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And still no relief in sight! The
sun blazes mercilessly down upon
the bleached parched fields. The
•cows, poor things, spend much of
their time on the shady side of the
barn, after wandering aimlessly
about the pasture fields, nibbling
here and there, at a few green
chicory leaves still surviving among
dried-up brittle grass. The dogs
dig around under the chestnut tree
trying to find a cool, moist spbt in
which to sleep. The birds drowse
lazily in ..trees where the foliage is
thickest — too hot to even bother
much with the cherries that hang
red -ripe from a fiumber of small
trees near the house. Ah, those
cherries. . . . I picked some yes-
terday for stewing and found them
about the size of currants. But
they are sweet so if I have patience
to pick and pit then, we shall prob-
ably eat them and be thankful. And
do you .know what? We actually
got two pickings of peas from the
garden. ' I knew pea -pods had
formed but I never expected them
to fill. So that was a delightful
surprise. Maybe there are even
beets and carrots under those two -
.inch .tops which we can find in the
garden if we look hard enough.
Last Thursday a friend and I
went across country visiting a W.I.
Branch in another county — and
Oat, friends, is a good way to
get ideas to take home to your own
branch; It was a lovely drive— but
it would have been a lot nicer in
a normal year. • Of course we man-
aged to lose ourselves— sort of
went around the co ntry in a circle
— but that didn't worry us one bit.
Most of the we were on very high
ground overlooking country that in
some parts was heavily wooded.
We had dinner at a delightful old-
world farm house that was just the
coolest spot we had hit in a week.
The reason wasn't very hard to find.
Standing just a little piece away
horn .the house was a short row
of lovely old maples. From dawn
to dark those beautiful trees kept
the glaring sun from striking the
main part of the farm dwelling. The
Lady of the House said she wouldn't
part with those trees for anything.
I could quite believe it. Not only
did they keep the house cool but
they provided a good playground
for one nice little boy who lived
there, as well as a shady parking
spot for cars. I could also imagine
quite .a few picnic meals would be
eaten under those trees. And I am
quite sure it would be just the place
to do the family darning, read a
book, or peel potatoes for dinner.
Or again, how lovely to sit under
those 'whispering leaves and do
nothing — just sit . . . and think
and plan for the future — as
one would be so inclined to do
with a small boy playing contentedly
with his toys under the same trees.
Such a difference a few trees can
eeake.
Sometimes in' comparing houses
old and new it is, hard to make up
one's mind about them—which one
would rather have. The new houses
are so well planned — compact,
convenient, and with big picture
windows that are most attractive.
But still they lack character, and
naturally there are no trees that
have stood guard over previous
generations, You feel it will be
many years before these new houses
willhave any worthwhile stories to
be picked up by the listening walls.
bn fact, in some cases one wonders
if the houses will last long enough
to hear any stories at all.
But old houses. . . . I love old
tr
houses — only with modern con-
veniences, present or pending. 1
love the big farm kitchen which.
many ingenious housewives manage
to remodel, making them more con-
venient without detracting from
their character. But right now I
would trade any house or kitchen,
old or new, for anything that was
cool!
Hot weather is bad enough when
one is alone, but with visitors in
the house, keeping them cool and
comfortable is absolutely impossible
with the thermometer registering
over 90° in the shade. My sister-
in-law returned yesterday and niece
Betty arrives on "Tuesday.
One thing we have to be thankful
for — we have finished haying. Or
maybe we shouldn't be so thankful.
Had there been more of it, we
wouldn't be finished yet: There were
15 loads altogether, and none of
it got wet! I was watching them
take off one load and it looked as
if it was almost impossible to pick
up a real forkful of hay. It was
so short, dry and brittle that with
'each jab of the fork more hay
seeined to roll off than was picked
up. But eventually the job was,
finished, so now we'll keep on pray-
ing for 'rain and hope for better
lack with our second cutting,
One Way To
Kill A Queen
'flow to kill a t)ueen? That was
the problem facing a Hamilton
Laboratories organization.
It has long been known that an
ant colony cannot survive 'ong if
the Queen ant is killed. To build
a better Ant Trap, they wanted a
food that would attract the worker
ants — who feed the Queen — and
a poison in the food strong enough
to kill the Queen.
The problem was turned over to
the . firm's research department.
Their job was to find a food that
would be attractive to as many
species of ants as possible, and a
poison of maximum effectiveness to
put into the food. The mixture had
to be crumbly enough to enable the
tiny insects to carry it off easily ...
since most ant food is stored in the
nests before being eaten. It must,
on the other hand, be solid enough
to resist disintegration and weather
change which would make it in-
edible.
This meant studying the ways of
ants. It meant transporting huge
colonies of ants to the research
laboratories. Since the experiment
began in winter — when ants hiber-
nate — the insects had to be brought
from warmer clunes.
Housed in artificial hives of
plaster of paris lander glass, the
reactions of ants to various foods
and poisons were studied. Experi-
ments were carried on mainly with •
Canada's three most common spe-
cies: Pharaoh's ant, the Thief ant
and the black Carpenter ant
which nest in logs, posts, trees and
house timbers. '
It was well known that some ants
have a sweet tooth, while others
preferred fat or greasy food. The
aim was to please all the ants and
devise a poison that would be equally
effective in all cases.
To find a combination that all
ants preferred, the colony was given
a choice of common foods, as well
as one of the firm's ant traps.
After several days the ants died,
Then they performed a post-mortem
on a queen ant, removed the con -
MEM`+ li
Elf Tom GREGORY
iF YOUR ICEBOX. LEAKS, IT CAN
USUALLY BE REPAIRED BY COATING*
THE INSIDE OF 7l -IE ICE COM-
PARTMENT WITH PARAFFIN. TAKE
OUT THE METAL STANP THAT
SUPPORTS THE CAKE OF ICE,
PLUG THE DRAIN W11N A CORK,
AND THEN POUR MELTED
QAR FFIN OVER. 7HE LEAKY '
PART. AFTER THE WAX ,HAS
HARDENED, CAREFULLY REMOVE
THE CORK FROM THE DRAIN
ANP REPLACE THE STAND.
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APPROPRIATE TIE-
BACKS FOR KITCHEN
CURTAINS CAN BE
MADE FROM SUCH
INEXPENSIVE UTENSIL$
AS PANCAKE TURNERS,
FORKS, OR SPOONS.
DRILL EACH HANDLE
FOR A SCREW AND
$ENP IT INTO A FLA'i' U SHAP
SALAD PLATE? NO HONEST, IT'S A HAT—An apple,
beets and a carrot are as good tr.inimings as any for the Trim
Your Own. Hat contest at this year's CNE. Judges will award
$50. for best trimmed and modelled garden creation. Above
Florence Owens models hers.
tents of her stomach and assayed
this to determine the amount of
poison she had consumed. From the
quantity of poison found in her
stomach, the total weignt of the
bait she had eaten was calculated.
The results of the assay were
checked with an authority in an-
other organization . and proved
that it was the bait from the ant
trap that had killed the ants. It
was painstaking work . . . but the
poison -food formula was found.,
Today the proven combination of
food and poison is embodied in
• Wilson's latest Ant Traps, And out
of the research comes a tip on de-
stroying ants quickly. Place ant
traps outside your house, near
where the ants enter. Otherwise
ants will still be coming in the
house until they are killed . .
which often takes two to three
weeks.
Chmax:
Tommy was showing off his new
bicycle. He went up the road, and
on coming back shouted to his
mother: "Look Mum— no hands!"
"Oh, be careful, Tommy!" said
his mother. "You'll hurt yourself!"
Tommy laughed and cycled up
the road again. When he next ap-
peared he called out: "Look, Mum
—no feet!"
"Oh, be careful, Tomnty 1" re-
peated his mother. "You'll hurt
yourself!"
Again Tommy went off up the
road, and it was some time before
he reappeared. When he did, how-
ever,, he called out, not quite so
cheerfully: "Look. Mum — no
teeth!"
Need Extra' Salt
!n Hot Weather
The body is actually a "heat ma-
chine" which goes through a process
of demineralization during hot sum-
mer weather,
This is the claim of R. M. Rowat,'
an expert who states that when the
body is affected by external heat it
loses much of its salt content
which is essential for the proper
functioning of its cooling system.
He explains that excess perspira-
tion during hot weather carries
minerals out of the body—particu-
larly sodium chloride, chemical
name for common salt. If the nor -
nal intake of salt is not increased,
its lack may show up in a variety
of symptoms, the most severe being
heat prostration.
In industrial plants where hot,
humid weather often cuts working
efficiency in Half, many employers
have placed salt tablet dispensers
beside water fountains. Resultant
jur in efficiency was amazing.
In rural areas both stock and
farmers suffer from heat due to the
strenuous work in open, sun -beaten
fields. Salt supply of animals can
be taken care of by having salt
blocks or licks made available to
thein. Farmers and their hired help
can retain their comfort and energy
by using more salt on their meals
or carrying a small salt shaker in
the hip pocket when out in the
field and taking the odd lick of salt
crystals. Salt tablets can also be
purchased in most drug stores.
When you're in Spain, it's easy to
recognize a Canadian at a bull»f ght.
He cheers for the bull!
HE
PFUL HINTS F
iSIAKE
•seta 11OM
You know how a 4 -year-old girl
will wiggle while you're trying to
hang her dress. I've shortened the
task by slipping a dress that has an
even hem over the one to be hung.
* *
When a roll of waxed paper has
been used, save the little "saw" from
the box to cut your angel -food cakes,
It makes mach cleaner pieces than
a smooth-edged knife, since saw-
ing doesn't crush the cake.
* * *
When you want to hang a picture,
you can prevent tiny bits of plaster
from falling and making a mess on
the floor if you place a small piece
of adhesive tape where the picture
is .to be hung. Then drive the nail
through the tape.
* * *
Here's a trick I use to distribute
the wear evenly on an innerspring
mattress: 1 have embroidered the
numbers 1 and 2 on the head and
foot, respectively, of one side of
-the mattress, and -numbers . and 4
on the head and foot of the other
side. By placing the mattress so
that number I is on top at the head
of the bed for a week, I -know the
next change will bk. with number
2 at the head. The next week I
turn the mattress over so number
3 is in position, then 4, and then
hack to number 1.
* * *
For safety's sake, hang a flash-
light just inside the door of an un-
lighted closet. '!'his will.discourage
the use of matches when hunting
for a lost' glove, overshoe, or cap.
In a home where several persons
wear about the same -sized. hose or
socks, it's quite a job to know
"which are whose" after washday.
Maybe you'll find this system of
colored toes practical for your
family. It worked for me. Mark
the toes of all the socks with yarn
or embroidery floss, a different color
for each member of the family. If
socks are hand-knit, the last few
rows of the toes can be knitted in
the colored yarn. Then, after wash-
day, you'll find it easy to match the
colors and thereby hose and socks
belonging to each person.
. * *
An old tube can cake pan makes
a fine stationary cat or dog feeder
or chicken waterer. Drive a stake
down through the center. The pan
can be lifted off for washing, but
pets or chickens can't dislodge it.
* * *
You won't have trouble with veils
becoming wrinkled and wilted if you
provide each hat with a hat rack
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tall enough to keep the veil from
touching the closet shelf. I've found
that empty, tall fruit -juice cans
make ideal hat racks. Wash and
dry them, then coat with enamel; or
paper them to match your bedroom
or closet. These decorated cans add
to the 'attractiveness of your closet
and keep your hats looking new.
On rainy days 1 mix a mild scour-
ing powder with food coloring and
a little water, in the lids of jelly
jars, Then I let tin children paint
on the kitchen windows with this
mixture. It's easy to apply and
remove.
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Here's an easy frosting secret.
Top chocolate cupcakes with marsh-
mallow halves before baking. IVIar.eh-
nnallows melt ae rite cupcakes bake,
Easy
The managtr heard that the !NO
a week clerk had a car, and asked
him how he could afford it, with-
four
ithfour children.
"Oh, that's easy", said the clerk.
"There are 500 of us employed at
this factory. 1 raffle my wages
every week at a euarter a go."
To PleHeve Ti OFIT 1J E —
ITCH of EMMA
Try This Simple, Easy Way
At Home — Tonight
Stop in at your druggist and get a
small bottle of bioone'e Motora.id Oil.
Apply liberally at bedtime and get real
relief In double-tiuiek time. No matter
what you've tried there's nothing better
than EMERALD OIL at any price,
Inexpensive — Satisfaction Guaranteed or
money back Good druggists everywhere.
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Now 11 at modern science has the new
Pyltone Treatment, a common-sense way.
that removes the Inside cause, by internal
treatment, a liquid (by month), gives
amazing results even with the first bottle,
or price refunded at once. Today, with
Pyitone, that torture is needless. Pyltone,
$1.78. Ask your druggist. He knows.
Brings
quick relief.
Greaseless,
fast -drying.
no strong odor.
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When you use Certo or "Certo" Crystals yowl'
Jams and jellies need only a ONE -MINUTE
full, rolling boil. This short boil does more than
save you time and work.
Since so little juice has time to boil away,
you get an average yield of 1D glasses where
old, long -boil 'would only yield about 6.
And the lovely taste and
colour of fresh fruit stay in your
jams and jellies because the boll
s too short to spoil the one c
dull the other.
Wok fll,'!;'ll E4.54, les R it M9 re SURE
There's a4s gtaesswor'h in making jam or jelly
with . Corte Fruit Pectin or "Certo" Crystals.
fit; takes sto mare time than to txiake a sitnpleI.
dessert. Volt get hotter set, better appearance,
better taste ... and about #0% ;alum jam o
j/y from Ma eame amount not o matt i
Please yourself which you rase. Certo and
''Certo" Crystals aro both notbine but fruit
pectic ., . the natural,firlbstaaaa+e in fruit than:
jams ams °"dam"r and jellies "'ie>t1"' .
extracted and concentrated for graiciter, easie
better jam Auld jelly-zxireking i'he word
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SURE RESULTS EVERY TIME
1t you follow EXACTLY the recipes)
that come under the label of every bot-
tle of Certo or in every package of
"Certo" crystals, you'll have no !all-
ures. You'll get lovely, sparkling jets
and jellies emery time. Different fruits
need different handling, so there's tt
separate, easy -to -follow kitchen-teroted
recipe for each fruit.
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