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pf Oh expert on any question regarding soil, coed, crops, etc. if youn question
le of sufficient genera]Interest, It will be answered through this column. 1f
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answer will be mailed to you. Address Agrceomist, care of -Wilson Publishing
Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W. Toronto.
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Summer on the Dairy Farm.
The misty morning air, noonday
heat, balmy evenings, murmuring
brooks, soft breezes, luxuriant herb-
age and lowing herds are phrases for
poets, not dairy farmers, to conjure
with. The man tvho pmovldes means
for contending against the slot, blis-
tering sun, flies, drought, stagnant
water, declining milk yields and loss
of flesh condition finds more prose
than poetry in the managementof
• dairy cattle during the summer
months. Farmers have learned to care
for cows better in the winter than in
the summer.
To maintain a cheap and satisfac-
tory flow of milk, pastures must be
supplemented with some cheap, bulltj
food as well as grain. Dairy farmers
are finding the silo of incalculable
valve. in avoiding summer losses.
Silage feeding in many 'localities has
• reduced milk losses and solved the
problem of maintaining the cattle in
a thrifty, flesh -gaining condition dur-
ing the summer. During recent years
thousands of dairy farmers have
avoided losses which formerly amount-
ed to from twenty to thirty per cent.
and the expenses for silage were re-
paid two times over in the actual
saving of flesh condition and growth
of the animals. The summer silo
marks the elimination of drought loss-
es from the accounts of the dairy farm.
With silage at hand one niay rely on
pasture s mply to supply its crap of
feed as a contribution to the ration
which is completed whenever neces-
sary by additional feed. More uniform- I
ly profitable milk yields and growth
of young stock are thus seeured in
spite of the eccentricities of the
weather. With the losses from
drought eliminated every possible
pound of feed is made into milk,
growth h a nil fat.i
Nest to feed, water has the great -4d
e st influence upon the flow of milk a
and the health of the cattle. Cows t
should have as much water as they a
will drink during r t d ini
1 the summer. g The
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s =hound 1
supply always 's bet
PP pure. The
Y
drinking of impure water not onlyt f
has a deleterious effect upon the milk,
but it leads to parasitic infection) d
which lowers the cow's vitality and! 1
lessens the flow t,f milk. If the water I r
in the pasture cannot be procured .1
from a clean spring or running i d
stream it should come front a deep;
well that is not subject to surfacer
drainage, The same principles apply
to the quality of water used for wash -4 c
ing dairy utensils. Impure water e
used for washing utensils is a- fre-j
quent cause of bad flavored milk. Of r
the inorganic foods perhaps the only t
one that needs to be supplied is come c
mon salt. The other constituents are
present in sufficient quantities in the '
food and water.
No one thing will do as much to-
ward insuring a high grade of milk
during the summer months as keeping
the utensils clean and sanitary. Milk?
may be produced in any ordinary}'t
farm from healthy, well-fed cows and r
drawn in a cleanly manner, but the j
goad effects of such care will be! e
wasted unless it is extended to the: g.
utensils. The various kinds of bac-i b
teria are unusually active .in warms
weather. Many thousand may he con -1 gr
sealed in a crevice so small that it'•• eu
tan hardly be seen, and if these get u
into the milk they may increase more, ce
than one thousand fold within twenty -1
four hours. A little milk left in the!
seams, or about the rim of the palls! c
and cans harbors thousands of bac-j fa
teria, and their injurious effect is sure;
to be great if the conditions are fav-', Ag
arable for their development.
There seems to be a general tend -1 e
cncy on the part of dairymen to neg-I lue sanitary conditions about the e
premises during the summer. While! f
the work in the field is pressing, hlej
gutters are allowed- to become full of [ m
manure, the alleys scattered with lit -i w
ter, the windows and walls dirty and e]
covered with cobwebs and a generali ie
air. of neglect is apparent. Special' in
effort should be made to keep manure
cleaned up about the stables and yards
during warm weather. Manure piles
are' an ideal place for flies and t7
teria to thrive and multiply. It
impossible to produce high grade mi
under filthy surroundings, Cows tl
are kept under such conditions .
wade through the manure and g
their legs plastered with it durl
rainy weather. It pays to clean
the yards early in the season al
destroy theThreeding places of flie
and, vermin. Lime spread' leeerall
in the yards and stable will keep dow
foul oilers and make ]life less comfort
able for flies and vermin. Sawdust
is no excellent absorbent to use i
the gutters while the cows are being
kept on grass and other eticeulen
foods.
The work of handling the milk s
that it will keep until ready' for ship-
ment or delivery to the creamery,
factory or•eondensary is greatly sim-
plified fief one has an abundance of is
at hand. The milk should be
from the stable at once, the cans pu
in a tank of cold water, and the tem
perature reduced as quickly as pot
s'ible by frequent stirring. This re-
moves the animal heat without expos-
ing the milk to the air which even
under the most ideal conditions is sur
to have more or less bacterial dib
floating in it, Cold and cleanliness ar
the agents that must be employed i
making high grade milk during th
summer.
After'providing an abundant supply
of bulky, euecu!ent feed and clean an
sanitary surroundings the next probe
lem is handling the herd so that the
osses from flies during the hot sea-
son will be minimized. Anything w
nwy do to alleviate the suffering.,
the stock during this period will h
amply repaid us.in'the increased flow
of milk and gains en flesh condition
One pint of blood from each cow dais
the
sheavy toll demanded by:fl]e
using their period of greatest actio
ty. Such losses and suffering mea
hat they cannot produce profitably
the i
t pail. In near] all dairylocal
-
ties
ties flies cut down milk receipts from
hirty to forty per cent. No dairy
arnier can afford' to stand sueh losses.
Keeping the cosys in darkened stables
ming the heat of the day and spray -
ng them with fly repellents greatly
educes their suffering. A spraying
material made up of fish oil one hun-
red parts, oil of tar fifty parts and
crude carbolic acid one part, applied
every other day will give excellent
results. A number of the commer-
lal dips and sprays will produce
qually good results. It is impera-
tive that we us'W some form of fly
gpellent if we get best results from
he cows during fly tine. Young
elves should be kept in a darkened
stable during the day and turned oat
an the pasture at night for exercise
during fly time.
Grade the Pullets.
There is a loss in farm poultry
flocks from keeping all of the pullets
hat grow instead of culling them
igidly and keeping only the most vig-
orous of the best breeding. It will
ay to divide the pullets into three
ades. The first grade will be the
irds which have feathered early and
own rapidly and were hatched from
the best breeding stock on the farm.
ch pullets should be suitable to keep
ntdl they are two years old with oc-
sional culling to remove any birds
that fall below expectations.
The 'second grade of pullets can
ontain the birds which may be satis-
etory to keep for eggs during their
pullet year. They can be forced for
ga and then sold for meat at the
nd of their laying period. If any
of them develop unusual qualities of
vathey can be advanced to the
rst grade and held over another year
or breeding steels.
The third grade pullets should be
arketed the same as broilers, They.
ill contain the birds that feather
owls and seem to Ieek the vigor that
necessary for good laying er breed -
g stock. They are the type of birds
tem frequently saved over in the farral
flock and they seldom produce enough
eggs to pay their cost of production.
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Premium List, which will be ready for distribution in three
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In addition, they lower the vigorand
general taring average for the flock
and reduce profits and chances for
flock improvement,
The pullets of the third grade
should' -not be sold to beginners for
breeding stock or layers as this is very
unfair The nmateur breeder will;.try
to with be-eiuceess u] t
f l them .and -s•'1
fail,
and a„Iood friend to the poultry busi-
ness and a successful breeder may, lie.
lost because of the first failure with
poor stock. Too o of e
t n breeders with
good stock sell their cult pullets to
amateur breeders and it always in-
jures their future business and is thus
as unprofitable to them as to the
buyer.
The pullets of the second grade may
not be good enough for the owner's
flocks and yet be very satisfactory to
a. buyer who may wish a small flock
of layers. It is fair to sell such stock
as the buyer can often be very suc-
cessful with them. In that way a new
poultryman is made and such a man
is apt to purchase 'higher class. birds
after enjoying some success withtbirds
not quite so good.
Itay ,s to keep pthebestgradeof
pullets where they can receive first-
class care. This develops them into
fall layers and if they lay all winter
without too much forcing, the eggs
laid in the spring can ,be used for
hatching. Of course,these eggs will
not be as good as the eggs laid by
mature hens which have not leld often
during the winter. however, they.
will produce very good chicks. This
means that the pullets must be isolat-
ed from the cockerels and the old hens
so that they can be given rations
which promote a rapid, even growth
and will not be _disturbed at feeding
time by other stock.
All the 'pullets should be'.given a
separate range as soon as they have
feathered out so they can be easily
separated from the cociterels. This
gives the poultryman a better chance
to study the .pullets on the,;range and.
the constant observation enables Jelin
to ; grade them fairly ,accurately.
Sirang ers watching a poultry flock
will -wonder how the birds.oan be told
apart if they are the same age and
of the same breed. The poultryman of
experience soon learns that at fle
young
poultry' have an individuality of their
own and he soon learns to watch the
progress of certain birds the same as
he would study ,certalha calves or conte.
Where 1 Rest.
There is et place where I am wont to
stray
When every hope seems vauquished
by a grim
Relentless Fury, ancl the chosen way
Grows shadow -cast and dim.
The placid stream allays my shapeless
fears:
With quiet faith it flows serenely
past,
Until aehamed of my rebellious tears,
I find them gone, at last.
My'pettiness is lost amid the sight
Of that vast out-of-doors 'before my
eyes;
The stretch of sturdy hill's, the fields
of light,
The sweep of glowing skies.
There comes a clearer vision to me
there,
A quiet courage for the daily. test,
And in the'wondens of God's open air
I am again at rest.
Selecting Me .odds
Man has -always been a maker of
memorials. His desire to be so is a
manifestation of his innate craving
for immortality. From the very earl-
iest times he has aspired to keep alive
at least the memories of great men, or
of great deeds, or of astounding
events. The Greatest of Teachers did
not neglect this elemental phase of
human chara.cter and one of the most
beautiful services of the Christian
church was founded as a memorial
With this end In view, too, men have
created, often with tremendous ex-
penditure of labor, many different
kinds of eommemorative monuments.
In most instances these:etructeres have
long been of greets historical value.
The pyramids and obelisks- of Egypt,
the sculptured friezes and other forms
of architecture' of the' Greeks and Re-
mans and the altars erected by the
ancient Israelites each and all pro-
claimed do unmistakable terms the
character and spirit of the men who
erected them, quite as much as they
kept alive the memoniesc of the ob-
jects they were designed -to commem-
orate.
During the past six months, very
much has been said and written'about
memoriallIe that will most fittingly call
to the mind of future generations the
splendid deeds of sacrifice performed
throughout the war. To do this in the
fullest anti, noblest sense, the memor-
ials should possess charactenlst]ce that
will symbolize the :spirit that animat-
ed the mem who fought and died. It
isleft for those who sacrificed in :a
lesser degree, or e'aerificed not at all,
rto dletemine how these character-
isties are to be exemplified.
The greater number of the rnem-
orchis so far suggested are dos;i•gned
with a view to their being of service
to the communities in which they will
be erected. The time when it was the
custom- to place .bronze effigies of
soldiers on granite pillars as' an excuse
for forgetting deeds of valor is hap-
pily past. At the same time, the
building of hospitals, 'schools, halls,
libraries, churches and other commun-
ity institutions for memorial purposes
should be more than expresalion of a
materialistic age. Such institutions'
may be of deep and lasting service,]
or they may be merely utilitarian,'''
Such Istruciumes can be memorials!
in any real sense only if those who
erect them have felt deep within them
the spirit of service and have given
adequate thought to the visible em.e
bodiment of that spirit. Further,ii
there is a danger that these, of them-
selves, will in time lose their glamor.
To prevent this,it will be desirable)
to hold patriotic festivals in them on!
the anniversaries of the great battles,
of elle war in which special attention
should be paid to the spirit of service'
'as 'well as to the memory of men and
women who transcribed their concep-
tion of service in terms of supreme`
sacrifice. It is essential that mem-
orials, whatever their form, 'should
convey something of the beauty and
courage and love of country *at in-
spired. the 'heroic deeds. It is import-
ant that they should be well, and truly
built, so that centuries hence they
will recall these deeds to men and
women and create in them a desire to
cherish the memories of those who
died in a titanic etruggle'for human
freedom, In any cruse, it should be
mealized that futere generations will
be in a position to judge with unfail-
ing accuracy whether the motives that
prompted the building of the mem-
orials:wero worthy 'ones or merely,
shams.—A. D., in Canadian Municipal
Journal:
B. lather) tor;. ANI,M'T
eeelere,te l erree7se w eeltel ee eh,-' as
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q tion Is of general Interest It wldl lie entrwered through these s
if not, It' will be answered` personally If stamped addressed "envelope le en'
eleeed. -'Dr. Heber. will' not prescribe for Individual,• caseteteiiseekp-dlepnosle.
Addrpss,Dr.,Jahq B. Huber,:M.P" sere of Wilson Publishing Co, 15 Adelaide
St. West; Toronto
How To Prevent Hydrophobia dog's bites, are'geneahliy` eeeeensrble
The onlywa` to revent hydro, for the diseaeeebe the'etnimal world.
Y p s Sites . on cep/lee surf`aicee are mor
etaabia'ie by administrative measures dmageroue than t'hrou'gh the e.t.a./more
nstrictly• enforced. saliva is wiped i'r•on] the teeth on. the
Englandenot only has es- /nuzzling letter rani little• or hone 'enters the
order;, but what'is more, ,the etrlietly wound.•.. For the salve ae:ison laltg-
enforces .it. .'Those who idolize dot's haired dogs end sheep escape infec-
b'. 'Hubcr;'wlll anewor nil slg led lettere pertaining to Health; If you;
column:`
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AUGUST '3.
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Christian Wgrsi p -Matt, r6: 6, 6)
Johii 4e i-10, ,19 24 •'Ileb. 10 10-25' '.
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Golden Peet John "Golden . _ tn 4: 24.
Matt." iG ,13, WIIen Thou Prayest.
There is no i'eileeelon hero upon com-
mon ca publteee ayes anti no prghd-
e bitien of the prayer which is otl'exed
in the presence of others, Jesus.drawe
a tr'ki i
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at however, O
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• the }�rreeee#'' of leseentatious piety and
tharb of'•eberee kt1(11 true devotion, and
melte/is 't a 1'altelee on.Hds.di c"1
%T6 doubt the hypocrite ws a -e-
YP rite :gets- iris re-
ward, 'Men see his eublic-profestsion,
they liens his fervent words, and they
commend his ilet y "W11'at
M tie expense of 'hu m tion. Face :bites are the more dangiire
m
sympathy. The result? Whelst hydro- ,bitten by -a rabic animal `do not de-:
an life
get no' ons. -Happily the. majority' of tholse
phobia used to be very rife on The velop rabies—ane in seven is about
the proportion. -
Question and Answers,
My daughter is a school girl aged
16, She has inflammation of the in-
ner lining of the white of the eye.
Can it be' cure] and will her eyes be
as strong as ever again?
Answer—Thio lid inflammation is
called conjunctivitis. It requires lo-
cal applications•a:which should be
made only by the family' doctor. For
an eye wash a teespodnful of bora'cic
•acid in st pint of water, that has been
bolled,eis right. Practically. all eye
troubles, that produce matter, are
contagious. For the ,sake of others,
therefore, sec well as for your own
fami'Iyis sante, 'have this inflammation
attended to at once. , It ,can be cured,
and if the trouble, is attended to
promptly, the eyes, in anost eases,
will be as strong se ever.
What is dry pleurisy? I have been
told I have that, - Also, one side of my
chest is bigger than the other. Does
this mean tuberculoses?
Answer -I ani sorry to say that In
many. cases, pleurisy. is the forerunner
of tuberculoses. Further information
is- being availed yam_ '
Tight Little Island, the dreadful dis-
ease is now practically unleurem there,
When ,stray doge are captured
methodically and without let up
hydropeeble diminishes progressively
trine vand'shing ,;point.. Wean the
pursuit o
p f the civic mongrel is relaxed
rabies again puts up its horrid front
and thenumber of its victiens'enereas-
eye. A11 dogs that are worth the price
of a .muzzle, or a. leash should ,ibe
muzzled or leashed; the others should
be destroyed. After''all, the right fate
for the; pnclaimed; starved, miserable•
dog is the blessed nepenthe. afforded
by the town pound; or, far best of all,
the pathological laboratory, where:
those Wicked vieisectionists work
under the shameful pretense of ea -
stinging human • suffering and of bene-
fittiug humankind. Let us not be
molly -coddles here.
And remereseer that besides rabid
dogs there may be other rabid ani-
mals. Wolf bites are most dangerous
by reason of the vicious character of
the wound and the - virulence of the
poison. Cat bites come next; and 'then
dog bites and so in order, rats, foxes,
jackals, bears, horses, cattle, sheep,
-pigs. But the wolf's, said next the
One of the-. best investments the
breeder or
farmer cae
n make isa safe
and comfortable house and yard for
the breedingIboar. It should be away
from the rest of the hogs, but con-
nected with the other yards with a
lane or driveway. A comfortable
colony house and -a strong iron fence
inciosing a small yard, and a larger
yard making altogether an acne of
land will be sufficient to give him the
necessary exercise and • afford good
grazing when the grgund is not cov-
ered with snow. If the soil is good
and the lot properly drained !by a por-
ous subsoil or tile it ,will produce a
variety of•erasses and clovers, such
a combination as will cult the needs
of the hog. Alfalfa is nor; wee suited
for the made yard so one must pro-
vide grasses that are. Bluegrass,
orchard grass, timothy and red top
mixed will survive and last for years,
unless abused or rooted out. To start
such a combination of grasses in
the boar pasture prepare the ground
in the spring, sow oats and peas mix-
ed and seed with timothy, glover,
orchard grass and red -top mixed equal
parts and add one-third the amount
of bluegrass. The lot will be ready
for grazing in six weeks. Such a
seeding will come on and furnish
grazing for along time.
Alfalfa is such a valuable crop for
grazing that it will pay one to have
a field adjoining the boar's yard, so
that he may have access to it when
it is ready for grazing. If the growth
is too luxuriant for him to graze pro-
fitably alone turn one or two bred
sows in with Mian to get the full bene-
fit of the crop. By changing him as
the conditions of growth do the two
lots demand and allowing one or two
sows to rum with him when there is
an abundance of grazing he will al-
ways have better grazing than when
only a small lot is used, Of course, if
he is to have good grazing he Must
have rings in his nose to prevent
rooting.
Such a house, yard and pasture for
the boar will save a lot of unpleasant
and risky work in oaring for the hogs,
more especially when an aged boar is
kept on the farm. Besides there ds :.o
:'ore dlagueting feature of hog rais-
ing tben tc have breeding boars break-
ing through fences and running about
the premises rooting'up the gardens
and :hrubboryand tearing tip things
in general. The man who takes pride
in his work and keeps a breeding
record of his sows will not .allow his
boars free run of the premises.
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A rank growth of weeds becomes an
asset when plowed under ,before they
make treed.
One farm flock of 75 Miens is -re-
ported as laying 120 dozen eggs In
July mut •August which 'sold for $30,
the hens ,`gleaning their entire living
during that time from grain picked
up from harvested .fields of wheat,
oats, and rye.
Invest Your Money
In
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'Interest payable half yearly..
The Great West Permanent.
Loan Company
Toronto Office 20 King St. West
The farmer of moderate means can
use an .
ordinary herd of cows as a
part of the foundation of a splendid
grade herd if he selects a good sire
Of either one of the great dairy breeds.
He can secure one or two heifers of
the 'breed of hie choice for a moderate
outlay oe money and gradually as
time goes on he can sell his - grade,
cows to his less fortunate neighbors
and fill titer places with. pure-bred
animals• grown on hie own farm." By
and by he will And himself .with a
pure-bred herd and it will have cost
him. no large amount of money at any
particular time, Such a course and,
such results are within the reach oil
most farmers throughout: the country.
The cow, must. bo in proper condi-
tion to go:'through the work of•mak-
ing a good production record, whether
for seven days, thirty days, ninety
days by one year. Few breeders of
dairy cattle realize what cohdition
means in making a _great production.
record. It is often the extra few
pounds of flesh and reserve energy
that means the brea'stin'g of a world's
record for milk and butter -fat pro-
duction and places some :breeder on
the highest pinnacle of fame. It is
difficult to define'exactly just how to
put on this extra flesh and bring the
sow safely through her calving period, .0
but It is seen enter when cows begin
their official tests as vigorous and
well -fleshed as skillful feeding San ll
make them. Condition, as meaning
capable of maxianum production, is d
necessary bef'or'e a phenomenal record
may be looked forward to in the o
coming test.
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4–Agood motto for the gardener and
truck grower to keep in mind these
days is "Get the weeds conquered be- J
fore they conquer you,"
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Sell only clean eggs of good size at f
top prices. Use small, odd shaped and of
soiled. eggs at home. As a rule it. is b
not advisable to hold eggs for a rise
in price. •
Waren hens are being compelled to
forage for the greater part of their
living, drop into their roosting quar-
ters frequently in the evening and
feel ee their crops. It is the full
crop, like the full dinner pail, that
gives remits. If the crops are not
well filled, Supplement their gleanings
with a good feed of grain -at night,.
There's money in it.
very
good,,,]tion Qie finest bel" theyl, y„$ut
God which teeth in secret,” con:.
Merida 'and' will recompense the sincere ••
and humble wors'hippes, who oares no-
±lgng for pub7se xeco.gnitioll oxradse,
Int reeks only the tali Eying of the
hunger of his own scut e' d the Bower.
to
be
a true t rte '
'hal"" er �i , ': '
to otlie
in need, P rs who are I
John 4:-1-10, 19-24. The True Wor-
shirpers, .ilho.,woman .of :Samaria
was interested in the old controversy
between Jew end Samaritan as to -.
'Rhe p'la'ce where men ought to wor-
ship." The Jew 'staid eit must be'in
the ,Temple. at Jerusalem,:Ant the
Samaritan said' lin Moont Gerizinr.
Which was right?- She was eager -to
hear what this strange' prophet would
have to say about it. Jesus lifts the -
whole matter to a higher plane. He
will not enter into the old argument.
A new age is coming 'in which hien
will not thuds---:so-niuelr of place: and
f4me'drld' v rm "flie true,.worahip'jrer
shall ttiorshlp 'tire' Father. in•spirit.and• ..
in :truth."
In this lesson we do not need to
dwell`4pon the merits of the contro-
versy", 'The= Olc1 Teataan•ent history -.
makees it platin that Jerusalem was,
from the clays of David and,S'elonion, •
the head and centre of the worship of,
Jeri
oVdlt: The law of 'Deuteronomy'- •
(chap* .1z) preecrebed , distiectly and
definitely that all worship by sacri-
fice aa5l-'offering should be confined
to that' t"
one lace. The e altar
on M
Gee-tette wee built after the final
schism between Jews and •Samaritans,
in the time.of...Nehemiah,,ancl.-had no
ea -fiction or authprity' inetiie-anclient
Hebrew law or teac'lling of the .pro-
phets. Moreover, it was prophets of Jerusalem and.J•udah who foretold the
coming of the Messiah, and who de-
clared that He would be of David's
line (Isa, 11: 1; Micah li: 2, etc.). The
Samaritans had developed a mixed,
half.hea.then form of wdrship, involve •
ing much supers'Qition and idolatry of
a debased sort. See, for tib origin
of it, II Kings 17: 24-41, and for some
of its practicess Isa, 57: 3-14; 66: 1-7
and 66: 1-4, In Isa. 66: 1, then,
is a prohalble reference to the•buildim,*
of the Samaritan' sanctuary.
Tho 'Jews, however, scattered as
they now were throughout the world,
had established another form •of wor-
ship—that of the synagogue, in which
they read the Sculptures, Iiatened to
words of inetruotion;'sang hymns and
offered prayers. Their minds were,
ther'efor'e, prepared for the great de-
claration of Jesus, which removed all
limitations of place. For, Ile said to
hear se to tho Samaritan woman,
God'is a Spirit." Ancl as His spirit -
al presence is everywhere, so the
ample of His worship is 10 be found
wherever there is a true and loving
caret to seek Hint.
How foolish, therefore, in these
aye to exalt to the first place hi our
vrorship of God some particular place;
r time, or forml These may be use -
ed, helpful, even sacred, and yet not
esertial. It is insistence upon these
things, as if they bad first importance,
that' divides the Church of .the Lord
esus Christ into sects and parties,
and prevents cordial fellowship and
o -operation. We are divided by a
osm of ordination, or of baptism, ox
prayer,when we might and should
e united -as "true wopshippers," tot-
Brant of such; ddierences and one in,
pirit, ' So Whittier writes:,
Om Friend, our Brother, and our
Lord,
What may Thy. service - :be?
Not name, 1105 formnor ritual word;
But •simply follow,ing Thee."
In Heb. 10: 19-25 there is a Warm
radical exhortationto sincere and
wholehearted loyalty to the Church of
hrlst and the assembly of His peo-
le. "Let us draw near," tile apostle
rays, in worship and .service, "'with a
true heart, in fulness of faith." For
e have entered by His ,blood,-'iby
e way which heoded'icated fbr ue,'a
ew and living way," es it were into
flie very presence of God, and have
sen cleansed from our sins, a cleane-
i'g symbolized by baptism. We mulct,
erefore, in loyal. ft!l,th and sincerity,
;Wain this high' ,privilege, with its
eaent jay And comfort, and it,s hope
something ]letter still that is yet
, ccome,Wheat Miran and oats, andcloveror
(alfa hay =ekes a fine ration for
owing colts.
Are you sure that you have in the
Pa
• got the fullest value for your
arden vegetables and fruit by malk-
ng them as 'attraetive.as -possi:ble to
do buyer? If not, oxpeximent a little
ong this line.
THE CHEERFUL CUERUD
5ts rs shine t.11 high
while everyone's 'Weep,
And Flowers give- sweeteet
scents all summer loss ',
And -so 'though no, one ever
loops at me,
Through lire Til always
sine' my little.
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