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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1925-03-26, Page 7TheAutomobileT BUY ACCESSORY AT RIGHT TIME, Practipally all automobiles come in distress. A rope can also be use we equipped with such articles as instead of chains if there are no chains headlights tail lamps •tvizidshield6 1 -and the car is stuck In fact, rope ' , ,1 e a' tire is. superior •when wrapped abouts.. 1? top cover, side cuntaans, speedometer) w ppe and horn. Then there is usually a to cains in very . sandy, of muddy, tool outfit for use in keeping the car! places, An extra set of electric -light m good condition and for making bulbs and an extra electric fuse should minor mechanical repairs. This gen-also be carried; erally includes a tire pump, jack, tire.• In the :interest of safety, aw end- was no change. Eventually, it` ,was p - dill vered that due woe a professional the interest of safety, a wind �o repair kit, a variety of wrenches to In ft the various nuts and bolts, oil can,! rain or snow is' almost a necessity dancer, and vias tela buaY to (Mead the grease gun, screw driver, magneto-' when driving in stormy weather, .ofiiee• ' l Shock absorbers are often found to The auth re• shocked; and adjusting wrench, an instruction geode a sit be -Funnier Thrui Fi t�oXli. eertaia, yeting uian became. a uncap- ber of the 1rreuoh I,�INii Service in 1822, and freer that time a lait,'a• .coat; and a pair of gloves at his Beak' hare mute testimony to hips exIs+terioe, Thle evidenoe wee conflrineJd `by ,hie- regu- But Laxity in Sradlaeactisfg his salary..,... , - _ -reefeeeet l .t h god of Prod uci Horticultural. l S r a h u ��, By Prof, A. H. illacIdeUirea, U.Q.C. For the Can. aarti�cultural IGouuc 1, otherwise, he was• nevereeeu Or heard of a,t his office.. He•was transferred to another ofilc and hos hat, • c'co�t, and gloves obeiegeld their • quarters, But otherwise, there oritSes eve re some other things, varying with decrease the shock from rough roads. reolvocl that the young. Wrier mu g, Y g -the ear. • Bumpers fore and aft are inereasing Puuis,hed, But the Only two. paS'suble After this one can consider the in popularity punielltments were cteemisJ+al and re - u ler additions which lie tee Other accessories which `might be usuotion in grade. The first sceaw;e , se ere, as for the serionid ah young numerous by way of tools and devices suggested include a wrench for ad- s } 'ustn i pn nterrup p , which some motorists consider desire ] g g Finally; the Gordian knot was alit— able. These may include a trouble one set of ignition brushes, several the young man was promoted, and lamp attachable to a socket on the extra spark ,plugs, cleaned and ad- then immediately reduced to hie farm- usted readyfor use half-dozen valve d bricator, light, motomnc sunevisor, plungers for inner tubes, squirt cans e'r etatus, ltlbr cat ns trunks, spring covers, epee full of oil, box of assorted nuts, box •" """"''� tial license holder, mirror to enable Hack Saw Makes -Rougher,. the driver to' see what is going on in of assorted cotter pins, box of assort- d ca screws box of assorted wash- The roughening of an inner';: tube ons a a ions w nc may ter oints man was already in the lowest grrade. the rear, t'imescope, gasoline gauge, r I 1 f ft - • ire and a that Is to be repaired or a cone clutch testing the battery, -radio outfit, cigar roll of friction tape. Once these mat -I lining or brake band lining that is to lighters, foot warmers and elaborate ters are attended to the motorist can be cleaned can be readily done,with easy, light for limousine, It ishow free his mind from the. details. a tool made from an old back saw' g 1 cut down at one end to lit a file clock, radiator shield, hydrometer for ens, a epee o so prop w ever, to load' upthe batterywith too ". bade w mane devices hich operate byelec- Natures Change of Clothes. handle. This will be found handier, Y p more convenient and durable than an tricity. When it comes to tools one There, must be many people who abrasive substance such as sand or should aim to have plenty for ordi= have actually seen a toad get out of emery paper. nary requirements. his skin, and, arrayed' in a brand -news For instance, a good selection of one, 'which was ready grown under tools will include everything' that is neath, proceed to swallow his old suit! likely to be needed while on tour. However, such accessories should not be allowed to take up a large amount of room. They should be capable of being packed in such :a small place that they are not constantly getting in the way. The special ;tools furnished by the manufacturer should always be carried along and taken good care of, as nothing else is likley to meet quite an enemy. so well the needs that may arise. Every bird, too, changes its clothing This is not romance; but plain fact. Ali reptiles shed their skin, but not until they have acquired the toad's habit of swanowing the old one. The reason this change of clothing is not witnessed more often is that reptile seek privacy for the operation, as whilst it is in process they are handi- capped, and might be at the mercy of CARRY SUPPLY OF LINKS.at least onoe a year. The moulting of • the old feathers is done without much You can never tell what the weather fuss, and natuve gives every bird a is going to be an hour after you leave new rig -out in a very short time, re - your garage for a drive. To be caught riming color and texture according to out on the road in a storm is not un- breed anrl+ variety. common. In such an event you might Your pony, your dog, aucl your cat be faced with the necessity of putting also shed their'clothes. and grow a new on non-skid chains. This means in sunt, and so do all wild animals. Both the first place that it is very desirable in fit and ',tyle nature snakes an ex - to supply your car with such chains. cel'lent and 'efficient clothier. Insects Though these are in good condition in the larval stage also oast their when leaving the garage, after run- skins, and always there is a new one ning a while over rough roads at a underneath. Sonie ehe'111sh do the fair speed, some of the links may wear same. through and begin to thrash against i es the mud guards. This is anoying and The Land of Big Timber. is apt to be damaging to the mud I Recently an official representing the guards. This means, in the second Dominion G•cvern lent .came to_Bri- tish Columbia, with an order in his pocket. for 125 pieces of squared time ber of unique strength and -record di- mension, to fill an extraordinary en- gineering specification. To give aosne idea of the size of these timbers the total board measure- ment of the 125 pieces' approaches one million feet. They must also be with- out 'd,efe:ot. .A search of their limits for trees to produce these huge sticks will be made by prominent B. C. logging firms and there is no ,doubt but that the "goods," will be Pound, and delivered. The incident illustrates the wonder - place, that it is desirable to carry a supply of links and a chain • tool so that the broken ends can be removed and broken links cart be replaced. = Some motorists would not'venture forth without a folding pail. Perhaps they have had the distracting experi- ence of climbing up a very long hill to find the water in the radiator boiled away. While the cooling systems for automobile engines to -day are very it is only in ex - efficient and while ceptional cases that the water will boil out of the radiator, yet when this occurs the results are liable to be dis- astrous. While tire troubles are less and less in evidence they do occur once ful quality of British Columbia's tizn- in a while. To jack up a wheal to ber stand. Only the Douglas fir area change a tire, on dirt and sandy roads of the Paeif•c Coast could fill an order especially, is something most difficult. for timbers .of such strength, size and s+o'uudness. At the same time, only the costly modern equipment installed by the loggers will enabis the logs for this order to be yarded and transported from the woods, and only the up-to-the- minute machinery of the manatacturer will: permit their sawing and squaring to the required dimension. Shocked the Bishop. A bishop was paying a visit to a cer- The jack sinks into the loose sand or dust instead of lifting the car. If you have handy a block of wood an inch thick and about six inches wide and a foot long it will be a ready solution to your problem. TOW ROPE IS FRIEND IN NEED. It is not easy to keep the hands clean while working about a car. *Grease and grime get on the hands. and oil is_ often hard to avoid. There- fore many owners carry a small bag teen parish and decided to address the of waste or rags. Then it is desirable children of the Sunday -school. to nave a threeein-one or similar tire- He had noticed many large bills valve tool with which it is possible to about referring to "the Bishop's visi- remove the valve plunger, clean up tation," and accordingly began his talk the threads in the valve stern so that by -asking the children the meaning of the plunger may be properly seated, the word "visitation." and trim the damaged threads on the "Please, sir," replied a young urchin, outside of the stent so that the cap "it's a plague sent by Providence." wilt screw down tight. The valve stem may become battered in chang- ing a tire so as to prevent air being forced into the tire. A tow rope is another useful accts- showing on the back of the outstretch - sore'. Yon may need it yourself or it ed hand is switched on by bringing the array be used to help a fellow motoiist thumb and forefinger together. Red -Light Gloves. Luminous gloves are being worn by motor claims in Paris. A red light M Under the ter'rn horticultural shrubs, be readily separated out. Some seeds sucka wide and varied, list of plants ie are sown as soon as rive while °there involved that of necessity :the subject are held over hall+l the following +Sp'ring of producing these shrubs is one de- and In seine cases for a year or more. mending not only a knowledge of the Stratification is the term 'applied to technique of propogating but a know- -the freezing of 'seed tohelp crack the ledge as well ofthe nature of the seed coat and tihiq practice is followed plants themselves. Thee latter .idea by many,,nurs'erymlen, IS borne out by the fact that certain I Seed is generally sown in .light y sandy soil .and when planted In the puan�.Js can be propagated s�uecess2u11 bY the sexual or sexed method while ' fall the ground slhsuLd be mulched otlie,rs which will not come true to with straw or leaves to give. protection typo from seed must. be p•nopagated by during the winter. Cold frames make grafting., budding,, cuttings or some a good bed for starting seed. • other of the asexual methods. Sonic of the evergreen shrubs are It is not the purpose of this article grown from seed 1n this ooimtry, al- to outline in detail the propagation ; uronci the majority of titem are i1n- methods' for all types of horticultural' ported from European countries where ehrubsl, but merely to draw attention ' labor is •cheap and the cremate more to the more coniinom ways and to Otte; favorable. Evergreen seedlings re - examples of slt:rubs on whloh these' quire shading during their early life methods are used, i and are very liable to dain.p off if the Inthe case of sexual propagation soil has net been disinfected. Sowing • the seed thinly in sandy ,soil and grow- ing the seedlinges' with a minimum of water will help to quite an extent to check damping off. Probably the most common method of producing shrubs ,is by cuttings. Almostany plant Baan be propagated in tb.is way although 4n some cases bet- ter methods have been devised. There are various types of cuttings, the most popular of which are the hard and soft wood cuttings. Hard wood. cuttings are usually taken in the fall from well ripened wood of the previous season's growth. The wood should be cut into pieces from 5 to 8 inehes•-in length„ usually with three or four buds, on each. There seerats to be no great difference as far as ability to root pis concerned between cuttings which are taken through a bud and those which have their first bud farther up the stem, although many growers favor the former meth- od. Success: in rooting cuttings depends on the production of callus over the lower end of the stick. Callus is a spongy material laid down by the ac- tivity of certain plant cells in an. ef- fort to close over the cut and it is from this callus that roots arise. Cal- Ius'ing can be hastened by burying the cuttings upside down in moist sand so that the root end will be exposed to a warmer temperature than the rest of the cutting. In this way the buds are not so likely Uo become active too soon. These cuttin.g.s may be planted in the fall' as soon as they lave cal- lused. or they may be stored in a cellar over winter in boxes of moist eawdust or sand and set out hi the spring. Many of the oonunon shrubs such as Deptzia., W1egelia, Forsythia, Hydran- gea and Spires are usually propagated by this method. Hardwood cuttings are sometimes used in propagating evergreens, more particularly those types which cannot be grown true to type from seed. Since evergreens are usually slow in rooting the heel and mallet types of outting arei often eo used. These consist o'f a small portion of the main stem along with. the cutting, the idea being to pro- vide an extra supply of stored food on which the cutting may 'draw while it is forming its calIue. Ordinarily ever- green ,cuttings are sot out in the fall and given winter protection. Cold frames ore often used for this purpose. Soft wood cuttings may be taken in early summer from new wood. They are usually set in a propagating bed 'of sand and are kept sheltered froni the sun and wind until rooted. This meth - cd is usually p:tactised in the green- hou'se or in frames., Cuttings should be planted out as soon as they have rooted, Grafting is used as a menus of pro- pagating some roses and some of the evergreens. Weil mca;t shrubs, how- ever, results can be obtained more quickly by using cuttings. Budding, which is really a form of grafting, is used out roses hawthorns, lilacs and the various types of flowering plum. This meIhc l can be mad on almost any type +c,f shrub and is particuaatly useful in. the case of rare stock as it is economical) of material. Another method which is sometimes 'Used Is mound irayerIng, Thes conelsts of cu:ting back the buv+ii severely to force the clevelormant ,of numerous young shoots. At the nano time soil is heaped up in elle centre of the bun.. the field is .limited to plants which are ,ae1f-ferti'1e and consequently will come true to type from seed. Some 'of the more common shrubs grown from seed are the Barberries, Viburnums and cer- a in of the Hawthorns, With seeds which are contained in a pulpy fruit it is necessary to allow the fruit to ferment in order that tihe seed may CROSS -WORD PUZZLE 1-I O R IZO N i-- 1—A great island N. of Canada 7—A synagogue ruler whose daugh- ter was raised from the dead 12--G1ri's name •,. 13—A city In Venezuela 16 --Suffix, meaning "of the nature of; like" 17---A cape on the coast of New- ; foundland 18---A tambourine 19—An entrance or passage (min- ing) - 20—One of the churches (abbr.) 22 --Achieved 24—Prefix meaning "from, out of" 25 --Personal pronoun 26--A kitchen utensil 28—Preposition 30—Close to, by 32---A woodland deity 33—Merciless 35—A wading bird• 38—An entrance way 40—Man's name (familiar) 41 --Kind of ship Columbus sailed in 42—Relative pronoun 43 --Fiber of a tropical American plant 45—A laborer on a Mexican estate 46—Ago (poet.) 48—Sorrow or suffering (poet:) 50—A weight (abbr.) 62—A stay -rope 54 --Middle (abbr.) 55—Preposition 56—Part of verb "to be" 58—Member of a City Council (abbr.) 60—To exist 61—A country of 8. E, Asia 62—An implement for separating grain by beating 64 --Exclamation of regret 66—Possessive pronoun 67—A military title .69—Man's name 70—To summon and gather together 71--A province In east Canada ©TIIE INTERNATIONAL, SYNDICATE. VERTICAL 1 --To shut cut 2—To conform 3—Front 4 --Suffix used as an adjective termination 6 --Man's name (familiar) 6 --Toll 7—A container 8—Like 9 --=An excursion by any means ort conveyance ' 10—A city of east -central New York - 1.1—FIxed in opinion 14—Uncooked 15 --To peruse 21—A small bed 23—Girl's name (familiar) 25 --Standing at the beginning 26—A step, a dance 27—Despotism 28—Liberty 29—A color 31—A city of Ontario, Canada 32—A city in Punjab province, India 34—Reduce In value 36—A receptacle 37—A Vessel for holding liquids 89-1nterjection 44—Farm product 45—Seed-case 47—Possessive pronoun 49—Cover of a receptacle 51—A largo group of South African tribes 53—To utter heedlessly 55—To vex 57—A lump 58—A high mountain 59—Prefix meaning "through" 60 --To tell tales 61 --Purpose 62—At a alistanoe 63—Liquid (abbr.) 65—A cavity or receptacle 67--A degree (abbr.) 68—Name unknown (abbr.) MUTT SHOULDN'T CONFUSE JEFF WITH SUCH The new growth coming up *maga. aug . the soli will forng roots and can be crit ;and; frcrn the p'aa'ent plant the foi- louring yeas. The care of arcs a3 newly g,ted shock l p is a subject' worthy of brief oeneldera- tion. Ordinarily .the seedlings or root- ed cuttings are set out in nursery .rows, sufficient room being given to allow proper developmnent; Frequent and thorough cnitivation es absolutely neceseary in the nunnery if the young shrubs are 'to make good growth. Shrubs should never be left in the same place in the nurirery for More than three years as they 'will have a tendency to spoil their form by crowd - lag and to develop long tap roots which snake them poor transplanters.'. Nothing has yet been seed regarding the producing of new varieties of shrubs. Ordinarily these are the re- sult of erose'lng two varieties within the species and of growing the seed .which is produced, If proper precau- tions have been taken to insure a sue- ; cetsful erose, the grower should esti pect some seedlings wrnielt would ccm- bine the characters of .the two parents. In tees way some euperio'r individualis may be produced which may then he propagated asexually. Occasionally new varieties may or- iginate from bud sports. For no ap- , parent reason a certain twig on a • bush bearing green leaves, may show a red or purple color. Usually these reports can be propagated asexually and will cone true to the type. There is some evidence to sinew that varist tions can be produced by grafting .on. different stocks, but this is not follow- ed to any extent in the pro'cluetiaon of horticultural. shrubs. Animal Centenarians. The greatest age that can be attain- ed by the various species of animals varies considerably. Among mammals the large animals usually live longer than the email ones, but this law is not valid among birds,. the parrot, for example, reaching the same age as the eagle. Spiders live one to two years; beet- les have been kept prisoners for five years. The queen bee often lives for five years, while the working bees us- ually live only six week,s., Ants have been kept in captivity for fifteen years, while the toad has been known to at- tain ttain forty years. A turtle was kept in captivity for 150 years, and the specimen in question may have been 300 years old. The age of birds. is known best,.The household cock lives.fitteen to twenty • years; the gooei and the elder -duck,.... 100 years; the swan, 102 ears; ••-the. stork, seventy; the fac1 162; the golden eagle, 104; the blackb rd, eigh- tedn; thee- =rely as much as twenty- four, and the parrot about' 100 years, Of the mammals, the horse attains forty to sixty years; the sheep, twen- ty; the dog, twenty-eight; the cat, twenty-two; and the elephant and the whale 200 years, The Potato on Trial. It took people a hundred years to discover that potatoes were good to eat. In 1728 an attempt was made to in- troduce potatoes into Scotland, but they were .clenounced from the pulpit on two contradictory counts—that they were the forbidden fruit, the cause of Adam's fall. Tiley were ac- cused of causing leprosy and fever. • Not Honey in the Flower. 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