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Fashion Hints Life's Never Dull
With Ethel Around TIIIFARM FRONT
of fruit development is impor-
tant in respect to spray applica-
tion. A pre-harvest application
made three weeks before pick-
ing provides the fruit with tem-
Perm", Protection, but is not suf-
ficient to last thrbughout the
harvest period, One or more pre:
picking sprays are advised but
are often omitted by growers
because of the difficulty of oper-
ating heavy modern spray equip-
ment between closely planted
and heavily laden fruit trees,
These sprays are nevertheless
most important in reducing rot
in packed fruit, and should not
be neglected. This operation
could be faciliated by proper
spacing of trees when laying out
the orchard, * ' *
To reduce rot wastage 'to a
minimum, rotted fruit should
not be placed in the picking con-
tainers along with sound fruit.
It is more advisable to allow dis-
ease fruits to drop to the ground
where they can be gathered and
destroyed with other windfallen
fruits. Gathering all grounded
fruits is an exce]leht orchard
sanitation measure. Careful han-
dling' Of the fruit while Picking
and grading will avoid bruising
and skin punctures which are
favorite sites for the rot fungus
to develop. All cull fruits should
be removed from the packing
shed and buried after each day's
operation. It would be prefer-
able to leave the fruit on the
trees rather' than pile them up
.for future disposal. Pre-cooling
and storage of packaged fruit
will assist in delaying rot devel-
opment.
G, C, Chamberlain of the Fed-
era]. Department of Agriculture,
reports that brown rot of stone
fruits is an, annual preblerri in the
Niagara Peninsula, and a difil-
cult one to handle Control is
not easily accomplished, but ex-
perience has, shown that if rec.
ornmended practices are follow-
ed by the grewer year after year,
much better results will be ob'
tained.
A Splash et Velour
It's easy to make a big splash'
with flowers even around a sum.
mer cottage, cOuntrY lane nor
other place where particular•
care, is impOssilale. The beSt
in any of these cases, is to stick
to things like petunies, nastue'
tiums, cosmos, marigolds,
nias, asters, and similar plants
which are not only easily grow*,
but which also will bloom stead-,
ily for weeks, With- only little
care at first these will practi-
cally look after themselves, It
is best to have solid beds of one
flower, though not necessarily
the same coldly, for the showiest
results and one should include
some of the newest andearightest
varieties. A long bed 'of petunias
about three feet,..wide will set
off any driveway, and roughly
circular beds of zinnias, marl,
golds, or some of the smaller
things, will make a !wonderful
show. Then fOr the smaller gar-
den there are all sorts of tiny'
flowers like alyssum, portulacat
poppies and similar flowers
which thrive even in. poor soil
and once well started will crowd
out weeds and go on blooming
-until fall.
Spread It Out
It is foolish and it is risky to
plant all the garden on a single
afternoen and "just as soon as
the first warm weather comes.
It is risky because a late frost
may ruin all tender: growth. It
is foolish because if it escapes
frost, all the flowers will come
out early or all the vegetables
will be ready at the, same •time.
With the vegetables especial-
ly, it is advisable to spread 'sow-
ings, so that the harvest may be
spread out also. Experienced
gardeners make a regular prac-
tice of planting, such things as
carrots, beets, lettuce," 'beans
spinach, radish, etc., at least
three' times, about two to three
weeks' apart. To further spread
the harvest, they will also use
early, medium and late varie-
ties. There:is no good reason Why
the vegetable garden should not
yield continually from early
summer until late fall. And the
same goes for most annual flow-
ers, too.
Transplanting
Practically any pkant, when
young, can be moved success-
fully. The main thing is to keep
the roots undisturbed, away
from the air and to cover quickly
and firmly with fine moist soiL
Watering during and immed-
jately after transplanting is es-
sential, unless the soil is very
moist and also, if possible, we
shade for the first few hours or
a day or two. With big things
like trees and shrubbery, it is
also advisable to tie trunks or
main stem firmly to a stake to 4.
prevent the wind loosening. If
there are only a few things, to
move, one should do the job in
the evening and preferably when
there is no wind. Above all it is
most important to cover the
roots well and keep the soil
firmly pressed around them. To
speed growth and lessen the
shock of moving, it is a good
plan to sprinkle a little chemical
fertilizer around but not actu-
ally touching the roots.
When in 1612 Dr. Alexander
genderson wrote unfavottrablar
of her case, they goaded, her in'
to undergoing =Other test, A.
committee Of Impartial and,
entitle persons arranged for one
Of them to be in her room at
all tittlea for a month.,
A bed, with Mrs. Moore in it,
was placed on a weighing ma-
chine, She lost 'weight steadily,
after nine days began to sink,
and was warned that the re-
sponsibility 'would be hers if she
continued to refuse food and
died,
Frightened, she confessed that
she had "taken sustenance" dur-
ing the years of her supposed
fasting, and during the sixteen
days of her first test had been
fed by her daughter while the
watchers were in the room, The
daughter had soaked towels in
milk and broth and wrung them
into her mother's mouth while
washing her face; she had also
conveyed food to her mother's
mouth while kissing her;
But some non-eaters, Evans
says, have had their claims sup-
ported by physicians Five doc-
tors upheld Louise Lateau's that
she had not eaten, drunk, slept
for four :years, and the claim
shook Europe in the mid-nine-
teenth century. Five Other doc-
tors attested their disbelief. She
,was subject to paroxysms dur-
ing which she would float about
a Mot above her bed, rigid, trio-
tioDnrle wss.
arlomont, sent by the
Belgian Royal Academy of
Medicine to investigate her
claims, wrenched open a cup-
board in her room, found a
cache of food, and got her to
admit that, while she never
slept, she had noctffial periods
of forgetfulness!
Among the patients of the
celebrated. Dr. Imbert-Gour-
beyre, who supported her, "was
also Palma d'Oria, who claimed
to'have eaten nothing for seven
years, though a "divine fire"
which raised her body temper-0
ature to 212 deg. F. compelled
her to take a lot of fluid. The
doctor solemnly states that she
drank two carafes of water in
his presence and vomited it
boiling! Sometimes she vomited
oil so hot that it set fire to her
underwear.
Another famous non - eater
vouched for by, physicians was
Mollie Fancher of Brooklyn,
who died in 1916. It was said
that she could read without us-
ing her eyes, knowing instantly
a book's contents without opeh-
ing it. In 1864 she gave up
breathing, but resumed it after
ten weeks. All this is attested
by her doctors, supported by
other "distinguished scientists."
Sarah Jacob, "the Welsh fast-
ing girl," took nothing for two
years, two months and a week,
according to her parents, an un-
educated farm couple. At ten g
she had convulsions and para-
lysis, with stomach, pain. TO
relieve this she stopped eating
and found that she could live
without food. Watchers-confirm-
ed the "miracle." But the local
vicar, the Rev. Evans Jones,
decided there was an imposture
and ordered the parents to de-
sist; but they converted him by
saying the girl was under the
care of God. Becoming Sarah's
"publicity agent," he spread her
fame, and visitors flocked to see
her, leaving small money gfits.'
There was a brisk local trade,
supplying pilgrims with tea and
beer; enterprising boys bore
placards at the railway station
offering themsehies as guides
to her home.
A group' of physicians, head-
ed by a Dr. Robert Fowler, came
down from London to "investi-
gate, bringing a number of
Guy's nurses as observers to
care for the girl.
Dr. Fowler found her in good
health, with a certain amount
of stomach rumbling, which
suggested something more sub-
,stantial within than could have
been obtained from the fort
nightly moistening of her lips
which 'the parents claimed to be
her sole indulgence.
*
The weather conditions,, at
blossom time and during the
harvest Period have a marked ef-
fect on the development of rot:
Rapid development is induced by
frequent rains, high humidity
and a temperature range of 60 to
70 degrees It:t These conditions
are likely to be experienced
every year, therefore the grower
must take the necessary precau-
tions if he expects to control
Brown Rot,
By preventing the spread of
this disease from the source of
infection, an important part of
the control campaign will be ac-
complished. The, priniary source
of infection comes from over-
wintered " mummted fruits, and
many growers fail, to appreciate
the fact that brown rot is estab-
lished or initiated at blossom
time. Blossom blight due to this
disease is not conspicuous or a
cause of serious reduction in
fruit set. Cultivation of the or-
chard ,prior to bloom will des-
troy the source of infection from
o the mummified fruits which are
usually lightly buried in the soil,
and pm-bloom and bloom fung-
icide sprays will offer a large
measure of control 'at blossom
time. Briawn rot develops prin-
cipally on fruit damaged thy in-
sects between bloom and harvest
time, therefore applications of
recommended insecticide sprays
to which fungicides have been
added, is advised by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture,
4, d, *
Rot is most active as the fruit
ripens, consequently this period
ACETATE, THE BEAUTY FIBRE, fends its elegant touch to this
Joshar suit fashioned for Spring from new tweedy-type fabrics.
The severe box lines of the jacket are 'softened by the cleverly
cut yoke and side panels and'highlighted by pearl buttons. The
reed-like skirt has a back pleat for walking ease.
R. Barclay Warren, B.A., B.D.
For Sunday, May 8
R. Barclay Warren, B.A., B.D.
Joash' Repairs the 'Temple
2 Chronicles 24:8-14
deepening of his spiritual life in
. paying the tithe; (6) at himself
in not adopting the plan sooner,
Paul writes, He that soweth'
bountifully shall reap also bOun-
tifully," 2 Cor. 9:6, 8-14: Solo-
mon assures us that if a man
honours God with his substance
his "barns shall he filled With
plenty" (Prov 3:9-10) ;. that "the
liberal soul shall be made fat"
(Prov. 11:24-25). "God lovetli a
cheerful giver." 2 Cor, 9:7.
Memory Selection: Bring seer'.
Aces and thank offerings into
the house of the Lord. 2
Chronicles 29:31.
Opsidodown to Prevent Peeking
People Who Lived
"Without Eating"
Handicapped Star
People marvel at the skill of
a Ruffing with part of a foot
missing, and Mordecai Brown
who pitched with two-and-a-half
fingers. But did you ever hear
of a gentleman. named Hugh
Dailey?
When Hugh Dailey was a boy,
he had an accident, too. In spite t
of it, he began to 'play baseball
as he grew older. One day he ex-
cited a baseball fan so much
with his pitching skill, that ,the
fan sent him to a friend who
happened to be manager of the
Cleveland team. The Cleveland'
Jnanager though his pal was
playing a joke on-hint:But he '
sent the kid to the.enound and
ordered him to toss in a few
at batting practice...
The batters swung at the, boy's
offerings and missed, The mana-
ger grew more Interested and
ordered his menet° bear down
and hit the kid all .oyer the ,lot. '
But the best of them just whiff-
ed the air as Hugh Dailey tossed
them by their bats. So the Cleve-
land manager signed Dailey 'to
play for Cleveland. That Was in
1883.
Hugh Dailey went on to be-
come a star. He pitched a , no-
hitter -against Philadephia, He
struck out 19 men in a game
when the rules called for four
strikes per batter.
Hugh Dailey pitclfed in pro-
fessional, baseball until he was
past fifty. Perhaps that, in itself,
'is remarkable, But what is even
more remarkable is the .fact that
Hugh Dailey's pitching arm was,
the Only arm he had. Hugh Dail-
ey had only One arm,
Poetry atrophies when it gets
too far from music.
How long is it possible to live
without eating? According to
contemporary accounts E v e
Fliegen, the poor swineherd
"maid of Brabant," lived from
1597 to 1611 solely on the smell
of a rose! In 1594 she had pray-
ed to be relieved of the pains
of hunger, and her prayer, it
is said, was granted.
It took her three years to
break the eating habit. In 1599
she was persuaded by the Coun-
tess of Meurs to eat a cherry,
which gave her such indigestion
that thereafter She ate nothing..
In the mid-seventeenth een-
tury a Kendal 'woman went for
fourteen years eating nothing
but "two or three spoonfuls Of
milk each day before twelve
o'clock,"
The first scientific investiga.:
Hon, was on Ann Moore, "the
fasting woman of Tutbtiry,"
1818, Bergen Evans states hi an
intriguing survey of facts and
Popular fallacies, "The Spoor of
Spooks." She gave up eating,
she said, because she couldn't
bear the sight of food, and no-
ticed rio ill effects. Oh July 17,
190, she ate a few black cur-
rants, rants, 4tradually dimity shing
her &illicit," and after' that,
nothing,
Pamphlets were ptiblislied
abOdt her. In Septethber, 106,
fetit-hour watches by resPe&
Sible' local' people were main.
tained for sixteen days, and at
the end she seemed to be in
better health than at the begin-
-nix*.
.
The .first titne Ethel Merman
opened her tnettt.li ;and sang on
a film set, one of .the* sound
tubes gave up, the cOrn-
petition and exploded,
So Hollywood IS now keeping
its fingers crossed; lie "Call Me
Madam" girl has announced that
She is through with Broadway
and, is going to concentrate on
Movies and ".television in the fia-
ture,
It's net only. .,.1?er owexful
voice that putS the Merman
no relation to Mermaid --- into
an 1-i-bomb claSS'fd her own. Her
strident peraMplity is, larger
than life. And,,no one knows
what is going:Lpto happen next
when she is around,
Her vitality is' terrifier and WA
net often,''thet v•she flags. She
keeps up; this energy 'by attack-
ing a pOtind Of pw minced steak
every now and' then. "I love IV'
she declares, "rt's good for the
figure, too,"
She can't use-help wise-crack-
ing and she, can't help practical-
joking. A one-girl Crazy Gang,
if you like.
During the Iong run of "Call
Me Madam" on the New York
stage the- other- members of the
cast bad to keep a wary eye on
her. One evening Paul. Lukas
went into hiidressing-room and
began stripping in readiness to
change into, his stage clothes. He
slid open the doers of the ward-
robe, then jumped back in hor-
ror, convinced that he had made
an appalling mistake. The ward-
robe was full of feminine gar;
nients.
Terrified that a feminine
member of the cast would be
coining in at any moment he
hurriedly dressed again and
retreated'into the corridor. Then ,
he looked at the name on the
dressing-room door. It was his,
all right. Ethel Merman had just
been playing one of her pranks!
During the production of
"Happy Landing" her leading
.man, Cesar Roinero,,was puzzled
by the arrival 'every day of a
large box of cut flowers for
Ethel. She opened, them on the
set with great ceremony, and
then clasped him in her arms
as a thank-you gesture' for the
present.-
Re didn't like to say that they
.weren't from him, 'and got more
and more self-conscious every
• day as the flowers turned up
with unfailing regularity. She
thanked him. every time, It
wasn't until the end of the pro-
duction that he discovered that
he had been having his.leg pull-
ed all ,the time. Ethel herself
had been,sending !the flowers.
He might have guessed. An-
other time she had hired a man
to go to Romero's house and an-
nounce that he was from the Los
Angeles Department of Mater
and Power and that, due to a
sudden emergency, all.' Water
would 'be Cut Off the next day.
The bogus water officials ad-
visen.that every possible con-
tainer in the-house should be
'filled,
So everything, from bath to
vase, was duly filled with drink-
ing Water. -Cesar was' almost
afraid to, move about the' hOuse
Donald O'Connor, who ap-
pears with her in "There's No
Business Like Show' Business,"
takes a dim view of the Merman
exuberance (although, as a mat-
ter of fact, her role is,a far more
restrained one than usual).
Re has one scene in which he
is supposed to come home drunk,
and Ethel has to hold his head
under a cold-water tap, pushing
it up and down in the filled
hand-basin,
They just pantomined the
ducking during rehearsals, but
Ethel really went to town when
they . were shooting the scene:
She gave him such a soaking
that he was almost drowned, 'He
, found her far too strong for
him to be able to wriggle free,
Water has an irresistible fas-
cination for the practical joker.
One of Ethel Merman's - most
famous exploits was when iii-
vited to a party. She arrived
just ahead Of the other guests
and managed to hide all the gin
bottles, replacing them with
others filled with water. .
Guests asking for gin drinks
pulled' Wry faces when tasting
the Mixtures handed to them,
and it was some time before
anyone Plucked up enough cour-
age to comment to the host that
he thought something was
Wrong.
If you are forever handing out
practical joks, you most expect
someone to retaliate. Ethel WaS
driving horric from the a ttidio
One day When both exhaust
pipes oil her powerful new car
began whistling frantically,
"Set:tided like a marine hailing
Monroe!" she raid' afterwards.
She braked, and the WhiStling
stopped: But the inethent the
' moved Off ,again, the whistling
resumed. A pelicetilan pulled
her tin and the tar flaked
over SWeetly and tilently.., He
waved her On and the whistles
rang out again.
"• It took a garage hand to ells.
Cot* that members of the cast
had Inserted- bird-whistles in
the exhaust pipes end varidild
Other Parts of the der,
Life is never drill When Shir is
around.
' Ezra Pound.
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this Indian costurneringpired
headdress Would cost. Modeled
in Paris, France, 'the diamond
feather is set at the peak of a
chignon held in place with the
aid of a diamond bracelet-clip.
Diamond pendant earrings set
off the ekpensive coiffure.
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IN PERFECT CONDITIONThe 'steaks ori the plotter, that la, '
you've even noticed them, They're covered with d apecial
coating during the freezing process, arid are said to'keep In e
hems freezer for as long as two years, aecorcliee te the manto,
facturee who hat developed the process. MOdet Dcintin
For the het four %read, she
attracted crowds Donations front
adniirers enabled her to bank
1400 in two three yea&
The amount of money raised
each year by the church looks
small when compared with the
amount spent for aldoholic bev-
*erages. Nevertheless the local
church often finds the raising
of needed money quite a task.
Sometimes it is raised by' the
pressure system. A few are pre-
vailed upon to sign for a good-
sized pledge. These are used as
a leverage on other people. The
canvasser,points out what others
have done arid appeals to the
pride of the individual to do
likewise.
Sometimes the appeal is on
the basis of honour. Some will
donate more readily if their
name is to be inscribed on 'a
plaque. Some regard giving to
the church as good advertising.
When Joash Wanted money to
repair the temple a wooden
chest Was placed at the gate of
the house of the Lord. Lite it
the princes end the people joy-
busty ntit their niOney. They
needed no receipts for income
tail deductions. The box was
filled end refilled. The temple
was repaired and there was
Money for buying furniture and
equipriient,
If all church members ack-
nowledged. 'that the tithe is the
Lord's, church giving Would be
increaSed tremendOusly. T Ii
Christian who begins to tithe
will .beSurprised (1 at the
amount of money he has fer the
Lord's Work; (2) at the 'bead in
Meeting' lila obligation§ With the
nine tenths. (3) at his groiking.
Ogre to go from One-tenth to
larger ,giVirig;' (4) at the prepar-
ation given him to be a wise!
Steward Of all he has; (5) at the Anawer eiseivhdie on OAS Page