HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-03-16, Page 6A Good Report
We all like to have a good report
made on our activities, whether of our
iehool work or elsewhere.
We would like, therefore, to pass on
to the Lone Scouts of Ontario the re -
;Sort which was made by the Assistant
provincial Commissioner, F. C. Irwin,
61.A., to the annual meeting of the
Provincial Council for Ontario, which
was recently held at the Royal York
Hotel at Toronto,
Mr. Irwin stated the "Lone Scouts
don't get a fair chance to show their
real growth because of the number of
them (68 last year) who transfer to
regular Troops, some of which are
formed as a result of their activity.
In spite of this, However, they man-
age to do considerably better than to
hold their own. -.Lone Scout Commis-
sioner Furminger and his, four "Lone
Scoutmasters" are very proud of the
accomplishments of their more than
300 Lonies who plug away withput the
incentive of Troop meetings and per-
sonal contact with other Scouts.
Their record in meeting require-
ments in good turns, and in esprit de
Corps is quite up to the average of
that of Scout Troops."
'We think that this is a very good
report indeed, and we must see to it
that our record in 1933 is even better.
Indian Wisdom
Just now, when every man and boy
in Canada should be on his honor to
try to keep up a good standard of
health and endurance, to combat these
days of difficulty with the best ability,
it may be of interest to learn some-
thing from the stoic Red Indians.
The Indians invariably put down
their wonderful feats of hardihood
and endurance to the cold dip in the
river every morning. In the best
tribes, the Blackfeet especially, this
morning "dip" was never forgotten. It
was a tribal custom, just as it should
be the tribal custom of every Boy
Scout to get a cold bath or•rub down
every morning.
Just as the Scout has to pass his
various tests of endurance -so the In-
dian bay had to go away by himself,
with nothing but a spear or a toma-
hawk, and look after himself -by him-
fielf-for at least a month. During this
time he had to hunt his own food,
make his own clothes and moccasins
from the skins of bears and other ani-
mals, cook his own food and keep
away from his tribe. In fact he had
to keep himself hidden from ail human
beings during his test of endurance.
Boy Scouts are not called upon to
perform any such difficult tests, but
they are expected to train themselves
so that they will be capable of looking
after themselves if necessary and if
thrown on their own resources.
Scout Guests of Ontario Forests
De paritments
Ontario Scouts selected by Proven-
Bial Headquarters for special honors
will be given a free week of camping
and training in the Lake Timagami
area, it was announced by the Hon.
Win. Finlayson, Minister of Lands and
Forests, at the annual meeting of the
Ontario Scout Association.
German Scouts Loyal to B, -P. Ideals
One of B. -P: s last birthday gifts was
a painting of a German Boy Scout,
from the Deutsche Pfadfinderverband,
the federation of German Scout as-
sociations. In presenting the picture
Herr Plewe, German International
Scout Commissioner, who was accom-
panied by the Secretary of the Ger-
man Embassy, assured Lord Baden-
Powell of the regard of German Scouts
and of their earnest desire to work on
the same lines as their brother Scouts.
of Britain and other countries.
Golfers to Wear Boy Scout Shorts
Boy Scout shorts and bare knees will
be the 1933 style for male golfers. Of-
ficial announcement to this effect was
made by the International Association
of Clothing Designers, in convention
at Philadelphia.
Hon, Vincent Massey to Represent
Canadian Scouts
The Hon. Vincent Massey, former
Canadian Minister to Washington, will
represent the Canadian General Coun-
cil of the Boy Scouts Association at
the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts
of America, at Kansas City, Mo., in
June.
Recruits to the ranks of the Lone
Scouts of Ontario will be welcomed.
All boys, between 12 and 18 years of
age, are eligible to join, who are un-
able
nable to become members of regularly
organized Troops. The Lone Scout De-
partment is operating for the special
benefit of boys who live. in small
towns and villages or on rural routes.
Why not find out more about it?
A letter to The Boy Scouts Associa-
tion, Lone Scout Department, 330 Bay
Street, Toronto 2, will bring you full
particulars. Write to -day. -"Lone E."
BIackbirds and Spring
Dinah Lou has always maintained
Chat a blackbird brings the spring.
,This opinion she doubtless borrowed
dram Ben King, as I distinctly re -
Member being bribed, with an extra
Wedge of molasses pie, to read his
'verse to her. When a stanza made
gone special appeal, she would have
me read it again and again, ,repeat-
eg each line after me. Then she
could boldly appropriate a tune from
nes o1 her "camp -meeting" hymns,
tan set the words to music. Morning,
eter morning, she musically assert -
"down by mah cabin do'
Te sang an' flashed his wing,
An' Ah praise de Lawd ob glory,
Kaze male blackbird fotch de
' srpring."
Lucky and I had never been in-
oliried to agree with her. We left
)'rat spring came in little water -a
Yaw star -eyed 'bluets sprinkled through
e grass, hepaticas and anemranee in
e woods; It was better that way,
we decided. Half the pleasure in
a change of season lay in watching
One new one approach sheep by steep --
A going part way to meet it, and
not .in having it handed to you like
4 gift! It took days and days of
ricin to convince us that there ,might
be something in Dinah Lou's theory.
Racing outside on the first sunny
morning, we discovered several buds
1.ri3 the daffodils, and a sprinkling of
bluets and yellow sorrel in the graze.
Ig x our bed of wild flowers which we
4ad transplanted from the woods,
Von time to time, we found a single
?Mite violet °pen. A :Nattering 1o>se made us look •up and there in
e mulberry tree sat a number of
ackbirds', their iridescent heads)
Darning In the sun. Lucy and 1
' ughed. From Out the kitchen win-
dow floated Dinah . Lou's voice,
•chanting happily and triumphantly.
`•`.rah praise de Lawd of glory, kaze
m.ah hladkbird fotch de springs" - C.C.
The Lesson of King Canute
King Canutus, commonly called
Knute, walking on the sea -sande near
to Southampton, was extolled by some
of his flattering followers, and told
that he was a king of kings, the
mightiest that reigned far cr near;
that both sea and lend were at his
command. But this speech did put
the godly king in mind of the infinite
power of God, by whom kings have
and enjoy their power, and thereupon
1 ha made this demonstration to refell
their flattery. He tock off his cloak,
and wrapping it round together, sate
down upon it near to the sea, that
then began to ow, saying: "Sea, I com-
mand thea that thou touch not my
feetl" But he had not so soon sleet en•
the word but the surging wave dashed
hint. He then, rising up and going
back, said; "Ye see now, my lords,
what good cause you have to call me
a king, that am not able 1,y my com-
mandment to stay cue wave. No mole
1..1 man, doubtless, is worthy of such
an high name, no man hath such com-
mand, but one King which ruleth all.
Let ue honour Hini, let us call Him
King of Kings and Lord of all Na-
tions. Let us not only confess, but
also profess Him to be Ruler of the
Heavens, Sea and Land." -From "Re-
mains Concerning Britain," by Wil-
Marie Camden (1605) .
If we would build cm a sure founda-
tion in friendship, we must love our
friends for their sake rather than our
ow.n.-•--,Charlotte Biionte,
Glory is a • ehroud that posterity
F
often tears froze the shoulders o4
these who wore it When living.-
: teranger.
Sunday School
Lesson
March 19.. Lesson XII -.Tho Effects
of Alcoholic Drinks-Proverbs23'
29.32; Isaiah 28: 1.44 Daniel 5.
1-4. Golden Teat -At the last It
biteth like a serpent, and stingeth
like an adder Proverbs 23: 32.
ANALYSIS.
L A DRUNKARD'S CATEC:nISM, Prov. 23
29-32.
II. A NATIONAL CANCER, Isaiah 28: 1-4.
III. A SLEEPING CENSOR, Daniel 5;
I. A DRUNI{AItp'S CATECkIISM, rrov, 23:
29-32.
Some one has named the Book of
Proverbs a manual of conduct. ; It
urges the virtues of, perseverance
honesty, kindness, temperance. It
warns against harmful habits, and
emphasizes the value of wisdom.
By way of warning, the writer in
t.. -day's passage gives in the question -
and -answer method a vivid picture of
a drunkard. Who is that fellow with
his head between his hands,. groaning,
"Oh," "Alas"? (The Hebrew words
translated in v. 29 as "woe" and "sor-
row" are interjections not nouns.)
The answer comes in verse 30; He is a
drunkard -passing through the mis-
ery of returning soberness. His inter-
jections express the distress disaster,
discord, self-reproach, disgust, disease
-such as cirrhosis of the liver with
dropsy, chronic inflammation of the
stomach, fatty degeneration of . the
heart, and many other disorders fre-
quently due, in whole or in part, to
'the slow poisoning of the continued
use of elcohol.
Who is quarrelsome, complaining?
The drunkard -who gets mad c ver nor;
thing, wants to fight, then next day
wonders how he broke his nose
(wounds without cn use).
Who has reddened eyes? The drunk-
ard whose bleared eyes always "give
him away" -the man who "seeks out"
wine, v. 30. The ancient Romans used
to make men drunk and then show
them in all their disgusting ways as
object lessons to their youth. 'Seek
out," in Hebrew: refers to one who
dilligently seare.i.:s for knowledge.
The writer expresses his contempt for
the man who becomes fastidious, in his
tastes for „`wines," If one wishes to
b.. an expert, there are worthier fields
of investigation open to him.
Verse 31 urges every one to keep
..t of temptation. It does not recom-
mend a coward's attitude to :ife, but it
does say that temptation is not a thing
to be met with a swagger. The man
who deliberately walks into it is im-
perilling his own soul. Avoid the wine
when it has the look that fools one;
good color, sparkling; smooth texture
("moveth itself aright" means "run-
teth down smoothly").
No one, when he begins to drink,
expects to become a drunkard. There-
fore Proverbs adds, ultimately (at the
last, v. 32) the drink, which now fas-
cinates like a serpent, is also as pois-
onous.
II. A NATIONAL CANCER, Isaiah 28: 1-4.
They had always been hard drink-
ers in North Israel, and notoriously
immoral. Fifty years before, Amos
had hurled his denunciations upon
them for their luxury and debauchery,
see Amos 3: 12. 15; 4: 1; 6: 1, 6.
Probably just previously to Isaiah's
prophecy of doom, King Hoshea had
made an alliance with the crafty ruler
of Egypt and had revolted from As-
syria. This political folly, together
with the moral cancer of drink and
all kinds of indulgence, was eating
out the vitality of the nation. Its
doom was certain.
In a figure of great beauty, Isaiah
pictures Samaria with its ramparts,
its white terraced streets, its circling
towers rising about the surrounding
valley, 1 Kings 16: 24, It reminds
him of the proud head of a drunken)
reveler encircled with a wreath of
flowers, v. 1. The long carousal now
nearly over, they will soon be thrown
to the ground.
The Lord will send his "mighty and
strong one" (v. 2) -Assyria. -to exe-
cute his wrath upon his disobedient
children. In the wild sweep of hail,
rain and torrent they ill be destroy-
ed. In the universe there are great
moral laws which cannot be broken
with impunity. God is not mocked.
Whatsoever a nation soweth, that
shall it also reap. 'As quickly as June
figs (a great delicacy) are eaten up,
so will Samaria's' destruction be ac -
c
omplished, v. 4.
III. A SLEEPING CISNSOR, Daniel 5: 1-4.
The Book of Daniel was written in
a tine of terrible persecutions, to en-
courage the Jews to hold loyally to
their faith. The youth Daniel is held
up as their example.
Chapter 5 tells of the great feast.
Belshazzar drank and revelled evon
while the enemy was almost at the
city gates. His pride caused him to
disregard the court etiquette. It was
usual for oriental kings to feast alone,
or with only a few persons. Belshaz-
Russian Duke :Passes.
Grand Duke Alexander of Rus-
sia, cousin of the late Czar
Nicholas, passed away at Men -
tone, France, following a, lengthy
illness. He was 66.
zar feasted before a thousand, v. 1.
With the Medes and Persians advanc-
ing against hint, he cried, "Up with
the cup, on with the dance!" Modern
Belshazzars, surrounded by the gaunt
spectres of economic chaos, poverty,
misery, fail to hear the challenge of
the times. Instead of devoting their
available time and energy to averting
tragedy, saving the suffering alleviat-
ing pain, clothing the naked, feeding
the hungry, they give themselves to
the usual round of silly social activ-
ities.
Not until he had tasted the wine
did Belshazzar dare to profane the
Temple vessels. Drink had weakened
hie faculty of self-criticism which tells
a man that certain behavior is un-
gentlemanly or bad, such talk silly;
which tells a girl that such conduct is
unwomanly, or not becoming a nice
girl. Science has revealed that the.
first thing a drink does is to send to
sleep the censor 'who criticizes and
therefore, controls our behavior. Bel-
shazzar was still quite steady on his
legs when he insolently, impiously ad-
vertised his badness and irreverence,
v. 4, Continued drinking world, soon
affect his muscles. A man is drunk
when his powers of self-control are
diminished, even though there is no
outward symptom. The British medi-
cal authorities, seeking a definition of
drunkenness, say that a man is drunk
when he is unable to perform safely
the task in which he is engaged. Thus
a pian may be sober for walking pur-
poses, but drunk for mptor-car driv-
ing purposes.
Use the Jig -Saw Puzzle
To Teach Geography.
It has.been suggested that the pre-
valent craze' over jig -saw puzzles be
put to a constructive purpose -that is,
that instead of remaining a mere
amusement and time -killer it be em-
ployed in the education of the people.
The idea is that the puzzles be based
en geography so that the devotees of
the game may incidentally learn some-
thing about the physical features of
their own and other countries. A start
might be made with the scene of the
ispute between China and Japan.
This particular jig -saw 'puzzle might
nclude Manchoukuo, Jehol and the
nti�guous parts of Northern China.
It might be even extended to show
e geographical relationship between
Japan and the neighboring portions
of the Asiatic continent into which the
Japanese are making their present ex -
union despite the protests of the'
Lytton Commission and the League of
Nations. Grownups as well an school
children could thus become familiar
with a portion of the world upon
which the interest of mankind is now
entred.-Toroneo Mail & Empire.
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THOUGHTS •
Great men are they who see that
ps
iritual is stronger than any meter -
al force; that thoughts rule the
world: Emerson,
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Farm Queries
Henry G. Bell, . B.Q.A., Dept. o. f :Chemistry, O.A.C..
Address All Letters to Farm Editor, 73 Adelaide *,t,
West, Toronto. All Answers Will Appear in this
Column. If Personal Reply is Desired, Enclose
Stamped and Addressed Envelope.
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B. D. --I have some heavy clay and
some black muck. The soil is sour.
What kind of fertilizers would you
put on this kind of land?
Answer -The first thing that is
necessary is to see that the land is
well drained, Next correct the sour -
nese. In order to get at the correct
amount of ground limestone or lime
in other form that• you shorld add,
have your soil tested by the Reacto
Soil test. Your Agricultural Repre-
sentative has a supply of this test.
If you are to far away from him,
send a pint sample to the Dept. of
Chemistry, O.A C., and we will test
it and will tell you th3 degree of acid
ity and how much lime will be neces-
sary.
It is not only necessary to correct
the acidity of the soil for the crops'
sake, but if you add high phosphate
or high potash fertilizers on a soil
tLat is sour much of the phosphate
and lotash will be locked up in forms
that are unavnrlc:' le for plant use,
and you will not get the help•„,from
the fertilizers that you should expect.
The kind of fertilizers to use will,
of course, depend upon what crops
you are preparing to sow. For grain
crops, if the soil is in fairly sweet
condition and you do not have a sup-
ply of barn manure, it would be well
to add about two bags of 2-12-6 per
acre. If you have a supply of ma-
nure, in addition to the manure add
about two bags per acre of 0-14-6 or
0-12-10. This fertilizer will not only
Lelp the grain crop including corn,
but it will give the alfalfa or clover
and timothy mixture that you sow a
good strong start.
J. D. F.-1. How much have the
prices of fertilizers and fertilizer ma-
terials been reduced since war time?
Answer -It is difficult to get defi-
nite figures that go back that length
of time. However, we have succeeded
in obtaining some and here they are:
Average Wholesale : ealere' Prices.
Year 5-8-7 2-12-2
1914 $39.38 $26.98
1919. 99.25 54.93
1924 45.00 33.65
1932 35.80 26.46
16 Per Cent.
S uper-
l.hosphate
$24.0.0
41.63
2440
17.40
By these you will see there is con-
siderable reduction.
There is another matter to take into
account. In 1921 Ontario farmers
were buying 1-8-1 fertilizer 'at $48.50',
a ton; 2-8-2 at $59.00; 2-8-4 at $65.50.
In 1932 1-8-1 and 2-8-2 are barred
from sale by the Dominion Fertilizer
Act. 2-8-4 is quoted at $28.80.
Still another way to look at it, -a'
fc.rmer in 1921 buying 1-8-1 at $48.50
was paying this amount of money for
ten units of plant food. For one unit,
then, he was paying $4.80. In 1932
he can buy a 2-16-6 fertilizer (24
units) for $38.75, or one unit for
$1.62. Without multiplying illustra-
tions, our point is that the higher
analysis fertilizers that are now being
sold provide the farmer wit' plant
food at a great deal less cost per unit
than he paid in pre-war or immedi
n .ely post-war times.
2, Has fertilizer, in your opinion,
come down in price corresponding to
prices of farm crops?
Answer. -This question certainly
cannot be answered in the affirmative
if one has in mind the wheat crop,
bu': for such crops as potatoes, sugar
beets, tobacco, celery, onions and
alfalfa, the margin between the prices
of a decade ago and those that pre-
vail at the present, is not so wide-
spread. Fertilizers judiciously chosen
can still be use •i with considerable
profit on the crops we have named.
If one takes into account the residual
effect on the clover or alfalfa crops
following wheat and barley, it is pos-
sible to nee fertilizers with profit even
at -Present prices of these cereals.
3. Do you think soybeans will be a
profitable crop to grow in western
Ontario?
Answer -There .:sears to be many
indications that soybeans will fill an
important place • in the crops of the
province. The soybean industries
that are now in operation claim a
large market for this grain and for
the oil which is expressed from the
beans. Tests show that soybean meal
from which the oil has been express.
ed is a highly valuable source of pro.
Lein for Ontario farms. The Field
Husbandry Dept. of this institution
has shown that good yields of high
quality soybeans can be pr.od'uced. in,
Ontario.
4. What kind of fertilizer should! 11
use on soybeans?
Answer -Little work has been done
as yet regarding fertilizers on this
crop, but indications are that a fer-
tilizer fairly high in phosphate and
carrying a medium amount of nitro•
gen and potash gives a vigorous
growth of bean and a profitable in-
crease of yield. Probably a 2-1241
or a 3-10-5 fertilizer will Co best os
this crop at the rate of about twc
bags per acre.
R. P. -Would it still be profitable
eider present conditions and price:
of •gf ain and other farm trope, to bu3
good fertilizer?
Answer. -We have answered ,this
question very largely above. We me
tice you mention "good fertilizer" he
which we assume you mean medium
high analysis fertilizers. Within lien
its the higher the analysis of fertiii'•
izer the cheaper is the price of plant
food per unit. But cheapness of plant,
food units is not the only guide, oS'
course, that one should exercise is
choosing what fertilizers he needs;
For instance, it would be folly to bug
a high nitrogen, low phosphate and
high potash fertilizer such as 5-8=9
for grain crops. For cereals, medius
low nitrogen, , high phosphate and
medium potash is what is needed
such a fertilizer as 2-12-6 or 2-16-G
For root crops more nitrogen and
potash with slightly less phosphate
give good results. For instance, ex•
cellent returns have been ree.lized ie
our fertilizer demonstration wort
from the use of 4-8-10 fertilizer oe
potatoes, applied at the rate of 755
lbs. per acre.
WARBLE GRUBS COMING UP.
These painful cattle pests :re caus
ing much suffering to many animals
at this time of the year. Large live
grubs under the skin and usually sur•
rounded by pus, cannot be other than
•painful. A boil is, painful to a hu-
man and likewise a warble grub is
equally painful to a cow. A dressing
applied to a warbly back, of some pre-
paration that will kill the grubs and
promote quick healing is a merciful
and humane act. Mixtures .of either
orris powder or Pyrethrum powder
with soap and water, one half pound
f each to a gallon of water, will wort
wonders in giving relief to animal:
suffering from warble grub infester
tion. Many things can be used, wit
some good effect; as salt, tobacco, sat
phur, or coal oil and pine '.ar. Watt)
closely and feel the backs of the cattle
every week. The sooner the grub ii
treated, the less painful its presence
vzll be to the animal. Dead grubs
shrink and are then forced up out of
the grub hole. Be kind to your cattle
and rid their back's of the painful
warble grubs. Every grub that you
kill, will help reduce the number of
flies that gad the cattle during the
summer.
Lack of Vitamins Will
Cause Soft Bones
Recent research has shown that
diet is all-important in the early years
of life. On it depend growth, sound
teeth, strong bones, and a good di-
gestion.
Mistakes in diet during childhood
are not easily righted in later years,
and some of the after-effects of bad
feeding are incurable.
The deforrnities caused by rickets,
for instance -bow legs and knock-lenea
are common examples -cannot be
cured when the child is grown-up.
Lack of vitamin D, together wide
too little sunlight and exorcise, art
the principal factors concerned.
Milk, eggs, meat, vegetables and
fresh fruit are five essential foods is
Childhood. The starches and sugar
which fill up the gaps go to provid
energy, but should not be giver! 1.4
excess.
Shortage of these important vi
mins, A and, D, which every grow`
childneeds,can made
begood b
a
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ing cod-liver oil to the diet.
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