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The wooden plow. was used for
almost 8,000 years without a
change. The sickle, for centuries,'
was the best harvest tool. The in-
efficient cultivator, made of two
pieces of wood bound with hemp,
was a back -breaking tool for hun-
dreds of years in Egypt.
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While these early pieces of
farm equipment have been re-
placed by tractors, cozhbines,
steel plows and many other pow-
er implements, the :farmer's bat-
tle against weeds, weather, in-
sects, plant and animal diseases
continues. There are some 686,-
000 species of insects in the
world and their total weight is
estimated to outweigh the com-
bined poundage of every human,
animal, bird, reptile and fish by
three to one.
Insects take a $350,000,000 bite
Out of the annual Canadian crop
which indicates that they are a
formidable enemy indeed. Plant
diseases too take a staggering toll
Of our crops, the loss being esti-
mated at $700,000,000 a year, A
1'ecent book listing plantailments
runs to 1192 pages of fine print.
Some .plants are attacked by as
many as 300 -different disorders.
An example of what a single un-
checked disease can do may be
found in the invasion of potato
late blight into Ireland in 1845.
As a result, 1,000,000 people died
of starvation and 1,500,000 emi-
grated to North America.
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Fortunately, scientists have
come to the rescue of the agri-
culturists. Their tools are not
combines, tractors or root -tillers
but beakers, crucibles, centri-
fuges, geiger counters; spectro-
photometers and other laboratory
equipment.. With these, scientists
have developed ' chemical weap-
ons which the farmer has found
of immeasurable aid in fighting
his enemies. They have develop-
ed chemical plant foods for re-
plenishing hungry soils. In the
last 40 years Canada's farm pro-
duction has doubled in the face
of a one-third decrease in farm
population. Much of this increase
Is attributed to the increasing use
of agricultural chemicals.
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Although there are still many
serious problems on the farm
front, we can be confident that
Casual -Simulated leather lends
a casual look to' this suit. Collar,
trim and sleeve tabs on the jack-
et match the skirt. Skirt pockets,
In turn, are trimmed with jacket
fabric. Matching jockey cap com-
pletes the outfit.
Infants' Sleeping Bags
BY EDNA IOUS
r0 your baby, the right kind of
clothing is just as Important
as the right kind of food. Pedi-
atricians say that restricting
clothing Is unhealthy.
They add that clothing should
be loose enough to permit baby
to move around easily, particu-
larly In his sleep.
One safe and comfortable gar-
ment designed for just such a
purpose is a sleeping bag that
provides lots of room to wriggle
and kick,
At the same time, it protects
baby from drafts and prevents
him. from crawling over the side
of the crib.
This sleeping bag has a long
zipper that allows mother to
change baby's diaper without re-
moving the garment. And there's
additional safety tie the zipper
tab closing, which can't be
opened by small fingers.
Best for the budget, this gar-
ment grows with the baby. The
same sleeping garment right for
a baby of three months will also
p
' e Ample Comfort
i% yxG� ' Jai
Soe,aaeyea
Protection from drafts and lots
be right for a baby at the age of
three years.
The secret lies .In the 'double
line of stitches at the barrel bot -
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of rOOm for kicking are provided
tom. ; They let out for a total of
12 inchest The sleeves grow, too.
Thee bag comes in fabrics for
all seasons: heavy wool for win-
by this sleeping bag for babies.
ter weather; cotton flannelette old
blanket cloth 'for chilly weather
and cotton plisse for warm
.months,
..
our scientists are working un-
ceasingly towards their solution.
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Farmers and their sons and
daughters who want to keep their
target • eyes sharp are better off
today than many of their city
cousins, Housing : developments
have so gobbled up favorite
shooting grounds for the target
shooter in metropolitan areas
that it is difficult for the average
city dweller to find a suitable,
safe spot without getting into his
car and driving through heavy
traffic for many miles.
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The farmer who can aim his
.22 at a rabbit any time he feels
inclined to do so is in a fortunate
position. But there are times when
he could benefit bystudying
the plans made for less fortunate
city dwellers. When the tempera-
ture drops below, zero it's more
pleasant to aim at a target in-
doors. So, Dominion Marksmen
have published a new booklet en-
titled, "How to Build a Rifle or
Revolver Range." It's full of
plans for rifle ranges starting at
the simple bullet stop which you
can build in your own basement
right up to the community hall
or theatre range.
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While written primarily for
city target shooters, the plans.
contained in this illustrated book-
let could also be adopted in farm-
ing communities.
)directions ,include ' those . for:.
•
Crossed Sno!ats - Two newly arrived anteaters et the Vincennes
Zoo in Paris, France, enjoy a strange supper. The antless diet con-
sists of milk, raw eggs and, meat, Their original home is South
America.
building steel plate bullet stops;,.
-bullet traps; indoor -outdoor com-
bination ranges; ` moving target
gallery; bench rests; • shooting
platforms and target carriers..
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A. general section lists data .o i
standard lengths for •., indoor
ranges, lighting . and information
on shooting contests.
The booklet is available free
of charge from Dominion Marks-
men, .Box. ;Montreal
sively competitive worlds of
Broadway and Hollywood.
After leaving his father's busi-
ess he became a song plugger
or the Lyceum Publishing Co. of
ew York, at $10 a week. Then
e came to London to work in
e offices of Charles Frohman,
nvheie he composed those little
ieces..for the theatre that are
layed as the audience is coin-
_ in ' . The theory is that it
*an w.lhether.:theyc , are
goocl or • not,' since most
pople don't listen to them any -
ay.
But they did listen to Kern's
-and in the old copies of Lon -
`don.; papers one finds praise for ,
Stile early work of this unknown.
Tin Pan Alley was stiff with
composers whodid not know a
'note but strummed out little
,tunes and got men who could
write nntsic to jot them down.
Kern, however, was a trained
• musician. When in 1910 he got his
:first job, to rewrite the score
for a show called "Mr. Wix of
• Wickham," his songs were so mel-
odious that a leading critic, Alan
;Dale, wrote: "Who is this Jerome
`Kern, whose music towers in an
:Eifel way above the average pri-
`anitive hurdy-gurdy accompani-
inent of the present-day musical
comedy?"
His first really successful song
carne three years later, when for
"The Girl from Utah," he wrote
"They Didn't Believe Me," a de-
lightful song that is still very
popular.
Once, when asked the secret
of his success, Kern replied: "I've
had, some lucky breaks." But a
composer needs more than a few
lucky breaks to compose scores
for a hundred successful musical
comedies, packed with songs that
have thrilled audiences :Por 40
years.
His biggest success was "Show
Boat." In the old days the book
of a musical comedy was merely
an excuse for stringing together
tuneful songs, arranging lavish
scenery and having a chorus of
girls with lovely legs.
So, when Kern approached
Edna Ferber with the suggestion
of turning her novel into a musi-
cal, she wrote in her diary: "I
thought .he was being fantastic."
But "Show Boat" had a story
one could believe in, and its tune-
ful songs like 'Can't Help Loving
Dat Man," "Why Do I Love You?"'
and "Old Man River," had audi-
ences applauding with delight.
Kern was a tremendous worker
as his . output proves, with an
ability to concentrate so intensely
that he could ignore a blaring
radio when immersed in compo-
sition. Above all he never lost
the common touch and popular
appeal. --
"LITTLE
"LI TLE WILLIE"
JERRY KERN STRUMMED WS WAY
TO FAME
Young Jerome Kern pricked
.up his ears. "Here," said his
father, handing him a "slip,:• "run
up to this address in Newark.
They've got two pianos for sale
-- that's something in your line."
Jerome Kern, former student
of the New • York College of
Music, had not been allowed to
pursue his bent because his fa-
ther said there was no future
in music. Old Kern bought and
sold anything. He also had the
concession for watering the
streets of Manhattan, so was
able to provide, a comfortable
home for his family. But he in-
sisted that Jerome should en-
ter the family business.
When young Kern reached
Newark he was delighted. ,lis
eyes lit not on wto pianos, but
a sea of them. He sat down at
one after another and strum-
med. He fingered their polished
surfaces lovingly and peered in-
side them, "Fine," he assured
the suave, fast talking salesman,
"I'll have two hundred." Then
CRQSSW RD
PUZZLE
ACROSS
1. Gone beyond
recall
8. Greek letter
8. Hindu
garment
12. Done
13. Snore at
baseball
14.' Arabian
seaport
16: Happens
17. Piece of wood
18. Type measure
19. Far the
21. Shaft ofllight
22. Lilce
28. Island (Fr.)
24. Massaehuseti
cape
28. Blunder
7. Standards
29. As far as
81. Withdraw
92. Drivediaaway
mulberry
88. Fireplace
arch
88, Strange
89. high
mountain
41. Brightest
star In a
constellation
41. Note of the
scale'
48. American
Indian
44, Pertaining to
hydrophobia.
46. ,Mother
48. Famous lover
50. (nipper
52. Increase ask
site
53. Bras'lian coin
54. Baseball team
56. Slave
.. 56. Serpent
67. Bushy clumps
DOWN
1, Part of the
ear
8. Heated
chamber
8. Series
4. Adorns
5. Chief office
6. Hurry
7. Among
8. Salt
9. Dmbe111sh
10. Took back
11. Black
16, Perform
17. Past
20. Guidance
22. Painting
24, Donkey
25. Icposh
26. Narrators
27. Biblical ruler
25. Feminine
nickname
20, Antique
22. Demon
34. Hawaiian food
37. Throws lightly
40, Acid fruit
42, Meager
43, Press
44. Behold
45, That is (ab:)
46. Repair
47. Goa of war
49. Sheep
51. River (Sp.)
rig. Sun god
Answer e sew'here on lh%Al page,
he sat down and wrote a cheque.
When he got home his father
nearly , hit the ceiling. "You'll
.never make a business cyan," he
groaned. "Fancy letting him sell
you 200 pianos! Perhaps it's
better that you take up a musi-
cal career."
And -that's how, because of a
youthful blunder, Jerome Kern
entered the world of music and
made millions happy with his
songs and music. .
Incidentally, ' his bulk -buying
of pianos was not such an error
after all, for his father managed
to get rid of them at a substan-
tial profit.
But that inay be put down to
the uncanny instinct that Kern
had for doing the right thing at
the right time. It brought hint
wealth and fame and saved him
from disaster.
As he became famous and his
balance at the bank grew, Jer-
ome Kern took to book col-
lecting, although he had little
knowledge of rare hooka E nd
first editions. He simply trusted
the booksellers! As he walked
down the street, bookshop own-
ers used to mutter, "Here conies
sucker number one" - and sure
enough he would go out with
an expensive book under 1115
arm.
Then, in 1928, these saner:
book -sellers :fought like wild
animals to buy back the books
they had sold him, because rare
books were booming. And. Jer-
ome Kern unloaded his collec-
tion for $3,000,000 - more than
double what they had cost him.
Unlike Oscar Wilde's cynic, he
seemed to know the value of
everything; but the price of
nothing.
Had he held on for another
year his collection would have
been worth less than $150,000,.
for the financial crash hit and ne
one had any spare money.
It was the same instinct that
made Jerome Dern abandon the
stock market in the spring of
1929. He suddenly grew tired of
speculatiort and sold all his se-
curities at top prices.
He was a shall man; modest,
honest and shy. His smooth face,
soft voice and spectacles ,made
him look like a professor rather
than a 'man who had fought hie
way to the front in.. the inten-
4 the butcher's Will, the blister,
Made mince-rneat of hie little sister.
When scolded he said, "Never mind,
Se's all a part of the doily grind."
HANDY HINTS FOR
INDOORS AND OUT
Save space in a crowded closet
by hanging small girls' dresses
from a multiple skirt hanger.
Clip dresses by shoulder seams.
Each hanger will hold at least
six dresses.
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Cushion a creeping baby's knees
with foam rubber. Stitch a pock-
et to the inside of Baby's cover-
alls at the knee. Slip a thin
square of foam rubber into the
pocket; remove before launder-
ing.
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Prevent scrapbook pages from
sticking, after you have pasted an
item, by inserting a sheet of wax-
ed paper between pages,
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Avoid water splashes at the drain
end of your washer hose with a
narrow plastic bag, opened at
both ends. Attach bag to hose
with a rubber band, and place
near drain.
* *
Mutton children's mittens to their
coat -sleeves, so they won't get
lost. Stitch a button loop of
matching elastic thread on the
outside edge of mitten cuff. Sew
a button to correspond on inside
of coat -sleeve.
* * *
Save bits of crinoline from ad-
hesive bandages to use as rein-
forcement in cuffs or openings of
garments when you hammer on
gripper snaps.
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Bake date -nut bread in an empty,
sterile fruit or vegetable can.
Cool bread in the tin, If you want
to freeze bread, wrap freezer pa-
per around top of can and fasten
with a rubber band,
* * *
Keep food grinder parts together
by hanging them on a metal
shower curtain hook, inside cup-
board door.
* * *
Place a rubber pad in the seat of
a very young baby's high chair
to keep him from scooting down
in the chair when you feed him.
* * *
Make a child's jig -saw puzzle
board. Nail, on a piece of ply-
wood, a narrow wood frame
(quarter round) with inside di-
mensions the size of completed
puzzle. The child can carry the
puzzle about while it is being
assembled, without disarranging
pieces.
* * *
Make a guide to help cut bias
strips by placing masking tape on
the bias of your material. Cut
along tape; then pull tape gently
off.
SCHOOL
LESSON
By Rev R 13 Warren B.A. S.D.
Can This ,Be The Christ?
John 7:37-44; 8:12-19.
Memory Selection: 1 aln the
light of the world: he that foie
loweth tree shall not walk is
darkness, but shall have the
light of life. John 8a2.
John reports ' much of the
teaching of Jesus concerning the
Holy Spirit whom He would
send after His ascension. On the
last day of the feast of taber-
nacles Jesus said, "If any one
thirst, let him come to me and
drink. He who believes in me,
as the scripture has said, 'Out
of his heart shall flow rivers afs
living water." The life of the
Christian, who is filled with the
Holy Spirit, is abundantly fruit-
ful. Rev. W. A. Smith made this
clear in an address to 500 mis-
sionaries of various denomina-
tions at a Kodaikanal Hill Sta-
tion in South India on Whit-
sunday, 1953. He said in part,
"What was a normal experience
of the first century church has
now become a rare thing. We
hold the Spirit of God in our
theology, but we accord Him
little room in our daily experi-
ence. Our lives too often re-
semble the rivers of South In-
dia, rivers of sand. Recently I
camped three day in the Goda-
vari gorges. During that time
a launch struggled in shallow
water to cover a distance of not
more than one anile. Our spirit-
ual rivers are empty or shallow.
Small wonder there is stagna-
tion in many Christian lives!
Perhaps, one of the most thickly
populated "areas in the world is
a small plain in West China, the
Chengtu Plain. Twelve million
people dwell in that amazingly
fertile plot of land. If any place
in the world is self-sufficient it
is that plain which is perennial-
ly green. Years before the time
of Christ a Chinese with vision
devised a simple system of lock
gates. Through them the waters
of .one of West China's major
rivers was diverted into the
countless irrigation canals and
carried throughout the whole
plain. At a set time the gates
are opened and the water starts
to flow, quietly and steadily
carrying life and fertility wher-
ever they go. Upon the act of
opening the gates the life of the
whole plain depends. So the
river of the Spirit of God is
flowing. He will flow through
our lives, but we must open the
gates."
PRECIOUS FLUID
Back in the early days of Missi-
ssippi River traffic, a paddle-
wheel steamer went partially
aground on a small bar. As the
wheels churned wildly, the mem-
bers of the crew held their breath
while the boat crept slowly from
its precarious position in the shal-
low water At this moment, the
occupant of a riverside cabin ap-
peared at the shore to fill his pail
with water, As he turned back
with his pail full, the ship's cap-
tain spotted him.
"Say, you!" bellowed the cap-
tain. "Put that water back!"
(Upside down to prevent peeking)
A I',e0sing Sign Ballard Kelly, owner of an Indianapolis cafe,
paints a sign on his window advertising coffee at q cent a cup.
A customer, Lb. Edwards, smiles his, delight at seeing such a
bargain. Kelly is fighting a price war with a drug store, much to
the pleasure of Indianapolis coffee drinkers.
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