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Address commuoloatlerts to Mgronorniok73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto
Fertilizing With Straw. Itehould not be expeeted that the
It has been fully dernOnstrated, beth afnlicatien ,of uton of etraw will give
en oer fermis end at several expen- an immediate erop. increase emial
jn
meat ntntiinnn, that astaaa straw 1.e.. value to the cost of the plent food
Plaeee ,commerciol fertilizer, Had oar eleinente eo,ntained, Vila is doubtless
armees been spreading the 'straw,they due to the fact •that the fertility in
hey° wasted for th,e Past generation, straw becomes available only upon de -
less would now be heard of the aertil- ecenlA'sitiou of the etrev''• Vlia 418
11.3, shortage. demonstrated by the 'continually ire.
Few faatners appreeiete the ereaatng Y4elds obtained IV the
tuu-
fertilizing elerrionts contained in yam.- ing :ander of crop residues. But the
lona /grows commonly produced tied anti:lent of plaht food that bad been,
wasted in this country, It is not sur- removed tram the soil would not have
Prising tha increased yields result been returned Ilea t3i atraw not been
from snreadin,g stvaw cn land, when
we oCene to know that a ton of straW
contains the following composition and
value at present priege of nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium:
-TIME TABLE -
Trains will arrive a and depart
from Clinton Station as follows:
BUFFALO AND e4ODE1RICH DIV.
Going east, depart 6.33 a.m.
2.52 p.m.
GioingtWest ar. 11.10, dp. 11.15 a.m.
• are 6.08-, dp. 6,47 p.m.
" art 11.18 p.m.
LONDON, HURON & BRUM DIV.
Going South, ar, 8.23, dp. 8.23 a.m.
s"- 4.15 pan.
Going North depart - 6.40 p.m.
" 11.07, 11.11 a.m.
The lIcKillop lutual
Fire InsuranceCompany
Pounds of Plant Food in One Ton of
Straw. .
Crop. Nitre. Phos, Pot, Value.
Oat 12,4 1.6 20.8 $ 9.62
Wheat 10,0 1.6 18.0 8.12
Rye 10.0 2,6 14.0 7.06
Barley , -12.0 1.8 18.2 8.91
Buckwheat 25.0 1.4`, 19.0 12.15
Nevertheless, in view of the wonder-
ful fertilizing powers ef various
straws, We learn. with considerable
consternation, that vast amounts of
straw is permitted each year to go to
waste. Farment, whose fertiliaer bills
grow larger and lavger, without con- head of battle. A cow will lave on a
sideration of 'Owe facts, petmit large few tons of Straw cluatng the winter.
quantities of natural fertilizer to -go She may not become fat on it; but
to waste in their straw stacks. Farmal
- e will not lose flesh, and one of the
ers decry the passing of the clay a great things to impress upon all
natural fertility, and critics to a day farmers with cattle to winter/is to al -
set the hour when agriculture will fail ways keep his stock in flesh. A little
because of want of.. German potash and bit of concentrates, cake or corn, will
commercial fertilizers, permit their keep in animal growing awl in good
crop residues to rot within .sight of condition throughout the 'winter, if
fields needing only a eeat of straw they alto have a straw stack to run
annually to maintain their producing to.
Straw is a mighty good roughage.
Let the cows and calves eat all they
will and then feed a pound or two of
cake or two or three pounds of corn a
day and the stock will actually gain
ing, and may thereby save a good during the winter.Then think of the
coop in the start, when the winds tons of manure that steaw will make
often, play havoc. Spread straw will and every pound of manure put on a
hold snow on the ground during the fel= makes it that much more capable
winter, and•save the wheat -crop from of production. Straw is a fertilizer in
itself, but it is never so good as when
converted into manure and spread.
. In England an experiment was made
of 'scattering a ton of straw on an
when • needed, but insure the tender acre of ground each year. For ten
plants against frost -injury. This in- years there was not any appreciable
sures the wheat crop a good healthy inerease in the richness of the soil,
but the tenth yea): there was agfeey
noticeable improvement, and every
year thereafter that a ton of straw
was placed on each acre of that plot
of ground _the 'soil improved. During
the time there was no improvement
noticed the soil held its own. It did
not get poorer, but it took nine years
far the straw, at the rate of a ton
an acre, to build up the soil to a
point where it could show an improve-
ment.
If the straw As spread direct from
the stack it is a' tiresome and difficult
job. This fact has served to make
spreading straw most unpopular, and
is responsible for the lack of it in
certain sections. Good straw spread -
with the possible sources of potash for ing machines are now available. They
ceOnCtiniegl and Wellebelaieted
ration, 'as well ae plenty of exercitei
cesential to the etieceesfpl wintering
of 1)1'00 SOWS, the tows are
bratight frein the patithre they 81203214be started on grain gredeally,
Econceny ie essential in selecting
the retion, If the sows are gaining
slightly at breeding time, the beet re -
suite will be obteined. They should
contiene to pin '.10111 farrowing tha,
but care meet be taken that they do
not grow too fat. If tho sows are thin
at the time el breeding, they are likely
to produce small littera of unhealtilY
Pige•
Corn, alfalfa' bay`, bran, tankage,
and shorts may all be fed to advan-
tage. In order td produce the most
economical ration, the 01.1(0 of the
CiiERV3
love to see e. fl'est
re.y .
With tut' t.ra,ight
pine trees near kt
The ,sirnple rines -ere
re steel to
My tense extiortle
epirit
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01"
sereteshueersesesseemeeuremsempeate-o".1
feed mesli admist of cam andllfalfwith the other
Added.
Muck end very ,sandy soilare in hay. The sows may be allewed free fellow's rlOts• '
need of potassium more than the access to the alfalfa, but corn should "Tom, I want to tell you a ,storY
heavier types of toll. These light be' fed in limited' qUantitieS, some_ thatuny father told me once, He heard
eande inc WO eSPReaRlly in need of times supplemented by shoats or a it at a General Assembly, 'where Dr.
organic matter 13131.1 therefore, it seems small amount et tankage. Bran is of Jessup, the missionary to Syria, told
that t•he proper piece to apply straw value in a ration because of its atm, .about two villages in the Lebanon
ts OR the sandy oils. This is true and ilia effect on the digestive system Mountains that combined to buila a
s '
when we take into considteservoir, Te divide the water equally
eration the of the sow. , •
fact that in wheat threadmirths, corn Corn may he fed on the cob, shelled, they put an old-fashioned stake and
two-thirds and oats five -,sevenths of or ground. The alfalfa hay of the rider fence exactly through the middle.
the potash taken atiby the plant is in last cutting has 'much finer stmBy and by worclaep,me to Heirut that
straw or etover. es and
the ', there are more leaves. This kied of a bloody feud liadthroken out because
The annual waste of straw is no- -hay de more palaasible, and will be con-
the men from one village had caught
thing less than criminal. It As a di s- semed with lees loss. Five to ten per some men from -the other slitting an
grace to modern agriculture that it is cent. of tankage *111 furnish enough the fence and laboriously bailing
permitted, especially in a time when protein depending upon the amount water from their neighbor's half of
all fertilizing elements 'are short. The of protein furnished by the other the reservoir into their own. baring -
straw stack,s which are permitted to fooding on their rights, I suppose they
s, It must be remembered in
go to waste would winter 'one million feeding the brood sows that they are
called it'Eh, Tom?"
.being fed mainly fWhile Uncle Jim was telling this
foe the growth of
the unborn young. little tale, Tom's lace was a study,
. .
first scorral, then angrkthen red
It is important that the brood sows
and embarrassed. At the end, he
be forced to exercise. This may he
laughed shamefacedly.
accomplished by feeding them at the 1,
opposite end of the lot from the house. "I suppose so. And ours was about
The sows should be supplied with water rights, too," he said. "Of course
W
plenty. of fresh water, and be allowed there is the hole lake-"
Uncle Jim smiled. 'The story Works
to run in a dry, warm, and well -
as well on dry land," he said. "I've
ventilated house. Remove the chill
from water in cold weather. applied it at least a hundred times."
a.
4
t Tho collecting and pre,serving of in -
"Rights." ..-.1 sects., and the mounting of insect col-
lections has become an important part
"And so," finished Tom, "Joe Boyce
of the work of the students in many of
and Inc crowd have infringed on Our our schools. The teac.hers who 'have
rights, and we're not goingato ' stand
specialized in agleculture have learned
it. As I said to them: 'Fellows, if you '
something of the methods of colleeting
want to make it good; all right. If and preserving insects and are arous-
Uncle Jim was listening syrnpathetit not we'll make you -that's all!" ' ing the interest of their pupils in this
I
cally. "Thet's too bad!" he murmur -I fascinating subject. In order to assist
i
ed. "I shouldn't have thought Joe those desirous of scouting , accurate
; information, Circular No. 12 "Direc-
would take a wrong attitude. Have
'time for .Collecting and Preserving
they clone serious damage, Toni?"
"Why -y!" Tom hedged a tittle awk-lIne.ects," has been prepared by J. H.
e
wardly. "Not vet, perhaps. But we'reMeDunnough, M.A., Ph.D. Thieir-
going to see that they don't. Ever , cuter may be obtained free upon an -
since we began camping up here -e" plication to the Publications Braneh,
Department of Aigriculture, Ottawa.
"You're sure it's worth a quarrel, It indicates concisely -smile of the most
Tom?" inquired Uncle Jim.. "Witl,i; essential features in ,connection with
Joe Boyce's camp the only one near-,
• the collection of insects, and aims to
"Why, Unele Jim," Tom's tone was arouse an interest for intelligent, col-
getlittle impatient, "you don't seem to lecting of 'insects. Insects are very
the idea ,at all. We don't careso
t delicate crettures and unless the
much for what they've done; but it s greatest of care is elaserved in both
a matter of principle with us! Ever i collecting and packing for shipment
since we cazne up here to camp we've:, an otherwise valuable colleetien may
had this beach and that fishing place.I
I be rendered practically wonthleas from
It's our right! And 1 for one haven't both the aesthetic and the scientific
standpoint.
powers.
If you have a tight .soil which is de-
ficient in organic matter, there is no-
thing cheaper or better than straw. It
will serve to keep the soil from blow-,
Head ffice.. Seaforth, Ont.
DutEcToRY
President, Ja:nes Connolly, Goderich;
{rice., James Evans, Beechwood;
Eee.-Treasurer, Thos. R. Ha" Sea.
forth.
Directors: George McCartney, Sea.
forth; D. F. McGregor, Seaforth; J.
G. Grieve, Waltoia Wm. Rini, Sea.
forth; IC hIcEwen, Clinton; Robert
Ferries, Harioek; John Benneweir,
Brodlaagen; Jas. Connolly, Goderich.
Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W.
,Bto Goderich; Ed. Rinchley, Seaforth;
W. 'Chesney, Egmendville; R. 0, jar.
Brodhagen.
Any money to be paid le May ha
paid to Moorish Clothing Co., Clinton,
or at Cat's Grocery, Goderich.
- Parties desirtig to effect insurance
or transact other business will be
promptly attended to on, application to
any of the above officeis addressed to
their respective post offico. LOBOS
Irspeeted the director who lives
t.earest the scene.
Clinton
News - Record
winter -killing. Even a thin coat will
catch and hold the snow, causing it
to melt evenly, thus_ not only serving
as a moisture retainer for the Mame
start early in the sprmg, when moa,s-
ture is demtinded te insure even, quick
growth.
Spread straw, evenly distributed, is
a valuable nurse, for alfalfa: The
straw protects the tender plants from
the scovehing heat of the sun and acts
SS an insurance against baking
ground, giving' the plants a good start.
It also keeps the mind from whipping
off tender plants.
In general farm practice the Value
of straw in the main•tenanee of soil
fertility has come to be recognized by
many investigators and its use advo-
cated by nearly all experiment stet-
tio-ne. Dr. Russell, of the Rothamsted
Station, England, dealing in an article
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Engllsh farmers while the supply of will spread twenty acres per day, and
potash is cut off from Germany, rec-
ommends among other things the use
of damaged straw. In one a the
experiments at the English -station
where wheat h,ad been grown continu-
ously for half a century, both grain
and straw being removed, the need of
potash is becoming more marked each
year.
may be placed on an ordinary wagon,
the power being supplied by a speeial-
ly Oh -aped iron chain drive attached to
the rear right-hand veheel. "A disc
located in the rear spread perfectly a
swath of fifteen to thirty feet, accord-
ing to thickness desired. It is not only
a soil conserver, but a labor saver as
well .
Every fall sees a number of newly
weaned colts to be tarried over winter,
and every colt gives to Ats ownertprob-
leaps of his own. Good horsemen hold
strictly to the idea that in the best
interests of thtteelt it should be handl-
ed from the time it is foaled right on
through until its training ie completed
and it takes ats place with the other
horses in harness.
Provided this is so, and the training
has been carried out judiciously, the
colt at time of weaning should be
tradable and easily handled in a boa
'Phe box stall is the place for
the youngster, without a doubt, but
no colt should be allowed to put in the
fivst, winter without being tied up.
Alter the weaning process has been
completed, Itis well to halter the:colt
and tie him until he becomes used to
standing tied. It is also better, from
thne to time, during his first' 'winter,
to tie him up for intervals, possibly
every day, that he does not forget
SICK KIDNEYS
IAN s -RITE 017 . • RICE LAME. DACKS Ono hrsko, suregrQoiling
m
Ana in any easee that tired feeling
that makee 50 hard to get up in
' ho do not melee a, the morning,They elso catSe lossrhosewmuchel
go of 11! e ere likely VO' attribute a of oPP°1;14', leek of eethltleei
th
the breaks of. the luolt to thoge who °er
Tom. They say of thee° who eueeeed, need's Sarsaparilla contains the
ed, nahettoalt the rate oe glows herbs, bar)cs, roots, etc, "
fought on with battered helmean
ke d that) 41;ellgt'lml lobo th"e or'
gam,. and relieve their ordinary ail.
ments. Telco it.
And if you need a laxative take
Hood's Pills, -they work rielit.
dented armor, that they were very
fortunate; The saying thet fortune
favone the breve was ‘born 62 the foot
that the' bold \vete not given eFedtt
their who, but were envied 'for
their "luck."
Fortune and Natere do not play fay.
or,ites. They deal alike with all coin,
ers. Wealth May eeehion the strode,
het not parry it wholly. The rules
has plenty of outdoor exercise, togeth-
er with that obtained in the stall,
there is a tendency fee the, hoofs to
grow ott and beconie too long, throw-
ing the weight of the colt back too far
on the lower joints. This -is a. matter
whieh should be properly and prompt-
ly- attended to.
The main thing in the cure of the
colt is to keep hint growing. he is
allowed to stop in his growth; he will
soon become etunted• and never at
maturity reachthe size he shouldihave
reached. The taro. given the colt the
first winter will largely decide his
future. Itisof the utmost importance
therefore, to get hire started in the
t
right direction. ,,
The Canadian Poultry
„Atuation.
much opinion of a fellow that hasn't
sand enough to stand up for his
rights."
"Humph!" mused Uncle Jim slowly.
"We -ell, I like sand, too. But it's a
little hard sometimes to tell about
those rights of ours. They have a way
The Women's Institute of Prince
Edward Island washed and "spun all
the wool they used in the knitting of
socks during the 'War.
Teach Boys to Use Machinery
I have a‘tboy twelve years --of age
who particularly prides hint:self in
enumerating chores with other boys,
that he is doing work of real conse-
quence. He milks each night sixteen
cows, Of course he'does not do it in
the old hand -way, and he doee net
strip the cows or empty the heavy
pails when they are Med.
Sharing Our Good Things,
In these days of variety of interests
and occniiiition we sometimes do not
See our family together until sonie up -
of the game are the same for every- Ulting mesitage vie have mate Across
body,' Most of the • time anything in our reaeing, and which eve long to
worth doing has to be done against share, has grown 'hazy in our minds.
odds. Kintitig never wrote a, poem .}letro is the way one mether tinned
that hits home to the common human, the gond thinas with her family, And
experience more foreefelly and faith- it ansWered sO well it deserves being
fully than "If." peered 'on so others rime profit by her
We look at lives that teem to dwell experience. ..
on the heights, aloof, serene, Placid as She found on the front page of a
the evening etan; and we have not mags,zine Stevenson's beautiful pray -
seen all tha went before this period er: "The clay returns and brings us
of calm after the storm and stress. the petty round of irritating concerns
An actor comes eut on the stage, and and duties. Help us to play the niant
we are lost in the illusion created by help us to perforni them with latighter
his art; but we do not see the rough. anti kind faces; let,' cheerfulness
carpentry and raw plaster behind the abound with industry. Give us to go „
scenes; We. do not realize the ante- blithely our bustnees all, this day;
cadent hours Of• ulaomfortahle travel bring us to our resting beds, weary
and of eleepteseness. We only say, and content and endiehonmed; arid
"What fun it ,nab be to sway a great grant es in the end the gift of sleep."'
audience et will!" A girl at work in The prayer was in large type and
a shop envies the mbving-pieture could Ile read across the mem, and
"star" and says: "I could do that-- that give 'her the idea. She cut out
and how simple it would be to walk the page, and pinned it to the casing
down a lane amid flowers,„or ride en in the archway between the living -
e, Worse, or read El letter, or quarrel room and the clining-room. The bus -
with one's guardian. And why band canitain while she was fastening
shouldn't 1 get a big salary for doing it up, and having read it, said, "That
that Instead of e little one for doing is good; I'm glad I sew it!"
this?"
The apprentice is scornful of the
veteran: who has been at the work-
bench so long and thinks the place the oldest daughter asked to have It
and promotion came easily. But it in her room and the mother gave it
requires tinkering. As the boy gets
older he will become acquainted with
fitachineria and such overhauling as
may become necessary will not be so
irksome to him, as when he is first
learning.
My boys have had a curiosity to in-
vestigate gasoline engines, grinder,
cutter, saw and other machinery about
I wish to say sotnething about this the farm, either operating, or stand -
boy and the farm machinery which ing. This is true 'of all farm boys. I
we have. We have used the mechani- have always tactfully told them to
col milker four years. There seems to avoid belts, pulleys, and, gearing, and
be a natural bent toward machinery by examPle; not eeolding, I have im-
in most boys. The first year we had pressed the wisdom of care about farm
the machine Inc became ,anxious to ntachieery. However, I now recall in -
familiarize himself with the little stances -where their carelessness might
trick of attaehhig the teat cups. In a have caused considerable pain, and
short time he Could do it so quickly as perhaps the loss of an arm. When the
to cause sionte wonderment on the peat older boy was about seven year' old
of anyone Who might observe him. he WRS about the barn when I was cut-
Ienom tithe to time We had visitors. at ting cornstalks, using engin! and cut-
-the barn, and I have allowed him to ter. There was no elevator attach-
e:my/ Elena about, the machine, and ment, and as Iwas about to step to the
'he 'always • took' perticular pride in front of the machine to remove the
Net a word was said about it bet
every member of the family read it
and tommented on In a few days
came by faithful endurance of the
heat and the burden of the day and
toil undiscouraged and unremitting.
In any art or calling or trade or
,science, in order to get anywhere,
one had to contend with the total de-
pravity of inanimate things., with men-
tal density or moral obliquity, with
meanness, -with illnes,s, with poverty,
with isolation, with discrimination,
with every untoward circurristanee.
There was nd royal road. One of many
lessons learned since 1914 is that -wor,
like the law, respected none. It was
just as hard on.genius and greatnesa
as on mediocrity; it destroyed the rar-
est flower as soon as the commonest
weed. Life, lake war, imposes its
trials upon all without discrimination;
it is the rule of life that •A mist
"endure and be withstood" and that
nothing worth having conies "without
effort intense and long continued,
When you are talking with other
peopie even in the strictest confidence,
ulways keep this in mind: "Am I re-
vealing business or family secrets, or
private affairs, which I .may regret
some day'?"
showing other boy! how "r,cal milking cut stalks he began pulling them out
is done," Alter scum] themght-year-• from ender -the machine and to briesh
old bey, hes chosa'n his duty to oil them from the spout. IIe reached up
the engine and the vacuum purep. The so for that one of the bladee caught
.No larench :of food production has older one puts the machine together, his mitten, teaving At off and cutting
suffered during the war to- a greater, gets the cows, and starts the engine.' it to pieces. The thought of the pos-
extent that that ,of poultry and eggs. When the engine hesitates, he hes be-' sible consequences 110W makes. me
In many ceuntriez of Europe it has come So •tamiliar with it that he ia: shudder and I continually watch
/tiniest disappeared, vvhile An other( Tgenerally successfUl staating it He where t1;ere is such element of danger.
scarcity of feed and high prices and haa but little -trouble with the motors! At another time when grinding feed
. •
the closing of markets have compelled in the tops thei pails. If I arn en- le grain nee, e unsung into tho
what the halter is for; always use a aserions .reductions of polar/ flocks.! gaged in field la* or am away, I 'bottom of the grinder when finishing
strong head -stall and halter shank The need thaierereated is regarded- byl positively have no reason to worry' the operation. I noticed my boy uslug
which cannot be broken with a pull. Mr. W. A. Brown, We of the Potaltrta about the milking, anti in fact, all his finger to clean it ,off a very narrow
The feeding of the colt should pre- .,Division of the federal Live Stock, other chores, and during haying and, place on which it gathered. His fingArs
sent no great problem. What well- Branch, as Canada's opportunity bo other rueh seasons the two boys have, were dangerously near the crushera,
cured clover hay the youngster will pave, Ole way for a permanent place milked alone and a those times there, and thereaftev 1 advised his usin13 a
eat up from meal, to meal, makes about in the expoit trade to Groat Beitain.i were seventeen cows. j stick which would readily break if
the best roughage that can be given. Mr: Brown expreesed `his ethnical at; I have not asked the boys to do any, caught.
In addition to this, oats shoeld be fed' the first. Canadian National Poultry!, particular work with a.fiirre machine.: T believe in giving. boys fecei'lem of
IConference, held in Ottawa this .year, know when they are ietereated they machine, yet, 1 potitively do not, he -
With the oats it is a good plan to • the report of which has been Publiabal wall ask for the opportunity. I do not lieve in prematurely 111 132131 ihem
add about one-third bran. This is and is available at the publications' believe in giviug the boy the oldest; henellong into mechanical work al'
first class 'food material for growing 1Branch Of the Department ol Agnicul-: tcol on the farm to try out. I believe which they are afraid. A boy should
colts. Besides -the hay, roots are very ture at Ottawa., It was citrongly weed. in giving him one that will work, and'ocouirc his eaniiilinee in a milehine
good feed for the youngsters. A sinall at that conference that this is Choi when he does meet with sneeeto Ile', and his abilities In it grade-
• solid turnip thrown in whole will be thne of co-operation. . The Provinces, will be anxious to take hold 5130113.1 ally. A pathetic ineident occurred a
eaten with rajah, and Will do the colt were recommended to co-operate with, Nothing succeeds like EtleeeSS i.s time. ease ;Igo whnn 13 1103' won $0 mingled
a world ,ok good. One of these each the Dentinion as the great clearing jn boy life. I had thie brought home hy n tractor the1 he liol. The
day until spring will help greatly in bo -use of operations calculated to Pro-' to me iarticularly this summer. We occurred rottor from our home, 1•Io'
keeping the colt'S digestive system in mote'the industry. The poultry Indus- had been. driving the fnmily ear for
order. When giving the .horses salt, try was reeommended as a meens if some 'mouths, Ile 11511 drivlan the
gt ery When he Itireted
put a little where the colt can each soldiers' aiesestablishinent by Mr. W. 'bre COI` v
it, and give him plenty of water. J. Black, Chairrian of the Leaf& Settle- up the Iiinetor, as near ae I eon learn,
f id I ..I I i
f ci s eral nes that lie would see a smsli flock of poul- from the meelihie and the trader I • -- • • "
to ter thenkfully,
'Very often ,the would find a beauti-
ful poem, or a prose extinct from fl
page by ttself, and this was always
suitable for. "Mother's Bultetin
Board," as the children eam,e to call
it. It was not always a lesson .selec-
tion. Often an unusually funny story
was put up for the family to laugh at •
and talk of at the table. '
If she was reading a book and found
something she wanted to share, She
copied it ,on a typewriter, using a
large sheet of paper and spacing the
lines far apart so that it inight be
easily read. Different members of
the family claimed what especially
appealed to thein, so this led to the
eustom oft passing .the extracts on to
the "children's rooms.
Having something new, pleasant,
and Unlifting •constantly brought to
their attention gossip WRS seldom re-
sorted to in this family 'circle. So by
sharing her good things this mother
bestowed a priceless bleasinglipon her .
loved ones.
•
Prior to 1825 women's shoes were
made without heels.
r"auzi
By John. 33. }tuber AM,M•D
Address communications to 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto
Pain in General.
Pain along the breast plate may
be dee to bone disease, to tumor or
abscess of the region between. the
lungs (the mediastinurn), to aneur-
ism, tbronehitis and (very commonly)
stomach disorders. Pain over the
chest, in general, would indicate lung
diseases, consumption, pneumonia,
pleurisy and the like.
Pain over the epigastrium, the
stomach region (just 'ander the breast
Plate and between the free borders
Pain throughout and radiating from
Ole extremities may mean mescillar
rheumatism, locomotor 'ataxia, spinal
meningitia, sturvy and lead or other
mineral poisoning..
Pain in the thigh ,and in front ex-
tending perhaps to the foot, may be
due to neuralgia of (Inc groin or eh-
s,cess in that region, ovarian disease
or displacement, overloaded bowels,
otnemie, kidney colic, sarcema (mal-
,ignant tumor) of the thigh and, on
the right side, aPpendicitis.
Pain m the armee aide of the knee
of the ribs) points to stomach disease,.
I joint may indicate serious hip as...a
uleer of the small intestine, disease of
ease. Pain below the knee, one-sided
the vertebrae, pneumonia in ohildaen4
and not due to inflammation, may, in
inflammation of the pancreas (the, -
elderly people, -be a warning of int -
sweet breade).
pending apoplexy.
Abdominal pain above and to the
It is the exclusive province of the
right side, liver disease, miner or
family doctor to investigate in each
abscess of that organ or emptienut
ase the reason for the pain, as above
(pleurley with pus), hob nail livev,1
deesignetetl; ,and then to prescribe and
overloaded colon, eneuriem, ceetah
heait affections, the effect of constrict- a_tings.
, ing corsets, gall Wee or gravel (kid-ney
to ) Questions and Answers.
Leat abdominal, pain may be due to 'T am 63. My health is just fine,
1 kidney stone in the left organ, kidney, thank God. But oh, ray clear oid feet:
abacess, movable kidney, enlarged, Excuse meg doe, but I mist tell yeti
; spleen, dyepepsiti, dropped kidney,', all my troublets vegardieg my under-
, spleen of stomach, stomach (lista-tiers,' standere, I had. the imnov to emve 10
i abscess, aneurism undue exercise,' one of Her Maiesty's' Regiments for
anemia or general bodily weakness. a trifle of twelve yenta. and while do-
, Pain over the ,abdomen, in generals ing my bit in East hello iny feet got
mey dee to stomach or intestinal so tender I -could intraly place them
• disorders (eoine of them very grave),! on the ground. Now, when I walk or
lead voile, arsenic, mercuvy or other try to walk on uneven ground, oh, say,
metallic poisoning, fleeting kidney,' mister, the nein shoots rig -ht up
flatulence, intestinal obstruction or, through me. And it is getting so of
perforation (the latter very grave),' late that I can itardly take a elan or
appendicitis, peritonitis, rheumatismm pace more than 12 inches. Corns!
Ripture (hernia), aneurism, inflarnma.; Well, I say yes, and more coming on..
tion of the paricreas -locomotor at: Now, doe, with all this I ackilowledge
,axia, diabetes, Potas Disco:to of the, the corn, There are many worse 'off
spine, tehmitulosis eml tin ehildren): than Jack.
pneu o Answer -As a general vule I will
Pain in the loe or abdomen would not sthnci for "doe" ,bat it will pass,
indiente inflammation of the bla,c1der' coming from an old aoldier. Seery,
or the reproductive organs in general. Jack, to learn of your misery, Send-
, nein in the joints may, hi greeetsl„ ing you the right infothiatien tthout
he due to rheumatism, acute or. 001.110 and tender feet. And no doubt
otherwise ti eat, according to his
were using two 1116WerS. The elder
boy asked to ride the one.which I WAS
USIng. It was giving some trouble.
When the machine got partly around
the field the trouble developed again,
He was greatly worried, learieg he
had CallSad tho 'trouble. When he
changed to the new mower, anti 110
obsetved how nicely it, operated, he
was quite enthusiastic over his work.
I always believe in herving a fain ma-
chine it dependable equclition to do ilia
appointed task bolero it starts. i
know from boyhood experience and
from observation that nothing will dia.
gust a boy more with machinery than
The , cat sihould he allowed out in ment Board. He expressed the hope he bec(nne con tot . et azin1)1114
ehronic, gout, hysteria, eynovitie
(wattle in the joint, usually the knee),
joint abscess, Ticicets, blood disease,
tuberculosis ( \Oho swellings or ali-
seesses of joints). •
the yardor exer se ev o
each day, even though ,he is kept in a try about the homes of every returned
box stall. If he ie tied by the neck soldier who becomes settled on the
all the tiMe Itis essential that he gets land.
outdoor exercise, or he will not de- ----4----
velep into the horse he ehould. A Strong Cement.
The cu iy-c in n be used to good A.,Um ol 'ad in n iroe epee% over
advantage on the colt, It helps to keep hot teals makes a sarong cement foe
him quiet, keeps his heir and hide in joining glass and in etal together, It
geed condition, and adds te, his chance is the best thing for, holding eau
of thriving Well. . lamps to them stand, for etoppmg
His feet ehould be wateted 01111 kept tracks about tleir bases; korosene to be eorapelled to work with a ma-
eivrefull trimmed, Even though he dots not penetrate this cement, chino that operates imperitectly and
A
haelied ever 12.15 legs,
We all knew Met farming is as
ilnegorons as reilreadirig, and 8 1511
giving the foregoitig instaiices pat.
tieulerly Oa we should bear in mincr
that bo ye should not be 'rushed, into
work with -toile ltechinery inul'im-
reliabl•e horses et ally ago. 11,08
should be iinpreimed that: above nil
they should give attention to personel
safety os well ail to the efileieut op.
eration of meeltintiy.-W, j,
ICU
you will mien egaie he doing the same
kind of loot‘vorle your aPlenclid for-
bears (who also served the (insen af
glorious memories) did Iv* they
brougiit relief to Lecknowl
, v ,,
"No more headache for yon -take theSe
Don't Nat "mother" the haulm:filo wlihout removing' the,plum.
'Palm Chnelhorlairee Stomech end Liver a'ebiele. 'Tiot:tablet.
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eadache tut sivou e heost4„ healthful fee ibtf *OliVeVil)0Y
Iona theliVor, evveOes the otomitefi alui oleaSeetjp !Allele. Tis ilieei.
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