Zurich Herald, 1926-08-05, Page 7..._
-MONS' R C'HILDR1N
Develop Saving.Habit.
i' aaa a. 'Phe boy 'Ole, early in life, .sieves
Ms 'hard-earned pennies to ptirellaye
`�;.. a coaster wagon, is the
boy who law
By JAI! Y,
ia,eket-ironer PiILLIPS.
far Idbbio folk* an tie nessan'd sse'` he eggs beeomes 'a•tabn life wit�l aknhowmehowor
o esaee tanbialinh-
iharm heinetimes prove a eeeious prob..
tlem because of the manner in which
ftuzjn family's ,income ueuary comes
Three or four inrstalments dwrbg
year is the rune, Three serer-
dons in our family have screed this'
problem easily, using the same meth-
ods throughout the years. The affairs
of the cot mtry church, the school, the
annual threshing -ring au oc
summer game. On account of the an -1 meat of a busiiress; fan^ Slaving is a
ger of the eggs having commenced in- ; habit, and the time to acgtth2e that
cv'batiolu, they are not sold to leak hetet is iii chi•:eihood.
ors. Instead, they' are used in the Parents Sernotfines try to , teach
home kitchen and an equal number , ehelr chillren to /rave by insisting that
Uf fresh Unca from the hen-lrottee all, every cent or a large portion of wh u -
zzark each successful hunter to be eve,. they earn be put to their credit
marketed• in the bank. In some instance's this
Midsummer RIM finds a flew little nr'ay develop the habit of saving, but
Chickens being downtrodden and rob-1in ,all too many cases it merely realms
easional circus or other gathering of
bed,of their phare of food so that they saving when you arc forced' to do es,
bheBork, besides true °minty and stab, are about to become hopeless "runts." 1 not saving because of the pleaettre It
fairs, find ,our children with a mod- Whiffle the number is always smalfl, yet' brings.
erste amount of smafil change which I when taken aside into a small pen Successful men and women know
they have earned. and eared for by the children, the that saving money can be a pleasure, Living on the same farm for morel runts grow to be healthy specimens
'that bring a tidy sum on the autumn' t by 'raving
heldc quarteriof a ounces we have u:tx'y market' An oecasion�al bird
hied certain email sources of income with a broken leg or other slight in-
jury contributes to this clocked -'hos-
pital p'opubabion.
• These sources of income are every-
from
a: our Year affairs, Sometimes unusual
from every source, rubber portions of ` Y'e, Once some baby
Sacred to ]:its e purees. The first out-
door overhauling in ,spring turns up
uantity •of iso -called "junk." This
l d 'd pinery, scraps of iron
boots and overshoes, folded newsp�ap- I things come up
ers and discarded magazines. This ie : guineas, whose mother had been a vic-
hau_•ecl direct to •a denier because of tim of the mowing -machine, were
the fact that itinerant dea0ers are raised. Once in the lifetime of the
not always•reliable and frequently family an orphan colt was brought up
offer but 'half the amount the dealer (with the help of the veterinarian) by'
pays, which is little enough anyway. an eleven -year-old girl. For two
Years a stray oo'e mother gave two
GARDENING. , litters each summer to the Oiittle pin-
'6- sm6'1 hotbed, fel�Dtowedby a p'�ant- money Cub. Motherless lambs *Meso
bed;, the former for eweet potato, early claimed •attention. Once the little
cabbage and tomato xGants, and the folks'sold mare than $10 worth of
latter for late oabbaga,_ tomato, pep- wild Shrubbery --hawthorn, red bud,
per, cauliflower and celery, bring in elderberry, wild crab-apple, hazel and
usually from $5 to $8 above expenses. papaw. There is a demand for these
The work (after fl'''ing with manure) . s ative shrubs for landscaping pur-
poses,
is not too strenuous for a boy or girl and some of them are not hand-
of ten years. led very extensively by nurserymen,.
Then come the wild gooseberries.' Another source of pocket -money might
Many years ago about 20 plants were be wild flowers that will stand trans -
gathered from hedgerows and planted planting, such as violets.
In ' a patch. Cultivation has affectedi While the ehitldren are now mem-
them semewhat
em-them-somewhat so that the berries are born of chitldrenas chubs, the income
large and smooth with a bright green , from such cubs comes in a lump sum
color and the "goosiest" of gooseberry land is reinvested, eaving little for
flavors. The web' -thinned and cults- j odd expenditure. But through the
vated patch offers no great diftculty , methods described the family purse is
in picking and (the market is always ' relieved of a sizable responsibility and
because they malice the conger an
sense of security obtained • having
money
money in the bank. They save hi or-
der to realize these sensations; They
save for a purpose The average child
has • the "sense of security" through
his parents and his home. For him to
save giad_y, other considerations must
he put before him.
The first great step 'toward acquir-
ing the habit of saving money is taken
when a child sets his heart upon some
particular object and works and 'saves
every.. penny' to secure it. Saving
money is then ah pleasure. Hie weary
muscles and his self -denials mean
something to . him, something pleasur-
able. He isn't being forced to do
something, the -"Why!' of which he
can't fathom:' he is doing something.
which he understands. for an
If you saved money to pay
automobile why then frown upon
open to the fruits the ohild'ren are not denied the privr-
LA.TF-SUMMER GAME. lege of contributing jointly to the
In late summer the poultry -yard is Iworthy money -making affairs of their
''
threwopen and the hens given free . chureh and school.'
Fns Ebiohe1rt own,
range of moat of the farm. During' peeasuro, by
this period a few hells will hide their times of email sums -of money which
nests in- secluded spots. To find the they themselves'� ha'Se earned.
your boy who wants to save hie money
for a bicycle? 'You save to buy pure-
bred stock, to pay for your farm, to
p»ctect your family now and in the
years to come; there is pleasure in
your saving, a p-'easure you never
would know if you were just saving' eeive, more consideration than any
money for the eake of saving. The other one feature of the exterior of
child feels the .same. If -he . can be the house.
made to save $5 a year for the rather ++ many plain and simple houses are
uncertain pleasure of having •a bank- I made attractive because character and interesting doorways one sees
account, he can he induced to earn and; refinement are shown in the design of street after street; all so much alike
save $20 or $25 a year for the very 1 the front door. The design of the door 1 that the residents hardly know their
real pleasure of securing some long and the panels, the side -lights and own door, but are guided by the postal
desired "treasure." the transom, together with the steps !number. Instead, your doorway should
And, though his savings this year and platform approach, should be made
may all be spent for a bicycle, if het effective, not by showy hardware and
has learned how to save,. and knows ! metal grilling, plate glass, or other -die -1
a purpose, play, but by that simple elegance only 1
the pleasure of saving for
I -I CANADIAN HOMEMAKER
*deter arftc/ 1'
ed71eriny.
PLANNING . },1I1-plNc3 . Fl NANCiNG
DECORA1'"i1, Fr OF NI5HIN"G , +QARDENiNQ
Cop riSRe hear,
THE A. B. C. OF THE FRONT DOOR
B
The maim entrance door should re- . sens•e the
the door o
fireside,
voices, long before one enters.
How different these are from the un_
Effect of Cod( -Liver Oil on chicks: Don't feed until at :least 48
hours of age; have sufficient brooder
Egg -Shells. heat to prevent crowding; feed every
To meat the suggestion sometimes 1 three hours a little at a time; musty
that feeding cod -aver oil to ay- or mouldy food olitter ue must
stvat bee
made used; supply Plenty
eitg she' and imp the weight of the clean fountains; make al:.: changes in
egg-she:�l and improved the texture, t
an experiment was c'cnducted co-op feeding gradually._
eratively by the Poultry and Chem-
istry divisions of the Dominion Ex-
perimental Farms last May and June.
Tke experiment was divided into two
a
y W. S. Limbert'
ome
, ti
hospitality wition , before' at least show bright 1 only by its color—dark green or cb.oce
helms, and vision the g 1 ]rate, or •even n'o oolor, just unpainted
the cosy chairs and. happy I wood. We must seek for a general lm),
New Canadian. Rose Wins
Distinction.
The Central Experimental Farm at
periods, the first, or preannnary per- Ottawa has added another to its many
iod lasting two weeks and the second, l .adbievements fn plant breeding. The
"or oil -feeding, period, a month. Dur -1 "Agnes" Rose, 'bred at the Farm, has
ing. the preliminary period the birds brought the honor of the first award
were kept on the ration they had of the Walter Van Fleet Gold Medal
received all winter. During the sec- I ofered by the American Rose Society
and periodeachbird received one tea- i for an outdoor rose of highest •exceZ-
sp0onfel of cod -';fiver oil daily admin- I :ence originated on this continent. The
istered by means of .a medicine drop- i Gold Medal was formally presented,
per. While the results are not con- I to Mr. M. B. Davis, representing the
sid reel as altogether conclusive, Mr. 'Dominion Department_ of Agricuilture,
F. C. Elford, Dominion Poultry Hus- (,at a banquet given to the American
bondman, in his report for. 1925,, which' Rose Society Pilgrimage at Port Stan -
can be had• at no cost by applying to 'ley, Ont., on July 2nd. The presen
the Publications Branch of the De- titian was made by the President of
artment of <
Agricu Lure, Ottawa, the Society, Mr. F. L. Atkins, of Ru-
therford, New Jersey, in the presence
of Mr. 'W. E. Saunders, son of the
originator.
The "Agnes" Rose is a beautiful
pale ye:t:ow flower with outer-petale
of a delineate creamy salmon hue. The
flowers are borne singly and in great
profusion. They are fragrant and
bloom early but only once in the sea-
son. Because of its extreme earliness,.
great hardiness, and 'unique and at-
tractive oolor this .•ase should* be very
popular in Canada, especially in our
cooler districts.
The distinction of breeding the rose
goes to the late Dr. William Saunders,
who had so many successes in this
work. The erase which produced the
rose was made in 1900 between Rosa
Rugosa and Persian Yellow. It
bloomed lrst in 1902 and has been
under test at Ottawa ever since, dur-
ili,g all of which time it has never
it will be but a few years before he
will be saving for a college education
or the purchase of a lstt:e farm—'
M.B.
states. that the indications were that
the feeding of cod-liver oil has no ap-
preciable effect in fincreasing he eggs r
er
either
s
the gross weight.
weight of the she_'.
Mr. Elford adds that a noteworthy
feature was the daily variation in egg.
weights for a'll the birds. In one in-
stance with. a bird that staid eleven
eggs in fourteen days the difference
between the maximum and minimum
egg weights in that time was nearly
one-third of an ounce. It was noted,
however, that for all the birds the
limit of variation during the oil -feed-
ing period was only • about half that
shown the preliminary period.
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made possible by obtaining good out-"
lines, and proportions.
The location for the entrance door
should be at the front of the house, if i •
the plan will at all permit. On the
other hand, a sense of retirement can
"-Phe Keeping of Eggs. *velem ,telly be obtained by placing the
•
A series of experiments conducted lentrance at the side of the bouse.
over two years has brought out sec- I There is a certain amount of interest
era1 points, •according to the report, one experiences when walking along 1
for 1924 of the Dominion Poultry
Husbandman, relative to the keeping
of eggs among which are: ' that .eggs
-the entrance i
for
'ill'
a0�.
the path,
looking
when not at the front of the house, es-
pecially if. -there are flowers and shrubs
treated by the "Guaranties" process • to -welcome us.
grade much better when taken out of I The front doors should be designed
torage and have a better favor than to give a sense of protection, and at
The Feeding of Chicks.
Most satisfactory results are re-
ported at I�ennoxvii:e, Que., Dominion
experimental station .from feeding
those not so treated; that eggs should
be stored with the small end down;
that freshness has en imp'ortan't bear-
ing upon -their keeping qualities; that
clean eggs keep better than either
dirty or washed eggs and that cleanli-
ness •of flats and fillers ie a point that
should be observed. The experiments,
excepting that referring to the "Guar-
antize" process were repeated at
Chaalottetown, Brandon and Agassiz
farms and Mations.
the same time. should be definitely
friendly looking and inviting. Of the
two. illustrated!, the Tudor entrance ap-
pears quiet, spacious, inviting protec-
tion from storm and heat alike, We
A Bathroom Economy.
Those who make use of a wire soap
shaker in the kitchen will find it an
equally useful and economical article
in the bathroom. `The small pieces of
mils
00
11
0
provement in the design of aur dreo ;
ways, and not let the thought and
i eharm put into the o•1•d work be entire-
ly forgotten.
1 In Canada the four -panelled front
door is much in evidence, though its!
1 nattiral home is far -away Sweden. The
1 average builder has not been a. •,e to
!avoid its ready-made lure. Being al"
ways of the salve proportions: and pat-
tern, it presents a common and ugly
{appearance. It is a menace to any
1 sense of dignity or homeiikeness. This
door, however, oar be changed by the
average joiner, or even by the "junior
mechanic" of one's own household, in-
to different simple forms which are
more suitable, and some of which are
I suggested by the illustratioihs.
" The front door hardware should re -
1 ceive due attention. But first, see that
" the door is hinged on right hand side,
1 opening inwards, and using three
!hinges which will assist in keeping the.
door in, ]dace. Is anything more an-
t flaying than a door that will not latch?
Do not skimp the east of the hard -
I ware; Select a strong, well-built lock
1 of reputable make, as the front door is
1 mare in use than any other door in
the house.
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Money -Saving Hints. High Cost of Baby Care.
have often �•
lii�a.thelnatiC&&albsat•
Stocldings which have been darned !
and redarned until, as footwear, they tem'p'ted to estimate the cost of chits
,are useless, need rot be thrown away. I dtren, and of their care. It is a thing
Woolen stockings should have the' that cannot be estimated in terms od,
feet cut off and one leg drawn ever ln'c y� Re t'Ysa different standard has
ce
eras soap which axe constantly accumuat- I the other. After they have been fo- deed. The time given to the
When my old cream -separator ed, they should be sewn down the been app
1. hent glove' care of babies under one year of age
replaced with a new one, I took bolacks
there to stored at
annoyancein the haker. Imake
f grates,' a their mother
all the lnwalds, and �, b dispense a•nd found to average ing
with a cammercia'J starting I been noticeably injured' by winter. A
1 Th feed' is supposed0 0
f
er sides. They ma -e an exec
" " from the b' -ac -may be store a ou orpolishing s has been estimated
baa s --,rill t five hour'ds and
smith I gat a large baht which I put An inconspicuous place shouldbe stoves, ,tino?eum, One can
through the tap holes (in place of the found .for hanging it near the .tub• with burring a pair of working -gloves. fifteen minutes per day, for those
O 1 'f washed ossa- studied.
ono which had the crank on it).. n When the latter is filled for the bath, The stocking g ce, 1 Allowing the customary eight hoard
1
I
put an emery- rad_: ' has endless wear. work,and
1a1 r
V ,
f this bolt I p shaker through y r sleep, eight hours for
one endo b ice Rennes for 1 fa p, g
wheel and on the other end a few swishes of tdu spa g
puL.ey Very substantial, just
a h, buy etinsns
the the water will produce a quick
might height, and rnighrty conven
for the grinding which you either hire f folin lowed.
TWO
e bathroom if this plan is
done or do without.—J.
suds. W v
est bit of soap will ever be wast- house work
when
h 'dl t `ockings ref • adding nearly six hours for the care
lent • No le f 1
CHARMING RO�O S
By GRACE MARSHALL...
For pure inventiveness never were crisp organdie frills. Her small, old
there two such .girls as Pally and t th a
o'Inp took dl 11 shade. She used new life n small
Prue. !cunning
Redecorating their bedrooms with; inexpensive doll as a foundation, ee-
Rodeoa, g
almost no money at a'i: to spend heat 1 moving tile conical w gs and lye frame, The
no difficulties for them, for didthey 'firmly to organdie with China silk pet-
tr en o. L there is not many hours
.,� •h d j of the baby,
any dte'scriptaon, 1. spl o..
sewn together, will answer the pur-1 left for the mother to play. It mngtht
pose just as well? Why buy dusters 1 be well to take this into ,account wheal
and chamois leathers when old sills considering the nature and amount of
tocldings, cut open, and with * bind- � thatd *nay tbeanicaring
a Lid dfor
in the
o�ther's
working day.
ing run around the sides, are not only
just as good but better?
When the hair or bristles of a
broom have wain down, try cutting
off the feet of old stockings and poll- Don't Throw Away Old
ing them on the head of the broom, Window' Shades.
securing thorn with tacks on the up-
per side The result ...is a linoleum t Our 'win girls have become very
]olisher, the nee of wh:icb,.requires much interested in geography and
stooping or heeling, For stained like to save every map they get. So
n0,_ p g
floors the stocking broom is just the that these emight and themAto
ys
y for .., we have pas
t bath have resourceful br'aans and floc c sed covered the i thing. It takes up eel the du,��t aril read us"
r Ina with frock, all -ace trimmed, j • out the :eel t of dusting' an old window shade and fastened the
chicks
tainintT a percentage of cod- few plants ora aivai;ab e at the farm the contents of the remnant bag : frame, The voluminous skirts were 1 that cuts oI shads to its sharia' nt rs, law on
feed con to bel
' •ex' oil. c t those who care to obtain ahem.
its years of accumulated treasur o.,tlt
lit ,ms •, disposal? decked with nosegays of ribbon, and ! after sweypial�g.what
h feeders their ;,�,,hair was banded in color. 1 Almost a".• housewives know plat theirvrY::lps Now have
doll'sflock l�f3
oa
thedwhen 1
.s
11�.
and
f,itis
'e3 nuisance� maps:
as an e. o Polly, who adores ruffles
lit Sthe 11
>nd isthe
t of accessories, chose A heart -shaped •lingerie phlow, as.. ndntme
of a chick's life. T11e • During the late summex a an•d the, damtaes , , � fled and lace trimmed, were a,' tt"ess goes :u11py and the slats of the rolling down the eut•tain, an ps
first two weeks- J.
station M den cabbage warms, which the , ht sh�sr ntthe.s, the organ:rre appearance to her bed, 1bed can alinest be felt through nd are.
pt in much
hears pian, I tacked
,superintendentaeshat the ( turn gr , ,, hire Ga g and the thin flowered dressed -up appea shaken a
i in his annual report, are the caterpillars of the W b oyes, the voilesPrue being *serious-aninded girl The mattress may be
it is just a :trip of old oilcloth to the wall in
A. kMc -were
ifabrics. . Those long strips gener a.y , punched but .in a few
year *'inert ah the e Butterfly, destroy barge num-1 r frocks ren to sturdy giiigllarns, It room where t11c'x ;ltt'e sister
states that last -,bag leaves out fraclds ,spec'* -y those
this starter cabbages b riddling the l4•ftfrim cutting , . should early ort her its bad as ever. What is wanted and
the clay room
this She can it'eek-
e
were staxtt cl on hers of cabb g. Y 1 affairs they`; decided her 10011 r
'; were out -I the 'ants. The butter- o' slum sta'aaght-lire r of simplicity, Mare stuffing,. Just cut it or.,pn urns ant make any kind of grouping
meal alid that the results w and heads of p ! t ' the pest few Chai'acterlst•at, tl...ib'crisp
iore
Clic I ,, mon in gardens,whe.ie., . : been wearing 1 i of creamy lel-t sails in it cu,tti• s of old stockingsi„ tures wishes, When she washes haste pori,
sta•ncttng in the pea..- of the ,fly as tea.y coshave, Folly's win. She made her. curtains 1
leg -wee ! seerE c1 *sating their ears nuad curtains for .tin' decked with i and socks. They will not only lop she
ere not being a case of 1 ,they can be ',. yea f. nt coli• bleached muslin sh e
there els and led four different ... iCldlil : c es a aamaflow lie s�e•n'c• a Calal`ed frock; to illi' up,, hut lt.^t ::11.r;a, if we- dls-'on rev picture; the C'. all^9 caln be
n �s or rackets. and no toe -picking. S eggs oil the . av low. S a raft, three baludu of different r w»rise.' o` --Mrs• C. G.
t "butQl pre•:•er.t the floc]. from
en troughs s ox
ed dry in op gfor the Green Cabbage Worms..
-lays
ave. starting feed
0
Fresh water was always available and turnip's in addition to cabbages•
sour n1^t:ld was gradually introduced Lateen splay may be used as a rem_
ftor the foul•th (i r fifth day, about. edy until the heads are half formed.
ors that hatmonired n1 , materiel. The bureau cove's and a.; rr "
rosy pink, violet and a pale yells:ow, , ina" mid getting' lnmpy.
o, y to the wall, sanaiJ lingerie pillow to deck her beet "pecking
with a green to come next h 'were banded in the same manner and
seer
c
the eighth or tenth day alternate feeds A good non-poisonous remedy is fresh and sewed thein together leng tvuse..
scratch feed was scattered' rethrtun insec't powder, One part Two curtains were made alike, one for ( gave her roam a de tightfuly girlish
of a goad
a litte.•r, which practice was con -i a f the powder should be thoroughly each side of the window, and if ai?aI ChOne lamp shade was of stiffly
inadd
i x d until the chicks were mound 1
t I
minced with sorer parts of cheap flour had ice wished
she could have
and kept in ••a tight vessel for twenty- balance*crass ti'l'e, two gay rainbows starched, figur'zd wash material 'p nesse
p e 1 ed into narrow plaits -after the 1
hours using, a up a plaited. chintz s a . ;
cin use fn, rna pp. ' vacs. .
1 a , no'' er was cl ... -N *stet' 711 the. sick -room, roe se nava af;
hand feeding. Excellent sold by seedrnen,. or from a. cheeses As her sights were electric in ' row gingham raffles from lop to bet
serene•, to havinga cloth� 1 the the,hndas bottle. I•i.l this with the
obtained from tick, bag tied on the end of a short a eunnin:g shade for her +tiny lamp 1 tom sewed to a p"lain four o hot. , ices set ie ry t'hi'n brach of the:
xesito 'Wel , arb.0 of • bits ofi
• : of mal p stick, the operator holding the bag from the swine sheer materials, using I : ;�;; save many steps.
helve-nua.ed iattian �l s y the .. , .. different r:snt cod0rs to Not to discard al feminine fa•ills1, Prue 15ati.ellt, and it w
nit corn in one send- over the plants and tapping snick several layers of ditle e o 1 made herself a pincushion do J, but .
tvlaeai, of ll lit sufficiently. On
"hopper ell .•and a .dry i a value held in the other hand as subdue ..the " g I ; •,seed her in•. tinghxan ruffles, "'~-•�"' �'--T"-'"""
pertinent of thela lYii wits "fallriC. *tial, the alt, dt once of waste. lend 'do:
lire s corn areal walks along the rows: layer of flowered 1 •hree different ern".•ors for the now many
, , . � into bldissoln when time • using t ;r as nay- good eves on your fart'* have iq
mash of bran, middlings, g` r h®w shade burst
i ll' '11'ttrie t, beef -meal: In tela Y i f tax, boat ground Th t n aril frock and It was as cuntllnt, S I the c r
six ttreelts old, when they were grad- in Th mixlightingher otherwise sonlbr
Eself- accus'tofpp to coarser grairas',1 four ham beforever of tthe h rtes•
self• -feeding hoppers being d P tux* y bea uded from *duster- 1 Koreas a th s^rL05 of nal
she incite whereas
Sick-l;o'n Suggestions, 1
To save the hands when hot cloths
are needed for the comfort of the,
patient in the sick room, use a potato
ricer to wring then out.
If shaved or chipped Ice is needed
il'11 alp ;. M party p ow ng o a 1 w
o'lar driiw.i^slrtinontc light was turned on,. e ' to owlr.Ipay, taxes for?
Mr. Mt t' ary concisely gives this• to save moisture means bigger. ric'e'r
t could have t,vislxo
cc+1118 J egtardlin.g the rearing neat year*
laottoin of the shad were finished with thing she
Poor Thine.
Bug-- "Whe so gloomy i!„
Silkworm--"i3e0auso 1'ni ntil nearly
RD important, now tuiitt 1iioy rise leak
bang artificial