beyond. A Chris - Jew of the 'Pharisees, a thorough tian community which can set itself to Greek, scholar, and a Roman citizen, its own unfinished task, and• at the he would appeal to Jew, Greek, and same time set apart its ablest leaders Ronian. had. already the purpose for missionary Ivor's abroad, is truly and the ambition to carry his message growing. I to the outside world. Where could he Came prophets.-- The Old Testament have found a. better startieg point'? prophets were first of all preachers oif 11: 19-g0. They 'which We're Scatter- truth and. righteousnces. They wore ed abroad. 8ee 1, 41 Persecution interpreters of the Pest,/teachers. ef had driven -many from Jerusalem Who the people in law and morals, and carried their faith with them, and stneetirnes. ,predicters of the future. preached Christ wherever they went. These New Testament prophets, how - The veryemeans which were used to ever, seem to have given themselves destroy the infant church were made chiefly to the forecasting of future in the proitidenice of God to increase events. It is significant that they cc - and strengthen it. Christianity has cupy a 'very einall place in the New always been in greater danger from Testament Church. The goepel of the prosperity and wealth, than from per- Load Jesus Christ is not much aided in sedition er poverty. its appeal to humanity by predictions. These first missionaries, driven by Agabus, however, did predict a fam- necessity, went as far as the coast me which came to pass in the days of cities of -Phoenicia, which lay along Claudius Caesar. This statement the -sea, to the north of Palestine, and helps us to date the eventsof Paul's to the Island of •Cyprus, and to the life, for Claudius reigned from 41 to city ef Antioch. It wa's natural that 54 A.D. We know that there a was at first they should bear their meisage famine in certain parts of the empire to Jews only. Their Jewish prejudices during his reign. In Judea, Josephes were still very strong, and the -y dis- tells Us, there was famine in the- year liked mingling with the Gentiles. 46 A.D. Moreover theee early.teachers had the This prophecy of Agabus led -to a idea that thegos,pel, and the kingdom, generous resolve on the pert of the and the province of future glory and Christians of Antioch to $end relief power were for the Jews, arid not for to their fainineeeraickee brethren in other people. Jerusalem, and that which they con - But some of them were men of Cy- tributed nut ,of their comparative prus and Cyrene, Jewh- who had lived wealth was carried up to Jerusalem so long among Greeks and in foreign by Barnebas and Saul. epuntries that their prejudices had 12:25. Returning, when they had broken down'. • The gospel appealed to fulfilled their mission, they brought thera as something broadly ,human, with them John Mark, Barnabee' sis- not to be confined to one sect or ea- ter's son, who was their compariidir on tion. They spoke to the Greeks also, the first rniesionary journey, and was and the hand of the Loral was with efterwtard the companion and friend thorn. Many were converted,and of Peter, and; writer of the g•oepel Jews and Greeks came together in the which beams his name. church and in Christian fellowship. Application. The gospel was already breaking down Barnaless, reeognized the marks of national barriers. It was beginning the Christiae even when they appeared to realize the dream- and hone of in an unexpected place. As Dr. Jewett burrian brotherhood. (See Eph. 2: 11- writes: "Ho knew the eld fruit, even 22). when he foundeit growing in a new This startling turn of events came garden." This is not by any means unto the ears of the -Church in Jena an easy thing to de. We associate salem. It was a difficult and delicate Christianity with certain outward ae- -situation to handle, requiring unusual companiments, and vinien these signs tact, patience, and discretion. Barna- are wareting we are not disposed to loas, himself a man ef Cyprus. was believe that the genuine article is thesen to have the direction of this there. When, after the resurrection new Christian community, the mem- of Jesus He appeared to Mary; she hers of which were now, for the first did not recognize Him at first. His time, called Christians. appearance was different, and she was He was glad. He was big enough in not pre.parecl for the change. All heart tend soul ±0 appreciate and to honor to Barnabaca that when he tmderstaad -what was happening. He found Paul doing a most unexpected saw tthe grace of God, how that God, work he could take up the words of through the gospel, was building up the psahniat: "This is the Lord's do- e, new race, which should be neither ing, and it is marvellous in bur, eyes." the four years ef life and all the money really needed to get it. .1n general, the Sour years from - eighteen to twenty-two are largely wasted by most young men, and al- most any right-minded individual can be farther along in every way at the age of thirty if he takes four of his years for study, than he would be if he plunged at once into the modern world without the best preparation n college course can give. He may even well afford to earn his own money, but if he is to de thie he should ex- pect to take more than four years for the work, else he is certain to see-ei- flee either his prepa.ration or his health. ,Something has been said about pay- ing 'ener's way in the world, and some- thing hats been implied about char- acter. We are beginning to talk is,orneivient frankly, these days about the soul of man, for we are recogniz- ing that there is a vast difference be- tween -what is inside the different bundles of live clay we call men. It is the whole man th.arb needs educating --,body, nnind and soul, and this is -what the college in founded to ,accomplish. Thud -ore, let ea,cb, man examine himself to see whether he has the ,s -tuff that real men are made of, and if he- has he need have no doubt that a ,college course -will "pay." If, en the ether hand, he dew net pesses's the disposirtioneend, the desire to work and at the same time study quarities of moral -character, he may be equally certain af college education will not pay either hire or the public which foots most of 'the NZ Good hay will be stereo this winter; not a pound should, be wasted. There win be a light inixeci hay harveet in the Maritime Proviaces arid Quebec as won uS in Ontario aed Al- berta this year, Hay js also below an average in the United q.4,tes, . The Ontario farmer who has a barn full of meet elevor hay will have reason to congratulate himself on .his good fortune before whiter Is over, fcre elffe It is annoying to have tine horse pulling ahead of the other in a tea-ne A remedy for thus is tie take an extra rein, or a email strap answer the 43',urpose. 'Snap it in outside 'bit rang- of fast' hoese, then parst through inside bit ring under chin, then through the in- side harne-ring. Take the end back and tie it to inside end of whiffletree of slow horse. When the fast 'horse pulls ahead his bit will be drawn .by the receding whiffietree of the slow horse, thus restraining him. Another good method I have tried is to 8horten, about six inches or more, both reins 'ox lines 'to be buckled on the fest horse's bit ring both on. the outside and the ulnae.This vill help wonderfully in equalizing the pull. Ply screens for the stable windows will prove a good investment, Don't try spraying potatoes with Bine sulphur; it is worse than useless. -Horses will -get little rest if shut up in a close etable these nights; it may be as .hot outside, -but the air is feesher. Ice on the farm is not a luxury these days; it is a plain necessity. Arrange DON'T to put up an ice house -any old shed will do ---and make the hot days cool next year. The sail &Maid be moist and well prepared for planting, otherwise tralesplantieg from the Iseed-bed into the garden or field may not be suc- oodul unless plants (1.TO carefully webere a in, Witiltd or light telexed etalke of ieel-cry ure,sOcuTed by billh,dhing, wliich eensisits of growing 'the plants tin. datitrieSS so that the telexing matter , of thd.etthrt is destroyed, lalanthing also Makes the Stalks' more ccrisp and tender and iMprovea the THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN / Afttir the Olaynt work she set by the fire in her little kitchen. Leek -pig ante. the bright embers .elte was eble to see' Ptetures both of the past and of the future. Her patt had, been tragic,'. Again and again she lived through!. that terrible night twelve nears ago.. \svah-g13-"jehtehr e'°fin..111,Ye the edvlese°tPs1)Qegirtldit'st tSebre-' rible day whea she learned that ho. h.ad stolen money from lois employee -- in order to pay Ivis gambling debtad No one would ever know the agony that she had then eedured. The boy's I father, an upright, God-fearing men whom 'cleeah had,. inlalohed awaY tea' E(Yon, had been 'the &eel honse, '8,ho • had hoped that her boy would be like - Since the dayten which she lead , , - made that heart -breaking drizetoYery ,she hadireceived, no word from her an. t'et with the tenacious 'Leath, of mother she was sure, that he would return; she was even sure that het would clear his honor. 'That faith gave her the bright pictures that the had of , ie . Eythy night through many weary' years she peered eut her soul in plead- ing to God.- Etrery night she opened the old family 13i•ble' at the ,story the knew by h•earst: "And when be caine to, himself he said, will _arise 'and go to my- father:. '" One night a -man, still young, step- ped briskly from the train thgt pen, at the little station. He walked .swiftly through the town to the widow's cottage. For one -moment he pauserd et the door, then knecked. The door apeneel,:and mother and son were looking at each other. Unbeifief, wonder, .hope, recognition flashed in quick succes.sion ever sher feartureS. Stinnblieg forward, the man. cried, "Mother, will you kiss me,? I have brought back all the money I stele. I, could not write or come till my honor was restored. Will you forgive. me, mother ?" Then after 0 pause he spelt° again. "And, neother " said "I left home with a heart ,einapty of Jesue. I come back full of Jesus and of His love. Ile brought me back to you." And then they were in each other's: aaens. The old story had come true once more: "This my son mac dead end is alive again; he was lost and is found." Don't Chew Grass! Athletes, who have formed the habit of chewing a bade of grass while play- ing varleasgaraes are warnet to break off- time habit at °ace. The practice is attended by serious danger. For four months past Harry Littlewort, the well-known amateur intereational -footballer, has been un- dergoing treatment. including two operations,- for mysterious glandular trouble which hae broken les health - and caused. him' excruciating pain. At -ter the ,,ee.concl operation the West -end specialist by whom it was performed asked Littlewert if he ever chewed grass,. "Always when I am playing football, cricket, golf, or any other game in the fields," replied the inte•rnation,al. "That solves, the mystery," said the specialist. "In chewing grass you consumed a parasite which attacks cattle in. the way it has attacked you," -No Slides Necessary for New Daylight Projc.-ctor. A projection lanteen which photo.: graphs directly from the object its,alf, dispensing with slides, altogether, has been invented by a French physicist. A remarkable feature c•f the apparatus is that it operates bi broad daylight, tbe,re being no 1ummoua conic.: and darkened room necessary, as in the • case of the orcimar3, magic lantern. Any object of suitable size may be introduced into. -the larecena-an open boo -k, a stone, a set of bends, or a text, rolled and unrolled en a couple of sere of one or MOTO lenses, and re- fbect.ors, at the back of the s-ource 01 light, the object ±0 photographed upon the screen with microse,gpic accuracy, it is claimed,, the whole force of the light pouring upon the object and re- flecting through the lenses to 111 screen, or any place in the room, from a:mirror which swings on an axis. Wasn't He Smart. A wagon loaded withlamp globes had collided with a truck, and marry of the globes were aniaseee. Considerable sympathy was. felt for the driver as. lie gazed at; the shatter- ed glass. A ,beteicaenz 'looking old man. eyed him compaSsienately. "My poor Irian," he eaist. ''I suppose you will ha.vo to pay for them out o,f your own pocket?" "Yes," was• the melancholy reply. "Well, well," said the old Irian, "there's a chilling for you1 dare say some of these other people will give you a helping- heed, too." • The driver held out his hat, and eoveral people deoppet1 coins Into it. At last, when the cantributiolM 110.4 Ceased, The. emptied the CODtents of les hat 11t0 pOilkOtm. There, polaitieg to the retreating Ilgare who had etart- ed the collection, he observed,: ain't ho a smart man? That's nlY bosel" Users 'of the "wireless" telephone will- Only 'know that' they ate tieing . . , this new Invention' IPY the ,abeence of the humening of the wire, making the voice8rnuch tie/Area<