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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-10-29, Page 3.itlealth of Trees Lies in Roots Soil Conditions Should Be Studied to: Insure Sturdy. Growth, Says an Expert AU trees have roots, declares Dr. E. Porter Pelt, in the N.Y. Tinges. Few �.iersons see themand most ignore aphem, ti is an easy way of dealing ;with a possibly troublesome condition, Roots:, develop with the stem and ;branches, or even a little before. This is easily seen in seedlings. The root grove downward and the top upward, and both develop at first 'fromn the store of nutriment in the seed, The roots are of, equal Importance with the tops. Tliey usually extend as far from the trunk as the brandies.' The ,tree depends upon the roots to provide ,its 'mineral nutriment and the moisture for the sap, which later carries Iife:' giving materials to all parts of the tree: Root development le limited largely. ,by the character of the soil, the avail- able moisture . and the extent of the - ,feeding area. A heavy, impervious, saturated soil means a weak root sys- tem, a poorly developed top and slow, unsatisfactory growth. A reasonably fertile soil with a moderately uniform !supply of moisture and an ample feed- • ling area makes possible an, abundant root development, a luxuriant top and rapid growth. All-gradet�tions are to be (be seen between the two extremes. Fine Root Called Most Vital Strange though. it may seem, the more vital, active part of the root is •inot found in the larger parts, useful 'though they are as support to .the !trunk, but In the minute feeding roots stretching out into new soli and ab- sorbing mineral solutions and mois- ture. The Ana roots 'are comparatively in- efficient unless they are well clothed with root hairs, urinate, delicate growth possibly a fourth of an inch in length or less. They push out from ;near the lips of the smaller rootlets and, coming In close contact with the !particles of soil, extract a maximum of nourishment and moisture. They are most useful '• in moist to rather dry soil. Extended droughts with a eon - Sequent ash dry soil and withering `root hairs means a serious reduction. in these• essentials for tree growth, to 'a general way the number of leaves and the vigor of growth le proportion- al to the abundance of tiny root hairs. Protect them. One of the major evils of the closely clipped lawn is that ft reduces the supply of humus and brings about con- ditions favorable to a rapid drying of the surface soil, This results in a 'greatly reduced member of root hairs 'and a corresponding lack of vigor in trees. It is more pronounced in wet :soils, where the reeding roots are necessarily near the surface, owing to their inability to grow in saturated soli. A good root sYstein means a lgooti tree. reeding produces abund- ant root hairs and vigorous trees. Drought Warning Given Drought injury, as has been pointed out, is most severe in tow, poorly drained soils where the water table is near the surface. Even a relatively 'small reduction in the 8011• moisture nmeaus time exposing of roots, accus- tomed to near -saturated conditions, to the drying out so common in soils which are practically dry, These ef- �fects'also are very evident on light soils where the lay of the land favors a rapid run-off and the texture of the soli is such as to 'permit the•ready es - ,cape of the water. In addition, there are literally thousands of trees, many of them magnificent specimens, grow- ing in relatively shallow soil or where the drying out process is accelerated by closely clipped lawns and the con- sequent absence of the normal amount of humus. It is wall known tet agricultural 'crops resist drought much more suc- !cessfully when in a rich soil, ; Tom—"Welt, I've decided to pin my faith to that girl." Dick—"Charitable resolve. No woman I know needs something pinned to her more than she." Lady Manageress; "You say 'a shirt is missing. What were the laundry !marks?" Customer: "Serrated collet and cuffs, and two holes burnt in the bagel' Small Boy: "I don't think the man next door knows much about music." Mother: "Why not?" "Well, he told me this morning to cut my drum open and see what was inside,' FASHION HINT "Plow to make my old short stir s conform to the new length was a prob- lem to me until I hit on thia plan. I ireeved the' hems; and as the part that had been turned under was deviser. hcen the rest,. I redyod the, entire ;dress, atter having bleached the goods, following directions in the Diamond !Dyes package. "I used Diamond Dyes for the redye: ing, of course, I have dyed many (things with these wonderful colors. )They have 'saved me many dollars and have never •failed: to give perfect re- �utts—smooth, even •colors—fast to wear and washing, Friends think my things are. new when I redye or tint ,them with Diamond Dyee ' They do illus -eke most gorgeous colors'" Mas. G, a,m beYjf4 bi bee.. Spirit -of Poeta' I shall outlast the night, the stars and death, For lo, I am tate everlasting breath OC all that was, te, and aha!i ever ba Of Beauty's self, Eternal harmony My eseance is and secretly I dwell Not only in tall banks of asphodel. But wherever lite yearns to some high emprise There is my stili, enduring paradise. I am ideal? beauty and lay fire Lives' in the flaming of each bright de- sire. L am the breath of what has never been But strives to be. My ower beloved kin Aer they who seek me to the utter- most-- A ttermost=A white and quenchless host, I am the rhi'tihnric• essence of the soul of things, My swift, impalpable wings Overshadow him who dares the gate That opens for the initiate; .. And.he'on wlioln I breathe the tmnmor tai breath, He seeks the -final door and laughs at death, And he shall exiled be front friend and home-- Comrade of dreams -immortally - to roam; Yes, he shall seek some lonely un- named thing At the tar edge of his bright wander- ing. And over his unfound quest the un- . spent name Shalt Irradiate the name Of Beauty—fire undying of the soul— Itself the seeker and itself the goal. —Mary Siegtist. "Saw Teeth" on Razors Is Popular Myth Everybody knows that stropping a razor`inekes it shave better, but no- body, not even thesteel experts, seem- ed eemed to kns-, just what.stropping actu- ally did to the bad edge, states Popu- lar Science Monthly. The theory aI- ways had been. that the tiny "saw teeth" were bent out of line when the razor was used and that stropping merely bent the teeth bash into line again, Photomicrographs clearly show how erroneous this belief has, been. They show, for example, how the cut- ting edge, originally a wavy line not at ail saw tooth in character, is bent ever by content with whisker stubble. The steel fibres are both bent over and crushed backward. The generaliy accepted theory that a razor removes the beard by virtue of its "saw tooth edge" is a myth, an optical illusion. This and several other remarkable facts in connection with razor blades was revealed by J. G. Pratt, expert microscopist and photomicrographer of the United States Bureau of Entomology, at• Washington, in a set of marvellous photomicrographs. The job took several months and required the making of hundreds of experimental photographs and an un- foreseen investigation by Pratt of the peculiarities of steel. What appear to be saw teeth actually are lights and shae,ows upon the coarse grinding just below the actual cutting edge. With tine sagnifteat•ion to 1,000 dia- meters, the "saw tooth edge" straight- ened out into an unbroken line, and at P,000,dianteters the grain of the steel. was visible, as were also Variaitons in the edge caused by the texture of the steel and the reocesses employed in grinding. Scotland Yard Tales The discerning detective is always Liable to make a coup in the Sherlock Holmes manner, allows Frederick Per - ter Wensley, celebrated detective (in "40 Years of Scotland Yard"), but in such cases it is essential that there should be no loophole. An early ex- perience of Wenalay's taught him a lesson. A series of burglaries had been committed, all much in the same fashion: At a house where one of thele had occurred, Wensley found on the window sill a very curious fancy but- ton of foreign make. A few days later, he met a known criminal wearing a waistcoat adorn- ed with similar buttons. One was miss- ing.. The man was arrested and duly brought 'to trial. This was hi the days before prisoners were entitled to go into the witness box on their own be- half. After the case for the prose- cution—in which the button figured largely—had concluded, the judge asked the prisoner, in the usual way, whether he had anything to say. "Well," he replied, "all I wan to ask the gentlemen of the jury is this. Did they ever see a button with two shanks? The shank of the button I lost is still on this waistcoat I ani wearing. The button the police pro- duced had a shank." The man was acquitted. As he left the court Ile jerked his head triumph- antly at Wensley. "Thought yourself clever, didn't you? T was too clever for you that time." -. The explanation was that, while on remand, he had induced a friend to procure a similar butten,for him, and, breaking off the shank, had sewn it on his waistcoat. "Such a thing could not happen now," adds Wensley, "for the waist- coat would have been taken from him and shade a court exhibit." Wiley—"1 don't think you ought, to go to baseball games." Hubby—"Why not, my dear?'' Wifey "S 'was reading an ac- count of a game Net now and the paper said the buses were full three them-.estexday afternoon:! A Dog and a I- of An old English sheep clog and the owner, Mrs, Keith Gibson, ar- riving for the Crystal Palace, Londou, kennel club. show. A prize winner by all appearance, Conifers Toppimmg the upthrust of a mighty crag Triumphs time cyprees; it must crouch and lean, ' Push desperate roots through fis- sures deep, unseen, Sprawl prone to humor sea gales, Yonder snag, Of trunk forked like t' a antlers of a ' stag, Pictures the future of these noble trees • Few persons are aware of the fact When storms at Last have scourged that canaries have not been always a them to their knees family of beautiful birds, but it is true And wrested from them that resplend- that their beauty and.ludividnality are cut IIag. man-made. This .bird was first found in the Gigant[c redwoods lord it In the Earth Canary Islands, front which it. acquired A group of lonely glues the Sunlit Its name. There was nothing any lands boast. 1 more attractive about its appearance Comparing earth's high peers is little than our common sparrow, having a worth. +dell -colored feathering, but its singing -- Alt hail the conifers—a gallant host! voice was noticeable. Here--iluted, careen, in their singular way— The famous cypresses of Monterey! —Julia Boynton Green, in. "This iduchauting Coast." A an-MadetlBird Janes Graham Wyly in "Our Dumb Animals" The canary bird, our little household pet and singer, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting of the feathered kind. A large number of beautiful specimens compose the attractive can- ary family. "Air Policemen" A new innovation In trtr0[c control is now being tried in Great Britain. birds. They took refuge on the -near- TIM 'sky patrol" have several act. 'est point of land, which happened to vantages over the policemen in cars be the ISM of Elba. Here their sum- er on point duty. They can soon see, 'bers increased rapidly. for instance, the threat ora traffic Very soon after the shipwreck, they block. At the first Sign of one they were transported in large numbers in- wlltesignal the news to the men on the to time countries of Europe. Then be- reeds—with time result that a stream girl the breeding and domestication,of ears is diverted and a hold-up which brought about marked changes avoided. in their appearance. They cats also report cases Of dan In. every European. country Choy gerons driving or ltugg[ng" below were bred with various other birds. them—and au offender Is likely to re - This has been continued anti[ there is calve the surprise of his lite when he an unlimited variety of species learns, on being brought to book, that throughout the world. The German his downfall has been caused by time productions are the nsost famous. innocent -looking plane which has late -1 One of the most fascinating things ly beau hovering over his head.relating to canaries is the training of ----'; Itlsetr singing voices, In doing this, a Grandma; "Didn't your father know number of tlse birds are put in a room L was' coming?" together with a "canary organ," which Johnny: "No, gran. Mother kept it is placed in a corner. At first, the ma - Prom him—he hasn't been feeling well chine is sounded, s0 as to imitate tee lately." whistle of the ordinary untutored can. ary. Then, by gradual steps, the sound is improved until it has reached au Duckett: "They say you married Imttati0n 01 the highest standard of Nancy because her aunt left her a for- canary voice Birds that reach the lase;' pinnacje are easily sold at a handsome Ds'akett: "That's a lie, I'd have price. Others are -priced in' accord - married her_ just the same whoever anee to tine heights they reach. had left it to her," In some oases, only the mother It was in the early part of the six- teenth century that a merchant from Europe, who was trading with the Can- ary islands, noticed the remarkable voice 0f the little birds of those is- lands. He captured an enormous num- ber of them, and set out for Europe, hoping to sell them as song birds. The ship was wrecked, but fortun- ately, a sailor thought to free the birds are given the vocal training, and this is done just before their brooding. By this method, the mother bird is able to translate the notes correctly to her little omses. In most eases, the brood of a good singing Mother bird become good singers, merely through the guidauce of their maternal teach- ing, CLIA need REGULATI i`,: G? CASTORiA WILL DO CTI Who your child needs, regulating, remember' this: the organsof babies and children are delicate, Little bowels must be gently purged-'-uever forced.. That's why (Astoria is used by so many 'doctors and mothers. It i8 specially made for children's ail- ments; contains no harsh, harmful. drugs, no narcotics. You can safely give it to young infants tor colic pains. Yet :it is an equally effective regulator for older children, The next time your .child has a little cold or fever, or a digestiveupset, give hint time help of Castorta, the children's own. remedy. Gesiutne Castoria always has the name; -- CAS T O • i i tt Ii''ls W Poetry on Parade The Guards i-dtently received as a recruit a young man of education and culture who had failed to make goal in other vocations: On his first day on the parade -ground he was utterly exhausted by several hours of =etch- ing up and down._ "S'And at ease!" ordered the officer at last. "How wonderful is death!" muttered the recruit • The offices turned like a degas-"Whc said that?" he demented. The culprit smiled wanly as he re- plied "Shelley, I believe, sir," The Exception A small man was holding forth ,on humanitarianism. "Illy friends," he said, "you should never in any circumstances scribe a chid. I've brought up• six boys my- self, so I know what I'm talking about." "Six boys!" exclaimed 'ane bf the audience.. "And de you mean to say you haven't laid a hand on one of them?" ' "Never," declared the lecturer, "ex- cept in self-defence." Tulare is a remedy for 'everytlslu exoep, some of ;tie reluetiie@, l g Production Shows liner ase Many \(altiahle Uses Found for nett of Ugly 'Appearance Tito value of production of the fish- eries of Canada last year was ?471798,- 920, this total being made up of 241,- 421,077 from sea fisheries and $6,246,- 941 6,246;941 from Inland fisheries* in tats eon* neaten, and with a view to augment- ing the variety of edible fish caught in. Canada, the possibility of establishing a'market tor the large quantity of )ing• or burbot found in the Dominien has been engaging the attention of the Game and Fisheries Department of the Ontario Government. The ling (Lota Maeuiosa Le Suet{r) is the only member 01 the cod family found in fresh water, It is widely dis- tributed throughout the Great Lakes and is also found in the other large lakes of Canada. 'Its average weight' is somewhere in the neighborhood of from two to five pounds, but speci- mens weighing 10 pounds are not tut - common, It may be caught la the same manner as whitefish, herring and lake trout, viz„ with gill uets, hooks and pound nets. As a result of careful experiments ling has been found to be• a palatable fish, and if a market can be secured alter an educational campaign point• tng,,.out its value and suitability as food, this would doubtless be the best way of ridding Ca leda's lakes •of ex- cessive numbers of the species, to the advantage of lake trout, with which it competes directly, and of more desir- able species, such as pike, pipe -perch, herring and whitefish, upon which it Preys. A Food and Fertilizer During the past few years time Uni- versity of Toronto and other centres have been malting a thorough study of the possibilities of ling as a food, as Raft meal or fertilizer and as a source et liver oil. From an economic view- point, of course, the use of ling as food is the most important, and until receutiy the consensus of opinion on the North Anmerican continent has been against it, possibly on account of the fish's forbidding appearance. The fact remains, however, that in Europe the ling is considered to be a "delicately flavored fish" with au excel. tent market, and time liver and `roe have always been tooked.upou as de- licacies. In the United States, through. a campaign conducted by the Bureau of Fisherles, a market has been es- tablished, and during the war it was obtainable in. Canada, but as soon as time scarcity of meat came to an end no further attempt to continue the mar- ket was made. In 1928 some interesting expert - meats in the cooking of ling were made by the Departnment of I•iousehold Soleness of the University of Toronto, and the outcome was that fried ling was found to be "palatable, tender, juicy, and had a delicate flavor." Fish loaf made from boiled ling was 'just as edible as tlmat made from cod." Ptah cakes had "a fresh, delicate flav- or and were as good as, or superior to tlmose made from cod," Front the commercial viewpoint, there appears to be a possibility of creating a market for ling livers. They are of large size, being alout 10 per cent, of the round weight of the fish, and somne excellent recipes for canning and cooking have been prepared. These show how the livers may be prepared as soups, toasts, liver loaf, and as fillings for tomatoes, Investi- gations into the effect of ling livers in dietaries; with particular regard to anaemia, are being carried on in the Toronto General Hospital. Ung Liver 011 Since ling is a relative of cod, it was considered that the liver oil might. serve medicinally as cod liver oi1. Oil was, therefore, extracted, and ,the yield, color and taste were found to compare favorably with cod liver oil, "The prospect, for future marketing of ling Moira bright, and Without doubt this fsis can be turned into a source of profit to the fisherman. Its edible qualities eau no longer be disputed, and as an added source of Profit 'the liver oil might be manufactured while time liver itself may find a profitable muarlcet, The Cinderella of the fish world, disguised because 0f its homely appearance, should take its proper place among the recognized profitable commercial fish." In the above words, Mr, Hugh D, Branton, M,A., of the University of Toronto, sums up the result of his in- vestigatious into theprofitable use of ling or burbot, r, In the Same Boat A girl, calling on a friend, seated herself at the piano and entertained the little daughter of the house, aged. eight. When she.gtanced roand the listener was looking at her round -eyed. Thinking that her music was thor- oughly appreciated,she played•a very difficult piece as •a finale, closing' her performance with a crashing diecord• The little girl looked up innocently. • "I can't play that tune, either!" she slid sympathetically, Owl Laffs Passerby, (reading Into house after ]fearing screams)—"It you don's quit beating your child I'll call the police." Man's Votes (from within)—"rats ain't no child, It's my wife." Passerby --"Oh, pardon tae. I'm so Sorry. I intruded." A little girl who had, been:. tett to watch the soap was presently heard to sing out: "Oh, mother, come quick, the soup is getting - bigger than the pot" •i First Siamese Twin to Second Siam- ese Twin ---"Well, well, well, fancy meeting you herei It's a smelt world atter all." :Hostess—"Are you really'a bank ex- aminer, Mr, Tomkins?" Mr. Tompkins -"Yes, madam, I hap•. pen to be." Hostess—"Then I hope you will have time to examine baby's bank. No matter how much we shake it, nothing will conte out 01 it." i The lack at money also Is the root of a good bit of evil Rival suitors for the hand OP a modern girl often run neck and neck. There must be some difference in pills; every uow and then someone -gets hold of the wrong box and the undertaker is Called ill, Pros- perky may be just around the corner, but nobody has as yet succeeded In locating the particular corner. We have no quarrel with those who can't, Wit we, have uulimited contempt for those who won't. Bride—"You` mustn't expect nae to give my girlhood ways up all at once." Groom—"Certainly not, -my dear. Go oil taking allowance from your father just as it nothing had happened:" Nurse—"Are you going to give my patient something to slow down his heart action?" Doctor—"Yes, au elderly nurse," Mother—"Mabel's young man has taken offense at something. Have you said anything to hint?" Pather—"Not a word, I 'haven't seen him since, mailed him last month's light bili." To -day. 7 believe in to -day. It is all that I possess. The past is of value oniy as it makes the life of to -day fuller and freer. To -morrow depends upon the present—I must stake good to -day. It le no distinction merely to possess motley. The tribute of respect which cannot be measured in, dollars is paid by our friends and neighbors to the man who honestly serves. Frank—"Whit is puppy Iove?" Ted --"Time beginning et a dog's fife," 'Bout the only thing impressive about n• skating rink is its seating capacity. Fashion Note—Girls don't object to two-piece bathing sults as long as they don't have to wear botis pieces at the sante time. Young Wife—"Oh, Tom, It's just about a year since our honeymoon, when we spent that glorious day on the sands, I wonder how we'll spend the first annlversary?" Tom (gloomily)—"On the rocks." One scanttly-clad flapper asked a football player if the teant 'didn't get cold trotting around the field without any stockings on. People who carry glass bottles never shouid alt on stones. It must take a lot of thought to pick a party leader that all factions of the party can't be mad at. A young man of seven was visited by a girl of four, whom he was in- structed to entertain while his mother served tea to her parents downstairs. He made some efforts to display his toys, but her interest was centred in a plaything of her own which she had brought with her—a mechanical figure on wheels which rang a bell when pulled along with a string. He watch- ed her with it for a while, made an- other futile effort to show off some- thing of his own, and then turned to his nurse. "Don't they think of the cleverest things for these young kids nowadays!" he remarked. Classified Advertising Aq N osststt'I'o.xevssnY 3NVl•71YTOR,. .C1`• List of Wanted Inventions end fun information sent free, The namsay eons - Party, World Patent Attorney% 273. ,iaulc Street, Ottawa, Canada. 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