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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-08-14, Page 3MANITOBAAPICULTURE IN Tho honey cropof the Province o Manitoba is returned at 3,041,712 pounds' for the emer 1923, with an average market value ot 15 cents per pound on the farms, making a total return to the beekeepers of Manitoba of $456,25556. Whilet this may not scorn unimpressive aggregate to older and more developed sectors' et North America where the cult of apiculture has been followed foe some time, it represents a•. leeteworthy achievement when regarded In a comparative light. It i:; only of quite recent years that anything ,like serious attention has been paid to honey production in Western Canaria, and though the Mani- toba Beekeepers' Association was formed as far beck' as 1903, the pursuit was regarded ae more of an 'interest - lug, hobby than as a serious commer- Ciel industry with profitable possibilf ties. Manitoba has been the pioneer in beekeeping among the Prairie Pro- vinces, and ro-vinces,'and the 1923 production shows a vastly ingreased interest taken in the cult and is indicative of the widen- ing of prairies: agricultural activities and the general adoption of side is, sues to the main pursuit. ' As recently as 1916, the Provincial Department of Agriculture found cause for gratification in a season's production of 800;000 pounds of honey, wit lett was a record for Manitoba up to that time. There were In that year 450 beekeepers in the province and, in round numbers, 10,000 colonies of bees. Real interest in apiculture in the prove, ce as a commercial pursuit would seen to date from about that year, a•nd, sines that time there has boon -uniformly an increase in the number' of beekeepers and in their out: Reached the Mellon Mark. In the following year the provincial Honey crop reached the million pound mark. In spite of a less favorable sea- son titan' the previous Summer, and a lower average per hive, a large in- crease In the number of hives brought the total crop up above that of 1916. It was in that year that other resi- dents of the province than sapiarists began to take note of the provinee's hooey production- and the' local pro- duct began to seize the domestic: mar- ket in preference tothe imported honey. To -day -Manitoba is in a posi- tion to adequately meet its own needs in this regard. In 1918 the honey crop of Manitoba was a little lower than the previous year, averaging 64 pounds per hive, ud making a total of 944,104 pounds, Tho price, however, wee substantially higher, ranging from 25 Cents to 35. cents per pound, In that year 180 neophytes were added to. the pro- vince's aspiarists, making a total of 921 beekeepers in the province, keep - Ing approximately 14,736 colonies. In the following year the provincial honey crop was estimated at 900,000 pounds produced from 16,000 colonies. The year• 1920 was not favorable to 'keepers of bees, and though the num- ber of colonies in the province had in- creased to 2,500, the average yield per colony wee only 00 pounds, malting a total of 150,000 pounds, which was sold at 85 cents per pound. This was fol- lowed by a very favorable season for apiculture, sonic engaged In the cult reporting productions sof close on ten. tons. There Nene in that Year' 660 mai/tries hs ted with the Department of Agriculture in the spring, h 1 g, w icer has Increased to 14,721 in the fall. These accounted for a production of approxi- mately 903,000 pounds of- honey and 5,510 pounds of wax, giving an aver- age of 118 pounds of honey per colony. Honey sold at about an average of 30 cents per pound and the total value ' of the crop was estimated at about $273,104,. The year saw a 100 per cent. increase in the number of colon - Along the Garden Wall. Alongthe garden wall they stood, The hardy, unkempt brotherhood Of floral outlaws no one heeds, Contending sorely with the weeds— The sunilower,bold 'in Beggar pride,` The coxcomb, strutting at his side, The pink, the jolly hollyhock, The slumber -loving, four -o -clock, As vain a crowd of mendicants As ever viewed the world askance, Rude vagabonds to me and you, But gay of heart and bright of hue • To Baby's eyes -she could not see That they were blooms of low degree, ' And so she loved them, playmates all That beckoned by the garden wall A pressed and faded bloom Wee ep; Sere plucked it, whisPeekee ' "Flower asleep f..+ A four-o'clock, •,niendtheift of flowers, Whose sunt* er days were briefest ; Yet not so brief 08 Baby's' were Or those rare days T spent with her— An Idler by the garden wall, Where we were careless comrades all. ^E, .O, Laughlin, Sam's Suggestion. Little Sam, while taking tea with a neighbor,_ was given a .piece of bread and butter. He said "Thank you" very politely, "Thous right, Samrny," said the hostess'. "1 like to hear little boys say "Thank you.' " "Well," said Sammy, "if you want to hear me say it again you might put some jam 00 it." Many a supposed windfall took a lot of clubbing to get it off' the tree. s good tei T-4 Next time try the finest grade-- RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE •%�AL�HEDUCA EDUCATION N BY DR J. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board of Health, Ontario Or. Middleton will be glad to answer questions on (Public Health tiM tore through this column. Addrels'hint at Spadini' House, >ipsdlils', Crescent, Toronto When the discovery of adequate means to prevent a disease is found, one would suppose that the disease would soon disappear, but often it does,not, Why? One reason is that when scientific knowledge runs coun- ter to custom, the mandates of science are not put into practice as readily; as they should be. Custom and habit are two Wonderful things. They are sometimes useful and sometimes just the reverse. An instance in practical` illustration is afforded by the pre- valence of a disease known as beri- beri, in the far East. For some time the relation of this disease to food has been known and recognized. In certain countries of the East the staple food o£ the people is rice, and the polished rice, evidently because it looks nicer and cleaner, is preferred,' or at least seems to he oftentimes used. Now in polishing rice the vita - mine -containing kernel is largely re- moved, so that a population whose chief diet is rice .is liable to develop( I beri-beri, and the disease is actually prevalent in some countries due to this very use of polished rice. What is the reason for the use of polished rice? It is largely custom, because, the polished variety looks nicer and probably is more palatable to the' taste. There does not seem to be any 'other reason for its use except that it is 'the custom to use it. In this country the use of iodine in proper quantity is very effective in the treatment of goitre, yet goitre is still prevalent. One wonders why this is so, and yet itsimplymeans that pee ple as a rule do not take enough iodine in their food or as a medicine. Iodine is not palatable and so its use is largely confined to those who have been educated as to its beneficent qualities in the treatment of goitre Besides, iodine must always be ad- ministered under medical supervision Progress often experiences unex- pected difficulties, as is evidenced in such cases as have already been'men- tioned. There are many others that one may think of, but in every case the remedy is the same, and that is, education of the public. Coercion fails to bring the desired results in a country accustomed to democracy Education seems to be the most prom- ising measure of defence against hid- den dangers. It is usually a slow process in which the educatorneeds constant encouragement and support lest he waver from sheer weariness or despair. Medical history affords elo- quent testimony of this. Glass Houses. Learn if you twist, but do not come to me For truth of what your pleasant neigh- bor says Behind you of your looks or of your ways, - - Or of your worth and virtue, generally; If he's a pleasure to you, let him be— Being the same to him; and let your days 130 tranquil; having each the other's praise, And each his own opinion peaceably. • Two brothers once did love each other well, Yet not so well but that a pungent word From each come stinging home to the wrong ears. The rest would be an overflow to tell, Surely; and you may slowly have in- ferred That we may not be here a thousand years. —Edwin Arlington Robinson. Smell Hope Indeed. "The Government hopes to keep out Canadian wheat" "But has little hope, I suppose, of keeping out Canadian rye." Flattery.. "Stiddy, there, lion; take It aisy," quavered, the Irish Zoo attendant, as the transfer of a wild beast from one cage to another' was being effected'. "What's the idea?" asked a fellow - attendant. "Catlin' that hyena a lion?" "Have ye no tact? Can't ye see 'tis flatterin' him 0 am?" Making a fortune is less unusual than knowing how to use one. f� r+_ 66 • L4� B sktilforhealth Don't refuse the mustard when it is passed to you. Cultivate the habit of taking it with meat, especially fat meat. It stimulates the digestion and aids assimilating your food. • ®Keen- -...,---=----=..- Eofl., � 288 �iCl1 `I�fli�lls�' t, 1 5 8rslztsaa'es 8sr;cinreateF The illustration shows an interesting test you should try in your own kitchen. It proves the superiority of good enameled ware for cooking purposes. Take an SMP •Enameled Ware Sauce Pan, and a sauce pan of equal size made of alum- inum, tin or other metal- Into each pour a quart of cold water. Set both sauce pans over the fire The water in the SMP Enameled Ware Sauce Pan will be boiling merrily in about five minutes, while the water, in the all -metal sauce; pan .- will come to the boil in about eight, minutes—three minutes longer. Save fuel in cooking. Use f "A Face of Porcelain and a Heart of Steel" Thrco finishes: Pearl Ware, two coats of pearly -grey' enamel inside and out, Diamond Ware, three coats, light blue and white outside, white lining. Crystal Ware, three coots, pure white inside and oat, with Royal Blue edging,. cANASA ri'aJ�W6@T METAL PRODUCTS Co. OFuMirco MONTR AL TORONTO WINNIPEG EDMONTON VANCOUVER CALGARY 00. /- Look for this Trade Mark Lakes That' Coit Millions. Among .modern• engineering feats the building of the great' dam of Tirso, Sardinia, opened recently by the King of Italy, ranks as one of the most im Peeing. The second largest darn in tbe world it is 722ft. long and over 2001't. in height, the artificial lake formed by it containing 80,000 million gallons. The biggest gg of all dams is that at Assuan, in Egypt, where, aMGer years of failure, a great wall, nearly.a mile and a quarter long, was built across the Nile by a British firm at a cost of $10,000;000: The building of this wall created a mighty lake nearly 200 miles in length, containing 10;000,000 million cubic feet of water, which is employed for irrigation purposes; converting in- to rich soil land that was -formerly use- less.. In` the United Kingdom the best- known dam ie that forming Lake Vyrnwy, North Wales, .which covers what, up to a few years ago, was a beautiful valley containing several vil- lages and hamlet's. The need for storing water•foe use in certain big industrial centres by the North of England resulted in the con- version of the peaceful valley into a vast_ sheet of water, having an area of over a thousand &ores and a ca- pacity exceeding 12,000 million gal- lons. Considering tbe enormous pressure imposed upon them, it is astonishing how few dams have filled. One of the Worst disasters of the kind occurred near Epinal, France, where a great dam slipped from its foundations and actually • overturned, - cauedn.g great loss of life: The exact cause of the catastrophe was never deterritined. Although big dame are being built almost every month, •we still know sur- prisingly littbe about the factors that govern their sa_fete, Trees. "I think that I shall never see, A poem lovely as a tree. A tree, whose hungry mouth is prest Against. the earth's sweet Rowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that'ntay in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree." —Joyce Kilmer. 0 GUARD BABY'S HEALTH IN THE SHARER The summer months are the most dangerous to children. The com- plaints' of that season, which are cholera infantum, colic diarrhoea, and dysentery, come on so quickly that of- ten a little one is beyond aid before the mother realizes lie is 111. The mother must be on her guard to pre- vent these troubles, or if they do come on suddenly to banish them. No other medicine is of such raid to mothers during bot weather as is Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the stomach and bowels and are absolutely safe. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. How the Spider Brought the Fire. Luckwas it foe Y all the animals that there a redes i r that have ave egg sacs resembling bowie, for otherwise all the creaturesof the forest would havehad d to go without fire. 'At least so we are assured in a Cherokee myth. Natural History thus tells the pretty story, in which a spider played the part of Prometheus: In the beginning there was no fire, and the world was cold. In time, how- ever, the thunders plaoed fere in a bol - low tree on an island. The animals gazed enviously at the smoke that curled upward from the concealed bon- fire, knowing that there was warmth there, yet at a lona how to obtain it. So they bele a council, and as a result the raven set out on the quest. He reached the island and the tree, but all that hebore back with him as a result' of his adventure was scorched and blackened feathers. The little e'creech owl next made the trial. IIe reached the tree, but while he was hesitating what to do next a blast of fiery air arose and nearly burned out his eyes, which are red to this day. Other owls tried in their turn, but with no better success. Then the black ettake tried, and to -day he bears a covering of sooty scales as a badge of his• ineffectual hardihood, ' Daunted by the failure of their fel- lows, the remaining animals managed to fled the weightiest cifreasons, for net venturing to go. Not so the 50)108r however. She wove a little tusti-bowl of her silk and, fastening it to her back, set forth on her adventure. Reaching the island, she crept through the grass to the tree and- snatched up a little ember et 'fire, which see placed iu her bowl and returned with it to the expectant animals.' Night Dancers. - Their quick feet:. pattered on the g-rass As light as dewdrops Earl. I saw thele shedoeve on the glace And heard theft-volceeecail.. But when I went,out hurrying To join them,. they were gone, I only found a little r'ing- Of footprints on the lawn. —Thomas Iiennedty. M,Inard's Liniment Relieves Pain. The f Departing mou>sm ory. y ilanno talized Longfellow. in his poem, "The Village'Blacksmtt�� qn IT "spreadingt dee"tdisap The t cr LL . D spreading chestnut tree" dlsappearecl"� At least, St Mary' Cray, Bent, Eng- land, whose emithy to to go to make room for the- increase of traffic, used to pride itself on tieing the scene of "The Village , Blacksmith." The smithy, before the departure of the chestnut -tree, fitted the description of the poem, and•Longfellow visited the Village with Eliza Cook during Itis second European journey. But a generation has arisen which probably prefers the parodies of "Tire Village Blacksmith' to the poem it- self, just as it prefers motors to horse- flesh, and the old smithy is doomed, STOMACH TROUBLE DUET . THIN BLOOD It 'Usually Disappears When the Blood is Made Rich and Red. Thin blood' is one of. the most 'com mon causes of stomach trouble. It affects the digestion very quickly. The glands that furnish the digestive fluids are diminished in their activity, the stomach muscles are weakened and there is a loss of nerve force. In this state of health nothing will more quickly restore the appetite, digestion and normal .nutrition than good, rich, red blood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills act directly on the blood, making it rich and red, and this enriched blood strengthens weak nerves, stitnuiates tired muscles, and awakens to normal activity the glands that supply the digestive fluids. This is shown by an improved appe- tits, and soon tate effect of these blood' enriching pills is evident throughout the whole system. You find that what You eat does not distress- you, and that You are vigorous instead of irritable and listless. If your appetite is fickle, it you have any of the distressing pains and symptoms of indigestion, you should at once take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and profit by the better con- dition in which they will put your blood. These pills are sold by all dealers in medicine, or you can get them by mail at 80 cents a box from The Dr. Wil - Hams' Medicine Co., Broekvllle, Ont. wonderful improvement thee I must, say Tanis cis an unusual medicine and Mulct," states Harty Granfleld, 163 Havoty St., Toronto, Ont. 'For two years past T have been troubled' with lndigestion to .euch on extent that I felt unfit for anything. ' My nerves became all undone and my sleep was unsound. My energy had about all left me and 1 would tire out easily'. "Since takiug Tanlac I have a won- derful appetite and 1p my stomach never 'EASY TRICKS X -Ray Eyes The ,trickster asltsa spectator to shuffle a pack 00 cards and to select a card,, holding the cards face down so that neither henor anyone else can .see which card he selects. Without looking at the card, he puts it face down in an envelope which the trickster seals. The trickster holds the envelope at arms length and de- clares that, with X -Ray .eyes, he will look through the envelope and name the . card within. Ole names a -card' and opens the en- velope to disclose the card he named. The trick is largely in the en- velope. This is prepared, really two envelopes being used. One envelope 1s pushed into the other and the flaps' are pasted, together. If this Is neatly done the envelope will not seem to be prepared. Be- fore the flaps are pasted together, . a card is taken from the peek and put In the outer envelope between the second envelope and the front of the first.. The selected card goes into the inner envelope. The flap is sealed down and most ot the trick is• done. The trickster names the card he put in the en- velope in the first place and opens the envelope by tearing a. hole 1n the front. While the card is be- ing examined, he absentmindedly puts the torn envelope in his pocket. There he exchanges the torn but prepared envelope for one which is torn but not pre- pared. As all: eyes are on the card this will pass unnoticed if donedeliberately • n as if - •barate - ly , a d thoughtlessly. (Olip this out and paste it, with Other of the series, in a scrapbook-) — Opportunity. She—"You con kiss me on either Wan not for precious• chances passed cheek," If tvnot for ay— He—"Well, I shell hesitate a long' 'Weep golden ages on the time between them." Each night I burn the records of the day, At sunrise t trise every 0 soul is born anew. Asthma lar Guaranteed to Relieve Asthma "I have arranged with all druggists here, asel w 1 as in all other tewila4 U Canada, that every sufferer from Asthma Hay Fever, Bronchial Asthma Laugh like a boy at splendors that have fled To vanisheda -s be blind f and deaf, j S and dumb, or difficult breathing in this locality can My judgments seal the dead past try my treatment entirely at my risk," ' with its dead, Dr. R. Schiffman announces. He says:I But never bind a moment yet to "Buy a package of my Asthmador, try come! —Malone, it, andIfit does not afford you immedi- ate relief, or 1f you do not find it the best remedy you have ever used, take it back to your druggistand he will return your money, cheerfully and without any question whatever, Af- ter seeing the grateful relief it has afforded in hundreds of .cases which had been considered incurable, and which had been given u,p in despair, I knew what it will do. I am so sure that it will do the same for others: (that I am not afraid to guarantee it will relieve instantaneously. Drug- gists, anywhere, handling Asthmados• will return your money if you say so. You are to be the sole judge and under this positive guarantee absolutely no risk is run in buying." Persons pre- ferring to try it before buying will be sent a free sample. Address R. Sohiffmann Co Proprs.,. 1734 N. Main, Los Angeles, Calif, Golden Rod's Many Forms: The average farmer has bo good. word to say for the golden rod and many persons wrongly blame its pol- len for hay fever, but ie 'is undoubted- ly the handsomest of our native wild plants, In all there are about 85 spe- cies and -about 60 of these are quite, common in One part of the country or another. Some of them are of the "creeping kind that have moved along ahead of the plant. ,Those are the most troublesome to the farmer, but fortunately they can be easily eon. trolled. All the various forams of golden rod are showy and pretty and add much :to the landscape. The 1921 agricultural census re- ported 296,656 ,pure-bred cattle in Canada being an increase of 189.48 per cent. Since the last ten-year census. ' Payment for articles advertised in this 'column should be made with DO- minion Express Money Orders --a safe. way of sending money by mall, Shu"k flesh has ahvays been con- sidered a delicacy among the people of Japan and the Far East, troubles me any more, My e>'leep le sound anti restful and I get up morn. Ings with renewed energy and really feel Ulm active wore. Tor tee first time r n in -t ea • . i am strep for Taulac. wo years. g. Tarlac Is for sale by all good drug- gists. Accept no substitute. Orer 40 11lillfan Bottles Sold,. Tnnlac Vegetable Pelle, for consity's- tion, at's rccontmeuded by the manu- facturers and distributors of Tanlac, One With a Song. He sings; and his song is .heard, Pune as a joyous prayer, Because he sings of the simple things, The fields and the open air, The orchard bough and the mocking bird, A,ud tete blossoms everywbere. PIe sings of 0 wealth.' we hold In common; ownership— Tho wildwood nook and tho laugh of the brook, And the dewdrop's drip and drip, The love of the lily's heart of gold, And the kiss of the rose's lip. The universal heart Leans listening to Iris lay, That glints and gleams with the glimmering dreams Of children at their play— A. lay as rich with unconscious art, As the first song-bird'e of May. Steadfastly, bravely glad, Above all earthly stress, He lifts his line to heights divine, And singing, ever says This. is a better world than bad— God's love is limitless- -Jae. Whitcomb Riley. M!nerd's Liniment for Rheumatism. Thenumber of pure-bred swine in Canada in 1921 totalled 81,143, a gain of 43.7 per cent. over 1911. Would you be consoled for your troubles? Then go and console some one else for his. fon POUR EYES Refreshes Tired Eyes Write Murine Co ,Chicago,forEyeCarcBook ECZEMA IN RASH ON HANDS Itched and Burned. Cuticura Healed. "Eczema broke outon my hands. in a rash of red pimples. It itched and burned causing me to scratch.. I could not put my hands in water, and I could not do mywork very o well. Thecubes lasted ed ,about two months. I read an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent for aee tr sample. Atter using 1t Igot relic[ so purchased P more, which completely letel healed me." (Signed) Miss Sarah Shulman, man, 255' Manning Ave., Toronto, Ontario. Cuticura Soap; Ointment and Talcumpromoteand maintain skin. purity, skin comfort and skin health. " The Soap to cleanse, the Ointment to heal.andthe -Talcum to powder. Sample 0.01, Prem l y MolAddreee Can lion repot• 008100,., P, 0, a . 9010. Maar µ; •. P lee Boa�PSO, Olntmenrta ndssc,Tao,oaooe• Try our now Shaviaa $tick. MRS. DAVIS NERVOUS iNRECK j TellsWomenHowShe Was Restored SPIR'IN' to Perfect Health by Lydia E. Say "Bayer"- Insist! For Pain Headache Neuralgia Rheumatism Lumbago Colds • 'Accept only a Bayer package g which contains proven directions Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Boyer Manufacture of Mona aceticacideater of Ballcylicacid ASTHMA ! Take half a teaepoon of Min- ard's in syrup.- Also yrup.Also splendid for internal pains 1 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Winnipeg, Man.—"I cannot speak too highly of what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound has done for me. I was a nervous wreck and I just had to force myself to do my work. Even the sound of my own chil- dren playing made pie feel as if I must scream if they did not get away from me. I could not event speak right to my • husband, The doctor said he could do nothing for me. My hus- band's mother advised me to take the Vegetable Compound and I started it at once, 1, was able to do my work once more and it was a pleasure, not a bur- den, Now I have a fine bouncing baby and am able to nurse her and: enjoy do- ing my work, I cannot help recom- mending such a medicine, and any one seeing me before I took it, and seeing Me now, can see what it does for me. I am only too pleased for you to use my testimonial.' —Mrs, Eannr DAVIS, 721 Mctlee Street, Wihnipeg, Man., Lydia 17. Plnkham's Private Text - Book upon: , '.' Ailments Peculiar to Niromen ' will be sent you •free upon request. rite to the Lydia E. Pinkharo Medicine ., Cobourg, Ont. This book_. contains lite information. o n,.i s.., 1681) No. 813—+2R.