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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-08-16, Page 2f#, D, McTAOO,AIrit 114. D, MaTAG4A07 McTaggart art Bros. Q -- BAN FIR'S ---e 11 i3IENERAIa BANIC1NO SUSI- NESS TRANSACTED. . NOTES MISCOUNTED, DRAFTS ISSUED. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE- POSITS, SALE wags ^Ulir CHASED, 17. T..19ANCB NOTARY PUBLIC), CONVEY- ANCER, D'INANCIAL, R14AV ESTATE AND FIRE INS -DE- ANCE AGENT, REPRESENT- ING EPRES EN?ING 14 FIER INSUB.ANCU COMPANIES. DIVISION' CO UHT CFPI Cr, CLI NTO 1Y. W. URFDONB, BARRISTER, sonaTO& NOTARY PUBLIC, ETO, Office- Sloan BEoetl •CLINT0:1 U. 0. CAMERON R,O.. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR,, CONVEYANCER, ETO. Office ea Albert Street oceuped be Mr. "limper. Itr Clinton on every Thursday,: and on any day for which as- pointments are made. Office hours from] 9 a.m. to a p.m„ A good vault in connection with the office. Office open ..every weekday. Mr. Hooper will make any appointments for Mr.. Cameron. cu anus R. HALED. Conveyancer, Notary Pehlke, Commissioner, Rte. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Limier of ,Marriage Licenses HURON STREET, - CLINTON DRS. GUNN & GANDIER Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Edin. Dr, J. C. Gaudier, B.A., M.B. Office Hours: -1.80 to 3.30 p.m., 7.30 to 9.00 p.m. Sundays 12.80 to 1.80 pan. Other hours by appointment only, Office and Residence -Victoria St. DR. C. W. THOMP.SON PHSYlreleeeriel;'fs'URGEON, ETO. cclai attention Siren to eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eyes earefully examined and mut- able glasses prescribed. Office and residence: 9 doors west of the Commercial Hotel, Enron S6, GEOiIGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County et Huron. Correspondence promptly answered, • Immediate arrangements can be made for Salt t Data at The !leve -Record, Clinton, er by calling Phone 18 on 15 Chargesmoderato and eatisfactioa guaranteed. We'vehot maforDIG C0111 tde Wosuldtake like it quite it hot a few for yon Wove made it hot for a lot of folks who were Iooking for satisfactory coal, and if you will place your spring order With us, we would be pleased to eve you the good coal and two thousand pounds to the ton. A. J. to9lovioay, Clanton A first-alass.bedrootn stilt° for private sale, as well as other articles of furni, tura at Residence on Ontario St, The MoKillo Mutual al Fire Insurance Clow , pony Head office, Seaforth, Ont, DIRECTORY President, Janes Connolly, Goderich; Vice., James Evans, Beechwood;, Sec. -Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Sea - forth. Directors: George McCartney, Sea. forth; D. F. McGregor, Seaforth; J. G. Grieve, Walton; Wm. Rine, Sea - forth;:' 114. McEwen, Clinton; Robert Ferries, Harlock; John Bennoweir, Brodhagen; Jas, Connolly, Goderich, Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W. Yeo, Goderich; Ed. Iiinchley, Seaforth; W. Chesney, Egmondville; R. G. Jar- muth, Brodhagen. Any money to bepaid in may be paid to Moorish Clothing Co., or at Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Clinton, Parties desiring toeffect insurance. or transact other business will be, promptly attended to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their reepective post office. Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the scene. 0'4141 ni -TIME TABLE. Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV. Going East, depart 7.88 a,m. d 0 " 2,68 p.m, Going West, ar, 11.10, dp. 11,17 a.m,, " " ar', 5,68, dp, 0,46 p,m, rt „ depart 11,18.tn, P LOND01c7, HURON . & BRUCE DIV, Going South, toe 7.38, dp. 7.50 p,m, " " depart ' 4.1 .5 pan, Going 3lottll, at, 10,80 dp, 11,10 a.m, Poing North, depart 4.40 p,m, News - Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. Terms of eubsoripUon-$1 per year, in advance; 81.50 may be charged if not so paid. No paper Alden. tinned until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- lisher. 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However, steers receiving more than a maintenance but less than a full -feed ration make no more economical gains when put upon full feed than steers which have already been on full feed. Whenever beef advances in price a demand goes out for action that will stop the slaughter of young ani- mals, Since the reason always given for high-priced meats is the decreas- ing number of beef animals, it would seem the wise' thing to bring more beeves to maturity. And 80 legisla- tures and congress debate the &dvlsr ability of prohibiting the killing of calves under a given age. Would such action bring the desired results? Would the passing of veal from our tables make meat any cheaper? Would an' order to • the farmer to mature his calves stimu- late him to raise beef or would it re- sult in his selling oil his dairy or feeding fewer animals than ever? In all probability the latter is ex- actly what would happen. The milk business and raising "calves are in- compatible. The milk that calves use is also needed by milk consumers, many of whom are babies. Arid so the calves must go. There is an- other reason why the farmer knows better what to do with his youn,y animals than the public, or even the legislator. It takes pasture and feed to ma- ture beef. Every successful dairy- man is using all his land to feed his cows. If he were compelled to feed' calves he could keep fewer cows and beef would be grown at tile cost of a scarcity in milk, More calves should be gtown to maturity. There le no 'doubt of that, But legislation prohibiting the killing,. of young animals .is not the way to increase the supply of beef animals. During the summer while cows are in pasture or on green crops a -bid-, anted ration can be maintained by combining with the green fend the following concentrated feed mixture recommended for summer feeding: Three hundred pounds wheat bran, two hundred pounds gluten feed, one him - deed pounds hominy, corn -meal or ground oats. Mixed wheat feet] may e used in place of wheat bran, Moro glutoe fright well be added to the com- bination When cows aro carefully watched, Sorvos Him Right. "'4 our brother lies the earache," "It serve's l,irti right," answered the Mat boy's dieter. "Teacher ]has told him time and again ha ought not to Isley the OM by tar'." • <*G%,%'t..A+•;': �MY+Md�udr.;'J.'4ii'!A CanducCed by Professor Henry G. Bell. EM" The object of thfe department Is to .place et the service of our farm readers the advice of an •aeknowl• edged authority en all subJacte pertaining to soils and crops. Address altquestlone to Professor Henry 0. Bell, to care of The Wilson PybtishIng Cceepeny, Limited, TO. ronto, and answers will appear In this column In the order In which they are received, As space is limited It advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary, that Henry: ` a etamped.and addressed envelope he enciosed'I9th the Henry (', Bell, question, when'tho answer will be malted direct, Question-I3,S,S.:-Con I SOW sCh1 phosphate with a force feed grain drill? It has. no fertilizer s,ttachnent but 1 thought- possibly it might work, Answer: -You can sow acid phos- phate with a force feed seed drill if the acid phosphate is dry and finely ground. Such a method of applica- tion would not „.flow you to sow but a very light application. Bevery care- ful to thoroughly clean out' anti on the drill after tree. for acid phosphate sow- ing, otherwise, the metal part will rust. If you have a lime spreader I would advise`,your spreading the acid phosphate with this implement, and then thoroughly work it into the soil by disking and harrowing. This will give a better application than apply- ing acid phosphate through the seed- ing eeding attachment of the seed drill. Question-J.B.S.:-I have eighteen acres of oats. I intend to sow wheat after oats. The -field is somewhat run. I have plenty of marl near the river. Would it pay me to top -dress the wheat with marl? If so, how ranch to the acre? Would it.be all right to spread with a shovel? Soil isn't heavy nor light. Answer: -Would advise you, after the land is plowed, to top -dress it with Marl at the rate of about two tons to the acre. If you leave a liphe spread- erand the marl is dry, after ',it has been pulverieed it can be spread with the lime spr4ader to best f,dvantage, You can spread it fairly well with a shovel but 'a will not get it suffici- ently evenly 'distributed.' Afterthe lime has been spread work it into the ground by thoroughly disking at least a week before the wheat is .planted. At the time of sowing wheat I would advise adding 200 to 000 pounds of fertilizer to the acre in Order to give the young crop a vigorous start. The fertilizer should contain from 2 to 8 per cent. ammonia, 8 to 12 per cent, phosphoric acid and from 1 to 2 per cent. potash would be valuable if it can be obtained. This fertilizer can be applied at the time the wheat is sown or spread in the sane way as is advised for lime and worked into the soil thoroughly just before the wheat is sown. If the grain is seeded to a mikture of glover and grass seed the addition of the marl will make the soil sweet in reaction and the fertilizer will have a very beneficial effect in insuring a good stand of grass. KEEP THE POTATOES GROWING Notes on the Cultivation of This Valuable Crop and How to Protect It From Its Enemies. 'Many are growing potatoes in Canada this year, for the first titre and, as a result of the greatly increas- ed number of growers the crop will probably be greatly increased. But to insure a good crop there must be an abundance of moisture in the soil and the tops must be protected from in- sects and disease. CULTIVATION: -The soil uhoilld be kept cultivated with the cultivator or hoe until the tops meet sufficiently to shade the ground. As most of the tubers develop in the three or four inches of soil nearest the surface, and as the tubers will not develop well in dry soil, quite shallow cultivation is desirable at this season of the year. In soil which is dry there may be good development of tops but there will be few tubers. The roots in such cases have gone down deep into the soil to obtain moisture but the tuber -bearing stems, which are quite different from the root system, do not develop well. Where the soil is a loose, sandy loam, hilling is not necessary and may be ilijuelous, as the soil dries out more than if left on the level. In heavy soils it is desirable to hill the pota- toes as it will loosen the soil and the tubers will be shapelier than when the ground is left level. When there is. sufficient rainfall and moisture in the soil hilling is likely to give best re- sults in all kinds of soil as the soil will be looser anddthe tubers cstn push' through it readily. As a great de- velopment of tubers takes place dur- ing the cooler and usually moister weather of the latter part of summer, it is very important to keep the plants growing well until then. In one ex- periment it was 'shcwn that during the � month of September there was an in-' crease of 119 bushels of potatoes per' acre. PROTECTION OF POTATO TOPS FROM INSECTS: -It is very import- ant to prevent the tops of potatoes from being eaten by insects, particu- larly by the Colorado Potato Beetle. The old "bugs" do not do much harm to the foliage, as a rule, and usually the plants are not sprayed to destroy these, although the fewer there are to lay eggs the less difficulty 'there will be in destroying the young ones. These begin to eat rapedly soon after hatching, and close Veatch should be kept so that the vines may be spray- ed before much harm is done. Paris green kills more rapidly thitri arsenate of lead but does not adhere so well, and in rainy weather it is desirable to have something that will stay on the leaves so that they will be protected until it stops raining and thus prevent the tops being eaten, At the Central Experimental Farm a mixture of Paris green and arsenate of lead is used in the proportion of 8 ounces Paris green, 11,4 pounds paste arsenate of lead (or 12 'ounces dry arsenate of lead) to 40 gallons of water in order to get tl.e advantage of both poisons. It may be that it -is not convenient to get both poisons when either 12 ounces of Paris green. or 3 pounds paste arsenate of :cad (or 11,5 pounds 'ry 't.. c,.t..' • of lead) to 40 gallons water could be used, or In smaller quantities, say 1 ounce Paris green to 8 gal:ens or 3rr( ounces paste arsenate of lead oe half that quantity of dry to 3 gal- lons of water. An experiment con- ducted for six year's at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, showed that, on the average, where the tops were sprayed to kill "bugs", the yield was 186.9 bushels per acre, while whenthe tops were not sprayed and allowed to be eaten, the yield was only 98.2 bushels per acre. It is desirable not to stop with one weer- ing which usually does not kill all the bugs but to spray several times, if necessary, so that as little foliage as possible is eaten, PROTECTION OF THE POTATO PLANTS FROM LATE BLIGHT AND ROT: -In some years the crop of potatoes is much lessened by the Late Blight disease and when rot fol- lows little of the crop may be left. It is, therefore, very desirable to pre- vent this disease from spreading. This is done by keeping the plants covered with Bordeaux mixture from about the first week of July, or before there is any ,sign of the disease, until September. Sometimes the first ap- plication of Bordeaux mixture is made before the potato beetles are all killed when the poison''tor them may be mix.• ed with the Bordeaux. While the.,dis- ease isriot very gad every year it is well to be prepared. There was an average increase per -year of 94 bushels of potatoes from spraying with Bordeaux mixture in three years. The formula for Bordeaux mixture, for potatoes is 6 pounds copper sul- phate or bluestone, 4 pounds freshly slaked lime to. 40 gallons of water. While the blpestone will dissolve more quickly in hot water; if it is not con- venient to get this, it may be sus- pended over night in a cotton bag in a wooden or earthen vessel containing four or five or" more gallons of water. The lime should be slacked in another vessel and before mixing with the cop- per sulphate solution should be strain- ed through coarse sacking or a fine ,sieve. The. copper sulphate solution is now put into a barrel, if it has not already been dissolved in one, and en- ough water added to half fill the bar - •el; should the slaked lime r t d b e diluted in another barrel with enough water to make half a barrel of the lime mix- ture. Now pour the diluted lime mixture into the diluted copper sul- phate solution and stir thoroughly, when it is ready 4or use. The con- centrated lime mixture should not be mixed with the concentrated copper sulphate solution, as, i4 this is done, an inferior mixture 'will result. If the barrels are kept covered so that there, is no evaporation, stock solu- tions of the concentrated materials may be kept in separate barrels throughout the season, It is import- ant to have the quantities of lime and copper sulphate as recommended, but, in order to be Sure that enough lime has been -used and there is no danger of burning the foliage, let a drop of ferrocyanide of potassium solution (which can be obtained froma drug- gist) fall into the mixture when ready. If the latter turns reddish -brown, add more lime mixture until no change of color takes place. Earning Money at Home. Very often a girl who has been wishing for seine way in which to earn a little money suddenly finds a good idea close at hand in homely die - guise. Not long ago one girl notic- ed, in Wandering about the home Perm, thatea large -amount' of the fruit on the trees was dead ripe and about to go to waste, She went to her fattier with a question: "May 8 have one box of berries our of every four that I pick, and one basket of plums, one of peaches and one of apples on the sante basis?", Ile was skeptical but also a little re- lieved, for the prospective loss of the small fruit was worrying him, "Go ahead Ind see What you can do," was hie reply. What the girl did was togot down to business at onto She ' gathered and sorted deli e 1 a d Y Ilv With a well -de- r -geed g r fined scheme in view of ovcr'y pound id her oWn eller°. The fruit that ,fell to her lot she put tip in the form of felly, apple butter, and peach and plum marmalade, which found 'a ready market. The project; is still flourish= , She buys her jars and glasses at wholesale prices, and makes a point of getting such as are of odd, attrac- tive shapes. On each one she pastes a label bearing her name and guaran- tee. She has never yet had anything returned as inferior or spoiled -a fact that,. taken in connection with her Clic- cess, le quite significant, By picking' the fruit at just the right time awl handling it carefully, she has greatly increased her father's sales, while her own..in00010 from the ,business is forty dollars a month, °ai'ned, for the meet part, out in the ea110111110 end open-air. thne is not an, important direct food ter l rets but its chief o a 1 i.f functions in p , the soil are to neutralize acidity and to promote boetorial itCtiVitle5, oari Market Calendar, In August all surplus Leghorn cockerels and cgckerele of ether light weight breeds should be m rketed es broilers. They Are of little value as roasters. Green' ducks are young ducks from 8 to 12 weeks old, They should be sold before they Indult, Ducks on the Farm. The keeping of ducks calls for little outlay in the matter of building houses, Any kind of. a house, so it has a good roof, and dry floor, will do. A plaits shed with' dirt floor, and hav- ing the south side entirely ,open makes ail exdellent duck -house, The floor of the duck -house must be. kept dry and should be well Tittered with clean, di'y straw. Strange as it May . seem, while ducks will thrive". i4 they have access to a stream, of water or pond, they must have dry quarters at night. •Ducks .compelled to spend their nights on damp floors or en' damp litter, will surely contract rheu- matism. 'Ducks are conveniently kept in flodks of about thirty. A house fifteen by ten feet is large enough for this number. When kept in flocks of thirtyor more one male should be al- ioted to each seven or eight females. It is ,never advisable to keep ducks and -thickens in the same house or run, for the reason that the ducks will keep the drinking water in such a constant state of filth that the health and life of the chickens are endangered. Ducks require a much more bulky ration than hens, A good ration is as follows': Two parts bran, . one part each of middlings and corn meal, one-half part of beef scrap and five parts of green food. This green food may be most anything -chopped turnips, beets, pumpkins, cut clover, etc. As the breeding sea- son approaches it would be advisable to increase the beef scrap to one full part. Little whole grain should be fed. If on range during the spring and summer months ducks require lit- tle feeding. Any of the larger breeds of ducks will yield quite a great deal in the way of feathers in a year's time. Feathers should not be plucked dur- ing the cold weather. When ready, for picking, the feathers will 'pull easily, without leaving blood on the end of the quill. If not picked when "ripe" the feathers will fall out and be wasted. SCORE OF BANDS AT "EX." Innes, the Bandmltn, to Head Unusual- ly Good Musical Programme. "Innes, the Band Man," who will head the musical programme this year at the Canadian National Exhibition, with his famous band of soloists, is an Englishman, a graduate of the London Conservatory of Music, and the Band of the Life Guards.. Later he went to Paris, where he at- tracted the attention of the late Pat Gilmour, the greatest of all American leaders. , He accompanied Gilmour to America, and has proved a worthy successor to the old master. Innes' band was acclaimed the finest of the many fine bands heard at the Panama Pacific Exposition. lie it was, also, who planned and, carried to success the remarkable series of festivals which made the Alaska Yukon Exposition, notable amongall other exhibitions for its Musical programmes.. Innes will give two free concerts daily, and, in addi- tion, there will be concerts by a score of other bands day and night. °• WHERE HONOR COUNTS. Lives of British Aviators Depend on Honesty of Mechanics. "Notice: A concealed mistake may cause a brave man to lose his life." The simple, dramatic grimness of the "terse sign reproduced above as hung in a Britishmilitary airplane hangar testifies to the caution with which the fighting machines of the English airmen are overhauled. A single frayed wire or weakened strut night mean the loss of the lives of the pilot and machine gun operator a,nd the destruction of a fighting me- chanism Worth thousands of dollars. The "honor system" means more in an airplane hangar than in the great- est banking institution in the world. Absolute conscientiousness in prepar- ing the machine for the next flight is imperative. Careless, casual surveys or the neglect of needed repairs gen- erally purchase the inspector's leisure edzikie &.a,f, The Vain (;row.. (Me day a fox that was very hungry was passing through a field, Be saw a clow on the limb of a tree busily eating a piece of cheese, andat once trotted to the tree and satdown be- neath it, "Mr. Crow," said the fox in harsh and unfriendly tones, "you,must share your cheeso'with nee," The avow looked down at the fox, but answered not a word as he took e peck at the piece of cheese, "114r. Crow," said the rex, in a voice that was, still more harsh and un- friendly, "if you do not give me part of your cheese, I shall climb the tree and take it all away from you." The crow looked down at the fox, but answered not a word. He knew very' well that the fox could not climb the tree, and: so he took another peek at the piece of cheese. The fox, finding that he could not get'the cheese by threats, bethought himself of using the emit for which the fox family is famous. He re- membered how a fox once got a piece of cheese from a crow by telling the crow whates sweet voice she had and then begging her to sing. That crow was holding the cheese in her bill; and when she opened her bill to sing she dropped the cheese ' to -"the ground, whereupon the fox seized it and ran away. Since that time all crows have carried their food in their claws and not in their bills. Therefore, the fox knew well that it would do no good to beg the crow to sing. How, then, could he get that cheese? He thought hard and looked hungrily up into the tree. "Dear Mr. Crow," said the fox et last, "I was only joking evhen I spoke before, for I am your best friend. Only yesterday I was telling both the wood- pecker and the blue jay Trow much more beautiful your plumage is than theirs." The crow answered not a word, but looked down at his glossy' black sides with great pride. Then he held his head a little higher and forgot to take a peck at the piece of cheese. "And to -day 7 was telling -both the kingfisher and the hawk how much sharper and more graceful your claws PURE BLOOD MAKES ,'` HEALTHY PEOPLE Roo '8 Serseparilla removes Earefule sores, boils land oilier orae tions, beanuoe it drives put of the 'blood iho humors that 001150 ,held, Ilrfptiens gannet be etweessflilly treated with external applications, because •these cannot purify the blood, Mood's Sarsaparilla ,makes riot, red blood, perfects the digestion, and builds up the -whole system, In- sist on having Hood's, Get it now,, are than theirs," went on the fox in Very piesaanttones.,,:' Tho erow answered not n word, but lifted first one claw and then the other from the limb of the tree and looked at each with great pride, But when he lifted the claw that .diel not have the cheese and tried' to cling to the limb with the claw that did have the cheese, he dropped the cheese to the , ground, Whereupon the fox laughed loudly, seized the cheese and ran away to the woods, where he ate every mor. eel of it. And the crow cried "Caw! Cawi" in -eery angry tones, and flew off to And a dinner to replace the one that he,'had so foolishly beet., rhe moral is that, if a vain person is on guard at one point of attack, there are always other points of at- tack that are not guarded, ,and a eraf ty flatterer will have little trouble in finding a way to reach them, Garden at the Front, A Canadian soldier connected with the Sanitary Department • of the Canadian army in France, writes home that he has a very flourishing vegetable garden near the battle line, and that the cabbages, beets, onions, etc., are coming along splendidly right within -sound of the battle's roar. Disastrous Lambing Season. The lambing season in Great Brit- ain has been one of the most discs- trous in living memory, the severe weather in early spring causing heavy mortality. On one sheep farm in Cumberland 88 -lambs were buried in one grave, the total loss in Iambs be- ing 200, while over 100 ewes succtimb- ed as well. Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially invited to write to this department Initials only wilt be published with each question and its answer as a means of identification,but full name and address must be 81ven in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will bo mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law. 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. E. L.;--1. A wrist -match with an il- luminated face, a pocket flashlight, a pocket drinking cup or a solidified alcohol. burner are useful gifts for a man who has left for a military train- ing camp, 2. To disinfect a room thoroughly proceed as follows: If pos- sible, mattresses and comforts should be burned. Wet everything else .well with a biehiolido solution, boil and sun the blankets. Scrape the walls and ceiling, wash with bichloride;• alsothe floor and woodwork scour then with e carbolic soapsuds. Fill cracks with fresh putty, shut the doors and win- dows tight and paste strips of paper around them. Closet doors should be taken off the hinges, but Ieft inside, Place three bricks in the middle of the floor, put an iron pan on them, into which a pound of flowers of sulphur has been placed, wet the sulphur with alcohol, stick in a short length of fuse, light it, then go out quieldy, being careful to see that the door is also made tight. Leave undisturbed for twenty-four hours. The- fumes will bleach any colors in the room. Dishes may be disinfected by boiling for 5 minutes, es 'Bureau drawers which stick can be made to slide easily by first rubbing over the edges with sandpaper, then soaping them. 2. A garment that has had an overdose of bluing may be whitened by boiling, 3. Brown sugar can be substituted for white in pickling. 4. Try benzine to remove the tar stains from your silk dress, 5. To make oatmeal gems, soak one cup oatmeal over night in one cup water. In the mcrning sift together one cup flour and two tea- spoonfuls baking powder; add a lit - with the blood o£ the nerviest fighting tle salt. 'Mix meal and flour togeth- men on earth, er, wet with sweet milk to a stiff bat- ter, drop in gem pans and bake im- mediately. 6. It is said that before Electric -Plants For The Farm. eating is a. good time to sleep, but not One of the recognized necessities in 'immediately aftera meet!,. 7. Yee, connection with out increased agricul- raw' tomatoes are good for almost tural production is' better and more everybody who does not have ulcer attractive conditions on the farm, and of the stomach so that the use of the among the many suggestions the use tomatoes gives him pain. If they do of electricity . should be considered, not cause pain one need not be afraid Electric power is a great convenience to eat them. 8. The diet of a child of in the farm home, and saves much two years should consist of fruits, time to the. far:m help. The farm or grains, a moderate allowance of pule country home situated within the area cream and sow's mill' and vegetable of an electric system of transmission.purees, Purees of spinach and other or distribution is fortunate, but the "greens" are .particularly good. vast majority must look to the small Eva: -1. It is said that freckles can isolated plant. Thie alternative, how.' be bleached out by applying the 4ollow- ever, is now much more promising, ing' mixture to the face, being eare- than'a few years ago. Many factor- ful to keep it away from the eyes: ids manufacture this type of equip- ment; the operation of the plants has been simplified and cost has been ni0cll !'educed. These email plants may be advantageously_ used for many domestic purposes in addition to light. ing, such as ironing, washing, toast- ing, pumping water, etc.; and also for the very important use of charging storage batteries. A Wierd Flower; There is an orchid in Java, the grammato-phyligm, all the flowers of 'which open at once as if by the stroke of a fairy's wand, and they aIs011111 , Wither together An Australian claims toahavo tits - covered a new''Vapid tanning process With Which sole ieather can be tanned t lair ' felon in sir bouts ' seven da s Cal, m yr and other" skitis proportionately goiehe lye - Two ounces of butterreilk or sour mill,, two drams grated horseradish, six drams con:meal. Spread the mixture between thin muslin and allow it to lie on the face at night. 2. The follow- ing method of cleaning biack satin is given by some authorities; Boil three pounds of potatoes fb a pulp in one quart of water, strain through a sieve and brush the satin with it on a board or table. The material must not he wrung, but folded down in cloths for three hours, then pressed on the wrong side. Reader: -1. Bavaria is the largest state in, the German Empire after Prussia. 2. "Sinn Fein" is Gaelic for "For Ourselves". 3. Inflamed eye- lids should be bathed deveral times a day with a solution of half a teaspoon- fuI of boracic acid in a cup of hot wa- ter. 4. To test nutmegs, prick them with a needle; if they are good, the oil will spread around the puncture. 5. "Neither he nor I were there" .should be "neither he nor I was there." 6. The 400th anniversary of the Re- formation will be celebrated October 31. - Cook: -Perhaps the following notes may be of assistance: Salads and vegetables neutralize usual tendency of the body toward acidity, facilitate the elimination of waste products and poisons, and thus incidentally post- pone the coining of old age. Salads cool and purify blood and freshen complexion, give jaws and teeth ex- ercise necessary to development with- out which latter decay, facilitate digestion by encouraging mastication, promote oral hygiene by leaving 'mouth and teeth physiologically clean )'- " at end of, meal, counteract tendency 10 anaemia, scurvy, gout, rheumatism, are rich in lime, so necessary to bone_ 1 building; also valuable laxative. Green (vegetables are particularly valuable yin cases of anaemia and of other dis- eases which are' ascribed to diet de- ficiencies. Vegetables are deteriorated by the loss of their salts in boiling water. Not only do potatoes lose much when peeled, but carrots, as usually cooked, lose nearly 30 per cent. of their total food material when cut into small pieces. Cabbage thus treated loses about one-third of its total food ma- terials, especially its ash or; mineral matter. On the average 80 per cent. of the total salts is extracted when vegetables are bailed in water for thirty minutes. When, on the con- trary, they Ore steamed they lose only 10 per cent. Hence vegetables should be either steamed or stewed in a casserole or covered earthenware vessel, so popular in France, If boil- ed the water should be saved for soup or sauces. Beetroots, carirots and parsnips den- tate a large amount of sugar, and when served ata meal there is lees of a desire for excessively sweet des- serts. Cabbage, as usually cooked, is not digested for. some five hours, but eaten uncooked in salad it takes less than three. Salads, like vegetables and fruits, have liiitle body-building and tissue re- pairing material, hence require to be supplemented by foods rich in these and in fat, such as eggs, meat, e1100s0 (grated by choice or the cottage varie- ty) and nuts. "Na more headache for you -take these Don't Jett "Knotl,e"' the headache without removing the cause. 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