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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-11-25, Page 3• DANGER ESE HE By Gels. WILLIAMS. Fire prevention weeks are fo r�;;awo'ls'^tep, or with hooks to anchor .at the the peop n—both city dwe ler,,s d rrldgo. rura'1• res dents. I'ho city fztpiily ;tig"§te fIt -t5 a Mitten- far real surprise, not nearly so much at stake,-Isec, PPan second thought, tho•way farmers fire' -'control is at hand and, only ea permit chimneys to go from year to relatively few pity fi're's ever get :much year and well onto c lifetime without, of ai'etart. A_ lso, living en masse, the careful inspection in c:oeed .garrets city do/eller and -property owner is and at the roof level and above., often compelled by inspection to abate Sweeping or otherwise cleaning the fire hazardsthat go on from year to' accumulated sant out of farm clam year unqu'aslied ma the ;farm.' net's` is often a job never oven 'once So, on the whole, the farmerought done, to observe fire.prevention week more Both colankific test and actual usage; straiglstfordward•!y than the city pec- for years have proven that a thorough plc, because his property loss is liable eysbem of reds not 007 relioves ac - to be heavier, or complete, and he can cumulated electricity los the ground, not usually begin housekeeping the but conducts violent bolts safely over next day anywhere conveniently near the building, yet thousands of barns to bis'businece. As I writ ,' I recall remain unrodded. They easy that a the neighborhood in which T grew up; . rodded barn protects a sphere •around andreinembee four farms all touching it, yet, to the writer's certain know) oiis.another, that have everyone had edge, and seen with his own eyes, a n house or barn, fire within the forty bolt hit an old empty barn not a hunl- years 1u which the structure .was deed feet from a new baron with.,ap- oonilrletely 'destroyed in every ease. proved' rods carrying five points, and What the fire department calls "ai with groundings tea feel 'in the roof fire" is probably the most cont- ground. man en farms, coming either front rOLLX PO SMOKE IN A DARN. sparks on the roof, or from defective' 'Smoking on the part of men and Slues. . Pine prevention weeks:. are boys, and kindling fires with coal oil scheduled in the faI'l, no doubt, to re- on this part of women, are causes of ' mind people of fire hazards before . many bad fires every year. As to 'they start using heating equipment smoking, I know of an .011 refinery and to encourage inspection and car-. company 'employing four thousand rection of dangers and obvious haz- men on eight -hone shifts, where smok- ards. Most fire marshals get out ing is prohibited. The same care booklets outlining the most common should be exercised in'the farmer's fire dangers and how farmers should barn. To smoke there is foolhardy. avoid them. The farmer, or his wife, Then, too, the women who brings the who reads one of these circulars -is coal oil can to the kitchen stove should sure to be reminded of better means of always kiss her baby good-bye before she starte for the oil can. Much could be said .about protecting open fires by wire cages, about keep - The Majority of farms are amaz- ing fire buckets at hand, about not ingly short of ladders. Many a farm filling lighted lamps, and about set - house has burned to the •ground, when ting dawn the lantern instead of hang- s ladder at the start would have en- ing it up secu.•ely in the barn—and so abled the people to extinguish the fire. en and re forth; but the best general Wherever there is •a ,gable roof on the fire preventive is thought, reflect upon farm, there should also be a roof lad -'the practices about the farm, and the' der stored in the woodshed or near by. I fire hazard is bound to diminish with' This may be made of rough boards: the improvemnets made and the plans with cross cleats for climbing, with al about what to do if a fire accident hoary slat on the reverse side at the should happen. fire protection. HAVE LIDDERB READY. SOMETHING TO MAKE Here is something that, any little boy can easily make frons a shoe box. A large shoe box, a pones1, a ruler, and a pair of scissors, end you are ready. - This is a game called "Airplanes in the Hangar." And now we are going to make the hangar. Of course, the box (without the eicle is the harmer, but we most out doers for the air- planes to 'enter it. There are to be five doors, or openings, deng one side of the box. Measure these •carefully and outline them with a pencil before cutting. The small -est doorway is an inch • wide tend two inches high. It should be cwt right at the top of the box in the ntidid'le of one side. Under this write 25, so that you can read' it when the box is upside down. On each sidle of the smallest door- way cut another doorway, an inch and a half wide and 'three high. Under these write 16. • Then between these two doorways and the ends cut others, two . inches and a half wide and es high as the box will abiow. Under these write 6. Now set the box, top down, on a table or bench and you are ready to send the.airplanes flying into it. Then fold. a piece of paper and send it fly- ing; by mean's of a rubber band. (If you' do not .know how to do this, ask another boy to show you.) Each player has a number of those' folded. papers and an elastic' bawd. Each night ch tae a different color of paper. They take turns, flying but one air-! plane each turn. If the plane enters. the hangar through the smallest door,' it counts 25. If it enters through a medium-sized door it. counts 15. And; if it enters throu'g'h a large door, its counts 5. But if it dose not enter at all, it counts' against the player. The player who. scores 1'00 first- is the winner. Also, you can place the box on the flocs end -call it a garage, using mar- bles as arbles"as automobiles. You will prob- ably find this ,easier, and your Scores will mount up more rapidly, If you wish to make the airplane game easier, use a larger box and make .the doorways _larger. • What Carelessness Cost. Some years ago our men -folks peev- ed sone Parisgreen soi,'.tion on the ground after they had used all they needed sin spraying potatoes. Some small chickens from eggs that cost us 50 cents' each found a small puddle of the liquid and drank it. They died Last year a neighbor wrapped a little Paris green securely in paper and put it on a high shelf under a'shutter. The other day a busy hen, in search of:al nest, flew up to the shelf and scratch -1 the packag e off., A valuable calf chewed and swallowed the paper and died.' To prevent accidents we put, all poison medicine ina fruit jarand; put in a can fitted with a top brat won't easily sonie•off.—D. II..R. t a chimpanzee 'airefght "for "weigh , 1 panzee is . about four times as strong as a roan. Succulent Food for Sheep. Cabbage. turnips and mangers; the last mentioned in small quantities, are good for sheep.. Cabbage, says Mr. J. B. Spencer in Bulletin No. 41 of the Dbminaon Dept. of Agriculture, is ready for feeding when the heads are well' formed and have become fire.. 11; may be fed from the field until the time turnips are harvested. It can be fed on the pasture or in troughs in a shed. While the sheep will consume cabbage from the whole head it is preferable to divide it into halves or quarters. For giving variety to the ration or adding a valuable succulent food, cabbage fills an important place on the sheep farm. • For fattening sheep and growing stock turnips are fed in practically unlimited quantities and for breeding AN ATTRACTIVE STYLE. Grace and charm are admirably combined in the desirable frock pier; tared • here which is developed from satin with vestee, gathered flounce;; and sleeve frees of lace. It would' be equally effective if fashioner) of geor- gette. with self -trimming or contrast- 's ontrast-iste will fend bhis •a very simple style to make, yet main -1 tailing the latest mode. The front is in one piece, as is also the back, and the flounce is shirred to the dress on! both sides. ' The set-in sleeves with at -I bashed frree, and the vestee are of special interest. No. 1400 is for :ladies and is in sizes 34, 86, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Size 36 bust, requires 3 yards 39 inch material; 3% yards all- over lace 27 inches wide. 20 cents. The secret of distinctive dress lies in good taste rather than a lavish ex- penditere of money. Every woman shoved want to make her own,clothes, and the home dressmaker will find the designs illustrated in our new Fashion Book to be practical and simple, yet maintaining the spirit of the node of. the moment. ' Price of the 'book; 10 cents the copy. ROW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving dumber and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in ewes are considered a necessary part stamps .or coin • (coin preferred; wrap of the ration.' No other green crop is! 11" carefully) for each number and so generally used in the winter sea- I address your order to Pattern Dept., son. Apart from their food consti- I Wilson Publishing' Co., 73 West Ade- tuents turnips have a wonderful effect I )aide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by in maintaining a vigorous condition teturh mail, of the digestive organs and the gen- e' They Can't Break Our Eggs. We have tried 'almost every sort ,of eral system. Young lambs are greatly be?nGfitted by liberal feedings of finely sliced turnips in the winter and spring. container for shipping our high -bred until grass arrives. Previous to lamb- hatching eggs. Now we use only in'g.ewes should not be fed more than; bushel and half' -bushel baskets and four or five rounds per d'ay, but after) corrugated paistb a oard cartons for lambing the quantity can be graduaivyi shipmelets of one two ' or three set - increased.' A good method to prepare -tures. -. turnips for sheep is to cut then .n 1 The eggs are rolled in fine wood strips with an ordinary machine cut- wool. A 'generous layer is placed in ter or they may be pulped •and tnixed' the bottom of the basket then the with chaffed straw, thereby increasing eggs aro placed of layers' with a small the palatability of the latter. amount of wool between each 'leyer. Breeding sheep and particularly Each egg is wrapped separately and packed compactly so that rams should not be heavily fed with- it cannot moee about. • A small handful of the weal is pulled out, thew the egg is carefully wrapper and packed. I always put iiia few' extra eggs, usually 'about five toes hundred, mangers in winter 'and spring, al- though in the absence of turnips a few pouhds may be fed with advantage. As spring •approaches, says Mr. Spencer, mangels become less danger- ous and by April may be fed' quite allow for breakage, I have had only generously except to rams. " one' or two complaints' of eggs broken It is alet uncommon to find them in bransit in the eight years I've been composing ,a part of the daily ration seh n'g hatchfn s. e o When the 'basket is filledthe lid i$ of show sheep up to the -middle f June. Manges are prepared `or feed- ing in the sane manner as turnips. fastener's made especially for the lids. Then they are properly addressed on I Sell for Even a pasteboard. shipping tags that are Money nailedon or attached with fiiiestove I hatefound that in retailing farm wire. I. 'always put on the tags, use - products it is a good policy to make ally nailing one on and fastening the the price a multiple• of five; Change- ;other :with wire. making is easier, change does not run If shipped by express be surd that out so quickly nor is so much needed. there is en cxpeoss'offce at the point theyareshipped to.—O, N. B. Sugar to Improve Flavor. ars quickly snap up the offer.andthat saved:cost fregtieiby :t'esu:ts in• sales vTI•heai turnips, carrots., peas, or that otherwise would be lost, Also the string beans seem' ta; tete, s, they can stock, is disposed of, in lees time. If he enormously improved jest by the eggs 'aro 66. cents, try Meering 13 far addition ofa very little granulated 00 cents and see•haty many take that algae. Re careful rni, to use too much.extra egg. Or id vegetables are 8 This maybe done with either fresh or cents a bunch, offer two for 15 n cents. caned vegetables, ' —MI. 'I,. B.. The sane thing is true of Meld :S. A. pinch of granulated sugar sprinitled over an inferrer quality of bacon' or :.fastened on secured, with the wire If corn 10 seeing at 18 cents a dozen I offer 14 ears fen 2.0 cents, Apparently I lose a cent hut cestom- My Tractor Lunch. Hot coffee adds greatly le my trac- tor . Punch when I don't want to stop work, for leech. I had a.small 'con - made from thin strap tamer p iron directly oar the manifold, into which a gallon ,tin pail just fits. The pall is fined, with prepared ,coffee and placedin the container from fifteen to thirty minutes before meals, thus talc - In; no. extra Limo. -P., L. A. hail while cooking will make either' taste lrlor the very best sugar-ain'sd product. It also improves cheap cuts of Meat used for either roasting or boiliwg. tree only a little sugar, how- ever, never 00 much that it can be detected in the food. When lettuce salads ofany 'kind lack.zest, or if the dreasing on them; proves a bit too acid,just Add a teff -I tions sprinkling of granulated sugar. THE. CANADIAN HOMEMAKER serials o� j Wise#y crriicr s coteennit. PLANNING , BUILDING i FINANCING DECORATING . FURNISHING . GARDENING Com, r ift 1305. A CAPTIVATING COLONIAL BUNGALOW By Storey and Van Egmond; Architects. The flue Colonial entrance of this Gat a standard farm of agreement bungalow with its iinposfug pediment between contractor and home builder and massive disengaged columns is in from your etateouer and all it out with Itself sufficient to indicate that the your contractor. Write into the pro - home beloage to the better class. Even per place the total amount of money though one be unfamiliar with arohi- to be paid. Them arse, lm a para- tecture and architectural detail, which graph providing for partial payments eater all are only acuses, it does not as the work proceeds—that is to say, detract from the appeal of the effect. at 30 day intervals. Provide for the With regamd to construction and an Payment of an bills for labor done and economical solution of the problems of materials delivered on the job. Pay strength and beauty, a shingle roof the contractor no money until he can and frame and stucco walla on a con_ first show you reoeipted ,bills. Get a crete foundation `ars an excellent mechanic's lien release for every item. choice' of materials. Neither s'hou'ld Hold out 16 per cent. until 30 days at- one overlook the fact that the wide use ter the work is turned over to you 0001 of stucco has resulted iu the inception plsted. Get au architect to help you of a great variety of finishes. The draw the papers. - $nstaae may be smooth, slightly tex- tured er rough trowelled and other effects are obtained by the use of meas1I stones and broken colored glass. For this house we would suggest Do they cost more? Can. we have the that the walls be white or some light same ales sash as shown on plane? shade of cream and that a well deflnee Steel sash are effective. They most more than wooden •such, but the iia Question: Our pians call for wee. meat windows. We have thought of using steel sash. Are they effective? contrast be asewed by the selection of the paint or stain for all wood trim. Terence is not great. The steel sash The wide water table at the floor level manufacturers have standaralized their reduces the apparent height of thea product so that stock sizes are avail - walls and will fall to function as it able. Unless your window openings should if not made to stand out pro are quite unusual, approximately the mrIle usry- • Considering the moderateesecost, $5,000,`amd the commensurate dimen- sions of this home, the floor plan re - Imola cornntodious accommodation trod several interesting. features. By the substitution of a large area of glass in place of solid walls the front hall has been converted into a sunro'ora while still' serving to a great extent in the capacity of the former. The large living room including din- iag alcove with built in seats and table is 13 ft. x 17 ft. At tits end of this room is a door leading to the hall, bedrooms and bathrooms and an- other to the kitchen.. Tha grade en- trance to kitchen and cellar• is a great conveutence and one you are strongly advised to incorporate in the plans of your new lteine. • Readers desiring further informa;• tion regarding the plans and specifi- cations of this house should communi- cate with the architect direct. Ad- dress Messrs, Storey and Van Egmond, McCallum Hill Building, Itegina, Sask. Question: If I engage a contractor is he entitled to part payment before the house is finished? If so, when should I pay him and bow much at a time? sane size sash may be used. Question: Many manufacturers offer e talogs and leaflets dealing with building materials and household ap- pliances. Can one depend upon the information ey give as being fair and unbltsed:?th Manufacturers, of goad productsand mauufactu-rere of poor ones make simi- lar representations in their•. oatarogs. You may rely with 'alnliddence on the statements mads by well-lrnown manes facturers of high grade products. They omelet afford to make false state- ments. Uee materials that bear a good reputatiiou and that are backed by the guarantees of reputable manufac- turers. Ask your architect. Question: The door along one side of our living room has sunk nearly an inch although the house was built last summer. Theme are also large cracks in the plaster in the wall above wheee the settlement ahows. What is the cause; how can we remedy it? There has been settlement bare. This has been caused either by shrink. age in materials or by settlement of the foundations—probably the fatter. Get an architect to look over your buiidieg to see what the recti circum- stances are. He will prescribe the necessary -repairs. LEFT -OVERS THAT DENY NAME 'tomatoes may be baked with cloeese also. A thrifty housewife dislikes to season to taste with salt and pepper,. Hiding Our Rubibish Pile. waste 'left -over food, and yet a good sprinkle with dots of butter and bake` There are several ways of hiding cook dislikes tojeopardize her repu-r till brawn and the potatoes are done. the farm junkpibe with vines. Ali ask bation by serving "warmed -up" foods.1 If the corn is eaft from supper, it for some framework. We can simply Following are some of my recipes, and nnay be used in the morning pancakes, fix a% screen in front high enough to the finished,;dishes are not at all rec-i giving a very common dish, a holiday ,hide what is behind it. A better plan ognizable as left -overs. I taste. I is to give it the appearance' of an CH.LCIiEN. OR SALMON SALAD, WITH COo1ED. FRUIT. 'nrbco by having a front, to'p' andends, h f cookedfruit_ in "and this is not at all hard to do. With tial) good for chicken:or A die a. is often This is equally salmon. Remove the bones, ,ane Rake d'alrger of being slowed to spoil, sirn many vines only a• coarse support is the salmon er mince the, chicken fine. ply because the family has tired of it. essential. Add as inuch diced sweet pickle as I have two favorite ways, 'of using • The coral honeysuckle is one of the lou have meat. •-Moisten with salad this, A rich biscuit dough is the prettiest, vines for this where a dont- dressing, elle en lettuce reaves and founditttare of each. For the first, roll pieta dense covering is not essential servo. - This is a dish that has infinite the biscuit deugh very thin, spread and yet foliage thick enough to make rossibilfties as a dishto be prepared eveth butter and cut in rounds. Lay anything back of it hardly noticeable. 1bssio rounds together and balee. Se I quickly for un�expecbed company. If p- t blooms so freely and the rich coral there are many menthe and little mate .the rounds and pare fruit .he - 'sed trumpets are so beautiful that it sa:wrl the salad titay be "lengthened tween them and on top, arranging, will nralce a 'very pretty spot of an ant" by garnishing with, hard boiled each two rounds in an individual dish. I ugly one. The foliage is smooth, so it eggs in profusion. Bass of well sea- Id the fruit is not reel sweet, add more ; keeps fres from dust and insects do sansei cottage cheers ntay be neer) in sugar. Serve hot with cream•or rich not bother it so fax as I know, It place of the eggs. ; milk. does not kill back and quickly covers ':'nwn ma also be used,• For the other dish the dough is a large space, it grows so fast. Chickenetrio 01 5o. Y a roiled out thin: and spread quite , The trunr ant vine is a rantant in clench -rue cr•ognettes 01 fi•ittars, bots Y p p p of which are particularly fine for thick wibh the sweetened fruit, using hardy site for those who want some - supper. Ivery little juice. Roll up, jelly roll • thing showy. It does not appeal to d place in a ong baking pan. mo because of, its coarseness. The WITH IT OF -O I*1111 `CORN. I's.y:'e, alPour about two-thirds of a cup of honeysuckle is a good' vine for the. Left -ever corn is one dish that cans boiling water over it, sprinkle with purpose but will need more an'd finer .s me no worries, as there are SO' sugar and dots of buttes- and, aibake till , support than the comic It has the ad - many ways of rising :it, If it is left t : l rich dinner, and the weather is each; done through. Serve hot, with vantage that it is'much denser and Prom milk to which sugar and cinnamon remains ever e'en ear into the winter, that. soup will ta;cste ed for •supper, it . = r as e mills:have abseil lidded. The white and cream flowers are borne isase,dinsoap. Briti,aquart f to the boil add salt andse - .pp er to F,EE'T-OVER "VEGETABLES. freely in. thespring and for a 'Tong, time, and. is few all summer. They taste, a rounding tablespoon of. butter) Nearly any left -over vegetable or and if desired a, few drops of on'ioe:cereal play be used 'for supper, 11 01'I veil fragra.ot, scenting the air a' around. Typical Bargain. "Tbis is a great country, Pat." "And how's that?" "Sure, th' paper stays you east buy a .Colas-dollar.inenay o•rd'er for three cents?' 'juice. Add the left -ease' corn, allow; added to a good fritter batter and well to boil up, •and serve. And here is a fried. It is well to remember, how - time to use .dry bread. Brown the ever, that there •frifttere should not be •)stead 'lightly in the oven, spread with! served with one er tato other fried butter and serve wish the soup. foods, Cold ,')iced beef 11be nice If the family is not fond of soup, to serve far meat if you are serving try cooking the corn in the casserole. fritters. Arrange a layer of sliced pobatoes Rhee •and sono ethercerealts may be about two inches deep in the ease- . added to custards, and innprove the role,• Spread' the corn over the top, taste rather than delrect from it. ,Rica Farm relief usually coines after the pour on rich milk to barely cover, may also be baked with cheese, find evening chores are dime. THE DILATORY AGE BY EILIZABETH MACK. Each age in the life of a . child has its problems. Moat mothers know the rage of- which I write and its symp- toms --the one which I shale oh11 the dilatory age. An otherwlee obedient, tractable, - normal child develops sud- denly into a dawdler, a e_bw-poky of high degree. Dishes that heretofore wore- done up fit record tune are not finished when the next meal is being prepared, or the 'hod will be brought in only half full of coal or cobs—and that that only after repeated 'emindsrs• If dusting. is in order, only the upper portions, the most eaeity reveled parts of the furniture, wile get even the dlesuebory wipe` If it is watering the chickens, cell,' a few of the foun- tains will be filled while the majority will 'bo found quite day.. If it Is hang' - fag up clothes, skirte will be found hob-nobbing with handkerchiefs, tow- els with socks, tablecloths with underclothes, with utter disregard for color or order—•a1';this in spite of intensive braining in the eight method; If it is setting the table, very likely there will be a woeful lack of silver and no salt or pepper shakers in evi- dence. Bewiedererl, the mother will no doubt try an the stock remedies in the cabogory-scoldiuog, nagging, threaten- ing and punisbanent of all kinds -- only to find out to her further bewild- erment that these have been utterly ineffective. As a last resort, I tried quiet patience, gentle firmness aid unfailing sympathy, and though you may think it strange, this method worked perfectly, If the dishes were dawdley, over, I would only remark pleasantly, "My, rny, we have been soolong with our dishes that we shall have to miss visit- ing Lela this afternoon."' If the wood had not been' brought in, it only elieite. ed the calm statement, "I did not both- er to put up the sandwiches and doughnuts for the fishing trip lunch; you did not get my wood in so I sup- posed you were net particular about going." To the daughter whose turn it was to do the upstairs work and who failed to get it done but was found deep in the children's page of a weekly, "I came up with the inten- tion of working on your new dress but we must' get these beds made now. You will have to wear your dimity on Sun- day. Maybe you can press it and make it 'look a 'li'ttle less shabby." I1 began to dawn on the children in a few weeks that "dilatoriness" brought its own reward—or lack of it. 'Ilhey Coon saw tbat no one seemed to be in the •least worried •or harassed whether they did or failed to do their tasks but so few good things came their way if they did not, that before they realized it, they were again near: ing the path of rectitude from which they had so inadvertently strayed. We al3 take especial pains with• the exoaptionai•or abnormal child while we often leave the, normal child who is going through an "exceptional" period to flounder unaided. If we wput. ourselves in the children's places,ill try; ing to see things from their stancL point, we sham find that from thir point of view their actiore are justifi- able. Wo shall learn that they are in a little world entirely apart from us. Continuing to wash the same Plato or standing poised With one stick oe weed for minutes at a time is inevit- able when they are living through ' some triumphs to come—on the Chau- tauqua platform, as the head of a big basiness, a university president, a baseball star or an intrepid' wild ani- mal hunter. Children must be gently ed to feel that they are valued mem- bers of the family ,and the community and that the greatest happiness comes front serving others. My advice is to start this course of, treatment only after enough patien'0 has been stored up from the Heavenly Father to hero us carry it through. Once begun. one should never give up whether it takes a week or six months to effect a cure. However, it will not be accomplished satisfactorily by force. Ashphalt Stops the Leak. The wooden and metal watering troughs on my place !became leaky, It occurred to me to use some meted asphalt for clothes; up the leaks. It worked fine. I also used it to fill in the many cracks of the cistern platform. The platform being partly concrete and partly iron, I used •a blowtorch and flowed the material into the creeks. It adheres better now than when I did the job the other way. Barrels and tin cans were succi?s- fully mended in.a similar way. The hotter the stuff is applied the better I find it to' stick. If you heat it on a stove beware of its boiling over. Once or twice a year when the ex- pansion joints of the coaerete road near our house arc relied the chop- ped -out material is left lying by the roadside wasted. That is whore i 'get the asphalt. -B. 13, ---9-- Chinese Burn Gold Leaf. Chinese are estimated to destroy ten' million dollars worth of gold year- ly by their custom of burning small pieces of • gold leaf on certain special amtivemarl es. The best mathematics: Multiplying the joys and dividing the sorrow's of ethers.