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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-02-23, Page 3N - WUT Pets and Profit 'Every Lotie Scout should unite some kind of plans during the year 1933 -to get started in a prograhi of pets and prailte. We are hearing constantly from Scouts who are starting in the poultry business with a setting of eggs under a hen, hatching out baby chicks, In or -der to start in the poultry game; others buy baby chicks and rairo them; some buy a pen of chicks in- cluding 5 to 12 liens and a rooster; some SSeouts are starting the business of raising dudes, turkeys, geese, pige- one or rabbits. The fine thing about boys engaging in this kind of program is that it fits the game of Scouting in an admirable way. First of all, it gives interest and Activity and at tho same time trains in the management of pets. It also develops a splendid hobby for a Boy Scout, whether he lives on a farm, in a country village or in a large city. The by-product of a program of this kind is the actual possibility of earn- ing money or -making real profits from the business and through it a chance to express a Scout's part in the Thrift part of the Scout Program. If you want to get all of the up-to- date information about these subjects we would suggest that you write to the Department of Agriculture, at the Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont., and state that you are a Lone Scout, and mention the particular pet you are interested in. If you ask, the Department will send you bulletins, circulars and instruc- tions on pet and poultry projects, etc., which you will find most interesting. Some of these pamphlets are the finest ever produced, having been written by experts in. the various subjects. We know of quite a number of Lone Scouts in this Province who have done exceptionally well in this way, and who through their own local societies have earned awards and have been able to exhibit their pets at the C. N. Exhibition and the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto, and have been given free trips to this city for that purpose. We commend this suggestion to your very serious consideration, and now is the time to lay pians and get start- ed for the coming season. Every Lone Scout should have an activity such as this, which is not only a. hobby but, also a useful and often profitable pro- ject. Saskatchewan Lone Scouts We are glad to note that our brother Lonles in Sasltatchewan.hays beetsn' Or- ganized into Troops, such as we have in Ontario. There are at present 126 registered Loaae Scouts In that Pro- vince, and the 1st Regina Rover Crew have taken on the task of directing the activities of the Lone Scouts for a Period of four or five years. A Scout- master has been appointed for each of the four Lone Troops, and Assistant Scoutmasters assigned to supervise the activities of each Lone Patrol, We wish them every success. Boy Scouts in New Radio Feature A new' and popular twice -weekly radio broadcast from OICGW, Toronto, features the hiking adventures of two Boy Scouts, Sonny and Sid. They are real Scouts, members of the 30th Toronto (St. Columbia United Church) Group, anal were selected by competi- tion for the roles. Their "fan" mail has made a new record for juvenile programmes from CKGW. Have you heard then? Another Scout "V.C," By unusual coincidence following the third awerd within a few weeks the fourth award to a Canadian Scout of the rare Cornwell Badge, the "V.C." of Scouting, was made to Scout Myd- dieton Mackenzie, of Victoria,. B.C. The medal was given for exceptional, cheery fortitude during some twelve years of suffering .following partial paralysis when 7 years of age. In spite of a useless, paining arm, Scout Mac- kenzie progressed steadily in Scout- ing, and on reaching 18 years assisted in running a Cub Pack or Scout Troop whenever his physical condition per- mitted, Scout. Ushers For Ontario Parliament Boy Scouts will once again act as ushers at the opening of the Ontario provincial legislature, February 15. Afghanistan Now Has Boy Scouts With the latest addition, Afghanis- tan, there are now ninety-four different countries and parts of the British Eni- Aire in the Boy Scouts League of Na- tions. We are always glad to enrol new members to the Ontario Lone Scouts, and if you are a boy between 12 and 18 (inclusive) and would like to belong to the World -Wide Brotherhood of Scouting, why not find out what it is all about? It will only cost you a 3c stamp to find out. If you write to the Boy Scouts Association, Lone Scout Dept., 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2, par- ticulars will be gladly sent to ypu,- "Lone E." Tunics Are 'in" 13y HELEN :WILLIL.MS. I6lrrstrated Dressmaking Lesson ti'ur- saish.ecd With Every P,tttcria 4. tunic dreg:, with much youthful charm. . It's as iuteresting in the back as it is in the front. And aren't the sleeves , 'e'ltaarling the way they puff art :from the armholes? It Lan be made • of ra„,bit's-hair ooISn, wool jersey, erinldy crepe silk crinkly crepe satin (using the both surfaces). The original in brown crinkly crepe; Sills was used for the under skirt, •auith gray crepe used for the tunik. The collar was white rr iqus. The Ibreivn is exceedingly lovely against fife gray, S yle•No. 3340 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38 and 40 inches bust. Size 16 requires 914 yards 39 -inch with Ye yard 39 -inch con'trasting, with 2% yards' 35 -inch for slip. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of aural patterns as you want. Enclose 15e in stamps er coin (coin preferred; wrap it careful ,) for each number, and address Your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St:, Toronto, New Building. Scheme Launched in Britain New•York. :A: special London cable to the New York Times says: "Building societies in Great Bri- tain, which correspond to building and loan associations in North America, with the blessing of the. British Government, announce a new plan by which It is hoped not only to check deterioration in property but to bring immediate employment to mauy idle workers. "There are 360 such societies throughout the United Kinggdorn, and they have accumulated a large capi- tal on which there has been a de- creasing demand during the depres- sion for advances ttr finance building operations. "It is now proposed to make loans to both members and non-members on exceptionally easy terms to facil- itate repairs, alterations and im- provements'• in house properties. This is regarded as the first step toward the re§umsptton of 'building new houses with loans on easy teams to pro- tide employment, a :market for mate= rials and a demand for capital." Flower* If, as life glides on, we miss some flowers, Which once shed light and frag- rance onour way, Yet still the kindly compensating hours Weave us fresh wreaths in beautifu'i array; And long •as in the paths of peace we stay, Successive benedictions shall be ours! --It. Wilton, "What businese are you in?" "The film bueinces." "Ladles garments or moving pie - tures?„ 44, Deaf May Now kiear "Talkies" In Hollywood theatres all seats are wired for sound and the partly deaf are provided with ear -pieces and plug-in cord Sunday drool Lesson February 26. Lesson 1X—Jesus Shows Hia Power—Mark 4; 35 to 5: 1-8, 18-20. Golden Text—.For 1 know whom 1 have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which 1 have committed unto him against that day. -2 Timothy 1: lab. ANALYSIS, I. MASTERING LIFE'S STORMS, Mark 4: 35-41. II. RECONSTRUCTING MANHOOD, ,Mark 5:. 1-20, INTRODUCTION — We have noticed some of the landmarks along the Cost- ly Way which our Lord chose in the wilderness. First, lie withdrew to Galilee, then he began to concentrate on a few selected men, then he began to speak in parables. Now he appears. to be always seeking opportunities for privacy. He and his disciples must have some time alone. They must be freed from the distracting pressure of• popularity. I. MASTERING LII'E'S STORMS, Mark 4: 35-41. - One of these efforts to secure pri- vacy came after a day's teaching at the lakeside.. Worn out with the con- tinued spiritual strain he said to his men, "Let us cross to the other side." To go ashore where they would bring about them the crowds, clamoring for exorcisms and healings. "Even as he was," without a moment's delay, they started off. With the inconsiderate, rude curiosity which makes the mod- ern multitude push itself into the pri- vate hours of its heroes (Lindbergh',s for example) the people scrambled into the little skiffs on the beach and made after him, vs. 35, 36. In a moment the weary Master. was asleep. Sudeleniy a -terrific.• stoma: - arose. Many travelers have described"` the suddenness with which, on the Lake of Galilee, a violent squall will sometimes lash the waters• •into fury and as suddenly subside. In the num- erous ravines running into the upper part of the lake the winds from the mountains are caught and compressed. They rush with tremendous force through these narrow spaces, then, suddenly released, they whip the pla- cid waters of the lake into a raging foam. The Master, awakened by the alarmed and somewhat irritated dis- ciples, turned upon them in astonish- ment, "Why are you afraid like this? Have you no faith yet?" (Moffatt.) Immediately the storm upt.n the sea and in their own hearts was stilled. Verse 39 with its "Silence! ]3e nuz- zled!" expresses the current belief that storms were the work of evil spirits. Jesus uses the same word iri driving out the demon in Chap. 1: 25. We know today that atmospheric changes are due to certain laws and conditicns of Nature which can be clearly traced. Nevertheless we have reason for believing that above these Iaws which we have discovered there may well be other laws operating in way, yet beyond our understanding. The 'Christian. today, however, rests his faith, not on the confidence that God will remove all dangers, physical Wand otherwise, from his pathway, but that he will give him mastery over them. Through all of life's troubles, even death itself, he whose life is hid with Christ in God goes on conquer- ing and to conquer, In that faith Jesus lived—and died. He inspires us with a similar assurance. He is still the Master of life's storms. • II. RECONSTRUCTING MANHOOD, Mark • 5: 1-20. • Landing near a cemetery, Jesus and his little company were challenged by a madman. It was what we today call a case of delusioned insanity. The than believed himself to be possessed by thousands of devils. This terrifying creature, with the abnormal strength of his kind, rushed down, naked and screaming, to meet Jesus and his men. Acconnnodating himself to the man's delusion, the Master, with his power- ful personal magnetism, undertook to care hint. Gradually out of the clamor and confusion, the poor, v-ild wretch was restored to reeson and quietness. The vivid account of the challenging demons, their appeals and bargain- ings, the permission to enter the swine all express the views of the time regarding demon oossession. "But," as T, H. Robinson says, in his "St. Mark's Life of Jesus," it is possible that further study of the subject may tend to restore a more literal belief in evil spirits...." If behind all rea- son and goodness there is a Good ,Spirit, why not behind all unreason and badness an evil spirit? We may not be much wiser than the ancients! The onlookers believed that the devil. went into the swine and it so doing were cheated out of their ex- pected lodgings. It is possible that the continued horrible crying of the madman frightened the pigs into a panic, or the man himself may have dashed in among them. These sug- gested explanations of the pigs' be- lie -vier seem more in harmony with the situation than the inferer e of the bystaners which makes our Lord de- liberately plan for the destruction of an1'other's property. 'he inspiring picture of thiS:'disord Efe2'j, personality new restored to san ity,''xsefulness, and his fellow -men is soon marred: When the news spread that he had been healed, the people of the !neighborhood hurried in to see for. themselves. Sure enough, there was the man (v. 15), but what about the swine? What cared they for persons when persons interfered with pigs and profits? This Restorer of men's minds and bodies had better leave. The Mas- ter has long since become painfully familiar with similar requests when brotherhood and business conflict. The healed ratan, naturally- enough, wanted to go with his benefactor. "No," said Jesus. "Go hone to your own people. Witness for me there." Some day, perhaps, the disciples would return preaching the new king- dom. One main at least would be ready to receive them. Another bit of lone- ly sowing done, the unrested )aster made his way back to his boat. Friendship He. who wrongs liis friend Wrongs himself more and ever bears about A silent court of justice in his breast. —Tennyson. --�y - "Autliors used to write scenarios; but now they're used to write reperts for Stockholders' meetings."—Eddie Cantor. A Liquid Asset .1- 'r4 asaa The above Is a graphie illustration of what happened to oite vaeanl, lot at Salisbury, Masa, when thigh tides and stormy weather s wept over the Atlantic ooast. Farm aeries Henry G. Bell, B.S.A., Dept. of Chemistry, O,A,C, Address All Letters to Farm 'Editor, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto. All Answers °Wixl Appear in this Column. If Personal Reply is Desired, Enclose Stamped and Addressed Envelope, The Use of Fertilizes' (Part 2) 1. Can fertilizers injure the soil? 2. Can I lose or gain money by using fertilizers under present conditions? , 1. Can fertilizers injure the soil? We can conceive of certain injuries attending the misuse of fertilizer on the soil. First, as we have already said, fer- tilizers ertilizers are carriers of soluble plant food. They do not supply any large amount of organic matter or plant fibre, They do cause an increased growth of plant roots and thereby in- crease plant fibre In this regard, but where cultivated crops are grown fre- quently, this is not enough, Success- ful practical farmers rotate their crops so as tb turn under green manures and in addition apply strawy barnyard man- ure to keep up the fertility of the soil. When suitable fertilizers are appjlied along . with these practices, soils are materially unproved In yielding ca- pacity and in physical condition. The Department of Chemistry through its dean.onstration experiments carried out throughout the province during the past four years has had an opportunity to study the effect of fer- tilizers and has accumulated a fund of information upon this point which speaks in no uncertain terms. To il- lustrate, here are a few quotations: W. G. N.—"I followed potatoes with barley. We have had in three consecu- tive years an increase of 15 bushels to the etre and a splendid catch of clover. I figure ono ton more to the acre of hay than where no fertilizer was sown. The clover takes deeper root and make a much heavier stand," W. G. L.—"The plots of alfalfa fer- tilized last year (1930) are still in al- falfa (1931) and look to me to be about double the quantity of growth at this time compared to the rest of the field." W. C. B. --- "Regarding the crops growing on the plots that were fer- tilized last year, I might say that where the phosphate and potash was applied ' the stand is much heavier. Valuing the crop on the whole field oie 17 acres at ten, I would rate the crops on the different plots at 13 to 14." A. E. D.—"Re fertilized plots of last year I might say that they are seeded to red clover, There is a marked dif- ference where no fertilizer was used— not so thick and not so good a growth." IVirs. G. S.—"As to the crops grown on the fertilized plots, we have barley growing there this year and there is quite a difference where the fertilizer was applied. Averaging the general run at 10, I would Place this at 12 to 15. The clover is very much better?' Where actual measurements were taken of residual or hangover effects, in one.case, Mr. E. T., of York County, where 0-12-15 was applied to alfalfa in 1930 the fertilized plot in 1930 yielded 18,080 lbs. green weight, the unfertilized 8,880 lbs. In 1931, with- out further fertilizer, the fertilized plot yielded 1.3,2811 lbs, and the unfer- tilized 11,040 lbs. In 1932, still with. out further fertilizer, the plot which received fertilizer in 1930 yielded 13,- 600 lbs. and the check 9,120. This shows a hangover effect for at least three years. 2, Can I lose or gain mneoy by using fertilizers under present conditions? At the moment certain crops which for many years have given reasonable profit on the farm, such as wheat, are at discouragingly low prices. If the en- tire cost of the fertilizer is to be charged to the wheat crop at present prices there is not much argument in favour of doing much for the wheat crop, On the other hand there are certain crops that still show a nice profit on investment. For instance, top -dressing alfalfa hay with .a high phosphate, high potash fertilizer at three bags to the acre represents an investment of $7.43 at prices for fen tilizer quoted on the open market in 1932. This application made a gale of from 2800 to 3000 lbs. of cured al- falfa per acre. Surely, this gain was made at a profitable price, especially in view of the fact that the results of the application can be seen. so favor ably in next year's crop, if not in the third year's. Again, in the 1932 demonstratioe tests carried out on potatoes whicb totalled 176 half acre blocks, whereon we tested six different analyses of fer tilizer in 1932; charging up the ter tilizer analyses at current prices, we find that the fertilizer applications range in cost from 21.7c per bushes to 131/ac per bushel. The fertilizer which gave the greatest gain throughout, 4-8-10, cost 13.5c per bushel, if the en- tire cost be charged to the gain, On turnips, on the thirteen different farm tests totalling 54 plots maintain ed in 1932, an average gain of 173 bushels was realized at a cost which, charged up to this gain, represented a cost per bushel of thre to four and a half cents. Like profitable figures tau be quoted for mangels, ensilage corn, sugar beets and certain other crops. In regard to the grain crops, one must have in mind that the fertlizei not only increases yield but goes s long way toward a good catch of clover or alfalfa, which Is usually seed, ed with grain in the Ontario farm ro tation. One of the most promising fields fos return on fertilizers is that applied to pastures. In one test carried on in a good dairying centre for the last two years, the average carrying capacity for the unfertilized area of eight acres was 325 pasture days. On the same land when fertilized at a cost of $6.53 an acre, the carrying capacity was raised to 431 pasture days for foul acres. Snowflakes Gt. Britain imports food to the value of more than 4400,000,000 every year. Heel -prints are taken of all babies born in the hospitals in many Ameri- can cities to avoid the risks of mis- takes in identity, A new "water -sport" being played in California is draughts, The outsize board is anchored, and the players re- cline on lifebelts. Silver is now so cheap that it is now being used for making pots and other parts of the apparatus employed iu making cetaiu foods and drinks. Britain's oldest free church build- ing is Horningsham Congregational Church, near Frome, which was built 360 years ago and still has a thatched roof. Concealed cameras whicb take mov- ing oving pictures of workers are being tried out in some Chicago offices, They ex- pose at once any slackness on the part of the staff. Airmen and climbers fitted with ap- paratus supplying oxygen San safely go to a height of nine and a half miles. Without oxygen the limit is just over four miles, Machines which issue season tickets aro being installed on London's Un- clerground •stations. They test and sort coins, print and date the tickets, and give any change necessary, Room is getting scarce in the finger- print library at Scotland '.Yard, where there are now 515,000 finger -prints re- corded. In the first year el the sys- tem, 1902, there were 1722, Arctic exploration Is not a profitable career, Even the most famous leaders of expeditions seldom average more than a few thousand a year in income after their expenses are met. Of the 317,389 Civil Servants in Bri- tish Government departments, 238,925 an Hien and 79.464 women, "t'itase figures also include 157,794 ex -Service tn.on, 47,835 classified as disabled. Members of the British Parliament Who are persistently absent front the sittings of the House are liable to illi prisonanent iu the Cloeb•.Tewer at the order o2 the Speaker. The last time this happened was in 1826. Arrests made by the ;dying Squad Of Scotland Yard last rear numbered 600; in 450 cases the prisoners were violent, and 150 of them carried lire arms. The strength of the Flying Squad is less than forty. Color blindness, about which very little is known, is hereditary and at fects boys to a greater degree than girls, At the same time, people who are color blind are generally above the average in intelligence. Acton, once known as the "laundry" of London because of the number el laundries it contained, is now develop- ing in many other directions. In pre - War days there were 300 lauudries; now there are only 133 but there are 270 factories engaged in other indus- tries, ranging from the snaking of motor cars to toffee and lead soldier;. Trans -Canada Non-stop Mollison Flight Plat Vancouver.—Captain James Molia son, British flier, may be asked lar leading Vancouver aviation men, to attempt a west -east non-stop flight across Canada this Summer with hire wife, the former Almy Johnson. The proposal will be laid before the Der pertinent of Civil Aviatiou at 01' tawa, through which the official iia• vitation would be extended, The Mollisons are reported 'consivt ering a transatlantic flight to Nees York and it is urged that following this they will make a tour of Canada, including a leisurely flight west wit9 stops at all cities oat the trans -Cala ada air mail route, and return lair stop. Creeds Whet this troubled old world neetk Is less of quibbling over creeds, Fewer words and better deeds. —W. D. Nesbit. Cook—"The tea is quite exhaust- ed, ma'am " Mistrese---"i noticed that it seem- ed very weak the last time." e