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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1916-02-03, Page 6PAGE SIX. THE CLINTON NEW ERA. Thursday, iF'ebMiary 3rd, 191e, BIRDS FORETELL, STORMS Crows and Swallows are Particularly Good Barometers To one who uederstanae the habits of birds their act,ons torten cl ngee In the weati:er with as much : er- acy as the observations of the go e 'ri- ment scientists, who base their fore casts on telegraphic reports and their own study of: atmnsrheric conditions. Indeed, there is nothing more fe ner able in nature than I he ability to fore - emit the weather which most b rile ia- r e ILt: ' v display and wh h sturetriel d s p a y study enables anyone to profit by. if birds whi It are lflowu to fly hrg't and for long distances such as wee :tins and different kinds of swallows, are observed flying closeto, the cheat, or keeping , near their homes, it is almost a certain indicationof 0 sto-m, with heavy rainfall The relscn for dile aeon o s ch birds is situp:y because ilio'.5 birds e. pend porn insects flying in the sir fur fend, and insects do not fy ]ri;li pre ceding a storm, because the etmos- phere3s to heavy. During fair eea- tber the atmosphere is lighter, end iusects can fly higher, and i o i eeue.e. ly birds have to fy loneer' end :Meter distances to eecrre their food Anuuusual s lance is frig n`.ly re - teed among many birds a shot'. time prior to a severe or sudden Zvi d thunder storm, Rubies somer.aues sit upon a high ;,,wig and sing ,pug and loud just before what •s railed a "growing" ,Shower, but seldom do so if the storm is going to be 0 seve_e one, Bats fy ng Web in the air in the (late eveainv indicate fair weather. I1h.is is because the insec,s which the lbats'are atter am flying High, when the lightness of the atmo. plle;e a`.lows (tbem'to do eo with ease. For centuries persons who have n9 - served elosely have insisted that rain is certain to come when birds ani ibarnyard fowls are to be se -n vigor- ously oiling their feathers Others declare that when towls rub them. .selves in the trust. and clap their' wings vigorously, rain is .ndicaLd, The Zuni Indians have made 01an9 interesting and valuable observations concerning the weather changes, and these people declare that when eli:m- Hey swallows, martins .and outer species of swallows fly in circles, and cry out loudly, there is cerain to Le rain in the next few hours. When cranes scream and make a loud noise, and seem to be restless, and when herons' fly swillay up and down, and seem to be disat:efled w.ta any location they may take along a stream, it is sure indication of rain 6000, When great horned owls 'are heard hooting in the deep wood for more than a few minutes at a time, astorm is indicated, either rain or snow, an - cording to the season, if grouse are heard drumming at night we are told by ,the close observing Indians that we may expect a heavy fall of snaw. This drumming is a peculiar sound seldom heard now -a -days, as forests containing this very intelligent Mid are growing very scarce. When crows fly to pairs and to great heights, we may expect fair weather; while 1f they fly lower and wheel iu l'eat circles, making an unusually oud noise, rain is near at hand, Crows flying alone are also certain indica- tions of an approaching rainy period. When crows make a very Lind Volae they are usually engaged in a great battle, and these contests are certain indications of a sudden and very mark- ed change in the weather. When peacocks and guinea fowls. are very noisy we may expect a sudden squall or heavy rain. Their chatter - tugs foreshadow rain and wind as surely as airy first class barometer. At sea, or near large bodies of wet- er, gulls are seen soaring very high and uttering shrill sounds' before a change in the weather, espec,a,ly it the change is to be a stormy one. Sailors long ago learned to heed their warnings. Blackbirds singing quite early in the morning, and continuing their song well into the forenoon, foretell rains. When they utter very sweet and li- quid notes fair weather is indicated. Pigeons which are in the habit of making long flights return to their homes or make only short flights just before a rain. MAN'S PRiME QF LIFE At what age is a man in his prime? Opinion varies. The period of great- est, efiicleney has fluctuated between 25 and 50. Medical science has re• oently been interestingitself in this question. As death rates doorease and the health of the average Ulan grows better, the period of efficiency, unen- tally and physically, must extend also into later lite. A man to -day retains his health and preservation, later in life than he did 50 or 100 years ago because of the strides made in protectiug the human organism, from decay and degenera- tion, Por example, the death rate born tubetteulosis alone in 1880 was twice as heavy as it is to -day. , A higher average plane of personal care due to educatien has done its share to extend the rnentat powers of flan begged the age of 3e—can. siderod • the . "ripe age" a hundred years ago. In 1880 the death rate in Canada was 50 ser, thousand, To -day it is less than 14. Theca the average length of life was 35.—to-day it is 501 This moans that 'nen are better pi's' served Hour -a -days and therefore more • efficient in later years, The mind re, tains its grasp on: affair's as s;o,srply al 50 to -day as 01 11111 at 35 in 1880. Men are sent into the discard 10101 in life—ripe experience is coupled with keen mental power and good 'health— all looking towards the betterment of mankind and the progress of the world. In ancient: Greece amethysts were ~worn round the neck to prevent in toxication; hence the name, whicb means "unintoxicated," CA T® I For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Alwayshe bears t Signature of • LAME BACK Spoils Kidney Trouble There's no use putting on liniments and plasters to cure that ache in your hips or back —the trouble is inside. • Your kidneys ere out of order. GIN PILLS go right to the rause' of the backache and heal and regulate the kidney and bladder action. 'Then you get relief , permanent relief 1 - Many a man and woman who has been doubled up with shooting pains in the back having to stop work end he down to get a little relief has found new health and comfort in. FM THE KI,ONEY5 Two boxes completely cured Arnold McAskeil of Lower Selma, N,S. "I have never had any trouble with my back since." he says. 1tyou havea lamb back—or any sign of Kidney trouble,...get GIN -PILLS to -day and start the eure working 50c, a box six boxes for $2.59—and every box guaranteed to give satisfaction or your money back. 1 r;al treat- ment free if you, write National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited Toronto - Ont, 5 RU"'NIS(l A SOCK' FARM. Willi:MI A. Dryden (lives Advice to Cattle and Sheep Raisers. "10 make a success of live stuck breeding a ratan must first eboose Isis - favorIto class or animal, and tbe.n de- vote all his energies to the improve- ment of that.oue breed. You can- not raise several different kinds of stock and do justice to any one or all of them; choose the one you can cen- tre your 'wbole interest on." This is rile advice of William A. Dryden of Maple Shade Stock harm, Arooklin, Ontario, to all men who are interested enough in agtieulture to improve th.elr.stock by the introduc- tion 01 pure-bred animals. The breeding or pure-bred live .,tock is aneof the most Important in- dustries In this Province. The aver- age type of beer or dairy animal found on tb.e Ontario farms is far be- low tbs standard. There are a largo number of very good orales being'pro- duced 1n this Province every year, but the average farmer is not taking ad- vantage of them. The Dryden farm consists of 520 acres of some of the best land in On- tario. The soil, a rich clay loam, Is well underdrained. There Is a tine pasture field or about seventy' acres, sloping •to the south, with excellent shade and water at the no1'tb end. The buildings on Maple Shade Stools Farm are perhaps the 1.081 known In. Ontario. The big red barn, with its twin silos, and the large though com- fortable hoose are familiar to most of the big breeders In this country. The farm, like many others in the district, is well adapted to the raining or live stock. The hay this summer did not turn out as well as was expected, but the alfalfa saved the situation. Just east of the house there is a fine 30- eere field of .alfalfa. Two cuttings' have been taken off, and the owner expects to get a third, The stand is very even, something rather rare in many fields or the sante crop. The seed was bought from a Toronto house, who sold tbet it was Ontario - grown. "Last year'," Mr. Dryden stated, "we bail a very poor cacti of clover, but the alfalfa pulled through nicely, though some years things are just reversed." Mr. Dry - della: success with alfalfa is not clue to anything out 1f the ordinary in his treatment or il. A thoroughly- peepared• seed bed, on well -Mewed soil, containing lt.onig of bole, and by not pasturiap er cutting the first year, will give medlar results. Tbo daily vino: rati011 for the cat- tle is mads up of hay, pulped roots, meal and ensilage, tus latter three foods being mi. ed together before feeding. Mange.. and turnips are both grown, the termer, however, in only small quent.,,es. Mr. Dryden believes in pultaie a few acres In roots every yrsal', me: only t0 improve ensilage, but in case the corn crop faith the roots tumid likely pull through, - The Drydens have always been supporters of the silo, "We tiad the first struetul-e of coat hind in this county," the present owner stated. "It was a aquare'caodsn one, placed inside the barn. Nee soon found that it was the wrong shape. The corners were hard to pars evenly, the en- silage would beeame musty and the rats would play Havoc -amongst the feed. 1 The corn used to be cut reach greener then. The ensilage was too juicy and contained haore acid than that made now. About fifteen years later we put up a concrete structure.. "When you have once used a silo you will never be without ono," he continued. "Sour people depend on mitts, but they a,'e sure to have a failure every few years. I do not know of anything that dein 'give a man no Much fodder per ael'e- and yet be as nary -u;1 the land as euro. It is also an excellent crop to clean out the weeds,". , : SOME C/l,.r'Y HfNTS. Just as soon as the cream is separ- ated it should be cooled, Setting away in a large can is a very poor way to cool cream, Salt should Ire where the cattle can get at it whenever they wish. Tee dairy barn should be well lighted, well 1'eutilated, and well drained. The dairyman cannot afford to keep a boarder cow attho expense of the rest of ttii acrd. Some cows are such persistent milkers that it is next to itnpee-_ible ti dry the e evea for a short time, o Farm and Garden <t? .00 JOO/.O OO OJO 000000000000 POTATO ROT PREVALENT. Minnesota Experiment Station Sends Out a Warning to Farmer's. Owing to the tact, that black deg. andlate blight have e beett very pre- valent valent in many potato growing sec- tions of Canada, the attention of all potato growers is called to the im- portance.of the rots which follow these diseases. Black leg is a wilt diseasewhich' is eltaraet riz e ed by a yellowingof the vines, upward curling of the leau'ves, and an inky black discoloration of the stems, extending from the seed piece' to several inches :.hove the surface of the soil in most cases, Tuber's under such vines develop a black, foul smelling, soft rot, generally begin- ning at the stem end of the potato. Late blight is characterized by - a grayish brown discoloration of the leaves, the under sides of which are covered with a grayish white mold. The disease gets into the soil from the diseased leaves and pauses 3n the tubers a grayish_ brown, ,mealy dry rot, In external appearance it ap- pears as sunken, purplish, water - soaked spots. Potatoes containing either of these rots will serve as a means for spread- DISEASIDD POTATO VINO.' ing disease to healthy tubers if placed with them in storage. 11 is therefore importaut to discard any tubers that show the slightest indications of these rots at digging time. • Proper storage is of the utmost im- portance. A dry, well'voutilated stor- age cellar, kept as close to a temper- ature of 36 degrees as possible, will keep these rots Erode spreading, Dur- ing digging and 110001 ing great care should be taken net Lo bruise rho tubers, since it 15 ,.y means 00 wounds that these eta., sptene most rapidly in storage. lel LO Settled On doer Lung Causing Creak Pain. p� THE CURE WAS DR. WOOD'S Nom y Pine Syrup. Miss D, M. Pickering, St. Catharines, Ont., writes: "Having derived great benefit from Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, I thought I would write and tell you of my experience. When I first came out from Bngiand I contracted a severe cold, owing to the change of climate. It settled on my lungs, and caused me a great deal of pain, I tried every remedy I could think of, but got no relief. My father, who had heard a great Ileal about thegoodqualities of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, advised me to try it, I did so, and I am pleased to say, found im- mediate relief. I only took one Bottle and it cured ane completely. Ivfymother had a severe cold also, and Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cured her, so we never fail to keep a bottle of it in the house." See that none of those so-called."pine syrups" arc handed out to you when you go to year druggist or dealer and ask for "Dr. Wood's." It is put up in a yellow mapper; three pine trees the trade mark; price, 25c and 50c. Manufactured only by The T. Mil- • burn Co„ limited, Toronto, Out. 8tritisb'Buyers Buying Mere. It has beer: announced in the daily press that the lir'Itieh authorities are now ready to buy army hoses in Canada, and buying centres, have been announced. Horsemen in Can- ada will welcome toe chalice to dis- pose of their surplus bosses for the use of the array 1:a defeating the Buns. We have not a list of the cen- tres of buying... No doubt it will he advertised locally ail every district. Landon fa one. 'tam Lair Grounds Buildings are to Ineused for 5101)1ing nreviou3 in teenieee tTal.ian, For Good Looks a woman must have good health. She can do her part by helping natureto keep the blood pure, the liver active and the bowels regular, with the aid of the mild, vegetable remedy_ EEC , a. PILLS Directioao with Every Dos of $aoeiai Wel •. Wotast Sotdesotywhoro.c:- NE STRUCK IT RIBHT AT LAST After Suffering Almost Two Years, "Fruit-a-tivea" Brought Relief. MIL WHITMAN 882 St,1 Valley $L, Montreal. "In 1912, I was taken suddenly 511 with Acute Stomach Trouble and dropped in the street. I was treated. , by several physicians for nearly two years. I was in constant misery ft'oin my stomach and my weight dropped down from 225 pounds to 180 pounds., Several of my friends advised me to try Trait -a -fives' anal did so. That was eight months ago. I began to improve almost with the first dose. No other medicine I ever used acted so pleasantly and quickly as 'Fruit-a-tives', and by using it I recovered from the distressing Stomach Trouble, and all pain and Constipation and misery were Hued. I completely recovered by the use of 'Fruit-a-tives' and now I weigh 208 pounds. I cannot praise 'Fruit -a -rives' enough". H. WFIITMAN. 50c. a box, 6:for $2.50, trial size. 25e. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Pruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. _. - FIRE EATERS. The Trick of Breathing Flame. and Sparks From the Mouth. The first known tire breather was a Syrian slave named Emma, a leader in the Servile war In Sicily, 130 B. O. Re pretended to have immediate commu- ntcatlon with the gods. When desirous of inspiring his followers with courage he breathed flames and sparks from his month, In order to accomplish this feat Du - nus pierced a nutshell at both ends, and, having tilled it with some burn- ing substance, he put it in his mouth and breathed through it. The same trick is performed today in a more ap- proved manner. The performer rolls some fax or bemp Into a ball about the size of a walnut, which he lets burn until It is nearly consumed. Then he rolls around It more Bas while it is still burning. By this means the Bre is retained in the ball for a long time. He slips this ball intohismouth unper- ceived and breathes through 10. His - breath revives the Bre, and be sus- tains no injury so long as he inhales only through his nostrils. Various theories have !seen advanced to account for other feats of this sort performed by the ancients. An old ordeal was the holding of a redhot iron by the accused, who was not burned It' he were innocent. Probably some Protective paste was used on the bands. The peculiar property of mitarrat salts, such as alum, le protecting articles of dress from Bre has long been known. An old 0v1ilallese devised a costume consisting of a cloth covering for the body which Med been steeped in alum. A metallic dress of wire gauze was added to this, and tbus protected a man might walk on hot iron. RUSSIA'S GREAT ARMY. She Could Raise 15,000,000 Eben it She Could Dandle ',Chem. According to Mr, Julius West, in "Soldiers ;of. the Tsar," Russia, 11 hard pressed, could raisb an army of no loss than 15,000,000 mien, al- tbouglt she finds that a quarter of those is all ebe can handle at once,. "but it is certainly the hest quarter " Among other interesting Russian. facts given by Mr. West, a British journalist, who obviously knows T{ussie very well, is that there are me less than 409,000 Jews serving at present with the Russian forces. Nn Jew, however, may become an officer, strictly speaking, although a few ore them have ree,eived sub -Lieutenancies. As a fighting man, the Russian soldierdoes not take readily to artillery; the only sort of combat he understands is the hand-to-hand variety. So the authorities supply him with a long, four -edged bayonet, which when monnted dives him a weapon measuring 5ft, sin. Tong. Against this the German infantryman has only a short blade of tbo paper - !Mite shape, and is therefore fairly ineffective. ' Moreover, the Russian soldiers thrust includes a slight, twist, which leaves a wound hard to ileal. This will explain why the Ger- man offensive has alruost, always re- lied on artillery far more than upon anything else. Mr. West mentions that In the Rissia:n army ol1i et% and men be- have 'towards one another with, a , loudly affection which is not typical of other European armies, "In ad- dressing his' orderly, a ]Oussian officer will almost invariably raii•him golub- shik, which means 'little pigeon,' Could a British colonel, 0130 wonders, possibly call a than 'truckle dariing,' without fearing to underttfine all dis- cipline?" Royal Nuns, Pet:messes who give up their pal- aces for convent cella appear to havo a special regard for the Convent of St. Cordia at Ryde, Princess Ciea do Bourbon -Parma, who has just enter- ed that quiet. retreat, had a Royal predecessor there in Adelaide Duch- ess Dowager of Braganza, widow of Dom Miguel, a Portuguese .pretender. Another famous Royal nun is a sister of the Czarina, the Grande Dueller's Elizabeth of Russia, widow of the Grand Duke Sorgius. • ,o0-,,05Vo,ao-00. 0000 505100000 Scientific Farming. o o o o .. • ry.:1nn HOME GROWN SIDED CORN. Wil -i Yield Better Than That Prom Sotne Distant: Section.' The selection of seed corn is one of the most important points that re- quire attention at a particular time. Numerous investigations have'Shown that home grown seed corn wlll,yield betterthan eedfrom some distant section •of the. country even when' the climatic conditions are not materially different,' In Saskatchewan, for in- stance, where our climate differs from most of the other corn growing sectiogs, it is ,especially ' important that 'attention ,be given to field selec- tion of seed corn at the proper time. Mature corn bas a much higher feed- ing value than immature corn, and the only way to grow mature corn is to select the seed from the home fields. When such seed is planted germination is surer under adverse conditions and a better stand is se- cured. inasmuch as it costs no more to prepare and cultivate the land for a 10.° KC .wR2�a'l'L A:� 3x'r3• W b DRYING alf= 001N. 'good stand than it does tor a poor one, it is evident that the time spent in selecting and caring for seed corn Is exceedingly profitable. In a year like this, when every growing day is needed to mature a sufficient quantity of seed, pickings should be delayed until after the leaves have been killed by frost. A. light frost will not Injure the germ materially, and the increase in the value of tare seed due to its more ma- ture condition will largely offset any decreases due to light frost. M soon as the loaves have been frosted so tbat growth is stopped the ears should be picked. Immature corn should be hung up or placed in dry- ing racks the day it is picked, and mature corn 11i001d not be left in piles mare than -•t day or two and then only in small quantities. Seed corn picked in the dough stage will grow If .properly cured, and enough seed should be saved for next year's planting ate soon as the leaves have been killed by frost, even though 11 is in the soft dough stage. Mature corn, selected betore bill- ing frosts in an ordinary year, Is the safest' seed to plant. However, la a year when the frost tree period is so abort au 11 the weather conditions so unfavorable that no mature ears are produced by a variety svbicb ripens in an ordinary year seed should be saved even t'tougle it may be imma- ture. 13y this means the strains which are best adapted to the region can be perpetuated. Immature seed from these stratus will prove more sans- lactory than mature seed shipped in fromother pr'ovinces,.. where the growing season is longer than we or- dinarily have in the Canadian -prairie section. lnasmucb as the moisture Content of immature cora Is very high, 11 is espeelally important that it suould be given careful attention during the drying and storing pslriod. Atter hav- ing placed the eats on a drying rack a free circulation or air should be Provided by opening all doors and windows during the day and Warta nights, While -thorough ventilate:. is deslrabte at all titres, the room ut which Leu corn is being ua'ien sneul( ne Itepe :acute freezing .ten,- ,.erature. Alter the corn has been strung 0, placed in the dryiee, -racks it :mould tee suspended er : n,il,ortett by some nle3110 ho 111 112. it IS 2i.3.u12‘1 the re,.ee of rats ane. tutee to a tall -aired town. The torn should oe ci,y before frees• Ing weather, and every means shoula be provided for as rapid drying as possible. Windows ado doors 011021f0 be Rept open during too day se 11101. a current oi' air 1011 pass freuly through all parts of Lee room. Avoid Scrub Stock. Use careful judgment in selecting your bull. There is tun much scruu. stocit in the Provtuce now. A`he Young I{ui:l. Tho young bull si,ould be separat- ed trout the heifers by the time ne is mnntbs elf;- COOk's C®ttoi7 Root Compoo.Od. A safe, reliable reOn Fla mediotne. Sold in three de ''Nices of etrcngth—No. 1, $1, o. 2, $3; No. 3, $5 per bo•l Sold by all dru,tgrste or eco• prepaid on receipt of one, .Fran C0%71131' Addresr THE COGIK MEDICINE CC • r0R0NTO, ONL (Istoadl Whelan,. Try The New Era for Job Work in 1911 • The. New Fra Job Department nsa+es>A. •saw if it, is Any Kind of Job ii:ntjng r� , V4 a can do it At Home Cards Bills of Fare Ball Programs Bill Heads Blotters Booklets,' By -Laws Cheques Counter Check Books Deeds Envelopes Legal -Forms Letter Heads Lodge ,Constitutions Meal Tickets Memo Heads Milk Tickets' Note Circulars Note Heads Notes Pamphlets Fosters - Prize Lists: Receipts Statements Society Stationery Stock Certificates - Shipping Tags Wedding Invitations Etc,, Etc., Ec. 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