The Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-12-19, Page 10agnal-Star, Thursday, Decenn er I9thy. ZU 3
THE GREE'.
THUMB
by G. MacLeod Ross
Boyle Recalis r
(Continues from page -0)
to church. `there had 'been, a
snowfall, which by now had
tapered olT into occasional
slithering flakes.' The moon was
climbing out from behind the
clouds, and the landscape hal
an unreal; and .misty appear-
"" , ' qu'ired is �arovide an enclosure anile tnat was lent further en -
GROWTH BY GRO-LUX ehantmerit by the sound of
' wh.ch contains a heating -cies-sleighs and cutter bells along
(Continued) j.zr nt, a fan and for humidity, the sideroais. The horses
Last week the use of Gro-L`ux ''';tralrs the vertical sides +lisp snorted and blew froth while
.d in Hessian dipping into a
lamps to promote germination their bellies rumbled like dash
of seed and of plant growth-:.v,as '' aft>r c:rutainer beneath the churns. In the sleigh was dry
described. I 'these fluorescent ' 1 an t boxes tc� act as a wick. '
�. 'and warm under the buffalo
lamps &lode NVill not give the �' ' list- ;theme is based on the rdbe, and the cold made my,
desired result;, for plants do
,..rad,,' port of air conditioning cheeks feel cold and tight. Oc-
not live l;y light alone. The '' :i:ch "aa to be seen in hos-
not a snow clump came
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vaz•:ou; rn.: tabolic processes of t '! sir the ti.W.d hl;ont,� r of --
.plant
up over the dashboard
1 �.t.a a , lite as 1940. In this
. plant gi owtlz aro influenced by +from the flying feet of the mare,
Tem era -ore, which affects the c`,ise the two end, of your box who ;hared the exub nee of
Tempera -ore, ! ke enclosure are left cls' n avid
rate of absorption by the roots, the moment.
leave;, respiration, the rate of rlu,v.� through the wet llr;slIiarr � Our ciurch • was small and
the _;i' ing•oif of water by the n r.
.iii(,,,the box or what , flow ' unpretentious. The s t a i n e d
:,sally a tunnel. • I
assimilation of carbon dioxide glass windows, memorials to
and the production of chloro- I. 'ill !his sounds too comP- pioneers of the township, al-
pthyll. Night temperatures are li ',it(s1 there is still the old ways seerned gaudy in contrast
more' important than generally 1 :1,T13 hand remedy for humid- ti with the plain varnished pews,
realized for, while plants mains eLystes th:. air, as was practised
!the oiled floor, the narrow
facture food' in the light hours, el 1 len t;in_ in the •1930's sd ing
they c.li ;e:.t it in the dark period :Il ' bone dry winters. On re -
and this Tatter process is aided ,`'rt" -1 the last thing done was
by cooler temperatures. Op- lo dash the full content of a
'" Liss 1� '..t.:nip.eratur _loaf--Aiglit -g. -t (LE !'4•.�1ter --alta c� t> _--thze;
"`� floor of the bedroom. This
are 60 to 65`I' and, when the
lights are on, 70 to 75°F but `ri':,'ht also be dene in the cel -
for the germination of seed 75 lar, though to keep up the
ti
wooden communion railing and
the plain white altar. On fhis
night, bathed in piercing in-
candescence of hissing gasoline
l .ps s --t--1< T fftterior of the
church was a sight approaching
the spectacular. The array of
house plants about the sanctu-
to 85"F is necessary for best e'tfcc it would be necessary to ary made it seem like a tropidal
results. ;o down and repeat the dose forest; but the cherished Christ -
mes,, during the24 mas lilies contributed by the
quisite. , Circulating air pre- hours. So, snake your choice.
vents the development of lis- The Indian method or the
ease organisms. Plants lose Chinese, but for Results with
-water vapor continuously a capital R these three condi-
through small pores on the un -,tions must be met in full.
derside of the leaves. If vent-' Plants must be adequately
ilation is poor the water vapor spaced, since crowding develops
condenses in a film on the sur- long weak leaf stems which
face of the leaf and so offers cannot support their leaves and
ideal 'conditions for the germ- encourages poor ventilation
ination of disease producing with consequent disease. A
organisms. Ventilation per -;good soil mixture is three parts
mits a free flow of the - carbon loam, one of leaf mould or peat
dioxide needed for photosyn- moss and one of sharp sand,
thesis and prcivides ,the oxygen all by volume. To sterilize• the
for respiration. The provision loam or the whole mixture if
of ventilation in the normal need be, it Should be placed in
cellar in winter is not too popu- •a pan and covered with wader,
lasi 4rrtlr the fuel •bilrepayer,-'th€r'i -place in a 212°F -omn
especially if it means leaving until the water is converted to
windows open, but a fair sub- steam •since it is the steam
stitute is a small fan such as is'Which does the effective job
sold for use in an 'automobile, of sterilizing. For seed germ -
A -further requisite which is ination use 1. a mixture of equal
not easy to satisfy -is the volumes of clean sand and a
Humidity. A minimum per fine grade spaghnum moss or,
cent relative humidity is ,nnces- 2. vermiculite.
sary to make. up for or reduce Finally the sowing of the
the loss of water vapor through seed deserves much more pat -
the leaves. The roots too ab- ience, care and attention than
,. , sorb water and so keep the it usually receives. For small
plant firm. With insufficient seeds sow three per inch' of
moisture growth stops. Hum- row; medium two per inch and
idity plays a key role in the large four per foot. The rows
successful rooting of cuttings should be one to two inches
and lack of a high enough per'y apart for small seeds; one and
centa.ge accounts for failure to a -half to two inches apart for
root. 'The proper relative hum- medium and two and a -half to
idity is 50 to 60%. One bund- three inches apart for large
red per cent relative humidity seeds. As a general rule cover
means- the air has absorbed all the seed with twice its diameter
the water it can short of falling lightly, witth the same mixture
in drops and the result is a as the seed bed and firm down l`
fog. Plants need just half this, the cover layer except when
degree of atmosphere satura- vermiculite is used. Then
tion. water with an atomiser or mist
Faced with all these peculiar spray.
conditions, the fact is borne in -
upon us that the only way to Nearly three thousand species
provide them economically is to of snakes are known and_i
reduce the volume of air to be they probably are descended`
treated. This is another way from lizard -like ancestors who
of saying that lamps anti plant' liv:•d roughly one hundred mil -
boxes or pots need tobs en- lion years ago. All snakes lack
closed, so ghat now we aro re moi "able. eyelids. 4,,
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Wavle "st'ers. were -enough to
indicate h4 feeling ocharity
fi'
that om tedv el the donation of
the plants. rn
In the come o
the sanetua.rY a packing case
housed figurines representingttze .1lativi�ty. The scene was
illuminated by a kerosene lamp
camoufia,l ed with tissue paper.
The dim light added a note
of mystery,. while it made less
apparent the chips and scars
on the plaster figurine,' , victims
of the enthusiastic amateur art-
ists who head arranged the
scene. •
'Christmas Eve Was the one
night when the congregation
did not dawdle outside for con-
versation. ' Everyone hurried in
to take his place in the pews.
it was ,a night of deep feeling.
My fervent feeling was perhaps
more for the comixrg- morning
thai tie religious service of
the moment. Nevertheless on
that fright even I sensed the
extra special atmosphere that
pervaded the church. The
bench-slumpers, too, made an
attempt to kneel on the hard
board platforms when the ser-
vice began.
Before the Mass started, the
choir, which had' been rehears -
wing for several weeks, sang the
familiar hymns of the season.
The• enthusiastic voices camotr-
tlaged the- asthmtatic —whre-zing
of the ancient 'organ. As they
sang, I noticed that something
was causing a stir among the
congregation. Then someone
Whispered in my ear that the
Methodist minister was in our
Ventilation is the next • re- sevs i•al tit
ehyt:reh, Though bursting , with
u� Styr .A
ora.lo
ok
erotnd until communion
time,,
end° there be was, for ertatn.
e sr ittin ...
Mr. MfcPh rson wa la �' in
a back-pew,'looking uP to the
front of the church, unaware
of the curiosity :,he had pro-
voked.
When Mass Was over and the
congregation was stirring rest-
lessly after the prayers, Father
Gibbons turned to us and held
up his bands. It was an 'un-
usual gesture, and people sat
very still while he collected his'
thoughts. To this. day I re-
member his words:
In the tribulation 'of every
day, we who are the followers
of the Divine Child often for-
get that love and respect for
others must be our first rj1e
~of charitable living._ That this
love is amply demonstrated to-
night by a fellow Christian
giv6s' -us all the example and
the joy which must be shared
by the heavenly host singing
Glory to God in the Highest,
and on Earth Peace Amongst
Men of Good Will.
The minister had slipped
away before we left the church.
saw hirq goipOnto'thevestry,
It -wave strange- night Peo1
were quieter :than usual, as if'
they had shared in some - ek
perlenGe se powerfult hat it
didn't need any, discussion,
Christmas morning was Wbn-
derful. gRt the books L had
aske Y for and the stag-handled
jackknife I had been admiring
in the mail-order catalogue.
Later that day, I found myself
Ahjnking about Mr. McPherson
and what Father Gibbons: had
said the night before.
forgot Mr. McPherson and
Father Gibbons` when Uncle Jim
arrived unexpectedly from the
construction camp up north
Where he had been working. He
had brought a quarter of veni-
son with him. While I was hold-
ing the lantern for Father to
hang the meat up in the wood-
shed, where it would stay frozen
all winter, he asked, "I wonder
if the Reverend Mr. McPherson
would "like 'a feed of venison?"
I knew then that the Metho-
dist minister had by his actions
taught us all -the true signifie-
ance of Christmas.
Today the memory of the
depression evokes, not only
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