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McIAGGART BROS.
BANKERS
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ed: Notes )iscounted, Drafts Iseued.
Interest Allowed ou Depoeits, Sale
Nettle Purchased,
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eurance Agent,' Representing /4 Vire
Inauranee companies.
13.1),siari 'Court Office, ,CIInton.
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' Oftlee:
41 -PAN BLOCK - CLIIN•TONI
,
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• Offiee ITours:-1.30 to 3.30 p.m., 7,30
to, 9.00 p.m. Sundays, 12.30 to 1.30 P.m.
• Other hours by. appointment only.
pffIce and Residence Victoria -St.
DR. WOODS .
Is r'esurair.ig practise at his residence,
Oface flour's -9 to 10 ami. and 1 to 2
1),111. Sundays: 1 to 2 p,m., for pen.
•sultagon.
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Sundays. 1.00 to 2,00 pm.
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DR. PERCIVAL HEARN
, Office and Reeldenee:
Huron Street Clinton, Ont.
• Phone 69
(Formerly occupied "by • tins late Dr.
C, W. Thompson).
Dr. A. Newton Brady Bayfield
Graduate Dublin ' University, Ireland,
Late Extern Aesistant Master, Ro-
tunda Hospital for Women and Chil-
dren, Dublin.
Office at residence lately occupied
by Mrs: Peireons,
Hours 9 to 10 a.m., 6 to 7 pan.
Sundays 1 to 2 p.m.
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geons and Toronto University
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Post Office Building, Monday, Wed.
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;donee, etc.,
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Clinton, Ont.
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for Hartford Windstorm, Live Stock,
/automobile and Sickness and Accident
Insurance. Huron and Erie and Cana-
da Trust Bonds. Appointments made
to meet parties at Brucefleld, Varna
and hayfield. 'Phone 57.
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Head Office, Seaforth, Ont,,
DIRECTORY.
President, James Connolly, Goderich;
Vice., JaillOS Evans, heeel.wood; Sec:
Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Seatortb.
Directors: George McCartney, sea.
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McEwen, Clinton; Robert Ferriee,
liarlock; John hanneweir,Brodhagen:
-ns. Coanolly, Godertch,
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Yet), Goderich; Ed. Ilinehray, Sea.
• forth; W. Chesney, Egneondville;
Jarrauth, Drodhagen.
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Addreee communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, T°r°n"
CARE .A,ND A.DJUSTMENT OF
COLTERS,
The eater has inuell more to do
wtth the proper operatioa of a gang
plow than is generally auppesed. It
'atfectEelneee than ite,main pUrPotio of
cutting off the side of the furrow slice
so that the shin of the moldboard will
not have to ter its way through the
round, coneequently permitting the
plow_ to do a nide, emooth job and ma-
terially lightening the draft.
One of the rnarke of a peer Job of
plowing is unevenness or where the
furrows made the same round can not
always be plainly diatinguished. Some-.
times this IS because the plow is aot
running level. • At other times one
bottom is a little too high or low, dee
to variation in the shape of the beams.
Or -the front furrow wheel is regular-
ly run against the furrow bank when
it is suppoeed to run at least two
inches away from it. But the mot
common fault is that the operator for-
gets that each bottom turns over the
soil that the colter allots it, no more
and no less. They cannot be set in a
haphazard manner, but exactly the
sarne with reepect to each bottom ex-
cept for the ono instance which I will
mention later. ,
• Practically all plow instructions
eve three-quarters of an inch as the
proper, distance rto set the colter away
ftorn the shin of the, moldboard. This
insures a elean furrow wall and the
nunimem friction on, the landside.
There is. often- difficulty in deterrnin-
ing this dishanee after it ie known to
be correct. The following method is
commonly used by manufacturers'
plow experts when getting a ploW
ready -to enter a competitive demon-
stration: Take a planed fence board
three feet long and Six inches wide.
It will be nearly three-quarters of an
inch thick. Lay it against the land-
,
side so that it extends forward be,
yond the point of the share and raised
juet enough above the point so that it
Ilea flat against the landside. Hold in
thie position by placing the -right foot
againet- it„ -Now edjust the, colter eo
that its blade lies flat against the out-,
side of the board. Do tine with each
bottem in turn and you will have no
variation 00 far as the coltere are con-
cerned.
A, puzzling problem eornetimes
comes up in the cage a a three-batom
plow following, a standard -type trac-
tor which does not run in the furrow.
In spite of all that is done, the middle
bottom will turn a furroW which is
lower than the others. The reason
will generally be found in the fact that
the middle bottom follows the eight
drive wheel and because the dirt loos-
ened by the grouters rolls into the
furrow, leaving the middle furrow
Slice apparently lower than the 'others.
The remedy is to set the middle colter
a trifle farther out. •
In sod plowing the celtere should be
set deep enough to cut off most of
the roots, but not deep enough to M-
terfere with the penetration of the
plow. In stubble ploWing there is no
necessity of running them more ethan
three melee deep, evert in deep plow-
ing. In cornstalk ground especially,
the stalks and other trash will not be
cut satisfactorily,when the colters are
set eo deep that they will simply push
the trash ahead instead of running
over and cutting through it. The colter
axle should be directly above or a
trifle back of the point of the share,
The colter blades must be sharpened
from time to time to give best results.
It is well to remember that it is cheap-
er and better to pay the cost of sharp-
ening the shares and colters than to
pay for the fuel necessary to pull dull
tools through the ground.
Ontario s Better Live Stock Train
By L. Stevenson, Secretary and Supervising Director, On-
tario Dept. of Agriculture.
The Ontario Better Live Stock
Train of 1923 was organized by the
officials of the Live Stock Branch of
the Ontario Department of Agrictil-
ture, assisted by the officials of the
following organizations: Dominion
Department of Agriculture, Industrial
and Development Council of Meat
Packer, Ontario Live Stock Associa-
tion, the Canadian Pacific Railway,
and the Canadian National Railway.
• The train was made up of sixteen
cars, eleven of which carried live stock
for demonstration and Fiala: A lecture
car and staff, maintenance Cars com-
• pleted the train.
During Meech the train made
twenty-one all -day etops (9 am. to 10
pen.) and twelim half-day stops. Due,
ing April, twenty-one all -day stops
and fotir half -clay stops were made.
The total number of actual. farmers
visiting the train during the period
was 37,600. The number of school
children that 'were conducted through
the train by officials and teachers was
6,500. Lecturers, _demonstrators and
salesmen were continuously en duty in
the various cars, and dealt with the
varied inquiries of the visitors.
EDUCATIONAL FEATURES.
The swine cars were specially fitted
to make demonstrations in mine grad-
ing possible, and give the- farmer
throughout the province a clear idea
of the type and conformation required
for the different grades of hogs under
the new grading regulations. Repre-
sentative hogs, with the corresponding
cured Wiltshire sides, were used.. in
this demon_stration. For the conven-
ience of farmers desirous of purchas-
ing young breeding stock of the bacon
producing type, a carload of boars and
sows from six to eight months of age
was included'in the train. Many sales
were made, and good type young
breeding stock left the train for new
hoines at every stop. The supply of
stock was- replenished at various
points along the line of travel by pre-
vious arrangement. '
POULTRY EDEIDNG.
The poultry car was fitted out ta
deinonstrate the most appeoved meth-
ods of selecting, feeding, housing and
peeparing poultry and poultay pro-'
ducts for market. In the exhibit were
included live birds showing desirable
types for egg prodaction and also those
for meat production. Culling demon-
strations werre given throughout the
day, being illustrated 'with Jiving
specimens and skeletone. Models of
poultry houses and equipment, and of
hatching and brooding devices, occu-
pied a ptorninerit position in the ex-
hibit, Poultry nutretion was illus-
trated in an attractive way through
the use of colored transparencies, giv-
ing rations used in chick rearing, and
the results. The Canadian Egg
Standard was well illustrated by a,
continuous candling and grading de-
monstration, killing and plucking, as
done by the expert in charge, was a
revelation to many, as the loosened
feathers were stripped from the bird
in the short space of one Minute,
nAMYING.
The dairy cow ear contained good
grade cows, eepreeentiag the Malachi,
Seasey, Ayrshiee aed Shorthorn
breeds. These animals were selected
to show the influence ef pure bred
balls, and demonatrate the high de,
gree of excellence that may be ob-
tallied by careful., breeding: Demon-
strations and lectures were given on
thoe Owe, with special cenphaeie on
type and conforinatiem 00 assbelated
with high clao cattle, Ayrshire, /Iola
stein, Jersey, and Gurbsey bulls weeel
Offeted for sale at cog. These btfile!
Were eeleeted *or theie excellence of'
type and the peoduetion oinceetre.
A numbet of yoling bulle Wore eold it
the vaeimie stope, A dairy lecture
_ -
Was given each afternoon in the lee-
taimecar, dealing with feeds, herd im-
proven-if-11V and the rearing of young'
same AND woore.
In the sheep and wool car, a very
attractive exhibit was presented, pre-
pared by the Provincial live stock
men, co-operating with the wool grow-
ers, the breeders and the woollen
mills, Typical fleeces of the 'principal
grades -of Canadian wool were shown
and used in cleirionstrating the various
grades, classes and purposes for which
each was used. The preparation of
wool for market was •strongly em-
phasized. Samples of cloth, knitted
goods, blankets and yarn made from
Canadian wool from Canadian mille,
were shown and described. A num-
ber of live sheep were carried and
suitably dis-played, emphasizing the
best breed types and market classes.
Lectures were given on breeds'breed-
ing, judging, and the care and man-
agement of the flock, Two pens, one
showing the progeny of a good type
pure bred ram and another showing
the progeny of a grade ram, attracted
considerable interest through the les-
son of superior lambs from the pure
bred sire. A full line of shepherd's
tools and'eheepfold requirements was
shown,- and explanations or demon-
strations in the use eof same were
given by the officials in charge.
, BEEF'CATTLE.
The beef cattle exhibit consisted of
O display of steers illustrating market
grades and type improvement through
the use of pure bred sires. The On-
tario Agricultural College supplied a
number of animals from a breeding
experiment that has been, under way
during to past two years, so that the
farmers of the Province could see for
themselves the result of good greeding,
coupled with proper care, feeding and
management, From the five cars of
bulls for sale, niany sales were made.
Buyers were looking for quality and
appreciated the guarantee and the
likeliheod of getting a geed bull when
Britain Needs 'Wrangel Island,'
Wihjahnur Sitefferissom who Is 'urg-
ing Britain 45 aseort its rightjo
Wrangel- Wand, becauee, it' will be-
coate an important base for wIrelese
and .0/mamma when mail carrying,
across the Aectie has become a com-
monplace, Soveee Russia is reported
to have given 'or,,derse to prevent any
British ship reaching the Ialanda.
The Removal and Care of
Comb Honey.
If the ^honey floor is heavy and, of
long cluration,the greater part of the
crop can be renioved before the flow
is over. It is, better to retrieve the
supers of sections as they are finished
es this prevents travel stain and
propolizinge It is comparatively easy
to remeve !supers during the flow as
thereis little danger Nom robber bees.
A's the' flow declines the comb honey
producer, must m'ive extra supers
sparingly la order to have as many
sections finished' as possible before the
flow stops. ley 'fact' it may be neces-
sary to reduce the number of eupers.
It is not well tO leave a super on at
this timeqintil all the sections are fin-
ished as they may become travel Btain-
ed. It is better to remove the finished
sections and concentrate the unfinish-
ed sections to as few' supers as pos-
sible. At the flow is drawing to a
close the unfinished sections should be
given to the best finishing colonies.
When the sections are finished in the
central rows they can be replaced by
unfinished ones from the outside. It
is well to remove all the sections be-
fore the flow ceases altogether.
As soon as the supers are removed
by means of bee -escapes they should
be taken th the honey -house, and care
used to prevent robbing. Sections that
are only partially filled and capPed
can usually be disposed of locally at
a profit but those containing only a
small amount of IfOney can be piled
up near the apiary and the bees al-
lowed to empty them. These empty
sections can be used as bait eections
next year.
Comb honey should be stored in a
warm dry room th prevent spoiling. If
exposed to great variations in temp-
erature, moisture may condense on
the surfaCe of the cappings, and the
honey will abseals or it may granu-
late in the comb. If expoeed to freez-
ing the combs will crack and the
honey leak.' The temperature of the
room should not go lower than 70 deg.
F., and is better if maintained between
80 and 90 deg. 'F.
• Section honey that, Is well refined
can be stored in the super a until ready
for shipment. The supers should be
tiered up in close piles, closed at the
top and bottom; it will keep much bete
tor and also Maintain its aroma. There
is also less danger from wax moths.
Some beekeepers find it necessary to
fumigate to control this pest.
• Comb honey is usually put up in
single cartons or in cases holding 24
s".6ctions.. Before placing the sectione
in the cartons or cases the wood must
be scraped free of propolis' tend stain.
Any sectioas that are leaking should
not be packed. '
"Kraut or picicle kege and tubs are
cleaned: thus," 'Writes a subscriber: "I
nee plenty of hoRing water, in which
,bicarbonate 01! soda is dissolved (one-
fourth pound of socla to a gallon of
water). 'After the kegs have been
well scalded, I place themin the sun
for several clays, then go over the in-
side of the keg or tub with' melted
paro-wax or pdraffin. This makes the
•
keg perfectly sweet inside and keeps
it from leaking."
POULTRY
For several yeare paet, the lead
value and medieinal qualitlea of yearit
have been. conetently before ue. At to
it9 propertiee, 115 tio aid to di
geetion and assimilation, as a correc-
tive of coastipation tendenciee, end frd
appetite etiniulator, it has been thor-
oughly and eatisfacterily tried oti.-••
fleet by the family and now With the
peultry,
One of trie fleet experiments in feed-
ing yeast to baby chicks, was found
to be so satisfactory that Its use aa
general poultry feed has been adoptede
It is prepared by peaking tt pack-
age a half -gallon watee untiathe
yeast b; eofta, Then it is made into a
soft batter with cooked potatoes and
flour, and allewed to raise. Then it
Is etiffened with c,ornmetil until
crumbly and spread out in the sun to
dry. When it is thorpukhly dry it
may be eacked and stored for use, and
will keep indefinitely if placed ill 'a
dry place where it will not Mold.
For feeding baby chicks, goslifigti,
duck e or turkeys, it may either be
crumbled fine or aoalted until soft;
but do not feed oftener than three
For feeding the older fowls, allow a
pint for each dozen fowls, mixed with
the other feed used. It may be given
either as a dry feed, or with a wet
mash. '
Running Water in the House
for $5 a Year.
"Up to four years ago I lived on a
farm where we had a large spring,
and to which we attached a hydraulic.,
ram," says" J. A.' Studt. "This ram
-worked year in end year otit without
,
any. expense. -
"When I deft that farm and built
O new house we had to use a different
kind of water system, for we had no
spring on the new faxen, and we final-
ly decided to use the compressed air
system, which has been very satisfac-
tory. In the four years we haye had
our eysteln it has cost us about $20,
which,I feel is small,"
Compressed air systems are of vari-
ous forms. Some employ 'kirpressure
by pumping water into a tank, filling
It about two-thirds full of water,
which compresses the air to about one-
third its volume. This will give a
pressure sufficient to force water over
sixty feet high. Other systems are
built so as th compress air in a tank
„which operates a pneumatic pump in
the well, cistern or spring.
• If electric power ie available any
of these water systems can be oPeeat-
ed automatically. When the water is
drawn out, which reduces the pres-
.
sure, the electric motor' starts up and
gees on until the water is shut off.
If electric current is not available,
a small gas engine will accompfish the
astine results, but without the auto-
inatic feature. The gas engine can be
started whenever the preesure goes
down to a,certain point. The gas en-
gine San be made partly automatic by
arranging to have a certain presdure
in the tank cut off the ignition when
the pressure gets up to the required
point. -R, B.
New -Treatrnnt for Stomach -
Wo -ms
of Sheep.
Forty per cent. nicotine sulphate is
better than copper sulphate for get-
ting rid of sthmach worms „of sheep,
recent tests show. The nicotine sul-
phate is easier to get, is more efficient,
and the after' effects of traterneat 00
not last so long. Three teaspoonfuls
to ,a quart of water is the right
strength, and give four ounces of this
solution to each mature ewe that
weighs 100 pounds or more. For a
smaller animal, more or less weak, use
not more than three ounces, and for a
five -months -old' lamb, use not more
than two ounces. .
We had a good galvanized tOelve-
quart pail that got jammed and the
re -enforcing wire around the top was
broken on one side, The pail was saved
for further use and made to fill a real
want on the place by: soldering an
ordinary tin funnel over this break.
It is used almost every day for water-
ing the chickens, filling the radiator,
and foa many other purposes. To 'pre-
vent undue strain, and additional ser-
vice, two tin straps were soldered on,
for braces. The arrangement does not
interfere with the pail when in use,
Though made over a year ago, it 'is
still in use and not much the wdrse
for wear, -.H.
o
indicate the type of feigner that the
'Hon EduLati
purchasing iron, the government. To 0
ing, it can be seid that, out of the ,,the First School In the Familym-Froebel."
leseons taught by theav
trainas reach-
firstlifteen bulls sold, all but one went
to 'farms where the owner had not pre-
viously kept a pure bred sire,
The demonstration train attracted,
and enlightened farmers who 1iithert4
had been disinclined to ildrnit'the ad-
vaetages 'of' pure bred sires and of
betterelfire Stock.
Scared Thin.
A Ore occurred in a certain liouee,,
and am the ataircase wear in flames be-
fore the blaze was discoveee,c1, the oc-
cupants bad to seelc some other means
of esettpe.
• Nexe clay the companion to alt o}ltsr-
iy topo reediahe to her tbe news,-
nap•er retort of the fira, wiOr,h 'etated
that one men eseaPed doW11 15 Irs•tor
pipe at the baelt of'1110 honee.
Whereepea the old leder, astounded
at this 'etaternent, exclaimed; "Rut
hew thin the poor tellow must hoevel
been!"
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Nearly every oti fe bat
ripping, trarleit headsets:El
attimeA, Dleordercd atoon-
cch-.81u,ozIAla liver an ea, it,
Chew, ea I hero',, the ,,at
reliefCharehe/d/II /VA.
Stemil eh and Li verTablpto.
,reoa rut the mereiteh and beweln rtstit.
All diverdrir, Ire,. orbs, rneil item 9
hamhoriala Medicine Con Taroote
Mother's Clothes -By
Lydia Lion Roberts
"Why, mother," cried the little boy,
his eyes shining, "you look just like
o schoolgiel in that white waist and
blae tie. I like that,
wear it again!"
- •
Children do notice mother's clothes
and are quite 'fine little critics. It is
Interesting and profitable to question
Otto reasons for their approval or die-
apprtival of Various dresses, and a
wise Mother will talk over her elethea
with/the children. If she explains the
reason she chose a certain color, how
she matched her hat to her gloves,
why this eldth 118 stronger than some -1
thing dee, and all the little effecto!
that' combine thrift and good taste, the
ehildren will not only be pleased at
her confidence in their understanding,
but will absorb much aseful knowledge
about clothes,
Sometimes e mother doce not realize
Otto pride and interest the children
take in her clothes.
"I like to g? Out With you Once yeti
Made that new ekirt," • said a little
girl, "the other one didn't look 'no
el ice."
If a mother gets eal:eloes er dis-
couraged and lets her clothes lose
their charm, the children resent it
even if they do not voice it It is oaly
fair
00 the children for Mother to
spend es much effort and thought on
her own clothes no elm does on thelr
lasci»ating enamel, and then In letm.,,
yeats they Will not demand every-
thing, but will want mother to have
pretty things too, •
It ptiye to underetalid ancl vvelgli a
remaelts about clothes as that
is One wayof learning how the little
brain is working. A mothee came into
the room Where two boys ‚wee playing
ancrehowed them her new silyety gray
straw hat.
"You look just like a hearse,"
an-
nouncod the younger boy delightedly.
The remark Was rather startling,
but the mother smiled and said, "Do
you like this hat?" •
"Oh, Yes' it's, eo shiny and pretty,"
replied theboy, "and I like the silver`
look."
"Did you sec anything to -day about
,
that same ' color?" asked • the mother,
still searching for the reason back of
that fleet remark.
"Yes, I saw a cartiag,e all silver mid
shiny lilee your hat," nodded the child,
"and brother gold it was a hearse."
The connection was explained, foe,
childike, he hail 'connected the first
gray hearse he hail aeon with the sil-
very gray hat, tis inflict was grasp-
ing the feet of a new dolor mffeet,
Otto mother had been irritated at his
impulsive rernitek, or; had laughed 10
away, she would have hurt the child
mu] driven his new thoughts and sone
fidencee back into himself, •
To dreSII testefuily, to bring • the
children into compnnionehip evitli
neither by eeneibly discaesing c.lothee
and the het of &caning, to make it a
jolly, festive oeceelon when' mother
has something now, le to teelize that
111 Otto development of thio child life Mi
important part is played even by
Mother's! clothes,
THE CHILI)FtEN'S
HOUR
Tlig AMUSING CROW.
Crows are usually unpopular birds,
The eharp twinkle of their eYe, their
plumage and their estounding intelli-
gence, have given them a prcrainent
place in tile myths and legends of
eyery lead.
In ell times and countriee man hae
. .
regarded crows with Buperstyhous
awe. Odin took them for his heralds
and counselors, 'but eduld not tenet
them, and they blabbed the seesets of
Valhalla. They were the ecandal-
mongers of Olympus, and to theie evil
tonguee poor Connie owed her death.
Indra, in wrath at their tale -bearing,
hurled them down through all the hun-
dred steiges of his heaven. They would
have disclosed to his enemies the hid-
ing place of Mohanatied, but the dove
built her nest and the spider open her
web to hide it.
It was, satisfacterily eetablishect by
the old 'writers that the CYOWS got
their blackness in punishment' for
their sins. It seems to have been a
futile punishment, for there is. no
l'ving thing that shows in its de.
meanor less evidence of repentant
epirit. Instead of being ashamed of
their blackness, Crowe, as an Indian
writer has said, "swagger in it, and
pretend that they chose that exact
shade for themeelves.".
The color of crovve before they were
smitten black is uncertain. It is a
strange fact that they areemost closely
allied tO the jays and magpies on one
hand, and birds of paradise on the
other, so the possibilities are infinite.
But the classical :legend that they
stveile originally white gains some sup-
port from the frequency with which
albinoa appear among all kinde of
crows.
The voices of almost every member
of the crow farnily have in their very
harshness an unbirdlike and partly
human quality that could not fail to
impress the primitive imagination. Tri
spite of the common idea that -crows
do nothing but caw, the Old augerers
recognized no less than sixty -live in-
tonations of the raven's voice, each
with its special significance. From the
ringing Rahkl rahicl rahla of the
hooded crow, the Swedes have borrow-
ed their., fierce cheer, the finest battle
cry possessed by any people.
Nearly all the true crows as well
;
as many of their near relatives, will
pick up more or less of human speech
in 'captivity; and it is sometimes hard
to believe that the slyness With which
they invest their reinarks, their apt-
ness and intonation, are altogether
accidental. .
Eat Vegetables for Vitamins.
•
By L. F. Burrower Secretary, Can-
adian liortichitueal Council. .
.
uomparatively recent is the addition
of the word "Vitamin" to OUT vocabu-
lary, and even though the use of the
-word is now common,
its meaning is
not yet -understood. Physecians have
long- recogniied theValue 'Of vege-
tables in the ;daily diet and we are
no* tad' that this value dies largely
in the fact that they contain vitamins,
and that, vitamins are necessary to
life. Some vegetables contain greater
quantities and of different kinds than
others. Three distinct kinds of vita -
mina have been named "A," "B" and
ac.e
Vitamin "A" is a rrlysterieus ele-
ment in food, without whith children
cannot grow, but which grown folks
also need. Shortage of vitamin "A"
leads to disease of the eye, skin, and
kidneys, and may cause bad teeth,
diarrhoea, pellagra and other ail-
ments. As a rule, seeds of all kinds
are rather deficient in vitamin "A.,"
although green peas contain appreci-
able amounts. Leafy plants, on the
other hand, are valuable foods in this
regard. Spinach and chard are prob-
ably the richest of the cominon leafy
foods iri this element; lettuce ranks
next, with cabbage holding third place.
The robts and tubers vary, sweet
potatoee and carrots ranking first,
while white or Irish potatoes contain
but a small amount, and it is doubtful
if beets, rutabagas and parsnips con-;
thin appreciable amounts. Tomatoes,'
however, are very rich in vitamin "A"
and Hubbard equash is also a valuable
source. Little work has been. done on
the fruits, but there is evidence that
apples, bananas and oranges contain
small amounts of this yitatnin.
Vitamin "13" is guardian of good
digestion mid proper functioning of
the liver and other glands, This vita-
min is found in the germ'and •branny
portion of cereals. In the milling of
wheat, however, this vitamin is so
completely rsenoved that the best,
grades of flour are entirely lacking.'
This does not mean that we should
condemn the white breads, starchy
i
food, white rico, etc.; t merely
means that we must choose our foods
intelligently and eat more vegetthlea.
Potatoes, sweet and white, contain
appreciable amounts of vitamin "IV 1
although the turnip and onion are'
more valuable in this regard. The beet;
root contains a fair amount, although
ils derives appear to be 'much richer.1
Thio vitamin ie also found in the to
mato, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, para.. i
of Appeti
..'lliquoA..pdr take Ilood'e FleigiaPtt4„
That Tired Feeilo
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as their tonic medicine for that
lewd, uerveae weelcoefea ha. ,
pare blood, and teetily that, IS aesekee
them feel bake', eat and (deep leettee,',*.
Sareeperilla has given Oi-ta's'
the eatielaotien to tli“,o geriera,tieture
in the treatumai Of gtit-191:nt dQ1:0tY1,,
rletZ8:4011;a:t:01(.30:Ltp,01:1;tittritce, ,Ye ?loved that:
ca6a1:14;dhoilittol igliotsill.00dasi.1(181.keer4g1toic,004;.'
ley, and the lowly dandelion, the toe
mate being' especially valuable, •
While many fruite have not been
studied, it is peohably safe to etate
that most intlit juices 'contain 'appreS1
eiable amounth of vitamin "B." It fa
likewise probably true that nuts are
valuable Sources •of this vitamin, in
asrmich as all math that have bee
etudied contain appreciable ahlountii,
Vitamin "0" prevents disease and
promotes the general health. Lack of
it gives the skin a bad color and
makes the heart weak. It has. long
Wen known that lemons, limo,
• orangee and fresh fruies were curative
in scurvy. It has only been in recent
yee,re that we have understood that
this curative effect was due to vitarniii
"C," • While oranges have been lased
for a nunaber of years in the treat=
ment of infantile seurvy, it is only
recently that it has become the come
mon practice to supply orange juice to
infants as Part of the regular feedin
practice. More recently it has bee
discovered that tothato juice is peace-
tically equal to the juice of the orangir
in this regartl, and many physician
in the poorer districth of the lar
eities are prescribing strained toma
juice in place of orange juice, The
juice of canned tomatoes seerns to be
very satisfactory"for this Purpose, in.'
dicating- that the- canning process ie
not particularly destructive as far as
vitarnin "C" is concerned. Beeries are, '
known to have.sourvy-curing proper-
ties, although little investigational
work has been done;
The Swedish turnip or rutabaga is
very valuable as a source of vitamin
"C" and the same is true of the cars
not. Young .carrots are apparently
more valuable than old carrots and '
this appears to be true for many veto."
tables. As a rule, it is probably safe
to state that the vitamin content of
vegetables is highest at the time that
the vegetable is most prized from the
standpoint of tenderness and taste.
Potatoes, onions and parsnips are also
considered valuable antiscorbutie
foods, Rhubarb, lettuce and caul'-
.
flower must also be included in the
list, while lovers of cabbage salad and
"Slaw" will be glad to know that raw
cabbage is one of the best sources of
vitamin "C" that we have. Tomatoes
have the three kinds of vitamines
necessary to human health. • Most
vegetables have one or two but seldom '
all three., a
• It is probably best to eat our fruits
and ,vegetables in the fresh- form when
it is possible to do so. There is little,
however, to be feared from the usual
methods of canning and cooking. If
we eat a sufficient amount of vege-
tables and fruits throughout the year,
it will not matter if a small percent-
age of ,the vitamins are destroyed in
the cooking procese. As a rule, long
continued heating or cooking, is con-
sidered undesirable, and air should be
excluded as far as possible,
• It is not necessary that we be vege-
tarian. We should be reasonable and
sensible and not faddists. Every diet,
especially that of growing children,
should contain milk, butter, eggs,
fresh vegetables, and fresh fruita if
we expect to obtain the best results,
• Various fruit and vegetable canning
recipe books have been issued from
thne to time, but the best that has re-
cently CCC)10 to nip attention is that
issued by the Fruit Branch, of the Do-
minion Department of Agriculture.
These booklets contain recipes which
'have been thoroughly tested, are prac-
tical and economical. They may be
had free'upon application to the Fruit
I Commissioner, Department of Agri-
' culture, Ottawa. '
4
Sunflowers fen silage should be put
in when the seeds reach the hard
dough stage. When grown on wet,
land so the pith is sappy aad full of
water, they may be cut and wilted itt
the field before putting into the silo.
When grown on very dry ground, they
should be put into the silo as promptly
as possible and enough water added
that a little can be squeezed from the
cut stalke.
•
Keep looking Rimed unless you are
in a pasture with a Tam.
TIME TABLE
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Trains will arrive at and depart from
Clinton as follows:
Buffalo and Goder.Th
Going East. depart 6.25 nen,
. . 2,62 p.m.
Going West ar. 11.10 anal
lir. 0.08 sip. 6.51 p,ra.
" aa. 10,04 p.m.
• Lond.,on, I-1uron a Bruce 13pm. Going Scnith, or, 0.23 di' 1.23 a.
4,15
Going North, depart 6,50 p.m,
" 11,05. 11.13 ame,
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