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The Exeter Times, 1924-8-21, Page 3111111.0.11.111, APICU.TURE IN MANITOBA i'lae Honey crop of ,rho 'I'rovi tce anit•O11u4 ;, is returrr:ed' 'at '8;04'1,713 uud;'s.. ' r. the. year 1923,with an `w r average r'narkot v,041.19 of 1.5 cents pee pound on the farms, making a tote return to 'the -beekeepers keepersdf Manitoba of �5605this a :net seeu ,-. all infpre` sii!e egrehcite to older and s. more dcrelaped sectors of North America where the cult of apiculture ,l;as•'been'.fallowad 'fel. seine time; it represents a noteworthy achievement when regarded' n a'coitr nra ihe 1i h t, It iw only of 'Quite recent years' that anything like serious attention has Troon pad 'to honey- production in Western Canada, and though the Mani toba Beekeepers' Associ'a'tion was formedback ` as 1903,`tho :pursuit was regarded as more of an interest- ing hobby_ than, as a serious 'aonimer-: cial industry with profitable possibili ties. Manitoba has been the pioneer In rbeekeeping • among the Prairie Pro- vinces, and the 1923 proiluction'shows'' a vastly increased, interest taken in the cult and is indicative of the widen -1 ing of 'prairies agrl.cultural activities j and tie geneettl ,adopt on of side Is sues to the main pursuit. As recently ate 1916, the Provincial, Department of Agrrculture ` found cause for gratification in a 'season's • produwtionso£'840,000 pounds or honey,"' which•was d for a:recur • Manitoba up to that' time: • There were in thatYear• ,. 450 beekeepers.in the province and,, in round numbers, 10,000 colonies of bees. Real Interest in apiculturein the province as 'a commercial pursuit would seem to date from about that year, and . since,. that •time there -has been uniformly an increase in the p.number of beekeepers and -in theirout- ut. I Reached the Million Mark. - In 'the.foIlowing year the provincial honey crop reached the million pound Mark. In spite •ef a less favorable sea- son than the previous 'summer, and a lower average per hive, a ltrge In- crease in the number ofhives' brought the total crop up above. that of 1916. It was in that year that other resi- dents of the :province than •aplariste began to take note of the province's' honey production and the local pro- duct began to. seize the domestic mar- ket in 'preference to the imported honey.` To -day Manitoba is in a posi- tion -to adequately meet its own needs In this regard. `In 1918 the honey crop of Manitoba was a little lower than, the previous year, `averaging' 64, pounds per hive, tad making a total of 944,104 pounds. The price, however, was substantially higher, ranging from 25 cents to 35 cents per pound, In that year 180 were e added: to theP ro- 'vine's espiarlets, making a total of. 921 beekeepers in the province, keep- ing approximately 14,736 colonies,: In the followin g Y`ear the;provincial 1. honey crop was estimated at 900,000 pounds produced from 15,000 colonies. The t'ear 1920 'was not favorable to keepers of bees, and though the num- ber of colonies in the province had in- creased to 2,500, the average yield per colony' was only 60 pounds, raking a total of 150,000 pounds, which was sold, at 35 cents per pound. Thia'was fol- lowed by a very favorable season • for apiculture, some engaged in the •cult reporting productions of closeon ten tons. There were in that year 560 ;,apiaries listed with the Department of, 'Agriculture in the spring, which 'has increased to 14721 in the fall: These . accounted for a production -of approxi mately 903,000 ,pounds of honey and 5,510 pounds of wax, .giving an aver- age of 118 pounds of honey per .colony. Honey sold at about an average of 30 cents per poundeand.the total value' of the crop was' estimated at about $273,104,. 'The year saw a 100 per cent. increase'in the number, of. colon- ies.:: Along the. Garden Wall. Along the garden wall they stood, The hardy, unkempt brotherhood Of floral outlaws no ane• heeds,• Contending sorely with the weeds The sunfiower,bold-• in beggar pride, The coxcomb, strutting' at his side, • The pink, the jolly hollyhock, The slumber -loving four -o -clock, As vain a crowd of mendicants As ever viewed the world askance,' , Rude vagabonds' to me and you, ' But gay of Heart and bright of -hue To Baby's e esu- h Y s e could pot see That they were blooms'of low degree, And so she loved thein, playmates all , That beckoned by thegar•den }wall.. A pressed and faded bloom I keep; She ,plucked it,: whisp'ring' "Flower asleep," A four-o'clock, spendthrift of fiowers,, Whose summer ;days were briefest' hours; • ' Yet not so brief as Baby's• were Or those rare days I silent with her- An idler' by the garden wall, Where we were oomrades all. =E. 0. Laughlin. Sa'n's Suggestion. • Little Sam, while taking tea with a neighbor; was given a pie:ae of bread, and butter. Ile. said "Thank you" very fele telt'. Thefts rie;ht, Sammy, said the hostess. "1 Like ,to hese- hays say 'Thank you.,' " "Well," Said' Sammy, "if you ,ant hear me say againyou to Y it Y l miglii put conte' jam 61.0At," Many a pupposed windfall' took a oot of clubbing get it `oft tim.taree� f� nest rade r tryo ne ext $� � • , OE • ORANGE EK • :� , ItED . .GSE _ � PEKOE . r ICY DR, J. J. IVIIDDLETON Provinolal Board of Health, Ont*ari. •r.< ¥lddleton win belad to answer {nae atr oa i�lbli® nea.tiat; tip s a '� ,• Nei through this column. Addreai 1t1a at l4paUlliati Sonne,' C11104514 Toronto. ni 1401. When ,the discovery of adequate means to prevent a disease is found, one would suppose that the disease would soon disappear, but often "it does not. Why Orre reason is that when scientific knowledge runs coun- ter to: customs :the mandates of science are not put into practice as readily as they shouId be. Custom and habit are two wonderful things. They are sometimes useful and sometimes'. just the reverse. An instance in practical illustration is afforded' by the pre- valence of a disease known as beri beri, in the far East. For some time the relation of this:: disease' to food has been known and recognized. In certain countries of the ` East ` the staple food of the people is rice, and the polished rice, evidently because it looks nicer and cleaner, is preferred, or at least seems to be oftentimes used. Now in polishing rice the vita - mine -containing kernel is, largely re- moved, so that a population whose chief diet is rice is liable to develop beri-beri, and the disease is actually prevalent in some countries due to this very use of polished rice. What is the reason for the use of polished rice? It is largely custom, "because the polished variety looks nicer and probably is more palatable to the taste. There •does not' seem to be any other reason for its use except that it is the custom to use it. In this count' the use of iodine in rproper quantityas very effective in the eatniet ofoitre yet ,goitre is still prevalent. One wonders why this is so, and yet it simplymeans that peo- ple as a rule do not ake enough iodine in 'their food or as a medidine. Iodine is not palatable- and so its. use is largely confined to those who have been educated as to its beneficent qualities in the .treatment of goitre. Besides, iodine must always be ad- ministered under medical suirervision, Progress often experiences unex- pected difficulties, as is evidenced in such cases as have already been men- tioned. There are many others that maythink of,but in every � one case the remedy is, the same, and that is education, of . the public. Coercion fails to bring the desired results in a country accustomed.to democracy. 'Education seems to bthe most prom- ising measure of defence against hid- den dangers. It is usually a slow process in which the educator needs constant encouragement and support tlest he waver from sheer weariness or despair. Medical history affords elo- quent testimony of this. Glass Houses. Learn if you must, but°do not come to nie For truth of what your pleasant neigh- bor•says, Behind you of; your looks or' of your ways, Or of your worth andvirtue generally; If he's:a pleasure to•you;•lei him bee-- Being e.-Being thesame to him and let your ,days ' . , , HBe tranquil, Having each the other's praise, And each his own opinion peaceably, Two brothers once did.love each, other well Yet not so `well but that a pungent From each ori e t c t stn' ho �e h n m t the g g o • L ,wrong,,.ears sd . r , The rest would be ,tin -o n verflow to tell, Surely and you niay slowly liave in- ferred. That we may not be here a thousand years. —Edwin Arlington Robinson. sees, ,#t.., -sa-e.-x Small Hope Indeed. "The Government hope's to keep out Canadian wheat." "But . has, little Trope, I," suppose; of keepinglotit Canadian. ry e." Flatter Y "Stiddy, there, lion; take it aisy, " quavered the Irish Goo attendant, as the transfer of a wild beast from one �' cage to ano�2tet was being effected. "What's rife idea?" as'iai'd 'fe7low- „attendant. Caplin' that hyena -'alien?" "Have ye no tact? Can't ye see 'tis flatteain',hint I•am?" • Making a fortune is less unusual than knowing how to 'use' one. s ' L 7 Of P- Don'tOrheaith refuse efuse the mustard when it is passed to you. Cultivate the habit of fat meat. taking it with meat, especially and aids•in It starnulates the digestion n your assimlaU 8r food. 9 etl That Coot lt�Ia,lions.• Among'. ` modern . engineering feats the b14il4i14; of the great dam of 'i'ire°, 0444 pia, opened recently by the Bing, of Italy, ranks as one of the molt 411- P -04411g, Tie eeoond iiriseet date In the world and 0 itl722ft.�lo'e• 20 ft. n Is ng ever i 'hei'ght, theai' if sial lake formed' by It containing: 80,`Q00 million °gallons. ' The biggest of 'all dams is that at Assuan, in Egypt, where,: after years of failure, a great wall, nearly a mile and a quarter long, was huilt across the Nile by a British iirIn at a cost of $10,000,000, The building of this wall created a mighty lake nearly 200 miles in length, containing 10,000,000 million cubic feet: of water, which is employed for irrigation, purposes, converting in- to rich soilland that was formerly use less, In the United Kingdom the best- known dam is that forming Lake Yyrnwy, North Wales, which covers what, up to a few years ago, was a beautiful valley containing several vile ;ages and hamlets,. The need for storing water for use in certain big industrial centres of the North of England resulted in the eon - version of the peaceful valley into a vast sheet of water, .having an area of over a thousand acres and a ca- pacity exceeding 12,00e million gal- lons.. Considering'the enormous pressure imposed upon them, 1t is: astonishing how few dams have'fattlad 'One of the worst disasters of th"e•• -kind occurred near Epinal, Francewhere a great dam slipped' from its' foundations and actually overturned;: • causing great loss of life. The exact cause of the catastrophe was never determined. Although big dame are being built almost every month, we still know sur- prisingly little about the factors' that. govern their safety. Trees. "I think that I shall -never see, A poem lovely as a'tree. A tree, whose hungry' mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree .that looks at .God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree." —Joyce Kilmer. GUARD BABY'S IIE II4 11 IN THE S,IJ-3!IIIER The summer months are the most dangerous to children. The com- plaints of that season, which are cholera intantum, odic diarrhoea, and dysentery, come on so quickly that of- tenl' little xt le one is beyond aid be d Y fore the mother realizes' he is ill.' The mother must be on her guard to pre- vent these troubles,` or if they do come on suddenly to banish"them. No -ether medicine is of such aid' to mothers during hot- weather as is Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the, stomach and bowels and are absolutely safe. Sold by medicine dealers bar by mail at 25. cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. 9! I How the Spider Brought the Fire. 5sz nut The illust ation shows: an interesting test you should try in your own kitchen. 'It proves the superiority of good enaaaeledware for cooking .: purposes. : Take* an SMP Enameled Ware ' Sauce 'and a, sauce ofalum- inum, sa e.part equal size made of alum q inuin, tinn or other metal: Into each pour a quart of cold water. .Set both sauce pans over the fire. `lie water in the SMP Enameled Ware Sauce Pan. will be boiling anerr- ly in: about five minutes, while the water in the all -metal saucepan will come to the boil in about eight minutes—three minutes longer. Save fuel in cooking. Use "AFacs of Porcelain and a Heart of Steel" Threo:,'flnihhea: Pearl Ware, two coats of pearly -grey cs s uel Ina de and opt. Diamond Waro, three coats, light blue anai,'whlte outside, white lining Crystal Ware, three coati, "Entre white inside and out, with Royal Blue edging, OF cANAta , `"sSHEET METAI. PRODUCTS Co; uMtrtto • 'AK MONTRIAL. TORONTO WINNIPEG EDMONTON VANCOUVER CALGARY eat Zook for thist. Drade Maras? Lucky was it for all the animals that there are spiders that have egg sacs resembling bowls, for otherwise all the creatures of the forest would have had too without r g t t fire: At least so we are assured in a Cherokee myth. Natural History thus tells the pretty story, in which a spider played the part of Prometheus: 'In the beginning there :was no fire, and the world was cold. In time, how- ever, the thunders placed fire in a hol- low tree on an island. The animals gazed enviously at the smoke that curled upward from the concealed bon fire, knowing that there was warmth there, yet at a loss how to obtain So they held a council, and as a result the raven set out on the quest. He reached the island and the tree,' but all that he bore back with him as a result of his adventure' was scorched and blackened feathers: • The little screech owl next made the trial.: He reached the tree,_ but whil'e he was hesitating, what to do, next a blast of fiery air arose and nearly burned out his eyes, which are red to this day. Other owls tried in their turn, but with no better success. Then the black snake tried, and today he bears I a covering of sooty scales as a badge' of his ineffectual hardihood. Daunted by the, failure of their fel- lows, the remaining animals managed to find the weightiest, of reasons, for not venturing to go. Not so the spider howevet. She wave a little tusti-bowl of her silk and, fastening" it to her back, set fbrth on her adventure. Reaching the island, she crept through the grass to the tree and snatched up a little ember of fire, which she placed in her bowl and returned, with it to the expectant animals. Night Dancers. Their quick feet pattered on the grass As lig'h't asi' dewdrops>lath I saw their shadows on $he•glass And ::heard. their voice, call But when I went out. hurrying To join •them,"they were gone, I only found a little ;rir Of f,oantpr•ints'on theels,wn. ---Thomas Kennedy. Minard'., la liniment Flat loves epm..rting Glory. The (anions smithy immortalized by Longfellow in his pooru, ''The ' Blacksmith," is to be destroyed; The "snreadtri,g chestnut tree" disal>p:eared some years ago.; At least, St, Maty Cray, Kent, 'Eng- land, whose srnithy is to go. to make r•oomn for' the increase' of. traffic, used to pride 'itself on being the erotic of . "The :Village Blacksmith." The smithy, before the departure of the 'chestnu't-tree, fitted the' deeeriptton of thee- `a Longfellow h po iza, nd visited the 'Village with Eliza Cook during his second European Journey.' But a generation has arisen which probably Prefers the parodies of "The Village Blacksmith" to the poem it- self, just as it prefers motors to horse- flesit, and the old smithy is doomed. STOMACH 1R UBLE DUE TO TRIM BLOOD It Usually Disappears When the Blood is. Made Rich and Red. Thin blood is one of the most com- My health has undergone such a wonderful inf roveinout that I must] t, say T aplt c is a� unusual maIlc!o and' tonic, states` Harry' Gi'anileld, 1.53 liavety $t., 'Toronto, Oft:. "For' two years past 1 have been troubled with indigestion to such an extent that l telt unit for anything. My nerves became all undone 'and, .nrY sleep was unsound. My energy had about all left me and I would tire out easily, "Since taking Ta iasc I have a wo-delfu_ appetite and my'sten eh never mon causes of 'stomach trouble. It affects the digestion very quickly. The; glands that furnish the digestive fluids I are diminished in their activity, the stomach muscles are weakened and there is a loss ofnerve force. In this state of health nothing'will mare quickly restore the appetite, digestion' and norinal nutrition than good, rich, red blood. • DrWilliams'. W Pink 13117;s act directly on the blood, making it rich and red, and this enriched blood strengthens weak nerves; stimulates tired muscles and awakens tonormal activity the glands that supply the digestive fluid's, This is shown by an improved appe- tite, and soon the effect of these blood enriching pills is evident throughout the whole system. ' You find that what you eat does not distress, you, and that you are vigorous instead of irritable and listless. If your appetite is fickle, ifyou have any of the distressing pains and symptosis of indigestion, g , you should at once take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and profit by the better con- dition in which they will put your blood. These pills are sold by all dealers in medicine, 'or you can get them by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. EASY TRICKS X -Ray Eyes The -trickster asks a spectator to shuffle a pack of cards; and to select a card, holding the cards face down so that neither he nor anyone else can: see which card he selects. Without looking at the card, he puts it face down in an envelope which the trickster seals. The trickster holds the envelope at arms length and de- clares that, with X -Ray eyes, he will look. through the envelope and name the card within. He names a card and 'opens the en- velope to disclose the card he named. The trick is largely in the en- velope. : This is prepared, really two envelopes being used. One envelope Is pushed into the other and the flaps are' pasted together. It this is neatly done the envelope will not seem to be•' prepared. Be- fore the Haps are pasted together, a card is taken from the pack and put -in theouter envelope between the second envelope and the front of the first. The selected card goes into the inner envelope. The flap is sealed down and most of the trick is done. The trickster names the card he put in the en- velope in the first place and opens the envelope by tearing a hole in the. front. While the card is be- ing examined he absentmindedly puts the torn envelope in his pocket. There he exchanges the torn but prepared envelope for onewpbutnot pre -- pared, which is torn pared, As ail eyes are on the card this will pass unnoticed if done ' deliberately and as if lou htlessl t g y ,rias,' out and paste ft, with, other of the, series, in a scrapbook.) • Opportunity. She—"You can kiss me oneither Wail poi' for precious, chances passed cheek. I away— Ile—"Weil, -I shall hesitate 'a, long I Weept for golden ages on the wano Each night I burn the records of the day, At sunrise e ria 1 b r anew time between them." Asthmador Guaranteed to Relieve Asthma. "I have arranged with all druggists, here, as well as in all other towns of Canada, that every sufferer from Asthma, Hay Fever, Bronchial Asthma or difficult breathing in this locality can try my treatment entirely at niy risk," Dr. R. Schiffman announces. He says: "Buy a package of my Asthmador, try it, and if it does not afford you immedi- ate 'relief, or if you do not find it, the best remedy you have ever used, take it back to your druggist and he will return your money, cheerfully and without any question whatever. Af- ter seeing the grateful relief it has afforded in hundreds of cases which had been considered incu.rable,,,,and which had been given up in despair, I know what it will do. I am so sure that it will do the same far others that I am not afraid to guarantee it willrelieve instantaneously. Drug- gists, anywhere, handling Asthmador will return your money if you say so. You are to be the sole judge and under this positive guarantee absolutely no risk is run in buying. "Persons pre- ferring to try it before buying will be sent a free sample. Address R. Sehiffmann Co., Proprs., 1734 N. Main, Los ,Angeles, Calif. Golden Rod's Many 'Forms. The average farmer has no good word to say for the golden. rod and many perspns wrongly blame its 'poi- len far hay fever;but it is undoubted ly the handsomest of our native` wild plants. In; all there are about 85 spe- cies and about 60 af, these are quite common in one part of the country or another. Some of them are of the "cr'eeping" kind that' have' moved along ahead of the plant. These are; the most troublesome to the farmer, I but fortunately they can be easily con- trolled. All the various forth' of golden rod are showy and pretty and add much to the landscape The. 1921 agricultural census re- ported 296,656 pure-bred cattle in Canada, being an increase of 189.48 per' cent. since the last ten-year 'census. • Payment, for articles 'advertised In this ,column' should be made w�lib l minion Express Money Orders ---It sofa way of sending money by mail. Laugh like a boy at splendors that have fled, To vanished joys be blind, and deaf, and dumb, My judgments seal the dead past with its dead, But never hind a moment yet to come! —Malone. Shark fiesh has, always been con- sidered a delicacy among the people of Japan and the Far East, Say "Bayer" - Insist! For Pain Headache Neuralgia Rheumatism Lumbago Colds Accept patz a Bayer package which contains proven directions Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono- aceticactdester of satcyiicacid ASTHMA r Take half a teaspoon of Min- ard's in syrup. Also splendid for internal pains. troubles me any more, iffy. sleep ;tri sound, and restful and I get up morn, Ings with renewed energy and rea,lly feel like ,active work for tine jirsst tlri in two years,. I am strong for Tanlac;."" Tanlac Is for sale by all good drug- gists Accept, nosubstitute. Over 40 Million Bottles -Sol Tanlac Vegetable Pills, for constlpa- tion, are rocommeuded by ,the menu f tttrers an dist •ionto of Tannic. we d t � One With a Song, He sings; and, his song is heard, Pure as a joyous prayer, Because he slug's of the simple things,. The fields and the open air, The orchard bough and the mocking, bird, And the blossoms everywhere. Ile sings of a wealth we hold In common ownership --- The wildwood; nook and the laughof the brook, And the .dewdrop's drip and drip, Tire love of the lily's heart of gold, And the kiss of the rose's 0.p. The universal heart Leane listening to his lay, That gl_ints and gleams s witth the glim- mering drennis Of children at theirla — P Y A lay as rich with unconscious art, .; As the first song -bird's of May. Steadfastly, bravely, glad, Above all earthly stress, He lifts his line to heights divine, Andsinging. ever says-- 'Ilia ays—'Phis is a better world -than bad -- God's, love is limitless, —Jae. Whitcomb Rile Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism. The number of purebred swine in Canada in 1921 totalled 81,143, a gain of 43.7 per cent. over 1911. Would you be consoled for your troubles? Then go and console some one else for his. IF4R l%UR EYES Refreshes Tired Eyes Write Murine Co, Chtcugo,forEyeCareBa ok ECZEMA IN RASH ON HANDS Itched d Burned. Cuticura Heated. "Eczema broke out on my hands in a rash of red pimples. It itched and burned causing me to :scratch. I could not put my hands in water, and I could not do my work very well. The trouble lasted about two months. I read an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sample. After using it 'I got relief so purchased more, which completely healed me," (Signed) Miss Sarah arah Shulman, 255 Manning Ave., Toronto, `Ontario. Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum promote and maintain skin purity, skin comfort and skin health. The Soap to cleanse, the Ointment to heal and the Talcum to powder. • Sample Bach Fro* by Mir. Address Canadian Depot; "Outleura,`P.O. Bos 3818. Montrs*l." Price, eon Bcc• Ointment 26 and 60c. Talcum.ffic. 'aljeF' Try our now, Shaving Stick. MRS. VIS NERVOUS WRECK TellsWomenIHowShe Was Restored to Perfect Health by Lydia E. Pinkhanes Vegetable Compound Winnipeg, Man.—" I cannot speak too highly of what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound has done for me. I was ga nervous wreck and I just had to force myself to do my work. Even the sound of my own chil- dren playing made me feel as if I must scream if they did not get away from me. I could not even speak right to rny - husband -'The doctor sa'd he could do nothing for me. My hus- band's mother advised me to take the Vegetable Compound and I started it at once. I was able to do my work once more and it was a pleasure, not a bur- den. Now I have a fine bouncinF baby and am able to nurse her and enjoy 'do- ing my work. I cannot help recom unending such a medicine, and any one seeing me before I took it, and seein ins now, can see what it does for me, am my too pleased fr you to use my est nenital.' --Mrs. Emmy DAVIS, 721 Slfeflee $treet,Winnipeg, W t1'i�iarr. dia 3 . lin ham's Private Text - up= Ailments . Peculiar to etheri, ll be pent you free upon est. xit to the Lydia. Pinitharri i' �rne Bourg', Ont. xliis book ing a nt¢ble. "�✓ i irlfflk'rnatirJtt, 0 e .�n • 1 U! pg, "4l •----'24 Ii