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THE PLOUGH
IQrly a plough! So old and yet so
nesvl Have you ever 'considered its
romantic story and its place in our
Canadian life?
Since tile •first dawe (if civilization,
the plough has been regarded as the
emblem, the great central figure and
type of agriculture and, indeed, of
civilization itself.
Its origin takes us 'hack to that re-
gion in Egypt where nature herself
instructed the slow hand and ,brain of
man to 'advance just a little further
than her own lessons. The only river
in the world whose flood was highly
favorable to the irrigation of the soil
'twits the ,Nelle.
)Egypt. with her unique geographic-
al conditions, was the home of the
I first 'civilized community and.the fos-
ter mother of many other institution,.
The early Egyptian knew how to
grow cotton for 'hie clothes, ,acid grain
and legumes for his food. He had
'found out, further, how to breed
plants, to 'better their variety and he
understood the seasons. ft is even
possible that he had a dim perception
of crop rotation.
iProbably the unit garden tool of
prehistoric •riven was nothing ,more
than a crooked stick with which he
picked and hacked at the soil until it
was broken end pulverizer[ enough
for planting. To draw 'this primitive
plough, slaves and draft horses were
used. Thus 'the labor of man, who is
ever 'trying to find Out how to accom-
plish desired ee:su'lts with less effort
on his part, became somewhat less
burdensome.
Su important was the plough that
it was adopted as a symbol in the
first Egyptian 'alphabet! A visitor re-
eeotly •was surprised, upon examining
an obelisk, to discover the symbol of
a plough. He states further that 'all
attc 'i
of a 'ehere arose a .great -clatter of
straining animals
and shouting mese.
I saw a team of white oxen drawing
a plough, trilling the 'field around the
Obelisk. 1 looked from the fifteenth
centiuxy B.C. hieroglyphic to the
twentieth-century A!D. .plough and
hack again. They were identical. Ov-
er three thousand years had passed
but agricultural machinery had stood
Mill' in part '
this pa o f the e world.'Egypt
was preparing the :soil as she had
done in the days of the Pharaohs. A
whole world of progress had ,been
born in the meanwhile. But agricul-
ture
gric c1tare in Egypt, at least, had revivified
unchanged and unchanging while the
world moved om"
Of all the operations on the farm,
Ploughing is by far the most import-
ant. Here it is that the earliest int
prove ants of modern .agricultural
nteehaaaics have been 'dis.Played. The
oriental 'plough, with its primitive
construction, in which plough share,
beam and handle were one •stick, Is a
contrast to the modern 'Canadian
plough with its eight or more parts.
What a marvellous evolution we find
in ploughs as we contrast an Eastern
ox to today's sulky plough with its
seat for the driver, or the great trac-
tor engine with chilled stee'1 shares or
diked
‘.The .Man with the Hoe" has been
ilttntnrtalized in poetry and painting.
,Like the ploughman made historic by
the Master of Men. the Canadian
ploughntan, too. meet be forward-
looking, with a positive definite goal
at the end of •the• furrow.
"Behind the ii'lou:;4t" has been thy
"study .of rtdltiusand . tflere youth
thirties its long. long thoughts, dream.
its dreesea,. (Old men see visions of
l'emnrrow" :I here they think and
thank and work! if we caul the roll of
great men, we 'wild not 'snit'f at 'those
whir fellow- the plough. Statistics
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Perm -foo
Shaw than dU' per cent of the great
men collie from the farm or obscure
villages and that 715 per cent receive
their education from schools never
heard of until their illustrious sons
made them famous.
In the sixteenth century, a cherish-,
ed dream of '"Old England" was ful
!fitter1 ss-lle:n the New Te,tanterrt wasl''
translated into English and trade av-
ailable for the "boy wito follows the
plough.. In the same century, the
P lnuglicrs, theepitome of .work form-
ed a popular topic for religious dis-
Coilthi.. Idleness found no part in
their lives as it would make thrill
strangers to the seasons and they
would thus step out of life'. prores-
sioat. Work, to uteri, was leve made
visible. And there is no time of the
year lint that the iPlotighers have
plenty to do. Diversity of work and
variety of offices are theirs!
'1'lney
plough, till, furrow, ridgeAgain, har-
row and clot!
April 26, 21638, was a red letter day
in 'Canadian history, for then a plough
was used, ,for .the ,first time, at ,Queb-
ec. Some historians claim that it was
drawn by oxen and driven by 'Guil-
:la!ume Cauillard, the son-in-law of
Louis (Herbert; but Benjamin Suite
asserts that the plough was a hand-
cfrivee one directed by Widow Her-
bert herself, What an' honor or a
French-Canadian woman to be the
rfies•t one to plough in Canada! At any
rate, the plough began its work ,that
day and the history of Canada, as a
result, was changed. In the East,
North and Golden West that piokogh
and its successors have turned. aver
I11b3;2160 QS0 acres of new forest land
and prairies; late. workable soil.
It is estimated that 5513,11517;"119A ac-
ree can he utilized for cropping, or for
pasture. At present the total areri an -
der ,field crops and pasture is about.
64;000,000 acres or abort fifteen per
cent.
Wheat occupied the largest individ-
ual area with 24,11137700 acres in 19.35
compared with 2l3,985.00O in 1034.
Oats came next with 1'4,096,200 acres
compared with h3,713OAS00 acres in
31834, and barley third with 3,866,300
acres against 34112;5010.
,1'e'r11ae,, you may he Willi tlt•ritlg
lion many ploughs are being used in
Canada in '1036? The last census, ru
Walt revealed that there were 738014
farm,: 112,3126 fzunilies joined the great
army of plant^hers between !October.
the first. 1913.0 and :January .31, .1033,
Slave that time thon:antls have gone.
:nick to the land! Someday. 1 hope
that with ,this preliminary infornra-
tiouyon will he able t., expel-ice/VP
the thrill of solving •this lrohlc•,n for
yourself,
Behind ,the plough i= a very fortun-
ate place to work these days. Bards
workiug;, intelligent people stri ring
!mild tt ,future for t!u'n,selve, could
nut do hitter time join that increas-
ingly large army of the "always" nt-.
1,1oyed, fire are assured of a M t,
try of security. at all t111te,.
pone the ,proceeeion of the seasons
and. as an heir of the ages, 'pia'nee the
plough again in the soil. How eagerly
he anticipates those fascinating and
helpful "matte/425"; they •art; days of
profit and happy memory!
Then, after rn'any days of constant
ploughing, as in ecu centeteiee past. the
wild has been tamed, the ceaseless ef-
forts of INIature to dun 'bank toher
tangled +.r creepine gras-ses and ether
tank 'ecd; hitt !1-1.n quelled for an-
other season 'alt.i Canaria is, flue -to
the plough, again .m lar way to tind
ntan his food.
"The plough 1) :n 11ntt•warfi re 10d'
111s weary was >me not until the .cnr-
fess hoe tolled the 'knell of parting
day and the d'ay's work is done. Then.
be and his plough rest awhile. Every
real farrier (marl, his plough; it is
vers dear to .him, With this weapon
a n vic-
tories
ha gained his most important t
e P
and as a precious heirloom, he
passes plough on to his son or Gue-
cesar. It is rusted with the 'blood of
many att acre and !begrimed with the
dust of many a hard-faugiht (field.
As 'long as the ,,'lough 'functions,
the Canadian (farmer is adequately
nrmed l
ATLANTSC LINERS
(Continued from' Page Two)
steer a direct erucic from A. C. I.. V.
to Bishop Rock the crossing would
be reduced by some 3150 miles; 'hut
each a course would .Paas through the
dangerous area, dust gaff Newfound-
land, where powerful currents meet
and where a temperature of 170 de-
grees Centigrade may be found in the
water while the atmasp'itere is below
zero. Hot water and cold air usually
produce low visibility, if not fog, quite
apart from tate rough seas to which
Kipling entitles. This area is avoided
by fixing the points at or near the fif-
tieth meridian, in such ,position' that
the ships steering thereto may depend
upon comparative freedom from fog
and ice.
The 1.'. S. Hydrographic Office is-
sues a Pilot chart at frequent inter-
vals, showing tate lane in use and to
remain in u.e until farther notice.
The chart give, in compact form
much helpful information as to where
and to what extent shipping ha= been
ineonernit•llel by storms and fogs
daring the corresponding month in
previous years. Red lines indicate the
truck; of cyclonic stnrnls, whticlt have
reference numbers giving a key to in-
rliyirinal dates and l,laces of origin,
Blue lines show- where fog has been
found in the pasta
'During February ilf this year a
large area southeast of Newfoundland
had fog, far '19 clays out of the 211,
lint farther wet his proportion fe11
to ton day, out of 2,5, The point cur
the fiftieth meridian, to which all nau-
eenecr liners steer is ti,,ed just out-
side the nin,'-dac •sew:,. and is used by
all sbh)pi,ra (I:1.111, the month unless,
of 5nnreie an aiter:Mo•e is made by
radia,
PAGE SEV
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TIME MARCHES ON
Rertntly rs cleaning up on old attic,
a bund,' of newspapers was found, brown
with age. Amongst. them win a Sony of
The Buffalo Illustrated Express' of
July 1311;, 1901, In which under the
caption Some Toronto Gossip' an
interesting article appears. p
ft le headed Tent Hospitals for Con-
sumption Patients", and is evidently a
press despatch from Toronto, reading.—
'In a very short time it tent hospital
for the treatment of consumption patients
will be established", It goes an to state
that the selection of a site was causing
=eh difficulty; that the proposal of a
consumption hospital came from halfa
dozen City physicians, some of whorl
were willing to donate their services free
of charge because of the great need of
having some place for those aultering
from the White Plague, without travelling
far from Toronto.
vinetel Meodical Officertofthe
Hthen
a th,:PDr.
ryce; it was proposed to have nearly a
dozen tents, some for cooking,. Others for
sleeping, and the first of such tents were
to be borrowed from the Militia De-
partment.
This proposal was made lust three years
before the Toronto Hospital ter Con-
sumptives was established and doubtless
viae instigated by a marked change ist.
public opinion as to the curability of
tubereaiosts, forced by the success
attained at tate little hospital In Muskoka
Which had been erected by the National
Sanitarium Association some eight years
earlier, the first hospttat for the treatment
of tuberculosis in Canada.
Looking hack to those early days when
vas$ed s were open' housed
front in
shacks,
tendin their own tires, helping with the
prepare n of food, carryingwater from
centra puma and other chores, one In
tempted to think that the cure was
almost worse than the disease.
What an evolution there has beeut
Take the Muskoka and Toronto Hos-
Mpitals for Consumptives and. the Queen
ary Hospital for Consumptive Ohildreu
SS models of present day sanatoria, With
their great buildingsecientiftcally eaulp-
ned andadequately staged, where
skilled medical.. and surgical treatment
may be given. accompanied by expert
cursing rare.
Of Course, such service is costly and
'hese hospitals trust have help in caring.
for the tuberculous poor, That is why.
YOU are asked to contribute. Will you
please send your gift to National Sani-
tarium Association, :223.'Oollege .Street,
Toronto,
h
A Nigerian district officer, Sinding
is steward unsatisfactory, discharged
im, Tom asked for a reference, so
the district officer gave him the
ollowing:
"Torn has been my steward for '10
mouths. He says he wants a good
berth. Anyone who is looking for a
food steward should give - Toni a
wide tine."
Lady: "I want to 'buy a suit ail tile.
installment ,plan."
!Dealer: "Can you give any refer-
ences?"
Lady: "Yes, indeed. 'l'ite' lastdeal-.
er I bought one from will he glad to
tell you that there wasn't a single
spot on the dress when be took it
hack." ..
fix a talisman. the plough 1nn ti n- 1 _,•
d in pioneer days, The tii.nie,, s(
li Val:' tt is -a log rabid, h:: ',can; 3
,sato of xcu; his plough had a woo,{ ,
m,41 hoard, Ant 'his 1135',
scith a yoke of nun ,r as In acre
land! -flus Mune plough nat. a tic that
bound the farmers together. for only
i.nr, hammered sett tine villa:;r hlacrti-:
smith's anvil, was deemed nec'e'ssary
in a community. 1
Those pioneer:, sakes wt*ro •'olir
;1liuu conscript. kept stn their
eouraer, faith end I tyaity :aitii!
ltan'rl,hall- iInd to:tested itrt•:t:t f.tr.
wards never doubting- that clouds
lr x11d 'creak!'" • !Menet them teiliee
hand, they threw the torch; it is tae¢
dtny of tot mourn farmer to hoid'
it hie'hI
That agricultural' succession utast,
at all casts, he. ,maintained for agricul-
ture is Canada's basic fndutry. .\•t
the ,present titer ;tbout .il: r.'r cent of
ern population arc tillin: the :oil.
On1 avert' 1160 ea:ini1311 ,.'meley'c;i
Canadians, 129 are farmers. It is 51,11 -
.known that this combined '0'rtyheart"
and 'tGreafheart experiences Jnnrin-
non,, :hard 'work and small ,ains. The
ideal of equality with otter classes
must be tnaintained, 1.1t ,r all. the
modern farmer is carrying too much
excess baggage and much of this
trust be forthattit ditc;tcd. He must .
he unfettered en that he may prou+l-
ly discharge e Mia work ief aiding; in a
great creative work for the epitotniaea
the necessities of life!
Unfortunately, the plight of the
farmer has been more • erious during
the,pa;t few years than in any,fornter
ones, This is not only ,because lite is
Amore dependent shah ever upon re-
mote citizens 'who .must be able Ito
buy his products if he is to survive
lint also he is much fess sufficient in
the .old pioneer sense of the word.
'Tlie fancier realizes now that it is the
speed of the machine -which 'saves -
hint lintel, time, cheapens his product
and checks the caprice of climate, but
it is also "spend" that ruins his mar-
ket 'by bringing perishable prodatcts
from the ends of the earth:
Yet the fanner 'keeps an plou,gleine!
Delighted is he when the symphony
of spring is ,heralded , 'for then - he
Chance E rIr life Given
ario' Children
By
_ m '� al For ick t the , re
Ptarilv'-:as EniiienIie 'i4'•'
rnim741.. Province of
a6 �)P' of i'4� Gi'S,'an
Eva>ry Via For 62 if
Ln:• - "etre out of the dal"t ages..
mem; air rateesie (Pounces :;!is)
ep, ,.lree , (? ieete hum"e
R.at: act.i rue;, old and yours satyr
iwei er i , l.r-.•all were hit,
Anpeatin.y, .es:. c nrniee. ct.,kir,C
:ere tee:-•. expected. the horror
cn••eac. By late AoCtiat an enilsrelo
n+34nr m'nnorttnne 5505 wit1' as.
• Schnol npeninz Rai noii)i 'ea over
great am Portion of Ontario. Children
arced before !bee emits' be rtt-S'.e.-t to
hr,c.lf tai^,
Nearly every parent in the Pro-
vince was concerned and took what
nreeautions seemed .best to have
children avoid contacts which might
hang the ghastly plague to them,
Pitt mystery still' shrouds the way
n which ih 0, d e'st disease is.soread.
Then. the troy. Lang berame front-
n:lye news. to all Ontario there
wet'e only three Iron Lungs avail-
able, Telephano enquiries: to Boston
-•nd w1',,treal manufacturers pro-
duced the indefinite- promise that
MIAYrBE in ten days or two weeks
n rmild ho chinned.
But caildren were in danger, lives
were at state, IRON LUNGS were
needed at once. So the officials and
tiff nI Tito Hospital for Sick.Chil
, e n deeirle9- to build IRON LUNGS.
t.-n.21ve
In lets than eight hours, a crude
but 'work abid .,.wooden .lune was
Jnisher! Inas than 30 rnmiites before
the dr>ctor he'd c,'<id a little patient
would :die nnles§ a respirator enuld
ria sr,w dnei,
Four more iron; Len gs (wonder: in
.k sen and operation) were rustled.
re completionmen many..days. En-
lhnsrd• workmen:: gave up Saturday.
Sunday and the Labor Day holiday
to fabricate the steel shapes and
naris undr he dirartinn of Hospital
lffirials.
Th,se machines went into
•, 'ant service.
The Provjhetat Dcpertinent of
Health then asked that twenty-three
more IRON. LUNGS be built with
all possibly speed, so that children
;tom. every part of the Province
it :;:at he provided the only possible
.•e for lite do.ohe the later
the disci -r.
I'hu-
was the este: ;t'tiey met y
l'he Hnsn:tnl for Sielc Children When
mato: lives were at stake; There
thnirrnt of expense o, human
1i'ni'at'nn'. The tub hnd tobe done.
and syn= done deeeltc the fact that
it meant night and day service far
m'nt•. manse W0"15
But this is lust typical,01 the ser•
vice The Hospital for Sick reindeer
011 rendered Inc over 60 +ears,
Every hour of every day and Leigh:
some emeegencv must he rnet. 'Che
life of a child. precious to some
famihv, is at stake. it is only when -
rimers of similar cases occur at the '
Same time that the work becomes
"news." and can be called to the
ntteutien of the public by the press
in a spectacular manner. Neverthe-
less. the work goes on hour after
hour until the days and months ane
vears total decades of service to the
needy children of the Province. -
Every emergency situation creates
costs which mountup far beyone
the normal provisions of government
and municipal grants. But, unlike,
most other hospitals, The Hospital
for Sick Children has no large group
of Private Mrard beets from which to
draw extra revenue which can be
apnilefl to Public ,Ward service.
PuOverblic W400ards. of the 420 beds are fin
No help is received from the fund
collected by the Toronto l'ederation
for'Cnmmunity Service. as patients
are taken from all over the Province
Sintk and crippled children must
130 given medical attention and hos-
nitaf err nn matter what their cfr-
cutnstanc^ Nn. me '.would deny: them-
Ih.c richt
This worthy institution has lust
acid" l'tc aminal Christmas appeal
fur fendfn t. theo enapastble.ifs work to be
ennt;nned in Oust: as effective s man
rnr ?5
Ti --ca who hove investigated all
n rnr 111h The Rospital for Sick
Cl ilS'•cr mo'co. .most careful its, of
rh ti.-hlr d Ins and beQrae.era--
a wnr11-' 'l rerr•3nttion for cffi-
rienry and ee,nnm;caf operation has
hrrn f?aCnCd
rnnt1 n
Ynur s•should be nailed to the
Anneal Secretary. The Hospital for
Pilar Children, 67 College: street To -
A chance for health and happiness
is the greatest possible Christmas
sift to chtla'heete