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THE CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD
THURS., NOV. 5, 1936
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture)
Where Crops Fit In
, There are some crops which are not
well suited to very fertile soils.
Buckwheat. " for example, often pro-
duces too meth straw and too little
grain on rich soils, especially those
soils which are very high in nitro-
gen. ;Oats are likely to lodge badly
on soils too rich in nitrogen, On the
other hand, a fertile soil is essential
for profitable yields of wheat • and
barley. Rye will grow well on rich
soils but it is also a particularly good
crop for light infertile soils. Tur-
nips require a fairly fertile soil, but,
if*the soil is unbalanced in its fertil-
ity by having an over-abundanceof
nitrogen in comparison with other
elements of fertility, there will be
luxuriant tops but small roots.
Current Crop Report
The October crop report gives a
review of conditions in Ontario as
compiled by a large staff of regdlar
correspondents, as follows: Weather.
conditions • since the end of August
have been particularly favourable for
growth and late crops made remark-
able gains, off -setting to a consider -
'able extent the slow development ear-
lier in Central and Western Ontario
due to intense drought. Potatoes,
root crops and sugar beets are now
expected fo have a larger yield per
acre than last year, while the yield
of corn for husking, corn for fodder
and total cuttings of alfalfa will be
less. Pastures, which were reported
to be in the lowest condition in years
at the commencement of August and
again at the first of September, have
improved tremendously and are now
in normal to above normal condition
throughout most of the province.
Farmers increased their acreage of
fall wheat this sensors and fields
1al'e Mtn excellent appearance. A
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large acreage of now seedings of
hay and clover was so badly injured
liy the &blight in Tlentral and West-
ern Ontario that it was ploughed up,
and the remaining acreage in ' this
section, although greatly benefited by
recent rains, is very spotty and,eon-A
siderablby below average in appear-
ance, In Eastern Ontario the acre-
age of new soedings is about normal
and with plenty of rainfall all season
stands are in good shape. Fall
ploughing has been done under fav
ourable conditions there.
Boys' Inter -Club Contests
The advance of club work in Oa
tarso was evidenced at the Ontario
Agricultural College on Friday, Oe-
tober 23, when 118 tennis • of two.
boys each represented a similar num-
ber. of agricultural clubs in keenly
contested judging competitions and
oral examinations.
These boys represented clubs in
the following projects—Dairy Cattle,
Beef Cattle,' Swine, Foal, Grain and
Potatoes. The competitions consist
of submitting the contestant to tests
of their ability in judging classes and
answering questions pertaining to
their year's work,
The winning clubs in Dairy Cattle,
Beef Cattle, Grain. and Potatoes will
represent Ontario in the Dominion
contest sponsored by the Canadian
Council on Boys' and Girls' Club
Work at the Royal' Winter Fair.'.
Clubs Organized in 1936
No. of Member -
Clubs ship
Calf Clubs .., 63 1093,
Swine Clubs 6 89
Foal Clubs 41 710
Poultry Clubs 6 111
Grain Clubs 45 '795
Potato Clubs .. :30' 546
Boys' Horne
Garden. Clubs
Girls' Horne
Garden and
Canning Clubs ..
Girl's Home
Making Clubs
Lloyd Metcalf of Bowmanville anc
Wesley Werry, of Hampton, of the
Durham County Calf Club, were suc-
cessful in securing the highest score
rn competition with 29 other clubs
Second place was taken by Grant
Heslop of Freeman and Clarence
Kingston, Palermo, 'of Halton Coun-
ty, in the Dairy Calf project.
The Ilderton Calf Club of Middle-
sex County represented by Duncan
Fletcher, Ilderton and George F.
Robson, Denfield, and closely follow-
ed by Alfred Allis, Bowmanville and
Howard Millson, Enniskillen, of Dur-
ham County were the two successful
teams in a competition of 15 clubs in
the Beef Cattle Club project.
The teams from the Simcoe Junior
Swine Club and the South Ontario
Swine Club composed of the follow-
ing members, placed first and second
respectively in the Swine project —
Victor Small', Stroud and Edward'
French, Locust Hill and D. Ross Will
son, Locust Hill,—Ontario County.
The introduction of Foal Clubs in-
to the competition proved a very
popular contest and 30 teams com-
peted. The Dufferin Foal Club re-
presented by Glen Ledlow, Orange-
ville and George Reid, Orangeville
won first place and Jack Whitting-
ton, South Monaghan and Fred
Brown, Millbrook, of the Millbrook
Foal Club, of Durham County, won
second.
The Grain Club competition was
keenly contested, with the Durham
County team winning over the Peter-
boroug1 White Winter Wheat Club
by the narrow margin of two points.
The members of the winning team
from Durham County were Mac Wal-
ker of Campbellcroft and Carl Nichol,
Port Hope, and of the second team--
James
eam—Janes Moore of Peterborough and
Eric Douglas of Peterborough.
The Potato Club team of Alliston,
South Simcoe, composed of Arthur
Basting of Alliston and Frank GM -
fen, Creernore, will represent Ontario
in the Dominion finals, The second
place was secured by Lloyd Cumming
of Barrie and Gilbert Baldwick, Bar-
rie, in North Simcoe District.
During the day and evening, the
contestants were addressed' by the
Hon. Duncan Marshall, Ontario Min-
ister of Agriculture, and Dr. G. I.
Christie, President of the Ontario
Agrictural College, Guelph.
Tp the winning teares, silver tro-
phies were presented by "The Fer-
nier," The Ontario Breeders' Asso-
ciation, Ontario Field Crops and Seed
Growers Association and Mr. J. T.
Cassin,
Soil Testing Service Given at Guelph'
Winter Fair
Through the courtesy of the Ontar-
io Agricultural College, farmers may
bring samples of their soils to the
Guelph Winter Fair this year, and
have them tested free of charge. A
knowledge of the lime, phosphorous
and potash requirements of their soil
will enable the farmers to purchase
their fertilizer requirements on a
more sensible and economical basis.
This is only one of several features
of the seed department at the Pro-
vincial Winter Fair which will make
it of unusual interest to farmer visi-
tors.. The College will also have, an
attractive educational exhibit which
will include a display of some of the
newer and more promising varieties
of grain, such as the Erban Oat and
the Nobarb Barley.
With the 'co-operation of the. On-
tario Corn Growers' Association a
special display of commercial and
seedgrades of corn will be featured,
as well as information as . to varie-
ties, culture' and uses of this impor-
tant crop.
18 ,271
Exports' of Canadian cattle to
Great Britain' for 1936, up to .Octo-
56 '778 ber 15, amounted to 38,285 head
compared with 5,213 head during the
237 1434, corresponding period of 1935.
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REGARDING CHEESE
Next week, Nov. 9 to 14, is cheese
week in Canada. Ilere are a few
facts about this very palatable food;
Tradition tells u s that several
thousand years before Christ, a n
Arab herdsman went forth one day
as usual to the tendance of his flocks
carrying with him by way of lunch
a bag of dates and a skin bottle made
from the stomach of a calf, filled'
with milk. When the time carne for
his noon -tide meal and rest, he open -
cd his primitive milk container in
order to drink, but to his amaze-
ment, instead sof the milk with which
he had filled it at dawn, there
trickled forth only a clear, watery
fluid. Startled, he ;slashed open the
skin bottle to explore what had hap-
pened inside, and saw immediately
that a creast-wite, semi-solid, lumpy
mass had formed. Curiosity prompt-
ed- him to taste this, and tasting he
found it good. Relating his experi-
ence on his return to the camp at
the end of the day, his tribe from
that thne forward, often experiment-
ed with part of their mills -supply,
and this, if credence may be placed
in an age-old tradition, was the be-
ginning of CHEESE as a popular
and constant element of the ever-
changing and at all tines variable
diet of mankind. '
The making of this first "milk -pro-
duct' undoubtedly spread to other
lands during those sparsely chronic-
led early ages which followed, and
yet all down through the later his
tory and changes of the world, it has
continued as a staple article of food,
although prepared in widely differ-
ing ways -until today, when there is
probably no corner of the world
which does not include some form
of cheese aniong its best known and
most popular national foods.
From available information it is
perhaps of interest to compile a
short list of the per capita consump-
tion of cheese among some of the
people of the world.
lbs. per
capita
per annum
Switzerland . . 23
Holland . . 14%
France , 13%
Denmark . 13%
Italy , .. 12
Germany , r , ,• , , , 11%,
Great Britain i . , .........
0anclinavia .
Nesv Zealand
United. States .
Canada . . 331.
The above figures are only approx-
imate, of course, but they give an
indication of the amount of cheese
consumed among these peoples,
whose important place in history and
In the trade malts of the world needs
no ,further remark,
A note d special interest to us in
Canada may perhaps, be .introduced
at this point. It is this: That the
first cows were brought to Canada in
1608 by Samuel de Champlain in his.
early efforts at colonization, and the
French inhabitants of Acadia brought,
with them the knowledge and ability
to make butter and cheese for their
own requirements: The United Em-
pire Loyalists from the United
States started cheese making in On-
tario in 1782. This cheese was also
originally used domestically, and not
as an article of commerce—and yet,
looking at present day figures for
eomontdities exported, we find that
this same cheese has now earned a
foremost place among important
Canadian exports.
An extract from a booklet entit-
led, "About Milk," recently publish-
ed in England, and written by ' a
Professor of Public Health and IIy=
giene may be quoted here, which
reads as follows:
"Cheese is composed of all the sol-
ids of milk, except the sugar. A few
drops of a ferment, called rennet, is.
able to curdle and thicken a large
quantity of milk in a short time
Cheese is really a concentrated form
of milk, for 1 pound of cheese is pro-
duced from 1 gallon (about 10 lbs.) of
mills. It, is thus specially rich in fat
and protein. Old cheese is very di-
gestible, preferably it should be
three or four months old before be-
ing eaten. Further, it is one . of the
most concentrated foods known, and
contains a great deal of nourishment
in fact there isnearly as much foot
value in one pound of cheese as there
is in two pounds of meat."
And now a few words as to the va-
lue of cheese as anarticle of diet
There is no doubt that cheese is both,
palatable and attractive to most peo-
ple. It is 'capable of many adapta-
tions in its use as a meal -ingredient.
It contains a great store of energy
producing units, and is an economi-
cal source of protein. Its low cost
puts, a highly nutritive food well
within reach of every housewife, no
matter •how slender the purse may
be. .
Cheese should be used often, in
combination with other foods, as the
main dish .of a areal, and whenever
utilized in this *ay, other protein
foods should be reduced to a mini-
mum. Because cheese is so rich in
protein, it should be combined with
carbohydrates or starchy foods.
These, with the addition of the leafy
and root vegetables, and almost all
fruits, are an excellent combination
for the maintenance of a reasonable
and well-balanced diet. ,
INTEREST TO FARMERS
COLLEGIATE GRUMBLING'S
Written Weekly by as Husky a Pair of Grumblers
As You'd Wish To Meet.
With mixed feelings of uncertainty
and humour we embark on a strange
career. • We quite distinctly remem-
ber having a marked distaste for a
subject known in the curriculum as
English Composition. However we
are informed that the rule of the
semi -colon, split infinitive, commas,
etc., are a thing of the past. Onward
we march to victory. (We hope so).
Before recording our business we
pause to pay respects. to one who has
passed to the Great Beyond where
the duties of a reporter no longer ex-
ist, Miss Violet Fremlin, past presi-
dent, vice-president, secretary -treas-
urer, executive and reporter of the
(former) Collegiate News.' The end
came peacefully, (nous esperons. Is
that accent correct, Miss Depew?)
'but a little too late, according to her
obituary printed only last. week. 'in
this section. Fancy methodical minds
and elephants, bosh, such trash -1! In
her memory one of the staff has
nobly composed the following epitaph
Far flung was her fame, snore pre-
cious her name
To certain C. C. I.'ers each week was
the bane
She printed the scandals, the names
and the plight
Of some poor old devils who never
did fight.
At Maths she was poor, at, English
a wizard
At "Collegiate News" we were made
appear lizards
But romances may come, romances
niay go
But of dear old V. F. we ever shall
crow.
The policy of the new paper "Col-
legiate Grumblings", shall be impar-
tial regarding politics, temperance
acts and even jokes told by the staff.
If a personal interview cannot be ob-
tained with your editors C. & D. (not
cash and delivery nor cats and dogs)
Co. Ltd. (patent applied for). Soci-
ety, sport and world news should be
in by Monday morning, preceding
hoped -for -publication.
And now, dear- readers, we have a
sad duty. to perform. It concerns
the demise of our so-called football
team. rhe scene d the fatality was I
Goderich; the time last Thursday'af-
ternoon. By this accident our local
entry in the football league ceased
to exist, that is, in the minds of Mr.
E. A. Fines; our genial manager and
coach and captain and Mr. V. V.
Franks, his able assistant. Upon our
return from the scene of the war, we
were promptly rebuked, criticized,
Store Vegetables In
Home Cellar
The storage of root vegetables for
horse use during the winter months
presents little difficulty. Beets, car-
rots, cabbage,, celery, parsnips, pota-
toes, and rutabagas, more commonly
known as swede turnips, can be stor'
ed easily in any frost proof, Moist,
dark, but properly ventilated cellar..
The most suitable temperature for
storage is 33 degrees Fahrenheit. In
all cases, states T. F. Ritchie, Chief
Assistant Horticulturist, Central Ex-
perimental Farrar, Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture, the vegetables
chosen for storage should be well -
grown, free from insect injuries and.
other blemishes, and should be of
medium size. Medium-size vegetab-
les, fully grown, have much better
quality than the larger, over -grown
products..
A good storage place can be cheap-
ly constructed in the corner of a
dwelling house. cellar, using either
lumber or insulation board. A row
of stucldings erected with sheathing
on the outer and inner sides will pre-
vent the extreme rise in temperature
caused by the furnace. The door of
the storage compartment should be
constructed to correspond with the
walls and have two sliding panels,
one at the top and the other at the
bottom as a means of regulating the
temperature during very cold wea-
ther. It is better if the window on
•the outside wall of the cellar can be
used as a ventilator.
If the cellar floor is concrete, a
three-inch Layer of sanely loam soil
should be spread, on the part enclos-
ed in the vegetable storage compart-
ment. This will enable the humidity
o:1' the compartment to lie kept right,
and by applying water,r to this layer
of soil at intervals the fair can be kept
moist, and prevent the stored vege-
tables from withering, This soil
will also be useful ,for 'the, storage of
the cabbage and the celery plants
which should be stored in an upright
position with the roots attached, the
cabbage with 1110 heads touching and
the celery placed as closely together
in rows,' but 'with a space of eight
inches between the rows .
Slatted bins made of lumber, one
inch thick by three inches wide, for
ends, sides, and floors will allow aer-
ation and prevent loss through heat-
ing. The root crops and potatoes can
be stored in these, and when the cab-
bages and the celery are taken :from
the garden Tor storage, the loose soil
attached to the roots should be earo-
fully removed]' and the rough outside
leaves stripped off.
dissected and apostrophized by our
fair young ladies. But what could
we do? We had tried our best, lost
our wind, swallowed our guns, and
barked our shins for the glory of
of dear old C.C.I. But all in vain.
It was the fate of the gods to allow
our fleet rivals to storm our walls in
the last twenty seconds to gain a vic-
tory. (Doesn't that sound rather
Caesarian, Miss Nixon?) We hope
that you have succeeded in gathering
from this conglomeration of data
that we lost by the humiliating score
of 1-0. ` Enough said. The lineups:
Goderieh: Goal, B. Swiger; fullbacks,
E. Semler, C. Anderson; halfbacks,
D. Mason, IC Arthur, S. Barton; for-
wards, H. Holman, J. O'Brien, S.
Craig, B. Westbrooke, H. Moody;
subs, B. Watson, L. Riley. Clinton:
Goal, Biggart; fullbacks, Mustard,
Paxman; halfbacks, Hovey, Mon-
teith, Tyndall; forwards, Johnson,
Cornish, MacDonald, Finch, Lind-
say; subs, jack Clancy, Reid, Clegg.
The weirdwitches of the midnight
hour, have floated back to their lair
in the Unknown, and cob -webby sky
brooms are idle in some forgotten
corner.,- All of which is merely anoth-
er way of telling the readers (if any)
of "Collegiate Grumblings," that our
Hallowe'en dance is all over. Where-
by, and whereas, we must needs take
a deep breath and plungs into the
chronicling of this brilliant affair.
Eight p.tn. Friday, Oct. 30, A.D.H.
(after doing homework) was the
"witching hour," when old crones and
beautiful ladies, ghosts and cull'ud
gen'lernens paraded across the stage
for the benefit of the costume judges,
Mrs. Fines, Mrs. Fingland and Mrs.
Cuninghame.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Fancy dress single, Miss Beattie, who
wore a really clever Indian outfit.
(We forgot to ask her whether she
was Mini -ha-ha, or Mini-a-choo! Fan=
cy dress couple—Faye Lindsay and
Agnes Agnew. Faye and "Morgan"
said that they represented Peace' and
Wap, but everyone thought they were
Prince Charming and the Beautiful
Princess, Comic Single—Isabel Col-
quhoun, who succeeded in transform-
ing herself into a perfect "Planter's
Peanut. Comic Couple—Hazel Cow-
an and—who were a pair of haggard
hags, if ever a witch rode a broom-
stick. Most original costume —
"Fishy" Cameron, who looked charm-
ing as an alarm clock.
Since we have mentioned the rev-
ellers' costumes, why not mention our
illustrious assembly's holiday wear.
Miss Manning and her decoration
committee succeeded • in transform-
ing this particular section of the
school into a graveyard or a morgue.
We'd hate to say which because
there were skeletons hung from the
lights, and graveyards lolling non-
chalantly in the ;corners.
By 'the time the- prizes had been
awarded, the first -formers, who oc-
cupied the three front rows, began to
shiver in their shoes (we hope)
Why? Because Mr. Franks and his
trusty committee, were prowling a-
round behind the stage curtain, pre-
paring mysterious torture for timid
first -formers. And were they timid!
Just read now this poem:
If poem it's claim
It relates of one newcomer
Cowan by name.
"Kiss dear Miss Cornish,
Romantic young flame!"
Initiation trouble?
Believe rue, I'll say!
After the initiation committee had.
succeeded in sufficiently enibarassing
First Form, these trusty infants pro-
ceeded to entertain us further by yo-
delling some ditty in favour of Hal-
lowe'en. Nor were they the only
ones with musical ideas. Third and
Fourth (girls) also tried out their
vocal chords.
Fifth Form really hadsomething
original, in the form of a skit. It
concerned the different teachers of
the staff and their characteristics
(good oe otherwise.) And were their
faces red.
Jack Piunibtree, Robby Hale of town
and Reg. Price, who hales from Sea-
forth C.I., •siipplieci music for the fair
followers of the' dance.
Lunch was provided by Miss Depew
anti her cohorts, who. must have a
penchant for whipped cream, because
the only tarts possessing this deli-
cacy found their way into some ob-
scure corner of the pantry, where
they awaited the lunch committee.
Hero they were' discovered' by two,
.Fifth Formers. But alas, the discov-
eters . were discovered before they
could abscond with the spoils.
Ladies, and gentlemen, small boys,
a n d policernen, t h e "Collegiate
Gruntblings" has exhausted. its re-
sources fol this week, therefore we
must say—Au revoir.
(Cone again, Grumblers, we can
stand a lot of grumbling.—Ed.)
Canada is the, largest supplier of
canned peas to the island of Jamaica,
B. W, I.
The bulk of the Canadian output
of flax is used 'for upholstering pur-
poses,
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overflowing life—right where we are...
We do not need to live in a big city,._
or in a fine home, or among rich peo-
ple, in order to live • abundantly. Nor •
do we need to be rich.
I read a fine book recently callect
A Place in the Country, by Dwight .
Farnham, published by Funk & Wag-•
pals, I suggest that you should urge:
your public library to obtain this de-. '
rightful book, in order that you and(
many others can read it. This book
tells the story of the making of art
so, most of ars do not get very far country home by a man and' his wife•
from home. Many in Ontario have
never been to New York, or Chicago,
or Montreal or Winnipeg. While it
is true that the travel habit has
greatly increased—as witness the
scores of thousands of Canadians who
go every year to Florida, or. to Cali-
fornia, or to England, or to Europe,
or on the cruises •which have become
so much advertised, yet, as I have
said, the great majority of us must
go on living in a very narrow circle
This is because we have not the time
or the money to go a -journeying.
But is it any hardship to have to
stay, close to home? And what do
we get when we are able to visit far
places? I know that theoretically
we get—or should get—a very great
deal; but actually what does the ave-
rage traveller get from a trip to Eng-
land, or to the West Indies, or to New
York, or to Florida? One sees things,
of course, and has life-long memories
of things seen, but what is there in.
just seeing a country, or a city, or
a great man? I heard a ratan say the
other day that he had seen Kipling
—had talked with hint; and another
man delights in the knowledge that
he once spoke with our present King.
But when you come to estimate the
value of meetings of this sort, what
value do then have?
YOUR WORLD AND MINE
by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD
(Copyright)
Life for most of us must be lived
within a very narrow circle. In Scot-
land a hundred' or so years ago the rad-
ius of the circle of journeying of most
persons was under 10 miles. Even 10
years ago there wasa plan in Bng
land who made his first visit to Lon-
don at age 40, and he lived but 12
miles away from the world's metro-
polis. It is true that today, with mo-
tor cars and ,motor buses, most of
us can have a wider circle of move-
ment than did our fathers, yet even
within commuting distance of New,
York City. These persons had a to-.
tal of $6000 to put into a place in the
country. Now $6000 may seem to you,•
and me to be a small fortune; but it
is about as big as a 1 -cent piece a-
long side the fortunes which many
a millionaire has spent on "a place
In the country". New York man and,'
his wife acquired a small "estate",''
and then for years and years there-
after, they found an intoxicating
pleasure in developing it to make it
a dream place.
As I rend this book I felt that
similar and equal pleasure is open to
almost every man and women who
has the will and the desire to have a
place in the country, or who already
has a place in the country. I know-
and probably you know—persons who
are drinking wine from the cup re-
presented by a home of their own •
which they are yearly beautifuying.
Within this home they can have
books which lay the whole world at
their feet—the world past and the
world present. They can be fireside
and bedside travellers all the year
round. They can go to London and
Paris and Rome and Tokyo; they can
climb Mount Everest, and seek out a
North-West Passage to India with
Sir John Franklin. They can live in.
And what value is there in seeing the drowsy South Sea Islands, or in
New York's skyscrapers? or in see- the Black Mountains, or in Siberia,
ing the Rockies? or in having been if they wish to do so. They can en -
to South America or to India or to ter the palaces of kings, and have a
part in all the intrigues and sins of
French and Oriental courts, if they
wish such experiences. They can .
live the lives of great artists, or
great reformers, or great travellers,
or great statesmen. They can be
great physicians, or scientists, or in-
ventors, or preachers, or schoolmas-
ters—right
chooltnastersright inside their own homes.
Japan? Seeing famous persons and
places are just sensuous experiences.
When we go to England on a sum-
mer holiday, we want—most of us—
to see a long list of places—just to
be able to say that we saw diem..
Yet no matter how many places and
sights we did see, there remains a
larger number that we did not see.
When famous men and women come
to Toronto, thousands of men and
women make quite extraordinary ef-
forts just to see them, and it may be
to hear them speak or sing or play
a musical instrument, or act.
I am willing to grant that when we
have travelled much, we read books,
magazines and newspapers w i th
It is not what we see or hear which
natters; what matters is what we
incorporate into our daily life. See-
ing H. G. Wells with the fleshy eye
isnt going to stake us any different
from what we were before we saw
him; but if we absorb the spirit of
Wells, if his thoughts become our
thoughts, then it is this which will
greater understanding and interest, profit us. Just going about seeing
but the measure of this larger under -'sights and places doesn't enrich. us.
standing and interest is small. I
know, for example, that, in my own
lase, I am glad that I vaw Paris —
very superficially, and that I sailed
down the Rhine and saw its castles,
and that I saw a Queen's birthday
celebration, at night, in Amsterdam;
but I do not feel.'badly because I
have never been to the Orient, or to
South Africa, or to South America,
or to Alaska. Fortunately for all of are the boyhood and youth of most
us we can get an adequate under- of my readers. Yet Lincoln allowed
:standing of all countries, in their past no handicaps to prevent him from •
and in their present, from books and getting learning of a sort, and under- •
pictures;• and in these present times, standing, and in the end, from get -
the moving picture theatres bring re- ting his name on the roster of the
mote countries to us vividly, and in world's immortals. The fact is that
we do not have to have a wide err
ole, as measured by miles, in order
to live a large life. Where we live
right now—whether town, or village,
or City, or farm -is a place where we
can live largely .and abundantly and
happily.
The unhappy in the world are they
who imagine that true and full living
consists in senuous things—in posses-
sions, in sights, in food and drink, in
lustful pleasures. True life is chief -
Jest what am I trying to get at? It ly a natter of the spirit, not of the
is this: We can get a full life—an senses, not of possessions.
But if to what we have seen we add
understanding of what is signified by
what we see, then we are truly and
permanently enrichced. Fortunately
we can get understanding without
sight—and even without hearing —
even as Helen Keller did.
Abraham Lincoln saw very little of
the world. His boyhood and youth •
were handicapped more heavily than
their natural colours. We can make
our inner eye behold ancient Egypt,
and Jerusalem, and China, and India
and Greece and Rome... And we can
stake this inner eye see the great
111011 and women of past clays. It
would not help us much if we could
see a Caesar, or a pharaoh; or Char-
lemagne, or Louis XIV, or Charles
Dickens, : or Robert Louis Stevenson,
or Florence Nightingale or Jenny
Lind, or Queen Victoria.
COUNTY NEWS
GODERICH: With the admission
of William Walters, aged Colborne
Tpwnship farmer, to Alexandra Hos-
pital last week, with a broken thigh,
there were five cases of broken legs
or hips in the same ward at that
institution. The roost, with so much
apparatus strung to the ceiling on
pulleys, looks like an old-time fire
hall of the horse days, Mr. Walkers
accidentally fell walking from the
house, to the barn. Two other patients
received fracttires in motorcycle acci-
dents,,one in en automobile crash
and onslipped and fell on a polish-
ed floor.
KINCARDINE: Kincardine will be
the centre of activities for a new ar
tiller, unit creation of which has been
authorized by Headquarters of ' the
department of national defence at Ot-
tawa. Creaton of the battery is part
Of the plan of, reorganization and ole-
chanization of units in military dis-
trict number one. Bruce and Welling-
ton regiments have been disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization as
units of artillery and the new artillery
units are being created out of the dis-
banded infantry units which have
been inactive the past few years.
SEAFORTH: The engagement is
announced of Helen Janet, only
daughter of Mr. Williain Beattie and
the late Mrs. Beattie, of McKillop, to
Mr. Robert McMillan Scott, only son
'of Mrs. Scott and the late Robert
Scott, of Brussels, • the marriage to -
talse place quietly the second week in
November.
The sunflower, which is cultivated
in Canada mainly for 'feed for birds
and poultry, for ensilage as cattle
feed, and as an ornamental plant, is
generally recognized as indigenous
to North America. It was used as_
food by the North American Indians,
the seeds being eaten., raw, or pound-
ed and mixed with other seeds into
flat cakes ;which were clried in •the
sea. In 1615 Champlain :found the
Indians in the vicinity of Georgian
Bay cultivating the sunflower. The
oil which they obtained from the
seeds was used•for their hair.
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