The Huron Expositor, 1937-08-13, Page 6Fighting the Great StOorge with Knowledge:
A campaign- to Wipe Qut ignorance, Feat ,
41 and Neglect.
Byr"
J. W. Sr McCullo h; M. D., D. P. H.
Secretory Lancer Committee
THE HEALTH LEAGYE OF CANADA
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DANCER RESEARCH NO. 1
The Marvels of the telegraph, the
telephaue, electric light, wireless and
the radio, were discovered only after
long preprarrtion of the ground work
in physics. The discovery of insulin
; was made possible by a considerable
p.el:minary ground work which aided
its discoverers in forging the final
Bili.
In the infectious diseases a similar
ground -work was established by the
science of bacteriology, the life study
of the immortal Pasteur. It is through
this work that either by the preven-
tion
revention of infection or through direct
attack by means of curative serums,
that diphtheria, lockjaw, typhoid fev-
er and p'neuznonia have been brought
more or less under control. There
are strong 'hopes that by the efforts'
of 'research workers, cancer too, may
yield up its secrets.
Cancer, in the opinion of most sci-
entific workers is not a single dis-
ease; it is rather a group of diseases,
each one of which may have a cause
or group of causes. It arises in the
body itself and so far as known, has
Do direct cause suet as a germ, to
produce it, although outside agencies
(such as. irritants of various kinds)
may have a part in its causation. It
appears in persons otherwise appar-
ently well;. it may be born in a child.
The, disease seems to be one 'of life
and growth resembling in many ways
the growth of a .child in the mother's
womb, but with the difference 4ihat,l
while the child has a father and
mother, the cancer has no fatten—
only a mother; the mother being the
tissues of -the body which in .same
way have changed so that the micro-
eoopic cells which compose these tis-
sues can grow uncontrolled. Since
cancer is a part of our own bodies
and is derived from them, it obvious-
ly cannot be, very different from: the
healthy cells •from which it grows.
(Readers desiring the complet set
Y' 1
oy Dr. McCulloughes Cancer articles -
may have same by writing the. Health
League of Canada, 105 Bond Street,
Toronto, Otte).
The Fruit Crop
Weather and moisture conditions
have been favorable for good tree and
foliage growth during the part month.
Fruit development has been general-
ly good. The total apple crop in
Western °Mario :is expected to be 20
I per cent. greater than loot year. All
main varieties of apples show indica-
tions of average to above average
crops with the exception of Spys
which are below normal. Good spray-
ing practice spas resulted, in control of
scab, fungus and insect pests in prac-
tically all commercial orchards.
Sweet cherries were affected by wet
weather during harvesting, and ' con-
siderable decay, splitting and eoftness
of fruit resulted. A considerable ton-
nage was purchased by processing
plants. Sour cherries have sized well
and are practically free from insect
or disease injury. The total cherry
crop in the Province is well below
last year, being estimated at 85,900
bushels. as compared with 112,800
bushels in 1936. The pear crop has
developed'. well and quality promisee
to be good. The set is quite patchy I
and is estimated to show a decrease
of 35 per cent. in Western. Ontario.
The total production for the Province
is expected to be in the neighborhood
of 127,500 bushels as against 196,800
bushels last year. Plum trees are .re-
ported to be in a healthy condition
and fruit is sizing well with practical-
ly oompiete freedom from fungus and
insect pests, except in poorly sprayed
orchards. The June drop was com-
paratively light and total production
•is placed at 56,000 bushels as compar-
ed with. 41.200 bushels in 1936. The
peach crop Is very promising with -
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(By 114'. CeDfligterkaidaa tree Prase)`
"Itet tare grew lovely pawing old. Sar
many tune things 40.
Laces and ivory azld gold and salmi
need not be mei-
tbere 8se healing in old trees. Ohl
trees a gltcour hold,
Why reap not I, as well as !these;
growlovely, growing old?"
These beautiful nines were not com-
posed with an old binder- itt -mind.
We tourist very much if a person who
had ever -wrestled with an old binder
could get poetical about old th4nz.
If such'a person did break into poetry
we think it would be more ,in line
with Bobby Burns at chis merriest
than a eulogy on old things.
We can. see mane points of beauty
about old things. Old houses that
have heard the tears and the laugh-
ter of generations; old fences (not
wire ones) perhaps old stone fences
covered with, moes -anal lichen :. and
trailing vines; old furniture built be
conscientious -workmen to withstand
the wear and stbe tear of a hundred
years. These are Iovely things. But
an old binder? Never!
In the first place it ie not a pretty
thing to look at. Eeerything about
it that can rust ie rusted. And is
there ansething 4shat can make the op-
erator bite nails like a worn ebain
on a bin4:"eer, unless it's a rotten can-
vas or a knotter that won't knot. The
trouble with a binder is there are
about a hundred different things • to
pro wrong. With any other farm im-
plement there may be ball a dozen
causes of trouble. With a binder the
Yield estimated at 503,000 bushels as
compared with 402,300 bushels last
year. Grape vines are making good.
growth and berry development. is sat-
isfaotory to date. An average crop
is anticipated. Grape Leaf Hopper is
well under control, but there is a
slight amount of" mildew and dead
arm injury in a few graperies.
The avreege of processtneg tomatoes
le Western Ontario is estima ed at
21.700 acres as against 16.600 acres
last year, and 115 Eastern Otiitaria et
8 970 acres as compared with 4,930 in
1936. Th+e crop is developing well
with present condition reported above
average and much larger yield per ac-
re
sre expected than last year -when the
coop -was affected by drought,
sur
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Binder Trouble
Before we forget about it we want
to mention an article by Prof. L. G.
ideimge1•. entitled "Answers to Your
Binder Troubles." This article is lit-
erally worth its weight in gold• to
anyone trying to fit up an old binder
so that it will work. Tllia ,has ap-
peared in The "Canadian Country-
man" at least three times, the last
two by request. We understand it
may be obtained from the O. A. CI
either free on request or on payment
of a' small sum. Some of the sub-
headings In this article are: Regu-
lating size and tightness of bundle;
knotter troubles; twine disc too loose
or too tight; bill trouble; needle trou-
ble.
Our tinder operator declares, that
if it bad not been for this article he
would leave been buying binder parts
he did not need at all.
We can make a contribution that
Prof. Heinvpei did not know about or
never thought of. With an old binder
the canvasses are often nothing to
boast about and the binder itself does
not warrant a new set, If you have
to do some patching use flour paste.
It bis the big drarning needle and
cord beaten a mile. Make the taste
fairly. thick, apply the patch and iron
it dry with a hot iron. Presto! A
neat patella is one-tenth Abe time. We
do not know whether other cooks
have to leave off scraping the new
potatoes in order to patch binder can-
vasses, but we have had ta.do it more
than once and maybe it doesntt upset
the day's schedule. Some day we are.
going to write an article on "That
PIanned Day," and:. ask a 'household
science expert 'how in "—" we could
hae allowed time' for that particular
taskvor oecnrrenee.
We are really passing on the paste
idea to help our sister housewives.
We have yet to meet a binder opera-
tor who could not take care of him-
self. At least, we notice 'that the
crop always gets out "whether any-
tdiistgeelee•.esetone on thefarm or not.
We are thinking of trying out the
r+aste on some of the overalls around
here. Of course, the patches would
have to 'be repasted every time the
overalls were washed but even so' we
would be making time aria as the
philosopher bas it, "If you love life
ai en do not waste your time, for time
is the stuff tbat Iife is made of."
But the old binder cut the 13 acres
of wheat, seven acres of barley and
an acre of timothgr, and the oats are
getting riper every minute. All this
with no more swearing than is usual
at this season of the year.
Perhaps there is something to be
said -for old binders, after all.
The Goat
(By Leonie Hunter in One Dumb
Animals)
Goats are animals that most people
know little about at first hand, but
we all Ina :• eard a lot about them,
mostly not their credit. Wihat
with the widespread nonsensical no-
tions about their eating anything from
Father's new straw hat and the
clothes on 'the wash -line to tin eats,
and heir grossly, exaggerated propen-
sity for 'butting, it might appear that
the only place a goat is welcome is
at. an initiatitsn.
As a matter of fact goatis are now
being raises; in many sections and,
contrary .m general *Pillion, they !have
proved to be' easy to raise and care
for and are not all untraotabie and
troubleeome as one might. suppose.
With tithe demand for goarts' milk
growing all the time, it has benerne
increasingly .profitable for tanners to
keep goats.' The milk of goats is
alkaline, unlike cows' milk which is
acid. For this reason, it makes an
exeelilent "food for lam -lids and infants
and. when properly chilled, it de dif-
ficult to distinguish in taete from
good rich cows' milk.
Occasionally goat's, may show a
tendency to indulge in butting, but
they can bei trained, out of it. They
are creatures of -habit •and like to
. have a fixed routine observed in all
that concerns theta -
the case ret the goat "Maggie"
Plainly Illustrates this. (Goats are in-
telligent animais an4 learn their
names just as a dog or horse and
will even respond with a funny ma -
ash.) Mtvggid arae One of four milking
goats, kept on an Alabama farm. It
was the enitoin of the keeper to
milk the gems by tern each time.
First came "Babe," then "Maggie,"
then "Q'ueenie" end "Snowball." The
man had bttilt sa little 'platform ewith
a trough for feeiting at Cotte end; each
goat .mounted 'the platform as it was
called and the keeper seated 'himself
I to milk the Oat.
It balspened teat o neiglibluo,,is child
. Wag critically,. 411. „:. The >pearents were
told that goats'- milk Would be good
1 for 4, se Maggie, the goat, event to
the neighbor's ole be i.jr for set-.
Oral menthe.. li the era of filet titre
s ie returned to, fret Ott horse,
Thla rime MhoMin oiler• the other
egos;TWOS
ke S'e.a ie4; ke,O. P114gl.e tefils
C4 i P
ae- .She %ltd ' " 'lbs: inba d around
fine barnyard' d fii?l tly-pi,c:itred u '
earroiltly glac d of , .the tikl ng
plat) ¢,rn1
7,4,e next gel days fe law
blg, tree eiwilM 'diffiai )ties Na"
one.' oouird alldeastaa4 Why Maggie
had saWdeniy^ ,hememd 'so unutanage.
able when formerly ebe• bade been a
quiet, docile creature. '
"Suppose -you try milking her sec,,
and as you used to 'before' sale was
awav," some one suggested.
The keeper decided to try it. T`at
eventing he milked Babe first. Then
he called Maggie and she' came and
walked up ea tike platform as promptr
ly as anevone could ,desire. She re-
membered when ber turn camel and
she expected, the schedule to be prop-
eriyeadhered to and observed.
Goats have their peculiar'sties, but
they are good animals when Under-
stood.
Goats raised; for their milk are In-
creasing in' -the United States. Latest
reports indicate more tbun 5,000,000
greats are being kept fox that purpose.
The goat's physical construction is
such that he has never been known
to have •tuberculosis. The goat's milk
is free of the germ at all times.
A normal, goat is able to p:otuce'
500 gallons of milk yearly, the aver-
age production of an average dairy
cow.
Air Conditioning
Air-conditioning is increasing so
rapidly throughout the United States
that water engineers estimate water
plants will have to be aitened,to sogi-
ply; the demand. The use of eir-oon-
ditioning units is expected to multi-
ply the water consumption of 4he na-
tion ten times within the next five
years.
Some of New York's skyscrapers
beve "steam chilling" units, a novel
arrangement of air-conditioning units.
The machinery is these buildings is
designed to provide winter's "steam
heat" and summer's "steam chill" by
a mere turn of a faucet,
Automobile engineers estimate air-
conditioning units will be installed in
all 1941 models, ranging from tate
very lowest priced car on up.
Chieaso's Subway freight tunpels
provide the cooling air for theatres
and restaurants in the vicinity. Air
is manned from the subway where a
constant tenvperature of 55 degrees is
maintained.
In less than three years' time the
raiireats of the United States spent
more than fifty million dollars to air -
coma -ton and service .More than 6,000
passenger cottobee.
South' African gold miners exneet
greater production' since the installae
time of an air-conditioning system in
the subterranean mines.
Termed by some of ,the Lords as
"the poison-saturle atmosphere,"
the English House of Lords is con-
templating installation of au air-con-
ditioning system similar to the one
recently built in the United States
aerate.
Cool air piped directly from an nn=
derground cave keeps an Iowan's
summer home. comfortably .cool With-..
out resort to electricity or other meth-
ods. It required merely an' ingena'ous
arrangement of pipes.
G -Man: "Got away, bus he? Did
you guard, all the exits?"
Village Cop: "Yep, but we think
he must have slipped througeh one of
the entrances."
Farm .Notes
Seed Cleaner At Ridgetown -
Work is being rushed on the new
seed cleaning plant at Ridgetown Ex-
perimental Farm to get it ready for
fall 'wheat. The new one -storey strue-
ture is to be 60 feet by 30 feet, and
will include a small laboratory for
testing soil. There are many swot
cleaners and . graders through the
province. ;Others in. the southwestern
area district are at Dresden, Wyom-
ing and Shedden. •
It will also have a small bean pick-
er and complete dust -removing ma-
chine. Farmers will be charged a
reasonable fee tate same as the usual
prevailing rate for snob work.
The small laboratory for soil test-
ing will be in a corner of the seed
and grain cleaning plant, and farm-
ers coming. to have grain cleaned and
graded will be able to get their soil
tested at the same time.
Although America was the original
habitat of the tobacco plant, it is now
grown in every continent. Recently
the world -area under tobacco cultiva-
tion was estimated at 6,666,000 acres,
the largest growers being the United
States, China, and India. Outside
India, the other tobacco - groting
countries in the British Empire are
Canada,'^'Australia, New Zealand, Un-
ion of South• Africa, Southern Rhod-
esia, Nyassaland, and Northern Rhod-
esia-
hodesia. Non -Empire tobacco growing
countries are the United' States,
Netherland East Indies, U.S.S.R. (Rus-
sia), Brazil, Greece, Philippines, Tur-
key, Cuba, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria,
France, Hungary, Germany, Czeoho-
Slovakia and China.
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Control Os Asparagus Beetles
There is every reason to believe
that serious outbreaks of asparagus
beetles during ' tee cutting 'season,
such as that which was experienced,
tbia spring in some parts of the Nia-
gara
iagara 'peninsula and in Norfolk ()aun-
ty, could be prevented if a ,.regular
practice were made of dusting err
spraying all.:a.sparagus patches with,
an arhenicai after the cutting Reason
is over. The early injury Is done by
Idle beetles which ayvetwinter, and,
therefore, the Iogi'cal method of pre
veining Buell -injury Is to ,reduce the
population of over'wintering beetles to
'vera' 'malt propartioid'd by applying'
ani arsenfe'al' flips and by applying it,
to aft asparagus plantatione. The ap.
pilcatiog shwa be repentoii when and
,
When Via/king
you are Courteous --
When Driving
AS WE walk about on street, highway and bypath we are all
roost courteous to each other as we pass, overtake, stop, cross
and otherwise mingle withour fellow -pedestrians; None of nes
would think of "being` otherwise—we are just naturally cour-
teous at heart
Bat, too often, this native courtesy leaves us when we gets
behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.
Do not let your attitude of courtesy leave you when you drive
lent, rather, "Try Courtesy" every inch of the way.
When you meet a fellow -motorist pull well over to your right,
When you overtake him sound your horn -a short note will
do! Keep to the right on curves, `'blind spots" and, of course,
on hills. Drive at the speed of the traffic you are in—don't
"hold up the parade." Never put the "other fellow" on "the
spot". He may get excited and you may both be hurt_
Dip or dim your lights when you meet at night—neither oil
you can see where to steer when you are "blinded".
Do not "crowd" pedestrians, we all walk at times and we aft
dislike being startled.
Hand -signal your intention to slow down, stop or turn and
otherwise act to your fellow -man awheel in the same con-
siderate manner as when he is afoot—"Try Courtesy" every
inch of the way,
MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
where necessary.
Dusting—Use an 85-15 lime -calcium
arsenate dust (85 lbs. hydrated I-ime
mixed with 15 lbs. calcium arsenate).
To insure "proper mixing, the dust
should be purohased from one of the
spray.companies.
Spraying tlse (1) 2 lbs. lead- arsen-
ate and 2 lbs. soap in 40 gallons wa-
ter; or (2) 2 ibs. Iead arsenate. and
Se lb. calcilm caseinate in 40 gallons
'water.
Ity _order to reduce mechanical in-
jury from _the spray rig to the mini-
mum, it is suggested that the spray-
ing should be done from the top of
the tank and that the spray mixture
should be allowed to drift with the
wind over as wide a strip as possible.
Long, narrow patches may be sprayed
wholly from the outside. 'Still an-
other suggestion which should make
it possible to spray. 'wide strips- ;s
that an extra long hose should be us-
ed and that part of it should be held
above the plants by a man or by be-
ing attached to a long pole or scant-
ling fastened at right angles to the
end of the sprayer.
Sanitary Measure—Late in the fall,
burn all rubbish in and around the
plantations to destroy any hibernat-
ing beetles in it.
Note Regarding Cyanamid—Obser-
vations and preliminary experiments
indicate that pulverized cyanamid, at
the rate of 300 to 350 pounds per
acre, is the most effective insecticide
which may be used to prevent beetle
injury during the ciittifig` season;'
31.1111.11.1111
Gather Eggs Often
•Eggs should be gathered :at least
twice a "day, and three times daily
is better during hot weather. The
time of one gatbetdng should be just
before dark or as near to it as pr8.o-
tica.ble. This last gatherieg may, not
produee a great number of eggs, but
since broody hens will commonly
search out the nest containing eggs
after the .day's laying has ceased,
failure to gather late in the day is a
common source of, distinct deteriora-
tion.
Each gathering should be placed in',
the coolest part of the cellar if no
other cool spot is available, as soon
as gathered.. Eggs should not be put
into car/oils or cases immediately, if
this can be avoided. The ideal con-
tainer for cooling eggs is a wire tray.
A wire basket Is the next best, and
perhaps the most •practical. These
baskets are ordinarily offered for sale
as waste paper containers.
•
• Insect Damage
Official reports on damage dove by
insects at the end of June in various
pates bf Ontmr4o are as follows:
The Seed Cora Maggot or Bean
Maggot, as it is often cabled, has de-
stroyed many acres of 'beans, and earn
in the Counties of likisinc, Kent, Elgin,
Middlesex and Norfolk. This in many.
cases hats neeeesitated replanting:
Wireworms hare caused agood,
deal of datoage to corn, tomatoes, to-
bacco, grain antic sugar beets, but
have apparently not been:more nm-
erotic than usual in the Province as a
whole.
Ontwerm e, ' in the eastern pad of
Ontario, have been much scarcer than
noaat.. In the rest of the province
they ,have done ' some den:Mtge here
and there,. but there, thee been •no der
one outbreak •
Pea Aphids are , noir threatening
num? flet + f . ling- .subs *pleb'
segartae ' district* >i 11 Orthonnyer-
a ,
land county a few fields are hfready
twined:. .
White Grubs have done severe be-
im"' to grass, marigolds and etltee
plants on some- Harms, especially . izt
Central Ontario, but not as many re-
ports of damage have been receive
as was expected; .
Rose Chafers (Rose Bugs) during
the latter part of the month„ emerged.
in large numbers -ends are now attaek-
ing straw -bane plants,. raspbeezrles., '
rosea,, fruit trees angl vine,yaarda. The
insects ai'e limited to Siattdets where,
there is" much light seedy land, as it
is in such waste lands 'that they
breed.
• Grasshoppers in parts -of Manitoulin
are abundant enough to require appli-
cations of poison bran basit.
Onion Maggots are much more nezm-
erouss than they have been for sev-
eral year's in practically ail parts to
the Province.
Cabbage Maggots are also vera
abundant.
Tent Caterpillars, both the eastern'
and the forest species, have finished
their feeding and are now pupating.
The moths will begin to appear DE s
week or two.
,; Sod Webworme caused the destrue-
tion of around' 30 pert cent. of the .cora
in a clay field in Middlesex, but else- '
where do not seem to have done any
appreciable dam age.
How To Start Beekeeping
Due to an increasing dead and
the good prices :received for honey
many people• are being attracted tis
beekeeping as a means of making a
livelihood or of stspplemamfing a re-
duced income from other sources. Bee-
keepiag, however, like all other Bites
of eirdeavor requires- experience tw
make it a successful undertaking, antii?-
many a beeginner has finally given up+
in disgust just for the want of it. De-
tails. of management cannot be give*
fn an article such as this but to gain
experience in the manipulation of
bees the beginner is well advfsett to
spend at least one full season work-
ing
orking with .an experienced beekeeper be-
fore purchasing bees for attintseit .
Failing this ithe next beet method, is
to obtain one or two colonies, a good
tent book and to visit nearby beelceep-
ere as often, as possible. A. beginner
is often mislead unto buying 'his Burst.
lot of bees during late sumnner or azo
the fall; ilia is a mistake and• likely
to cause a lot of trouble and possible
loss of the colonies. The best time
of the year to start beekeeping 40
during the spring, for if anything is
wrong with the colonies At can be -
reedited during the stunner but net
during the winter. Often bees are
purchased by a beginner as a bargain
when a little experience. would &icor
that they would be enpensive an ®t
gift. Never buy bees unl'eas they are
in movab}e frame Olives of not lens
than ten0 frame size, and, that the"
are absolutely free from isle. L-
therznore, be sure that each colony ba,
headed with a good queen. Do rat
bay ealondes of bees from 'a nearby .
beekeeper and move them during the
active season, for if you do, the field
force of the colony will return; for
their old home and your caloziy 'rills
e left in. a -weak condition. To pre-
venrt this the colonies "•should be mor-
ed for at least two miles. A tear
swarm eau be moved anywhere. Alt
the way thorough - the active season
there are problems of, manipulation
upon, Which .almost everyeone is Ana-
mei
lanaone togive the beginner aoMe advice,.
which It micreepted intro oltett theac.
not leads to, 'trouble,
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