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THE FEEDING OF CALY=.
(lexperneental Farm Notes),
(living a mit an extra good start the
fleet srx rronths Of Its life, and doing
so cheaply. is the oceret euccess and
eeonomieal stock raising.
No matter how good the calf at birth,
It will he handled, at a loss, or more or
lees seriously handicapped for
future ueefulneo. and profit, If not fed
carefully and cheaply in its early days.
Ito present high Prices or whole milk
iwactleally exclude this product being
used to any extent In calf rearing, al-
though it is absolutely necessary for the
first three or four 'weeks if best re-
sults are to be obtained, To discover
the best substitutes for whole milk and
the best methods and practices In calf
feeding, a large number of experiments
have (luting the past three years been
eendueted on the Dominion. Experimental
Farms. The detailed results of this
work will be published in the near fu-
ture. However, a few deductions from
these experiments aro given herewith.
1. -It is more profitable to breed and
rear good young stock to maturity than
to purchase the average cows for sale,
wheeh are usually the animals least
profitable and teeetrable in the neigh -
twee herd.
e -The cheapest way or building up
a good herd is to raise it. The feed
eoste of good rearing in Canada range
irom *16 to $1:7.30 for 0 -months calves,
eiet to $45 for 12-menth8' calves, and ireet
in $71.30 for 21 -months' heifers, the varia-
tion depending on methods of feeding,
feeds available, and market values or
ihese feeds.
3 -Calves of poor type and breeding
ere not worth rearing, but geed calves
proyerly bred will be worth at least 80
per cent. and tip to 100per cent, more
than their feed cost at two years of
ego.
4 -Calves of good size, strong constitu-
tion and large capacity 1%111, on the same
feed, wake greater growth and better
gains than ereall, weak, narrow andlvide
teals.
5 -Good rearing of calves is most profit-
able as shown in ;MO results tat
Earlier maturity in eize,
Earlier maturity in profitable prodete-
. .
Greater preduelion throughout the
whole lifetime.
More valuable and in greater demand
at the highest mice.
Healthier stock.
Mere durable animals.
Better able to consume most profitably
all cheap farm grown roughages and
convert these into milk.
0 -:-The calf reared on its dam costs
25 to $0 per cent, more than the, paid -fed
mire and the more productive the cow the
rater will be the charges against the
calf.
le -Pail -fed calves reared to 8 to S
PlOptIss largely en whole milk, make
gains which coet $14.00 to $1.&75 per cwt.,
which is several timel the coat when
a properly fed substitute for whole milk
SS used.
S. -Skim -milk fed sweet and at a tem-
perature Of about 90 deereee Fehr. Is the
eest eingle substitute for whole milk, and
may reach a. value of 70 cents per cwt.
er move in feedinre young calves, How-
ever, lerim-milk may he improved by the
addition of a good cream :substitute, such
na flaxseed jelly. oatmeal, .or a well-bal-
anced calf meal.
0-Buttermi1k, if fed uniformly as to
acidity and temperature, may have a
slightly greater value than skim -milk.
Great ceution must, however, be taken
to -start calves ata greater ago and
very gradually.
10. -In feeding calves to 0 to S months of
Age on redone composed largely of skim -
milk or buttermilk and a good cream
substitute, gains may be made at a cost
of feed amounting to from $2.00 to $7.15
per ewe, this amount varying with the
charter and price of meal and the rugged. -
nese and thrift of, the calves,
1.1. -If well started on mother's milk, :
calves may be well reared on calf meals
without whole or skim -milk, However, '
greater care and attenelon must be
paid to these calves, ani even so, gains
eest from $8.00 to $15.41 per cwt., or near-
ly double and cost it here some skim-
mile- is used.
22i -There are many excellent calf
meals on the market in Canada. Thu
Cartedian manufactured meals are es
good as, and generally decidedly super -
kw to, imported meals, due not only to
the palatability of the ingredieets and
the chemical balaeme, but even more to
freshness and, freed= from mustiness.
Providing the necessary ingredients arc
a,vallable, it may often be more economi-
cal for the. feeder to mix his own calf
meals. If properle done, the resulting
gains in weight 01 the calves may he
nearly as great, and often at a much
reduced 4S3st.
13 -In order to rear the best and chep-
est cows all petered calves should be
taught to eat, at .art early age, cheap
and nutritious farm -grown roughages and
grains. The best roughages are vase:
fine alfalfa or clover hay, swede turnip,
mattgels and ensilage. Of the grains,
oats and barley are unexcelled.
TO HAVE BETTEll CALVES.
1, -Give suitable feed and avoid over -
2. -Feed regulaily and carefully.
3. --Keep calf pens clean and freshly
bedded.
4,-Aeote in every possible way all
euch Infectious dieeases as scours, tubor-
etflosis, black leg and abortlon.
6.--Detroy parasites such as worms,
ringworm anti lice.
HEMP FOR SEED.
According to the "Weekly Bulletin" (if
the Department of Trade & Commerce
for January, 1917, there was a shortage of
hemp toed In Great leritain at that date.
:supplies wore formerly obtained from
nus,sio, and Turkey, the priee before the
the war ranging teem Sara to. e5.76 per
quarter of tee neuritic The peessitt sup-
plies mime from Manclutria via. New
lark, and at the 'late mentioned above
the price varied from Pare to $84,07 per
tweet am
In the Ileum plant (Oannales Wive),
the sexes are on different plants, that
is to say, mime plants produce the fer-
tilizing dust or etothet but no coeds, evelle
10)0.ti
tneeilut plants produce seeds but have ne
When grown for seeh hemp should be
sown carte as the state or the gnome)
will permit. It should be sown in roes
2 to .4 feet apart co as to have plenty
of room for the seed -bearing plants to
brameit profusely. A ewe of (3 inches
to 3 feet should be lett between the Mateo
in each row, the latter distanes being
necezeary for the seed -bearing plants,
mlaxeetheents conducted at the Central
sixperlmental Farm at Ottawa have
shown that it is quite possible to ripen
hemp seed in the Province of Ontario.
In the year nee, the seeds were sown on
the 21st of Mee and the crop was hale
vested on various dates between the 22nd
of Octebm and the 11th of November. In
the year 191e, the seed was sown on the
trith of April and the plot was cut on the
23th of October. while in 1917 the oeea was
sown on the 25th of April and the plot
Nvaa cut on the 25th of October, while in
1917 the seed was sown on the 15th of
May and the crop was harvested on the
0th of October. Hemp, when ripening,
will stand as much as C degrees of frost
without apparent injury.
The 1917 crop vim grown from Russian
seed and attained an average height of 0
feet 8 inches.
The crop Is harvested by cutting end
the bundles are placed in stocks to dry.
-The seeds are beaten off with others on tt
ergo sheet cloth.
.3/ yield o seed per acre calculated
team the small plot grown in 1916, was 283
1-2 pounds, but further trials are neces-
saryto determine what Is an average
d. tho United states the yield
'te
varies from 12 to 25 bushels per acre, an
average yield being 16 to 3.8 bushels; 44
Ipounds are reckoned to the basil.
On ground that I. man/ overrun with weeds hemp may 7J0 Et. profitable crop
to grow. When it is still young the
ground between rows can be cultivated
until the hemp grows sufficiently tall to
smother the weeds.
THE STARTING POINT
Of CONSUMPTION
Lies in Weak, Watery Blood -Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills Make the
Blood Rich, Red and Pure.
Weak, watery blood is the starting
point of consumption. When your
;blood is in this condition your whole
health declines. Your face becomes
polo or sallow, your appetite fails,
your heart jumps and flutters at the
least exertion or excitement, You are
always weak and wretched and you
lose interest in both work and amuse-
ment. This. Is the paint from Aich
you may easily step into that hopeless
decline that leads to consumption and
the grave. What is needed to bring
back health, strength and energy is
the new, rich red blood Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills actually make. In all the
world of medicine there is no other
tonic and blood builder like them,
and all who feel weak, run-down or
easily tired should lose no time in
giving these pills a fair trial. They
have transformed thousands of weak,
hopeless men and women, boys and
girls into strong, robust people. In
proof of these statements may be giv-
en the experience of elre. T. Brennen,
Charlton, Ont., who says: "Not only
iimself, but My friends think that had
It not been for Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills I would have filled a consump-
tive's grave, My condition was most
serious; my blood seemed literally to
have, turned water; I was as pale as a
sheet and became utterly unable to
do any housework or go about. I doc-
tored steadily for a long time, but
was growing weaker, and finally the
doctor held, out but Bette hope for my
recovery. It was thought that a trip
might help me and I wee taken to
New Ontario. Those who saw me
while on my way did not think I
would reach my journey's end alive.
After I reached- my destination a
!friend strongly urged me to try Dr.
' Williams' Pink Pills, and as of course
I was anxious to regain health I did
so. The pills Were the first medicine I
had taken; which seemed to help me
at all, and it was not long until I felt
they were doing me good. I continued
their use gladly, and was able to
move about the house. Next I- was
able to go out of doors and to help in
the housework, and from that time on
my progress was rapid, and in the end
I was enjoying better health than I
had ever done before. There are many
People who can testify to the abso-
lute truth of these statements, and I
feel I would not be doing justice to
your wonderful medicine if I did not
i make these -facts known.
! You can get these pills through any
dealer in medicine or by mail at 50
cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from
The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont.
-EOM.
TO ALL WOMEN
WHO ARE ILL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
(table Compound—Her
Personal Experience.
McLean, Neb.-" I want to recom-
mend Lydia E. PinIcham's Vegetable
Compound to all
women who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, as it
has done me more
good than all the
doctor's medicine.
Since taking it I
have a fine healthy
baby girl and have
gamed in health and'
strength. My hus-
band and I both
praise your Med-
icine to all suffering
wonten."-Mrs. JOHN Koartt,Makitia IL
No. 1, McLean, Nebraska.
This famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
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rer special suggestions In Maid to
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REINDEER MEAT,
•
Animals Easy to Raise and Flesh
Good as Beef or Mutton.
Reindeer meat is finding its way in
to the market on the Pacific. coast, hnd
is certain to become an important part
of the meat supply of this country
when the government railroad to Alas-
ka provides the means of shipping to
distributing centers in this country,
secording to Clio Mauler, writing in
the "Gatnolic 'World."
There were 70,243 reindeer in Alas-
ka, according to the government re-
port on the subject in 191e, nearly all
oescenclants of herds totalling 1,200
alnch were imported from Russia, to
snack the country between 1002 and
1906, and the herds to -day are increas-
ing at a remarkable rate. Until 1914,
the raising of reindeer was confined to
iiittires mot meennos, but since then
'tee goVernment has permitted others
to enter the business, Beginning in
the fall of 1914, shipments of reindeer
meat to Seattle and other Pacific coast
cities have been allowed. Mr. Manner
says that reindeer Make is as palate.
his as beefsteak, and that it has been
selling 'lit many of the best hotels ill
California, 'Washington, and Oregon
for from, one-quarter to one-half the
price of beefsteak. He continues:
"There are many things to be said
-In favor of using reindeer meat on Our
ttlbles, Agit% from a desire to cut the
high Cost of living, The reindeer is
not onlytessy and (heap to raise, but
it -s flesh is pleasing to the taste and
it is fully its nutritious as beef or mut-
ton, Moreeveia practically every part
of the animals can be utilited for hu-
man consumption, and it 18 one Mahe
easiest meats to keep from spoiling.
"Las winter. Marked the entrance
of the reindeer neon the acene as e
Possible economic factor in the great
rorld war. The Swedieh government
sold to German agents 43,600 ear>
emit of reindeer& which, it was esti-
mated, provided 3.400 metric tons'of
vettiaten for the GerMall 80IdierS, "this
Ireat WaS Pttrehased el a ariee which
*Mid Make it the cquivalort LI
MIN Pettaid la our Mena.
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When the United States government
took over its newly purchesed . land
from Russia and enacted laws for tee
protection of the seat, the Indians and
the Eskimo were reduced to a Stage
of starvation. With the coming .of the
white man the wild game and whale
upon which the natives had relied for
.their food supply had been driven into
the Inaccessible north land, and now
the seal, the one 'aelmal which re-
mained for thorn to live upon, was
taken from them. Scores of these
people are wiped out of existence by
disease and bungee before, the govern-
ment awoke to the fact that it was its
duty to preserve the lives or these un-
fortunate wretches. It was Captain
M. A. Healey of the leeited States rev-
enue cutter Bear who was responsible
for the suggestion which fiaally led to
the introduction of the reindeer from
Alaska.'
Twelve hundrea reindeer were
brought over from Russia between
1902 and 1906, but in the latter year
Russia forbade further exportations of
the animals. The herds already mi
ported were placed under the care of
Laplanders brought over for the ex-
press purpose of teaching how to
breed and care for the animals. Eski-
mo and Indian bon are now taught
how to raise reindeer at government
experimental stations in this industry
and taught reading,writing, arithme-
tic end sanitation for Live years of
government expense, after which they
receive from six to ten reindeer with
which to start a herd of their owe.
Ottany of these lidye have become
wealthy.
"Neary every portion.of reindeer's
flesh can be used, and one cut is prac-
tically as good as another," says elr,
Mamer, "It would seem as if this in-
dustry ought to appeal strongly to
those of our young agricultural stu-
dents who are particularity interested
in stock raising, for IL undoubtedly
has an element of adventure about it
which they, more than ane other class
of farmers, would appreciate. Rein-
deer can be raised for the market
much more cheaply than cattle, for
they find their owe feed both in win-
ter and summer, and they can live in
barren wastes which would stir/pert no
other kind of animal. It bas been
estimated that there is in Alaska close
to 800,000 square miles of this land
Which would afford pasteurage for nut -
lions of dee'. These domesticated
descendants of the caribou which still
roam wild in certain parts of Alaska
and British Columbia, besides being
easy to feed, are not difficult to raise,
as they -are exceptionally healthy and
seiner from no disease." --"New York
Times.
A
MIGHTY WA-RSHIP.
And How Iler Turret end 12 -inch
Gun Was Wrecked.
Captain Haddock, who succeeded
Captain Smith, of the Titanic, as com-
modore of the White Star line, was
made commander of Great Britain's
dummy fleet. The dummy fleet was an
auxiliary that had an important duty
in the North sea in the early days of
the great world war.
The fleet consisted of converted
merchantmen. In most eases the ccn-
version was superficial. The vessels
Included liners, tramps and fest chart:
nal steamers. Papier maithe made an
important substitutlen for armor
Plate and nrmament which helped the
deception. Guns of all kinds were
mounted, the big ones, however, being
more awe inspiring at a distance than
effective as weapons.
With this armament the dummy
fleet kept up a steady patrol and at a
distance deceived many a Germane
observer into reporting the presentee
of wanshipe.
Admiral Haddock's flagship Melted
an imposing vessel in her "Ivey visibil-
ity gray," with twelve inch guns
fore and aft, Naval discipline in the
dummy fleet was an innovation that
had not worked into the souls of the
erstwhile merchant mariners; other-
wise this story might have had a sad-
der sequel in a court inertial.
One of the tars was having his
"time off" The air was gaud, the sea
was calm, and he sought to beguile
the hours -with a comfortable smoke
on the promenade deck (aim was a
converted liner). He sat on the stern
rail dangling hie legs. His teeth lost
the grip on his pm, The pipe fell.
The tar made a wild grasp into space.
He, too, fell and craehea through the
armor plated terret and smashed one
of the twelve inch guns. -Wall Street
journal.
Kill the Germs of
Cat
rF
BY ACTING TO -DAY YOU CAN
QUICKLY CURE CATARRH AND
AVOID BONCHITIS, PERHAPS
CONSUMPTION.
-W.
Most Agreeable anti Serest Cure Is
Catarrhetone, Which Cures Every
Curable Cita°,
Cattarrhatone provez especially good
In those chronic ceeeti where mucous
drops down tlie throat, *emu; the
stomach, and polluter.; the breath.
When the nostril,: are stuffed, only
a few breaths through the inhaler are
needed to clear the passeges, and
where there is eouehing and :tote bron-
dual tabee the soothing, healing pro-
perties of ...attarrhozone act almost as
magic.
Once you Mop taking inedleine into
the stomach and get the beelieg oils
and pure lialeams of CaterrInneme ;if
work you Cell be era -e or imick and
lasting cure for 11o8t4 colda, catarrh,
weak lungs, bronchitis, -and apeaken
sore throat.
The complete $1.09 Ceifit of Ca.
tarr11.02011.6 ia eufficient liet.eo
months' treatment, and antranteed.
Smaller also, 30e, at all ticelcu, or the
Catarrliosono Co., whig,ttin, out.
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MIN AND =IA Ka.
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Why You Cannot Compare talc
Vessels According to 'tonnage.
The different uses of tonnage terms
when speaking of ships are causes of
confusion to the lay mind, states Cap-
tain C. A. McAllister, engineer -Pl-
anter, 'United States coastguard, in the
l'opular Science Monthly. For ex-
ample, steamship companies in order
Xe impress upon the travelling public
the size and consequent relative safety
of (Moir craft, will advertise the
of a certain steamer of 20,000 tons,
ro.es.ning, of course, grass tons. The
company's agent, in entering her at
the custom house, will take great
precaution, to certify that she is of
only 7,340 tons when paying tonnage
Maas, Ho then is referring to her flat
tonnage, and, in fact, that standard
is used only when paying duos or
taxee.
Displacement tonnage is almost °re-
clusively applied to warships, as they
do not carry cargoes, Strange to say,
the tonnage of a battleship varies ale
most thourly, as coal or other weighty
objects are Used or taken on board.
The tonnage of warships is, however,
fixed. They are referred to in terms
of the fixed tonnage.
A Statement that a 10,000 ton 'battle-
ship sank a 10,000 ton merchant ship
does not moan that tho ships were of
equal size, The merchant ship would
be mudh the larger owing to the dif-
ferent meanings of the term "ton" as
applied to the two type of vessels. It
is absolutely impossible to give rules
for the relations of these terms, as the
conditions vary too greatly. Generally
speaking, 'the gross tonnage of a ship
is from 50 to 100 per cent, greater
than the net tonnage. Tons dis-
placement aro always in excess of tons
gross. Deadweight tonnage is on an
average front 30 to 60 per cent. greater
ellen gross tonnage.
The Doctor Did Not
Do Her Lasting Good
SO MRS JOS. ROGER USED DODD'S
KIDNEY PILLS.
Popular Now Brunswick Teacher Tells
What Splendid Results -Site Got
From Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Elm Tree, Gloucester Co., N. B., Feb.
11.--telpeciale -"When the doctor I
consulted failed to do me any lasting
good, I decided that my Ithincee were
the root of my troubles, and made up
my mind to try Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"You may judge of the results. when
I tell you that I have not lost a day's
work as teacher during the past year."
Tlaais the statement of Mrs. dos.
Roger, the well-known and popular
teacher here, just how ill she was
before using Dodd's Kidney Pills is
best told in lier own words,
"My trouble came from a strain,"
ehe says, "and I suffered fat thirteed
months,
"Backache, heart flutterings, eclat.
lea, neuralgia, nervousness., dizziness,
and failing memory were among- my
symptoms.
"I took 12 boxes of Dodd's Kidney
Pills in all, and I can say for them
that they have done me all that was
claimed for them."
It you have any of the symptoms
that troubled Mrs. Roger, ask your
neighbors if Dodd's Pine are not the
remedy you are looking for.
DOGS AN) SHEEP
Wentworth County Favors
Licensing All Dogs.
•
The euenace from stray dogs in the
rural districts of Ontario has become
so serious that special legislation will
be asked to abate the nuisauce. A re-
cent reportee presented by a commit-
tee to investigate the ravages of dogs
on sheep in the County of Kent lays
bare the ugly fact that in that county
alone there is a yearly loss of $500.000
by reason of dogs. This does not mean
that the dogs kill yearly sheep to that
value, but it does mean that if the
menace were removed the farmers
have expressed their willingness to
double the present amount of sheep
raising in Kent.
At the present time, especially, there
is no industry that et more profitable
to the farmer than sheep raising. The
presence of the sheep in the land is of
the highest value, while the prices for
wool make the industry exceedingly
profitable. In the report submitted by
the committee investigating the num-
ber of sheep killed in Kent County
last year, it wee aurertained that 24.208
sheep were raised, out of which 272
were killed.
A census of the dogs showed that.
there were 4,186 in the county. At the
lowest estimate., it is rimmed that e
least $10 worth of food is consumed
per head by theee dogs each year.Whielt
reaches the aMaxing figure of ei1el50
wasted. 'the eommittee gave it as
their opinion that the keeping or dogs
and cats 1,1 this civilized age should
be d'iscOnraged by special legMlation
What the committee suggests as an
effective stop to the menace is t.o have
dog tags issued at 'Rates varying from
$8 to $10 per annum for each.
In a memorial recently presented to
the Wentworth County Council by the'
United Counties of Northumberland
and Durham. it was recommended that
$2 per dog be assessed, anti ta for each
additional dog, male or female. 'Went-
worth endorsed the memorial, especi-
ally where it stated that legislation
would be sought to make the wearing
of the tags compulsory, as tide would
be the only method to bring to the
doors of the owners the crime of sheep -
killing.
A Nature Study.
"hat is that noise?" asked little
James,
Out walking In the park;
"That noise you hear," Ids father
said,
"Is but the dogwood's bark."
"And tell me why the dogwoods
bark,"
Ile urged, "with such to-do!"
"I think," his father said, "they
bear
'rhe pussy -a Mows mew."
--Cleveland Leader,
Ile is twice -a conqueror who can re-
strain himself in the hour of VictOrY.
-Cyrus.
Charity may begin at home, but
that Is no reason why it Shouldn't
*Idea itti .sadtere -of usefulness.
A FORTUNE IN POULTRY
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by purchasing a choice
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Our 233 Yllug Kind. Box 50, Rookwood, Ont.
=STERN OF COLOR.
Rules Are KIIQW11, but R0880118
WM DA*,
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Why does a leaf which is green in
the summer turn red or yellow in the
autumn? Perhaps that looks like a
foolish question, like asking why wa-
ter runs down hill. But a book might
be written in anwser to either _Of
these foolish -looking queetions With-
out reaching the bottom of the ex-
planation in one case or the other. It
le because -science is bottomless that
it is so interesting to thoughtful peo-
ple.
The autunInt leaves bring up the
whole wonderful subject of color,
which vete science -to its trumps, Are
you satisfied to say: "The leaf is
green in summer aecause in autumn
red is its autumn color If you are
satisfied with that, then you are not
giving your eine its due amount of
exercise. You will never be a Colum-
bus, a Newton or an Edison,
What makes the leaf visible at all
to you? Has a leaf light of its own
No. How, then, does it get light? It
reflects the daylight that falls neon
it. What is the color of daylight?
White. How can the leaf, by reflect-
ing white R&M ,appear green, or red,
or yellow? It does it by selecting a
part of the light to be reflected and
absorbing the rest.
Then white light is, made UP of
colors that can be separated? Yes.
And the leaf has a property or power
of separating those colors, and of
extinguishing some and turning oth-
ers back from its surface? It has,
And the colors turned back, or reflect-
ed, are saiT light Yes, colored light,
hut no longer white light. What is it
d to absorb some and reflect oth-
etirisaenables the leaf to select colors
an
Tho action of the leaf probably
depends upon the arrangenaent of its
molecules or atoms. When a leaf that
has been green all summer turns
red in the autumn, is there a re-
arrangement of its molecules which
causes it to make a different selection
among the colors of light? That
seems very likely.
/
How -many colors are there shut up
in white light? An endless variety
bleeding into one another.
The minute eyes of insects may be
aware of exquisite colors utterly urn.
guessed at by us, colors that are due
to wave lengths which make no im-
pression of any kind on our eyes, not
even the ordinary impression of light.
To such insects a dark room may be
full of beautiful colors,- provided only
that rays beyond the limits of the
visible spectrum enter it, Their eyes
may be sensitive to color derived
from the X-rays. whose waves are so
short that in relation to ordinary light
waves they have been likened to rip-
ples compared with ocean billows.
But do' the larger animals see the
same colors that we see? Possibly no.
The sensation of color is entirely -due
to the organ of vision, ara I
ithe eyes
of a cow, for instance, may he so dif-
ferent from ours, that to her the grads '
is not green, but of a hue unknown to
banooyt artist, and unnamed. in any text -
And so on ad infinittun-but is it
not intereeting? Is it not vastly better
than asking no questions at all, -even
though some of the answers are con-
fessedly guesses?
5- I
WHEN MINSTRELS SANG.
Gay Old Troubadours and Minne-
singer of the Middle Ages,
From approximately the eleventh to
the therteenth (entree: was the golden
age of the medieval reeital singer, who
cultivated the art -song of the lower
oder. Troubadours, troueeres and
minneeitiger haunted the castles and
rose teardens of nrovenee, northern
France, enable. and Aragon, hastening
along the roads which led from cow
.to ;Mohler, running oyer their pro-
grammes while they scanned tile hori-
zon for tbe next mon ted grange or
beetling keep. We doubt if the rec-
ords of their premier -s are preserved
even, iu the yellowing parchments of
age, without thoueht ot posterity, and
hardly imowing that it pa's to adver-
tise, says Frederick Martns ill
"Musical America."
.Singers we're variously accomplished
then. The troubadour and Nevem
nine times out of ten, was his own
poet, interpreter and composer. Unlike
singers or to -day, he round it difsy to
make up an entire programme or
songs dedicated to himself by himself.
He chose his own method of vocal in-
struction, at ft if his voice justified it.
what more was there to say? Anat-
omy's most intereiting aspect being
the chence it offered its students to
investigate the vulnerable points for
the introdueilon of sword or spear
tete the Inman Wily, our singers sang
Principally by the grace of God anti
had little cenv.iotts knowledge of
epiglottis, diaphragm and Voice -
placing,
Unlike vocalists of to-M.1y, these,
aristocratic tonneau of the read did
not barter their divine gifts for gold
-they sang merely for their lady's
smile, to Use A poetic euphemishe But
oven then utilitarian error Managed
to creep in -the jougleue, a more Bo-
hemian type of minsere who once
acted as the troubadour's accompanist
(though there Were "self-aeconipiny-,
mg" troubadourl then as now) hall
-an eye to the practical. Not being
their social equal, when Knights were
bold in securing pledges of tender af-
fection to recompense their throat
Work, these fellows eagerly accepted
from enthusiastic audiences rich jaw.
at.1.4.travaltoscipst-i:,,s,t,iwra1J)
Rheumatic Pans
* Are relieved IA a few days by .0
(.0°) taking 30 drops of Mother Seigell (.2
0* Syrup after meals and on retiring. o)
re). It dissolves the lime and acid
.$) accumulation in the muscles and -4
Es
joints so these doposito cau he 41
soreness.eleilaSl rt
% htArr Syrup,"gijI nIs i:nao 11)
t known at "Extract of Roots,"
a; Obtain* nodope nor otherstrong
I§ drugs to kill or mask the pain Of (O
Is rheumatism or lumbago, it re.., *
; Moves the eainte. SOc, a bottle
r4D
at druggists. it
els, laroldered tunics, gloves anti um -
ties, chargers, palfreys and mica,
vessels of silver and vessels of paha
They even stooped to Coin, for the
Medieval proverb said: "Offer him be
marks of silver; if he take them he
Is a jongleurs son!" And this tradi-
tion of high fees has been handed
down through the ages to the accom-
panist of to -day, who, leke his forbear,
is a person of power, and often deter-
mines tile singer's programme.
In these days the crowned heads of
Europe needed none to sing berare
'rlent-they could sing before them-
selves. King Richard Lion -Heart, the
King of Navarro, Pedro anti Alfonso,
Kings of Arragon, the German Em-
perors, Henry VI., and Frederick
Barbarossa, King Cormadin, last of
the ilohenStaltfen dynasty, King Wen-
eeslatet, of Bohemia, and oven the
King of Portagale•-his Mine Was Denis
--could always count on an enthuse
astic tiliZence, In additton, counts,
barons, nights simple and other aris-
tocrats enthralled the land with their
lays,
In a general Way their programme
resembled these of the modern recital:
They sang love songs, spring songs,
character songs, dramatic songs, pee-
torals, serenades, religious songs and
"ballads" -these last not in tile lives -
eat day sense of the term. Some 2,260
of those songs have been preserved, of
which some have been transcribed and
have given pleasure to modern ears.
More interesting than their music,
perhaps, is the truly temperamental
career of many of these noble singere,
in which they anticipate later aris-
tocrats of the vocal art. Hambant
d'Aurenga fell in love with a number
of ladles whom he had never seen -
and who had never seen him. Gau-
Celia detain, the best singer among
his contemporaries, turnea jongleur
because he lost his prone:rad dicing.
Nearly every troubadour and trouvere
was a "Poor Butterfly," hastening
from one rose of love to another, and
himself often stung In his daring
quests for the honey of affection.
Spanking Eoesn't Cure!
Don't think children ean bo cured of
bed-wetting by spanking them. The
trouble is constitutional, the child can -
FREE not help It. I will send to any
mother my suet:es:dui home
treatment, with full instructions. If your
children trouble you in this way, send
no money, but write me to -day. My
treatment is highly recommended to
adults troubled with urine difficulties by
clay or night Address.
Mrs. M. Summers,
BOX 2 WINDSOR, Ontario,
45)
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PoultrIl
World JJ
TABLE SCRAPS FOR FOWL
(Robert Armstrong, Writer and Ex-
pert Poultryman in Buffalo News.)
The world's meat supply is probably
the lowest of all food reserves. It le
also the hardest to re-establish , be-
cause it requires the longest time. an
this acount poultry cuiture otters the
greatest opportunity. No brancn of
live stock can be grown in less time
than poultry and eggs. No kind of
meat is more yholesome and stIS
tlui-
nig. No other variety of same issio
cmlidesltygcroos‘.vn under such varying cur-
unanNo phase of ammai hus-
bandry requires such a small invest-
ment to start, and responds so .welt to
the care of inexperienced hands.
It may seem discouraging to con-
template raising stock at a time like
this, in view of the high prices of
grain. But this condition should not
affect the keeper of a small flock. On
every farm and in almost every house-
hold there is sefficient waste foodane
other products to maintain a small
flock, if only a dozen hens. It is esti-
mated that about $7,000,000 is dump-
ed into Ameriban garbage cans every
year. Think of it, alniost a bilion
dollars thrown away, for no reason ex-
cept lack of intelligence, indifference,
gross neglect, prodigality.
The easiest and most practical meth -
ed of eliminating the .waste that oc-
curs in the garbage eon is to feed it to
a flock of chickens. Large acreage
is not required. The opportunity is
open to everyone with a back yard or
small plot of ground. With a small
amount of intelligent care fowls ,mai
be reared sacessfutly in close confine-
ment. All that is neceeeary is to
give them sanitary quarters, fresh air,
Proper food, water and an opportunity
to exercise.
What could be simpler than the
aboxe? Sanitary quarters is a matter
of cleanliness; fresh air -is abundant
and merely requires that it be given
entrance to the .poultry house with-
out serious drift; water is equally
abundant; proper food consists of a
reasonable variety of nutrieuts-ta.ble
scraps, a little grain and ground
meals; the opportunity for exercise
does not Mean giving a flock acme
to a large field, nor yet a large yard,
though these are best where feasible.
Chickens can be made to exercise on
the floor of their house, in deep litter
into which the scratch grains are
thrown for Otis very purpose. Or, an
automatic feeder can be Metalled,
which is designed to induce exercise.
Perhaps this is not so desirable 113
range in an orchard, but it is a good
substitute, just as the indoor is a good u
gyinuas-
who waette to keep in physical trim
1trn tbstitute for the man
and who hes not the opportunity of
the tennis court, baseball diamond,
golf links()erne gd ooi nthge pr aorurgroaonit; eli:.oertos.
In the v
looked one other necceeite-dirt, for
dust batits, to enable the hens to
clean themselves. This, too, is la
abundance and easily procured. Or
sifted coal ashes will answer the
purpose nicely. Grit to grind the food
in the gizzard, oyster shells to supply
lime for the eggs, and a little char-
coal to Imp the digedtive organs
sweet, are the other essentials to be
supplied in small quaritities and
which may be procured at the supply
houses at a cost that is neelleible.
SCRAPS NOT GARBAGE.
The idea of reeding ga.uage to a
flock of chickens may intrude on the
sensibilities of some, though it is
deemed it common practice alth
The idea, however, is more apparent
than real. We prefer to use the term
"table teraps," artyliow, since there is
a -difference between the two. Celery
tops and the tops of beets and other
vegetables, the outer leaves of lettuee
and cabbage, vegetable parings, stale
bread, ends of meat, left -overs of
cereals anti sour milk are none the
less edible because they are such.
They have lost polio of their value na
food, except that they no longer
appeal to the humau taste. When fed
to ft flock Of ehlekens they are greatly
relished.
The 'fact that table itcreete are .a
mixture of Odrie and ends giaes them
their chief airtue, which is 0, balanced
ration, Properly fe'd, ituti ty that tue
e1•0 0••••••!AA
I CUTICURA HEALS
SKIN TROUBLE
On Face that Itched& Burned.
The Soap and Ointment
Acted- Like Magic,.
'My skin had always been clear um,
til last January when it pimple appeared
mem, on my clun. It burned mat
ice#er- itelled nd of course 1 fotdi-
isilly scratched it.
scab formed that loeked
like a cold sore and my.Lecl
a:eI became nearly covert.*
"It was growing WOISO
so fast that I sent for Ceti -
cern Soap and Ointmeht.
I -washed my face with Cu-
,
ticura Soap and applied the Ointment
and they acted like magic. I have let
been tretibled since." (Signed) Otto C.
Brock, Glen Sutter), One.
Cuticitta Soap is lac& fent the Akin
and complexitni.
For Free Sample Each by MO ad-
dress pest -card: "Cutieura, Dept.
hasten, U. S. A." Sold everywhere.
soltum...novial•ftlei•
001211111•111111.,
mean fed in a sweet, wholesome con-
dition, there is no better food in the
world for poultry. Fowls fed on table
scraps invariably do better than theaa
given a, single grain ration. The
reaeon for this is perfectly plain: the
fowl's system, like the human taste,
requires variety. No one article of
food will' maintain health and vigor.
For a small backyard flock the table
scraps from the average household
should supply half the food required
With the addition of a neighbor's table
scraps, who, perhaps, is unable or un-
willing to keep . a flock of fowls, al
most the entite 1,111. -of -fare can le
furnished. -
ADVICE, FOR. BEGINNERS.
Experience has demonstrated thee
males in the pens reduce the total
egg yield for the year. Furthermore.
they are likely to impair the quality
or the eggs, for infertile eggs keep
better than fertile ones. Then, too,
there is the cost of maintaluing, sur-
plus males. At a time like this only
the producers slaould be kept. Non -
producers should be consigned to the
"block" as meat. As soon as the.
breeding season is over "swat die
rooster." Keep only. enough youne
cockerels for the next breeding time.
Remember that a hen's temperature
is 106)/e anti man's 91 3.5. Therefore
It is plain that they should not be
housed alike.
Too much canshine is juet as had
as not enough. 11' tee yarde are with-
out natural shade, such as trees or
shrubs, artificial shade must be pro
vided. Boards, an old awning. can.
vas or burlap sacks can be improvised
nicety.
Water is worth jest as muck as
feed in ettg produetiou. The hen can't
make an -egg with either one alone.
Moral: If the hen'e food bill is worth
$1.60 a year, that igloo also is the,
value of the water bill. Think this
over; the egg is about 75 per cent.
water.
Effect of Bad Teeth,
A paper by a dental surgeon in the
Journal of the American Medical as:
sociation Jells the story of bad teeth
and the effects on the laboring man's
efficiency. The dentist said Ile made
30,000 examinations in sixteen mouths
or 17,000 Americans and 13,000 for-
eigners and found 96 per cent. in
need of dental service. "In 30,000
mouths," the deetist said, "we find
C0,000 cavities and 18,000 extractions
necessary, 73,000 in all. If each one
causes an average loss, through waste
of time and cost to repair, of $2 it
means a 'cost of $156,000. In New York
city last year 67,000 children failed to
be promoted to higher grades because
of defective teeth, and it costs New
York city $1,037,696 to duplicate a
year's schooling to those who fail."
WISE
(Birminghtun Age -Herald)
':,Lenti me $10 until I see you again.'
I'd rather not put it just that way."
"What do you mean?"
"Seppose I lend you e10 until I sec you
again. la the eireumstances my vision
is apt te be iffuelt keener than youe.."
On me
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An1
rki 13'.8. FR I eNDS.
(WO
'Arc? 1,:oidto wipe are omelet; this
wesaaer,., or any social prominenee,
mother?'.
"Dew inc. no, died. They are ad
yew rattwge rtientlo."
HIS RECOMMENDATION,
(The Argonaut)
ite seated himself In the grill end suede)
it irotrat,ted study of t.he menu. "Wait-
' he weld at length, have only tWO
uellatn with me. What would yo e roe.
Oinniofa,;?'
The welter ghtetie removed the card
Isom tise. bane. of the unsopheetIcated
etraegte; ea he replied: "Another rose
'
VERY UNHAPPY,
(Life)
anatresea-ea your matrimonial life vi:no
ye y unhappy. 'mist w4s the tiot)IncY
t.iunue-r utudtd to May?
Celoe Johntion-lean' mite, no, rria'aml
It us as 1-4111o1' bay wedded to rie,Day tuf
2l,14firlWa' legA,'
(Washington Stur),,-
"Ieliggims ROI! he doesn't care for any -
bony
,e. opalaal.
"V. 4,ISts nicsaal" commented 3.itis
Cayenne, "that be doesn't care for any-
cody's opimon except his own."
WISE.
(Btitfalo Express)
"s...oes he twow %laminae about !Ma,
er?"
"e;verythirss-he never plays"
REAL' LEARNIN.G.
(Buffet° Express)
tcite's 'earned to talk
**talc. 11110 Suits. -
karupssfi-killii! My Wire's If.fiTaea to.
u, hilt' the talica,
TWO ESSAYS.
(Lite)
'Have yea read tho ilistingali,lied pro-
fessor's essay wtaeit the m sr mill
end? -
"No; hut in 1910 1 re.“1 his t=ay prov-
ing that Sitere never could be any morn
• A BROAD HINT.
(Boston Transcript).
BorksIgh-Nion 'hog! liars you taur,:lt
hint any new triosi3 sinco I pas hero
last?
Miss. Stuart-' Oh, yes, it . you jut.. -4
tv.aistle feteit your hat.
poreet to m(e15.7.
odd aren't you?
bers take. one pact(:utdoatl reag)-You're
eonsidered so, sip -as a child. .
"Oh, Allw, MY patient- has just pre -
"Had another delirious spell, did he?"
iteeruit (completely unnerved) --I urea
°Ulcer (after the command "odd num-
BETWEEN NURS.ES.
...--:.,...-::
ten Transcript)
00f3.
. MARJORY'S PLAN.
flrev. (Birmingham "Ago-Herald)tie cle fritinit hen they are rude to you."
"Marjory, you must forgive your ilt•
"I do, mother. But I slap their faces
HIS MISTAKE.
(Louvvills ciourieretournan
"Cell that discord music? That's not
mums:, sounds awful, I say."
"You den't touleahtaati. Father hos
just stepped on Tommy's Christmas uku-
lele "
4L.Y NATURAL.
(htoblon Transcript)
lie heti oudicrod lobster, She felt that
she ought to bo entertaining, Sc she re-
inarkeu: "Isn't it queer that lobsters
areways groon until they get into hot
water?'.
"Nothing queer about le" he mete
back. "If they weren't green they
wcnildn't got into hot water."
PRESERVE YOUR SHOES.
Lt Will Pay You to .Give Thera
Due and Attention.
WQ all wear stuns. If we Manage
teem rigeuy they aill last longer, we
ell. nut nee.: go many news ones, and
were nilus lciO,e lOr Otiletta, The
av.i. yr ALLA .uotigai,m.,11,5 trOm we lea Leer
and paper woo:awry ea ids united
ea..par.enett,. or Agriculture can
be utilized by every one who walks:
-etauc uAsetl or greased
weeneter tee mauler- be -ns to get
rg..,amt Ye. a it' f Ilt°aYeni31:11°L ttan el)* dpirrutsLied
anti
muu XtUt. rematne aliened off wita
warm water, the excess water being
La v, -1.1s, a ctry esUC11. s Lase Luc
reioze aec still wee and warm apply
the oil oidgtease With a swab of wool
er fattiest. It is Lest to hate the oil oe
grosem aimet as warm as Lie tend eau
bear, and it seould be rubbed well
alto eie leatem, preferably 'with the
palm. It necessary the o.1 can be ep-
geed to dry leather, but it penetrates
better when the leather is wet. Attie
treatment the shoes should he left to
dry in a place that Is wir.m, not het.
Castor oil is sattsfeatory for shoes
that are to be polished; for plainer
footgear nee.tsfoot, fleet oil or olefee
may be aubetituted. If it is desired to
make tee shoes and boots more water-
proof, beef tallow may be added to
eny of tattle substances at the rate of
,tali a peend of tallow to a pint of oil.
ime cage of the cote and the welt
should be greased tnoroughly. Too
muoh grease cannot be applied to these
ija,trt3ei
A rephi method of making the select
mere pLable and water re-
e.stant is to swab thole occasionally
eeth hneeed oil, setting them aside to
cry ove.niget,
einey of the Ceiramen shoe pOlielexe
aro harmful to leather. All those-
gatch eon am sulphuric,.hydreehlorit
ue o .1)011tin,e, bonz,ne o1/4
char t Mettle K01% cuts ha, it a tend-
•;./ to harden the leateer and make
it more 1M.Ide to crack,
it le rota economy, too, to wear a
Mee with the heel Malty ware on one
This three,' the shoe out of
theIte and Mee reon risen in it rttIti.
It. is dloo likeiv to cense teteportiry
!Iliaaa to The foot.
Votsatilo
ileae as Cr, hedial there in a
ssv. wt•et. teem?... -d2 let 02000 tuit-
:71'.11:111TOt 41. •
t71:1 ar.a 1ele, as Well
io::::„Lri.,?1:111V,IOTI.
•It's
I hart.
hip -a.
Narrowing at'etet,
.(Iften-aceremptenteti by' it seitirt
enerotittee ti -ere is a
peleitote .ettpliatiree With ;lititheaat or
'Irbil lava of nione9 is the roa) af
ta II, 1jr.uI bow ot bale all evil!