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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-4-29, Page 2What to rat to the Floor Shall It Tie Carpets or Rugs? Treatniextt of 'kers, 13y ADELINE B. WHITFORD, Many of us still remember the old and why the owner of eny sat wood !brussels and ingrain carpets which floor is advised to paint it a medium Were sewed and. fitted to the room's dark color rather than to use the h light yellow paint and varnish which, are always relished, however, if prop-. ; at best, only poorly imitates "light erly fattened and of erd a weleon s' Oak." And in passing, I may add that addition to the home bili of fare. corn at night, will fatten heelthy ducklings in ten days to two weeks. If you are to keep ducks in summer for breeding, give them a grass run and do not feed any fattening food. Whether or not one can make a profit cn ducks depends on whether there is a goo.1 market within com- paratively easy shipping distance, or right at hand. Mucks for tho tilde exact measurements, pulled--stretc ed to their•utmost—•and tacked down left to gather six or twelve month d rt, and then Iifted, beaten, and la again, year after year; moth-gathe ing, difficult to sweep, and seldo really clean. We have learned much since thos days, and no one who has. once tri rugs on bate floats was ever know to go back to the full-sized carpet True, one has to think now of th finish of the floor as well as of th tug expense, and it takes time a. ,study to stunt up materials, and de eide upon the suitable colorings ant quality, but it pays to do the wore thoroughly, for when once the room' floor and rug problem is well settled the result outlasts the life of any ordinary old-time carpet, and in cleanliness and artistic charm give even greater value. Treatment of Old Floors. In old houses the usual objection to rags is tl:at the floors are too poor for finishing. Sometimes this is true but often a good lot of crack filler and hard work will make a very dis- couraging flcor into a fairly good surface. If wide boards are warped and roll up along the edges they may be planed down (always seeing to it, of course, that nails are first driven down farther than the plane will run) and fer the extremely wide cracks it is poor i.'1e to get any carpenter to finish very thin soft pine strips, to sa of an inch ia thickness, and thee r•�ay be driven in and • then ptan ad dawn to the level of the floor. Such thin strips may also be driven under the irep-boards when the floor is drawn away from them; though a neatly laid quarter round would be better put down all around the floor edge and painted or stained the floor co or. The filling up of all shabby openings, either with strips or the naw crack tillers (whieh are called; elastic because they do not shrink, as putty does, when they dry). will greatly improve the floor surface, and this work should at least be done around the floor edges of the room and fiat enarrlt in to give a border of from no to two and a half feet when the rug is to cover the centre of the teen:. In be•frooi ns, however, one large rug • is usually not as desirable as several id this .is true also of the finish of stand -i '' r- ing woodwork. An honest "paint is .Have You a Garden? nt far better and, if well chosen as tel Are you one of those fanners who color, is far more artistic than the Iive on canned vegetables all the year. e grained imitations •of hard wood. • round? A man may be justified in ed Oak is about the only hard wood devoting leis whole farm to some mare n' flooring width will take stain well, profitable crops and buying hit horse S. maple and hard pine being too close feed, but he is never justified in clieat- o in grain to hall any preparation ex- ing his family out of fresh. vegetables e cepting possibly an tend stain, and when a half -acre and a few hours' an INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY 2. e' The Boy Samuel -1 Sem. 1: 24-28; 3 1.21. Golden Text, Prov. 23: 23. 1: 24-28. hard. Th the Lentto son of a • pious mother, the child o prayer, Samuel was consecrated fro x' his birth to the spee.ai service • Jehovah. First of all, in fulfiimen of his mother's row, he was to be a Nazarite (v. 11), The Nazarite (see Num. 6) appears to have been subjee to zuch a vow, either for life, or for a certain limited time, during which he was required to• abstain from wine from touching a dead body, and from shaving or cutting the hair. The vow was, we may believe, a protest against drunkenness and certain other forms of vice, which prevailed at Canaanite altars, and which were being imitated at the altars of Jehovah. In the second _place, Samuel was dedicated to the service of God in the sanctuary at Shiloh, where he was to be in the care of, and to be instructed by, the chief priest, Eli, a descendant of the priestly family of Aaron. On. the occasion of his conning to Eli gifts were brought and a 'bullock was slain in sacrifice, as' a dedicatory offering. Thus solemnly was he "lent to the Lord." 3: 1. Ministered to the Lord. He acted as attendant or servant to Eli, andslvas in training for the priesthood. The linen ephod which he wore (2: 18) was the distinctive garment of the priesthood. It is worthy of note that Samuel did not belong to the tribe of Levi (see 1: 1), and therefore the law which required all priests to be of that tribe cannot yet have been in force. It is also clear that the writer of the history regarded the ministry of the child, as really as that of the high priest, as a service rendered to the Lard. The word of the Lord was precious, or rather was rare, in those days. That is to say, that there were few pro- phets. The words open vision mean either frequent or widely spread pro- phetic gift. It was not until the time of Samuel that prophets became num- erous, and came to be recognized as he religious teachers and leaders of srael. this treatment is not often used by an, care will give then all they can eat. ; inexperienced worker. .And yet .it is a shame to have to 1 ` It is possible to use lighter floors; say it, but it is true—there is many in liedrootlis, with light -toned rugs,; a fifty -foot lot in the city that boasts light standing woodwork and delicate -i a better garden than thousands of ly toned wails, but even here the floor: other�v:se well regulated farms, and rugs must be dark enough to hold How agony farmers there are who • the room down, do not know the taste of asparagus, s Carpeting Makes Inexpensive Rugs. and yet there is not a more delicious, So much for our floors and the more healthful or more easily grown finish we may give them, but the vegetable. It requires little space and greater question to -day is what to use will produce year after year with very for rugs. little care. It seems especially good When there is need for a simple because it comes so early in the spring but inexpensive hoar covering, no - had. any other vegetables are to be thing is better than to have a rug had. Horseradish and pieplant are made up from earpeting bought .by' two other perennials which should the yard. Imagine a brown floor with never be left out. Of course everyone a rug of sewn ingrain carpet, in a has a strawberry bed, some currants, plain gray, tan or mouse color. This, gooseberry and raspberry bushes and with neutral toned walls would give maybe some cultivated blackberries. every aha:nee for the use of strong Celery is another vegetable which gar - color and design in draperies, tush- is .sadly neglected. Almost any gar - ions and small furnishings, and the den will produce acceptable celery. result is a good room. Or, if it is Nor ds it as much trouble as most not easy to find ingrains of no pattern people seem to think. There are satis- at all, it may be possible to get those, factory varieties. on the market now or the brussels, in very close all-over which do not have to be billed up patterns, and these, too, will make every few days, which need not be geed sewed rugs (without a border, of bused up at all, It can 'be .burned in course,) and are far preferable to the the cellar before frost strikes it and amat&r ones, and here the whole floor should be smoothed and filled. Very old floors should be finished with two coats of paint, and for especially• good results add a little E geed hard floor v rruish to the paint' used for the sezond coat. Let the first' coat dry well Lefore putting on the, second, and let this, too, become thor- ouglily hard befare using. It is a poor' plan to hurry any job of wood finish- ing, where paint or varnish is used. If an old floor of hard wood and not - too poor, it is refinished • by first re- moving all of the old varnish or wax, and then using a mixture of raw lin- seed oil and turpentine in equal parts. •Ci�re the wood all it will absorb of this, rubbing it on with one cloth and wiping; dry with another. Or the floor may have a coat of shellac and then one of varnish; or be rubbed with 1 floor wax instead of a varnish. This average large patterned ready-made used far into the winter. What is a rug. There is this objection to the salad wthout celery, and how much ingrain rug that it is too light in soup is improved by a few dried leaves weight to lay well, but this may be for flavoring. overcome by sewing a small brass Beets, carrots, cabbages, parsnips, ring at each iorner, to slip over a large headed tack which has been driven down not quite flush with the floor. Small Rugs Best for Bedrooms. The home-made rug was never more popular than now, and the woman is fortunate who tan make a well - shaped, braided or pulled rug. In these days of easily used dyes and good stencil patterns, any woman who can find some old-time expert to leant from may retake drawn rugs wonder- fully well—not by reproducing the al dog or flower design, but by makin rather plain centres, and following simple stencil border. To work up a rug of this kind on should first than u calor scheme. sa rutabagas; and turnips can all be used as fresh vegetables in the' winter in the same way. Maybe everyone knows that, but there are thousands who never do it. Beans, spinach, tomatoes, peas, corn and cucumbers are no longer the lux- ury of a few short days in the summer I He jumps from his bed quickly to serve his beloved friend and teacher, and doss so again and yet again, Eli shows his affection for him by saying to hila gently, "My son."" Samuel did net yet know, He must have known, of course, the name of Jehovah as the grout God of Israel, in whose temple he was serving'. Bat he had not yet received any revelation from God. He had • not yet been ealled to the prophetic ministry, and in tha sense diel not yet know the Lord, Eli out of the wisdom of a long life, inter - Household Weights and Measures. The following comparisons of quan- tities may prove useful to the house, wife: (All measurements are taken level,) 3 tease. , ,.R ..... ....1 'bbsp. 10 tbsp. (dry material)... +.'1 cup 14 tbsp. (liquid) ,.,,,,.,:1 cup 2 cups butter, packed solid, .1. p4. 2 cups sugar 1 pd.. Respect for the Child's Possessions It is no wonder that during infancy and early childhood life's lessons are so difficult for the small beginner 2 eups meat, finely chapped,1 pd, when the laws which govern them t 2 2-3 cups powdered sugar....1 pd. must seem to him just or unjust, con- , 2 2-3 cups brown sugar , . . , .1 pd, Basten or inconsistent, according to preted rightly the strange new ex- perience through which the soul of the boy was passing. It was the voice of t Gad. The lad who had been so thoughtful and attentive in his duty to an earthly master is now called to a higher service and a higher duty, 9-10. "Speak Lord, for Thy servant heareth." This is the word both' of faith' and of obedience. The Voice, ' unheard by any one but 'Samuel him- self, reveals a truth and gives him a message. From that moment, young as he was, he was a prophet of God. 11-14. Against Eli. No doubt the pure mind of the boy had revolted at the vile conduct of the sons of Eli, and he had wondered why h:s master, who was both priest and judge, did not deal mare sternly with them. He must also have known that a pro- phet's warning had already been ad- dressed to Eli regarding the swine matter. See 2: 12-17, 22-26, 27-36. • Now," in his vision sof the night, he is made to understand that this in- iquity can not and will not go un- punished. The day of terrible retri- bution is speedily coming. So terrible will it be that both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. The Lord will make an end of the house of Eli. He knew the iniquity of his sons; he had the power to put a stop to it; but like a too indulgent father, he had only mildly reproved them. Buis; sons made themselves vile and he re- strained then not. No mere ;sacrifice or offering to Jehovah could make up for such neglect of righteousness, God is pleased only with the clean hands and the pure heart. 15-18. Samuel feared. It is to the boy's credit that he was not over hasty to bear such a message to his patron and friend. But at Eli's com- mand he told him every whit. There is scarcely anything in the entire his- tory more pathetic than the humility of the old man, receiving this rebuke from the lips of his pupil and submit- ting himself to the hand of God. It was not long until the blow fell, ands at the tragic news sof his son's death in battle, Eli himself died of a broken heart. as they were once. Through the de- velopment of early and late varieties, a judicious series of plantings and the easy, safe methods of Banning now in use, they have become a year -around food. d If you have a good garden you can g truthfully say that you live on a farm; a if you have not you only exist there. You might just as well be in the city. e Have you ordered any new flowers Y this year? Try one or two new ones e every year—there are thousands of e then—and you will have lots of fun Y l watching them and will soon develop {a splendid variety. gi two or three shades, or blue to 'b used on a tan ground with dark blu and brown edging the border, or an other simple combination, and then dye the rags for it, doing the ru itself as pick-up work. In the old-fashioned braided rugs, too, there is a better result if care is taken to choose good colors, and there are little tricks of bringing out some design by the "way in which the braids are joined. For instance, little arrow heads come out in the pattern if one braids with two strands of a dark color and one strand of a shade much ighter, and then lays the braids to- gether with -the light parts touching each other. In any attempt to make braided pulled rugs, all of the materials should be colored and sewed before the rug work begins; and there should be omewhere near, the helpful advice o an experienced old-time worker, to ell how to give a good firm workman ike finish to the handcraft; for it is sways this which makes the home made article superior to the one made n the factory. It can have no true rt value unless it has excellence in ts finish. Woven rag rugs are still very opular, and these, like the others, may be very attractive if the dyeing nd rag -sewing is well planned. We cannot lay too much stress on choosing rugs in relation to the color .scheme of the other furnishings so that the effect of the whole may be harmonious. No article on floor coverings should ignore the needs of the kitchen. Here nothing' is better than the raw linseed oil and turpentine for wiping hard wood; the two coats of paint and a waterproof varnish finish for soft wood, or a covering of the whole floor with one of the geed quality linoleums, a substitute lower in price, of which there aye 'several. s an excellent finish for new floors as well, and if the wax is ap- plied two or three tithes a year the floor becomes in time very beautiful, but this treatment cannot be used in kitchens or bathrooms as a waxed s floor often sheers water spots. Knowing that we should avoid all t strong contrasts in the colorings of I the large surfaces in our rooms, we a will see to it that the floor color and the rug are equally dark. A dark rug i en a light floor dowmtairs, and light a i colored rugs on dark floors upstairs, are common mistakes, which, in each ease, make the floor eolors eonspicu- p eus and the room appear much small- er. The rug and floor do not need, a of course, to be of the same color, but a medium dark green rug on a •medium dark oak or a brown painted floor will make a room appear richer and larger than if the same rug were bordered by a strong contrast of light yellow flooring. This statement is not made for the purpose of eondenining all rooms hav- ing light floors of hard wood (for these of course are genuine and for- funnmtely, their colors will darken) but simply to show why artists advise ,staining a new oak floor to a medium 2-3. In the temple. This was the old temple of Shiloh, which was short- ly after destroyed by the Philistines. Eli was advanced . in years and his eyes had begun to wax dim (Revised Version). This is stated as the reason for Samuel's solicitude and attention. When he heard the voice lie supposed it to be that of his master who re- quired his assistance. et The lamp was lighted' n the even- ing and burned all night in the sanc- tuary (Exod. 27: 20-21; 30: 7-8). 4-8. "Here am I." Samuel is pre- sented here in a very attractive light. Fertilizing Potatoes By Prof. H Potato Yields 'Important.—Potato yields depend very largely ori plant - food supply. Extensive investigation in farm management among 400 potato farms in New Jersey shows that "profits are greater with each increase of potato yield per acre. Men and horses handle as many crop acres ar on the heavy -yielding farms as upon the light -yielding farms." These find- ings are of special interest to Ontario potato growers since potato prices rule high, Cost of production is also very high. Why not make your farm „.and labor count for all possible in your potato yields this year? - Experiences. — Actual experiences will interest you. The first is in Dundas County where Mr. Jos. Laughlin tried out fertilizers of dif- ferent quantities with and without manure, on a typical potato soil, giv- ing the whole field equal attention, outside of the fertilizer. He reports the following yields: 300 lbs. of 48-4 fertilized yielded 161 bus. of potatoes per acre; 700 lbs. of 4-8-4 yielded 200 bus. per acre; 200 lbs. 4-8-4 plus 5 loads of manure yielded 233 bus. per acre; 400 lbs.. of 4-8-4 plus 5 loads of manure yielded 306 bus.; 10 Ioads of manure per acre yielded 187 bus.; no manure and no fertilizer yielded 80 bus. Mr. Laughlin reports his costs at $85.50 per acre. You san easily figure his profits. He rays, "We found the experiment vew valuable indeed; so mueh so that we sae. sitl. en- deavor to secure fertilizer foe potato ground next year." for dark tone before shellacking sante, It requires four weeks to incubate duck eggs, and hens, ducks or incu- bators can ba used. On all large duck farms incubators are used exclusively. The brooding may be done in either of these three ways but, like the in- cubating,is done artificially when large numbers are handled. The same methods of brooding that apply to chicks can be . used for ducklings, but the feed must be different. Ducklings require mash feed, starting with bread moistened with milk, containing A &tie grit and a little fine charcoal, and thin gradually changing to a mix- ture of one part cornmeal, two parts bran, reined crumbly with water and also containing a little grit and char- coal. After the ducklings are a month old they can have a little hard grain once a day, but until they are well grown the mash, which at the be- ginning was fed four or five times a day and the number of feeds subse- quently gradually reduced, should be given twice each day. All ducks must be marketed when from eight to twelve weeks old be- cause that is the time when the pin feathers are least developed.. Unless marketed when not over twelve weeks old they begin to grow a new eoat of feathers and begin to lase flesh. A ration of one part wheat bran, one part beef scrap and three parts core - meal, mixed crumbly with milk or water, fed twice a day, morning and noon; with a hearty feed of cracked What Fertilizers to Use.—Potatoes thrive on a sandy to •gravelly loam soil. This is a type of sell that must be heavily fed, if it is to do its best. The potato crop also repays abundant feeding. Since potatoes eontain so much `starch, they are great lovers of potash. On normal potato axil with- out manure you should apply from 750 to 1000 lbs, of high grade fertil- izer per acre in order, to get beet. results, With a good dressing of manure this applieation may be re- duced to 500 to 600 lbs, per .acre. The analysis wewould advise should range not less than 4 per cent. am- monia, 6 to 8 per cent. phosphoric aefd and 4 to 6 per cent potash. How to Apply p`ertilizer.—Fertil- iter .is best applied to potatoes b,, the especially constructed potato planter, This machine drops the feet:liner in enry G. Bell. the row and works it in beside the seed piece. Fertilizer is soluble plant - food and is quickly taken up by the young potato plant as soon as the roots get well started. Some potato growers prefer applying two-thirds of the fertilizer broadcast, that is, they drill it in through the fertilizer drop- per of the grain drill before the po- tatoes are planted, at the same time they lint on from 200 to 300 lbs. of fertilizer with the potato planter. This gives a wider distribution of the fertilizer. If you do not have either a grain drill or potato planter, strike out the furrows for the potatoes and sow the fertilizer along the furrow. Follow this by putting in a light covering of soil before you drop the pieces of potato, after which proceed as usual. Do not let a piece of po- tato fall directly on top of the fertil- izer or injury will be done to the seed piece. This precaution is taken. care of in the potato planter. Profits.—Yields and profits are closely allied. Investigation among the New Jersey potato growers brings this out very clearly as the following table shows: Relation of Potato Yields to Labor Income on 149 Potato Farms: Av. Yid., Acre. Average Bushels. No. Farms. Lab. Incomes 41.1 4 $ 178 67.7 22 889 76.9 • 41 587 86.2 44 - ° $15 96.0 80 1,066 106.9 8 1,693 Other Information That Counts.--.. Besides fertilization, the_.ssoil should be thoroughly tilled, should contain an abundant supply of humus, and potatoes of high yielding type eletdd be planted. Numerous diseases and insects prey upon the potato. These must be controlled by • spraying if best result* are to be obtained. Be Ready.—Potato planting will soon be here. Be prepared to take advantage of the earliest opportunity. If you have not already purchased your supplies of seed, fertilizers, and spray material, see that these are ob- tained at the earliest date possible and stored in your barn, so that not a minute may be lost when conditions become proper for potato planting, Most profitable results are obtained by proper soil nnanagenient, plants feed s ,ppiy and crop handling, No harp with its dulcet, golden string, Nor lute nor lyre with liquid ring, Is sweet as the robin's song. 2 2-3 cups oatmeal , , ,. , , ...1 pd. 4 3-4 cups rolled oats . 1 pd, 4 eups flour , ...,..,...,1 pd.. 9 or 10 eggs 1 pd, 2 tbsp. butter . ........ ; 1. oz 4 tbsp. ,.....,..flour,1 oz. 1 egg, slightly bealten.... . 1 lemon (juice) the knowledge or the caprice of the adult administering them. 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Richmond St., Toronto. Cord or Fabric Always Near A mile and a half, or a day and a, half, or a world and a half away. Your journey bade, will be safe and sure if your car is equipped the Partridge way. dine as Their Name .. .: ......: ......,r.ei<'av�Ad.S.'�.N'.'i�C+J..y^.. 4 p•-[HSI.f°3t.�v!M.WX��ie'pi�i�.Jl.�[J.:.t�.t�,+fpi. a'�i� Since one of the strongest instincts of the child is toimitate, there seee ns no more logical way to teach this les- son than by example. If a mother teaches her child not to touch the articles on her desk or dressing 'table without her permission, then has she the right to dispose of his toys with- out ltis permissbon? The writer recalls an instance where a mother secretly put away a doll which had been given to her lit- tle girl, and for no reason except that the child already had a number of dolls and this particular one. was "too beautifully dressed to be played with until the child was older." Another common way of disregard- ing children's rights is to force them to give up some new or much -prized possession. For example, a little girl of six, who was delighted with the gift of a doll's fan, was obliged by her mother to hand it to her scream- ing baby in order to quiet him, In his excitement he soon crushed the tiny toy, his screams increased, and his little sister was broken-hearted! Nor had the unjust and short-sighted mother "saved the scene" wbeli she had hoped to avert. In each of these cases the child should have been consulted and her permission given before the mother disposed of the plaything. In this. way the mother could have explained the reasons for her own action, and the child, in her turn, would have had an opportunity of expressing herself, a habit which should be encouraged. Then, too, personal responsibi ity for her possessions and the recognition of the right of ownership would have emphasized the difference between "mine" and "thine." There is no better way to create habits of orderliness and a sense o responsibility than by giving the chi, a place for keeping his playthings an then allowing him full control of thes possessions. Show him how to use his book how to take care of his toys, how 1 protect his pets, and then see to is that he leas a shelf or a small book- case for his books, a play corner for his toys, and an appropriate home for his pets. After playtime require hint to put away whatever he has been using, and let him understand the necessity for regular attention to his pets. Such training will of necessity react upon his character since possession entails responsibility. Ownership also teaches generosity, for without pos- sessions how can a child learn to share? It may not be out of place in advis- ing parents to respect their children's possessions to add a warning on be- half of the children. Do not surround them with numberless ready-made toys. Give thein blocks, boards, nails, a few tools, hammers, saws, planes, spools, scissors, thread, cloth, dolls, paper, crayons, clay, sand, and books. They will get more happiness from these possessions of constructive pos- sibilities than from all the finished toy shops in the land. "Childhood has its own way of see- ing, thinking, and feeling, and no- thing is more foolish than to try to substitute our own for them." Respect your child's right to his possessions and he will learn to re- spect the rights of others, and, with such recognition, there will be no fear for the outcome of his place in so- ciety. a d e ---~-4- ----- Why the Little Dog Laughed. Little Bo -•Peep, she lost her sheep, Couldn't tell where to find theta; So she sentout the call to Iook for them all— The sheep and their tails behind them. Then Jack and Jill went up the hill Determined for to find them; And Little Boy Blue he looked for them, too` But the sheep kept their tails be- hind then. Old Mother Hubbard went to the cup- board, If haply she might find them; But the cupboard was bare,—no mut- ton was there, Not even the tails behind •them. Then the little dot: laughed to see such sport,' For he was the one to find them; And up through the meadow he drove them home, Wagging his tail behind them! Chosen seed will grow no weed. :s -- Soak handkerchiefs in a pail of salt and water before putting them into the crdinary wash svatcr. Laugh at your own trouble•g,. never at others, Troubles will be a1.rangers to yon, men be brothers.