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Home My WebLink AboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-09-27, Page 6seep ee Address communications.to A ronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West Toronto_ 0 d , CANADA'S RECORD AT LEADIN AGRICULTURAL SHOWS IN 1.922 G pionship nine timee in eleven years, not exhibiting one year and taking. second, the other. The high place secured by Canada' egricnitural and horticultural pro ducts at shows held in Great Britai and the United States, in 1922, is in cheated by the following summary; ONTARIO. At the Imperial Fruit Show, held in London, England, apples from On tario secured eleven first prizes; nine second prizes and one third prize. In addition to this, a splendid display of commercialapples and pearswas made. Seventy cases of ehoice pears and apples, and six hundred baskets of "Wealthy" apples, the only desser apples ready at that time made a most imposing exhibit and attracted a great deal of attention. At the exhibit of Ontario dairy cattle at the National Dairy Show held at St. Paul, Minn., Ontario cattle won two championships, two 1st eirizes, three 2nd prizes, and five 8rd prizes, besides securing several other awards in "string" classes. In .the Dairy Herd Class, Ontario stood sec- ond in the exhibits. At Chicago, where the International Live Stock •Show has become the greatest world's show of its kind, On- tario achieved great distinction hi Clydesdale horses, carrying off the Reserve Championship, two 1st prizes, three and prizes and several 8rd and 4th prizes, all classes being very strongly contested, The outstanding achievement was the awarding of the champion earlot at the show to Ontario, and the carry- ing off by an Ontario breeder of the (grand championship wether under two years, and the grand champion- ehip of the show by the same exhi- bitor. This was the first time in the history of the show that the top prizes were all won by one man. The province was represented in the following classes: Southdowns, Oxfords, Lincolns, Leicesters and Shropshires, and the exhibits won in ell classes eight championships, thirty- two first prizes, twenty-five second prizes, and several third prizes. In the Shorthorn and Angus classes of general cattle, Ontario again stood high, and the fact that Ontario ,breeders were chosen as judges at this show attests to the character of the stock that is being raised in this province. At the London show, one thing was brought out very clearly, and that was the need for establishing grades and uniformity In order to compete in the British market. For example, in but- ter, Australia scored 100 points against, 97 for Ontario, and won first, etecond and third prizes in the salted, 'as well as the unsalted classes. The same thing was true in cheese; South Africa winning first prize, and Ontario coming second, with another Entry being highly commended. This competition with producers from other countries opens up to our, farmers a vision of what world trade means, and what must be done in order to compete. SASKATCHEWAN. .At the International Grain and Hay Show, Chicago, Ill., 1922, Saskat- ohewan growers won eleven prizes for Wheat out of 26, thus maintaining the province's reputation for theproduc- tion of the finest hard spring wheat. Many successes were also secured' in other sections. The complete list is as follows: Threshed wheat, Sweepstakes, 1st ALBERTA. n Once more Alberta upheld its repel- - ept- tation at the International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago, in 1922, when grain from this province secured no less than'three grand championships, one being in oats, another in peas "and another in rye. In wheat, Alberta ex- bibits gained 2nd, 8th, 10th and 11th places, In oats, exhibits from Al- berta secured lst and grand chem pionship, as well as „12 other prizes from 2nd to 24th. In barley, Alberta exhibits secured lst 'and 5th places, In peas, Alberta exhibits secured lot and grand championship, also 2nd, 8rd and 4th. In rye, Alberta was given 1st and grand champion, and in alfalfa won second place. At the International Live Stock Show, Chicago, 1922, Alberta !stock won the following places: Galloways, let and grand cham- pionship; Shorthorns, a' 4th and a 7th t prize; Herefords, 2nd, 9th and lith $ places; Grades, 1st and 4th, and Shorthorn special. le The livestock exhibit was prepared by the University of Alberta. f The grain exhibit at Chicago was made up by exhibitors from all over the province, and was in charge of h the field crops commissioner of the f Department of Agriculture. and 6th (Hard Red Spring) ; 6th,1 i2th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 26th (Re- serve), 7th (Hard Red Winter). Threshed oats, 11th, 18th, 26th, 29th, 84th; threshed 'barley (two -rowed), Sth; threshed- rye, 12th; threshed clover, 9th; threshed peas, let. In connection with the above, it may be stated that Saskatchewan grocers have won the wheat cham- her farm without his advice -grate The visit was not prolonged, soon the widow climbed into her ver and went hiccoughing toward farm. "That is the way he does mos the tune," she said, relating. the Bode to Debby Quatts, her hired who was of some age, nn c1 we and very plain speaking, "If :I had a husband like that," Glared Miss Quatts,'."I'd •take him the hair of his head, pr—someth No darn man could,bullyrag They're all alike, cat -fetch 'ens!" "A little of that kind .of treatm would do Virge a world of. go agreed Mrs. Tevis. "You're darn right!" indorsed Miss Quatts. "They're all mean , co Think how pretty Alma' was when married her—slender and as ewe a flower. Now looky at bar -grove thinner and fadeder every. day. Th ain't no shedder of excuse for. neither I He can be' decent when tries." "It is his unchecked conceit," s the widow. "As a boy he was spo at home. Now' he is merely an ov grown boy whom Alma continues spoil by' yielding to his every whin She thinks his word is law, and thinks so too." "Yah l" sneered'the old m 'When he is hungry his wife has o eat, and when he sleeps she nore. Ketch me catering to any d man that way. What was it riled ile this time?" Mrs. Tevis gave the desired ormation. "Huh!" ejaculated Miss Quatts. might just as well have been the andy hour selected for the eclip o the moon or b'ouz Wednesday do orris on Saturday. But,`justthe.sa betcha he ett the peaches!" "He was devouring the biggest wen I left, and remarking that t orm of fruit yielded too uncertainly this latitude to be worth fooling wit "I betcha! Nice, clever sort of usband—treats his wife with 1 onsideration than he would a wo mule, b'cuz a mule will stand just much and then lash out, while a w will endure anything," asserted Miss Quatts Some days later Mrs. Tevis made hurried trip to the city, grumbling herself as she went. and chuckling times during the return journey. Afterwards there appeared at the Gorrett place a pleasant -spoken stran- ger who introduced himself as P. J. Skerry. He had a mind to quit the roaring city and settle down in the country. Followed considerable speak- ing, and presently Virge sold the farm to Skerry after this fashion; The price, a good one, for Virge prided himself on being a shrewd bar- gainer, was agreed upon. The larger part of Skerry's funds, so he state were at the moment in the form bank time deposit certificates whit would not mature for some little whil If he should demand the cash on the before the expiration of that perio he would forfeit the interest. In the interval he would pay Virg $100, cash in hand, to bind the ba gain, and complete the transactio when the certificates came due. Mea while he wished to board at the Go rett home and pay for the privileg desired to begin certain improv ments at once. When Virge triumphantly related certain of the details of the transac- tion to Alma before it was consum- mated and she offered timid objections. he was at once convinced that he was driving a good bargain, and replied in substance that women knew nothing about business. Learning of the pros- pective deal, Aunt Tevis hastened to the Gorrett farm and endeavored to reason with Virgil, and had her ob jection snorted down. "Aw, let him go ahead and get stung!" advised Deb. A little later Mrs. Tevis reported to e hired girl: 'Mr. Skerry is making a lot of angel; putting in running water all ough the house—you know Virge e a windmill and tank for the d on through to completion or they would be total losses. and Almai'sutl'ered'even more than did Virge, Ills conceit was badly bumped, "`Tho Child's Pleat School Is the Family"-Froebelp Home Education her but she was cut to the heart. Often n at night her pillow was wet with tears, s One day soon, following a visit to the Shall We Ieacka24tgC to Pick Up Her PlaytlniH>Jgs?` t of Gorrett home, -the widow told Deb: Rpt. "Aline has broken down' under the kgitt strain. She has a fever and is de- lirioae part - of the time," "Just as I expected!" declared de- Debby. by The :docter gave, to Alma's . case a ing! long-tailed Latin "nante,''but the widow mel and. Deb knew it •for pld-fashioned brain fever..- Thereafter one or the out other of them was there almost son- od " tinuously.' Virge did what he could, for he was not wholly callous. The days dragged on. eta. One afternoon when Virge had gone n he to the upstairs chamber to take a nap et aa' Mrs. Tevis and Miss Quatts were in wing the sitting.room below. There was 'a ere .stovepipe thimble an the ceiling, ex- it tending-up:throug'h the floor. Possibly he the widow had temporarily forgotten) its existence and ptrhaps'she had not,! aid "Do you s'pose she is going to die?" iled the hired girl asked, er- "I am afraid ,sof' returned Mrs.. Tevis. "It oughter be' him!" said De em - he phatically. "When I look at her lay- ing there, as thin as a shaving and BY ORA A Betty's mother had just gotten th little four-year-old settled down fo her afternoon nap. "And now I will not much mor than get.this room,,. put to rights be- fore fore she wakes up again," she -laugh- ingly "remarked ' to lief' college friend, now a primary teacher, . who was upending a few days with her. I "Why not leave the playthings. where they are. and let; Betty pick them up when she wakes?" the friend asked. . CLEMENT. e be successful as a poultry woman you, ✓ must work with Nature—you` catf't oppose hers'. e She drew a threadthoughtfully and e then went on: "It is odd, and it is still more interesting to watch'tise same thing: in children. Did you ever think' what a powerful urge there must b in the little" child to keep him trying to walk in spite of the discouraging falls he gets?" • "All through Betty's childhood, and youth she will be led by instincts and desires through which Nature strives to produce • and develop perfect wo- manhood. And in handling children, as in poultry raising, it saves -us much pain and 'trouble if we work with Nature, t "Just now Betty Is passing through what students of child life call the `imitative age,' She imitates every- thing she. sees you do." The mother ensiled knowingly. She loved the baby's little "mace -believes. "She plays .set table, ' and sews, sweeps, kneads bread and makes. beds as you do. If you work with Nature now you will save yourself' and Betty a great deal of grief.in the years to come. " "You are thinking, of, the playthings on the floor," exclaimed the hostess. "Yes. While Betty wants to do just as you do, train her in habits of order- liness and'cleanliness. The imitative age will not last long. After that, about the time she goes be school, there will come a period when your little girl will be lawless, careless and self- ish, inclined to put her will and her judgment against yours in everything. If she has become orderly and neat from habit before that time eomes it will be a great comfort to you and of inestimable value to her while she is going through the trying `Big Injun' age. If she has not, you will have to make tap your mind to pick up after her; for many years to come, for there will never be another time during her childhood and youth when it will be easy to teach -Betty the lessons of order." "Thanks for your little lecture, Grace," said Betty's mother as she rolled two little stockings into a ball. "I had never thought of it that , way before—I shall begin at once to train Betty to. 'follow'," "Sometimes I do, but' she always wants to make play of it and it really takes more time to keep her at it than it, does to do it myself," 1 Her visitor said -nothing for a few minutes and when she spoke again it was without reference to Betty. "Who did you do with those eunning chicks you took out of the incubator this morning?" she asked. "Oh, I divided` them. up among three or four hens wlegwore simply wild to be mothering something, Now"the lit- tle ones- are cuddled up snug and warm under real feathers, and they have no idea in the world that they are, by rights and inheritance, poor, machine -hatched little orphans," "Why did you put them with the• hens so soon? Would it not have been safer to have cared for them yourself until they were a week or so old, and strong enough to run with the older chickens?" Betty's mother laughed, "That shows that you do not know chickens. I,tried that, plan the'firet year I used an incubator and I learned something. It is only for a few days that a foster mother can be introduced to incubator chicks. If they are put with her dur- ing the first few days of their lives they will adopt her and follow her obediently till half-grown, like chick- ens hatched under a hen, but- after a week' alone they seem to` get used to being orphans and'they will not fol- low a hen no matter how much she coaxes and clucks and scolds. Isn't it odd?" She had the playthings all'in order and settled herself with her mending in her lap. "Instinct," said the teacher. "Nature puts an urge into the little chick that makes it seek a mother at the time - it needs her most. And if you are to to aid. with her eyes blazing with fever, I got feel just exactly like I don't know must what! To hear >her moaning and am blaming herself for the trouble Virge his walked into with his eyes open, and then trying to tell him she lovesJtim, mighty near makes me }ustri ht out • I g In- bellerin' 1 Loves him—the brindle cat's 1foot! I swear, if I had a husband like It that I'd snatch him around by the hair anal of the head till he learnt some de - se cency! And a good deal more of this n't sort, a me, y and. y V rge quietly descended the back stairs, and passing part way one a PF open hat d �k fn fo little p ass h," a gi And ass f rk as seo l vtfe ht • NOVA SCOTIA. I The winnings of the province of Nova Scotia at the Imperial' Fruit h Show, 1922, were as follows:f British Empire Section— Dessert apples, • beet 20 boxes, 1st prize. Culinary apples, best 20 boxes, 1st c prize. The prize consisted of a gold medal and £60 cash in each class. In the Overseas Section, Nova Sco- tia took third' place, being preceeded by Ontario and British Columbia. The combined winnings in the two sections were two firsts; three seconds, five thirds, and £188 cash. NEW BRUNSWICK. New Brunswick fruit growers did. not exhibit at the Imperial Fruit Show, 1922. It might be mentioned, however, that at the show held in 1921, New Brunswick apples achieved a notable success. In that year her exhibits of McIntosh and Fameuse-- two of Canada's most famous varieties of apple: obtained first prize with gold medals and two special prizes of ±5. Third prize medals were secured for Golden Russets. BRITISH COLUMBIA, At the Imperial Fruit Show, 1922, British Columbia suffered from the fact that the Okanagan and Kootenay growers were practically unrepreaent- ed, although, in 1921, they were very successful, A special prize of £20 was awarded to Creston for the best British Colum- bia exhibit in the British Empire sec- . tionThe variety was Cox's Orange. In the Overseas section, Creston and Kelowna each won a first with Cox's Orange and Spitzenherg, respectively, Creston won a third with Fameuae apples, and a first and third in any other variety, besides a first for pears. Two special prizes in this section were awarded to Creston for the best Brit- ish Columbia apple exhibit. At the Portland, Oregon, Interna- tional Live Stock Exposition of 1922, British Columbia live stock winnings were as follows: In the classes for Clydesdale horses the winnings were, Senior and Grand Champion; Junior . Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. Also seven firsts and a number of second : and third prizes. In the classes for Dorset sheep the winnings comprised two champion- ships, and 14 first and five second prizes. PRESCRIBING FOR VIROIL BY TOM P. MORGAN. _ 7 Virgil Gorrett was indulging in one of his periodical pouts, and the more his wife strove to placate him the stronger grew his determination not to be appeased. When Virgil felt that way, whatever Alma did was in his estimation done wrongly, and that - which she did not she ought to have done and according to specifications furnished by himself. Upon this occasion she had ventured the suggestion that the poultry might be made to return a better profit if the hoarder, biddies were culled out and sold, and the layers provided with more suitable rations, better quarters, and so on, all as a result of words spoken by the Agricultural Represen- tatives Home. Demonstrator a few days . before. In thus saying Alma had no selfish motive, for.the'egg money was not diverted to her use and benefit, but lost its identity in the gen- era! farm fund. Virgil's objection came chiefly from the fact that he had not thought of the innovation himself,:' and, approv- r of it, passed the discovery on Co his wife. Therefore he opposed both the idea and its purveyor, and without analyzing his feelings was disgruntled because Alma had accepted anything, even advice, that he had not graciously deigned to hand down to her from his superior altitude. So he growled that the poultry was nothing but a bill of expense, anyhow. Furthermore, he didn't thank Miss Dritt for dipping into his affairs. Those officious Home Demonstrators and Agricultural Representatives. were nuisances, coming around with. their confounded theories and telling real dirt farmers how to farm. And so on, to considerable length. The tirade was of sufficient loud nese to enable the Widow Teviss, who had come over in her hiccoughing file - ver from her farm to fetch a basket of her big, blushing peaches, to hear as she stepped up onto the porch and stood for an instant or so, listening shamelessly. There were flivvers enough passing along the'road to make the sound of one unworthy of nptice. Virge did not own one. Nor did he raise any peaches. In a little while the visitor backed off from the porch, and then stepped up on it and approached the open door with tread unnecessarily heavy for so round the house stopped at the window ofthe sick room and listened r a tt a while to the weak, hopeless voice begging and pleading for for- ive ess. n seemutgly_the scales e11 from his eyes and he saw his wife the gentle girl he. had sworn to eve, cherish and protect. as long as s ifs lasted. Presently he stumbled blindly to the barn, scrambled up into the loft and tumbled face downward in the hay. Lying thus he shook with sobs of re- morse'and beat his hands on the hay until the dust .thereof stuck to the tears that wet his face. Came a day not long afterwards when Mrs. Tevis tools her pen in. hand and wrote, in part as follows, to one Paul J. Skerry, son of one of: her niece's first marriage: — if your vacation did you a tenth as much good as it did Alma you can feel that your time was well spent. Virgil is, going his best to make amends and not a to at , only says that the un - d, finished conveniences will be complet- of ed, but actually seems trying to find h others to install for Alma's comfort. e. I have informed, the creditors that I m will be responsible for any debts he d may be unable to pay, but it, is my 1 - tention to let him do all the paying he it can without my aid. r- Alma is growing plump and. her n color is like that of a young girl. n - r ge. e - th ch thr ha stock "And lets Alma pack water from the well!" concluded Miss Quetta. 'Yes, and Skerry is installing a -table plant and having the entire se wired for electricity" 'Gee -whiz I" commented Debby. 'He is going to put in a heater with eters all through the house. A big rcelain sink has come for the kit- n.eHe plans to add a screened andel at the back, repaint the se, and so on." Whew!" ejaculated Miss Quatts• us things proceeded for space. nt Tevis went to the Gorrett place ry little while and generally took ge aside and spoke her doubts con- ing the whole matter. Who knew that the stranger was playing e sharp game'? It seemed to her the improvements ought to wait 1 the entire purchase money was . Thereupon Virge would distend chest. He was capable of looking for himself. Nobody could put hing over on him.,, hen one night, for rip apparent. on, Skerry disappeared, leaving no behind 'ltim. Virge is acting like a crazy man," rted Aunt Tevis. betcha he blames Alma for it all," merited Miss Quatts, and stated case accut•ately. Alma had. not displayed so much est Skerry would not have' gone eh lengths, Virgil raged, He was ed. The cost of the material was id. Certain of the jobs were not, d on yet finished and must be carried poi hou regi po eh ver hou Th Au eve Vir cern but. Som that unci paid his out anyt T reas trail repo `I Com the If inter Slight an old lady. Virge ceased his to su disgruntled declaiming. He was not ruin especially fond of his wife's aunt. The unpa efficiency with which she carried Little Alma has learned to love her father. Comedown here next summer for your vacation and get acquainted with the real Virgil. As Deb says, "Darned if he ain't' got the malcin's of a man in him!" Your affectionate grand -aunt, LYDIA TEKIS. It costs $1.82 to keep a rat for a year. That looks high, but if we lop off the dollar the rat is still an ex- pensive luxury. The eighty-two cents would pay big interest on money in rat -proof cribs and bins. A Pretty Fall Fashion Fatting: in Fifteen I�' n?ites a Day on Your Favourite Musical histr trent at Least 'j The girls and women of our coun try can well afford to tallt the advice of Helen Tyler. Cope, who. urges tlto Members of her sex ho are studying the piano, or are about to study the piano, never to entirely give up pias- e , lice, though the duties of married life some time ovortake them, 1 "After spending twelve years and considerable means," site says, "on piano study, I married—just at the time I night have begun to turn my talent into a -profitable career. "Most: girls do! "Soon the duties of a ,tome, with other newly acquired interests, so abe. sorbed my time that I began to neg, deet my music and stopped regular practice hours, ' "Most young matrons do! "When the duties of motherhood • came, like every good woman in mod- est circumstances, I found my time ae completely occupied that I gave •up my music almost entirely. `Most mothers do! "Such a mistaken sacrifice this is; for in a few short years gone are the babyhood days, you again have more time for -yourself; but, alas! your technique is almost gone and you hexa you must make that poor old ex TA "I'm so out of practice," when . ask you to play. "Young women of talent, do make this foolish mistake. You ca find time if'you determine to do itl I lmow this from my own experience, for at the present time I am busier, going more, accomplishing more along. lines worth while, than ever before, and also getting in "fifteen mi;lutes a day—at least" of good, systematic work at the piano! "When I suddenly and remorsefully realized the fact that I had failed to take care of the talent the Lord gave me, thereby showing ingratitude to my parents for educating me -I resolved icy make amends. In doing so I am getting more real joy out of my music than ever before. In working up the favorite' old pieces I loved so, I get that deepened, really true interpreta- tion of the masterpieces, which comes to those who have loved, knownall the heart throbs of sorrow and joy which only time brings. As to my personal practice time, I chose (after several unsuccessful attempts at various hours), my first "fifteen minutes—at Ieaat," immediately after breakfast. If I- even started my busy day's routine, often I never could get back to the piano! I determined to let things wait that long, and the habit once- established, like all others, it clings, I have improved my faltering lingers much in a short time, and can play creditably a few selections which I once did so well; for the same old Liszt, Chopin, etc., are ever new and beautiful, 811100 they. last, when the modern, so-called popular stuff is old! "Get back to your scales, five - fingers, arpeggios and some specially difficult passages early in the flay if possible, then spend more evenings at home with your, solo practice! Do not think forty years old, but forty years. young -few have ever done anything in the artistic world much younger certainly most of the "great" are in their prime then! "Remember that technique 1s not all; and, ifyou despair sometimes over your stumbling fingers, try to make up in your heart and soul's expressive playing what your fingers lack. Re- cently I crossed in an old note -book an anonymous quotation which so beau,. tifullyexpresses the thought: 'Music After Supper.' " Although, of course, this is written from the piano standpoint, the same is true of any musical instrument which one happens to be studying. THE`, CIIILDRF_PI'S THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS. Did you know that many animal have tools and machinery for makin things? All the silk that is used i the world is made by worms. The ail worm has a set of machinery for spin ning silk, It winds up fine silk threa as it spins them. Men weave thee threads into many beautiful kinds goods. The wasp knows how to make paper He picks off the finest bits of wood with his mouth, and then gathers them into a little bunch. . He .makes this into a soft pulp, and from the pulp he makes the paper with which he builds his nest. It is very much like common brown paper which we use. Indeed, the wasp was the earliest paper -maker in the world; and th first wasp made just as good paper a any wasp can make. now. Hornets which are a kind- of wasp, make fo themselves large, fine houses of paper in which are doors and windows an many cozy rooms. The elephant can draw up wate with his trunk; and so we might say that he carries a pump with him. I is with a pmnp something' like the elephant's trunk that many insects gather' honey from the flowers. The mosquito has such a trunk also, By the side of his trunk he carries a pair of lancets with which he cuts a hole: into the. skin of his victim. When these have done their work, he pumps; the blood up into his mouth. The cat uses her rough tongue both as a brush and a comb. When' she makes her morning toilet, she getsoffthe dirt and smooths her coat with it, just as the stable. boy cleans and smooths the horse's coat with a curry- comb. When she` wishes to smooth the hair of her head, she must use her forepaws for a comb, because she can- not reach her head with her tongue, There is. a ]Gini of fish :which .uses its mouth as a gun for shooting.flies and other insects. It can shoot them not only when they are still, but when theyare on the wing. It watches them as they are flying over the water and hits one of them, whenever it can do so, with a fine stream of water nem its little gun. The insect, stunned by the blow, falls into the water, where it is quickly caught and eaten by the fish, There are many ether. animals which have tools for doing ;certain kinds of work. Some use their tools in. building testa or houses;. others in gathering their food; and still others in defending themselves against their dissolve. enemies. Nature has given to^each a animal the tools which it needs most, t , s g n k ds e of e s r a r t mitted through a flock of fowls is by means of the common drinking vessel. No drinking fountain has yet been devised that will not be contaminated by litter, manure, etc., being scratched into it, unless such vessels are set upon a table low enough that the fowls can fly upon it. Therefore, a harmless antiseptic should be used in the drink- ing water. Permanganate of potash is the best harmless antiseptle we have tried. We used it daily for chicks, putting it in their drinking water, and the result was that they were free from colds, which are so common among young, growing stock, especially during rainy and chilly weather. We noticed that the chicks were more vigorous and active, and from babyhood to matur- ity kept in the best of health, A crate of cockerels, from a man who was raising poultry for us, ar- rived on the farm in a pretty bad con- dition. Fully two-thirds of the birds. developed colds, and some cases were quite serious. The sick .birds were placed in separate enclosures and were given no other treatment than per- manganate of potash in their,drink- ing water. With the exception of one that was too far gone, all, birds re- covered One hen on the farm had canker in the mouth, and another had a "rat- tling in the throat." These were at once removed to separate quarters and given . the permanganate treatment, and in about two weeks' time their ail- ments -were gone,. A neighbor had two cases. :of chicken -pox, and we prescribed, along with a physic of Epsom salts, and carbolated vaseline rubbed on the sores, thatnothing but permanganate water be givenfor drink. One bird was worse than the other, and its head was dipped into the water. Both cases rapidlyrecovered Another hen with a cough and a yell that could be heard a hundred yards 'away, was successfully treated in the same way—she was given no- thing but the permanganate water to drink. A Mold assured us that he cured two cases Pa roup by first pressing the nostrils of the bird so as to loosen the discharge, and then plunging the head of the fowl into the permangan- ate water for about half a minute. This, he said, distributed the solution through the nostrils and the canals. a Permanganate of potash (potaselurnic permanganate) is a dark reddish 1 purple cxystalline substance whieh can be purchased at any drug store. For convenience sake we put an ounce of permanganate of potash tato a quart bottle of water, and let it set over tight, so that the crystals would! R This made a stock saturated! olution, very heavy in color. When p he bottle was about two-thirds empty a t was again filled With water, and this to was kept up instil the solution became very light in color, when a fresh lot j? was made, Two teaspoonfuls of this f solution is enough ,to color the water m in ao eight or ten quart pail, This was tbe only driek the fowls got dur- ng the entire year. e A Live Northern Institute. There are many items of interest in the year's work of the Calvin'Insti- tute in Nipissing. The members live long distances apart but the meetings are regularly attended. In order M have programs of interest to everyone, the members are asked to hand in written suggestions for subjects, new ideas for work, or any recommenda- tion for improvement in any way. In May a program committee is appoint- ed to frame a program for the year from those suggestions. Itis a stand- ard practice in this Institute to have. a "Girls' meetings" in August and a "Grandmothers' meeting" in Febru- ary. Each year a comforter is made and presented to the first Institute girl to be married during the year. Last year the sunt of 128,90 was raised onan autograph quilt, and in- vested in clothing for fire relief in Northern Ontario, The Institute has A navy and white cesturne for cool fall daye is composed of a striped 0. skirt, and a coat trimmed with white i stripes and suede belt.. The sleeves ri have tiny turn Nick cuffs. Our forefathers reasoned that much f the skinless among fowl was clue to mpure water, and they reasoned ght. The most sure and rapid way y which infectietis 'diseases are trans- i hina every year. •