The Exeter Times, 1920-9-23, Page 3CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY G. BELL
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'authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crepe.
Address alt questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in
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R. E.:—Can you tell me what to .do
for my tomatoes? The leaves shrivel
up and turn dark,then.the plants die.
thought perhaps it svae blight. The
vines were thrifty until now.
Answer: It is blight that has struck
your tomatovines. You ,can do no-
thing for thein now, but next year,
.shortly after you have set the tomato
plants, spray Ahem with bordeaux
mixture. ' You can buy this mixture
ready-made or you can niix it up
yourself by dissolving 4 lbs. of quick
:lime in one container and 41bs, copper
a good catch, To make doubly sure.
I would advise you to fertilize it with
260 lbs. per acre of fertilizer, carrying
at least 2 per cent. ammonia, 8 per
cent. phosphoric acid and 2 per cent.
potash.
J. W. L.: --I want to get a field
ready to sow to sweet clover. The soil
is light and sandy, was sowed to rye
this year. When is the besit time to
sow it, this fall or next spring? About
how much seed to the acre? Should
the land be limed? How much to the
acre? 2. Could you tell me how to con -
sulphate in another (preferably a trot the little green flies that get on to
our potato vines?
Answers I would advise you to sow
Since your seed is sandy I would ad-
your sweet clover seed in the spring.
wooden pail) and inix it with water to
'make a total of 40 gals. Of course
you can mix a much smaller quantity
,of this in proportion. Spray this on
the vines as soon as you have mixed
it and the mixture will kill the .spores
of the late blight.
F. G.:-1 would be pleased if you
would tell me what kind of alfalfa to
raise on muck which is drained, also
when to bow it.
Answer:The western grown alfalfa,
speaking generally, of the Grimm
variety, seems to do best under con-
ditions obtaining in the Northern half'
•of this continent, The best time to
sow alfalfa in Ontario its in spring,
•using a light slurp crop.
H. S. have a field that is very
thick with thistles. I have it into
'corn now. What is your advice about
.sowing alfalfa- seed in August?
Answer: I would not advise sowing
alfalfa seed in Augast in your .corn,
•espeo:ally since your field is thistley.
I would advise you to deeply fall plow
your land and work it 'by disIoing and
harrowing as soon as the ground is
dry enough in the spring. Give it per-
iodic workings every two weeks until
late May and early June. By this time
the thistles will be pretty well killed
out. Sow your alfalfa seed with a
light nurse crop, such as a bushel of
barley to the acre, and you should get
vise fall plowing, but work it early
in the spring. As to fall work: You
might disk the land when you intend
td saw to sweet clover after applying
lime this fall. I would put on at least
a ton of ground limestone to the acre
and then disk it into the surface of
the soil. In the spring plow the land
fairly 'shallow -and work it into a
smooth seed abed, When you come to
seeding, apply about 20 lbs. ofsweet
clover seed to the gore using a light
norsse crap -Such as one to one and a
half bushel of barley or wheats- In
order to make sure of the.catch, I
would advise you to fertilie it as
suggested in the answer above. 2. The
green insects on the potato vines are
aphids. This form of insect has a
sucl:;ing mouth, which circumstance
makes it ,of no use to spray with a
poisonous liquid such as Paris green.
The only other control that can be
used is a mixture of nicotine solution
commonly known as black leaf 40 and
soap. For your potato vines mix
pint of black leaf 40 with 4 lbs, of
soap to each 50 gals. of liquid that you
are• going to apply. Spray this in a
very fine spray on the potatoes and
it should kill the green aphids.
:.` „VHE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
t;lr SEPTEMBER 26TH.
Review: Saul, David and Soleinon
Compared—Psalm 72. Golden
Text, 1 Sam. 16: 7.
The characters of David and Solo-
naon, father and son; are presented to
ue in the Biblical narrative in striking
•rcontrast. Different as they are in
character, so also are they in their
respective careers, ineducation, early
life, companionship, and exercise of
kingly,authority. They are alike only
in their piety and in their loyal de-
votion to the worship of Jehovah, a
loyalty which, however,, inthe case
of 'Solomon, was weakened toward the
end of his life. There is a likeness,
too, rin their love of justice, but Solo-
mon's extravagances and great enter-
prises cost so much that he was
obliged, early in hie reign, to resort to
,some very unjust ,and tyrannical
measures, both to get money and sup-
plies for his court and 'army, and to
get labor for his hewing, quarrying,
and building,
David was a man of the people. He
knew the people with whom he had
toiled as a shepherd, with whom he
had fought in 'the wars, some of whom
had been his companions in •exile, weth
whom he lnad;.shared_in many Feyrilous
enterprises, whose :enstopes and Ideas
he understood, and whom he passion-
ately desired to +serve. Solomon was
brought up in the court, in the royal
household. He knew much from ob-
servation, and had. a •shre'wvel practical
outlook upon life which finds expres-
sion in his proverbs, but he never had
the close contact and warm sympathy
with the common people which David
had, and as time passed he grew more
and more a stranger to them. They
saw and praised Ms splendor and his
wisdom, but they were restless and
discontented under the burdens which
;his rule imposed upon them. It was
'a fine thing 'indeed to have a aplendad
temple and palaces in Jerusalem, but
the ordinary Israelite thought more
of hie local sanctuary, the high place
where his fathers had worshipped, and
was not willing to give up ons -third
of his time to these remote and costly
underbalcings. David understood and
loved the people. Solomon may have
had an aoadlemic knowledge of them,
but he can hardly .he said to have
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really understood or loved them.
l ay.d was a soldier with the readi-
noes, courage, tact, and resourceful-
ness of the true soldier, He saw the
imperative need of national unity and
labored strenuously to secure and
establish it, Following up the work
of Samuel, and inspired by his ex-
ample, he set himself to make a
strong nation out of the divided and
jealous tribes and succeeded,, or would
have succeeded, if it had not been for
the ungrateful and disloyal conduct
of his son Absalom,• and the civil war
Which he brought about, Solomon did
seek the same end by his building of
forts and by his standing army, and
by the building of a temple which was
to be a common place of worship for
all Israel. But Ms heavy exactions,
the partiality which he showed his
own tribe of Judah, and the favor and
indulgence with which he treated his
foreign wives and concubines, estran-
ged •ami divided the people whom he
would have unified.
David honored the prophets, and
when rebuked by them ear a sin, or
inv'aslon of the people's rights, sub-
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I.ABY
ELEVENTH ARTICLE, ly to mean a big cold in a little baby.
"in from a 'ti01d cough
Keeping the Baby Well.
To keep ]t baby well is much easier
thni ato cure `him when he becomes
sick.
In a room crowded with strange
people, there always is likely to be.
some one who' is suffering from a
catching disease, or who may come
from a home where such a disease is
present, For that reason, a little baby
should be kept away from crowds and
from crowded places in order to pre-
teet him from exposure to disease.
Most healthy grown persons carry
disease germs in their mouths. They
do an adult no harm. But in kissing
a baby on the mouth these germs may
be transferred to the baby's tender
mouth and make him ill or even kill
him. Kissing the 'baby on the mouth,
even by his own mother, should not
be permitted.
A little tali fin a big person is Like -
dig altars .for Cinemosh and Moloch,
and offering worship to the goddess
.Ashtoreh.
It is in the earlier part of his reign
that the character of Solomon shines
most brightly. It is to that part of
hie reign that .the words of Psalm '72
may refer, if indeed they are intended
to refer to Solomon, and not rather to on suiiez
Any e g ,
or sore throat should remain away
freln a young c'hil'd. If the nursing
mother ,catches a cold, she should
spray her nose and throat with an
antiseptie solution and take every pre-
caution against infecting her little.
one.
Whooping cough is another very
dangerous disease for your children.
Each year 10,000 or more young ob,il-
dren die of this disease, the greater
number of them being babies sander
three years of age. If the 'whooping.
cough does not kill, the long period of
coughing, lasting sometimes far
months, makes the child so weak and
ill that he takes other diseases more
readily.
Tuberculosis—All children are ex-
tremely susceptible to tuberculosis. To
children under three years of age it is
especially fatal. Few infants survive
the ideal king of the future, whose
coming the prcphets foretold..
-It le clear' that Solomon, earnestly
desired to be such a ruler, and the
Meals of justice to the poor, corabened
with those of wide sovereignty and
national stability and permanence
which finds expression hi this psalm
may well be those which he had in-
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when nursed by tuberculous mothers,
Breathing or eodghing in the baby's?
face, kissing the baby, and the use of
the same eating utensils are some of
the ;commoner •methods of infection,
Children .born of tuberculous parents
should be carefully guarded against
infection, and if possible should be re-
mover from such opportunity of eon
tact
Other dangerous diseases for young
children are measles, diphtheria and
scarlet fever. Often, they leave chil-
dren suffering from sore eyes, running
earn er other permanent injuries; and
always the younger the child the
greater the ehances he will die.
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lar systematic care; keep him away
from crowds and away from sick peo-
ple and every possible exposure to
Sickness or disease.
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Practicing Without
a TeacIsr
There Are many glide 'who have a -
epeired facility in piano playing and
who are anxious to pro,g^r+ee,s but' are
unable, for ene reason or 'another, to
employ a teacher. Finding that they
are failing into eereless habit's' ~ani'
that their praetiee is becoming BOW*
modio and unprofitable, they .get 'dis-
couraged aed'are tempted to give u,p
their =isle. -
If you are one of those whose mus4is
is in that 'preeartians state and you
,should teome under the instructive) of
a good 'teacher, he would immediately
Pot thought and system into your
work. If' it is possible for ;you to take
only one lesson a month or even bone
every two months, by all means avail
yourself of the opportunity; but if
that is abeolutely, :out of the question,
you can become, by a little careful
planning, your own instructor,
You must first have a daily period
for practice. Perha s other occupa-
tions make it difficult for you to ac
cemplish it, but even a very little regu-
lar time every day—say from twenty
minutes to an hour—pis better than
several hours one day and no time at
all for several subsequent days. A
good hall hour of .steady, concentrated
praotiee just before or after breakfast
will prove the most wonder-working
thing that you scan do.
Observe the custom rigorously foal
five days a week, and on the sixth give
yourself a. lesson. With a critical ea4,
and taking the attitude of an impar-
tial listener, go over wfftat you have
previously practiced, and assi 'n your-
self a definite amount of work for the
next week. Write down on a card
just what you are to practice each day
and the time that you are to give to
each item. The morning practice,
when brain and fingers are fresh, will
furnish the foundation of your musi-
cal work; such other playing as time
permits you can. add during the day.
Assuming that you adhere closely
to your half hour a day, let us see how
you can most effectively employ it.
Begin with five minutes of technical
work. In that you should strive to
acquire flexibility of muscles and
command over the principal finger
motions. Strike a key with each
finger several times, snaking the mo-
tion prompt and fIexiible. Then play
one or two scales or arpeggios slowly
and evenly for a few times. If you are
not familiar with scale and chord
fingering, you should get orae of the
fingered editions of scales and chords,
of which there are many in print.
Ten or fifteen minutes should next
be devoted to the careful study of
that part of a new piece that you have
selected to learn. In order to keep your
interest alive you should constantly
supply yourself with fresh material
for the purpose. There are many
ways in which you can keep on the
track of new music. If there is a
music store accessible, the sabestnan
will suggest pieces sof' the required
grade. Otherwise you can write to
leading publishers for graded. cata-
logues; they are glad to furnish thein.
Most publishers, too, advertise albu.ns
of claseic compositions that contain
an abundance of good music.
Be sure that the music you select
is worth while—that it is really good
music. Use only the beet edition;
those khat are fingered and phrased
especially for students. Above all,
select music that is well within your
ability pieces that are neither too
long nor too iintricate.
'faking a short passage, perhaps a
done or two, of the piece that you have
chosen, divide it into single measures
and analyze each measure, at first
with separate hands, in order to make
sure of the position of each note and
the fingering and the time it should
have. Afterwards build those meas-
ures
easures up by degrees, and finally unify
them by the proper phrasing. On the
followiing day study a few more meas-
ures on the sante plan, and join them
to those that you have previously
learned. So day by day you well mas-
ter new passages until you have the
entire composition under your fingers.
The remainder of your half hour
you should devote to a review of one
or two pieces that you have previously
learned on this plan. Use all care to
discover any omissions or mistakes,
and every day ;commit to memory a
few measures of the Piece that you
revriew. Try to invest the oompoei-
tion with significance. Attach some
imaginative conception to it, or give
it some emotional stress that will
make it interesting to one who bears
There is not room for much sight
reading ire your brief half hour; but
if you can occasionally devote a few
minutes to it you will be well, repaid.
Coiieetioas of dimple piano pieces are
useful for that Iiurposex and the play'-
fing of duets vie. a friend or of ac-
companiments for Iinstnimenta or
flingers is eeeellentr iprect1 e. Be care-
Arl lo: sack reading to proceed slowly,
end, having *nee began a aompasitrare
to pursue it bo the end„ unless it
•pro 'es utterly impracticable.
lteguteldty atnd care are the re-
atiretrtenta hoar siicce ; with them IOU
Ought to or° steadily fetw,ard, Seize
Upon any heap ox esiit'icasins that pre-
sent thein elves. roue friends who
are +tiding with teaeters will be
glad to rs, ire you Mots. Read eonstan-
sty aoarre of the musical me .azines 4.
voted to tho ixa,terests oaf aatsdents and
teseleere, Join a =s oa'# club, LE ons
available; rind, abeve ate take emir
t'pa;portunity to heat good player* al
recitals or coneertd,