HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1922-6-22, Page 31 and grow up to be strong men- and
women. Sick and weak people eat
them and become well and healthy.
sides,
" be centinued, 4gegg.4 taste so
goon There le notbiea to be said
aaainst them,"
'Oh, thank you, kind sin'? saie tee
feiry excitedly, "and where can 1 get
denfu3 egV"
"just aerose the roaci in that farm
yard, from Mother Chicken," replied
the wise old man,
Immediately the little fairy luneiecl
aeress tbe road, took a White Ogg from
the Mother Chickens. and then 'care-
fully trenaring it, be went et top
speed back to tne river,
If only the ice had not melted yeti
addreee eernmurdeations to Aoronernissa 73 Adelalcie St West. Toronto
Maldng Hens "Feel at Horan." Yawn takes in eoveiderable score It
Egg yield is largely centeolled, byl calls for Worker location that there
two important faeters,—environment fluty be no exposure no dampuess.
and fooda-and eent most be at itelmeaus that a heuse sestet be well vein
best. The ben might be termed a. tilated, so that moisture as not
aftlesY animal." Sim wanes eeerythiegl the on the walls and celibate What
just right, and unless everythina reVaiatiOR the openefrout scratehing
hed b ieea in. tbis respeet!
entirely satisfactory, she simply re-
fuses to get down to besinees.
In other words, ehe mut be etaitent-
ed; she must have that "at home"
feeling. She rs not extravagant in
ho -uses and elaborate fextuires, but she
does want comfortable and clean quar-
ters. Iler house must not only be
clieerful in the daytime, but it must be
restful at night. Titere muet geed
ventilation, but no drafts.
To givo Weed reeults, a poliltrY
house must allow the elan's raye to
penetrate it in the morning; it must
give shade when needed; give the
birds outdo er conditions without ex -
peeing them to TRW, MOW and WWI,
atorres. A Immo that will meet these
requirements need not be elaborate.
Peace River Farming,
Canada has a valuable agricaItural
region ia the Pe,ace River district.
Bulletba. No. 6 of the Federal Peettrt-
silent of Agrieulture deals. with ex-
pertnenta at the sub -station a the Raskin, saye, oEveey ciay reed areorking nailer keen aggre.ssive lead,*
Dar Foir VetexPielireillin,ertalbleetearm. sT1114):4st:td- lnie,ttlae 1'0.44 a‘reelleporkeeeeseithearnda Terh6ollsiell eawifl "rsinirtgater arnealdmoPrree7ittnt
tlement this, place 1114 en the banks elee.re be
of the Penn River, 850 miles uorth Ttlere is 1111Wh t° Etisaect'
of Edmonta, in, AftY-eight deVreea cannot he gained in any other waYt
P Klitary etudy of a book which
tweat7"aite nertY 1°titlIcie' 116 de-. an""ere are some people who Irian out a
Formation of Clubs
By Marion Dana
tain aloag any 11130 zought ,eat
and a place 0.11 laze program found for
eash. Secli at#14. as the "Colonize -
tion of Cartatte Durieg the French
gees west longitede, and ee coarse of study and atways lieep a Regime will make poestisle aprogram
above see level. i book close at lanai 'thereby never los- as te include any end ell 'who will
Fort Vermilion has Ilea the usual.
ng element of time. This plan is t take eiart. The old Frerieh boat eonge
romantic weer of settlements: depicts
ed in Sir William Betier'e "Great ultimate atialysls,
the result a an organized life in the' and legends are almost unique and
the etrongest tYlie alweYs entertaiaing and educative in
Egg procbotion is also regulate4 by 13rea,thless he arrived at the rtver aaa Lone land. Faint the trapper an
tbe quality and quantity of food, and' eagerly ettanned it. Ah, there was just fur trader, then the Indian mission, ‚4bate in Inee7 resPeet's^ T111 entrit and 'character.
the mama= in which it is served. Foed a tiny piece of ice left, AU the others and next the pioneer and agricultural' °re etbe"e beweYert wilt' umnplisbl Divide the Program.
midsoies Bay Comil their best work under the stimulus of
b lei the waste tiSsnea$ it Pre- had melted. On the tiny piece, he saw I devehepreent. The
, .1. ,_.„. . eompanionshio. The corn:tandem. of iAnother important item in a sue-
eee,,,„, duces heat to the body, fat and meat all the litt e hales anxiously waiting nem?. had done sonze eusing prior ol s f I TO is the prepaaation of
ber tastes; sbe noes not demand thought seeres eeceesary to erouse e.,„ , .
13-"''''' 0 e a , 1 makes eggs. The. for bine, It did not take him loeg to esta'olishment of the Mission,' the latent ability to think swiftly alai ""-°°. "ate= Papers for each meeting.
usefulness of the ben is, to a larga, get te the ice and there he laid the i Wheels dM not cisme about until 1880. elearlY avid eonserve the results to ening of a vaper Uncle to give
extent, at eommand on its keeper, egg earefully in the old witch's lep-i Twenty-eieht years later, at 1908
- 1 or 1 li a 4earness and precision to thoughts
When eggs are wanted, the quality of She was very angry at his sueeen,l the Arst Director of the Dominion 4413r(PitfAg.,e' I 1, ,,,,4, ...,.. and tranepareney to the rasion'4
the raMon must be such as will pro- but she nnew that elle must keep er! xp ° , D ° W'll' 4.,s'ell'9"'„ 4a11+,wernell.are "'Y. nteennino
dace eggs. So it is with teens that ° Promice to free the fairies. t Saunders, enteved into an arXang4- '''' rea"ze I'L`e °real- advantage a eai
operation aloeg the various avenuee
grow fat. A hen that IS busily era Juet then the ice gave its. laet erealt! meat with Robert Jones an early set -
readily oven. and into the water and down to their! tler, to eerry on investigational work al 3enriee aPea Jr' t'llanli ''n'a bilsinees
. . world bas taught men the wisdom of
fattened as the one that is not laying, Own /IMO dived all the little, green with cereals, fruits and vegeta .ea.
It is adulated that in order to be-' water fairies. They lived happily ever' FiVe acres of land were nrat rented
come a good layer a hen must have after and the happiest and most bon -lane then added to until now twenty -
some fat. She must not be thin in Ored of all was he evbe had fouled the , five acres ere oceimied and conducted
flesh. Two extrernee sheuld, be avoided egg. by Mr. JoneS, from whose annual re -
e thin aud too fat. ports the bulletin here referred to Irma
me pullets accumulate consider- Cheese in the biet. been compiled. From these reports
It IflaY be a crude building. able fat before they lay their fleet It is a remarnable fact that ai would appear that petatoe$,,aspere
There must be plenty ef room, 501 egg. This connition %aurally delays though Canadian cbeese is equal ague. beete, cabbage, cauliflower, car
that wbile indoors fowla may enratch; layiin my erpericace, a is the finest et its elan in the world, -
ng; but,
atandirig together In the noblest and
best meaning of that term. CanadiansglaSt-Taaliaa Olaf to mould and melee
tain ono great National idealiem we
Meet cemblee all our energiee Must
Wake eounaon-eapited Of. all industrial
knowledge, experience an talent.
The Possibilities of the Rural CIO,
rots, celery, lettuce, nareley, omens, There are Jiule communitlea dotted
=mug the Utter without bumping up better a little at than teo lean, 1 have cheese is not as geteia11y used en the. Pennine, sliblach, tureips, and rluiel here and there, all over our vint Do-
againet each other. Wben the flocmimed that these pullete winch are im
table in Canada as in tely °thee barb ean termed certain erePa, and rniniga 'which are dull and Pain:Wrest
oveecrowded, only a few of the binda slow atarting are ganerallY the Pleat eatintries, In England, for example, th t e rl, The ing becauee they are a mere aggregs- reading do rot consider it a defeuce
la
win take, enereise; the others will steady inyers atter they de begin and a large peecentage of the homes use season is ebort but vigorous. Peas tion individuals and not a commune at all. Console youreelf, eald Lydia's,
0014 about small, Welton or Weide tbeir eggs AT° of Utter Mee $bope, cheese almoat daily. To aOMO neople have- done well every neer elute 1,900, If ettell. A real corerinellitY "IS A the judges ha,ve only to bear tile dee
Their time on the roosts. Overcrowdedi For egg productive the ration must cheese is believed to be indigestible, etteent in 1912, When an exceptionally number of people iso united in sitirit AMC* nee. That conviction," cou.
flanko, tote are likely to have "bullies'n be hignitr.nitrogenous, wheat is the but as pointed out in pamphlet No, 7' heavY frost proved. deetructive. Beans and. so latereqUd in the advancement tineux1 Viscount Middleten, "has
=wig them, and it taliel ealY Ono QV' leading nitrogerninta feed- While it is of the Department Of Agriculture at do v:ell ordina17 Yeara; hut corn,i cel their tOWn that they are willing to tauglat tne to faee maiey azi aUdieTAGO
• the most eomplete grain fed to point Ottawa, its digestibility is improved Pumnitina, tomatoes, and citrons may drop their little differeneeS and unite withathufnwerntteeinetezure:stt.on roe a subjeet or
triet it must never be given to the when combined with otber foods, be regarded as uncertain, although
In every eta, the Milliner the organ- ,
elusion of other grates. A eole diet1 When eaten with bread or other fodder cern eau gererttilY be relied
1.11POT4. Cucumbers have to be hot- ration the leas work involved and the
ter tbe bene for SUCCeSs.
et:omen and the presentation of oppo-
site ideas bas its value in eveey club,
would juet seieet together and in a but cere is not taken, coatradattien
sane, red-blooded way face the prepo- prove very injurious to any
talon, they would diecover evenues organization. It was a clubman who
'4 development of which they neverL said, ;oaten. mien tele es nue eight
dreamed. Wherever there are three' and I meet go and eenteacee a bites
thent. For the eecouragement et
those who are timid about contribut-
ing paper*, I would line to quote a
paragraph from an address Web.
Viscount Middleton gave to the Wo,
man's Canadian Club in Montreal
eme time ago- "I dare say most
ople ere toe modett to Una_ alin-
ing they can eveite wortbY to be Put
before all audience. 1 would eay de
uot be afraid of what you have writ-
ten. The great Greek LYSiaa once
wrote a defence for a VIteat The
elicit said be was neligleted when he
ad it the first time, I liked it len
sicond time, and after a third
UNTO birds of that disposition to upset
the entire family. Get rid of euch
birds.
To shell out the eggs, hens raWit be, ef wheat will quickly give the egg an 3 re y $_ Po #
er f ngeople
tame, and not of a every diseeeitioun edor similar to Out of a decayed egg, maearaul, it forms one of the most bedded firat, Ofrititaetxawberriee, come that dullneen If the
eurratits and raspbenies have done, who go about bemeaning the bare -
Tame bens "feel at Lento"; wild Ilene and the flevor is net et all appetizing. astiefactore food combinations,and
well, but gooseberries, plums and ap-‘ nen of life in the rural districts
are discontented. Tame bees are lay. This is especially aoticeable upon one whigh will not be difficult of ill.,
,er3. If the attendant is kind and opening a seee_beeed egg tate by A gestion for most people. It is wben n/es bx1,73 not thriven to any eon-
sif
gentle, it will not take tbe beus long to wheat -fed hen. Therefore, it Is nem- eaten at the end of a heavy meal llerable extent. The hardier lower$
fiouriele
find it out, Qrol then in turn, will gain' eery to balance the nitrogenous foocis that it is liable to overtnx the digest-
and Jim garden at Fort Ver..
vonfidenen .irery movement made by neth some earbouaceous material ouch
ive organs. Cheese is a very eseee ;ninon bas attracted much attention.
wheat tested in
d d' el all of it bein
Ftve vailetiee of
the person. in entarge sbould be quiet' as torn. Corn alone is not good egg at
and easy, The bens must be taught food, though.
that they are rare in the preeeree of Egg fanners say that better res
their keeper. We may laugh at the smite are obtained in feeding a moist
person talking to his hens, but those masit rather than a dry one. The ben
hens are the tamest and do the beat eats more of it, and it assimilates. bet -
laying. tor. But meshes must never be given
A. ben is more contented in clean in a sloppy eondition. There ahould
quarters than in fllthy ones. Even be just enough water or milk added to
though they do not have a sense of make tbe mash crumbly. Green stuff
smell, they appreciate clean and and animal food are of great 'report -
bright pens, It znay be a little old- ance daily.
fashioned to whitewash the interior We measure the effect of food upon
of the coops, but I still have strolls egg production by the manner in
faith in It. Whitewashed walls aro which it is digested. the
net only attraetive, but they kill dia.
ease germs, Whitewashing is labor
well spent.
The size of the outside run is not so
importmit as is the condition in which
the run is kept. A. small yard that is
kept elean, in which the earth is turn-
ed under every now and the; and one
which is partially shaded, is preferred
to a large run that is sadly neglected.
to form one great nrotberhood.
),our town ix dull it is becalm;
theve
is no 'organized .einert to over-
t
gostive organs are in good working
condition, there will not be many eggs.
Use good, hard, sharp grit.
This food -environment question
leans on to other recpzisites. The blood
of the hens must be kept in a pink
state—must be purified. For this pur-
pose, poultry science has found: no-
tiving better than linseed -meal and
charthal.
.A. well -littered seratehing shed is bet- To smarizei, we must feed Intro -
ter for exereise than an acre of range. moue food, balanced by carbonaceous
When a ben is 'contented she is sure material. We must give green stuff,
to be healthy. A eonteuted, healthy or its substituth daily. We must sup -
hen is known by her quick movements ply animal food. We must keep
and her bright appearance. She sings oyster -shell, grit and 'charcoal eon -
and eackles, and in many ways shows stantly within reach. Fresh water
that "life is one long, sweet song." daily, exercise, comfort and content -
Hens love peace. The presence of ment—then we have the profitable lay -
quarrelsome hens or a tyrant male ing hen,
soon develops diseontent. Everything,' We iraprove eur stock and make it
must be congeniaL Environment must, more profitable by giving careful at -
not be treated with indifference. There' tention, by making a happy and
is a streak of human nature in a hen.
She is not -unlike the workznan -who
does his work more easily when his
surroundings are pleasant. Environ- the temperamett of their keeper.
healthful borne, by inspiring confi-
dence. Tame hens tell the tale of
pro.per attention, and scary hens voice
{
r' THE CHILDREN'S
1
. HOUR
•
The Water Fairies.
It was spring. Down the river float-
ed the large, white chunks ef ice,
glistening in the sun. Slowly under
the warm spring sun, the ice was be-
ginning to melt. Soon there would be
none at all and the river would flow
on unhindered. But there was one par-
ticularly big piece of ice that was
more stubborn that all the others. it
seemed as if the sun's waxen rays
could not penetrate it But gradually
it too began to thaw.
Now this pieCe of ice was a very
uncommon one and entirely different
from its sister pieces floating down
the river. On the outside, except for
its unusual size, it looked just like the
others. But the secret was on the
inside. For there early in the winter
had been imprisoned some lovely, lit-
tle, green water fairies by a meet,
ornel witch. All through the long,
cold whiter, the fairies had lain In
their icy prison waiting for the spring
to come. For then, they thought,
Surely the old witch would relent and
let them go once more to their beloved
home at the bottom of the river.
Finally their icy prison did begin
to melt, and the little, green water
feiries were very happy. But it was
not in the mind of the cruel witch to
be lenient with them. She called them
alt. together in her room in the ice
and told them that before she gave
them their freedom, they must per-
form a difficult task for her. Then
indeed were the fairies dismayed. For
what LeW torture had the old witch
in store for them.
"You must select the cite, whom
you consider the wisest, to go forth
over the land inhabited by human be-
inand there h mu t fi d that
gs e s n
which does the most good to the hu-
man beings. If he is successful in
bringing this, whatever it may be,
back to me before the ice melts, then
you shall all be feee to go to your
palace beneath the waters," said the
witch. "But," and here she looked
darkly at them, "if you fail, you shall
all die."
The fairies shuddered and looked at
each other disheartened. None of
them had ever been on land and who
would be brave enough to venture
into the unknown region on the cruel
witch's errand. They were silent.
Then up piped the prettiest one of all
the green water fairies. "I'll try," he
said, and then without another 'word
he was off, leaping front one icy chunk
to another until he reached the land.
Far and wide did the little sea
fairy travel, always seeking for soir.e-
thing that did people the most good.
He found many things, but always
there was some drawback. Still the
little, green water fairy was not dis-
couraged. If only he could find the
desired object before the ice melted,
hew happy he and all the other water
fairies would be to escape from the
old witch. He knew therefore that he
must not give up.
So on he went. On the outskirts
of a. big city he came across an old
man who had wandered all over the
world and who was well versed in all
the secrets of the earth. The little
green water fairy in the course of
his wanderings had heard about this
oldMan and all his knowledge. Bold-
ly the little fairy approached the big
man and asked him what it was that
did apple the most good. ,
The wise man laughed and said,
"Why, don't you know, it is very sim-
ple. It is an egg, Children eat eggs
used by the body to build up new tis. six-year averages have yielded 43 fon or four families in a group there is
.
sues and to provide energy for the lows Per Aare: Bishea, 68 bus., 40 almost invariably talents which will
body to do its work. For aturdei boys tbs.; Huron, 66 bus. 00 lbs.; Red Fifee make for tbe welfare of all concerned.
and girls and, normal adults, it is one al.; bus. 26 lbs.; Marquis, 62 bus. 25, No community appreciateits re-
ef the best muscle builders and ane lbs.; and Prelude 41 bus. 50 lbs. Oattn sources until it places the social em -
which is entitled to a large place In in the same average have yieldedphaeis On its commuiaite Be. 'Un -
the diet. Banner, fiS bus. 83 lbs.- Ditubeney, GG suspeeted talent is displayed when
While elieese may be served with- bus, 31 lbs., and Eight4 Day, 62 bus. team work is adopted. Men and sn-
are programs. al clubs have a great
Musk '
out any further Prolutra.tion, it cell 2 lbs. Barley similarly tested has men who hrive never been tested fund from which to arrange intereete
be esed in cooking in many different, produced: nianelturian, GO bus. 40 lbs.; drawn out by the inspiration of doing
ways, et shouid be beetle in mina, Champion, 56 bus. 15 lbs.; Success 53 something in coMMOTt With othevs. In lag programs. Sometimes a few Pee-
Club Programs,
There are many and various glasses
f clubs. Cubs few the study of in-
dividual writers, clubs for the study
of bistory. Canadian history contains
an unsuspected wealth of association,
ufficient to cover several winters'
pie are especially intersted SOM43
however, that Oleos° will be bardea bus' 36 lbs., and Hu less Wbite, 6
to digest if cooked at a high temper- bus. 42 lbs. Various sorts of field
te re The am hlet to w'hich refer- roots have bean, experimented with
the modest NOU110 eirl is ou d a
- n individual writer, Carlyle for instance.
singer; the careeworn MO sr su en- If Cavlyle be cbosen, the dun should
ly develops a talent for writing; some secure an inexpeneive set of his works,
once is made contains many ebeese successfully. Sunflowers for ensilage of the so called commonplace people Programs could be =aimed as fon
recipes. These include sauces, soups, have proved promising, and surpris- diselose a wit which astonishes their lows:—Firet heading, BIOGRAPHY,.
Welsh rarebit, pudding, souffle, era_ ingly large erops of green fodder have neighbors. The great majority '41 1. "Biography." References may be
quettes, omelette, niseuits, salad., and been obtained from earn. Of clovers people need only a little sympathy found in the "Life of Carlyle," by R.
many other enticing dishes. The re- and grasses, Grimm and Ontario Var. and a sense of responsibility to Tea- Garnett.
cipe for cheese biscuits taken from legated varieties of alfalfa, and red pond to some unsuspected power. 2. "Carlyle, Personally," by D.
this pamphlet is: Two cups flour, 4 elover, have proved promising; Alsike Making a Club Practical.
clover US not been sufficiently test- nlasson.
teaspoons baking powder 2 table-
/ The success of a dub is measured, 3. "Reminiscenees," by J. Froude.
ed; timothy, Western Rye grass, riot by the scope of its program' but 4, "Thomas Carlyle," by J. Froude.
by the interest it awaltees andthe Second heading, cRrricism.
number of people it sets to work. 1, "My Study Window," by J. R.
If a club is to be formed, someone Lowell.
must take the initiative and invite 2. "Hours in a Library," by Leslie
from six to eight of the people who Stephens.
Roll, cut in, shapes, and bake in a are given in the bulletin winch show have impressed her as being interest- 3. "Modern Humanists," by S. M.
hot oven. The dough should be the average sunshine per day for nine ed in practical issues of an intellectu- Robertson.
handled as quickly as possible and months last year, that is front Apeil al and socialorder. These should 4, "History of Englisb Literature,"
mixed only entnigh to blend the in-
gredients.
spools lard or butter, 3, teaspoon
salt, % eup milk (about), grated
cheese. Sift the flour, baking powder
and salt together and rub in the fat
evenly. Add the grateil cheese and
enough milk to make a sat dough.
Awnless Brozne and Meadow Fescue
tested, for hay value, have wintered
well, but Orehard and Red Top grass-
es have proved. disappointing.
Weather records for twelve years
Good nature is the cheapest com-
modity in the world and the only thing
that will pay ten per cent. to the bor-
rower and lender alike.—Ingersoll.
to December, inclusive, was six hours. eenfer elottg the broad lines of vegan -thy Tante.
t1 Itization. It would be -well to discuss From these books will be gathered
Samantha says: Some Women who the line of work the club should take a good deal of information regarding
are mighty particular about who their up, the style of the meetings, the days the man and his writings.
children play with win buy all the of meeting and the frequency of them. The following suggestions az to
latest slang, smut, and nretanitY for A small eommittee should be appoint- titles of papers may he of help: "Car -
their pianos and graphophones. ed to draw up a tentative program lyle as a Representative of Scotch
and prepare a list of names to be Peasant Character," "Carlyle's Gospel
canvassed. A wide-awake committee of Work," "Carlyle's Literary Power."
Parents as Educators
Walks and Talks—By Elsie F. Kartark
We were in the garderi one morn-
ing, shortly after my arrival, John,
Mary, Bobby and I. Mother had gone
away for a vacation.
The garden was beautiful, and we
were quietly enjoying all its loveliness
when suddenly Mary ctied, "Oh,
there's an ugly old toad, rm afraid
of it."
John and Bobby ran toward it in
eager anticipation of destroying it.
"I hate toads," said John with a
vengeance.
"Iql step on it," exclaimed Bobby
at the same"time.
I was just in time with my "Wait,
Bobby. Why are you going to kill
"Because I bate it," he answered.
"And why do you hate it?"
"It's ugly."
"Oh, is it? I don't think so. Let's
take a better look at it Why, see, it
has beautiful jewels on its back, and
look here at its gold rimmed spec-
tacles."
The children located surprised. .
"Suppose we sit down .and watch it
while I tell you all about it," I con -
timed.
"Don't do that, you'll 'get warts."
This from John as I reached out to
stroke the toad.
"No, you won't," I replied. "Not
any of the books that I have ever read
about toads say that you get warts
from stroking them. The toad likes
it and he sometimes sings a song,
just as a cat purrs when it is stroked.
Do you see the portal under his
mouth? That swells as he sings. He
cries, too, when he is hurt. There are
different kinds of toads. The tree
toad becomes the color of the surface
on which he 'finds himself so that
people or animals cannot see him."
"I wish I could do that when Pm
playing hide -and -go -seek," said Mary.
"Well, you see the toad can no some,
things that you cannot do," I replied. 'Neat in importance to the divine
"Let's hear some more about it,,,
exclaimed John, breathlessly profusion of water, light and air,
Inovine those three physical facts which ren -
closer to the toad. der existencepossiblebe • ckon-
"The mother toad lays the eggs in ed the universal beneficence of grass.
5
e water and covets them with
are It bears no blazonry of bloom to
hatched, they are called tadpeles." charm the senses with fragrance or
jelly for protection. After they
" splendor, but its homely hue is more
Are those little black things that
swim around in the water tadpoles?" enchanting, than the lily or the rose.
interrupted Mall-. It yields no fruit in earth or air, yet
six should its harvests fail for a single
"Yes. They live in the water
Weeks and then they lose their tails, would depopulate the
yweoarrld.'f'anline
The above lines are taken from
that they live on land. When a toad
grow legs and swim to shore. After
splits his John James Ingall's 'beautiful ode to
wants a new suit he
up the back, pulls it off, rolls oiltdic'elit: grass. Grass is such a common thing
ours
in this rich, well watered land
a ball and swallows it and there he of
is M his new suit." that we take it for granted, net giving
it credit for many good things er
ggReaolly:: thec, children all exclaim. stopping to think just how much we
edatn
"Yes, really," I replied,, "and I have are dependent upon it. We turn it
Ile toad
with the Plow and till the ,soil until not
left the best for the last. one green spear shows. We continue
is one of our best helpers. He eats
all the insects that would deetroy our
crops and flowers, so is very valuable
to the farmer and gardener. If un-
harmed, he will live for years in our
garden. There is one very old toad
who spends hie winters under my
stone steps at home, and every spring
I look eagerly for him to come out
and he has not disappointed me yet,"
I ended.
Mary moved nearer. "I don't be-
lieye Inn afraid of you any more, nice
old Mr. Toad."
"Say, Bobby," said John, "let's be
good to this toad and then he'll stay
and maybe some day well see him
change his coat. Anyway, we can
take him into partnership in our gar-
den work."
THE BENEFICENT
GRASS
cultivation until the humus is deplet-
ed and the sail becomes lifeless, and
the rains wash the top soil away and
gully the hillsides. Grass hides its
-fime to return and restore the de-
struction we have wrought. The grass
fields do net wash, they become richer
rather than poorer with the lapse of
time. They attach us to the land.
Our affections are not deeply set on
a plowed field or a corn crib. It is
the pasture with its inhabitants, the
frolicking lambs, the pigs in clover,
the sturdy colts, with their big ,gentle
mothers, and the ragged bright-eyed
calves, that touch the heart and make
us happy to be a part of the great
wide cbuntry.
In the past we have not esteemed
pastures as we. should. They feed
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eal:e*elaWeeste.,
mankind. Each evening sees the
cows some home front their -work of
transforming nature's tarp et ef
green into the richest cf food for man
—foaming milk, rich creara and yel-
low butter—the most perfect food for
all the young. Their fies.h is grass.
The steers graze the rich pastures
till they are tilled, then they lie down
in a herd on the hillside contentedly
chewing their cads for an hour or two
and making grass into juicy steaks,
the food that has enabled those who
ate thereof to dominate the world.
The reces of men who wear wool
have always been the leaders of civi-
lization. Wherever the golden hoof
has trod there has come prosperity.
The white fleeced sheep eagerly nip
the tender grass and are the medium
through which pastures -clothe man-
kind.
There is something that comes from
living amid broad pastures and caring
for good live stock that makes great
souls in men; that gives them faith;
that makes them sane, patient, endur-
ing, clear thinking; that imbues them
with a deep love for their land and
for their emmtry. neeta.
Settling those slugs: A reader re-
ports that sprinkling lime around
plants failed to dispel garden 'slugs,
-
Perhaps the lirne was not renewed
frequently.. A circle of soot or lime
about plants requires frequent renew-
al, because slugs exude a slimy fluid
over which they can crawl with Mtn_
xnunitys If the soil in beds and
frames is saturated with a solution
of ammonia several days beforo
planking, it will drive 'slugs from
hidttig and turn them a whitish color
so that they may easily be seen and
elated off the bed.
Inhalation of impure air breaks
-down the resisting power against dis-
ems.
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