HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-06-04, Page 2PLANNING THIS SUMMER CANNING
BY MARGARET. E. LEE.
Sometimes I have lookedInto the just inside any cupboard door Every
tired faces of farm women .gathered tilne I made some jelly or canned or
for a canning demonstration and won- pfciced somethio, I set down.
dered if it•would not be better to urge I thought, I shall use my canned goods
freely this whiter and supplement
them to eau less and rest more,
When I ]anew that many a cellar with fresh. Then next year I will
hold a surplus of canned fruit and know., better how much of each var-
when I realized that .improved meth- iety we can be expected to use, The
ods of storage and shipping are daily extension service can help by telling
bringing Fresh fruit and vegetables me 'how much of each isrequired by
nearer our market and purse, I felt the average individual,
that wise planning slionld be used by Much has been 'said. of canned mea
ell of us in the quantity and kinds of for the farm women. No doubt inn
fruit vegetables and meat canned. I some cases
g it may be desirable and
So last year I read very carefully, economical. Personally . I prefer to
the' bulletin Dent out by our extension' have a fresh killed chicken than to
service, It told the quantity of fruit' can them with. the extra labor and
and vegetab''es necessary to feed a' chance of loss ._Beef' I have seen pur-
eaniile of gi sen size throughout the chased by the quarter €and canned at
Winter months, 1 one of my neighbors. When the cost
I surely wanted to feed my family of canning was figured carefully the
to keep'them in the best possible few eents saved would hardly pay.
health, And with three small boys And nothing was allowed for labor
and a baby girl the time'I had to involved.
pitiless and can would have to be used We brine and smoke pork in the
very carefully. old-fashioned way to help out our
First, I considered the location of fresh -meat supply. Eggs we use free -
our farm. Fre are near two 'large ly. We hope to have a small hotbed
markets, although it is not always that will extend our season of fresh
profitable to run to town with one vegetables. I believe labor can be
acurplus crate of cherries or tomatoes.' used ie growing earlier and later vege-
However, I decided to aali only a rea- tables rather than canning a heavy
sonable quantity, of each fruit or vege-, midseason supply.
table and try to mark -t fresh all the! This year, when I begin to can, I
eurpius. The money obtained from, shall inventory my supply. All last
selling these fresh products should be! year's surplus will be used first. I
used to buy oranges, grapefruit, shall try to can more of some things
grapes, 'lemons and baranas to sup- next year and fewer of others.
plement my canned fruit and my let- There are, no doubt, localities where
twee earl radishes sweet et.t potatoes, families are poorly fed' in winter be -
early tomatoes and cucumbers. cause of neglect in canning the sum -
Secondly, l' thought of the vege- finer surplus. But there are many,
tables an free
d reit thnt will keep without many farm woman with an already
the extra labor of drying or canning, oveefull day. I shallcan both t save
to
We have appes. These I would keep • our pocketbook and our health, but I
upstaire. Pears we had until Christ-; shall try to plan my canning carefully.
mas and grapes picked and kept cold! And T think that my fancily will be
Meted long after the villas were frost- 'better fed by using more fresh fruit
ed. Tomatoes ripened in the south and vegetables.
windows when the air was full of! I shall feel free to use all 1 want of
frost. Onions, ,abhaga, turnips, beets, my stored supplies, secure 1n the
carrots and squash we had to store. {knowledge that what was used freely
DOESN'T PAY To. 3. ;rice Mast year cannot fail fine badly this
Lastly, 1 slipped paper and pencil l year.
Joint I!! Will Tale its Toll. Sweet Clover Meal and Alfalfa
Try and stop the losses.' Colts are Meal for flogs.
valuable. Joint 111 i3 a robber that seTo determine "the "value of "alfalfa
ACCIDENTS
can be frustrated by careful methods. and sweet clever meat' in the maul ra- BY JENNY WREN.
PeoJento etriptococoi are believed
to be responsible for 00 per cent. of •
all 'vin ing period and to compare s4Veet
lover meal, alfalfa meal and 0 :star -
THE LESSON OF THE FLOWERS
BAD DRIVING, AND
tion f h d the finish -
o growing ho
uring
t i-1 cases, 10
Bacillus nopkritidis egni are res -1
ill cases
for 20 per cont. of all joint chid meal ration as to 'economy of
ill cases. gains,.a test was made at the Central.
These two types of bacteria •cin 1 Experimental Farm in the winter of
entrance to the animal bodysoon aft r 1924. According to the report of the
e Dominion Animal Huusbeudman, the
birth by way of the recently ruptured su lementin of a a: es n 1
navel cord PP g wall, h an . d ea
1 Bacillus coli eo9nm1{a'is is a:e0 kala- - ,
clover mea n'test
possible for 20 per cent, of all joint 1 i this dcgaveoat, greater
t
ill cases, This one gains e tractse to gains at an increased cost. Sweet
the animal's body eiher "throu g h4in_ clover meal was slightly superior to
g alfalfa •meal, , and both improved the
1 ration with alfalfa ]heal or sweet
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OUR LITTLE TOT'S ENSEMBLE.
While mother and big sister are
enjoying their ensembles the little
girl will be happy to have this clever
ensemble just to her liking. The
bloomer dress is developed in wash-
able crepe which also lines the coat.
The little frock, N. 1005, is of simple
kimono style with tucks on the sheen -
dere. The round collar and bateau
neck lend themselves to the pi+eeeut
vogue, that daughter's dress must in
some measure resemble mother's. The.
raglan sleeve in No, 1007 makes the
construction of the coat very easy and,
the fitting assured. The notched co-
lar and turned -back cull's give our lit-
tle miss a tailored finish that pleases
tho mother in these days of "Prince
of. Wake" marks. Cut in sires 1, 2,
4 and G years, Size 2 years requires
2% yards of 36 -inch material for the
bloomer dress and 2 yards for the
coat. Price 20e each.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write your name and address plain -
1', giving number and size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it easefully) for each number, and
address your order to Pattern Dept.,.
Wilson Publishing Co., 7;i West Ade-
laide St., `Toronto. Patterns sent by
return mail.
Competition.
"And didn't you even look through
the^keyhole?" said Teddy's big sister,
Who had offered him' a dime If he
would stay away from the parlor while
her beau was there,
'Na,"ttyreplied Teddy, "I: 41(1(11
have a chance. Man an' pa was in the
Ibay,"
11 Easy Beadwork.
Stringing beads for the popular
crocheted bead necklaces and purses
,is a tedious task on account of the
many beads with centres too small to
1 go over a needle or knot.
1 I have seen various ways suggested
]for doing this part of the task, bot
here is a method that is easier and
quicker than any way I have yet no-
r treed, and I will pass it on for the
' ben'efit of those who are interested in
' such work.
Fray the end of the thread you wish
Ito transfer the beads to so as to make
it tapering, then pull one of the short
'strings of tads' out of the bunch in
which they came and lap one end of
this string about an inch over on the
tapering end of the other thread.
• Now roll these lapped threads to-
gether over a little piece of Leeswax
until they are united and smooth,
The beads may be easily slipped
over this joining --even the small ones.
' When they are all off the short thread
it can be quickly twitched off the
other: thread and another little string
of beads waxed on,
Ily following this simple method I
have found .th€tt two or three thou-
sand beads can be strung in a short
time.—A. V, B.
Old Order is Upset by New
Picnic Plan.
Did you ever go to a picnic where
everybody brought hard-boiled eggs,
and some vitamin fiend in the crowd
was so disturbed that someone bad to
drive to town to get fled to balance
the ration'
If picnickers this snntnter will fol-
low this plan they will find it suited
to picnics and meetings of all sizes,
whether; in or out of doors.
The main idea of this pion is to
supply each family with a simple
menu no list 0 the food to be taken
to the gathering. Each menu is the
came. and can he sent with the invita-
tion or announcement of the affair.
Each family brings its own silverwa
and at lunch time tho food is assents
bled and each person helps himself in
cafeteria style.
This method will eliminate several!
evils of the old system. For inetancs,l
under the old system if Mrs. James,
who was to bring ail the potato salad,
and Mrs, Hodge, who was to furnish,
the coal tongue, fail to come at the
last moment, the party has to get
along as best it can with Mrs. Dean's
hard-boiled eggs and Miss Sweet's
lemonade- Under the new system
each family brings enough of all four
dishes for its own members, and it
doesn't matter- if everyone don't Come..
Preserving Eggs.
Poultry specialists tell us that the
spring and summer eggs are the best
for packing. They will keep better
than eggs produced later in the year.
To preserve them in water glass,
mix thoroughly one and a half quarts
of commercial water glass solution,
which may be . obtained at any drug
store, with eighteen quarts of .boiled
water. Pack clean eggs in an earthen-
ware jar. Two six-gallon, or three
four -gallon jars are sufficient to pre-
serve thirty dozen eggs. Cover the
eggs with the water glass solution
until the " solution is' at least two
inches above, the tops of the •eggs.
Comer the jars to prevent evaporation,
and keep in a cool place.
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jestion at the ti'
e of musing of
in 3 health, thrift, and general appear-•
way of the navel cord.
Bacillus aboi•tris egui is res oesible epee of the hogs, Fed at the rate of i
oats, Bound. to 8.8 pounds of .the state
for about 10 per cent, of. all cases. It
lard meal ration, neither proved acme:
entrance to the foals body be-oinical for the feeding of hogs finish -I
g g
, fore birth. I ed at 170 to 200 pound .
Treatment Hygienic snrrounategc
!for the prospective mother. Nave ad-` 9
ministered the anti -joint -ill eAmte as' Oats Pegs arid Vetch Silage
as the foal IS born. Have rhe, Compared With Corn "silage.
attended to liy applications of
auutt
navel
astringent dressing powder 00 tint-( Experiments to find the comparative
tore o iodine until le is completely value of corn silage, and a silage com-
,'dry, Dirty hands usuel',y carry mfr- posed of oats, pias and vetch were
lions of the above named Uacteria, continued' at the Central Experi-
, Don't touch "
hands. The
'gated unless there is serious h�1n- coneluded that oats, peas and vetch
orrhage or previous urachu
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1 forms are ' heavily infested with the age as a feed. On account of its cam-
-bacteria causing the trouble and the parativly low tonnage per acre, how -
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greatest care is required to prevent ever, it isnot so economical a crop to
Do-
t infection. Extensive use is being grow. The details of the experiments
made of Polyvalent vaccines and bac- are given in the report of the Do-
terine to prevent the trouble in Great minion Animal Husbandman, distxi
Britain. Pregnant mares are injected Muted by the Publieations Branch of
for three or four months before the the Dominion Department of Agri -
the raw navel cord with 1110120111 Farm in the winter of
navel cord should o 1- rem' Chess experiments it may 1924.
not
s. Some silage is almost the equal of corn sit -
foal is born and the foal treated with culture,
polyvalent serum at birth, ---,es-
Preventative treatment is surely A Hard Job.
worth while, when it will save a colt The Skipper—"This boat mattes 111 -
that has normally cost you X50 to pro- teen knots an hour,"
duce. The Girl --"Who unties then?"
A DOMINIONDAY JAMBOREE
BY BEATRICE PLUMB,
Why not celebrate the First of Jul
with' e. neighborhood jamboree? It'
y red, white and blue ribbon. After
s they have written against each nurn-
a lot of fun if all the families in you
community pack a picnic supper an
eat together under the trees while
you rest up between an afternoon o
games and an evening of dancing
The young folks will he sure to want
to dance, and Dad and Mother will
enjoy it if there are plenty of old-
time square dances mixed in.
Your invitations may he written on
white note paper with a small Union
Jack or picture of Jack Canuck
stuck to the outside page. On the
left-hand inside page of your invita-
tion write a patriotic verse. On the
opposite page write the necessary di-
rections, such as'place,. time and spe-
ciao events of picnic.
Select some shady spot for your Pic-
nic, with a level stretch of grass for
races and dancing and a spring or a
well not too fax away. Coax some
dependable man to dress up like Jack
Canuck and be master of ceremonies,
Now you are ready to plan the pro-
gram. Let the men help you plan.
Some real athletic contests are always
fun --a three-legged race, egg -and -
spoon race, or a sack race, but sprinkle
in enough fakes to make it interesting
for the entire party.
The big feature of the afternoon
will be an informal hall game, men
against women, the men to bat left-
handed.
Guessing contests keep things lively.
Here is one to try: Line up ten wo-
men of various heights and sizes and
let the men guess what size shoes. each
women takes. Then line up the men
and have the women guess what size
hat and collar each wears. Hang
around the neck of each exhibit a
different number instead of name. For
some inexplainable reason this "fuss-
es" them. Give each guesser a slip
of paper and a pencil decorated with
r ber the sizes guessed, ask them to
d sign their name and turn the paper
in for judging.
f Let the boys have a "bawl" game of
• their own. The prize --a baby pacifier
or an all -day sucker—goes to the boy
who can bawl in the most realistic
fashion and for the longest time.
The girds can compete in the "run-
ning high 'squeal." They toe the line
and run to the tape as in regular
races. But here they all stop and
squeal. The girl who can squeal high-
est wins a prize.
"Standing high" jump" is for the
youngsters. Prepare plenty of dough-
nuts and tie to each a long length of
string. The doughnuts are then tied
to the low branches of a tree 'or tight-
ly stretched wire. Each child chooses
a doughnut and the umpire strings it
• up just out of its owner's reach, so he'
must jump to take a bite. A picnic
plate is given to each child in which
to catch not only the crumbs but usu-
ally the falling doughnut as well. The °
prize goes to the one who eats his
doughnut first. Every crumb roust. °
be licked off the plate and not once s
'must the doughnut be touched with
(the hands. A skipping rope makes e�
;fin excellent prize for a girl, a bonne- 1
' ing'ball for a boy.
While this is going cm, line up the c
"What a pretty little, girl!" som. Delighted, she ran toward .1
This l�entark hac! so often /sacked but the tiny figure at her side dr_
little Nettie Guard's ears that she her back.,
began 'CO realize than it must be a "Do not go near it," she said; "i
truth; and to feel rather" disappoint- is poison."
ed when she failed to hear it. . Then, Nettle shuddered..
instead of playing with other clai'- "Why' do you let it, grow?" she ask:-
dren, she would strut up and down ed again. '
before- diem like a little vneocic " as "'t i
p j a beautiful to the eye, .is it
though expecting then; to admire her.' not?" the fairy said, "It's deadly
She never passed a looking glass quai'ltles are hidden," '
without taking a sly peep, and often, Nettie walked on in silence.. Sed -
when alone, would stand a long time denly the whole air became laden with
before her mirror, admiring her own sweetest fragrance. Where could i
reflection. Nettie forgot that it is the conte from, She looked about her, bt
expression which gives to a face its the beauty of the garden lay bohin
greatest beauty, and at ;fist grew more her, She could find no majestic plant
proud and'disdainful, ' no queen -rose with, its thorn -armor
011e day, iii, the middle of stnner, When had site smelt anything so de
she wandered off alone into the woods', licious? The atmoslihere was almos
arid throwing herself down •by the intoxicating in its' sweetness.
side of a clear, running brook, on the She lobkecl at the fairy entreating
cool, green grass;. she leaned. over to ly, and in answer she pointed to the
find. her own face reflected in the ground,
water. Then she tools off her hat, Nettie stopped, and there, under her
and the long, golden curls fell about it. very feet, with their sweet less crush -
Her head' teltveryhot to -day, and ed out by her tread, all hidden under
her cheeks burned. She would have their green leaves, were myriads of
liked to bathe them'both, but she was! violets:
fearful of disarranging her hair,. sol. Overjoyed by her discovery, the lit
liked
lay still, looking in the brook and 'tie girl filled her hands, but no thorns
idly dreaming. Presently she saw, pricked her, and all the delicate, ex -
tripping up beside her the tiniest quisite fragrance remained,
little creature her eyes had over be "They are the loveliest things in all
held.
• i the garden!" she exclaimed, "And
She was dressed all in green, and you keep them hidden here?'
was scarcely taller than one of the "Nay! nay!" replied the fairy.
blades of grana. "They hide themselves. The retest
Nettie opened her eyes very wide, thing in flowers, as in humanity,' does
All her life-Iong she had had the. not find it necessary- to grow on tall
greatest desire to see a fairy, This stems, or flourish their virtues, but to
tiny creature could be nothing loss. 1 remember that they aro but parts of
"Good morning, 'Nettie!" she said, a great creation, and, abashed by their
in clear, distinct tones, though very own insignifieance, leave it for others
low and musical, to discover their charm.
"Good afternoon!" answered Nettie,] "The violet, in its nest of green,
not the least frightened, only very should be the type of childhood in its
much amazed. modest purity. It needs no thorn to
"True, it is afternoon!" replied the protect it, no poisonous exhalation to
fairy, laughing; "but with us it is make it shunted, no disagreeable oder
always morning. Will you not conic to teach us that its beauty goal no
and take a little walk with the?" 1 further than the face. Prom the mo -
Nettie sprang to her feet, delight- nient that it springs • pito birth, until
ed. How much taller 'lis was than .its little life is ended, it lives a lesson.
the fairy! She tossed leer head, too, Keep these you have gathered, my
that she might see the golden glean child, and remember that if God has
an her long, floating curls, but the given you beauty, the beauty of the
tossing hurt her, Por hal head aelred face is like the poison plant, to be
sadly, and the fairy•toolc no notice. ; shunned and avoided, without there is
Soon Nettie, for the moment, forgot added the beauty of the soul,"
herself, as she found herself in a most With these wards the fairy vanish-
boautiful garden, filed with exquisite ed, and Nettie found herself again on
dowers, - the banks of the stream and rubbing
Over one large, superb blossom Net- her eyes as though s11e had been
tie bent, delightedly, bet raised her asleep•
head in disappointment. The odor it Where were her violets? Her fingers
gave forth was positively disagree, were empty, but the subtle fragrance
able. ! still lingered. Her head was hot and
"Ohl Why do you have this s your burning, too, and it war ;with effort
garden?" she cried. , that she rose turd walked hone,
"Is it not handsome:?" questioned When she reached there, her moth -
the fairy, in answer. er looked very anxiously at her burn -
"Yes; but that is all1" said Nettie. Ing 011055s, and Nettie was glad to
'This time the fairy only slniled, get into the cool little bed prepared
Next time the little girl stopped he- for hos
fore a cluster of rosea. How very Poor little girl! It was the begin-
beautiful they woo, ,.find full of frag- Hing of a long illness, and when site
ranee, too! No" wonder that they rear- recuvored, all hu beautiful hair had
ed up their heads re proudly, as been shaved close to her head• but
t l
e Wo are right in the season now
when city coasins are hitting country,
t roads to get a thrill of speed or to go
"next to the ground,"Exhilaration:;
from the ]crisp air, or joy from the
beautiful sunshine, or perhaps poor
inooneh1ne, must be'expiessed in some
way. Exhilaration and joy ,usually
'aro expressed in action, in speed.
Therefore, rho gas is stepped on, or
the throttle puled down.
The other day, John and wife were
t out "taking the air." Mary said,
d "Why, John," you aro going forty
mile, and you know the law says only
thirty-five." And John, being con-
i servative, said, "Why, 1 didn't know T
4' was going at ells" But be lifted the
pressure with his font, ,out of con-
saderntion of Mary rather than the
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though asserting themselves queens Nettie did not regret it as she would
f the garden. Their petals were wet once have done, and when she grew
with derv, which .hone ]lice diamonds strong and well again, every one no-
n their soft, velvety surface of crime treed the great change in her. Every
on and gold,. one loved her, and soon her little play -
"May I pluck one?" asked Nettie, mates began to think how pretty Net -
and, on receiving permie ion, eagerly tie had grown; but. it was her un-
tended her little hand, but as quid,- selfishness and thoughtfulness for
y drew it back, torn and bleeding. others which lent to her beauty iia
The thorns had hurt it exueliy-...so chiefed: charm.
ruelly that tears sprang to her blue She knew now that she had been
men for the "standing broad grin."
oring hp. but she never forgot the lesson of
On the word "grin" every man does
ayes, and she turned away with quiv- only dreaming that day by the brook,
his best while the women judges go
around measuring the different widths'
with tape measures. Present the win-'
nee with a flag -decorated little card •
on which you have pasted the chorus'
of "There are smiles that make you of
happy."
To provide music for dancing, there d
Iis always the phonograph which can' ab
be carried in the car to your open-air
dance floor.
Next, she saw a lovely man: of Woe- the flowers,
War on House Flies Urged. Patchwork Designs,
"Now or. never" slimed be the motto Tire patchwork designs that are jaet
every housewife in these balmy now so much used for decorating cush-
ays in regard to killing house flies, ions, curtains and table runners, as
110 of the most annoying, disagree- well as aprons and tule dresses, oiler
le, and unsanitary household in- wonderful opportunities for the de -
sects, and a carrier of typhoid fever velopfng of ingenuity and skill in the
and other disenses. children:
On the farm, most of the flies breed Pieces from the scrap bag furnish
round the barns, This fact can be material. At first it is best to use a
capitalized in poisoning them. An paper pattern and carefully follow
ffectivo 1)010011 can be made and paint -directions, using a very plain and
ed or swabbed on the ,side of the barn. Simple design such as a cat, goose or
Iies will then be killed in enormous large flower.
uantities. A good poison can be made When the chid has learned to cut
this purpose by mixing one taU]a out the design, baste Untie the odges
spoonful of lead arse.nite, white arse neatly aizd &aw it smnnthly to the gni'-
nic, or Paris green with one pint of m3110, it is good practice to begin n1aIc-
syrup. to ing designs of her awn. These should
Fly traps tire also effective if the first be drawn on' paper• Then pat -
proper bait is used. The most attrac terns m1150 be cut. Older persons than
tive bait for a fly trap is,bread and children find this interesting,
1111lk slightly sweetened with sugar.
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Striking illustration of die triumph of will over physical handicap is
this s:.teet worker in London, With oils hand he weaves designs which have
won universal acciaini from critic3
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Of: ail the poisons for killing flies, Orean and White Salad.
formaldehyde is probably the best of This toothsome salad is available to
all. By diluting a cup of milk with a nearly every .family that. lives on the
cup- of water, sweetening with a little farm and will prove to be an eppe-
brown sugar, and adding two table- tits coaxer.
spoons of ordinary commercial formal- Two cups- cottage cheese, 2'thap.
dehyde, a very attractive and highly minced sweet onions, Sar cup minced
poisonous elope is rustle for flies, but it watercress. • 1
should be kept away from children. The young onions of the. garden 11107
An effective self-feeding poisoner a1s+o be used, Bend these ingredients,
can. he made by filling a glasotumbler well acid form patties and serve on a'
:full of this same poiscn, then placing lettuce leaf: ' A dash of paprika i111 -
a piece, of blotting paper on a saucer proves it.
end inverting the saucer over the turn -
bier,
and finally, holding the .saucer
down tightly, quickly turning the tnni-
leer over,- The solution will gradually
feed ,out into the saucer, •
The element of feed that you pay
for in buying dairy feeds ie protein --
•used :for building muscle and for malt-
ing the •eurd- of milk. Protein' is the
most expensive part of the dairy cow's
To remove ration'. Alfalfa hay containe lots of
paint from p owe, curt protein, and if you 'feed alfalfa, you
vator shoves, and till new 'implements can cut do -we -your feet] dealer's bi11s,
before uoing, nolhnigis hatter than,
He who relies upon "luck" in the
scrubb!ng with shone; bet lye water• care., of hens 11as missed his calling.
An old broom can be used.. Don't get Success does not depend n
the lye' water on the haecis, or on the p pen luck,
paint of the imnpernene-just 011 the The: founclatien of" success lies in
shovels. the breeding stock. •
When. we Attain a speed and keep
it, we. become accustomed to it. It is
commonplace; it gives no thrill until
something happens, and then there
are real thrills and often serious con-"
sequences.
An investigation shows that five-
eighths of the accidents are caused by
Careless driving, and' one-eighth each
by faults of others than drivers, faulty
equipment, and faulty highway con-
ditions.
Faults of drivers means lack of
judgment on their :part. Even some
of the other kind oe accidents might
have been prevented if good judgment
had been used. A good driver uses
judgment as a guide in driving in-
stead of sensation 0r em001011. With
the increasing number of autos on
the roads more judgement is needed
than ever.
Uses for Old Stockings.
There are many uses for old stoclt=
ings, To make a child's drawers, cut
feet from one pair of stockings, Finish
the lower ends with roll hem, crochet,
or if garinent is to be short, facing
and elastic nlay be used. Slaslc the
upper ends deep enough to form body
of drawers, join two stockings here,
leaving several incites anstitched, and
in this space set a diamond-shaped
gusset to male the crotch mora roomy,
The top may be finished with a band
or with hieing' and elastic.
Wooten often use stocking legs for
arch and sleeve protectors waren work-
ing about the farm. They are usually
worn as "half handers"—most of the
hand being exposed -n1i1 unprotected.
Very little stitching on the machine
is required to sew in €t thumb, round
off the end and presto, you have a
pair of work gloves 01' 1110re properly
speaking, mittens.
One farm woman basted worn stock-
ing legs over her husband's sleeves
when he read some unusually dirty
work to do, and when the work -shirt
sleeves were beyond mending, .Elastic
at the upper edge of the protector
will hrdd it firmly in place.
The better parts of old hose, - when
pieced together, will make warm com-
fort tops,
Several thicknesses of even very
badly worn stockings form excellent
pads for holders.
Tho material in white cotton hose is
very nice for wash cloths, and may
be trimmed or used pain.
Cut into continuous strips, which
are sewed as any other carpet rage
are sewed, old hose make good cro-
cheted or woven rug,,.
And finally those that are too badly
worn for any other use will bo found
to make the best of mops.
Corn Silage and Sweet Clover
Silage.
To find the comparative vale of
corn silage and sweet clover sl ;60
was the object of an experiment car-
ried out at the CentralExperimental
Farm. The results ere given in the
1924 report of the Dominion Animal
Husbandman, distributed by tile 1'::b-
lications Branch of the Federal Dept
of Agrieultui.•e. - From n mile produc-
tion standpoint sweat. clover .f:ago
did not prove to be the equal of corn
silage. It produced, however, 11301'0
fat from the same qu'iria:ty of mi:k. It
may prove a good substitute for cont
silage where the climate in not so
suitable for the tatter.
The Phantom Horse.
On a clear, frosty mornln-g, last
spring, on walking ont over the pas-
ture, I noticed our 0:11 10111:y enure
sunning 1herse:f. By the time I , ,.,.c•ii-
od her, the frost had dis,lr wart 2 from
the ground all around 1 r Evidently
she had been standing notion -me for
ha:f an hour or Iong�r, for when she
moved, there was her 011 -ane, a'
"altadow" etched in frost clee l3' to be -
seen on the ground;, IL rens perfect in
every detail, . ears tie:it try pointed,
fetlocks and foretop, 0cen ,110 rep a r-
ate strands• of hate on the 53t,:o-11 of
the tail. -_Mrs 13._1r.
Fear of the i310ry fog rolling
In.'f)'o n the sea.
Through nr7 mother and her mother
It came to ole.
Love of a vessel oleavhig
The reetleSe.eon,
Frorr•my father and 11s 1'atttor
It came to me.
Borghild Lundberg Lee.
Books, like people,'sbeuld not only
be respected; they shaui'd he loved.
—Ian Hay