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Henry G. Bell,
Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell.
The object of this department Is to place at the
service of our farm readers the advice of an acknowl-
edged authority on all subjects.partaining to soils and
crops.
Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In
care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To.
roato, and answers will appeer In this column in the
order In which they are received. As space is limited
it Is Advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that
a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the
question, when the answer will be mailed direct,
Question—C. H. :.,—,I have n piece of
red clay land and for years I have
tried either corn or oats or something
and it always fails to catch, then turn
the stock in the remainder of the sea-
son. What is the best way to get it
seeded? Which kind of clover should
I sow? The land is high and dry, and
most always is so hard one cannot cul-
tivate it. It has lots of Canadian
thiptle on it. •
Answer:—Evidently you have been
unfortunate iu working your clay land
at the wrong -lime. Clay must not be
worked while it is too wet else it will
break down and puddle, preventing
circulation of both air and water in
the oil When you can roll a ball
of clay in your hand, and on striking it
with your finger, it breaks into several
parts, the land is ready to plow. If,
however, it is sticky like putty, do
not work it. If left until it is too
dry, it will break into hard clumps like
bricks, which means a tad seed -bed.
Some farmers, after plowing clay soil,
leave the furrows to dry out for a day
or , two. This is exceedingly bad
practice. If the clay soil is in right
condition, just enough should be plow-
ed so that it can be disked or harrowed
the same day. It will help your soil
to apply about 1,000 pounds per acre of
air -slaked burnt lime. Scatter this
on the soil and harrow it in carefully.
The lime will correct the sourness of
the soil and will make the texture of
the seed -bed better. Any kind of
clover should do well on this soil.
When you have produced a good seed-
bed, I would advise drilling in barley
or oats at the rate or about a binhel
and a half per acre and at the same
time seeding the ground to a mixture
of clovers, making sure, however, that
you have used good grass and clover
seed
Xis order to lasure n goocl catch of
grass, put on 200 pounds of fertilizer
at the time of seeding. It will be
well to apply' the lime at least two
weeks previous to sowing the grain
and grass seed. The fertilizer should
analyze about 2% ammonia, 8 to 10%
phosphoric acid and possibly 1% pot-
ash. It is available plantfood and
will give strength to the young oats
and clover the same as whole milk
helps the growing cattle.
Question—J. S.:—We have a nine -
acre field that had sod plowed under
three years ago; it was cropped twice
with corn and once with oats. This
spring I put it into ensilage corn, and
want to seed it next spring. As this
field was never matured much I won-
dered if there was anything I could
sow to get a good catch of clover the
last time cultivating, to plow under as
green manure this fall. This field is
partly low, black soil.
Answer:—I would adnise you to ap-
ply 200 to 250 pounds- of fertilizer
analyzing 1 to 2% ammonia. and 8 to
10% phosphoric acid. This will, ma-
terially help your corn and at the same
time will supply available plantfood to
start off your clover vigorously. If
the soil is at all Boum—that is, if you
can see moss or sheep sorrel growing
in the field—I would advise you to
scatter ground limestone over the field
at once at the rate of a ton per acre.
This should be worked into the soil as
you cultivate the corn and will sweeten
it so that conditions will be proper
for the growth of clover. The ground
limestone will nolonaterially help the
corn, but will safeeten the soil.
Market Calendar.
The culling of non -layers from the
flock should be continued throughout
July. The season of high production
is over and at the high price of feed,
it does not pay to keep hens as board-
ers throughout the summer.
Sell in July old hens, broilers, green
ducks and old ducks.
Heat is the great enemy of eggs,
both fertile and infertile. Follow
these simple rules, which cost nothing
but time and thought, and you will
add dollars to the poultry yard re-
turns:
Keep the nests clean; provide tine
nest for every four hens.
Gather the eggs twice daily.
Keep the eggs in a cool, dry room or
cellar.
Market the eggs at least twice a
week.
Sell, kill or confine all male birds as
soon as the hatching Ts over,
With poultry costs so high, why not
keep an accurate account of the it-
ceipts and expenditures ? A simple
way to keep track of the grain used is
&dike
&Oil& Ji
to build a supply bin in the poultry
house. The grain can be easily
weighed and the amount recorded each
time the bin is filled. A tabulated
sheet tacked upon the side of the bin
may also be used for recording the egg
yield and receipts.
The poultry house should be placed
away from other farm buildings where
the drainage is good. Dampness is
very dangerous and the floor of the
poultry house must be higher than the
outside soil. A house should never be
less than fourteen feet deep and four
square feet of floor space should be
allowed to each bird. When a cement
floor is used in the house it should be
made in creases to prevent the hens
from slipping. Don't build the houses
too high or it will be difficult to keep
the birds warm. By using one-fourth
-inch mesh wire on the windows the
wire will break the wind and keep out
sparrows.
Little pigs that are given
plenty of exercise will not over-
eat. Feed all they will eat up clean
of a well-balanced growing ration; if
they will eat what is put before them
they are not being overfed.
A Woodland Quarrel.
Reddy Squirrel was having an after-
noon nap in his cosy home, deep in
the heart of an old chestnut tree. Mrs.
Squirrel was out for a little airing,
and had left Reddy to mind the babies
while she was gone. The little fel-
lows were sleeping so quietly that
there seemed no good reason why
Reddy should. not have a nap, too. His
sleep had been badly broken of late
by one of the babies that was having
trouble with its teeth. So he curled
up in a fat red ball and in seven winks
was sound asleep.
Ra tete t-ta t-tr-r-es-r-rt !
That was the noise that made Reddy
Squirrel wake up with a sudden start.
He raised his head and listened hard.
What could it have been? A moment
later he heard it again.
Rat-tatetat-tr-r-r-ii-rt!
Then Reddy Squirrel knew very well
what the noise was. He had heard it
many times in the forest, It Was
Downy Woodpecker drilling a hole in
the bark of the old chestnut. Reddy
Squirrel was very cross when he jthap-
ed out of bed and ran to the door of
his house.
"Go away from here!" he Chattered,
as he pushed his head outside. "What
do you mean by such noises on the
hank of my tree?"
Rat-taintatetr-r-r-r-rt! answered
Downy Woodpecker, as ho pushed his
long, barber tongue into a hole in the,
bark and Milled out a choice morsel,
"Go away, I say!" chattered Reddy
Squirrel, louder than before. "You
will wake up the babial"
"You seem to be the only one to
Ivaco up so earl" retorted Downy of the wood folk will punish him for
Woodpalca v, iosd his tones, Were just.,
as unfriendly as those of Reddy Squir-
rel. "And don't bother me, for I'm
busy getting dinner."
"Well, aren't there trees enough for
you without trying to knocI mine to
pieces?" asked Reddy Squirrel.
"This is not your tree," replied
Downy Woodpecker. "One of my
cousins used to have a home here long
before you came along. Moreover,
you come to my tree for nuts when
you feel like it, and only the other day
you frightened my family almost out
of their wits when you were climbing
round there."
So they scolded and argued, but they
got nowhere at all. And meanwhile
the baby squirrels woke op and cried,
and Downy Woodpecker made no fur-
ther progress toward getting his din-
ner, It was Reddy Squirrel who
finally put an end to the quarrel.
"I'll tell you what l'Irdo," he said
at last. "If you will not come to my
tree to drill for your dinner, I will not
go to your tree for nuts or to harm
your family. In that way things will
be much more pleasant all round:"
"Agreed!" said Downy Woodpecker.
"That is a sensible arrangement. Why
not go father than that? Why not
get all the squirrels and woodpeckers
in the forest to live up to the same ar-
rangement? There are trees enough
for all of us,"
"Very well," agreed Reddy Squir-
rel. 'I will see all my cousins at
once, and you Must explein the plan
to all the woodpeckers. Mys. it will
lie flue to gap in peace hereaftal"
That is the way the quarrel between
the squirrels and the Woodpeckers, a
quarrel of very long stariding, came
to an ehd in the big :forest. If you
ever hear a squirrel and a Woodpeck-
er scolding away at each other you
may Itnoav that one of there has boon -
en the ageeement, and that the council
WHEAT AND NEXT YEAR'S FOOD
Careful Directions For the Culture of Winter Wheat,—A Vey
Necessary Crop in View of .the Present Food Shortage.
By Henry G.
With maximum spring wheat yields
both in this metiy and in the ;United
Statee, the total production for 1917
will total about 1,132,7611,000 bushels.
Estimating OSS bushels of wheat per
capita for home consumption there is
a remainder for shipment abroad from
both countries of only about 339,000,-
000 bushels. The figures for spring
wheat of aura are entirely prob-
lematic. Full reports have not been
published as to the probable area seed-
ed to spring wheat in North America
and weather conditions in some parts
of the continent are none too favor-
able. There will be a demand for
every bushel of wheat that this contin-
ent can produce. There is consider-
able talk of price guarantee at 0-50 a
bushel or over. Wheat at a dollar a
bushel is profitable; what the farmer
gets more than this makes wheat
growing all the more profitable.
The time for reseeding winter wheat
is but three months distant. Every-
thing possible should be done to in-
sure a good successful seeding next
autumn,
High Points of Wheat Culture.
Wheat thrives best when fed "to the
limit". The plantfood of good sub-
stantial soil should be supplemented.
Well rotted manure worl:ed into the
seed bed supplies considerable food.
Big results are being obtained by drill-
ing in 200 to 300 pounds per acre of
fertilizer at the time the wheat is
seeded. For an average wheat soil
this plantfood should carry from 2 to
3% ammonia, about 8% available
Phosphoric acid and 1 to 2% potash.
The ammonia gives the young plants
a quick start. Phosphoric acid as-
sists the root growth of the young
crop while the potash gives the plant
disease -resistance and general vigor.
All three do for the young wheat crop
what whole milk does for the young
calf.
Wheat does best on a well-prepared,
I rnedbam loam soil. The big thing
that the crop needs first is moisture.
No plantfood can enter the wheat crop
unless it is dissolved in the soil water
and root juices. Possibly you are
planningssto summer -fallow land in
preparation for wheat. If this is the
case, be sure to keep the surface of
the summer-fallowed land tilled suf-
ficiently often to kill all the weeds and
Bell, Agronomist.
Your winter wheat will probably
folloW early oats. If such are your
plans, be sure to plow the oat stubble
as early es possible after the oats
are harvested. The growing oats
shaded the surface of the soil from
direct sunlight and to that extent pre-
vented the escape of soil moisture by
evaporation. As soon as the oats
crop is harvested this shade is remov-
ed and enormous quantities of water
escape that should supply the crops
that follow. For this reason get plows
and disks into the oat field as soon as
possible after the oats are cut. If
the ground is fairly mellow do not
plow too deeply. Three to five inches
should be sufficient. As soon as the
soil is plowed have it disked and if
it has not worked into a smooth seed
bed follow the disking with a rolling
and then with a light harrowing.
If you have not a sufficient supply
of seed write your experiment station
at the earliest opportunity and inquire
where you can locate the seed you
wish. Do not leave this until late in
the season, but let your inquiry be in
the hands of the experiment station by
the time the crop is harvested.
It may be necessary to delay wheat
seeding a week or ten days to escape
the attack of the first Mend of the
Hessian Fly. If so, be sure to use at
least the maximum amount of fertiliz-
er advised in order to give the young
wheat the additional vigor that will
enable it to recover from the effects of
late planting. In order to combat
wheat smut spread the seed on the
barn floor and thoroughly sprinkle it
with a solution of one ponncl of
formalin to forty gallons of water.
Shovel the grain while sit, is being
sprinkled and when it is completely
dampened cover it with a pile of sacks,
so as to keep the gas in, among the
seed as long as possible:
Profits in Wheat Growing.
If wheat maintains anything near
present prices, (and there is good rea-
son to believe that it will do so) it is
surely going to pay the Canadianfarm-
erto give more attention to this import-
' ant crop. A bushel and a half of good
' seed is sufficient for an acre. The
preparation of the seed -bed requires
the major amount of labor given to
this crop. Once the wheat is started
it needs no further care until harvest
time. Harvesting labor may be short,
but remember that the crop which
yields the heaviest makes inost effici-
ent use of farm labor. Furthermore,
remember that the leading experiment
stations of North America have de-
monstrated beyond a doubt the profits
of abundantly feeding the young
1wheat crop with suitable fertilizers.
preserve a surface dust mulch. If
you allow the soil to pack and harden,
as it doee after a heavy rain, enorm-
ous quantities of water will escape by
evaporation and your soil will be
shorter of water when wheat seeding
comes than it would have been if it
had grown a large crop this summer.
The point is—keep the surface of the
summer followed soil stirred.
Put a pair of old cultivator wheels
on the front end of the hog chute and
it can be moved from one pen to an-
other in half the time and with less
work.
Poisoning rats in the hog lots is
rather risky business. Pork is too
high to be killed in that way.
It is well to be alaMnaloaTevthe cer-
tainty of a decrease per capita in the
number of cattle, hogs and sheep.
Meat, milk, butterfat and wool con-
stitute a great reserve force in our
preparedness campaign.
Less crossing of breeds is respon-
sible for fewer spottedswine than were
common several years ago. One breed
to a farm and one standard—the best
—are pushing the swine industry
ahead.
Drying Fruits and Vegetables
Man's primitive effort to avail himself of nature's gift in conserving and
storing of foods for winter use was by sen -drying. In many parts of Europe
this method alone is used in caring for the abundant harvests. To success-
fully dry fruits and vegetables a drier is essential. A small one may be,
constructed at home, This will enable the housewife to bring it indoorelii
case of sudden storm.
By the drying process the housekeeper can take care of all surplus foods
for which she cannot find cans or jars. Small quantities can be dried daily,
these may be ground with meal or flour and made into palatable bread,
entailing little work.
Peas, beans and corn may be dried, and, if the necessity should arise,
How To Dry Peas.
Shell peas, spread on tray of the drier, place in the sun or a place where
a strong current of air will strike the drier. At first have a single layer
of peas. After the drying has commenced several trays may be thrown
together. Peas should be dried ontil, when one is dropped upon a plate
or table, it gives off a hollow sound. This usually will be accomplished
in three to five days. It is possible to dry vegetables and fruits arid even
beef in this way.
After the peas are thoroughly dried they must be cared for in a manner
that will insure their keeping qualities.
It is necessary to make bags of cheeseclotb. Place the dried peas in
these bags, wrap in newspaper, then again in a piece of cheesecloth. Now
give the bag' a coat of whitewash, taking.care to apply it thoroughly about
the string -end of the bag. Hang by strung from ceiling in dry, cool store-
room or cellar, or they may be packed in an old washboiler. . Clean old
pillow slips or other pieces of muslin may be used in place of the cheese-
cloth. A good size to make bags is..8 by 12 inches.
Beans may be dried by the same method.
I -10W TO CONSTRUCT VEGETABLE AND FRUIT DRIER
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skeleton box, using screws to fas en
Place a large screw -eye at the bottom at each d the four de..o6rs, so ti at
the drier will set on these screw -eyes. Every four inches down the four
uprights of the drier place a screw -eye, these to act as holders for the
shelves, which will be placed upon therm Make skeleton shelves from
1 by 1 lumber. Each shelf will 'take two plecee 16 inches long and two
pieces 18 inches lotig. Cover with screen wire and paint' with white
enamel to prevent rusting. Those trays will slide into the skeletal
fraint. The whole thing may be covered with a- clean piece of cheese-
cloth while the fruit is drying, so that dust cannot come in contact with
the drying feeds.
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Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially invited to write to this
department. Initials only will be published with each question and Its
answer as a means cif Identification, but full name and address must be'
given In each letter. Write on one side of paper only, Answers will be
mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed.
Address all correspondence for this department to Sera Helen Law, 235
Woodbine Ave., Toronto,
S.:-1, Dingy rubbers can be
made to look like new if they are wash-
ed with ammonia and water, then cov-
ered with a ,thin coating of shoe black-
ing and allowed to dry thoroughly be-
fore wearing. 2. A silver mesh bag
can be cleaned satisfactorily by wash-
ing in warm water with pure white
soap, using a small toothbrush to
clean the links. Rinse and pat dry
between clothe, 3.0 A sprinkling can
which leaks slightly should have a cup-
ful of melted paraffin poured into it
and shaken around so the bottom will
be evenly covered. When the wax
hardens the can will be found to hold
water without leaking. . 4. In convey-
ing food to the moutyit is proper to
change the fork from the left to the
right hand after cutting the food, al-
though this rule must not be so strict-
ly adhered to as to appear awkward.
Mrs. C. T.:—If your pillow cases
have worn in the middle you can use
the end as a bureau cover. Cut the
seam the depth of your bureau, open
the pillow case and you will have a
bureau cover ready to hem along back
and ends. If your cases are em-
broidered or hemstitched, so much the
better, because this will form the front
of your cover.
Inquirer: -1, It is not considered
good form to say"Pleased to meet you,"
or "Glad to know you," when intro-
duced, but rather "I am very glad to
meet you, Mrs.—", or some such
sen-
tenco. Always use the personal pro-
noun"1". 2, Fig sandwiches are un-
usual a.nd delicious; also gingerbread
sandwiches. For the first use two
cupfuls chopped figs, one-half cupful
water, one-half cupful sugar, one-half
cupful butter, white bread. Put the
figs through a food chopper, add the
sugar and water and cook until thick.
Cool, add the butter and mix well.
Spread between thin slices of sand-
wich bread .whieh has had the crust
removed. To make the gingerbread
sandwiches, rut thin slices of ginger-
bread which has been baked a day or
two before it is to be used, otherwise
it will crumble. Butter each slice
and spread with honey. 3. A woman
should rise to greet a man if she is
the hostess or when a man much older
than herself is presented to her, espec-
ially if he is distinguished in any way
or is a elergyman. Under ordinary
circumstances a woman need not rise
when a man is introduced to her, but
it is gracious and courteous for her to
rise to greet an old acquaintance,
whether man or woman.
Busy Beet -1, A Panama hat which
has become stained with perspiration
can be cleaned in the following way:
First immerse the hat in a solution of
sodium hypophosphite; follow this
with a dip into oxalic acid. The stain
should disappear in an hour or two;
when it does, rinse the hat in clear
water and afterward in a weak
gylcerin solution. The hat will be
ready for blocking. 2. For an oily
skin try boric acid, 35 dram; alcohol,
it ounce; rose water, 54e ounces. Mop
off the surface night and morning with
this wash, then dust with n fine rice
powder.
Anxious:—To pasteurize milk heat
it to a temperature of 145 degrees
Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. It should
then be cooled quickly to 45 degrees
Fahrenheit and kept at this tempera-
ture till used. Pasteurization ac-
cording to these directions will kill
the typhoid and other disease germs in
milk. 2. Silver which is to be given
as a wedding present to a widow
should be marked with the initials of
the bride's maiden name.
n', D.:-1. The first airplane actual-
ly to leave the ground was made by
Sir George Cayley in 1796. 2. The
newest submarines are able to im-
merse in sixty seconds. 3. St. Paul's
Cathedral, London, is 364 feet high.
4. The "Old Lady of Threadneedle
Street" is the Bank of England, so
called from the street in which it is
located.
Maid:—At a home wadding the
bridal party enter as follows: The
officiating clergyman should enter the
room first and he is immediately fol-
lowed by the bridegroom and his best
man. When they reach the part of
the room where the ceremony is to be
performed they turn and face the
guests, who stand on either side, leav-
ing a space or aisle for the bridal
party to walk along. The two brides-
maids enter side by side or singly, as
you prefer, then the bride, who slips
her arm through the left arm of her
father or the person who is to give
her in marriage in his place. When
they reach the improvised altar the
father steps aside and the bridegroom
takes his place.
Aireeasext
Azoturia is caused by high feeding
during a few days' rest. After going
a variable distance, the horse shows
pain and lameness, sweats, falls or lies
down, may or may not be able to rise,
urine becomes thick and very dark
in color.
Prevention consists in giving daily
exercise or materially reducing grain
ration. To cure, give ,puragtive,
make comfortable, give 2 drams iodide
of potassium 3 times daily. . Draw
urine off with catheter.
The draft horse is the safest pro-
position for the average farmer.
Keep on good terms with your
horse. h will feed better and develop
a better ch recta. Let him increase
the number of his human friends as
rapidly as possible and attach himself
to them so that he will leave his
animal associates to go to them.
A little care and quiet rest may
save a hoifse's life and also a vet-
erinarian's bill.
One can learn that a horse is sick
as easily as he can that a human be-
ing is out of temper.
Many horses are timid by inherit-
ance. It is not a fault, but a mis-
fortune and should not be cured by
whipping but by good treatment. The
trouble lies not in his will, but in his
over -delicate nerves. You will lose
time by becoming angry with him.
Suppress your angry tones and cruel
strokes.
External and internal parasites,
such as lice and worms, may cause the
loss of 25 to 50 per cent. of feed and
horsepower. Rid the animals and
stables of these pests. A few cheap
window and door screens will do much
to give comfort to the horses, not
only in the keeping out of flies but
also in the providing of good stable
ventilation during the summer months.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
JULY 1.
[1 GENEROSITY]
TRAIN THEIN CHILDREN
. . , ,,.
"1 am worried," said Another re-
eently to the writer, "becauee my lit-
tle sop is so selfish, Ho'w can I teach
him to be generbus ?"
Well, selfishness is a problem, I'll
admit, but happily it is not unsolvable.
That selfish little boy of a worried
mother can be made generous to a
fault (if such a thing is possible),if she
will, for a time, labor unceaeingly,
with faith, patience and tact.
There are, of course, some children
who are what we call "naturally" eel -
fish, while others are naturally the op-
posite; but I think intelligent mothers
will agree with me that the average
child is orgirially neither one nor the
other, and that his early training de-
terminies his standing. However,
even the 'inaturally selfish" child is far
from being hopelessly selfish. All he
needs is help to a different attitude of
mind if he has ever had any serious
thoughts about the subject at all—
which he probably hasn't.
The youngster of tender years, say
from the first cry to five years, does
not readily comprehend that others be-
sides himself may desire things in-
tensely. Yet I have seen a year -and -
a -half -old child give up a toy smiling-
ly, not once, but several times in suc-
cession to his various relatives, who
delighted in putting him through the
generosity test. This dear little smile
was the result of his young mother's
Patient training and constant. watch-
fulness for "psychological moments,"
as it were, for the teaching of unsel-
.
Do not force a child to be generous
—that is, to give up its possessions un-
wi ing y. Such a e .
a great
mistake, for it makes the child resent-
ful, besides giving him an unbeautiful,
idea of a beautiful virtue. Forced giv-
ing is likely to be felt as an unmitigat-
ed and unjust deprivation. The bet-
ter way is to educate little folk up to
the point where they find happiness in
giving, in Making others happy. Do
not fail to call attention to this hap-
piness when the child has performed a
generous action, thus impressing it
on the young mind and heart.
Stories of generesity are ahvays
helpful both in training young people
to be generous or in that greater prob-
lem—the one overcoming any selfish-
ness that may have been allowed to
develop. Is there anything finer than
the spirit with n ic 1 LouisaAlcott's
dear "Little Women" give away their
Very delicious breakfasts to a nearby
poor family? This charitable incid-
ent is especially appreciated when one
knows that it really happened iri young
Louisa's own life. Other stories.
especially good for instilling generos-
ity are "The Three Cakes and "The
King of the Golden River." The life
of Peter Cooper will be enjoyed by .
the older children.
The poor little only child is always in
danger of becoming selfish from the
sheer lack of opportunities to share
toys and goodies with other children.
Consequently it is wise to encourage
the sisterless, braherless ones to
seek companionship among other chil-
1 dren and to invite those companions
into your house or garden Where mo-
ther -eyes may be upon them.
It is lamentable, but true, that some
mothers deliberately make children
selfish. What do you think of the wo-
man who gives her little girl two cakes
after school accompanied by the re-
! mark, "Now do keep them for your-
self and don't feed the whole neigh-
borhxooto dl'' only
should children be taught
to give; they should be taught to give
graciously. Many a shining gift has
lost its radiance because of the man-
ner with which it was presented. The
"gifting spirit" is a lovely thing which
glorifies even the passing on of an
which may be seen everywhere in na- ad garment. To give tactfully,
ture, history, etc. quietly (even secretly); to give freely,
5. Woe—The enlargement of the gladly— ah, then giving becomes
conception of Jehovah was followed worth while and giver as well as re -
immediately by a keener appreciation ceiver is enriched.
of his own shortcomings and the short- But that reminds me. If few folk
comings of his people; hence the cry.
know how to give beautifully still few -
The rest of the verse gives the reasons
er know how to receive gracefully.
for his fears. Unclean lips—Isaiab's
consciousness of danger springs from Make it a point to express a frank and
his consciousness of sin. Seen the unmistakable gratitude or apprecia-
King—The sight of God brings death tion when a little child performs a
(Eriio.. 1-9.T2h1e; 3p0u,r2m0c;aettiocl.);
has fitted be set an example, and he, too, will be
generous deed. Thus will the kiddie
the prophet for intercourse with "generous" with his gratitude and ta-
Jehovah; now he bears the divine voiceceive in the same spirit as that in
for the first time. Go—not one 021 -which a gifts offered.—R.S.
the prophets is forced into his office,
Lesson I. Isaiah's Call To Heroic
Service—Isaiah G. Golden
Text—Isa. 6. 8.
Verse 1, Ilzziah—One of the most
successful kings of Judah, reigned
about B. C. 789-740. The vision might
be regarded as an answer to the
anxious questicmings; With the old
king gone, what will become of the
people? Answer: Jehovah is still
King. Saw—In a vision or trance.
The important thing is the reality of
the spiritual experience, not the man-
ner in which it cane.
2. Seraphim—Mentioned only here
in the Ohl Testament as supernatural
beings. Their function in the vision
is purely symbolical: they are attend-
ants at Jehovah's cast. The same
Hebrew word is applied to destructive
serpents in Num. 21. 6 and to the
image made by Moses on that occasion.
Since the latter seems to have had a
prominent place in the temple at this
time (2 Kings 18. 4), it may 118.170
furnished the basis for these sym-
bolical figures.
8. Itoly--The sopetition ie for the
sake of enlphasis. The Hebrew word
means originally "separate," When
applied by the prophets to the deity,
it means (1) deity is separate or dis-
tinct from his creation; (2) he is sepa-
rated from all that is lonited, in a
physical as well as moral sense; (3)
it includes the entire essential nature
of God, especially itt its moral aspects;
practically eciolvalent to "God bead,'
Glory—The divine holiness reveals it
-
Self in MS goriees Inanifeetations,
but there must be a eau and commis-
sion. Hear—In order to understand
verses 9 and 10, the reader must try Tractor vs. Horse.
to appreciate the mental attitude and You keep a bolt for about two years
reasoning of the ancient Hebrews. before you break him for work. Two
They did not consider secondary
r years of expena6 before you can be -
causes or inevitable natural or spin-
ginto vfork ybiir investment! It is
tual laws. Every extraordinary
estimated that a horse costs about
event was explained as due to direct
divine interference. The stubbornness
fifty cents a day to keep, considering
of the people was so monstrous that itl food, blacksmithing, veterinary at -
became explicable to the prophet only tention, your personal care, shelta,
on the assumption that Jehovah had, etc, This meane $182.50 a year. And
ordained it. 1 about the best he can do is to work the
11-13. How loug—The divine hobi_l equal of 00 to 100 days of ten
tress cannot permit the hardening tot hours each which makes a cost softie -
continue foreva; but when win the
end mime? The answer is disappoint -1 ,. .. '
tong Ince $2 a day. ,
Do you wonder
ing. There is nothing hi sight but; why some people fund it hard to make
exile and desolation. Only a prophal farming pay? A tractor can do the
sure of his call would stick to his post year's work of one hone in nine days
under such circumstances. Holy seed at a cost of About $30.
—The remnant that escapes, though The horse is a noble animal. No
small, will become the nucleus of the one questions this. But for practical
new Israel.
To sum up, the teuths impressed purposes he is being rapidly replaced
rby
upon Isaiah during this spiritual crisis elighle, Never idtbe field, just as he
were: (1) The holiness and supremacy has beat replaced Isystlitn1ii4oad and
automobile as a means of trattSpar 11 -
tion.
,,-.--
Lettering carr be rernoVed from mus-
lin bags by soaking the brg in kap,
seam over night.
of Jehovah; (2) his own tmeleenness,
cleansirig, and call; (3) the corruption
and stubbornness of his people; (4)
the certainty of judgment; (6) the
preservation of a egionant; and (6)
the conviction that this remnant is to
be the seed of a new Israel.