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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-4-24, Page 6Positive Definite Knowledge of its Matchless Quality and Value has been the forceful power, that has created a sale o 25 million packets Annually, --. TRY IT a Tea -Pot Test is better than a Volume of Arguments, 13549 Frederick Winter's Home Coming By HILDA RICHMOND. "As far as .getting off is concerned, I can go in lie winter as well as in the summer, said Frederick Winter thoughtfully. "The firm is always glad when the office farce epli`.a up a little on vacations. It • doesn't want too many veCations in August, for that is a busy time fur us. If you and the children can go, I can man- age." "I've always wanted to sea your boyhood home," said Mrs. Winter. "Of course, we must think of the ex- pense, but your sister mast have some speeiol`reason for asking us to come now." "Poor Nellie!" said Frederie'l'. "I suppose she has become a part of the old brown farmhouse by this time. How time does fly! She was a slip of a girl when I left and I've never seen her since. You know I was down sick with typhoid when her father died and did not get to the funeral. She must be twenty-six now, or thereabouts. I've never wanted to go back to the old place, It was nothing but chore, chore from morning till night, and as soon as I was old enough I ran away to town. All the boys worth while did the same thing. My stepfather was honest and just and he gave me my share when he saw that I wouldn't comp bark off the main road. Sometimes I think it would be a good thing for our chil- dren to see the old place so they could know how much easier they have it than I did," Fourteen years before, young Frederick Winter had set out from his country home to try his fortunes in the city, leaving his aged step- father and his half-sister in the tuck- ed -up farmhouse under the elm trees. He did not know that his stepfather had to mortgage the farm to give Frederick his portion of the estate. His recollections of the old home were not pleasant, because he had al- ways longed to get away from the loneliness and quiet of it all. There- fore, he had not kept in close touch with' Nellie during the years that had whirled over his headince leaving s � g the farm. He was working for a goodfarm and received a good salary, so he felt that the old farm had no attractions for him. After some further discussion the invitation was accepted, and one bit- ter cold day just. at twilight Freder- ick Winter found himself, with his wife and three children, standing in the familiar sitting room, drinking in every detail of the house that looked as if time had dealt very gently with it. There Was a roaring fire in the bright shining stove. Beyond, in the kitchen, another shining stove held' an array of pots and kettles that sent forth appetizing odors, "Well, I'm glad to see you all! said Nellie Barton, greeting them all round several times. "Come right out to supper. You must be getting hungry after your long trip," Nellie was a tall, good-looking, young woman, neatly dressed in a! dark skirt and white shirtwaist. Her; every movement spoke of capability' and energy. After supper Mrs. Win-, ter and Evelyn helped Nellie to do i the dishes while Frederick and the' two boys enjoyed the warmth of the sitting room stove while he told the' boys of old times, "Papa, I thought yon said this was a horrid place to live," said Hurrh Winter the next day. '•1 think it is the hest place I ever saw, lentis,' let me help feed the chickens and out down Inv ft t the horses, and I't1 like; to stay here al ars," "So would Ir aid eleeree, "There's the dnndio et e of tint, ole' • yen ere -r saw back of the Lara," "Thais right, there ia," eeid Fred-. erick, suddenly -alert. "Yoe can yeast nearly half a mile do the Hill. Maybe I can find my rill sled lip in • the barn. ?.?'e boys used to hitch old Fan to the sled to draw it beck un hill." "Old Fan hee beet: in her grave these ten yeare," ," said ,velli "but you can take- Dirk." "I think this is the mireet heitee 1' ever saw." ,aur Evelyn. "Aunt!e let' Inc rummage -in the attie and I found. the nicest old dresses: 'She said T could use them for an old•fashioned! entertainment when T ;:'o home. 1 wish we ,•null etey here l ey•," You week' . non get tired of it, daughter," said 'I'reder!^h. "It's all right for a Clay or two, but very lonely efter that." "I'm going to help Nellie get her eggs ready for the market," said Mrs, Wintee, ".Ticet think 1"rederick: grte eepee d 7zeeel See chips reel: to the City customers,." "My cheek for the eggs last week was $10.90," said Nellie. "I think that is pretty fair for cold weather, bait 1 have a warm poultry house." "And alto had 'almost as much for other produce," said hire, Winter. "She, gets twenty eents a pound :for Counit;y sausage and seventeen rents J ' for lard. My! I wish I could go into the chicken business." "Frederick, I'll not keep you in suspense as to why I wanted you to come to the farm now," said Nellie flushing slightly. "I am to be mar- ried this week and I wanted you and ' your family to have charge of things while I ani ewer. I thought perhaps you might like to buy the old farm for a summer home. A week or ten • days' visit will make you Well ac- geaintel with it in every way, and' your lrife and the children can de - 1 tide whether they would like to be here in the summer," "Married! To whom?" gasped Frederick, staring at his sister. "I suppose you don't remember Billy Richards," said ''chic- "It's to be a very quiet home affair, and as you folks are my oily relatives I wanted you with me." "Freckled Billy Richards that we used to tease you about! I guess I haven't forgotten hire. What is he doing now?" "Farming," said Nellie, briefly. "He is on the home place." (To be continued,) WAGE WAR ON RATS. This Very Destructive Animal Should be Exterminated. Rats are traditional enemies of mankind. They are the chief carriers for cholera, plague and other epidemic diseases which have at various times in history, wiped out millions of hu- man beings, Fortunately, man's knowledge of science, coupled with his superior cunning, has made it pos- sible to control these scourges. But ceaseless vigilance on the part of the health officials at all ocean ports will always be necessary—at least until rats are exterminated. Man has another heavy score against these pests. They destoy enormous quantities of a ri]uItural products. It was estimated, before the war, that rats destroyed $75,000,000 worth of :well products annually in Great Bri- tain alone, A recent estimate based on war -tine prices, places the Loss at $200,000,1100. The latter figure is practically the same as the pre-war estimate of loss in the United States from the same cause. Theee animals possess remarkable fecundity, which, when coupled with their natural cun- ncut enables them to thrive and even Increase la nemhors in a great varlets - of environments. Every good citizen, particularly agriculturalists and grain and food dealers, should wage a ruth- lea: war ou tltsae noxious pests, —e, BRITISH DOGS OF WAR. Made Great Record on Battlefields of 1 Europe. England's dog army rendered gal-' sant service in the war. Many a sol - deer ewes es ltis life to some poor, tut- I cared for, eti'ay dog. For nearly two, years doge were e employed by the Bre' lI , In angors, ae sentries, and I gnarls. Early In le17 a war ring school of in treetion was established by the I.h•ili di Efiar Unice, and Lieut, Col. I u' 1' r:m, whr, has leveled his life to treleing doge for mllitut'y and. eieneeies, rwae appointed eoln-' c .shot of the se•hocl Gataelseep-' er.., 1171111 stiremits and iffiepheede were t 17 4 up from the arity to 11:41 111 the ter eh. After e 111. rough trainees in Eng.' huui the dog', were sent to France, I and on- the balltraields their skill, I 0 i11 ee, and tela"Ity aim zed the army. Often eventide,' in the perform- ancey of their elude,, they never falter- ed while strength remained to carry 00. The official record of their heroic work tells of successful message -car- rying through darkness, mist, rain and shell fire over ilia most difficult gamma. In a few minutes' tante dogs have brought messages aver ground I that would take tt ;.rlldler hour: to cress, For Muddy Boots. The old broom has apparently out- lived its usefulness, but saw off the handle eight inches from the broom, borra a hole in one of the back steps and insert the eight -inch stub; then trim the broom off square find yeti have an exceedingly eatlisf£gctory scraper for media, blots ane shoes. July 1 .is setfar rte date when it is hoped to have the Provincial etockyarde at Prince Albert, Saab„ in operation- Milk -Fed Kiddies. "tirhy dol:'t you steep a cow?' asked Aunt Anne the morning after her arrival at her niece's house, as she heard the rattle of mills bottles— five uf them --on the verandah, "I would," gaily answered her niece, "if only we were back in the country, instead of temporarily housed 011 a fifty --foot city lot" "But who in the world ever drinks it all?" persisted the aunt. As if in answer to 1150 question, into the room bounced the two roly- poly youngsters, Teddy, the four- year-old, and t1 -o -year-old Belle, bright and smiling and ready for breakfast, "My, don't these children look well?" exclaimed Aunt Anne, greet- ing them with a hug and a kits, "I don't see whom they take after, Ruth," turning to their mother. "Neither you nor their father has any health to boast of. What's your secret?" "I want my milk," shouted Teddy. "Milk! Milk!" echoed Belle. Their mother smiled. "That's the answer," she said. "It's no secret." "But do you mean," asked the Aunt, "that they drink milk in any quantity? I should think they were old enough to eat solid food." "Oh, of course they eat solid food, Aunt, but their diet .is based chiefly on milk. Here, kiddies," placing their chairs at the table, "your trealcfast is ready." With a merry scramble, the chil- dren were in their chairs, and the next moment, two little noses were concealed in the cups of creamy milk. Not till every drop was drained did they turn to the waiting cereal, toast and fruit. Before they finished each lied demanded and received another cup of milk. "Well, I never!" exclaimed Aunt Anne. "Why don't you give them part water instead? They'd drink it just as easily." "Truth is, Aunt," her niece laugh- ed, "water .is refreshing, but it hasn't very much food value. They drink plenty of water between meals. At present, they are having break- fast." "But how can you afford to let them drink so much with milk costing what it does here in the city?" "Because I know how necessary it is for the children's well-being. I know that nothing so well provides all the necessary elements of growth for the young child as milk. There- fore, I make it their mainstay. The cost per quart is high, I know, but when breakfast and supper consist almost s entirely milk— I usually make cream soup, creamed toast or some other such dish not only for their supper but for our own—so few other foods are used that the cost is greatly reduced. Practically all cakes, crackers and cookies, which altogether too many children make a practice of filling up on, are ex- cluded entirely. If a lunch is re- quired between meals a slice of bread and a glass of milk suits them admirably, while mills desserts take the place of pie at dinner and a glass of milk reduces the quantity of stent consumed." "But I fail to understand," contin- ued Anut Anne, "how you get them to take it so well. Most of the chil- dren I've seen detest milk after they are a year or so old, even children living on dairy farms." "Yes, I know," replied her niece, "but it's the mother, not the children, who is to blame. Weaning time to most women means jumping from babyhood to manhood, skipping by childhood altogether, so far as diet is conccrnce. As soon as baby be- gins to take solid food, the mother decreases the milk supply. She lets him have tastes of all the victuals! the grown-ups hove, and his stomach gets too full for milk, Yet all he has eaten is not half so beneficial as 'a much smaller quentlty, supplemented' by a glass or so of "Of course, if a child really di --1 lilacs milk it may be necessary to do a little coax!ne, hut a little ingenuity and patience will usually have the de-! sired effect. Let the mother make e00oa or cereal coffee entirely of, milk, using only sufficient boiling" water to dissolve the powder, and offer it to the child in winter, in summer, a bit of sugar or syrup with' a few drops of flavoring, added to the milk and the concoction termed 'liquid ice cream' may go down when milk alone wouldn't. "One mother I knew used to paste a pretty picture on the bottom of a tumbler, then fill the gloss with mills, 1 Tier little girl gladly drank the milk in order to :lee the new picture. An other mother induced her children to drink milk by using pretty, odd -shap- ed tumblers and cups, while still an-' other kept en heed a supply of small; hard en/adios, one of which she drop- ped into ooch glans. Yon can readily believe the children never refuse to' drink the milk when the last sws„uw lines, ie piece Or sanely. `"After ail, it rests with the mother entirely whether or not the, children drink milk weld grow strong, rosy and healthy, with a look of pride toward pink -chocked Teddy and Bello. "If she understands how vitally import. ant milk is to her ohildren'a health, and realizes that a dollar spent an milk for them could 1•e invested in no . better way, she will teach them to drink milk and they'll never acquire a distaste for it and think it just for babies. "You are right about our children not having especially healthy par- ents to take after, but we are bring- ing them up right, and, Aunt Anne, I do you know any healthier children I than these?" I "Indeed I don't, I always said how lucky you were to have such healthy children. Now I know it wasn't luck, but good care and milk." Banish the Fly. The approach of warm weather brings with it the discomfort of fly - time. During the season this house- hold pest thrives and multiplies by the millions, and quickly. The house- wife must wage a definite war against the fly if she wishes to banish this death -dealing, disease -breeding parasite from her premises. The fly not only carries poison, but also typhoid, infantile paralysis and many kindred disease germs. Food that is exposed in warm weather of- fers a very desirable breeding place for this dangerous pest. Clean up the premises and yards and see that all garbage cans are dis- infected and kept covered. Do not allow any piles of rubbish or waste to accumulate. Do not take a chance on leaving the windows and doors open ,in warm, sunny weather, with- out placing in the screens. See that all windows and doors are securely screened. Cover all foods that are! exposed with wire or mosquito net- ting; these screens can be made by removing the ends of a box and theft proceeding to cover it with wire or netting. Do not permit mill: vessels or cooking utensils to stand around; rinse them with cold water and then cleanse them with hot water very thoroughly. If there are small chil- dren, watch them carefully when they are eating, so that no food is left by them to attract flies. The baby should be kept carefully screened with net- ting _to prevent flies from coming near him during the early spring and summer. First and last of all, swat the fly. Swat him early and late, It is pos- sible with very Little trouble to keep the house absolutely free from this menacing pest. First—Keep the house screened. Second—Kill each and every fly in the house. Third—Do not allow food to stand. in an exposed condition. Fourth—Keep the garbage pail well covered. Fifth—Disinfect the garbage can twice a week. Sixth—Do not allow rubbish to ac- cumulate. Seventh—Repair all breaks in screens and doors as soon as they appear. Eighth—See that the screen door has a good catch for a quick closing. Ninth—Fresh air, sunlight and clean premises prevent disease. Household Hints:. Children require a special diet up to ten years of age, Hot drinks are better than cold for old people. Delectable dumplings are made with dried fruits. Clean lard will remove wagon grease, stove and shoe polish. In hanging clothes see that they are pulled straight on the line. A duetless tnop can be made from the fringe of an old bedspread. Instead of grating cheese for some dishes that are to be baked, slice it thin and save time. Two heaping teaspoons of boiled rice contain as much nourishment as two and one-half boiled eggs. Egg stains may bo removed from spoons by common salt. It saves time and fuel to cook a whole pumpkin at once. Creamed potatoes with cheese make a pleasant change. A flannel bag tilled with hot sand is a good substitute for a hot water bag. A bread sponge made with yeast is light enough to use when it is full of. bubbles, Molasses cannot be used in metal utensils, as it acquires a tiny taste. Never use butter to fry fish;. it burns before the fish can have time to cook. Instead of dieing the vegetables, We n,endy pee nGo hie(tea14kle a d h rdmwnThn eor ll 0000acme th tnolmd-e, y f e t 14 die d, t od a1 1ltmoh1 teem and on goormantdef liklit40. a ri l Ma MI a penny. ply i a your nm end a Idris,,,, be f mil ers logrropN Clem mummy. Huron 11 he goods 40 10. arks g a y f ant pees ha pay h aline , n b m tt a month' No d or, forte mutt „ good. thepmt sem Mt to et p M rn nl+uterm a reel leele0 40 deeamo 0 semen" send mutoy. ,Wet n belt. yam Scor( 1e Lbpbay nU Diamond eH. Ll,trllad,Dapr, a 14410ma•9t Y.rpttter cut them in as long and thin strips as possible, • A wire brush with some gritty cleanser cleans the roasting pan in two minutes. Save an old white kid or chamois glove if your corset steels and bones have a habit of wearing through. A. menti with a bit of this will last a long time. When the little girls' dresses of embroidered flouncing are too short, lengthen them without taking off the band, in this way: Stitch to the under side of the scallops a double fold of lawn or batiste about three dnthes wide. This gives the appearance of a hem. The "notions" counter in most shops has rcadymade button holes to offer. They are sold in strips, and are great time and labor savers. But for pick-up Work there is nothing like having a strip- of button holes of your own making on panel. NEW WONDERS EXPECTED Marvellous Inventions Inspired by War May bo Surpass+ed in Peace. Subjects of increasing interesle.are telephoning without wires and flight by airship- across the ocean, Both ideas are in such a hopeful way that they may be said to be virtually as- sured and likely to be soon put in operation. These matters aro better worth thinking about and spending money on than is poison gas or can- non with a range of eighty miles, though guns of that calibre promote antimilitarism by rendering • useless a girdle of fortifications around a city. In the recent war Paris was saved twice by battles on the Marne, which was quite as near as hostile batteries could be allowed to approach. In pro- portion as the spirit of militarism is banished from the world the con- structive forces of peace get to work. Their possibilities were never more interesting. It is hard to say how rapid the march of important inventions will be when nations agree to go forward amicably instead of with deadly cross purposes. Carrying on a conversa- tion audibly between distant points anywhere on the globe is an almost startling conception, But. it seems near at hand, and so floes air flight over indefinite spaces at a speed of 300 miles cm over an hour. Mow about telephotography, or the visualizing of distant objects with the aid of the electric current? It has been waiting for development since 1881, when it was first brought to notice. Experimental results were favorable, but the invention has not been pushed as have the telephone, airplane and wireless telegraphy, all of which are in practical use and have been advaved by the expendi- ture of hillicns, Telepathy, or the supersensory transfer of thought and feeling, is more recondite and nebulous, But, With peace, new wonders will doubt- less unfold, "A time comes in moat men's lives ;when the bell rings for prayer, and unhappy are they 011o, when it does, have novher0 to rem their heart's supplication."—A. Birrell, Cane-celrted cheir.l that have sag- ged can be tightened by washing them in hot water and soap and rin?ilig them in clear water. Dry in the open air. All grades. Write for prices. TORONTO SALT WORKS G. J. 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Hon, Alex, Rarnsay'a Farf!y Dates Rack to the Twelfth Century., The smooth manner in whiel1 the marriage of Princese Pamela of (ion. naught with the Hon, Alexander Item - say, a mere Scottish noble, was ae camplisltrd, the apparent absence of any objecting Co such alt "uneven" tie on the part of King George, mile have su:Trisect Wooly contlnettal Europeans who usually have a different courep. :eon es to how such things ere, looked upon in the spheres of royalty. In Great i3rltaln, howovel•, anti more es- pectally In Scotland, there Wan 110 such feeling of 0urprf50. A correspondent wriLee to the Manchester Guardian: "No Scotsman seems to Mao anything 1'011181'1W/1V or to appreciate the breach of custom in a princess of royal blood marrying a commoner•. Scot- land hugs its nationalism tightly and looks on thea° commoners who have married into the Engllsn Royal fancily as securing nothing more than their due, There Is gratification. of conrso, but .11 is mixed with a spirit of hide - petulance and the seveee 410110ta011a- 11055 that n Scottish line 0f Campbells or It:unsay-s is as long and exclusive as a Royal house in England. In Scot- land 1110 feudal relationship has per- sisled 11111011 longer than in England and developed a more intensely con- scious aristodracy." Regarding the history of the houses of Dalhousie and j1aule.---Prinae55 Pat's bridegroom unites both strains —we read: "Tho Itamsays were a Lothian fain. ily, and have lived since the twelfth century at Dalhousie Castle, An early Ramsay was one 01 Bruce's knights. hero of the the ballads, A later Head fell at Floclden. The union of crowns, the first peaceful Scottish 100(15ion of Euglaiul, gave the Ramsay% their first title. In 1618 Sir George Itantsay was created Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie, and In the next reign the baronetcy became a Scottish earldom. "In the late eighteenth century the Panmure estate of the Mauls family came to the Ramsaye by marriage, and a younger son assumed the Mauls sur- name and became in 1831 Lord Pan - mare, The eighth hurl of Dalhousie was a Waterloo general, His son was the famous Governor-General of India from 1847 to 1850, who received a marquisate. I3e died in 1860, and the Scottish honors for the marquisate, which had become extinct, passed to a cousin, Fox Mettle, Lord Panmure, Palmorston's Secretary for War dor. Ing the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, 'With him the Dalhousie and the Panmure lands became united, forming together one of the most valu- able estates in Scotland, A JUNGLE ADVENTURE. Quaint Customs of - t- he Tree Lizards In British Galena, Seldom Is a chance encounter in the jungle as delightful as this one that her, William Beebe describes in Jungle Peace. Tho quaint little adventure happened ened on a tr,. i t British 1p a 1 31 Guiana, along which Mr. Beebe was dander- ing, tired from a long clay of work in the laboratory, For several weeks, says the author, the jolly little trail lizards had been carrying on most enthusiastic court- ships, marked by much bowing and Peeing, and it terrific amount of scrambling about. Tho previous day —that of the first rains—numbers of lizards appeared, and at the same time the brown tree lizards initiated their season of lovemaking. I had often watched then battle with one another —colubath wholly futile as fat' as any dominge'w,as concerned. But the van- quished Invariably gave up to his con- queror the last thing lee had swallow- ed, the victor receiving it in a glut- tonous rather than a gracious spirit, but allowing` the captive to escape. I surprised one of these dark -brown chaps in the trail and seized hint well ap toward the head, to preserve 1115 tall intact. Seeeeely hall 1 lifted him from the grobnd when he turned his head, considered 101, calmly with his bright little eyes, and solemnly spat out a still living ant in ley direction. The Look he thou 5000 ole 10115 exceod- iagly embarrassing, Who was f, net W be bound in chivalry by the ac- s-redited customs of h15 race! With dignity tail with certainly of 1 eeeptince lie had surrendered; calm- ly and without doubt he had proffered his little substitute for a sword. It was, I fe11, infinitely preferable to any gnt1111almud cowardly Kamm ad! Feel- ing e na what 1111cuue fiend, T accepted the wearily etru:gl!ng ant, gently lowered the shall saurian to the groend and opened my flngere. IIe went as he hair surrendered, with steadiness and without terror. From 1110 summit 01 a fallen log ha turned aud watched me walk slowly out of sight, and I at least felt better for the 0110-0110 Lei', The Hosts of April Behold young April's itanne•s Upon the boughs of spring! In every glade and marshland Green flags aro shimmering. The great blue seniles of the Lord Thunder, and stfr, and sing! Now every shy earth creature Advances in the dawn, For the black ranks of whiter Have suddenly withdrawn; A glory marches through the world And otttitps span 1517 lawn, 0. In Arabia the horse is a favorite article of flesh food. -_ Tho ex-Entperor William 1I, was the only 11115 of Prussia wile ever last 1111 throne,