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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-08-12, Page 6TM; W I N G H h; M TIME'S August I2th. 191s Farm and Garden THE SQUASH VINE BORER. t(?ften Causes Death to Squ shed, Pumpkins and Muskmelons. The squash vine borer la au dissect . which is ofteu responsible for the death of the squash, pumpkin. musk.' melon, cucumber and gourd vines. The .pest prefers, however, the squat ,auntt pumpkin vines. It is not easy ,to tell ,just what is affecting the vines at first when they wilt and the down, but data short time the presence of the borer may be detected by the yellowish ex- '•-lcrement, or "tress," vrhiett they t9orce ' from their burrows in the steins, Later natural rot appears at the -affected joints and the ste:Irs or leaves beeein • severed. "'The larvae bore through tate stems tfaom the roots to the base of the rplant, arnd through the leaf stalks. In 'fact, tthe young larvae may be found to the larger veins of the plants and not in- frequently in the vegetables them- selves. The Hubbard squash, laaaarrew cymliugs and other late varieties 'el .squash often suffer the greatest 1%5 from the squash vine borer, and the devastations are likely to he more e. • a, aqua= VINE BOILER ; n, Pore A; C, PULS. GROWN LARVA. acutely felt in the small gardens than where large crops are grown for the market. Not infrequently crops are lost year atter year where the ground is sucees- sively planted to pumpkins, squashes or.other crops which the borers infest. The insect is exceedingly difficult to control in that ordinary insecticides and repellents are practically useless. Since the insect passes the winter in the ;fields which it has ravaged. the ground should not be replanted the succeeding year to the crops on which the +borer lives, Good results have often been ob- taiued by planting as a trap crop as early as possible a few summer squashes, such. as crook neck and early cymiings,, before and between the rows of them:min crop of late varieties. The summer squashes attract the borers in such mutnbers as to leave a much smalleronumber to deal with upon the late or .main crop. As soon as the early .Preop is *harvested, or earlier if the ground is needed for the main crop. the summer squashes and vines are raked up and burned to destroy all larvae which they may harbor. The same treatment is followed after gath- ering theelate varieties. This method has proved. profitable where used its New Jersey and should produce good results farther north. In the south, however, rvaaere well defined broods of borers appear, it may not be so effi- cient, but ate „at least worthy of a thor- ough test. The borer may be greatly reduced in numbers by ;lightly harrowing the sur- faces of the detested fields in the fall so as to bring . the cocoons to the sur- face, where :they will be exposed to the elements, .and then plowing in the spring to a 'atniform depth of at least six inches so that the adults will not be able to come 40 the surface of the soil. Another cultural method which tends to keep down tthe'damage done by the borer is to keep a small part of the vines after they Phare attained some length covered with earth so that the secondary roots will be sent out to support the plants an case the main root is injured by the borer. Still an- other aid is keeping the plants in good condition, .free frown other insects and disease, and well nourished. When the vines are so badly infested as to be incapable of bearing fruit they usually die at once and should ;promptly be taken off the field and burned. As soon as the crop is dead the old vines should also be destroyed. The old time remedy of cutting the borers out of the vines, although la- borious, is useful. It is about the only method open for employment after the borers have entered the vines. A sharp knife is used, and the cut made lengthwise of the vine. As several In- dividuals often infest a singe vine, it Is best to cut longitudinally, so as not to sever the vine from the root stalk. The wound will heal more qulekly if covered with moist soil. The location of the borer in the vine may be readi- ly detected by the accumulation of yel- low "Lama," or exerement, at the point where it is working. Spray For the (Onion Maggot. The onion maggot, which does a lot of mischief, e way be With fought t wi x neer spray compounded to kill the fly Whleh lays the eggs from which the maggots ns Ifg tat co a This Spray should he eppiitd, before the Maggots a , with it coarse sprayer.: ixitkifif'- slats of one tilnt of NOW Otleind > lames, One-sixth a an Ounce of Was* fart alto am 0110u awl*. ST -ART Z%D!V: UTL*ING NOW T"AGNATION in one's business is greatlyo :be feared anti 'greatly to !-be <-avoided. Action' -:an effort to get ahead --keeps a business healthy, ',wealthy and wise, \Visible action is ;advertistiiig :in ithe Weekly Tit es—a fresh advertisement each week, The preparation and publication of a rriew advertisement is:a .sure nin- Ldieation of business rein gy-. ''Start Something"' is the slo- gan-lcf today. Start advertising N<''.. Keep up theiadvertising alt through the year, and your business will feel the tonic°effect of ;!,ltaur action, To the Merchants. of Wingham ;Make husir.ess brisk for\yau and towrwiif \Wingham by .. big and rightly- directed effort—by a series of adequate <advertisements in the Weekly ' allow. bet and Keep Ahead by Planning Ahead 1 EMU IKVALE. A Travelling; Library has now been opened in the-Bluevale School for the •ase .of the ,public in addition to the :reference bookshelf previously instalted. The'TravellirgLibraries are sent out free of charge by the Department of Education and may be kept for three months. They„are then exchanged for :a fresh supply of books or, if preferred, permission •can be obtained from the Department for an extension of time. The present'tibrary contains forty-two svolumes . selected to suit a variety of -tastes. The ibobks are loaned for two weeks and ewe -quite free to both adults ,end cniidren au74ject to the usual regu- lations regarding damages, etc. The ;following is,Frret'of titles: — "rItkCTION The Man who \was Good, Leonard Merrick. Qat of the Wreekil Rise. Beatrice Harraden. Peter's Mother, Mrs. Henry de la Pasture. The Wife of Sirttesac Harman, H. G. tlSlelis. The Witness for the Defence, A. E. W. Masan. Pdarynnette Married, Marthe Troly- Curtin. My Lady Caprice, Jeffery Farnol. Fnstber Experiences of an Irish Resi- dent Magistrate, ,(Humorous,) Somer- ville and Rose. Joshua Craig, Phillips. The Maker of Moons, Robert W. Chambers. The Tennessee Shad, (School Story,) Owen Johnson. Father Pink, Atred W. Barrett, Angel Esquire, Edgar Wallace. The Gift of Abou Hassan, • Francis P. Elliott. The Bishop of Cettontown, (Story of the South after the Cixt;l`War,) John Trotwood Moore. William Adolphus Turnpike, (Canadian Story,) Wm. Banks. The Forged Coupons .(Russian,) Count Leo. Tolstoy, HlsTony The Holy Roman Empire, Hon. Jas. Bryce, (former Ambassador to the United States.) History of Our Own Times, McCarthy. History of the Union Jack, Darlow Cumberland. Struggle for Imperial Unity„ Col. Geo. T. Denison, (Police Magistrate, Toronto,) Early Days in the Ynkon, W. Ogilvie. David Graham Justin EIOGRAd re Alfred Tennyson, (English Men of Letters Series,) Sir Alfred Lyall. Thomas A. Edison, Francis A. Jones, Story of Tecumseh, Norman S. Gurd. Story of Sir Isaac Brock, Waiter R. Nursey. Lord Clive, Col. Sir C. Wilson. Sir Francis Drake, J. Corbett. Wolfe, q. J. Bradley. TItAVE1. The Romance of London, Gordon Home./ My Travels, Richard Shields. Exploration of Egypt and Bible Lands, J. Garrow Duncan. Story of the Universe, Singleton. Volcanoes and Earthquakes, E. J. Houston. AGnICUi.Tifttn ANT) DOii;t sTIC SCIENCE. Successful Farming, William Rennie, The Farnistead, (A comprehensive and vl`e'1t-illustt"atod voltttnes eh the di- eign and etsnstreetion' Of furan• houses, barns, stablest, planning of grounds, water supply, sewage die, e, Esther Prof. posal,) Isaac Philips Roberts. How to Make Poultry Pay, P. H. .Jacobs. Needlework, M. }K.(Gifford. Cakes:end Cake Decorations, Ohas. E. Xing Boston Cooking. School Book Book, Fannie Merrit Farmer. War .and.Democraey. The ;Round Table, The foams Eng- lish Quarterly whose views on the War axe so often quoted. , KS Bnxee Cured Psoriaets. Mee. ,Nettie Massey, Consecon, Ont., 'writes:: -"Three doctors described my trouble .ae psoriasis, and one said I could .never be cured. The disease spread .allover me, even en my face and head.and the itching and burning was hard to bear. I used eight boxes of Dr. Chase's Ointment and am entire- ly cared—not a sign of a sore to be seen. it oan hardly praise thasdlintment enough.” WHEN PA COUNTS ;(+T'letroit Free Press - Pa's not so very big or brave, he can't lift weights like Uncle Jim, His hands are soft tike little girls', most anyone could wallop him. Ma weighs a whole lot more than Pa. When they go swimmicig she could et Out in the river all day long, bat Pa gets frozen right away. But when the 'thunder starts to roll, an' lightnin' spits, Ma says: •'•`Oh dear, I'm sure we'll all of us be killed. I wish your ea was only here." Pa's cheeks are thin an' kinder pale; he coutdn"ct ,rough it worth a cent, He couldn't stand the hike we had the day the Boy Scouts camping went. He has to hire a man to dig the garden coz his back .gets Iame, An' he'd be crippled for a week if he should play a baseball game. But when thunder storm comes up, Ma sits an• shivers in the gleam, An' every time the thunder rolls she says: "I wish your Pa was home." I don't know just what Pa could do if he were home., he seems so so frail, But every time the skies grow black I notice Ma gets rather pale, An' when she's called us children in, an' locked the windows an' the doors. She jumps at every lightnin' flash an' trembles when the thunder roars. An' when the trebly starts to cry, she wrings her hands and says: "Oh dear! It's terrible! It's terrible. I wish your Pa was only here." Whooping Cough Mrs- Charles Lovell, Agassiz, B. C., writes: "Seven of our nine children had whooping cough the same winter and we attribute their cure to Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turperf- tine. We always have it in the house, and reeornmend it as the king of alt dnedieines. I was formerly completely cured of protruding piles by using Dr. Chase's Ointment." THE TREATMENT (IPA COLD. The proper treatment of a cold, ae cording to many phydictans, depends in someodegree upon the way the per- son has taken the cold. It is necessary to go hack to the beginning of the illness—to begin where the cold be- gan. For instance, if one catches cold by getting the feet cold, saybe• going out with thinshoes, and getting wet and chilled, it is not the cold, but the long chilling that does the harm. The best measure is to take a hot foot bath. The coldrget in through ttitetfeet, so it should be driven out through the feet. If one gets cold by exposing the back of the neck to a draft, resulting in a lame neck, soreness, cold and stiff- ness in the neck, then hot applications should be made to the .back of the neck. If the cold is the result of general exposure: and a lowering.of'khe general bodily temperature then a general hot bathis good. This should be taken at night. Drink a couple of glasses of hot water, get into the'hot bath, and stay there about half an hour. Have the bath hot enough to set up perspiration- It may be as 'hot as one likes in the beginning, but when per- spiration begins, lower the tempera- ture to about 100 degrees, and keep it there for about half an hour more. Then lowee it to about 95 degrees and stay in the bath another hour. One may safely remain in the bath two hours if sagering with a :really bad cold. Drink sottae more water at the close of the bath and go to bed. It is well to' drink just as much water as one can. TO FEEL RIGHT, BREATHE RIGHT. Deep breathing is the greatest known beautifier and equalizer of bodly con- ditions; it reduces superfluous flesh and adds flesh if one is thin. In short, it develops the body normally and sym- metrically. To breathe deeply one must learn to fill the lungs to their capacity. There are three positions for practis- ing deep breathing. Stand erect, with both heels together and place one hand on the chest and the other hand on the middle of the back. Take a long deep breath. Repeat, alternating positions of heads. Next, stand erect with both heels to- gether and place both hands upon the chest. Draw ter. longdeep breaths. Once more stand erect and with both bands upon the hips, throw back the shoulders and inhale and exhale ten times. Practise deep breathing in walking. Draw in a deep breath and exhale slow- ly. One can walk four or five steps while inhaling and the same distance while exhaling. With practice this be- comes second nature, TO CLEVELAND EVERY TUESDAY-THUiRSDAY t- AND SATURDAY THE STEAMER "STATE OP OHIO" (June 22nd t0 Septembaw dth) Leaves Pott &ante, every Tuesday, xhuraday and Saturday MOO P. 1k, Arrives leveland'following morning Loaner �evelsnd every Monday. Wodneadsy and F`riday� •. .. . ' .. .. , fl 00 P,1Ms. Archer Act Stanley iotlowin rnornin a 8;90 A M (Alt iCnetd r e Tina trot 2.� one WO', '' , y mbu found trio, p. ConneetlonY'at Cleveland ler �nf+ r Tata - r�, o "d P 1e ) t- 4.. Pa in na AkrmS eo�nmbu 13 y b ctentfor tikets via Wheeling a and as maw twnth or Clweldn�. Mk your Licka�aaM+t for tickets vla �. & n. Line, EXCURSION TO CLEVELAND...EVERY SA`ruRDAY Steamer title, Port branny; aatunlar, 11;00 P. M. ane brims got back Mune 6tso'1ockts7 mernlns aftor itttwoduplift the &rib ta"r.K Cern le the Mod slat,:. Farb it.25 tortba ftooud Trip, frofhitter Inlormatioa Wdrna 0.W. Plea,enee, Cebedlen Act., Port Otantei: Om, CLEVELAND. MH 4 lag ; rl',T 'r OF EN at../SH. t#s A ntage :1n This Respect tOver irtrnch and Garman. itt ant dUterlultiuunl report. printed In parallel eohtuuie iu F rettea, cit•ran;te and is?n;iish, the three versions being exact ti'nnktiutiou, or twit orbs•. the lettgtiah roper Lim varia hly las heti'ti1�;t; sotuetirnt't •it mon by a whole page. ,#.i a rule, *he ilIveueh report was the must slitl'use. This 'brevity of l'.nglisb is partly ex plants! by the fact that English Is made op Ito nu,extruordlnary extent of words or one syllable. Its nouns lay. (enlllae the.(ieratnint lost :111 their Inflections 'except the possessive •'s," have 'become mere roots. a very large proportion .of 'Chem monosyllable. in Germany a 'monosyllable root 'praert- cally attwutys gets uta extra ayiluble tacked on by way .of case ending. In. the second ,place English has little of the ela'b wute'ttbtd etplicit machinery or structure that French bus, *so It saves space in .prepositions and such para- phernalia. Lusteati, IiIngtlsb has what the grammarians .salt incipient agglu- tination—'that is. •stieloing words to- gether in4rroups •without .either:prepo- sitiont or. ease'endiugs'to connect them. An example of the former kind of brevity is a 'word like •'tearthqugke," two syllables, compared with the Ger. man ''erdbeben," three. syllables. and the Fatench "trembI meat de terre." five syllables. An example of the terseness ,of Engllsh 'would be a,phrase like, "1 have .been to the 'house and have now 'conte aback;" every word a single syllable. In a telegram this would be just as 'intelligible in 'the form "Been house' naw back." you cannot carry that sort .of thing far in any other European language.—Manchester Guardian: Comparisons Are Odious. "Oh, dear," lamented a lady on her return tem a fashionable recep- tion, "I heave made sut:h a terrible blunder'. ?lady X. introduced .me to an artist, and, trying to be .clever, 1: commenced to air .a theory I have read about—that it is Impossible for an artist to avdi'd drawing faces more or Iess like his own. This artist dis- agreed very politely, but I wouldn't give in and finally told him 1131 own drawings proved It. '1 have discov- ered since that 'he draws nothing but pigs and sheet!'"—Loa.don 'Tatler, Long Drawn Out. Uncle Jeff. an aged negro driver of Augusta, was piloting several north- ern visitors around just after the first golf links had been put in there. Un- cle Jeff was a little short in his knowledge according to St. Andrew, but long on local pride. "How many holes have they'?" in- quired a visitor, "eighteen?' Uncle Jeff pulled up to make his an- swer more impressive. "More'n dat, suit," he said. "Dey's got a passel er land, and de Stoles ain't bigger'n a tin can. 1 aeckin dey's got a thousand holes already, suh."—New York Post. • Force of Drops of Water. It seems almost incredible that so small a thing as a drop of rain should injure the propeller of an aeroplane, but such is the' case, At so great a speed does the propeller revolve -1.200 revolutions a minute as a matter of fact—that a rain drop bits it with such enormous force as to chip a piece of the wood away. Some idea of the hardships entailed by flying through the rain at sixty 'miles an hour may be gathered from the fact that an avia- tor who recently went through such art experience, alighted with the edge of his propeller fretted as though it .had been gnawed by rats. The rain drops had chipped pieces out of the blades and also bruised the aviator's face, owing to the force with which they hit against his flesh. --London Specta- tor. Antiquity of "A Regular Shindy." The antiquity of many familiar terms is surprising when it is known. Many people are not aware that "What the dickens!" occurs in Shakespeare, but fewer still will be prepared to hear that the phrase "a regular shindy" is found in an author's note to a poem called ""The Popish Kingdom," pub- lished in 1570. A writer quotes this note, which refers to the celebration of Maundy Thursday, "Midnight sere- ices are held in church, the lights are put out, and a regular shindy follows, uteri being beaten and wounded."— London Globe. Suffered From Salt Rheum FOR MANY YEARN+ Burdock Blood Bitters Cured Her. Salt Atheutn or 1~czema is one of the 'most painful of ail skin diseases, and if at attended to immediately may ate- come very deep seated, Give the blood a good cleansing by the use of that grand old medicine Burdock Blood Bitters. This sterling remedy has been on the market; 'for the past forty years, and is the best blood cleanser on the market today, Mrs. William 11. rowllie, Cole's /Stand, NA; Writes: "I have been a soften* from salt rheum for a good nanny year , and was so bad 1 could not do nay own work, x tried a, good many madici tet but they all failed to do pie any good until I tried Burdock Blood Bittern, t had not taken one bottle until 1 fouslid a *teat change, and I amt most then/dui for trying it. 1 hope that every °rhes sufferer iron* salt rheum Will try B.B.B.'" Burdock Brood titters is nartufactur ed only by The 't, Milburn Co., Limited, ? Totogto, Out, Made in Canada miaeoeumemeaeissammemegmewa Made in Canada lrata�wr�.aa,rrlrpr�rrrr„ Attention! 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