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LAMP DESTROYS GERMS
The portable germ -killing lamp
vrhich was recently developed at
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, is
expected to assist enormously in
elimination of the danger of in-
fection during and following op-
erations.
GLYCERINE FROM GAS
' It has just been discovered that
glycerine, one of the chemicals in
world-wide use, can be made from
a gasoline by-product, waste gas.
From ancient days the only
source of glycerine has been ani-
mal and vegetable fats. The new
glycerine is neither animal nor
vegetable in source.
TO END COMMON COLD
Medical research will uncover
within two years vaccines to pre-
vent the common cold and influ-
enza, the respiratory ailments
which are together responsible for
more than half of the time lost
from work because of illness by
employees in American business
and industry, Dr. Victor G. Heis-
er, public hygienist and consultant
for the U.S. National Association
of Manufacturers predicts.
"RUBBER" GLASS
Science's newest contribution to
automobile safety is `rubber"
glass. which stretches and :nay
break, but does not fall apart.
Ability of the glass to resist
severe impact and maintain its el-
asticity under rigid tests has been
demonstrated.
The new plastic is expected to
lessen the possibility of injuries
resulting from a person striking an
automobile windshield or window.
The rebuilding of the Argentine
section of the Transandine Rail-
way, destroyed by a landslide in
1934, is to be started by the Ar-
gentine government, which has
purchased the road to restore
,overland trade with Chile.
Farm Forum ,
Q. -I wish to secure the ap-
proximate analysis of pure chick-
en manure. That is, manure that
contains no litter.
I would also like to have any
informatina. you .can., give. reg<ayd-
ing pure chicken manure for
lawns, golf courses, etc.-"R.A.P.
Durham County."
A. -The average of a Iarge
number of reliable tests as to the
composition of poultry manure
shows that this materia] carries to
the ton, 22 lbs. of Nitrogen, 17
Phosphoric Acid (P205) and 11
Potash (K20). This would give
it a ton composition of about 1.1-
.85-.56, or if you would multiply
it by 10, it will be in about the
same ratio as 11-8-5. This is
about the same ratio of plantfood
as that offered by one of the large
Fertilizer Companies in their Spe-
cial Fertilizers for golf greens.
They offer 10-6-4. The point I
wish to make is that the N.P.K. ra-
tio is about the sante. A well-
known fairway ratio is 5-12-2
which is the same in Nitrogen and
Potash, but about 4, times as
strong in Phosphate which would
Iead me to believe that if you
were going to attempt to use
chicken manure on golf course
fairways or on lawns, it would be
best to add enough Phosphoric
Acid to increase the Phosphoric
Acid content about 4 times, which
would be about 40 lbs. Super-
phosphate (16%) per ton of man-
ure.
-Henry G. Bell, Dept. of
Chemistry.
Three Baby Bears Q.oldilodks Would Have Loved
Goldilocks would have been welcomed last week by employees in the
Canadian Pacific Express Offices of Windsor Station who had three
bears to take care of and didn't know just quite what to do about it.
Three black bear cubs from Northern Ontario, just as hungry as weak -
old cubs can get, were yowling for their mother and ignoring all friendly
advances on the part of the expressman. They whined pitifully for food
until the expressman produced a baby's bottle, nipple and all. And then
it was all over but the gulping. The cubs could not have been much more
than a few weeks old. They were being shipped by Canadian Pacific Ex-
press under a Department of Game and Fisheries permit from Jack Leve
at Sudbury to Miss Elinor M. Crowe at Peguannock, N.Y.
Gardening
TIMELY HINTS
Seed catalogues put out by the
large firms contain much ni.ore
than a mere mention of the many
flowers and vegetables available
in Canada. They specify import-
ant points such as time of plant-
ing, resistance or lack of resist-
ance to frost, height, color, season
of blooming, whether scented, and
also the suitability of the flower
for cutting purposes.
All of these points should be
taken into' consideration in plan-
ning `a• real garden. Little plants
must not be hidden by tall things,
and there should be as •much
bloom, in .the garden as possible
from early June on.
QUALITY VEGETABLES
The secret of tender vegetables,
whether they be grown in the city
or on the farm, lies in quick
growth. A check caused by dry
weather or ani thing else invari-
ably causes woodiness. To elim-
inate such danger experienced
market gardeners push their plants
along with frequent applications
of carefully applied commerial
fertilizer.
GARDEN FOR THE TENANT
Pleasures and profits of gard-
ening are not confined to the own-
er of property. Even the tenant
who moves as regularly as May lst
may have a garden which will ri-
val that of the most permanent
nature. Of course he will not be
inclined to spend a great deal of
money on shrubs and trees but he
gets much the same effect with
annual flowers and vines.
There are at least a score of
big bushy annuals like dahlias,
cosmos, African marigolds, and
castor beans which will reach a
height of three to four feet by
mid-July. These will furnish am-
ple background for the hundreds
of dwarf to medium height annu-
Tribute to the international
character of Boy Scout training
was paid thus by President Gro-
ver Whalen of the New York
World's Fair, at the erection of
the first tepee of the Boy Scout
camp which will be one of the fea-
tures of the fair.
Said the fair's president: "We
could not feel that this great ex-
position -international in charac-
ter as it is, and representing all
the soctal and economic needs of
our country -would be complete if
we did not have�this Scout camp."
Some 300 Polish -Canadian Boy
Scouts and Girl Guides of Hamil-
ton turned out to honour a visit-
ing Scout Commissioner from
Warsaw. Poland, at St. Stanis]aus
Parish Ball. Among the guests
were Sir George McLaren Brown,
President of the Provincial Scout
association, and District Commis-
sioner Col. L.. Millen.
Scout parents and friends at-
tended the birthday party of the
First Acton, Ont., Scout Troop,
and were given a genuine intro-
duction to Scouting. Under young
Scout teachers they were divided
into patrol groups, and then put
through sessions of instruction
and examination in knotting, com-
pass reading, first aid and other
Scout training subjects.
A feature of the annual Boy
Scout services in honour of St.
George, the patron saint of Scout,
hag, on April 23rd, will be a broad-
cast address to Scouts throughout
the Empire by the i)eptltsr Chief
Scoot, Lord Somers, from London.
The address will be heard in Can-
ada by short-wave at 5.35 p,an,,
E.S.T. A transcription will be
heard at 10.05 p,tn,, E,S.T., April
24th.
al flowers which are listed in any'
seed catalogue. To screen veran-
dahs or fence, such things as scar-
let runner beans, morning glories
or hops will do the job in a few
weeks.
How Can 1?
SY ANNE ASHI EY
Q. -How ran I make candles
that are too large, fit the. candle-
sticks?
A. -It is an easy natter to
make over -sized candles fit any
candlestick. Merely dip the can-
die for a minute "into - very hot
-water. This softens the' wax and
it can easily be pushed into the
candlestick.
Q. -How can I remove paint
spots from a woollen garment?
A. -Equal parts of turpentine
and ammonia seldom fail to re-
move paint spots from the wool-
len garment, regardless of how
old the stain may be.
Q. -How can. I be certain that
spinach is not overgrown, when
marketing? •
A. -When buying spinach, be
sure that straight Peaves of a deep
green are selected. If the leaves
are curved it indicates that they
are overgrown.
Q. -What is a good kind of
work -chair to keep in the kitchen?
.A. -A chair with one wide aria,
similar to those in many lunch
rooms, is excellent for the kitchen.
It is just the thing when peeling
potatoes, stringing beans, and
such tasks, or to use as a desk
when writing.
Q. -How ran I treat the tiny
wrinkles that appear around the
eyes?
.A.. -Massage muscle oil gently
into the skin around the eyes with
the finger tips every night before
retiring.
Q. -How can I prevent the for-
mation of icing, or turning back
to sugar, when making syrup?
A. -When the syrup is coming
to a boil, add one-third teaspoon
cream of tartar to every 2 cups
of sugar used.
Marie -the last-named, however,
w' a very favorable rate in 1935.
Galt Heads f=ive Best
After the five places already list-
ed, there came, in 1937, Isirkland
Lake, 73.2; North Bay, 70.1; Sud-
bury, 68.6; and then. a gap of more
, than 10 points to Oshawa's 58.0.
There followed: Sarnia, 52.6; Owen
Sound, 52.1; Woodstock, 51.2;
Brantford, 51.1; Windsor, 51.1; To-
ronto, 49.9; Stratford, 48.6; Well-
and, 48.3; Belleville, 47.2; King-
ston, 46.9; Kitchener, 46.3; Guelph,
4$.9; Chatham, 43.0; Peterborough,
42.9; Hamilton, 38.1; London, 36.6;
]Pert Arthur, 35.3. Theu came the
five most favorable rates of 1,937.
Young man to nurse in doctor's
office: "1 wish to see the doctor
please. I have an appointment."
Nurse: "He's busy just now.
Just step in here please, (Hand-
ing him a small garment) Please
strip and put these on." (The
nurse retired immediately and the
young man did as bid.)
Doctor: (ten minutes later)
"Well, what's wrong with you, my
boy?"
Young man (looking rather
sheepish in his abbreviated gar-
ment) : "Nothing, sir. I wonder-
ed if you'd be interested in a twe-
year subscription to the Family
Journal. I'm working my way
through college."
Doctor; "Well, how is time
Insoui,da, now?"
Patient: "Oh, better, thank
you, doctor. I used to count
up to 5,367 sheep before 1!
went to sleep and now it's
only 4,986."
Wagg: "'Say! More than one
person has been guilty of mutilat-
ing the books I lent them, but nny
Patent experience caps the climax,"
Wigg: "What was it."
Wagg: "I lent Blank my dic-
tionary last week, and yesterday
he returned it without a word."
Most mem who die with
their boots on, would still be
alive if they had sneaked in
in their stocking feet.
"I hear your husband's cowling
home after all this time, Mrs. :1rill'-
phy," said Mrs. Flanagan. e'Do
you think he'll be changed?"
"1 expect his hair will be glori-
es," ventured Mrs. Murphy,
Baseball Player: "11 wasn't
out!„
Umpire: "Well, just have
x, look at the papers touter=
Uncle Ab says success In farm-
ing requires three things: Good
soil, good weather, and a good
farmer.
Weeds are ranked second to er.
scion damage to American farms
and are responsible for an annual
loss estimated at $3,000,000,000.
Modern
Etiquette
Y ROIBERTA LEE
V-11.0 0LQ11a0
1. -Should one twist his feet
around the rungs of a chair?
2. -What is the real. definition
of "etiquette"?
2. -When two men and two girls
are dining together at a table for
four persons, how should they be
seated?
. 4. -What is the proper way to
introduce a young man to an eld-
erly pian?
5. --Is it necessary for a woman
to say "please" and "thank you"
to her own servants?
6. -Should one pick up a drop-
ped napkin when dining in a res-
taurant?
Answers•
1. -It might be pardonable
when in a chair on the Iawn dur-
ing a windstorm, in a vain attempt
to Laid an anchor. Otherwise the
feet should be placed in front of
the chair, in a relaxed position.
2. ---The forms required by good
breeding, social conventions, or
prescribed authority, to be ob-
served in social or official life. 3. -
The two girls should face each
other. 4. The young man should
be presented to the older man,
mentioning the elder man's name
first; "Mr. Marshall (who is sev-
enty), this is Mr. Hudson (or Ed-
ward Hudson)." 5. -There is no-
thing obligatory about it, but as
it is such a trivial courtesy to ex-
tend to the people who are serv-
ing one, a well-bred woman will
do so. 6. --No; let the waiter
pick it up. He will also give you
a clean napkin.
HowYou May Reduce
Varicose or Swollen
Veins - Heal Ulcers
Simple Horne Treatrneniii
Tho erorld progresses. Today many minor
Ailments that took wccks to overcome can
be belped much more quickly. If you have
varicose veins or bunches, start today to
bring them back to normal size and if you
Are wise you will do so.
Just get an original bottle of Mioone's
sod
Oil at any dispensing pharmacist
ti
en-
larged Dveins.it ninbts and
short morning
hethe
re,ns
aibould begin to grow smaller and by regular
I eke noon approach normal,
I'cople, who want to reduce varicose veins
pr swellings, should not hesitate to try a
kettle at once. It is so penetrating and eco -
;Arnica! that a small bottle Iasts a long time,
Jssue No. 16-•--'39
"WORTH
COMING UP FOR!"
(44,45, ktsaA/R14A.1
'We q '
For taste -- flavour - freshness
economy -Dixie Plug has every.
thing! Cut it as you want it,
coarse or flake, long or short.
Mending Lace. -Lace can often
be invisibly mended by running
the sewing machine to and fro
over the worn part. This is quite
effective with 3ace curtains and
can be done on linen goods too.
FERTILIZERS
Material reasonably priced. Send
for Booklet on home mixing.
United Farmers' Co -Operative
Duke & George Ste., Toronto
Classified A vertising
AGENTS WANTED
REST PROPOSITION ON MARISr31T
-Ladles' and Gents' Furnishings.
Write for full particulars. Relia-
ble Agencies, 213 Victoria Street,
Toronto.
LIGHTNING ROD AGENT WANTED
to sell Phillips Lightning Protec-
tive System. B. Phillips Company
Limited, Osborne Avenue, Toronto.
ARTICLES FOR SALTS
FLAGS, BUNTING, PLAIN AN
Waterproof Truck Covers and
Tents. Prices and samples on re-
quest. John Leckie Ltd.. Toronto.
YBAIIAN GUITAR WITH ALL
fittings and Ten Free Lessons,
regular 310.00 value -only 36.45
delivered. Limited number only.
Order now. R. S. Williams Coan-
pany. 491 King St. West, Toronto.
ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS
EF SUFFERING FROM AST 3. A
or chronic bronchitis send 10c to-
day for trial of ASTONE TAB-
LETS, the remarkable British
Remedy which is giving instant
relief to many thousands. Litera-
ture free. Astone Products, 73 .A
Adelaide West, Toronto. Sold by
ruggists at 60c and $1.00.
BABY CHICKS
NO NEED TO BUY YOUR CHICKS
through agents, buy direct by
m4a11 and save money. Grade A
Barred Rocks New Hampshire
Reds. White 1l.ocks, Hybrids 311,
-Pullets $18, Cockerels $6. White
Leghorns, Brown Leghorns $10.50
Pullets 322, Cockerels 33. Free
Poultry guide and calendar. Twed.
Ole Chick Hatcheries, Limited,
Fergus, Ontario.
Pon PROMPT SHIPMENT - BRAT
Barred Rock, White Rock, White
Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red,
Brown Leghorn, New Hampshire,
Barred Bock Cross -bred chicks
and e. fete started Light -Breed
apons. Write for details. Bray
atchery, 130 John Street North,
Hamilton, Ontario.
MRS. W. 3. ALEXANDER, OF
Northfield, Ontario, bought 142
Bray Barred Rock chicks last
year. Pullets laying at 4S
Months hit 74% production at 7
months. You can get results like
these too. Order Bray Cricks.
Bray hatchery, 130 Sohn Street
North, Hamilton, Ontario.
HESE STARTED CHICK BAR -
gains while they last. Two week
old Barred Rocks 312.50, Pullets
319.95, Cockerels 39.00. Nevi
Hampshire Red Cockerels 38.00.
Three week old add .03c, Big Egg
Quality add .Olc, Extra Select add
02c. Ask us about our ready-
made capons. Baden Electric
Chick Hatchery, Limited, Baden,
Ont.
IitJILBINen al:ATER/AL
FOR SALE
PRICED EXCEPTIONALLY LOW
to clear. We have 150 clay tile
pipe 30" diameter, 2" wall, suit-
able for springs or wells; 150,000
square feet heavy wire screen 2"
mesh; 2,000 street car sash, 8,000
feet 10" heavy galvanized culvert,
also lumber, doors, fence posts,
pipe columns, .rails, pipe, fittings,
valves, cable, brick, stone. Every..
thing for your building. Frankel
Brothers Ltd. Established 1886.
Eastern Avenue at Broadview, To-
ronto. GLadstone 4631.
ART
LIA
TVB17RS
12 GIANT DECORATIVE DAHLIA
Tubers labeled 31.00, 25 different
;g2.00 postpaid. M. Shedel, Mimlco,
Ont.
FOR SALTS
CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES ---
'Warba", World's earliest potato,
large, white, delicious, hardiest
heaviest yielder. Government
Certified. 100 strong eyes 31.00
postpaid. S. V. Cowan, Waldeck,
Sask.
EARLY VARIETIES OF FLINT
and Dent Corn specially adapted
for Northern countries. Write for
pfiies,0 James BColey, Thames -
FOR SALT; -CLYDE STALLION --
Royal Monerae', bay, 2,000 lbs. 13
premium, 5 years, sure. J. M.
Williams, Picton, 1, Ont.
es -
GARDEN SEEDS, BULBS, ETC.
GLADIOLUS BULBS, NEW AND
standard varieties at reasonable
prices. Free price list, C. E. Til -
son, Kottleby, Ont.
CANARIES
PEDIGREE IIOLLI:R CANARIES -
Charming low, soft singers. Safe
arrival anywhere Canada. Rolla-
viaries, Hedley, British Columbia.
Holmen
GOOD CLOVEIR HONEY, SIX $'s
32.50. Wanted extractor, outboard
motor, motorcycle. Harold Coul-
beck, Wantstead, Ontario.
ALFALFA SEED
COSSACK .AND LADAK ALFALFA
stand severest winters and
drought and grow heaviest crepe
of choice fine hay. Two hay crops
Call be grown this rear. Write
for sced prices. Joseph Betz,
o tonfrville, Ontario.
$'Itli I'1' 13 A.MICI:'r5 RNID trOXtiS
PLANT I3OXES‘, i310RR l 130XES,
Fruit Baskets and Hampers,
Prices on request. The Oakville
Basket Co., Ltd., Oakville, Ont.
HAIR GOODS
WIGS, TOUPES, TI7.ANSFt) RMA -
tions, Switches, Curls. and all typeb
of finest quality Hair Goods Writes
for illustrated catalogue. Confidens
tial terms arranged. Toronto Huai
an Hair Sup'p1y Co. 628 Bathurst.
Toronto.
HOT IRON TRANSFERS
BIG PACKAGE OF HOT IRON
Transfers, eight sheets, over two
hundred designs; also valuable
instruction stitch chart; mail 26
cents in cash. Needlecraft Guild,
633 College Street, Toronto.
PATENTS
AN OFFER TO EVERY 1NVEN'PU .
Litt of inventione and full Mime..
motion sent free. The Ramsay Com -
Any, Registered, Patent Attorneya9,
273 Bank Si,. Ottawa`Can_�
MAPLE SYRUP
FOR SALE
P RE MAPLE SYRUP IN ONE
gallon cans, four cans in bogs
$6.40. N, B. Smith, South Roxton,
Que.
PHOTOGRAPHY
FREE ENLARGEMENT WITH EV-
ery roll film developed and 8 high
gloss prints 25c. Reprints same
price. 8 enlarged prints 25e.
Brightling Studio, 29A RichmondSt. East, Toronto.
TWO FREE PROFESSIONAL S5L•
vertone enlargements and valu-
able premium coupons free with
every film developed and printed
for 25e, or with eight super-gloso
reprints for 25c. Personal skilled
attention to every order. Cut
Rate quality 'would coat yo ,,,more;:
elsewhere! Cut Rate. Photo Ser..
vice, Dept. 1321, Box 236, Regina,
Sask.
F1LMMS DEVELOPED
ROLL FILMS DEVELOPED WITH
two prints of each and FREB
ENLARGEMENT coupon 25e.
OFFSET COMMERCIAL PIHOTO-
GRAPHY. 2 RUSSELL ST., TO
ONTO.
PERSONAL
MARRY --HUNDREDS TO CHOOSE]
from. Many with means. Farn1-
ers' daughters. Widows with
Property. Particulars 10c. Coia-
ddential. Box 128. Calgary. Al-
berta.
QUIT TOBACCO. SNUFF, EASILY;
inexpensively. Home remedy Tes-
timonials. Guaranteed. Advice
free. 13artlett's, Box 1, Winnipeg.
IF YOU WANT AN AFFECTIONATE
romantic sweetheart, with money,
write: Mary Lee, 445-0, Rolla, Mis-
sours.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE -WRITE
for free booklet and full particu-
lars regarding our amazingly sus-
eessful hyblood treatment. Pcdle
greed Products, Saskatoon, Sask.
WANTED - ORIGINAL POEMS,
songs, for immediate considera-
tion. Send poems to Columbian
Music Publishers, Ltd., Dept. M87,
Toronto, Canada.
SEEDS FOR SALE
HOME GROWN SEEDS, ALL GOV-
ernment grades. Alfalfa, red clo-
ver, alsike, timothy, sweet clover..
Ask for samples and prices deliv-
ered to you. The Caledonia Mill -
Ing Co. Ltd.. Caledonia, Ont.
SEWING MACHINES ,t SUPPLIES
FOR SEWING MACHINES, RE.
pairs, supplies -all makes, new;
or trade-in, reconditioned nisch-
inas in stock - Write A. Gilbert
& Son, 350 Yonge St., Toronto.
SLIGHTLY ITSED CLOTHING
FOR SALE
SLIGHTLY USED CLOTHING-TEFI
finest in used clothing at big re-
ductions. Suits originally $35.00
to $60.00 now 36.00, $8.00, $10,
New$suits regularly 325,00 at
$2 60 2.50. Topd coats coat$5, 46,_37. $ 3L 0-
dies' Spring coats $5, 36. Big sav-
ing in new dresses, crepes, sat-
ins, at 31.50, 32.00. Send money -
order with measurements, age.
You take no risk by buying on
our money -back guarantee. Wo
pay postage. Ask for catalogue.
Canadian Clothing, 409 Yonge St.,
_ Toronto.
SPECIAL TREATMENT
$26 REWARD FOR ANY CORN OR
Callous which cannot be removed
by Lloyd's Special Treatment, un-
der our supervision. Prevents re-
turn. Send 55e for completo
treatment, regular 76e. Lloyd's -I3„
1211 St, Clair West, Toroni0.
TOBACCO
4 -POUND SAMPLE PACKAGE 131.l113.
..
ley Zimmer, prior leaf, flavoring:
and recipes, or 8 -pound sample'
package Virginia Burley, Zimmer'
and prior leaf; 2 samples manRe-
factured, 31.011 postpaid. Ruthven
Tobacco 10xchange, lynthven
TRIAL OFFER
ROLL DEVELOPED
EIGHT PRINTS I/
THIRTY' YEARS EXP&'iOE/VCL•
ADDRESS PROFESSIONAL .-
LONDON ,i NT,
„Dept. 4."