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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-12-30, Page 74a..? egg rin rie coNoucTED SY PROF. HENRY o. BELL he object of tele department is to place at the. BM". *ice ,.of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on ell sublects pertaining to soils and crop*. • Aadreee ail questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in entre of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Tonne to, end answers will appear in this column In the order In which they are received. When writing kindly mem Con thie paper As space is limited it is advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and ad- dressed envelope be enclosed with the queetion, when eto anewer will be mailed direct; L. T. have some sandy soil that las been Atopped until it is difficult •to get a catch of clover. I would like to seed to sweet clover this! spring. I thought some of sowing a nurse crop oaf oats,,perhaps four or five pecks per acre and seding with sweet- clover. And, as I have not the barnyard ma- nure to spare, how much fertilizer and of what analysis should. I use to get a seeding? Could the Clover be 'made to grow tall enough to cut for hay when. the oats were just Ina- -Luring ? Answer: One of the first things you ,sleould do :le to lime your Kin. From -the deseription you give, the sandy soii is • undoubtedly some Put on ground limestone or lime in any form at the rate of about 1,000 Mese to the .acre. This can be -applied at any time, If the groundis net plowed I would have it plowed as early as possible in the spring, scattering the lime -on the ground after the plowing.About two weeks later, when you are seed - Mg your oats and clover mixture, ap- ply 200 to 300 lbs. per acre of a fertile ?leer analyzing 2 per cent. ammonia, 8 per tent. phosphoric acid, and 2- per cent. potash. The best method to ap- ply this would be with a grain drill with fertilizer dropping compartment. At the same time you can sow the oats —not more than 5 pecks to the acre, and the sweet clover seed. The sweet .clover will come along quickly but I doubt if it will be tall enough to cut, for Ivey at the time the oats would be ready to cue for the snme. Thes. I assume, Is your idea since there eveuld be no advantage in tutting green clover and ripe oats. -However, after the oats are cut, the sweet clever will tome along very -quickly and Would make good pasture later in the summer and possibly be :ready for cutting before Fall. M. have sold my farm and wish to sell my tillage.. Silo is 12x23 feet. ' The silage was made from grown seed corn that yielded at rate of about 100 baskets of ears o the acre and was. put up in good e. ndition. Please advise rite regard- ing its value per ton and the number of tons to the foot the silo Would hold. ewer: I fisnereefoin't Silo will hold es, which will mean ag- aately 2 3-7 tons to the foot. .alue of the silage will depend y on the stage at . which it was put in and the are :given to the'filling ef the Silo, also upon the quality of the material. Direeteir Jackson, of se' 17117 A Zany's udder is a very delicate organ, and very ‘sensitive to abuse. I had a aow that the houses ,chased for a short distance, and leer udder be Bopping from one side to the ether be- eame bruised, and it was ten days be- fore it got back to normal. The udder is composed of four sep- arate parts. The milk does not filter through or in any way go from one quarter to the ether. Hence, one qua - ter might be wrong without- .airectly affecting the others. I am tinclined to place mom value on the length mid width of an udder than I am on the depth. To get length, an udder muse commence high behind, and extend well up an the beiTy. Width depends much upon the conformatioe of the hind quarters—the inside of the thighs curving- out to form a spacious each, the widest part ,at the top, within which hangs the udder, free and easy. To be well proportioned, each gun - tee should be uniformly developed, otherwise we may have what is known as a tilted wader—too much extending beyond the thighs behind. Thiel is very objeetionable, as it conies in C011. - tact with the excretione of the ,cove The same is true when the adder hangs too low, for it mast necessarily catch mare DT less dirt. And nine times out of ten cows NVIith.Sllah udders laTe poor producers. There are many faults to look for in selecting a milch cove. If hex teats are too small and too short, We home an aggravating fault. Then, again, they might be illeshaped and of a thick, fleshy nature. Such teats are herd' to gagep, and the cow is very tiresome t� milk. Lange lecidere are often misleacill'aeg, A large, fleshy ud- der, fine in texture' many tinge •not equal one thatis half its size Whage texture is not nearly 'wherever and whom tissues are f, superior 111. poodoeing udder, largo email, &meld be light and spongy, the ekin soft and pliable. ,After milking, the walls of the udder should hang tin a.00gAssad.g. For your laver's eelte drink elentee of water—six glaSeare a daY are ZPOrt too many—eral eat plenty 0/ fruit and vegetables,. Pills, weer 1141,10 i geicker effact, but their ,effeot la not so beta). ficini c ng. Geneva, N.Y., said some time ago that when good bay wee worth $10 a ton, silage was worth $3 a ton. Hey is now worth approximately. $20 a ton, ,hence the silage should be worth from $6.50 to $6 a ten. B. C.:—What sort of fertilizer is tequired for a gravelly soil to prepare it fair flower and vegetable gardens.? AnSWer: For flowers beds on a gravelly soil I would advise the use a fertelizer running fairly high in nitrogen, inediam xi. phesphoric acid and a medium supply of potash, some- thing carrying from 3 to 4 per cent. ammonia., 6 to 8 per cent. phosphoric acid, and 2 to 4 per eent, pettish. Ap- ply this at the fellowing rate: For a bed 20x30 feet use approximately 50 lbs. For the vegetable gardenia woulcl probably pay to use a Serbiliier as high as 4 to 5 per cent. ammonia, 8 per .cent. pliosphoric acid, e.nd 4 to 5 per cent. potash, at the rate of about 1,000 lbs. to the acre. This fertilizer should be worked well into the soli err that it will dissolve and e supply avetil- a.ble food for the growing crop, . A. Se—Kindly, give me information On the potato wart disease, and how it may be controlled. Arnwer: The potato wart disease is supposed to, have come from Ireland and England, ibeine brought into the United States in importation in 1911. The crisease was discovered near High- land, Pa., and was given .caretal study by the Penneylvania Department of Agrieulture and the U. S. Department. Wart disease is a parasitic fungus which develops large corky masses en the eurface of the potato, looking at first a little like a scab. Of course the warty substances render the potato absolutely unsaleable and frequently not fit for food. There is not very much known about effective means of control as yet. Thel affectel sections in Pennsylvania were immediately quarantined and studies are being carried on as to the effect- iveness of steam sterilizing the soil. If you should discover anything that looks like wart disease, immediately report it to the Plant Pathology Dept. of the Ontario Agricultural College and to the Dominion Pathologist, Ot- tawa. It is not likely that this disease will gain any ,considerable headway in Am- erica, but in. view of the tremendous damage it has done in Europe, very careful watch will have to be kept an% 11 Luncheon for School Children The teadher who intioducea hot lunchame into her two -room :country sehool last year has proved to her own eatiefact'en and that of her patrons that it is possible to 'serve one hot aish daily in the schoolroom without over- burdening the teacher with responsi- bility Oe unduly pilingup tbe ,expense. This young evonean cleans that the secret of success lies, in cooperation and good management. In this ease, the good managemient began with the parchaise of the ,equip - moult which an acquiescent wheal board left entirely in the teacher's hands. Having a genine for economi- cal buyiag, she examined catalogues and ,compared priees, and finally se- cueecl a twoeburner keeosene stove foe $6..40. To this she added about thirty lergeesized aluminum cups, a three - gallon aluenenum kettle, an asbestos ma, a dishpan, it strainer, half a dozen dishatowele, a paring kife, and et large spoon. The total expellee for stove and kitchenware was e little less than $15. Each pupil wae asked to furnish a spoon. A small storeroom back of the schoolroom, used chiefly in domestic science week, proved just the place in which to keep the stove and the cupboard, and here the few dishes and: food ,supplies were stored. The menu included a wide variety of dishes, a different one being served each day. Soup was a favorite dish, appealing' in many forms: vegetable, bean, cream of tomato, rice, potato, milk and e.abbage soups were served. -Creined carnets, stewed tomatoes and Cocoa were also popular. Occasionaaly, just for a change, tapioca pudding, Irish stew, OT Hamburger steak with spaghetti and ton -tutees was served. Practically all the .supplies were don- ated by the children, even to salt, pep- per, sugar, soda, flew and cocoa., though many preferred to contanbute money. Each Pupil Contributed. The plan of donating vegetables and soup -ingredients worked no hardship; for every farm household found it easy to spare the things needed now"and them Meat appeared in the bill of fare about once in two weeks, and was often furnished by some pupil whose father was slaughtering. The pupils brought fesh milk in great quantities,. so it was used lavishly in moist of .the soup and vegetable dish- es. The teacher kept account of all donations, go that they would be pro- perly rotated and no pupil would being mere than his share. Practically .211 the work of cooking and serving was done by the girls, who roceiyet1 due credit for it as part of their domestic science work. Every week four girle were appointed to serve throughout the following week— two as .cooks and the other two as "housekeepeag"; that is, to act as wait- resses, wash the dishes and clean up. The usual routine of preparing lun- cheon began when the two eooks slip- ped from the schoolroom along about 11 Or 11.30 a.m. to put the soup or vegetables on the stove to cook. Offen active measures taken if it is distover- ed in Canada. Keeping Down Coal Bills. Toe much coal is burned by the av- erage householder in heating his house say experts who have recently completed a study of how to heat the Larmhouse efficiently. That too much coal is burned is due primarily, stud- iesshow, to lack of knowledge of how to regula:te the heater. It is not enough to install a heater, fill the bins with coal, and then expect it to heat the house properly. The first season &bee installing a heater should be devoted -to a study of fuels and their burning in the particular heater. Some of the things in general which the engineers who have been be Charge of this work advise the furne'ce op - water to look after if he washes to heart his borne comfortably with a minium amount of coal are: Be giro the chimney is large. enough for the sdze of the house and, if possible, have jit etreaght up. and dawn with a lined round flue. Study the dlampere and ese them intelligently M regulating the fire. Expemienent with different kinds of coal *until the best kind or the best mixture for your special heater is found. Do not use the poker too oftenunless the coal is et the kind that fuses, forms a .cruet, and inter- feres with the dratt. Do not leave ashes en the ash pit; ,clean them outt each time .after shaking. Insulats pipes and warm -air .ductise it save heat. Maiataiin, "if possible, a lentil. dity between furter and fifty per cent.; moist nix heats more quickly and is much more healthful., Abandoned or old -wells should be filled 'with earth end cloaect An old we'll should never be used as a tesepool, • nor be illXed with sewage, manure° or ger-, bag°, When so used these eubstancee get into the ground water and aollate all ,surrounding weber oupplieS. • Steep slorce, poor eaeky land, ranustatal eerliere, galited and weeded; tracteall these afford Oppeethavity for growing thelbee readably. Ceetain kinds et trees, like the loarthet, build up peer 001 through the tatrogeregathere ing bacteria in, the root todelee, .S111141 ;galas' ean be stepped up by ,Clesely paelced, brush, ,ana tree -tope. Large, open ,gullies are cheeked enlyhy%1htnt. leg eyee the ,entate gitl1 bee* sup - by tow brush d'antsi fteross Iio Isrgo units of the gnlly, t they took their books with them, etudying while the kettae simmered. At twelve o'eloele echool was dismiss- ed, and the ptipile were vent down- stairs to wash their faees and hands at the tenement Milk. During their absence, the "housekeepers?' spread each desk -top with a clean paper towel and distributed spoons, while the cooks filled the alumni= cups with soup ,or stew; so :that when the pupils returned with the asold, luaehee they had brought frora home, they found a steaming hot dish awaiting! them. Thus thirty-two children (the average atendance) were fed without any lose of tiine involving a curtail-' meat et the noon play hour, evluch was usually spent out-of-doors. Improvement in Health. This 4rasagement worked a real improvement in the children's man- ners. They were required to keep theirl seats while they ate, so fewer crumbs were dropped; moreover, during the I meal, the girls 'wile had cooked it were asked if it waa.,a new dish to tell the others how they had prepared it, while the other girls, anticipating their turn as cooks, made note of the recipe. Frequently the teacher start- ed a discussion of the food values of what they were eating, from which they easily drafted into impromptu talks an health whieh correlated with the physaology leison. How a table should be vet, haw a meal sbauld be 'served, and how the vegetables in the soup were grown, were also luncheon topics which even interested the boys. With all this pleasant talk goiing the rounds, the pupils at mach more slowly than they .ordinarily ate—whieh was goad, not °lily for their manners, but fol' their health. Of course, the most significant re- sult was the getetal improvement in the health of the youngsters-gnothing spectacular, yet steadily visible to the watchful eye of the teacher. There was a gradual decline in sickness, in the school, and some of the pupils found themselves' gaining weight. Om girl who was a chronic victim of after- noon headaches got rid of them almost completely_ "I found that the boys and girls were brighter and studied better in the afternoon atter a hot luncheon," explained the teacher. "They ate more lunch, too, which kept them from get- ting hefty end restless before school closed.' - No wonder the parents and board members were satisfied when they eaw both health and school work benefit by the innovation, As for the teacher —well, it did make a little .extra work for her. Although she did none of the eoolcing, she Planned the meals, some- times a week er two ahead, and kept a keen eye on evetything the cooks did. But the rot -vane were worth the added responsibility. She knew that in the long run she eveuld profit, because eoorly selected food, "make& a dull pupil"; whereas a properly nourished child is nem easily taught and eon - trolled. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON - 'JANUARY 2ND. The Child and the Kingdom,*St. Matt. 18: 1-14. Golden Text, Matt. 18: 4. See the parallel passages in Mark 9: 33-50 and Luke 9: 46-50. 1-4. Who Is the Greateet? The Jewish scholaaes were greatly inter- ested in such questions and, no doubt, the disciples had heard them debated. Their own ambitions were stirred, too, by the expectation which they still hold of a material kingdom in which their Master would come to IEs own and lin. which they would be His min! isters. Whieth of them would be first or .greatest? Compare Luke 22: 24-30. The answer of Jesus must have been quite unsuspected. It.was herd to be- lieve that such simplicity, naturalness, truth, and humility, as they saw in a w6ruld be the ammeter of those who entered into the kingdom, and that the one who 'should humble himself would be caunted greatest. The Revised Version renders coxtrect- ay, "Except ye turn and become as lit- tle children." John, who was one of the questioners, remembered this answer, and long afterward addressed the members of his 'church in Ephesus as "little eihildiren." See I Jelin 2: 1, 12, ete. 5-6. Whose Shell Receive Shall Offend. Jesus is their Wag net only of the childeen, yorang 1 years, but of all those simple folk whe should believe in and seek to follow Him, He was !allwa;ys supremely interested 11, the people, in all sorts lof people, but especially in the ignorant, the lowly, and the sulfating. Every kindness done to them was, as it were, done to Hine, and .everey offenee against them was against 1-111n. They were pecu- liarly His own. The was no greater clime than such offente, land: none de- serving greater punishment. 7-9, It Must Needs Be That Of- fences 001110, Th0 RGVISIGYI NYCO 0 has "emissions et lebitmlating," and gives the true meaning. One life es so eanstituted and so elecinnsinneed that dafficultiee, obettacvlee, stumbling - blocks, are eneounteted. But the law a Christ forbids that any inan should put sueli an occasion of stumbling in the way of ate -thee ' Jesus, goes feather, repeating eoun- eel that Me- already appeared in the Renton On the Moierat (5s 27-90). If the very members, of ,anee own body ,eatise effete% or 'Mumbling tt'is better that they be removed, There seems no doubt that Jesus never intedned these: words to be taken literally. He was iiee way, that the things which simply advising, in this figurative and exprees! cause ,offe•nce 1 0:111.' lives should be put away, however dear to us they maybe. The habit, the indulgence, the business, the* pleasure, the aseociabion of pursuit which puts temptation to evil in one's own way or in the way of others, should be given up.. It leery hurt to part from it, but better that than eternal. loss. 10-14. neer Angela The belief was already present in many minds that there were .guaralan angels who kept watch aver the innocent They Sound their way into the very presence of God. It might lee supposed that a, inart's in would cause the withebauwal of bis •angel from God's presence, but the angel guardians, of the pure -mind- ed ,child do always behold the face of the heavenly Father. , • To save that which was lost. The exquisite parable that falluvre is to il- lustrate this statement. God.,does not really care more for the lost one than for those who have net strayed.. ' All are equally objects tOf Hes loving care. But His heart is more deeply touched by the fate of the lost one, and He seek e it with untiring solicitude. As He sorrows for its. ,dlanger, se does, He edoice over its safette It is nrot His will that ere of these little ones should perish - Good Green Manures. Proteseor R. L. 'Watts, wretang hi the "Marrket Growers' Journal," sums up the fertility problem of the market grower in the "While we have piemed.ater faith to the use 'of stable manure it producing good crepe, green manurial crops are gradually taking the lhaO0 of stable manures. It is forturnete that we are able to maintain en this manner the supply of soil organic matter. Let us remember :some essentials in. the sue- ceesful use of green manures, They might be given as follows: "1, Soil adaptation. We should be careful to select the eight ,ceep for the soil under cultivation, which 'also ate preperly tato the Vete= ot eaoppina. IT, USG a berankfuti zupply ,of seed. "3. Use sufficient commereial fele tilizer to ineure a heavy growth. "4. ,Sow in ample time, eapecaalla le the fall of the year, so that the crop will get a good Mart before winter. "6. Taloa advantage of every op- portunity to grow a materiel exam." e Protect ail watering troughs, Ware hard :freezes cause a let o:k damage. , Addresa all communioations for this department to Mrs, Helen Law, 53 LyaIl Ave„ ant -onto. Helena: Thank this boy friend, by Thank your escort by all means,. all means, for his Christmas gift. You Yoe can say, "Thank you for coming can write Ithe a nice little note then this way with me," or, "Geodnaght, when you see him, tell him again how and thank you so nettele" inuoh. you 'appreciate it. One mark of Daisy Dell: Good for youl We -might start a society for the abolishing of kissing games. You and your little group of friends can be the charter members. 1 wonder who else wants to come in? Just to prove to you that I am heart and soul in this movement, I am going to tell you about some games and contests that cart take their place for the winter parties to which we are all a:globes- forward. First there is the Lobster Race for boys, The eontestants stand en all fours and move backward es quickly as possible. The one reaching a de- sig-narted line first wine. Tben there is the •Cracker Relay Race, Twelve Or sixteen may pley. They stand in rows, .each tone supplied with a cracker, At the -signal, the first one in eaeli row begins to eat his cracker and, US soon as lee tan whistle after eating his crackeT, the next one begins. The row which finishes first wins. In. a Newspaper Race, each contest- ant is given two newspapers, one for each foot. Ile places one forward and steps on it with his right foot. Then he picks up the other for his left foot and so on, being allowed to step only on newspaper, racing to a given mark and back. A Feather Blow is tun, each guest being given a feather which he blows at a signal. The game is to see who can keep his feather in the air the longest. Of course you. know the eld game of Gossip? The players terra in a cir- cle. The first player whispers a sen- tence or Atte story into the ear of the second, who repeats it and so on, until the story comes back to the first who told it. This one then re- peats aloud what was originally said and how it became changed in the tell- ing. No one changes it on purpose but if you work fast the changes creep in -amazing ones. Halve you ever had a "Silence Party" at whirl taxes were levied: for superfluous laughing and talking? They are lots of fun. a true lady is the promptnese with whieh she acknowledgee gifts and favors, There is no justification 1. delay, not even illness, if you Call get someone to do it for you. Simply say in your note, "I wish to thank you so much for your Christmas gilt. It was just what I lead been wishing for and it is eery clearming. I hope I see you soon to tell you in person just haw much. I do appreciate it. Thanking you again for your kindriees in re- membering me so delightfully, I am, Yours sincerely, etc." Rachel: Yen are puzzled to know what to do when a friend sends you a Christmas gift and you did not give her ene. Lots of us have that same problem about this time of year but let is be very sensible, The fact that you did not remeinber this friend im- plie,s two things, first, that you did not consider her one of the special friends whom you wished to remember at Claistmas tine, am ,second, that you were hoping by not sending her a ,gift, that this season both of you would drop the .custom of exchanging pees - ante. Why not stick to your original idea? It may take a bit of courage but you can be just as warm friends if you do not remember each other at Christmas, for if vhe is worth while, she will not let the fact that you did not give hex a gift make any differ- ence in your friendship. Moat eau - ebbe people are gradually cutting down the list of friends they remain- iber and devoting their money and energies to worthy eharitable Christ- mas enterprises, so why do you not join them? If, however, you want to let ;this friend know you appreciate her kindness, make her some simple gift next summer, long enough after! Caristina,s so the gift will net look' like a "too-lete-for-Cleristneas" affair and embarrass you in presenting it and her in receiving it. Jane: Should I thank the boy a -ho brings me litme train a party? 11111.1.11.11.11,11. 000eitiry Strange as it may seem, geese will flourish on rations suitable for the cow. Geese like ,clover chaff or hay. I find that they like to pick over corn fodder, and find much in it that they consider good. Silage has been tried with good results by some feedere. Breeding geese must not become too fat, or the fertility of the eggs will be injured. Some geese owners found last spring that their eggs did not hatch as well as usual. Last year the corn crop was unusually good, ancl possibly many of the breeding geese were .fed too much. corn and became too eat. I think oats is more satisfactory for geese than corn. If they seem thin, corn can be added to the ration. in moderate quantities. However, moat geese will keep in goad breeding con- dition on oats and fodder. They fat- ten so easily that it as not difficult to keep them at a good weight without much corn. My geese seem to enjoy ranging through the slush and snow on days when the farni hens remain close to, Shelter. But at night the flock needle a dry roosting place. A shed contain- ing plenty of straw will give all the protection needed, and well save the inanume, which is a aaleable by-pro- duct even witha- small flock. Clean ,straw should be added as the condi- tion of the house demands it. Mature geese make the best breed- ers and when a pair ar trio we mated up itt is best to leave the mating for several yews, These birds seem to develop mach more affection for each other then is the case -with other fowls'. Ganclexs are usually kept until three en- four years old, but the geese will prove good layers and breeders until they are ten years old, and sometimes longer. Jt does not pay to .inbreed geese but if new ganders axe obtained it ±0 'Wise to buy them from the same flock, so they will be aequeheted and nat quarrelsome. They should be meted in the late fall and early wine ter, so as ' to become accu,sitorned theie arratee several menthe before the breeding seaeon. Geese need plenty of water, and at is best to 'supply it al a to-ante:al in which they can only reach their bill% When watered in large fillitiltVer PMS the game will soon oplaah the Water aziomul and irtake unheolthfUl for drinking. • The Q110)00 gOvenohnen1 plaies pleat two pine or .gprtioie trees for Oren' .nne ent ttownt and IMS IkV present hadreeelrenee pabollang aereee areas, ethila at She wee time It lendouragiag ptivate foaest pleeteetioat Three million pine and speuce traelf have been planted thas year, end eieven associatione of beam -Ilan organieed for t teber loolIunrnL, An Old, Old Story. Oh, once, this happened yeaxs ago In brave old London Town, A little worzeout lad, who swept The gentry's chimneye down, EC fast asleep, on Christmae Eve, Besidie a chimney tall; And dreamed he was invited To the children's Christmas Ball Pope little sweep—so sound asleep! The snow came drifting down, The midnight stage went rattling by And thr,ough the silent town The 'carol singers went their rounds And, hark! The& joyous eingirbg Awoke the bells, and set the silver Cheastmas &limes all ringing! But still the veeery sweep slept on, But, ,sh—h— just as the etaxe Wanked ont amid morning exaced her head Through right's dark whidow bars, That dear old saint, who lovas all 'children, In his magic sleigh, Came clattering e'er the roof tops and My deems ensi ducks—well, sayl He trimmed the broom of that poor laddie With the finest toys, And then, wathout a bit of fuss Or making ate, noise, He lifted him into his eleigh And whisked off towani the Pole And from that day to this, sweet:- hearts, Though don't you tell a soul, Hes been adopted by at, Nick, And goes with him each year, To help him fill the stockings and To sweep the diem -bays clot& And„ though that happened years ago, Ple never will grow old— No ono does vibe believes in Kries, Or so I have been told! Soortaals, pottitottitiy etarl in the sewn, shon1+4 not be allowed to terlene with the rognitar hauling ad the vatitaro to *0 411<te, • Maahinett7 'Oh eereatt41"4 It" 1te' ,tt 0.41 (.46160 -iihas there 414001,4 De tEo1suii ireepeotieu given! egaat Manlike before # pat \Maar, , lostaeo TAtets .641,o014 noteet 414 I repaita ordeood towl tior Out thorn 44.4w Oleo taathh*.10 again needeat bioatilogg onct Notv14. -oats, 0,001,4 bo Nvoll olleanott on4 then eilleit to-pretsent eleeterea Aka 161:00 10‘1611, ahoula 40tOn ttttight, end minor repairs nude at 0:11110. .„ HOW STRONG ARE YOU Watch, etaed firm tin the laitle, play the non, be strong!" I think if St. Paul were alive to -day be would atteed football and baselball games, He might; not, but I AM illION11sd to think he would, for he eonstently refers to th,e greet games of his day. These eyelet the Roman games of running and wreatilag. IIe also makes frequent refereece to the military, Tradition saye he was afflictecl with come incar- able malady. But at heart he loved the et/enema life. And in that we are like him. The strong man draws aat our admiration every time, And as Paid !loved the athletes' ...whose sanewy bodies lee had seen eo frequently at the Greek and Roman games, he often compared the ,cehrbs- tia.n athlete to that. He said that all men who are followers of Christ, thte wcaida giant, ought to have some athletic qualities. "Watch, stand firm iri the faith, play the man, be strong." The weed "watch" literally means, to keep awake, No athlete who is bil- ious' er stupid can hope to win. He must he on the alert, when the atante lug signal is given. Most of us sleep a good deal of the time. We sleep in polities, and permit a email eiecie of men to dominate the parties We areasleep in the conclitions which sur- round our obildrene We sleep not only in our pews an church, but we allow the entire ehurch meohinery to become. clogged. "Keep awake" As for being strong, that is part of our business. Wouldn't it be ;splendid if the ,strong people, the virile and forward-looking people of the com- munity commonly gathered at the ahurch? If you tame into a strange town, you -would ask for the church directory, as that is where the strong folks are listed. Would it not be mag- nificent it our children enzonedetesly came to see that the fine peoaie, the bread people, the big men of the eont- munily were all church areeleera? hear a reader saying, "You Make me laugh. Our local church hae never been burdened with strong people. Ito mainistays are nice, gentle old folks who never do anything very had, nor very good." Very likely. e Neverthe- less, the strong people ought to be those in the .chuech. And before we leave the subject, let us put it down that the segengest people have been church folk. . Take the great movements of his. tory. See it they were not prompted by -religious folk. There are the Cru- sades. Thousands of the brave, the chivalrous of Europe, started for the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, to rescue it out of the hands of the Mos- lems. They were the re,ligious peo- ple of their day. Here is Christina Forsyth, called the "loneliest woman In the world." For thirty years she toiled among a wild, black tribe of eastern Africa, never seeing a white face, save when ,sarne missiona,ry visit- ed her. She remained at her post until seventy-two. Would you call her erne of the strong? And here is Paul him- self. He tells dines to be strong, and he is the finest of examples . of strength. For thirty years he has no roof he calls his own. Ile is ever on the wing, sometimes at great bodily ., danger. When it is all aver he ean say, "I have finis,hecl my course." That is, he had rim the raoe, and even. But Paul is ,always particular to state that he does not ,C10, this in his ON711 strength. No man does, and no man .can. It has to be done on bor- rowed strength. Moat great enter- prises ziee casaled forward an borrow - e,1 'strength. The interurban cax goes by, carrying a heavy human cargo. But the interurban borrows all date strength and speed from the electric wire overhead. A slender pole carries the current without which, the car would be dead. 011Ce 1 StetX1 beside vast engintes that pumped the water for a great city. But without the fiteem pipes that brought the power from the bailees, those engines weuld have been but so reuel wrap Iron. And SO, our strength is borrowed. It teems of God. It orients through faith in a good and powerful God- "They that 'wait won the Lord shall TanGTV their strength." 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