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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1902-08-14, Page 2NM0000N00110000000000®OOOOSm01)=4 A0I8Cfi0000000011 THE FRUIT MARKS ACT. What the Act Means and how it is Operated. lissestommioaostxpoocoecaoscoosootmcootoscsosesecoono After the Parliament ot ('a'„u,at e passed the Fruit !inrke Net iu Ii,U1, the Minister of Agriculture direct- s oil that every opportunity sewed ix, afforded the fruit growers and pack- ers of tie INnninion to meet its re- qulremautw ami to fulfil their obli- gattone to the public.; and for a year the work of the department,ttt this motet Was informational and oducatibnal.' Tele year some amend- mee,ts were made to the .act as or- d tglnally peeved, andto-day the .Act la ail Its proiletoux ix "as plain as a pike staff,' mei ever sinew of it so simple theta "he who rano may f read." No termer, or fruit grower, or f packer who is honest In his ended - 'o rs and straightforward hl his s trading need tear ay of its clauses. The Act is lwtng enlorce;l, and the 'inspectors appointed to excrete Its requiremente Iteve been luetructed to do their duty. They are the ser- vants of the crown ; Parliament has definitely pronounced Ite Judgment upon the false and fraudulent pack- ing and marking of fruit consign- rnents; and these have been selent- ed to carry out the regulations plaoed in the statute book for the purpose ot preheating honest traders Dom unprinclpkd dealers, and of pre- eervieg Inviolate the fair commer- Mal fame of Canada from unscrupul- ous packers. Lo other words, the Act wilt Insurer to the public) of the Dom- tuton and the commission agents, and the public generally In Great ,Britain and elsewhere, that the fruit is correctly marked anal honestly packed. Wast it Provides. The principal motions of the act are: Faction 4. Every person who, byw Wawa. or through the agency of nnottter ytereon, peaks fruit in a closed package, Intended for 'sale, Mail cause the package to be marked In a plain and Idellblt manner, before it Is taken from the premiuee where It Is packed. mal With the initiate of MIN Christ-, Ian names, and hie full Immune, and addrere; (bt With the name of the variety orva•Ietlee; and (a) With at designation of the grade of fruit, which shall include one of the following six maria: For fruit of the first quality, lie. 1, or XXX; for fruit of the Neared quality, No. 2, or XX; and for fruit a the third quality, No. 3, or X; but the said mark may he accom- panied by any other deeigaatlon of grade, provided that designation In not Iuoonodstent with, or marked more conspicuously than, the one we of tits ld six marks, which Is ueed on the said package, 8eotimi 5. No peroon Mali sell, or offer, expose or have In hie pot- sessioa for rale, any fruit packed In a closed package and Intended for "isle, unless such package is harked, at, required, by rho next preceding section. 8ectlon 6. No person shall sell, or utter, expose or have in lite pow*. Mon for sale arty fruit packed in a Mooed package, upon which package is marked any designation which rep- resent, such fruit as of No. 1 or XXX, finest, best or extra good quality, unless such fruit consist of Well -grown epechncns of one variety, sound, of nearly unifortu site, of good color for the variety, of uor- mel shape, and not less than 90 per cent. free from sorb, worm holes, bruises and other defecte, and pro- perly packed. Szctlon 1'. No person shall sell, or offer, expose or have let ids poeees- sion for wale, any fruit packed In any package In whld•h the. faced or Mown mime gives a faleo representation Of the contents of such package, and It stall be considered a false repro rentatlon when more titan 13 per rent. of such fruit is substantially mealier In site than, or Inferior in varietygrade to, or different In variety hem, the faced or show surfaeo of such package. Some dtxpltnatlous. IIxplanattont of its application may be taken thus: On packages packed 'or marked cuntrary to the prnvislong Of the aot, tnoperteri ala; , after Notifying the packer by tetter or 8elegram, place the wards "fnleely' packed" or "fidgety marked" ; and a fine of 640 may be Imposed for ille- gally removing the lnefe'ctor'e brand. It will Inc noticed that only "closed package" need be marked. A closne package Is defined to ate tt box or barrel, the contents of which can - Dot lie seen or InNpeeled when MO le closed. I3askdte, bet'tyelates or berry boxes even, with .veneer covers, are not cottsldered "clogs(' packages," and therefore do not require marklug. ('taubcrrna and ail wild fruit are not sobj'ct to the pro- t'Idopg of the act. Meri.hnnts are held responsible for the fruit they offer for sale tor fruit In their possession for gale), but the original wrong doer, It foetid, will In everyro- /muted.ae Incbe pro - /muted. The penalty for it violation of the law with relerenne to packing and marking' Is not lees than' twenty- five cents and not more than one dollar per package:. for removing an inspector's brand, forty dollars: for >p °hetiniting an Inspector 25 to *600. The finee are divided equally between the informant and the Crown. Inapectoro are given large pow - ere Wet the act to enter premloee fits the purpose of making an exam- hytutiend n ato detain shipments of Mite for the wnme purpose. The picker, however, 1s amply protect- 'ed'by the stlpelatlon thnt immediate b 0ittontnnet 'eltlt'en by the Inspector to the packer when fruit, which at sit times is at the risk of the own - r, Is Lt•nn Ird or detained, ti el the C0- pretor who rt't't I his authority Ix led' et to a lit ai y' penalty. Mot summer) ul the Art. The mete pellet( of this act may n' F1111111103 up aN (0110W%1. The dice of all fruit packagee oust fa:riy r401.0meut the fruit throughout. O. Vistaed loxes and barrels must I e tnarkerl with the name unit wi- liest(of the locker, the variety of the. f•ult and its grade. 3. 1t Is an offence within the meaning o1 the net to Nell, to of- t'r' for gale, or to ire ve In ixaleestiun or ,'di)e, fraudulently packed or netke, fruit, even when the buyer and getter bre ignorant 01 the fact, ns well as when ono or both have knowledge of the fret. 4. The act does not prevent the "Ntck:lig or selling of any grade of fruit that in pteperly packed and marked. b. The act does not provide for the inspection of pert eider lots of frult at the request of the lenge' or the seller, 6. Ibmmiseion merchants who, at - ter notice, handle fruit put up con- trary to the mot lieons of the set, will be proceeded matinee. 7. There le un definition of gender; marked "No, e, "\i," 'No. 3," or Already the'tenetoial effect M then Met Is bring felt ; and when It le fully known that dishonesty In packing anti describing ('anndlnn fruit does not exist, nn enormone impetus will be given to our fruit hndutitry in all the maggots of the world. At present Inquiries are being made oottoernittg the Vane -Alla title Aimee tm of curly Canadian apples. The Department 'of Agriculture will not ink,' any respon- sibility, but throne)] the COMM ie- sloaer of Agrictlture end 1)nlrying will assimt le ensuring cool or coil storage space on ocean steamers if early Information be given as to the probable quantity, the date or'hip- ment, and the destination desired. It will pay to mend only selected ap- plee of ohotee Indieldunl quality, end pecked et hove rather than In bar- rels. It will be see^raary to hive the n epee p eked n tel 'tucked on tate green or firm elle, en t.hg1 they rimy be de- 11vtrtt1 In the 1 lilted Kingdom in encu a elate that they m'iy )te handled with a very small percentage of tweeted or (1, n t y rd once by the retell dealere Into whose halt 1N they will go from the w•holrsiele centree. Siutday SchooL lel BBNA'f IONAL LESSON NO. VI. APO USI' 10, 1802. Web sad Abihu.--Tetvcrnnce Lesson. --Le. lee -ii. G01.11eN TEXT:- "Lot lie Watch and be Bober:'- t Th, 5-B. nor-reteee Tnocatty : Term -eremite 1. And. Tile ftrttt day the priest- hood to ewtabIithed, It comes short of the glory of God. -Darby. Natiab and Abihu. The two oldest song of Aaron. Permitted to meet (hod upon the mountain. Ex. ail'. 6. Jnet cougecrated to the priestly office. Yet we certainly Inter that they were drunkard'. v. 0. The highest so- cial elation and the mor, sacred call - tag are no barrier to isle danger of strong drink. -Hurlbut. The shekl- na,h glory- of Jehovah had lied are peered, 0114 fire had jnet come forth from before Jehovah and consumed upon the altar the burnt -offering and the fat, Ex. Ix. 23, 24. There things should have solemnised their tubule and made thee) circumspect in their approach to God. Even to- day men who have had wonderful manifestations of God's presence and glory soon forget and set care" 'cooly, lightly and disobediently. - Torrey. Censer. .t small metal rra- eel, flttel conveniently to carry souls, open which incense could be sprinkled. -Templeton. It ix tt ere - NMI tltltg to swing a censer before God. IIe npp olnts who shall beer the censer, and He orders how It 'hull be swung. There are three re- markable judgments emmected with the ceneera of the priests. 1. Here, where the rigid persons were doing • the right tiring, but not at the right ltime nor in the right way. 2. When the right remelt; were doing the right thing but hot, with the right motive. IS'or.h!p M Its highest 'reuse of lntercouuunnion bet ween God anti man 1. a unique and sublime experience for which prcparittl.tn of soul is required. -Noyes. Forms, 1 simple or elaborate, are but stype `of approach to God.-Ibtd. Put fire, I, Fire prat to tato lncettse signifleit the Spirit of God, by which ten are to I offer up all our prayers and praises, ' even fin Christ offered Himself up ( by the eternal Spirit.-Ditrn.all. 1 Strange tire. Not taken front the _ altar. -Gra,,'. Tire incense was not mixed according to the law given in l Es. xxx. 34. -Henry. The incense wag offered at an t1lntsnal and un- authorized time. ;' ompson. The young prints he ' their self- control through ince in strong drink. y. Ix. Pr 5. The sin is will -wk rehlp, th 1 than dictat- ing in tpirltncl a sin now little tbougltt trite the de- enrons outwer; :Dee,"fit range fire" tastetui vwlnted sao- rlfice, may i the hea.rt'A fire. Comma not. They departed fron vord'of Je- Nevelt, who It .piatnly 1n• .trusted then lc mode of . worship, -Mel sin is not gold to hit' hat God had furled , what He 1,111 not et n 2. etre f In fire ehirh 101 eel1.the mhfle- err of Aare IeajItng to God twit brough coots to hie too t etnis. -Ciut rr was Jehuralt'N 114'41100 1 100 el ,. rue raerlllce ; the' otter Hie jteigmltiit on erring prleets. It ie a sit rrhlr a Q''tion of the sunt' fire. The buret (;ffri'Mg trent fie ns n tweet odor:. 1'1141 strange fire was rejected ag nn n1X011100 10/1. The Ismd was glorified in the former ; It tumid have been a diehouor to urcept he litter.-lieha ted'. Devoured, killed, ng with a peuetrat ling flash, :lot commuted, since they were ver- ged out In their mate. v. 5. They diel. .Aelhig an leen of nature In their reltilunship with tied, not (omitting their sem lee on the altar of sacrifice, they (li:'d. Hod's govern- ntentul dealings tiro always In bar- ruony with the dltpentuttlot wherein Ho nets. With the p'.mple of the Old Testament lienor di%hie favor Wall inn nlfestetl in earthly good, lung life, phyelral and 11ta1e111t1 !doming.'l'hese mon fled ehildlese. 3. Iboses wild. There were seeing,' of Jehovah living in elle people's meut- cery which lite pen had not trune- oribtwt to the mitered Inge,-Jeille, No ,doubt whrtt Nadal) find Abele were( struck with death, nil about three were struck with horror and filled with oonfuerloa. But lloaevt Wee eon). posed and knew whet he maid nud tild. not being dl*pltvtsel as David war in a like case. Attratt Lel t hie peace There le no rebellion lu his heart ; it Ile Aft exnmp(e of ioide et'If-controls-- WetkefieldL I'etr be from hien to honor hie 001111 more than pod, or wlele (Cod's name, or house, or law, to tel cxpoeat to reproach or contempt to pri'terve his fondly'• -('inn. Coin. It was the sitttice Or. a soul over- whelmed with grief, but grief vette• Mewl by the x01100 that "the Judge a all the earth (cells right." 4. M!cha'et ant Elizatpitan. The near- est relations who were not priests. - took. rule!. Brother to Antntm the Gather of Aaron, Ex, vi. 18-22, Como uenr. They were ',eviler; only, nett might :lot ',nee (tome Into the sanc- tuary, no, not upsell moll an occasion no bhis, 1f they had not had it emcee oamttitnd for It. 8. The bored epxtke. Thi* and kin- dred phraeee aavl 1,004 times In the Old Teeth men t. -Brook •g. Into .Aaron. After their dltnbedletlee and the judg- tnemt of God, !Lases ep-aks to Aaron, to the sone of Unite, Eievnza' and Itluunat; none it le the Lard that Spell 1314 unto .Anrou, the high priest, and Ida wtne. 0. Di not drink wine. Tho two prtretti aero under the Itttltteuce of liquor when they committed the of- fence which wits e.piated with their 11t es -.-J. F. 11. The pr, hibltlou of wine end, strong drink when going into the tent of the meeting cot,rtecte heel' teeth time eta of .Anrou',' eons ; anti for us toverr all flecitly attendee, witicit preterite revue discernment of What lg according to the mind of Hod. Not a camel, but it militant rule. Thou, nor tit" sons. Drunkenness le bail In arty, but It 1s especially scandalous and perntt•bona Itt miutstere, who of n11 men ought to have tate clearest heads and cleanest heart to -Henry. 10, Put differences. Strong drink destroys the power of the mind to make moral discriminations between e hitt ie holy or unholy,; clean or un- clean. An Intofteated mut Is Liable to commit every reline forbidden In the dera.ktgue.-Whit t Ie. 11. That ye may teach. The pried wits the proper person to teach, and it he were addicted to druukenneett he would be indeed unfit to teach Clod's statutes. JOKED FROM HIS GRAVE. Curious Provision la the Will of a German. The fourth Marquis of Hertforti 1e reputed to have said: "I shoultt like to see the !noes of my relations when my will !greed." A rich, man who hag Aft died fit Berlin may' be credited with a Muffler! wish as to his codicil, mays time London Chronicle tie had numenout relations, but treated all who approached him an torluno hunts ern. Illi lent a w1J1, wjdoh was to he opaued immediately, and the codicil to be opeaect atter the funeral. The will said: "Every member of my fam- ily who shall abetaln front attending my funeral le to rioelre :IOt) marks." Asa result the funeral woe attended by Ids housekeeiimer, u dletant oouaia On the ooeiieIl laying opened It was (mart to emeet that the residue of lig fortune was to, be divided among Hume who, notwithstanding the lues Of the 300 marks, attended hie fun- eral. Hence the housekeeper gets all; but the heirs threaten to dispute the will." iA?t+erNelf'e?"ereWeer'agd`Wed'.q`f ilea ee±e+�iraert etc meseet eeeteafee- r ilei Department of Agriculture, eon(' particles of mineral matter and Tho teotitn• or physleal meds 'o:I net free plant fool cottt,ot take place. of the soil Is nearly always more As the distribution of t l(nit Is be,‘ owl any known control titefa'm- Imlmrtent than its weer rncImess in 1 r Must pilaw his dependence under ptutt food. Every farmer knows, o•dlotry cnnditiotte on the cnnxer- or ehould know, that a ttntd awl wa'loo of sol moirtaro, , lumpy soli wit not grow good crops, 8urfuse tillage shunld crnnuuroce 'XiRe�.�.✓ feldi�ee.��'ee�..�'t✓�e'r+�r'�i+���•t+•�'�-:ecr�e+�8✓�� A LESSON IN TILLAGE. early In the twine so as to nunsrrve 110 nurtter hew [titch Vont food it nto'ethre, for item• day's delay after may contt(0. .A ,'lay to.1, w'bleb bee the soil le In it fit coedit Mit means the tern producitiq crops fur site num- loge of tons of valuable water. bot 0f years maty Le so seriously In- Aa t❑ InOdement w'ttb whin to tv'tttbbsit and maintain a Aut'(tWe jurtxl by one htjudielous'Coughing In "mulch.' the harrow it valuable; a wet time as to ruin it for the frequent harrowing of an orchard growing of crops for tteo or three will greatly lemma the evaporatbon yrart. Tho Injury tea in the mud'- from t11e surfaet', Where eful'Ivabtre fiction of Its rh steal texture, not ate neetl nN eonrereor,' of mutahtre 1 Y many tine teeth are preferable lea in the lessening of its fertility. A few tonrge teeth', sandy soh may alto be ser.ouely int- It1'tge cuttttre undnubtedl,y promotes paired for Lie growing ot any crop evuneratlot; therefore pigmies(' level l( the hunted, 01'dt'aaynig utgttafc culture except in mason whore the matter, be allowed to burn out of coil suffers from an excise of tree it. It beet ares kutelty, It speckly water, loges ala moteture, tut., it bexoutes The roller, by compressing the soil, exceealveiy fiat 11 bright sunny brings 'mixture to the surface. On weather. loom sandy 801 IS It IN ver n A finely divided, mellow, friu.bte J woeful, F011 In more I ohm the time a hard bemuse )t compacts the particles; lumpy soli of tlr steer chrm.ral mom- 11 hilt atoll it on clay, for It will prove poetttott. Why? Because it holm ttlxanx xlrosucceedne heavy hied ani 14411 11131 the ntmsture; it holds more ntr; it 'restate greater eur- dlCe to the route; 't ptumotes (er- ttely; It Micteue the de,oatpoeitou of the 11eat•141 c1e1t1.•11LH it flus lore variable extt•enirt of temperature, and it allows it better root -hold to the plant. 111 all theme and other ways the mellowness of the sell ten- der; the pistol fool more ataLlalle, anti affords a (mum and roue fortnbie piece to W11 ICI the plant rutty grow. L'trst Prepare the Sell. I1 lr useless to apply commercial f,.rtllizere to lands which ore not in pi oper pity etre I rendition jor the tory beet growth of crepe. How, - then. can the texture of lends be imprut el ? Ily e'jndirlone ploughing and tillage, nod %ulellen; by the Mein oration of humus; by the nee of under drains, wind brenkt, itppllcatlnne of nine, malt and adup- tatton of crop to soil. A number of experiments have - beell alt rt'it',1 nut sill oar Jun ex- perimental farms, fix well as at 1thaaca. N. l'., and elsewhere, nal the results point generally to the emotivity of preserving moisture In the soft, the fleet Nov towards wldcit is to pa thio soli in such a physieal condition that it will be- psrvlous to water; that is, ttatlt- wlll afford a reservoir ,for it. Free water within eighteen' 'mitre - of' Oho airtime of the golf( Is injurl-' nitg to lite growth of cultivated plants. Capillary water, that Ix, water retnitel in the minute -like empty spaces or tubes exisllig throughout a well -worked Call, Is the Direct Source of I'aelr Supply and Mould by all means be con- served, Ceplllary fiction of the soil depends upon the lineneao of its partlolee. The finer the pant- iles the greater will be the number of oaplllary tube's in the moil; nodi the finer and more numerouo those oaplllary tubes the greater will be the quantity of water rt'tnined In the soli. In coarse, loose, sandy or gravelly soils the notion will he 'weak, while In tine compacted exile it will be etrong. But ehould tate capillary ponce in the soil re- main continuous from the moist under -soli to the surface, 'he moister) would rise to the surface, and pave off Into the atmbephere by evaporation. By making these pores very much larger near the 'surface, the moisture Is arrested to Its upward movement, and this result can be accomplished by light surface cultivation, whleh pro- duoee a "soil mulch." This mule% of loose soil answers about the mune purpose as a board would in cut- ting off the direct connection of flu onplffary Boit with the atmoN- pltere. As soon as the moil be- comes baked or encrutited, the en- plildry connection with the at- mosphere le renewed, and another tillage le required to re-establish the "soli -mulch." It etltould always be rememb'red that it large amount of water le ntcesedry for it plant, because its food le in. a very dilute eohticie, and Olt water Is, alto, used in build - lug plant fillies. Molotura Is Necessary In the Solt, for without It the nation by which the toots urn able to rorroie the rang. {there possible follow the roller with a smoothing harrow to The urs of enderdrains rendre anile peruna above then, and, to removing the free water, allow* accers of air, which In ae (esetlbtl fie moisture. Lime hag a henefielal effect nn henry- May and on light sand, and acto favorably on marohy, sour land,. Line, gypsum, anti salt are good con - ser vork of moisture, Onuses and grains do beet on clay and loamy rode, leaving sanely anti gravelly Malde for adtivated crops. The humus of tilled lands can he kept up by barn manurute and by green manuring. The moll will respond In a large measure according to the treat- ment It reeeivee. 1f neglected it will full to yield a liberal increase; but If cultivated Intelligently and thor- oughly It will well reward the owner tot hie diligence. MEN BEDMAKERS, Employed In Lodging House', • Trade of litelr Own. Making bedo le commonly oonalder- ed a woman's work but there is, nevertheless, It New York, quite a bunch of met W110 follow bedmak- log sof a calling, finding regular, steady employment at this work In the many great kxdgtng houses for men, establtthedd In this city. For many years all the bedmak- erg in these pieces of many beds were men. Within the last ell or eight years there have Dome to be employed at this work to many of the downtown lodging Imams Italian women ; but In most, 1t not all, of the great ktlg'bng houses uptown men bidmukers are Mill employed. In a big lodging house, with from 400 to 600 beds, there would be a bedmaker to every floor, havtsg r'chaps ninety beds to make daily. oWt'ntally he sweeps this floor and keeps it clean and In order. The bedmaker goes on duty at 6 a. m. anti works t111 6 p. no The hulk of Ills work, however, le over by 8 p, m. The scattering beds to be matte atter that are so few do nam- es to call for little labor. Some men hedmakers make a slouchy lied, and some are not only quirk Mit earefat, and with .an eye to appearance withal, making it bed that looks inviting and is comfort- able to sleep in; In short, good bed- makere. Thr pay of the man bedmaker is email. Commonly he sleeps Io the lodging house where he le employed, The man who follows bedmaklag for a living has. If he Is capable, a good worker, and soler, a chance t4 rine In the house. Hie nett step up In a lodging house would be to the poet of watchman. t'rom that he ,night get to be the day clerk, and then, If he kept on advancing, night clerk. The night clerk holds the most reeponalhle poet and gets the moat wages of any man em- ployed It the lodging house. Geld Reason. Wife -Well, the cook has gone, end We your fault. Husband -Mine! Wiry? "Abe saki yens didn't treat her W better than you treated ms." AS TORTURED BV ECZEMA 30 YEARS A Dreadful Case -Itching Almost Unbearable -The Flehh Raw and Flaming, DR. CHASE'S OINTMENT Mr. H. 1i. McConnell, engineer in Fleury',' Foundry, .Aurora, (hit., elates: "1 believe that 'Dr. Chalie'a Ointment Is worth its weight in gold. For about thirty yearn b was trouhlxi with eczema mei co%Id not ob- tain arty base. I wan so unfortunate at; to have blood poison, and thin developed to eczema, the moot dreads Int of skin dl.eateec "I was NO toad that I would get up at night and scratch myself until the flesh was raw and flaming. The torture I endured is almost beyond description, and holy 1 cannot my anything too good for Dr..L'haee'$ Ointment. It Inas cured me, and 1 recommend It because I krow there is nothing so good for haling skin." Especially during the summer months children are tortured by Itch,mg skin disease, chafing, nunbnrs, and a 000re of ailments that are relieved and cured by Dr, Chaec's Ointment. Mr. J. Goat, soft carrier and stage driver hctweea fort I':Igin and Kincardine, Ont., states: "I can testify to the worth of Dr. Chase's Ointment as a oure for eczema. My sister, Mrs. .1. Dolmen, of Under- wood, Ont., has a boy who was a ,great sufferer from this dreadful akin disease. He wan then only, four years old, and though she took Klin to several doctors and tried a great many remedies, alt efforts to effete a mire seemed In vain. This little fellow was ooyered with Itching names, and his bandit and face were especially bad. The way he suffered war something dreadful, and my stater Itad been disappointed) with so many preparations that She did mat have much faith In Dr. Chase's Ointment. I can now teet)ly that Dr. Chase's Ointment made a "Lifted etre to this case, and there is tot a mark or soar left on his body'' t. Chass'tt Ointment, 60 ants a box at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Toronto,