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The Exeter Times, 1920-7-29, Page 7,folk goi ftst.„. CONDUCTED 13Y PROF. HENRY G. BELL The object of this department Is to place at the. sea viee.of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to sone and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care Of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toron, to, and answers will appear In this column In the order in vvilich they are reaelved. When writing kindly mere, eon this paper. As space is limited it 18 advisable where Immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and ad• dressed envelope be enclosed withlhe question, when the answer will be mailed direct. 13 G,: --If sand vetch was sown the with sunken areas last a May would it grow sufficiently Your thumb into. to mow this year? Also, is it a grass Ansvver:—Hollow centres in pota that one can get rid of after it once tees are caused by excessive growt gets eterted, or is it one like quack during wet season. They are espe grass, impossible to out? I have cially cominon. whale a lot of stoc fifteen acres of sandy ground that is manure has been applied. From you badly run out that was in rye two description I can not determine jus years ago and came lie to volunteer what disease is affecting your crop rye last year and disked it down last It /nay be Scab or it may be Rhixroc August. No sv I want to let thiu crop twilit. At this stage you can do no go back to the land. would you mow thing to help your present crop. B it before ripening or let it ripen and selecting disease free seed you ca theu mosv and disk down? vele! not help 'avoid a recurrence of the disease plosv ontil next spring for corn. Any H. 5.:—I would like a little advic suggestions will be greatly appees about sweet Ocoee. I have about foul eta tech acres which is a very good stand. How is it harvested for hay? Also for seed? Can I raise seed from this sweet clover after I cut a crop of hay? cutting can be made if you are care - Answer. --Sweet clover is harvested ful not to cut the plant back too far. 'fcr hay just the •same as any other 'retch does not propagate by root amore care should be taken to cut this lover with the exception that a little stalks but is grown from seed, and if the plants eve cut before the seed is crop earlier than in the case'of other formed there is no danclovers. Do net let the stalks get ger of the crop hard and woody because hay from thet you can lay y Answer:.. -.It is questionable if vetch sown in May would make sufficient ,growth for cutting this fall. If there is a heavy growth; however, .such a persisting as a weed. „I woold acivise you to let the vetch stand this com- ing fall and winter mid plow it early in the spring, especially as yoer soil is study and will tend to lose con- siderable plant -food by leaching, Spring plow the vetch early anti back it up with a liberal application of good fertilizer . and you should have good cern. C. Wo--Explainewhy ney potatoes are hollow inside, and are covered Loe, 411001104,- mica material is very low in its feed- ing value. Sweet clover is harvested for seed by cutting with a binder. Allow the flowers to dry, and the seed to :form, then cut with a binder and dry in shocks. Sweet .clover can be threshed with ao ordinary threshing machine, after which the seed should be put through a huller. As far as I know, best results in seed raising do not come from usieg the second crop for seed. .,...4LTITE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON AUGUST 1ST. ''...""11/"" David. Brings the Ark to Jerusalem, 2 m. 6: 1-19; Psalm 24: 740. Oshaen Text—Psalm. 100: 4. •••••••••111 as of wisdom, on the king's part, and it was exceedingly popular with the people. The thirty thousand men whom David took with him indicate that the enterprise was partly a military one, and that opposition on the parteof the Philistines was feared. Beale of Judah, or Beale Judah, was about nine miles west of Jerusalem. It was also called Kirjath-jearim (I Chron. 13: 6). The Name of the Lord of Hosts, that is Jehovah Sabooth, wassenecus liarly sacred to .the people of Israel and was associated in their minds with 1-10'. To Bring Up . . the .Ark the great work of Moses and Joshua. of God. David was wise in desiring He was the "Lord of hosts, the God to make his new capital the religious of the armies of Israel." centre for all Israel. He knew, as Perez-Uzzah. This name, which Moses and Joshua had known, that means "the breach of Uzzah," is ex - the unity of the independent tribes plained by the strange story of the of Israel could only be preserved by death of Uzzah, a story difficult for a common faith and a common wore us to. understand. The act of Uzzah ship.For Jehovah was king, and,I seems to have been right and proper, until Saul, the free men of Israel hadi for he sought to hold the ark in its , recognized no' other king. They rec- place when the stumbling of the oxen ogmzed Saul and David oneyeaa "the anointed of Jehovah." While there were local sanctuaries and altars everywhere throughout the land, the ark had a special meaning. for the whole of Israel, and where the ark wasothere was the national sanctuary and the proper dwelling place of Je- hovah, and so also of Israel's king, Jehovah's choaen and anointed repre- sentative. The story of the ark ,s'hould be re- ' called here, its place in the sanctuary in Shiloh, its oapture by the Philis- tines,, and its return to Judah (I Sam. 4: 1-7: 2). It is very probable that, . hile in the territory of Judah, it was _still wider Philistine control, toitil the Philistine power was broken by David in the two battles described in 5: 17- e5. Now at last it was possible to restore it to • its proper place, and it was David's purpose to set it in the national sanctuary in his new capital, as an object of reverence and a symbol on the rough road might have upset it. To the Hebrew of those days, how- ever, the nsere touching of so sacred an object • by an oreinary, unconse- crated person, was an act of sacri- lege, and for that they believed TJzzah to have been punished. David was afraid of the Lord that day. The death of the driver of the cart seemed to him an evil omen. The time was not propitious, Jehovah was megry. He would, therefore, leave the ark in the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite, that is a native of Gath, and probably a Philistine, until a more favorable time. 11-19. The Lord Blessed Obed- Eclono This man was, no doubt, a convert to the Jewish faith and must have. lived not ear from Jerusalem. The fact that he was prosperous at this time seemed to indicate the favor of Cod. Davicl is, therefore, led. to believe that the same blessing will come upon his city when the ark is of unity for all Israel. Compare the I brought into it. The fairorable time parallel story in I Chron. 13: 1-14, inI has come. which the writer says: "The thing was ' right in the eyes of all the people." It was an act of real piety, as well What are the hoot Prospais for 1920? What are wheat prospects for 1920-21? klere is some of the Thies t intern -lotion: • Prance has Made very little gain in wheat acreage, England and Wales have less wheat acre- age than last year. U.S. fennel% Wowed up MD% of Winter wheat Mown last ten. Australia's crop is off 41%. South Africa:6 wheat is short 23%. For wheat on medium loam soil fertilizer carrying 2 to 4% am- use 260 to 800 Ms, per Toro of Monia, 8 to 9% posphor o acid, one 2 to 4% Pothole MAKE EVERY ACRE of wheat sown in gem COUNT Irrod, wertutzere. Wiley ware inoreased yields. POr further information write goll and Crop Improvement Bureau Of the Canadian roertillzer Ass'n. Henry G. 13011, }IAA., Director 1111 Temple Building • Torontee With Gladness. It was made an oc- casion of great festivity, in which peo- ple from all parts of the country, all the. house of Israel, took part. This thne the ark was carried, not driven on a cart. The writer of Chronicles (1 Chron. 15: 14-15) says: "The priests end the Levites sacrificed I themeelves to bring -up the ark of the I Lord God of Israel. And the children ' of the Levites lare the aelr'of God upon their shoulders." Compare Exod. 25: 14. Sacrifices were offered by the way as the solemn precession began its march toward the city gates. And David danced before the Lord, joining with many others in the procession who kept time with the music of psaltery, harp and eyrnbal (1 Chron. 15; 16). He was girded with a linen ephota that is, a short, loose Obat, oe perhaps merely a skirt girt about the waist. The dancing caused an ex- posure of the limbs, which Miehal, David's wile, the daughter of Saul, chose to regard as indecent, This made the one jarring note in the har- mo•ny of a perfect day (ve, 20-21). iPsalm 24: 1-10 appears to have beeff composed either for or in commemora- tion of this notable 'coot. In song the gatee of Jerusalem, gates of the ancient stronghold of a heathen race, Iare ehaelenged to open wide that Se -1 bora' the Xing of gloryomay enter, I . Pm a Laxative. 2 Pills a Cathartic. 3 Pills a Purgative. This is the Way Mliburn's Lexee Liver Pills Work. 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Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont, 'im=:a=,c.,..ansuieivivialamionrsasextgasaoroargerraciarscsarsaw in and take possession of his city. Twice, the warders of the gates are represented as demanding to know Who is this King of glory'? and twice the priestly choir reply, The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. The Low Cost of Health. It is gratifying to know wheu we have forced Open tie at every turn the high cest of living, that it hue not affected manY of the necessaries in connection with the coet of health. Many of the 1110St important things .en connection with maintaining good • health can be had for nothing, ctuIvt danoes4mnpoite caoisntouanntytolfsinfgrestho saire .in your home, - It does not oast anything to take a walk in the open air, breathing properly, keeping the body in an erect posture. • It •does not cost anything to take a few simple exercises every morning, It does not cost anything to chew Or -Masticate your food thoroughly, It does not cost anything to select the food best suited to your bedy re- . club, ements, It does not cost anything to clean the teeth tivice a day. It does not cost anything to stop using patent medicines, And lastly, it -does not cost you anything to 'have a cheerful, happy disposition, stop worrying and cut out •your grouches. The foreg•oing are the essentials for good health. It is not only a fact that they cost nothing, but they will aid in reducing the cost of living .by reducing your doctor's bill and your Medicine bill. Does Your Daughter Confide in You? As the little girl just home from school reached the kitchen door, sha threw herself down on the top step and gazed with thoughtful, wistful, al- most pleading eyes at her -mother within, hard at work as usual. To -day she was ironing, and the small daughter, seeing the tired, nerv- ous face, knew that S0011 there'd come the sharp command to "put on your apron and help." Usually she liked to help, but to-day—oh, to-clay!—she lead so, hoped to find mother sewing, perhaps, or the work all done, for there. were things she wanted to ask. Beneath the crisply starched ging- ham dress the little heart fluttered painfully at the memory of certain things heard that day. before school had opened and at recess time. -The conversation she had chanced to over- hear among the older girls had turned her little child world.eepsyturvy, and she must in some way find out the truth from mother. Sae - moistened her lips to speak, but her throat was dry and parched, and words wouldn't come. If only mother didn't look so cross! Perhaps, anyway, she'd only say: ."Nansens, child, what are you talking about?" But the girls had said—oh, they'd said so many things, and she couldn't understand them at all! If only she could swing the, conversation around in seine way to the subjece in ques- tion, then it would no e be so hard to brirtg up the things that were troubl- ing her. But. just then her mother's voice broke in, high pitched and fretful: "Come, come, Mabel! You've sat there dreaming long enough. Get on your apron. The sink's full of dishes, and if you don't hurry up they won't be done in time for supper." And the one opportunity of the day for 'talk- ing over with mother the things she had heard at school was lost. . Again and again she sought' the chance of a quiet chat, at which times her courage was sceewed. to its limit; but always jost as the parched lips were about to form the question; some forgotten (luta called the mother away or some task was unloaded on the little girl. Even at bedtime there was no opportunity for a' heart-to- heart talk. Mother didn't believe in babying her big girl, as she called reading a hedtime story •or stopping in the dimly lighted room for friendly conversation. , The days passed and the perplex- ing questions remained unanswered. More, and more did Mabel cling to .the circle of big 'girls at school and strain her ears to catch every word that was uttered. Then one clay, one of the girls less scrupulous than the •othets, took Mabel hi charge and filled her eager, listening ears with the vilest of information, lasonemostoftsrmermatnegaterrawarmtrasswommanwsname W T (DOAN'S [KIDNEY PILLS WILL GI I VE YOUI, Mrs, H. Ezarde, Cornwall, Ontd writes:—'Both my husband and myself were bothered with bad pains in our backs. A friend advised us to get Dan's Kediese- whielooye did, end before Vete ktmi Ge bete. ieneeqg both bettee, encl. have het had an attack Dorm's Kidn.ey Pills ato`500, a box at all ea, eta or mailed dived on receipt of rico by The T. Milburn Coe Limited., Toronto, Mabel shuddered at the dreadful stories. She was frightened, and could never, never, talk to her mother about such things. Thus the opportunity for learning about life and its mysteries, through the pure und•efiled lips of her mother, and cla'Aed in all the beauty which should surround the workings of Na- ture, was lost and lost forever; and all ,because mother had been too busy to give her wondering daughter a few minutes for quiet conversation. Later she was surprised to find that her little girl had grown up, but it gave her littIe concern. "They all have to learn somethne," she told herself; but she didn't ask in what way the wisdom had come and whether the knotvledge made life and womanhood andennther- hood wonderful and beautiful or hid- eous and obnoxious to the girl -child. "Mabel is a good- girl," she said; "1 have no reason t� worry for fear she'll go wrong." As it happened, she was right. Mabelwas a good girl, and because of aecertaen inborn sense of right, there was but little .chance of her 'bringing. disgrace to the family. ..Yet all allot-dice:At...tame dorethe fact that :when she grew older and love came" to her, she shrank from mar- riage and wifehood and the corning of little children, as things revolting and repulsive. Reason as she might, she could not get away from the ugly presentation of the mysteries of life that had been impressed on her mind. We would all have our daughters enter that most beautiful period of a woman's life clean in every way, and realizing to the full its beauty, its purity and its nearness to God. Yet how many mothers have sent their daughters along the right road? For it must ever be remembered that it is in these talks ,between 'mother and daughter that the great and good truths can be learned, . A time can not be set for a girl to be told these things. It may be early, it may be late, but whenever that time comes, there must be the oppor- tunity for a quiet talk with mother, and mother must be ready to answer the questions which tremble on the eager, oftentimes frightened and hesi- tating lips. It is for that reason, if for 310 other one, that mother should not always be too rushed with work to listen to all her little girl has to say; and for that reason, too, that tasks should not always be eroevded upon daughter as soon as school is over. Don't think that mother must always talk, or that she must broach the subject. It is most often in the quiet spells that the courage is ac- quired to ask the grave, important questions, for they aro questions which instinctively are hard to ask. Be dose to your daughter at all imes. Be her confidante. Watch for igns of perplexing problems; and vhen the eyes grow dreamy and the ips tremble, bide your time 'lest. you righten away the approaching tonfi- en•ce. Don't begrudge a few minutes t bedtime to .kiss daughter good- ight, to mingle your prayers with ers, or to linger for a Betio that efore she goes to sleep. Neither you or she will forget the mother -talks iven at that time, Mother -talks! Some mothers are lways too busy, always too rushed indulge in them. Some mothers, aving been deprived of such op- ortunities, would not ktow how to roceed with their daughters, Yet ur ,giris of to -day who are to be the ives and mothers of to-movrow must, life and its mysteries unfold he- re them, be given these oppootun- GS. , It happens that conadences usually cur while inother and daughter work gether, or as they walk together, t in the °pent acmes fields en1. dnwn iady land, at twilight and at bed - no. The wise, tender, medial then to whom child'e future is precious thing, will held herself in dines s andegrasp tile opportunities they keeent themselee$, a 11 a to at fo iti oe td ou ei til ism a • ret 28 A series of instructive articles constituting, when completed, an entire course on baby hygiene and care of the child up to six or seven years old. Mothers are urged to read the articles as published, and cut them out for future reference. The information has been prepared by physicians who have made the welfare .of the child a life study. Third Article. A delicate piece of maehinery must have regular, systematic care if it; is to remain in order and do its work properly. Just so with a baby. His body is one of the most eensitive pieces of meehanism knewn, and regu- lar, systematic care is necessary if ao is to grew and develop properly, household dutiee may be performed, A baby must pot only have thei but the nursing mother must not be right kind of meals, but they must be overworked. She should take a nap on time and at the same time every each afternoon, or at least lie down day. and met in a cool room. A baby must have regular hours far The nursing mother cannot afford sleep, and he must be put to bed on to have a "spell of nerves." Anger, time arid at the same time every day. worry, grief, excitement all interfere The baby's bath, outing, playtime, with the nervous system and its con - nap, going to stool, in fact, every- trol of the circulation of the blood, thiag that is necessary to a baby's, which affects the supply and the qual- care, precision and regularity that iseity of the milk, The -pursing mother needs to keep herself well. So long as she is well the baby probably will be well, It will help the mother to lie down to nurse her baby. In this way she he wants of properiy modified Every nursing and every ounce of mother's milk is just that much gain- ed for your baby. The nursing mother needs. plenty of fresh air and some •exerciee each dey in the open air, preferably walk - or light gardening. The ordinary used in caring for any fine enaehine. Regularity in baby's care will establish ,gooa habits. Good habits are something which will be a benefit to him through eife. The first years of a child's life are, for these ren- can gain fifteen minutes' rest every sons, the most important. If he has three hours. Both mother and baby the right sort of care then and is trained in the right sort of habits from the very first day of his life he will grew and develop properly. He will be -a happy baby and, there- fore, a good baby, for he hasn't any reason to be otherwise. On the other hand, careless and ir- regular feeding, keeping baby awake at all hours, walking him to show to the neighbors, taking him out to walk when he ought to be in bed will make a baby unhappy and tress. A child who has been trained to habits of regularity, to obedience and self-control is much easier taken care of when ill, and these habits assist in the recovery. e Sample Program For Every Day. 6 a.m.—Baby's first nursing. Family breakfast; children off to school. 9 a.m.—Baby's bath, followed by second nureing. Baby sleeps until noon. 12.—Baby's noon meal. Out-of-door airing and nap. 3 p.m.—Afternoon nursing. Period of waking. 6 p.m.—Baby's supper and bed. 10 to 12 p.m.—Babyes night meal. Mother's milk is the best and cheap- est food for the baby. It will make the baby strong and healthy. Mother's milk is always ready and. never sours. It does not have to be prepared or measured. It is virtually always safe. Mother's milk contains the proper ele- ments of food in the right proportion for the growing child. The baby will have the best chance of living if he is mother -fed. Ten bottle-fed babies die to one that is fed to the mother. The new-born baby is put to nurse when he is five or six hours old. Dur- ripe, raw fruits and cooked fruits. ing the first twenty-four hours he •buttermilk, cocoa and should nurse not more than four plenty of water, one or two quarts will be better for it The Mother's Diet. Diet. —The diet for a nursing moth- er needs to be appetizing, nutritious and laxative. As a rule she raay fol- low her •choice of food, avoiding foods which she has learned disturb her di- gestion, as these will disturb the baby. If the milk is scanty, a more gen- erous diet is indicated. She should take mare fresh milk, eggs, fresh vegetables, ripe fruit, nourishing liquid food and drink plenty of water, avoiding tea, and toffee and all alco- holic preparations or patent medicines. Constipation should be guarded against. Fresh fruits are laxative. So are bran biscuits or bran added to the erhole-wheat "flour. Whole-wheat bread is more nourishing than white bread and does not constipate. A glass of hot water the first thing on rising in the morning has a beneficial action, The following diet is recommended for mothers: All kends A soups, All kinds of fresh fish, boiled or broiled. • Meats, once a day—beef, mutton, lamb, veal, ham, bacon, chicken or turkey. Eggs—freely, one or two each day. • All cooked cereals withmilk and cream and sugar. All stale breads, avoiding fresh bread and rich cake. All green vegetables—peas, string beans, asparagus, eauliflower, spinach, white and sweet potatoes, celery, let- tuce and other plain salads with oil. Desserts of plain custard or pud- ding, ice eream; no pastry. Fruits should be taken freely. all times, but at both breasts each time. A new-born baby may be given plain cooleboiled watee at regular intervals between nursMg. Do not give him any kind of tea or other mixture. daily; tea and coffee sparingly, and not strong, °nee a day. No beer or other alcoholic 'drinks. Weaning the Baby. A baby should not be nursed after one year. At that age he needs a Beginning with the second day, baby should nmore solid food to make him grow uese every two and one- 4.,„ half to three hours. On the three- s"'''ng" hour schedule he nurses at 6, 9 and A baby should be weaned gradually; and the milk at first should be only 12 a.m. until four months. old. In the half the strength of the formula used event the milk is delayed longer than for a normal child of the same age. the third day baby should be fed from Then the milk should be gradually the bottle at three-hour intervals, but he should be put to nurse regularly- increased in strength. in order to stimulate the flow of milk. Weaning may usually begin at about the ninth arionth, by giving The average healthy baby until it is baby one feeding of COW'S milk, using four months old nurses every three two parts milk and one part water. If hours. When he is six months old, he digests this well, the amount of nurse. every four hours, usually Rey - water can be decreased g•radually ing both breasts each time. This until at ten or eleven months he may makes five nursings twenty-four hours, four during th eday and one atbe taking whole milk. The number of, milk feeding can be slowly increased, night, as follows: G a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m. until at one year of age the baby is It is necessary to foil 1 weaned entirely. A baby weaned at Inine or ten months may be taught to hours for nursing. If baby is fed' take milk from a cup. every time he cries his digestion seonl Inciease in the baby's diet must be will be upset. IX he cries' between , made with caution, especially during .feedings give him plain cool -boiled i the summer, It is better to keep the water. Babies are likely to cry from! baby on a low diet than to upset his oyerfeeding as from hunger. If the . digestion by over -feeding. A baby one year of age in. July but atter each feeding give him what months if he is doing well. 1 Infants should be 'weaned when the mother's milk seems insufficient for ybOr baby do not give up nursing him, should not be ;weaned during the, hot svi•....eog.u••,....o........i,...r.:••• G EAT FORTUI\ were inadc do Ing the period Im- m�diateiy fol owing destructive War by those who made hark: investments in the depreciated moneys and securities of the warring nations, • particularly in the government and municipal obligations of those nations which were vanquishe'u. pfsseni irtuaFfon ai9.0rda most remeekable opportunity that Will not present. Itself again for : NilbPittions to, come. This is history, not theory, and history will repeat itself, We have a list of these -se- curities. ..'S.,13k for 2art1cu1ar:3. PIEMiNG St MARVIN Stook aka :t33.vostment 23i:e1se:vs 1102 0, P. IStrrVall:IrO it'Cra0141:0 mothers are suffering from a disease 'which they might transfer to the child, each as typhoid fever and tubercul- osis; Or if the mother is suffering from some ejsease which might be aggravated by nursing, such as Bright's disease, tuberculosis and acute pneumonia. The infant should likewise be weaned if he is to have a successor, or if the mother is suffer- ing from inflammatiori ,of the breast, Words cf Wisdom The aillage philoinaher We that before you dart a ne1ghborlicenreeef0- rel you had better reneernbee who tan come over quiokest when the house it on Are, tha family down with the flu', or you falf doevii the hay ehute and beak a couple of legs. He says the friends a bundred miles away may be very deav but the floret neigh- bor down the road is handiest whea the baby gets kicked by et 'horse. eee--• Entertain honor with hemility and poverty With patience, TURNE� TO DYSENTEIY LO$t 29: Pounds Dysentery le one of the worst forme ot bowel complaint. The ,paius in the bowels are inteuse, the discharges ocour with great rapidity, and are very often accompanied by blood. It doeS 1144 need to peneet for any. length ortirne Until the wbole system le weakened and debilitated, and hardly any 'other dis- ease so .quicaly underzeinee the strength and brings about a condition of pro- stration and. utter collapse that often terminates fatally. To check the unnatural discharge, without bringing on constipetion, there is only one remedy to use, and this is Dr. Foovieres Extract or Wild Strawberry. Mr, G. W. MeVagh, Mower, Sask., writes:—"About eight veare ago 1 had a severe attack o atarrhoett which turned to dysentery before I got better. I might say I was sick for three weelca, I weighed 154 lbs, when I took sick and weighed 125 lbs. where I got it stopped. 1 thiak I had tried every medi- cine that was on the market and did not find relief smell I tried Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, and oue bottle relieved me, 1 think there is nothing like it for diarrhoea or dysentery.. I always keep some on hand as a person does not know wh.en he will neod it." "Dr. Fowler's" has been on the market for the past 75 years. Don't experi- ment witb some no -name -no -reputation compounds. They may be dangerous to your health. Price 50ea bottle, Manufactuted only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto. Ont. rvoirY A laying hen has a large, moist vent showing a dilated eendition and looseness as compared with the hard; puckered vent of a non -laying hen,. The whole abdomen, as well as the vent, is deleted, so that the pelvic arches are widespread and the keel is forced down, away from the pelvic arches, so as to give large capacity. The more eggs a bird is going to lay the following week the greater will be the size of the abdomen. The actual size of the abdomen is, of cous-ee, influenced by the size of eggs laid and by the size of the bird. A rag -ging abdomen is undesirable. Heavy productioxi is shown by the quality •of the shin and the thicknees and stiffness of the pelvic arches. Fat goes out from the skin and body with production, so that the heavy produc- ers have a soft, velvety skin that is uot underlaid by layers of hard fat, The abdomen in payticalar is soft and pliable. The sternal processes aaere very prominent and are g•eneraIly bent outward. The thicker and blunt- er the pelvic arches and the greaeer the amount of hard eat in the abdo- men the less the production or the longer the time since production. One of the finer indications, but yet one of the most valuable in picking the high layer, is the fineneis of the head and the closeness and dryness of feathering. The head of a high layer is fine. The wattles and ear -lobes fit close to the beak and are not loose and flabby, The face is clean-cut. The eye is full, round and prominent, espe- cially when seen from the front. The high lay-er is more trine; that is, the feathers lie closer to the body-, sued after heavy production, the oil does not keep the plumage relatively so sleek and glossy, but the plumage be- oomes threadbare. A Horne -Made Paint. A very subsi,antial paint can be made for the paintihg of barns and other buildings as follows: Slack one-half bushel of fresh lime with boiling water, oovering it to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and add seven pounds oe fine salt, previously dissolved in warrn water; three pounds of ground rice, boiled to a thin paste and stirred in boiling hot; one-half pound of bolted gliders' whiting; one pound of white geese, winch first soak in cold water until swollen up, then male ever a fire, avoiding burning it. Add five gallons of hot water to the mixture, stir well, and let ,stand. a few days covered up. When ready to use the wash, make it boiling hot, pint of this mixeure will cover nearly a square yard. egamsumnrnieweree,MM. WeTA41.1 birt8MY Troubled With Weak Heart. 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