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G, C. Chamberlain of the Fed-
eral Department of Agriculture,
reports that brown rot of stone
fruits is an annual problem in the
Niagara Peninsula, and a diffi-
cult one to handle Control is
not easily accomplished, but ex-
perience has shown that if rec-
ommended practices are follow-
ed by the grower year after year,
much better results will he ob-
tained.
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The weather conditions at
blossom time and during the
harvest period have a marked ef-
fect on the development of rot.
Rapid development is induced by
frequent rains, high humidity
and a temperature range of 60 to
70 degrees F. These conditions
are likely to be experienced
. every year, therefore the grower
must take the necessary precau-
tions if he expects to control
Brown Rot.
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By preventing the spread of
this disease from the source of
infection, an important part of
the control campaign will be ac-
complished, The primary source
of infection comes from over -
wintered mummied fruits, and
many growers fail to appreciate
the -fact that brown rot is estab-
lished or initiated at blossom
time. Blossom blight due to this
disease is not conspicuous or a
cause of serious reduction in
fruit set. Cultivation of the or-
chard prior to bloom will des-
troy the source of infection from
the mummified fruits which are
usually lightly buried in the soil,
and pre -bloom and bloom fung-
icide sprays will offer a large
measure of control at blossom
time. Brown rot develops prin-
cipally on fruit damaged by in-
sects between bloom and harvest
time, therefore applications of
recommended insecticide sprays
to which fungicides have been
added, is advised by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
* * *
Rot is most active as the fruit
ripens, consequently this period
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of fruit development is impor-
tant in respect to spray applica-
tion. A pre -harvest application
made three weeks before pick-
ing provides the fruit with tem-
porary protection, but .is not suf-
ficient to last throughout the
harvest period. One or more pre -
picking sprays are advised but
are often omitted by growers
because of the difficulty of oper-
ating heavy modern spray equip-
ment between closely planted
and heavily laden fruit trees.
These sprays are nevertheless
most important in reducing rot
in packed fruit, and should not
be neglected, This operation
could be faciliated by proper
spacing of trees when laying out
the orchard.
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To reduce rot wastage to a
minimum, rotted fruit should
not be placed in the picking con-
tainers along with sound fruit.
It is more advisable to allow dis-
ease fruits to drop to the ground
where they can be gathered and
destroyed with other windfallen
fruits. Gathering all grounded
fruits is an excellent orchard
sanitation measure Careful han-
dling of the fruit while picking
and grading will avoid bruising
and skin punctures which are
favorite sites for the rot fungus
to develop, All cull fruits should
be removed from the packing
shed and buried after each day's
operation. It would be prefer-
able to leave the fruit on the
trees rather than pile them up
for future disposal. Pre -cooling
and storage of packaged fruit
will assist in delaying rot devel-
opment.
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People marvel at the skill of
a Buffing with part of a foot
missing, and Mordecai Brown
who pitched with two -and -a -half
fingers. But did you ever hear
of a gentleman named Hugh
Dailey?
When Hugh Dailey was a boy,
he had an accident, too. In spite
of it, he began to play baseball
as he grew older One day he ex-
cited a baseball fan se much
with his pitching skill, that the
fan 'sent hien to a friend who
happened to be manager of the
Cleveland team. The Cleveland
manager though his pal was
playing a joke on him. But he
sent the kid To the mound and
ordered him to toss in a few
at batting practice.
The batters swung at'the boy's
offerings and missed. The mana-
ger grew more interested and
ordered his men to bear down
and hit the kid all over the lot.
But the best of them just whiff-
ed the air as Hugh Dailey tossed
them by their bats. So the Cleve-
Iand manager signed Dailey to
play for Cleveland. That was in
1883.
Hugh Dailey went on to be-
come a star, He pitched a no-
hitter against Ph'iladephia. He
struck out 19 rnen in a game
when the rules called for four
strikes per batter.
Hugh Dailey pitched in pro-
fessional baseball until he was
past fifty. Perhaps that, in itself,
is remarkable. But what is even
more remarleable is the fact that
Hugh bailey's pitching arm was
the only arm he had. Hugh Dail-
ey had only one arm.
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The severe box lines of the jacket are softened by the cleverly
cut yoke and side panels and highlighted by pear( buttons. The
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Joash Repairs the Temple
2 Chronicles 24:8-14
Memory Selectibn: Bring sacri-
fices and thank offerings into
the house of the Lord. 2
Chronicles 29:31,
The amount of money raised
each year by the church looks
small when compared with the
amount spent for alcoholic bev-
erages. Nevertheless the local
church often finds the raising
of needed money quite a task.
Sometimes it is raised by the
pressure system, A few are pre-
vailed upon to sign for a good-
sized pledge. These are used as
a leverage on other people. The
canvasser points out what others
,have done and appeals to the
pride of the individual to do
likewise.
Sometimes the appeal is on
the basis of honour. Some will
donate more readily if their
name is to be inscribed on a
plaque. Some regard giving to
the church as good advertising.
When Joash wanted money to
repair the temple a wooden
chest was placed at the gate of
the house of the Lord. Into it
the princes and the people joy-
ously . put their money. They
needed no receipts for income
tax deductions. The box was
filled and refilled, The temple
was repaired and there was
Money for buying furniture and
equipment,
If all church members ask-
nowledged that the tithe is the
Lord's, church giving would be
increased tremendously. T h e
Christian who begins to tithe
will be surprised (1 at the
amount of money he has for the
Lords work; (2) at the ease in
meeting his obligations with the
nine -tenths. (3) at his growing
desire to go from one-tenth to
larger giving; (4) at the prepar-
ation given him to be a wise
steward of all he has; (5) at the
deepening of his spiritual life in
paying the tithe; (6) at himself
in not adopting the plan sooner.
Paul writes, He that soweth
bountifully shall reap also boun-
tifully." 2 Cor, 9:6, 8-14. Solo-
mon assures us that if a man
honours God with his substance
his "barns shall be filled with
plenty" (Prov 3:9-10); that "the
liberal soul shall be made fat"
(Prov. 11:24-25). "God loveth a
cheerful giver." 2 Cor. 9:7,
People no Slued
"illgdd Film"
How long is it possible to live
without eating? According to
contemporary accounts E v e
Fliegen, the poor swineherd
"maid of Brabant," lived from
1597 to 1611 solely on the smell
of a rose! In 1594 she had pray-
ed to be relieved of the pains
of hunger, and her prayer, it
is said, was granted.
It took her three years to
break the eating habit. In 1599
she- was persuaded by the Coun-
tess of Meurs to eat a cherry,
which gave her such indigestion
that thereafter she ate nothing.
In the mid -seventeenth cen-
tury a Kendal woman went for
fourteen years eating nothing
but "two or three spoonfuls of
milk each day before twelve
o'clock," •
The first scientific investiga-
tion was on Arm Moore, "the
fasting woman of Tutbury," in
1813, Bergen Evans states in an
intriguing survey of facts and
popular fallacies, "The Spoor of
Spooks." She gave up eating,
she said, because she couldn't
bear the sight of food, and no-
ticed no ill effects. On July 17,
1807, she ate a few black cur-
rants, "gradually diminishing
her liquids," and after that,
nothing.
Pamphlets were published
about her. In September, 1808,
four-hour watches by respon-
sible local people were main-
tained for sixteen days, and at
the end she seemed to be in
better health than at the begin-
ning.
For the next four years she
attracted crowds Donations from
admirers enabled her to bank
4400 in two or three years.
When in 1812 Dr. Alexander
Henderson wrote unfavourably
of her case, they goaded her in-
to undergoing another test, A
committee of impartial and sci-
entific persons arranged for one
of them to be in her room at
all times for a month.
A bed, with Mrs. Moore in It,
was placed on a weighing ma-
chine, She lost weight steadily,
after nine days began to Sink,
and was warned that the re-
sponsibility would be hers if • she
continued to refuse food and
died,
Frightened, she confessed that
she had "taken sustenance" dur-
ing the years of her supposed
fasting, and during the sixteen
days of her first test had been
fed by her daughter while the
watchers were in the room. The
daughter had soaked towels in
milk and broth and wrung them
into her mother's mouth while
washing her face; she had .also
conveyed food to her mother's
mouth while kissing her!
But some non -eaters, Evans
says, have had their claims sup-
ported by physicians Five doe-,
tors upheld Louise Lateatl.'s that
she had not eaten, drunk, slept
for four years, and the claim
shook Europe in the .mid -nine-
teenth century. Five other doc-
tors attested their disbelief. She
was subject to paroxysms dur-
ing which she would float about
a foot above her bed, rigid, mo-
tionless.
Dr. Warlomont, sent by the
Belgian Royal Academy of
Medicine to investigate her
claims, wrenched open a cup-
board in her room, found a
cache of food, and got her to
admit that, while she never
slept, she had noctural periods
of forgetfulness!
Among the patients of the
celebrated Dr. Imbert-Gour-
beyre, who supported her, was
also Palma d'Oria, who claimed
to have eaten nothing for seven
years, though a "divine fire"
which raised her body temper-
ature to 212 deg. F. compelled
her to take a lot of fluid. The
doctor solemnly states that she
drank two carafes of water in
his presence and vomited it
boiling! Sometimes she vomited
oil so hot that it set fire to her
underwear.
Another famous non - eater
vouched for by physicians was
Mollie Fancher of Brooklyn,
who died in 1916. It was said
that she could read without us-
ing her eyes, knowing instantly
a book's contents without open-
ing it. In 1864 she gave up
breathing, but resumed it after
ten weeks. All this is attested
by her doctors, supported by
other "distinguished scientists."
Sarah Jacob, "the Welsh fast-
ing girl," took . nothing for two
years, two months and a week,
according to her parents, an un-
educated farm couple. At ten
she had convulsions and para-
lysis, with stomach pain. To
relieve this she stopped eating
and found that she could live
without food. Watchers confirm-
ed the "miracle." But the local
vicar, the Rev, Evans Jones,
decided there was an imposture
and ordered the parents to de-
sist; but they converted him by
saying the girl was under the
care of God. Becoming Sarah's
"publicity agent," he spread her
fame, and visitors flocked to see
her, leaving small money .gfits.
There ;was a brisk local trade,
supplying pilgrims with tea and
beer; enterprising boys bore
placards at the railway station
offering themselves as guides
to her home.
A group of physicians, head-
ed by a Dr. Robert Fowler, came
down from London to investi-
gate, bringing a number of
Guy's nurses as observers to
care for the girl.
Dr. Fowler found her in good
health, with a certain amount
of stomach rumbling, which
suggested something more sub-
stantial within than could have
been obtained from the fort-
nightly moistening of her lips
which the parents claimed to be
her sole indulgence.
GREEN
TUUNI
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A. Splash of Colour
It's easy to makea big splash
• with flowers even around a sum-
mer cottage, country lane or
other place where particular
care is impossible. The best plan,
in any of these cases, is to stick
to things like petunias, nastur-
tiums, cosmos, marigolds, zin-
nias, asters, and similar plants
which are not Only easily grown
but which also will bloom stead-
ily for weeks. With only little
care at first these will practi-
cally look after themselves. It
is best to have solid beds of one
flower, though not necessarily
the same colour, for the showiest
results and one should include
some of the newest and brightest
varieties. A long bed of petunias
about three feet wide will set
off any driveway, and roughly
circular beds of zinnias, mari-
golds, or some of the smaller
things, will make a wonderful
show. The for the smaller gar-
den there are all sorts of tiny
flowers like alyssum, portulaca,
poppies and similar flowers
which thrive even in poor soil
and once well started will crowd
out weeds and go on blooming
until fall.
Spread It Out
It is foolish and it is risky to
plant all the garden on a single
afternoon and just as soon as
the first warm weather comes.
It is risky because a late frost
may ruin all tender growth. It
is foolish because if it escapes
frost, all the flowers will come
out early or all the vegetables
will be ready at the same time.
With the vegetables especial-
ly, it is advisable to spread sow-
ings, so that the harvest may be
spread out also. Experienced
gardeners make a regular prac-
tice of planting such things as
carrots, beets, lettuce, bean:;;,
spinach, radish, etc., at least
three times, about two to three
weeks apart. To further spread
the -harvest, they will also use
early, medium and late varie-
ties.
arieties. There is no good reason why
the vegetable garden should not
yield continually from: early
summer until late fall. And the
same goes for most annual flows
ers, too.
Transplanting
Practically any plant, wheat
young, can be moved success-
fully. The main thing is to keep
the roots undisturbed, away
from the air and to cover quickly
and firmly with fine moist soil.
Watering during and immed-
iately after transplanting is es-
sential, unless the soil is very
moist and also, if possible, we
shade for the first few hours or
a day or two. With big things
:like trees and shrubbery, it is
also advisable to tie trunks or
main stem firmly to a stake to
prevent the wind Ioosening, If
there are only a few things to
move, one should do the job in
the evening and preferably whela
there is no wind. Above all it is
most important to cover the
roots well and keep the soil
firmly pressed around them. To
speed growth and lessen the
shock of moving, it is a good
plan to sprinkle a little chemical
fertilizer around but not actu-
ally touching the roots.
Upsidedown to Prevent Peeling
IN PERFECT CONDITION --The steaks on the platter, that is, IF
you've even noticed them. They're covered with a special plastid
coating during the freezing process, ams are said to keep in to
home freezer for as long as two years, according to the tams.
facturer who has developed the process. Model is Donna lKim4R