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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-7-25, Page 20, D, 11CTAMAONTT7 JYI, D. MOTAG(Ileiell McTaggart Bros. •--DAti I14RN—. laFI4TRAY, BANKING BUM - /NESS TRANSACTED. NOTES DISCOUNTED, I)ttAFTS ISSUED. INTEREST ALLOWED ON pit" POSITS, BALI D;OTE11 rUII• CEA assn, Ti, T. IRA !t ['. S -- -. NOTAEY PUI11,TO, CONVEY- ANCER, IfINANOIAL, it2,& ESTATE A1141f 'trt'R "TNrITi14 AliCE AGENT. ItIZPA ltTtNT- 'KO 14 FIRS 1NRUBANCE "COMPANIES. DilfISI{ COUR? CiD'ICL UJ,INTY;X. W. IIRYDONII, BARRISTER, leOblflI OIL NOTARY PUBLIC, RTO- Office— I1oan Sleek—CLINTON II. 0. CAMERON H.Q. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. CONVEYANCER, ETC. 41111ee on Albert Street oce:sped bi Il r. II :super. to Clinton on every Thursdays and on any day for which en- v:ointmenta are mads. 'Office tours from 9 a.m. to a p.m. A good vault In connection with the office. Office open every week -day. lir. Hooper will asks: any appointments for 04 Cameron, DR. GUNN Office cases at his residence, cor, High and kirk streets. • DR, J. C. GANDIER Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.m., .7.30 to 9.00 p.m.- Sundays 12.30 to 1.30 lam. Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence—Victoria St. CHARLES B. HALE, Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, Etc. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issuer of Marriage Licenses HURON STREET, — CLINTON. !?FORA■ ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the aunty Cr Berea. Correspondence promptly anvwered- ltnmediate arranastxeata eau be wade for bales Date at The Dews-Reseord, Clinton. see see eg Phone 11 ea 151. IL'lltargse moderate and eadeless* etuaranteoi. Sole Agent for Scranton and D. 11. & L. Coal We are going to give every person a load or coal as the names :appear on the order book and must insist on pay - Ment being made for sante imme- diately after delivery. This is necessary as deliveries will be extended well on fn to the fall months. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. We also have -on hand a stock of Canada Cement, A. J. HOLLOWAY. At Your Service B. R. HIGGINS Box 127, Clinton - Phone 100. (Formerly of Brumfield) Agent for The Huron & Erie Mortgage Cor- poration and The Canada Trust Company Comm'er 11. C. of J., Conveyancer, Fire andornado Insurance, Notary Public At Bruee$eld on -Wednesday each week. -TIME TATTLE.—, Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV, Going east, depart 6.18 a.tn, " u a 2.58 p,tn Going West, ar. 11,10, dp, 11,10 a,m. a rr ar, 6.08, dp. 6.45 p,m. ic 11.18 p.m. LONDON, HURON es BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 7.88, dp. 7.50 a.m. 4.15 p.m. Going North, depart 6.40 p.m. 10.80, 11.11 a.m. The IVIcKiiloD iutual Fire Insurance Company i ead office, Seaforth, Ont, DIRECTORY : President, Jaynes Connolly, Goderich; Vice., James Evans, Beechwood; Sec, -Treasurer, Thee, E. Bays, Se t. tortb. Directors: George McCartney, Soo. Orth; D. 2' 1►IcGro tr, Seaforth; J. Grieve, '�11 lton' tn. Rilt'i Ilei. ort; M. Mc west, lintoni Robert Perigee, Harloek; Jo1u 8ennew.4r, Brodhngen Jas, Connolly, Goderich, Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J (kers, Goderich; Ed. Hlnchley, $oai'o lr a W, Chesney, tntondville; R. G ,I i 'Muth, Btod? agen. Any money to beaid to may he paid to Moorish Cloths Co,, Clinton, Or at Cntt'g Grocery, Godertels. Puttee desirl:.g to effect insurane0 err transact other business will be promptly attended is on application to Idly of the above officers addressed to their respective poet effico, ]Lasses feepected by the director who Inver tierSeest the stela. By Agrononilat. Thls Department le for the use of our farm readers who want the advice of an expert on any queetien regarding sell, seed, crops, oto. If your question is of sufficient ,panoral Interest, It will• be answered through this column, if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed with your letter, a complete answer will be railed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publlehin0 Co„ Ltd., 73 Adelaide St, W„ Toronto. THE LITTLE ENEIVIIES YOU NW/RR SEE. It is important that the barns and recent years coal tar product$ sold ue- Cattle yards be kept clean and eau- der is wide variety of trade names itary to prevent the spread of infecti- have become poplar.disinfeetants and ous and contagious diseases, What- are gradually crowding out many of Over measures are taken should be re- the older products, Some of the inforted by the. intelligent use of cresol solutions are effective dlsinfec- chensit:rl dieleTeetants. What shall tants and if made by an honest 000 'eve use? How shall we apply it? There cern cau be depended upon to produce are so many new products ou the mar- satisfactory res0lts. These prepared ket that we are likely. to lose sight disinfectants are cheap and effeetiye of the virtues of some oe the older ma- agents for use in dairy barns,. but on terials in the novo of new prepara- account of their. strong odor they lions, should not be used in the milk room Many new products are greatly and the milk should be 'taken Froin. over -rated because in the hands of a the stable very promptly after it is careful user exceptionally , good re- drawnfrom' the cows. sults will be obtained. Some of theNe modern disinfectant excels fresh - older materials are discredited becausel'y burned lime.. According to labor - of being used under improper or in- atory tests freshly slaked lime pee, appropriate conditions. Almost any sesses greater germicidal value than substance will give good results under some of the phenol and cresol corn - certain conditions when in reality the l pounds on the market. It le import - conditions anis not the materials are ; ant, however, to use fresh, water-slak- unfavorable for the development of `ed lime. When slaked the lime should the disease germs. If the substances be spread about the stable floors and favorable as cultural mediums for the in dark places where the sunlight sel- disease germs are cleaned up before dom reaches. If it is desired to use the disinfectant is applied, an errone- Ous impression will be obtained as to the germicidal,velue of the disinfect- ant in question, Heat and sunlight are the cheapest and most efficient agents for disin- pump. The addition of other sub- fecting dairy barns and cattle yards. stances to make the material stick to Heat may be used to clean and steri- the walls reduces the efficiency of the lite the pails, cans, utensils and man- mixture and prevents it from filling gers used in feeding' the calves and the cracks and crevices, which are the cows. Sunlight will destroy most (Hs- favorite breeding places for germ life. ease -producing germs if it can get at Before attempting 'en disinfect the them, For the cattle yards a thor- premises it is important that all loose ough clean up will result in a fairly ef- boards, litter and pieces of organic feotive disinfectant. The efficiency matter be cleaned up so that the sub - of the clean up will be greatly increa.s- stances may destroy all forms of germ ed, however, if the surface of the yard life. It is 0 waste of time and money is covered with a light dressing of to disinfect a barn without giving it a fresh burnt limo. The use of lime in thorough cleaning before applying the the yards not only destroys millions substances. It is useless to give the of these disease producing germs but walls, ceilings and floors an appliea- it destroys the breeding places of flies tion, of any material without going and vermin. over the stanchions, mangers and feed Of the various chemical disinfee- alleys with some sort of disinfectant. the lime' on the side walls and ceilings, it may be applied in the form of white- wash and is Very effective if properly applied. Use the stone lime and wa- ter and apply while the mixture is still hot. It is best applied with a spray tants that have been favorably recom- mended only a few meet the demands for efficiency, economy and practice- bility. Probably the cheapest and most effective product at the present time is bichloride of mercury in a dilu- tion of one part to one thousand parts of water. It is poisonous end should not be used on metal stanchions and partitions because of its corrosive ten- dency. This proportion while very effective on clean floora, side walls and partitions Is practically worthless unless the organic matter is thor- oughly removed before it is applied. Carbolic acid occupies a foremost position among disinfectants, but it is far too expensive at the present time to be used freely in the dairy barn. When used in a five per cent. solution it is very safe and efficient. During Nasal passages of infected animals are usually highly infective and there- fore the mangers and feeding racks must be given special attention. For use on the teat cups of milking machines the spread of garget among the cows being milked a strong solu- tion of lime water gives excellent re- sults. Other materials, shch as a salt brine, are equally effective but have a tendency to corrode the metal and injure the rubber on the cups. Chemical disinfectants should not be depended upon as a cure-all or as a preventative of the spread of all dis- eases of the dairy cow, but used in- telligently they are of great value in preventing the, spread of infectious and contagious diseases and keeping down flies, vermin and foul odors about the barns and cattle yards. eP,Pairrn Sweet Corn and Cows. Sweet corn and dairying are the twin horses on which a number of farmers have ridden to independence, For the sweet corn there is a good market et canning . factories, often sold to on contract. The cornstalks are put through cutters and stored in silos. Other parts of the farm pro- duce hay for the dairy herd, which in turn furnishes year-round employment and year-round income, besides contri- buting to solve the fertilizer question. John E. Potter was one farmer who made good with cows and sweet corn. Mr. Potter bought an Intervale farm capableof carrying, et the time of purchase, 12 cows and 3 'horses. In six years the same land carried 85 cows and 6 horses, and the retail sales of milk in town reached 450 quarts a day. He raised 20 acres of sweet corn. In one average year his sweet corn brought $2,000 n cash, and his milk $6,000. He doubled his barn room in these six years, built two silos, and cut off 50 acres of woodland for pasture, Of course, a farming business of this type cannot be built up in every Vinton - Rec rd CLINTON, ONTARIO. . Terms of subscription—$1.50 per year, in advance to Canadian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are 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 first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subsequent inser- tion. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Lost," "Strayed," or ",Stolen," etc., insert- ed once for 85 cents, and each subs• quent insertion 10 cents, Communications intended for pptblicae Mon must, as a guarantee of geed faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer, G. E. HALL, Proprietor, M. R. CLARK, Editor. Locality nor by every man. Canning factories are not always close at hand, Mr. Potter's farm was only a mile from.towni so that it was possible to retail milk. Moreover, he had lots of push and business ability. Given the proper business conditions—and they exist on hundreds of farms— sweet corn and dairy cows will make good. At present prices for hay and grain feeds many farmers will find it profit- able to depend more upon the use of pastures for horses. Where one has a small pasture near the buildings no time is lost in getting the teams up in the morning. The horses keep clean- er on pasture than in the barn, and there Is a saving in bedding material as well as in labor in cleaning the stalls and hauling out the manure. 1'f fed sufficient grain feed there is no danger of the horses becoming' soft, eapedially after the grass becomes more fibrous. The beneficial effects of the hay ration during the hot weather are more than offset by the detrimental effects of standing in close, stuffy stables. As a rule, the condition of the horses themselves will furnish a good indication of whether pasture suits them oe not. heit, oes One of the best and cheapest ways to control weeds on farms is to keep a flock of sheep. In addition to con- trolling weeds without cost, sheep will render a profit by producing food and wool. If weeds are not permitted to grow and develop leaves they will die, but it would require a great amount of hand labor to keep most of the weeds under control by this method. Sheep will, keep the weeds down and the snore weeds they eat the less will be their coat of upkeep' and the greater Will be the supply of feed released for other stock, Many tough or perma- nent genes. pastures that require mow- ing can be kept clean by the use of sheep, while at the same time the cat- tle -carrying capacity of the pasture is inereased. Wheat boltingclothes place a slice of lemon In 1110 boiler, This will help to whiten the clothes, "No more eadache icor you—take these" Don't .just "smother" the irohddcho Without removing the cause. Take Clinreherleln'e Stomach had Liver Tablet,, They not only tura the headache but give you n buoyant, haotthfal feeling bochuso ti,oy torn, the liver, eweeton the atom,5Li And cleans.) the howeie. Try them. Alt Dzoytlsts, 2r., or by moil C11AM5£5tAtN MEDICili£ CO. Tomah 0444 '13 L Raspberry Loaf , Curl, In the interests of mnrket gar'deaters and small fruit cultivators, this bete 00 Raspberry Lea Oerl hut..been pre- pared' at • the I,rield Laboratory in Southern Ontario tit St Catharines, and is Tssue.d by the ;Central klxpet'i- Mental t'arm, :Ottawa. This stieease has been known for same time both under the above name, as well as under the name of Rasp, apparently Wogs to Ibet type of 's'agg trouble which bas been .Milled physio HA.VIINIO 'l, U "TRU logical djsenie, and eould therefore be put into the soma claw with peach 4» TOUR 1aCJE:" yellows and little peach, and the �-- - mosaic dlaeaeea 0f tomatoes, t00ac00, potatoes and so forth. No record: are available as to how the disoaao is brought into the held in the drat place, nor hpw it JO transmitted frown• one plant to Another. It undoubtedly berry Yollowe, Since the mans of does epraad once it becomes establibfi- the leaves in the most outstanding ; ed in a pientatlotf .and many fine feature in connection with the disease, plantations aro known to have been it is preferable to tree the term greatly injured by the presence of a 1?aspbe;'ry Leaf Curl, large eemiier of Leaf Curl plante, If The disease affects the leaves and the disessee corresponds closely with shoots and is often confined to a sin•-• file mosaic or yellow disease, one gle bushor part of a bush, rime of would suspect that it is carried elher the esrhs owhitbeti hne :1 eaevref-oeatlfieent al Tho by insects er Pruning operations. Although too little is known about aura affected shoats, Instead of producing normal large, broad leaves boar leaves coLontrolafCurl, oneto shouldadvisea wa ays relrimeansove theof which are conspicuously t small and affected plaints as soon as they show badly curled downwards, In the early s'igna 01 disease. They are of no iiae stages this symptom is not 80 pro• 10 any case and are, likely to spread pounced, and whil'o a small amount of the disease to other parte of the curling may occur then, the disease is plantation. In taking out Leaf Curl more noticeable on account of the yet_ plants, one should be careful to get lowing which takes pIaee during the the whole ,4 riot system, otherwise summer because of the unhealthy state the parts that are left will start to oft the foliage, Since yellowing of the grow and produce new shoots which leaves may be due toa number of will also a'how Leaf Curl, It is pee - other causes, such aswet feet, poor Bible that some of our Leaf Curl soli, drought, etc., it is best to deter- originates from nursery cuttings and n'line the disease mainly by the Leaf some •Care should be taken. when set - Curl symptoms. In the advanced stages, the canes bear no fruit. When first attacked, they flower almost normally,' but the fruit is small and dry 'aftd .shrivels up before ripening, so that little or no fruit is ever produced from an in- fected bush. Of the three varieties which are commonly grown in the Niagara district, Cuthbert, Marlbor- ough and Herbert, the Herbert seems to be freest from the disease. The other two varieties are quite suscepti- ble, but one rarely sees signs of Loaf Curl in the Herbert. So far as is known the disease is not due to any parasitic organism. It ting out a new plantation, to avoid this disease,—Experimental Farms Note, Book-keeping for Farmers. The Commission of Conservation has just published a Farmers' Account Book containing blanks and instruc- tions fora simple but complete sys- tem of farm book-keeping. It will be sent on request to bona fide farmers only. e' "Yesterday," said the sage, "is dead; forget it To -morrow does not exist; don't worry. To -day is here; use it." THE COMMUNITY DRYING PLANT One Hundred Families Can by This Means insure Most of Their Winter's Food Supply. The Canada Food Board conserva- tion programme has emphasized the great importance of drying vege- tables, fruits and all perishable foods. If each community would in fact save enough home-grown food to care for the needs of that community, thus do- ing away with the habit of depending upon factory -canned products during the winter time, it would be a very material aid to the government, re- lieving the burden of transportation and allowing all surplus food to go directly for export. Aside from the aid given to the gov- erment by saving in the community the winter's food supply, the pre- servation of perishable products eith- er through canning or through drying is highly desirable from an economic standpoint. Because of the stimulus given to food production, an enor- mous surplus of garden stuff has been produced last year and this year. There is no possible market for this perishable stuff aside from the local demand and much of it will necessar- ily go to waste unless it is preserved for winter use either by canning or drying. In either canning or drying it .is very practical for several families to club together for doing this work. Equipment can be purchased jointly and installed in the schoolhouse or in a vacant store or at the home of one of the members of the enterprise. A committee can be selected to pur- chase the equipment and superintend the work. Where a number of fam- ilies do canning or drying together it become possible to do the work much more cheaply than it can be done in the individual home and also permits a trading of supplies so that each family can have a variety of products. A typical drying plant consists merely of a cabinet about sixteen feet long; two feet high and three and one- half feet wide, The top and sides and floor may be made of flooring or ungrooved ceiling or compo board. The top of the cabinet is closed by hinged doors. The cabinet is divided into five sec- tions, four of which•are large enough to accommodate two stacks of drying trays of ten each, These trays are of convenient size for community dry- ing, being one and one-half feet wide, three feet long, two inches 'deep, made of half-inch material for sides and braces and pearl -wire screen for bottom with wire screen at one end. The trays are inserted in the cabinet from the top and may bo placed in one at a time, Tite compartments are lettered and the trays are num- bered so that the product of each patron can be identified. An exhaust fan is placed at one end of the cabinet. 'This fan may be operated by electricity or by a gaso- line engine, and the air should be drawn through the cabinet at a rapid rate. The plant is operated by an electric motor of two to five horse- power or by a gasoline engine of similar power, The end opposite the fan is covered with ordinary wire screen.so that flies may be kept from the drying fruit or vegetables. Air should enter the cabinet at a rate of not Less than one thousand feet per minute and even better results will be secured if the speed is greater. A good test of this air movement ire to see if a piece of card -board or,a straw hat can be held against the screen at the in -take end of the drier -by the suc- tion produced, The patrons have their vegetables and fruits all prepared when they come to the plant. Two or three slicing machines are provided for the convenience of those who do not have them at home. Every person Is urg- ed to have everything in'readiness be- fore bringing to the plant, even to the slicing. A plant such as this has a capacity of one hundred trays, which will take care of about twenty-five bushels of green vegetables per day. After drying, the product can be stored in jars, paper receptacles or any place where the product will be kept dry and away from the insects. No heat is used in connection with these driers, although it would be well to locate the drier with the open end in a room where a fire could be built, so that, if a prolonged wet spell came, the relative humidity of the air could be lowered by the heat of stove or furnace. All manner of fruits and vegetables may be dried successfully if due at- tention is paid to their preparation. Corn, peas, beans, carrots, apples and the like turn out unusually well. The dried product can be stored in fruit jars, paper sacks or tins, Mois- ture, Insects and rodents aro the ene- mies to watch for but it Is easily pos- sible to avoid them. In preparing the dried product for use it is only neces- sary to soak in water long enough to get, back the normal aupply, This will depend on the product, soaking over night being the usual rule. When you day vegetables or fruit in this way all you take out is the water. The food value and the flavor remain. Put back the water and you have the equal of the fresh product. glsY CUT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED *LINES one --•f �� 0L5 aoawnao1 encs tvrtete It little Meng, d�eoe soeta 54870 it, int up and Baked Mrl lfk yeamg Nueleirieliee teeter ge "Toronto is a fine city, but I should r of care to live here .all the time,' wt lies n woman whose husband's war activities have taken her from a an'151 Ontario village to Oho Queen City. ,lust think, only to few months age I was chafing at leaving to spend my lite in a dull little .burg like N---, Now I would give all I possosa if we .were safely :back there and this dreadful tear wise over. I was having the time of my life in those old clays, and didn't know it. The tears come every tithe X think of home with its safety and pe cialolness, and realize that I may never know it again, I think now if the war•would only and I should never complain again, but I suppose I should. I'm very human after all," 1 The intensely human element in the writer reveals itself in rho one phrase, "X wae> having --the time of my life, i and didn't know it" Isn't it the most natural thing about us humans, from the cradle to the grave? `We see it in children readily enough, their ardent diisire to be "big," and their utter lack of realization of the good time they are having as youngsters.' Haven't we reminded diem time, and time over that they "are seeing their best days?" Yet their keenest de- sire is to get away from childhood into the mysterious and glorious realm of grownupnass. The future ever -beckons. When we are grown up we plan to have our good time after we've attained cer-I tain objects, When we get a certain' salary or can Live in- a given street or' know the best people in our town or perhaps write a book, then we'll be satisfied and enjoy life. But this very prosaic drab to -day is too. ordin- ary to have a good time in. Isn't that the usual hymen attitude? We're al- ways going to have "the time of our lives" but never do, just because we do not snake up our minds to have that good time to -day. To -day, that'a the only time you're sure of. Why not make it the time of your life? It would be very easy, for having a good time depends en- tirely on your state of mind and not at all on the thing you are doing. .Haven't you seen some, women who were in their glory when scrubbing the kitchen floor or getting a tremendous washing on the line before any of the neighbors could, while others were un- happy and irritable when at picnics or on excursions or at parties, supposed- ly having a good time/ The differ- ence was entirely in the mental atti- tude. One woman was doing the thing he enjoyed, while the other wouldn't enjoy anything because she was completely out of tune, In an article I read recently 011 the training of children, is the admonition, written by a mother, "Love what you' have to do," with the further sage ad- vice to mothers to "retire into them- selves several times a day, no matter how tired they feel, and repeat these words, 'I love what I have to do.' " I know at least one mother who would have to live in a chronic state of re- tirement, the care of small children is so entirely foreign to her. But the advice is none the less sound. If we can make ourselves Iove what we have to do life is much easier and PURE RICN 0.0OU PREVENT$ DI$EARE Dad blood IN responsible for Mere' Inlreente than anythlug eletl, I.. eauaea ,entarril, ctys rapalitptunn* tient, waalc, tired, languid 1'anguid foaling* and worse :►roublca, ]'food's 9arsapnrilia ban heo»' wonderfully aucceawiul in purifying; aild enriching the blood, renbUv144If aerobia and otherltttlnoro`Alitl building up the whole system,'L'alce t—giive at to all the family aa as 10 arca illness Get it today, ri`e, eon have our good time dare' and 'know it. Of enurae, it Is no pits) matter to make ,yourself love thg tiring you just naturally despise, bld. at least you can refuse to harbor the thought that you hate it, atm; men jolly yourself at first with the idea that it Isn't so bad after all, and in time even the ugliest thing youhave to do will come to look good to you, Heys the tlmo of your life to -day by doing the thing nearest and liking to do it, Tell yourself that it's your part in making the world safe for democracy, even if the thing is only washing your own dishes. If you do them yourself you are leaving some other woman free to do the work of a man who has gone to fight for you. And while,you are having your good time, know it. Don't wait for war or some other disaster to come along and open your eyes to what you've been enjoying. Get the most out of each moment, 'whether you're in tine kitchen or out for a gored time. Then, and then only, will you really enjoy living.—D.H. Head Lice in Chickens. The chicks should be gone over for lice—the head lice are the worst. If the brooder and the surroundings are kept clean as possible there should not be much fear of bead lice. Should they appear, however, an application of ointment of some kind should be used at once. If this is not avail- able, use vasoline, olive ail or sulphur and lard. Every head will have to he gone over and the treatment will have to be repeated in a week. It is EL troublesome task to go over several hundred young chicks, but it must be done, each head' by itself. Rub the Paste well into the scalp and around the ears. Some use coal oil, but it is too severe and has been known to kill the chicks about as quickly as lice, Head lice in chicks are sometimes hard. to locate. The chicks may be listless, getting thin, wings down, feathers ruffled, and dying off one by one. Upon examining the heads one can see nothing running around and all that appears is what looks liklt young feathers sprouting out of tie head. To make sure that they are there, take some of the ointment and apply thoroughly to the head. Put the chick in a box and examine in a few minutes, time. The young teatb- ers-will be gone and large bodied lice will be running for their lives. The "feathers" were the abdomens 'of the lice, the head and rest of the bodies being buried into the head of the chick eating away at the tissue. It taken only a few days to have a whole flock cleaned out. Absolute cleanliness is the best preventative. GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX By Andrew F. Dr: Currier will answer all signed (I petition is 01 general Interest It will If not, it will be answered personally closed. Dr. Currier will not prescribe Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier, care Bt. West, Toronto, Dentrifices and the Care of the Teeth. . The importance of the teeth is so great that every means of protecting them should always be welcomed. Dentifrices do not take the place of ordinary care; they are not a substi- tute for the removal of those teeth which are hopeless and decayed nor a meant for removing food between and around them, which decomposes, and causes decay of teeth, indigestion, of- fensive breath, etc, But when combined with a suitable toothbrush, properly used, they may help in the disinfection of the mouth, improve the condition of the gums and retard decay. The frequent recurrence of receding and suppurating gums with decay and loss of teeth in Riggs' disease or pyorrhoea is one of the arguments for their better care and the persistent use of dentifrices. The shockingly defective teeth in early life among the poor, especially in cities could often be prevented by suitable hygenic precaution's, includ- ing the use of proper dentifrices. People are beginning to realize the important bearing of teeth upon the general welfare. It is impossible to resist disease suc- cessfully when the 1000111 contains in- numerable colonies of disease germs, decayed teeth, suppurating gums, de- composing food, together with ade- noids and enlarged tonsils. Poor teeth are said to have em- phasized the pain and distress of many of the soldiers in the trenches in Bel- gium and France, and they have suffer- ed not only from teethache and neural- gia., but from the clumsy dentistry of their comrades. A good dentifrice can be made by any competent pharmacist. It is immaterial whether it is in the form of powder, paste, or fluid, so long as it is good and effective. The pharmacopoeias of the nations of tho world show plainly what a good dentifrice rshould consist of, It should contain a fine powder of some allcallno substance, pink, red or black coloring material, fragrant pow- der to give body to the alkali. and In- vigorate the gums, something to re- move stains from the teeth and some hind of aromatic oil to deodorize the , mouth and leave a pleasant and per- sistant taste after the dentifrice has been used. Carbonate of lune, perhaps in rho feria of powdered oyster shells or car- bonate of magnesium or cream of tar- fair is often used as the basis of a dentifrice, Florentine orris root, camphor, inyrt•lt, cinchona bark or sage leaves Currier, M.D. letters preteining to Health. If your be answered through these columns; if stamped, addressed envelope le eu. for Individual eases or make diagnosis. of Wilson Publishing Co., 78 Adelaide may be used for the invigorating sub - ,stance; charcoal la often used to re- move` stains and absorb bad odors; carmine or cochineal to give the neces- sary color and oil of peppermint, cloves or cinnamon for the flavoring. With these substances and know- ing the condition of the mouth in a given case, it is a simple matter for a dentist or phar- macist to compound a good dentifrice and it would not be a difficult matter ;for any one who is accustomed to mixing and handling drugs. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mrs. L. R,—Can infantile paralysis be cured? My little girl is suffering from its effects for seven years and I have been told by different authorities that it was incurable. Anawer—My advice to you would be to take the child to the Orthopedic Hospital in Toronto and have the con - dation examined. 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