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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-3-13, Page 2G. 0. KierAGGA1lT 111,, D, ?4e'i`AGGART McTaggart Bros. —HANKERS. --- A GENERAL BANKING BUSI- NESS TRANSACTED. NOTES DISCOUNTED, DRAFTS ISSUED, INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE- POSITS. SALE NOTES PUR- CHASED. --- . II. T, RANCE - — NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEY- ANCER, FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE AND FIRE INSUR- ANCE AGENT. REPRESENT- ING 14 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. DIVISION COURT OFFICE, CLINTON. W. BRYDONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. Office— Sloan Block —CLINTON DR, GUNN Office cases at his residence, cor. High and Birk streets. ', DR. J. C. GANDIF.ft Office Hours:—L30 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.. Office and Residence—Victoria St. • CHARLES 13. HALE, qq Conveyancer, Notary Publie, Commissioner, Etc. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issuer of Marriage Licenses HURON STREET, •— CLINTON. GARFIELD McMICIiAEL, Licensed Auctioneerer for the County of Huron. Sales con- ducted in any part of the county. Charges moderate and satisfac- ticn guaranteed. Address: Sea - forth, R. R. No: 2, Phone 18 on 236, Seaforth Central. GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Correspondence promptly. answered. Immediate arrangements can be` made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling Phone 13 on 157. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed. Sole Agent for Scranton and D. . &L. Coat Bituminous $8.75 Coal at the % Sheds Delivered $9 t 1 00 Lots of Bard Coal for everybody. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. We also have on band a stock of Canada Cement. • A. J. HOLLOWAY. B. R. HIGGINS Box 127, Clinton - Phone 100. Agent for The Huron & Erie Mortgage Cor• poration and The Canada Trust Company Comm'er H. C. of J., Conveyancer, Fire and Tornado Insurance, Notary Publid Also a numbeer of good farms for sale. At Brucedeld on Wednesday each week. .111- ..-TIME —TIME TABLE-, Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV. Going east, depart 6.7.8 A.M. f«, " 2.52 p.m. Going West, ar. 1.1.10, dp. 11.10 axe. " ar. 6.08, dp. 6.45 p.m. 'a " " 11.18 p.m. LONDON, HURON de BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 8.30, dp. 8.90 a.m. CI n u 4.15 p.m. Going North, depart 6.40 p.m. " 11,07, 11.11 a.m. " " The dog' zllo 1 � Mutual U j a1 Fire Insurance Company on J Head office, Seaforth, Ont. DIRECTORY : President, James Connolly, Goderich' ,Vice., James Evans; Beechwood] Sec. -Treasurer, a Thoe. E. Hula Sea forth. ' Directors; George McCartney, Sea - revile; D. F. McGregor, Seafortb; .1. E. (grieve, Walton; Wen. Rine, Sea„ torah; M. McEwen, Clinton; Robert r. k'e .rles, Rarlgclf; da}pli, _Hg"ilowelr, sro?l.hagah; S33. t,onnoily, Goderiali. P entsi Alex Leitch , Clinton; J, ot Go artch' inchiey,pl, Seaforth} i1i, t;he li l', i mondville; R, G. Sane Mutat, larodhagtn. 1.ny money to be paid In may, hs paid to Moorish Clothing Coe Qlirita;l, Or at Cutt's Gsocory, Go�1_eric�t, Parties desiring to,effect fns ee 'ir transact other business will be pi -emptier attended to en application to f,hy of the above officers addressed to their respective pest office. Lesser beme.ted ay the tlir0-to?; who liven t,g eesb the OW By Agronouaa't, This Department le for the ,ase of our farm readers who Want the advice °Pas expert on any question regarding soll, seed, crops, etc. If, your question is of sufficient nenenal interest, It will be answered through thls column. if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed with your letter, a compiots answer we) be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing Go,. Ltd„ 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, Sala of (tats, ing, dawn the wail and thence through The oat crop of Canada is estimate the wall to the rim of the horse - ed at :MLitt 400,000,000 bushels. The tr'ouglf outside. there the pope ie average lose from oat smut, usually connected with a rectangular frame Placed at four to six per cent., means of gas piste resting on the floor iof the tlestructfpn of about 20,000,000 the trough. .An elbow over fhe.t,im bushels, a loss which can eaaily be permits the exhaust to eeeape into Prevented by seed treatment, the air. ,When the engine is running Oat smut is easily recognized as it there is sufficient heat generated by destroys the kernel and hull and the exhaust and radiated from the sometimes the chaff, changing them tank to raise the tellleraturo of the to a black dusty powder composed of rooin h a degree which prevents the millions of spores, which are aeatter- ed by the wind and which lodge on the sound oats in the vicinity. When this grain is sown the smut spores germinate and infeet•the young seed - lingo. The smut develops ine+ide the growing plant and reduces the kernel to a mass of spores instead of sound grain. The object of seed treatment is to kill tho . spores lodged on the grain, The safest and best, method is to treat the seed with a solution of formaldehyde by -eke of the following methods: Dipping method. -Mix well one pint of formaldehyde (formalin) pn forty gallons of water, putting the solution in barrels or casks. Put the seed in coarse bags that the solution will readily pass through and dip into the casks, nllowing to soak for about five minutes until every grain is wet. Remove the bags and allow to drain on slats +into the casks, as the solu- tion may be used several times. Thee pile the grain on a clean floor and cover with sacks or canvas for two or three hours. Dry the .grain by spreading .on a clean .floor and • stir- ring now and then. . Sow 'the grain as soon as it will run freely or, if necessary •to store, dry thoroughly, as damp seed will mould or sprout. Sprinkling method.—Pile the grain on a clean floor or grain wagon and sprinkle the grain with the solution, using a sprinkling can, shovelling the seed from one pile to another so that each kernel will be thoroughly wet. About a gallon of solution will bo required for each bushel of grain. Cover the grain as in the dipping method and dry. Do not allow the wet grain to freeze as it might injure germination. When the grain has been treated and is damp and swollen the rate of seed- ing should be increased about three- fourths of a bushel per acre. Any bags or receptacles used for holding the treated grain should be d,isinfeet- ed in the solution of formaldehyde. Dry method: -This method has been recently introduced but requires more care. ` A solution consisting of one pint of formaldehyde to one pint of water is sprayed on the grain while it is, being shovelled over on a- clean floor or canvas. A sprinkling can must not be used as a sprayer that will debates the solution in the form of a mist is"' necessary. In this method there is no danger of freez- ing and do drying is required. It should not be used for wheat except in an experimental way. One quart of the solution will treat about fifty bushels of seed. Farm Machinery. Conservation is the watch -word of Canada to -day. Conservation has always been (the aim on a certain farm known to the writer. A des- cription of one or two little "saving" devices which have been in satisfac- tory use for the past five years may be of some assistance to those who are now, more than bi er, feeling the need of getting more service out of their iarnn machinery. In the centre of the engine house on this particular farm is the -gaso- line engine, to the left, the air -com- pressor tank and the dynamo, . the corn-sheller and feed grinder on the right. At the extreme left is the well -pit. On the opposite side of the room are the storage batteries and a work -bench. The five horse -power engine is run for half an hour might and morning. It is capable of filling the air -com- pressor, running the dynamo, which charges the batteries for a thirty- five -light electric plant, and shelling and grinding corn all at the same time, The air -compressor :furnishes the motive power for an air -pump iin the six-inch well, st,pply.ing fresh water, direct from the well, for all parts of the farm, including three residences. In this system there are four fully equipped bathrooms, three lcitchen sinks, two laundey tubs, and various out -door faucets for lawn - sprinkling: Four residences, the barn, engine room and henhouse are electrically lighted: The owner's house is installed with electliic Iran and washing machine. The motor for the latter also runs the' churn. The well, which is over ninety feet deep, overflows during the greater part of the year., And at all times, the exhaust ,(Yom the air pump throws a small stream of water into the pit, This surplus water is piped to the 'henhouse, where it flows through a cement trough. This trough is built along the front of the 'house, just beneath the windows, sd is of proper height to make it easily ac- cessible for the hens. It runs the entire length '"hf the fifty -six-foot house and Is connected ab the farther end with a pipe which conies the water Sri .koyon4 the, yard8, A stiff brush is used 131 clean the trough, Making it .possible tor, the hens to havo plenty o ;Fresh water at all times without any trouble to the pail- -try keeper. A, galvanized tank is set in front o the engin;, a. hot water Era engine, Thiswas a ware tarot(, disearded because •of a sl3utll leak. touring; the w,integ bho tank is connected with tho engine in such it mariner that the exhaust enters it below, leaves it at the top and passes tlirouglt It pipe loading along the coils storage 'batteries from freezing, and. also warms the drinking water for the cattle, By this^simple device a waste product is made of practical use -which is carrying "conserva- tion" to its highest efficiency. • Plow Early_ for Corn. Most farmers realize that in prepar- ing rand for corn the earlier the land can be plowed in the spring the bet- ter. There are, of course, excep- tional years when very early plowing is not desirable, brit these exceptions are rare.Consequently it is gener- ally wise 'practice to plow the land as early as possible. The fact that many farmers fail to get this done is not so much because they do not be- lieve in early plowing as it is because of a failure to organize their work properly. Of course, there are sea- sons when no man can plow early, but again it may be said that these seasons are rare. Early plowing makes possible a good seed bed. The soil is given time to settle together below, which is a very important principle, the weeds are held back and the farmer has more time in which to prepare a thor- ough pulverized surface, Late plow- ing means either clods or the neces- sity of turning under' a large growth of weeds too late for .its proper de- cay. Usually it means both of these things and the impossibility of pre- paring a good seed bed. The only cases where early plow- ing is not desirable are on those sea- sons and on those soils in which the land runs together after plowing. A soil lacking in organic matter may readily be beaten down by spring aains after it is plowed, so` that it becomes very hard. On the average soil, however, such a condition is not to be expected, and the early plowing means a much better seed bed than can possibly be prepared where the Plowing is done late. Facts Worth Jotting Down. A fowl consumes about three ounces of mash in the morning, two ounces of grain at noon, and four ounces of grain at the evening meal. Guineas, like geese and pigeons, pair when the number of males and females is ,equal. The turkey does not fully mature until two years old,`and is at its best at three years. One pound of feathers can be se- cured from five ordinary fowls, or from ten ducks or from tour geese. For producing strong chicks two- year-old hens are best, and well-de- veloped yearlings comp next. There is a risk with pullets under nine months of age. Nine dozen eggs a year is the egg record of the '•average ]nen. The re- cord for a turkey is two dozen; a goose, three dozen; a duck, eight dozen; a Guinea, eight dozen. Young gobblers may be distin- guished from the females •by� teing heaveer, more masculine in appear- ance, more naked fleshy growth on the head, and a development of the tassels on the breast. A "chicken" is a young fowl, usu- ally under six menthe of age. It be- comes a "fowl' 'after that period. Its the same manner a young male under twelve months old is a "cockerel"— after that a "cock"; and a young fe- male until a year old is a "pullet"— after that a "hen." A "baby chick" is one just hatched. Hens lay best in damp weather, oven during winter. It will be notic- ed that they are more prolific during showery spells then they are when it is dry. The theoryele that moisture produces expansion and 'growth, whereas cold or dry warmth con- tracts. In salting the 'mash dissolve suf- ficient salt in the water with which the mash is to bo moistened. In this way the salt will be more evenly dis- tributed. An ounce of salt is about right for 100 fowls, An attractive table fowl is long ,in body, wide in back, full in ,"roast, and plump over the keel-ehowing meat all over. Taking the legs as a center more body should be shown in front than behind. The .sex of geese can generally be told by observation. The gander grows larger than the goose, The goose is deeper in body, a trifle slim- mer in neck, and smaller in head. The call of the gander is loud, long and shrill, while that of the goose is merely nn answer to it. The male, too, is more aggressive. The male Guinea is larger than the female, and more aggreseive. The Dry of the female sounds like "Come back, come back," while that sof the male resembles: "Tick, tick." The red ear- lobes are larger in the cock than in the hen: The hatching periods required for eggs .of doilsesticated fowls are: Chtcicenst twenty-one days; ducks, twenty -engirt days; turkeys, • tw,enty- eight days; geese, thirty days, The Chinedo goose egg requires five weeks to hatch. To plump, a dressed fowl first dip It for ten seconds in water nearly, but riot quite, boiling bet, and then immediately in -old water, After- ward hang in a cool place until the animal heat is all gorse, Plutrrlring adds to the appearance of the dr'aeed poultry; All of tiro o'witaialiould naw isave•tllo tags of wool removed ('rani around 'their 'udders, This allows the nett' - born lambs to find the teats and pre; vents them 'from sucking these tag's,. which may (rause death from wool balls 331 their stomachs, At the same time it 33 .a good plan to remove all of the surplus Hoof growth that has accumulated during the previous year. Pare away the hoof until it is of normal shape, only be careful not to Pare away so much as to bring the blood. 130th of .these things should be done soon enough stilet the awns will not be reeds": to albort by the rough handling that they receive, About a month or three weeks be- fore lambing the owes should be given a light feed of grain if they have not been receiving oneup until this time. This puts them in bettor' physical condition and :fewer lambs will die, as the ewes will bo 'better able to sup- ply the milk for ,their nourishment. A lamb incubator call ho 'made of a box covered on all sides with heavy blankets, with a foot -warmer placed on the inside. , To lend a sheep, stand on the left side, place the left hand under the lower jaw and.the right band an the dock or tail. Press on the dock and the animal will movies the left hand is used to guide it. Dragging sheep is hard on both man and sheep. To carry a sheep,_rtand to the rear and on the right side; place the right. hand' just'haolc of the right•front leg and underheRith the =brisket., Gently raise the trent enol,,ppf the sheep.from the ground. Grz.,b'the left hind leg at the hock, tieing the left hand, and lift the sheep. Struggling will be prevented in this way. Are etioSi cof Many trainers make the mistake of hitching the colt to a wagon be- fore teaching him to dniye with har- ness without a load. The "bitting" harness should first be used. This consists of an open bridle with a snaffle -bit, check and side reins and surcingle with crupper. The side and check reins should be left compara- tively loose when the "bitting" har- ness is put on, and the colt turned loose in a small yard for an hour. The reins should be slightly tightened the second day, and the lines put on the third day. One man should lend the colt while another walks 'behind, thus accustoming him to driving. After he is quieted sufficiently, the one who ,is leading can be dismissed. When the colt is ready to drive double, select a horse with which lie is familiar, bitch the two together, drive them about the yard in a circle for about half an hours first in one div'ectipn; then in :monitor. After- ward hitch it light wagon and, with utr 'assistant leading the 4oit, df'Ive nhout, being sura that the brakes keep the, warpon from running ois to the colt, Use .a abort stay ebain en the old hovse••so that the salt will learn to stmt the load. Gradually accustom him to antoinobiles, street ear's and 'ra'yl�wey trains, until he learns they yvi11 not hurt him, Care of Caulk larounds. Conditions aro just ,right . now' foe caul'k'tvounds1 at the crown of the hoof. A oalil€ wound should bo thoroughly cleansed at once by injections with a mild .antiseptic, end) Els -common salt —a teasponfui to a exert of water. A. tablespoonful of ehlowinated lime to it quart of waren water, applied thore oughly twice'a day to every` part of the wotutd, is also very good .100'this preliminary cleansing. Either one shortie ba applied ' continuously to every part of the wound for et least an hour before the wound is con- sidcrecl thoroughly and safely clean. Strong disinfectants may also be need, 'rheas give quicker results and are in some eases more practical. Tincture of iodine in full strength may be used. Two or three thorough. treatments should be given the first day. Plugs of co(jtoh may be soaked in the tincture of iodine arid packed in the wound. After this first thorough treat- ment, use a drying •antiseptic powder, composed of equal parts by bulk, of iodoform, tannic acid and boracic acid, applying lightly three tn`hes a day. It ,is of the utmost importance to keep such a' wound out of mud and filth. Lizards and sugar. Tho chief menace to sugar cane in the West Indies is the froghopper (Thotnaapls succharina), an insect that sucks the sap from the root and leaves of the sugar cane and that owes its name to its ability to take prodigious leaps. In recelrt years the insects have multiplied enormously, especially in Trinidad, where their natural enemies, frogs, toads and lizards; have been nearly extermin- ated by the mongoose, originally brought. from India to kill the rats and snakes. Wherever the mongooses were plentiful tlm ilzirds disappeared and the '3rogllo, flourished. Five years ago a lead.,:;, planter, after ex- terminating as many mongooses as possible, placed thousands of ground lizards in his cane fields, with the re- sult that the froghopper has almost disappeared, a. the. sugar yield is greatly increased and improved, Other large sugarcane growers havo since started a lizard farm, where the lizards are brought,in hundreds and encouraged to thrive and multiply for the sole object of combating the frog - hopper pest. Thousands of bats, too, are kept for the same work. THE FARMER'S LIBRARY By C. B. Ford You perhaps are the one farmer in a hundred who appreciates the value of agricultural literature and spends more or less money every year to add to his collection of agricultural books. oks. You me a ]i the advantage of y r a , ze 1 having at hand the collected ideas of other men who have made a study of managing a fnrm, and yet it is likely that you do not regard what agri- cultural literature you have in the light of a library, and' yet I believe it does give added importance to it to allow it that dignity. And more than than, if you habitually view your business literature from that stand- point, you will be more likely to give it the care and attention it deserves. In every farm home there ought to be a growing collection of books, and these books ought to be kept tin a suitable case or set of shelves where they will be easily reached by any- one connected with the farm. If the farm is so small that the work is all done by the owner, or with the help of one man, this little library is none the les3 important; perhaps T should say it is all the more important. If the farm is large and employes are many, the library ought to be 'corres- pondingly large, and perhaps divided or -duplicated so that the different de- partments of the farm will each have a library. Whatever the farm, what- ever the labor and managing condi- tions, there ought to be good agricul- tural literature within reach 'of the help and of the employer. Tho help will be benfited by reading such books, and it will pay thepr to take an interest in that kind of reading,. but the manager must read. He can- not succeed in anylsrge degree with, - out reading. On the small farm there are times nearly every day when the hired on and his employer have time to spare fpr a little reading. It may be during unfavorable weather, dinner hour, or the evening. One cannot keep keyed up t6 hard work all of the time. When you let down, instead of merely loafing read some- thing out of the farm libist y. If a man wants to get ahead he can do ,it through agricultural hooks. If he does not want to gel; ahead—well, he will not be reading this article. The laboring positions on farms are filled to too largo an extent with people who era simply waiting ..and hanging on. They are living from week to week with nothing more than a vague hope that sometime, some- how, luck will cone their way. As a .natter of fact, they give," almost no; thought to what they are going to do Or b000tne. It :its perhaps the fault ee the entpioyer.that the help are not shown that they have lir their own hands the making' of the.fetnre, and that one thing tat will do More, than }Iiost anythingelse to develop their' power atel abi1%ty is reading good agricultural alterative, The editoe of any goad faun paper will advise a subscriber at any time tsto What books are least for hi rn to mere in his farm librery. 3m fact, practically all agt'icul'ttlral books can be bought from the publishers 0f farm papers. If yen knew of a boort you want and know its price, send the Money to the foes Met and you will get the book without any trouble. My advice to the farmer ,who has never trade a start toward developing a farm library is to ask the editor of this paper to name for him in im- portance the twenty best books for his library. While it is important to buy the books, it is More important to have then read. The attitude of the fanner should be that both he and his men should read the books. The owner himself needs the books to de- velop his ideals as much as the hired raen. The farmer can no more stand still than can the hired man. We are ell on our way, up or down. The question as to which way is our way, can be very nearly answered by not- ing whether we are or are not read- ers of agricultural literature. There ought to be a willingness to read agricultural books and papers, and this willingness ought to amount even to anxiety. We all ought to be anxious to get ahead and anxious to find means of doing so. The key to success is knowledge. Some knowl- edge eve can get by our own experi- ence, but more we can get from books and papers. The reading route to success is so much easier than the hap=hazard, pick it up as you go along way, that ;it ought to be the only way. The farm' library ought to be a circulating library to the ex- tent that everyone connected with the farm shall be allowed to take any book home to read. Enfployes ought to bo enbotiraged to do such reading outside. They ought to -be shown its great advantage to them. A most important feature of the Tarin library should.. be the larm-pa- Pers. kis rot enough to read ,agri- cultural books, Theis is much in the agricultural papers that never ap- pears in a book, and ,in addition there Is the news of the business that will %keep everyone connected with the farm up to elate, and informed on what is new in stock, tools, equip- ment, methods and phactice. 'Some employes fake the position that it is not their business tio keep themselves informed, that they aro merely laborers, and all they have to do as follow orders' put out by the manager or owner of. the Farm, This may he theoretically correct, but when. it conies time to raise wages, or when dt ooines time to choose em- ployes to he kept or promoted while others are disoltarged, the fortunate i ones are those who have 'bled to sec how much they could learn about the business, rather than how, little,.And when another faun owner wants a manager or herdsman, or when the owner waists' to advance a titan, the one that is capable, of taking 'the 1po- sition, who has read books, studied tine.farm e' lid informed him- self r.s n ed self is the one that is selected. It is not enough, to take one ag',ricultuilal paper and keep it on file. There ought to be papereep.sken represefitiing every phase o:1 Agriculture that is conduel- od when there is special p 1 li a- ire, �t s e � Irl. c frthtbl blench .f tri ties tor a a l e the b e aces, ' The lams library will be the big gest paying .investrticnt the ;farmer ever Made, if be twee tare and intel- ligence its the choice of literature and fnethods for getting it read, - • Putting Your 1ilind .On It, i. Tito Roy's Market Garden, Every farm boy should have some way to melte his own spending motley, Self-reliance is 0110 of the most noble traits of character a boy 31, tronly morakesratan a 311hey30 foolpossessindependItentot of hts parents when he wants money to, spend, but ifs develops Mistimes traits and gives him a knowledge of the value of things. All boys would not make good gardeners, cattle breed-, ors, swine breeders, horsemen, sheep; mon or poultry breeders, bob oael boy bas a preference. for some one ]rind of farming and he should try and in- duce his parents to lot him start in some kind of a little business for himself. Far a boy who has only a few dol- lets to invest, and whose home is lo- cateirnear to some largo village, city or summer resort, a well-managctd garden or truck patch can be made to pay fine profits. Such a business will afford a good income during the sum- mer and fall. For a garden spot a warm sandy soil is the :best kind to select because it 13 easier to work; the soil being loose, the roots of the plants find it much easier to reach out in .search of their food. Other kinds of soil may be trade to produce good crops of vegetables, but as a rule they are much harder to get in good cenditidn'to plant and require more cultivating and hoeing to keep free from the weeds and in proper physical condition to grow fine vege- tables. The soil must be properly fitted be- fore it can become a congenial home for the tiny plant roots to live in. Its not only requires plowing and pul-1 verizing, but the surface must he re- fined with i Light harrow and rake. This is to put it in shape to hold moisture and to break soil lumps into particles from which it is easier for the plant roots to draw their food supply. Also the roots must have an ample food supply if they are to fur- nish enough food to develop a file vegetable. As soon as the seed sprouts in the ground the root goes down and the stalk comes upward ,in the air. The root goes down because of the food of the plant being in the ground and it is the business of the root to draw up this food so that the plant may be nourished and grow. It is a sort of stomach for the plant. If a plant has no root it would not grow any more than a boy would if he had no stomach in which to put his food. The root has numerous small mouths oe openings that resem- ble a sponge but as the plants feed by them we may call them mouths— but do not think of them as real mouths. These are the fine parts of the roots that yon see hanging to the HAVE 0000 H EAITH Take Moods Sareaparillct, the 014 Boilable Spring Tonle, Don't let the idea that you may feel better in a (lay or two prevent 'I you frein gosling. a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla today from any dr'ttg store and starting at once on the react to health and strength. 0. When ,your blood is impure and impoverished it lacks vitality, your digestion is poor, and all the fungi- tions, of your body are impaired, Hood's Sarsaparilla is tho great- est known toot) tonic, It will build youi leer than n ole i- 1 upu cti. ra a other mod q y 0010. It gives strength to do and power to endure. It is the old standard tried and true all -the -year- round blood purifier and enricher, tonin and appetizer. Nothing else acts like it, for nothing else has the seine formula or ingredients. Be utero to ask for hood's, got it today, and bean takingit at once. mare branches, When we transplant a plant to another part of the garden we must be very careful not to break pit these tiny roots, or mouths, or the plant will die just the same as you would if you would stop eating. The different plants grow hl the ground just the sante as the different people live from a well -supplied table.. Each plant chooses it's own food just the same as a person. Sometimes one plant requires different food than an- other and will not do well in a cer- tain hind of soil where the other plant will thrive exceedingly well. When this is the case we must feed the plant by putting in the soil the kind of food that it needs for all plant food must first he put in the soil to be acted upon by the air and water before it can be taken up by the mouths of the plant. Now is a good time to .make plans for your garden. Send for some seed catalogues aid study the descriptions of the different kinds and varieties of vegetables and ;Hake a map of your proposed garden. Make an estimate of the amount of seed needed to plant your garden, and order it early. Send your order to some reliable seedsman who leas seed that is adapted to your soil and climate. -- ---0'--`—^- Try to Avoid This Error. "Wo heel to stop our little girl answering the front door calls." „Why?„ "The other day when Ensign Jones came to call on our eldest daughter he was dressed in his white uniform, and when the little one opened the door and saw him she immediately called upstairs: 'ilia, how much bread do you want to -day?' " GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX By Andrew F. Or, Currier will answer all signed question Is of general Interest It will If not, it will be answered personally closed. Do Carrier will not prescribe Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier, care St. West, Toronto, Lumbago. Recent medical writers fight shy of this term, but like crick -in -the -back, homely and expressive and supposed to mean the sena thing, it has long been used by plain people and may not readily be displaced by a more scientific or exact terns. It means pain ,in the lower or hen - bar region of the hack and seems to be seated in the muscles of that re- gion. You may call it a neuralgia if you like, just as every painful trouble is a neuralgia, or you may call it mus- cular rheumatism, as many do, though it is unlikely- that it ,15 an infectious disease like the rheuma- tism which attacks the joints. But whatever its cause it is a mighty unpleasant thing to have. It is one of the signs of approaching age and feebleness, for I never knew of a case in a person who had not passed middle life, and the older one gets 'the more susceptible to it he becomes. There does not seem to be any out- growing it as there is .with some aches mid pains, it may go away for a few weeks or months .but it in- variably comes back again no mat- ter how careful you may be to get rid of it. It is far less prevalent in summer than It any other season, and is not always troublesome during the clear cold daye of winter 'bat at all other reasons of the year particularly in the early spring and fall it flourishes causing great pain and misery. It has seemed to me from a rather careful study of it in my own person that the most important influence in causing it is the atmosphere. tij'ben the air is heavy, the taro - metric pressure low, the atmosphere nearly saturated with moisture and the wind south, south-east, or north- east an attack of lumbago may be expected by thosei who are sueeepti- ble to it, no hatter what precautions they may take to keep it off. It begins with stiffness ,in the muse cies air one or both sides of the lower portion of the back, which rapidly become more and more annoying, more and more painful. When you get down to a chair or the bed it seems as if you could never got up, and when you get up it is some seconds or nlinntes before you can gat so limbered up that you call move will; any degree. of comfort or freedom from pain, After being around h :few hours during the day your' back is so painful that it and all motion is so difficult t seems as if you could never again get down to a chair or get.into'lled. Not infrequently there is involun- tary crape) or spasm of small 'por- tions of the muscles which 15 ex - trlee l painful, e y painful, it l5 possible to get int) a position In which the pain is only moderately acute, sometimes a dellgo :from one position to another sef0ms only to start up It now kind 0f pain, Carrier, M.D. r , letters pertaining to Health. If your be answered through these columns; if stamped, addressed envelope is en - for individual cases or make diagnosis. of Wilson Pubiis�iing Co., 73 Adelaide Other ,auses of this trouble are exposure to cold and dampness, vio- lent exercise of the muscles, intense emotion, etc. It is made worse by constipation, by overwork and fatigue, by improp- er eating and drinking, by loss of sleep and nlannss other causes. An attack may last a few days or several weeks, varying in its sever- ity with the weather and with the treatment of the case. It is frequently mistaken for dis- ease of the kidney or spine or other organic diseases which seem to be located in the back. Heat is perhaps the best and most soothing remedy we have for this ailment, a. hot water bag at the feet and another at the back. itis often helpful to -cover the back with flannel and ,iron it vigorously with an iron as hot as can be borne. Blistering., cupping, massage and electricity are also -useful. It is best to avoid the use of drugs as far es possible, with the exception of such as may be necessary to keep the bowels freely open. The clothing must always be suffi- cient ,to guavd against chilling the surface. ton em's' Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. Terms of subscription—$1.50 per year, in advance to Canadian addresses; 35.00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears aro paid unless at the option of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising rates—Transient adver- tisements, 10 cents per nonpareil line for Best insertion and 5 cents per line for .each subsequent inser- tion. Small advertisements not to "lost," I " exceed one inch, such as .,o "Strayed," or "Stolen," etc„ insert- ed once for 35 cents, and each subse- quent insertion 10 cents. Communications intended for publica- tion mast, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name' of the writer. G. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK. 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