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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1936-07-03, Page 3a it k y it ,f s. 1d le, ne rd rl- he eh ar lis rig. in, by its ith in - 'at to In- ;nd Its, �n- ast sed nts uce on - at ties ng - fres eC- last vith ars, as%. S. ex- du- m'p- +an- e C. mire the orbh Or - tam. :ept- Lfor " Ad frac- his th a ,the , of boria The It 40. agora )]dins ; Al - Role it rid rrssed • Dr. was His crit he is :ate. and f her, ridgy lough. uvi'lle, here e, on ruing dress a her many -rtun- D r. 'cored elk to•. wage t and var- with hills L Ex Pres- ser- ;. He res- ser- He ill, to Owen id a Wed - y, say ;tend- alf of faith - f the es of them of ]a - the clock. g re- d ex - COM. M. W. Mrs. _-IEx- 't Cowin imrun- esdap e was uggy, se At .nt of 'ardiff they users e • ri • ren JULY 3, . 6. • t ar :Facie= Stories of Israel (By C'harl'es Malbolm) (ijontivuied from last week) Chapter 3FXXYIIF - I'OPULARITY .- Everybody knew Joseph's chariot and his :driver—for J1aseph•i,:was the ibest 'longed man in all Egypt. He seemed to be everywhere all the time, and seemed to. 'know everybody. He visited the big granariesA upend dbwvn the Nile --remembering that the fam- ine was to ,ia'st for seven long years. The wheat 'Aust last kill the new crops would come . . , He was per- fectly just to every mean in all Egypt and because, he was just the people l'ov'ed him. They remembered how he. ,ted ,fixed a price for wheat in the days of the big Icro'ps, "'and had bought stn.' they had to sell. He was the man who had made Egypt so prosperous, and now he was 'distributing '• the wheat as it; was needed. He was the Saviour of Egypt. During the first-year of the famine ,the ipeiople had- laughed --they said they needed 'a holiday, and their granaries were. full. They expected a good crop -again next year so` they fed up their ,surplus. ,supplies' New chariots were •cheap because of th'e' fanndn'e, and good harnesscould be :bought for Little--hoorses 'beoamme a luxury,' an- expensive luxury. But the habit of seven' years •prasperi,ty was strong and everybody knew that a new prosperity was just arbund the korner ,' . . "In time of depressiion mien ought to spend 'their 'm'oney" was the salesman's slogan -and the peer' pie bought. ''However, the Nile did not rise to Overflow its banks and the people's 'money -was :-. ,gone --their. granaries )empty . . . The government owned all the 'foo'd supplies and it was not long until, thy selling the wheat to the people, the ,government had all the gold in their vaults ' r . . Then the / pe'ople could not buy wheat for ;ALL their tattle --so they exchanged some .for whet out . of the govern- ment granaries. Their ,herds' ' and flocks were dwindling, as Joseph or- dered his men •to buy' sheep, cattle, 'horses or asses and give wbhsatin ex- cihannge . The government soon took over all the livestock cf Egypt ,and the people could not buy enough' wheat for themisedves. The next move on the part of the people was to sell their land in exchange for wheat to. keep themselves and their families alive—and every • man became a poor man living on government land. 'Another year of famine and the 'people sold themselves to••thestate— 'Feed us, and let us work for you," they terie'd. And Joseph gave 'them feud: After that the pe,ojile were slaves of the state but were happy to be fed and 'give. Their families were .not broken up—.mother and! father and children were together, and Joseph gave them, food, Joseph -was `a popular sbatesmman,. Then the Nile cause rushing down -the •way it• had done before the fam- Mine. Pt .overflowed its banks and, as if by maigic, the country was green again. There would be a new har- vest that year. But where was the seed 'grain? Where were tlie 'horses a R And I and cattle and sheep?. p most of the people 'had moved from their old lams to the 'relief camp or the city. Joseph sent word for the people to 'e h neww bear is orders. "The fawml'tr a is •beer, and 'every family is given the, opportunity to return. to their old it'armS; Pharoah w'1111 supply seed , ral and 'oattl, and sheep, and nd ass- ses. In return . Pharoah will collect ..-Hone,'b!us'hea 'of 'wheat out of every five )bushel grown. This. will he, rent and taxes Ioosnl'o'ined keeip eighty per .cent of everything and give Pharoah •twenty •per cent. This offer must he aecepted 'in time for the new seeding sl, -r 1.71 (Intended for ;last week) A eipl'eusdtud' congiregation attende'd the a.nnl1vlers!ary of the yionng people it the `Hf'i'1'lsgreest Chiineh on Sunday, ,evening 'last: Rev. Mayer, of Thames ,Road„ was the guest speaker and gave a, very excellent address. The 'Klippen ehotr rendered'..'tlse anthem, "Hie ,Si'ulm'bers Not," and /the guest !Soloist,. Mr. Newell -Geiger, of Zur, 'iate sang, "I Heard, the Voice of Jesus ',Say" sod,"open the Gates .of the Temple." Alli. werefully enjoy- ed. 'Mrs..•Rdytae, of Zurich, • acted as his aceoimpanllst. . • �Serdhee vuiiQl .he withdrawn in Hills - green. Church on Sunday .afternoon. The clongregabiloln are • Uniting with Klippen, Church at " their morning Oonmmuniton - service. Preparatory 'senvtilce and the Indnetlion of two new Elders Will be bald on Tuesday even- ing here. Mr. and ,Mrs. W. Huxtable. of Cen- tral*, visited the t'atter's mother and family, Mrs. 'Latvia. The !We!bster reunion was held at Bayfield tory Saturday. Mm. Rose Love and his mloitliet"5t►bt- Mored to Sarnia en Sunday to meet Mir. and "Mrs. Grant Love, of Lan- sing,' Michigan, Mrs.• Love returning watlh User slamGrant, to spend a few weekis� 'Mr. J'as, 'Cochrane, of Toronto, vis- ited his sister, Miss Edna, and bro- ther,- Allan.' Mr's. Jas. Jaerat was visited by• her 'bnoither,-.John Hudson, of 'Michi- ga`cll,, and Memlbers:of his fancily. Dr. andl•'`r^Mrs. A> Mohr and MissKate •, Monm, of Huron Springs,, Hen - sail, called on friends in this vicinity. recently. • Mr. and Mrs. W. Heart visited with Mr. W. Jarrett and Annie. Mr. 'Ortvlillle. 'Slmdth hasn't been en- joying very good health, lately. Mrs. Harvey Coleman returned to her home after being in Clinton Hbe- pital, her babe remaining there for a while, The pupils are !busy* at 'their final examinations this week. They had a holiday on Tuesday, the Karig's birthday. - ---all the land must be worked. Fam- ine days are gone again; a new pros- perity awaits all whq will Work and co-operate with Pharoah." With eagerness the order was read in all parts of Egypt, and immediate- ly the'people began to flock into Jos. eph's ,office to sign the agreegnent which , gave thenen their old farms to work, and seed, and stock. 'And everybody declared --that Jos- eph was the best friend the Egyp- tians ever had; Joseph had saved Egypt from star- vation, and had started the country on a new period of prosperity. He went out ever' the land of Egypt again, with his Arab steeds and his E,gyptilan driverr. His flee -old ch'ari'ot could he seen .alnyost any day -.-and whenever it passed .the Egyptians stopped in their work long enough to give a cheer and wave a welcome to the young 'statesman. He was the most popular 'm'an in all Egypt. .. • • Summer Nuisances : • Of the Household • Dur•in,g the .sumaner season insects of various kinds that occur in dwel- lings are) a _greater nuisance than at other times ofh b eY clam , , This is es (pedally true of those destructive pests the clothes' moths and carpet beetle's, which thrive best and develop Most' rapl dry lin a mod,st, warm, atmmos= p,here, Furs, woollen's; and "other fa- brics of animal origin may be .badly damma,ged if not properly prtotected. Valuably furs, shIo uld be placed • InI cold storage, or after beating and :brushing in the sunlight should be hung in inmobh proof bags with a lib- eral quantity of 'nap'hthadene flakes. %'inter overcoats, other garments and blankets, may be protected in a sim- ilar manner, or may be wrapped in paper With naphthalene and shored in trunks 'or boxes. When house cleaning, 'cupboards, attics and basements should be ex- amined and all materials removed in which the Moths and +bettl'e larvae may breed. !Places that harbbr d ust and lint such ,a's floor cracks, behind baseboards, furnace air s'h'afts -and similar situations... need sp,eclial atten- tion, as it is frequently in these plac- es that the insects multiply, and' my- stify the housewife when they appear on the 'wing. A vacuum cleaner is very useful in el'imin'ating this source of infestation. - Frequent and thorough house clean- ing is an effective .preventive against many other insects as well as clothes moths and carpet 'beetles. Cat and dog fleas, for instance, the larvae which feed on 'organic matter in the cracks ,and crevices of floors cannot develop where floors are kept scrup- ulously clean. The anima*, too, sh'oul'd be washed, or treated at in- tervals by .dusting fresh pyrethrum ,powder into their fur liver newspa- pers, afterward's wrapping the pa- pers and burning 'bhem to destroy any fleas that may have fallen from their hosts stunned 'by the insecticide. • OH DEAR -NO ONE EVER WANTS TWO HELPINGS Or MY CAKE• I WONDER WHY. GUESS PLL ASK SUE WHAT MAKES HERS SO G000 YOUi4IOW I LAVE TO HIDE MY CAKES TO.KEEP THEN) SINCE, PVE'BEEN USING MAGIC 1aAKING•POWDER weeL,ytou, CAN'T BEAT% MAGIC - a CERTAINLY GIVES G000 RESULTS DON'T RISK FAILURES : Good baking powder is •es eofially important to good cake' That's • why Canada's leading cookery experts use ,andrecommendMagie: They have found Magic is slice - ?=14, r1};rtAY;>�P�Is19.vI�i .A, §Iii 11S^4-fi' J''' lutely dependable. It assures perfect leavenffig . . deli cions cake every timet And Magic costs so little to use actually, less thea,?, 1 ¢ wbr&h makes, a fine cakedAsk' your grocer for Magic! '✓i�� °tia� •1P�'ti n{i��61'sru ti Meda i ',..,// ,Irul il;N..i nada IP TIO BE MORESERIOUS THAN, YOU . THINK It Causes Discomfort, May • Even Lead :to Disease.- Constipation* is not a condition to be treated lightly. Continued neglect of regulaf'" habits of elimi- natiOn tend to lower your resis- tance. Then there ' is the actual discomfort. For . constipation* is one cause of headaches, poor appe- tite; listlessness. - Common constipation m p usually de- velops when you eat meals that lack sufficient "bulk." Your- system fails to get neededinternal exer- cise. Fortunhtely, today, you have a generops source of effective "bulk" in Kellogg's Ala,, -BRAN. Within the body, the "bulk" in "ALLBRAN absorbs moisture, and forms a soft mass, which gently cleanses the system. This natural laxative food also supplies vitamin B and contains iron. Serve ALL -BRAN as a cereal, with milk or cream, or cook into muffins, breads, etc. Two tablespoonfuls daily are u's'ually sufficient. Stub- born cases may require ALL -BRAN oftener. If -not relieved this way, consult your doctor. ALL -BRAN is guaranteed by the Kellogg Company as an effective laxative food for constipation.* Sold by all grocers. Made by Kel- logg in London, Ontario. *Constipation "duo to inaufteicnt "bees" STANLEY (Inbende.'d for last week) --- Mrs. _ Mrs. A. Armstrong '.of Seaflort'h spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. George. Dowser); last week. - 'W'e are'•pleas'ed to state that Mrs. Dowslon is imrprc vied in health and able to be around again. Mr. and 'Mrs'. Ed. ,Lowden, of H m- illlton, \sypent the.week-end With the latter'• sister:, )Mrs. Ii.,Erratt. Messrs. Robert •MeClinehey, C. 'Mc- Kinley, Robert Armstrong and W. Armstrong tio'ok a trip to Walpole Island ."one day recently. - The ladies of 'bh,e •G'osihen W. M. S. entertained the Blake and Varna Auxiliaries on Thursday afternoon, June. 18. The 'president, Mrs. R. 'M. Peck, presided over the meeting 'which opened :with quiet music fol- lowed by the 'hymen, "Christ For the Wald We 'Sing." The Lord's prayer was then repeated lin unison. 'Th e Scripturre lesson, the 5th chapter of John, wall read by Mrs. Ben Keys. tihe hymn, "I Heard the VVi'ce of Jesus Say" was sung, and Isabel Itob= inson gave a splendid reading, "What •I Live For," after vvhi'ch Mrs. Henry Erratt was called to the front and Mrs. Robert McKinley ,presented her with a .fife memlbership certificate, also an address. Mrs. Erratt th,ank- ed-the auniiiamy in a ew well-chosen words for their'kindn ss. Prayer was offered by Mrs. John Armstrong. We., were then favored by a beautiful solo by Miss. ,Sm'ale, of Hansall, accom- panied by 'Mies..'Lalmlmie. Miss An- , - d •Ale Cana -rot of Iitensall then hi-ought- the rghow t• the report hof the 'London Conference Branch 'meeting held at Sarnia '•re- cemtly. This report was very .inter- e'stln and enjoyed b all resent. g J Ye Y P Miss Lammie then gavte a violin selection. The offering was taken Gave tem which the • -mil 'We hymn, Y , Thee Buth>.ne Own" was sungas T a prayer. A solo, "The Unclouded 'Pay" was 'sung 'by ,Mrs. Bandey,,,and all joined in singing the National Ans. them, aftelri Iloh Mrs. R. McKinley, pronounced: the. benediction. 'Mi'ss Lillian Elliott has been Ivi,sit- ing her sister, Mrs. Herd, of Gode- rich. Miss !Dicris clutter, of Blyth, spent the week -end at the parental homre. 'Value Of Farm Manure 'Farm 'manure ,naturally consti- tutes a very valuable by-product on th,e average . farm., This, however, is n'ot always :evident, judlging from the lack of effort made by many farmers in $getting it back to the land with the minimum •of loss. Returning manure to the sold ,is 'on,e of the, .most efficient system of maintaining soil fertility, If given proper care, it contains considerable quality each of rniltmgen• 'phosphoric acid and potash in forms which readily bedom'e- a- vaila'ble for plant growth. In addi- tion to the actual plant food contri- bulted, manure also adds 'humus to the soil, improves its, water ho1'd"ing capacity and increases very ,mater- ially the 'bacter'ial life. In order to determine the actual benefit derived from, the application cf manure in a regular four-year ro- tation, including oats,. 'barley, clover hay and timothy hay, and experiment was started in 1925 at the Experi- mental Station, K apusk a si nig, Ont. One area was' manured at the rate of 'sixt'e'en ton's, dlivided into `,two •ap- pllications. One of eight tones being dpcd!isced in for the barley crop and a sec and of 8 tons given to the othy 'meado'w as a top dressing. The other arida received no manure of any kind. Over a ten-year period the per- centage 'increase for the different cro iS an the rotation receiving the manure was as fo'll'ows: Oats, 54.4; barl'ey,, 43.9; clover .hay, 78!5; and timothy hay, 115.1. When ibhe in- crease in yields of the various crops are valued at market prices, • bhe cash return from the manure applied would be $1.65 per ton. . • The exlparrts of Canadian wheat bo Grealt Britain during the first three months of 1936, namely 11,604,111 ovt�b. 'showed an increase of nearly 70 per cent. over the quantity shipped in the darrespondiing mlon,tihs 'of .1935. During the ,sane period, Canadian flour exports Ito Britain advanced from 883,1)84 cwt, in 1935 to '944,445 cwt. and bhe sales 'of' Can'adlian lard Ion the British Market -were-more than trebled, 'according to Aitiltii3'h ',statis- 'ties. ►learta Utor. � of Beauty, is t I(Reoe,ntly Mr. Charles L. Wil'Iis, •Editor of the Stebt)ler 'Indepe'ndent, spent sola ie weeks in Ontario, particu- larly in this district. On 'hie returai to Alberta 'he wrote' his impressions of- his •blip for the readers of- his paper, which appear below). ' • I doubt whether the Ontario habit- ant, who does not travel much, re- alizes too- the full extent the ,beauty of that province, which ,ir •_alneist ds- turblirig in its effect on •anylone who has `dwel't long'on the prairies. The sp'el'l 'of 'the trees is overall, lining _the roadways ,and raising 'themselves like green canopies oyer the fields and along the fences' and rivers. There is a varli,ety and sweep ,to the trees not found -in any western provinces in Canada, nor MI any northern state thait I .passed through. Even the lowly hawthorn tree is symmetrical might from its base and is just bhe place for the" Jhi'ays to -find birds' .nests in the spring of Ihhe year. Rural , Ontario sis better cultivated than fa'nther west, aid 'the .summer fallow is an art in itself, chiefly be- cause the fields are smaller. The snake fence is still common in many parts ,of the province and adds a certain picturesqueness to the landscape, but I often Wonder why' many of the barns are not painted. Many of these have splendid 'concrete basements, but the, unpainted buildings strike ' the only wrong note in ,rural scenery, fevered, as it is. by natural a'dv'antages over n>lost pants of 'Canada. The orchards, like the Snake fences, are more pie, turesque than prodnmctive, abut • the newer farmers are beginning to han- dle 'their 'trees like they do in the Okanegan. People talk 'about the. vanishing wvoad-+lo'ts of Ontario, but that pro- vin'ce.. ' as 'still lots of trees'. But when • oaill is selling at a high price ('T irri!m�h.e'ller from $12 -to -$115 per ton) at is quite a tenmptaltion to' burn wood. Manny, farmers use wood the year' round, even when tore thermometer goes "below zero at night. This means that the fires go out on a cold night, and -we can hardly imagine what that means' in Alberta, where eoal i'sch'eap and Will keep on Iburning'untf morn- ing. The broad-leaved Ontario maple is a real iprodtuct of that province, as the leaves of the tree seem to get thinner as one goes south. But the 'Mlani'toba rrnapfle ,is not typical) of Manitoba. In fact, 'that type of maple growls better in Wisconsin and 'Min- nesota while the' oak seems to be at its best in Michigan, turning into the •scrub variety when M.'an'itoba is reach- ed. 'In 'Ontario the u'nderbrus'h is all anap'e and you can't keep it down. In Michigan and Ill,indis the underbrush is oak, while in western •'Wisconsin and Mliinnesota at 'changes to poplar, so 'that when ;we get into Saskatche- wan an Alberta there is no more Manitoba maple, .no more oak, • but only various types of poplar, spruce and willow. Ontario see'm's to have all the ma- chinery necessary for a ltighay civi- lized and comfortable scheme of ex- i'sitence. Perhaps there is too much machinery. There is the last word in transportation, ,the last word in electric power and the 'last word in educational facilities. But some of the im'ore vital things don't need ma- chinery.Love-making the mak g in the old days was More efficiently conducted by means of the old horse and buggy rather than in a .!six -cylinder motor l car. At any rate I don't like the new-fangled fences. When I was 'a boy, the fences were all of the Isln'alse variety and one':oou1'd walk for miles through g the woods wi'tho'ut ,meeting with a fence at all. To -day •i't is im- possible to • go the width of a field without running .into a Page fence - and it is too much trouble to climb over them. But most of the Ontario farms are still. the same quiet places that they were fifty yhars ago. The simple life can still be lived, along the back con ce:sJions .and zirotwithsetariding ma- chinery, including automobiles, a lot of p,eopie are still living that kind of life. And on those farms, mothers are still protecting their fifty -year- old daughter from t'he' whirlpools of sooiety and one can, see the daugh- ters walking a'l'ong the country roads dressed in black skirts and 'white shirt -waists and carrying an um- brella. . Old Ontario, with its outworn ideas is still very much to itthe fore on the 'Ontario• farm. I know one old lady who has lived five mile's from Blue - vale ever since she was a girl, but she hasn't seen B'1'ueval'e these past twenty years. And th'e annual Or- ange celebration seems to ,he the only event that ihi-i'ngs the old people out. The lame, the halt and the 'blind& at- tend these celeb'rati'ons, if only to play the 'fife and beat -the drum once more. • IIn fact whet ,one walks along a country lane, the roads seem to be haunted With the •ghosts of the pie- neers. One would come to a lonely grovee which is just a remnant of what 'the provi'n'ce used to be like. Then a ,Tittle school house would ap- pear in view, looking the same es it dad fort ears y y ago. Some of the farm 'houses, which were conai'dleted nmans'ions in their day, are now dingy and .drab, with the weathering of half a •century: The ,old spruce trees around thethom'estead are still stand- ing and shuttling out the sun, and the owners seem, to havie forgotten that bhe world is moving ahead. But that is Old Ontario which is rot new typical ' b'f the prnvi ince. The young' people are the same as ,out's out West. They 'w'ear the same ab- breviated costumes, "If belonging to the more dieadlly sex, and are out for a good ti'm'e"on every occasliont To- ronto ,its full of young girl's, from six- teen to twenity, who -are filling im- portant places in the !industrial life of th,e city, and one .cannot s.ee a more attractive class of juvenile's on a city street car from 8.30 to 9 a,m, an their way to work dpwn town. The girls ,in the country also earn an ad- d6't9'onial income by openting up res- taurants on the main IIb hwkra where tralll'e pasuesi along in, a lstead'y stream. Whatever the, 'old bh'eoleg.� inns used to lNy uJb'oib the 'elite, snit' e ring of van, tlkpe „young •people, of Ontario :have come to the conclusion that the - chiief' end' .of man is to have a +ood time, for you will he a )long time -Vend and they are following that c elect in the best way they know how. "' „ S ;yield to none ,in my admkbMion of the 'beauty of the ,Ontlar'io ,gird. The balmy' and bun I d atmosphere seems to develop just tihe right ind of come plexion, and attenrpts are constantly rnedle bo induce, them to:emigrate to ether- parts of ' .anada, But I feel bound to say that the chief' charac- teristic that one notes in traNleillina from place one place its not looks bat legs: " The creamy. gomplexions are always in evidence when not covered with face ,powder,.-ibut the one thiing not covered is legs, most of them adding to t'h'e 'beauty of the ensenmble, I remeni'ber hearing ref • an old cab •driver who carried many ladies as fares„•.and 'one day he had al' lady of the old school as ,passenger, wlhiq was' unuejually careful to wine$ •her skirts about her slender form. when de- scending from' the top of the bus. In fact she wasted so m'uoh'thiie .(for remember she was old) ,thab'he look- ed up .at ,.her an'd said- in a bored Voice: . "Comte en flown, lady, Dame on down. 'Legs ain't no treat to Ate.” The- grinding process of ,deflation which 'has 'been going on during the past five or six years, is still much. in evidence in Ontario. I • pointed out that the University of Toronto has been 'buying handsome residences, 'surrounding the campus, and ,turning them: into college 'buildings, because they could get the residences at half their value.. We spent 2 few clays, near the Tit- le village of Alton, which was farm-' erly a manufacturing centre in 'tex- tiles. But only recently the •fine stone factory, )which had been closed down, and. a hands'onme ;brio* residence• -on twelve 'acres of land, were `s'old 'fin - $3,300.00 because 'it was cheaper to- sell than keep on paying taxes. The new owner is now running a rubber factory in the Village, and he gave us a sample of a pais, of cot - on gloves, glazed over with rubber' which will wear ten tdm,es longer han the • original material. In Seaf•orbh 'the golf 'club ,bought as't year the farm property of the ate Frank Case, who was a ,pioneer settler living e1:8'5s to the town. There were 100 acres 'of rolling land • well Stocked with hardwalod "trees`,, and a 'tinning stream of the Clearest water I ever ''saver. It was a picture farm where Mr. Case used to raise •cattle. He had 'built a, . handsome (brick resi- dence, equipped with basement and hardwood floorfor around $8,000. but .the whole ,property of 100 acres and brick residence was sold, to the golf club for $2,700 by the executers of the estate, • This is , what the 'depressi'o'n" -has been tieing to Ontario. Families which were wealthy in the qld days have fallen upon' hard .times, er have been scattered after th'e old folks died, and the property has been sold for a mere song. But interest keeps up and taxes ,keep' up and many 'peo- ple in the older province are in the same straits as many in Al'berta— wondering what they will do next. • per lit crease m potato A twocent. wvl increase acreage lin Canada (1514,800 acres) is ,intended for 19a6. Canada's Herbarium Of Wild Plants • Tuve1r1.1 l3ank ik�count Wherever you go, Banking Service awaits you if you carry a Dominion Bank Letter of Credit or Dominion Bank Travellers' Cheques.' When abroad on business or pleasure their provide a safe . and convenient means of obtaining money. Our offices in London. and New York are • always at the service of Canadiast. travellers. 441 w THE DOMINION BANK ESTABLISHED 1871 E. C. Boswell Manager SEAFORTH < BRANCH The identification of. grasses' also• forms .a large part of the work of the herbarium. As is 'well 'known, grass- es are one of the most important groups of plants, as they enter so much into livestock food value, and in the forinatiion and upkeep of lawns: 'Stake speciesare numbered among the noxious weeds. The Dominion Botanist as always pleased to hear from amateur botan- ists, especially 'those who are Willing to send specimens that nmi'ght add to the value of the 'herbarium'. Many valuable contributibrns have already been ' made b y_., correspondents throughout the Deininion, and other contributions will be gratefully ac- knowlediged It is well known t1iab some plants are of economic value as food, drugs, fibre and oil -yielding, and that others are noxious or poisonous; 'but the numerous inquiries' received•each year by the Division of . Botany, Central Experimental Farny, Ottawa, ehow tliat many .people do not know in wilvch category certain of our wild plants s'houl'd be placed. Some of the corres'ponden'ts now enjoy palat- able health -giving dishes of native fruits that they previously shunned as poisonous, while others have been" warned against harmful and,. -in some cases, deadly 'poisonous fruits which they thought to 'be edible. Plants have been i•clieinttified that have caused, or ;may have caused serious illness, or even the death of human beings as. well as of livestock, and all persons would be well advised to obtain re- liable ,information before sampling wild fruits or vegetation of any kind about which they have any doubt, To facilitate this important work of identifying plants, the Division of Botany maintains, an extensive collec- tion of native Canadian plants which are' carefully preserved and which form the ,"Herbarium," well known to 'batanists and to all Who, are inter- ested ,in the wild 'pl'ant life of Can- ada. This collection contains some fifteen thousand mounted specimens, most of which were oo'illected by mem- bers of the 'botanical staff during their.- field work over a period of many years, while others, were taken from the many •hundre'dof speci- mens sent in year by year for identi- fication from all parts of the Domin- ion. The collection is' readily accessible not only to members of the staff but 'also to the public for reference and for the comparison of 'plant speci- m'e'ns, and is, in consequence, of great value all the year roen'd to pro- fessional and amateur ,botanists and to• students from colleges and univers- ittiesl. As a result of visits to this herbarium, where information is readily given, ,teachers have become greatly interested in the collect5'on, id'ent'i'ficati•on and preservation of plant specimens, and small herbaria have been established in many ,insti- t'ut'ione. Mtehiovgh inquiries concerning the hclibil'i'by of wind fruits are so numer- ous, they form but a sm'ald part of the requests received .by the staff f the herbarium. Information regard- ing noxious weeds is oontin'uatlly .'in d'eman'd. • 'these weeds appear in new .localities each. year. This fact is clearly' sho,wnt by th'e valuable weed eervey conducted by the Division, of Botany, volhich is also re'sponsi'ble for moa; tyadditions to the 'herbarinto eaeir THE LAZY COLON Inactivity of the large bowel,�,,,,�ar colon, leaves poisons in the. system; to cause serious and painful disease. You can prevent and thoroughly' relieve this Chronic form of cons pation by using DS. CHASE'S Kidlney_Liver. Pills To ThoseWhoUse The Highways At Night f�r either driving or walking I APPEAL to the motorists of Ontario to make night driving (and night walking) as safe and enjoyable as driving (or walking) by day. I believe it can be done —by the simple expedient of applying the principles of COURTESY. "Let us make it an infallible rule to dip or dim out lights when rneeting other cars. It will soon become almost automatic for us to do so. Oncoming drivers will respond. Within a very short time, this "deliber- ate gesture" of Courtesy (as it now is) will become a fixed habit. Do not crowd the other Fellow when meeting of passing. •If he is inclined to be a nervous driver, he may easily misjudge distance at night. We don't know. And . it costs us nothing to give him several feet of clearance. Let us give pedestrians MORE than ample space for walking._ We have all the advantage when we are driving and the other fellow is afoot. Let us not use that advantage in a bullying way. On the other hand, when we are walking, let us show true courtesy to those who are driving. When we walk WITH traffic, we place ALL the responsibility upon the motorist. Always walk facing oncoming traffic, and wear or carry something light that the lights of oncoming cars will pick up, even if you carry only a partly opened newspaper. These are a few 'instances only, to demonstrate the SPIRIT of Courtesy which I am suggesting and recommending to the people of Ontario. Practise and preach the golden rule of the road — "Show to others rthe/same courtesy that you would like to have shown to you". Sincerely yours, . S. MINISTE`t OF H 1G H.WAY S PROVINCE OF O NTARIO. TRY [Ott11TESY YOU'LL ENJOY IT r,