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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-4-22, Page 71 A New Test for Corn. Some people try to make us believe) that they can tell the strength of their seed -corn by merely looking at it. Others take a few grains prom- iscuously from their seed supply and sprout them in a flower pot, You may be able to tell in certain cases. by the above means, but when you consider your corn crop from a profit or loss basis, you must know if your corn will grow 100 per cent. The only way to tell this is to test every ear. During the last several years we ;huve tried nearly every form of tester. Many of them proved imprac- tical, We were compelled to find a tester that would have a large cap- suety, ap-ae ty, light weight, and which would be inexpensive to make. Wo desired large capacity, because with a large acreage wo do not care to have too many testers to contend with. Seed which was tested in March gave a poor stand, while some of the same kind of seed which was tested in May grew perfectly. The tester which we ultimately adopted, and which we still use, may be classed es a modified rag -doll. This tester can be made in any size one desires, depending on the material he has on hand, We use flat cooky boxes which are about 14x22x4 inches. In the bottom of the box is first plac- ed about three-fourths of an inch of moist sawdust or cut corn fodder. This keeps the lower layer from dry- ing out and also acts as a cushion. On this layer is placed a piece of moist burlap and a section of wire mesh the exact size of the box. Bur- lap cut from old fertilizer or feed sacks works very well, and is inex- pensive to use. The wire serves as o means of keeping the corn grains A GOOD MEDICINE FOR SPRING USE Harsh Purgatives Should be • Avoided—A Tonic Will Re- store Your Energy. Not exactly tick but not feeling quite well. That Is the way thous- ands of people feel in the spring, It le a sign that the trying Indoor life of winter has left its r.arlII upon you. madly tired, appe'lte fickle, some- times headaches and a feeling of de' pression, Pimples or eruptions me -r, appear on the skin, or there may be twinges of rheumatism or neuralgia, Any of these indicate that the blood is out of order, and these symptoms may easily develop into more serious trouble. Do not dose yourself with purga- tives us so many people do, in the hope that you can put your blood right. Purgatives gallop through the system and weaken instead of giving strength. Any doctor will tell you that this is true. What you need in the spring is a tonic that will build up the blood and nerve. Dr. Wil- liams' Pinit Pills can do this speedily and surely. This medicine enriches the blood, clears the skin, improves the appetite and makes tired, de- pressed meu, women and children bright, active and strong, As an ex- ample of the value of these Eats we give the statement or Mrs. S. Mc- Bueule, Tatamagoucho, N.S., who says:—"I have good reason to speak in th, highest terms of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I was badly run down, failing in weight, and suffering from separate. We use 2x4 -inch mesh dizzy simile and weakness. In fact lawn fencing and place a set of grains in each end of the rectangle. As soon as one layer is filled, another layer of burlap and wire is applied, and the process is repeated until the box is filled. After the last layer is finished sev- eral pieces of burlap should be put over the top of the box so that the corn ;, ill not dry out. When the test- er is complete the whole should be well ecaked with lukewarm water, after vrha ch all the water needed is just enough to keep the cover from drying out too much. Always use moist burlap between the layers, as it holds the corn in place better, and takes the water more evenly than if it is dry. After six or eight days the test will be ready for examination. If all the grains from an ear should be discard- ed; those that show short roots and stents will not make a desirable stand under field conditions. Some people maintain that a germ- ination test will not show the true vitality of corn, as it always runs lower for them under field conditions. I think the real fault here would be remedied if they would follow the test a little more closely, and then select only ears that chow all strong sprouts and roots. __._--,_-- Muskrat Farming. The rising prices for muskrat L'ur have aroused considerable interest as to the feasibility of breeding this ani- mal in captivity. Though prices may have reached the peak, it is altogether likely that this far will command an attractive figure for many years to come. The farming of muskrat ought, therefore, to be a profitable business. Present oxperlence goes to show that the muskl•at is not a difficult ani- mal to raise. It is necessary to own or lease a stretch of suitable marsh, lake or quiet stream, which one could fence, if necessary. If there are al- ready muskrats In the area, all they need le protection; if not, breeding stock must be bought from. trappers. The rate of Increase is fast; obser- vers state that the muskrat brings forth throe litters in a season, and from six to nine in a litter. Clear water is preferable and it must bo deep enough never to freeze to the bottom. The food consists mostly of the roots and stalks of aquatic plants, such as wild rice, flags, water -lilies, reeds and cattails. Musk- rats will sometimes partake of clams, fish and insects. If the food supply 1s not sufficient they can be fed gar - dor vegetables. Tho muskrat appeare to be some- what like the cat in sticking closely to its home, and, so long as there is at adequate amount of food, is unlike- ly to migrate. Its peifncipal natural enemies are the owl, hawk and mink. In Mluyland, which is a great centre for raising muskrats, the marshes of- ten yield a better income per acre than adjoining cultivated land. One raiser le' said to tette 2,500 muskrats each year from a 50 -acre marsh and yet leave enm1g11 for re -stocking, Even as long ago as 1909, when skins were vory cheap, the leasing of atlnrahes was profitable, and the value of ntuskra.t marshes was estimated by an American export at $40 an acre, As this'far has quintupled in price 1t is a fair assumption that these lands are worth at least $200 per acre to- day, Warblers fit P{ll:lSlxltds, Not ,,111110 into account the human being's twllo are sometimes referred to 02 aell7 en's, You will find on looping into a b'.rd book that there are many kinds of warblers. 11 you had a col. Motion 01 tent all together they would tape in about all the ooters of the rainbow, yellow, orange, chestnut, black, white, green, gray, brawn and other colors, with numerous shades bettering into their beatttiftii plumage, my condition was sued that I was hardly able to do my housework. A friend advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and after using several boxes there was a noticeable improve- ment. I continued using the pills for some time longer and found that I had fully regained my old time health and strougtlr and was able to do my housework without feeling weak and worn out as I dill before I began us- ing the pills." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be ob- tained from any dealer in medicine er by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. He Told the Exact Truth. Doctor (questioning an insurance applicant)—"And now toll me what do you do for a living?" Applicant—"T make money, sir" Doctor—"Yes, I know you make money, but how do you make this money?" Applicant (somewhat peeved)—"I make money, sir." Doctor (exasperated)—"Now, lis- ten here. I know quite well you make money, but, confound you, tell me how you matte the money?" Applicant ---"I work in a mint." • Buy thrift stamps, FOR SUMMER SPORTS r rj No. 9435—Ladies' and Missed Sports Coat. Price, 25 cents. Cut in one piece. Cut in 8 sizes; simal , 84,'86; medium, 38, 40; large, 42, 44 ins. host measure. Small size requires 2% yds. 30 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 40 ins. wide. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Secret of Smoke Screens. The secret of the smoke screens used with such great success by the British navy in the raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge is definitely disclosed. They were produced from an acid, which has to be burned in the pre- sence of a sufficient amount of water vapor, otherwise the smoke produced, even over the seas, is liable to be somewhat thin on a dry day. Com- mander Brock, who sacrificed his life in the assault on the German defences at the Belgian ports, devised the plan to feed the acid in a fine spray into the funnel of a destroyer, where the temperature was suiiclent to vapor- ize the acid, and the water vapor pre- sent completed the formation of the cloud. p•----�^-- The raven is the first bird mention- ed by name do the Bible. Quebec supplies 85 per cent. of the world's supply of asbestos. Using a cob to mend a hole in a grain bag is an expensive way to save time. One of the great advances in the tractor game is the increased atten- tion paid to the grade of lubricating oil supplied for particular purposes, Te ink and berry stains are placed in buttermilk at once and the milk changed a couple of tines the stains will all come out when washing in the usual way. Growth of Canadian Dairying Canada's dairy products yielded ap- proximately $250,000,000 in 1919. Of this amount, about $65,000,000 Was re- ceived for exports. These figures easily constitute a record for the Canadian dairy industry. In 1910, the total value was estimated at $100,- 000,000 and the exports amounted to nearly $24,000,000. Although the pro- duction of most dairy products made a fairly constant increase during the period of the war, the phenomenal re- cord of 1919 must bo attributed in large measure to market conditions. In common with other food products, the prices of milk, butter and cheese rose rapidly owing to a world short- age. Then, too, the more rapid growth of urban centres as compared with the rural population has enlarged the home market, without a correspond- ing increase in production. Further, the shortage of labor on farms throughout the war restricted in- creased production materially, and the comparatively rapid expansion of the condensed and powdered milk trade affected the cheese industry ad- versely. Each of these factors tend- ed to Increase prices. Thus, in 1918, the average price pitid for cheese by the Dairy Produce Commission was 23 cents, f.o.b., steamship, Montreal. Although similar statistics are not available for 1919, it 10 probable that the price exceeded 27 cents. Butter prices also established new records, the average price for all grades of creamery, delivered at Montreal, was 53% cents in 1919. While the produc- tion of cheese probably showed a slight decline, the past year can be credited with a record production of butter and condensed and powdered milk. Western Canada, especially the Prairie Provinces, is rapidly increas- ing its production of milk and butter. At present, Ontario and Quebec easily lead the other provinces, but with a more general realization of the need for conserving eon fertility on: the prairies, dairying will progress pro- digiously. Modern, co-operative dairying is less than fifty years old. Already it has played an outatanding part in giv- ing such countries as Denmark and New Zealand economic independence. It has been proved beyond peradven- ture that no other branch of farming surpasses it in maintaining and Im- proving soil fertility. However It would be unreasonable to expect that prices can long continue at the pre• sent high levels. On the other hand, labor conditions should steadily Im- prove and advances will be made in labor saving devices. It seems reason- ably certain that dairying is destined to be an increasingly large economic factor in the future of Canada. II z veer-, ---�;.�..> -•� teteeelegeeteeeereien Children Should Never Drink Tea or Coffee. They are harinf ll to growth and development and have a partcu larly bad effect on the nervous a'yeem of the child Give the children. and avoid tea and, coffee's harm K r > Reasto�/l X IC in r . n ni11—M X15" A ",Z=M11,743' Td The Poetry of Earth. "The poetry of earth in maa1' dead," said one who lamer more about it epee most 01 us; and it is certain that the beauty of 113e naturul world le fie vaeled as it is Inexhaustible. It is not necessary to go Inc to seek the beauty, to travel In Wang+i cott.rles, or to explore wide waters. The most 51) - pealing and the most esqulsit0 lovell- nese is all about us every day, throngs in upon our senses, once they are ' awake to it, with a delight sufficient to obscure and banish the haunting 'misery of life. And the loveliness is most abundant in common thinga. The delicacy and the secret, creeping growth of casual weeds and insects, the largo and quiet drift of summer clouds In the unfathomable sky, are endless revelations of beauty, every- where and at all times accessible. Such ample and enduring pleasures are not confined to a small clads or the wealthy. The capitalist, with all bis millions, may not grasp them; the poor laborer or the simple child may have an instinctive enjoyment of them that money cannot buy or privilege coater. Yet how many, rich and poor alike, and wise and simple, are completely inaensible to them. Wo pity the grossly blind, whose eyes are obvious- ly shut to the necessary visdan of even the common things of lifo such as are essential to our animal needs. But we do not think of the far great- er number whose spiritual vision is sealed, co that they are utterly un- conscioue of all those rich possibilities of joy, which need only be seen to maks us happier and calmer and th re - fore more profitable to ourselves and to others. How many millions of men and women there are who live in the self•secluded isolation of Peter Bell; A primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose was to him, And it was nothing more. No doubt the poets can help us greatly to the vision of the poetry of earth. They can unseal our oyes and help us to use them. Beet of all, they can quicken the imagination behind the eye. But, after all, it is our own imagina- tion and our own eyes that must be of eervlce to fie. We must learn to give our imagination rein. We must learn to open our eyes and not let care and trouble seal them. "I am a man for whom the visible world exists," said Theophile Gautier. Can you say It? THANKFUL MOTHERS Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little ones she would use nothing else. The Tablets give such results that the mother has noth- ing but words of prairie and thankful- ness for them. Among the thousands of mothers throughout Canada who praise the Tablets is Mrs. David A. Anderson, New Glasgow, N.S., who writes:—"I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my children and from my experience I would not be without them. I would urge every other moth- er to keep a box of the Tablets in the house." The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach; drive out constipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers and matte teething easy. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. A Human Document. It is expected that sailor's and sav- ages' should be tattooed, and side- show performers are often notable examples of the art; but a French coachman originated the most extra- ordinary design ever worked on a hu- man body. At the time of the Dreyfus trial he had at least one hundred and twenty illustrations of the case, In- cluding portraits of the leading per- sons oonnacted with it, tattooed on himself. The tattooing took almost two years'- It almost seems. that, when he dies, he should be not buried but filed. Ssiaard's Liniment Lumberman'e Friend. Dredged Up From Ocean's Bed. In the old days, when fishermen used only nets or lines, the bottom of the sea remained undisturbed. The com- ing of the trawl has changed all that. As mosit peopleare aware, the tr'rwl is a kind of great purse, or bag net, the jaws of which are made of timber and iron. It is dragged over the bot- tom of shallow seas, thereby eaptar- Ing the fiat fish such as plaice, soles, turbot, etc,, which live in or near the bottom, But much besides fish comes up in the trawl, A huge mammoth tusk drawn up on the Dogger Banti; proves that, at some foemer period, this was all dry land. Many other bones and teeth of long extinct animals are trawled up on the Dogger, and sometimes Memos of am• her, which Is fossilized gum from trees that grew on what is now sea bottom, Clay tobacco -pipes of queer shape and great age have been found off the Essex coast, On some oe them young oystems were growing. We got history in the shape of glass bottles of fashions so strange and anetent that their very origin is un- kuown, Glass, being practically im- perishable, remains 011 the site of a wreck long Ofter the Very tinrbei's 1taVo dissolved away into notllllngnees. Tieing are never found, for they are et shell anti so heavy that 11u e lame ASTH MA If you have Asthma, don't ireagine that you must al- ways nutter untold misary. Relief quick, sure andente is guaranteed in even the worst easel/ be using TEMPL.ETON'S RAZ M AM CAPSU L -ES We are so certain of re- sults we will send you a Tree sampio of these cap- sules. oonildent that you will find them all wo have claimed. Write to Tem- ylerontons,to.142 King bit, W.. ?To sold by reliable druggists everywhere for 431.04 a box. TEMPLETON'S RHEUMATIC CAPSULES Por fifteen years the standard specific for !Rheumatism, Neuritis, Gout Solstice, Lumbago, Neuralgia Many doctors prescribe them. wets to Templeton% 142 King et W., Tomato, fog free pimple. Bold lq reB„blodroggb,te eperrwaaretox p.a pe, Lex. away into the mud or silt, and are lost forever, Off the Yorkshire coast it is com- mon to find pieces of coal in the trawl, and sometimes fragments of jet, No- dules of manganese often come up. Manganese seeme to be strewn over wide areas of the sea bottom, and the Challenger, en her great journey of exploration, brought up large amounts of this valuable metal from abysmal depths in the Pacific. Eventually It may pay to fit up a ship specially to dredge manganese from the sea bed. Spanish Flu Claims Many' Victims in Canada and should be guarded against. Minard's Liniment Is a Great Preventative, being ono of the oldest remedies used. Minard's ini- ment has cured thousands of cases of Grippe, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Asthma and similar diseases, It is an Enemy to Germs. Thousands of bottles being used ,every day. for sale by all druggists and general dealers. MINARD'S LINIMENT 00.. LIMITED, Yarmouth, N.S. Song of the Wires. Moat of us have wondered at the curious "ainging" of the telegraph and telephone wires often heard along quiet country roads, It is suggested by one authority that the noisesare due to vibrations transmitted to the wires by the poste, which receive them from the earth, and that they are the result of earth vibrations iden- tical with those that the seismograph, or earthquake detector, records. The song of the wires, It la acid, is the song of the barometer; u it is low, a change In the weather may come in two days; if sharp, it may be immediate. MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order, They are payable everywhere. His Understudy, Ag the motor -bus rattled and roared on its way, the small and solemn youngster stared unflinchingly at the old gentleman who sat opposite him. Presently his relentless gaze began to make its victim uncomfortable, and, thinking to create a diversion, he winked at the smart boy. But he felt even more embarrassed when the youngster turned to his young and pretty mother, and said in she'll', clear tones: "Mamma, wink at that mane" About thirty-five species of birch are known. When baking bread or cake Set a pan of hot water in the oven. The steam moderates the oven, prevents hard crust and lessens dangers of burning. GRUMPY? It Constipated, Bilious or Headachy, take y -w "Cascarets" Brain foggy? Blue devilsgot you? Don't stay sick, bilious, headachy, con stipated. Remove the liver and bowe poison which Is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue coated, your breath bad and stomach sour. Why not spend a few cents for a box of Cascarets and enjoy the nicest, gentlest laxative - cathartic you ever experienced? Cas. carets never gripe, sicken or bacon- 'enience one like Salts, 011, Calomel or With Pills. They work while you sleep, A nesioa'r Pioneer Rog Remedies Book on DOG DISEASES and now to Reed Mailed Prim to, any Asi drone by the A :thou 8 otwoer 0a May O3 „ 5no. 118 Weet list Street New York, U @.,1. 81NCE .01870 1rateteae 4 iirya h Lost Hlsseif. An old colored woman met a young- er friend whose husband was 1n the army, and the following conversation ensued: "Aa' hab yo' heard f'um Jim lately?" "Yee, les had a lettalt yestuddyl" "An' whah is he now?" "Well, all don't know jeer zactly, His Iettah says he's somewhere in .France, but he kain't tell es' whah." "Ah knew Ill Ale knew 11.1 Ah toi' yo' all de time dat fool niggah 'ud go ober dere au' git hisself lost." Helping the Chauffeur. A salesman was showing an elderly lady the virtues of the car be sella, He made many turns, and at the pro- per times extended his arm as a turn- ing signal. The old lady watched the proceed- ing for some time. Then she craned her neck and looked at the sky. "Mister." she said eternly, tapping him on the shoulder, "you just tend to your driving. It don't look like rain nohow, but if It should, I'll let you know." —'f ink for lliaard's and take no anter. Debtor Sat On. Poorpaye—"I've brought that last pair of trousers to be resented. You know I sit a lot." Tailor --"Yea, and perhaps you've brought the bill to be receipted, too. You know I've stood a lot." Buy Thrift Stamps. SATISFYING RELIEF FROM LUMBAGO Sloan's Liniment has the punch that relieves rheumatic twinges This warmth -giving, congestion - scattering circulation -stimulating rem- edy penetrates zvithont rubbing right to the aching spot and brings quick relief, surely, cleanly. A wonderful help for external pains, sprains, /Strains, stiffness, headache, lumbago, bruises. Get your bottle today—costs little, means much. Ask your druggist for it by nonce. Keep it handy for the whole family. Made in Canada, The big bottle is economy. 360., 700., $1.10. "SYRUP OF FIGS'f CHILD'S LAXATIVE Eoolk at tongue! Remove poi- sons from little stomach, liver and bowels Accept "California Syrup of Figs only—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless laxative or physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Child- ren love its delicious fruity taste. Full directions for child's dose on each bot- tle. Give it without fear. Mottled You must say "California.." CIxirlsifird` Advertioementt ;ran* La.Onl FOM HATA Arclrue0 p J1.1, virgin s,erro i lull cultivation, near Battle Ord. MOAK 13. Boas78 tthdrder Ave„ Mad 1 101, Stub ....------,—..-40,..1 VIIr1SLL EQUIPPED N10WSPAPEE Y Y and PO printing plant to elm Ontario. ensuranoe carried Melt go for 111,200 on quick sato. Boa Wilson I'nbilehlag Ca, Ltd.. Itermitta 1f11)2TYY,ISH20, " TEVENB' COMPLETE Fle1LTiI.- tzar will pay you. Write for wham ClRIF YOUR EUIITV BAGS--EU0AIt;, K flour, bran seeks tto Btovepr. Sig$• eat priced, Geo. Stevens. 114 Mark tlpi Peterboro, UC BOHOOL '8'IJAOie7128lt (:. CHOOL TEACHERS—MAIKI) REAL 1� money in spare time—send pose card to Ratepayer 1'ubltahing Co.. 0 Columbine, Toronto. SOFT ELM WAN'XI1D. L.`t OFT ELM WANTIDD, 2 IN. ANT) thicker, shipped green from 0z1aw: Do not Hell until you communicate with us. Keenan Bros. Limited, Owen Bound. e Ont. WOOD ASHES. F YOU HAVE 0 CAR FOR HAIM' write me. Geo. Stevens, 804 Mark, treet, Peterboro. SCRAP SROIS, T YOU HAVE A FIRE AND HAVE a car or mora of scrap iron I will tome anII uote you where it lays. Geo. Stevens, 284 Mark Street, Peterboro. rd9EO10LLa17EOU0. d"t ANCEI, TUMORS, LUMPS, ETO.. R./ Internal and external, cured without before ytoo lateen DrrBetimes Wrd-edical Co., Limited. Collingswood. Ont. 1,059,000 women are now doing what was formerly regarded as ,Hen's work. LET "DANDERINE" BEAUTIFY HAIR sirls! Have a mass of long, thick, gleamy hair 6 Ip N f Let "Dandorine" save your hair a▪ nd. double Its beutay. You can have lots of long, thick, strong, lustrous ]lair. Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, ceraggly or fading. Bring back its color, vigor and vitality. Get a 35 -sent bottle 01. delightful "Dandorine" at any drug or toilet counter to freshen your scalp; check dandruff and falling hair. Your hair needs this siinlnlating tonic, then its life, calor. brightness and abundance will return ---Hurry: A ! \ ® Cuticula H, `, Is Usually 1Thick and Healthy Start him right if you wish him to havo thick, healthy hair through life. Regular shampoos with Cuticura Soap will keep hie scalp clean and healthy. Beier* shampooing touch spots of dandruttand itching, if any, with Cuticura Ointmaat. A clean, healthy scalp meons goodbair. Soap 55e, Ointment 20 end 80e soil throughouttheDo,mnion. Canadienbepa1 vmaa. Umfted. St. Paul 8 ., oatreal. C'aicerz Soap shaves w eat slug. ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayes' Cross" / Por Colds, Pain, headache, Novel- la, Toothache, Earache- and for iihemnatiam, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- ritis, take Aspirin marked with the name "Bayer" or you ere, not tatting Aal]1,h'in at all. Accept only "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" in an unbroken "Bayer" ono- , ltt l t Aspirin to the trade merit ire W1$ied i� r•ana, t) a! n fir aro;t..tgettiEter of O et then L '4 O50111s t I1s,;ie,4, , a 1' i AtloC 1ilejor L'umpen1. will:, 'i 0111.41 to with the gena sea Witt •.t etotnpad with thdlr general tonna mars, :..n ,. •'•.3'cr t.:sam" package 'whist, contains complete di'a. roetione. Then you aro getting 1epIl Aspirin—Elio genuine .Aopiriu pro4 scribed by pbveioians for over sire). teen years. '1Now enacts in Canada. Hastily tin boron containbl 12 tab- ts also cost bl�argee "Bayenr" packages. There is cony ono As11t—a'13ayer"•--Stout mutt flayattni o m