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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-11-27, Page 7C t •cc ofthe New -Born Many stockmen in this country would save enough money each year to pay their taxes if they would only devote more attention to hive stock at the time of the 'birth of the animals. The pregnant fonalee should be di- eted and measures taken to provide an adequate amount of exercise to keep them healthy and strong. Breeders are very loath to week thei. mares when heavy with foal, preferring rather to have them well, fat and sleek, appar- ently thinking that by this the de- veloping young will be better nourish- ed. One of the fundamental principles regarding the development of the embryo le that, regardless of the state of nutrition of the mother, the nutri- tion of the developing young is uni- form and constant. This is true unless the mother bo so poorly cared for and fed that her vitality le greatly .im- paired, The circulation of the blood is the channel through which this nourish- ment must reach the young. The blood is propelled through the vessels over the body by the action of the heart. The vigorous, moderately fleshed ani- mal has a stronger and steadier heart action than the fat, idle one. Exer- cise is a greet factor in the even, steady circulation of the blood. This is especially true of hogs, cattle, and .sheep, which at the best have an im- perfect, pampered heart action, clue to being bred continuously for food production. Rations containing high percentage of fat and protein should be cut in half or discarded for a laxative carbo- hydrate diet, ten days to two weeks Move the date of the expected ar- rival of the ofr<pning. Someone should always bo in atten- dance at the time of parturition to see that the offspring receives the all- important first nourishment, which is necce.ury to strengthen the vital pro- cess and supply body warmth. A blanket and rough towel should be at hand to dry the young, and if necessary keep it warms Sometimes the young become entangled in the fetal membranes or after -birth, and .is suffocated. These should be removed, and if the connections have not been severed with the body of the young, do this, tying the cord close to the body with a stout string dipped in pure tincture of iodine and finish the operation by painting the 'stump of the severed cord twice with iodine. If the little fellows are weak, hold them up to nurse and syringe out the rectum with a solution of glycerine two ounces, soap one ounce, and water eight ounces, warmed to body temper- ature (100 deg. F.). This will aid the first bowel action so necessary to the subsequent life and health of the young. If the mother has fever or the udder ie caked, artificial feeding must be the order. This does not present a difficult problem for any of the young except the dolt. Here a low fat-con- taining whole milk is most desirable. It moat be fresh, clean, and warm, and should be made up as follows: For each punt, lime water four ounces, sugar one tablespoonful, whale milk twelve ounces. Use half of this for the first feeding, the remainder to be given in two hours. Great care must be taken to have the nurse .bottle absolutely clean. Orphan colts may be hand -fed and reared in this manner, After three days the sugar may be omitted, and regular feeding periods established three times in twenty-four hours. At the end of two weeks they will learn to clink readily from a bucket. Colts reared by hand should, be .carefully guarded against cold and indigestion, as they are usually more delicate for the first month than others, }low I Equipped My Farm Office. I know a very successful farmer. Ho has been retired for many years now, but be !did not quit farming until he had become the owner of several hamdt:ed acres of land, practically all of which he acquired as the result of hard wont and :good management, 1 have been in bus home often, and invest Your Money In 51/3 % DEBENTURES interest payable half yearly. The Great West Perninneatt Loan Comptiny Toronto Office 20 King St. Wiest , Itngheat Primo Paid Por RAW FURS & GINSENG Write for price lista end shipping tette 22 Years of Bailable Trading Reference --Union Bank of Canada, N. SILVER 020 tit, Paul St. We BTentree', P.Q. A limited gn,acny'of lliyh•Grado Mill Enda for tale cheap. Sienplgs rine' seism the most fistinet impre:Isdcn of good management that I have iad of this ! farther is that of his ependeng his evenings at hid desk in one corner of his living room. He seemed never to be better pleas- ed than when 1, had some bulletins or !reports, and was making sketches and calculations relative to the adoption of a now method or practice in his I own farming operations, Somehow I grew up with the desire to emulate the success of this farmer. As to the success I have had, much is yet to materialize; but I have already emulated his methods and ploved their value. Realizing that my means and re- quirements did not justify the creation I of a special office structure, I followed , the example of my predecessor rand placed my desk in one corner of the living room. There is now and then a time when I find the environment non - there to office requirements, but there a•re vastly more times when I am glad that my desk is where it is. In the evenings I can visit with the family, at times, and then do the daily desk worts in the interim. I purchased a fairly high-priced i desk that makes an attractive article , i offurni•ure. Thus the desk adds to .t the appearance of the tpom instead of detracting from it. A comfortable desk chair seems quite as essential as the desk. Another advantage of having the office headquarters at the house is that some member of the family will likely be there to give attention to a business caller. Where possible, the telephone should be within reach of the desk. I also have a typewriter. The first one I procured was a standard make; but, being of an old styleiand second - handed or rebuilt, it cost me only $20. Now I have an up-to-date machine, with all the modern conveniences, two- color ribbon, back .spacer, tabulator etc., which cost very near $100. The cheaper machines, however, are very serviceable, and I find that my old machine served me about as well as my new one. By careful selection from a variety of designs, and having it made to order instead of selecting it from a deale`r's stock, I secured a desk that encloses the typewriter within at when not in use, I have a small file to guide me in my transactions. This I keep on my desk. Then I carry with me at all times a small note pad with leaves eerily detachable. Thus, if while out in the field I happen to think of some- thing that should be done two weeks ahead, I jot it down on the pad, and then that evening I make a memoran- dum of it to be filed under the future date. Each evening I refer to the file for all notes and memoranda that have accumulated for the following day, so as to be ready for them in the morn- ing. One very great advantage of. the typewriter over ,the pen is that it enables one to keep a legible carbon copy of all business letters, which should be filed for reference along with all correspondence received. A typewritten letter on the farmts bug - nese letterhead speaks much for the modernness of efficiency of the owner, ea - Ships. -'Jnat wait till daddy's ship comes in," My mother says to me, When I want things that cost a lot. Now is it far to sea I wonder, with the pony cart I've waited fon so long? But when I ask my dad himself, He says the wind is wrong, And it won't be in for quite a spell; And then ho takes et map And mantes a dot in some far sea, "There's where it is, old chap." I hope the captain of the ship Will take the best of care Of everything that's in the hold, Of all my treasures there. I hope he'll feed the pony and Be sure to clean my gun, And keep the tracks of those toy trains Together, so they'I% run. I hope he knows the way to here. Perhaps he'll come at- night, And just unload and slip 'away, My daddy said, "he might." It's rather Mee to think of when ,I'sn all tucked up in bed, And just exactly )row it looks Is all inside my head. I see the captain and•the crew,. The shining soils and mast; You knew, it is a sailboat, re It teri't come my fast. It looks quite lance a pirate ship, With hashing deck and spars; My daddy says the mast's so tall It rceches to the stars. Ola, when my daddy's ship comes in How happy we will bel But I wonder If 11.! 'miss thinking 00 it and of the seal How strange the old-time pictures of sport would look today— baseball teams boasting at least half -a dozen sets of whiskers—full- bearded cricketers—champions of the scull with their china concealed. Today the athlete knows the importance of the well -shaven chin. 'lie is conscious that he is most keen when he is well-groomed—just as is the business man and the soldier. For men who love outdoor life and sports, man of virile minds and active bodies, we have designed a Gillette Safety Razor with an extra stocky handle—the "Bulldog" Gillette, shown to the left. Not that the Gillette needs a sturdy grasp. 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SPOIIN'S should be In every stable to prevent contagion. whether INPLVENSP., PIYSK EYE, DISTEMPEB, COU re or COLD. SPO'SN MEDICAL CO. - • Goshen, I,ytda .melees& INTERNATIONAL LESSON NOVEMBER 30. Jesus Teaches Peter True Greatness— John 13: 1-16, 36-38. Golden Text, Matt. 20: 28. 13: 1-16. To Wash the Disciples' Feet. The sandals which they wore strapped to their feet would have been left, in Oriental fashion, outside the He loved. He would have them so think and so act in their relations with each other. It is not the mere form of foot -washing that is here prescrib- ed; it is rather the spirit that will express itself in many and various acts of ministry. "The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we ought to asic, Room to deny ourselves, a road, To lead us daily nearer God." "The servant is not gremaey than his lord." We serve the Lord 'Christ. Into all our social and business rela- tions we must carry this spirit of service. "If . any man have not the spirit of Christ he is none of Ilis." door. It was a welcome refreshment Compare Phil. 2: 1-11. to have the hot and dusty feet bathed 13: 36-88. Lord, Whither Goest in cool water,. This office would usual- . Thou? Peter asked his question and ly be performed by,a slave, but these declared his purpose, in all sincerity, men were away from home, in a hired to follow Jesus, and even to lay down or borivewed room in the city, and his life for 114s sake. But he bad yet servants were lacking. Good friends to learn his weakness and wherein lay as they were now, perhaps not Qne of the true source of •strength. He them would have thought of so •min- thought it Was some danger which hie istering to the rest. He would have Master would have to meet, or some regarded it as a menial task, to which conflict which He was facing. Had it he would not stoop. j been that, unquestionably Peter would Jesus presents us here with conduct have followed, and would have follow - truly human, and riot less truly divine.' ed to the death. Eager, impulsive, He was their Master; it was His high privilege to serve theme Removing His outer garment, He girded Himself with the towel and poured water in the basin and proceeded to wash and to wipe their feet. Amazed and strick- en dumb they permitted Him until it came Peter's turn. The impulsive and genera s -hearted Peter would not suf- fer his Lord to so demean Himself. With what gentleness and tactfulness Jesus answered his protest! The meaning of whab Ile did was, of course, not clear at that moment, but, He said, "Thou shalt know hereafter." Jesus gave this act of Ills not 'only the character of a lesson in unselfish service, but also the,significance of a parable. Peter was quick to see what He meant when He said, "If I wash thee not, thou .hast no part with me," and' with immediate surrender he said, "Lord, not my feet only, etc," The figure of verse 10 is drawn front the custom of the public baths, so common in those days. IIe who had been in the bath, when Ise returned home needed only, of'aoui:se, to Wash his feet, sealed by the dust of the generous, brave, he would have been the leader of .the little band of dis- ciples, or of larger companies of the Galilean adherents of Jesus, in any battle that would have to be feught. But for .Jesus' complete self-renuncia- tion he was not prepared. To see his Master apparently helpless in the hands of His enemies, betrayed by one of his town comrades, struck him with astonishment. He was perplexed and angry, and it was thus that he denied his Lord. The lesson of renunciation, of for- bearance, of self-denial, was and is hard to learn. It is 'hard to believe that there can be greater strength in weakness than in ,vrath, that there can be victory ,in non-resistance, that there can be triumph through death, just as it is hard to believe that there it no true greatness apart from humble service. This was the. lesson Peter had to learn, but that he did learn it is. abundantly clear in hie own subsequent life. Long after, in one of his epistles, lie wrote as fol- lows: "Beloved, thank it, not strange concerning the fiery trial among you road. Jesus makes, therelfore, the which cometh upon you to prove you, washing of the feet here a symbol of as though a strange thing happened complete spiritual cleansing, Whether to you; butt insomuch as ye are par- er not there is more than this in -kris words it is difficult to stay. Yet there was one there whose heart no outward washing could cleanse. Judas, the 'traitor, had submitted to his Master's kindly service but he did Do Your Letters Say What You Mean ? Few farmers like to write letters, especially business letters; and after I moved off of the farm to our little village and eventually became post- master, I was daily called upon to write letters for my farmer friends. They ranged in character from an inquiry for a pure-bred bull to order- ang children's underwear from a maril• order house, but the letter that seem- ed to give the most trouble was the one which offered or attempted to des- cribe something for sale. I never ob- jected to this small service—in feet, I was glad to help. But the feet that men, and young men, too, who were engaged in the enormous business of farming, who hirod men and were ,represented by thousands of dollars of invested capital, who were good breeders and feeders of live stock and were experts in soils, made such a lamentable effort at letter -writing, was som.et,imes a little sad—almost pathetic. It detracted in no way from the sterling worth of these men, The simple far: is that until recent years there has been but little need for much knowledge of correct correspondence on the part of the fanner. He has al- ways been compelled to take what the other fellow offered. He has been too busy to write letters, he has had little to sell that needed describing, and he paid little or no attention to corres- pondence. Every man who writes a business letter should observe certain things• He should be direct without being stilted. A letter should be natural and not rambling. The day of "I take my pen in hand to let you know" is past,' just as the letter that begins by say- ing, "Yours of May 10th at hand and contents carefully noted," etc., is pass- ing, although the latter example may be found in the correspondence of many progressive business houses. Is is sufficient to begin a letter and say what you wish to say without any wordy meanderings. "Mr. Jahn Jones: 'Dear Sm,—I have two heifers that from your description I believe would suit you," etc., is just a, complete and much more businesslike that "I have your letter concerning the two heifers at hand and contents noted, and will say in reply," and so on through a half hundred words. Mr. Jones wants to know about the heifers he wrote about, He cares no- thing about what you did or are doling to his letter. He knows that you have received it and noted contents, else you would not be answering his+ inquiry. The letter that eliminates useless words is a great eaver of time and paper. Business houses are short of both. In ordering from mail-order concerns, always use the regular order form that is usually mailed with or enclosed in the catalogue. It con-' tains all the necessary information if properly filled out, and a letter is un-' necessary unless speeial information is desired. Men with something to sell, farmers) live stock, I found to be the most lost correspondents. The tendedcy seems either to make the article in question too perfect or to depreciate it, with the balance in favor of the former. Men whom I knew to be absolutely honorable, who' would not wilfully mis- repreeent anything in a safe for PEACE TIME PATRIOTISM Probably Ile Canadian school ,bay or girl wide a spark of imagination worlds, would go wild when they tried ever studied the history of the War to describe it on paper. If they sent of 1812 without wishing they might out they this deseniptionitlatera while ft wasey "hleft iot," haBl in diose stir' izdays. fregretted Tf tht thenve was finical nvilh romannce andLiaege for a rereading, they sometimes went tion, there were chances for heroism to the other extreme and left out most and brave deans, history was in the of the good points. One of my patrons making and the folks who lived then used to do a considerable business in g cattle. He would come in and tell weren't tied down to prosaic, hum - ,me all about the particular animal he drum, tiresome; stupideveryday ]ive. had for sale, and then have me write Ing. So we've all thought at one time to a prospective buyer for him. or another, and I must sonless to "That sounds all right," he would having rattled such an impression tip say. "That is just the way it is, but to the present time. I'll be dogganed if I can make it sound The times we are living ,in are even right when I try to write it out" more vitally important them easy He could not write as he talked. epochs which have preceded, yet few That is the trouble with many men' of us find to -day exciting or interest - with stuff to sell. It also affects the mg. Indeed, many of us find 1919 sales letters of many busineas men in almost unlivable, and are pining for other lines. The best writer of salesthose stupid, but safe and easy days letters that I know says he holds an of 1913. History is in the making as imaginary conversation with every never before, but we shrink from prospective buyer, and then attempts tasking it. It isn't being merle in an to transfer it to paper. exciting way that gives us a chance There is a difference between writ- to be a Sir Isaac Brock or a Laura ing a sales letter to a personal friend: Secord. To -day's history calls for men and one to an entire stranger, In the' and women, youths and maidens, boys first case, a letter may be intimate, but 'and girls, who will "carry on," and in the latter case it can hardly be few seem to heed the call. more intimate than your talk would r Yet that 2s all the world needs, just be if the buyer came to your farm. If I the willingness to do our bit right you were a breeder of Shorthorns andi where we stand. It's not a bit heroic a man came to your herd for a Short- horn, m appearance, but it demands the horn, you would meet him with ease! highest sort of heroism to do it. There and talk without embarrassment ori is nothing thrilling to stay right in our intimacy. 1f you can do that in a letter) own place and plow fields, or keep it will be a good one. house, or work ,in mines, or drive loco - Then there is the letter of inquiry. motives, or run a drill press, and try No matter whether you write concern- to solve our awn individual problem ing a farm, a cockerel, or a flock of in a way to help the other fellow solve sheep, carry the same directness that his, but it is the only thing that will a sales letter carries. Furthermore, straighten out the world and bring ws do not describe an ideal and expect to out of the chaos into which we seem buy it at bargain prices. There used to be plunging headlong, to be a lady who wrote to me every year for cockerels to head her poultry flack. She always filled a letter -size sheet of paper, and invariably wanted masses are drifting first this way, two cockerels for $6. If I could have' then that, working three days and filled her order for the sort of bird loafing four, trying out the doctrine she described I should have considered of every agitator who poses as a pro - myself a marvel among marvels. Int ?het, and seemingly filled with the ten years of breeding one variety of{ idea that they are being independent, chickens I never came up to the ideal and their own masters. They are re - that woman set for her $2.60 bird. fusing to do envy share of the drudgery Proper stationery helps the appear- dr of the world's work, though since time - ance of the farm correspondence. began there has been this same ad - Letter -size paper, either ruled or un - ruled, is best because the entire letter can be made on one sheet. It is Sits xll inches, and the most commonly used size for a typewriter. One of these machines makes your business letter readable and more businesslike. I2 there is a youngster who will learn and doing it em days out of seven to operate a typewriter, and if you do when this fellow at your elbow can do any considerable correspondence, the $26 or $30 invested in a good second- hand or rebuilt methane will be worth while. The ordinary business -size envelopes, called No. 5 by your post - with pure-bred cattle, hogs, or other master, are the most convenient. Instead of this balanced, rational way of working out our salvation, we have a world turned upside down. The gery to do, and someone always must do it. Somebody must do it to -day if we are going to survive as a nation. We want men and women who are willing simply to "carry on." It's hard to keep right on the jab doing good work THE 'TRAPPER. Don'ts For Fur Shippers Young and Old. The actual shipment of furs is one of the most important phases of the business of trapping, and it must be done right if the trapper is to realize the full, high value that pelts ere bringing in the markets to -day. Before giving a formula for pack- ing furs it might be well to list a few "don'ts" for the benefit of the young trapper, who is likely to do the very things that these "dent's" sine at. Here they are: Don't send your furs while pelts are sti'l'l green. Scrape of surplus fat and flesh, They should, be dry enough to hold their shape before shipping. Don't place skins pelt to pelt. Pack them fur side to fur side. Don't place one skin inside another. Don't roll, fold, crease or bend skins. Don't wrap each skin in a separate covering. This practice shuts out air and allows decomposition to set in. Don't ship furs by freight—send by parcel post or express. Don't fail to list the contents of your ,shipment and write your name and aclh•ess on an liner card attached to the pelts and to the outer card at- tached to the bag or bundle, 1'f you follow these instructions, about alt there le left for you to do is place your dried pelts fur side to fur side, with the sntailee pelts forming 'takers of Clurtul:'s sufferings, rejoice; the -centre of the bundle in n flat pile, that at the revelation of His glory also I !Tie this pile securely with stout ye' may rejoice with exceeding joy." twine (never use wire, ae it eats the pelts), and place it in a sturdy burlap Chrome Salad Dressing. bag. Sew the top, of this bag up, or el010 it with a bucker string. Make sura always that this job is well done, anti you will lose no furs in transit, The p t l:age ready,' it should be sent to market, eiihcr by express parcel pc. I.. If the latter method is used, always insure your thipunent, Ttt either case, alai~:. get a ,::cipt for your shipment. One cup of milk, one tblespoon of not put away tho black treachery flour, one-quarter cup of vinegar, one - which lodged in his heart. half cup grated cheese, a little white "I have given you en example." peeper and salt, also a tablespoon of Jesus bad eh1$wn theta how !far love onion juice if liked. Add flour to warm fat, Add milk and cools as for white sauce. Cool slightly and add the vinegar which vitas been warmed, alight go. There was no service, iso humblest offire of kindness, which he would not perform •for those then who hod been His companion and whom then add. Reasoning and cheese. When cows are given ice cold water in winter the heat from their bodies must warm the water and it takes feed to make heat. Often they will not drink much ice water from a tank where the ice itas been broken up with an axe. A tank heater takes the chill from the water and the cows not only enjoy it but they will drink larger quantities end this has a direct re- lation to the amount of milk produced, When caws have to drink from an outside trough several hundred feet friem the stable they seldom drink enough water during cold weather. seven thousand in Israel who have They eat expensive feed without tak- not bowed the knee to Baal," ing the water into their systems which is needed for health and the production of large quantities of milk, Sonne• times this condition can be improved by using galvanized pails as individual, lessness. It is this remnant that re watering troughs beside the manger main steadfast which will save our of each cow. Then the cow always country. has water available in spite of the outside storms. Site will drink more often and give more milk. Some dairymen have watering sys- tems ,installed" in their dairy barns and find them practical, both as to the amount of work .saved in watering the stock and the increase in the milk produced. —�yq'�—J grecs, Don't let ;it get too hal, be- eause this makes a dry, hard curd. Caution Regarding Canned foods. In heating the milk the curd separates Na canner) products should be user, from the whey. Now drain off the which :Show else. one of the followingwhey hp putting it in a cheesecloth of spc,lege: bag, then the curd can be worked with 1. Gas bubbles in the jars, the tope a ladle o' your hands into balls or any shape that is desired, It should :be of the jars blown, and a squirt of: salted to suit the taste. Most people, lgntd as the top rs unscrewed• for family use, add sweet cream and 2, An odor somewhat resembling the nto•e cream added the better the naaicid cdteese, cheese. 8. A mushy or disintegrated appear - once cheese of 050086 contains the ante of the solid parts of the contents protein of the milk and is a valuable of the jars. Do not test for spoilage by tasting substitute for moat. One can getalong very nicely without meat if they but (Homed all products showing these have plenty of cottage cheese, .but one signs. tiros of the same product when used Bu Thrift Stamps. for any considerable length of time, Buy p Whey has about ono -third the feed- ing value of slclnmillc. However, it is entirely a different product Skim. milk contains practically all the pro. thins of milk while whey contains lit- Ile or nano of it. In .feeding skimmilk one would feed mammal or other food containing fat er oil, but with whey ono ought to feed oll meal er °that foods which ootitatins a large amount of proteins, because the protein :has been e1lniinaitetl from w')ioy, slipshod work two or three days out of the week and mance more money than you get for faithful service. But it's the only thing that is going to save the country. And a few are going to save the situation: Every once in a while you come across a man or a woman who has the true vision. A few are holding steadfast, living a sane, balanced life in the midst of a disordered world. They are doing their own part faithfully and well, taking disappointments and losses as a part of the game, rejoicing if a bit of good' fortune comes their way, but refusing to whine if things seem to stack up against them. And these few are the country's salvation, In these history -making days, whish our descendants will find so interest- ing to read about, but which we find s se hard to live, I like to think of Je- hovah's reply to E:lijah's complaint, that he alone was left to worship the true God, "Yet have I reserved me !Scattered through Canada, the mod- ern promised land, there are !gegen thousand who have not bowed the knee to the Baal of inefficiency and shift - The Value of Cottage Cheese. The making of cottage cheese for family use is quits a simple process. Let the milk stand until it sours and becomes lobbard, then beat the milk gradually to eighty or eighty live de - $TO 1JNDOWS &DOAK QiZi:S to alt -yea t.•7 needs ,. rifted withal/es. Sift de. livery anereete--d, �i'ti1e tar dim 11' Cul trq of bIts haute Insist aomiort, VIto HALLIDAY'COMPAcev, Ltntlt•os! ,IOSILMro,�,a SActe*Y o,AYe,e0ro** 0511555