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Address communications to Aaronson
Poultry Fhtunn Tests.
FOr breeding perposee, two-yeatr-old
hens have been ,found best, althoegh
sarong chicks have been produced from
well-developed yearlings. Pullets
ranging from shk" to nine months old
are more or less a riek. While their
eggs may hatch well, there is not the
vitatity in the young that is found in
those from tvardy, vigorous two -ear -
old hens. Lis hes been demonstrated
by a series a trials, and is a strong
„testimonial to the policy of keeping
a hen, regardless of her age, as long
as she is heady, vigorous and yields
a profit.,
Tests in mating show that • for
strtong, livable chicks, the best mat-
ings are• these of six vigorous females
and an active xnate. When hmas are
used, the male should be a. cockerel;
if matured pullets, use a cock. Where
male birds aro aliternated in a pen,
tests show that ten females is about
the proper number. Good fertility has
beeri obtairied in larger matings, and
without alternating the males, but the:
ehielos were not in asgood condition.
For years it has been OUT practice
to make all 'nests of tobacco stems in
preferenee to straw or any sitter ma-
teria]) and es a result -there has been
practically no trouble with vermin
either on hens or chicks. Tobacco
stems are used in both the laying and
incaftting nesta. eke tobacco stems
are not always available, tests were
made by using hay as a. substitute,.
and thickly sprinkling a good insect -
powder on it. When hens were set
the, nests thus made were treated the
sale, before the eggs were put In.
In these tests zenoleum, a egal-tar
product, was used on account of its
sixertgth. The retult was practically
the seirie as with tobacco' stems.
With the aid of trapnests the nature
of the different hem has been noted
daring the past year. The observa-
tions move that Nature never exactly
duplicates anrything. There are no two
hens that are. exaetly alike in all
respects, although some •come very
close to St But this is more, exempli-
fied by the nature of the hens them-
selves. Some of the hens, quit laying
as they began, molthig. While others
coritinueclaying,•triore or less, dm -hag
the nicQkirigt period, and kept in excel-
lent health and viger. While shedding
the feathers some of the hens ,baci a
ragged and dejected appearance;
others in the same flock molted so
gradually that the &lenge was hardly
noticed, and kept in the best of health
d.ueing the entire peried. Some hens
were reatly savage When broody, while
others were exceedingly good-natured.
Some would sit carefully and alwaya
had a clean -looking nest, while others
Weie sere to break some of the eggs
and befoul the rest. Some hens were
natustelly tame, while others in the
-pane flock are wild and nervous.
The trapnest has proved that the
nest -egg theory is all wrong. Nest
eggs have no •influenee whatever in
coaxing a hen to lay. In our trapnests
there is nothing but tebacco stems,
and yet right in these nests the pullets
start to lay and keep it up hi fine
shape during the year. Occasionally
a hen will frequent the nest, but not
lay. I noticed one hen get in the trap -
nest and remain there for an hour or
snore almost evety day, and yet she
did not lay. The hen was killed and
anteing opened up was found to have
considerable fat accumulated around
the egg organs, As a rule, every sim-
•
• OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Osteopathy, Electricity. All diseases
treate,d.
Office adjoindrag residenoe, Centre
Street next Anglican Chute& (former-
ly De MacDonald's). Phone 272.
The Most Effective Fertilizer.
tet. 73 st.clelaldo St. West Toronto
ilar hen was found la) be unfilatlaalY
•Tests made the past season in alters
stating male birds for fertility, re-
ettlted as follows: From, January 1 to
May 1, four males were ,assigned to
three pens. That is, cock No. 1 started
in pen No. 1; coek No. 2 in pen No. 2;
eook No. 3 in pen Nee 3, and cock No,
4 was placed in a cage in another
building, The next week cock No. 1
was put hi a cage, melt No. 2 was ad-
vanced to pen No. 1, -cock No. 3 went
to pen No. 2, and the vock that origin-
ally was in a cage was placed in pen
No. 3, arid so on ea& week. After the
first of May only three males were
allow -ed for every three pens, but each
week they were •moved to different
pens, For instance; cock No, 1 went
to pen No. 3, cook No. 2 went to pen
No. 1, and cock No. 3 to pen No. 2.
These changes avoided favoritism and
there was better fertility.
After testing various methods for
breaking up broodiness, the following
was found to he the most humane and
sati.srfactory: Once a week all broodies
found on the tests at night were car-
ried to a house and run, in whach there
were no nests nor any- other fowls.
Here they were kept for a week, by
which time they got over their broodi-
nees and went to laying again. Once
in a great while there would be a stub-
born hen and she would have to re-
main in this pen for another week,
but sueh caees were rare.
• 'rests made to find out what effect
different kinds of feed would have on
the color of the yolk of eggs- allow
quite conclusively that in the major-
ity of cases the color is influenced by
the quality of the food given, but that
there are individual hens that will con-
tinue to produce either white or yellow
yolked eggs xiega,rdless of the feed.
Pale yolks predominate when hens are
fed on milk, wheat, oats, bran aucl
middlings, and 'yellow yolks when the
stock is liberally fed on yellow COTIL.
It was noticed that eggs with pale
•yolks were morelikely to have less
consistency than those with yellew
yolks. That is, the pale yolksflattened
out when the eggs were broken and
the whites of the same eggs %steeled
to be thinner. Yellow yolks usually
stand up round and. full when She egg
is .broken: • ,
Burriblefoot (swellings onethe fefst
of fowls) is, generally due to treading
en sharp objects, rough ground, ete.
It is not contagious, ami for years it
has been advocated that the pus in the
bruise should be removed. This is
quite a task and not always success-
ful. 1)ar2ng the past year a number of
cases developed. Believing that the
matter wJi1 right itself wdthoet treat -
met, nothing was done, but a careful
watch wan made af the condition.
After the swelling reached a certain
stage it began to day up and kept on
growing smaller until all the troable
vanished. „Further observations will
be made should any new eases develop.
A method of feeding has been tried
out which proved very satisfactory.
Instead of feeding maeh in the morn-
ing' (allowing an iron spoonful to
every two fowls in the pen), nothing
at noon, and a full feed (a handful to
each fowl) at night, the order was
changed as follows: In the morning,
grain (scratch feed) was thrown am-
• ong straw—a handful for every five
fowls in the pen; at noon theernash
was given, allowing an iron spoonful
for every thtee fowls in pen; and in
the evening, an hour before dusk, a
handful of min is given to each fowl
in the pen.
Egging Them on To Buy
BY ERNEST L. THURSTON.
John Bartley as developing a poult
try and smallatruck farm. He had
It is always wise to look to the an idea that he could build up a select
future, and as: barnyard manure is list of customers in a uearby city. He
the meet effective and ,clteapest of all decided to make his experiment with
fertilizers, this is the time -vvhen the eggs. '
live stack is mostly out of doors, to As soon as his White Leghoru flock
see that astrangments exist at the barn was big enough arid was laying, he
for handling the manure ,and for aP- made his appearance, one day, in a
plying it to the land in 'its most' good, residence ntstekt, He had, with
serviceable state. The Dominion hien a orate of eggs of good size, clean,
Chtsniat whets out that weight for attractive and, above all, gentrineltr
teeiillit the liquid marstre, except in fresh. At each house he lest a single
the case of the pig, contains much egg. Attached to it by a sticker was
iter peroentages of nitrogen andl a little card: giving his name, RM.
potash than the solid excrement, and seeress and his telephone number.
iv ho an immediately available condi- The care tos,0 seated;
tion for amp use,
. lienee it is import-
ant lthat it shouldbe vetained. POT thisl This Is a Genuine Fresh Egg
lltnrrekee 'tam ellettl'a be taken that tilt Poath, boil, or fry it for to-morrowts
floor 1100t2 NOlith the anfinals rest and i breakfast
the gutters behind are sound andi Thon . f
amen wri,te or phone me an order or
liquid tight Sufficient litter or bed.'' a regular delavery of eggs of the
ding MeterieI should be used to teko- .
tame =salty
up all free liquid. StraW, dry saw-
deg, atm saatestes, pate mese, meats City delivety by truck oe Fkidays
and peat whefee air (Ivied, all make, Parcel -post delivery oft receipt of
good absorbing bedding. "Raul the! orders
Manure to the fields day by ituty ftom ' My ptice is the regular retail priee for
Ifall to spring," 15 SOM14 04"ViOe. gilfeedge prodeet. This week, 85c doe.
Mitee, those little red amisthat,
strek the blood 0011.1 ilaTA, tail be etl.e'res,
leafed by painting roosts and iiests
a oal flisinfestant,
We seek bitter laritiieg that
wal
With t
may have better' farinis; tee tteptite to;
greeter faabeaiat reaOtireeli that we
may add to the all/n*0)40:0 human
resources. The iltal.r'terin in the' '
whole eountry-life ,antetiOse .is thel
farmer himself,
Ateompanying this "eansple" were
art order cardf to be filled out, and ail
envoloPes
The single Sig-Sited/on of sample
eggs brought Bartley enough orders
fot a real ettat, arid the growth of
lousiness quickly took tate a ail
ogO,
Bet the 'eggs simply opened the
doors to other prodtteta Whenevet
Beatles' bad p:naltfy to soil, 4ir garden.
• What Can One Fallow Do?
"Paul, why didn't you speak Out?
.You do not think Suedata besebali is
a good thing, yet you let your ebb
vote for adopting it tVithout saying
a single word." Paul's mother /Poked
at him reproachfully after he had told
of the action of the olub.
"Mother, what good vansid it have
done? What oeuld one feller. do? All
the others wanted it, so I just kept
etill. Of course, I won't go and play
in the Sunday games; but I didn't see
any use in saying anything. They
wouldn't ehange • far,• one fellow.
There's fourteen in our club, you
know." - •
"What can one fellow eta?" repeat-
ed hls mother. "Well, I'll telt you
what one feRow did. A little party
of English*rnissionaries, three of them,
think, were sitting outside their huts
in Africa one hot afternoon. Some-
thing stirred in the jungle, and then
out into the clearing before the vil-
lage there crept a line of eighty
wretched black people chained to-
gether. They were people captured in
raids in the interior, and were now
being driven by Mohammedan slave
traders to the coast, where they would
be sold, put on a stave ship, and car-
ried away, never again to see their
native village or any of their loved
ones. It was st, piteous sight They
weee weary, faint, sick, yet forced to
march on. Many white people of dif-
ferent countries iad steen such a sight,
and their hearts had grownhot with
indignation and pity. But they had
said, 'What ean one man do against
this great entrenched evil?' So they
had kept still while the slaves had
gone on. ,
"Not so this little missionary gToup.
One man said, 'We eannot let this
thing go on:-
• "The others quickly agreed with
him. So the three unarmed men wient
to the slave traders, and in the rewrite
of England, they bade them set the
slaves free. The traders knew enough
of England to realize her power. They
did not know how much authority the
missionaries might have. So "they
scattered quiekly into t'he jungle, their
guilty consciences perhaps hurrying
them on. The eighty slaves :were free.
They fell on their knees weeping with
joYS
"That" is -what one man did. Two
ethers were reader to help him as
soon as he had taken a stand, but so
email was the nurriber against a great
evil that YOU can Yet .call it a one-
man job. Every great reform, every
great work had its beginning in the
mind of one, man.. -Don't be afraid to
tackle a job because you are just one,
if you axe sure the thing ought to be
done. Perhaps if you had spoken out,
half a dozen other boys might have
stood with you. They were like -yeti,
they hated to say anything."
"Mother, don't say another ward,
I'm going to ask the fellows to recon
-
adder the vote at toen,orrow's meeting.
And P11 say what I think 'about it.
It may -not -de any good, but at least
I won't shirk becauee 1 -think I'rn
alone." •
"That's what I like to hear my son
say," said his mother
produce ready, an order card announc-
ed the fact to his egg customers. The
goods ordered were delivered on the
nexb weekly- trip, or ahipped by post
or express, if desired, He could, market
at a moderate retail price and 7et
realize more than wag possfble under
regular marketing maehinery. Satis-
fied • regular eustoraers, of course,
brought others,.
• Bartley found that there was a mar-
ket for hampers of mixeti vegetables,
proportioned for family use and sold
at a fixed price. He made up a delita,t at him for buying it It wasn't much
basket which, one week might contain of a gold mine. But it Droved to be
one of the richest lead mines in the
world, and put its purchaser in the
way of becoming a multdmillionaire.
The privilege of seeing and heaving.
Noticing Things.
A city salesman en his way home
about 2.30, 0118 morning, not long ago,
noticed an automobile deiven past him
eying Hand -Work onthe
Seed Crop.
Ste ter es available farm help is
conoerned, we seem to be just as hard
up in this community as -during war:
thee, There eeeros to be Plenty- of
hands loafing' around the 'leoal towns
but these wallnotwerk—and, V they
woutd emne out in the country, their
ekufl would probablyshow to best ad..
Vantage with the table fork, So We
have to use every means possible to
save hand -labor, Our method of heed.
ling the mammoth clover seed crop,
may be of interest, and helpful to
some. •
We take the grain binder, put the
canvasses on, as for cutting grain, take
off the chain that delves the Price:is
and take off one of the packers. The
other packer Will then deep down out
ef the way. Take off, also, the trip
that regulates size of 'bundles. This
leaves nothing in the way to stop or
Shell the seed: The clover will run
off in. a fine windrow which will not be
in the way of the herses for binder on
the next round. We find that by cut-
ting ire the forenoon, or afternoons,
too, when the clover is not bone, dry,
we shell less seed than by any other
method. The binder cuts faster than
the mower. The saving in hand -tabor
comes in the bunching. For this, we
take one horse on a dump rake, drive
him between two windrows;tand rake
up two rows at once in es neat plies
as possible—doing this, of course,
when the seed 1S-tt little damp. Then
.to turn the seed so ai to dry the under
side we take the rake and go aver the
seed just the Opposite Way and tip the
piles over. Tine makes the piles more
compact, as well as turning another
side to the atm and thus the seed is
ready to be loacied'for hulling without
touching it with a fork. -6. S. Lang-
don.
•
Greenhouse insects. -
• All plants whether grown indoors
or out are subjeet to the attadk Of de-
structive insects. From Bulletin No.
7, dealing, as the title impliegi with
"Insects, Affecting Greenhouse Planta,"
prepared. by the Dominion Entomolo-
gist, Ottawa, ancl the enternelogist in
charge of Fruit Ineeot Investigations
• .Vineland, Ont., we learn that the
erops commercially ealtivated under
glass in Canada cover et space of six
million sqtaele feet of glass and: in
1320 were estimated to be of upwards
of• three million dollars in value. In
dealing with pests of this kind, grow-
-ors are advised fanatics how the in-
sects feed, as by that way the proper
remedy to apply can be. ,etterbadned.
Insects are divIded into awo. classes
by the-;nature.of their attatkingtfeeil-
ities. One class- such as caterpillars'
bite and chew their food, and, the other
by means of their beaks, each as the
aphids, the true bugs, the Seale in
• etea Suck up their food, If the
insect bites, a stonsaeh,palecin such as
eolution of arsenate of lead IS esual-
IY- applicable, but for sucking insects
contact insecticides are recommended,
such for instance as preparations con-
itaieing tobacco. How' deadly and
• populous these insects may become is
exemplified by the fact that an expert
declares if the pabgeny of a 'single
rose aphid were allowed to suevive in
three lastedeed da.tie it would equal in
weight Seven times the teeming popu-
lation of Chive. Consultation ,of_alie
bulletin referred to will impart a easst
amount of minute information an the
subject dealt with. a
Advanced Poultry Records.
three times within one block. There So fir as egg production is concern
-
are plenty of cars cruising about ed British Columbia ranks as the
downttown streets evea at that hoar,
and most persoes wouldn't have re-
marked the repassing ear. The sales-
man did, though, and told a policeman,
who caught the drivers of the ear an
the act of making off with a fiee
limousine that was narkei in an alley
banner poultry province, according to
Report No. 2 , of ,the Record of Per-
formance oonducted by the Poultry di-
vision of the Dominion Live Stock
branch. The University. of British
Columbia ni,akes the best showing of
any institution or breeder. In that
about two blocks doWli the street. , Province last year 100 Leghrons, 25
The young man's habit; of seeing Plymouth Rocks and 47 Wyandottes
qualified for advanced eertificates
that are granted for 'birds that ley
over .225 eggs in the 52 weeks. The
highest Leghorn record was 297, laid
by a bird owned by the Old People's
Herne, Vancouver. The Plymouth
Rock record was 281, -.laid by a bird
the things he looked at saved someone
about five thousand perfectly good
dollars.
• The Bible (wee old book) • says
something about those who having
eyes see not, and thope who having
ears hear not; and it is safe to 'slay
Thursd sy, 4t 31, 1023.
art
Clay Soils and Their Management
Of all the various types of sa to
be found, none when properly handle
are' more pro duetive than the • heavy
clay. The very fineness of these soils
.gives them a large water -holding
capacity, which:will adapt them to the
production of small grain and graiies.
The rnanagemeat of these soils pre-
sents special problems for considera-
tion. Their fineness gives thein a ten-
dency to bake and to require mom
than the usual ainount of 'labor in
cultivation. The lack of sufficient sur-
face or underdrainage makes them
eoid and Wet in thespring, ancr when
there is a leek of vegetable ojr Organic,
matter, they are hardto work and less
productive. ' •
The methods treatraent here die-
onslect are based: on the results Of field
demonstrations ami obsayettions made
on, the 'Dominion Illustration Stations
Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia. One of the great drawbacks
with this 'type of soil is the fineness
of the- soil partioles. To effect this
condition, the farm practiee ,should be
so arranged that the -operatkeis will
sYste'anatioally open up and make
these soils mere porous. Special at-
tention must be given to the time and
type of plowing and cultivation. Heavy
clay soils should be fall plowed when
tlientoieture content is right. If work-
ed where wet, they are apt to puddle
and bake. While it is necessary to
Flew these eel* deeply, 'the depth
shouldbe lowered gradually. The
early working el these soRs, in. the
spring, is most imperfect. This ,culti-
Vation should commence as soon as
the proper moisture ecmdition is reach-
ed but never when the 'soil is at all
sticky. By passing some wide imple-
that not a day passes in the life of owned at Oeurteriay. The Wyandotte
any individual without its opportun- record was .293, laid by a bird owned
ities to save time, treuble, or incihey at Langley Prairie. Ontario had 44
by seeing what we look at a.nd hear- Leghores, 11 'Plymouth Rocks, and 18
ing what we hear. 377yarelottes in the adyaeced class, the,
John Hays Ilammoad, Jr., tells the best records being: Leghorns, 282,
story of a mining engineer who was laid by a bird owned at Richmond
offered a worked -out gold mine for a Hill; Plymouth Rocks, 277, laid by a,
few hundred dollars, lie looked it bird owned at Kitchener, and Wyarel
over and bought It, very, vesy- teasme dottes, 254, laid by a bird owned at
ably. Then men who sold it latighed
lettuce, beans, tomatoes and , corn.
With the change of season and of
crops, • necessarily the contents
changed.
Haying only one tee& delivery day is one of nature's free gifts to the
anti usirig parcel -peat and express as vast majority of' human beinee. They
cost nothing. That is one reason they
are not made better` use of. V we had
to buy our` eyes and ears ever the
taunter two or three times a year,
lilce our shoe, and pay taxes on them,
we'd probably fhb* more of them.
And if the railroads coald afford to
pay a peeing lawyer 0,500 a word for
the .sign "Stop, Look, and Listen" at
grade erossings, it ought to be worth
• at least $12,500aaf any man's, money
to have this newspaper write this
nteetal grade cresting sign for him:
"See, neer, Thiek, and Act."
Take it on oredit, if you like, and
owe us the morkey; for we know you
-win have the price Some tiny, if you
use the sign,
Every shadow in late uevatenee
With yeu,iiret," eaya• Bartley. a ,sun somewhere,
supplemental delivery ageheles, his
own 'working time ori his farm was not
so serionsly interrupted.
On truck orders he required pay-
ment on delivery, and oh ittexul orders,
80 far Its peasible, in advance, until
reliability was established. Where it
seernecl advisable he re:Attired tempor-
ary depoSits to toyer, the 00St Of hamp-
ers and of shitying orates„ In many
eases he pereueded hie cdtheiners to
buy their teem eoritainere,
Atter a vale nezelt it safe to zgreo
to monthly settleitients with tonie of
his establiehed etagenters. In sub-
mitting the yerio,cifie statements', luny -
ever, he atways ene/osed a self-
addressed, stamped envelope
"Make it as eonvenient as possible
ens,toroar to Day and he is likely
I 111i
taid4
I I 11- '1
Stony Creek.
Canatdian Cattle Prices in
Britain.
• While Irish bacon gill retains its
position in the British Market Irish
cattle do not seem to be doing so well,
probably -owing to the disturbed state
of the country. The Dominion Live
Stock branch reported Irish bacon sell-
ing at from 159 &Cities to 167 shim-
irigs the long hundredweight, Danish
at from 148 to 152 shilling's, Canadian
at from 136 to 140 shilinge and 'Un-
ited States at from 115" to 120 shill-
ings.- On the ether hand Canadian
eattle commanded as high as 140 a
pound, live weight, and Irish at from
104 to 12tSc. Prime Scotch ranged
at -from 16% to 171/ec,
Regarding wool the Live Stoek
branch, reports said th.e spring rise
was beteg realaitained teed that a
keen interest was , being showe. in
Wiegern PreatteteS•
gays Sam: Name never intended
th eight-hour day for fantere, buthe
Surely insists on an eight-hour • night,
ment over the land, such .as a drag
harrow; the surface soil will be loosen.
ed and crumbled sufficie.ntly to pre-
vent it from baking into clods. This
will check evaporation tand maintain
the proper moisture condition for a
longer period.
• Clay sails are generally wet and
cold because the water in theta is con-
stantly evaporating, and evaporation
is a cooling process:- It is the coldness
of a poorly drained sail as well as the
excess water that it ccontains that is
responsible for the unsatisfactery
growth of crops from them. Drain-
age carries off this surplus water,
makes the soli warmer, -hastens ger-
thin..ation, allows air to enter the soil
and (brings about favorable -conditions
far bacterial fife. •-
To _keep up the fertility of clay
soils arid to "check eels- tendency to
bake, coesiderable vegetable matter
Itetnad be added. Thistcan be done by
applying strawy manure and by plow -
leg under leguminous crops, as cloveae
peas, vetches, etc. Thiscan best be
accomplished by following a definite
crop rotation, l3y so doing each erep
While being grown to its own greatest
advantage wilt be at the same time
preparing the soil for the reception of
the next. A rotation of four years
duration is giving very satisfactoey
results on the Illustration Stations.
Briefly this 'rotation is as follows• :
First' year, Hoed Crap=" Corn', tur-
nips, mangels, or sunflowers.
Second year, Grain and Seeded -2
lbs. red clover, 2 abs. alsike and 10 lbs.
of `timothy.
• Third year, Clover Hay—let cut
clover hay; 2nd cut, clover eeed, or
hay., ••
Fourth year, Mixed or Pasture.
When lambs which should be thrifty
do not thrive, scour badly and. grada,
ally die, they,are probably suffering
from worms. For this thse use of
copper sulphate has proven very effec-
tive.- ° Bgfere treating, the sheep
should be abut away from „food for
twenty-four hours. • Then give doses
of one ounce ed copper sulphate die -
solved itt two quarts of water as fel-
lows: For a threeenonthis-old
two-thirds, of a fluid ounce; for a =-
months -oh' lamb, one ,and one-half
fluid ounces, for a matrare Sheep, three
and oneehalf fluid. ,ounces.
The capper sulphate for this pur-
pose ehould be of a -uniform blue color
and the weights and reeasures2 should
be aocarate, Have your d'ruggist weigh
the' blue stone, and oleo have Ibis
graduate the digieching bottle by
marking the doses with a file. Do not
allow the sheep to have access to
water foe ,several hours after dosing.
Thosse whirl haveareceavect an over-
dose will lae apart 'froni i.be fleck and
show symptoms o %Fain! These should
be placed in a thady epot :and given a
teaspoonful' of laudanum ie. U. talnlb:1247-
fut. 'of Weter.;. .
Spraying for Potato Bugs.
i" In the control of the Colorado beetle
it has been foend that Paris green is
the poison which will give quickest
results, but the disadtantages in its
use are that it will not stay in sus-
peneion in water very well and may
cause damage to foliage, of tender
plants, even the potato plant when
"applied too etrongly. '
Calcium arsenate 'acts less violently
and is less dangerous with reference
to foliage injuiy, but it, also kills the
insects.enere slorgy. Arsenate cf lead
acts still more slowly, but is very stefe
for plants which are susceptible to
foliage injury.
14 doese't hurt to take ,advice; one,
is not obliged to use it.
Parents as Educators
gove.....m. memoir
Table Talkers—By Lydia Lion Roberts
,Meal time; parents and children, and any -little detail of &leery, happy
ean be an interesting combination, but I days. Daddy could tell of the people
he met, of anything be sate made or
dote in an untisual way, and relate
Stotiee of "when I wee a boy,"
, nether eould talk about the people
who had telephoned, Or been to the
door, the beaks she had reed or heard
about, ;the Stories of when vandals
was a girl. -
In the nierning ns barI tows frop
the paper sitouhli mar the Meal. Tills
000Naion 'Would he .a merry oae, and
everyone Weald feel tbettee and lytii
er vro aIXAeatilect to be die OA
kina of table tatted. It is never tee
early to 401,0 'with tho;rliadrion.
a bayy win b.-00414sr4ltj tar fitke
and (Pod' ,dhet‘ittot talk 16..totids kimt
ot '04 t
will not he Mikes espeesallty prepared
for by the Mother: Why not make it
one of the pleasantest times of the
day and teach the children at the same
thne to take their peat in conversa-
tion with seta and dignity? This ean
beet be done by Making it the time to
tell the pleasatit things that each one
has cern, beard, done, or read. En-
force a rale that teething disagreeable
shall be talked over et meeks,—thia
is not good for ,digestion we are told,
end no getelp, horrible affairs, nor
cross weeds elteuld be allowed.
EVeit little children eon learn to. talk
abut the pleture they liked* tliuS foamy
Story the teacher the dog that
Wagged at there :en the aff" tomo, 121