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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-04-16, Page 3LIT I GP 131AR�" O Q�.li°� T E Ti c S;1 et Pea..: The sweet pea merits its popularity A,'ffairiy conmion experience with ichardists et, this' them of yeei.is to' o. find mora M. less of their youiig'trces the 'with the bank split open aloiig� trunk. Usually this split begins fairly • d extends ep- ee-, - 'close to the grounct an � p e� ward for front six or eight inches to,a foot pe teeee.. This type or ,injury is especially likely to acetic on vigorously growing': young trees and after a winter when growing: severe sold tisather comes rather early end suddenly in the eutmmn. This ie just the type o1 season which many of our trait -growing' sections p -experienced last November and. De- eember, and we may therefo'r'e expect this tireebire tp be especially common this present spring, The injury is produced by the se- vere coed 'Freezing the water in the younger tissues ie the neighborhood of the cembitun layer, between the baric and the wood. This of course expands these tissues and the Pres- sureon`the bark caused in this way is so -great that it splits open. When this freezing'conres on later and more gradually the wood has rip- ened more, there is less water there, and the trouble does mot causally occur. Just what .to do to remedy the trouble depends somewhat on eircune- stances;' but as a rule the damage is not discovered till s4, has been neatly improvedcamliilim layer iii the region oe tire' sweet pea g ct+rete is icilleci and all trope is past in .grace of: form, delicacy and variety of the baric reunite rite with the of, coloring. It fragrance is a great inalung,'. wood underneath. asset, 'and with proper culture the The old separated b , arlc is therefeee best varieties produce such long and attic anti should, be'tii3nre d fine stents that, the sweet pea has be - away of no, v all to ot, eerie one of the iieSt annuals for cut with a sharp knife, b c good sound tissue ivliere the bark and wood ting purposes. ashould be ]anted as are-'stil'i attached. In the rare cases The, sweat pea P one discovers the injury at once 'early as possible after' the snow is off bfheic ai'ter iii litiiipoiis it maybe worth while the ground. -At that season it is able- to. k down again into to snake -a fano root growth before the • a press the bat g warns weather arrives to develop the peace, T!1 the 1 with @r•iftin • wax and then bind the whole fig y wr es strips of cloth to hold it in place until been established. The sweet pea doe ! best in a rather cool situation. While the wound curse al, the soil should be retentive of mois- This of ,course cannot happen ,linen.ture, it should be well drained. Heavy the following spring', however, and one for •e rzentl that even after ' which has grown with the passing of tato that flet years.. Like other garden flowers, the e ctacc' �' 'htf •th to blfore a 0tion'g• root' system has elude very fi q y 1 t ft fertilizing seems to be necessary, o all the work the bark dies and must he cut away as before'suggestecl. several flowers to the stem,The roots After: the'bark has leen trimmed' of the .sweet pea go deep if the soil taftehas been well loosened up below. It away there is .a wound to deal with is therefore important that in pre- smilar to one niadc in pruning' paring the ground- for sweet peas to i• P g dig In a' good quantity of well -rotted Stable manure: They require full sun- light for at leek the major portion of the days While abundant flowers can be ob- tained . from the cheapest seed, the size, form, purity, vigor and best col- ors go with the better strains. • The old practice of sewing in a deep trench is no longer popular. It is well, however, to sow the seed so as to in- sure the roots being well covered. The blearing crepe with long stems and the same ruees apply to it. If Ibis not too large the tree will probably heal it over successfully without its being treated in anyway.. On fairly largo wounds—,say, Iwo or threeinches across and; a foot long—it is perhaps well to paintover the exposed wood, using a thick,, home-inixed paint of white lead and oil., The Lilac. Makiang Fences Last. The lilac has been greatly improved in recent years. Plant' breeders have • succeeded in bringing out many beau- tiful shades .running from white to dark purple, through pinks and mauves, Both single rind double var- relicsare lilac, whit colors. The poultry netting, is woven first and being, advisable in the lighter class of hfound in these an attractive shrub at any then dipped in molten metal and as a soil. `Sow the seed About half an inch result the intersections or loops are apart and cover it with soil made fine. an- After the plants have come up they should be thinned to four inches apart. Some growers prefer even a greater distance apart --eight torten inches, It is found that each plant becomes much. made in nainsook or dimity. Paced stronger and will throw out side with colored bias trimming or lace shoots that will produce better flowers makes a very pleasing finish. It may than the more numerous plants crowd- be developed in crepe -de -chine for very dressy wear, Cut in sizes 6 to 14 years, size. 12 years requires 2% yards of 30 -inch material. Pattern mance to any address on receipt of 20c in silver, by the Wilson feet high according to the richness of Publishing Co., 78 West Adelaide St. - the soil. Toronto. Pattern mailed 'same day If the soil is kept well cultivated no order is received. water will be necessary until bloom ti commences. As - the season advances To Tempt Spring Appetites the peas will deed more liberal water- ing. It is a good practice after the hot weather arrives to mulch the plants witlfelawn clippings or stable manure.' The latter is preferable be- cause it feeds the plants and produces better bloom. • Experimental farms have tested many hundreds of varieties the follow- ing list covering the various colors and shades recommended; White, King White; .cream,. Prim- rose Paradise; chocolate or purplish - maroon, Nubian; light blues, Princess Mary; dark blue, .Lord Nelson; rose and lavender, Tennant Spencer; blu- ish -lavender, Florence, Nightingale; scarlet crimson, Iiing'Edward Spen- cer; scarlet, Scarlet Emperor; ruby red, Ruby Palmer;. light pinks, Lady Evelyn Eyre; creamy pink, W. T. Hutchins; bluish pinks, Dainty; rosy pinks, Margaret Atlee; deep rosy pinks, Mrs. Cuthberteon; salmon pinks, Mrs. R. Hallam; orange and. pinkish salmons, Helen Lewis; orange scarlets, Thomas Stevenson; pinkish - salmon flakes, Aurora; pinkish -cerise flakes, Apple Blossom Spencer,—Can. Hort. Council. Good fences are essential, in raising sheep, and dog -proof corrals should be built for penning the sheep at night,. When putting up woven -wire fenc- ing, be careful to avoid kinking or Method of seeding recommended by the excessive bending, which is likely to Dominion Horticulturist, from expel,- break the coating, thus exposing the ience on the Experimental Farms, is wire so that rust; soon follows. to plant the seed• in a trench from one orna woven -wire fabric, suets as to two inches deep, the greater depth season of the year, is prized most when: blooming. Occasionally the lilac blooms poorly. This whether in old soldered 'together. The zinc or galvan- izing aly izing metal is, quite brittle and there- or:new varieties, may be due to luck fore easily broken in handling. Coll- or onof pruning and to cut away sequently; where breaks occur, the 1 R omitting the dead flowers. The formation' of wire underneath is robbed of .its pro - new growth during the summer is in- tective coating and it soon rusts. dispensable for the development of Some of the heavier tpyes of fenc- bloom the following season, as this"ing are made of wire that is galvan- growth is considerably checked by the Med before weaving, but the bending process of maturing seed, it becomes and twisting to which the wire is sub - necessary to remove the flowers as jetted may cause abrasions in the gal - soon as they are old. When the bush- vanizing, and as it result rust follows es have ceased to flower is also the the abrasions when exposed :to the correct time to do any necessary prun- weather. ire fence ing. This operation consists in cut -Therefore,' after a woven -wire ting away weakly shoots and remov- has been up for a time it is a good ing all .the suckers, particularly in practice to go over it and examine it new varieties as these are likely to for rust spots. If any that are found hava been- grafted. The suckers come are clealied and given a coat of paint, up from the roots around the base of • it will add considerably to the 0551151 the trunk. For fine bloom the shrub life of the fence. p requires to be well fertilised:. A gen- erous' dressing of '.rotten manure, bonemeal, or commercial sheep manure should be dug inabout the plant at the time pruning is undertaken, Hundreds of varieties of lilacs have been, tested at the Central Experi- mental Farm. Among those regarded as very good by the Dominion Horti- culturist, are the following: SSNGLII, Alba grandiflora-white. Aline Mooqueris-purplish-mauve, brighter in bud. Congo—purplish-mauve, one of the deepest shades. Decaisne—large, bluish lilac, , very fine. Delepin—bluish. Jacques Calot -purplish -mauve in bud, violet-inattve when opened, flow- ers "large. Lovaniensis—almost pink. - Toussaint-Louverture--bishop's vio- let, almost purple, one of the darkest in color.. DOUBLE. Charles Joly-vinous mauve, with twisted petals. Comte de Serchove—purplish-mauve changing to lighter shades. Edith Cavell—flowers large, white, Recently there has been put on the market a newly -patented hot -dipped - after -weaving fencing, 111 which pro- cess it is claimed the joints are not soldered together. Maybe the above- mentioned difficulties will be overcome in the new fence. Clean Brooder Pens. CHOOSING THE RIGH' PATTERNS BY/ISABEL DE NYSE CONOVER. A design that 'shows thin material thh edge is bound, or baste the chiffon to the best advantage is almost, sure to stiff papal:before cutting. a to ruin n a thick one s far as its ap- The amount of fullness is another pearance is concerned. In picking quality of design to consider in rola- Y at .yes consider" how they will cut on tion to the material. With :the same the goods. Biases aren't nice in sheer amount of shirring, stiffwiry scrods" stuffs.' A bias' edge in thin goods is such as Gros de Londres, taffeta or almost sure to be a wibbly-wobbly organdy will billow.out •and look twice as full as slim stuffs such as chiffon or fine voile. Soft etepe de chine and crepe satins make up prettily with gathered skirts, It is 'Wily the thinnest of woolens Bidet of voile, batiste, organdie, chef- that will stand gathers. Broadcloth fon or georgette assures the hang and or a very fine twill, or serge may be a neat appearance, while the, circular gathered successfully; but tweed, cut is a`ticiclish proposition to handle. homespun or any of the medium - You can almost tell by, the picture weight or coarser stuffs make bunchy, awkward gathers. Weight must be considered in mak- ing up sheer' materials that haven't much body. You cannot bang much tothe waist, the lower edge is usually weight on the fragile threads of chili - straight. Some straight -hanging fon or the fine imported voiles. A dresses, those that are cut in cite }tieee sheer basque -waistof such fabric won't hold up a full -gathered skirt without sinking down under the load, if not all the way round in spots: It's better, if you want that style, to make NoW and then' there is a smart ex- ception to the rule of straight skirts for sheer material. However, a straight line at the lower edge of. the A DAINTY:COMBINATION -FOR THE LITTLE MISS: Care should be taken in choosing the little girl's lingerie. She loves the dainty, and these days of athletics require the practical. The accompany- ing illustration shows an attractive and practical, yet dainty, combination for the little miss. No. 1030 may be of a dress whether the lower edge le straight or curved. Where there is a joining at a low or normal waistline, and the skirt is gathered or shirred ed into the row. Staking' or trellising is necessary. A good trellis is formed by the. use of wire netting attached to stakes. The trellis should be from five to eight from shoulder' to hem, have straight lower edges. To look their best, circular skirts o'r insets need a goods of firm texture. I leave seen 'recently attractive frocks of crepe de chine and crepe satin with circular insets, They wereheavy qual- ity, but'I know the curved edge in such Excessive loss in baby chicks and in growing chicks could largely be pre- vented if greater precautions were taken to keep the brooder. pens clean. When chicks are a few days -old the brooder pens and the litter under and around the hovers do not become soil - .ed quickly:, But as the chicks begin to grow and take on weight and consume larger quantities of, feed, especially after. they are a couple of weeks old, it does not take long for the brooder pens to become unsanitary and filthy. It is quite a little chore to clean out the brooder -floor material and replace it with new, but it always pays.to keep the litter on the brooder floor free irons an excessive quantity of chick droppings and to .keep it dry, deep and more or less coarse. • When the chicks are extremely young, cleaning the brooder pen at the of good substance. A very fine white end of the first ten or fourteen days variety with large panicles of bloom, is probably soon enough, but- after the Emile Lenioine-purplish-mauve chicks get older; cleaning the brooder changing to heliotrope. Georges Bellair — purplish -mauve, petals tipped with white. Hipliolyte Malinger—lilac and blu- ish lilac effect, petals twisted. - Jean Bart—purplish-mauve to violet heavily with short cut hay or ,clover mauve, flowers with twisted petals. in.the case of small chicks, and with Leon Gatrtbetta—pinkish lilac, large cut straw in the case of the, older panicle. Madame Abel Chantenay—white. Madame Casimir Perier—white. Marc Micheli— violet mauve chang- ing to heliotrope and white, flowers large. Michael Buchner—violet-mauve to bluish -violet. Olivier de Serres—bluish lilac,lai•ge panicle. Paul Thirion—later than most, rosy in bad, lilac when open. President Fallieres—pinkish 11}05, late. • . • President Vigel—rosy in bud, lilac when peened, changing to pinkish. - Wm. Robinson—rosy lilac in bud, lilac when open. Twootherfine hardy lilacs which should be in every collection are Syr- inge sothomagensis and S.' pubescens. Cali: leort. Council pen out every week is not too often. It is not necessary to spray the floor each time you clean. 'Simply dry clean it, put a pail of dry sand around under the hover and litter the floor the waist, of silk, and the skirt of and Losse ivhicli;'might accrue. This stuffs. gives them a busiobes insight early in h h b linens, we• ight. not yet acquired. There is nothing that WORK OR SHIRK While these:two words'rhyme, they aro itat in harmony; for they ere the antithesis of each other. They have onlyone' thing in cmeme0; both of thein aro.habits• Habits ere formed in cbildliood clays, in the imitative days and at the -time when anibtiion begins to nianilest itself: It is then that we learn to either work or shirk, and it''greetly depends upon the teaching we get as to whether we acquire the batt habit orethegood one. As 'meanie ave should encourage Dur children in the spirit of helpfulness, We should interest tiiern, even in the early teens, in such tasks about the home as, they can do, and thus use and develop that desire in the child to be useful. • And then in the adolescent age when they want to assert their own indi- viduality, we should back them up in every worthy effort: We should en- couragethem to go into little' business ventures, such as raising calves, can- ning„ ere„ iii; which they can handle. the whole matter and stand the gains For gin ams, cam rays, ' life tvh-iii many of us. older ones have and 'other cottons of medium1 t goods would be trickyto handle. Satin, I like best coat styles and straight- will have. . more wholesome effect in faille, twill or fine wool poplin would hanging frocks that. have straight this respect than to have the children ° be easier to make u this way,;, lower edges. They can be made up p" engage in sone form of boys' and It's an excellent plan to stay a with good results in one-piece styles, i7' club work. g curved edge in any goods as soon as shaped at' the side seam and curved girls' cl there, is only one way to make it is cute Curved neck 'edges may be just a little at the lower edge. M best rule for combining two ma- a. worker, there is at` least two ways prevented from stretching out of y of making a shirker. One is to let the shape by running in a stay thread terials is to have the goods match child grow up without creating any when the garment is cut. Run the exactly sin texture or to contrast de- interest in work, allowing him to know thread in by hand, tightening it just cidedly in texture and weight. Near nothing'•but play. The other is to enough to make the edge conform to matches always look like mistakes. A drive him to work so' that he will hate serge and a poplin—even of matching it. Both are injustices to the child: color—cannot be brought into one But it is seldom that encotnagement frFck successfully. They are too near - and co-operation 3a the constructive' V thesame weight. But either goods things of life fail to make the child the edge of the pattern. If you find it necessary to cut a circular cuff' or collar piece in sheer material such as chiffons not only stay edge with a_ thread but also baste might'be trimmed with a plaid rough- a worth' asset to you aswellas to the y the cut-out piece to a piece of stili surfaced woolen or combined with 'a himself. No child labor amendment paper, the shape of the pattern, until crepe silk: ; should ever interfere with this whole- some influence a parent can have 015 meat -grinder., saving any milky fluid his children. Epg Dishes That Are New. f t s k and -� that may drip from i . Soak one ; • When fresh meat is not easily ob- one-half cupfuls of bread or cracker �laq�it7lug Cizlialra. rained, eggs make an excellent sub- crumbs in a scant cupful of sweet stituto. The -trouble is that when eggs ilk. Theyshould be soft, but with The gladiolus has attained great are plentiful, most of us are likely tom excess of milk. . Mix corn with popularity in recent years. This is serve them too, often in the easy, - soaked crumbs,then add the well- due not only to .the ease with which it ordinary ways of 'cooking them. The beaten yolks of four small or three is grown but also to the wonderful family .tires of them and demands large eggs, one teaspoonful' of sugar, coloring and gracaful forms. that have something different: Camouflaged a one-half g teaspoonful of salt, one- been produced by the originators of little' and combined' with a few other fourth teaspoonful of pepper.. Beat new gladiolus, but, even the' finest var- all together until well' blended. Whip reties yield but .poorly if set in the g and allowed to shift Inc them - the egg whites until stiff and add them ground a last of all.' They should be lightly selves. One may have all the oth folded in without much rtirring. Put contributing elements bet without the mixture into a buttered casserole thorough cultivation the blooms will or enameled baking -dish; set in a shall- be poorly developed. Soil Ansi culture pan of hot water and bake in a that will produce a. good onion crop, or w moderate oven for from 30 W 40 min- in fact any other vegetable, can be utes,or until it seems' well set and is depended;upon to produce fine gladioli. l 'browned on top.It should be The ground should be well enriched nicely band deeply cultivated. Sonne careful puffy and tender, and with a most growers object to stable manure corn - An del%sous flavor. Servo hot:. An E"gg and Corn Omelette is ing closely in contact with the bulbs quickly -made, and -is a favorite re -"unless itis thoroughly rotted. leone q ymeal is •a safe fertilizer for the gladi- thesource when time presses. Propane the corn and put it through the meat- o.us, and without well -rotted manure rinder, as before described. To it add one "can use commercial pulverized g 'sheep manure with advantage. three or four well -beaten eggs, one By faedin ,the cupful of bread or cracker crumbs g 1 chili -powder, and beat well together. ked in three or four tablespoonfuls the growing season, we not only get Put the mixture into a buttered bak- of cream or rich milk, one tablespoon- Rood bloom but fine bulbs are pro simple ingredients, eggs may still be Rice Fluff -1 cup rice (cooked in enjoyed and used in quantities. plenty of hot water), 1 cup whipped For an Egg and Potato Dish use cream, maple syrup. po Cook the rice in plenty of hot water and when thoroughly done drain and rinse with cold wateretwo or three times to separate the grains well. Add the whipped cream and then pour over this the maple syrup. Marshmallow Salad—l. ib.. marsh- mallows (diced), %lb, dates (pitted and cut up), 2 tart apples (cut into small pieces), few nut meats. Blend with the following dressing: until it thickens. Season and, remove 2 eggs (beaten), 1'cup sugary butter from the fire. Beat the eggs light, size of egg, 1 ti,°gp salt, 1 tsp. mustard, stir them into the white sauce just 2 tbs. flour, le cup cold water, 1 cup made and add the potato and crumbs. vinegar. Season to taste with salt, pepper or Crean all together before adding vinegar and cook until thickened. I use about two-thirds cup of dressing to -half cup of whipped cream Salmon or Tunny Salad -1 can sal- mon or tuna fish, 1 cup ,diced celery. Drain oil Pram fish, remove bones and bits of skin. Add celery andmay- onnaise or salad dressing, Arrange on lettuce leaves and garnish as de- sired.—E. L. H. • • chicks. ,Clean the brooder pens oftener this year and see if .it does not pay in healthier chicks. For the'Horse,. - For worms of liorees the -veeerinar- tan gives oil of:chenopodium; foe bots, bisulphid of carbon. - They are best given in gelatin capsules, and are followed by a full dose of raw linseed oil. Ilemnay prefer to give tartar emetic in water. Starve wormy pigs. ±01 -twenty-four hours, then give 20 to 40 drops of oil of chenopodium in one-half ounce of castor oil for every 50 pounds of body weiglit. Repeat dose in two weeks. ---Dr. A. S. Alex-. dder. • four eggs,two tables anfuls of but- ter, three tablespoonfuls of flour, one scant pint of milk, two or three cup- fuls of cooked potato (mashed rice, or finely chopped), one cupful of bread or cracker' crumbs soaked until soft in a little milk, salt, pepper, a little chili -powder, if desired. Melt the but- ter over the fire, rub in ,flour and add milk slowly, stirring constantly to avoid scorching and lumpiness. Cook Birds are the best'friends the farm- er has. Well bred' chickens well fed consti- with eggs and a can of corn. If the tute the chief 'essential of success in corn seems watery, drain the liquid the corn and crumbs may be thorough - the raising of poultry. off, then put the corn through the y cooked; •and ingredients and flavors all well blended., ilants well duri ing dish and cover the top with a thin fol of melted butter, one teaspoonful layer of soaked crumbs. Sprinkle with of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of salt, salt and black pepper and dot with bits one-fourth teaspoonful • of pepper. of butter. Set the dish in a pan part,Beat well together and turn into a ly filled with hot water, and Wako is large saucepan. Cover for the first a moderate oven until it puffs up and few minutes, and cook rather slowly is deliciously browned on top. 'Phis I until the under side begins to thicken requires from 40 to. 50 minutes usual -land brown. Then roil the edges and ly. _Serve hot from the dish in which turn with a pancake turner. In fact, it is cooked exactly as one cooks an all -egg omelette, except that it .re- quires a little more time in order that it was baked. It will furnish liberal portions for from"six-to right persons. A Delicious Pudding can be made l0a'1t Not Foeinthe 'Change, ml'lio poet has given up writing for e living and taken to gambling." "He'll not feel rho change, I'ns sure:" A teaspoonful of vinegar added to the . water in which old potatoes are to be boiled, just before lroihtig begins, wee keep 'them from turning dark.. Thie rainy day I have been working in the shop, and .I learned this trick, which .I have never seen mentioned in any paper: If, you want to chess or plane the edge of it board which you can ,not wall hold in the vise, as I ,did this morning, fasten a small clamp on the end of the board so that it will held the board upright, and rest the fore encl against the head -block. - 3, li. S. A SMALL TILE HOME DESIGNED BY W. W. PURDY I Tris is a small tile arouse of Eng- lish design- The exterior walls are tile with brick facing to the ' first story sills, cement plaster above. Asphglt shingles on the roof. The floor plan is that of a our room cottage with stairway leading to the attic, where one fair-sized -chamber hae been finished off,'to- gether with aciclitionalstorage space.. The combination living and [lining room contains a wind]. brick Orapiece with. .china " closets aucl s built-in window seat on the end -op- . posite the entrance. Iii the kitchen is a built-in breakfast'alcove.. The small rear ememysproviees sspace for refrigerator. The closet off the sun room is ecinipped with closet bed• and is large enough. to be used as a dressing roof}i. This together: with a bedroom in the roar, anti bath open oft a small' hall. There is a•full basement, half of which is devoted to an amusement room. The "b'a'lance 10 partitioned off for laundry and furnace remit end fuel room. The floors through- out are:. hardwood with hardwood trim in the living:room end sun room. The balance is pine with It is estimated that this :hoose can be built, exvlusive of heating m and plumbing, for about 13,100 to doted for the following year. It is recommended to give the beds or rows a dressing of wood ashes as soon as most of the bulbs have flowered. Ap- ply this when the soil is dry and rake it in. The plants should receive the same thorough cultivation from then on as during the early part of the season. To get fine bloom and fine bulbs, the soil must be kept mellow and moist during the whole summer.. The gladiolus fag. great success used in a decorative sebeme; Being essen- tially a cut flower plant, it is well to grow it in rows in the vegetable gar- den. Full sunshine is necessary for the best results. If early flowers are wanted, not only should planting be done as soon as the soil is in nice wonting condition, but also a se'-ec- tion-made of some of the earlier vat- t ieties, such es Halley, Myrtle, Sheila, Mary Pickford and -Le Marche]. Foch. 'By adhering to these varieties or using those that require longer bloom- ing season, one can extend the season of blooming, by planting at intervals of a week or ten days, up to the end of June.' The depths to plant depends on the.natere-of the soil. In a light soil from five to six inche"s is a good depth. On heaviersoil four inches from the top of bulb may lie deep enough. In planting, open a trench .aix inches wide and six inches deep; scatter a mixture 01 ground bone meal and sheep manure in the trench. Mix this thoroughly with the soil with a spad- ing fork or other tool and set in the bulbs in staggering rows five or six inches apart. If the flowers are for cutting and not > for exhibition, the bulbs may be set only four inches apart, which will permit of three ir- regular rows in each multiple row. Cover the bulbs with a spading forth carefully so as not to dislodge them. then fill the trench and firm the soil by walking on it. The soil is finished of by raking it level with the garden Busy Children. Busy children are usually good chil- dren. Before our family starts out. on a visit, whether for an afternoon or for is week, I plan to provide enough different kinds of "work" to keep my children employed much of the time we are away from home. Here are 0011a0 oftheamusements that keep the hands of my small girls of three and four years out of mis- chief: nis-chief: Cards punched with figure, animal and flower .forms .to be sewn with col- ored yarn. : A box of puffed wheat with thread and needles provide amusement for a child too young to use a needle. Cube- shaped beads are best, as they do not roll. A pencil and a roll of thin paper which may be used for tracing give my children...many quiet and happy hours. A box of toothpicks is always included in my suitcase. These tooth- picks have been dyed with water col- ors—sed, blue, yellow, green, orange and purple -and they form excellent material for building all sorts of elaborate designs on the floor or table. The elder children love to en1`broid- er their everyday laiis. A simple flower form drawn on the- material. in Meati pencil is foliewed with a running stitch tri colored thread• Our baby's favorite toy is a com- mon wooden potato masher painted in gay colors to represent a doll. The handle repreeents the head and waist and the large partthe skirt. Baby Lune the doll over on its side on the floor, gives it a push and it rolls gout on the floor in a circle, coming back to the baby to be pushed again. It is the best "come -back" toy I have over seen:—Mrs, A. R. E. ,Cultiyation should begin imined!ate- ly trfter planting. A rake or Dutch, hoe run between the rows will keep the soil itrgood condition. Cultivate once a week at least, and always as soon as possible after rain or watering. Cultivation should 'be 'fairly deep at first and shallower as the season ad - wake's. gti dvance's:;so• 5.10. not t0 disturb roots that come 'hear •the surface. ---Can. Mort:' Council.