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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-05-19, Page 3F?SCOUT New Troop This week we are pleaaed to record the "birth' of a new Troop at Canning- tou, which is tate result of a keen bunch of Lone Scouts in that town. The dist of Troops organized through Lone Scout activity still mounts stead- ily, and although it robs us of some very enthusiastic members from the Lone Scout ranks, we are glad to say that there is always a stream of pro- mising recruits coming along to tape their places amongst us. We certainly wish the ist Canning - ton Troop all good fortune, and we hope that they have lots of fun and accomplish great things in Scouting in the future. This Weeks Scout Law. No. S—A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties, And what does, that mean? Why simply that, where a boy can smile or whistle, there is no room for frowns and angry faces, or for grumbling or hard words. It is a Scout's job to "make the best of things,' 'however bad they 'may ap- pear at first sight. There is an old paying which tells us that "things are never so bad but what they might be worse," and certainly if one keeps a cheerful spirit all the time, it helps to overcome difficulties. Happiness and cheerfulness are like 1 epidemics they are easily passed on to someone else. So Lonies,• always try to radiate sunshine, and you will succeed in making other people feel happier too, and in these troublesome days, that is a very fine "Good Tarn." What d'o other people think about whistling? Well, read what Lord Baden Powell, the :Chief Scout, thinks about it: During the recent newspaper "whist- ling nuisance" debate Lord Baden- Powell confessed to being one. "Car- rying out the Scout Law," he said, !When angry, or in difficulty, I whis- tle, and likewise when I am particular- ly enjoying life and feeling uppish. Also for me whistling provides a sub- stitute for smoking, for, like a pipe, it gives satisfaction to me and annoy - 44,4 ants to everybody else." Lord Baden- Powell recalled a Scout concert given at Albert Hall by Madame Melba "at Which there was some excellent chorus whistling." B. -P. declared the art should not be allowed to die "because of this scarcity of tunes in modern Mittisic," Mount Baden-Powell One of the many unique bonors con ferred upon Lord Baden-Powell was the naming after him by the United States Geographical Board of a moan - tett in Washington, and the Board's statement: "We are more than pleased to name this American mountain peak in honor of Lord Baden-Powell, who, because of his splendid achievements in giving to the world a movement for the youth of all lands, may well be considered a world citizen," Scouts to Check Up on Path of EcI1pee Plans are being worked out for the co-operation of Scouts and McGill scieutists in checking up on the path of the sun's eclipse across Quebec on August 31. Montreal and St. Johns Scouts will establish the western edge of the path, and Scouts of Sherbrooke, Three Rivers and Quebec City the Eastern edge of "totality." In prepare- tioit Montreal Scouts will attend a lea ire ou the subject by Dr. A. Sr. Doug - as of McGill University. For 1933 World Scout Gathering These canrp reservations already have been made for the 1933 World Boy Scout Jamboree In Hungary: Bri- tish Empire, 2,500; Poland, 1,500; Aus- tria, 1,000; Sweden, 500; Yugo-Slavia, 300; Finland, 200; Bulgaria, 150; Hol- land, 100; Greece, Luxemburg, 50; Japau, 20; Switzerland,. 400; Estltonia, 15; Siam, 15; Syria., 50. Boys who are interested in becom- ing Lone Scouts, and are not able to joiu a regular Scout Troop, should write for particulars of Lone Scouting to The Boy Scouts Association, Lone Scout Department, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2, Perhaps you will be in- terested in attending our Lone Scout Camp in July? We shall have lots of funl--"Lone E." . Growing Seeds air soon causes them to show signs of life, Periodically they are inspected Huge Industry and a note made on the blotter of the number sprouted. • In this way can be United States Heads List as Producer--Iuterest- i °Hi$tdry Cleveland, ---Seeds, sold in packets, seem to possess a very negative back- ground, Actually a vast industry has sprung up in the United States, spread over the whole continent, "The rais- ing of seeds. is a specialized field all of its own," declares a natioually known seedsman, "and due to varying cli- .matic conditions in various parts of the world, many foreign Countries can produce better seed of certain plants than seedsmen in the United States. determined the germination qualities of each lot of seed received. Another quantity of seed from the sante. lot, is planted in pots. The plants whioh grow from these seed are observed for their "true to type" quali- ties. Frequently pollen from another type plant of the same species finds its way to the seed grower's lot. This pollen. fertilizes his plants and the resulting seed from Itis crop will produce a flower or fruit with mixed character- istics of both plants. This is often ob- served in corn—the ears bear bobli white and yellow kernels. After the seed is tested for its pro - For that reason many varieties are int- duction qualities, it is then weighed ported from other countries, and packed for distribution. This pro - Cabbage From Denmark The Danes, because of their long ex- perience and the favorable climatic conditions in Denmark, produce the 'best cabbage and cauliflower seed in cess is almost entirety mechanical, A delicate scales that will divide a pound into 2,500 parts is brought into use. The seedsman determines from the cost of the seeds just how many the world. The best sweet cora seed he should include in a package to pay la the world is grown by Charles bite, He divides a pound of seed by Clarke, at Wakeman, Ohio. this scale into the required number of Ie. flowers, the best zinnias seed are packages. raised by an Englishman just outside of Lo Angeles, :the has 140 acres de- voted to this and other flowers. The best sweet pea seed in the world are determined on the scales. raised at Lompoc, Calif. Seeds are fed into a 7iopper above After a crop of seed has been raised the machine and front then on filling,', Then another machine is brought in- to playa It has a die which•hcuds just enough seed to make up the weight and cured, the seed find their way into the hands of distributors. The method in which they are tested In the distri- butors' plants is interesting, Some of the larger seed companies handle from 3,000 to 5,000 different kinds and grades. Before they can be +eiut on the market they must be tested or germination quality and to deter- 'arsine whether they are tree to type. The seed are wrapped in blotted. i=41,, bout 50 to each blotter, and placed in germinator where the warm, moist closing and sealing of the packages is automatic. The amount of seed in each package does not vary niore:thau 10 per cent, above or below the set stand- ard previously determined, These madhi.ues can tut'ti out 30,000 packages of 'seed in an 8 -hour day, and large seed houses turn out front 150,000 to 240,000 a day during the rush season. Garden growing is Pian, Plant, Plants, three words: Watch For These Canadian Scenes to Be Run Each Week Sunday School Lesson May 22. Lesson VW—Jacob and Esau Reconciled—Genesis 33: 1-11, Golden Text—Ss y kind one to another, tenderhearted,, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.-- Ephesians 4: 32. ANALYSIS. L A WnONG-DOER'S FEARS, ve. 1, 2. IL RECONCILIATION, vs, 3-7. III. THE TOKEN 03' RECONCILIATION. v9 8-11. ' INTRonucaeoN--Jaeeb had prospered greatly during his sojourn with La - ban, his uncle. He had won two of Laban's daughters for his wives, rear- ed eared a numerous fancily and acumulated great possessions, 29, 30. The home- land, however, beckoned him and God prompted hint. So back to Canaan he canoe. Home -corning after years of absence is always a moving expert- •ence. But the joy of Jacob's homer, coming was clouded with fear of his brother, Esau, whom he had wronged. The life of a ratan who lies and cheats is always haunted with fearsome spec- tres. How could Jacob meet Esau? Ile prepared to meet him, but instead met —God! God moves in a mysterious way, but never more mysteriously than on that lonely night at Peniel, when he wrestled with Jacob until the break of day, 32: 24-32. Our recon- ciliation with those whom we have wronged can never be complete and lasting until we have first niet God. L A WRONG DOER'S FEARS, vs. 1, 2. in the rear. Rachel, his favorite wife, was placed at the very end of the company, in the position of least dan- ger. If Esau planned revenge rte would naturally fall upon the hand- maids first, in which case the wives with their families might be able to effect an escape. II. RECONCILIATION, vs. 8-7. Jacob himself went forward at the head of his company. When he met Esau he showed homage such as was ordinarily shown only to a king. Seven times he fell to the ground before the brother whom he had wronged. In the Tel -el -Amara tablets, written by the pre -Israelite kings of Canaan to the Pharaoh of Egypt, about B.C. 1500, ,some of the Canaanite kings state in their letters, "Seven and seven times , -fall I down at the feet of the king, my .lord." Jacob's action, then, was that of a vassal before his liege -lord; such deferential courtesy as to a royal per - .son was intended to win back the soul ,of Esau to him. In all this polite homage, however, Jacob• was only knocking at an open • door. For Esau had forgotten all, and forgiven all. His at:•itude here was truly noble. Swift to become angry and swift to forgive, he was a man of strong -inn- pulse. His impulsive nature allowed itself in the way in which he embraced Jacob and kissed hint. Jacob, the wrong -doer, showed deference as be- fore one higher than himself, but Esau, the wronged, showed real affec- tion. Thus these alienated brothers, long held apart, were happily knit in brotherly Iove again, One writer re- marks, "Genesis is a book of reconcilia- tions. Families are for a time estrang- ed and one brother would not be sorry to see another dead. But absence. makes the heart grow fonder„ and evening brings all horse." III. THE TOKEN OI' RECONCILIATION, vS. 8-11. The glory of the Bible is that it tells the downright truth abota those who appear on its pages. None of its characters are whitewashed; none of its heroes are given an entirely clean sheet. They stand out in all their shameful faults—saints, of course, but very human saints. This must be borne in mind, or Jacob's conduct here will be unintelligible. He has met with God, and it may be said that from now on the drift and intention of his life is towards God. But the dross of his character still remain,; it will take many a long, hard struggle to Burge it away, I`Ie is stilt the sly, cunning Jacob. The approach of Esau n•ith an escort of four hundred sten has thrown hint into a panic. For what purpose is Esau. coining? Is he still nursing his anger? Will he slay Jacob's wives and children, and rob hits of his flocks and herds? Or has he conte out of good will, to welcomeI e Jacob house? Jacob doubtless wishes, to be reconciled with Esau, but ne trust be on his guard lest Esau should attempt to wreak revenge. Craftily, therefore, he divided his family, sta- According to 32: 7, Jacob, who was Leveling like a chieftain with his com- pany, divided his people, flocks and herds into two companies and sent thein ahead to meet Esau. From 82; 8, it is plain that this was a. precau- tionary measure, based on fear r,f° Esau. Love, however, had now cast out fear, and made the precaution use- less, Therefore when Esau, in v. 8, questioned hint concerning one of these companies which he had already met, Jacob seized the opportunity, and offered them as a gift, It was a token that the reconciliation was sealed and complete. Esau showed his generous nature by declining the gift; Jacob showed his humility by pressing it. He carried his .courtesy so far that he compared Esau with God himself, whose face one sees only with fear and anguish. "I have enough," said Esau, v. 9. Jacob also said "I have, hough," v. 11. Yet Jacob said this with a'difference. He said, "Take my gift because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because i have enough." Both brothers claimed to have enough, ut Jacob saw that bis sufficiency was f the'grraee of God. For all his faults acob" was capable of reaching a ' tig'her plane than ;Esau. b toning the two handmaids with their o families at the head of the procession, J and the two wives with their families 1 Soviet To Allow I Diseases of Grain Open Grain Sales In Eastern Canada Decree Permits Peasants . to Set Own Prices on Markets Moscow. A stimulus 'to -agriculture, more bread for individuals and an. ira- petus to internal trade ^ieuerally are predicted es a result of a decree just signed jointly by Joseph Stalin, Coin- muizist party chief, and Premier iioio- toff, the powerful Government official. Issued by the Council of Commissars and the Central Executive Committee of the party, it Was displayed on the front pages of all the newspapers re- cently. A grain trust official remark- ed, "Naturally, it will make the peas- ants happy," for they will have more grain for their own use and will be able to barter it at bazaars. The decree first reduces the total Government grain collections this year by about 20 per cent., thus leaving more grain in tate hands of the grow- ers, and second, it gives freedom and encouragement to collective farm members and individual peasants to sell their grain in the open markets at their own prices, not the Government. fixed prices. It is thought here that the sale of this grain will encourage the individ- ual to manufacture suck needed ar- ticles as cloth and tinware. The fact that a. large amount 'of consumers' goods was made by petty artisaai:s be- fore the revolution and during the NEP (New Economic Policy) often has been neglected in attempts to explain the present goods shortage in the face of the increased factory production. Trade Wares For Grain Boot makers and suck will now. trade. their wares for grain. At present it is next to impossible to get shoes unless they are made by independent cobblers, and even the peasants' san- dals are scarce. In connection with this new policy of free trade, the agri- cultural tax will exempt profit derived from goods sold in the markets. Under the new program the Govern- ment grain collections in the coming harvest are fixed at 18,000,000 tons, which is 4,300,000 tons below the 1931 figures. Since a greater yield is ex- pected this year as a result of the in- creased acreage, there will be an un- usually nusually large quantity of grain for the peasantry. The decree contemplates an increase in grain collections from state farms of about 1,000,000 tons, which will not make up for the reductions in other quarters. The natural flow of bartered grain directly to consumers in town and country is expected to 1111 in this gap. In recent months the peasants have been encouraged to sell their etroduee and manufactures, but there has been no reduction in the grain collections, The decrees form apart of a wide- spread campaign in industry and agri• culture initiated by M. Stalin along the lines laid down by Lenin—to create an incentive to greater individ- ual effort. In industry, according to the piece- work system, the more a man works the more money he receives. In agriculture now it wiII be the same if lie plants more he will earn more by selling it in bazaars and markets. The decree is calculated to increase efficiency and economy, since no more will grain be hidden or allowed to rot in the fields as occurred in the past when the peasant thought that if he harvested too much grata tate Govern- ment would seize it. Russian Fanning Takes Big Strides Moscow -afore tractors and other agricultural machines are in the fields of Russia than ever before and last mouth the sown area ,was double that during the saute period last year. The Government's figures showed 16,106,750 acres sown as compared with 8,297,500 at the same time iu 1931. This year's plauting program calls for cultivation of 225,975,000 acres as compared with last year's 243,712,500. A $20 gold piece was made to sing over a radio broadcast by drawing a violist bow across its surface, Even connoisseurs agree that it was sweet music, (Experimental k'arna Note) Srmtt diseases cause considerabli losses to grain crops in Eastern Cane ada, being especially detrimental W oats and barley, Satisfactory meth.., ods of eontrol of these diseases haver however, been devised by the Division of Botany of the Dominion Expert, mental Farms. In eeeking to control smuts, if should be understood that smut on barley is not the same as smut on wheat, and loose smut .of wheat dif- fers iffers verygreatly from burnt or stinking smut. Persons in doubt as to the identity of auy particular smut disease should submit samples to the nearest Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pattz- ology where correct diagnosis will bo made and the proper control measures described. The most up-to-date recommend%e tions for smut control are found in Bulletin No. 81, New Series, issued by, the Dominion Botanist, Central Ex- perimental Farm, Ottawa. Treatment% are given as follows: "Wheat Bunt, Loose Smut of Oats and covered Smut of barley: The solution is prepared by adding one pound of formalin to 4 gallons of water and stirring till the formalin and water ars well mixed to- gether. Since this quantity of liquid may he greater than is required for use in a single day, any desired amount may be prepared in the abovet proportions by adding one ounce of formalin to every 2Y2 gallons of'. water." "The grain to be treated is placed in a pile on a clean floor, and sprinlc ' led with formalin solution from an or dinary sprinkling can or by means of a broom. The grain is then shovelled over into another pile, the grain beim mixed as thoroughly as possible to distribute the moisture. The grain lis again sprinkled and shovelled oves,' This operation is repeated until the grain is uniformly moistened. Forty] gallons of soluton will treat from 40 to 50 bushels of grain, aproximately` one gallon to every bushel. The treated grain should be covered up fof four hours with clean sacks or can. vas." Loose smut of Wheat and Loose smut of Barley are controlled by the hot-water treatment as follows: "First' the seek is soaked in warns water, (86 deg, F.) for four hours and then the swollen grain is immersed for temp minutes in water kept during this ties.. at a constant temperature not beleii 122 deg. F. and not above 160 deg. IP:" � '--R. R. Hurst, Dominion Laboratory or Plant Pathology, Charlottetown, &DLI Nodular Disease in;Sheep A farmer brought the intestines or a sheep, recently dead, to my office e' few days ago, and asked the questisas, why did the sheep die. An examine' tion of the intestine revealed mss small knobs or nodules about We OM of a pea, on the surface of the gut. These when cut open were found t be idled with a greenish yellow ma Some of the nodules or little lumps had hardened and had a gritty feelingi when cut across with a knife. At ORO point in the intestine the lumps or; nodules were so large as to block the intestine, that It prevented the paw-{ age of digested food from movingte along, It was due to this stoppage; that the sheep died. These small pule filled lumps are caused by the young, Nodular Worm, which is very common! In sheep flocks of Ontario, It causes much loss through unthrift brought on by its presence in the sheep or laia1, and is frequently the cause of death as the intestine is likely to rupture eel the point where the nodules are area sent. The prevention of these loseeni consists of keeping the sheep morins' to new pasture as often. as possibie,l and giving them a lick comiioseai oy' salt 10 parts, and broken tobacco leafs 1 part. The flock should have the licks before it at alt times. Tobacco can bei secured from those farmers that grow it, or it can be grown on your own farm, and when dry it can be palver- ized by running it through a feed mill, stems and leaves, The lambs that aro born very early iu the season swill be less infested than the lambs born out on the infested pastures, --L, S., Oat. Dept, Agriculture. MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER dEl*IF Ws -MN t-' L lift 'S :t ieii,e''`i' ONG. WWI' TO SELL- -><'IVV1 s .SA ,esMANSNr,P { i' laWtaV a • And He Doesn't Want It Multiplied,. It- A COMMA*. WANT% c,4E. THING -1 EL.t. } 1M TWO- it Ii+ v4ANTS Tftteee-'-stLL HIM Fou - P He WANTS nye .TEN'- �MAYCH ME W iiick14 ON' ` IAVS GUY- pe •;��8s,: , 3 r [.... I'D LIKE-. A ' CitAbi.,.E. rat v. • .14101 .410 .e... !VI lullli ai1.(.mull 1Mf11I1IUffU111ilflily